CC Resolution 10241
RESOLUTION NO. 10241
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMPBELL ENDORSING THE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY'S COMMUNITY DESIGN AND TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM AND ITS MANUAL OF BEST PRACTICES FOR
INTEGRA TING TRANSPORT A TION AND LAND USE
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with the cities,
towns and County of Santa Clara, has developed a Community Design and Transportation (CDT)
Program and a guiding Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2002, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) adopted the CDT
Program (Resolution No. 02.11.35) as its primary program for integrating transportation and land use
and the CDT Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use as the programs
guiding document; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell participated in the development of the CDT Program and the
Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell recognizes that to effectively meet the current and future needs of
its changing communities, transit, pedestrian and multi modal roadway facilities must play increasingly
important roles in the City's total transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell's Land Use and Transportation Element of the General Plan
contains goals, policies and strategies that support the intent of the CDT Program by encouraging better
integration of transportation and land use; and
WHEREAS, to better meet the current and future needs of its communities, the City of Campbell
desires a strengthened "transportation consciousness" between VT A and the City that is reflected
within the City's individual departments and actions by the Council; and
WHEREAS, to optimize the City's investments in, and utility of, transportation and urban services
infrastructure, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented developments should be located in urban cores, major
transportation corridors and transit station areas; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this endorsement is to convey on behalf of the City of Campbell and the
City Council a strong spirit of support for the concepts, principles, practices and actions conveyed in
VTA's CDT Program's Manual of Best Practicesfor Integrating Transportation and Land Use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy of the City of Campbell to
consider the concepts, principles, practices and actions conveyed in the CDT Manual of Best Practices
for Integrating Transportation and Land Use in its planning, public works, and redevelopment projects,
and in its project development, review, and approval processes; and
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City Council Report -- September 16, 2003
Endorsing VTA's Community Design and Transportation Program & Manual of Best Practices
Page 2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Campbell will continue to consider the identification
and evaluation of opportunities to provide an integrated and interconnected system of transit services,
pedestrian facilities, bicycle routes and multi modal roadways in the preparation of the General Plan,
Specific Plans, Community Plans, District Plans and similar planning documents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Campbell will continue to identify and consider
opportunities for creating multi modal streets and implementing alternative street design standards and
strategies, as defined in VTA's Community Design and Transportation Program, and as identified and
developed by City staff, in the preparation of the General Plan, Specific Plans, District Plans,
Community Plans and similar planning documents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Campbell will continue to identify and consider
existing and proposed train stations, bus stops and transit centers as "opportunity areas" for pedestrian,
bicycle and transit infrastructure improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Campbell recognizes the cores, major transportation
corridors and station areas as identified in the CDT Manual as key areas to target future growth and
implement the CDT concepts, principles, practices and actions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City recognizes the public value in identifying and
preserving right-of-way for transportation facilities such as streets, transit stops and stations, transit
preferential facilities and pedestrian and bicycle facilities in its planning and programming process, as
applicable, practicable and as opportunities permit; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City recognizes that need for, and benefits of, multi-
jurisdictional coordination, cooperation and participation in projects and processes that address
transportation issues having cross-border or regional significance; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City will continue to seek opportunities for partnerships
with VT A and neighboring jurisdictions to identify and pursue mutually beneficial studies, projects and
funding agreements.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September
, 2003, by the following role call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Watson, Kennedy, Dean, Burr, Furtado
None
None
APPROVE~M ~~
Daniel Furtado, Mayor
None
ATTEST: a...".~
Anne Bybee, City Clerk