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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

  December 11, 2017
9:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez

 
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, 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
  Attachments:
  December TWIC Sign In Sheet
 
             
2. Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
  Leyland Frayseth, a Contra Costa Resident, provided a copy to TWIC of his comments to the California Water Commission regarding the Los Vaqueros Proposition 1 funding application. Those comments are attached. Subsequently, Contra Costa County Water Agency staff advised that no response from the County is necessary.
  Attachments:
  Leland Frayseth Comments to the CWC
 
             
3. CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
  No action taken.
             
4. Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the October 9, 2017, Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee meeting with any necessary corrections.
  The Committee unanimously APPROVED the meeting record.
  Attachments:
  10-09-17 TWIC Sign-In
  10-09-17 TWIC Mtg Minutes
 
             
5. Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the November 7, 2017, Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee Special Meeting with any necessary corrections.
  The Committee unanimously APPROVED the meeting record.
  Attachments:
  11-07-17 TWIC SP MTG Sign-In Sheet
  11-07-17 TWIC Special Mtg Minutes
 
             
6. RECEIVE the report on Mobility Matters Ride’s 4 Veteran’s Program, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
  The Committee received the report and provided the following feedback to Mobility Matters representatives, 1) explore opportunities to expand the rider/volunteer base, 2) improve the cost per ride, 3) regularly provide the Supervisor's staff announcement text for newsletters, email blasts, etc, 4) document the need for service in the community. The Committee indicated to TWIC staff that at this time the report should not be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors but that a final/close out report should come before TWIC when it is ready.
  Attachments:
  Rides 4 Veterans Volunteer Numbers
  Rides 4 Veterans Flyer
 
             
7. RECEIVE Report on Sustainable Groundwater Management in Contra Costa County and DIRECT staff as appropriate. 
  The Committee RECEIVED the report and took no action.
  Attachments:
  East CC GSA - MOU
  First Amendment East CC GSA - MOU
 
             
8. ACCEPT Integrated Pest Management report, and take ACTION as appropriate.
  The Committee RECEIVED the update and DIRECTED staff to 1) bring the report to the full Board of Supervisors in early 2018 on consent, 2) use the District office communication channels to distribute information regarding bed bugs, and 3) develop a comprehensive report for the Board of Supervisors regarding water saving measures including turf conversion, graywater, and other, related landscaping issues, the report will include analysis of current costs, conversion cost estimates, projected savings, proposed prioritization scheme, and running list of conversion projects.
  Attachments:
  11-29-17 IPM Annual Report
  2000-2017 CCC Pesticide Use Chart
  11-29-17 County Staff Responses to PfSE Concerns
 
             
9. RECEIVE this status report on the light coordination effort between PG&E and the County Public Works Department and Cities for street light maintenance.
  The Committee RECEIVED the report and DIRECTED staff to: 1) bring the report to the Board of Supervisors on consent, and 2) ensure the database of locations is available to staff.
 
             
10. CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Issues: Legislation, Studies, Miscellaneous Updates, take ACTION as appropriate, including CONSIDERATION of any specific recommendations in the report above.
  The Committee RECEIVED the report and DIRECTED staff to work with staff in the County Administrator's office relative to a taxicab ordinance for the unincorporated area specifically to explore an expedited local solution while the regional effort is developed.

Staff Comment: Responsible staff from the CAO's office indicated that he would discuss the Committee's direction with the County Administrator and report back on how they intend to proceed.  

 
  Attachments:
  Office of Emergency Services: Transit Information
  MTC_DRAFT_Coordinated_Plan_November_2017_ES-Intro.pdf
  01-9-17 BOS to MTC re DRAFT Coordinated Plan v2
  December State Legislative Report
  CCC PWD SB1 Project Delivery Update December 2017
  Senate Bill 1 Facts
  CSAC_20a_materials
 
             
11. REVIEW Status Report and DIRECT staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors with revisions as appropriate.
  The Committee RECEIVED the year-end TWIC report and DIRECTED staff to bring the report to the Board of Supervisors.
  Attachments:
  TWIC2017ReferralReport
 
             
12. RECEIVE information and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
  The Committee RECEIVED the information with no action taken.
  Attachments:
  10-13-17 Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities - Streetsblog
  10-25-17 Gary Cohn Floats Idea of Gas Tax Hike for Infrastructure - Bloomberg
  11-06-17 Two Gas Tax Repeal Efforts Compete To Make California 2018 Ballot-Capitol Public Radio
  11-06-17 Drafting A Blueprint - San Francisco Business Times
  11-08-17 Self-Operating Shuttle Bus Crashes After Vegas Launch-AP
  11-13-17 It’s the Same Ballot Measure - San Francisco Chronicle
  11-15-17 Morning Transportation - Politico
  11-21-17 If Gas Tax is Repealed - KPCC, SoCal
  11-22-17 AASHTO Tax ReformBillsFail to AddressInfrastructureFundingCrisis-RailNews
  11-27-17 Morning Transportation - Politico
  11-27-17 Chuck Schumer Opposes Gas Tax Hike - DC Examiner
  11-28-17 Illegal Dumping Costs Millions Annually in CC County-EastCountyToday
 
             
13. Adjourn to the next Transportation, Water and Infrastructure meeting, to be announced at a later date for 2018.

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

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