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earthquake codes. Cal Trans is going through some changes as it relates to earthquakes based the effects of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Ms. Mohr asked if it can be presumed that in spite of its height, it would be as safe as any other overcrossing built to the same specifications. Mr. Harris replied absolutely. An example is the connecter from 1-580/238 to the southbound Nimitz freeway, which is the same height. Mr. Pico asked if a negative declaration, or an EIS/EIR, was prepared for that project? Mr. Harris stated he wasn't sure. Ms. Mohr commented that Greiner has a 1 to 50 scale model. She wished it could be displayed at City Hall or at the Library. Mr. Harris stated the problem with the model is mobility. It is a hard structure to move. You need an 18-wheel truck to move it. However, it is on display in the lobby of the Greiner office in Pleasanton and anyone can come in to see it. Mayor Tarver mentioned the hook ramps that go into Dublin. Dublin got federal money for the hook ramps. The federal money is not being counted as part of the local match because Dublin needed the hook ramps in order to sign off the project. Mr. Harris replied that in the language of Measure B, the local match must be paid for by local dollars and state or federal dollars may not be used toward the local match. He stated the Transportation Authority's strategic plan shows that the hook ramps are being funded with Measure B dollars. They have not credited the federal dollars towards the construction of the hook ramps at this time; however, if they were able to garner additional dollars and the Authority applied for them, that would reduce the Measure B portion of the funding and not the local match. Ms. Michelotti asked if progress was being made on resolving the local match issue. Mr. Harris replied yes. The Authority will take to its Governing Board and to the full Board, a request to bring onboard a facilitator to meet with each of the entities: the cities of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore. The Authority is also looking into Danville, San Ramon and the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa as participants in sharing this local match. The Authority will employ a firm that provides facilitation services to jurisdictions that are having problems coming to resolution. The plan is to find out how to break up the local match, and gain concurrence from the participants. The facilitator will go to each City Manager and also to the administrators of the counties to try to reach some concurrence on what the appropriate break-out costs might be. The goals are to receive the local match dollars and have agreements in place on how those dollars will be received by the end of this year. This is an important time 09/19/95 -13-