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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: March 16, 2015 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-155 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Opposing the Phillips 66 Oil Train Off-Loading Facility <br />Expansion in San Luis Obispo County <br />WHEREAS, the oil train off-loading facility expansion, being considered by San Luis <br />Obispo County, would increase rail traffic through densely populated areas of Alameda <br />County, increase risks of oil spills, fires and explosions that would damage residences, <br />businesses, and at least twenty (20) schools located in the "blast zone" along the projected <br />route; and <br />WHEREAS, the current rail system is designed to connect residents to their <br />destinations throughout the Bay Area and NOT to move large quantities of hazardous <br />materials like crude oil through populated areas; and <br />WHEREAS, the diesel emissions from trains along the route would generate toxic <br />pollutants that exceed medically advised thresholds and cause cancer, heart disease and <br />asthma, in an area that is the third highest for childhood asthma disorders in the State of <br />California. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of San Leandro requests that the <br />County Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County deny permits for the Phillips 66 oil <br />train offloading facility and the denial of any construction related to this project; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his designee shall submit a <br />letter to rail carriers involved in transport of crude oil, coal, and petroleum coke in California, <br />requesting: <br />1.That the rail carriers make public any plans for new or expanded rail facilities or <br />significant rail traffic volume increases; <br />2.That the rail carriers provide representatives to meet periodically with local citizens <br />groups and local government officials from San Leandro to seek mutually acceptable ways to <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/11/2015