HomeMy WebLinkAbout089-87 RESOLUTION NO. 89-87
RESOLUTION ON IRON HORSE TRAIL
WHEREAS, The Town of Danville has provided through its
General Plan for a trail along the abandoned Southern Pacific
Right of Way and, furthermore, participated in the construction
of a section of trail called the San Ramon Valley Iron Horse
Trail through the use of $230,000 in municipal and
Transportation Development Act funds for bridges, bollards,
fencing and signs and participated in the valley-wide planning
for a trail; and
WHEREAS, A goal of the Town of Danville and of the San Ramon
Valley community is to build a trail along the 12.6 mile section
of the right-of-way from Rudgear Road to the County line in San
Ramon, passing by many schools, parks, community centers,
employment centers, and providing access to other trails inside
and outside the valley6; and
WHEREAS, The Iron Horse Trail has been identified as having
many uses valuable to the entire San Ramon Valley community,
including recreational hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding,
safe access to schools for children, and transportation by
bicycles for commuters; and
WHEREAS, A 2.7 mile section of trail was constructed by the
East Bay Municipal Utility District as a mitigation measure for
a previous pipeline project; and
WHEREAS, The Central Contra Costa Central Sanitary District,
as a mitigation measure for its pipeline installation along the
right-of-way, is replacing existing trail improvements and
contributing $200,000 toward upgrading and extending the trail
from Rudgear Road in the North to Encinada in the south; and
WHEREAS, The East Bay Regional Park District is
administering the improved 2.7 mile section of the Iron Horse
Trail under license with Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, An Iron Horse Trail Master Plan is being prepared
by the public and representatives of affected agencies,
including the Town of Danville.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the East Bay Regional Park
District is hereby designated the lead agency for the San Ramon
Valley Iron Horse Trail Master Plan and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the funds available for the development of the Iron Horse
Trail shall be pooled with other resources and be administered
by the East Bay Regional Park District to accomplish the orderly
and incremental construction of the trail.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
following vote:
17th day of August
, 1987, by the
AYES: Lane, Offenhartz, Schlendorf
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kennett, May
ABSTAIN: None ~ayor~
ATTEST:
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