COMMISSIONERS:   Dave Hudson, Chair       Maria Viramontes, Vice Chair      Janet Abelson      Susan Bonilla    David Durant 
                 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, July 17, 2008

TIME:         2:30 p.m.

PLACE:     Contra Costa Transportation Authority Conference Room
                    3478 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.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Summary of Actions from June 19, 2008 meeting. (Attachment–Action) (1 minute)

2. Monthly Status Reports. (Attachment-Action)

3. Attendance Log from June 19, 2008 meeting. (Attachment – Action)

4. Funding Summary. An update on the application deadlines for potential funding sources and on successful application results. (Attachment-Information) (5 minutes)

End of Consent Calendar

REGULAR AGENDA

5. 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 and projects at risk of losing funds. (Attachment–Information) (10 minutes) CMA Function

6. Discussion of Remaining Planning Issues Regarding Implementation of the Measure J Growth Management Program. Several remaining issues will need to be addressed by TCC prior to implementation of the Measure J Growth Management Program, which goes into effect on April 1, 2009. Working through its subcommittees – the Technical Modeling Working Group (TMWG), the GMP Task Force, and a new TLC subcommittee – TCC will have an opportunity to provide technical guidance on the following items: Updating the Technical Procedures, preparing the Measure J GMP Checklist, updating the Authority’s planning resolutions, and creating policy guidelines for the Contra Costa TLC program. (Attachment–Action)

7. Definition of Project Alternatives for the 2008 CTP EIR. The Authority has begun preparing a program EIR on the 2008 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan. Authority staff and consultants are working to identify alternatives that the EIR would analyze. The Authority defined three very distinct alternative Measure J expenditure plans that we used in the EIR on the 2004 CTP. Now that Measure J has passed, many of the funding decisions have been made. Staff has identified some options for alternatives for the 2008 CTP EIR that we would like the TCC’s feedback on. (Attachment-Action)

8. Other Business.

9. Adjournment to next regular meeting. Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 2:30 pm.