HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10031995 - 95-469 SEP-24-1995 21:13 SUPERVISOR TORLAKSON 5104278142 P.02
t 2fw ftard of Swer isors v
of Contm Costa County
in the Matter of 40jofttttvn No. 95/469
1Fcognizing the Importance of Wtaining the
Bytom Car4Q furbishingtl-tant in the City offtts6urg
WKE4gS, the City of fttsbrurg has been the site of,and has recenvd considerable economic benefit from the
morrtson-2Cnudsen Bart car refurbishment plant;and
W5frE4V,U the facility used by Xor&on-Rnudwn is a turn-Ry, state of the art fadfxty and was recentry
built urith the assistance of$1.4 ttt0wn pub&c doff-ars, -with the e.;pectation that hundreds of jobs, Casting many years,
YvoW be created;and
14&- WS, that money included over$400,000 from the State of CaCfamia Employment Training Panel and
tncludedover$200,000from the tocaC 'iiYxsie Indaastry Council;and
%MgMAS, the contract for BART car refurbishment recently passed from Morrison-7'(Audsen to another'
company,„AE+r'TransportationSystems,and
%WW",.AEC Transportation Systems is currentCy negotiating with both the City of(Attsburg and with
the,Alameda Nava[A irStation for the location of their business;araC
'W1tMOW, the City of ottsburg, with a current unemployment rate of 9.4%, wiff rose over 240 jobs if the
facility is movedio-94imeda;and
the,Afanteda site is fecated in a S0 year old budding at the former.Kameda Wavat lir Station
andis in need of a great deaf of rerurvatson;and
`Gt &WMS, the FederaC government, at the request of foc4f elected o 6ciafs in /'Kameda, is considering
offering an additional$S milCwn in incenthw to enhance the viabiko of the,Alameda site, and this gwnditure of
aM onaC�Pederafdvffars wilfresult in a dulibcative vTenditure o,f pubCie mowy,wilfresuft in unfair focafcompetition,
andwiKresult in the trattsferof jobsfmm one community to another,and
`6 WT", it is not good pub&policy, and net in the taxpayers interest to pay moneylust to move jobs 30
miles east.
NOW, gEFOQ'F, BE 1T M0m&o that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa,
Caltfornia, does hereby endorse keeping the AEg Transportation F'adfity at the ming tura-Cagy site located in
Ttttsbttrg,
BF IT `V4tM! . WOL that the Board of Supervisors hereby recommends that tfte Tederaf
government refrain from prvvfdtng monetary assistance that u4ff emate a dupl%atian in speruf:ng of public funds, that
wiff giwAfameda(,County an unfair advantage,and that wiffcause the loss of over 200 jobs in Contra Costa County.
OI,M0 by unanimous vote v f the Board Members present on this 3rd day of October,1995.
I fierily certify tfrat tfw bregoiV is a true andcorreet copy of a resolution enteredorr the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the dataaforwaid
afonrsarif
%Otnesa my fiand=dtfseSaatof the
BoardofSrepervisors a„tdon this 3rd
Q)ay of Octofur,1995.
4'?i7L B�?�'?t�l%Lla4e,('ltrkof tfra 03oanfof
SuperviwrsandCom .Oainiwator
BY 'J
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Introduced by.•
Tom TIor&kson
Supertrisor, ftt?ict Five
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