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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201994 - TC4 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa 0 FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Count} COSTA COU1i�� DATE: December 19, 1994 SUBJECT: Report on the Measure C-1988 Actions Plans for Routes of Regional Significance SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Accept report. FISCAL IMPACT Action Plans, when adopted, will establish additional- requirements for the County to satisfy in order to receive it's share of the Measure C-1988 return-to-source revenues, which amount to approximately $1. 4 million annually. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On November 8, 1994, the Board of Supervisors adopted recommendations from the Transportation Committee that expressed the Board's position of the "Circulation Draft" Action Plans prepared by the various Regional Transportation Planning Committees. Since that time, three Action plans have been adopted by the Regional Committees and one proposal for adoption has been released. This report updates the Board on how these Action Plans compare with the Board's previously adopted position. 'A summary of the status of all five Action Plans is provided on Exhibit A. Central County Action Plan (TRANSPAC) The Central County Action Plan was adopted by the TRANSPAC Committee on December 1, 1994, and is substantially consistent with the Board's position on actions appropriate for use as conditions CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: XX YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER /or ✓ � SIGNATURE (S) : Gay e Bishop Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON 2,3, 5 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS y I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A x 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. Contact: Steven Goetz, CDD, 646-2134 �� a Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED c�, / 99 cc: GMEDA PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Public Works Department THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY , DEPUTY Report on Measure C-1988 Actions Plans December 19, 1994 Page Two BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION (continued) for receiving Measure C-1988 return-to-source funds. The adopted Action Plan added a new action to support a moratorium on widening of any arterial connecting Central County with neighboring regions. The Action Plan acknowledges the Board's concerns that specific actions to meter signals on Central County arterials require further study. TRANSPAC Committee staff acknowledged the Action Plan's deficiency in failing to analyze the ability of existing General Plans to meet the Action Plan' s TSO's, but no change was specifically incorporated into the Action Plan to address this deficiency. East County Action Plan (TRANSPLAN) The East County Action Plan was adopted by the TRANSPLAN Committee on December 9, 1994 , and is consistent with the Board's position on actions appropriate for use as conditions for receiving Measure C-1988 return-to-source funds. The adopted Action Plan addressed the Board's concern that the TSO' s not be used as the sole basis for measuring the compliance of future general plan amendments with the Action Plan. Tri Valley Action Plan (Tri Valley Transportation Council) The Tri Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) has not addressed the comments received on its Circulation Draft Action Plan. The unresolved issue of most significance to Contra Costa jurisdictions is the proposal to restrict each jurisdiction' s General Plan to development that can be accommodated without widening Camino Tassajara in Danville. Lamorinda Action Plan The Lamorinda Action Plan will be submitted for adoption by the Lamorinda Traffic Study Project Management Committee on December 19, 1994 . The proposal for adoption does not specify any actions for the Board to implement as a condition for receiving Measure C-1988 return-to-source funds. The proposal for adoption does address the Board's desire to evaluate the ability to provide priority treatment for High-Occupancy Vehicles (HOV's) at the approach to the Caldecott Tunnel. It specifically includes an action to study implementation of a pilot project to restrict the use of the Gateway Boulevard westbound ramps on State Route 24 for HOV's during peak periods, allowing these vehicles to bypass some of the backup at the westbound approach to the Caldecott Tunnel . West County (WCCTAC) Action Plan The West County Action Plan adopted by the WCCTAC Committee on December 9, 1994, and is consistent with the Board' s position on actions appropriate for use as conditions for receiving Measure C-1988 return-to-source funds. The adopted Action Plan, however, did not address the Board's regt,est to encourage an agreement between the County and Richmond to coordinate the funding and construction of road projects on Regional Routes in the E1 Sobrante area. Implications of the Action Plan Process on General Plan Policies The West and Central County