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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-45
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF THE ELECTRIC AVENUE
GREENBELT AND HISTORIC SITE PROJECT AND RESERVING APPROXIMATELY
4.68 ACRES OF LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELECTRIC AVENUE BETWEEN 40TH
STREET TO JUST NORTH OF NORTHPARK BOULEVARD AS PUBLIC PARK
PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, in 1966 the City of San Bernardino obtained from the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company a strip of land which includes the area 40 feet east of Electric Avenue between 401h Street
to just north of Northpark Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, this strip of land was previously owned by the Pacific Electric Railway and used
as a right-of-way for its electric trolley line for passenger service from San Bernardino to the
Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel until 1942; and
WHEREAS, the Pacific Electric Railway also utilized this land for shipping water with
tanker trains from a reservoir near the Arrowhead Hotel from 1917 to 1960, when the line was
abandoned and the track removed; and
WHEREAS, the Pacific Electric Railway merged with the Southern Pacific Railroad and the
old Arrowhead Line right-of-way was sold to City of San Bernardino in 1966; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino subsequently dedicated this strip of land forElectric
Avenue right-of-way purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Alliance of San Bernardino, a California Public
Benefit Corporation and non-profit organization, proposes a project to be known as the "Electric
Avenue Greenbelt and Historic Site Project" which is designed to improve the old Pacific Electric
Arrowhead Hot Springs Line right-of-way on Electric Avenue from 40" Street to just north of
Northpark Boulevard with a landscaped greenbelt, including meandering walking trails, and a static
replica trolley car which will house various displays pertaining to the City's local history; and
WHEREAS, the Project may eventually involve currently unknown additional areas for
walking trails wrapping around to Mountain View Avenue and 54' Street along the flood control
channel; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino wishes to assist the Community Redevelopment
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1 Alliance of San Bernardino in helping the Project be developed and come to fruition.
2 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
3 OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
4 SECTION 1. The City of San Bernardino supports the concept of the Electric Avenue
5 Greenbelt and Historic Site Project by the Community Redevelopment Alliance of San Bernardino
6 for a landscaped greenbelt with meandering walking trails and a static replica trolley car to house
7 various displays on the City's local history and directs the Director of the Parks, Recreation and
8 Community Services Department to assist this organization in developing the components of this
9 Project and helping it come to fruition.
10 SECTION 2. The City of San Bernardino reserves approximately 4.68 acres of land on the
11 east side of Electric Avenue between 40" Street to just north of Northpark Boulevard as public park
12 property to assist the Community Redevelopment Alliance of San Bernardino with its Project and
13 directs City staff to initiate proceedings to accomplish this reservation.
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OLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
NARDINO SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF THE ELECTRIC AVENUE
;ENBELT AND HISTORIC SITE PROJECT AND RESERVING APPROXIMATELY
ACRES OF LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELECTRIC AVENUE BETWEEN 40TH
EET TO JUST NORTH OF NORTHPARK BOULEVARD AS PUBLIC PARK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
mmon Council of the City of San Bernardino at a J oint regular meeting thereof, held
the 2nd day of February 2004, by the following vote, to wit:
iUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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CITY CLERK
The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this S'i7+ day of February 2004.
-oved as to
i and legal content:
ES F. PENMAN,
Attorney
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