CC Resolution No. 7455
RESOWl'ION NO. 7455
A RESOWl'ION OF 'mE CIT\! CXXJNCIL OF 'mE CIT\! OF aJPERI'INO
AU'IEORIZING MEmOroLITAN 'mANSroRI'ATION cn!MISSION AS A
SERVICE AIJ'IHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES FOR l;j.'!'.w:;
AND OXJNI'IES
WHEREAS, C11apter 250 of the statutes of 1987 amends the streets and
Highways Code beginnin;¡' at section 2550 to provide that the Metropolitan
Transportation Cammission (MIC) may function as the service Authority for
Freeway Eœrgencies (SAFE) in a:rr;¡ or all of the Counties of Santa Clara,
San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano, Sonama, Napa and the city
and County of San Francisco, 1JPOI1 adoption of a resolution by MI'C to act
as a service authority and 1JPOI1 ratification of MI'C's resolution in a
particular county by the Board of SUpervisors of the County and by the
City Councils of the cities within the County hav:in;J a majority of the
population of the cities within the County; and
WHEREAS, the SAFE would have the responsibility for içlement:in;J a
freeway and highway emergency mJtorist aid system for emergency call boxes
in those counties which agree to participate in the establishment of a
SAFE, to be paid for with funj¡; obtained by the SAFE pursuant to streets
and Highways Code Section 2553 and Vehicle Code Section 9250.10; and
WHEREAS, MI'C has adopted a resolution agree:in:J to function as the SAFE
for the nine county Bay Area region and has requested ratification of its
resolution by the CUpertino city Council; and
WHEREAS, the CUpertino city Council fll1ds that a freeway and highway
emergency mtorist aid system for call boxes would benefit mtorists on
freeways and highways in the city of CUpertino and is neeðM to ensure the
safety of mtorists and reduce the tline spent by law enfOrcE!lÆ!Ilt officers
respoOOinJ to routine vehicle disablements; and
NCM, 'IHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
CUpertino hereby ratifies MI'C Resolution No. 1836 authoriz:in;J MI'C to
function as a service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) in the city
of CUpertino pursuant to streets and Highways Code 2550 et ~.; and
BE IT FURIHER RESOLVED, that the City of CUpertino authorizes the
Metropolitan Transportation Cammission, actin;J as a SAFE, to mñertaJœ a:rr;¡
and all acts necessary to the içlementation and operation of the SAFE, as
provided by law.
BE IT FURIHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted
the Metropolitan Transportation Cammission.
Resolution No. 7455
PASSED AND ADOPl'ED at a regular meetin; of the City Council of the
City of CUpertino this 4th day of April , 1988, by the following
vote:
vote
AYES:
Members of the City Council
Johnson, Koppel, Plungy, Rogers, Gatto
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
~:
None
ATI'EST:
APPROVED:
/s/ Dorothy Cornelius
City Clerk
/s/ John M. Gatto
Mayor, City of CUpertino