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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12051989 - IO.4 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I.0.-4 FROM: Contra _t. INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ` Costa n1' DATE: November 27, 1989 County OQ. p S------ G SUBJECT: PROCESS TO BE USED TO RECRUIT APPLICANTS FOR THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS• 1. Agree to let the Human Relations Commission solicit more applicants for the current vacancies on the Human Relations Commission and request that they report to our Committee on January 8, 1990 with their recommendations. 2. Request the Human Relations Commission to rank the applications which have already been received and present their recommendations to our Committee on January 8 , 1990, with a view to appointing one or more of these applicants to the seat which we understand has recently been vacated by the resignation of Ocie Huff, who has moved out of the County and perhaps to at least one of the currently vacant seats. 3. Request the County Administrator to write to the current applicants, explaining that there has been a delay in considering their applications, but that the Internal Operations Committee expects to make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors following their meeting on January 8, 1990. 4. Leave this item on referral to our Committee until after our meeting of January 8, 1990 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Yes YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COU MIN STRATO RECO DATION OF B RD COMMI EE APPROVE OTHER �. SIGNATURE s'- — TOM POWERS SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAIC ACTION OF BOARD ON December S 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X 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. Human Relations Gomm ATTESTED 4—G{'t-rvs�l.�L.f , County Administrato-r PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382 (16/88) BYDEPUTY BACKGROUND: The Human Relations Commission currently has two vacancies due to recent resignations of two male hispanics from East County. The Board of Supervisors previously authorized a recruitment for these two seats, and indicated its intent to appoint at least one hispanic from East County to one of these two vacant seats. On November 27, 1989 our Committee met with the Executive Director of the Human Relations Commission and learned that there is about to be a third vacancy on the Commission due to the fact that Ocie Huff has recently moved out of the County. From the recruitment which has been done a total of twelve applications has been received. While the Human Relations Commission has interviewed these applicants and feels that there are some excellent candidates none of the applicants was a hispanic from East County. Since we now have three vacancies on the Commission we would like to allow the Commission to go ahead and do some targeted recruitment of hispanics from East County to fill either one or two of the currently vacant seats. We would then like the Commission to rank the applicants they have interviewed and present their recommendations on filling all three seats to our Committee on January 8, 1990 so we can make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors before our Committee is replaced on January 9, 1990. TO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Contra Harvey E. Bragdon Director, Community Development Dept. DATE'. WU� December 5, 1989 SUBJECT: Transportation Authority Presentation on Stage I Traffic Level of Service Guidelines SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Attached is background information for the December 5 presentation by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority on Stage I Traffic Level of Service Guidelines. This background information includes the following: - A draft Resolution to use to implement the traffic Level of Service (LOS) standards in Measure C. Adoption of such a resolution "in substnatially the same form" as the draft is requested by the Authority by January 1, 1990; - Traffic Level of Service Standards; - Discussion Paper on Map of Areas Subject to Level of Service Standards; and - Draft List of Regional Routes. Staff recommendations for adoption of the resolution, LOS standards, and list of Regional Routes will follow at a subsequent Board meeting. Orig.Dept: CDD/TPD XX CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO DATION B ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER ' SIGNATURE(S1: q ACTION OF BOARD ON December 5, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED -(_ OTHER The Board acknowledged receipt of the background information, thanked Ellen Greenberg for her presentation and directed that they proposed resolution be placed on its December 12, 1989 determination agenda. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X 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: Community Development ATTESTED _ December 5. 1989 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 1 BY DEPUTY M382/7-83 % RESOLUTION NO_ RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERIM APPLICATION OF LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH J THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF MEASURE "C" WHEREAS, the adopted a resolution of intent to comply with the Growth Management Program for all new development applications as of January 1, 1990; and, WHEREAS, the has initiated a planning program to comply with the Growth Management Program; and WHEREAS, Measure "C" has established acceptable levels of service for rural , semi-rural , suburban, urban and- central business district; NOW THEREFORE, the .City/Town Council/County Board of•Supervisors does hereby - take the following actions .applicable to .the obligations established under Measure "C", and is in addition to existing development review and mitigation/fee programs: 1. Adopt the traffic level of service standards in the Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program attached as Exhibit A. 2. /Apply the traffic level of service standards to the street types within the city/town/county as shown on the map of areas subject to the levels of-service attached as Exhibit B. 3. The city/town/county shall require traffic impact analysis for any project which As. estiMated to generate 100 or more A.M.