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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 09141993 - 1.171 , l -71 County of El Dorado BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLIAM S.BRADLEY.................DISTRICT 1 330 Fair Lane • Placerville, CA 95667 RAYMOND J.NUTTING................DISTRICT II Telephone (916) 621-5390 J. MARK NIELSEN... ... . ... . .. . . . .DISTRICT III WILLIAM N.CENTER.................DISTRICT IV JOHN E.UPTON..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .DISTRICT V Po OF supe'` DIXIE L.FOOTE...............CLERK OF THE BOARD ,QP J''Y' 0 f � N 0'00 COU01, August 17, 1993 Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine Street 11th Floor Martinez, CA 94553 Subject: Roadside Rest Area - Hwy 50 to So. Lake Tahoe El Dorado County needs your help! Dear Chairman: w F. Words cannot express the beauty of the Eldorado National Forest which surrounds Highway 50 east of Placerville to Meyers. This is why the State of California has designated this portion of Highway 50 a scenic corridor. The residents of El Dorado County in an effort to retain this scenic beauty are seeking your help in urging Cal Trans to expedite the installation of a roadside rest area. A rest area would not only help in keeping the environment healthy, it would provide the travelers coming from all over California a safe haven to rest. Highway S0 from Sacramento to the Nevada State line has no roadside rest area for travelers. This is a distance of over 100 miles. With winter road closures and vacation traffic contributing to frequent traffic delays, there is an increasing concern of travelers stopping along the roadside to relieve themselves. The few existing commercial establishments between Pollock Pines and Meyers are left with the burden of trying to provide adequate services with limited waste disposal systems. CMM COSTA COM RECEIVED At 1; 18 FM OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR i 14 August 17, 1993 Page 2 Cal Trans contracted with Arthur Young & Company to compile a report with recommendations for a Highway SO roadside rest area. This report was completed on June 30, 1986 Four locations were examined and recommendations made. No action has beeif taken. This project has also been included on the "Candidate State Highway Projects for the Proposed County Sales Tax" of El Dorado County since February 1, 1988. On August 3, 1993, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors adopted the attached Resolution to express the need to Cal Trans to expedite the installation of a roadside rest area. I urge your Board to adopt the same resolution and forward your resolution to Cal Trans and your legislative representatives. Please keep me informed of your actions. Sincerely, J Raymond J. Nutting Supervisor District II Enclosure /lag RESOLUTION NO. OF ME BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ME COUNTY OF EL DORADO Resolution to Expedite Roadside Rest Area Along Highway 50 Corridor Whereas, the Highway 50 corridor leading from Placerville to South Lake Tahoe is one of the State's most scenic highways and is a direct link to the Lake Tahoe Basis, one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the world; and Whereas, annually more than 9,000,000 people travel the Highway 50 corridor between Placerville and So. Lake Tahoe, most from-other urban areas of California; and Whereas, Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe, a distance of over 60 miles, has literally no public toilet facilities and the few'existing commercial establishments along the Highway 50 corridor have limited sewage disposal capabilities; and Whereas, due to the length of the drive from Placerville to-South Lake Tahoe, winter road closures and holiday traffic conditions, motorists frequently urinate and defecate on the side of the road; and Whereas, Highway 50 from Placerville to Meyers is a designated scenic highway. Whereas, the Highway 50 corridor is maintained by Cal Trans and for numerous years has promised a public roadside rest area which to date has not come to fruition, Now, therefore be it resolved, that the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors urgently request Cal Trans and our legislators to expedite and move forward with a public roadside rest area to include rest room facilities along the Highway 50 corridor between Pollock Pines and Meyers, and Be it further resolved, that the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County urge other California Counties to also adopt this Resolution and forward to Cal Trans and their respective legislators; Passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Dorado at a regular meeting of said Board, held the third day of August, 1993, by the following vote of said Board: Attest Ayes: Supervisors, William S. Bradley, Dixie L. Foote Raymond J. Nutting, J. Mark Nielsen Clerk of the Board of Su rvisors William N. Center �Depiiy Clerk Noes: None Absent: John E. Upton CAairman, Board ot,Suverviscrs County Administrator RECEIVED Board of S.upervisors Contra Tom Powers County Administration Building 1st District 651 Pine Street,11th Floor Costa AUG 2 5 1993 Jeff Smith Martinez,California 94553-1229 2nd District (510)646-4080 County AWLq -/Y,4 Gayle Bishop FAX:(510)646-4098 ..... . 