HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05021995 - 2.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: May 2, 1995
SUBJECT: Approve payment to Contra Costa Transportation Authority for construction of portion of Delta
DeAnza Trail in the Bay Point/Clyde area
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
ACCEPT attached Report from the Public Works Director; and APPROVE payment to Contra Costa
Transportation Authority(CCTA) for reimbursement in the amount of$346,000 to build the portion of the
Delta DeAnza Trail from Willow Pass Road in Concord to Willow Pass Road in Bay Point as part of the
SR4/Willow Pass Road grade lowering project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to arrange for
payment to CCTA from the Navy Mitigation Trust Fund.
H. Financial Impact:
The Navy mitigation trust fund expenditure plan has allocated revenue specifically for construction of this
portion of the Delta DeAnza Trail. No general fund revenues are requested.
M. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
On August 5, 1991, the Board of Supervisors approved the Navy Mitigation monies expenditure plan and
authorized the auditor controller to place the Navy funds and interest generated from the account into a Navy
Mitigation Trust Fund. As part of the expenditure plan the Delta DeAnza Trail and Feeder Trails was
identified and $1,000,000 was set aside for trail facilities. Of the $1,000,000, $450,000 was identified for
the construction of a trail on the north side of SR4 between Willow Pass Road and Port Chicago Highway
in Bay Point to Willow Pass Road in Concord (actual cost was $346,000). As part of the SR4/Willow Pass
grade lowering project this trail was designed and constructed with full intentions of reimbursement to the
Contra Costa Transportation Authority once the improvements were constructed and completed. The Contra
Costa Transportation Authority through the funds generated by Measure "C" has funded the SR4 Willow
Pass grade widening and lowering project.
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_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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Orig. Div: Public Works (E/S) 1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
cc: Combo W s (E/S)Development an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Community P Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
County Administrator Officea ( q 96'
Auditor/Controller ATTESTED: -
PHIL SATCHEL ,Clerk of the Board
CCTA of Supervisors and County Administrator
EBRPD ,
By .Deputy
Delta De Anza Trail recommendation
May 2, 1995
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III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background (continued):
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) was involved with the design of this portion of the
Delta DeAnza Trail system and once the improvements are complete the Park District will
maintain and operate the trail.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
County would not be able to reimburse Contra Costa Transportation Authority for costs it has incurred which
the County had agreed to pay.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
DATE: April 26, 1995
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: J. Michael Walford, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Report on State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade Bike Trail -Delta De Anza Trail
There is a item before the Board on May 2, 1995 authorizing payment to the--Contra Costa
Transportation Authority for a portion of the Delta De Anza Trail through the State Route 4 Willow
Pass Grade project. The following is a brief history of the key events that have led up to this point
and our efforts to complete the Delta De Anza Trail.
In 1983, Congress enacted legislation to evaluate the feasibility of a San Juan Bautista De Anza Trail
from Mexico to San Francisco. In the mid 1980's the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)
began to look at a potential regional trail alignment across northern Contra Costa County, roughly
following the route taken by De Anza on his 1775-76 expedition. This trail, called the Delta De Anza
Trail, would not only complement EBRPD's trail system, but also provide a link between Concord
and San Joaquin County.
For years the Navy had expressed to the County their intention to close Port Chicago Highway. The
Board of Supervisors, however, was adamant that the Navy had to mitigate the closure of the road.
In 1988 the Navy and County concluded negotiations to close Port Chicago Highway upon the
completion of the Willow Pass Grade Widening and Lowering Project. The County was also
successful in getting $5 Million from the Navy as a mitigation measure for closing the road.
$1,000,000 was earmarked for Delta De Anza Feeder Trail facility improvements. PortChicago
Highway provided the only bicycle route between Concord and Bay Point. With the pending closure
of Port Chicago Highway by the Navy, an east-west bike/trail route between central and east county
along the Delta De Anza trail became more urgent.
With the passage of Measure C in 1988, funding for the State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade and Bailey
Road Interchange projects became a reality. Normally Caltrans is the lead agency on a highway
project, but the County recognized that it would take Caltrans many years to complete this project
on State Route 4. To speed up the project by several years, the County took over project
management from the beginning. Design started on the State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade Widening
and Lowering Project in 1989 and construction began in 1992.
The County worked with Caltrans to allow the Delta De Anza trail to be placed in-the State Right
of Way and worked with EBRPD to make sure they would operate and maintain the trail as part of
The County worked with Caltrans to allow the Delta De Anza trail to be placed in the State Right
of Way and worked with EBRPD to make sure they would operate and maintain the trail as part of
their trail system. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority(CCTA) allowed inclusion of the trail
into the project providing the County pay for the additional cost of the trail. The County was
instrumental in finding a solution to the location of the Trail through the project area that would
satisfy both Caltrans and EBRPD requirements.
The Contra Costa County Delta De Anza Trail is a 23 mile system stretching from the Concord North
BART Station easterly to San Joaquin County. The County worked with the EBRPD and several
cities in a strategy to obtain Proposition 116 grant funds. The County applied for the funds, and with
the support from the cities and EBRPD, had one of the strongest grant applications. The County was
successful in obtaining $300,000 in Proposition 116 grant funds for the Delta De Anza trail.
The portion of the trail through the State Route 4 Willow Pass grade project was closed for several
months this winter due to a slide. The slide has been repaired and the trail is now.open. Many
sections of the 23 mile Delta De Anza Trail have been completed and several more sections are
planned to be completed soon. The most difficult section however, was the section over the Willow
Pass grade and that is now complete.
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