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C. 46

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	November 12, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Update Regarding RM3 Independent Oversight Committee Appointments

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/12/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Colin Piethe, 925-674-7755

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: November 12, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT report regarding Contra Costa County's appointments to the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact.

BACKGROUND:

Senate Bill 595 (2017-SB 595) required the nine Bay Area counties to conduct a special election, known as Regional Measure 3 (RM3), on a proposed increase to toll rates on state-owned bridges in the region. This election took place on June 5, 2018, with voters approving a three dollar toll increase, phased in one dollar at a time over the course of six years. SB 595 also required that the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) establish an independent oversight committee comprised of two citizen representatives from each Bay Area county within six months of the effective date of the toll increase.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Board of Supervisors, at its July 9, 2019 meeting, referred the recruitment of Independent Oversight Committee citizen representatives to the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC). At TWIC's July 18, 2019 meeting, staff presented a draft plan for recruitment. The Committee provided additional direction to staff with the goal of ensuring a comprehensive outreach effort. On August 6th, the Board of Supervisors authorized TWIC to make final selections.

At the August 12th TWIC meeting, Supervisors Mitchoff and Anderson interviewed seven of the sixteen applicants, and selected Nazanin Shakerin and Kathy Chang to serve as citizen representatives from Contra Costa County. On October 9, the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee approved Contra Costa County's appointments.