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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 4, 1984 , by the following vote:
AYES:i Supervisors Powers , Fanden , Schroder , McPeak , Torlakson
NOES:', None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Proposed Ordinance for Regulating
Interstate Truck Terminals and Routes
The proposed ordinance for regulating interstate truck
termilnals and routes was introduced November 27, 1984 and the Board
received a report on that date from J . Michael Walford , Public Works
Director , transmitting information with respect to the Federal
Surface Transportation Assistance Act , a component of which allows
larger vehicles to operate on designated systems of state .highways ,
and California AB 866 which directs State and local governments to
provi+de "reasonable access of these trucks to terminals and services ."
The report states that a local process must be established, in the
formiof an ordinance , to enable the California Highway Patrol to
enforce terminal access provisions on the County road systems .
Phil Batchelor , County Administrator , stated that notifi-
cation of the proposed ordinance had been forwarded to the Sacramento
office of the California Trucking Association rather than the local
office located in Burlingame , and that as a result , members of the
trucking industry felt they had not had adequate notification . Mr .
Batchelor recommended that consideration of the ordinance be con-
tinued for one week to allow the trucking industry to respond .
Mr . Baysul Parker , President , California Trucking Association ,
1240 'Bayshore Highway, Burlingame 94010 , appeared before the Board and
stated that the trucking industry' s objection to the ordinance was
based on the definition of "terminal" contained in the ordinance . He
noted that as it is written , the definition could include any store
where freight is unloaded and the merchants would be required to pay
for permits , directional signs , etc . He stated that the trucking
industry feels that the ordinance is unnecessary and that the State
vehicle code provides sufficient regulation of interstate trucks .
Supervisor Tom Powers indicated that if the trucking
industry has a better definition of "terminal" than that contained
in the ordinance perhaps they could suggest it to County staff for
consideration .
There being no further discussion , IT IS BY THE BOARD
ORDERED that consideration of the aforesaid ordinance is CONTINUED
to December 11 , 1984 .
I hereby codify that this is a true and corrocteopy of
cc: Bays ul Parker an action taken and entered on the minutes o1 die
Public Works Director Board ofSupervI ors on the date shown.
County Administrator ATTESTED:
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By �'�`�"— Deputy
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