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RESOLUTION NO. XX-25
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA, TO ACCEPT THE FINAL RICHMOND PARKWAY
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond is a member of the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission (“WCCTC”), a joint exercise of powers authority formed pursuant to Government Code Section 6500, et. seq. by and between the City of El Cerrito, the City of Hercules, the City of Pinole, the City of Richmond, the City of San Pablo, Contra Costa County, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (“AC Transit”), San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (“BART”), and West Contra Costa Transit Authority (“WestCAT”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, in partnership with WCCTC, sought and received grant funding from the Sustainable Transportation Program at Caltrans to develop a transportation plan for the Richmond Parkway; and
WHEREAS, WCCTC and its project partners, the City of Richmond and Contra Costa County, undertook extensive public outreach and technical analysis to develop the Draft and Final Draft of the Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the WCCTC Board voted to adopt the Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan at their February 28, 2025 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, consisting of projects involving only feasibility or planning studies needed for possible future action for which an agency, board, or commission has not approved, adopted, or funded and the Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan does not have a legally binding effect on later activities; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan will enable the City to align with regional transportation priorities, strengthen future funding opportunities, demonstrate its commitment to coordinated transportation planning, and support the City’s ongoing efforts to enhance the Richmond Parkway corridor in partnership with WCCTC and Contra Costa County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Richmond City Council hereby accepts the Final Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan;
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held April 22, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
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Reso. No. XX-25
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Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-25, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on April 22, 2025.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S
CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-XX duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 1st day of April 2025, of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution h as not b een amended, mod ified or rescinded s ince the d ate of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2025.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
[SEAL]