MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
WEST CONTRA COSTA
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007
NOTE:
This is a combined July/August meeting
PLEASE NOTE TIME: 7:30 AM CLOSED SESSION;
REGULAR MEETING: 8 AM TO 9:30 AM
(OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION,
WHICHEVER IS EARLIER)
LOCATION: City of
(Accessible by AC Transit lines #72 and #72R)
Additional Parking is available in the City lot two blocks
south of City Hall at
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make arrangements.
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from wearing scented products to the meeting as there may be attendees
susceptible to environmental illnesses.
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Please turn off
all cellular phones and pagers during the meeting.
· A meeting sign-in sheet will be circulated at the
meeting. Sign-in is optional.
7:30 AM CLOSED SESSION – PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT. TITLE: WCCTAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
The WCCTAC Board will meet in
closed session to discuss an Employee Appointment: WCCTAC Executive Director.
END CLOSED SESSION
Call to Order and Self-Introductions – Chair
1.
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. Speakers shall follow the rules of common
courtesy and decorum.
***** CONSENT CALENDAR *****
2.
Minutes, Sign-In
Sheet, and Meeting Summary from the June 22, 2007
Meeting – ATTACHMENTS
The minutes, sign-in sheet, and meeting summary from the June 2007 meeting are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the June 2007 minutes.
3. Staff Reports – ATTACHMENTS
Staff reports from the Managing Director, Management Assistant, and Transportation Project Specialist for July/August are attached.
Staff Recommendation: Accept the reports.
4. 2008 State Transportation Improvement Program Project
Applications – Support from the Regional Transportation Planning Committee
(WCCTAC) - ATTACHMENT
Seven projects from West Contra Costa were submitted for 2008 STIP funding. CCTA’s STIP process requires a Letter of Support from the Regional Transportation Planning Committee, which is attached. Careful review of other each project’s other secured funding sources and timing are requested to be considered during the scoring process.
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the Chair to sign the Letter of Support; and/or Board action as appropriate.
5. Resolution of Support for the San Pablo Avenue Corridor FOCUS
Priority Development Area (PDA) Application - ATTACHMENT
The San Pablo Avenue Corridor FOCUS Priority Development Application was submitted at the end of July. A Resolution of Support is required from WCCTAC and the member jurisdictions.
The WCCTAC
Resolution is attached. Direct staff to
request a Resolution of Support from the cities (
Staff Recommendation: Support.
6. Consideration and Approval of WCCTAC Executive Director’s
Employment Agreement for FY 07-08 (ATTACHMENT in Board Member Packet and
available to the public upon request)
The Executive Director’s Employment Agreement for FY 07-08 is attached.
Staff Recommendation: Board action as appropriate.
7. Update on the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Fee Program
(STMP or “Developer Impact Fees”) Financing
Staff and WCCTAC’s Financial Consultant, Piper Jaffray, will be making presentation to the West County Finance Directors and to the West County Mayors and Supervisors Association in late August/early September. A report to the Board will be on the agenda for the September 28, 2007 meeting.
Staff Recommendation: No recommendation; for information only.
***** END OF
CONSENT ITEMS *****
8. Board
Member Comments and Announcements – 2 minutes per Board Member
9.
Legal
Counsel Comments and Announcements – Up to 5 minutes
10. Commendation
to Linda Young on her Five-Year Anniversary (August 19, 2007) at WCCTAC – Chair
Linda Young, Transportation Project Specialist and 511 Contra Costa Program Manager, will be celebrating her five year anniversary of employment at WCCTAC on August 19, 2007.
Staff Recommendation: Offer congratulations and thanks to Ms. Young; and/or action as appropriate.
11.
Resolution
of Congratulations and Thanks to WestCAT on the Transit Agency’s 30 Year Anniversary – Chair
WestCAT is having its 30 year anniversary! Chair Brown will present a Resolution to General Manager Charlie Anderson.
Staff Recommendation: Offer congratulations to WestCAT; and/or action as appropriate.
12.
Upcoming
Conference Attendance – Staff – ATTACHMENTS – 10 minutes
Three upcoming conferences may be of interest to the WCCTAC Board members. Staff would like to coordinate the attendance at these conferences in order to stay within the budget. They are:
a. 2007 CalACT “Speed of Life Summit” (climate change, energy dependency, and an aging population) – September 12 to 14 in Long Beach, California. Registration: approximately $500.
b. Rail-volution 2007 (13th annual conference on a broad spectrum of transportation and transit issues) – October 31 to November 3 in Miami, Florida. Registration: approximately $550.
c. Seaside Institute’s “Atlanta on the Cutting Edge: New Models for Growth and Renewal” (best practices in growth and renewal in Atlanta’s neighborhoods and suburbs; case studies) – November 7 to 10 in Atlanta, GA. Registration: $325 (government rate).
Staff Recommendation: Discuss Board member conference attendance and other funding sources to cover some of the related costs; and/or action as appropriate.
13.
Letter to
the Contra Costa Transportation Authority Regarding Current Projects, Programs,
and Priorities – Staff – ATTACHMENT – 15 minutes
In an
effort to keep CCTA staff and Board apprised, the attached letter outlines current
projects and programs for the
Staff Recommendation: Board discussion and action as appropriate.
14. Regional
Rail Presentation – Tom Matoff and BART Staff – SEPARATE ATTACHMENT/HANDOUT –
20 minute presentation and 10 minutes for questions/answers
Tom Matoff from the consulting team will present information from the attached “Bay Area Regional Rail Plan Draft Executive Summary (July 24, 2007)”.
Staff Recommendation: Board discussion and action as appropriate.
15. Correspondence/Other Information:
Incoming:
Richmond Bay Trail Mid Year 2007 Report.
Summary of June 20, 2007 CCTA meeting, 06.21.07
Summary of July 12, 2007 TRANSPAC Board meeting, 07.16.07.
Email from Eugene Skoropowski, re: Summary of June ridership and ticket revenue results for Capital Corridor, 07.16.07.
Summary of July 18, 2007 CCTA meeting, 07.19.07.
Outgoing:
Letter to Mr. Ruben Hernandez, Senior Planner, Contra Costa County Community Development Department, re: Response to Notice of Scoping Session regarding the Hydrogen Pipeline between the Chevron Refinery in Richmond and the Shell Refinery in Martinez, 06.18.07.
Newspaper/Internet Articles (all
articles from
“Caltrans mulls altering rules for car pool drivers;” 06.21.07.
“BART considering second Transbay Tube for future;” 06.22.07.
“Use money carefully to lessen traffic woes;” 06.22.07.
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“Amtrak, freight agree to coordinate schedules;” 06.22.07.
“BART event turns tickets of low value into rides;” 06.23.07.
“AC Transit overhauls routes, adds two lines;” 06.23.07.
“Editorial on traffic forgets about BART;” 06.26.07.
“Plotting a course for the Next Generation of Growth;” 06.27.07.
“License fees may go to voters;” 06.28.07.
“Life in the slow lane;” SF Chronicle, 07.09.07.
“Assembly panel backs two fuel standard bills;” 07.10.07.
“AC Transit may have to raise fares;” 07.15.07.
“BART’s new credit card full of perks;” 07.16.07.
“Reclaiming Richmond;” SF Chronicle, 07.22.07.
“Hear disease study links cholesterol, diesel exhaust;” 07.26.07
“Air regulators OK strict diesel emission rules;” 07.27.07.
”Richmond repairs city streets;” 07.28.07.
16. Other Business
ADJOURN TO
NEXT MEETING:
September 28, 2007