HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD STANDING COMMITTEES - 07092018 - TWIC Agenda PktTRANSPORTATION,
WATER &
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE
July 9, 2018
**UPDATED TIME** 2:30 P.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
of the Committee
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3.Administrative Items, if applicable. (John Cunningham, Department of Conservation
and Development)
4.REVIEW record of meeting for April 9, 2018, Transportation, Water and
infrastructure Committee Meeting. This record was prepared pursuant to the Better
Government Ordinance 95-6, Article 25-205 (d) of the Contra Costa County Ordinance
Code. Any handouts or printed copies of testimony distributed at the meeting will be
attached to this meeting record. (John Cunningham, Department of Conservation and
Development).
5.ACCEPT report from the Public Works Department providing an update on the
status of the Contra Costa County Green Infrastructure Plan Update. (John
Steere, Department of Public Works)
6.RECEIVE staff report and RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors
approve the submission of grant applications to the State Department of
Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission under the
Active Transportation Program. (Mary Halle, Department of Public Works)
7.RECEIVE update on Contra Costa County Safety Action Plan/Complete Streets
implementation, DIRECT staff as appropriate. (Jamar Stamps, Department of
Conservation and Development)
8.RECEIVE report on Dockless Bikeshare in Contra Costa County, DISCUSS
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8.RECEIVE report on Dockless Bikeshare in Contra Costa County, DISCUSS
options, and DIRECT staff as appropriate. (Robert Sarmiento, Department of
Conservation and Development)
9.CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related
Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate including CONSIDERATION
of specific recommendations in the report above. (John Cunningham, Department of
Conservation and Development)
10.RECEIVE Communication, News, Miscellaneous Items of Interest to the
Committee and DIRECT staff as appropriate. (John Cunningham, Department of
Conservation and Development)
11.**PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN REGULAR MEETING TIME AND DATE**
The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, August 20, at 2:00 p.m.
12.Adjourn
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) will provide reasonable
accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend TWIC meetings. Contact the staff
person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the TWIC less than 96 hours prior to that
meeting are available for public inspection at the County Department of Conservation and
Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
John Cunningham, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 674-7833, Fax (925) 674-7250
john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County
has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in meetings of its
Board of Supervisors and Committees. Following is a list of commonly used abbreviations that may appear in
presentations and written materials at meetings of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOB Area of Benefit
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BATA Bay Area Toll Authority
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BDCP Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
BGO Better Government Ordinance (Contra Costa County)
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CFS Cubic Feet per Second (of water)
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
DCC Delta Counties Coalition
DCD Contra Costa County Dept. of Conservation & Development
DPC Delta Protection Commission
DSC Delta Stewardship Council
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report (a state requirement)
EIS Environmental Impact Statement (a federal requirement)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HBRR Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation
HOT High-Occupancy/Toll
HOV High-Occupancy-Vehicle
HSD Contra Costa County Health Services Department
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development
IPM Integrated Pest Management
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA/JEPA Joint (Exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LCC League of California Cities
LTMS Long-Term Management Strategy
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MAF Million Acre Feet (of water)
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency
Operations Center
PDA Priority Development Area
PWD Contra Costa County Public Works Department
RCRC Regional Council of Rural Counties
RDA Redevelopment Agency or Area
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposals
RFQ Request For Qualifications
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SR2S Safe Routes to Schools
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
WBE Women-Owned Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory
Committee
WETA Water Emergency Transportation Authority
WRDA Water Resources Development Act
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:Administrative Items, if applicable.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)674-7833
Referral History:
This is an Administrative Item of the Committee.
Referral Update:
Staff will review any items related to the conduct of Committee business.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:REVIEW record of meeting for April 9, 2018, Transportation, Water
and Infrastructure Meeting.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)674-7833
Referral History:
County Ordinance (Better Government Ordinance 95-6, Article 25-205, [d]) requires that each
County Body keep a record of its meetings. Though the record need not be verbatim, it must
accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the meeting.
Referral Update:
Any handouts or printed copies of testimony distributed at the meeting will be attached to this
meeting record. Links to the agenda and minutes will be available at the TWI Committee web
page: http://www.cccounty.us/4327/Transportation-Water-Infrastructure
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the April 9, 2018, Committee
Meeting with any necessary corrections.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
Attachments
04-09-18 TWIC Minutes
04-09-18 TWIC Sign-In
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
April 9, 2018
9:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
Agenda Items:Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee
Present: Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be
limited to three minutes).
3.CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
4.Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the March 12, 2018, Committee Meeting with
any necessary corrections.
The Committee unanimously approved the meeting record.
