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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-053
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING THE SAN DIEGO
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAL) BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO RENAME THE SAN DIEGO BAYSHORE
BIKEWAY TO THE GREG COX SAN DIEGO BAYSHORE
BIKEWAY
WHEREAS, the Bayshore Bikeway is a designated 24-mile bikeway around San Diego
Bay within the jurisdictions of Chula Vista, City of Coronado, City of Imperial Beach, City of
National City & City of San Diego used by hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians daily; and
WHEREAS, planning for the bikeway began in 1975 with a final study completed in
1976; and
WHEREAS, most of the key bike segments have been constructed since the original
Bayshore Bikeway feasibility study was prepared; and
WHEREAS, as of the end of 2020 more than 17.5-miles have been completed and the
remainder is currently in the planning and engineering phases; and
WHEREAS, throughout the history of the bikeway, cooperation among jurisdictions,
public agencies and local businesses along the route, including but not limited to, the San Diego
Association of Governments (SANDAG), San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego
Metropolitan Transit District, the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Navy has been
critical to obtaining funding, permitting and getting bike path segments implemented; and
WHEREAS, in 1989, SANDAL established the Bayshore Bikeway Policy Advisory
Committee, novo known as the Bayshore Bikeway Working Group, which consists of an elected
official from the County, the cities of Coronado, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City and
San Diego as well as Advisory Members from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and
the San Diego Unified Port District, and a representative of the region's bicycling community;
and
WHEREAS, County Supervisor Greg Cox (Retired) served as Chairman for the Bayshore
Bikeway Working Group from 1990 to December 2020 and through his efforts as Chairman has
been a driving force behind the Bayshore Bikeway and continued to pursue completion of a
dedicated Class I Bike Path around San Diego Bay; and
WHEREAS, County Supervisor Greg Cox (Retired) served honorably for 21 years as
County Supervisor for District 1 from January 1995 through January 4, 2021; and
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WHEREAS, County Supervisor Greg Cox (Retired) also served honorably, as a
Councimember for the City of Chula Vista representing Council Seat 2 from 1976 through 1981
and as Mayor of Chula Vista from 1981 through December 1990; and
WHEREAS, under his leadership in the region, he has promoted and been a strong
advocate for outdoor activities and facilities for the South Bay such as redevelopment of the
Chula Vista Bayfront and the Living Coast Discovery Center, the Olympic Training Center(now
Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center), numerous trails and bike skills parks within the
Sweetwater River Valley and the Otay Valley Regional Park (OVRP) and has been a strong
influence on leading the effort to fund, plan and implement through the construction phase many
other recreational facilities in the South Bay and elsewhere in the County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to recognize the lifetime contributions of Greg Cox
(Retired) to the City of Chula Vista and San Diego County by supporting other local agencies
efforts and the SANDAL Board of Directors to rename the "San Diego Bayshore Bikeway" to
the "Greg Cox San Diego Bayshore Bikeway."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it hereby supports the SANDAL Board of Directors to rename the "San Diego
Bayshore Bikeway" to the "Greg Cox San Diego Bayshore Bikeway."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
hereby authorizes and directs staff to undertake additional actions and seek additional approvals
as may be necessary for such naming.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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William S. Valle Glen R. Googins
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 23rd day of March 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Councimembers: Cardenas, Gavez, McCann, Padilla, and Casias Saas
NAYS: Councimembers: None
ABSENT: Councimembers: None
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Mary Casillas S a as, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA }
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2021-053 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of March 2021.
Executed this 23rd day of March 202 1.
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk