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CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> COUNTY OF ALAMEDA <br /> ~'I'ATE OF CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />EXPRESSING GENERAL INTEREST OF THE <br />CITY OF PLEASANTON IN THE SANTA FE <br />AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC APPLICATIONS <br />BEFORE THE IN'£~KSTATE COMMERCE COM- <br />MISSION, AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING <br />OF A "PETITION TO INTERVENE AS IN- <br />TEREST MAY APPEAR". <br /> <br /> WMEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is traversed by the two <br />railroads, the Southern Pacific and the Western Pacific Railroad <br />with roughly parallel tracks through the central portion of the <br />City; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, The City is anxious to avoid present and future <br />municipal problems by elimination of one railroad right of way <br />through the City of Pleasanton; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is vitally interested in <br />establishing a stable tax base including compatible industry <br />served by said railroads; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, both Southern Pacific and Santa Fe have expressed <br />their desire to help Pleasanton in this effort; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, both railroad companies have filed applications with <br />the Interstate Commerce Coa~aission of the United States of <br />America, asking permission to acquire stock control of the Western <br />Pacific Railroad; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> 1) The City Council does hereby declare that the City of <br />Pleasanton is vitally interested in the present applications befor, <br />the Interstate Commerce Commission for stock control of the <br />:Western Pacific Railroad Company. <br /> <br /> 2) The City of Pleasanton desires to avoid problems created <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br /> <br />