5.Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the December 11, 2017, Committee Meeting
with any necessary corrections.
The Committee unanimously approved the meeting record.
6.CONSIDER the report, provide COMMENT and DIRECT staff as appropriate including 1) bringing the Contra
Costa Centre I-680/Treat Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to the full Board of Supervisors for approval,
and 2) pursue funding opportunities for implementation, as directed by the Committee.
The Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation further directing staff to bring the report
to the full Board of Supervisors as a presentation item.
7.CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as
appropriate including CONSIDERATION of any specific recommendations in the report above.
The Committee received the report.
8.REVIEW the recommended list of Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA)(Senate Bill 1)
funded road projects, RECEIVE public comment and DIRECT staff to perform any changes or revisions to the
recommended project list. RECOMMEND the Board of Supervisors receive public comment, revise as
appropriate, approve project list, and direct staff to proceed with submitting the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 list of
projects to the California Transportation Commission prior to the May 1, 2018 submittal deadline for approval.
The Committee unanimously approved the report further directing staff to 1) bring it to the full Board of
Supervisors on consent, 2) incorporate various minor revisions to the report, 3) bring a presentation/report
to the BOS at their September 25th meeting documenting the projects and progress made possible by gas tax
revenues, and 4) tag the Supervisors in social media posting about construction projects.
9.RECEIVE information and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
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The Committee received Committee communication and news.
10.The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 14, 2018, 9:00 A.M.
11.Adjourn
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend TWIC meetings. Contact the
staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the TWIC less than 96 hours prior
to that meeting are available for public inspection at the County Department of Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.
John Cunningham, Committee Staff
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 5.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:ACCEPT report from the Public Works Department providing an update on
the status of the Contra Costa County Green Infrastructure Plan Update.
Submitted For: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Department:Public Works
Referral No.: 5
Referral Name: Review projects, plans, and legislative matters that may affect the health of
the San Francisco Bay, including flood control, water governance, water
storage, water quality, supply and reliability.
Presenter: John Steere, Public Works Department Contact: John Steere
(925)313-2281
Referral History:
The Countywide Green Infrastructure Work Plan was brought before the TWIC for its review in
October 2016. The Work Plan was approved by the BOS on June 13, 2017.
Referral Update:
The Countywide Green Infrastructure Plan (GI Plan) is a section of the Municipal Regional
Permit (MRP) that requires the County to develop and implement a long-term plan to incorporate
low impact development (LID) measures to treat stormwater on both public and private lands. It
targets streets and roads, parking lots, roofs, and other hardscape elements. The focus of the
County’s GI Plan is the integration of stormwater treatment into County-owned buildings,
parking lots, and road rights-of-way. Its purpose is to provide a blueprint for how the County
intends to gradually transform its urban landscape and storm drainage systems to treat polluted
stormwater by allowing it to flow through stormwater treatment facilities (i.e., bioswales and
bioretention basins) that remove many of the urban pollutants, before they enter the storm drain
system.
The GI Plan will primarily be based on the Contra Costa County Stormwater Resources Plan
(SWRP), whose public draft shall be issued later this summer. The relationship of these two
documents is illustrated in Attachment 1. The SWRP is developing a comprehensive set of
watershed and water quality goals/objectives, a preliminary evaluation framework for the GI Plan
and GI project priorities, and a preliminary list of potential stormwater management projects. The
SWRP is intended to facilitate development and implementation of stormwater management
projects for the County that will provide multiple benefits to improve water quality, reduce
localized flooding, increase water supplies for beneficial uses, and enhance the environment and
the community. The projects identified in the SWRP will be further refined and prioritized
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through the GI Plan for projects that best fulfill one or more of four categories:
1. Treatment of both public and private land in unincorporated County contaminated with PCBs,
Mercury, and other identified pollutants that are regulated by a Federal Total Maximum Daily
Loads program (TMDLs);
2. County-owned properties in both unincorporated County and cities that had industrial land uses
prior to 1980 (referred to as “Old Industrial” in the MRP);
3. County-owned properties in both unincorporated County and cities that had urban land uses
prior to 1980 (Old Urban); and
4. County roads in the unincorporated area that have adjacent urban land uses developed prior to
1980, which are referred to as “Old Urban” in the MRP.
In addition, projects will be vetted for other “multiple benefits.” These include: restoration of
wetlands and wildlife habitat; reduction of flooding risk; and connections to trails,
safe-routes-to-schools, and recreational features. Green infrastructure for new and redevelopment
of private lands is being addressed through a different process than the GI Plan. The tasks and
timelines for GI planning are shown in Attachment 2.