- or. P.M. peak hour trips based upon the trip generation rates as presented in the Institute of -Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation, 4th Edition, 1985. (Individual jurisdictions may elect to adopt a more stringent threshold. ) 4. Require that during the review of development proposals, the traffic impact analysis shall determine whether a project could cause a signalized intersection or freeway ramp to exceed the applicable interim standard and shall identify mitigations/fees so that the intersection or ramp will operate in conformance with applicable standards_ Development proposals shall be required to comply with identified mitigations and/or fees. 5. Require that the interim list of routes of regional significance, and or locations subject to findings of special circumstances listed in Exhibit C attached, are exempt from interim level of service standards, but require mitigation/fees from projects that adversely affect the existing level of service, and for which traffic impact analysis is required. The calculation methodology for the application of traffic level of service standards is Circular 212 Planning With Operation Method Capacities. dpAuth6:LOSres.Frm 77_ is Lac✓F� ac SEcvcE 1 RMr j--LOS low-C (70 to 74) Volume to Capacity (V/C) Semi-Rural--LOS high-C (75 to 79) V/C -Suburban--LOS low-D (80 to 84) V/C r n--LOS high-D (85 to 89) V/C Central Business District--LOS low-E (90 to 94) V/C Based on the categories established above. each jurisdiction shall determine how the Traffic Service standards are to be applied to their General Plan land use and circulation elements, and the land areas to be defined as Rural, Semi-Rural, Suburban, Urban, and Central Business .District (as suggested in the Guidelines in Appendix-A). Each jurisdiction shall comply with the adopted stan- dards. Jurisdictions may adopt more stringent standards without penalty. Level of Service (LOS) would be measured by Circular 212 or .the method described in the most commonly used version of the Highway Capacity Manual. Any issues with respect to the application of the Highway Capacity Manual or measurement of level of service shall be referred to the Authority's Technical Coordinating Committee for review and recommendation to the Authority. in the event that an intersection(s) exceeds the applicable Traffic Service standard, the Authority shall, jointly with local ,jurisdictions, establish appropriate mitigation measures or determine that a given intersection is subject to a finding of special circumstances. Any intersection that presently exceeds the Traffic Service standard.and which will be brought into compliance in the most current Five Year Capital Improvement Program (see section 6) shall be considered to be in compliance with the applicable standard. The Authority, jointly, with affected local jurisdictions, shall determine and periodically review the application of Traffic Service Standards on routes of region-at significance. The review will take into account traffic originating outside of the,county or jurisdiction, and environmental and financial considerations. Local jurisdictions, through the forum provided by the Authority, shall jointly determine the appropriate measures and programs for mitigation of regional traffic impacts. (See Section S) Capital projects necessary to meet and/or maintain the Traffic Service standards are to be included in the required Five Year Capital improvement Program_ (see Section 6) S•u 2c c� -- Co.✓r-c.a Cos T,o /�L o,.1P.�tire �-�a,.J /wJ��o /F-`-r�-�/T GC.`-..'�l�-�cJ I� �iLc�G�asci/ � 3 �. pCl' 31 '89 09:59 BLAYNCY-DYETT F-2/2 DISCUSSION MAP OF AREAS SUBJECT TO LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS The Draft Resolution adopting Stage I Application of Level of Service Standards makes reference to a map of areas subject to the LOS standards. This map will indicate what standards are to be applied to different roads. Each jurisdiction will prepare its own map. to be attached to the Resolution as Exhibit B. This discussion is advisory; alternative approaches to mapping land use areas may be used. Appendix A of Measure C includes definitions of land use types which will also be helpful in preparing maps and determining standards. Establishing Stage I Standards based on Preliminary Land Use Area Designations Mapping of land use type boundaries will be the basis for establishing standards. Though the land use definitions in Measure C's Appendix A make reference only to General Plan land use designations and definitions, it appears necessary to also consider the General Plan circulation system in delineating land use type boundaries. This is because roads may be influenced more by areas they lead to and from than by the character of areas that surround them. A first step is delineating land use type boundaries should be establishing a correlation between General.Plan categories and the five land use types. A preliminary map of land use types (and thus standards) would show standards based only on land use. It would then be modified to reflect the functions of streets that connect areas of different land use type. This modification would be likely to result in a map showing CBD and urban areas with "tentacles; i.e., arterial streets included in the CBD or urban designations even though they extend into residential areas characterized by suburban land use. In some instances it may be appropriate to designate the entire length of a particular arterial "urban." even if large stretches pass through other types of land uses. These cases would likely be arterials that connect major destination points, such as employment or shopping centers, to each other or to Regional Routes. Contra.t Costa Transporation Authority (193-sig.1) Blayney-Dyett/Patterson Associates October 1989 .r DISCUSSION INTERIM LIST OF ROUTES OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO FINDINGS OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES The Draft Resolution adopting State I Application of Level of Service Standards makes reference to an interim list of Routes of Regional Significance and Loca- tions Subject to Findings of Special Circumstances. Each jurisdiction.will prepare its own list. to be attached to the Resolution as Exhibit C. This discussion is advisory. Treatment of Regional Routes and Findings of Special Circumstances The FGA Committee. Growth Management Task Force and TFAC are in the process of discussing policies for Regional Routes and Locations Subject to Findings of Special Circumstances. Because these policies require thorough discussion and review by the Regional Committees as well, they will not be ready to be imple- mented by Ianuary 1. 1990. It is expected that Stage II policies, including standards and procedures for these facilities, will be implemented within the next six months. The lists to be adopted as part of the local resolutions will be interim lists because the Stage II process for designation is expected to include participa- tion by the Regional Committees and the Authority. The interim lists prepared by local jurisdictions will be advisory to the Authority. During the develop- ment of the Draft Guide to Implementation of Level of Service Standards, the Authority will establish a designated list of Regional Routes and a procedure for amending that list. criteria for making Findings of Special Circumstances. and policies on establishing standards for both types of roads. Interim lists may rely on the Regional Routes identified in Appendix A of. Mea- sure C, or add to that list. Locations subject to Findings of Special Circum- stances that are on the interim lists should be those that are projected to violate LOS standards after implementation of current CIP projects. Contrat Costa Transporation Authority {193-sip,.l) Blayney-Dyett/Patterson Associates October 1989 EAST REGION St Rte 4 St Rte 160 St Rte 239 (Byron Hwy) St Rte 84 (Vasco Rd./Walnut Blvd. ) Lone Tree Way (St Rte 4 to Hillcrest Ave. ) Hillcrest Ave. (St Rte 4 to Lone Tree Way) Railroad Ave. /Rirker Pass Rd (North Parkside South) North Parkside Drive (Railroad Ave. to Willow Pass Road) Willow Pass Road (North Parkside to St Rte 4 ) Bailey Road (St Rte 4 to Willow Pass Road) Delta Expressway Somersville Road (Buchanan to St Rte 4 ) Buchanan Road (Somersville to Railroad Ave. )