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RESOLUTION NO. 88-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE ORANGE COObri~ TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ON THE EEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR COMMUTER RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IN ORANGE COUNTY. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has adopted a Gen- eral Plan including a Regional Transit component of the Circulation El~nent; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana's General Plan Circulation Element con- tains, as one of the primary goals, the develolmnent of a Balanced Transporta- tion System; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has taken definitive steps to impl~nent this component of the City's of General Plan through the planning and develop- ment of the Regional Transportation Center; and WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Center, in conjunction with other regional transportation facilities (planned and existing), provides the oppor- tunity to evaluate the introduction of Cc~muter Rail Passenger Service as a viable alternative to the private autcraobile; and W~qEREAS, the concurrent evaluation of this component of regional public transportation with other regional studies and planning efforts will result in cost savings to the general public and an increased potential for future imple~nentation; and WHEREAS, the early introduction of this service could significantly mitigate the traffic implications of the urgently needed improvements to the I-5 Freeway widening project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San- ta Ana that the Orange County Transportation C~,mLission is hereby urged to initiate at the earliest possible date, the strategic planning necessary to implement C~,~,uter Rail Passenger Service in the Los Angeles to San Diego cor- ridor.