The County Watershed Program has an on-call contract with Geosyntec, who is currently
working with the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to develop the SWRP. Geosyntec’s
preparation of the SWRP will allow for an efficient transition from the SWRP to the Countywide
GI Plan and will streamline its planning process.
Community engagement and outreach toward the preparation of the GI Plan was initiated last
year, as part of the development of the SWRP. It will continue later this summer and fall.
Interdepartmental coordination for identifying and pursuing GI projects in the County is already
underway. The Draft GI Plan will be prepared in late winter 2019. The final Contra Costa County
GI Plan will be submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control Board as part of its MRP annual
report in September 2019.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
ACCEPT report from the Public Works Department providing an update on the status of the
Contra Costa County Green Infrastructure Plan Update.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
The preparation of the GI Plan is estimated to cost $150,000, and will be funded through the
County’s Stormwater Utility Fees.
Attachments
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 6.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:APPROVE the submission of grant applications to the State Department of
Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Submitted For: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Department:Public Works
Referral No.: 2
Referral Name: Review applications for transportation, water and infrastructure grants to be
prepared by the Public Works and Conservation and Development
Departments.
Presenter: Mary Halle, Public Works Department Contact: Mary Halle
(925)313-2327
Referral History:
The committee authorized submittal of applications to the State Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for the Active Transportation
Program (ATP) in 2014, 2015, and 2017 for Cycles 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Similar to past years,
the Public Works Department (PWD) provides the following staff report with recommendations
for candidate projects to compete for both Statewide and Regional funding awards. Staff requests
that the committee recommend that the Board authorize submittal of grant applications for these
projects.
Referral Update:
The call for projects for ATP was released on May 16, 2018, for Cycle 4 funding with
applications due on July 31, 2018. The ATP program represents a consolidation of programs
including Safe Route 2 School, Bicycle Transportation Account, Transportation Alternatives
Program, and several other programs. This cycle is expected to include approximately $438M in
ATP funding, which comprises Federal, State Senate Bill 1, and State Highway Account
funding.
Cycle 1 of this program was highly competitive with 771 applications submitted statewide with
less than 20% awarded funding. The County was awarded $800,000 in Cycle 1 funds. Cycle 2
was competitive with over 600 applications. Approximately 20% of the applications in Cycle 2
were awarded funding with the County receiving $4,700,000 in Cycle 2 funds. Cycle 3 had 447
submitted applications with the County receiving $3,917,000 in Cycle 3 funds.
The competitive rating criteria for the ATP program emphasizes the following goals:
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Increase proportion of trips accomplished through walking and biking;
Increase safety and mobility for non-motorized users;
Advance active transportation efforts to achieve green-house gas reduction goals as
established pursuant to Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008) and Senate Bill 391
(Chapter 585, Statutes of 2009);
Enhance public health, including reduction of childhood obesity through the use of
programs including, but not limited to, project eligible for Safe Routes to School Program
funding;
Ensure that disadvantage communities fully share in the benefits of the program; and
Provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.
Competitive projects must also demonstrate the ability to deliver the project within the required
time constraints and must provide the California Conservation Corps with an opportunity to
partner on the project during the construction phase.
RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE PROJECTS:
Staff recommends the following candidate projects be submitted for ATP funding consideration.
These projects are recommended based upon their competitiveness, project readiness, available
funding source to provide the local match, and staff availability to complete each application. A
description of each project is included below.
Appian Way Complete Streets – El Sobrante
Staff has worked with the El Sobrante community and City of Pinole staff on planning studies
for Appian Way over the past six years. Staff has developed the complete streets concept for
Appian Way that was first identified in a study conducted by the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority (CCTA) in collaboration with the County and the City of Pinole. This study was
approved by the Board in December 2013, which included adoption of the Complete Streets
Alternative as the preferred alternative. This planning study was an initial step towards
implementation of the El Sobrante General Plan Amendment. Preliminary layouts have been
prepared to identify the scope and location of proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvements on
Appian Way. The plans were presented at two public workshops and to the El Sobrante
Municipal Advisory Council. During the most recent workshop, community members identified
a priority for improvements at the intersection of Appian Way at Valley View Road as well as
the segment of Appian Way from Valley View Road to San Pablo Dam Road.
The planning efforts have included the full extent of Appian Way from San Pablo Dam Road to
the City of Pinole; however, this grant application is focused on improvements at the Appian
Way and Valley View Road intersection to remain competitive with other grant applications.
The project includes installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Appian Way and Valley
View Road, which includes pedestrian crossings with refuge islands, sidewalks, and striping for
bicycle lanes. Improvements at this intersection were determined to be the highest priority
identified by the community. This project is located adjacent to a Priority Development Area.
