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C.123

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Transport. Water & Infrast. Committee
Date:	January 12, 2010

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Report on Referrals to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/12/2010

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Steve Goetz 335-1240
cc:	Catherine Kutsuris Julie Bueren Roberta Goulart John Kopchik Jason Crapo Tania Drlik Mitch Avalon Steve Kowalewski Brian Balbas Mike Carlson Sharon Anderson

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 12, 2010
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE referrals to the Transportation Water and Infrastructure Committee for 2010 (see Exhibit A), as recommended by the Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Staff support for the Committee typically is about $25,000 annually. In 2009 staff costs were significantly higher due to the referral on the Grand Jury report for aquatic junkyards and the referral on delta water issues. Funding for administrative support to the Committee will be sought by the Department of Conservation & Development as part of the annual department budget.

BACKGROUND:

On January 6, 2009, the Board of Supervisors referred the items described in Exhibit B to the Committee for 2009. The second column describes the action taken by the Committee during the year. On December 14, the Committee discussed potential referral. In 2009, work was completed on several items which can now be deleted. These items include:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

• Monitor activities of the Ad Hoc Intercity Rail Advisory Committee
• Monitor implementation of the Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan; and
• Report on response to the Grand Jury Report on Aquatic Junkyards.

Two items were consolidated for 2010 (see Exhibit A). Referral item #10 for 2009, Monitor East County Water Management Association’s projects/programs, was incorporated into an expanded description of Item #6 for 2010, Monitor drinking water quality, water supply, reliability, flood control, drought, planning and conservation issues. Referral Item #26 for 2009, Monitor grants from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, will no longer be listed separately in 2010 because Item #2 will cover these funding programs, Review applications for transportation, water and infrastructure-related grants to be prepared by the Public Works and Conservation & Development Departments.

Referral item #14 for 2009, Monitor the activities of the Integrated Pest Management Task Force, was revised to acknowledge that implementation of the policy has evolved from the Integrated Pest Management Task Force to the IPM Coordinator. For 2010, the referral will be Monitor the implementation of the Integrated Pest Management policy (see Item #11 for 2010).

No action was taken in 2009 on several referral items of interest to the Committee. The Committee recommends that reports be provided on the following referral items in 2010 (see Exhibit A).

• County park maintenance issues
• East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan;
• Underground Utilities Program;
• Iron Horse Corridor Management Program
• eBART; and
• Review of transportation plans and services for specific populations.