CC - 1987-55 - The Service Authority for freeway Emergencies SAFE0.
RESOLUTION NO. 87-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SERVICE
AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES (SAFE)
WHEREAS, members of the Rosemead City Council support efforts to
assist stranded motorists on Los Angeles County Freeways; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 14 of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways
Code provides for the establishment of a Service Authority for
Freeway Emergencies (SAFE); and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Board of Superviscrs and a
majority of the cities within Los Angeles County having a majority of
the population must adopt resolutions providing for establishment of
said service authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rosemead finds that the
existing Los Angeles County Freeway call box system needs
improvements, additional phones, improved response time, and better
maintenance; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 1199 (Craven) authorizes a collection
of an additional $1 per year on all vehicles registered with Los
Angeles County for the SAFE Program; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 202 (Bergeson) provides for the LACTC
to be the Service Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MEMBERS OF THE ROSEMEAD CITY
COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Members of the Rosemead City Council hereby support
and urge the establishment of the Service Authority for Freeway
Emergencies (SAFE) in Los Angeles County, and that the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission be designated as the SAFE agency.
Section 2. Members of the Rosemead City Council hereby support
the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission to serve as the
Service Authority for the SAFE Program within Los Angeles County.
Section 3. The City Clerk or her duly appointed deputy is
authorized to transmit copies of this resolution to Los Angeles
County Supervisor Deane Dana, Los Angeles County Transportation
Commission Highway/TSM Manager Ginger Gherardi and the Rosemead
Chamber of Commerce.
Section 4. The Mayor, or his designee, is hereby authorized to
affix his signature to this Resolution and the City Clerk, or her
duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest thereto.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD ON December 8 , 1987.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
MAYOR