1999-080-Requesting Adequate Funding For Vasona Light Rail, Route 17 Congestion Relief And Accelerated Pavement ManagementRESOLUTION 1999 - 80
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR VASONA LIGHT RAIL,
ROUTE 17 CONGESTION RELIEF AND ACCELERATED PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos supports the Measure A and B Program and
encourages the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority to work collaboratively to deliver all projects during the life of the
program; and
WHEREAS, the Route 17 transportation corridor is heavily congested and immediate
relief is needed, including highway improvements and development of alternative transportation
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the Vasona Light Rail Line will respond to a critical need for mass transit in
the West Valley, providing a vital transportation link to Diridon station, downtown San Jose area
and Silicon Valley employment centers; and
WHEREAS, extension of the Vasona Light Rail Line to Winchester Boulevard will
dramatically increase opportunities for West Valley residents to access the facility; and
WHEREAS, the Vasona Light Rail Line and Route 17 Improvements will provide
essential congestion relief in the heavily impacted Route 17 transportation corridor;
WHEREAS, The County Board of Supervisors has conceptually approved an accelerated
Pavement Management Program;
RESOLVED, that the Town of Los Gatos hereby requests that the Santa Clara County
Board of Supervisors adequately fund and move expeditiously to construct the Vasona Light Rail
Line from Downtown San Jose to the Winchester Boulevard station, ensure that State Route 17
congestion relief improvements between Lark Avenue and State Route 280 are adequately
funded and substantially completed by 2006, and approve the full accelerated pavement
management program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting at the Town of Los Gatos, California,
held on the 21st day of June, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES: Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Joe Pirzynski, Mayor Jan Hutchins.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Randy Attaway
ABSTAIN: None
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GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLEF OF THE "TOWN OF S GATOS
LOS GA.TOS, C.ALIFORNIA
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