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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-39
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING A HIGH SPEED
2 RAIL ALIGNMENT ALONG THE 1-215 CORRIDOR WITH STATIONS
NEAR MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE AND THE DOWNTOWN SAN
3 BERNARDINO TRANSIT CENTER
4 WHEREAS, the California state government is proposing to build a high-speed rail (HSR)
5 line stretching from San Francisco to San Diego;
6 WHEREAS, on November 4, 2008, the voters of the State of California endorsed
7 California's HSR initiative by approving Proposition lA that authorizes the issuance of up to $9
8 billion in state bonds to help finance the construction of HSR in California;
9 WHEREAS, California's HSR project has attracted interest from around the world - and
10 won our state a larger share of federal funding than any similar project in the country -- $2.25
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12 WHEREAS, the southern section of the HSR project will link San Diego to Los Angeles, via
13 the Inland Empire;
14 WHEREAS, the Final Statewide Program EIRlEIS for the HSR project identified specific
15 objectives the HSR project must satisfy, including the following:
16 . Increase intercity travel capacity to supplement critically over-utilized interstate
17 highways and commercial airports;
18 . Maximize intermodal transportation opportunities by locating stations to connect with
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. Provide a sustainable reduction in travel time between major urban centers;
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. Develop a practical and economically viable transportation system that will generate
22 revenues in excess of operations and maintenance costs;
23 WHEREAS, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) IS charged with
24 determining the rail alignment and location of rail stations that will optimize the multiple adopted
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26 WHEREAS, the CHSRA is currently evaluating two HSR alignment alternatives through the
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2011-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING A HIGH SPEED RAIL
ALIGNMENT ALONG THE 1-215 CORRIDOR WITH STATIONS NEAR
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE AND THE DOWNTOWN SAN BERNARDINO
TRANSIT CENTER
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215 alignment with a station at the downtown San Bernardino Transit Center and a station in
Riverside near March Air Reserve Base;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San
Bernardino, California, that the City of San Bernardino hereby supports a HSR alignment through
the Inland Empire along the 1-215 corridor with station locations near March Air Reserve Base in
Riverside and the Downtown San Bernardino Transit Center ("1-215 Alignment"), because the 1-215
Alignment best optimizes the adopted objectives of the HSR project for the following reasons:
SECTION 1. The 1-215 Alignment clearly has the greatest capacity to serve the over four
million residents of the Inland Empire, the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California
that experienced a 25.4% growth in population over the last decade.
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SECTION 2. The 1-215 Alignment clearly has the greatest capacity to serve and generate
ridership from 2.2 million residents located in the urban areas of the Inland Empire which are
located along the 1-215 corridor, and to additionally serve and draw ridership from the adjacent
Coachella Valley.
SECTION 3. The 1-215 Alignment clearly provides the strongest intermodal connectivity for
the HSR project, with direct connection to five separate Metrolink lines (the San Bernardino,
Riverside, 91, Inland Empire-Orange County, and the Perris Valley lines), direct connection with
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Amtrak and proposed light rail service in San Bernardino, and direct connections with Bus Rapid
Transit (BR T) and regional bus service in San Bernardino and future BR T service planned in
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Riverside. In comparison, the alternative 1-15 alignment has no ability for connectivity with
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Metrolink, Amtrak, BR T, or any other form of mass transit.
SECTION 4. The 1-215 Alignment clearly provides the strongest and only option for HSR
interconnectivity with all key commercial airports in the Inland Empire. The 1-215 Alignment will
place the HSR project adjacent to both San Bernardino International Airport and March Air Reserve
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Base, both of which play important roles in meeting commercial air service for Southern California
according to regional aviation demand forecasts in the 2008 Regional Transportation Plan prepared
by the Southern California Associated Governments (SCAG). The I-IS alignment eliminates any
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2011-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING A HIGH SPEED RAIL
ALIGNMENT ALONG THE 1-215 CORRIDOR WITH STATIONS NEAR
1 MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE AND THE DOWNTOWN SAN BERNARDINO
TRANSIT CENTER
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at other Southern California airports that are operating at or close to their design limits or legal
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Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, John Wayne Airport, and Long Beach Airport.
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2011-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING A HIGH SPEED RAIL
ALIGNMENT ALONG THE 1-215 CORRIDOR WITH STATIONS NEAR
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE AND THE DOWNTOWN SAN BERNARDINO
TRANSIT CENTER
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
22nd day of February
,2011 by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members:
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ABSTAIN
ABSENT
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Rachel G. Clark, City Clerk
19 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ol Lf711 day of February ,2011.
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Patrick J. Morris, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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