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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09232003 - C.49 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS .T Contra FROM: Transportation, Water And Infrastructure Committee (Supervisor John Gioia, Chair) h .� Costa County ©ATE: September 15, 2003 SUBJECT: Committee Report on the Reauthorization of Measure C-88 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Authorize staff to submit a letter (see Exhibit B) to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority responding to the recirculated Notice of Preparation for the Countywide Transportation Plan and Proposed Sales Tax Reauthorization. FISCAL IMPACT Nene. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Beard of Supervisors asked the Transportation Water and Infrastructure Committee to monitor the activities in support of reauthorization of Measure C-88. On September 15, the Committee considered a report from County staff on this matter. That report included a review of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's recirculated Notice of Preparation (NOP)for the Countywide Transportation Plan and Proposed Sales Tax Reauthorization (see Exhibit A). County staff responded to the earlier NOP on August 6, 2003. Since that response was prepared, AB 427 has become state law, removing the 20-year time limit on local transportation sales tax measures, and instead allowing them to remain in effect for the period of time specified in the respective local sales tax ordinance as approved by the voters. In addition, MTC has initiated an update to their Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), now known as the Transportation 2030 Plan. Authority staff estimates that this Plan could provide a net of approximately $300 million for new or enhanced investments for Contra Costa County beyond what is provided by the current RTP.The Committee recommended that staff prepare a letter to supplement our earlier comments and submit this letter for Board approval (see Exhibit B). CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: K YES RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S' : u ervisor John Gioia Su ervisor Millie Greenberg ACTION OF B3ARD'dNSeptanber 23, 2003 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT None ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE AYES: NOES: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SHOWN. Contact: John Greitzer(925/335-1201) ATTESTED septen)gr 23, 20103 cc: Community Development Department (CDD) JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF Public Warks Department THE. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR gAtransportation`twiclboard ordersi20031measurec.docf9fy BY '�' € ``; t�� ° � f , DEPUTY EXHIBIT A C^); CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS. Date Thursday, September 04, 2003 Jolie Pierre Chair To Affected Agencies and Interested Parties Amy Worth Vire-Chair RE Recirculation of the NO?for the 2004 Update to the CTP—scH#2003062128 Janetk alsan Charlie,d= The notice of preparation (NOP) for the environmental impact report (EIR) on the Matiaklegria 2004 Update to the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan was issued on June 20, 2043 and was given SCH#200306212$ by the State Office of Planning and Donald P Freitas Research. The Authority received several comments on the NOP. To ensure a full Jahn6ioia and comprehensive review of the scope of the EIR, the Contra Costa Transporta- FederalGlover tion Authority is: Brad Nix 1. Recirculating the attached Notice of Preparation, Nancy}'atarka 2. Extending the comment period, and K?is Valstad 3. Holding a meeting on the scope of the EIR (a "scoping session"). Comments on the Notice of Preparation are due within 30 days of the receipt of the NOP. Please address your comments to Brad Beck, Senior Transportation Plan- ner. The scoping session on the EIR will be held at the Authority's offices at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, September 30, 2003. Our offices are located at: 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 100 Pleasant Hill CA 94521 If you have any questions, please contact Brad Beck by phone (925 236 4726) or RahertK.MrCleary email (bbeck@ccta.net). Executive Director 3478 Buskirk Ave. Sincerely, Suite)0D Pleasant Hill CA 94523 P-925/407-0727 Robert K. McCleary F 9251407.0,28 Executive Director http.11www.cctu.net � CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS: Notice of Preparation of Julie Pierce Draft Environmental Impact Report Chair Amy Worth Vice-Chair Cate: June 20, 2003 JonetAbelson To: Interested Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals Charlie Abrams ManiaAlegna Subject: Notice of Preparation of Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Update to the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Donald P.Freitas Plan and proposed Sales Tax ("Measure C") Reauthorization John Gioia Lend Agency: Contra Costa Transportation Authority Federal Glover Hookston Square Brad Nix 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 100 Nancy latarka Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Kris Valstad Contact: Brad Beck, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner Phone: 925 256-4726 Pax: 925 407-0128 Email: bbeck@ccta.net The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is the Lead Agency and will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project identified below. This Notice of Preparation (NOP) is intended to seek comments with specific detail about the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the EIR for the project that is related to your agency's areas of statutory responsibility. Your agency will need to use the EIR prepared by our agency when considering your permit or other approval for the project. Robert K.McCleary Executive Director The project description, location, and the potential environmental effects are in- 3478BuskrkAve. cluded below. An Initial Study is not attached, and is not required. suite 100 Pleasant Hill Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the CA 94523 earliest possible date but not later than 30 days after receipt of this notice. P.9251407.0727 F:9251407.0128 Please send your response to Brad Beck, Senior Transportation Planner, at the ad- dress shown above. We will need the name for a contact person in your agency. http:llwovw.ccta.net Notice of Preparation for 2004 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan ,dune 20, 2003 Page 2 PROJECT TITLE 2004 Update to the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CCTP) and proposed Measure C Renewal. LOCATION Contra Costa County, California. A map showing Contra Costa County —the area subject to the Project— is attached. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Background The CCTA was established in April 1989 to implement the Measure C Transporta- tion Improvement and Growth Management Program (GMP) passed by voters in November 1988. Measure C included an Expenditure Plan for allocating revenues from the collec- tion of a one-half percent sales tax to a variety of projects and programs. In addi- tion, the Measure C GMP established a cooperative, multi-jurisdictional process for managing growth on a countywide basis, while maintaining local authority over land use decisions and the establishment of performance standards. This process is based on Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPCs), which work to- gether to establish Action Plans for Routes of Regional Significance. In the Fall of 1990, Contra Costa County and Contra Costa cities designated the CCTA as the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Contra Costa. CCTA's role as CMA includes making recommendations on the allocation of State and fed- eral transportation funds and working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to address regional issues. CCTA is also responsible for preparing and updating a Congestion Management Program (CMP). Proposed Project As part of its Measure C responsibilities, the CCTA must prepare a countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CCTP) to "support efforts to develop and maintain an ongoing planning process with the cities and the county." The CTP is intended to provide the overall direction and a coordinated approach for achieving and maintaining a balanced and functional transportation system within the county Notice of Preparation for 2004 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan June 20, 2003 Page 3 while strengthening links between land use decisions and transportation. It outlines the CCTA's vision for Contra Costa and its transportation system and the goals, strategies and specific projects and other actions for achieving that vision. The 2004 Update will be the second major update to the CTP plan since it was first adopted in 1995. The 1995 CTP established the overall direction of CCTA's trans- portation and growth management, knitting together Action Plans prepared by the RTPCs and building on the requirements of the Measure C GMP. The 2000 Up- date further refined CCTA's vision, goals, and recommended strategies, and built on the refinements to the Action Plans carried out in 1999 and 2000. The CCTA envisions the CTP 2004 Update as the vehicle for: ■ Updating the vision, goals, policies, and strategies of the 2000 Update; ■ Defining an approach to allocating limited funding to priority projects and pro- grams, including Mate and federal funding allocated through the Regional Transportation Improvement Program administered by MTC; ■ Anticipating questions that will need to be addressed in the 2005 Regional Transportation Plan under preparation by MTC; and ■ Incorporating the Expenditure Plan and refinements to the GMP being devel- oped as part of the proposed renewal of Measure C. The sales tax imposed by Measure C will expire in 2009, and CCTA has begun working to develop a new measure to extend the sales tax, which it hopes to place before the voters in 2004. The CTP Update will also specify alternatives for transportation improvements that will impact the natural and man-made environment. The improvements will con- tain a mix of highway, arterial, transit, operational, and non-motorized improve- ments, as well as growth management techniques. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO BE ANALYZED The EIR for the 2004 Update to the CTP, including the proposed Expenditure Plan and revisions to the Measure C Growth Management Program, will be prepared as a program EIR. The program EIR will allow CCTA to look at the broad, regional Notice of Preparation for 2004 Countytvide Comprehensive Transportation Pian jure 20, 2003 Page 4 effects of a prop,ram of actions before adoption the 2004 CTP, and for Contra Costa voters to understand the environmental implications of the Expenditure Plan that will be included as part of the extension of the half-cent sales tax. Project level environmental review will be performed on the particular projects included in the Expenditure Plan once the projects are more clearly defined and more detailed studies prepared. Key environmental issues identified for analysis in this E1R include: transportation, air quality, noise, energy, geology and seismicity, biological resources, water re- sources, visual resources, cultural resources, and population growth and land use. t Robert K. McCleary, Exec i irector Contra Costa Transportation pori Notice of Preparation for 2004 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan June 20, 2003 Page S Contra Costa County Regional Setting _. l_ _..__. .. .. r _.... ..... .... ...._ 5 A(K A dT N'I O � t r 6r �SY Jh0hAA , N� ._.._ 5 0 t A N 0 ki: ,it Yo#1glcr�� �� "— � iii Roth �. ,`' PiHr4�u,pa AIndTM3/ _. 4 Mcrrfiru�r ,A j:,- Art,oth ryr,Th.y 'fi te9:<'Gr ncarr °i A.N t mo td d "ro ton lilrentwoorl C vJC7A0Uf N =.C.b nt<rhr�rmri\,. I CerriryAA , ' ` �� Waln.it Crerk \ #Serke!e C r7ndo is ay 0 CCS N T R A C 0 5 T A 't r�'ytt San 1... AlpmtdN. San `r" ! PfCnitSCe Raman _\ ` Troc .Y"' .. m 'Son . �� eandro Comm C,y , Livermore ' ,!} xudl i.r `s t Pion atto�a� "r`..� H(7)'WClrd � L •unc \` m 3, Q r,dk�rae p A L A M E D A Mctera; � FtFrnntat �� �/, -N k F t �•'. a�f; ,,.' N, Rocity n4 dwCrC�C) PC' io M A TS A N TA C L A R A M,Ipitns �. Son Jose EXHIBIT B Contra Dennis M. Barry,AICD Community (� community development Director Development Costa Department County County Administration Building 4 ----- 651 Pine Street 4th Floor,North Wing e Martinez,California 94553-0095 " Q !{YIMd9 Phone: (925) 335-1240 September 16, 2003 Brad Beck Contra Costa Transportation Authority 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 1000 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Dear Mr. Beck: This letter responds to the recirculated Notice of Preparation (NOP) of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 2004 Update to the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan and proposed Sales Tax Reauthorization. The Community Development Department is responding on behalf of the County. This response supplements the response provided to you in our letter dated August 6, 2003. The Authority's September 4th report to your Administration and Projects Committee indicated that AB427, which was supported by the Authority, became law on July 28, 2003. This law removes the 20-year time limit on local transportation sales tax measures and instead allows them to remain in effect for the period of time specified in the respective local sales tax ordinance as approved by the voters. The Draft EIR should evaluate an alternative that includes a 30-year time limit for the new Expenditure Plan. This would enable the Authority to consider adopting a 30-year Expenditure Plan if it would help achieve the objectives of the County Transportation Plan and is supported by the Authority's future polling activities. On July 9th, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued a notice to Congestion Management Agencies requesting they submit projects for MTC to consider in its preparation of their Transportation 2030 Plan. Authority staff subsequently announced that the 2030 Plan could provide a net of approximately $300 million for new or enhanced investments for Contra Costa County beyond what is provided by the current Regional Transportation Plan. The Draft EIR should evaluate an alternative that includes this additional revenue for the new Expenditure Plan. Thanks for the opportunity to supplement the County's response to the earlier Notice of Preparation. Let me know if you have any comments on this letter. Sincerely, Steven L. Goetz Deputy Director—Transportation Planning Division c: Members, Board of Supervisors J. Sweeten, GAO D. Barry, CD Director M. Shiu, PWD TPD Staff G:\Transportation\TWIG\Board Orders\2003\measurec.exhibitB.doc Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Office is closed the 1 st, 3rd & 5th Fridays of each month