HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04231991 - 1.34 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF )
Supporting The Bay )
Area Telework Center)
Development Program ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/237
WHEREAS, traffic congestion relief, air quality improvement and energy
conservation in California's urban areas are. high priority goals for the
State; and
WHEREAS, Federal and State policies encourage the use of innovative
approaches and the use of new technologies to help address these problems;
and
WHEREAS, child care needs of double income and single parents are
significant barriers to participation in conventional shared-ride commute
arrangements; and r
WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Department of Transportation has successful-
ly demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of the "Telework Center"
concept whereby employees working in specially designed community work
centers use the electronic "information highway" to move work with moving
. cars; and
WHEREAS, public-private partnerships have been shown to be effective
in bringing new perspectives, approaches and resources to public policy
issues; and.
WHEREAS, the I-680/I-580 Corridor Transit Association is a private,
non-profit Transportation Management Association whose primary purpose is
to identify, study, advocate and promote creative and innovative transpor-
tation solutions, technologies and related facilities and operational
strategies in. the Interstate 680/580 Corridor and in the San Francisco Bay
region; and
WHEREAS, the Association, in partnership with the Metropolitan Trans-
portation Commission, local governments, the private sector, and child care
providers, proposes to develop a series of telework centers around the Bay
Area located near, or contiguous to, child care facilities where possible;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Contra Costa sup-
ports the Bay Area Telework Center Development Program and encourages the
Association, MTC and other interested parties to support implementation of
the Program in as expeditious a manner as possible.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on
this 23rd day of April.
I hereby certify that the fore of a true and correct copy of a
resolution entered on the minutes oard of Supervisors on the date
aforesaid.
Y:
ERT I. SCHRODER
District
POWERS, CHAIR NANCY FAHDEN
District Distri II
SUNNE W. MC EAR TOM TORLARSON
District IV District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 23rd
day off. April. 991
By_ o
Deputy Clerk