2011-026 Opposing Senate Bill 468RESOLUTION 2011-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS
CALIFORNIA OPPOSING SENATE BILL 468
WHEREAS, It has been more than 40 years since substantial improvements have been
made along the Encinitas portion of the I-5 North Coast Corridor, and
WHEREAS, The I-5 North Coast Corridor Project represents up to a $4.5 billion
investment in the region and would create thousands of jobs over the next decade, and
WHEREAS, Improvements along the I-5 North Coast Corridor are part of a balanced
regional transportation plan which includes rail, transit, highway, community and environmental
improvements, and was developed to address funding constraints, projected demand, and
maximizes environmental opportunities, and
WHEREAS, Sequencing as proposed in Senate Bill 468 causes unnecessary delays in
construction timelines for many projects, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 468 would have wide-reaching, detrimental impacts on
transportation projects throughout the state, such as the I-5 North Coast Corridor project, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 468 would delay the construction of four carpool lanes to relieve
congestion along the I-5 North Coast Corridor, incentivize car-pooling, van-pooling, and transit
use, and
WHEREAS, Without improvements, the current commute time of 38 minutes along the I-
5 North Coast Corridor would double from 38 minutes to 70 minutes by 2030, and
WHEREAS, the single most rational way to reduce the scourge of cut-through commuter
traffic in Encinitas is to improve the I-5, and without those improvements Encinitas' arterial and
collector roads will suffer continued deterioration of levels of service from people avoiding the
gridlocked freeway, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 468 would jeopardize hundreds of millions of dollars for transit,
community, and environmental enhancements along the I-5 North Coast Corridor, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 468 threatens the region's ability to secure federal funding for
highway and transportation projects, and
WHEREAS, Senate 468 would prevent the I-5 North Coast Corridor project from moving
forward after nearly ten years of work and nearly $50 million dollars of preliminary study,
design and engineering.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Encinitas, be it
RESOLVED:
That the Encinitas City Council hereby urge all members of the California State Legislature, as
well as the Governor of the great state of California, to oppose Senate Bill 468, which would
impose additional, unnecessary requirements on capacity-increasing highway projects in the
coastal zone and prevent efforts to provide balanced transportation choices, reduce traffic
congestion and implement the federally mandated Regional Transportation Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 27th day of April, 2011 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Bond, Gaspar, Stocks
NAYS: Barth, Houlihan
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City of Encinitas
ATTEST:
Deborah Cervone
City Clerk