HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 94-139RESOLUTION NO. 94-139
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A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THE LODI MULTIMODAL STATION
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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
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