HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-182 The .Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the Matter Of Resolution No. 981 .82
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF APPROPRIATE JOB GROWTH AND
JOB RETENTION IN EAST AND WEST
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, encouraging appropriate job growth and job retention in East and West
County can significantly reduce the amount of traffic that congests our freeways; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive transportation management solution that includes
appropriate job growth and job retention will help facilitate the completion of the economic
development goals of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion continues to rank as Contra Costa County's most
significant problem in recent public opinion polls; and
WHEREAS,much of Contra Costa County's traffic congestion is directional in nature,
in that significant congestion results from traffic heading out of the County in the morning and
into the County in the late afternoon; and
WHEREAS, recent demographic information suggests that in the City of Pittsburg alone
over 82%of employed residents commute to jobs outside the City; and
WHEREAS, appropriate new job growth and job retention in East and 'West County
would improve the jobs/housing balance in those sub-regions and reduce traffic congestion in
Central County,particularly on the routes of regional significance, such as Highway 4.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Contra Costa, California does recognizes the need for and supports appropriate job
growth, as well as job retention, in East and West Contra Costa County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 14`h day of April,
1998.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered on the
minutes of the.Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
14''day of April, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
By
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