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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092009 - C.73RECOMMENDATION(S): ACCEPT report on the proposed Fiscal Year 2009/10 budgets from the Congestion Management Agency and the Regional Transportation Planning Committees, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. FISCAL IMPACT: None to the General Fund. The County contribution to the Congestion Management Agency and the Regional Transportation Planning Committees is funded from the Public Works Department and the Department of Conservation and Development budgets using gas tax and Measure C Return-to-Source revenue. Those budgets have been approved separately. BACKGROUND: The agreement that created the County’s Congestion Management Agency requires referral of its budget to the member jurisdictions. Some Regional Transportation Planning Committees have adopted a similar practice. In past years, these budgets have been of APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 06/09/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Jamar Stamps 925-335-1220 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: June 9, 2009 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy cc: Steve Goetz, Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), Steve Kowalewski, Public Works Department (PWD) C.73 To:Board of Supervisors From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development Director Date:June 9, 2009 Contra Costa County Subject:Draft FY 2009/10 Budgets of the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) and the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPC). interest to the Board of Supervisors. This report reviews the annual budgets of these entities for the Board’s information and includes a table (Attachment 'A') comparing proposed budgets to current budgets. BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Congestion Management Agency (CMA) The County and the cities designated the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority) as the CMA and fund its operating costs through a joint powers agreement. The local contributions to the CMA are apportioned based on the formula used by the State for distributing Proposition 111 gas tax revenue to cities and counties. Proposition 111 was a 1991 statewide referendum that increased the state gas tax by five cents and enabled establishment of congestion management agencies in urban counties. The proposed Fiscal Year 2009/10 budget has increased by about 5% from the current budget. This can be attributed to this fiscal years transition from Measure C to Measure J for the Authority. Measure C receipts ended during FY 2008/09, but certain commitments to projects and planning activities are expected to be completed over the next couple of years and budgeted in FY 2009/10. Contributions by CMA member agencies are fixed at $132,818. The member agencies contribution is allocated to all the local jurisdictions based on budgeted costs less revenue received from STP (Surface Transportation Program) & PPM (State Transportation Planning, Programming, and Monitoring). This capped amount cannot be exceeded. Southwest Area Transportation (SWAT) Committee The SWAT Committee budget does not follow a fiscal year schedule. SWAT's budget and work plan is still being developed and further information will be available at a later date. This budget is funded by equal contributions from the six participating jurisdictions. The budget reflects an extension of the term of the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the SWAT Committee and the Town of Danville to provide administrative support to the SWAT Committee. Administrative support consists of compiling and distributing agendas, staff support at the meeting, providing summaries of each meeting, and coordinating the technical advisory committee. Transportation Partnership and Cooperation (Transpac) Committee The proposed FY 2009/10 budget amount is less than 1% above the current budget. The proposed budget includes a 3% cost-of-living plus merit for staff, which is 0.5% less than the previous budget. Negotiations regarding the cost-of-living are currently under way and the proposed percentage may be further reduced. Half of the cost to fund operations is apportioned equally to the six participating jurisdictions. The other half is apportioned to these jurisdictions based on their share of population and road mileage in the Transpac area. The budget includes Transpac operations only, which consist of a Program Manager provided through a part-time consultant contract, 0.5 FTE of an administrative assistant and related overhead. Transportation Planning for East Contra Costa County (Transplan) The budget is funded by equal contributions from the five participating jurisdictions. The budget provides administrative support to the Transplan Committee and its technical advisory committee, staff support to represent the Committee before other entities and to carryout decisions of the Committee. The Department provides this administrative support to the Transplan Committee pursuant to a joint powers agreement that funds staff time and materials. The work plan and budget for FY09/10 will be similar to the previous budget. Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) The TVTC has not had a budget since it was formed. Responsibility for administrative support is rotated annually among the participating jurisdictions. The County was assigned this responsibility in 2005. In 2009, the responsibility of staff support transferred to the City of Dublin. Most TVTC activity is devoted to a nexus study for revising its regional transportation fee program. The cost of that study is funded separately, through the Tri Valley Fee Strategic Expenditure Plan, using revenue from the fee program. Last month, the TVTC issued a Request for Proposal for administrative services. The administrative services would be paid from TVTC fees on new development. West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) WCCTAC’s FY 09/10 proposed budget and work plan is also still being developed. Last FY, the proposed budget essentially remained the same as the prior budget. Salaries increased by about 5% to 8% to accommodate cost of living. They also eliminated the provision of matching funds for grants they sponsored in order to support the salary and benefit increases. Also eliminated from this years budget will be the summer internship program, due to lack of available staffing. There are eleven voting member on WCCTAC (City of Richmond holds three votes; 27% contribution). The County has one vote and pays a fixed share of the budget, which equates to 9.1% of WCCTAC’s costs that are not covered by other funding sources. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A