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C. 14
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date: February  2, 2021
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Approve revision to the Bylaws for the Iron Horse Corridor. (District II and IV)

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   02/02/2021
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Carl Roner (925) 313-2213
cc: Carrie Ricci- Duty     Slava Gospodchikov - Engineering Services     Carl Roner- Special Districts    
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     February  2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE a revision to the Bylaws for the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee to add a seat for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, as recommended by Supervisors Anderson and Mitchoff. (District II & IV)

FISCAL IMPACT:

All time in the development and implementation of the bylaws is funded by the Iron Horse Corridor Trust Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The Iron Horse Corridor, formerly known as the Southern Pacific Right-of-Way, is 18.5 miles long traversing north-south in Central Contra Costa County. The northern terminus is Mayette Avenue in Concord and the southern terminus is the Alameda County line in San Ramon. The corridor varies in width from 30 to 100 feet and currently has a 10-foot wide, paved multi-use trail (the Iron Horse Trail) managed by the East Bay Regional Park District under a license from the County.  

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
  
The County’s policy regarding the use and ownership of the facility indicate the right-of-way shall remain in public ownership along its entire route and be used as a non-motorized transportation route (trail) and underground utility corridor, and provide and easement for a potential transit facility.  
  
In 1997 the Board of Supervisors approve the establishment of the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program and an advisory committee to assist with the development of the management program. The advisory committee developed bylaws in 2001 that have been revised several times. Supervisors from Districts 2 and 4 recommend appointments to the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee.  
  
On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 1025 (AB 1025), which relieved Contra Costa County of obsolete conditions in legacy grants from the 1980s related to the acquisition of the Iron Horse Corridor. In addition, the bill removed the requirement of locating a potential transit facility in the Corridor and made changes to the oversight of the Corridor by way of modifications to the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee. One such change is the addition of a seat for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA).  
  
To comply with the requirement of AB 1025, the bylaws are being revised to add a newly created seat for CCTA.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to approve the revision of the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee Bylaws will result in noncompliance with AB 1025.

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