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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT C )sta
J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Cointy
DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 1989
SUBJECT: REPORT ON JANUARY 31, 1989 BOARD REFERRAL - RELIEZ VALLEY ROAD TRAFFIC
RESTRICTIONS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept report from the Director of Community Development and Public
Works Director and approve the following course of actions:
1 . The Director of Community Development shall include in the
recommended conditions of approval a designated construction
material and equipment delivery route for all developments in '
the unincorporated area using Reliez Valley Road for access.
The designated route shall minimize use of Reliez Valley Road;
and
2 . The Director of Community Development and the Public Works
Director shall evaluate within 30 days of Board action on this
matter, the cumulative construction traffic impact of pending .
projects and shall condition each development to perform a
specified dollar amount of road restoration work for each
lot-mile access on Reliez Valley Road; and
3 . The Director of Community Development shall contact the Cities
of Lafayette, Martinez and Pleasant Hill to encourage their
adopting similar measures to the above within their
jurisdictions.
FISCAL IMPACT
Long range maintenance costs for this road will be reduced.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On January 31, 1989, the Board of Supervisors requested a report
from the Community Development Department Director and Public Works
Director on appropriate construction truck traffic restrictions to
be placed on development projects in the Reliez Valley Road area.
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RECOMMENDATION
IGNATURERECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON FEB t4 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development (Orig. ) ATTESTED FEB 14 1989
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Public Works Department (R/E) THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Public Works Director (via PW) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Accounting (via (PW)
County Counsel BY ck, DEPUTY
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Reliez Valley Road Traffic
Restrictions -- Page 2
Reliez Valley Road is a narrow two lane road with direct frontage
in many areas, especially at the southern segment of the road. It
has very limited structural strength. Continued use of this
construction related traffic will result in further disruption of
the neighborhood and destruction of the remaining pavement life.
By including a designated construction route for each development
accessing from Reliez Valley Road, the amount of roadway impacts
will be reduced.
It is also recommended that each new development that must use
Reliez Valley Road for access should participate in restoring the
road to at least the quality of road before their use. It is not
practical to have them work on each square foot of roadway, nor is
it feasible for a detail survey of all of the pavement be performed
before and after each development. Therefore, we recommend that
the issue be evaluated and that due consideration be given to
imposing a standard minimum restoration dollar amount for each
lot-mile of access used on Reliez Valley Road. Within 30 days of
Board action on this matter, the Director of Community Development
and the Public Works Director will prepare a report that substi-
tutes what the minimum restoration dollar amount should be.
The need for restriction non-local truck traffic was also evalu-
ated. Under California law, counties have very limited ability to
legislate truck traffic. Due to the lack of documentation on
non-local truck traffic impacts, it is recommended that this issue
be pursued by the three neighboring cities.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Continued use of the road by construction vehicles without, perfor-
mance of restoration work, will result in total destruction of the
roadway.
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