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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 18, 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, DeSaulnier, Bishop, Torlakson, and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE
Item No.
1.77 LETTER dated September 30, 1994, Irom B. Davis, Executive Director, West Contra Costa
Integrated Waste Management Authority , transmitting the results of the first meeting of the
Contra Costa Countywide Solid Waste Co-ordinating Council.
***ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT
1.78 LETTER dated September 29, 1994, from S. Williamson, 75 Ryegate Place, San Ramon
94583, requesting a reduction of the speed limit on San Ramon Valley Boulevard between
Montevideo Drive and Alcosta Boulevard.
***REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
1.79 LETTER dated September'-)-'), 1994. from P. Stewart, Executive Director, Rental Housing
Association, 3333 Vincent Road, Pleasant Hill 94523, providing information on the
Association's opposition to a rent control ordinance.
***REFERRED TO MOBILE HOME TASK FORCE
1.80 LETTER dated September 21, 1994, from A. Mangels, Communications Director,
Californians Against the $700 Million Tax Increase/No on Proposition 185, 11 Anza
Boulevard, Suite 406, Burlingame 94010, urging Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
to oppose Proposition 185.
***REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supeivisorp oo the date shown.
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PHIL BATCHELOR Clerk of thb Board
of Supervisors and bounty Administrator
cc: Correspondents
Transportation Committee ay A .�` ,fib
Public Works Director
Mobile Home Task Force
Community Development Director
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September 29, 1994
County Commissioner
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear County Commissioner:
Last night, Wednesday, September 28, I witnessed a very disturbing incident that
left me very angry and sleepless all night. While driving north on San Ramon
Valley Boulevard approaching the stop light on the corner of Pine Valley Road, I
was stopped suddenly in my tracks to find a baby fawn sitting in the middle of the
lane looking at my approaching car in terror and confusion. Standing alongside the
road was the mother of this fawn looking helplessly at her young one. Apparently,
the fawn's leg was broken, obviously an injury resulting from an automobile.
Immediately, I pulled my car along the side of the road and turned my hazard lights
on to warn the approaching car coming rapidly behind me. To my horror, the car
never slowed down, ignoring my warning signals and proceeded to run right over
this defenseless baby fawn leaving it to die while the mother looked on. I was
shocked and very upset.
I am a twenty-one year old resident of the San Ramon/Danville area and in my
entire life of living in this community, I have seen these innocent deer and other
wildlife being killed along this road and nothing being done about it. Ever since the
new Gateway shopping center was built on the corner of San Ramon Valley
Boulevard and Alcosta Boulevard, I have noticed that these deer were pushed even
farther down towards Pine Valley Road, where I witnessed this tragedy.
I am writing you this letter to express my concern for our wildlife. I grew up with
these animals and slowly they are dying off because of the construction and lack of
awareness of posted speed limits and crossing deer signs. I drive along that road
every night and for the past five years of my driving experience, I have witnessed
several deer crossings, but never have I injured one. I am aware of the deer and I
drive cautiously with my high beams on to avoid killing any wildlife. Obviously
other people do not do the same, because I have seen several deer dead along that
road. This was the first time I actually had a chance to save an animal from human
destruction, but because of the ignorance and lack of awareness in this community,
another member of our wildlife is dead, this time a baby fawn.
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I am proposing that the posted speed limit change from forty-five miles per hour to
forty miles per hour along the block of San Ramon Valley Boulevard between
Montevideo Drive and Alcosta Boulevard. With the new Gateway shopping center
on the corner, I believe that this would be a safer speed limit, just as it is forty miles
per hour where the Diablo Plaza is further north along that road. I am also
proposing that we place another deer crossing sign directly across from the First
Baptist Church heading north on San Ramon Valley Boulevard towards Pine Valley
Road. I am aware that a deer crossing sign already exists along that road for traffic
heading south, although shrubbery is blocking visibility of that sign. As I said
before, the deer have migrated farther north towards the Pine Valley Road
intersection, this was not the first time I've seen a deer dead in this vicinity.
.lust to know that these proposals are being considered would free my mind of the
frustration and anger that has been building for the past several years of observing
dead wildlife along this road. It actually took a tragic situation such as last night for
me to realize that maybe I can make a change in the preservation of our wildlife in
this community.
Please advise me as to what actions I need to take to put these proposals into effect.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Williamson
75 Ryegate Place
San Ramon, CA 94583
cc: Mayor Hermann Welm