M E M O R A N D U M

 

 

TO:                  WCCTAC-TAC

                        INTERESTED PARTIES

 

FROM:            LISA HAMMON, WCCTAC

 

DATE:             JANUARY 12, 2007

 

RE:                   SUMMARY OF THE JANUARY 11TH TAC MEETING

 

The following is a summary of the January 11th WCCTAC-TAC meeting:

 

1.                  STMP (“Developer Fees”) Strategic Plan – The TAC was requested to forward comments on the draft Strategic Plan text to staff.  Comments have been received by four TAC members so far.  The primary discussion item was the project financing.  The issue is working capital (see attached handout from the meeting) – virtually all of the project sponsors have requested the STMP funds in the first eight to ten years of the program, thus creating deficits in necessary funding.  Staff is researching funding mechanisms.  The TAC suggested a meeting with the Finance Directors and bond counsel to “flush out” details of available funding sources.  The TAC also suggested that staff prepare a graph showing the fund revenues vs. the project needs (expenditures) on a year-by-year basis.  It was also suggested that on the STMP spreadsheets, that a column be added that shows the program revenues and expenditures from 2015 to 2036 (the end of the program).

 

2.                  Action Plan Work Program – Martin Engelmann from CCTA presented information on the Action Plan work program.  The Statement of Qualifications from consultants is due January 19th.  Once the SOQ’s are reviewed and a list of consultants prepared, the Regional Transportation Planning Committees can select a consultant (with funding provided by the Authority at approximately $100,000 per region) to start the Action Plan update process which is anticipated to take one year.  A separate consultant will be hired for modeling.  The Actions Plans need to be completed by March 2008 to tie into the update of the Countywide Transportation Plan.  Simultaneously, the Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan will be updated, that will feed into the update of the Countywide Plan.  All of these efforts will advise the MTC Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) update.  There will be a public outreach component of the Action Plan updates.

 

3.                  Model Growth Management Element – Martin Engelmann highlighted the differences between the Measure C GMP and the Measure J GMP and advised the local jurisdiction staff to provide comments by February 9th.

 

4.                  Project Updates

a.       Staff is working with the Sheriff’s Office and local police chiefs on a model taxi ordinance.  Several taxi safety components are moving forward.

b.      John Rudolph presented a project idea that was an outcome of the San Pablo Avenue visioning process spearheaded by Assemblywoman Hancock.  John also summarized a meeting attended by WCCTAC staff and El Cerrito staff to discuss the land use/transportation project – a 6 to 8 unit affordable, TOD project located near San Pablo Avenue and transit that has limited (two) parking spaces – one for a carshare vehicle and one for a service delivery vehicle – a back yard, energy efficiency, and includes transit passes and carshare membership in the mortgage.  More information will be forthcoming.

c.       Nancy Baer asked for feedback via email on the last two StreetWISE workshop ideas and also announced the date of the elected officials’ forum (April 6th).

d.      Bicycle/Pedestrian Issues – a separate West County Bike/Ped Plan will not be prepared at this time.  Bicycle/pedestrian issues and projects will be incorporated into the Action Plan and Countywide Bike/Ped Plan updates.

e.       The bus bench program with youth art is moving forward (Neighborhood House of N. Richmond is the sponsor) and it is likely the benches will be installed in the Parchester Village neighborhood.

f.        Staff provided a handout on the State Infrastructure Bond CMIA account and MTC committee approval.

g.       STIP augmentation and Call for Projects information from CCTA was distributed.

h.       Linda Young presented transit incentive information and the library/literacy/read to your kids program.

i.         John Rudolph announced that information on MTC’s summer high school internship program was now available.

 

 

 

The next TAC meeting will be on Thursday,  February 8, 2007 at 9:00 am

at the City of San Pablo.

 

Next WCCTAC Board meeting – Friday, January 26, 2007 at 7:30 am.

at the City of San Pablo.