MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

WEST CONTRA COSTA

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004

7:30 TO 9:30 AM

LOCATION: City of San Pablo, Council Chambers

13831 San Pablo Avenue (at Church Lane) - San Pablo, California

NOTES:

• If you have special transportation requirements and would like to attend the meeting, please call WCCTAC at 215.3035 or 215.3044 at least 48 hours in advance to make arrangements.
• Please refrain from wearing scented products to the meeting as there may be attendees susceptible to environmental illnesses.
• Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers during the meeting.

1. Call to Order and Self-Introductions – Chair Kris Valstad

2. Public Comment – Please fill out a speaker card and hand it to the Chair/Staff

At this time, the public is welcome to address the WCCTAC on any item which does not otherwise appear on the agenda. With a full agenda, comments may be limited to three minutes per speaker.

***** CONSENT CALENDAR *****

3. Minutes, Sign-In Sheet and Meeting Summary from the February 27, 2004 Meet-

ing – ATTACHMENTS

The minutes, sign-in sheet, and meeting summary from the February meeting are attached.

Staff Recommendation: Approve the February 2004 minutes.

5. Staff Reports – ATTACHMENTS

Employee Staff Reports from the Managing Director and the Transportation Project Specialist for February are attached.

Staff Recommendation: Accept the reports.

6. Contract with Michael Bernick for Assistance in Finalizing Funding for the Richmond Intermodal Station Building and Parking Structure – ATTACHMENT

Staff Recommendation: Approve the request.

Staff Recommendation: Review the letter; direct staff to send the letter and to work with the agencies to implement the stop at Van Ness.

12. Upcoming Agenda Items

ü Travel/Conference Policy

ü Policy for Allocating Regional Studies Funds

ü Update Personnel Policies and Procedures

***** END OF CONSENT ITEMS *****

ACTION ITEMS:

The order for discussion of Action Items is as follows: (1) Staff Report; (2) Public

Comment; (3) Board Discussion and Questions; (4) Action/Vote.

13. Measure C Renewal Issues and Discussion – Staff – SEPARATE ATTACHMENT – 40 minutes

a) Update on the Measure C Renewal

Staff will provide an update on Measure C renewal activities since the last meeting. A summary of CCTA’s Expenditure Plan Committee meeting and an updated meeting schedule are attached.

b) Additional Public Outreach Meetings in West County

Staff will provide an update on the public outreach meetings. A summary of the meetings is attached.

c) Comments Regarding the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) and WCCTAC’s Preferred Expenditure Plan Alternative

ü Technical/editorial comments on the CTP were forwarded to CCTA Staff.

ü The TAC discussed policy issues and a preferred alternative that are outlined in the attached Memorandum.

ü A summary chart of the Expenditure Plan Alternatives and WCCTAC’s summary list of Projects and Programs are attached.

d) Growth Management Program (GMP) Preferred Alternative

The TAC did not discuss the GMP Alternatives. Staff is seeking direction and a recommendation from the Subcommittee to forward to the WCCTAC Board for review and approval.

GMP information from the Countywide Transportation Plan; a summary of the three GMP options; and comment letters from El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole and WCCTAC are attached.

Staff/TAC Recommendation: Discussion and action on items (a) through (d) above. Comments are due March 8.

MTC’s Regional Transportation Plan – Staff and CCTA Staff – ATTACHMENT – 20 minutes

WCCTAC Budget, Dues, and Scope of Work for FY 04-05 – Staff – ATTACHMENTS and HANDOUT – 20 minutes

INFORMATION ITEMS:

14. Follow-Up to WCCTAC Board Retreat on January 16^th – HANDOUTS – Staff –15 minutes

[This item was held-over from the February 2004 meeting.]

Thirteen Board members and alternates participated in the four-hour Retreat.

The following are outstanding issues from the Retreat:

A summary of the “Team Dimensions Profile” for all Board members will be provided at the meeting (HANDOUT) and discussed. Staff will highlight the information and the ways that we prefer to work, based upon the results (“Creator,” “Advancer,” “Refiner,” or “Executor”).

Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.

Update on the Street Smarts Program and Date for “Kick-Off Event” – Nancy Baer, Contra Costa County Health Services (Community Wellness and Prevention Program) – 10 minutes

15. Correspondence/Other Information:

Incoming:

Outgoing:

Newspaper/Internet Articles (all articles from West County Times unless stated otherwise):

Conferences/Workshops:

May 1 (Saturday; 8 am; Sheraton Hotel - Concord) - Measure C Countywide Summit of Elected Officials.

16. Board Member Comments/Reports

17. Other Business

ADJOURN TO NEXT MEETING:

APRIL 30, 2004 (FOLLOWED BY THE STREET SMARTS KICK-OFF EVENT AT 11 AM AT

MAPLE HALL, CITY OF SAN PABLO