HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08041987 - 87-482 5.0 3-1
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Designating )
the East Bay Regional Park ) RESOLUTION NO. 87/482
District as Lead Agency for the )
Iron Horse Trail Master Plan )
WHEREAS Contra Costa County has provided through its
General Plan for a trail along the abandoned Southern Pacific
Right of Way, and participated in the construction of a section of
trail called the San Ramon Valley Iron Horse Trail; and
WHEREAS a goal of Contra Costa County and of the San
Ramon Valley community is to build a trail along the 12.6 mile
section of the right of way from Rudgear Road to the County line
in San Ramon, passing by many schools, parks, community centers,
employment centers, and providing access to other trails inside
and outside the valley; and
WHEREAS the Iron Horse Trail has been identified as
having many uses valuable to the entire San Ramon Valley
community, including recreational hiking, bicycling, and horseback
riding, safe access to schools for children, and transportation by
bicycles for commuters; and
WHEREAS a 2. 7 mile section of trail was constructed by
the East Bay Municipal Utility District as a mitigation measure
for a previous pipeline project; and
WHEREAS the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, as a
mitigation measure for its pipeline installation along the right
of way, is replacing existing trail improvements and contributing
$200 ,000 toward upgrading and extending the trail; and
WHEREAS the East Bay Regional Park District is
administering the improved 2.7 mile section of the Iron Horse
Trail under license with Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS an Iron Horse Trail Master Plan is being
prepared by the public and representatives of affected agencies,
including Contra Costa County;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED that the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors hereby DESIGNATES the East Bay
Regional Park District as the lead agency for the San Ramon Valley
Iron Horse Trail Master Plan.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds available for the
development of the Iron Horse Trail shall be pooled with other
resources and be administered by the East Bay Regional Park
District to accomplish the orderly and incremental construction of
the trail.
PASSED on August 4 , 1987 by unanimous vote of the
Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
4th day of August , 1987.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and
County Administrator
By: s,L GrG, &4,04feJ Deputy Clerk
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