Staff will continue to work with the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council in moving these
efforts forward.
Bailey Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements – Bay Point
The goal of the Bailey Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project is to improve the
pedestrian and bicycle environment along Bailey Road in Bay Point in accordance with the 2010
Bailey Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Plan (Plan). The Plan provides design
concepts that fulfill the community’s desire for Bailey Road to be safer and more walkable,
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concepts that fulfill the community’s desire for Bailey Road to be safer and more walkable,
bikeable, and transit-oriented. The Plan is the result of numerous meetings and community
discussions. Various stakeholders were involved with the creation of the Plan, including the Bay
Point Municipal Advisory Council, Contra Costa County, City of Pittsburg, Caltrans, East Bay
Regional Park District (EBRPD), Tri-Delta Transit, BART, and other concerned individuals.
This project proposes to narrow the four travel lanes and median to accommodate Class II
bicycle lanes and expanded sidewalks with a buffer zone for enhanced pedestrian safety.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps, expanded sidewalks, crosswalk
enhancements, and Class II bicycle lanes will improve accessibility for all modes of active
transportation.
This project is preceded by three complementary projects. The completed Delta-De Anza Trail
Gap Closure/Crossing Signalization project installed signalized improvements at the Bailey
Road crossing to provide a safer crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists. The pending Bay Point
Utility Undergrounding project will begin in 2018 which will include relocation of utilities and
removes joint poles that are barriers to mobility. The State Route 4 and Bailey Road Interchange
project, located immediately south of this project and funded through a previous ATP cycle, will
begin construction in 2019 and will install ADA pedestrian access, Class II bicycle lanes, and
remove an off ramp to reduce conflict points for bicyclists or pedestrians.
Market Avenue Complete Streets – North Richmond
The Market Avenue Complete Streets project is located along Market Avenue between Fred
Jackson Way and 7th Street. Market Avenue is a minor arterial commonly utilized to travel
between residences, community facilities, Verde Elementary school, and the neighboring City of
San Pablo. The existing condition of Market Avenue includes wide travel lanes, substandard
sidewalk conditions, and substandard curb ramps. The overall purpose of the project is to
increase accessibility and support safer routes for users of active transportation.
The proposed project includes construction of ADA-compliant curb ramps, bulb-outs, sidewalk
widening, and possible restriping of the roadway to narrow travel lanes for the installation of
Class II bicycle lanes. The ADA-compliant curb ramps and sidewalk widening will improve
accessibility for people with disabilities. The bulb-outs will reduce the crosswalk travel distance
at the intersection of Market Avenue and Giaramita Street, where students typically cross on
their commute to Verde Elementary School. The addition of bicycle lanes is intended to improve
the safety of bicyclists and encourage the use of active transportation.
The improvements to Market Avenue will connect to nearby similar improvement projects.
Wider sidewalks and buffered Class II bicycle lanes are planned for Fred Jackson Way between
Grove Avenue and Pittsburg Avenue. Wider sidewalks have already been constructed on both
sides of Giaramita Street, from Market Avenue to Verde Elementary School and on Market
Avenue, from 7th Street to 300 feet past Soto Street. The Market Avenue Complete Streets
project will connect to these adjacent improvement projects to establish a multi-modal corridor
for the local community. This project is anticipated to be competitive for funding due to the
location within a Community of Concern and a Priority Development Area.
San Miguel Drive Complete Streets – Walnut Creek
Over the past several years, County staff has been working with residents in the South Walnut
Creek area in response to their request for a safe place to walk. The San Miguel Drive Complete
Streets Project is a partner application with the City of Walnut Creek to construct pedestrian and
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bicycle improvements on San Miguel Drive to connect residents in the unincorporated area to
Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza, Las Lomas High School, Murwood Elementary School,
transit, Iron Horse Trail, and healthcare offices. This project is not located within a
disadvantaged community but scores well in all other aspects related to the potential mode shift
from vehicles to active modes. The project also is competitive with respect to a high level of
community participation. The City of Walnut Creek presented the project to their Transportation
Commission on May 19, 2016, and received authorization to move forward with the joint grant
application.
The project limits extend on San Miguel Drive from Andrea Court, within the City of Walnut
Creek, to Adeline Drive, which is within the unincorporated area. Approximately 850 linear feet
of the project is within the City of Walnut Creek and 1150 linear feet of the project is within
unincorporated Contra Costa County. Local match funds for the unincorporated portion of the
project will be provided through the Central County Area of Benefit Fund.
