TCC Meeting Agenda 01/19/2012
COMMISSIONERS David Durant, Chair Don Tatzin, Vice Chair Janet Abelson Genoveva Calloway
Jim Frazier Federal Glover Dave Hudson Karen Mitchoff Julie Pierce Karen Stepper
Robert Taylor
ALTERNATES Newell Arnerich John Gioia Dave Hudson Brian Kalinowski Kristina Lawson
Mike Metcalf Mary Piepho Jeff Ritterman Kevin Romick Bill Shinn Gayle Uilkema
EX-OFFICIOS Amy Worth, MTC Joel Keller, BART Nancy Parent, Public Transit Bus Operators
Executive Director Randell H. Iwasaki
Technical Coordinating Committee Meeting AGENDA
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DATE: Thursday, January 19, 2012 TIME: 2:30 pm PLACE: Contra Costa Transportation Authority
2999 Oak Road, Suite 110
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
A. CONVENE MEETING: Ray Kuzbari, Chair
B. PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public are invited to address the Committee regarding any item that is not listed on the agenda. Please complete one of the speaker cards in advance of the meeting and hand it to a member of the staff.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.0 Monthly Status Reports. (Attachment - Information) [PDF-356 KB]
2.0 Summary of Actions from December 15, 2011 meeting. (Attachment - Action) [PDF-130 KB]
3.0 Attendance Log from December 15, 2011 meeting. (Attachment - Action) [PDF-182 KB]
4.0 Funding Summary. An update on the application deadlines for potential funding sources and on successful application results. (Attachment - Information) [PDF-159 KB]
End of Consent Calendar
REGULAR AGENDA
5.0 Project Monitoring: Upcoming Obligation Deadlines for Federal Aid Projects, and Status of Projects Placed on FHWA Quarterly Inactive Lists. Updated information on federal-aid projects with upcoming obligation deadlines and projects at risk of losing funds. (Attachment - Information) [PDF-397 KB] CMA Function
6.0 Comments on MTC's Proposed OneBayArea Grant. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has prepared a proposed approach for allocating expected federal funds from the Surface Transportation (STP) and Congestion Management-Air Quality (CMAQ) programs. In preparing the proposed grant, MTC responded to, but did not necessarily incorporate, comments it received on the draft approach to the grant. Several of the comments that the Authority made, for example, were not incorporated. Authority staff has prepared a draft letter commenting on the OneBayArea grant proposal for TCC review and comment. (Attachment - Action) [PDF-3.8 MB] CMA Function
7.0 SB 375/SCS Implementation Update. Staff will provide an update on the Regional Agency's efforts to develop and evaluate alternative Sustainable Communities Strategies for incorporation into the 2013 Regional Transportation Plan (Attachment - Information) [PDF-780 KB] CMA Function
8.0 Adjournment to next regular meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.
Footnote: In accordance with Government Code Section 84308, no Commissioner shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from any party, or his or her agent, or from any participant, or his or her agent, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use is pending before the agency and for three months following the date a final decision is rendered in the proceeding if the officer knows or has reason to know that the participant has a financial interest, as that term is used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7. Any Commissioner who received a contribution within the preceding 12 months in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from a party or from any participant shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and the Commissioner shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use his or her official position to influence the decision.
A party to a proceeding before the Authority shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) made within the preceding 12 months by the party, or his or her agent, to any Commissioner. No party, or his or her agent, shall make a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to any Commissioner during the proceeding and for three months following the date a final decision is rendered by the agency in the proceeding. The foregoing statements are limited in their entirety by the provisions of Section 84308 and parties are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the requirements of the law.
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