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.
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 four sections, 1: LOCAL, 2: REGIONAL, 3: STATE, and 4: FEDERAL
1. LOCAL
1.1: Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan
Background: The Accessible Transportation Strategic (ATS) Plan was included as an action in the 2016 Measure X Transportation Expenditure Plan. After Measure X failed to pass, the ATS Plan was included in the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's (CCTA's) 2017 Countywide Transportation Plan. CCTA and County staff collaborated on a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to develop the ATS Plan and the grant was awarded to CCTA in early in 2018. Both agencies are now working collaboratively on the ATS Plan. Grant match funding requirements are being met by by CCTA (cash contribution) and County (in-kind staff time).
Status: The Planning process is currently in an initation phase which includeds developing necessary agreements, contracts, and supporting documentation.
Events: Past ~~~~~~ Future
• June 20, 2018 ATS Plan Coordination Meeting - CCTA - BTCC, Contra Costa County-TWIC
Don Tatzin, Bus Transit Coordinating Committee Ex-Officio CCTA Board Member
Candace Andersen, Board of Supervisors/TWIC Member
CCTA Staff: Peter Engel, Firdaus Jahan
County Staff: John Kopchik, Maureen Toms, John Cunningham
• June 27, 2018 ATS Plan Presented to the CCTA Citizen's Advisory Committee
Presentation attached.
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September 5, 2018 Planning Committee Meeting - ATS Plan Presentation
September 19, 2018 CCTA Board Meeting - ATS Plan Presentation
Materials for Review/Comment
DRAFT ATS Plan Oversight Structure
Staff has sought, received, and reflected input in the attached Oversight Structure from CCTA's Bus Transit Coordinating Committee, key stakeholders, and from the June 20th joint CCTA/Contra Costa County meeting mentioned above. The oversight structure is robust which staff believes is necessary to address 1) the diverse industries involved (public transit, public health/human service, etc), 2) number of potentially impacted agencies, and 3) the complex nature of the service relative to funding, governance, operations, and applicable statutes/codes, etc. The Oversight Structure is attached, for review and comment by the Committee.
Potential 2019 Legislative Proposal (See previous item on Agenda: County Sponsored Legislative Proposal, "Seniors/Persons with Disabilities Program")
In partial response to 1) supporting language in the County's State Legislative Platform (below) and, 2) initiation of the ATS Plan, County staff is working with CCTA staff and our mutual legislative advocate to develop draft legislation which would fund transportation projects and programs for seniors/persons with disabilities to potentially bring forward in 2019.
#20 SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to investments in accessible transit/transportation systems (serving seniors, disabled, veterans) which result in more efficient (shared trips, increased coordination) service and corresponding reductions in greenhouse gas production.
1.2 Transportation Related Grants
Monthly Grant Table : See attached.
August 14, 2018 - Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant approved by the Board of Supervisors: This item is for information only, the timing of the grant did not accomodate circulation to TWIC for review.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any local issues of note, DIRECT staff and/or take other ACTION as appropriate.
2. REGIONAL
2.1 MTC - Committee to House the Bay Area (CASA)
CASA is a Committee convened by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to "identify and act upon game-changing regional solutions to the Bay Area's chronic housing affordability challenges". Staff is specifically bringing the following CASA proposal to the attention of TWIC: Action #11.1 Reduce Impact Fees. Please see attached for detailed information.
The CASA summary of the proposal is as follows, "Draft and adopt State law to change the structure of impact fee impositions to make rules more uniform and transparent." with the "Desired Effect" of, "Reduce fee cost and confusion that makes housing production more difficult and less feasible across the income spectrum."
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS the impact fee proposal and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
3. STATE
3.1: Legislative Report
The August State legislative reports from the County's advocate, Mark Watts, is attached. Mr. Watts will be in attendance at the meeting.
3.2: Legislative Tracking Table
Attached is a listing of bills that are of potential interest to the Committee.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any state issues of note, and take other ACTION as appropriate.
4. FEDERAL
4.1 No written report in August.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any federal issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.
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