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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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AGENDA
Thursday,
October 1, 2009
9:00 am
NOTE LOCATION THIS MONTH:
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers
701 Ocean St., Fifth Floor
Santa Cruz, CA
Update 10/9/09
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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 September 3, 2009 regular SCCRTC meeting
5. Accept draft minutes of the September 17, 2009 Budget & Administration/Personnel Committee meeting
6. Accept draft minutes of the August 20, 2009 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee meeting
7. Accept draft minutes
of the September 17, 2009 Interagency Technical Advisory Committee meeting
POLICY ITEMS
No agenda items
PROJECTS and PLANNING ITEMS
8. Accept Community Traffic Safety Coalition's South County Bicycle and Pedestrian Work Group work plan
BUDGET and
EXPENDITURE ITEMS
9. Accept statuts report on Transportation Development Act (TDA) revenues
ADMINISTRATION ITEMS
10. Accept Regional Transportation Commission meeting schedule for 2010
11. Accept report on letters from RTC advisory committees to other agencies
INFORMATION/OTHER ITEMS
14. Accept letters from SCCRTC committees and staff to other agencies - none
15. Accept miscellaneous written comments from the public on SCCRTC projects and transportation issues
16. Accept information items
Item: The Montery County Herald-McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX: September 18, 2009 - "Rapid bus vs. light rail: Marina mayor can vote for either option"
REGULAR AGENDA
17. Commissioner reports - oral reports
18. Director's report - oral report (George Dondero, Executive Director)
19. Caltrans report and consider action items
20. Presentation from Santa Cruz County Public Works (Steve Wiesner, County of Santa Cruz Public Works Director)
21. Proposed amendments to the Fiscal Year 09-10 Budget and Work Program (Deputy Director Luis Mendez)
22. Article 8 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Allocation Claims from the County of Santa Cruz for Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Projects (Cory Caletti, Senior Transportation Planner and Jack Sohriakoff, County of Santa Cruz)
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Staff Report
- Attachment 1: Resolution
- Exhibit 1: TDA Article 8 Allocation Request Letter from the County of Santa Cruz
- Exhibit 2: County of Santa Cruz Allocation Claim Form for Bike Lane Maintenance
- Exhibit 3: County of Santa Cruz Allocation Claim Form for Calabasas School Safety Improvement Project
- Exhibit 4: County of Santa Cruz Allocation Claim Form for State Park Drive - Seacliff Village Improvements
- Exhibit 5: County of Santa Cruz Allocation Claim Form for Green Valley Road Pedestrian Safety Project
- Exhibit 6: County of Santa Cruz Allocation Claim Form for Boulder Creek Elementary School Pedestrian Safety Project
23. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) delivery plan (Rachel Moriconi, Senior Transportation Planner)
24. Review of items to be discussed in Closed Session
CLOSED
SESSION
25. 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
26. Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6
- Commission Negotiators: George Dondero and Yesenia Parra
- Bargaining Units: Mid-Management Unit and General Representation Unit
OPEN
SESSION
27. Report on closed session
28. Adjourn to special meeting of the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies
29. Next Meetings/Adjournment
- The next Transportation Policy Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the SCCRTC office, 1523 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
- The next SCCRTC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main St. Watsonville, 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
Broadcasts: Many of the meetings are broadcast live. Meetings are cablecast by Community Television of Santa Cruz. Community TV’s channels and schedule can be found online (www.communitytv.org) or by calling (831) 425-8848.
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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