HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12042001 - C.14 j TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: TRANSPORTATION, WATER, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
DATE: December 4, 2001
SUBJECT: Approval and Adoption of the 2001 Capital Road Improvement Program. Countywide
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
APPROVE and ADOPT the 2001 Capital Road Improvement Program (CRIP), Countywide.
II. Financial Impact:
There is no impact to the County General Fund.
Approval and Adoption of the CRIP will provide a planning document that will outline the
anticipated expenditures of road related capital funds in the next seven years. The CRIP is a
programming document that programs funds for capital road improvement projects within the
County.
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_RECOMMENDATI OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES . upervisor John Gioia pervisor Donn rber
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 4 , 200]APPROVED AS RECOMMEN D XXOTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
xx UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
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Orig.Div:Public Works(TE)
Contact: Al Schaal-Tel.313-2234 ATTESTED: Decenber 4 , 2001
cc: County Administrator John Sweeten, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
Community Development-G.Slusher County Administrator
County Counsel
Auditor/Controller
R.Gilchrist,Accounting
By Deputy
SUBJECT: Approval of the 20001 Capital Road Improvement Program
DATE: December 4, 2001
PAGE: 2
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
Approval of the CRIP by the Board does not automatically approve each individual project listed in
the CRIP. Each project must undergo its own public review, engineering feasibility analysis and
environmental assessment before the Board of Supervisors will consider its approval. As this is a
planning level document, adoption of the CRIP will not preclude construction of projects that have
not been identified.
On May 19, 1989, a County Road Improvement Policy was adopted to guide the development and
continuation of the Capital Road Improvement Program. On April 17, 1990, the Board of
Supervisors approved the first annual CRIP. This is the fifth annual Contra Costa County Capital
.Road Improvement Program. The CRIP plans road improvement projects forthe next seven years
to conform with the Congestion Management Plan which is also a seven year planning document.
Adopting a CRIP to guide our capital improvements will do several things for the County:
Increase public awareness of how and where funds will be spent on our road system.
Enhance public image and public trust by showing that funds are programmed in detail and
will be expended in accordance with a bona fide program.
Encourage more public involvement in the programming and expenditure of our capital
funds.
Provide accurate "accountability"of whether our transportation system will meet acceptable
levels of service to satisfy our growth management policies.
Provide a basis for projecting staffing needs over the next seven years.
Provide a budget tool to.track expenditures of each type of funding utilized for capital
improvements.
A copy of the Draft 2001 CRIP has been sent to each member of the Board of Supervisors, the
Chairperson of County Commissions, and to Community Development Department and Public
Works staff persons for their review. On October 8, 2001, the Transportation Water and
Infrastructure Committee held a Public Hearing on the 2001 CRIP and recommended its approval
and adoption.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Failure to approve the CRIP could adversely affect the schedule for road improvements for the
next seven years as this document provides direction for project planning and staff requirements
in the coming years.
Measure C and the. County's proposed growth management policy also require a CRIP be
enacted to meet the anticipated needs of new development impacts on the roadway systems.
Without an approved CRIP program, the County will not be able to fulfill this requirement, which
would jeopardize our Measure C return to source funding.