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Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: May 14 , 1985 County
SUBJECT: Legislation: AB 721 (Campbell)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Take no action at this time on AB 721 by Assemblyman Campbell
which would have amended the Streets and Highways Code to
include San Pablo Avenue from Cutting Blvd. in the City of
Richmond to the west end of the Carquinez Bridge as a part of"
State Route 123 thereby requiring that the State rather than
the cities and County maintain that portion of San Pablo
Avenue.
BACKGROUND:
The Board has been requested by Assemblyman Campbell to support
his efforts to include San Pablo Avenue through Contra Costa
County as a part of the State Highway system thereby relieving
the cities and the County of the responsibility and cost of
maintaining the road. The Public Works Director estimates that
approval of AB 721 would save the County on an annual basis
approximately $35 ,000 for maintenance expenses, not counting
the existing landslide problem associated with San Pablo Avenue
during the past three years.
The bill was heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee on
Wednesday, May 8 , 1985 and failed passage in that Committee.
While Assembiyman Campbell has been offered reconsideration of
the bill by the Committee, it seems unlikely at this point that
the bill will gain sufficient support to get out of Committee.
The Board may wish to take a position of support on AB 721
despite the negative vote in the Assembly Transportation
Committee, but we would recommend no position at this time.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 21 , 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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 Admi ni strator OF SUPERVISORS N THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Public Works Di rector ATTESTED
Assemblyman Robert Campbell
PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblyman Richard Katz, Chairman
Transportation Committee SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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