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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON costa
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - County
DATE: May 16, 1995
SUBJECT: Support Senate Bill 516 by Senator Killea
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Support Senate Bill 516 by Senator Killea. Senate Bill 516 will
remove the 5% funding cap for education and safety projects from
the Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Bicycles and
Pedestrians programs .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
If passed, Senate Bill 516 will allow the County to increase the
funding of the County Health Department' s Bicycle Safety Program.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
The Transportation Development Act was passed in 1971 . It
designates one quarter of one cent of sales tax for local
transportation purposes . Most of this money goes to fund public
transportation. Two percent of the funds are designated for
projects to promote bicycle use and for pedestrian. In 1995,
approximately $400, 000 is available for bicycle and pedestrian
projects in Contra Costa County.
Since 1990, about 100 of the bicycle funds were given to the County
Health Department for a bicycle safety program. The County at that
time had a high rate of bicycle accidents . The Bicycle Advisory
Committee felt that an educational program was important so that
bicycle users, especially school age children, know how to use the
bicycle facility in a safe manner.
We were advised by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission there
is a provision in the Transportation Development Act that
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE THER
SIGNATURE (S) :
p isor Jeff Smith, Chair Supervisor Tom Torla son
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 23, 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
0.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT --------
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copyof
Orig.Div: Public Works (Admin) an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Contact: M Shiu (510/313-2251) Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
cc: P. Batchelor, COA ATTEsr
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