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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 08211990 - TC.1 TC. 1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS •;>�'�--j. Contra FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE y (SUPERVISORS SCHRODER AND TORLAKSON) asr. ' y: County co DATE: AUGUST 7, 1990 SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF CCTA AS CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLANNING AGENCY FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Adopt a resolution designating . the Contra Costa Transportation Authority as the congestion management planning (CMP) agency for Contra Costa County pursuant to AB 471 and AB 1791, and as the countywide transportation planning agency pursuant to AB 3705, and requesting clarification by the OCTA on the following points: (1) How will the locally-prepared deficiency plans be incorporated into the CMP? (2) Will local jurisdictions be held accountable for failing to meet traffic service levels due to another agency's inaction? (3) What process will be used for approving the Congestion Management Plan that assures local consensus? FINANCIAL IMPACT The financial impact of the CMP designation has an unknown impact at this time because the Authority has not determined the cost of the Congestion Management Plan. Local contributions for CMP staffing on consultant studies may be required to prepare the CMP and annual update it. The Authority proposes to minimize these costs by coordinating the CMP process with the Measure C Growth Management Program. Any costs to the County associated with the CMP process should be considered an administrative expense for receiving the additional local gas tax revenues from Proposition III. These revenues should be used to fund any County costs associated with the CMP Process. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: XXX YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : Schroder / \ om T rlakson l�sovl ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER August 21, 1990 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III & IV TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED August 21, 1990- cc: 990cc: Contra Costa Transportation Authority PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF (Via CDD) THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY rb Ila , DEPUTY SG:rw c: \wpfiles\EHV0069 Designation of CCTA Page Two REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND The passage of Proposition 111 in June resulted in a new planning requirement for local governments in California. In order to qualify for the new gas tax funds, every county that includes an urbanized area of 50, 000 or more people must prepare, adopt and annually update a countywide Congestion Management Program (CMP) , which includes five elements: (1) standards for traffic levels of service (LOS) on a designated road system; (2) standards for transit service; (3) a trip reduction and travel demand element; (4) an analysis of the impact of land use decisions on the regional transportation system; and (5) a 7-year capital improvement program to maintain or improve traffic levels of service. If the analysis indicates that LOS standards would not be met for particular intersections or roadway segments, local jurisdictions must prepare "deficiency plans" for that intersection or segment. The CMP agency must make an annual finding of conformance by local jurisdictions with the CMP, and MTC in turn must find the adopted CMP to be consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan. In the event the CMP agency finds a local jurisdiction not in conformance with the CMP, it can notify the State Controller to withhold payment of local subvention funds attributable to the new gas tax. The first year's allocation of funds to the County is estimated to be $2 .4 million. The agency responsible for preparing the CMP must be jointly designated by the County Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities of the County, representing a majority of the population. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority has requested designation as the CMP agency for Contra Costa County. The CMP planning process closely parallels the requirements of Measure C, which the Authority is currently implementing in conjunction with its regional transportation planning committees. It is logical, therefore, for the same organization to prepare both plans. A related countywide planning program is embodied in AB 3705 (Eastin) , which was passed by the Legislature in 1988 . This law allows counties to prepare countywide transportation plans, which are submitted to MTC for incorporation into the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) . AB 3705 gives the County the opportunity to participate in the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and to assure consistency with local needs and priorities. It is therefore recommended that the CCTA also be designated as the AB 3705 planning agency and that a consolidated Countywide Transportation Plan-Congestion Management Program be prepared and submitted to MTC. Since the AB 3705 plan will provide the basis for the Regional Transportation Plan as it pertains to Contra Costa County, there is little likelihood that MTC would find the CMP inconsistent with the RTP. Be aware that designation of the CCTA as the CMP agency will change the current process for incorporating the County's priority list for highway projects into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) . Project lists will ho longer be developed by the City County Engineers Advisory Committee and submitted to the Board of Supervisors and Mayors Conference for approval. With the CMP agency designation, responsibility for establishing project priorities for State funding would be transferred to the Authority. In reviewing the requirements of the CMP, staff identified the following issues affecting local jurisdictions which need to be addressed by the CCTA: Designation of CCTA Page Three 1. Programming projects identified in local deficiency plans The deficiency plans prepared by local jurisdictions for road or intersections that do not meet traffic level of service standards will include capital improvements. These improvements must be included in the capital improvement program of the CMP in order to be incorporated into the Regional Transportation Improvement Program and become eligible for Flexible Congestion Relief funding. It is not clear how local deficiency plans and the projects they identify will be included in the CMP. 2 . Actions required by other agencies Attainment of traffic service levels may require action by agencies such as Caltrans, a neighboring jurisdiction, or a transit agency. In the event timely action is not taken by these agencies, local traffic level of service standards may not be met. Local jurisdictions need assurance from OCTA that these circumstances would not result in a finding of nonconformance by the CCTA, jeopardizing receipt of local subvention funds. 3 . Plan approval process Since the CMP will directly affect local jurisdictions, it may be desirable to require approval of the CMP by the County and by a majority of cities representing a majority of the population of the county, similar to the process for designating a CMP agency. Local plan adoption procedures should be specified by CCTA. c: \wpfiles\EHV0069 � , 1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on August 21, 1990 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Torlakson and Fanden NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisors Schroder and McPeak ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 90/564 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DESIGNATION OF THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AS THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLANNING AGENCY FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND ADOPTING A COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEREAS, the State of California has enacted into law Assembly Bill 471 (Chapter 106, July 10, 1989), Senate Bill 300. (Chapter 105, July 10, 1989) and Assembly Bill 1791 (Chapter 16, March 12, 1990), which provide for an increase in the gasoline sales tax of nine cents over the next three and a half years in order to finance transportation improvements; and WHEREAS, this legislation requires the development, adoption and implementation of countywide "Congestion Management Programs" by an agency to be jointly designated by the cities and the County; and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority was created pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 180000 et. seq. to administer the Contra Costa Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program approved by the voters in November 1988; and WHEREAS, the planning requirements of the Congestion Management Program closely parallel the County's Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program; and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority has requested designation as the Congestion Management Planning agency for Contra Costa County; and WHEREAS, the State of California has also enacted into law Assembly Bill 3705 (Chapter 752, September 7, 1988), authorizing counties together with the cities of the county to designate an agency to prepare a Countywide Transportation Plan which shall be used by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as the primary basis for the Commission's Regional Transportation Plan; and WHEREAS, state law requires the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to make a finding that a locally adopted Congestion Management Plan is consistent with the Commission's Regional Transportation Plan; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County desires to coordinate and facilitate the transportation planning process in the county, to expedite the construction of needed transportation improvements, and to ensure that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Regional Transportation Plan recognizes the distinctive needs of Contra Costa; RESOLUTION NO. 90/564 I J Resolution Supporting Designation of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority Page Two NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby designates the Contra Costa Transportation Authority as the Congestion Management Planning agency for Contra Costa County pursuant to AB 471, SB 300 and AB 1791 ; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby designates the Contra Costa Transportation Authority as the agency responsible for preparing and adopting a Countywide Transportation Plan pursuant to AB 3705; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County requests clarification from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority regarding the following: (1) How will locally-prepared deficiency plans be incorporated into the CMP Capital Improvement Program? (2) Will local jurisdictions be held accountable for failing to meet traffic level of service standards due to the inaction of another agency? (3) What process will be used for approving Congestion Management Plan that assures local concensus? BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, to the cities of Contra Costa County, and the Contra Costa County Mayor's Conference. 1 hereby certify that this is a vus and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minuted of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: AUG 2 1 1g90 PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board 01 Supervisors and County Administrator Orig. Dept.: Community Development cc: Contra Costa Transportation Authority (via CDD) Cities of Contra Costa (via CDD) Contra Costa County Mayor's Conference (via CDD) RESOLUTION NO. 90/564 c:\wpfiles\EHV0071 I