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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	June 18, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Prohibit stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles at all times on portions of Willow Pass Road (Road No. 4885), Concord area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/18/2019

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:

Monish Sen, 925.313.2187

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: June 18, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Traffic Resolution No. 2019/4484 to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles at all times on the east side of Willow Pass Road (Road No. 4885), beginning at the southeastern curb line of Evora Road (Road No. 5085) and extending south a distance of 130 feet; THENCE, on the west side of Willow Pass Road (Road No. 4885), beginning at the southwestern curb line of Evora Road (Road No. 5085) and extending south a distance of 180 feet, and;

RESCIND Traffic Resolution No. 4345, adopted August 9, 2011, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Concord area. (District V)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

Previously, parking was restricted for two 90-foot sections of Willow Pass Road on both sides of its intersection with Evora Road. This prohibition was adopted by the Board of Supervisors (via Traffic Resolution 4345) on August 9, 2011 in support of Tri Delta Transit bus stops at these locations on Willow Pass Road.

In a letter dated May 10, 2019, The Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA or Tri Delta Transit) requested the Public Works Department extend the existing red curbs (as adopted in 2011) at their bus stops on both sides of Willow Pass Road (Road No. 4885) to allow better ingress/egress from the travelled way to the bus stops. The Chief Operating Officer indicated parked cars in close vicinity were limiting the ability of Tri Delta busses from accessing the bus stops.

The west side of Willow Pass Road (where a bus stop is located) currently features a designated bicycle lane that extends a distance of 180 feet. The California Vehicle Code (CVC) Sections 21207, 22507 and 21211 restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles at all times within a bike lane, regardless of any red curb marking. Although parking through this entire zone is already prohibited due to the bike lane markings, this resolution, when adopted, will reinforce those CVC provisions. Similarly, based on the ECCTA request, the Public Works Department Traffic Section recommends extending the existing limits of prohibited parking by an additional 40 feet on the east side of Willow Pass Road to improve bus access to the existing bus stop.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Parking will remain restricted based on Traffic Resolution No. 4345.