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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 08121997 - C90 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS , l ' Contra FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Costa _ `"" DATE: August 4 , 1997 T^� � County SUBJECT: Approve Transportation Committee report on correspondence from Supervisor Illa Collin, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, regarding the Capitol Corridor Business Plan SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Authorize sending the attached letter under the Chair' s signature in response to request from Illa Collin (Sacramento BoS) , Chair, San Joaquin Rail Task Force to consider resolution on the proposed . Capitol Corridor Business Plan. FISCAL IMPACT No impact to General Fund. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS At the Transportation Committee ' s meeting on June 16, 1997, the committee reviewed . a March 17, 1997 letter from Supervisor Illa Collin, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, submitted on behalf of the San Joaquin Rail Task Force. Supervisor Collin' s letter requests that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors consider a concurring action on a resolution adopted by the San Joaquin Rail Task Force relating to a. proposed Business Plan for the Capitol Rail Corridor. The Transportation Committee recommends sending the attached letter under the Chair' s signature in response to Supervisor Collin' s March 17, 1997 (see attachment listed as Exhibit "A" ) . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE , OTHER SIGNATURE (S) : Aka Ger r, Chair IIJ se LCanciamilia ACTION OF BOARD ON August 12, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig: Patrick Roche, CDD-TPD (5-1242) ATTESTED ALlWis1- 12, 1997 cc:James Kennedy, CCC Rep. , SJ Rail Task Force PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ��C�l/ DEPUTY } Phil Batchelor The Board of Supervisors Contra Clerk�Board County Administration BuildingCOSta �o dminsoo� 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez,California 94553-1293 County Jim Rogers,1st District s e L Gayle B.Ullkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District ri ri Mark DeSeulnbr,4th District —_ = EXH/B/T A .Q Joe Canclamilla•5th District x. fir'•. _ _. Sr'9 COU21'f•i August 12, 1997 The Honorable Illa Collin Board of Supervisors County of Sacramento 700 H Street, Suite 2450 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Supervisor Collin: On behalf of my colleagues on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, I want to thank you for sharing with us your concerns, raised in a letter dated March 19, 1997, about the Business Plan which was then under consideration by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers. My apologies for not responding to your letter sooner. As you are aware Senate Bill 457, which was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 1996, enables the transfer from Caltrans to a regional or corridor-based entity the management and oversight of state-sponsored intercity passenger rail services in three rail corridors: San Joaquin,San Diegan, and Capitol. So far, only the communities along the Capitol Corridor have taken advantage of this legislation by forming a joint powers board for the purpose of assuming management and oversight of the Capitol train services. They are currently negotiating with the State of California on an interagency agreement that will finalize the transfer to the newly formed joint powers board with BART designated as the managing agency. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors supported SB 457 when it was under consideration last year because we believed that it would enhance and preserve the State of California's one billion dollar investment in the intercity rail program by enabling communities served in a rail corridor a greater stake and more direct participation in the administration, coordination, planning and oversight of these vital services. We believe that creation of the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board (CCJPB) and the designation of BART as the managing agency has fulfilled the intent of SB 457. Furthermore, we believe that thie CCJPB's first adopted Business Plan, prepared by BART, is a very positive step in the right direction toward renewing passenger service in the corridor. You might be interested to know that our County staff reviewed a draft of the Business Plan and provided BART with specific comments on the need to retain a dedicated feeder bus service in the corridor and need for closer coordination of the shared resources between the Capitol and the San Joaquin. We were pleased with their responsiveness to our concerns and grateful that these concerns were then addressed when the Business Plan was adopted earlier this year. Ltr. to Ill Collin 8/12/97 Page Two We,therefore, do not see the need to consider the resolution, as requested in your letter dated March 19, 1997, since Contra Costa County's comments were adequately addressed by the CCJPB when they adopted their Business Plan for the Capitol Corridor. Should you have any questions regarding this matter,please contact Patrick Roche, Contra Costa Community Development Department, at(510) 335-1242, or James Kennedy,the County's appointed representative on the San Joaquin Rail Task Force, at(510) 335-1255. Sincerely yours, Mark DeSaulnier Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: J. Spering,Chair,CCJPB J.Kennedy,CCC Rep.to San Joaquin Rail Task Force The Board of Supervisors Contra ter' and County Administration BuildingCounty Administrator 651 Pine Street,Room 106 Costa (510)335-1900 Martinez,California 94553-1293 County Jim Ropers,t st District s e L Gayle a.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Garber,3rd District (lark DeSauinier,4th District Joe Canclamllle,5th District > ya- A COUh0.-0�ah� August 12, 1997 The Honorable Illa Collin Board of Supervisors County of Sacramento 700 H Street, Suite 2450 Sacramento, CA 95314 Dear Supervisor Collin: -On behalf of my colleagues on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, I want to thank you for sharing with us your concerns, raised in a letter dated March 19, 1997, about the Business Plan which was then under consideration by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers. My apologies for not responding to your letter sooner. As you are aware Senate Bill 457, which was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 1996, enables the transfer from Caltrans to a regional or corridor-based entity the management and oversight of state-sponsored intercity passenger rail services in three rail corridors: San Joaquin, San Diegan, and Capitol. So far, only the communities along the Capitol Corridor have taken advantage of this legislation by forming a joint powers board for the purpose of assuming management and oversight of the Capitol train services. They are currently negotiating with the State of California on an interagency agreement that will finalize the transfer to the newly formed joint powers board with BART designated as the managing agency. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors supported SB 457 when it was under consideration last year because we believed that it would enhance and preserve the State of California's one billion dollar investment in the intercity rail program by enabling communities served in a rail corridor a greater stake and more direct participation in the administration, coordination, planning and oversight of these vital services. We believe that creation of the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board (CCJPB) and the designation of BART as the managing agency has fulfilled the intent of SB 457. Furthermore, we believe that the CCJPB's first adopted Business Plan, prepared by BART, is a very positive step in the right direction toward renewing passenger service in the corridor. You might be interested to know that our County staff reviewed a draft of the Business Plan and provided BART with specific comments on the need to retain a dedicated feeder bus service in the corridor and need for closer coordination of the shared resources between the Capitol and the San Joaquin. We were pleased with their responsiveness to our concerns and grateful that these concerns were then addressed when the Business Plan was adopted earlier this year. Ltr. to Ill Collin 8/12/97 Page Two We, therefore, do not see the need to consider the resolution, as requested in your letter dated March 19, 1997, since Contra Costa County's comments were adequately addressed by the CCJPB when they adopted their Business Plan for the Capitol Corridor. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Patrick Roche, Contra Costa Community Development Department, at(510) 335-1242, or James Kennedy, the County's appointed representative on the San Joaquin Rail Task Force, at(510) 335-1255. Sincerely yours, Mark DeSaulnier Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: J. Spering,Chair,CCJPB J.Kennedy,CCC Rep.to San Joaquin Rail Task Force