San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets – Rodeo/Crockett
The San Pablo Avenue corridor between Rodeo and Crockett has been recognized in numerous
prior planning documents as a key route and targeted for multi-modal improvements. The
County’s 2005 General Plan designates this portion of the corridor as a Scenic Route, given its
surrounding landscape and views of San Pablo Bay, the Carquinez Strait, and the Briones Hills.
The 2009 Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan proposes a Class II bicycle facility on this
portion of San Pablo Avenue and noted that this facility is part of the county’s larger bicycle and
pedestrian network. The West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee 2014 Action
Plan designated the San Pablo Avenue corridor as a Route of Regional Significance, which
signifies that multi-modal transportation service objectives must be met.
In 2014, a feasibility study was commissioned by the County through a Priority Development
Area planning grant from MTC and CCTA for the this segment of San Pablo Avenue to identify
a preferred complete street alternative and set of improvements for the roadway. The study
incorporated a series of technical studies, field work, public outreach, and engineering analysis,
which provided the basis for the recommended alternative. A shared use path with a road diet
was determined as this recommended alternative. On June 5, 2018, the Board of Supervisors
approved the feasibility report for the San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets Study and authorized
the Public Works Director to seek funding.
The proposed project will provide a shared bicycle and pedestrian path on the northern side of
the roadway that will be separated from the travel lanes by a physical barrier. The four travel
lanes will be reduced to one travel lane in each direction with center left-turn lanes, dedicated
left-turn pockets, and truck climbing lanes provided for much of the corridor. This project will
close a 3-mile gap along the Bay Trail, which is a 29-mile connection between Vallejo and
Oakland and is longest gap closure of the 14 active projects along the Bay Trail.
Treat Boulevard/I-680 Overcrossing – Walnut Creek (Contra Costa Centre)
County staff and CCTA have been working together over the past three years to conduct
community workshops and identify potential infrastructure improvements to serve bicyclists and
pedestrians using the Treat Boulevard/I-680 corridor between the Iron Horse Trail, through the
Interstate-680 (I-680) over-crossing near the Contra Costa Centre/Pleasant Hill BART station
area, and extending westerly to North Main Street in the City of Walnut Creek. The I-680/Treat
Boulevard overcrossing is one of the main arteries into the Contra Costa Centre/Pleasant Hill
BART station area from areas west of the freeway. On May 1, 2018, the Board of Supervisors
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BART station area from areas west of the freeway. On May 1, 2018, the Board of Supervisors
approved the Contra Costa Centre I-680/Treat Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and
preferred project concept.
The proposed project will provide buffered (where applicable) and unbuffered bicycle lanes, a
shared use bicycle and pedestrian path, and geometric modifications to Oak Road/Treat
Boulevard intersection and the I-680 off-ramp onto Treat Boulevard, which will improve
pedestrian and bicycle crossings.
PROJECTS CONSIDERED:
All of the projects considered were preliminarily assessed by staff using the scoring rubric
established by Caltrans. Scoring will be dependent on the project category for which each
application pertains— infrastructure projects, non-infrastructure projects, combined
infrastructure/non-infrastructure projects, and plans. The scoring topics considered the following:
Benefit to disadvantaged communities
Project need within communities
Reduction of rate of injury
Demonstration of public participation
Scope/implementation
Proper use of context-sensitive infrastructure
Use and consideration of innovative project elements
Leveraging of local funds
Transformative projects
Evaluation and sustainability
Cost effectiveness
All of the recommended projects have been developed through planning efforts over the past
4-10 years. The recommended candidate projects listed above were determined to be the most
competitive as well as able to meet the project delivery schedule given readiness of the project,
available staffing, and ability to provide the local match funds.
The following projects listed below will be further developed and considered for future cycles of
ATP or other upcoming grant programs related to active modes of transportation. These projects
were determined to not be highly competitive at this time.
Olympic Boulevard Corridor Connection Environmental Study – Walnut Creek/Saranap
The County has been working with the cities of Walnut Creek and Lafayette over past years to
develop a trail connection concept plan to join two regional trails: Iron Horse Trail and the
Lafayette/Moraga Trail. With the assistance of a consultant, several workshops have been
conducted and a formal review process completed. This project is ready to move forward into the
environmental studies phase. This planning study was considered as an ATP candidate for this
current cycle; however, planning studies through ATP are primarily awarded to projects within
disadvantaged communities. Based upon the scoring rubric for planning studies, staff
determined that this study would not be competitive. Olympic Corridor environmental studies
will be considered for future planning grant programs. In the interim, staff will continue to
establish a partnership and action plan with the City of Walnut Creek as bicycle enthusiasts have
indicated that the areas of greatest concern within the corridor are located within the City limits.
