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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Nancy C. Fanden Contra
Costa
May 19 , 1987 for Consideration on County
DATE: .June 2, 1987 l
SUBJECT: FUNDING SOURCE TO PERMANENTLY LIGHT
CARQUINEZ AND BENICIA BRIDGES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the County write to our State legislators urging them
to include provision to dedicate a portion of any raised
bridge tolls towards i.nst-all.ai.on of permanent J :iglltin,n, on
the Carquinez and Benicia Bridges , and aminend any current
legislation to include that dedication.
BACKGROUND :
The Golden Gate and Bay Bridges will be permanently lighted
in honor of their fiftieth anniversaries . This request would
be for dedication through legislation of 2� to 1C of any toll
increase towards the permanent lighting of the two bridges as well .
Discussion with CalTrans indicates anywhere from $30 ,000 to
$100 ,000 could be raised based on current traffic and the
lighting could be funded within two years .
The lighting projects should be undertaken now as they will
never get any cheaper . When the Golden Gate Bridge was built ,
lighting would have cost $90, 000 . Today ' s estimated cost is
$1 , 000 ,000 .
The Board ' s support of my suggestion , outlined in my letter
to Assemblyman Campbell to ammend any pending legislation
increasing the bridge tolls , will be an important first step
in completing the glorious necklace of lights that our bridges
trace across our Bay.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 26 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above request that letters be sent to State
legislators urging them to include provision to dedicate a portion of any
increased bridge tolls towards installation of permenent lighting on the
Carquinez and Benicia Bridges is REFERRED to the Transportation Committee.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS Supervisor Fanden requested to be notified when the _
Committee will consider the matter.
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THISAS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED May 26 , 1987
cc: Transportation Committee
County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Boatel of
Supervisor Fanden ISupervisorsor,County Administrator —I
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LAFAYETTE,CALIFORNIA 94549 NANCY CARDINALLI FAHDEN
(415)284-4733 Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Supervisorial District Two
May 14 , 1987
Hon. Robert Campbell
Assemblyman, Eleventh District
2901 MacDonald Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
Dear Bob:
The other night I got to thinking about how the Carquinez and
Benicia Bridges are being- treated like the poor sisters to
their more famous siblings , the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges.
Those two bridges will be lit with necklaces of permanent
lights , the Carquinez and Benicia Bridges will stay plain
and unlit.
That shouldn' t happen. I'm writing to you to urge you to
amend the legislation increasing the bridge tolls so that a
very small amount from the increase, say 20 to 10 could be
dedicated towards permanent lighting of those two bridges .
Lighting the two bridges will not only be a thing of beauty,
but will symbolize the strengthening links between the
counties they connect.. I think it would be a wonderful,
positive thing for government to do . I hope you will agree
and will put the short-term toll dedication in the toll increase
legislation.
Sincerely,
Nancy CrFanden
SuperviDistrict II
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cc: Board of Supervisors
Senator Daniel Boatwright
Assemblyman Bill Baker
Senator Barry Keane
Assemblyman Tom Hannigan