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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12011987 - S.7 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on December 1 , 1987 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: BART Position and Policies Supervisor Sunne McPeak presented the attached report and recommended that the Board take the actions as noted in the report relative to the proposed BART-Colma Agreement and extensions of BART service outside the the District. Supervisor Robert Schroder commented on the need for more detailed information before adopting a position on the BART-Colma Agreement or approving policy principles for legislation. After discussion by Board members, IT IS ORDERED that the following actions are APPROVED: 1. DIRECTED the Community Development Department Transportation Division staff to request another joint meeting with the BART Board of Directors and time on the agenda at a BART Board meeting in the near future to present the County' s position; 2 . CONTINUED to December 8, 1987 consideration of the recommended position relative to the BART-Colma Agreement and the policy principles for legislation regarding BART extensions; and 3 . DIRECTED the Transportation Director to provide a report to the Board on December 8, 1987 explaining the recommended position and policy principles. cc: Transportation Director Community Development Director County Administrator 1 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; PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By T",ca!iv,w al�.i , Deputy • - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak Contra Costa DATE; Introduced November 18 , 1987 , for Action on December 1 , 1987 SUBJECT: Report on Activities Related to BART and Requested Approval on Items for Board Policy SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION The Board of Supervisors approves the following items related to the BART issue of the proposed Colma Station and extension of the BART system outside the District: a. Accept report on the meeting with San Mateo County Supervisor Tom Nolan and approve recommended position regarding the Colma Station principles of agreement. b. Approve the policy principles for legislation regarding BART extensions out of the District. C. Request another joint meeting with the BART Board of Directors and a time on the agenda for a BART Board meeting in the near future to present our position. Invite Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the cities that have adopted resolutions in support of the Board of Supervisors' position to join us at the BART meeting. BACKGROUND The attached reports give much background information for action items ( a) and (b) above. It is important that the Board of Supervisors have a well-defined, united position on these matters. Further, since the BART Board cancelled the joint meeting that was scheduled, it is essential we attempt to reschedule the meeting and take our case to the BART Board in one forum or another. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT. ___ YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SAGNATUREISI: TION OF BOARD ON _ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 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: SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED PHIL B ELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR D COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY M382%7-83 SUI}GNE WRIGHT McPEAK Board of Supervisors Supervisor, Qistrict Four Contra 2301 Stanwell Drive �o�}� Concord, California 94520 L (415) 687. 8663 County TO: Board of Supervi FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak DATE: November 18, 1987 RE: Meeting with San Mateo County Representative On November 11, 1987, Barbara Neustadter, Nello Bianco, Vic Westman and I met with Supervisor Tom Nolan, Chair of the San Mateo Board of Supervisors and member of SAMTRANS, to discuss the issues surrounding the proposed Colma Station and expansion of the system outside the existing BART District. We expressed our interest in working towards regional cooperation and resolution of our differences over the proposed Colma Station and "principles of agreement" approved by the BART Board and SAMTRANS. We explained why we will continue to oppose the Colma Station as it was proposed and will take whatever steps necessary to block the agreement as currently presented. We outlined our position on legislation as defined in the- attached proposal. We indicated that a compromise may be possible on the Colma Station only provided there was: 1. A reinstatement by the BART Board of Directors of the Bianco "station for station" policy without the requirement that counties have to raise the money for the stations; 2. A fair, equitable contribution from SAMTRANS for the Colma Station "buy in" to the system and in no case an amount less than that needed to provide the local match for the start of new stations in Contra Costa and Alameda counties and a project in San Francisco ( simultaneous with the construction of the Colma Station) . The- $25 million proposed for Colma is categorically rejected as too little to be reasonable; 3. Agreement by BART and SAMTRANS to the principles outlined for legislation assuring that no further extensions to the system would occur without the county joining BART and contributing its fair Board of Supervisors November 18, 1987 Page 2 share of taxes to the capitalization and operation of BART and that the "station for station" construction policy would continue to prevail. The above three points could provide a solution to the current problem while generating the revenue to construct a new station each in Contra Costa County and Alameda County. It would also ensure that all the stations were equal priorities for federal matching dollars. If the above position were adopted by BART and SAMTRANS, it would mitigate the severe negative impact on Contra Costa and Alameda counties presented by the "principles of agreement" for the Colma Station. We also expressed in our November 11, 1987, meeting the need for MTC to develop a standard approach to determining "fair share, equitable local contibutions" to transportation projects to guard against one area of the region getting a greater federal revenue subsidy simply because they are more successful in special interest lobbying. SWM:ksm OUTLINE OF LEGISLATION REGARDING BART The following principles should be incorporated into legislation regarding BART extensions out of the District: There should be no extension of the BART system outside the existing District until the county representing the new area has voted to join the District and: ( a) the new county/area has contributed an equitable sum to the capitalization of the system to match the proportion of property taxes already contributed by taxpayers of the existing District; and (b) the new county/area provides an ongoing contribution to the operation of the BART system comparable to the sales taxes being contributed by the existing District residents. After a county joins the BART District, there must be a "station for station" construction program such that for each new station built in the new area of the District, another station will also be constructed in the original portion of the District. The Legislative Analyst should conduct a thorough investigation and analysis of the contribution by existing property taxpayers to the capital construction of the BART system and recommend to the Legislature a fair, equitable "buy-in" contribution from SAMTRANS for the Colma Station agreement and for future "buy-in" contributions from new counties joining the BART District.