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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: May 7 , 1985 1. OUNY
SUBJECT: Legislative Analyst' s Recommendations regarding
AMTRAK' S San Joaquin
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Adopt a position in opposition to the recommendations of the
Legislative Analyst to require counties served by AMTRAK to
subsidize the service, and direct the County Administrator
to transmit the Board's position to the Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the Assembly Ways
and Means Committee, and the members of this County' s
legislative delegation.
2. Request the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, through
the Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee, to
monitor this report and take whatever steps they can to
oppose its implementation.
BACKGROUND:
On January 15 , 1985 , the Board expressed concern about press
-coverage indicating that the Legislative Analyst had recommended
that local agencies bear some of the cost of intercity rail
service. The Board directed that staff Obtain a copy of the
report, analyze it, and make recommendations to the Board.
We have received a copy of the Legislative Analyst's report and
the Public Works Department has done an analysis of it. Mr.
Walford' s report is attached to this report and provides
background information on the Legislative Analyst ' s
recommendations.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
XRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_X APPROVE OTHER
' SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON MaV 14, lASS APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 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
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Public Works Director is /�,I. 198J
CC:c: CC Transp. Adv. Committee ATTESTED
Legislative Delegation PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Chairman, Senate Finance SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Chairman, Ways & Means
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