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RFSOLLTTION NO. 4909
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI-'E CITY OF CIiL'LA
VISTA, LTR.GINr STATE AtTTFTORIZATIODT FOR LOCAL AGENCIES
TO IrR.POSE VARIABLE SPEED LIMITS FOR. CERTAIN TRUCKS
AND AtTTOMOI?ILES
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows
WHEREAS, the Vehicle Code of the State of California, in
Section 224.07, provides for.. special speed limits applicable to certain
types of vehicles, i.e., trailer trucks, as specified i_n Section 22406,
~~hen such vehicles are being operated ~n a descending grace, and
WFiEREAS, it is recoar.ized that pursuant to th.e r_ulina of the
A.ttor.ney General of the State of California, such. variable or special
speed limitations a.re applicable only to the descending grade situation
outlined in said. Sections 22406 and 2.?.407, and
WHEREAS, it is further recognized. that in certain situations
within the highly ron.gested urban communities it. might also be desirable
to provide for authorization far local agencies to establish such.
variable speed limits in the interests of the pul:~lic health, safety and
general wel.f.are, even though. the particular situat.i_on of a desce.ndinq
grade is not present, and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has experiences such difficulties
in regard to a particular. truck route within the City of Chula Vista,
wherein the speed of such trailer truck vehicles may constitute a safety
ha.zar_d.
)\TOj~7, THEREFORE, '~E IT RESOLVED by the City Council of. tlZe City
of. Chula Vista that said Council hereby urges the League of Ca.liforni.a
Cities to join ~~iith th.e City of Chula Vista and all other interested
local agencies to promote adoption by the State Legislature of the State
of California of necessary amendments to the Vehicle Code of the State
of. Calif_crnia so as to secure authorization for loca_1 agencies to adopt
such special or variable speed limits for certain vehicles, i.e., trailer
trucks, operating ~~,~ithin the corporate limits of the munici-~alities,
whether. or not the descending grade situation is present.
I3E IT FIJRTHFR RESOLVED that the City Cler}c of the City of Chula
Vista be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certi.fiech
copy of this resolution to the E:oard of nirectors of the League of
California. Cities for action at their annual meeting ir. October 196.
Presented by Approved. as to form by
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ane F. Cole, Director of Public George IT Lindberg, ity A.tto v
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ADOPTED AI'D APPROVF_D by the CITY COUI~?CIL of the CITE OE C".ULA jJI~I'~,
CALIFORI~IA~ this 17th day of September , 19 68 b-v the i o11c,7in~ ;~at~- ,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Scott, Sylvester, Hamilton, McCorquodale, McAllister
T'AYES: Councilmen None
AE'SETdT: Councilmen None
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City Clerk
S'TA`TE OF CALIFOR.NI:A )
CO~T~TY OF SAT; DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, uEl~?r?ETI? p. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula Jista, Cal.z*~r ni_a,
DO IiEPEBY CEPTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and corrAr~t c ~~?-;- ~~t
and that the same has not been a:^~r_ded
or revealed.
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City Clerr.~