3rd District tiF. L / Phil Batchelor Sunne Wright McPeak County Administrator 4th District Tom Torlakson _1 5th District j; August 24, 1993 The Honorable Raymond J. Nutting Supervisor, District II County of El Dorado 330 Fair Lane Placerville, CA 95667 Dear Supervisor Nutting: Your letter requesting support to Cal Trans for a Roadside Rest Area along Highway 50 between Sacramento and the Nevada state line will be referred to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors at its next meeting. The Board of Supervisors has a Transportation Committee which .generally handles matters such as the one with which you are concerned. Staff will recommend that your letter be referred to the Board' s Transportation Committee for its consideration and recommendation back to the full Board of Supervisors . Steve Goetz, Chief, Transportation Planning in our Community Development Department staffs the Transportation Committee. You should hear from Mr. Goetz as soon as the Transportation Committee has had an opportunity to review your request. Very truly yours, Claude L. Van Marter Assistant County Administrator CLVM:amb vanB-30-93 Attachment cc: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Supervisor Tom Powers Supervisor Jeff Smith Supervisor Gayle Bishop Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak J. Michael Walford, Public Works Director Steve Goetz, Chief, Transportation Planning, CDD County of El Dorado BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLIAM S.BRADLEY..... ...... ... .. .DISTRICT 1 330 Fair Lane - Placerville, CA 95667 RAYMOND J.NUTTING................DISTRICT II Telephone (916) 621-5390 J. MARK NIELSEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISTRICT III WILLIAM N.CENTER. ...... ..........DISTRICT IV JOHN E. UPTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISTRICT V �o of supf" DIXIE L.FOOTE...............CLERK OF THE BOARD o � 9900 COUNt1 August 17, 1993 Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine Street 11th Floor Martinez, CA 94553 Subject: Roadside Rest Area .- Hwy 50 to So. Lake Tahoe El Dorado County needs your help! Dear Chairman: Words cannot express the beauty of the Eldorado National Forest which surrounds Highway 50 east of Placerville to Meyers. This is why the State of California has designated this portion of Highway 50 a scenic corridor. The residents of El Dorado County in an effort to retain this scenic beauty are seeking your help in urging Cal Trans to expedite the installation of a roadside rest area. A rest area would not only help in keeping the environment healthy, it would provide the travelers coming from all over California a safe haven to rest. Highway 50 frr om Sacramento to the Nevada State line has no roadside rest area for travelers. This is a distance of over 100 miles. With winter road closures and vacation traffic contributing to frequent traffic delays, there is an increasing concern of travelers stopping along the roadside to relieve themselves. The few existing commercial establishments between Pollock Pines and Meyers are left with the burden of trying to provide adequate services with limited waste disposal systems. CONTRA CWA COUNTY RECEIVED A119 18 KW OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATO? August 17, 1993 Page 2 Cal Trans contracted with Arthur Young & Company to compile a report with recommendations for a Highway SO roadside rest area. This report was completed on June 30, 1986 Four locations were examined and recommendations made. No action has been taken. This project has also been included on the "Candidate State Highway Projects for the Proposed County Sales Tax" of El Dorado County since February 1, 1988. On August 3, 1993, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors adopted the attached Resolution to express the need to Cal Trans to expedite the installation of a roadside rest area. I urge your Board to adopt the same resolution and forward your resolution to Cal Trans and your legislative representatives. Please keep me informed of your actions. Sincerely, AlfJ Raymond J. Nutting Supervisor District II Enclosure /lag `5 RESOLUTION NO. r sff-q,-- OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO Resolution to Expedite Roadside Rest Area Along Highway 50 Corridor Whereas, the Highway 50 corridor leading from Placerville to South Lake Tahoe is one of the State's most scenic highways and is a direct link to the Lake Tahoe Basis, one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the world; and Whereas, annually more than 9,000,000 people travel the Highway 50 corridor between Placerville and So. Lake Tahoe, most from other urban areas of California; and Whereas, Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe, a distance of over 60 miles, has literally no public toilet facilities and the few existing commercial establishments along the Highway 50 corridor have limited sewage disposal capabilities; and Whereas, due to the length of the drive from Placerville to South Lake Tahoe, winter road closures and holiday traffic conditions, motorists frequently urinate and defecate on the side of the road; and Whereas, Highway 50 from Placerville to Meyers is a designated scenic highway. Whereas, the Highway 50 corridor is maintained by Cal Trans and for numerous years has promised a public roadside rest area which to date has not come to fruition, Now, therefore be it resolved, that the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors urgently request Cal Trans and our legislators to expedite and move forward with a public roadside rest area to include rest room facilities along the Highway 50 corridor between Pollock Pines and Meyers, and Be it further resolved, that the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County urge other California Counties to also adopt this Resolution and forward to Cal Trans and their respective legislators; Passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Dorado at a regular meeting of said Board, held the third day of August, 1993, by the following vote of said Board: Attest Ayes: Supervisors, William S. Bradley, Dixie L. Foote Raymond J. Nutting, J. Mark Nielsen Clerk of the Board of Su rvisors William N. Center epClerk 61 �DiAy Noes: None Absent: John E. Upton C an, Board of-Suoerviscrs