MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
WEST CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
* * NOTE DAY/TIME FOR THIS
MEETING ONLY:
MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004 * *
7:30 TO 9:00 AM
LOCATION: City of San
Pablo, Council Chambers
13831 San Pablo Avenue (at Church Lane) - San Pablo, California
NOTES:
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 April 16, 2004 Meet-
ing – ATTACHMENTS
The minutes, sign-in sheet, and meeting summary from the April meeting are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the April 2004 minutes.
4. Staff
Reports – ATTACHMENTS
Employee Staff Reports from the Managing Director and the Transportation Project Specialist for mid-April to mid-May are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Accept the reports.
5. Women’s Transportation Seminar Conference/Managing Director’s Presentation – ATTACHMENT
The Managing Director is presenting a session at the Women’s Transportation Seminar national conference in Detroit, MI (May 26 to 29). Information on the conference and the presentation is attached.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
6.
Resolution 04-03
Supporting the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Planning Process – ATTACHMENT
Attached is Resolution 04-03 supporting the effort spearheaded by Assemblywoman Loni Hancock regarding planning and Smart Growth opportunities on San Pablo Avenue from Hercules to Oakland. Eight cities and seven regional agencies (including WCCTAC) are meeting to discuss joint planning. The group is building on the past successes of the Bus Rapid Transit and the SMART Corridors projects.
Staff Recommendation: Support the Resolution and send to Assemblywoman Hancock.
7. Subregional Transportation Mitigation Fee
(STMP) Funds for Richmond Intermodal Station – ATTACHMENTS
Two payments from the STMP Fee program have been authorized for payment: (1) $3,700 to repair the wrought-iron fence and add an additional curved fence on the east side of the station; and (2) up to $2,000 for additional cost estimating services by Mack5 Cost Estimating to ensure that the cost estimate is as close to actual as possible. Additionally, at the April 16, 2004 meeting, the Board approved up to $5,000 for Michael Bernick’s consulting services and staff is requesting that the funds for the consultant be paid out of STMP fee revenues. There is approximately $70,000 in fee revenue for the Richmond Intermodal Station available.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the requests outline above.
8. East Bay SMART Corridors Launch -
ANNOUNCEMENT
The East Bay SMART Corridors project Ribbon Cutting (including the San Pablo Avenue Corridor) is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at Maple Hall, City of San Pablo.
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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.
9. Funding Proposal for the Richmond Greenway Project – Staff – ATTACH-MENT – 15 minutes
ACTION ITEM
The attached funding proposal identifies funding for the Richmond Greenway Project (in addition to the Transportation for Livable Communities funds for construction). The project planning, engineering, and design has been underway and weekly meetings have take place for over one year. Due to budget constraints, extending the Project Manager’s contract (Vali Cooper, on behalf of the City of Richmond) is not feasible at this time, although the project planning, engineering, and design is close to completion. At risk is $1.9 million in federal funds through MTC’s Transportation for Livable Communities program, which could be withdrawn if the project is not ready to proceed to construction by June 30, 2004.
Staff is recommending several budget sources to fund the project management, and CCTA has proposed a means of securing additional construction funds to keep the project moving forward.
Staff Recommendation: Consider the funding request; action as appropriate.
10.
Measure C Renewal
Issues and Discussion – Staff – ATTACHMENT – 30 minutes
ACTION ITEM
a) Follow-Up to the Measure C Renewal Workshop
for Elected Officials
A verbal report will be provided by Board members in attendance at the workshop on Saturday, May 1, 2004.
b) Public Outreach Meeting Summary
At last month’s meeting, staff was asked to prepare a summary of the outreach campaign in West County. A draft Memorandum is attached for the Board’s review and comment.
c) Comments on the Project and Program Descriptions
At the last Countywide Transportation Plan Subcommittee meeting, the Expenditure Plan Project and Program descriptions were discussed (attached). The Board will need to take action on the Subregional Local Street and Road Maintenance funds and the Subregional Transportation for Livable Communities (WCCTAC’s share above the countywide programs) and determine whether the subregional funds should or should not be tied to the Growth Management Program.
Additionally, several other Project and Program descriptions will need to be discussed including, but not limited to, the senior/disabled transportation and the Express Bus service in West County.
d) Growth Management Program (GMP) Preferred Alternative
The latest draft
of the Growth Management Program is attached.
Several issues remain and further discussion will take place at CCTA’s
Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. WCCTAC Planning Committee members Abelson and/or Gioia may wish
to comment on further discussions on the Growth Management Program. A letter proposal presented at the Workshop
on May 1, 2004 by the Town of Danville regarding the “Return to Source” funds
and the Growth Management Program options is attached
Staff Recommendation: Discussion and action on items (a) through (d) above; as appropriate. Direct staff to transmit comments to CCTA. Final action on the Measure C renewal projects and programs will be taken at the May 19th CCTA Board meeting.
11.
Amendment to the
Measure C Expenditure Plan – Staff – ATTACHMENT – 10 minutes
ACTION ITEM
CCTA is seeking comments from the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPCs) on amendments to Ordinance 88-01 for the sales tax extension. Because the new revenues for operations will not be available until June 2009, programs will generally not take effect until July 1, 2009. However, CCTA may want to plan for implementation in advance and may also wish to work on capital projects earlier than July 1, 2009. Therefore, CCTA is proposing an effective date of April 1, 2005 for the new Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) as an augmentation to the existing TEP. Neither the Growth Management Program nor the operating programs would change until July 1, 2009. The Expenditure Plan (Exhibit A) would be inserted after final adoption.
Staff Recommendation: Discuss the proposed Amendment; forward comments to CCTA.
INFORMATION
ITEMS:
None this month.
12. Correspondence/Other Information:
Incoming:
TRANSPAC summary dated April 22, 2004.
Outgoing:
Letter to Hisham Noeimi re: RTP Update – 4.19.04.
Letter to Hisham Noeimi re: Project and Program descriptions – 4.19.04.
Letter to Robert McCleary re: CCTA Board/EPAC meeting – 4.19.04.
Letter to Board of Supervisors re: Injury Prevention Program – 4.21.04.
Letter to Aurora Guingon re: Hercules Train Station – 4.21.04
Newspaper/Internet Articles (all articles from West County Times unless stated otherwise):
“Trail Guide Profiles Local Hiking Paths,” April 18, 2004.
“Transportation Blueprint Opposed,” April 20, 2004.
“Dissent Clouds County Sales Tax’s Extension,” May 2, 2004.
Conferences/Workshops:
“Smart Growth Zoning Codes Workshop,” Friday, May 28, 2004 in Oakland (MTC).
13. Board Member Comments/Reports
14. Other
Business
ADJOURN TO NEXT MEETING:
JUNE 25, 2004