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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on February 7,1995, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Bishop
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE
Item No.
1.62 LETTER dated January 18, 1995, from B. Morgan, Chairman, Contra Costa County Farm
Bureau, 5554 Clayton Road, Concord 94521, requesting that the Board not adopt the
proposed private rural road design standards.
"REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
1.63 LETTER dated January 24, 1995, from Rev. Curtis A. Timmons, Chair, Human Relations
Commission,2425 Bisso Lane, Suite 120-A, Concord 94520, requesting provision of office
equipment/supplies and compensation for travel expenses.
"REFERRED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
1.64 LETTER dated January 25, 1995,from Edith Valle-Riestra, 140 Cora Court, Walnut Creek
94596, suggesting that the County consider installing a three minute light alarm at the
speaker stand in the Board of Supervisors Chambers.
"REFERRED TO GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR
1.66 LETTER dated January 27, 1995, from D. Contreras, District Manager, Mt. View Sanitary
District, P. O. Box'2757, Martinez, inviting the Board to the dedication of the District's new
filtration ultraviolet disinfection system on February 25, 1995, in Martinez.
"ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: :&16LM~a 4 —7 , as5
PHIL BATCHELOR, CI of the Soard
of Supervisors and County Administrator
Rv ,LI— ,Deputy
CC : Correspondent
Public Works Director
Budget Committee
General Services Director
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Affiliated with the
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION TELEPHONE 672-5115
and the 5554 CLAYTON ROAD
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION January 18, 1995 CONCORD,CALIFORNIA 94521
RECEIVED
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
jAN 2 0 1995
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street CLERK BOARD OF St,PER`JISORS
CON.TY CC` TA C�3.
Martinez, CA 94553
Re: Proposed Private Rural Road Design Standards
Board of Supervisors :
The members of the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau are very
concerned about the adoption of the "proposed policy for rural
road design standards" . We have met with Mr. Mitch Avalon of the
Public Works Dept''. and some minor changes have been made to the
original draft . We believe that the current proposal is still
unreasonably restrictive and impractical. There are existing
paved county roads that do not currently meet these standards and
it will be very costly to bring these roads into compliance.
As these proposed, standards are based on the recommendations of
the California Dept . of Forestry, we are concerned that at some
time in the future, the CDF will demand that all the roads in the
State Responsibility Area will have to comply with our ordinance
standards. They may then refuse to accept responsibility for
wildland fire suppression assistance to our fire districts.
Current design standards are more than adequate to meet the
present needs of the community. We believe that these proposed
standards are a well meaning effort , but they impose a costly,
radically restrictive ordinance on the rural areas of our county.
It has almost no support in the rural community.
We request that you do not adopt these new rural road design
standards as Contra Costa County policy.
Sincerely,
Bill Morgan, Committee Chairman
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FARM BUREAU
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