HomeMy WebLinkAbout401 RESOLUTION NO. 401 1 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS RELATING TO TRUCK TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE ROUTE
280.
WHEREAS, a portion of Interstate Route 280, commonly
known as ,Junipero Serra„1 Freeway, passing through the
corporate limits of the Town of Los Altos Hills is about
to be opened to traffic, and
WHEREAS, the area traversed by said Freeway is exclu-
sively a residential area, and
WHEREAS, the Bayshore Freeway is the most logical
route for truck traffic because of its, location, and
WHEREAS, Junipero Serra Freeway will not be appropriate
for heavy truck traffic due to the grades thereon, While
Bayshore Freeway is, appropriate for such traffic, and
WHEREAS, although Junipero Serra Freeway is not desig-
nated as a Scenic Highway, it is, in fact a scenic highway as
indicated by the considerable sums of money which have been
budgeted for landscaping thereof, and
WHEREAS, the MacArthur Freeway through the City of Oak-
land does not presently carry truck traffic inasmuch, as a
temporary prohibition thereon was established several years
ago, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed that heavy truck traffic on Junipero
Serra Freeway through the Town of Los Altos Hills will be
impractical and detrimental to the best interest of the citi-
zens of the Town of Los Altos Hills,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
Town of Los Altos Hills that said Council does hereby urge that
the California State Highway Engineer immediately adopt and
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promulgate all such rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary to prohibit heavy truck traffic upon said Interstate
Route 280, Junipero Serra Freeway, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall for-
ward a certified copy of this Resolution to the State High-
way Engineer.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and
correct copy of a resolution duly passed and adopted at a
adjourned
regular/meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos
Hills held on July 11, 1967, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Benson, Davey, Fowle, Mayor Henley
NOES : None
ABSENT: Councilman Aiken
AT' EST:
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APPROVED:
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Mayor
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
300 THIRD STREET -2-
LOS ALTOS, CALIF.
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