To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: HEARING to consider adopting Traffic Resolution No. 2024/4542 for an 18-month extension of the temporary road closure of South Broadway Avenue, Bay Point area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
OPEN the public hearing to consider adopting the attached Traffic Resolution No. 2024/4542 approving an extension of the temporary road closure of South Broadway Avenue (Road No. 5385BA), between the city limits of Pittsburg and extending northerly to Maylard Street (Road No. 5385AX), beginning December 27, 2024, and continuing for 18 months thereafter, to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of illegal dumping and criminal activity, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Bay Point area. (District V); RECEIVE testimony; and CLOSE the public hearing.
MAKE the findings set forth in the attached Traffic Resolution 2024/4542, as required by Vehicle Code section 21101.4(b).
ADOPT Traffic Resolution 2024/4542.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The County Public Works Department, Office of the Sheriff, and the California Highway Patrol recommended prohibiting vehicle traffic, which contributes to serious and continual criminal activity along this section of South Broadway Avenue. This roadway was originally closed for 18 months, beginning August 10, 2021, to prevent illegal dumping and criminal activity. After that closure expired on February 1, 2023, the illegal activities recurred, leading to a new 18-month closure approved by the Board of Supervisors. That closure commenced June 27, 2023, and it expires December 27, 2024, if not extended.
Public Works Department staff, the Office of the Sheriff, and the California Highway Patrol recommend extending this closure for an additional 18 months to prevent the recurrence of illegal dumping and criminal activity that has occurred in the past.
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