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RESOLUTION NUMBER /1 b I
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA,. ,OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF
_PROPOSED SENATE BILL NUMBER 104 CONCERNING THE
PLACEMENT OF SIGNS ON ALL STOP-SIGNS MAINTAINED
BY SAID CITY,
WHEREAS, The City of Seal Beach, pursuant to its police power
granted by the Constitution of the State of California, and
pursuant to the Vehicle Code and the Streets and Highways Code
of the State of California, places stop signs and other signals
at intersections determined by the City Council of said city,
after studies, to require the installation of such signsl and
WHEREAS, Installation of traffic signs are of direct concern to
said citYl and
WHEREAS, The City Council does not believe that the installation
of unnecessary and unwarranted traffic signs and devices is
consistent with their duties to the public and to the citizens
of the City of Seal Beach, and
WHEREAS, Proposed Senate Bill Number 104 would require the place-
ment of one-way, two-way, three-way, or four-way signs on all
stop signs which are maintained by said city without regard to
traffic studies or a determination by said City Council that such
signs are necessary at particular intersectionsl
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach does
hereby resolve as follows:
That proposed Senate Bill Number 104 is not justified inasmuch
as traffic engineering studies have not been conducted which
demonstrate the benefits to be derived from additional installa-
tion of signs on all stop signs in the city, and it has not been
demonstrated that the placement of such signs will result in an
improvement of intersection safety and efficiency, and the City
Council hereby declares that it is opposed to the passage of
Senate Bill No, 104, and declares that the installation of signs
at intersections is a local traffic matter to be determined by
the City Council after studies of particular intersections,
Passed, approved, and adopted by the
Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held
by the following vote:
City Council of the City of
on the 15th day of June, 1970,
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen
Councilmen
Councilmen
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ATTEST: ~~AI
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