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FROM: Tom Powers , First District Supervisor Contra
Costa
DATE: June 10 , 1986 County
SUBJECT: Support for a Federal Consistency Determination
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) a: BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
Request the County Counsel, Community Development Department
and our representatives on BCDC, Nancy Fanden and Harvey
Bragdon, suggest that the Bay Conservation and Development
Commission determine whether a Federal Consistency
Determination under the Coastal Conservancy Act is required
because of the Southern Pacific/ATSF Railroad merged
operations in Contra Costa County. Also, urge that such a
Consistency Determination be made by the Commission and
prepare an appropriate letter of request for such action.
Background:
The SP/ATSF merged operations in Contra Costa County are
bound to cause significant impacts on the environment.
Access to shoreline, sound, increased rail traffic effects
and other impacts on the communities will occur. It is
apparent that the Interstate Commerce Commission is not
paying close attention to these concerns and therefore we
need to make as many efforts as possible to insure the ICC !
addresses these concerns.
At a meeting on June 5, 1986 with concerned cities in Contra
Costa County, the East Bay Regional Park District,
representatives from the State Legislature and the county,
various assignments were given to address these mitigation
measures. It was my task, as a representative from the
county, to seek the Board' s support to ask BCDC to insure
that the ICC carries through with its part in insuring the
Coastal Conservancy Act is observed. This act impacts the
shoreline area and addresses the environmental effects of
activities to the shoreline surrounding the Bay. If there
are environmental effects, then the Bay Conservation and !
Development Commission can request that a Federal
Consistency Determination activity take place and that the
effected Federal agency go through a process to insure that
they are being consistent in their activities with the
Coastal Conservancy Act. It is this activity for which I
seek the Board' s support.
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CC: County Counsel ATTESTED
Community Development Director 11 BatChe4of, Clerk of the hoard of .
County Administrator „
Supervisor Nancy Fanden Supervisors and County Administrator
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