99-195RESOLUTION NO. 99R-195
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM SUPPORTING A
PREFERRED ALTERNATE DESIGNATION FOR
THE PLACENTIA LOWERED RAILROAD
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Placentia has requested that the
City Council of the City of Anaheim adopt a resolution supporting
the preferred method of constructing railroad grade separations
within the City of Placentia to be a lowered railroad; and
WHEREAS, the City of Placentia has determined the costs
for separating the intersection of Lakeview Avenue, Tustin
Avenue/Rose Drive, Orangethorpe Avenue and Kraemer Boulevard from
the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks by constructing
standard grade separations is equivalent to the cost of a lowered
railroad from Kellogg Drive to the Route 57 Freeway, as shown in
the report entitled "Preferred Alternate Study For The Placentia
Lowered Railroad" dated April 6, 1999. The lowered railroad will
also provide separated crossing from the railroad tracks for the
intersections of Richfield Road, Van Buren Street, Jefferson
Street, Bradford Avenue and Melrose Street as part of the lowered
railroad cost; and
WHEREAS, standard grade separations would require the
destruction of scores of business and residential units and the
relocation of hundreds of residents because of necessary right of
way acquisitions, whereas a lowered railroad does not; in
addition, the lowered railroad offers substantial safety benefits
because it provides grade separation of all grade crossings in
the City; and
WHEREAS, A lowered railroad provides mitigation of
noise pollution from the trains and substantial reduction of fuel
use and emissions from delayed motor vehicles and allows the
development of all corners at a street intersection which will
provide for good planning opportunities for future development
and also improves the traffic and environmental conditions
throughout Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Metrolink Inland Empire/Orange County line
currently shares the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks and
would need to remain at grade so that lowering of the Olive line
and resulting reconstruction of the Anaheim Canyon Metrolink
station would not be required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
of the City of Anaheim does hereby support the City of Placentia
in declaring the preferred method of construction for grade
separating the street intersections of Lakeview Avenue, Richfield
Road, Van Buren Street, Jefferson Street, Rose Avenue/Tustin
Drive, Orangethorpe Avenue, Kraemer Boulevard, Bradford Avenue
and Melrose Street from the Santa Fe railroad tracks in the City
of Placentia, as being a lowered railroad method, commonly
referred to as the construction and that the Metrolink tracks
remain at grade.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 21st day of
September , 19 99
MA~OR~~Oj~FT~AHEiM
ATTEST:
C F THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 99R-195 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
Anaheim City Council held on the 21st day of September 1999, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly
NOES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No.99R-
195 on the 21st day of September, 1999.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of
Anaheim this 21st day of September, 1999.
F THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original of Resolution No. 99R-195 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim on September 21st 1999.
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM