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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

December 8, 2016
1:00 P.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez

Supervisor Diane Burgis, District III, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV, Vice Chair

Agenda Items:

Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee


1.				Introductions

2.				Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).

3.				CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.

4.				Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the October 13, 2016, Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections.
				The Committee unanimously approved the meeting record.
				Attachments:
				11-10-16 TWIC Mtg Record
				11-10-16 TWIC Sign-In Sheet


5.				ACCEPT staff report and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, on behalf of the County, to submit to CCTA grant applications for the OBAG/TLC/PBTF programs.
				The Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation.

6.				RECEIVE report on Integrated Pest Management, and take ACTION as appropriate.
				The Committee unanimously approved the IPM Annual Report further directing staff to bring the report to the full BOS on consent, return to the Committee with a policy proposal to increase the amount of drought tolerant landscaping in County maintained areas, and recommend that the BOS refer the issue of a potential Contra Costa County bed bug ordinance to the Internal Operations Committee with a request that the I/O Committee make a recommendation to the BOS by April 2017.
				Attachments:
				A. 2016-11-22 IPM Annual Report
				B. 2000-2016 CCC Pesticide Use Chart 11-22-16
				C. 2016-11-22 County Staff Responses to PfSE Concerns


7.				CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate including CONSIDERATION of any specific recommendations in the report above.
				The Committee received the report and directed staff to draft a letter for the TWIC Chair's signature to the East Contra Costa Fee and Financing Authority regarding the outstanding debt (Prop 1B fund reimbursement) owed the County, convene a meeting of staff to develop an approach to using social media to pursue the County's goals, reporting back to TWIC with recommendations in early 2017, and bring AB 1 2017 (Frazier) Transportation Funding to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
				Attachments:
				Alcalde&Fay2016 Election Analysis.pdf
				NielsenMerksamer 2016 Leg Issues.pdf
				MTC Election Readout_ 11.09.16_1236PM.pdf
				Elaine Chao - Transportation Secretary Nomination - POLITICO.pdf
				CCCounty to CTCDC ReSchool Zone-SB632.pdf
				CTCDC to Senate T&H ReSchool Zone-SB632.pdf
				HSIP Cycle 8 Awards - CC County.pdf
				CSAC Streets and Roads Advocacy Package.pdf


8.				REVIEW Status Report and DIRECT staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors with revisions as appropriate.
				Attachments:
				2016 Status Report on TWIC Referrals.pdf


9.				The next meeting is TBA.

10.				Adjourn

The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend TWIC meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the TWIC less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at the County Department of Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez during normal business hours.

Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact:

John Cunningham, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 674-7833, Fax (925) 674-7250
john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us

Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in meetings of its Board of Supervisors and Committees. Following is a list of commonly used abbreviations that may appear in presentations and written materials at meetings of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee:

AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOB Area of Benefit
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BATA Bay Area Toll Authority
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BDCP Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
BGO Better Government Ordinance (Contra Costa County)
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CFS Cubic Feet per Second (of water)
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
DCC Delta Counties Coalition
DCD Contra Costa County Dept. of Conservation & Development
DPC Delta Protection Commission
DSC Delta Stewardship Council
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report (a state requirement)
EIS Environmental Impact Statement (a federal requirement)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HBRR Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

HOT High-Occupancy/Toll
HOV High-Occupancy-Vehicle
HSD Contra Costa County Health Services Department
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development
IPM Integrated Pest Management
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA/JEPA Joint (Exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LCC League of California Cities
LTMS Long-Term Management Strategy
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MAF Million Acre Feet (of water)
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency
Operations Center
PDA Priority Development Area
PWD Contra Costa County Public Works Department
RCRC Regional Council of Rural Counties
RDA Redevelopment Agency or Area
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposals
RFQ Request For Qualifications
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SR2S Safe Routes to Schools
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
WBE Women-Owned Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory
Committee
WETA Water Emergency Transportation Authority
WRDA Water Resources Development Act