HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-25; City Council; Resolution 2014-268EXHIBIT 1
1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-268
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE CITY OF CARLSBAD LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM POSITION REGARDING DOUBLE TRACKING IN THE CITY
4 AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO UTILIZED
IN THE CITY'S EFFORTS RELATED TO THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE
5 DOUBLE TRACK PROJECT
WHEREAS, double tracking of the rail road corridor through San Diego County and in
Carlsbad has had a long history; and
WHEREAS, in 1989 the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency JPA was formed to coordinate
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JQ intercity rail service between Los Angeles and San Diego, and
11 WHEREAS, in 2002 a Notice of Preparation and a Notice of Intent was released for the
12 LOSSAN Corridor EIR/EIS, and
WHEREAS, in 2003 Caltrans completed the San Diego LOSSAN Corridor Strategic Plan,
which provided a corridor-wide review of all alternatives and utilized a screening process to
evaluate the various alternatives to determine which design options should be carried forward
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17 in the LOSSAN Corridor EIR/EIS process, with the plan describing the project in Carlsbad Village
18 to include study of both the "at-grade" and "trench" alternatives, and
WHEREAS, in February 2009 the Record of Decision by the US Dept. ofTransportation,
Federal Railroad Administration for the LOSSAN Corridor EIR/EIS was published and this final
document listed two alternatives as being feasible for the Carlsbad Village rail corridor
segment: 1) at-grade; double tracking, and 2) trench; double tracking, and
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24 WHEREAS, in July 2009 the San Diego - LOSSAN Corridor Project Prioritization Analysis
25 was published ("Cambridge Study"). The Cambridge Study was completed by Caltrans and the
Rail Prioritization Working Group (SANDAG, Caltrans, NCTD, BNSF, and Amtrak, with no local
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agency membership) and was approved by the SANDAG and NCTD Board of Directors. The
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1 Study prioritized a series of rail improvement projects along a 60-mile stretch of the LOSSAN
^ Corridor from the Orange County line south to Downtown San Diego. Of note in this Study is
the fact that it was completed without any local agency or city involvement with the Rail
Prioritization Working Group and, specifically in Carlsbad, only the "at-grade" alternative forthe
Carlsbad Village segment was prioritized, with the "trench" alternative completely absent from
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8 WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Village Double Track (CVDT) project encompasses the rail
corridor segment from just north of Pine Avenue, through the Carlsbad Village Coaster Station,
north under Carlsbad Boulevard and over the Buena Vista Lagoon to the city limit at Oceanside,
and continuing further north into Oceanside to a point just south of Eaton Street, and
WHEREAS, the CVDT project consists of double tracking the segment, along with
14 improvements to the Carlsbad Village Coaster Station necessary to accommodate the second
15 track and the building of a new higher, longer and wider bridge over the Buena Vista Lagoon,
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WHEREAS, in June 2010 the SANDAG Board approved design funding for the CVDT
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project as it was defined in the Cambridge Study ("at-grade" alternative only) and in October of
20 2011 SANDAG completed a Project Study Report (PSR) for the CVDT project in which only the
21 "at-grade" alternative was analyzed, again as it was defined in the Cambridge Study, and
22 WHEREAS, based on the results of the PSR, SANDAG authorized and initiated the
preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Study and National Environmental Protection Act
(NEPA) Environmental Assessment for the CVDT project, again intent on studying only the "at-
grade" alternative, and
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1 WHEREAS, SANDAG has now formally documented their commitment to put the "at-
^ grade" Preliminary Engineering and NEPA Environmental Assessment on-hold and to initiate a
Project Study Report (PSR) to include a feasibility analysis and cost estimate of a "trench"
alternative for the CVDT project and has also agreed to complete, and the City of Carlsbad has
agreed to fund, an in-depth economic analysis of both of the CVDT project alternatives
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8 WHEREAS, SANDAG and the City of Carlsbad have mutually agreed on a "trench"
alternative PSR scope ofwork and SANDAG expects to contract for and initiate the PSR effort in
early December 2014, with an expected completion schedule of nine months, and
WHEREAS, SANDAG will also contract with an economic consultant for a detailed
economic analysis that will be jointly completed by the City of Carlsbad and SANDAG within the
14 same time frame as the PSR, and
15 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Carlsbad that the Carlsbad City Council
update the City of Carlsbad Legislative Platform specific to the City Council's position regarding
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double tracking in the city in an effort to clearly and formally outline a City Council policy
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position, such that City Council members and city staff are then readily able to individually and
20 collectively articulate and represent the City Council's policy position in performing the city's
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22 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Carlsbad that the Carlsbad City Council
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appropriate funds in an amount not to exceed $250,000 from the General Fund - City Council
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Contingency Account and authorize the Administrative Services Director to transfer funds as
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1 appropriate to be utilized in the city's efforts related to the Carlsbad Village Double Track
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7 2. That the document date and Section 5.(e) of the City of Carlsbad Legislative
8 Platform regarding double tracking in the city is hereby updated as follows
(additions shown in underline):
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project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bythe City Council ofthe City ofCarlsbad, California
as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
20140 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
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13 5. Transportation
14 (e) Encourage and support double tracking of the rail corridor within
15 the Citv limits in a manner that:
16 L Improves public safety access and response times.
2. Eliminates or reduces existing at-grade rail crossings within
the rail corridor.
3. That the Administrative Services Director is authorized to appropriate funds in an
lg 3, Improves local, regional, and coastal access for all travel
modes (bike, pedestrian, vehicle, transit).
19 4. Minimizes impacts to neighborhoods.
5. Maximizes communitv and neighborhood connections.
6. Protects and/or improves the economic vibrancy of
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_ Protects and/or enhances environmental resources.
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24 amount not to exceed $250,000 from the General Fund - City Council Contingency
25 Account to be utilized in the city's efforts related to the Carlsbad Village Double
26 Track project.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 25*^ day of November 2014, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn.
None.
ABSENT: Mayor Hal
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
BARBARA ENGLESON, Clerk
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