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RESOLUTION No. 31-88 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION <br /> COMMISSION AS A SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES <br /> FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 250 of the Statutes of 1987 amends the Streets and <br /> Highways Code beginning at Section 2550 to provide that the <br /> Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) may function as the <br /> Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) in any or all of the <br /> Counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, <br /> Solano, Sonoma, Napa and the City and County of San Francisco, upon <br /> adoption of a resolution by MTC to act as a service authority and upon <br /> ratification of MTC ' s resolution in a particular county by the Board <br /> of Supervisors of the County and by the City Councils of the Cities <br /> within the County having a majority of the population of the Cities <br /> within the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the SAFE would have the responsibility for implementing a <br /> freeway and highway emergency motorist aid system for emergency call <br /> boxes in those counties which agree to participate in the <br /> establishment of a SAFE, to be paid for with funds obtained by the <br /> SAFE pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2553 and Vehicle <br /> Code Section 9250 . 10; and <br /> WHEREAS , MTC has adopted a resolution agreeing to function as the <br /> SAFE for the nine county Bay Arearegion and has requested <br /> ratification of its resolution by the Los Altos Hills City Council ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Los Altos Hills City Council finds that a freeway and <br /> highway emergency motorist aid system for call boxes would benefit <br /> motorists on freeways and highways in the Town of Los Altos Hills and <br /> is needed to, ensure the safety of motorists and reduce the time spent <br /> by law enforcement officers responding to routine vehicle <br /> disablements; and <br />