RESOLUTION NO. 19-8781
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARA TO SUPPORT WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (VTA) AND THE
CITIES OF CUPERTINO AND SAN JOSE TO DEVELOP A
COMPLETE STREETS AND TRANSIT STUDY, INCLUDING
OPTIONS OF HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT, FOR THE STEVENS
CREEK BOULEVARD CORRIDOR.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Santa Clara staff and Councilmembers have participated in discussions with neighboring communities since a multi-jurisdictional group was established by the San Jose City Council on August 8, 2017, comprised of the cities of Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to discuss key regional issues affecting West San Jose, with a focus on transportation and circulation; WHEREAS, the cities of Santa Clara, Cupertino, and San Jose along with VTA jointly developed and submitted a grade separated high-capacity transit concept along Stevens Creek Boulevard to the Plan Bay Area 2040 process;
WHEREAS, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) role as County congestion management agency (CMA) and transit provider for Santa Clara County enables it to bring together multiple cities and Santa Clara County together to study upgrading a corridor such as Stevens Creek Boulevard into a multi-modal, transit supportive corridor; WHEREAS, the Santa Clara City Council approved on September 12, 2017 the formation of a Stevens Creek Urban Village Taskforce to address land use on shared borders; WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara General Plan contains Circulation policies that include complete streets elements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara adopted Resolution 18-8593 on August 21, 2018, which adopted a Complete Street Policy to support the design of roadways to safely accommodate all users including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, children, senior citizens, disabled people, and motorists.
Resolution to collaborate with VTA & neighboring cities Rev: 11 /22/17
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City of Santa Clara supports a study exploring transit options including Complete Streets along the Stevens Creek Boulevard corridor .
2. That the study considers potential options for a grade separated high capacity transit system for the Stevens Creek Boulevard corridor, that connects the Cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, and Cupertino, that is supported by, and developed in collaboration with, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
3. That the options considered in the study do not adversely affect streets in the City of Santa Clara.
4. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to assess resources needed to develop these projects and report findings to the City Council.
5. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED
AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 1 grn DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES : COUNCILORS:
NOES : COUNCILORS :
ABSENT: COUNCILORS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS:
Attachments incorporated by reference: None
Davis, Hardy, Mahan, O'Neill, and Watanabe ,
and Mayor Gillmor
None
Chahal
None
ATTEST: ~
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Resolution to collaborate with VTA & neighboring cities Rev: 11 /22/17