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ro: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM-1 Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ClJl lira
DATE: January 21, 1986 CA3Courly
SUBJECT: Legislation: SB 367
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for SB 367 (Foran) , as amended
January 8, 1986.
BACKGROUND:
Included in the Board' s 1986 Legislative Program is an item
recommended by the Public Works Director calling for amendments
to provisions added by SB 300 in 1985. SB 300 implemented a
substantial program to assist in the repair of city and county
highways and roads. Two concerns have been expressed however:
( 1) In SB 300 the funds cannot be used for reconstruction
if that reconstruction includes widening the roadway
even if such widening does not increase traffic
capacity. The Public Works Director points out that in
some cases reconstruction must include widening the
roadway to conform to current design criteria. Failure
to do so could increase the County' s liability for
injuries or accidents which occur because the road does
not meet such design criteria. Including such widening
when the road is otherwise being reconstructed could
render the work ineligible for SB 300 funds. An
amendment was recommended which would authorize as a
part of reconstruction the widening of a road to meet
current design criteria as long as such widening does
not add traffic capacity.
( 2) SB 300 requires that the funds for the 1985-86 fiscal
year be spent during the fiscal year. Failure to do so
reduces subsequent fiscal year' s allocations. However,
receipt of funds has been delayed to the point the
Public Works Director is concerned that he will be
unable to spend all of this fiscal year' s funds during
this year. (The first allocation of funds was
received by the County last week. ) The Public Works
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
S I GNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON January 28, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ��- � AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED _, �1_-_IM
Public Works Director
CSAC Executive Director P BATCHELOR, C RK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator John Francis Foran SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/Barish & Associates
M382/7-83 BYDEPUTY
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Director recommended an amendment which would authorize
expenditure of the funds for twelve months from the
date of receipt of the funds.
Senator Foran has accepted both amendments into his SB 367 .
Since these amendments are a part of the Board' s Legislative
Program, it is appropriate for the Board to endorse the
January 8, 1986 version of SB 367 .