PC Agenda 11/2/2011
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
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DATE: |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 |
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6:00 pm |
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MEMBERS: |
Janet Abelson, David Durant, Jim Frazier, Karen Mitchoff and Don Tatzin |
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Contra Costa Transportation Authority |
A. CONVENE MEETING: Janet Abelson, 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.
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Planning Committee Minutes of October 5, 2011. (Attachment-Action [PDF-143 KB])
CONSENT CALENDAR1.0 Approval of FY 2011-12 Measure J Allocation for the West County Additional Transportation Services for Seniors and People With Disabilities Program (Sub-Regional Program 20b). The Measure J Expenditure Plan establishes the West County Additional Transportation Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities Program (Program 20b) at .65% of sales tax revenues. As a sub-regional program the funds are programmed by WCCTAC. At its October 28, 2011 meeting WCCTAC took action on programming the funds to paratransit service providers in West County. Resolution 11-49-G. Staff Contact: Peter Engel (Attachment - Action [PDF-156 KB])
End of Consent Calendar
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
2.0 Approval of Cooperative Agreement 13CO.01 and Resolution 11-43-G to Appropriate PBTF Funding to the East Bay Regional Park District. Measure J allocates one-third of Measure J Program 13, Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trail Facilities (PBTF), funds or one-half percent of revenues to the East Bay Regional Park District for "the development and rehabilitation of paved regional trails." For the period through FY 2015, about $2million is available for this purpose. The District has requested $360,000 to reconstruct a portion of the Contra Costa Canal Trail in Central County. TRANSPAC has reviewed this project and, as required by Measure J, approved this expenditure in June. Cooperative Agreement 13CO.01 would allow the District to receive funds through the Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trail Facilities program and Resolution 11-43-G would appropriate the funding for the Canal Trail project. Cooperative Agreement 13CO.01 and Resolution 11-43-G Staff Contact: Brad Beck (Attachment - Action [PDF-463 KB])
3.0 Cycle 3 Lifeline Transportation Program. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has released draft guidelines for the Cycle 3 Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP). The LTP provides funding to transportation projects that serve MTC - Defined Communities of Concern. Funding sources proposed for Cycle 3 are discretionary funds from MTC and include Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), State Transit Assistance (STA), Proposition 1B transit capital and Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. Staff Contact: Peter Engel (Attachment-Information [PDF-212 KB]) CMA Function
4.0 Adoption of Proposed 2011 Congestion Management Plan (CMP) Update. As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Contra Costa, the Authority must prepare a Congestion Management Program (CMP) and update it every other year. Under MTC's proposed schedule, the CMP must be submitted to the Regional Agency by December 15, 2011. Staff has received comments and project updates based on circulation of the draft CMP and has incorporated those into the final document. Resolution 11-48-G Staff Contact: Matthew Kelly (Attachment-Action [PDF-426 KB]) (2011 CMP Updated Chapters 3-6 and CIP Listing Appendix E [PDF-4.2 MB]) CMA Function
5.0 Authorization to Release RFP No. 11-10 for Consultant Support Services to Develop and Deploy a Real-time Ridesharing Pilot Project Funded through MTC's Climate Initiatives Program. Staff seeks authorization to procure consultant services that will assist staff in deploying a $525,000 Real-time Ridesharing Pilot Project funded through MTC's Climate Initiatives Program. Real-time Ridesharing (RTR) refers to the formation of carpools through the application of smartphone technologies - cell phones with Internet access - and newly available ridesharing software applications (or "apps") to match riders and drivers in real-time or through a dynamic reservations system. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment - Action [PDF-262 KB]) CMA Function
6.0 SR 242 Corridor Plan (Caltrans). Caltrans, District 4 has prepared a 25-year Corridor Plan for the 3.4 mile-long section of State Route 242 in Contra Costa County. Caltrans will use this document as a guide for future planning on the facility in order to better manage projected travel demand, as well as providing for goods movement needs, interregional travel, and local stakeholder concerns. Staff Contact: Matthew Kelly (Attachment - Action [PDF-356 KB]) (SR 242 Draft Final Corridor Plan) [PDF-25.4 MB] CMA Function
7.0 SB 375/SCS Implementation Update. The Authority's consultant is evaluating three new scenarios for the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). Selection of a preferred scenario is expected in early 2012. Staff Contact: Martin Engelmann (Attachment-Information [PDF-120 KB]) CMA Function
8.0 Other Business.
9.0 News Clippings and Correspondence.
10.0 Adjournment to Next meeting. The next regular meeting is proposed for Wednesday, December 7, 2011.
*Footnote: In accordance with Government Code Section 84308, noCommissioner 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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