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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 15, 1988 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Correspondence
Agenda Item
3 . 1 Letter dated February 29, 1988 from Lawrence F. Hancock,
Acting Regional Director, United States Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento 95825-1898, providing information on the
draining of Kesterson Reservoir.
***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR INFORMATION
3 . 2 - Separate Board Order -
3. 3 Letter dated February 29, 1988 from Senator Pete Wilson,
United State Senate, Washington, DC 20510, advising of
legislation he is introducing, S 2062, which restores to
local governments their exemption from the Federal gas
excise tax.
***REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR REPORT TO THE
BOARD
3 . 4 Letter dated March 3 , 1988 from the Tri-City Pleasant
Hill BART Oversight Committee, City of Walnut Creek,
P.O. Box 8039 , Walnut Creek 94596, advising of issues
under its consideration and requesting that the Board
stop the issuance of further development permits in the
Pleasant Hill BART Station Specific Plan area until the
impact of development can be evaluated.
***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A
REPORT TO THE BOARD ON APRIL 12, 1988
3 . 5 Letter dated March 3 , 1988 from Theodore R. Wooten,
Chairman, and John W. Ziesenhenne, Vice Chairman, West
County Agency, 2910 Hilltop Drive, Richmond 94806-1974,
expressing concern with the slow pace and quality of the
County Solid Waste Management Plan, requesting the
inclusion of more detail on waste-to-energy as a viable
alternative to waste reduction to landfills, and urging
the incorporation into the Plan of Kirker Pass and East
Contra Costa as potential landfill sites, with the Marsh
Creek site identified for future consideration.
***REFERRED TO SOLID WASTE COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR INFORMATION
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Board Order
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Agenda Item
3 . 6 Letter dated March 2, 1988 from Avon M. Wilson,
Chairman, Southwest Regional Transportation Planning
Committee, 251 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette 94549,
commenting on the diversity of transportation needs
between the sub-regions of Lamorinda and the San Ramon
Valley, and advising of a consensus between the two
sub-regions relative to allocation of the 1/2. cent sales
tax proceeds to be directed for local traffic
mitigation, mass transit and paratransit, with
consideration given to construction of another bore for
the Caldecott Tunnel.
***REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
3.7 Letter dated March 3 , 1988 from Mayor Carol G.
Whiteside, City of Modesto, P.O. Box 642, Modesto 95353,
urging the Board to adopt a position in opposition to
proposed legislation SB 1995 (Deddeh) which will change
the procedure for allocating all Federal monies from the
Surface Transportation Fund not expended by June 30,
1988 .
***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR REPORT TO THE BOARD
3 . 8 Letter dated March 1, 1988 from Primo E. Facchini,
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Alamo-Lafayette Cemetery
District, 3285 Mt. Diablo Blvd. , Lafayette 94549,
expressing opposition to a proposal to expand membership
on the Cemetery Board to five trustees.
***REFERRED TO INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
3.9 Letter dated February 11, 1988 from Lawrence D. Dahms,
Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC) , 101 8th Street, Oakland 94607,
providing information on the formation of a regional
Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) to
operate a motorist aid system of call boxes along
portions of Bay Area highways, advising of legislative
authority SB 592 (Morgan) allow MTC to function as a
SAFE in any of the nine Bay Area counties, and
requesting ratification of MTC as a SAFE.
***REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the aforesaid actions as
noted (***) are APPROVED.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
cc: Correspondents an ac"::%'.aken and entered on the minutes of the
Community Development Director BoacC of Supervisors on the date shown.
Health Services Director ATTECTeD: /S --
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,Cleric of the Board
Solid Waste Commission of Supervisors and County Administrator
Transportation Committee
Robert Chung, CDD
Internal Operations Committee By , Deputy
Public Works Director
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