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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	07/18/2019
Subject: RECEIVE report, DISCUSS County priorities for CCTA's 2020 Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP)/Sales Tax and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	3
Referral Name:	Monitor the Contra Costa Transportation Authority including efforts to implement Measure J
Presenter:	John Cunningham, DCD	Contact:	John Cunningham (925)674-7833

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Referral History:

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) has initiated an effort to bring a sales tax/transportation expenditure plan (TEP) to the ballot in 2020. The full Board of Supervisors discussed the item at their May 21, 2019 meeting, and directed staff to use the 2016 Measure X TEP and the County's priorities for that effort to guide input for the current 2020 effort. TWIC subsequently took the issue up at their June 10, 2019 meeting.

Staff has developed input based on direction provided at the May 21 BOS meeting and the June 10 TWIC meeting, and is bringing it to TWIC for discussion and refinement. The direction has been to monitor and prioritize the following programs and associated funding levels: local streets maintenance & improvements (aka "return-to-source"), transit (conventional and accessible), improved land use coordination, and safe routes to school.

Staff Note: A new version of the Transportation Expenditure Plan was posted just as this agenda was being distributed. The document (CCTA TEP Draft 7-11-19) is attached but staff has not had time to review the document or formulate recommendations. A review of the new material will be provided at the July TWIC Meeting.

Referral Update:

The new TEP has a substantial amount of new policy language in addition to what may come out of the CCTA Special TEP Board meeting on the July 17th. Staff will review the new material and report out on the CCTA Special TEP meetings.

We anticipate the coming update will reflect two priorities where there is an active dialogue: land use coordination, and transit. Preliminary summary information is provided below.

Land Use Coordination: While there is no longer a line item for "Community Development" as in Measure X, or "Focused Growth" that was seen in the June Draft TEP, the July 11 TEP does mention "job access" in several places. Staff is reviewing how this addresses the reverse/reduced commute incentives discussion during the Measure X dialogue.

Transit: The TEP has substantial new language related to transit integration, both with conventional and accessible systems.

Anticipated Schedule
July 23, 2019: BOS Receives report from TWIC on TEP and considers draft comment letter.
July 30, 2019: BOS: Action TBD
August 6: BOS: Action TBD
August 12, 2019: TWIC: Action TBD
August 21, 2019: CCTA adoption of proposed TEP, approve circulation to Cities and County for Approval.
September 10, 17, 24/October 8, 15, 22: BOS: Dates available to consider TEP
Oct. 30, 2019: CCTA approves TEP and the authorization to put Measure on ballot.
November 12, 2016: BOS: Introduce Ordinance calling for the election.
November 19, 2016: BOS: Adopt Ordinance
March 3, 2020: Election Day

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE report, DISCUSS County priorities for the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's 2020 Transportation Expenditure Plan/Sales Tax and DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
CCTA TEP Draft 7-11-19
History of Paratransit Related Policies