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RESOLUTION NO, 534
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS URGING ADOPTION BY THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS RELATING
TO NOISE ABATEMENT.
RESOLVED by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ,
California, that said Council does hereby urge the adoption, by
the League of California Cities , of appropriate resolutions
urging adoption of the hereinafter specified legislation and
policies
A. That the California State Division of Highways allocate
and employ funds equal to 2 percent of those monies proposed for
highway construction for the express purpose of achieving improved
designs of highways to minimize noise and to accomplish improvements
in existing highways to reduce noise from vehicular traffic.
B. That the California Highway Patrol institute a vigorous
program of education of patrolmen relative to techniques for
enforcement of allowable standards for vehicle noise, and that
the Department subsequently move to achieve effective and rigorous
enforcement of those statutes governing vehicle noise.
C . That the Office of Attorney General of California and/or
the Judicial Council, after due investigation, establish and
promulgate a structure of recommended fines and penalties of sufficient
severity to ensure that violations of existing vehicle noise laws
will be markedly curbed in frequency of occurrence. '
D. That those California residents who have suffered extreme
discomfort or inconvenience as a result of noise from newly
constructed highways be reimbursed from appropriate state funds
for the direct costs borne by such residents in achieving alleviation
of or relief from the excessive highway noise.
E, That cities employ to the greatest extent possible those
revenues from fines derived from convictions and forfeitures for
violation of existing noise statutes to the cause of supporting
and furthering abatement of noise from vehicles on public highways
and streets .
LAGORIO & FAISANT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
300 THIRD STREET
LOS ALTOS, CALIF.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the Town of Los Altos Hills held on the 22nd day of. July, 1969,
by the following roll call vote
AYES Councilmen Benson, Davey, Helgesson, Mayor Aiken
NOES : None
ABSENT: Councilman Fowle
ATTEST:
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APPROVED : %
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LAGORIO & FAISANT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW .
300 THIRD !STREET
LOG ALTOS. CALIF.
348-5200 - - .