CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

COMMISSIONERS:   Dave Hudson, Chair       Maria Viramontes, Vice Chair      Janet Abelson      Susan Bonilla    David Durant 
                 Donald P. Freitas        Federal Glover         Brad Nix       Julie Pierce       Karen Stepper      Don Tatzin
EX-OFFICIO:      Amy Worth, MTC           Gail Murray, BART      Joe Wallace, Bus Operators 

TECHNICAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE (TCC) AGENDA

DATE:    Thursday, April 17, 2008

TIME:     2:30 p.m.

PLACE: Contra Costa Transportation Authority Conference Room
               Buskirk Avenue, Suite 100, Pleasant Hill, California 94523

A. Convene the TCC Meeting. (Jerry Bradshaw, 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 a speaker card and hand it to a member of the staff.

1. Summary of Actions from March 20, 2008 meeting. ( Attachment–Action ) (1 minute)

2. Monthly Status Reports. ( Attachment-Action )

3. Funding Summary. Staff will give an update on the application deadlines for potential funding sources. ( Attachment-Information ) (5 minutes)

4. Project Monitoring: Upcoming Obligation Deadlines for Federal Aid Projects and Projects at Risk of Losing Funds. Staff will give an update on federal-aid projects with upcoming obligation deadlines, projects programmed in the 2006 State Transportation Improvement Program Augmentation, and projects at risk of losing funds. ( Attachment–Information ) (10 minutes) CMA Function

5. Update on Status of MTSO Modeling for the Action Plans. DKS Associates is conducting modeling on the MTSOs. Authority staff will brief TCC on progress of the overall modeling effort.
( Action – Attachment )

6. Review Draft Final Measure J Implementation Guide for the Growth Management Program (GMP). The draft Implementation Guide was circulated in November 2007, with comments due by January 25, 2008. A key policy issue that was highlighted for discussion was the proposal to increase the threshold for requiring preparation and circulation of traffic studies for new development from 100 net peak hour vehicle trips to 500. The TCC discussed this item in March, and continued it to the April meeting. ( Action – Attachment )

7. Other Business.

8. Adjournment to next regular meeting. May 15, 2008 at 2:30 pm.