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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06151996 - TC.1 T. C . -r Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS .✓ , .' Costa FROM: Transportation Committee COUry t N DATE: June 14 , 1993 SUBJECT: Report reconciling the positions of the County and Dublin regarding road projects to include in the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS The Transportation Committee is providing two alternative recommendations for the Board of Supervisors' consideration: Alternative One Rescind action approving Item T.C.2 on the June 8 Board of Supervisors agenda; and Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a revised letter (see Exhibit A) to Millie Greenberg, Chair of the Tri Valley Transportation Council, declaring the Board of Supervisors ' intent to fund certain road projects . in the Dougherty Valley and Eastern Dublin areas from the proportional amount of new development forecast to use theseroads by Year 2010, and not seek contributions from a regional transportation impact fee that may be recommended by the Tri Valley Transportation .Council as part of the proposed 1993 Tri Valley Transportation Plan. or CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: XX YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S) : Tom Powers Gayle Bishop ACTION OF BOARD ON S 11113 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ^ OTHER Supervisor Powers commended approving Alternative One listed above. Supervisor Bishop advised she opposed Alternative -One and would favor Al ternati�TP. Two, or a determination to make a growth adjusment of 3500 units when the applications in the area are reviewed. The Board APPROVED Alternative One, with Supervisor Bishop voting no. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES:_1 J�C ']:�Z Al- NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED 93 Contact Person: Steven Goetz, 646-2131 cc: PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Public Works Community Development BY Q) , DEPU5Y Report Reconciling Road Projects for the Tri Valley Transportation Plan June 15, 1993 Page Two Alternative Two Accept report for information only and take no further action. FISCAL IMPACT Establishes a policy to not use revenues generated by a Tri Valley regional transportation impact fee as a potential funding source for the planned widening of certain road projects in Dougherty Valley and Eastern Dublin. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS At the request of the Tri Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) , the Board of Supervisors authorized the Chair, on June 8, to sign a letter declaring an intent to fund the planned widening of Dougherty Road and Tassajara Road from the proportional amount of new development forecast to use these roads by Year 2010, and not seek contributions from a regional transportation impact fee that may be recommended by the TVTC as part of the proposed Tri Valley Transportation Plan. The Board's June 8th action may need to be revised pending the decision of the Dublin City Council on the TVTC' s request, which is schedule for June 14. , The actions of both jurisdictions need to be consistent for work on the Tri Valley Transportation Plan to proceed. Exhibit A provides a letter prepare by County staff with proposed revision to the County's June 8th letter that reflect the action anticipated by the Dublin City Council. The revised letter expands the Board's commitment to fund other arterial improvements in Eastern Dublin, seek contributions from Dublin for roadway improvements in Dougherty Valley similarly impacted by development in eastern Dublin, and requests the TVTC to evaluate options to provide additional east-west transportation capacity north of I-580. There was no consensus by the Transportation Committee on the staff recommendation. Two alternative recommendations are provided by the Transportation Committee for the Board's consideration. The Transportation Committee also requested staff to report to the Board at the June 15th meeting on any action taken by the Dublin City Council on this issue. A copy of the draft letter to be considered by the Dublin City Council appears in Exhibit B. SLG:tvtcplan.bo PhBa The Board of Supervisors Contra Clerkil of thetchelor Board and County Administration Building County Administrator 651 Pine St., Room 106 Costa (510)646-2371 Martinez, California 94553-1290 County Tom powers,1st District Jeff Smith,2nd District Gayle Bishop,3rd District .... ........ Sunne VMght McPesk.4th District Tom Torlskson,5th District �osr.......... June 15, 1993 Millie Greenberg, Chair Tri Valley Transportation Council c/o Town of Danville 510 La Gonda Way Danville, C 94526 Dear Ms. (enberg: At our June 8th meeting, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorized transmittal of this letter concerning funding the planned widening to roadways in the Dougherty Valley and Eastern Dublin area in conjunction with new development planned by the County by Year 2010. Your council has requested this letter prior to adjusting any assumptions in planned arterial capacity for the purpose of developing the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. Your council has requested a similar letter from the Dublin City Council. The Board of Supervisors shall fund the County's contribution to the planned widening of Dougherty Road, Tassajara Road, Gleason Road, Fallon