Marsh Creek Road Bicycle Trail Planning Study – Clayton/Brentwood Areas
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The proposed project includes a planning study to determine alignment options, cost estimates,
and overall project feasibility to provide a bicycle alternative parallel to Marsh Creek Road
between the cities of Brentwood and Clayton. Feasibility studies for this project are currently
underway which will help formulate a preferred alignment. These current efforts will make the
project ready for future grant funding that can focus on the environmental study phase of the
project. Staff will consider these planning and environmental studies for future grant
opportunities.
Iron Horse Trail Bike Express – Central County
A feasibility study is currently underway for the Iron Hose Active Transportation Corridor,
which will explore opportunities and constraints to further develop active transportation features
within the Iron Horse Corridor. The scope of the study will include the entire 18.5 miles of the
corridor within Contra Costa County. This study will be developed collaboratively and includes
many stakeholders such as cities (Concord, Pleasant Hill, Danville, Walnut Creek, San Ramon),
EBRPD, CCTA, utility companies, and advocacy organizations. The study will include an
extensive public outreach component, existing conditions analysis, transportation analysis, and
alternatives analysis. A consultant has been selected to assist with the study, and the consultant
services agreement will be going to the Board of Supervisors on July 10 for approval. Upon
completion of this study, the County will be better prepared to submit future grant applications
in future cycles for the transportation elements recommended as a result of this study.
Boulevard Way Complete Streets – Walnut Creek/Saranap
County staff has identified Boulevard Way between Mt Diablo Boulevard and Saranap Avenue
as a candidate for infrastructure improvements to serve bicyclists and pedestrians. The roadway
configuration of this segment is two lanes of travel in each direction with no bicycle
infrastructure and a discontinuous pedestrian path along the southern end. Construction of this
project would allow active transportation users another alternative to access downtown Walnut
Creek in place of Olympic Boulevard. An application was not submitted during this cycle
because efforts thus far are preliminary and further scoping and community outreach must be
conducted before moving forward.
NEXT STEPS:
If authorized to proceed, staff will submit the recommended projects to the State and MTC for
potential funding.
Staff will continue to develop the remaining projects with the intent of becoming more
competitive in future cycles.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE staff report and RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors approve the submission
of grant applications to the State Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission under the Active Transportation Program.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
The ATP program does not require a local match for funding; however, one of the scoring
categories is based upon leverage of local funds. In order to be competitive, the County should
consider pledging local funds in the range of 10-15%, using Area of Benefit Funds when
applicable. During preparation of the grant application, staff will determine the appropriate local
match that can be financially supported by the road fund account to create a competitive
application package. In the event that a candidate project is awarded ATP funds through Cycle 4
and Senate Bill 1 is repealed, the County may not be able to accept the grant award as we may not
be able to satisfy the pledge to leverage local dollars.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 7.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:RECEIVE update on the Contra Costa County Safety Action Plan,
DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: 12
Referral Name: Monitor the implementation of the County Complete Streets Policy.
Presenter: Jamar Stamps, DCD - AICP, Senior
Planner
Contact: Jamar Stamps
(925)674-7832
Referral History:
7/12/2016: The Board of Supervisors adopted a Complete Streets Resolution & Policy. The
resolution included implementation obligations. Oversight of implementation was subsequently
referred to the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee.
10/09/2017: As staff proceeded with implementation efforts, a report, "RECEIVE Update and
DIRECT staff as appropriate regarding Complete Streets/”Vision Zero” Implementation" was
brought to TWIC.
Staff provided an update to the TWIC on the County’s Complete Streets Policy, the
Board-directed “Vision Zero” concept, and Automated Speed Enforcement (“ASE”)
implementation and assist in developing a Vision Zero (or similar) plan.
Referral Update:
In May 2018, County staff (DCD and PWD) retained Fehr & Peers to provide transportation
engineering services to analyze transportation safety-related topics in the unincorporated County.
Development of the Plan is approximately 1/3 complete.
Fehr & Peers is working with staff to build a collision database (locating severe and fatal
collisions on the unincorporated area’s roadway network and identifying their contributing
factors). This information will form what is known as the “High Injury Network” which
illustrates where the highest frequency of severe and fatal collisions are occurring. Further
analysis of this data will help create “Collision Profiles” which indicate common collision
characteristics and contextual variables (e.g. user behavior, collision type, roadway facility
characteristics, etc.).
