HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11071989 - TC.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Transportation Committee Contra
Costa
DATE: November 7, 1989 County^
SUBJECT: Transportation Committee Report
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
1. Request the California Transportation Commission to continue
project development work on state highway projects so that
Caltrans can proceed with construction should the voters approve
State Constitutional Amendment 1 (Gas Tax/Gann Limit) next June.
2 . Approve the request of the Port of Oakland to support the
initiation of direct airline service between Oakland International
Airport and the Netherlands by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
3 . Acknowledge the notification by MTC of the California
Transportation Commission's requirement for the consideration of
high-occupancy vehicle lanes as part of the I-680 widening project
between Willow Pass Road and Marina Vista.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
1. On September 19, Board referred to the Transportation Committee
a letter from the Chairman of the California Transportation
Commission (CTC) that notified the Board of delays in 1988 State
Transportation Improvement Program because the state was running
out of gas tax revenues. There is little the Board, or the CTC
can do to avoid these delays without a significant increase in gas
tax revenues. The projects most likely to be affected are the I-
680/SR 24 interchange reconstruction project and the operational
improvements along I-80.
The Transportation Committee recommends that the Board express
their concern about these delays, our support for additional
transportation revenues, and ask the assurance of the CTC that
they will keep project development activities for I-680 and I-80
on schedule so that construction can occur as soon as additional
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES) Robert I. Schroder Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 7, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I, III ) - 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: Community Development, Transp. Pln. ATTESTED
Public Works, Road Eng. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY—
Y DEPUTY
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Board of Supervisors
Transportation Committee Reports
November 7, 1989
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revenues become available. This position is described in the
attached letter (see Exhibit A) .
2 . On October 10, the Board referred to the Transportation Committee
a letter from the Director of Aviation for the Port of Oakland
requesting our support for the initiation of direct flights
between Oakland International Airport and the Netherlands by KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines. Initiation of this service requires
modification to the Administration's existing policy that limits
international flights to traditional gateway cities such as San
Francisco. The Transportation Committee recommends that the Board
send letters in support of this service to the Secretary of
Transportation and the Secretary of State (see Exhibits B and C) .
3 . On October 10, the Board referred to the Transportation Committee
a letter from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
notifying the Board of conditions imposed by the CTC on the I-
680 widening project between Willow Pass Road and Marina Vista
which require Caltrans to consider using the fifth and six lanes
as high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. This condition is
consistent with previous positions by the Board and MTC. The
Transportation Committee directed the Director of Community
Development to acknowledge the receipt of this notice from MTC
(see Exhibit D) .