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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	09/14/2020
Subject: Contra Costa Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee Appointment
Submitted For:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	IOC 20/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Robert Sarmiento, DCD Planner	Contact:	Robert Sarmiento (925) 674-7822

Information

Referral History:

Contra Costa Transportation Authority Citizen Advisory Committee The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) maintains a standing Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to provide citizen perspective, participation, and involvement in CCTA’s administration of the Transportation Expenditure Plan (Measure J 2004) and Growth Management Program. The CAC is comprised of 23 members: 20 are appointed by each of the 20 local jurisdictions within Contra Costa (the cities, towns and the County); three “at?large” members who should be residents of Contra Costa and are nominated by community?based stakeholder organizations within Contra Costa and subsequently appointed to the CAC by CCTA.

Referral Update:

Recruitment for the County Representative for the CAC The CAC County Representative reviews and provides citizen input on transportation projects and programs on behalf of Contra Costa County, with the objective of advising and providing recommendations to the CCTA Board Members. The County representative serves a four-year term in a volunteer capacity and is eligible for reimbursement for travel expenses.

The term for the County representative position, currently held by Patricia Bristow, expired in March 2019. After being informed by CCTA staff about the expired position, County staff advertised a recruitment for the position for a period that included the entire month of August 2020. A memo (Exhibit A) was sent to the Board of Supervisors informing them of the vacancy. In addition, Contra Costa Television (CCTV) forwarded a news release (Exhibit B) to various daily and weekly newspapers and publications for countywide public advertisement. Information about the vacancy and an application was made available on the County website (https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/6408/Boards-and-Commissions-Database).

County staff received no applications during the recruitment period. However, prior to the recruitment period, staff had received four applications for the position. County staff reached outto each of the four applicants to confirm their continued interest in serving as the County Representative. Two of the four applicants who are eligible for the position are described below, and their applications are included as Exhibit C.

Patricia Bristow (current County Representative): Ms. Bristow has been serving on the CAC as the County Representative since 2014. Ms. Bristow is a resident of Byron and has served on several community organizations, including the Brentwood Union School District Foundation Board, the John Marsh Historic Trust Board, and the Union Cemetery District Board. Ms. Bristow received her B.S. and teaching credential from Colorado State University and M.S. in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.

Nazanin Shakerin: Ms. Shakerin is a resident of Alamo. Ms. Shakerin currently serves as the District II Representative on the County Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee and as a County Representative on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee. Ms. Shakerin has extensive experience in the transportation engineering field dating back to the 1980s; most recently, she was a transportation engineer for the Town of Danville. Ms. Shakerin has a B.S. in Architecture and an M.S. in Transportation Engineering, both from UC Berkeley. Ms. Shakerin is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

As confirmed by CCTA staff, the CAC bylaws require the County Representative to be a resident of the unincorporated County; therefore, the two other applicants, a Concord resident and a Richmond resident, are ineligible for the position.

DCD staff has reviewed the applications for the two eligible candidates. While noting Ms. Bristow’s service and contribution for the past six years, DCD staff recommends the appointment of Nazanin Shakerin as the County’s Representative to the CCTA CAC for a four-year term (2020-2024). With her extensive background and knowledge in the field of transportation engineering, she would provide valuable input on the CAC. Ms. Shakerin has direct experience with CCTA’s function, vision, and goals. Prior to her retirement, she was the transportation engineer for the Town of Danville, which required frequent collaboration with CCTA and Southwest Area Transportation Committee (Regional Transportation Planning Committee) on transportation matters.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Nazanin Shakerin to the Citizen Advisory Committee of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to complete the current four-year term that will expire on March 31, 2024, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director.

Attachments
CCTA CAC County Representative Exhibits