Action Plans do not include information on the ability of existing general plans to meet TSO's. Consequently, a locality proposing a general plan amendment may find that the TSOs in these Action Plans can not be met even without the general plan amendment. The Authority' s Implementation Guidelines suggest that in order to stay in compliance with Measure C-1988, that locality must either deny the general plan amendment or get the unanimous approval of the Regional Committee to change the Action Plan. This delegation of local land use authority can not be fully understood until each Action Plan shows how growth allowed by existing general plans affects the TSO' s. The significance of this issue will be apparent once general plan amendments are reviewed by the WCCTAC and TRANSPAC Committees. "EXHIBIT A" DRAFT TRI VALLEY (TVTC) ACTION PLAN SUMMARY DRAFT LAMORINDA ACTION PLAN SUMMARY WEST COUNTY (WCCTAC) ACTION PLAN SUMMARY MAJOR EMPHASIS OF DRAFT PLAN: MAJOR EMPHASIS OF DRAFT PLAN: MAJOR EMPHASIS OF PLAN: 1. Prohibit expansion of capacity on 1. Set Traffic Service Objectives to 1. Seek a regional solution to regional transportation facilities connecting accommodate traffic growth anticipated commute problems on I-80. the Tri Valley to other regions except by 2010. for transit or HOV projects. 2. Support projects and programs that occupancies 2. Construct Park-n-Ride lots along will increase vehicle occu P 2. Maintain Level of Service (LOS) D on arterial roads approaching State Route and transit ridership on I-80. arterials and LOS E on freeways through 24• a combination of locally-acceptable 3. Advance construction of additional transportation projects and the 3. Improve bus connections between West capacity on other Regional Routes to Y Dougherty Valley Settlement Agreement. Count and Orinda BART. accommodate future travel demand. ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED: 3. Coordinate actions on Vasco Road with ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED: ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED: East County. Tri Valley only supports increased capacity on Vasco Road for 4. Initiate a cooperative multi- 4. Initiate a cooperative multi- transit or ridesharing to accommodate jurisdictional planning effort with jurisdictional planning effort with traffic growth between the two regions. West County to manage traffic growth Lamorinda to manage traffic growth The Tri Valley Action Plan does not on Camino Pablo/San Pablo Dam Road. on Camino Pablo/San Pablo Dam Road. acknowledge the East County Corridor. Lamorinda has not designated Camino West County proposes signalization Pablo as a Regional Route and uses the and arterial upgrades to San Pablo 9 4. Implement a Regional Traffic Impact Fee signal and Bear Creek Road/San Pablo Dam Road and increased transit to mitigate the impacts of growth on Dam Road to meter traffic into Orinda. service between West County and specified Regional Routes. Orinda BART. 5. Initiate a cooperative multi- 5. Implement a pro-active growth and jurisdictional planning effort with 5. Evaluate the ability of growth congestion management strategy (to be Central County to manage traffic allowed by existing General Plans to defined), to address TSO violations growth on Pleasant Hitt Road/Taylor meet the TSO's. predicted by the Action Plan. Blvd. Lamorinda has riot designated this road as a Regional Route. 6. Evaluate the ability of local 6. Establish mutually acceptable limits on jurisdictions to fund their share of roadprojects and p j growth to maintain improvements to Regional Routes. TSO's on Regional Routes in Danville. 7. Identify actions to implement if assumed funding from state and ACTIONS THE COUNTY MUST IMPLEMENT: ACTIONS THE COUNTY MUST IMPLEMENT: federal sources for improvements to Regional Routes does not occur. 7. In conjunction with others, seek 6. None. additional funding for improving I-680, I-580, and State Route 84. ACTIONS THE COUNTY MUST IMPLEMENT: Monitor truck traffic on San Pablo 8. Develop a joint funding program with 8. Avenue through Rodeo. Dublin for mitigating the impacts of g growth on Dougherty Road, Bollinger 9. Pursue funding for Cummings Skyway Canyon Road, Tassajara Road, Camino Tassajara, Fallon Rd, and Dublin Blvd, extension, Cummings/I-80 interchangereconstruction and truck climbing 9. Manage growth in the Dougherty Valley lanes. and construct road improvements as 10. Review the feasibility of providing specified in the Settlement Agreement. additional capacity on San Pablo Dam 10. Amend the General Plan to incorporate Road between El Portal and Appian specific provisions of the Action Plan. Way. 4CTIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH COUNTY POLICY: ACTIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH COUNTY POLICY: 11. Preliminary concept for the regional ACTIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH COUNTY POLICY: traffic impact fee does not provide 7. None. benefits proportional to fees paid by z 11. The El Sobrante Area of Benefit Contra Costa development. traffic impact fee program proposes 12. Restrictions to road widening in a City-County agreement to coordinate the funding and Danville combined with mandatory g compliance with TSO's would preclude construction of road projects with additional development in Tassajara Richmond's El Sobrante fee program. Valley currently under review by the The Action Plan does not address County. this issue. 