A Technical Advisory Committee (“TAC”) has been assembled with staff-level representatives
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from various County departments and non-government organizations, including County Health
Services, Highway Patrol, Bike East Bay, 511 Contra Costa, and the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority. The TAC will convene for the first time in July to discuss the aforementioned data and
begin to consider priority project locations on the High Injury Network. After identifying priority
locations, the TAC will begin to consider safety countermeasures intended to help reduce and
possibly eliminate severe and fatal collisions. Following that, County staff will return to the
TWIC to present the Implementation Strategy and receive feedback.
County staff is also seeking direction from the TWIC on finalizing the program branding,
currently referred to as a “Safety Action Plan.” Most similar programs use the title “Vision Zero,”
“Toward Zero Deaths” or some variation of the two. The distinction with the latter titles is the
stated goal (usually by resolution); bringing severe and fatal traffic collisions to zero by a time
certain (e.g. zero deaths on roadways by the year 2030). Fehr & Peers will provide further
information on both branding options for the Committee’s consideration.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE update on Contra Costa County Safety Action Plan/Complete Streets implementation,
DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None to the General Fund. Staff time for recommended activities is covered under existing
budgets (50% Road Fund and 50% Measure J Fund).
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 8.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:RECEIVE report on Dockless Bikeshare in Contra Costa County,
DISCUSS options, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: 22
Referral Name: Monitor issues related to docked and dockless bike share programs
Presenter: Robert Sarmiento, DCD Contact: Robert Sarmiento
(925)674-7822
Referral History:
In late 2017, several bikeshare companies launched dockless* operations throughout the United
States. In early 2018, the Shadelands business center (“Shadelands”), located in Walnut Creek,
initiated a pilot program with a dockless bikeshare vendor (LimeBike). Shortly thereafter several
cities in Contra Costa entered in to agreements with LimeBike and their equipment began
appearing at the Contra Costa Centre and on the Iron Horse Trail.
Unlike the Cities, LimeBike did not approach the County with the purpose of establishing an
agreement prior to operations in the unincorporated area. Conversations with LimeBike staff
seemed to indicate there is confusion relative to the difference between incorporated cities and
unincorporated county areas.
At the March 2018 meeting TWIC received a report on ‘abandoned’ and misplaced bicycles at the
Contra Costa Centre and directed staff to develop dockless bikeshare policies and agreements, in
consultation with dockless bikeshare companies and accommodating their business model, where
appropriate.
*There are two predominant types of bike share systems, docked and dockless. As the names
imply, docked bikes need to be both rented and returned to specific stations (“docks”). Dockless
bike are rented and tracked via GPS and wireless technology and can be rented and left at
virtually any location.
Referral Update:
Staff submitted a memo to County Counsel to soliciting their opinion and input on:
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Staff submitted a memo to County Counsel to soliciting their opinion and input on:
The use of public right of way (PROW) for dockless bike operations
A draft County dockless bikeshare agreement template
General feedback given this unprecendented use of the PROW
Planning Staff has also been reviewing other jurisdictions' policies, agreements, and reports;
industry studies; and newspaper articles related to dockless bikeshare to extract best practices.
Staff continues to reach out to local jursidictions that have implemented or are in the process of
implementing a dockless bikesharing program to solicit feedback on their efforts.
Staff from County Counsel, Public Works, and Conservation and Development have met
internally and will be present at the July TWIC meeting. Staff intends on discussing options with
the Committee and developing some options for proceeding.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE report, DISCUSS options, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 9.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Issues: Legislation, Studies,
Miscellaneous Updates, take ACTION as Appropriate
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: 1
Referral Name: REVIEW legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham (925)674-7883
Referral History:
This is a standing item on the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee referral list and meeting agenda.
Referral Update:
In developing transportation related issues and proposals to bring forward for consideration by TWIC, staff receives input from the Board of
Supervisors (BOS), references the County's adopted Legislative Platforms, coordinates with our legislative advocates, partner agencies and
organizations, and consults with the Committee itself.
Recommendations are summarized in the Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s) section at the end of this report. Specific recommendations, if
provided, are underlined in the report below. This report includes four sections, 1: LOCAL, 2: REGIONAL, 3: STATE, and 4: FEDERAL.
The standing TWIC grant tracking list is also attached to this report. Specific grant recommendations from staff will be brought as a standalone
item(s).
1. LOCAL
1.1: Accessible Transportation Strategic (ATS) Plan:
Background : With assistance from Contra Costa County staff, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) submitted a grant to Caltrans under
the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program in February 2017. This is the second jointly prepared grant under this program submitted by CCTA
and the County. The first was denied in 2017, this second application (for $340,000) was successful. CCTA and County staff have initiated the
administrative process to begin study including finalizing a scope of work, establishing a proposed oversight structure, developing a memoradum of
understanding with study participants, etc.
