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YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE POINT MOLATE BAY TRAIL!

East Bay Regional Park District’s Board of Directors voted on June 17 to award a contract to Corone & Company for building the 2.5-mile Point Molate Bay Trail. This will provide public access to a scenic, historic San Francisco Bay shoreline where there is no access other than at the City’s beach park. However, the project can’t proceed as planned unless the Richmond City Council appropriates additional funding.

The above map shows the location of this 15’ wide, two-way, multi-use trail shoreline trail with its two 1.25-mile sections. EBRPD will manage the project and pay for Segment A from the Richmond San Rafael Bridge to Pt. Molate Beach Park, primarily on an easement granted by Chevron. Under a cooperative funding agreement, the City of Richmond is required to reimburse EBRPD for the cost of Segment B on City of Richmond land from the beach park north along the shoreline to Point Molate pier and Winehaven Historic District. To meet this obligation and construct Segment B, it is necessary for the City Council to appropriate $1.0 million in additional funds as described in the Agenda Report for the City Council meeting this Tuesday, July 1.

If Segment B isn’t built now, the City will lose grant funds of $2.0 million awarded more than four years ago for the Point Molate Trail. The City and EBRPD already have forfeited $300,000 in grants due to delays in the project.

PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW to set up an email to the City Council asking them to appropriate the $1.0 million needed for the Point Molate Bay Trail when they meet on July 1.

It would be most effective to describe in a few sentences why you personally attach importance to completing this 2.5-mile trail and providing public access to this scenic, historic shoreline. Alternatively, you may simply copy and paste the message below in the email with your personal edits plus your name and address! NOTE: If the email button does not work properly, just send your message to TRAC (baytrailtrac@gmail.com) and we’ll gladly forward it. Thank you!

Email City Council

SUGGESTED MESSAGE: (please rewrite in your own words.)

Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council,

East Bay Regional Park District’s Board of Directors voted on June 17 to award a contract to Corone & Company for constructing the 2.5-mile Point Molate Bay Trail. However, the City does not have sufficient funding to reimburse EBRPD for the cost of building it on City of Richmond Property. Please appropriate the additional $1.0 million needed to complete the Point Molate Bay Trail and provide public access to 2.5 miles of scenic, historic San Francisco Bay shoreline where there is none other than at the City’s beach park. This important project needs to built now to avoid loss of the City’s $2.0 million in grant funds awarded more than four years ago.

Sincerely,

Name & Address

contact information for richmond, CA Elected officials

Name	Address	Phone
Eduardo Martinez, Mayor eduardo_martinez@ci.richmond	440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804	510-620-6503
Soheila Bana, Councilmember soheila_bana@ci.richmond.ca.us	440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond 94804	510-620-6743
Claudia Jimenez, Councilmember Claudia_Jimenez@ci.richmond.ca.us	440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804	510-620-6565
Jamelia Brown, Councilmember jamelia_brown@ci.richmond.ca.us	440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond 94804	510-412-2150
Doria Robinson, Councilmember doria_robinson@ci.richmond.ca.us	440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804	510-620-6824
Cesar Zepeda, Councilmember cesar_zepeda@gmail.com	440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804	‭(510) 620-6824‬
Sue Wilson, Councilmember sue_wilson@ci.richmond.ca.us	440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804	510-609-2111

Richmond City Council Meetings
Tuesdays, 5:00 PM, Council Chambers, 440 Civic Center Plaza.
CLICK HERE for agendas. Televised on KCRT, Channel 28

contact information for richmond, CA Elected officials

Richmond City Council Meetings
Tuesdays, 6:30 PM, Council Chambers, 440 Civic Center Plaza.
CLICK HERE for agendas. Televised on KCRT, Channel 28

Email Addresses of CITY MANAGEMENT & Planning Commissioners

LDirector of Community Development

Lina Velasco: lina_velasco@ci.richmond.ca.us

Director of Public Works
Daniel Chavarria: Daniel_Chavarria@ci.richmond.ca.us

City Engineer & Deputy Director of Public Works
Robert Armijo: robert_armijo@ci.richmond.ca.us

Planning Manager
Avery Stark: Avery_Stark@ci.richmond.ca.us

Planning Commissioners
Jonathan Harrison, Chair: jonharrisoncc@hotmail.com

Bruce Brubaker, Vice Chair: bbrubaker@placeworks.com

Rachel lockett: @gmail.com
Gay Timmons, Vice Chair: gay@ohohorganic.com
Jonathan Harrisonl: jonharrisoncc@hotmail.com
Alexander Golovets: agolovets@hotmail.com
Alets:

TRAC: baytrailtrac@gmail.com

Email Addresses of Design review board members

Brian Carter, Chair: brianpscarter @gmail.com
Bahar Blazar: @gmail.com
Kimberly Butt: thekimbutt@gmail.com
Karlyn Neal: karlynneel@gmail.com
Vita Rey: vita.rey@gmail.com
Bob Kellman: @gmail.com

Do you want to help complete the Bay Trail in Richmond?
If so, this page will tell you when action is needed. Typically this will take the form of attending public meetings or sending emails to elected officials and government agencies asking their support for completing the Bay Trail in Richmond. Email TRAC asking to be added to the Richmond Bay Trail Network if you would like to be informed of such opportunities.