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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton is of the opinion that the construction of a first phase vehicular overcrossing of Interstate Route 680 at West Las Positas Boulevard, in- cluding facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists, is of paramount importance to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, to support this opinion the City Council has budgeted some $564,000 in the City's 1977-78 budget toward this project; and WHEREAS, the West Las Positas overcrossing of Interstate Route 680 has been included in the preliminary Six-year State Highway Spending Program that has been submitted to the California Highway Commission; and WHEREAS, said six year program contemplates funding of this project during F.Y. 1981-82; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton feels strongly that this project is justified and needed immediately. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RE- SOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The California Highway Commission is hereby urged to re- tain the West Las Positas overcrossing of Interstate Route 680 project in the 1977 Six-year State Highway Spending Program; and Section 2. The California Highway Commission is hereby requested to provide funding for this project in the State's 1980-81 highway budget; and Section 3. The California Department of Transportation is hereby requested to immediately commence necessary environmental assessment and design of this project. Section 4 · The justification for City's requests in Sections 1 through 3 above is amply documented by the facts set forth in the Whereases which show an immediate and imperative need for this overcrossing in order to protect and enhance the public health, safety and welfare. Section 5. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. -2-