HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2002-18RESOLUTION NO. 2002-1 s
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE IN SUPPORT OF PRIORITY
TREATMENT OF METROLINK'S RIVERSIDE LINE BY THE
UNION PACIFIC ~iAIL120AD COMPANY.
WHEREAS, Metrolulk train service has become a valuable and
effective form of transportation far thousands of Riverside County residents
who commute to Los Angeles or Orange Counties; and
WFIEREAS, Metrolink trains improve averall mobility by giving
commuters an alternative to driving alone; and
Vt~HEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission and
Metrolink lease track rights froin Union Pacific Raitroad for tne operation of
commuter rail service from Riverside to Union station in Downtown Los
Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission and
Metrolink paid more than $71 million to Union Pacific far capital
improvements and operating rights to accommodate 12 daily passenger
trains; and
WHEItEAS, the agreement between Metrolink and Union Pacific
requires that priority be given to the operation of passenger trains; and
WHEREAS, in apparent violation of the agreement, Union Pacific
has given priority to its awn freight operations; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County passengers routinely experience
delays of more than 30 minutes during their commute; and
WHEREAS, on time performance has suffered primarily because of
Union Pacific's insistence to value it's freight customers over passenger rail
users; and
WHEREAS, the .Riverside County Transportation Commission and
Metrolink are seeking to enhance and improve Metrolink service but are
unable to do so without the cooperation of Union Pacific; ~t~d
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WFIEREAS, the Metrolink Board of Directors recently issued a
"Letter to Cure" to Union Pacific seeking an immediate improvement
toward operating conditions on the Riverside Line; and
WHEREA~, the issuance of a"Letter to Cure" legally starts the clock
on what could lead to a costly and time-consuming arbitration process.
NQW, TAEREFORE BE iT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore do hereby endorse and support 1he
efforts of the Riverside County Transportation Comm~ission and Metrolink in
continued and strengthened efforts to ensure the enforcement of priority
treatrnenf contained in the Riverside Operating Agreement with the Union
Pacific Railroad Company; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be transmitted
to the Inland Empire's legislative delegations in Washington D.C. and
Sacramento.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOI'TED this 9`" day of April, 2002,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BRINLEY, BUCKLEY, HICKMAN,
SCHIFFNER, KELLEY
NOES: COi11~ICILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSEIV~T: COUNCILMEI~YBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COiTNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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CITY OF LAKE
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ATTEST:
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~IICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK
C'ITY CF LAKE ELSINORE
APl'RGVED AS TO FORM:
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B RBARA D LEIBOL~, C'IT'Y ATTORNEY
GITY QF LAKE ELSINORE
STATE OF CALIFOI2NIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at a Regular Meeting of said Council on the
9th day of April, 2002, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
OUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK/
HLTMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAK~ ELSINORE)
BRINLEY, BUCKLEY, HICKMAN,
SCFIIFFNER, KELLEY
NONE
NONE
NONE
I, VICHI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2002-18 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or
repealed.
DATE: April ll, 2002
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VIC , MC, TY CLERK/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE