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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra
Costa
DATE: AUgUSt�'-13, `195$ County
SUBJECT: RADAR USE BY CHP IN UNINCORPORATED AREA
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Precedence has been well established
through the outstanding program in Orinda and the fine effort of
Supervisor Schroder to pioneer the use of radar by the California
Highway Patrol in our unincorporated communities. Over the past five
years, I have discussed this matter with the unincorcoporated
communities in District 5 and with Captain Ron Oliver of the Highway
Patrol and found a considerable amount of interest in implementing a
radar program in some defined areas in my district.
Recently, while bicycling back from an evening meeting
in Discovery Bay, I approached the scene of a grim accident
on Balfour Road. The helicopter was taking away the victims
of a terrible collision between a motorcycle and a truck. In talking
with this highway patrol officer on the scene of the accident, they
emphasized the difficulty of speed enforcement in far east county.
The far east county far exceeds that of all other parts of the
county in accident and death rate. In fact, 50% of the fatalities of
the whole county occurs east of Hillcrest Avenue. Recognizing the
speeding problems and high number of- accidents in east county and the
Highway Patrol would find radar a very effective total in controling
the speeding problem and bring about safer traffic conditions, I
believe we should move .ahead and allocate the necessary funds to equip
two officers with radar.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer for consideration and response to the
County Administrator-and-Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol.
cc: Ron Oliver
Sheriff Rainey
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATU.RE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON A11g71C I" 11 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED
_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County .Administrator ATTESTED August la,. 1985
Sheriff-Coroner Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
California Highway Patrol _ Supervisors and County Administrator
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