CC RESOLUTION 4505RESOLUTION NO. 4505
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AB 889 (LIEU) THAT ESTABLISHES A
CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE METRO GREEN LINE LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INITIAL SEGMENT TO LOS ANGELES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The City Council resolves as follows
Section 1 The City Council finds and declares as follows
A In 1988 the City Council adopted Resolution No 3514 supporting the
extension of the Metro Green Line including a LAX - Marina segment
B The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the primary international
traveler's gateway to Southern California, yet it lacks direct rail transit
access for business and recreational travelers The absence of this crucial
link in the regional transportation system forces travelers into private
automobiles resulting in further congestion on already overburdened
freeway and arterial highway systems
C The Metro Green Line system is the only mass transit rail line serving
Gateway and South Bay communities However, when the Green Line
was constructed in the mid -1990s it was terminated roughly two miles
south of LAX
D The Green Line Coalition has been established to finally extend the
truncated rail line to LAX airport The extension would run from the current
terminus at Aviation Blvd and 1 -105 to stations at Aviation and Century
boulevards and Lincoln and Sepulveda boulevards Extension of the
Green Line to LAX would help alleviate traffic congestion, reduce air
pollution and provide a convenient alternative to private automobile for
LAX travelers and employees
SECTION 2 The City Council of the City of El Segundo supports the objectives
of The Green Line Coalition to finish the Metro Green Line by extending it
through LAX thereby providing direct transit access for airport travelers and
employees
SECTION 3 The City Council of the City of El Segundo supports AB 889 a bill to
establish a Metro Green Line construction authority to ensure the extension of
the Green Line into LAX
SECTION 4 The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of the City, and
make a record of proceedings of the City Council in the Minutes of the Meeting at
which same is passed and adopted
SECTION 5 This Resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption and will
remain effective until repealed or is superseded by subsequent resolutions or by
ordinance
PASSED AND ADOPTE9'this 6T day of
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