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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03121985 - X.11 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Costa DATE: March 12, 1985 County SUBJECT: HIGHWAY 4 WIDENING PROJECT--DISCOVERY BAY AREA SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Public Works Director to respond to concerns about the delays in the Highway 4 widening project in the Discovery Bay area. The response should explain why the project was delayed and the role both Caltrans and the county had in that process. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Attached is a copy of a column by Roberta Fuss and a Letter to the Editor from John Fritz expressing concerns about the delays in the Highwy 4 widening project from Bixler to Borden Junction. TT:gro (hwy4wide.dcb) CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON March 1Z , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1Z1 ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator I ATTESTED March 12 , 1985 Public Works Director I Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervi rs and Cou�,ty Admin ctratnr I M382/7-83 i BY DEPUTY Uswvem :� �r,� Ba Pr{. rY tling a divorce action; a less boundaries. Discovery Bay res- ts "„""'� y Z expensive settlement might idents are asking for our bound- _ have been made. Oh, well, it's ary to be land south of Highway '( .7 only our money they are spend- 4 to Bixler Road to -the West t,,,/+ ing. and Old River to the East. �f AT Will there be another delay We are waiting for Knightsen while we wait for the sale of the to call us about Orwood Tract remaining portion of the par- which would be our boundary to cel? Will ' there be enough the •North. Knightsen seems Like Molasses !4 money after purchase of prop- agreeable to this if they can In January erty to complete the job? Next have property North of the month we hope to receive more aqueduct pipe line -as their Highway 4 Widening "great news" like the above boundary. A portion of (heir Running Very Slow telling-us why the highway wid- boundary at present comes*into ening we paid for years ago rural Brentwood. There does The County's purchase of hasn't been completed. not seem to be much of a prob- parcel 011-190-05 along.Highway lem for Knightsen to get their 4 by Discovery Bay at a cost of BIG MAC Defines requested boundaries. $100,000.00 was initiated.by. Con- This "BIG MAC" would not tra Costa County in January. Discovery Bay necessarily be in effect forever. The design exception re- If any communitydecides it is quested by the'County along the Boundanes ready for "cityhood," it can frontage of this parcel reducing Now about the "BIG MAC" withdraw from the MAC. the right of way take to less you may have .read -about in than 20 percent was rejected by local papers. The "BIG MAC" Together We Stand, Caltrans. Therefore, since 34 (Municipal Advisory... Commit- percent f the parcel is being tee) consists of' people of Divided We acq o widening Byron, Knightsen, Bethel Is- May Lase p sect, the complete parcel land and Discovery Bay. The as to be purchased at t e re- people from these areas wanted Membership renewals - are quest of the property owne and to investigate the possibility of coming in fairly well, but there severance damages paid. The forming al.MAC .which, hope- are still quite a few people who County will attempt to sei the .fully, would get the attention of are not turning theirs in. The remaining portion of the p rcel the County Board of Supervi- backing and support of all the ! to recoup part of the cost. sors. The ;people want the Su- residents is very important as Perhaps if this act' n had pervisors Ito recognize us and well as the $15.00 fee. It is the been taken three or ur years our needs. The first thing the people who own property in a&, when the 6 s were not people want to accomplish are Discovery Bay who should get in t attorneys they boundary j lines. The County, behind us and help. Together now are because they are set- then, will recognize these we stand, but divided we could I 1 I I iscove -:By'ROBERTA FUSS —� The Bank of'America is open= ! .. . ing a.:<branch:_office..in._the.,Dis,- Di KVe y covery;,.-Bay Shopping.