HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-01-02; City Council; Resolution 78541
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RESOLUTION NO. 785 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBRD, CALIFORNIA CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE1 SOUTHWEST COAST CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHWEST
COAST FORRIDOR INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGER MANAGEMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND SUPPORTING THE
IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN AMTRAK INTERCITY PASSEMGeR
TRAIN ~ERVICES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE
SOUTHW~ST CORRIDOR.
WHEREAS, there is at present no standing commission or
similar institution established by law for purposes of railroad
intercity passenger train planning, management and operation in
Southern California; and
WHEREAF, it is in 'the public interest and necessity to
establish, maintain, improve or increase AMTRAK intercity
passenger train services in Southern California between San
Diego, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara immediately; and
I WHEREAS, present AMTRAK services and market utility
between San Diego and Los Angeles can be significantly improved
and rendered moke cost effective by linking and extending those
services north of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara at little capital
cost; and
WHEREAS, present AMTRAK services between San Diego and
Los Angeles can be immediately improved by:
a. ThJe addition of one round-trip each day, bringing
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to eight the nubber of such round-trips.
b. Thle reduction in running time for all trains
between San DieJgo and Los Angeles to a freeway competitive two
hours and thirty minutes.
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c. Thie arrival in San Diego of an early morning train
at not later than 8:30 a.m.; and
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WHEREAS, establishment of intercity services between
Santa Barbara and San Diego can be accomplished as extensions of
the present "San Diegans"; and
WHEREAS, the public investment in intercity railroad
passenger improvements in Southern California has included
construction of new platforms and parking facilities between Los
Angeles and Oxnard, presently unused; the refurbishment and
expansion of stations and improvements to parking facilities in
Fullerton, San Juan Capistrano and San Diego; the construction
of a new station at Anaheim; the reconstruction of passenger
train facilities at Santa Ana and Oceanside; the reconstruction
of some tracks and signals; the completion of eight and current
construction of a ninth major grade separation project between
Fullerton and Lbs Angeles; the funding and engineering of a
major freight yard relocation at Oceanside with associated
significant intprcity passenger train benefits; and
WHEREAS, with selected additional work at modest public
cost, future operation of two hour ten minute schedules, making
all present stops including the scheduled new stop at Irvine,
achieveable between Los Angeles and San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the public interest and necessity is served by
the development of services already existing, making better use
of the present AMTRAK infrastructure without the necessity of
establishing additional local or state offices to run passenger
trains; and
WHEREAS, at no cost to AMTRAK but directly benefiting
AMTRAK services, several planned or operational transit rail
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projects in Southern California have or will contribute
significantly to the use of intercity trains in Southern
California; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the public to see
intercity passelnger train services operate with maximum
efficiency and revenue productivity, generating all or nearly
all operating costs from farebox revenues through better use of
equipment, better market penetrability and expanded destination
points all of which contribute significantly to minimizing
costs; and
WHEREAS, the growth of traffic on freeways continues
and new and improved ways to better utilize the automobile are
needed, supportling modest supplementary development of AMTRAK
services; and
WHEREAS, such improvements as called for above have, to
date, not been lforthcoming from AMTRAK leadership on its own,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Carlsbad as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. The United States Congress, the Governor and I
Legislature of the State of California, the California
Transportation Commission, the California Public Utilities
Commission, Regional and Local Transportation Authorities, local
city councils, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK), and the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation are
urged to: I
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A. Cooperate in good faith and formally establish
the Southwest Coast Corridor and the Southwest Coast Corridor
Intercity Rail 'Passenger Management and Development Commission
in the interest of the public convenience and necessity,
commencing at once planning, development and operations that
will assure functional levels of rail passenger transportation
in Southern California; and
I B. Cooperate in the development and exploitation
of the present common carrier railroad infrastructure for such
intercity passenger rail transportation and with minimum
disruption to the local communities served or passed through;
and
C. Cooperate to ensure that an eighth round trip
between Los Angleles and San Diego be established effective not
later than Apri'l 1985, incorporating an not-later-than 8:30 a.m.
first arrival of train service in the City of San Diego; and
D. Cooperate to establish not-later-than April
1985, an initia'l three round trips daily between Santa Barbara
and San Diego, assuring that travel across the Southwest Coast
Corridor can be accomplished efficiently; and
3. The United States Congress is hereby requested to
direct and demand that AMTRAK cooperate in good faith with state
and local autho'rities in the establishment and implementation of
the Southwest Cloast Corridor.
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I 4. Thle improvements requested for April 1985 be
I considered as d minimum improvement, establishing the basis for
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such further improvements in the interest of
private entities concerned.
11 public and
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of thf
City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California on the
2nd day of January , 1985 by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Council "kerS Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettinc
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MARY H. fASLER, Mayor
ATTEST:
ALETHA L. R R- RAUTENKRANZ, CityAlerk