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Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair
Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, Vice Chair |
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| 1. | Introductions Please see the attached sign-in sheet, hand-outs and "Attendees" section, above. |
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| 2. | Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes). | |||||||
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Michelle Blackwell, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) - Community Affairs distributed and described EBMUD's "Pledge to Partner In Saving Water" There was no Committee action taken. Staff will work with the County Administrators Office, Water Agency, the Public Works Department, and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to discuss an appropriate response to the EBMUD Water Saving Pledge. The response would then go to either the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) or Board of Supervisors (BOS). |
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| 3. | Administrative items, if applicable (John Cunningham, Department of Conservation and Development). | |||||||
| The Committee unanimously approved a) moving Item #5 to end of the agenda, and b) the removal of Item #6 from the agenda, as it was mistakenly included having been previously acted on at the May 4, 2015 meeting. | ||||||||
| 4. | Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the May 4, 2015 Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections. | |||||||
| The Committee unanimously approved the 5/4/15 meeting record. | ||||||||
| 5. | CONSIDER Report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate including CONSIDERATION of specific recommendations in the report above. |
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| The Committee unanimously recommended a support position on SB 321 (Beall) and directed staff bring to the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on consent. Regarding progress on the Iron Horse Corridor effort, the Committee offered any assistance in reaching out to the County's legislative delegation. | ||||||||
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ACCEPT staff report and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, on behalf of the County, to submit to Caltrans and MTC grant applications for the Active Transportation Program (ATP), Cycle 2.
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The Committee unanimously removed this item from the June 1, 2015 TWIC Meeting Agenda as it was previously acted on at the 5/4/15 Committee meeting. |
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| 7. | AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, on behalf of the County, to submit grant applications to California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 7 funding cycle. | |||||||
| Angela Villar (Public Works Department) reviewed the Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant requirements, and the County's grant application. The Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation. The Committee requested a report on past grant efforts and awards. | ||||||||
| 8. | AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, on behalf of the County, to submit the two grant applications to DOT for the TIGER Discretionary Grant program. | |||||||
| Nancy Wein (Public Works Department) described the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant process and the County's grant proposal. The Committee requested maps for future grants to orient the Supervisors and the public to the project geography. The Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation. | ||||||||
| 9. | RECEIVE update on Pedestrian-Rail Safety issues and DIRECT staff as appropriate. |
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| The Committee members offered to send out messages via their regular email to the district. A report is to be brought back to TWIC in October. The Committee unanimously approved staff recommendation and directed staff to explore the possibility of timing a public service announcement with the return to school in the fall. | ||||||||
| 10. | Adjourn | |||||||
| The Committee adjourned this meeting at 2:45 on the afternoon of Monday, June 1, 2015. | ||||||||
| 11. | The next meeting is currently scheduled for Thursday, July 16th at 11am. | |||||||
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 72 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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