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RESOLUTION NO. 12-585 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING THE CITY OF PLEASANTON COMPLETE STREETS POLICY WHEREAS, the term "Complete Streets" describes a comprehensive, integrated transportation network with infrastructure and design that allows safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods, users and operators of public transportation, seniors, children, youth, and families; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton recognizes that the planning and coordinated development of Complete Streets infrastructure provides benefits for local governments in the areas of infrastructure cost savings; public health; and environmental sustainability; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton acknowledges the benefits and value for the public health and welfare of reducing vehicle miles traveled and increasing transportation by walking, bicycling, and public transportation; and WHEREAS, the State of California has emphasized the importance of Complete Streets by enacting the California Complete Streets Act of 2008 (also known as AB 1358), which requires that when cities or counties revise general plans, they identify how they will provide for the mobility needs of all users of the roadways, as well as through Deputy Directive 64, in which the California Department of Transportation explained that it "views all transportation improvements as opportunities to improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers in California and recognizes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes as integral elements of the transportation system"; and WHEREAS, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (known as AB 32) sets a mandate for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in California, and the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (known as SB 375) requires emissions reductions through coordinated regional planning that integrates transportat on, housing, and land-use policy, and achieving the goals of these laws will require significant increases in travel by public transit, bicycling, and walking; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, described in Resolution 4035, requires that all jurisdictions, to be eligible for State and Federal funds, need to address Complete Streets Policies at the local level through the adoption of a Complete Streets Policy resolution or through a General Plan that complies with the California Complete Streets Act of 2008; and WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission, through its Master Program Funding Agreements with local jurisdictions, requires that all jurisdictions must have an adopted Complete Streets Policy, which should include the "Elements of an Ideal Complete Streets Policy" developed by the National Complete Streets Coalition, in order to receive Measure B pass-through and Vehicle Registration Fund funding; and