MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
WEST CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2005
NOTE TIME: 7:30 AM 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 Mindell Penn
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.
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3. Minutes, Sign-In Sheet, and Meeting Summary from the April 22, 2005 Meeting – ATTACHMENTS
The minutes, sign-in sheet, and meeting summary from the April 2005 meeting are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the April 2005 minutes.
4. Staff Reports – ATTACHMENTS
Employee Staff Reports from the Managing Director, the Management Assistant, and the Transportation Project Specialist for May are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Accept the reports.
5. WCCTAC FY 05-06 Budget, Dues, and Scope of Work Update
_____________________.WCCTAC
staff has been making presentations to the member jurisdictions/agencies
regarding the WCCTAC FY 05-06 budget, dues and scope of work. To date, the following meeting
presentations have taken place or are scheduled:
April 13 WestCAT
May 2 City of El Cerrito
May 3 City of Pinole
May 16 City of San Pablo
May 24 City of Hercules
No
presentation required: BART (email correspondence received); City of
Richmond; Contra Costa County; and AC Transit..
To be determined: City of Richmond and AC Transit.
Comments will be included for the Board’s consideration at the June 24th meeting.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
6. Safe Routes to Transit (SR2T) and Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) Regional Fund Update - ATTACHMENT
The WCCTAC-TAC discussed the SR2T and TFCA grants that are due this summer. Several jurisdictions and transit agencies are working together on grant applications for SR2T. WCCTAC staff will be preparing a TFCA Regional Fund application for West County bicycle and pedestrian incentives/public information. See attached summary from the TAC meeting. Details on potential applications will be brought to the Board over the next several months. To receive a copy of the grant application(s), please call Nancy Cuneo at 510.215.3035.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
7. Richmond Parkway Transit Center Schedule
As requested at the April 2005 meeting, the following is the schedule for the Richmond Parkway Transit Center project:
Start Complete
Initial Env. Report (Arup) 01/04 09/04
Interim Capital Upgrades 07/05 10/05
Environmental Report, Prelim. Eng. 10/05 01/07
Acquisition and Right of Way Activities 07/05 01/07
Final Design; PS&E; Financing in Place 01/07 01/08
Construction 01/08 01/10
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
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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.
8. Meeting Date for July/August – 5 minutes
ACTION ITEM
Typically, the WCCTAC Board meets only once in July/August. Staff is suggesting the meeting be held on Friday, August 19th, unless Board members would like to suggest an alternate date.
Staff Recommendation: Confirm meeting date on August 19, 2005; or action to be determined by the Board.
9. Proposed Casinos in West County – Regional Transportation Impacts – Staff – ATTACHMENTS and VERBAL REPORT – 15 minutes
ACTION ITEM
On May 19, 2005, County Supervisors Gioia and Uilkema held a third meeting regarding “Mitigation of Off-Reservation Impacts of Tribal Casinos.” The agenda for the meeting is attached, as well as a Discussion Paper on the cost/scope of the casino projects prepared by County staff and WCCTAC staff. A verbal report on the meeting will be provided.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; Board action/direction as appropriate.
10. West County’s Strategic Plan Projects and Expenditure Plan Amendment – Staff – ATTACHMENT – 15 minutes
ACTION ITEM
The Contra Costa Transportation
Authority’s (CCTA) 2005 Strategic Plan recommendations – including the
substitute projects for the Wildcat Creek Trail Project and the El Cerrito
Plaza BART Parking Structure Project – were reviewed and approved by CCTA’s
Administration and Projects Committee on and by the
CCTA Board in May 5th with little discussion, and will be
discussed at the CCTA Board meeting on May 18th..
In June, CCTA will initiate a process to amend the Measure C Expenditure Plan
prior to appropriating the funds for the Richmond Transit Village BART Parking
Structure and the Hercules Transit Center parking. The language in the
Expenditure Plan currently allows for funding additional parking at BART
stations, but not replacement parking or parking lots not served directly by a
BART line.
The CCTA Board letter from the May 18th agenda packet and Resolutions/letters of support from the WCCTAC member agencies are attached.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; Board action/direction as appropriate.
11. Request for Proposals (RFP) for Legal Services – Staff – ATTACHMENT – 10 minutes
ACTION ITEM
Staff is requesting Board review and comment on the RFP for legal services for WCCTAC for FY 05-06.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; Board action/direction as appropriate.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
12. “Designing With Transit” – AC Transit Staff – ATTACHMENT (Summary) – Full copies will be available at the meeting or in advance of the meeting by calling Lisa Hammon at 510.215.3044 – 15 minutes
Nathan Landau, Senior Transportation Planner at AC Transit, will present highlights of “Designing With Transit.” There will be a ten-minute presentation followed by five minutes for questions.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
13. TDM Program Update – Linda Young, WCCTAC Transportation Project Specialist – 15 minutes
Linda Young will provide information on the following:
v Transition from the Contra Costa Commute Alternative Network (CCCAN) to “511CC.”
v “Bike to Work Day” results from the May 19, 2005 event.
v TDM Projects for FY 05-06.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
14. Correspondence/Other Information:
Incoming:
Information on Bay Trail Grant – via email from Nancy Okasaki – 4.14.05.
CCTA Items of Interest for the RTPC’s – 4.21.05.
TRANSPAC meeting summary – 4.26.05.
Letter from CC County to Bob McCleary re: ULL – 5.10.05.
Outgoing:
To Bob McCleary re: new TCC members – 4.25.05.
To Bradley Ward, WCCTAC Treasurer, re: Ove Arup invoice payments – 4.19.05.
Newspaper/Internet Articles (all articles from West County Times unless stated otherwise):
“Cities to Mull Larger Urban Limit Lines,” 4.30.05.
“Forum Explores Issues Posed by Indian Casinos,” 5.2.05.
“County Growth Elevated From East,” 5.3.05.
“Court Upholds Curb on Hercules Growth,” 5.3.05.
“Bay Area has Second-Worst Traffic Delays in Nation, Study Finds,” 5.10.05.
“Limit Line Inches Forward,” 5.11.05.
“Budget Plan Bolsters Transportation,” 5.12.05.
“Bike Boxes at BART Offer Bang,” 5.15.05.
“AC Transit Forums Seek Budget Fixes,” 5.16.05.
“Senate Approves Huge Highway Bill,” 5.17.05.
“Bay Area Gears Up to Bike-to-Work,” 5.18.05.
Handout (will be distributed at the meeting) – “ACCESS NOW! A Guide to Winning the Transportation Your Community Needs” from the Transportation and Land Use Coalition, 2004.
15. Board Member Comments/Reports
16. Other Business
ADJOURN TO NEXT MEETING:
June 24, 2005