19750902 r-75-21RESOLUTION NO. R-75-21
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax, a body corporate and
politic, has joined into an agreement with other corporate
political bodies under the authority granted in the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact; and
WHEREAS, these same several political subdivisions have
entered into a binding contract, commonly called the Capital
Contributions Agreement, dated March 13, 1969, for the purpose
of financing the construction of the Metrorail system; and
WHEREAS, this said Capital Contributions Agreement gives
the City of Fairfax the right to approve any changes in the so
called Vienna Line in accordance with Article II, Paragraph 2.1,
which states in part, "no such revision, alteration or amendment
which would reduce the facilities to be constructed in accordance
with the Adopted Regional System - 1968 (Revised) within any
Political Subdivision (or in the case of the City of Fairfax
and the City of Falls Church, reduce the facilities serving such
Political Subdivision) shall be adopted without the consent of
such Political Subdivision."; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax has been advised that the
County of Fairfax, a party to the said Capital Contributions
Agreement, has unilaterally requested the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority to study the feasibility of moving the
Metro station from the Nutley Road location to a new location in
the vicinity of Tyson's Corner;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that:
1.The City of Fairfax does not agree to this proposed move
of the stations on the Vienna line outside the beltway.
2. The City of Fairfax strongly objects to the expenditure
of any funds of the Transit Authority for the purpose
of studying a change which is, because of our statement
in 1 above, a violation of the Capital Agreement (contract).
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3. Should Fairfax County insist on such a study, said
County be required to pay the total cost of said
study, in advance.
4. The City Manager is directed to send a copy of this
resolution to the General Manager of the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Executive
Secretary of the Northern Virginia Transportation
Commission, the members of the Board of the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and each jurisdiction
which is a party signator to the Capital Contributions
Agreement.
ADOPTED: September 2, 1975
Attest:
C~y 'Clerk