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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	07/14/2016
Subject: CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	1
Referral Name:	Review legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter:	John Cunningham, DCD	Contact:	John Cunningham (925)674-7883

Information

Referral History:

This is a standing item on the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee referral list and meeting agenda.

Referral Update:

In developing transportation related legislative 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.

Recommendations are summarized in the Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s) section at the end of this report. Specific recommendations, if provided, are underlined in the report below. This report includes foursections, 1) LOCAL, 2) REGIONAL, 3) STATE, and 4) FEDERAL.

1) LOCAL
Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP)
Background: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority) is in the process of putting a half-cent transportation sales tax on the ballot in November 2016. A TEP is a statutorily required component of a transportation sales tax. This is a standing TWIC item for the foreseeable future.

TEP Update: A comprehensive report has not been developed for the July TWIC meeting. The TEP was completed in early 2016 and has been approved by all of the cities and towns in the County. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to review the item prior to the July TWIC meeting on July 12.

RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any Local issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.

2) REGIONAL
On June 9th, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Board of Directors voted to approve putting a $3.5B bond measure on the November ballot for Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties. Information on the measure is attached to this report and staff will provide a verbal update at the July meeting.

RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any Regional issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.

3) STATE
Legislative Report
The legislative report from the County's legislative advocate, Mark Watts, is attached (July TWIC Report).

Mr. Watts will be present at the July meeting to discuss state legislation and the status of the state budget/transportation revenues.

RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any State issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.

4) FEDERAL
No written report in July.

RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any Federal issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate including CONSIDERATION of any specific recommendations in the report above.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact.

Attachments
July TWIC State Leg Report
Better BART Brochure