RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
(MAGLEV DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM)

 

Recommendation:

That the City Council adopt a resolution supporting the M agnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program (Maglev Deployment Program).

 

Background:

At your meeting of April 10, 2001, City Council directed staff to return with a resolution of support for the Maglev Deployment Program. The resulting resolution is attached for your consideration.

 

WHEREAS, the United States Government, acting through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT), has enacted the Maglev Deployment Program (23 U.S.C. Section 322) as a reflection of the Federal Government's commitment to the near-term implementation of a revenue service Maglev project in the United States, which federal program is further outlined, described and defined in the Federal Register at 49 CFR Part 268; and,

WHEREAS, the initial segment of the Maglev project being planned by the Commission is "The First Forty Miles" between Las Vegas, Nevada and the California-Nevada State line at Primm ("Project"), and the 275 mile completed Maglev corridor shall operate between Las Vegas, Nevada and Anaheim, California ("Corridor");

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby recognize that the transportation needs of all residents within the Southern California region requires exploration of a high speed ground transportation network incorporated into a larger intermodal transportation network, thereby facilitating the moving of people in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 24th day of April, 2001.