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RESOLUTION NO. 8518
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA URGING CONTINUED SERVICE ALONG THE SAN DIEGO &
ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY'S SAN DIEGO TO
IMPERIAL VALLEY LINE
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, portions of the right of way of the San Diego &
Arizona Eastern Railway were damaged severely by Hurricane Kathleen
last fall, and
WHEREAS, said right of way provides a vital shipping link
between various industrial users in San Diego and Imperial Valley to
transport such materials as grain, steel, foodstuff, electronics and
vital national defense and naval supply cargo, and
WHEREAS, said right of way is utilized by citizens and
businesses of the City of Chula Vista as it provides the most effi-
cient and direct shipping route between San Diego and Imperial
Counties, and
WHEREAS, the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Company
proposes to abandon said right of way versus reconstructing portions
damaged by Hurricane Kathleen.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista hereby urges the reconstruction and continued
maintenance of said right of way to assure efficient rail service
between San Diego and Imperial Counties.
BE IT FURTHER RE50LVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward
a certified copy of this resolution to the San Diego & Arizona Eastern
Railway Company and to such other individuals and governmental agen-
cies as the City Manager may direct, who express an interest in said
proposed abandonment of the line.
Pressented and Approved as to Form by
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George ~S. Lindberg, City Atto~ey
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 22nd day of February
197 ~ , by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hyde, Cox
NAYES~ Councilmen None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Egdahl
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Mayor of the City of Chula
ATTEST
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s .
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
DATED
(seal )
,and thot the same has not been amended or repealed.
City Clerk
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