HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11062012 - SD.7RECOMMENDATION(S):
OPEN the public hearing on Traffic Resolution No. 2012/4368, RECEIVE testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.
FIND that there is serious and continual criminal activity occurring on Carquinez Scenic Drive (Road No. 2191B),
beginning at the intersection of McEwen Road (Road No. 2784) and proceeding easterly a distance of 1.2 miles.
Carquinez Scenic Drive has not been designated as a through highway or arterial street; Vehicular traffic on
Carquinez Scenic Drive contributes to the criminal activity; The overnight closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive will not
adversely affect traffic flow, safety on the adjacent streets or in the surrounding neighborhoods, public utility
services, or the delivery of freight by commercial vehicles in the area of the section of Carquinez Scenic Drive that is
proposed to be temporarily closed.
ADOPT Traffic Resolution No. 2012/4368 for the temporary overnight closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive daily from
sunset to sunrise the following day, between the intersection of McEwen Road (Road No. 2784) and the existing road
closure located at 9000 Carquinez Scenic Drive, beginning November 6, 2012 and ending May 6, 2014, for safety
concerns.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/06/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Monish Sen,
313-2187
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: November 6, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
SD. 7
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works
Date:November 6, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Hearing to consider adopting Traffic Resolution No. 2012/4368 for temporary overnight closure of Carquinez Scenic
Dr. (Road No. 2191B)-Port Costa area
BACKGROUND:
Due to landslides in the early 1980s, the Board of Supervisors approved the closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive
from the Ozol Fuel Facility (owned by the United States of America) to the Contra Costa Brick Works Plant 9
(former property of TXI Operations and recently purchased by the East Bay Regional Park District). In 2004, the
Board of Supervisors approved the temporary overnight closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive, east of the Martinez
City Limit, to prevent ongoing criminal activity on that portion of the roadway. With the closure of TXI facility,
the western portion of Carquinez Scenic Drive has experienced similar criminal activity. Therefore, the East Bay
Regional Park District has requested overnight closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive west of the TXI Operations
Facility. The County Public Works Department, Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol support
the Park District’s request to temporarily close Carquinez Scenic Drive east of McEwen Road to the existing road
closure at the former TXI Operations Facility located at 9000 Carquinez Scenic Drive and recommends that the
Board of Supervisors approve the Park District’s request
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The East Bay Regional Park District would not be able to close the road at night and illegal activities occurring
along the roadway would continue.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
OPENED the hearing to receive comment: Lewis Stewart, Port Costa Conservation Society, in support of the
road closure to after hours use. CONTINUED the open hearing to November 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
ATTACHMENTS
Carquinez Scenic Dr - reso