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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 94-139RESOLUTION NO. 94-139 --------------------- --------------------- A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THE LODI MULTIMODAL STATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEREAS, the voters of San Joaquin County passed Measure K, the local transportation sales tax which identifies the implementation and enhancement of bus and passenger rail service; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi is the lead agency in cooperation with San Joaquin County to design and build a multimodal transportation facility in Lodi; and WHEREAS, the function of the multimodal facility shall ultimately be to integrate local fixed -route buses, intercity buses, interregional buses, passenger rail service, park-and-ride commuters, pedestrians, and bicyclists; and WHEREAS, the proposed site for the Lodi multimodal station emerged through the Phase I Feasibility and Site Analysis study, as part of the San Joaquin County Multimodal Stations Program; and WHEREAS, the Lodi multimodal project is supported by community groups and local agencies including: the City of Lodi, the County of San Joaquin, the San Joaquin County Council of Governments, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Caltrans District 10, Caltrans Division of Rail, the County Multimodal Advisory Review Committee, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, the Lodi Transportation Ad Hoc Committee, the Lodi Chamber of Commerce, the Lodi Downtown Business Association and the Lodi Historical Society; and WHEREAS, the Lodi Multimodal project is included in numerous transportation plans including: the Lodi Transit Plan, the San Joaquin Regional Transit Systems Plan, the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP), the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the -Local Transportation Improvement Program (LTIP), the Regional Transportation Plan, the Lodi Bicycle Plan and the San Joaquin County Regional Bicycle Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the Lodi multimodal station is one of the key components of the Lodi downtown revitalization effort which includes beautification and economic development programs for the downtown area; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi, in response to a delay in committed state funding, has provided the funding for Phase II of the project in order to maintain the ultimate project schedule; and WHEREAS, the State of California has requested assurances that a multimodal facility will be developed in Lodi, even if an Intercity Rail Service designation is not achieved in the near term, and only fifty (50) percent funding is available from state resources, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lodi will work with local, regional and state agencies to resolve the funding of the project and bring the project to fruition. Dated: November 16, 1994 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 94-139 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held November 16, 1994 by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members - Davenport, Mann, Pennino, Snider and Sieglock (Mayor) Noes: Council Members - None Absent: Council Members - None 4ItyVferfiPClk 94-139