AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
AGENDA
(Full packet available at: www.ccta.net)
DATE: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Contra Costa Transportation Authority
A. CONVENE MEETING:
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
C. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public are invited to address the Authority 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.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Authority Minutes of July 18, 2007. (Attachment - Action)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Items recommended by the following committees:
2.A Administration & Projects Committee:
2.A.1 Monthly Project Status Report. (No Attachment-Information in APC Packet)
2.A.2 Warrants Issued for Months of June and July. This report also includes the summary of payroll and benefits costs by organizational unit. (No Attachment-Information in APC Packet)
2.A.3 Monthly Investment Transactions Reports for June and July 2007. State law and the Authority’s Investment Policy require this report. (Summary Attachment-Information)
2.A.4 Quarterly Financial Report for the Quarter Ended June 20, 2007. This is also presented in accordance with regulations and the Authority’s Investment Policy. (Summary Attachment-Information)
2.A.5 Modifications to Existing Resolutions. Consistent with Authority policy, appropriation resolutions may be modified to extend their expiration date or reflect actual construction bid amounts, or be terminated if the activity that was funded has been completed. Recommended changes are summarized. (Attachment - Action)
2.A.6 State Route 4
(e) Widening Project –
Resolution No. 93-29-P (rev.7) (Summary Attachment - Action)
2.A.8 State Route 4 (e) Widening Project –
2.A.8.1 Pump Station – Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 197 with PB Americas, Inc.* This amendment modifies Exhibit D – Compensation, Invoicing and Payment to include additional reimbursable direct costs. (Summary Attachment - Action)
2.A.8.2 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 206 with TranSystems Corporation.* Staff seeks authorization to augment Agreement No. 206 by $14,000 to include additional out-of-scope utility design work. (Summary Attachment – Action)
2.A.9 Measure C 2005
Strategic Plan - Amendment No. 6. At the request of the County, this amendment reprograms Measure C funds
(~$125,762) from the
2.A.10 City of
2.A.11 Data and Voice Communications: Approval of TelePacific as the New Telephone Vendor, and Update on Data Line Provider.* Staff recommends approval of a three-year contract with TelePacific to provide telephone service, consistent with the attached summary sheet, at a cost of $547.27 per month for 5000 minutes of service. (Summary Attachment - Action)
2.A.12 Amendments to Contracts for Temporary Personnel Support in the Areas of: (1) Information Technology Support (Nerd4Rent); (2) Database Administration (Your Computer Guru); and (3) Chief Financial Officer (Moreland & Associates).* Staff has retained temporary personnel support in the three subject areas. Staff seeks to amend those contracts beyond the $10,000 level that staff is authorized to expend without Authority approval.
2.A.13 Authorization for the Engineering Manager to Attend RailVolution Conference. The Executive Director seeks Board authorization for conference registration and travel expenses in an approximate amount of $1,875.00. The Authority’s Administrative Code requires that the Executive Director report any costs for Authority-related training which exceeds $500. (Summary Attachment - Information)
2.A.14 Authority Health Care Contributions to CalPERS Health Insurance Premiums. CalPERS revises its health care plans and premiums each calendar year. The state accordingly adjusts its employer contributions for the revised plans. Authority Resolution No. 02-10-A states that, by policy, the Authority matches the state’s contribution levels for select employees and annuitants, and this policy was reaffirmed in the 2007-08 Salary and Benefits Resolution No. 07-03-A. Information is provided on the increased premium costs and increased Authority contributions for 2008.
(Summary Attachment - Information)
2.A.15 Legislation. Action may be taken on any item listed or on any legislation pertaining to the Authority’s legislative program. (Attachment – Action to be Determined)
2.A.16 Contract with
2.1 NEW ITEM: Authorization for the Program Manager to
Attend
2.B Planning Committee:
2.B.1 Approval of the City of Oakley’s Calendar Years (CY) 2004 &
2005 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist. The City of
2.B.2 Approval of the City of El Cerrito’s Calendar Years (CY) 2004 & 2005 Growth Management
Compliance Checklist. The
City of
2.B.3 Approval of the City of
2.B.5 Approval of Contract with CH2MHill to Conduct the I-680 HOV Express Bus Access Study.* In July, the Authority authorized staff to issue Notice to Proceed to CH2MHill, and begin contract negotiation for the I-680 HOV Express Bus Access Study, which is funded entirely by RM-2. Staff recommends approval of a contract with the CH2MHill/DKS consultant team. (Attachment – Action) CMA Function
2.B.6 Review of the Vision and Goals for the Draft 2008 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update. The vision, goals and strategies in the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan outline the themes and aims to be pursued in that document. As a first step in developing the 2008 CTP Update, scheduled for completion in 2008, staff is proposing to have the Planning Committee release existing “Chapter 3 – Vision, Goals and Strategies” from the 2004 CTP Update to the RTPCs for their review and comment as part of the development of the updated Action Plans.
