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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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REVISED AGENDA
Thursday,
April 2, 2009
9:00 am
NOTE LOCATION THIS MONTH:
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Chambers
701 Ocean Street, 5th Floor
Santa Cruz, CA
Update 4/3/09
Handout from this meeting
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NOTE
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| COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP |
| Caltrans (ex-officio) |
Rich Krumholz |
| City of Capitola |
Kirby Nicol |
| City of Santa Cruz |
Don Lane |
| City of Scotts Valley |
Randy Johnson |
| City of Watsonville |
Antonio Rivas |
| County of Santa Cruz |
Ellen Pirie |
| County of Santa Cruz |
John Leopold |
| County of Santa Cruz |
Mark Stone |
| County of Santa Cruz |
Neal Coonerty |
| County of Santa Cruz |
Tony Campos |
| Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District |
Dene Bustichi |
| Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District |
Patricia Spence |
| Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District |
Marcela Tavantzis |
The majority of the Commission
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
Article 8 Transportation Development Act Claims - only City and County representatives vote.
Article 4 Transportation Development Act Claims, Policy Issues, and SAFE - all 12 members vote.
1 Roll call
2 Oral communications
Any member of the public may address the Commission for a period not to exceed three minutes on any item within the jurisdiction of the Commission that is not already on the agenda. The Commission will listen to all communication, but in compliance with the State Law, will not take action on items that are not on the agenda.
Speakers are requested to sign the sign-in sheet so that their names can be accurately recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
3 Additions or deletions to Consent and Regular Agendas
CONSENT AGENDA
All items appearing on the consent agenda are considered to be minor or non-controversial and will be acted upon in one motion if no member of the Commission or public wishes an item be removed and discussed on the regular agenda. Members of the Commission may raise questions, seek clarification or add directions to Consent Agenda items without removing the item from the Consent Agenda as long as no other Commissioner objects to the change.
MINUTES
4 Approve draft
minutes of the March 5, 2009 Regular SCCRTC meeting
5 Accept draft minutes of the March 9, 2009 Bicycle Committee meeting
6 Accept draft minutes of the March 12, 2009 Budget and Administration/Personnel Committee meeting
7 Accept draft minutes
of the March 5, 2009 Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies Meeting
8 Accept
draft minutes
of the February 15, 2009 Joint meeting of the Santa Cruz County Traffic Operations (TOS) oversight committee and Safe on 17 Task Force
POLICY ITEMS
No consent items
PROJECTS and PLANNING ITEMS
9 Accept Budget and Administration/Personnel Committee and staff recommendation regarding State Transportation Improvement Program Funds for planning, programming and monitoring (PPM)
10 THIS ITEM MOVED TO REGULAR AGENDA Approve Bicycle Committee and staff recommendations regarding FY09-10 Transportation Development Act (TDA) funding requests from the Community Traffic Safety Coalition, the Ride 'n Stride Programs, and the Bike to Work Program (Resolution)
BUDGET and
EXPENDITURE ITEMS
11 Accept statuts report on Transportation Development Act (TDA) revenues
12 Accept FY07-08 financial statements (enclosed separately for comissioners)
13 Accept FY2007-08 Fiscal Audit (enclosed separately for comissioners)
14 Approve Regional Surface Transportation Exchange Program (RSTPX) funds for the Highway 1 Soquel-Morrissey Auxiliary Lanes project and amend the FY08/09 Budget (Resolution)
ADMINISTRATION ITEMS
15 Accept staff recommendation regarding Bicycle Committee Membership appointments
16 Accept staff recommendation for the reappointment of delegate and representative to the California Association of Councils of Governments (CalCOG) and the Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC)
17 Accept Budget and Administration/Personnel Committee and staff recommendation regarding implementation of Voluntary Time Off Without Pay
INFORMATION/OTHER ITEMS
20 Accept letters from SCCRTC committees and staff to other agencies
- Letter to John Presleigh, Assistant Public Works Director, County of Santa Cruz Public Works Department regarding support for bicycle route signage program from Daniel Kostelec, Chair of RTC Bicycle Committee
- Letter to Chairman Douglas Bosco, California State Coastal Conservancy regarding support for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network from Daniel Kostelec, RTC Bicycle Committee Chair
- Letter to Senator Loni Hancock, Senate 9th District, regarding notice of support and request to amend SB205 - Traffic Congestion: Motor Vehicle Registration Fees
- Letter to Assembly Member Jared Huffman regarding support fo ACA 9 - Local government bonds: special taxes: voter approval
21 Accept miscellaneous written comments from the public on SCCRTC projects and transportation issues
22 Accept information items
- Item 1: Informational flyer for the Elderly and Disabled Transit Program FTA section 5310 FY2009 application workshop schedule
- Item 2: Article: Everybody's Business: Gas Tax? Don't bet on it by Jeffrey R. Scharf
- Item 3: Letter from Senator S. Joseph Simitian announcing the winner of the "Oughta be a law" contest winners
REGULAR AGENDA
23 Commissioner reports - oral reports
24 Director's report - oral report (George Dondero, Executive Director)
25 Accept Caltrans report and consider action items
- Construction projects report
- Response to questions raised at the March 5, 2009 meeting regarding Hwy 17 landscaping project
26 Approve Bicycle Committee and staff recommendations regarding FY09-10 Transportation Development Act (TDA) funding requests from the Community Traffic Safety Coalition, the Ride 'n Stride Programs, and the Bike to Work Program (Resolution)
- Staff Report
- Attachment 1: Request Letter from Katie LeBaron, Project Director for the Community Traffic Safety Coalition and Ride 'n Stride Programs
- Attachment 2: Community Traffic Safety Coalition FY 09/10 TDA Claim Form (and Annual Report)
- Attachment 3: Community Traffic Safety Coalition FY 09/10 Work Plan
- Attachment 4: Community Traffic Safety Coalition FY 09/10 Budget
- Attachment 5: Ride 'n Stride TDA Claim Form
- Attachment 6: Ride 'n Stride 09/10 Work Plan
- Attachment 7: Ride 'n Stride 09/10 Budget
- Attachment 8: Request Letter form Piet Canin, Bike to Work Program Director
- Attachment 9: Bike to Work TDA Claim Form
- Attachment 10: Bike to Work FY 09/10 Scope of Work
- Attachment 11: Bike to Work FY 09/10 Budget
- Attachment 12: 2008 Bike to Work Program Summary/Annual Report (and Comparison Chart)
- Attachment 13: Community Traffic Safety Coalition and Ride 'n Stride Program Resolution
- Attachment 14: Bike to Work Program Resolution
27 Programming Process for Additional Economic Stimulus and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Funds (Rachel Moriconi, Senior Transportation Planner)
28 Review of items to be discussed in Closed Session
CLOSED
SESSION
29 Conference with Real Property Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code 54956.8 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 Report on Closed Session
31 Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Acquisition Project - Status Report & Timeline
32 Adjourn to special meeting of the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies
- No agenda items this month
33 Next Meetings/Adjournment
- The next Transportation Policy Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the SCCRTC office, 1523 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
- The next SCCRTC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the Capitola City Council Chambers, 420 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA
HOW TO REACH US
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
phone: (831) 460-3200 / fax (831) 460-3215
email: info@sccrtc.org./ website: www.sccrtc.org
HOW TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT RTC MEETINGS, AGENDAS & NEWS
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Agenda packets: Agenda packets: Complete agenda packets are available at the RTC office, on the RTC website (www.sccrtc.org), and at the following public libraries:
| -Aptos Branch Library |
-Branciforte Library |
| -Central Branch Library |
-Scotts Valley Library |
| -Watsonville Library |
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