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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.A- City Attorney RESOLUTION (ID# 1403) DOC ID: 1403 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION In Support/Opposition From: James F. Penman M/CC Meeting Date: 11/21/2011 Prepared by: Edna DiVellis, (909) 384-5355 Dept: City Attorney Ward(s): All Subject: Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Opposing the Closure of the CalTrans Transportation Permit Office in the City of San Bernardino Financial Impact: None Motion: Adopt resolution. Synopsis of Previous Council Action: 11/07/11 Motion: That the City Attorney draft a resolution in support of keeping the South Coast Regional Transportation Office in San Bernardino. Background: At the November 7, 2011 Council meeting, the Mayor and Common Council added an item regarding the impending closure of the CalTrans Transportation Permit Branch in the City of San Bernardino that arose after the posting of the agenda and that needed immediate action to be taken. At that time,the Mayor and Councilmembers heard from the public and received documents regarding CalTrans' decision to consolidate the South and North branches of the Transportation Permit Offices into one office in Northern California resulting in the closure of the San Bernardino Branch. In response,the Council unanimously approved having the City Attorney prepare a resolution opposing the closure of the Transportation Permit Branch in the City of San Bernardino. The City Attorney's Office has prepared the requested resolution and presents it to the Mayor and Common Council for consideration and recommended approval. City Attorney Review: Approved as to Form. Supporting Documents: SDE.ed.Reso.CalTransPermitOffices(PDF) Updated: 11/17/2011 by Mayra Ochiqui PacketPg. 11 WE RESOLUTION NO. 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OF THE CALTRAN 3 TRANSPORTATION PERMIT OFFICE IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. U w ' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF 0 N S R THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: 6 0 U 7 WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation has the authority to d 8 issue special permits for the movement of vehicles/loads exceeding statutory limits in size, o U 9 weight, and loading of vehicles contained in Division 15 of the California Vehicle Code; y O 10 WHEREAS, the CalTrans Transportation Permits Branch is responsible for the °0. 0 11 N administration of the Transportation Permit program through the issuance of 12 M 13 Transportation Permits; 14 WHEREAS, there currently exists Transportation Permit Branches in 15 Sacramento(North) and in San Bernardino (South); o d 16 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council have been informed that the 17 U w Transportation Permits Branch currently located in the City of San Bernardino produces 0 18 E 19 approximately 65%of the State's oversize and overweight Transportation Permits; a N C 20 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council have been informed the San 21 U Bernardino Transportation Permit Branch serves more than 7,000 local walk-in customers. 22 WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Transportation Permit Branch provides services 23 LLl 24 to local trucking companies, permit companies, and pilot car companies, all of which r°n c 25 provide jobs to the region, as well as a major economic benefit to the Inland Empire; E r U 26 Q 27 28 SDE.ed.Reso.CalTrrmsPe itOffices.doc 1 Packet Pg. 12 i mm RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OF THE CALTRAN 3 TRANSPORTATION PERMIT OFFICE IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. U w ' WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation has notified the employees of the 0 N 5 C A San Bernardino Transportation Permit Branch that the South and North branches are to be w 6 � U 7 consolidated into one office in Sacramento, thereby closing the South Branch in the City of m e San Bernardino; o U rn 9 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino's location to the Cajon and San N O 10 CL Gorgonio Passes, and at the junctions of the I-10, I-215 and SR-210 freeways, as well as °- 0 11 w being home to the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway's Intermodal freight 12 M 13 transport yard, positions the City as an intermodal logistics hub; however, intermodal 14 transportation will be critically impacted if the South Transportation Permit Branch in the �✓' is City of San Bernardino is closed; d 16 WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation's decision to close the South m 17 U Transportation Permit Branch in the City of San Bernardino will severely impact the 0 1e 19 economy of the City and surrounding regions due to the relocation of local heavy haul a N C 20 trucking companies, pilot car companies and heavy equipment rental companies and its m 21 impact on related businesses; y 22 m WHEREAS, many local permit companies may close or relocate, further injuring 23 tyj za the fragile local economy; and w c 25 WHEREAS, the inability for local walk-in customers to get permits in San E t U 26 Bernardino will negatively impact local small trucking companies and local truckers, a 27 © ze SDE.ed.Reso.CaITr P=itOlrices.doc 2 Packet Pg. 13 WE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OF THE CALTRAN 3 TRANSPORTATION PERMIT OFFICE IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. d v w 4 further impacting the local and regional economy already devastated by the recession, all o a 5 m to the detriment of the City of San Bernardino and the surrounding region. 6 U r- 7 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND 0 e COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: o U 9 SECTION 1. The City of San Bernardino urges the California Department of S 0 0 10 Transportation, and all state officials interested in the economic welfare of the City of San C CL 11 0 N Bernardino to support the retention of the Transportation Permit Branch (South) currently 12 M 13 located in the City of San Bernardino. The City also urges State Senators Gloria Negrete 14 McLeod and Robert Dutton and State Assemblypersons Wilmer Amina Carter and Mike o 15 Morrell to lend their support and encouragement in retaining this vital transportation m 16 0: service in the City of San Bernardino. m 17 u SECTION 2. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino is hereby directed to 0 18 E 19 forward a copy of this Resolution to State Senators Gloria Negrete McLeod and Robert a) W C 20 Dutton and Assemblypersons Wilmer Amina Carter and Mike Morrell, as well as to R 21 U Malcom Dougherty, Acting Director of CalTrans; Rick Land, Chief Deputy Director of H 22 CalTrans; Steve Takigawa, Deputy Director of Operations; Raymond Wolfe, District 23 uj Director; and Robert Copp, Chief, Division of Traffic Operations, California Department w 24 C 25 of Transportation. E t U 26 27 zs SDE.ed.Reso.CalTmsPermitOffices.doe 3 Packet Pg. 14 MN 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY 3 OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OF THE CALTRAN TRANSPORTATION PERMIT OFFICE IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. 4 p I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayoi c s m Y 6 and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on th w 0 day of 2011,by the following vote,to wit: N B O Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT L) m 9 c MARQUEZ o 10 O- a JENKINS O 11 O N d 12 BRINKER M O 13 SHORETT 14 ® KELLEY 2 0 15 JOHNSON 16 N 17 MCCAMMACK w 0 18 d 19 Rachel G. Clark, City Clerk 20 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this_day of 2011. —, 21 U O N 22 !r 23 Patrick J. Moms,Mayor ui City of San Bernardino y 24 zs Approved as to Form: E v s U 26 Q 27 James F. Penman, City Attorney ® ze SDE.ed.Reso.CalTran0 itOffices.doc4 Packet Pg. 15