HomeMy WebLinkAbout20611 - RESOLUTIONS - 5/21/2003 RESOLUTION NO. 20611
' OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING SUPPORT FOR FUNDING OF
60/91/1-215 INTERCHANGE
WHEREAS the 60/91/1-215 Interchange located in Downtown Riverside is the Inland
Region's most complex freeway-to-freeway interchange; and
WHEREAS the 60/91/1-215 interchange is strategically located in the center of the Inland
Empire connecting freeways traveling from various directions and destinations; and
WHEREAS the Inland Area of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties are among the
State's most vibrant regions, adding thousands of jobs each year and attracting millions of
dollars in new business investment; and
WHEREAS the economies of Riverside County, San Bernardino County and numerous
communities within both counties depend on the viability of the 60/91/1-215 interchange;
and
WHEREAS the Coachella Valley consists of communities, including Palm Springs, Palm
' Desert, La Quinta, Indian Wells and Rancho Mirage, that are world-renowned tourist and
convention locations that depend on highway travelers who use the 60/91/1-215
interchange; and
WHEREAS the voters of Riverside County approved Measure A by a 78.9 percent margin
in 1988; and
WHEREAS the Measure A program sets aside a significant portion of the needed funding
for improving the 60/91/1-215 project; and
WHEREAS since the cost of improving the interchange requires more than $350 million,
including State Transportation Improvement Program dollars; and
WHEREAS the project has been identified for State Transportation Improvement Program
funding; and
WHEREAS the Riverside County Transportation Commission has identified the
reconstruction of the 60/91/1-215 interchange as its primary. near-term transportation
priority; and
WHEREAS the State of California has recognized the importance of improving the 60/90/1-
215 interchange and designated it as a "design sequencing" project;
' RESOLVED that the City of Palm Springs respectfully calls upon the California
Transportation Commission to commit State Transportation Improvement Program funding
to the reconstruction of the 60/91/1-215 Interchange.
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Resolution 20611
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Palm Springs urges that economic
investment in highway development in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties should '
remain a State priority to ensure the ongoing health and viability of one of California's most
successful and growing regions.
ADOPTED this 21 st day of May , 2003.
AYES: Members Mills, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: Member~Hodges
ATIES, CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
(By....�
City'Clerk City Manager`
REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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