Resolution 06619CITY OF ALAMEDA REsoLurioN NO. 6619
DECLARING OPPOSITION OF CITY OF ALAMEDA TO ANY SOUTHERN BAY
CROSSING HAVING TERMINUS OR ACCESSES THERETO WIT IN SAID CITS.
WHEREAS, this Council has carefully considered and reviewed the proposed plan of the State
of California, acting by and through the California Toll Bridge Authority and other State agencies,
to construct a bridge, commonly referred to as the Southern Bay Crossing, or the Southern Crossing,
which contemplates having eastern termini and/or highway approaches and accesses thereto located in
or within the boundaries of the City of Alameda, all as more particularly set forth in Section 30554
at seq., Street and Highways Code of California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda, through its officers and employees, has had discussions and
communications with certain State officers and employees regarding said plan, and in which the City
expressed its concern that such contemplated structures would cause great permanent and irreparable
harm to the City and its inhabitants for the reasons that, among others, said Crossing, its termini,
approaches and accesses (1) will create an overloading of vehicles and people in a geographically
small area, (2) will interfere with established traffic flow, and (3) will be aesthetically objection-
able and unacceptable to the people of this City; and
WHEREAS, upon due study and examination of suggested alternative locations of said Crossing
and its said appurtenances, this Council concludes, only that alternative would he acceprable to the
people cf the City of Alameda which provides for eastern terminus, highway approaches and accesses
thereto, at a location considerably south of that now proposed, and at a location in which no part
of said Crossing nr its appurtenances will be within the boundaries of the City of Alameda;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that this Council
declares and expresses its great concern over, and its strenuous oppositlon to, any Southern Bay
Crossing by which it is proposed to have an eastern terminus, or highway approaches and accesses
thereto, within the City of Alameda, or any such structures which will include a freeway or highway
crossing or connection in said City;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature, the California Toll Bridge Authority, and all
other appropriate agencies are hereby urged to recognize the wishes of the citizens of the City of
Alameda, as expressed in this Resolutioft. in connection with said proposed Southern Bay Crossing.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolutior, was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the
19th day of May, 1964, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen La Croix, Jr., Rose and President Godfrey, (3).
NOES: Councilman McCall, (1).
ABSENT: Councilman Freeman. (1).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said
City this 20th day of May, 1964.
SHIRLEY H. TENN1ER
(SEAL) City Clerk of the City of Alameda
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of "City of Alameda
Resolution No. 6619, DECLARING OPPOSITION OF CITY OF ALAMEDA TO ANY SOUTHERN BAY CROSSING HAVING
TERMINUS OR ACCESSES THERETO WITHIN SAID C1TY, introduced and adopted by the Council on the 19th
day of May, 1964.