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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07131999 - C14 lot TO: BEARD OF SUPERVISORS , ,f Contra --FROM: Dark DeSaulnier and Gayle B. Ullkema Costa DATE: July 9, 1999 County SUBJECT: Caldecut Tunnel Study Committee appointment SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: 1. Recommend appointing District Two Supervisor to the Caldecott Tunnel Study Committee as representative of the Centra Costa County Board of Supervisors. BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Transportation Committee, Alameda Congestion Management Agency, Contra Costa Transportation Authority and Caltrans (Caldecott Tunnel Study Committee) has begun a study of State Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel corridor to develop information on future options for improving mobility, including the feasibility of a new, fourth Caldecott tunnel bore. The entire Route 24 corridor, including the potential site for the fourth tunnel bore lies within District Two. The Caldecott Tunnel Study Committee will convene in late July, 1999. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE _OTHER M t:14 �.., SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON JU V APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT HI ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: DOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ASSENT: ABSTAIN. OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED july 13_, 1939 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUP VISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY p 'DEPUTY Contact Person: �. CC: METROPOLITAN Joseph P.Bort MetroCenter T TRANSPORTATION :01 Eighth Sueet Oakland,CA 84607-4700 :-,I-0 rV-1 COMMISSION TeL510.464.7700 'MYaDD:510.464.7769 Fax:510.484.7848 JUNi ? e-mail:info@irntc.ca.gov ;tt We}site:www.mtc.ca.gov June 23, 1999 Gayle sbar" 9rnu»v,Vice Chair 1Y 5. c'3 c;ecs erconvx c3nr,ccv.,ty 'l.Ty Uilkema, Supervisor Contra Costa County Beard of Supervisors C; .,Ws.ed.C-y 651 Pine Street 108A tbll Martinez,CA 94553 U.S.iJrp,rananx>i Hooting aaq L'San.'3cvsktymcrs RE: Appointment to Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Polite Committee sur.8iersraau C�,,env Courq o:san i— Dear Supervisor Uilkema: Mark NSanlnisr G-.coat,C—,,-y The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in cooperation with the Alameda Congestion a(r U& Management Agency,Contra Costa Transportation Authority and Caltrans, has launched a study r�e;,x:�meo� �a�,�,dmm of the Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel corridor to provide information on future options for � MajM Sa M oc...:y improving mobility in the corridor. The study will consider a range of improvements in transit, carpooling,freeway and local street operations, and the feasibility of a new Caldecott Tunnel `J2� V.i�g bore(the"fourth"bore), The first phase of the study--data collection---is underway. We dx L:ounry ster'-xiasq anticipate completing the corridor study about this time next year. M.,in Gwnn•and cidea Ss"T rnY An integral component of this corridor study will be on-going policy oversight. MTC has 06."(Stn.'sU—Cocnry consulted with the Alameda County and Contra Costa County Congestion Management John MrLemore Agencies in defining the membership for a Policy Committee which appears below. We request C;isies at 5anix Cicrx Ccunty that your governing board or council appoint a representative,plus an alternate,to serve on the c$,rrolNr$.Pvsurrs Y sac A Ac14-member Policy Committee. s�xiacicm A-C�essrr;mc:sta °'°' '"" stn ��im�a • MTC Commission-one each from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties zrenciacx�,U.aror 3 + Angelo I,Siracusa Congestion Management Agencies-one each from Alameda Congestion S,n Fm,6"8.y.C_ _6.n Management Agency and Contra Costa Transportation Authority ,n D­;open tCo:M:aaoa, + County Supervisors-one each from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties James P.spring r S.I.-C.o,x„:Yx,d Qu. Corridor Cities- one each from Berkeley,Oakland, Lafayette, and Orinda pCat4rrJrr urnur AC Transit, BART,County Connection, and Caltrans-one from each agency \ana C­= anti cider Sharon Wright MTC plans to convene the first Policy Committee in late July 1999. We appreciate you placing .m at°°:.ry de°ate this matter on your board/council agendas as soon as possible, and then providing us with the Harry rahasa name and address of your appointee and alternate to the Policy Committee. Materials for the ` srarp8.a;rtaa,-rramgA,—.q and Huusiag gency first Policy Committee meetingwill be sent shortlyafterwards. We look forward to your active involvement as we undertake this important planning effort. Please call Doug Kimsey,Project Manager,at 510.464.7794 if you have any questions. stere Homingrr Sincerely, D3 q Eaecudce Dir—, Sharon J.Brown Vice-Chair