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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY DECLARING AN RESOLUTION NO. 2003/196
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HEALTH
& SAFETY RISK DUE TO LONG TRAIN
BLOCKAGES ON MARINA BAY
PARKWAY IN RICHMOND,CA
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa County Health Services Department is the authorized
Emergency Medical Services Agency for all cities in Contra Costa County, including
Richmond, and is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating emergency
medical services, establishing policies and procedures for medical control of the EMS
system, including dispatch, patient destination, patient care and quality assurance, and
establishing ordinances for the regulation of ambulance services, and developing and
implementing a trauma system plan; and
WHEREAS,the railroad grade crossing at Marina Bay Parkway in the City of Richmond
is the primary vehicular access into the Marina Bay neighborhood (approximately 2,500
housing units and 4,000 residents) and is the primary access route for ambulances, fire
trucks and police vehicles entering this neighborhood; and
WHEREAS,the railroad grade crossing at Marina Bay Parkway regularly experiences
extremely long train blockages exceeding twenty minutes several times per day and it is
anticipated that the number of long trains passing that crossing will increase; and
WHEREAS,trains blocking traffic at the Marina Bay Parkway railroad grade crossing is a
longstanding problem, which places lives and property at great risk because emergency
responders are repeatedly blocked or delayed for critical minutes; and
WHEREAS, long train blockages at the Marina Bay Parkway railroad grade crossing
severely impairs emergency services to the Marina Bay neighborhood and renders this
neighborhood inaccessible to emergency services; and
WHEREAS,without resuscitation efforts brain cells begin dying within four to six minutes
and early defibrillation is crucial for heart attack victims, and in trauma, the goal is the
transport of the patient to appropriate hospital resources in the shortest amount of time;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Contra Costa County declares that long
train blockages at the Marina Bay Parkway railroad grade crossing in the City of
Richmond is a significant emergency services and public health issue; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Contra Costa County strongly urges the Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, the Union Pacific Railway, and the Richmond
Pacific Railway to take all necessary action(including, but not limited to, reducing the
length of trains and improving the tracks to allow trains to travel faster than the current 5
m.p.h. limit) to reduce the amount of time that trains block this critical crossing.
PISSED by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present on this 6th day of May 2003.
MART{DeSAULNIER JOHN CIOIA
Chair District I Supervisor
District IV Supervisor
4
AYLE B. FED RAL D.GLOVER
District II Supervisor District V Supervisor
INTRODUCED BY SUPERVISOR JOIN GIOIA
(DISTRICT III SUPERVISOR VACANT)