Road and Hacienda Drive in Dublin based on the proportional amount of new development in unincorporated Contra Costa forecast to use these roads by Year 2010. The Board of Supervisors further intends to seek contributions from Dublin for roadway improvements in Dougherty Valley that are similarly impacted by development in eastern Dublin. The Board of Supervisors would not seek contributions from a regional transportation impact fee that may be recommended by the Tri Valley Transportation Council as part of the proposed 1993 Tri Valley Transportation Plan. The Board also endorses the May 25, 1993 comments submitted by our Director of Community Development regarding the proposed land use adjustments considered for the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. The Board further requests the Tri Valley Transportation Plan include an evaluation of options to provide additional east- west transportation capacity north of 1-580, between Livermore and Dublin-San Ramon, such as Highland Road expansion, in 4j� Ms. Greenberg June 15, 1993. Page Two conjunction with evaluation of proposed land use adjustments and a regional transportation impact fee. Please have your council give serious consideration to these comments as work on the Plan proceeds. Sincerely, Tom Torlakson Chair attachment cc: TVTC TAC, Chair ' Hervey E. Bragdon Community Contra Director of Community Development Development Department Costa County Administration Building CourYty 651 Pine Street 4th Floor, North Wing Martinez, Califomie 94553.0095 Phone: (510) 646-2026 r� May 25, 1993 Mr. Walter Kieser Economic and Planning Systems 1815 Fourth Street, Suite B Berkeley, CA 94710-1410 Dear Mr. Kieser: Contra Costa County staff attended the Tri Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) Technical Advisory Committee on May 30, 1993 to review initial land use adjustments proposed for the Tri Valley area by the you in conjunction with Barton Aschman Associates. My concerns regarding these adjustments are described in this letter. First, land use adjustments are proposed without evaluating proposed projects to increase roadway capacity. The initial land use adjustments in Dougherty Valley and East Dublin assume future arterial capacity of four lanes each on Dougherty and Tassajara Roads north of Dublin Boulevard. These jurisdictions propose six lanes for each arterial at these locations, which would provide a much better balance between future demand and capacity and lessen the need to consider reduced land uses north of I-580. Secondly, the concentration of land use adjustments proposed north of I-580 warrant a more focussed analysis of this area than the current Tri Valley model provides. In the East Dublin area, the existing model uses a very skeletal traffic zone and road network system (11 zones and four arterials) to simulate the impacts of 14,400 households and 12,200 employees. The enclosed diagram of the East Dublin area proposes a system of parallel arterials and collectors not included in the existing model that would internally disperse the traffic within this development, and reduce traffic volumes on the identified congested facilities. East Branch Road, a major collector in Dougherty Valley is also no included as shown in the enclosed figures. If land use adjustments are pursued in this area, future testing with the transportation model should include a more detailed traffic zone and road system consistent with proposed plans. Mr. Kieser May 25, 1993 Page Two . Thirdly, the criteria developed for land use adjustments in the Tri-Valley area to reduce congestion and ". . .get the red out. '. ." do not appear to be applied in a comprehensive manner. The enclosed table identifies several arterials in the 2010 network plot that indicate congestion levels equal to those specified in the Dougherty Valley and East Dublin areas. However, no land use adjustments are proposed in. address these other congested roads. Finally, the overall growt'i adjustments place greater emphasis on reducing residential development (8,100 units) than commercial development (4,445 jobs) . County policies to comply with state. mandated housing law and to address observed growth in long- distance commuting were a major justification for promoting residential development in the Dougherty Valley. Growth adjustments that place grea-:er emphasis on reducing commercial development rather than residential development. to achieve desired transportation goals would also help reduce .the impacts on constrained housing supply and long-distance commuting that employment growth generates in the Tri Valley. Please give serious consideration to the above comments and suggestions as proposed lar.1 use adjustments are further refined. S' 4ery,,a ragdon, e Enclosures cc: V. Alexeeff, GMEDA TVTC TAC G. 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Jack London Isabel Avenue - Murrietta Boulevard (1.44) 5. Route 84 Alden Lane - Isabel Avenue (1.55) Pleasanton 1. 1st Street Bernal Avenue - Spring Street (1.16) 2. Las Positas Boulrvard Santa Rita - Fairlands (1.29) San Ramon 1. Montevideo San Ramon Boulevard - Tareyton Avenue (1.14) 2. Alcosta Boulevard Bollinger Canyon Road - Woodland Drive (1.15) Danville 1. E1 Cerro Boulevard I-680 - Diablo Road (1.11) 2. Diablo Road Camino Tassajara Road - E1 Cerro Boulevard (1.18) I-680 - Camino Tassajara Road (1.51) 3. Green Valley Road Diablo Road - Stone Valley Road (1.07)