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Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair |
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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). | |||||||
3. | CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate. | |||||||
Administrative Items: Maureen Toms noted that a memo from Mark Watts describing the Final Action of Senate Bill 1 (Transportation Funding) was provided to the Committee and copies were available for the audience. | ||||||||
4. | Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the February 13, 2017, Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections. | |||||||
The committee unanimously approved the meeting record. | ||||||||
5. | DISCUSS report on the formation of a Contra Costa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency to undertake sustainable groundwater management in the portion of the Tracy Subbasin within Contra Costa County and CONSIDER recommending the Board conduct a public hearing on April 25, 2017 to consider Contra Costa County's decision to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for a portion of the Tracy Subbasin within Contra Costa County excluding the areas of the Cities of Antioch and Brentwood, Byron Bethany Irrigation District, Diablo Water District, Discovery Bay Community Services District and East Contra Costa Irrigation District and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding and enter into an agreement with East Contra Costa County member agencies that will develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the portion of the Tracy Subbasin within Contra Costa County. | |||||||
The Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation. Discussion included Ryan Hernandez (DCD) providing an overview of the proposed Contra Costa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) including the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between east county entities. Also discussed was the fact that Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is not becoming a GSA, but is party to the MOU, as shown on Exhibit B in the staff report. Mr. Hernandez responded that there might be groundwater recharge opportunities with CCWD. John Burgh, CCWD also made positive comments about the participation of CCWD. |
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6. | ACCEPT report on implementing the new Municipal Regional Permit 2.0, CONSIDER staff's recommendations, PROVIDE direction on which budget to pursue, and FORWARD this report to the full Board for consideration and approval. | |||||||
The Committee received the report and considered the recommendations. The committee indicated that there would not be general fund revenue for the program and that staff would need to determine how to comply with the permit requirements with currently available revenue. Discussion included Mike Carlson (PWD) and Cece Selgren (PWD) providing an overview of the requirements of the Regional Permit. There were three budget proposals presented, the baseline budget includes current revenue only, the second budget includes a proposed increase from the County General Fund which would fund the program to the level of compliance requiring the removal of all trash from the waterways, and the third budget showed the cost to remove all trash, plus all Mercury and PCB’s, which is a requirement of the permit. The third budget was presented to show the shortfall the program faces. (please see ATTACHMENT) |
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7. | No action is necessary; submitted to the TWI Committee for its information. There was not sufficient time between the formulation of the project in early January 2017 to submit the draft proposal to the TWI Committee for its review. Please note that the Coastal Conservancy released the San Francisco Bay Urban Greening Grant Request for Proposals in late December 2016. | |||||||
The Committee directed staff to forward the application for the “North Richmond Watershed Connections Project” (Watershed Connections) grant to the BOS requesting authorization (on consent). Discussion included Cece Sellgren reporting on the Prop 1 Grant for the North Richmond Watershed Connections Project to State Coastal Conservancy. Related Discussion: The Committee had concerns and questions regarding the protocol for the submission of grants. TWIC staff will research the original grant review referral and any related policies and bring them to a future TWIC meeting for review. |
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8. | CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Issues and take ACTION as appropriate. | |||||||
Local Issues: ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT: County staff has been communicating with CCTA staff regarding the possibility of a an accessible transit study. There is support at the staff level and with some Board members to conduct the study in the short term. Additional detail will be provided at future meetings. State Issues: Steve Kowalewski provided an update on the the passage of SB1. Mark Watts was not in attendance, a more comprehensive legislative update will be provided at the next Committee meeting. Public Testimony: Debbie Toth, Executive Director, Choice in Aging: Testified in support of the accessible transit study further commenting that the study should be comprehensive and review the structure of the agencies and the arbitrary service area borders which create accessibility issues. |
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9. | RECEIVE communication and DIRECT staff as appropriate. | |||||||
The Committee received the communication. | ||||||||
10. | The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, May 8, 2017, 9:00 am. | |||||||
11. | Adjourn | |||||||
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend TWIC meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the TWIC less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at the County Department of Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez during normal business hours. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time. |
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in meetings of its Board of Supervisors and Committees. Following is a list of commonly used abbreviations that may appear in presentations and written materials at meetings of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee:
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