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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT PIC PEAK Gmtra
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DATE: Introduced October 6 , 1987colity
SUBJECT:Request County Counsel to Analyze Legal Steps Necessary
to Detach Areas of Contra Costa County from BART ,District;
Analyze Consequences of Withholding Property Taxes Therefrom
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECCMMENUATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Request County Counsel to analyze legal steps required to
detach areas of Contra• Costa County from the BART District;
further, analyze the consequences of withholding all or part
of the BART property taxes paid by Contra Costa County
residents to BART.
BACKGROUND
For years, residents in Contra Costa County who have been
paying for BART but not receiving service have asked "What
can I do about it?" With the departure of the BART Board of
Directors from its historic commitment to extend BART in
Contra Costa County, the time has come to provide information
to the citizens about their options.
it will be helpful for County Counsel to research and report
to us on what can be done by residents if they no longer want
, to be a part of the BART district. Can a part of Contra
Costa County be detached from the BART district? If so, how?
in what ways can this be accomplished?
Further, since taxpayers just received their property tax
bills, they are well aware of how much they are contributin g
to BART. Is it possible for Contra Costa County to withhold
all or part of the property taxes we are now collecting for
BART and hold them in a trust account until legal, policy and
equity issues can be resolved? Is it possible to hold in
trust the property taxes until a fair solution can be
negotiated with BART for service to the unserved residents of
Contra Costa County?
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT. YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADM I N I STRA'T014 __. RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _� OTHER
S i GNATURE(S}:
T ION OF BOARD ON _.-.______. APPROVED AS RF_COMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF .SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1 AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES AND ENTERED ON ,THE MINUTES OF THE LARD
ABSENT:+ ABSTAIN: SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED
PHIL BAT LOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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