HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12182001 - C.131 In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2001/610
THE CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING OF THE
ANNUAL SCHOOL BUS PASS PILO,T,RROjE TBY:THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMWSS ON!'
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC)is the transportation planning and financing
agency for the nine-county San Francisco
WHEREAS,MTC is in the process'of updating'the.twent`y=five year Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); and
WHEREAS,public outreach Teetings'were conducted on the draft'RTP to receive public comment and nine of
the meetings were;he'6-in communities that are underserved or-unserved;:and:" .v ° •.; ' ;. .;
WHEREAS,comments
received at tli- blit workshops focused'on transportation accessibility and affordability;
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and
WHEREAS, a proposal has been drafted for MTC's consideration by..Assenilitywornan' ;Dion Aroher,Contra
Costa C6dnty Supervisor John Gioia,and Alameda County Supervisor KeA.Ca soz which addresses accessibility
and affordabilit In the AC Transit service area;-and
WHEREAS, the proposal is for an Annual School Bus Pass Pilot Project that would`proyi. a free bus`pass to
33,000 middle and high school students iii-the AC-Transit.service area=who are.in:the.free;or,reduced lunch
program;and
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WHEREAS,the:pioposal'' ld`also provide highly reduced bus passes to,middle and high scl ooi`sti der is who
are not Qli ble`for free or reduced Iunches,and.:
WHEREAS,students who cannot afford bus fare to attend school>are l et or ly'der4d`an equal'opportunity for an
education butthe school districts are penalized by
WHERE AS'"StudleS cites'that school children who are involved:T a, er=school activities;are 105 likely to become
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involved iii alcohol grid"driig:abuse_criminal activity,an teeri,;pregnancy and some school cliildreh<cannot afford
bus fare to attend after-school activities;-and-
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WHEREAS, access:td school'is=fundamental to the well-being.6f."tle'iridiyidual.and the;state, and addresses
concerns of equity uY`the:.regton;and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE°IT RESpEVED`that the Board,of Supervisors of'Contra Costa County does
hereby support the request to MTC,to' funs!<the¢"An nu al,School'Bus'P'ass Pilot Project."
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this
18th Day of Dec ber,2001
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AYLE B. KEMA
fChair I
7 District II Supervisor
JO N GIOIA DONNA �F'
District I Supervisor District III Y1is
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D.GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
18th Day of December,2001
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Administrator
Introduced by Supervisor John Gioia
By UeP'ah'