Resolution No. 5777
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RESOLUTION NO. 5777
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON CONSENTING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORTION OF WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD FROM GRANDE VISTA AVENUE TO
SORENSEN AVENUE WITHIN SAID CITY TO BE A
PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SYNCHRONIZING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Board of supervisors on
20, 1990 duly adopted a Resolution declaring the portion
9 of Washington Boulevard from Grande vista Avenue to Sorensen
10 Avenue, within the cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Commerce,
11 Montebello, Pico Rivera and Santa Fe Springs, to be a part of
12 the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles for the
13 purpose of and limited to synchronization of traffic signals and
l4 appurtenant work, as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive
l5 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California1 and
l6 WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution
17 requested this Council to give its consent to allow the County
l8 to synchronize traffic signals under the Federal-aid Urban (FAU)
19 program and perform appurtenant work within said portion of
20 washington Boulevard in the City of Vernon1 and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (c), of the
22 State Guidelines for Implementation of the California
23 Environmental Quality Act of 1970, the Secretary of Resources
24 designated this type of project as categorically exempt.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
26 THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1:
Findings. The City Council of the City of
28 Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained
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hereinabove are true and correct.
SECTION 2: Consent to Inclusion in County Hiqhwav
System. The City Council hereby consents to the establishment
of that portion of Washington Boulevard from Grande vista Avenue
to Sorensen Avenue, within the City of Vernon, as a part of the
System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles as provided in
Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the streets and Highways Code
of the State of California for the purpose and limited to the
synchronization of traffic signals and performing appurtenant
work as may be necessary by the County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 3: Coo per a t ion wit h N e i q h b 0 r i n 9
Jurisdictions. The City Council hereby consents to cooperate
with neighboring juriSdictions to implement, maintain and
operate coordinated traffic signal controls across
jurisdictional boundaries.
SECTION 4: Maintenance and Operation. The City
Council hereby consents to maintain and operate and to finance
its jurisdictional share of the maintenance and operation costs
of the improvements installed with this project. In order to
maintain full effectiveness with these improvements, any change
in signal timing for any of the project intersections within the
jurisdictional boundaries of the city of Vernon shall only be
done upon mutual agreement between the City of Vernon and the
County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 5: Indemnification. The city Council hereby
consents to fully defend, indemnify and hold harmless the county
of Los Angeles, its officers, and employees from any liability
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imposed for injury occurring by reason of any acts or omissions
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under or in connection with any work performed by the City of
Vernon on this project.
Findinq of Cateqorical Exemption.
The
SECTION 6:
City Council of the City of Vernon hereby find that the project
is categorically exempt from the requirement for an
environmental assessment pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (c),
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of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
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The City
SECTION 7:
Findinq of a Minor Nature.
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Council hereby finds that pursuant to Government Code, section
65402 (b), the aforesaid improvements are for street
improvements of a minor nature and that,
therefore,
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provisions of said section requiring the submission to and
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apply.
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upon said project by the City Planning Agency do not
SECTION 8:
The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of June, 1990.
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~S A. YB , Mayor. Pro Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 5777, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly
held on Tuesday, June 19. 1990, and thereafter duly signed by
the Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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B~UCE V.
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