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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMITTEE

RECORD OF ACTION FOR
April 12, 2021

Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair

Present:	Candace Andersen, Chair
	Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
Attendees:	Supervisor Andersen; Supervisor Burgis; Mayor Gabriel Quinto, El Cerrito; Peter Cloven, Clayton City Council; Joshua Bradt, Watershed Resources; Peter Engel, CCTA; Mark Watts, Consultant; Sadie Wilson, Greenbelt Alliance; Zoe Siegel, Greenbelt Alliance; Paul Schlesinger, Federal Representative; Allison Knapp, PWD; Brian Balbas, PWD; Jan Warren, Interfaith CCC; Jody London, DCD; Ryan Hernandez, DCD; John Cunningham, DCD; Maureen Toms, DCD; Jamar Stamps, DCD; Rochelle Johnson, CC County; Michelle Mancuso, CC County; Steve Morioko, CC County; Michael Kent, CC County HS; Ellen Dempsey, CC County HS; Warren Lai, CC County; Amy McTigue, CC County; Alicia Nuchols, CC County; Paul Detjens, CC County; Fred Glueck, CC County; Carl Roner, CC County; Tim Jensen, CC County; Heather Youngs, CC County


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).
				No public comment.

3.				CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
				No administrative items.

4.				Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the February 8, 2021, Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections.
				The Committee unanimously APPROVED the meeting record.
				Attachments:
				February Meeting Record


5.				CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
				The Committee received updates from the County's state and federal legislative advocates, approved a position of oppose unless amended on AB 780, and provided feedback to staff regarding the Measure X Community Advisory Board and implementation of the Accesible Transportation Strategic Plan.
				Attachments:
				Public Works: Earmarked Project Fact Sheets
				Public Works: Earmarked Project List
				April TWIC - Leg Report
				April TWIC - Legislative Tracking
				UCC Housing Bills
				FACT SHEET_ The American Jobs Plan
				ATS Plan - Exec Summary - FINAL


6.				Consider recommending that the Board of Supervisors take a position of “Oppose” to AB 377 (Rivas) and authorize a letter be issued from the Chair to Assemblywoman Bauer-Kahan. A draft letter is attached.
				The Committee unanimously APPROVED the recommendations.
				Attachments:
				CCC Oppose Draft Letter
				Coalition Oppose Letter 3-24-21
				AB 377 Amended 3-22-21


7.				RECEIVE information on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Bike Share and Scooter Share/Micromobility Pilot Program, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
				The Committee RECEIVED an update on CCTA’s Bike Share and Scooter Share/Micromobility Pilot Program and provided feedback and DIRECTION to staff as follows, prioritize the construction of new facilities within the Iron Horse Corridor to separate electric bikes/scooters which operate at a higher speed, establish a signage program that communicates rules/laws/etiquette governing the use of the different device types, emphasized the need to have uniform (to the extent possible) micromobility rules and ordinances throughout the corridor, consider socio-economic issues with current and future micromobility program development and investment, consider a trail steward program, and as necessary bring the Micromobility Program to the public managers association, the County/East Bay Regional Park Liaison Committee, and the appropriate Municipal Advisory Committees/Regional Transportation Planning Committees.
				Attachments:
				Micromobility Infographic


8.				RECEIVE and COMMENT on the status report on the street light service coordination effort between PG&E and the County Public Works Department and Cities for street light maintenance.
				The Committee RECEIVED the report, staff noted that the LOU with PG&E will be revisited biennially at which point a report will be provided back to TWIC.
				Attachments:
				PG&E LOU 2021 Final


9.				The Hazardous Materials Commission recommends the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure committee review possible actions to address the potential impacts of Sea Level rise, and direct staff to take action as appropriate.
				The Committee ACCEPTED the letter from the Hazardous Materials Commission and DIRECTED staff to return with next steps on how to proceed, in developing those next steps the following were discussed as potential activities, conduct a departmental survey to determine "who is doing what", develop a list of best practices, document what state and regional agencies (Dept. of Nat Resources, Caltrans, MTC, ABAG, BCDC, etc.), are doing in order to avoid duplication of effort, consider approaches to revenue generation, consider a workshop of impacted agencies (EBRPD, railroads, private land owners, cities, etc.) to determine how to approach the problem, pay for it, etc.
				Attachments:
				HMC TWIC SLR Staff Report 4621


10.				The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 10, 2021.

11.				Adjourn

For Additional Information Contact:

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