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THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on _July 11, 1995 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, Bishop
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Subject: Correspondence
C.115 Letter from Clifford J. Bates, Manager, Round Hill Estates North
Property Owners Association, P. O. Box 3428, Danville, California
94526, inquiring into the status of a previous request for exemption
of special district assessments against the Association's common
parcel.
***REFERRED TO TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR AND ASSESSOR FOR REPORT
C.116 LETTER from The Honorable John C. Minney, Presiding Judge, Superior
Court, County of Contra Costa, endorsing and urging the Board to
implement the recommendations of the Juvenile Hall Replacement
Advisory Committee.
***REFERRED TO PROBATION OFFICER AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
C.117 LETTER from Edward M. Steffani, General Manager, Stockton East Water
District, P. 0. Box 5157, Stockton, California 95205-0157, requesting
the Board to review its position opposing the completion of the San
Luis Drain.
***REFERRED TO WATER COMMITTEE
C.118 LETTER from R. J. Law, Dutch Slough, P. 0. BOX 1109, Bethel Island,
California 94511, commenting on the increased level of truck traffic
on the Dutch Slough levee road, and urging the Board to bring the
levee up to the standards of the Federal Emergency Management Act.
***REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR REPORT
C.119 Letter from Richard Granzella, President, Richmond Sanitary Service,
Inc. , P. 0. Box 4100, Richmond, California 94804-0100, commenting on
the Regional AB949 Plan.
***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (***) are
APPROVED.
cc: Correspondents
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Assessor
Probation Officer i hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
County Administrator an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Water Committee Board of Supervisors on the date Moven.
Public Works Director ATTESTED: /�, —
Director, GMEDA PHIL PATCHSCOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
-,Deputy
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5For all Agency Records regarding Dutch Slough Levee Road, Oakley, CaliforniaCLERKTwo weeks ago property owners complained of loaded and uncovered County Sa 'to.
driving from Dutch Slough Levee Road, after cleaning former sewage Pond 15, to Jersey
Island sedimentation disposal area. We have pictures of the back hoe compressing the loads
into the truck beds. Not only are covers required on loaded trucks but these heavily laden
trucks could have avoided the fragile Dutch Slough levee road by going around via Cypress.
Until that time recent truck traffic of all heavily loaded trucks had abided by the signs posted
restricting heavy traffic.
On June 22, 1995, however, there were a record number of commercial heavy duty dump
trucks and trailers driving on Dutch Slough Levee Road (8 trips in 12 hours) on a surface that
would not qualify for a"Bike Path"in the County. I am concerned that other heavy trucks
will begin to drive over our levees because the County trucks are setting a precedence.
In addition, Contra Costa Times front page of 6-17-95 has Ironhouse Sanitation District in the
process of purchasing another 20% of Jersey Island and supporting a Big Break/Jersey Island
Fish and Game project. It appears at though the County has money for land purchases but
none for solving the levee problem.
On 5-9-95 Roger Foott Associates, aka GIE Consultation Inc.,presented details of a$135,000
study done on Dutch Slough Levee conformance to FEMA and presented a cost to eliminate
the Dutch Slough levee from the Flood plane. The Reclamation District 799 pleaded with
property owners to join in an all out effort to follow a plan to accomplish that end in due time.
This property owner witnessed the County disregard for the $135,000 study and the impact on
the property owners as well as the Reclamation inability to control the levee traffic. While
Reclamation District 799 have the levee responsibility by law they do not have the charter to
enforce the law.
As a result of this study it is obvious that repairs are essential to the integrity of the levees on
Dutch Slough road. The Reclamation District has no jurisdiction over County properties or
any other County agencies unless approved by the County Board of supervisors. It is essential
for members of the County Board of Supervisors to attend all Reclamation meetings in order
for meaningful action to be taken to protect our levees.
Without County Board of Supervisors approval,the Reclamation District can neither
act to bring the levee up to FEMA standards nor protect Dutch Slough Levee Road
from truck traffic.
RJ Law
Dutch Slough
PO Box 1109
Bethel Island, CA 94511
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