Resolution No. 3033
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RESOLUTION NO. 3033
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, AUTHORIZING
THE SUBMISSION OF A REQUEST FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE
;3 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
4 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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WHEREAS, Arthur E. Nelson, Jr., City Engineer and
6 Traffic Engineer, Interim, has submitted a request to the City
7 Council dated July 16, 1969, and
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WHEREAS, said request urges the City Council to request
9 an allocation of funds from the Public Utilities Commission for a
10 maximum amount of $3,495.00, however, not to exceed one-half of
11 the actual costs of constructing protection at the Soto Street
12 crossing, just south of 54th Street, with the Union Pacific Rail-
13 road Company tracks (Crossing No. 3A-5.55C) and
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WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the City
15 of Vernon, and for the benefit of the general public of the State
16 of California that said request for allocation of funds be executed,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of Vernon
19 does hereby approve the recommendation of the Interim Traffic
20 Engineer- City Engineer, dated July 16, 1969, and authorizes and
21 directs the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Vernon, to
22 execute and forward to thee Public Utili ties Commission of the State
23 of California, a.. request for allocation of funds in the form set
24 forth and attached to the letter of the Traffic Engineer referred
25 to above.
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SECTION 2. That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon is
27 hereby authorized and directed to certify to the passage of this
28 resolution, and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full
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ADOPTED and APPROVED this 5th day of August, 1969.
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4 I,F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
6 No. 3033, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
7 Vernon, and approved by the Mayor of said City, at a regular
8 meeting of the City Council, which meeting was held on August 5,
9 1969.
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Crossing Protection Fund, Case No.
Allocation Request No.
Request of CITY OF VERNON for
allocation from Crossing Protection
Fund at crossing of Soto Street and
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
tracks at approximately 300 feet
southerly of 54th Street. (Crossing
No. 3A-5.55-C)
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REQUEST F,OR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
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City of Vernon, State of California, hereby requests the Public
Utilities Commission to make an allocation to applicant from the Crossing
Protection Fund in the maximum amount of $3495.00, such allocation, how-
ever, not to .exceed m1..e-half of the actual costs of applicant's share of the
costs of constructing protection at .the crossing of the tracks of Union
Pacific Railroad Company and Soto Street, being Crossing No. 3A-5. 55-C.
1. Attached as Exhibit A is a true copy of City of Vernon Resolution
No. 5'Qz2..... authorizing the submission of this request.
2. Present Protectio~ consists of the following:
(a) Two St~dard No.. l-A crossing signs.
(b) Standard paint markings on street pavement.
(c) Two standard advance warning signs.
3. Proposed Protection: Install three Standard No. 8 flashing light
signals to replace the existing two Standard No. l-A crossing signs.
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4. Vehicular traffic: 15,000 for heaviest cO:..1secutive 16 hO'.lrs of a
day.
5. Attached as Exhibit B is a detailed estimate of the cost of install-
ation of the proposed protection. ,This estimate was prepareq by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company.
6. Attached as Exhibit C is a true copy of the contract between the
City of Vernon and the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
7. The City of Vernon is willing and able to participate in the costs
of construction in the amount of $3495.00 over and above the amount of
requested allocation. This amount is now available.
8. During the last three fiscal years tha City of Vernon has expended
approximately $20,000.00 for crossing protection. For the present fiscal
year approximately $20,000.00 is available for' crossing protection.
9. Additional protection is needed at this. crossing for several
reasons.
(a) City of Vernon accident records for the past ten years in-
dicate 10 accidents have occurred, 6 of which were injury accidents.
(b) Restricted visibility in all quadrants by buildings and parking
lots.
(c) The high traffic volume, as indicated in item 4 above, con-
tributes to the hazard.
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\VHEREFORE, Applicant requests an appropriate allocation from
the Crossing Protection Fund.
Dated at Vernon, California, this 5-;h day of _dt!jlUdL__, 1969.
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