In developing transportation related issues and proposals to bring forward for consideration by TWIC, staff receives input from the Board of Supervisors (BOS), references the County's adopted Legislative Platforms, coordinates with our legislative advocates, partner agencies and organizations, and consults with the Committee itself.
This report includes four sections, 1: LOCAL, 2: REGIONAL, 3: STATE, and 4: FEDERAL.
1. LOCAL
Acessible Transportation Strategic (ATS) Plan.
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority approved the ATS Plan at their March 17th meeting, the final Executive Summary is attached. The ATS Plan will move in to an implementation phase that will involve the following activies:
- Formation of the Task Force that will oversee implementation steps,
- Identification of funding for implementation, and
- Staff will also be reaching out to impacted County Departments to explore opportunties for collaboration.
2. REGIONAL
No report in April.
3. STATE
Mr. Watts will attend the April Committee meeting to provide a verbal supplement to his attached report.
Also attached for the Committees consideration are the bills currently being tracked by TWIC, and a list of housing related bills from the urban counties caucus. Inital input is below:
AB 780 - Ting: Local zoning ordinances: school district employee housing: This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to render a city or county zoning ordinance inapplicable if the proposed use of property by the school district is to offer school district employee housing under specified conditions.
Staff Comments: Staff is concerned that 1) the bill is conflict with language in our current legislative platform (MAINTAIN local agency land use authority.), and 2) the County's experience with school districts and consistency with land use/CEQA statutes and best practices in land development are not entirely positive.
Recommendation: Oppose unless amended. Recognizing the signficant need for housing, staff recommends the Board of Supervisors request a minor amendment to limit the exemptions in jurisdictions with a voter approved urban limit line, urban growth boundary, or the equivalent growth management mechanism. In these areas, exemptions would only be allowed when the proposed housing is within the area approved for development.
4. FEDERAL
There is signficant activity after a number of quiet years at the federal level in the areas of transportation and infrastructure. Staff is arranging to have our federal advocate attend the meeting to provide an update to the Committee. Attached are the following:
- Public Works submissions for earmark consideration.
- April 6th White House Press Conference Summary re: infrastructure
- Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan
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