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SUPERVISOR TOM .TORLAKSON Costa
DATE.. JULY 28, 1992 County
SUBJEGTt BART POLICY ON FUNDING FOR UNDERGROUNDING OF BART EXTENSIONS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) 8: BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION.
RECO14MENDED ACTION
Authorize the Chair to sign a letter on behalf of the Board
of Supervisors the BART Board of Directors :
( 1 ) urging them to be consistent in applying their
long-standing policy which requires funding for
undergrounding of BART extensions to be funded with local
funding sources; and (2) objecting to any undergrounding
costs borne by the BART district and reiterating the Board
of Supervisors, position that any use of BART or transit
funds be used to move people and thereby reducing air
pollution and traffic congestion.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
It has come to my attention that the BART Board of Directors
is considering changing their long standing policy which
requires undergrounding of BART .extensions to come from
local funds . The change in policy now being considered would
allow for the use of non-local funds to underground the Warm
Springs Extension at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont.
The costs of undergrounding in a suburban area would
substantially exceed committed revenues and would seriously
impact the New Rails Starts program and would be disruptive
to extensions now under construction and future extensions .
Additionally, when the Pittsburg-Antioch extension was
proposed, BART insisted on local funds being used if the
line was to be undergrounded even though Concord desired an
underground extension through North Concord. Concord
reluctantly agreed to an extension that would be elevated
and at grade. To change the policy at this time would" not
be fair and equitable.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTt YES SIGNATUREt
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES)
ACTION OF BOARD ON JU ly 28. 1992 APVROVED AS RECOMMENDED "X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -" ) 1 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.
Count Administrator July 28, 1992
CC: y ATTESTED
Supervisor Tori akson Ph1(Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisor McPeak 6UPM 5o S&dCoutltYAdMWWatQr
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