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KLG:ar 2/6/78 RESOLUTION NO. 78-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA COMMENDING BAXTER WARD, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR WHEREAS, Baxter Ward is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, Baxter Ward has been serving as a county supervisor for the last five years; and WHEREAS, Baxter Ward has dedicated himself to im- proving services to his county residents by constantly work- ing towards excellence in many Los Angeles County projects; and WHEREAS, Baxter Ward has consistently strived for better transportation programs through all modes of trans- portation; and WHEREAS, Baxter Ward provided much leadership to establish a viable transportation program between San Diego and Los Angeles; and WHEREAS, in 1974, Baxter Ward proposed the use of outstanding rail passenger service to residents of Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Diego COunty; and WHEREAS, Baxter Ward's agressive pursuit of this goal has laid the foundation of regular AMTRAK service between Los Angeles and San Diego Counties; and WHEREAS, this service will initiate its' inaugural run of an eight car passenger train, appropriately named The "El Camino", between San Diego and Los Angeles on February 14, 1978; and WHEREAS, through Baxter Ward!s diligence and dedica- tion to this project, 6.7 million people now living in the AMTRAK corridor between Los Angeles and San Diego will benefit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: That Baxter Ward should be lauded for his dedication and coordination with the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego, as well as Cal Trans, AMTRAK, and many other agencies, public and private, to provide realistic, reasonable transpor- tation to Los Angeles and San Diego, thus benefiting Santa Ana on this the inaugural trip of the E1 Camino, February 14, 1978.