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FROM : Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Contra
Costa
DATE'. ��
July 14, 1987
SUBJECT:
Use of U.S. NAVY funds and federal funds as back up funding
source on loan basis for Highway 4 Interim Project in case
SPECIFIC REQUESTS OR RECON4dENDATiON 8 BACKU
GROND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Request Board of Supervisors to approve
in concept the use of federal funds or funds acquired from
the U.S. Navy for the purposes of mitigating the impacts of
the proposed Port Chicago Highway closure as a backup
funding source for loan purposes only, to the cities of
Antioch and Pittsburg, and if approved, direct the
Transportation Planning Department to send a letter to the
cities of Antioch and Pittsburg indicating the county' s
willingness to make a commitment, that if and when funds
acquired from the U.S. Navy become available, these funds
would be available to any single jurisdiction or combination
of jurisdictions on a loan basis to enable them to keep
their loan repayment schedule for the Highway 4 additional
lane project in the event of a decrease in the rate of
housing construction. It would be understood that the loan
would be repaid, with interest when housing construction
picked up again.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Even though I feel it is extremely
unlikely that we will experience a drop in the housing
market or any other factors that would eliminate growth in
the next few years (e.g.drastic drought, requiring water
rationing and" a "no growth" policy during that period of
drought) , I understand the concerns of the cities, that
there may be a period where there would not be enough
housing construction to generate the fees necessary to repay
loan within the five year period.
It has been the assumption that, if the Navy forces the
closure of Port Chicago Highway, any funds to mitigate the
impact of theiclosure awarded to the county and the
surrounding communities should be adequate to replace the
two lanes carrying traffic out of east county, since the
closure, would in effect put two lanes of additional traffic
on an already crowded Highway 4.
It should be noted that tentative discussions of the Board
of Supervisor's and the Highway 4 task force have been that
the road should not actually be closed until replacement
lanes can be 'provided.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 14, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
The Board DETERMINED that to take action on the recommendation would be premature
since negotiations are still going on. Therefore, this matter is TABLED.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT — AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISOR ON THE DATE SHOWN,
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED Al
PH BAT ELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/1-83 BY � -✓ DEPUTY
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July 14, 1987
Use of U.S. Navy funds
Therefore, it is logical and appropriate that funds from any
mitigation account that the U.S. Navy/Federal government
would provide, be used as a loan to advance the west bound
lane project. ' The actual and full amount of those funds
will be needed for the east bound lane, which is a $2
million project to get over the grade and an additional $5
million to get from the east side of the grade to Bailey
Road. The additional $5'million is needed to make the third
lane functional otherwise the bottleneck would only be
transferred from the west side to the east, strangling
traffic at Bailey Road in West Pittsburg. The west bound
is needed at least to Bailey Road.