13. Failure to acknowledge the East County Corridor. CENTRAL COUNTY (TRANSPAC) ACTION PLAN SUMMARY EAST COUNTY (TRANSPLAN) ACTION PLAN SUMMARY MAJOR EMPHASIS OF PLAN: MAJOR EMPHASIS OF PLAN: 1. Direct interregional traffic to freeways and 1. Provide additional transportation capacity to: provide additional capacity on the freeway network by developing a "seamless" HOV system accommodate countywide demand for new from East County to Central and Southwest; housing; 2. Support viable transit service to alleviate improve access to other parts of the Bay travel demand on the road network; Area; and 3. Develop a traffic management and signal encourage local economic development that synchronization plan to improve traffic flow will reduce long-distance commuting. within Central County and discourage use of arterial routes as bypass routes for freeways; 2. Upgrading State Route 4 is the highest priority. ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED: ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED: 4. Coordinate actions on Ygnacio Valley Road/Kirker Pass Road with East County actions on Railroad 3. Coordinate actions on Railroad Ave/Kirker Pass Ave/Kirker Pass Road. Central County actions Road with Central County actions on Ygnacio would meter traffic on Kirker Pass to divert Valley Road/Kirker Pass Road. East County East County commuters to Route 4 and reserve proposes construction of the Buchanan Bypass road capacity for Central County commuters. improve access to job centers along Ygnacio Valley Road. 5. Initiate a cooperative multi-jurisdictional planning effort with East County to manage 4. Initiate a cooperative multi-jurisdictional traffic growth on Bailey Road and Marsh Creek planning effort with Central County to manage Road. Central County has not designated these traffic growth on Bailey Road and Marsh Creek roads as Regional Routes. Road. East County has designated these roads as Regional Routes. 6. Initiate a cooperative multi-jurisdictional planning effort with Lamorinda to manage traffic 5. Coordinate actions on Vasco Road with Tri growth on Pleasant Hill Road/Taylor Blvd. Valley. East County supports construction of Central County actions would investigate the East County Corridor to accommodate traffic signalization and transit strategies for this growth between the two regions. Regional Route. 6. Resolve inconsistencies between growth allowed 7. Evaluate the impact of growth allowed by by General Plans and the TSO violations existing General Plans to meet the TSO's. predicted by the Action Plan. 8. Identify, evaluate, and adopt specific arterial. traffic management, signal metering and ACTIONS THE COUNTY MUST IMPLEMENT: synchronization projects for Regional Routes. 7. In conjunction with others: a) upgrade Route 4 to a full freeway with HOV lanes a median for ACTIONS THE COUNTY MUST IMPLEMENT: BART; b) construct, extend, or widen various arterials; and c) construct the East County 9. In conjunction with other Central County Corridor between Brentwood and Livermore. jurisdictions, implement a signal metering and synchronization system to discourage use of 8. Report to TRANSPLAN the mitigation measures arterial routes as bypass routes for freeways; adopted for any land use approval that impacts a Regional Route. 10. In conjunction with other Central County jurisdictions, consider the needs of non- 9. Adopt the East County Regional Transportation motorized modes of transportation in the Impact Fee to fund the Route 4 freeway upgrades, construction and maintenance of roadways and the Route 4 Bypass, and the Buchanan Bypass. seek funding for planned bicycle facilities. 10. Construct specified intersection improvements to 11. Implement the TDM ordinance. Regional Routes if freeway upgrades are delayed. 12. Assess if projects generating 100 peak hour 11. In conjunction with others, implement a freeway trips violate any Action Plan policy or and arterial traffic management strategy. objective, and report to TRANSPAC on such assessments if projects generate 500 peak hour 12. Implement the TDM ordinance. trips. 13. In conjunction with others, explore commuter 13. Support a moratorium on widening arterials rail service to East County. connecting Central County with adjacent regions. ACTIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH COUNTY POLICY: ACTIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH COUNTY POLICY: 14. None. TSO's will not be met by 2010 with the 14. None. Actions to meter signals and compliance growth allowed by existing General Plans. Land with TSO's are subject to further study. The use approvals or general plan amendments that moratorium to prevent arterial widening would adversely affect TSO's must be reported to exempt the proposed Kirker Pass truck lanes. TRANSPLAN.