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Robert I. Schroder (�
Supervisor, District III
DATE: (^J
May 22 , 1990 -
SUBJECT;
Dublin/Pleasanton BART Extension
.SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AID •JUSTI.F-KATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the attached .resolution regarding the Dublin/Pleasanton BART_
.extension. `
REASONS' FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On February .8, 1990, the BART Board of Directors certified the Final.
Environmental Impact Report for a three station extension of BART from
the Bayfair station to Dublin, with stations in Castro Valley, West
Dublin/Pleasanton. (west of I-680) , and East Dublin/Pleasanton..(east of
I-680 near the proposed Hacienda Drive/I-580 interchange) . The Board
also approved the . staging of construction .so that:
a. two stations, One of which is the Castro Valley station, are
advanced with BART and/or other public and private financing; and
b. a third station in .Dublin/Pleasanton can beconstructed only upon
the commitment of funding that is unrelated to ;'the funding levels
by source in the MTC New Rail Starts and Extensions Program
Resolution No. . 1876.
Contra Costa County will benefit from the Dublin extension by providing
an additional station accessible to. San Ramon/Amador/Livermore Valley
residents, and thereby reducing the demand for parking at the Walnut
Creek station. Escalating costs and limited -public funds will limit
the extension to two stations in the foreseeable future. It is
= important that the second station be located in East Dublin/Pleasanton
to improve the feasability of extending transit north along the I-680
freeway into Contra Costa, and to. reduce the amount of traffic using
the I-580/I-680 interchange.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMEPM YES SIGNATURE. -
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER "
SIGNATURE(Sl:
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ACTION OF BOARD ON May 22, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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 SUPERVISORS ONI,THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: ATTESTED ®RCILERK
BART (via CDD)Tri Valley Transportation Council (Via CDD) PHIL BATC LOF THE BOARD OF
Community Development Department SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
M382/7-83 BY J DEPUTY
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF.'CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted the Order on May 22, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 90/ 332
SUBJECT: Dublin/Pleasanton BART Extension )
WHEREAS, the Final Environmental Impact Reports (FEIR) for the
Dublin/Pleasanton BART Extension has been completed; and
WHEREAS, the FEIR considers three alternatives -- a two station
extension including, a Castro Valley station and a West
Dublin/Pleasanton station, a three station extension adding an East
Dublin/Pleasanton station, , and a two station extension including a
Castro Valley station and an East Dublin/Pleasanton station; and
WHEREAS, the FEIR 'identifies mitigation measures for each
alternative; and
WHEREAS, the FEIR finds that an East Dublin/Pleasanton terminus
station would eliminate the need for additional parking facilities and
significant traffic mitigation at West Dublin/Pleasanton and result in
substantial cost savings; and
WHEREAS, the East Dublin/Pleasanton station would reduce the
amount of traffic traveling through .the .I-580/I-680 interchange; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin/Pleasanton extension would .reduce the demand
for parking at the Walnut Creek BART station; and
WHEREAS, the East Dublin/Pleasanton station could serve as a
transportation center . for the Tri-Valley area due to its proximity to
the Alameda County .Transportation corridor along the Southern Pacific
right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the County . seeks to extend the, Alameda County
Transportation corridor north into Contra Costa County along the I-
680 freeway to serve the San Ramon. Valley; and
WHEREAS escalating cost estimates of the Dublin/Pleasanton
extension _ and available sources of public funds for the
Dublin/Pleasanton extension of BART limit the feasibility of
constructing anything but two -stations in the foreseeable future; and
WHEREAS, on February 8, the BART Board of Directors approved a
three station extension with staged construction so that 1) two
stations, one of which is the Castro Valley station, are advanced with
BART and/or other public and private financing, and 2) a third station
in Dublin/Pleasanton can be constructed only upon the commitment of
funding that is unrelated to the funding levels by source in the MTC
New Rail Starts and Extensions Program (Resolution No. 1876) .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contra Costa County Board
of Supervisors supports a two station extension with stations in Castro
Valley and in East Dublin/Pleasanton at the crossing of the Southern
Pacific Railroad corridor and I-580; and
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May 22, 1990
Resolution 90/
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by ' this Board that the extra cost of
extending BART to the East Dublin/Pleasanton station in-lieu of the
proposed West Dublin/Pleasanton location should be financed without use
of public funding sources as identified in the MTC Resolution No. 1876;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board supports the a cooperative
effort of the public and private sector in funding the cost of
constructing a second station at the East Dublin/Pleasanton location.
PASSED on May 22, 1990 by unanimous vote of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of,the
Board of Supervisorson the date shown.
ATTESTED: _._12&6'j'4
PHIL BATCHELgA,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
RESOLUTION No. 90/332