HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011968 - 1968-197 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUN'T'Y, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the MAtter of Proposed )
Solution to Bay Area ) RESOLUTION NO. 68/197
Commuter Traffic Problem. }
WHEREAS a major problem of the San Francisco Bay
Area is the provision of adequate freeways and connecting
bridges to meet the vehicular transportation needs of persons
traveling between the East Bay and the City of San Francisco; and
WHEREAS projected transportation requirements include,
for example, need for the construction of an additional Bay
bridgei and
WHEREAS the solution to said problem might be
reached either through the provision of additional highway
and bridge transportation facilities or reduction in commuter
traffics and
WHEREAS the Mayor of the City of San Francisco
considers the commuter problem to be so serious to his com-
munity as to justify the application of a commuter tax to the
salaries of all persons having employment in the City of San
Francisco but residing outside of said City; and
WHEREAS the commuter traffic would be substantially
diminished and, as a result thereof, millions of dollars of
highway and bridge construction funds could be conserved if
commercial and industrial establishments now located in the
City of San Francisco were to move to, and conduct their
operations in, Contra Costa County:
NOTA'►, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COU'NT'Y OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that the
Contra Costa County Development Association is requested to
assimilate data and prepare appropriate brochures painting out
the merits of San Francisco camerdial and industrial establish-
ments locating their headquarters and operations in the County of
Contra Costa and thereby taking advantage of favorable climatic
conditions, fine transportation, good communications, excellent
employment market, and extensive open space environment, and
also avoiding the commuter problem which is so irksome to
employees, employers, and government officials.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March, 1968 by
the following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors J. E. Moriarty, T. J. Coll,
E. A. Linscheid, A. M. Dias.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Supervisor J. P. Kenny.
RESOLUTION NO. 68/197