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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10031995 - SD5 SEP-24-1995 21:13 SUPERVISOR TORLAKSON 5104278142 P.02 q&MoardofStwetvisors of Contra Costa County In the 9futterof *sofidion No. 95/469 P4cognfsing the Importance of*twining the B,gTj*Car WffUr6rishinggY4nt in the City offtts6urg �1tIJlE 1S, the City of fttsburg has beers the site of,andhas receisv-dconsidera6fe economic 6eneftt from the Mori son-rjtudsen Bart car"refurbishment p&nta and 'iq-'YM4V-, S, the facility used by Monuon-Xnudsen is a turn-f y, state of the art,faciCrty arc(was recently built u4th the assistance of$1.4 miXon pubftc dollars, with the eVectation that hundreds of jods, Casting marry years, would be created;and IVJ&TJM, that money included over$400,000 from the State of CalVarnia Empfayment?raining eftnet and sndudedover$200,000from the focal*ivate Industry Council and W AS, the contract far(B.Ax,7 car refurbishment recently passed front Morrison-xuudsen to another' company,,AE 7ransportatum.Systems;azul l't S,.AEG 7ransportatxon,"ms is a Trento negotiating with both the City of'Pittsburg and with the,Afitmeda SYavalrltrStation for the Location of their business;and 10[t OEAS, the City of tPtttsburg, with a current unemployment rate of 9.4%, will lose over 240 jobs f the facility is movedtoAlamella;and 't0L WE W, the,Afameda site is located in a 50 year ofd duaiV at the forver,Atameda Navat,Air Station andis in needof a great dealof renovation;and %MgWS, the Federal government, at the request of Gocat elected v facials in Aia:meda, is considering offering an additional$5 milhnn in incentives to enhance the viabi&ty of the,,r[&meda site, and this expenditure of addtionaCg edmfdollars wiflrerutt in a duli&ative egrcnditure of pubCtc morin+,viffresult in un fair localcompetition, azul wilt result in the transfer o f jobs from one community to another,and ` RM, it is not good pubfxc policy, and not in the taxpayers interest to pay money just to moue jobs 30 miles east. AM,, 9-MMWFM, (BE IT 4tF.,40LVDD that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, Caftfbrnia, does hereby endorse keeping the.AZrg Transportation Faci£'ty at the existing turn-47 site located in tPittskrg; BE IT tF'V4tMt gNFSOLVZo that the Board of Supervisors hereby recommends that the Federal goternment refrain from prrwiding monetary assistance that u4ffcreate a duplication in spending of public funds, that wiffgiveAlameda County an unfair advantage,and that wiff cause the loss of over 200 jobs in Contra Costa County. M S,SYEO by unanimous vote a{the Board Members present on this 3rd day of©ctober,1995. I fierily certify that treforepiv is a true andcomet copy of a resolution enteredon the minutes of the BoardofSupervisors on Effie date aforasauf, 54mast my randandtre seatoftlta Boardaf.Supenisorsa, don this 3rd may ofOctober,1995. VZ tOXChMx0f,Cfa►k,of tra ftardof suprv&=and Co",xdminiwator Introduced 6y: Tom TO?Qkson Supervisor,0ithid'Five TOTAL P.02