HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03232010 - C.126RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE naming the Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian/Bicycle Overcrossing of Treat
Boulevard the Robert I. Schroder Bridge in honor of former Walnut Creek Councilmember,
Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner, and Contra Costa County Supervisor Robert I.
Schroder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
Robert I. Schroder (Bob) was born in San Francisco, CA on July 22, 1928. He is married to
Frances S. Schroder and they have three children: Rob Schroder, Mayor of Martinez, CA
and President of Schroder Insurance, Susan Mendes and Sharon Schalgal, both of whom are
schoolteachers. Bob began his career in public service as an appointee to the city of Walnut
Creek’s Park and Recreation and Planning Commission. Later, he was elected to the Walnut
Creek City Council, where he served for 16 years, three of which as Mayor. In 1964, he
became the first member to preside on the Board of Directors for the Contra Costa
Consolidated Fire District. In 1976, Robert I. Schroder
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Laura Case 521-7100
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.
ATTESTED: March 23, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.126
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Date:March 23, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian/Bicycle Overcrossing, Contra Costa Centre Area
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
was elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors where he served for 16 years,
three times as Board Chair. In his Board tenure he worked with then County Supervisor
Sunne Wright McPeak to develop and adopt what is now referred to as the Contra Costa
Centre Specific Plan (1983), and the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Plan (1984). Bob
also authored the Board of Supervisor’s 1988 Policy Statement that led to the County’s
acquisition of the Iron Horse Corridor and its preservation as a transportation corridor. In
1978, he was appointed to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and in 1980 he
spearheaded the formation of the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority where he served as
its first Chairman. Later, he served as Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
and he retired from the Board of Supervisors in 1992. Bob exhibited significant leadership
on issues related to transportation, particularly the use of alternative modes of transport such
as bicycles and walking. The Contra Costa Centre transit-oriented development program is
testament to his belief in the use of all transportation modes.
Bob Schroder’s legacy as a leading member of the community is demonstrated in his many
community affiliations’ such as Contra Costa Food Bank Director, Chairman of the Red
Cross Chapter, Past President of the Walnut Creek Historical Society, member of the Board
of Directors for John Muir Hospital, member of the Kennedy-King Scholarship Fund Board,
member of the Walnut Creek Rotary Club, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Vestry member and
stewardship, and as a member of the Walnut Creek Walnut Festival Committee starting in
1937.