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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03251986 - X.11 X. 11 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on March 25 , 1986 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Cooperative Agreement with Cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord relating to traffic circulation on Willow Pass Road, and Concord Avenue east of I-680 Supervisor McPeak advised that she had met with represen- tatives of the Cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord with respect to traffic circulation issues affecting the area between Willow Pass Road and Concord Avenue east of Contra Costa Boulevard and I-680. Supervisor McPeak further advised that there have been several understandings reached with respect to solving these traf- fic issues and submitted a written summary with respect thereto, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. As recommended by Supervisor McPeak, the Board hereby RATIFIES the understandings reached with the cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord relating to solving traffic circulation problems on Willow Pass Road and Concord Avenue east of Contra Costa Boulevard and I-680 , and AUTHORIZES a letter to be sent to the cities thanking them for their cooperation in this matter. 1 hereby certffy that this fa a tn*andcorrectoopy at an action taken and entered on the minutes of ttta Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: �, 1fdr6l ,_ PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy cc: County Administrator County Counsel Community Development Public Works March 10, 1986 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED ON LONGSTANDING ISSUES Representatives of the Cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord and the County of Contra Costa have reached agreement on a number of longstanding issues which have affected the solving of common traffic and transportation problems. Some of these issues have been under discussion since 1983. The agreement was hammered out following a number of intense meetings of a team consisting of two Councilmembers from Concord - Mayor Ron Mullin and Councilmember Steve Weir; two Councilmembers from Pleasant Hill - Councilmember Paul Cooper and Councilmember Lou Weldon; and Supervisor Sunne McPeak from the County. The discussion primarily affected issues in the area between Willow Pass Road and Concord Avenue east of Contra Costa Boulevard. The first issue agreed to was for a new signalized intersection on Willow Pass Road, half way between Contra Costa Boulevard and I-680, opposite Sears which provides a new, safer entrance to the Pleasant Hill Manor subdivision. This has represented a longstanding request from the residents of the subdivision. The second area of agreement is the detachment from the City of Concord of a land-locked eight acre parcel within the Ellinwood Project which will be annexed to the City of Pleasant Hill . Settlement of these two issues was of the utmost concern to the City of Pleasant Hill. Discussions also took place regarding a new over-crossing of the freeway between Concord and Pleasant Hill at Galaxy Way, on and off-ramps on either side of I-680 between Galaxy Way and Chilpancingo/Concord Avenue and a flyover or flyunder structure to carry southbound I-680 traffic destined eastbound in Concord directly to Concord Avenue. LSln1lf11� o tl� Cooperative Agreement March 10, 1986 - Page 2 The agreement reached on these major issues involves both short-range improvements to be initiated as quickly as possible to assure funds programmed through CalTrans and long-range improvements to be reviewed by a Traffic Transportation Study agreed to by the County and the cities of Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill , and Clayton. The County, Pleasant Hill , and Concord representatives have agreed that the a Burnett Avenue on-ramp improvements on the east side of I-680 best mitigate the short-range traffic issue in the corridor. The 'three jurisdictions will develop a written statement of approval as the first step in order to meet the State funding programs. The long-range improvements including the Galaxy Way overcrossing, possible additional on-ramps on the west side of I-680 and the flyover or flyunder structure to take southbound traffic east onto Concord Avenue will be addressed in a long-range study agreed to by all five jurisdictions. This study will either be incorporated into or coordinated with the longer-range Transportation Study proposed earlier this week by the Mayors of Concord, Pleasant Hill , Walnut Creek and Clayton. Following completion of the study, the cities and the County can jointly develop an agreement for the long-range improvements required. The three participating jurisdictions acknowledge that this exercise in inter-governmental relations was very rewarding in that it demonstrated that it ,is possible to work together in providing a basis for solving common problems. I