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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Costa
DATE: December 13, 1983 County
SUBJECT: California Transportation Commission Proposed Policy Changes
Specific Requests or Recommendations & Background A Justification
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Public Works Director that the Board authorize the
Director to submit testimony to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) at
its hearing on December 15, 1983. The testimony shall request that acquisition of
abandoned right-of-way projects be treated consistently with other projects, and that
the arbitrary funding limit of 50 percent not be adopted.
BACKGROUND
The CTC evaluates all transit projects seeking State "Transit Capital Improvement"
funds by a set of general criteria developed in October 1982 as a result of AB 2551 .
There is currently proposed a set of "enhancements" to these general criteria which
are intended tb address the issues unique to abandoned railroad rights-of-way.
The County' s' current efforts to acquire the Southern Pacific's abandoned San Ramon
Branch line is dependent on the financial support provided by these funds and it is
imperative that the proposed enhancements insure that all projects are evaluated
consistently and fairly.
The Executive Summary for the proposed enhancements is attached. The Public Works
Department concurs with the statement in the Summary that acquisition of abandoned
railroad rights-of- way provides valuable opportunities for future public transportation
uses and also concurs with the specific enhancements as proposed.
However, the Department is concerned regarding the effect the recommendation to adopt
a general policy limiting the State's maximum share of the total right-of way acquisition
cost to 50 percent of the total cost will have on the County's current effort to acquire
the San Ramon Branch line.
The CTC will conduct a hearing on the proposed criteria changes on December 15, 1983
in Los Angeles and it is recommended that this Department be directed to express the
stated concerns.
Continued on attachment: yes Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator ecommen a of Wrdittee
Approve Other:
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: LL, /3 /y 3 Approved as Recommended JOther_
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes:
Absent: Abstain: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN:
cc: Public Works Department (Transp. Ping.)
County Administrator Attested: dee—
T
R. Olsson, County Clerk and
Ex Officio Clerk of the Board
By ,Deputy
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