(Summary Attachment–Information)
2.B.10 Approval of City of San Pablo Paratransit
Vehicle
2.B.11 Release of the Draft 2007 CMP Update. As the CMA for Contra Costa, the Authority must prepare a Congestion Management Program (CMP) and update it every other year. Authority staff and consultants have prepared a draft of the 2007 CMP Update for September release. It updates the required seven-year CIP and addresses legislative and other changes that have occurred since the 2005 CMP Update was adopted. It also recommends streamlined compliance review procedures.
(Summary Attachment – Action) CMA Function
End of Consent Calendar
3.0 MAJOR DISCUSSION ITEMS:
3.B.7 Discussion of Issues Regarding the Measure J
Urban Limit Line. A number of issues have arisen regarding the ULL.
4.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
4.A Administration & Projects Committee:
4.A.15 Legislation. Action may be taken on any item listed or on any legislation pertaining to the Authority’s legislative program. (Attachment – Action to be Determined)
4.A.17 I-680 Auxiliary Lanes Project - Bid Results and Recommendation to Award Construction for Landscaping (Project 1106).* Staff seeks authorization for the Executive Director to enter into construction Contract #231 with the apparent low bidder, Watkin & Bortolussi.
Resolution No. 07-13-P. (Summary Attachment – Action)
4.A.18 2008 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Twenty nine applications totaling $248 million were submitted in response to the Call for Projects issued by the Authority in June. Staff will present the STIP fund estimate (if available) and the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) project recommendations. (Summary Attachment - Action) CMA Function
4.1 NEW ITEM: Ten-Year Strategy for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP): MTC is embarking on developing a ten-year regional strategy for future STIP funds. To initiate the discussion, MTC staff requested that the Authority submit a list of high-priority candidate projects sought to be funded in the next five STIP cycles by September 19. Staff requests authorization to begin discussions with MTC and other CMAs based on a preliminary list of projects drawn from Measure J, Proposition 1B – Corridor Mobility Improvement Account candidate list, most recent STIP call for projects, and MTC Resolution 3434. (Attachment – Action) CMA Function
4.B Planning Committee
4.B.8 Update on Regional and State Rail Plans.
4.B.8.a Status of MTC’s Regional Rail Plan. MTC is scheduled to finalize its Regional Rail
Plan in September 2007. Authority staff will provide an update on the contents
of the Draft Final Plan with regard to alternatives studied within and around
Contra Costa. A draft letter conveying the Authority’s appreciation for
addressing its comments, and support for the issues raised in
4.B.8.b Review and Comment on the California High Speed Rail Authority’s Draft EIR Regarding the Central Valley to Bay Area Rail Connection. The Authority may wish to comment on the DEIR, which evaluates proposed alternative alignments for providing high speed train service to the Bay Area. A draft comment letter is attached, raising concerns about the financial viability of the proposed high speed rail system and related potential impacts.
(Attachment – Action) CMA Function
4.B.9 Issues and Options for the Expenditure of T-PLUS Funds during the Current Three-Year Cycle. As the designated CMA for Contra Costa, the Authority has accepted delegation of MTC’s Transportation Planning-Land Use Solutions program. The second cycle of T-PLUS funding is now underway with an additional $450,000 in funding available from MTC, for use on studies and programs that improve and strengthen the land use-transportation connection. The Authority has a number of options for allocating second-cycle funds. (Summary Attachment – Action) CMA Function
5.0 CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
6.0 ASSOCIATED COMMITTEE REPORTS:
6.1
6.2
Report of September 13 meeting handout if available.
6.3
6.4
6.5 Conference of Mayors (COM):
6.6
6.7 CCTA Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)
7.0 COMMISSIONER AND STAFF COMMENTS:
7.1 Chair's Comments
7.2 Commissioners' Comments
7.3 Executive Staff Comments
8.0 CALENDAR:
8.1 October/November/December 2007
9.0 ADJOURNMENT to Wednesday, October 17th at 6:00 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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