CC Resolution 9584
RESOLUTION NO. 9584
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
DECLARING ITS INTENT TO SHARE IN THE COST OF FINAL DESIGN OF THE
V ASONA CORRIDOR WINCHESTER EXTENSION
WHEREAS, the construction of the Vasona Corridor Light Rail line has been
recognized for many years as a critical transportation project linking the residents of Campbell
and the West Valley with downtown San Jose; and
WHEREAS, in November 1996 the voters of Santa Clara County overwhelmingly
approved Measure A, an advisory measure that outlined a specific package of transportation
improvements for the County; and
WHEREAS, the Measure A ballot language included the Vasona project as part of the
Project Package with the following language: "Building the Vasona Light Rail line from
downtown San Jose to the San Jose Arena/CalTrain station and on to downtown Campbell,
with eventual service to Los Gatos"; and
WHEREAS, the voters of Santa Clara County also approved Measure B, a 1/2 % Sales
Tax in November 1996 for general County purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and the County of
Santa Clara have entered into an agreement for the implementation of Measure A projects that
will be funded, in large part, by Measure B Sales Tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, both the preliminary engineering and environmental review for the Vasona
Light Rail project contemplate the construction of the Vasona line to the Winchester Boulevard
Station (the "Winchester Extension"); and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Winchester Extension as part of the first phase of
construction of the Vasona project will provide dramatically improved transit opportunities for
West Valley residents beyond that provided with a terminus in downtown Campbell; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell has adopted a 1999-2006 Capital Improvement
Program that includes $500,000 in Redevelopment Agency funding for enhancements to the
Winchester and downtown Campbell stations; and
WHEREAS, the downtown Campbell station is located within the boundaries of the
Central Campbell Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the Winchester Boulevard station abuts the southern boundary of the
Central Campbell Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Winchester Extension will be of primary benefit to
the Central Campbell Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell is willing to share in the cost of the final design and
construction of the Winchester Extension; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell intends to cooperate in good faith with VT A to
identify funding for the Winchester Extension such that it can be constructed as part of the first
phase of the Vasona project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Campbell hereby declares its intent to share in the cost of the final design of the Vasona
Corridor Winchester Extension, should the Vasona Corridor Winchester Extension be
constructed as part of the first phase of the Vasona Corridor project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of September, 1999, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Watson, Dougherty, Dean, Kennedy, Furtado
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
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Anne Bybee, City Clerk