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2000-108RESOLUTION NO. 2000R-108 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA- NEVADA SUPER SPEED TRAIN COMMISSION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FOR AWARDS OF PRECONSTRUCTION DESIGN/ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION GRANTS UNDER TEA- 21'S MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM (~MAGLEV DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM"). WHEREAS, the United States Government, acting through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT), has enacted the Maglev Deployment Program (23 U.S.C. Section 322) as a reflection of the Federal Government's commitment to the near-term implementation of a revenue service Maglev project in the United States, which federal program is further outlined, described and defined in the Federal Register at 49 CFR Part 268; and WHEREAS, the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission (Commission) has been awarded a planning grant under Phase I of the Maglev Deployment Program, and to obtain additional federal funding, the Commission must submit to the FRA, no later than June 30, 2000, a "Project Description" detailing Commission Phase I engineering environmental, ridership, and revenue findings, as well as evidence of public support for its project; and WHEREAS, the initial segment of the Maglev project being planned by the Commission is "The First Forty Miles" between Las Vegas, Nevada and the California-Nevada State line at Prim ("Project"), and the 275 mile completed Maglev corridor between Las Vegas, Nevada and Anaheim, California shall include station locations within California in the cities of Barstow, Victorville, Ontario and Anaheim ("Corridor"); and WHEREAS, the FRA will evaluate the "Project Description" submitted by the Commission to determine, by September 30, 2000, whether the Commission's project shall be one of the projects that is down-selected to receive additional federal funding during Phase II of the Maglev Development Program, during which second phase the Project shall be further evaluated and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared prior to the commencement of actual construction; and WHEREAS, one of the ~Project Selection Criteria" under the Maglev Deployment Program is whether a public/private partnership is in place that is ready, willing and able to finance, construct, operate and maintain the Project; and WHEREAS, one of the elements of the public/private partnership pertinent to the Commission's Project is the demonstration of a commitment by all the cities located on the route alignment of the Corridor; and WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is supportive of the application of the Commission for Phase II funding under the Maglev Deployment Program, and intends to work together with the Commission to support and realize a Maglev station location within the City of Anaheim. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim does hereby support the ~Project Description" to be submitted by the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission to the FRA on or before June 30, 2000; and FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim supports the selection of the Commission's project as one of the recipients of Phase II federal funding under the Maglev Deployment Program; and FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim does hereby recognize that the transportation needs of its citizens, as well as all citizens of the Southern California region, require the implementation of a high speed ground transportation network incorporated into a larger intermodal transportation network, which will facilitate the moving of people in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, within the City, surrounding region and states. The Project being planned by the Commission is a demonstration of the type of high-speed inter-city transportation system needed as we move into the 21st Century. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 20th day of June , 2000. MAYOR OF TH~NAHEIM ATTEST: OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 36014.1 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. 2000R-108 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 20th day of June, 2000, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: MAYOPJCOUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCmcken, 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. 2000R-108 on the 20th day of June, 2000. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Ariahelm this 20th day of June, 2000. C~C;F ~EIM (SEAL) I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2000R-108 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Ariahelm on June 20th, 2000. OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM