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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA
INTHE MATTER OF } RESOLUTION NO. 91/113
Declaring its Policy on the }
Relocation of Vasco Road )
WHEREAS, Contra Costa Water District(CCWD)is proposing to relocate
Vasco Road in the vicinity of the Kellogg Creek watershed in eastern Contra Costa County as
required for the construction of a reservoir or combination of reservoirs on Kellogg Creek; and
WHEREAS,this reservoir project,the Los Vaqueros Project,would be operated
to meet two primary objectives critical to the constituents of CCWD--to improve the quality of
CCWD's water supply`and to provide emergency storage to improve the reliabilty of CCWD's
water supply,including drought protection; and
WHEREAS, CCWD is committed to placing the Los Vaqueros Project in service
in 1995 and to complete construction at a forecasted cost of$450 million,which cost is the basis
of the Los Vaqueros portion of CC.WD's water rate program; and
WHEREAS,this Board supports CCWD's Los Vaqueros Project; and
WHEREAS,Contra Costa and Alameda Counties are responsible agencies for
the relocation of Vasco Road and have designated CCWD as the lead agency for preparing
environmental documentation. Alameda County and Contra Costa Counties'participation in
the Vasco Road relocation was established by joint resolution of the Boards of Supervisors of
the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa, State of California,No. TTR89-1, adopted June 6,
:1989; and
WHEREAS,Vasco Road must be relocated prior to the beginning of reservoir
construction so that traffic flows will not be interrupted; and
"WHEREAS,this Board has the authority for land use and transportation plan-
ning within the Board's jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS,the Highway 4 Bypass Authority,a joint powers authority of Contra
Costa County, the City of Antioch and City of Brentwood,is responsible for environmental
documentation for long-range transportation improvements on the East County Corridor,
including Vasco Road; and
W 1BREAS,Caltrans recently asked for proposals to develop privatized trans-
portation facilities under AB 680(Baker); and
WHEREAS,the California Toll Road Development group submitted a concep-
tual proposal for the Mid-State Tollway,an 85-mile toll road that would connect Interstate 680
near Sunol to Interstate 80 near Vacaville,a portion of which follows an alignment similar to
the Vasco Road relocation project; and
WHEREAS,becuase'the proposed toll road follows an alignment close to the
proposed.relocation of Vasco Road; confusion has resulted as to possible relationships between
the two projects;
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NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,DOES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT:
(1) CCWD's Vasco Road relocation project is for the relocation of a two-lane country
road.
(2) CCWD will proceed with implementation of the relocation of Vasco Road as de-
fined in the Final Environmental Impact,Report, Vasco Road and Utility Relocation Project,
State Clearinghouse No. 89032123, dated September, 1990.
(3) CC"has no current or anticipated involvement in the development of the Mid-
State Tollway.
(4) The Mid-State Tollway project falls within the purview of the Highway 4 Bypass
Authority and/or the Counties of Contra Costa,Alameda, Solano and not with CCWD.
(5) CCWD will continue to participate through its designated representative on the
Highway 4 Bypass Authority as an ex-officio member to take those steps necessary to recom-
mend that long-range transportation alternatives,including toll roads, are included in the scope
of environmental documentation being prepared by the Bypass Authority for the East County
Corridor.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,this Board acknowledges that
the Mid-State Tollway project is a multi jurisdictional project and calls for a coordinated re-
sponse with other affected agencies and counties.
PASSED by the following vote of the Board Members present on this 12th day of Febru-
ary, 1991:
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
j 12th day of February, 1991.
Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
PA A�A A0
By: Deputy
Introduced by:
Tom Torlakson
Supervisor, District V
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THE' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order . on February 12, 1991 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Referral To Transportation Committee On Vasco Road Area
On this date the Boardrof Supervisors considered the adoption of
a resolution declaring its policy on the relocation of Vasco Road.
Supervisor Torlakson moved approval of the resolution.
Supervisor Powers requested that the Transportation Committee
furnish a full up-date of ,the projects the area.
Supervisor Torlakson concurred.
Therefore, 'IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that Resolution No. 91/113
is ADOPTED; and the Transportation Committee is REQUESTED to provide a
full up-date of projects in the area.
hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supe o on the date shown.
ATTESTED: 4
PHIL BATCHELOR,CI of the Board
of Sajnorvisor nd Coun y Administrator
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BY DeDUtV
cc: County Administrator
Transportation-, Committee
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