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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10251994 - 1.53 152 through 1.53 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on October 25, 1994, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Smith, DeSaulnier, Bishop, Torlakson, and Powers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE Item No. 1.52 LETTER received October 14, 1994, from C. Boyd, President, C. G. Boyd & Associates, 4790 Jackson Street.,#78, Riverside, California,requesting input on their proposed plan for the purchase and reopening of the East Gaylord Pulp Mill in Antioch. ***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY /1.53 RESOLUTION adopted by the Hercules City Council requesting community support in urging Caltrans to commit adequate funding for improvements to the Route 4 West Corridor Project and during the interim to provide for the installation of traffic signs and an increased level of traffic enforcement for the public's safety. ***REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR and ADDED THE BOARD'S REQUEST for additional signing along the route in the daylight test section until permanent improvements can be accomplished. y I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and ontered on the minutes of the Board of Super* rs n the date shown.Qa L ATTESTED: PHIL BATCHE-1-.071 :b ;"ycboard of Supervisor^ ,,,o :: .,. �'Ic.;Ynctrator K oeputy cc: Correspondents Growth Management and Economic Development Agency Transportation Committee Public Works Director 1 . 53 REFERRED to Transportation Committee and Public Works Director resolution from Hercules City Council requesting OCT 25 19!gk community support in urging Caltrans to commit adequate funding for improvements to the Route 4 West Corridor Project and during the interim to provide for the installation of traffic signs and an increased level of traffic enforcement for the public' s safety, and ADDED THE BOARD'S REQUEST for additional signing along the route in the daylight test section until permanent improvements can be accomplished. a° cG A CITY OF HERCULES V X900 � 111 CIVIC DRIVE, HERCULES, CA 94547 PHONE: 510 • 799 • 8200 RECEIVED OCT t'7 19W:, CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA CO. October 13, 1994 Tom Powers, Chair Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651. Pine Street Martinez, CA 94553 Dear Supervisor Powers: On behalf of the Hercules City Council and the residents of Hercules, I am writing to solicit your support for an ongoing problem that affects residents of all of Contra Costa County. In the past week, another fatal accident occurred on Highway 4, killing two young West County women. Our residents, along with residents of Rodeo, came to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 11 and expressed a strong desire that short term solutions be developed until Highway 4 reconstruction can begin. They encouraged us to find the funding to expedite the building of a roadway that will be safe for everyone. We have worked very hard to have the Highway 4 reconstruction project designated as a top transportation project in Contra Costa County and made good progress. However, we continue to need your support as we need more funding and to be able to expedite this project. Please distribute the attached resolution to board members, agency managers and other interested parties that might assist us in moving forward and making the stretch of Highway 4 from Cummings Skyway to San Pablo Avenue a safe place to drive. Sincerely, EDUARDO G. MANUEL Mayor, City of Hercules FDM:lmh hwy4.em Attachment 1P4 G�j WHEREAS, the City of Hercules is committed to the reconstruction project to prevent further loss of life and injury and will continue to reaffirm its efforts to expedite this project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules is calling for community support, once again, to direct a unified voice to Contra Costa Transportation Association, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the California Transportation Commission to insist that adequate funding for the Route 4 West Corridor be provided and that Caltrans is strongly encouraged to contract out the improvements in order to expedite the ultimate construction. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hercules City Council will continue to request better CHP enforcement; request that Caltrans renew its efforts to develop interim measures to increase the safety measures of the road, including installation of more signs telling drivers to use their headlights during the day; and will hold a town hall meeting to allow residents to provide ideas for the imminent improvement of Highway 4. The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 11th day of October, 1994, by the following vote.of the Council: AYES: Bartke, Sample, Simpson, Tucker, Manuel NOES: None ABSENT: None Eduardo G. Manuel, Mayor ATTES ay Wo on, City Clerk ►. 5 3 6 RESOLUTION 94-125 STRONGLY URGING THE IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION OF FUNDING FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 4 BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND CUMMINGS SKYWAY AND TO REQUEST CALTRANS' EFFORTS TOWARDS INTERIM SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT EVEN FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE AND SERIOUS INJURY. WHEREAS, the Hercules Community has expressed their immense concern regarding hazardous conditions on Highway 4; and WHEREAS, Highway 4 between Interstate 80 and Cummings Skyway has been a substandard roadway for decades; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules has continuously lobbied, if not demanded that regional and state agencies provide adequate funding to improve this stretch of highway, particularly after the loss of 3 youth, Randa Khalil, Robert Carter and Jeannine Turley, in October of 1993; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 1994, two young people, Kim McDonald and Tiffane Spencer were killed in the same area on a road that by design provides little tolerance for error; and . WHEREAS, many other residents and travelers have also been killed or seriously injured reflecting a continuous and needless loss of live; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules has worked diligently to move the time schedule for reconstruction from the year 2000 to a starting date of 1995 for Phase I; and WHEREAS, while the start date has been accelerated significantly the full reconstruction will not be complete until the year 2000 or later, and WHEREAS, the funding agencies for the reconstruction project need to renew their efforts and their interest to accelerate the project and establish full funding; and WHEREAS, Congressman George Miller's efforts on behalf of the City of Hercules in obtaining funding at the federal level are greatly appreciated, even more funding is needed; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules has received a positive response from the California Highway Patrol to assist immediately with a safety education program at Pinole Valley High School on how to drive safely on Highway 4; and WHEREAS, the City has on several occasions requested increased traffic enforcement from the California Highway Patrol and has requested a policy of the use of headlights during day light travel; and WHEREAS, Caltrans should post signs at all streets and roads that intersect with Highway 4 and change the language on the signs to direct drivers to turn on lights for safety, and Date: REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM (Two [2] Minute Limit) Complete is rm and pla e it in the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board. Name. —/,//I% S Phone: Address: City: �� I am speaking for: �Kyyself OR P<nr anization: NAME OF ORGANIZATION CHECK ONE: I wish to speak on Agenda Item # My comments will be: ❑ General ❑ For ❑ Against ❑ I wish to speak on the subject of: ❑ I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to consider: