HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06081993 - S.5 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 93/326
Subregional Planning For
the East County Corridor
VIIIEREAS,,the regional transportation needs of Eastern Contra Costa County are not met
'by existing regional facilities; and
WHEREAS,there are no adopted State plans to provide an additional transportation
corridor to supplement the existing facilities; and
WHEREAS,Contra Costa County has entered into a cooperative effort with other local
agencies to study the East County Corridor; and
Contra Costa County has entered into a Joint Powers Agency with the Cities of
Antioch and Brentwood to plan for and construct a Highway 4 bypass facility which is a subcorridor of the
East County Corridor; and
the State of California has enacted legislation authorizing private parties to
develop toll road demonstration projects to provide essential highway capacity; and
WHEREAS, there are no foreseeable funding sources other than local fees to finance
construction of the Highway 4 bypass project or an East County Corridor project; and
WHEREAS,the Highway 4 Bypass JPA and its members individually requested the State of
California to consider the East County Corridor as a candidate for a toll road demonstration project, and
requested the private consortia applying for license qualifications for such a project to consider the East
County Corridor; and
the State of California has granted a license to the California Toll Road Com-
pany to design and construct the Mid State Tollway originally contemplated to connect Sunol to Vacaville,
but now modified to connect Sunol to Antioch through the East County Corridor; and
WHEREAS,MTC and ABAG established the MTC/ABAG Eastern Corridor Policy Com-
mittee to study the proposed Mid State Tollway; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1993, based upon the recommendation of the MTC/ABAG
Committee, the MTC Board adopted a set of rigid conditions to be met by affected communities and the
project developers before the Mid-State Tollway could be considered for inclusion in the Regional Trans-
portation Plan; and
WHEREAS,the MTC conditions are designed to coordinate more effectively land use
planning and transportation planning on a subregional basis; and
WHEREAS, the County General Plan adopted by initiative in 1990 included a restriction on
:urban development to 35% of the County a;ea, established urban limit lines to further define growth
;patterns and set aside a 12,000 acre Agricultural Core area to which the planning of a transportation
corridor would be subject; and
the County is bound by an initiative which established a one-half cent sales tax
in Contra Costa for transportation and by its own General Plan growth'management standards which
require adequate transportation capacity; and
WHEREAS,the implementation of an East County Corridor transportation.facility is critical to
growth management in East Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, a practical,workable financing mechanism for the new facility must be found;
:and
WHEREAS,a public-private partnership involving the State, local governments and private
industry represents an efficient method of constructing a new highway; and
WHEREAS, the toll road concept combines growth management, public/private partner-
ship, and user fees into one alternative financing method; and
WHEREAS, the ABAG Executive Board,without notification to the City of Antioch, the
(City of Brentwood, or Contra Costa County and without adequate information on the project or condi-
tions in East Contra Costa County, adopted a resolution of opposition to the Mid State Tollway and a
subsequent resolution requesting a reconsideration by MTC of its approval of the MTC/ABAG Commit-
tee recommendations;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IS RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,does hereby request the ABAG Executive Board to
rescind its resolutions concerning the toll road project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,does hereby request the ABAG Executive Board to adopt a policy of
not taking action on plans or projects of ABAG members without the courtesy of a full hearing on the
:issue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,hereby finds the recommendations of the MTC/ABAG Eastern
Corridor Policy Committee and the adoption with modifications of these recommendations by the MTC
Board to reflect a responsible, effective approach to the solution of this transportation issue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,recommends that this Board join with the City of Antioch and the
City of Brentwood to work together with the Highway 84 Corridor Subcommittee of the Tri-Valley Trans-
portation Council to reach agreement on the type of transportation facility to be constructed in the Anti-
och/Sunol corridor.
PASSED by the majority vote of the Board Members present on this 8th day of June, 1993.
Supervisor Bishop voted no.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
8th day of June, 1993
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By:
De ty
Introduced by:
Tom Torlakson
Supervisor, District Five
RESOLUTION NO. 93/326