PC Agenda 09/07/2011

C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Planning Minutes of July 6, 2011. (Attachment-Action [PDF-204 KB])

CONSENT CALENDAR

1.0 Approval of the City of Hercules' Calendar Years (CY) 2008 & 2009 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist. The City of Hercules has submitted its CY 2008 & 2009 GMP Checklist. An allocation of $287,079 in 18% Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds will be paid out for FY 2009-10 subject to the Authority making a findings of compliance with the Measure C/J GMP. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Action [PDF-1.6 MB]) (Complete Hercules Checklist [PDF-4.7 MB])

2.0 Approval of the City of San Ramon's Calendar Years (CY) 2008 & 2009 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist. The City of San Ramon has submitted its CY 2008 & 2009 GMP Checklist. An allocation of $580,339 in 18% Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds will be paid out for FY 2009-10 subject to the Authority making a findings of compliance with the Measure C/J GMP. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Action [PDF-1.2 MB]) (Complete San Ramon Checklist [PDF-4.7 MB])

3.0 Approval of the City of San Pablo's Calendar Years (CY) 2008 & 2009 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist. The City of San Pablo has submitted its CY 2008 & 2009 GMP Checklist. An allocation of $306,286 in 18% Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds will be paid out for FY 2009-10 subject to the Authority making a findings of compliance with the Measure C/J GMP. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Action [PDF-1016 KB]) (Complete San Pablo Checklist [PDF-14.4 MB])

4.0 Approval of the City of Oakley's Calendar Years (CY) 2008 & 2009 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist. The City of Oakley has submitted its CY 2008 & 2009 GMP Checklist. An allocation of $419,364 in 18% Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds will be paid out for FY 2009-10 subject to the Authority making a findings of compliance with the Measure C/J GMP. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Action [PDF-1.1 MB]) (Complete Oakley Checklist [PDF-2.5 MB])

5.0 Approval of FY 2011-12 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Funds to Support the Countywide Transportation Demand Management Program. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has amended its CMAQ funding agreement with the Authority to include funding for the county's employer outreach program provided by 511 Contra Costa for FY 2011-12. CMAQ funds have been used for this program for the past five years but the current agreement only allowed for funding through FY 2010-11. The funds are matched by 511 Contra Costa using a portion of their Measure J Commute Alternative allocation. Staff Contact: Peter Engel (Attachment-Action [PDF-1.4 MB])

6.0 Measure J Expenditure Plan Amendment of Programs 19 and 20 for West County. At its July 29, 2011 board meeting the WCCTAC Board voted to request that the Authority amend the Measure J Expenditure Plan for West County sub-regional programs 19 and 20. The amendment would add flexibility to the programs by allowing WCCTAC to program funds to support existing services under certain situations of financial need. Ordinance 11-01. Staff Contact: Peter Engel (Attachment-Action [PDF-311 KB])

End of Consent Calendar

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

7.0 Review and Discussion of MTC's Proposed Cycle-2 OneBayArea Grant Program. On July 8, 2011, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) jointly released a draft proposal for the OneBayArea grant program. This new program would alter the framework for allocating the STP and CMAQ funding that MTC adopted in December 2009. The revised program would give CMAs more flexibility in allocating funds among the previous TLC, Regional Bicycle, Local Streets and Roads Shortfall and Safe Routes to Schools program and would substantially increase the amount of funding to counties. Staff, however, has identified some significant problems with the proposal, including requiring local adoption of various policies to be eligible for funds, directing 70 percent of the funds to projects in Priority Development Areas, and downplaying maintenance needs and prior commitments. Staff Contact: Brad Beck (Attachment-Action [PDF-2.1 MB]) CMA Function

8.0 Letter of Support for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Application to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) regarding the Bay Area Express Lane Network. Staff seeks authorization for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority) Chair to sign a letter acknowledging the Authority's support of MTC's application to the CTC for the Bay Area Express Lane Network. The application includes both I-80 and I-680 in Contra Costa as part of the Bay Area Express Lane Network scope and financial plan. Authority staff will update the Planning Committee on the status of the application and letter of support. Staff Contact: Ross Chittenden (Attachment-Information [PDF-4 MB])

9.0 The City of Pittsburg ECCRFFA GMP Compliance Issue. Due to the City of Pittsburg's withdrawal from the East Contra Costa Regional Fee and Financing Authority (ECCRFFA), the City's compliance with the Growth Management Program was brought into question during the Authority's review of the City of Pittsburg's compliance checklist in September 2010. As a consequence, the Authority took a "watch" position on allocating "off-year" (FY 2010-11) Measure J Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds to the City in the amount of $604,920. Since then, the City has adopted its own fee program - the Pittsburg Regional Transportation Development Impact Mitigation (PRTDIM) Fee Program - with the intention that it substitute for participation in ECCRFFA. TRANSPLAN has rejected the PRTDIM, and both TRANSPLAN and ECCRFFA have taken legal action alleging that Pittsburg has a mandatory legal duty to fully participate in the ECCRFFA regional fee program. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Action [PDF-322 KB])

10.0 Contra Costa Measure J Transportation for Livable Communities (CC-TLC) and Pedestrian Bicycle and Trail Facilities (PBTF) Program.

10.1 Review of Proposed CC-TLC and PBTF Call for Projects. In July, the Authority approved guidelines for the Measure J Transportation for Livable Communities (CC-TLC) and Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trail Facilities (PBTF) programs. Staff has prepared a draft call for projects for these two programs, including a proposed schedule, for the Planning Committee review and approval. Staff Contact: Brad Beck (Attachment-Action [PDF-698 KB])

10.2 Approval of Cooperative Agreement 12.C.01 and Resolution 11-33-G to Appropriate CC-TLC Funding the Oak Park Boulevard/Patterson Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project in the City of Pleasant Hill. On June 9, 2011, TRANSPAC approved the use of $220,000 of its subregional share of CC-TLC funds by the City of Pleasant Hill for the Oak Park Boulevard/Patterson Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project. This project would replace the existing traffic signal and construct pedestrian and bicycle improvements at the intersection.The new signal would meet ADA requirements and new sidewalks and ADA-compliant ramps would be added at the intersection. The project would also install new bike lanes and "sharrows" at all approaches to the intersection, and add video detection at the new traffic signal to properly detect cyclists. Resolution 11-33-G. Staff Contact: Brad Beck (Attachment-Action [PDF-622 KB])

11.0 Update on BCDC's Proposed Bay Plan Amendment: The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is poised to adopt a major amendment to its Bay Plan in October 2011. The amendment incorporates considerations and related policies to anticipate and respond to possible sea level rise due to global warming. The Authority commented on the proposed Plan amendment in November 2010, with a number of concerns about how these policies could conflict with the development of Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and transportation improvement projects in low-lying areas. Those policies have been revised to address the Authority's concerns, as well as the concerns raised by the business and developer community. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Information [PDF-1.1 MB]) CMA Function

12.0 SB 375/SCS Implementation Update. During August, the regional agencies worked on developing a set of SCS (Sustainable Community Strategy) Alternatives that they will evaluate this fall. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Information [PDF-764 KB]) CMA Function

13.0 Other Business.

14.0 News Clippings and Correspondence. (Attachment-Information [PDF-98 KB])

15.0 Adjournment to Next Meeting. The next regular meeting is proposed for Wednesday, October 5, 2011.

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