PLANNING COMMITTEE (PC)
AGENDA
MEMBERS: Brad Nix – Chair, David Durant – Vice Chair,
Janet Abelson, Susan Bonilla, Dave Hudson
DATE: Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
PLACE: 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 100, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(925) 256-4700
CONVENE MEETING.
A. PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public are invited to address the Committee regarding any item 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.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Planning Committee Minutes of May 7th, 2008. (Attachment-Action)
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
1. Approval of the City of Walnut Creek Calendar Year 2006 & 2007 Growth Management Compliance Checklist. Walnut Creek has submitted its Calendar Years 2006 & 2007 Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist for allocation of local street maintenance and improvement funds. (Attachment-Action)
End of Consent Calendar.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
2. Approval of the FY 2008-09 Allocation for the Measure C Bus Transit Improvement Program. Authority Resolution No. 08-04-G. The total annual Measure C Bus Transit Improvement Program funding is established at 4.9% of sales tax revenues. The annual allocation for the Bus Transit Program is developed collaboratively with representatives of the affected bus transit operators in Contra Costa: AC Transit, County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, and WestCAT. Resolution 08–04-G (Attachment-Action)
3. Approval of the FY 2008-09 Allocation for Measure C Elderly & Handicapped (Paratransit) Service. Authority Resolution No. 08-06-G. A total funding allocation of 1,983,538 for paratransit services is proposed for the Measure C portion of FY 2008-09, the eighteenth year of paratransit funding from Measure C. Resolution 08-06-G (Attachment – Action)
4. Update on Overall Work Plan for Transitioning from the Measure C to the New Measure J Growth Management Program (GMP). To facilitate a smooth transition from the Measure C to the Measure J GMP by April 1, 2009, the Authority’s Planning Section has undertaken a work program that encompasses updates to the GMP Implementation Documents, the Action Plans for Routes of Regional Significance, and the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). This June 2008 update constitutes the second annual review of the first work program, which was presented in June 2006. (Attachment – Action)
5. Approval of Proposed Outline for the 2008 CTP Update. With publication of the “Looking to the Future” booklet, the Authority created a framework for development of the 2008 CTP Update. Using the booklet as an executive summary, staff has prepared an expanded draft outline for development of the 2008 CTP Update, based largely on Volume I of the 2004 Update. (Attachment – Action)
6. Growth Management Implementation Guide for Measure J – Release of “Proposal for Adoption”. In October, the Authority released a draft of the Implementation Guide for the Measure J Growth Management Program (GMP). The draft Implementation Guide was developed to address changes made to the GMP by Measure J. The Authority has received comments from TRANSPAC, TRANSPLAN, and SWAT, and staff has made some changes to the document in response to those comments. In March, April, and May the TCC reviewed the comments received and the proposed changes to the Implementation Guide. The May meeting involved a third discussion of the issue regarding trip thresholds for preparation of traffic impact studies. Staff recommends release of the Implementation Guide as a “Proposal for Adoption” with a 45 – day public review period. (Attachment – Action)
7. Selection of 2nd Cycle T-PLUS Projects: In response to a “Call for Projects” issued in February 2008, the Authority received the following four applications for 2nd Cycle Transportation Planning- Land Use Solutions (T-PLUS) funding: 1) Phase III Design of the Diablo Valley College Transit Center, CCCTA; 2) Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station Area Master Plan, City of Pittsburg; 3) Bailey Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, Contra Costa County; and 4) San Ramon Valley Iron Horse Trail Corridor Concept Study, City of San Ramon. A selection committee will convene next week to decide which two of the four projects to select for approximately $400,000 in available T-PLUS funding. (Attachment – Action) CMA Function
8. Other Business
9. News Clippings and Correspondence
10. Adjournment
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