HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05221990 - S.6 SUNK VNF*GHT McPEAK Board of Supervisors
Supervisor. District Four Contra
1 2301 Stanwell Drive costa
Concord, California 94524 f '
'�(415)546-5763 County
May 14, 1990
Taylor Davis, Chairman
Contra Costa Transportation Authority
2702 Clayton Road, Suite 202
Concord, CA 94519
Dear Chairman Davis:
I have been closely following the deliberations for
extension of BART through North Concord, including the
communities of Holbrook Heights and Sun Terrace, to east
county. The residents in my district who will be impacted
by this project have raised legitimate concerns that should
be ,addressed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority
(CCTA) .
As you know, I have worked diligently to assure that Contra
Costa will .receive its fair share of transit funds and that
BART extensions in our county will move forward at the same � •
time they are constructed in other parts of the Bay Area.
our efforts have succeeded in blocking previous attempts to
leave Contra Costa behind and have. resulted in commitments
for extension of BART to east county. I want to see that
project proceed and so do my constituents. However, there
are some actions I recommend the CCTA take to address local
problems:
1 . The CCTA should support the request to BART by North
Concord residents for additional assessment in the
Environmental Impact Report of the impacts on their
neighborhoods and the alternative_ mitigations.
2. The CCTA should withhold support of Proposition 108
until the Metropolitan- Transportation Commission (MTC)
allocates a portion of the bonds to-" Contra Costa to
assist with the extension of BART to east county,
including funds to mitigate impacts on ,North Concord
neighborhoods. I urged the Board of Supervisors on
April 10 and TRANSPAC on April 19 to withhold support
on Proposition 108 and request reconsideration by MTC
of the preliminary allocation. Both bodies adopted
that position.
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3 . I urge that the CCTA use a portion of the proceeds from
Proposition 116 to mitigate impacts on North Concord
neighborhoods. I personally negotiated with the
sponsors of Proposition 116 to secure control of the
$37 million by the CCTA instead of BART. Therefore,
the CCTA can allocate the Proposition 116 dollars as we
see fit.
Our first obligation should be to use those funds to
minimize the impact of the BART extension on the
residents along the route. To the extent we can
encourage BART and MTC to address the local problems
financially, the Proposition 116 dollars can also be
used to extend BART further into East County.. I also
want to add that Holbrook Heights and. Sun Terrace
residents do not want the extensions of BART to end in
North Concord. They supporta station in east county
over Willow Pass grade for east county residents to
use. Therefore, they are willing to work with us to
examine all options.
Since both propositions 108 and 1.16 will be on the June
ballot, it is critical that we take an aggressive position
as soon as .possible. Thank you for your consideration of
these recommendations.
Sincerely,
Sunne Wright McPeak
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cc: Concord City Council
Steve Weir, MTC Commissioner
Bob Schroder, MTC Commissioner
Nello Bianco, BART President
Joe Fitzpatrick, BART Director
Gregory Olsen, Chair, North Concord/Holbrook BART
Action Committee