HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04161991 - 91-226 S.1
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLLMON NO. 91/226
Declaring the Board's Opposition
to Senate Bill 144
WHEREAS, this Board has endorsed a toll road demonstration project in East
Contra Costa County;
WHEREAS,the Mid-State Tollway has been licensed by CaMans. The tollway
will be constructed on State land,will be owned by the State, and the operation of the
Tollway including collection of tolls will revert to the State once the private investment
is repaid;
WHEREAS,the Mid-State Tollway is intended to be an effective growth manage-
ment tool to guide and serve planned development in the Facility Service area through
Agreements between the Toll Road Developer and the Counties and Cities through
which it passes;
WHEREAS,the Mid-State Tollway is intended to be an effective environmental
management tool for limiting access to environmentally sensitive lands within the
Facility Service Area;for protecting valuable environmental resources;and for promot-
ing the preservation of prime agriculture lands,all through agreements between the Toll
Road Developer and the Counties and Cities through which it passes;
the Mid-State Tollway is intended to be designed, constructed in
phases, and operated in a manner to reduce congestion and encourage multiple
occupancy vehicles,and contribute to the improvement of air quality standards. It will
provide major relief for traffic congestion in the existing developed areas of Central and
East Contra Costa County;
WHEREAS,there are no adopted State Plans nor State funds in the foreseeable
future to provide an additional transportation corridor in East Costra Costa County.
There are inadequate local funding sources to construct a highway in East Contra Costa
County and financial analyses have shown that the desired highway project cannot be
constructed with tolls as a sole source of funding;
a public-private partnership involving the State,local governments,
and private industry represents the most efficient method of constructing the new
highway;
WIEREAS, local matching funds for State and Federal projects are common.
Local fees and dedication of property for infrastructure facilities are universally used
in this State by local government;
WHEREAS, the provisions of the proposed SB 144, would prohibit local
government from using any public funds, defined to include development fees and
dedicated rights-of-way, to assist in the construction of a toll road demonstration
project, thereby preventing the desired public-private partnership;
RESOLUTION NO. 91/226
WHEREAS,this Board does not consider development fees or dedicated rights-
of-way to constitute public tax dollars;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County, does hereby RESTATE its support for the Mid-State 7bllway
project and its Resolution to undertake such other actions as are reasonable to promote
the development of the Mid-State Tollway; OPPOSE the use of public tax dollars
such as gas tax,sales tax,and property tax to support private ventures;and ENDORSE
the efficient use of local fees for necessary infrastructure projects,including a toll road
project;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board is OPPOSED to SB144 and
respectfuly requests members of the Legislature to vote in opposition to SB144 in order
to allow local government the opportunity to use local funds in the most cost-effective
manner, unless SB144 is amended to exempt development fees and dedications of
rights-of-way from the definition of public funds.
PASSED by the following vote of the Board Members present on this.16th day of
April, 1991:
NOES: None
AYES: Supervisors Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Fanden .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered
onto the minutes of said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Introduced by: Board of Supervisors affixed on this
—���/� 16th day of April, 1991.
` h7K/" ��'rn PHIL BATCHELOR
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Tom Torlakson and County Ad ' ' trator
Supervisor, District V
by
eputy
RESOLUTION NO. 91/226