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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03241987 - S.7 T 5 - THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on March 24, 1987 by the following vote: AYES; Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Torlakson, Schroder NOES; None ABSENT; Supervisor McPeak ABSTAIN; None ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT; Proposed Transportation Legislation Supervisor Tom Powers brought to the attention of the Board proposed legislation dealing with changing the percentage of sales tax revenue allocated to BART and an increase of tolls on the Bay, San Mateo and Dumbarton Bridges. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the proposed legis- lation relating to transportation issues is REFERRED to the Transportation Committee (Supervisors Schroder and Torlakson) for review. Cc: Supervisor Schroder Supervisor Torlakson County Administrator I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors-on-the date shown. ATTESTED: 22&&4 9W 19,V7 PHIL BATCHELOR, Ciera of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By GOr.(.d.�+.�./ , Deputy SEAL of BOARD OF SUPERVISORS • CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECEIVED N ,k0 MAR 12 1987JPERVISORTOM POWERS ti off co T DISTRICT COUt� � A®S d............ March 10, 1987 The Hon. Sunne Wright McPeak, Chair . Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 2301 Stanwell Concord, CA 94520 Dear Sunne: Transportation continues to be one of the most critical issues facing Contra Costa. While there are ample projects which would improve the traffic situation, the funding sources necessary for development of these projects remain scarce. Consequently, it is our obligation to do all that we can to seek those dollars that may be available. Enclosed, please find copies of articles concerning legislation proposed by Senator Boatwright dealing with changing the percentage of sales tax revenue that is allocated to BART. His proposal would alter the existing revenue split from the current system of 75% to BART and 25% to Muni/AC Transit to a system where BART receives 100% of the 1/2 cent sales tax. Prior to 1977, this latter approach was in use. The Board of Supervisors should ask staff to review the provisions of the legislation and report back to us prior to consideration of the Board's position on the bill at the March 24 meeting. Furthermore, Assemblyman Campbell has proposed AB 1134 which would increase the tolls on the Bay, San Mateo and Dumbarton Bridges from 75 cents to $1.00. In light of the efforts being made by our legislative representatives, a meeting with them to discuss the situation would be helpful . Sin , 01 0/t4 OM POW- ERS Supervisor First District cc: Phil Batchelor, CAO Enclosures (2) TP:tk 100-37th STREET,ROOM 270,RICHMOND,CALIFORNIA 94805 • TELEPHONE(415)231-3231 J j r Nj i ,ail.,,• h�o I9 atv�rl � .�W a - ,s . . entire .transit RT _nC110. . to . . By Virgil,Meibert ;: .dents of Berkeley and Oakland. a rt a Trohme a .•• ,: ; x:. "Boatwright wants to take ....Legislation to give BART all from•the inner cities and give to ;;;the proceeds from an existing ...the suburbs,".Bates said. "Thar . f :half-cent transit sales tax in the sort of thing is.not .going tc, Bay Area was introduced in Sac- work." ramento yesterday by Sen.'Dan BART Director Nello Biaricc Boatwright,D Concord. of El Sobrante,credited by Boat- M l r ' The bill, if enacted, would ,,.,.Wright with proposing the U'], i take.,back'some $26 million a change, said other revenue .,year in transit tax revenues now sources should replace the '$1t,' I split between the AC Transit million a year AC would lose if District and the San.Francisco the bill becomes law. Municipal Railway:' ;"We're not out to kill AC Tran-- Boatwright