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FROM : Phil Batchelor (��+�
County Administrator C^�nvv� tl
DATE : December 1 , 1987 WO „�.
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Proposed Resolution on Transportation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S ) OR RECOMMENDATION(S ) & DACKGPOUND AfM JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Postpone further discussion on the proposed transportation
Resolutions until the joint meeting with the Solano County Board
of Supervisors on December 8 , 1987 .
BACKGROUND:
The attached letter from the Solano County Administrator
transmits comments from the Solano County Director of Public
Works which were discussed by the Sclano County Board of
Supervisors on November 17 , 1987 . These comments indicate some
difference of opinion regarding what was agreed to when the two
Boards met in joint session on October 20 , 1987 .
As a result, we believe it would be best to defer further
discussion of this matter until next Tuesday when the two Boards
will again be in joint session.
CONTINUED ON ATTAC WENT; ____ YES SIGNATURE:
—XX_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE. jOTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON __Y^•__DeLP�UL_e-�.� �.U�� 11nPOVED AS RLL"�V.iEND EO OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Rtm CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES'. _ NOES'. ANDi ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF" THE BOARD
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Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR CHER:; or: 1-HE BOARD OF-
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November 24, 1987 ;c,!:ns
Phil Batchellor
County Administrator
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street, Room 106
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Phil:
At our November 17 , 1987 Board meeting we considered your Novem-
ber 5, 1987 board correspondence which had two proposed resolu-
tions attached. Also included in the material we received was a
board order acted on on October 27, 1987 in which your Board
adopted a position opposing the relocation of the toll plaza to
the Martinez side among other things. Attached as well were ad-
ditional staff recommendations.
As a result of reviewing these various concerns and positions of
Contra Costa, members of my Board raised some concerns which are
included in the attached November 9, 1987 letter. Please call me
if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Watson
County Administrator
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT �'O' ���\ EUGENE H. KNAPP
1961 WALTERS COURT DIRECTOR
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FAIRFIELD. CALIFORNIA 94533 _
TELEPHONE (707) 429.6461 •-"'�'�'�{,,, ;'-
November 9, 1987
M E . M 0 R A N D U M
TO: Board of Supervisors
THROUGH: County Administrator
FROM: Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Contra Costa County' s New Positions on Benicia Bridge
On October 27, 1987, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors
adopted an order (attached) which, among other things, included
the following positions :
--The Contra Costa Board opposes relocating the Benicia Bridge
toll plaza to the south side of the bridge. (Caltrans has stated
that when a new bridge is constructed, a toll plaza with
approximately 18 lanes will be needed. Is seems impractical to
locate an 18-lane toll plaza on the north side of the bridge, due
to the terrain; so Contra Costa' s position appears questionable. )
--The Contra Costa Board requests Caltrans to switch toll
collections to the southbound lanes. (Caltrans has pointed out
that if this is done, a vehicle could cross the Benicia Bridge
free northbound and cross the Carquinez Bridge free southbound,
thus avoiding all tolls. Again, Contra Costa' s position is very
questionable. )
Furthermore, in a letter dated November 5, 1987 (attached) , the
Contra Costa County Administrator proposes adopting joint
resolutions which, among other things, request the following:
1 ) New lanes added to the existing Benicia Bridge should be High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. (Apparently, Contra Costa has not
considered the fact that no analysis has been done on the
benefits of HOV lanes on the Benicia Bridge. Generally, HOV
lanes are not desirable unless they will provide better overall
traffic flow than regular lanes. In some other regions the
public has been deeply resentful of HOV lanes which receive low
usage. )
2 ) Toll free crossing should be allowed between 3 :30 p.m. and
6 :30 p.m. each Friday. (Contra Costa' s position seems to ignore
hard evidence that was collected during previous experiments with
toll free crossing. The evidence proved that toll free crossing
does not provide a significant improvement over the current
situation, because the toll booths are not the cause of current
congestion problems. )
3 ) Contra Costa ' s statement about approaches to the new Benicia
Bridge does not include all the details we would like to see
considered, such as improvements on I-780, better connections of
I-780 and I-680 to I-80, and better access to Benicia' s
industrial areas.
4 ) Contra Costa' s position in favor of using toll money for
transit on bridges is questionable without first taking a good
look at transit demand, costs, and revenues. Be advised that the
current state administration strongly opposes toll money for
transit.
I recommend the positions of Contra Costa County be very
carefully considered before concurrence. The joint resolutions
they have proposed are significantly different from the joint
resolution proposed at the joint meeting of October 20, 1987 .
CJW:SK
Attachments
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OFFICE OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Administration Building
Martinez, California
To: Board of Supervisors Date' November 24 , 1987
Transportation Resolution
From: Phil Batchelor Subject: for Joint Adoption by the
County Administrator. Solano and Contra Costa
Boards of Supervisors
On the Board' s agenda for December 1 we have listed a Resolution
requested by the Solano and Contra Costa Boards of Supervisors in
your joint meeting on October 20 . we are still compiling
comments from the members of both Boards of Supervisors. The
final version of the Resolution will be available for your review
on Tuesday.
PJB:clg
cc: Barbara Neustadter
Transportation Planning