`Center. Some`'v6ry enthusiastic young ladies who will .be-;the financial - service officers•`at :Discovery owner'an'd.:severance damages Bay told me the:�other''day•theypi id :The Coulity":-will':attempt hope:;:to.be servic- tii`.seii-the.:remaining,.portion of -ing l�o u r -,area the parcel I recoup;part of the shortiy..k y,r. �_. ``dost: If.ytiu have any^,questions, Pani ckinson ::...;ry please` :contact, Bob .Fa`raane at Yvonne Falk _:' vf" 3724 184." will be the, officers :My only comment is "You've here during bank- a ." .comie_a short way, baby!" They ing hours which s t have..had 'the .money. o. wider will be 10 a.m. to 6; '' .. the'. .road 'for .:.-.four ..:year M o n d a y ::wouldn't you think .they. wo- through,Friday . They also may fiave at least bought the'r` have Saturday_"hours which are of-ways a long time ago? yet. to be determined. In addi- , -- - tion, they will work on an ap- t pointment:basis. , Ed McInerney, vice president: and manager of the Brentwood Bank -of -America branch, has i announced that the new branchOx t .. :will-be a "convenience`banking ' ;_:Page 4. center;" ..which will-include an `:,,outside Versateller. The bank- ing services to be. provided will .. tnclude new accounts,: loan a P- ; plications, rove§tnients, travel- rentwO ie' ers' checks.and instant de : pos- _ '.. .1 ...•its. . . , r _ ,You've come a short way, baby' Lynn B. Cio=usrng,'publi.sher_ ::;: ;.;.The `latest.-information from ; :-Published Thursday at Brentwood,C61*9;Cgs B:CoUnty ==J -=Michael Watford, public C-A..`94513 :...-Works' director, Contra Costa _ Calif. Second class postage paid at.Bre.ntwaod, �;. ..... ,County, on. the widening of office:.654 Third Street at O.ak Highway:4:..from Bixler to.Bor- i , ...Mailing Address.P.O. �30X 517 ... 'den Junction was contained in a :copy of his` letter to the' state ! :Phone-634-2125 ;.iiistrict accounting officer .of Subscriptionrate:.se.ooper year incounty:SS.OoperysaroutbfcouMy`;; zr the Department of Transporta- r . tion.. is" Contra Costa ; G n f 6u. u"Enclosed nty's. additional right of -."Enclosed the' .moe■ f ■`� : .i: 4 j - �;"ay'deposit of $100,000 for pur- '6haseof parcel No., 11490-05 ; =.D.ea.r Editor, - along Highway 4 in Discovery °To the people- of'-Oakley who �.} :Bay area.^The-design,exception are: concerned .about the people _-Letters requested`by the County alongof `Discovery '.Bay ...using .your .' frontage of this, parcel re. :ro ds ,-w.hich you ,paid `for:at a;; doting 'the right of way take to ;price of,.$1,400 .to-::$1,700.per:lot; ': :,less "than–20, percent was re- please let vine 'iell you. Your ected-by Caltrans: read :concern'.;should Abe :,some •°.,.:.. .:. ,.. . "'Therefore;" the`�letter' .read, kind of"a�*ritten',guarantee and �Ve"were,.also a;toid,:,the road "since 34 percent of the paroel 'time' .,element::;that after ;:you.. .:would .be:.completed iri-Ahe fall being acquired ,for;the road haye.:paid th.e.,,assessment 'you : =of-. I984.'`That;:tithe, came _.and ;widening pro3ect, ,the -complete 4 wiil;:actually, get--what you,paiid'.. ,went llke otir;.money, Than t 4.'. <%. .•the said the road-will:,be"cam= parcel has -.to be ipurchased .at for::.a•: ::. ' ._:. „ Y the request of:.the :pro ert ; ' ., q P Y Ask..the:.:people of.:Discovey. .:.pleted in .:the >spi*ing-=of I985 Ba.y, -„they..::care<'if.;the people'.of -.Now the: latest. from A.L- d kley,'u§e*t'e poad`:we'-paid for. "TTtANS_is;that.they',really don't. ,.,.:. :'~years ago; and;:still'are'.waiting ':know �-when the work;:will.4ie for.the_work ao he done.. `done. Tl is.is becau e`•tfiey have ' `supervisor; .-said~ "Elect ”;to.go-,to*court for a::conde firs- �. :_• : .me:r.ac►d ;` . ''Highway Ation suit or'-purchase one parcel '.takei :care'`,of"-- .ur Fstat+e as; af..:property T'tiis4should have Tsemblyman;;aPhi1 Isenberg was ,been done :sooner.. Didn't they. , : going_,A6 :•do something.. •know this property was needed iFalso- ;MhAt havegkhey done:~= : .; ..:three'years ago i fiQ.ur sciotil busses.:l;ad to tie..= .; : .. lease rerouted�b'ecause of the danger- ;Z;: �o, :.people of.,8altley,, p. ,.,. ous.: condition. It is'.a- eacher. .-don't worry:;�boi�tg'P:ihe peoPle'vf. - ''Discovery Bay:,�wearing out ,_bus area,_ ,with :today s %., 4z,Y. i;trucks and :wipe , ,,turbuietice. , your :paid=for roads: You =Seueral ;;a:ccidents'. have. taken •'haven't gotten;the, yet. Worry° :aco::• _:`w , °<__ _ ..` •:'.. =about.=where~.y-o ur nnoney's :in ells.;us we- lave. terAest is ging:''4Vorip"about'not ' haviii Better roads"for years to ob that; mvii.ve riiillions`{qf.-'r, g`. lid oll,ars*that are,,more:important . : me :woFry'that you may not ,- ey, ' them daln'•t-,:sa'y :these tSC}ier-.;:t.mpot._ <Feifiher Yti; �..,.h y `'