HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 79-034RESOLUTION N0. 79-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF AB 292 RELATIVE TO STATE FUNDING
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAY 86.
WHEREAS, State Highway 86 between Indio and Brawley consti-
tutes an important link in the State Highway System; and
WHEREAS, the highway carries high volumes of passenger car
and truck traffic; and
WHEREAS, the highway has a calamitous record of accidents,
property damage, injuries, and fatalities; and
WHEREAS, the highway is of prime importance izot just to the
area through which it passes, but to the entire Coachella and Imperial
Valleys; and
WHEREAS, AB 292 has been submitted to the California Legislature
calling for funds to upgrade the highway to expressway and freeway
standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, California, is proud to join the other govern-
mental agencies of the Coachella Va11ey in supporting AB 292, and
urges the State to appropriate funds for this urgently needed improve-
ment at the earliest possible date.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded at once to Assemblyman Walter Ingalls, Assemblyman Dave
Kelly, and such other legislators and agencies as may be appropriate.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, on this 22nd day of March , 1979, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Brush, Newbrander, Wilson & McPherson