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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: April 29, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 488 (Bergeson)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(.S) & BACKGROUND Alm JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for SB 488 by Senator Marian Bergeson
which exempts public agencies from liability for any injury
caused by the plan or design of an emergency motorist aid system
as well as for the operation of the system.
BACKGROUND:
County staff have previously expressed concern about the County
implementing the SAFE Program (Service Authority for Freeway
Emergencies) because of potential liability if the system were
not to operate as intended. As an alternative, the Board has
gone on record in favor of SB 592 which would authorize MTC to
become the Authority for any of the Bay Area counties with the
approval of the individual county. Senator Bergeson has now
introduced SB 488 which would remove the major objection to
participating in the SAFE Program.
It is, therefore, recommended that the Board support SB 488 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S : &dawe
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 5, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
�1 UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ccCounty Administrator CSAC Director ATTESTED MAY
: Public Works Director Senator Marian
County Counsel Bergeson PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Risk Manager SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/garish & Associates I'
D.. J. Smith Associates BY ,DEPUTY
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