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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt Resolution No. _,_..£,~J./ rroviding for the establishment
of the Service Authority ~eway Emergencies (SAFE).
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On November 19, 1985 the Carlsbad City Council adopted a
r~solution approving the establishment of SAFE. SAFE will
provide and operate freeway call boxes in San Diego County.
The San Diego County Counsel advises that formal action
to establish SAFE must be taken after January 1, 1986 in
order to be in full compliance with legislative requirements.
Therefore, the City Council needs to adopt the attached
resolution in order to establish SAFE and appoint members
to its board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact on the City. The SAFE program will
be funded by rr,eans of a one dollar surcharge on motor vehicle
registrations within the County.
EXHIBITS:
1. Letter from Granville M. Bowman, County Director of
Public Works duted January 9, 19 86.
2. Resolution No.
COUNTY OP SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
GRANVIi.LE M. BOWMAN, Director
Offices of:
BUILDING 2 5555 OVERLAND AVENUE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92123
TELEPHONE: (619) 565-5177
County Enginoer
County Road Commissioner
County Surveyor
County Airports
Flood Control
Liquid Wane
Solid Waste
Transportation Operations
January 9, 1986
Frank Aleshire, City Manager
City of Carlsbad
1200 Elm Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Dea~ Mr. Aleshire:
Subject: Appointment of Ci ti es I Representatives to SAFE Board and
Ratification of Resolution Establishing SAFE
Qn· 't{,§y(:.t 19:, .. rgas,. your-.C.ou11c.U .. aaop:te_d_ a _ r~i~lYtfqJi .. ca:lllog, • 'fQr·
~s,tJf!ti'~.~~~t:. Qf _ J . Servi¢e .. Autho_rtt.v .for· ·E.reeway -Emergendes. ·:(SAF.E.).. Under
the legislation, the cities of San Diego County jointly select five members
of the SAFE Board, and the Board of Supervisors selects two members. The City
Selection Subcommittee of the San Diego County Chapter of the League of
California Cities met on December 9, 1985, and recommends the following
appointments to serve at the pleasure of the affected cities:
Councilman Ed Struiksma, City of San Diego
Councilwoman Gloria McColl, City of San Diego
Mayor R. H. Dorman, City of Coronado
Councilman Jack Hanson, City of El Cajon
Councilwoman Ronnie Delaney, City of Del Mar
We have been advised by County Counsel that formal action to establish the
Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies must be taken on or after January
1, 1986, in order to insure full compliance with legislative requirements.
Each city must aJso adapt a resolution appointing those members recommended
.-the League of California Cities Selection S mmittge to the SAFg ~-
~e also w1s to ca your attention to the Maddy Local Appointive List Act of
1975, Government Code Sections 54970 through 54975, which requires that notice
of a vacancy on such a board be posted in the office of the clerk of each city
at least 10 working days before final appointments are made.
Enclosed please find a draft of a resolution you may wish to use to establish
the Service Authority and to appoint members to it. We ask that it be ador~ed
at an early meeting in January 1986.
Mr. Frank Aleshire
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January 9, 1986
Please mail a certified copy of your city's resolution to Ralph Thiel icke,
County of San Diego, Department of Public Works, 5555 Overland Avenue (MS
0386), San Diego, CA 92123.
Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any questions, please
contact Ralph Thielicke at 565-5846.
GRANVILLE M. BOWMAN, Director
Department of Public Works
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Enclosure
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RESOLUTION N0. __ 83~6~4 ____ _
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH
SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES.
WHEREAS, Chapter 14 of Division 3 of the Streets and High-
5 ways Code was added by Chapter 1350 of the Statutes of 1985
6 providing for the establishment of a Service Authority for
7 Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) if the Board of Supervisors of the
8 county and a majority of the cities within the county having
9 a majority of the population adopt resolutions providing for
lO the establishment of the authority; and
11 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a freeway emergency
12 motorist aid system is needed to protect the safety of
13 motorjsts on freeways; and
14 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a freeway emergency
15 motorist aid system is needed to reduce the time spen·t by law
16-~nforcement officers responding to routine vehicle disablements;
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18 WHEREAS, SAFE will have responsibility for implementing
19 a freeway emergency motorist aid system in the San Diego region:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. That a ser.vice authority for freeway
emergencies be established in San Diego
County pursuant to Section 2550 of the
Streets and Highway Code.
2. That the following persons be appointed
members to the SAFE Board of Directors:
Councilman Ed Struiksma, San Diego
Councilwoman Gloria McColl, San Diego
Mayor R.H. Dorman, City of Coronado
Councilman Jack Hanson, City of El Cajon
Councilwoman Ronnie Delaney, City of Del Mar
l PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
2 City of Carlsbad, State of California, on this 28th
3 of January , 1986, by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin and Chick
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Council Member Pettine
MARY CAir.ER, Mayor
ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City cl.erk:
(SEAL)
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