WCCTAC MEETING – APRIL 16, 2004

 

SUMMARY NOTES

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 am in the City Council Chambers at the City of San Pablo.  All Board members were present. Staff members present were:  Lisa Hammon, Nancy Cuneo, and Linda Young.

 

There were no public comments.

 

On motion by Jerrold Parsons, seconded by Maria Alegria, and approved unanimously, the following Consent Calendar items were approved:

 

  1. Minutes from the February 27, 2004 and March 26, 2004 meetings.
  2. Letter Agreement with Michael Bernick for Funding Assistance for the Richmond Intermodal Station Building and Parking Structure.
  3. Letter to CCTA regarding MTC’s Regional Transportation Plan.
  4. Staff Reports from the Managing Director and Transportation Project Specialist.

 

ACTION ITEMS:

 

7.            Measure C Renewal Issues and Discussion:

 

  1. No further update on the process, as this was covered under items 7 (b), (c), and (d).
  2. Staff reported that the notes from the first three meetings were included in the packet.  Staff provided a verbal report on the meetings held this week:  On Tuesday, a multi-language meeting was held at St. Mark’s Church in Richmond with 56 participants.  At the meeting there was simultaneous translation into Spanish, Laotian, and Mien.  There were four main comments:  Improved bus service, re-instating the low-income student bus pass program, better transportation for seniors and persons with disabilities, and more community outreach regarding transportation.  On Thursday, the North and East Neighborhood Association in Richmond hosted a meeting attended by 25 people.  There were good questions and discussion at both meetings.  The St. Mark’s attendees are organizing to be present at the April 21 CCTA Board meeting.  Jerrold Parsons suggested that transportation information be provided at the Transit Centers/BART stations.  Joe Wallace suggested that the same information be provided to employment entities.
  3. Supervisor Gioia provided a verbal report on the Growth Management Program and Transportation for Livable Communities program.   There are still two outstanding Growth Management issues that will be discussed at next week’s CCTA meeting.  On motion by John Gioia, seconded by Irma Anderson, and supported unanimously, the Board directed staff to draft a letter for the Chair’s signature that would request that CCTA Chair Amy Worth convene a subcommittee of the CCTA Board and the Expenditure Plan Advisory Committee to look at differences in their respective project and program lists.  Rebecca Kaplan mentioned that bus operations and paratransit funding were still issues.
  4. Discussion of the Draft Project Descriptions – The Board discussed all project and program descriptions that affected West County.  Correspondence will be sent under separate cover to CCTA that describes the additional changes made by the Board.  The motion to approve the changes was made by Maria Viramontes, seconded by Irma Anderson, and passed unanimously.

 

John Gioia and Maria Viramontes excused themselves at 8:10 am to attend another meeting.

 

8.                  WCCTAC Budget, Dues, and Scope of Work for FY 04-05:

 

Staff presented the information presented in the packet, primarily the dues amounts.  Staff also highlighted the Memorandum that was distributed at the meeting that discussed the staff positions proposed for FY 04-05.

 

On motion by Sharon Brown, seconded by Irma Anderson, and supported unanimously, the Board approved staff’s recommendation to circulate the budget to the member agencies for review and approval; request comments on the documents from the member agencies by June 15, 2004, and for the Board to take final action at the June 25, 2004 meeting.

 

Other Business:  (1) The Board requested that the Personnel Committee meet to discuss the Managing Director’s performance review and salary.  (2)  Staff was asked to report on the reserve balance at the next meeting.  (3) The Board will NOT meet at its regular date on April 30, 2004.  The Board may schedule a special meeting in May prior to the May 19, 2004 CCTA Board meeting, if necessary.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 am. 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lisa Hammon