To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Ordinance to Dissolve the Southern Contra Costa Regional Fee Area. Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon areas.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Ordinance No. 2026-15 to dissolve the SCC Regional Fee Area and cease the collection of future SCC Regional fees.
DETERMINE that the adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-15 is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of the ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.
DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk-Recorder; and DIRECT the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $50 fee to the County Clerk-Recorder for the filing of the Notice of Exemption.
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to record certified copies of Ordinance No. 2026-15 in the Official Records of the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder. (District II)
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Local Road Funds
BACKGROUND:
In 1996, the County, City of San Ramon (City), and Town of Danville (Town) (collectively “parties”) entered into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement pertaining to Southern Contra Costa Fees for Traffic Mitigation (the “SCC JEPA”). The SCC JEPA provides a mechanism to collectively mitigate the impacts of additional traffic generated by development in the southern part of Contra Costa County, generally from Alamo south to the county line. The SCC JEPA was structured to address the findings of the August 1996 Development Program Report (DPR) for the Southern Contra Costa Fee Areas.
The SCC JEPA includes two fees that all three jurisdictions participate in: the SCC Regional Fee and the SCC Su...
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