said he wants the sit,"Bianco said. "We just waist money to be useid instead fora to get,the rail extensions built." =BART extensiofi eastern Con- Bianco claimed that public an- tra Costa County•communities ger over the stalled East Contra:= that_have been promised BART Costa County BART extension:-, .service for two decades. resulted in the defeat last fall of`," "If.there is any hope of taking a measure to increase the transit:: BART out there in our lifetime, tax by half a'cent in Contra Cos I this is probably it,"ABoatwright_ =-to Comity. R_ said. ' The existing half-cent transit�: The proposal drew immediate sales°tax In* 'Alameda', Contra {;,,opposition from.Assemblyman : 'Costa and'San Francisco.,coun-.': ;Tarnr$ates,"D-Qakland,who said ties was approved in 1968 to snp-: i-ironnd subur gly pits rIjan a =; post fccinstructian of the BART �.y ban interests against each other. • systemxEs _;,� �•F,ai:4' „syr. 2C' He aid that rf-gthie half cent. gut, 9'497i law allocated ,25 sales tax b subsidy %Vas percent of thC e revenue to A drawn, AC Transit"would be un. „� £ ,:, ;'. f z ,• - abletd provide seivice'to rest-, „;, See BART, Page B-2_ . a s ., AR Ontinued from Page B-I transit and the Muni. • An MTC spokesman said that. . -'during the current year BART gets $90 million and the other :.: -two districts share approximate- ;Iy $26 million. ., . , AC Transit Director J. ry"'Wiggins said the'Boatwright. .•,.,'bill would wipe out.about 14 per, cent•of the bus agency's annual .revenues. ,_a�p z r ;;��^::��i.'�" x.� 'ttlkS:ti�"�`�`S x� *it}c'✓m+r}s��,-•nr -, 1Nn�.Akii t C .ry}: _ rk.,,��- _ ..t..M,•i. 7. ,1S'� ti 13 'GZ!' NI',� r, p { trl�" t •� .: ytY .4 �. :: ` y�r r �-a- �'?�r...-� ; -�,r'x' �✓ �dty Y�. w t.,>.�"t�:z�#� h'.T�''� '� 3 -�r'� f,�.r!{j•"t�' . �,', ? 60t; Z,'irk wZF c� ib Ce it 44% P71"`'t1. r41+ 4r far, ,. •-�{ �f �r rr =r rjTA`�jT 1 �■■ 11U qri•. . .; By Ray Tessler . ,: ,t , ,uri ftBoatwnght._'rIf there ,any hope-:Of-.#al;xng � `Staff water ' •., •�R, �;; tee ;BART out there in our hfetunes, this (bill) is =t r SACRAMENTO In a move sure to cause, jprobably it."- /iti,je. ,a transit�u iding war,Sen.`Dan Boatwright ori -.-,.-One legislative foe of;SBl125,'AsseznW- :jThursda}r_introduced abut to halt sales,tax -_.man Tom Bates, D-Oakland, said.;bus riders revenue from.flowing to AC Transit and the ;who,include large numbers of senior cztiz+lis, San Francisca Muni.-, f, ,•, x 7; + '. �s,minorities and children,shouldn't be,," „ -Instead, the Concord Democrat wants,all ,�fished" by efforts to extend BARTt,mto . P t t money from the special three-county half-cent County. tl sales tax hike imposed in 1969 to go to BART ,q x.Bates 4whose districf ifidludes'Pleasant Hill for long promised projects such as a raillute m part of_Ooncbrd, said Boatwn is,bill to'eastern Contra Costa County . ::: would "basically prt one anstttuencyagauis _-;Althou h the for r $1 tax was at ,� n ,`i g .per another fi r t ,r ,u a i first earmarked for BART,the Legislature Iat i` He suggested if-, otra Costans want more "er made up to 25 percent of the revenue avail- —w i ,r n' �evenue for BART rail service,`'th shod: able to AC Transit anti the Mum to stabiltze z xr,, 4those agencies'financially -.1 I'- pass an additional half-cent sales.tax*increase �-.,, I !like-the ane propas`ed in Measure C defeated f w People in East County who are paying fine tkb}voters last.November. 1b7� �y ti{F -n BART.tax and yet still dont have their tension feel they have been etrayed," Boat- :x y ,}Boatwright said �►1ameda (County is d "wnght,sald r t Y 9e 7r 1 n b } > ,n , t use.the new half cent sales tax uicrease kat 3 They"have d been lied to and gen- ,R+le`asure B which passed in November„to screw "erally' ed 'the"oe= or nhalf cheatecent"'said tsupport AC}Transitq E f