HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06271989 - 89-418 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF )
Congratulating The County )
Connection on receiving the )
APTA Safety Improvement Award) RESOLUTION NO. 89/ 418
WHEREAS, The County Connection was formed on March 18, 1980,
and began operations on June 7, 1982 as a result of a study
committee formed in 1978; and
WHEREAS, the system has grown to cover Clayton, Concord,
Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon,
Walnut Creek and the unincorporated areas of Central Contra Costa
County, with services closely coordinated with the BART rail and
bus system, serving over 15,000 daily customers; and
WHEREAS, The County Connection averaged more than 380, 000
miles last year without a collision, showing a 84% reduction in
the vehicle accident rate compared to aggregate records for the
same systems in 1987; and
WBEREAS, The North America' s safest means of travel show-
cased its safest systems during the 76th presentation of the
American Public Transit Association' s (APTA) Safety Awards; and
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County CONGRATULATES The County Connection on
receiving the APTA Safety Improvement Award for the population
group of 250,000 to 500,000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board members
present on this 27th day of June.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid
ED:
,"'ROBERT I. SCHRODER
mow, District III
TOM POWERS NANCY EN
District I Distri II
SUNNE W. MCPEAR TOM TORLARSON, CHAIR
District IV District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed this
27th Day of June, 1989
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors an Co t/y Administrator
By
Deputy Clerk