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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,, PRQjfC BY- METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMd
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC)is the transportation planning and financing
agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay.Area;and
WHEREAS,MTC is in the process of updating the twenty-five year.Regional Transportation Plan (RTP);and
WHEREAS,public outreach meetings were conducted on the draft RTP to receive public comment and nine of
the meetings were held in communities that are underserved or unserved;.and
WHEREAS,comments received at the public workshops focused on transportation accessibility and affordability;
and
WHEREAS, a proposal has been drafted for MTC`s consideration by Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, Contra
Costa County`Supervisor jolmGioia,and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson which addresses accessibility
and affordability in the AC Transit service area; and
WHEREAS,the proposal is for an Annual School Bus Pass Pilot Project that would"provide a free bus pass to
33,000,middle and high school students in the AC Transit service area who are in the free or reduced lunch
program;and
WHEREAS,the;proposal:would also provide highly reduced bus passes to middle and high school students who
are not eligible for free or reduced lunches;and
WHEREAS,students who cannot afford bus fare to attend school are not only, denied an equal opportunity for an
education but the school districts are penalized by increased absenteeism;and
WHEREAS,studies cites that school children who are involved in after-school activities are less likely to become
involved in alcohol and drug abuse,criminal activity,and teen pregnancy and some school children cannot afford
bus fare to attend after-school activities;and
WHEREAS, access to school is fundamental to the well-being of the individual and the state, and addresses
concerns of equity in the region;and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I T RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does
hereby support the request to MTC to fund the"Annual School Bus Pass 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.L46fMA
Chair
District II Supervisor,,`
JO N GIOIA DONNA G ER
y District I Supervisor District III s
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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 Byno/j/ f t/�6_e_p_uty