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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03301993 - TC.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DATE: March 30, 1993 SUBJECT: Principles of Agreement for the Iron Horse Trail in San Ramon SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. Recommended Action: Accept report from the Transportation Committee on the Southern Pacific Right of Way, Iron Horse Trail,through the City of San Ramon, and Authorize the Public Works Director to proceed with direction provided by the Committee. II. Financial Impact: There is no impact to the County General Fund. III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: The City of San Ramon has requested the trail be placed down the center of the SPROW (100 feet wide) between Bollinger Canyon Road and Pine Valley Road because of electromagnetic radiation concerns on the east side, and additional construction costs if constructed on the west side. The County has been reserving the center of the SPROW in the area for future transit options and felt that possible State, Federal, CEQA, NEPA and Section 4(f) concerns might preclude transit use of the SPROW within the City if the center of the SPROW, the optimum location for transit, is used for a recreational trail. After checking with State and Federal agencies and having completed the San Ramon SPROW property inventory, several issues surfaced and were presented to the Transportation Committee and the Board on March 23, 1993. On March 30, 1993, County staff reported to the Transportation Committee as follows regarding resolution of the principles of agreement between the County, the City of San Ramon and East Bay Regional Park District. Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE i OT SIGNATUF-�( Tom P era Gayle EWshop ACTION OF BOARD ON March 30 , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED�_OTHER APPROVED as amended III . 2 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: 1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the RVF:pe Board of Supervisors on the date shown. c:\Bob\SPROW 30.t3 ATTESTED: ��'�-� ap /f Contact: Robert Faraone (313-2252) PHIL BATCH-ELOR,Clerk of the Board Orig. Div: Public Works (TE) of Supervisors and County Administrator cc: City of San Ramon (via PWD) East Bay Regional Park District (via PWD) By - .Deputy Community Development rt Principles of Agreement for the Iron Horse Trail March 30, 1993 Page Two 1. The trail can be located in the center of the SPROW and the license agreement with EBRPD will be amended to specify that the trail location within the SPROW is interim. 2. The County will enter into a side agreement with City of San Ramon that says: A) San Ramon agrees that the trail location is interim and the City agrees to pay for any necessary trail relocation once the transit alignment is approved and the transit project is funded; or B) if Caltrans determines that the trail location within San Ramon precludes a transit use and demands the return of all or any portion of the grant funds or any other sanctions, San Ramon will relocate the trail within the CityA*1qQRflF6Qe9ettle the lap grapWuacuag-is This policy will apply to other jurisdictions that wish to locate the trail in a location that possibly interferes with the future transit uses of the SPROW as determined by the County. 3. The County will work with EBRPD to amend the license agreement to make trail locations more general within the SPROW. 4. The County shall consider amending the General Plan to emphasize the trail as a component of the Transportation System. EBRPD supports this proposal as it would allow them more transportation funding options under ISTEA for the trail. EBRPD has indicated that it will cooperate in funding a general plan amendment. 5. A reduction of the term of the license was suggested by the FHWA letter as an additional option the County could take to make the trail less permanent. Any term less than twenty-five years would seriously reduce the ability of EBRPD to qualify for various state funding grants, so no change is recommended. IV. Consequences of Negative Action: The City of San Ramon may lose its current $75,000 grant to construct a portion of the Iron Horse Trail if the project is delayed.