SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
	and SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES

REVISED AGENDA

Thursday,
May 4, 2006- 9:00 am
Capitola City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Ave
Capitola, CA

*Please Note: This meeting will be broadcast over local public access television.
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Complete agenda packets are available at the RTC office,
on the RTC website at www.sccrtc.org, and at public libraries.

VOTING PROCEDURE
Jan Beautz*	County of Santa Cruz
Tony Campos*	County of Santa Cruz
Randy Johnson*	City of Scotts Valley
Mike Keogh	SCMTD
Dennis Norton*	City of Capitola
Ellen Pirie*	County of Santa Cruz
Emily Reilly	SCMTD
Antonio Rivas*	City of Watsonville
Marcella Tavantzis	SCMTD
Patricia Spence	SCMTD
Mark Stone*	County of Santa Cruz
Mardi Wormhoudt*	County of Santa Cruz
Gregg Albright	Caltrans (ex-officio)
a) Article 4 Claims, Policy Issues, and SAFE issues - all 12 members vote b) Article 8 Claims - City and County representatives vote (see asterisks)

The majority of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. For Article 4 claims, policy issues, and SAFE business, this is 7 members; for Article 8 claims, this is 5 members.

1  Roll Call

2  Oral Communications

3  Additions or Deletions to Consent and Regular Agendas

CONSENT AGENDA

4  Approve Minutes of the April 6, 2006 Regular SCCRTC Meeting

5  Approve Minutes of the April 20, 2006 Transportation Policy Workshop Meeting

POLICY

No consent items

PROJECTS and PLANNING

6  Accept Status Report on Highway 1 Projects

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Summary of Comments from the Highway 1 Soquel Avenue to Morrissey Boulevard Auxiliary Lane Project Open House/ Public Hearing in November 2005

7  Approve Elderly and Disabled Technical Advisory Committee and Staff Recommendations Regarding Santa Cruz Metro Transit District's (SCMTD) Section 5310 Funding Application Scores (Resolution)

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Resolution Adopting the Section 5310 Scores for Santa Cruz County
• Exhibit A: Section 5310 Preliminary Regional Priority List
• Exhibit B: MPO/RTPA Section 5310 Certification and Assurances
• Attachment 2: Pages from Section 5310 Grant Applications

8 Approve Elderly and Disabled Technical Advisory Committee and Staff Recommendations Regarding Santa Cruz Metro Transit District's (SCMTD) Section 5311 Program of Projects and Certification and Assurances for FY 05/06 (Resolution)

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Resolution to approve programming funds
• Attachment 2: (Exhibit A) Certifications and Assurances
• Attachment 3: 3/6/06 Correspondence from SCMTD including Section 5311 Application
• Attachment 4: Excerpts from the Section 5311 Guidelines regarding program and coordination

9 Accept Information Item Regarding Electing a Regional Transportatin Commission Delegate to the California Council of Governments (CalCOG) Regional Issues Forum

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Regional Issues Forum Agenda

COMMISSION BUDGET and EXPENDITURES

No consent items

ADMINISTRATION

No consent items

COMMITTEE MINUTES

10  Accept Draft Minutes of the March 13, 2006 Bicycle Committee Meeting

11  Accept Draft Minutes of the March 15, 2006 Joint Safe on 17/Traffic Operation Systems (TOS) Oversight Committee Meeting

12  Accept Draft Minutes of the April 11th, 2006 Elderly & Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

13  Accept Draft Minutes of the April 13, 2006 Budget and Administration/Personnel Committee Meeting

14  Accept Draft Minutes of the April 20, 2006 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

INFORMATION/OTHER

15  Accept Monthly Meeting Schedule

16  Accept SCCRTC Staff Comment Letters on Draft Environmental Documents and Plans Prepared by Other Agencies

• Letter from Staff Regarding the UCSC Long Range Development Plan Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report
• Letter from Staff Regarding the Draft Watsonville VISTA 2030 General Plan
• Quarterly Report on Environmental Document Review

17  Accept Correspondence Log

18  Accept Letters from SCCRTC Committees and Staff to Other Agencies - None

19  Accept Miscellaneous Written Comments from the Public on SCCRTC Projects and Transportation Issues

20  Accept Handouts from Staff and Commissioners at Previous Regional Transportation Commission Meetings

21  Accept Information Items

• Item 1: California Transportation Foundation TRANNY Award Winners Announcement - Pedestrian/ Bicycle Project of the Year: Watsonville Wetlands Trail System
• Item 2: Letter Regarding Spring Bike to Work Day (May 18, 2006) and Rail and Trail Day (May 21, 2006)
• Item 3: Monterey-Salinas Transit's May 11-12, 2006 Rapid Transit Seminar Announcement

22  Commissioner Reports - Oral Reports

23  Director's Report - Oral Report

24  Caltrans Report

• Attachment 1: Accept Status Report from Caltrans District 5 on Major Construction Projects and Upcoming Projects
• Attachment 2: Accept Status Report on Highway 1/17 Merge Lanes Projects
• Attachment 3: 2006 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP)

25  Presentation on Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Projects

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: TAMC Annual Report and Projection Sheets

26  2006 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) Update and Proposed Future Public Hearing

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: SCCRTC's 2006 RTIP
• Attachment 2: CTC Staff Recommendations for Santa Cruz County
• Attachment 3: Letter from ITAC to CTC Commissioners - April 21, 2006

27  Transportation Funding Task Force Project

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Transportation Funding Task Force Fact Sheet
• Attachment 2: Transportation Funding Task Force Workshop Flyer - English
• Attachment 3: Transportation Funding Task Force Workshop Flyer - Spanish

28  Legislative Status Report

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Federal Transportation Update from Carolyn Chaney, dated April 12, 2006
• Attachment 2: SAFETEA LU Implementation Issues Status Report, prepared by Caltrans, March 2006
• Attachment 3: Letter to Senator Lowenthal Supporting SB 1694 (Aanestad), dated April 21, 2006

CLOSED SESSION

29  Conference with Real Property Negotiator for Acquisition of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Property: Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line from Watsonville Junction to Davenport

• Agency Negotiator: Kirk Trost, Miller, Owen & Trost
• Negotiation Parties: SCCRTC, Union Pacific
• Under Negotiation: Price and Terms

OPEN SESSION

30  Santa Cruz Branch Line Rail Acquisition - Rail Acquisition Task Force and Draft Coastal Conservancy Reimbursable Grant Agreement

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Letter from Commissioner Keogh Recommending Abandoning the Rail Acquisitioon Task Force
• Attachment 2: Legal Analysis from Rahn Garcia, Chief Deputy County Counsel, on Establishing the RATF as a Standing RTC Committee
• Attachment 3: Draft Reimbursable Grant Agreement for Coastal Conservancy Funds with Comments from Staff, Consultant and the RATF

31  Next Meetings/Adjournment

• The next Transportation Policy Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 9:00 am at the SCCRTC Offices, 1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  
• The next regular SCCRTC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 9:00 am at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 701 Ocean St, Santa Cruz CA

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