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Department of Transportation recommending the Board adopt a Corridor Segment Plan for the portion of the Sacramento Placerville Transportation (SPTC) Corridor from Missouri Flat Road to Mother Lode Drive and accept the public input process utilizing a Working Group of stakeholders set-up through the Parks and Recreation Commission as the appropriate forum for future Corridor segments. (Cont'd 9/28/10, Item 30)
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Background:
On June 29, 2010, a Resolution was introduced to your Board regarding the County Museum's development and operation of the El Dorado Western Railroad as a living history program within the SPTC Corridor between Missouri Flat Road and Mother Lode Drive. Due to a lack of public input prior to the Board meeting, the Resolution was not passed. DOT Facilities staff was directed to publicly vet the Resolution through the Trails Advisory Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission. DOT staff was then to bring back to the Board the outcome of that process.
The Resolution was discussed during a Trails Advisory Committee meeting and then brought to the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. During the Commission meeting two issues became apparent: (1) the various stakeholder groups had significantly different missions, and (2) the language considered for the Resolution in an attempt to garner consensus would make the Resolution unmanageable. Therefore, the Commission directed DOT Facilities staff to create a working group of the stakeholders for this corridor segment, hold meetings to work through the differences, and develop a work product that could be accepted by the Board of Supervisors. The SPTC Corridor Segment Plan attached to this item is the final outcome.
Reason for Recommendation:
The Corridor Segment Plan is the consensus document for the development of facilities along the corridor in this...
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