REVISED AGENDA

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

AGENDA

Thursday,
January 11, 2006 - 9:00 am

City of Santa Cruz Council Chambers
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, CA

*Please Note: This meeting will be broadcast over local public access television.
Check your public access station for times and channel.

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
Antonio Rivas*	City of Watsonville
Emily Reilly*	SCMTD
Patricia Spence	SCMTD
Mark Stone*	County of Santa Cruz
Marcella Tavantzis	SCMTD
Neal Coonerty *	County of Santa Cruz
Rich Krumholz	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 Draft Minutes of the December 7, 2006 Regular SCCRTC Meeting

POLICY

No Consent Items

PROJECTS and PLANNING

5  Approve Staff Recommendations Regarding Traffic Monitoring Program Agreement with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County for Regional Coordinated Traffic Counts

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Resolution approving agreement between RTC and TAMC
• Attachment 2: Agreement between TAMC and SCCRTC for Regional Coordinated Traffic Counts Program

6  Approve Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee (E&D TAC) and Staff Recommendations Regarding Appointment to the E&D TAC

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: E/D TAC Application from Virginia Butz
• Attachment 2: E/D TAC Bylaws with the proposed revision
• Attachment 3: Blank E/D TAC Application
• Attachment 4: E/D TAC Roster

COMMISSION BUDGET and EXPENDITURES

7  Approve Staff Recommendations Regarding Request for Proposals for Triennial Performance Audits

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Draft Request for Proposals

ADMINISTRATION

8  Approve Consultant and Staff Recommendations Regarding Set-Aside of Social Security Funds Pending Agency Election on Social Security Participation

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Agreement with SEIU, Local 415 regarding Social Security funds
• Attachment 2: Agreement with RTC Mid-Managers regarding Social Security funds

9  Accept Staff Assignment List and Contact Phone Numbers

COMMITTEE MINUTES

10  Accept Final Minutes of the November 13, 2006 Bicycle Committee Meeting

11  Accept Draft Minutes of the December 12, 2006 Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

12  Accept Draft Minutes of the December 14, 2006 Budget and Administration/Personnel Committee Meeting

13  Accept Draft Minutes of the December 21, 2006 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

INFORMATION/OTHER

14  Accept Monthly Meeting Schedule

15  Accept SCCRTC Staff Comment Letters on Draft Environmental Documents and Plans Prepared by Other Agencies - None

16  Accept Correspondence Log

17  Accept Letters from SCCRTC Committees and Staff to Other Agencies

• Item 1 Letter from the Bicycle Committee to the City of Santa Cruz Regarding a Center Line on West Cliff Drive Bicycle/Pedestrian Path
• Item 2 Letter from the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee to Santa Cruz Metro Transit District Regarding Bus Service to the La Posada Neighborhood

18  Accept Miscellaneous Written Comments from the Public on SCCRTC Projects and Transportation Issues - None

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

20  Accept Information Items

• Item 1 United Way's Community Assessment Project Goals and Solicitation of Organizations for Ecology Action
• Item 2 "Path Along Schwan Lake Offers a Link in the Scenic Trail" December 12, 2006 Mid-County Post Article

SERVING AS THE SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES (SAFE)

21  Approve Staff Recommendation Regarding the Variable Tow Vehicle Fuel Price for the 2007 Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Contract

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Sample Cost Breakdown
• Attachment 2: Monthly Average Fuel Price Computation

REGULAR AGENDA

22  Commissioner Reports - Oral Reports

23  Director's Report - Oral Report

24  Caltrans Report

• Accept Status Report from Caltrans District 5 on Major Construction Projects and Upcoming Projects
• Accept Status Report on Highway 1/17 Merge Lanes Project

24.1 Temporary SCCRTC Committee Appointments for Unexpired Terms - Oral Report by Commission Chair

25  Highway 1 Projects Update & Quarterly Progress Report on the Highway 1 HOV Lane PA/ED - Oral Presentation by Chris Metzger, Nolte & Associates

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Quarterly Progress Report on the Highway 1 HOV Lane Project and the Highway 1 Soquel/Morrissey Auxiliary Lane Project, Dated December 18, 2006
• Attachment 2: Meeting Minutes on AMBAG's Regional Traffic Demand Model, dated October 20, 2006

26  Article 8 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Allocation Request from the County of Santa Cruz for Bicycle / Pedestrian Projects

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Resolution
• Attachment 1: Article 8 TDA Claim Letter from the County of Santa Cruz

27  Proposed Nomination for Proposition 1B Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA) Funds

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Resolution Nominating Highway 1 Projects for CMIA Funds
• Attachment 2: Map of Highway 1 Projects
• Attachment 3: December 5, 2006 Caltrans Letter to the Highway 1 Construction Authority

28  Draft 2007 Legislative Agenda

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Draft 2007 State Legislative Agenda, including the List of Priority Projects for Inclusion in the Corridor Management Improvement Account
• Attachment 2: Draft 2007 Federal Legislative Agenda
• Attachment 3: California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG), 2007 Priority Actions, Adopted November 2006
• Attachment 4: California Constitutional/Statewide Officers, California Chamber of Commerce, December 2006 (Distributed at meeting)
• Attachment 5: New Places, New Choices: Transit-Oriented Development in the San Francisco Bay Area, Published by the MTC-ABAG Library, November 2006 (Distributed at meeting)
• Attachment 6: Federal Transportation Update, Carolyn Chaney & Associates, December 13, 2006
• Attachment 7: Raise the Gas Tax, by N. Gregory Mankiw, The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2006

29  Amending the 2006 Regional Transportation Improvement Program to Program Projected State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Phase-Out Funds

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1: Near Term Regional Funding Needs

30  Caltrans Year in Review - Oral Presentation from Jennifer Calate, Caltrans District 5

CLOSED SESSION

31  Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6

• Commission Negotiators: Ellen Aldridge and George Dondero
• Bargaining Units: Mid-Management Unit and General Representation Unit

32  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

29  Next Meetings/Adjournment

• The next Transportation Policy Workshop has been CANCELLED
  
• The next regular SCCRTC meeting is scheduled for the Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 9:00am at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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