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0R I G I NAL 7/10/00 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 13942 <br />RESOLUTION URGING LONG -TERM FUNDING OF <br />TRANSPORTION IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO <br />PENINSULA, INCLUDING THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />WHEREAS, the Honorable Gray Davis, Governor of the State of <br />California, has demonstrated commendable foresight in announcing a historic <br />statewide fiscal commitment to public transportation improvements over the next <br />five years; and <br />WHEREAS, said transportation proposal includes funding to improve and <br />expedite express service on the Caltrain rail line serving the San Francisco <br />Peninsula Area, including the City of Redwood City; and <br />WHEREAS, Caltrain, as designated by the Metropolitan Transportation <br />Commission's Blueprint for the 21 Century, presents one of the most efficient <br />means to mitigate congestion in the West Bay corridor; and <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of City of Redwood City have demonstrated a <br />genuine and consistent commitment to public transportation, joining other <br />residents in San Mateo County in initiating a local sales tax measure for <br />transportation in 1982, the approving a second such measure in 1988; <br />1. <br />NOW, THEREFORE; <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY, AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. This Council hereby expresses its appreciation for the approval by the <br />Honorable Gray Davis, Governor of the State of California, of the initial <br />Reso -941 1 <br />DES: mge <br />F: /Shared/Shared /Redwood /Council <br />07/10/00 <br />