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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03051996 - C48 C.48, C.49, and C.50 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on March 5, 1996 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Smith NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Bishop ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Correspondence C.48 LETTER dated February 16, 1996, from Lawrence D. Dahms, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4700, relative to the MTC's recommendations to the Work Program Committee that the 2-Lane State Route 4 Bypass Project be added to the 1996 Regional Transportation Plan; and advising that any additional improvement to the roadway and associated effects on RTP funding decisions will have to wait for subsequent revisions to the RTP. **** REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT C.49 LETTER dated February 19, 1996, from Kent Peterson, Secretary, and Jay Gunkelman, Signatory of the Crockett Improvement Association, P.O. Box 132, Crockett, CA 94525, citing areas of concern relating to compliance provisions with the Safety Audit Agreement and the good Neighbor Agreement. ****REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR C.50 LETTER dated February 27, 1996, from Guillermo Rodriquez, Executive Director, Latino Issue Forum, 785 Market Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, on the composition of certain commissions and governing bodies on Contra Costa County. ****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR RESPONSE IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (****) are approved. I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the c.c. Correspondents Board of S Isors o th a��own. ATTESTED Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR Cle c of the Board County Administrator of Supervisors anp bounty Administrator B ,Deputy cqg RECEIVED MTC FEBMETROPOLITAN EB 2 01996 TRANSPORTATION COMM 1 S S 1 O N C BOARD OF SUPERW500 CONTRA COSTACO. DIANNE MCKENNA,CHAIR Asnof February 16, 1996 Bay Area Governments JAMES SPERING,VICE CHAIR Solano County and Cities Mr. Jeff Smith, Chair JANE BAKER Contra Costa County Cities of San Mateo County Board of Supervisors JAMES T.BEALL JR., County Administration Building Santa Clara County 651 Pine Street,Room 106 SHARON BROWN Martinez,CA 94553-1293 Cities of Contra Costa County JOE BROWNE Dear Mr Smith: State Business,Transportation and Housing Agency I am writing in response to your January 26, 1996 letter in which you urge the Metropolitan EDWARD R.CAMPBELL Transportation Commission to include the locally funded State Route 4 Bypass in the current Alameda County update of the Regional Transportation Plan.We had not intended to include any new projects DORENE M.GIACOPINI in this year's update because of funding constraints, environmental impact analysis U.S.Department of Transportation considerations,and federal.air quality conformity requirements. As MTC's staff has advised MARY GRIFFIN Contra Costa County staff,the 1996 RTP update will be administrative in nature with a more San Mateo County comprehensive update in 1998 when we get a better picture of new federal legislation ELIHU HARRIS reauthorizing transportation funding. Cities of Alameda County The Contra Costa County staff have indicated that certain federal actions will be necessary to TOM HStEH advance the project between now and the next time the RTP is updated.The County staff have City and County of San Francisco also said that the project's environmental documents have been completed and certified, and JEAN MCCOWN that there is no outstanding controversy in your community over this project. Cities of Santa Clara County FRED NEGRI Based on the County staff information,MTC staff recommended to the Work Program Napa County and Cities Committee on February 9 that the 2-lane project be added to the 1996 RTP. Any additional ION RUSIN improvements to the roadway and associated effects on RTP funding decisions will have to San Francisco Mayor's Appointee wait for subsequent revisions to the RTP. ANGELO J.SIRACUSA San Francisco Bay Conservation The 1996 RTP update will be issued in draft form in June, subjected to further public and Development Commission comment, and then adopted by the Commission in September. I hope these actions will TOM TORLAKSON address the Board's concerns. Contra Costa County DOUG WILSON Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any additional questions. Marin County and Cities SHARON WRIGHT Sincerely, Sonoma County and Cities LAWRENCE D. DAHMS Lawrence D.Dahms Executive Director Executive Director WILLIAM F.HEIN T T-�71./�p Deputy Executive Director LDD CB File: 2/16/95 Smith ltr cc: Commissioner Tom Torlakson Commissioner Sharon Brown Julie Pierce, Chair, CCTA JOSEPH P. BORT METROCENTER • 101 EIGHTH STREET • OAKLAND, CA 94607-4700 U 510/464-7700 0 TDD/TTY 510/464-7769 • FAX 510/464-7848