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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY RESOLUTION NO. 9F A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED USE OF THE EXISTING TRANSBAY TRANSIT TERMINAL AND THE RAMPS WHICH SERVE THAT FACILITY WHEREAS, the State-owned Transbay Transit Terminal in downtown San Francisco, together with the ramps which provide grade -separated access to and from the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge, were constructed as an integral part of the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge; and WHEREAS, the Transbay Transit Terminal, including its ramps, has been an integral part of the Bay Area transportation system since it began operation in 1939; and WHEREAS, AC Transit and its predecessor, the Key System, have operated commuter bus service between the East Bay and San Francisco since 1937, and buses have utilized the Transbay Transit Terminal exclusively since 1958; and WHEREAS, the Transbay Transit Terminal is the busiest bus terminal in the western United States; and WHEREAS, over the past 59 years, the need for the Transbay Transit Terminal and its ramps as part of the overall Bay Area transportation system has not diminished. Specifically, during the 1997 BART strike, as a result of breakdowns in the BART system, and. because of the lack of sufficient capacity on the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge, the Transbay Transit Terminal and its ramps provided the facilities in downtown San Francisco which enabled AC Transit to meet the transportation needs of East Bay residents who otherwise would not have had a feasible transportation alternative; and WHEREAS, with the opening of the HOV lanes on 1-80 from Highway 4 in Pinole to the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza, AC Transit can provide even faster service to the Transbay Transit Terminal, thereby making public transportation from Solano County, Contra Costa County and Alameda County more attractive as an alternative to single occupancy automobile drivers and provides a seamless connection to WestCAT and Vallejo Transit; and WHEREAS, AC Transit's ridership from the East Bay to the Transbay Transit Terminal has increased 40% (to 13,000 passengers per day) since October, 1997, and with the implementation of the Transbay Comprehensive Service Plan later this year, AC Transit projects that its service will increase by the year 2000 by an additional 13% to 23% 115,000 to 17,000 passengers per day); and WHEREAS, the public hearings held by the MTC Bay Bridge Design Task Force and the tour of the Transbay Transit Terminal by the Task Force clearly indicate the