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TO: Board of Supervisors
Costa
FROM: Supervisor Jim Rogers, District I County
DATE: May 12, 1998
SUBJECT: SUBMIT PROPOSAL TO ABAG WITH THE CITY OF RICHMOND PLANNING
DIRECTOR FOR A SUBREGIONAL PLANNING GRANT FOR THE EL SOBRANTE
AREA
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND:AND JUSTIFICATION
EECQMMENDATIQNS
AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director to submit a proposal to ABAG
with the City of Richmond Planning Director for a Subregional Planning Grant for the
El Sobrante area, as recommended by Supervisor Jim Rogers.
FISCAL IIMPACT
Costs of staff time to prepare the proposal in consultation with City staff and the El
Sobrante Municipal Advisory Committee (MAC) and the El Sobrante Planning and
Zoning Advisory Committee will be on the order of $1,500 to $2,000.
BACKQRQUND / REAS NS EOR REQQMMENDATIONS
Various planning efforts of single issue orientation are underway in the El Sobrante
area, including the recently approved Downtown Economic Development Study
funded through a Community Development Block Grant and the West Contra Costa
Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) Action Plan for Routes of Regional
Significance, in conjunction with County staff s re-evaluation of the feasibility of the
San Pablo Dam Road couplet.
The purpose of the proposed Subregional Planning Grant would be to add to and
coordinate these planning efforts to determine whether these are intedurisdictional
land use and transportation planning goals and policies which would encourage
sustainable economic development and enhance the potential for increased transit,
pedestrian, and bicycle access in El Sobrante, particularly in the San Pablo Dam
Road Corridor.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON MAY APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED Z OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
/UNANIMOUS (ABSENT CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
AYES: NOES. ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD COW.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:— SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Catherine Kutsuris (5101335-1237) ATTESTEDMAI 12 A
cc: Community Development Department (COD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE
City of Richmond(via CDD) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
El Sobrante MAC(via CDD) COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
El Sobrante Planning&Zoning Cte. (via COD)
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