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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on August 2,1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE
Item No.
1.63 LETTER dated July 19, 1994, from Larry Allen, 1700 Femwood Drive, Oakley 94561, regarding dispute over
removal of car from private property.
***REFERRED TO SHERIFF-CORONER
1.64 LETTER dated July 18, 1994,from M.Mandel,O'Melveny&Myers,400 South Hope Street,Los Angeles 90071-
2899,withdrawing with prejudice the claim for refund of 1989-1990 property taxes dated December 6, 1993 filed on
behalf of GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership.
***ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT AND REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL AND TREASURER-TAX
COLLECTOR
1.65 LETTER dated July 19, 1994,from D.Jones,Executive Director,Loaves&Fishes,P.O. Box 3335,Danville 94526,
expressing concern with the reduction in funding to the Contra Costa Food Bank.
***REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR AND HEALTH SERVICE DIRECTOR
1.66 LETTER dated July 13, 1994, from M. Pastrick, Mayor, City of Concord, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord 94519,
advising that the City Council has taken a position in opposition to further studies of or funding for the Southern
Pacific right-of-way/Iron Horse Trail Roadway proposed by the County connecting the Pleasant Hill BART
Development Area with Monument Boulevard.
***REFERRED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
1.67 LETTER dated July 4, 1994, from S. LeFievre, President, Pleasant Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth, 302
Patterson Boulevard, Pleasant Hill 94523, urging the abandonment of plans to build a new road on the Southern
Pacific right-of-way between the Pleasant Hill BART Station and Monument Boulevard.
***REFERRED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
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PHIL BATCH OR, Clerk of the Board
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Oeputy
cc: Correspondents
Sheriff-Coroner
County Counsel
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Social Service Director
Health Services Director
Deputy Director, Redevelopment Agency
Public Works Director
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Pleasant Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth
302 Patterson Boulevard
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
July 4, 1994
RECEIVE®
Board of Supervisors JUL 2 01994
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Martinez, CA 94553 CONTRA COSTA CO.
To the Honorable Supervisors:
The general membership of our Pleasant Hill residents' organization has
voted to urge you to abandon your current plans to build a new road on the Southern
Pacific right-of-way between the Pleasant Hill BART station and Monument Boulevard
for the following reasons:
1. Construction and use of this road, particularly with HOV lanes, will have
serious negative impacts on Fair Oaks, a family-oriented residential neighborhood
in Pleasant Hill and on adjacent neighborhoods in Concord. In recommending this
project in their May 13, 1993, summary to the Pleasant Hill City Council, the Contra
Costa County Public Works Department described this project as ". . . beneficial for
the BART area traffic needs." The needs of area residents are apparently not taken
into account. We are asking you, as our representatives, to do so.
2. The roadway would encroach on the Fair Oaks Elementary School
grounds, creating noise and safety issues.
3. The roadway would encroach on Len Hester Park.
4. The road would eliminate several businesses valuable to Pleasant Hill.
5. The road would destroy a section of an irreplaceable open space and
recreation facility: the Iron Horse Trail.
The county general plan for a transit corridor along the Southern Pacific right-
of-way from San Ramon to Concord is no longer viable, since various sections of the
trail have been co-opted for other uses and there is widespread opposition to using
it as a mass transit corridor. Therefore, we feel approving construction of this
particular section of roadway using the existing county general plan is no longer
valid.
According to the C.C.C. Public Works Department (Summary prepared for
the Pleasant Hill City Council, May 13, 1993) "The traffic generated by the BART
station combined with the 1-680 to Treat Boulevard traffic creates traffic patterns that
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are overloading the southbound /-680 Sunnyvale off ramp, the Treat Boulevard/
North Main Street intersection, and intersections around the BART area. If no action
is taken to alleviate the congestion of this off ramp and the intersections, it is clear
that the situation will worsen and the impacts will become unacceptable."
There is a congestion-alleviating alternative to building roads through
residential neighborhoods. Given the amount of"overloading"traffic already being
generated by both BART and the county's surrounding redevelopment area, we
believe a reevaluation ofadditional development planned forthe BARTredevelopment
area is urgently needed. Since continuing high-density development will create yet
more traffic--which can only be mitigated by seriously impacting surrounding
residential neighborhoods--perhaps development should be scaled back.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sarah LeFievre
President,
Pleasant Hill Citizens for Responsible Growth
2092 Buttner Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 939-1032
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