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Transportation Department recommending the Board:
(1) Approve El Dorado County's continued participation in the regional transportation collaborative known as the Highway 50 Corridor Mobility Partnership and its efforts to create a funding strategy for regional transportation improvements intended to alleviate traffic congestion on Highway 50;
(2) Endorse the concept, contingent upon further Board action prior to implementation, for El Dorado County to participate in development of a regional funding strategy which may include financial commitment, through a regional fee, or an alternative funding strategy as approved by the Board; and
3) Provide direction to staff on parameters for participation in any regional funding strategy and considerations pertinent to fee collection and disbursement strategies in connection with governance options.
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Background:
For over three years, County staff has been working with staff from the County of Sacramento, the City of Rancho Cordova and the City of Folsom as well as land owners and other transportation partners (Caltrans, SACOG and Sacramento Regional Transit) to develop strategies to improve mobility along the Highway 50 Corridor. This collaborative transportation planning effort is known as the Highway 50 Corridor Mobility Partnership (the “Partnership”), due to the joint involvement of public and private representatives.
On December 12, 2006, the Board took formal action to recognize this work and adopted Resolution # 431-2006 to support the Partnership’s efforts to develop recommendations for transportation improvements that would address traffic ...
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