Resolution Number 05-11-15-03RESOLUTION NO. 05-11-15-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING DELETION OF ORTEGA
HIGHWAY FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION AS AN OPTION IN THE
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, RIVERSIDE -
ORANGE COUNTY, MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY.
WHEREAS, The Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside
County Transportation Commission have evaluated travel options between Riverside
County and Orange County ; and
WHEREAS, The study analyzing the options is referred to as the Riverside -
Orange County Major Investment Study; and
WHEREAS, The Major Investment Study considers the potential to widen and
improve Ortega Highway between Riverside County and the future extension of the
Foothill South Toll road; and
WHEREAS, The costs to improve Ortega Highway are estimated to range from
$3.4 to $4.6 billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, The defined traffic benefit is an additional 23,000 vehicles per day;
and
WHEREAS, The costs of the improvement are disproportionate with respect to
the benefits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano hereby officially requesting deletion of Ortega Highway from further
consideration as an option in the Orange County Transportation Authority, Riverside -
Orange County, Major Investment Study.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November 2005.
W ATT ' ART, MAYOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 05-11-15-03 was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 15`h day of November 2005,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bathgate, Soto, Swerdlin & Mayor Hart
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUCl M BER: Allevato
MA�t ONAHAN, City Clerk