Update: CCTA and County staff presented the ATS Plan to the CCTA Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) on June 27th. The presentation is attached.
The CAC thanked staff for the presentation and expressed: 1) concern for the complexity of the issue considering the number and diversity of interested
parties, and 2) their own experiences which confirmed the need for the study.
The CCTA Planning Committee and full Board will be asked to approve the Caltrans Agreement and related documentation in July. Staff will bring a
presentation on the ATS Plan to the full CCTA Board in July.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any local issues of note, and take ACTION as appropriate.
2. REGIONAL
No Regional report this month.
3. STATE
3.1: Legislative Report
The July State Legislative Report from the County's advocate, Mark Watts, is attached. Mr. Watts is unable to attend the July meeting due to a
schedule conflict. The report covers the following issues:
Status: Proposition 69 and SB1 Repeal
Proposition 68: Parks, Environment, and Water Bond
New Tax Supermajority Effort
State Budget
Iron Horse Corridor update
Note from County Staff: Please see attached memo 6-29-18 memo from the California Secretary of State to County Clerks/Registrars: re: General
Election: Proposition Numbering. The SB1 Repeal will be presented as follows:
Proposition 6
Eliminates Recently Enacted Road Repair and Transportation Funding by Repealing Revenues Dedicated for Those Purposes. Requires
Any Measure to Enact Certain Vehicle Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Submitted to and Approved by the Electorate. Initiative
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Any Measure to Enact Certain Vehicle Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Submitted to and Approved by the Electorate. Initiative
Constitutional Amendment.
3.2 Joint California Air Resources Board and California Transportation Commission Meeting
Mark Watts provided the following report on this "historic" meeting. See attached Streetsblog article regarding the same event, "Californians
Must Drive Less, Says ARB at Historic First Joint Meeting with CTC".
Mark Watts Report
I monitored the Joint CTC/ARB meeting that was conducted yesterday.
I would characterize the actual interaction at this first joint session of the two agencies as one of getting to know one another, as a step
towards fostering future collaboration.
Several times it was noted that there are cultural differences between them that they need to better understand: i.e., ARB is a regulatory
agency while the CTC is essentially a project programming and funding entity.
I did pull the presentation URLs from ARB’s website in case you wanted to see a bit more of their respective views:
Joint CTC/ARB - AB 179 meeting, June 27th Presentations:
Session #1 - CARB and CTC Overview and Priorities
CARB: https://www.arb.ca.gov/board/books/2018/062718/carbeopres.pdf?_ga=2.106897987.1504100991.1529936945-1452436318.1518711021
CTC: https://www.arb.ca.gov/board/books/2018/062718/ctceopres.pdf?_ga=2.219676634.27105835.1530129083-161295820.1524082833
Session #2 - Interface Between Air Quality, Climate Change, and TransportationCARB:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/board/books/2018/062718/carbstaffpres.pdf?_ga=2.121120712.1504100991.1529936945-1452436318.1518711021
CTC: https://www.arb.ca.gov/board/books/2018/062718/ctcstaffpres.pdf?_ga=2.121120712.1504100991.1529936945-1452436318.1518711021
Mark Watts
3.3: Listing of State Legislation.
Attached is a listing of state legislation that may be of interest to the Committee.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any state issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.
4. FEDERAL
No written report in February.
RECOMMENDATION: DISCUSS any federal issues of note and take ACTION as appropriate.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER report on Local, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate including
CONSIDERATION of any specific recommendations in the report above.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
July TWIC Report - State Legislation
ATS Plan Presentation
California Sec. of State Re: 2018 Proposition Numbering
Californians Must Drive Less, Says ARB at Historic First Joint Meeting with CTC – Streetsblog California
State Leg Listing: July 2018
TWIC Grant Reporting - July 2018
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Smith, Watts &Hartmann, LLC.
Consulting and Governmental Relations
925 L Street, Suite 220 Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 446-5508 Fax: (916) 266-4580
MEMORANDUM
TO: Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee
c/o John Cunningham
FROM: Mark Watts
DATE: June 29, 2018
SUBJECT: July Sacramento Report
This memo provides an update on statewide ballot matters and a brief updates on the State Budget and Iron
Horse Trail.
Ballot Issues
Proposition 69 and Status of SB 1 Repeal Initiative – Status Update
Proposition 69 Transportation Lockbox – The COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS (CPLTI) was successful in its support for this measure on the June 2018 ballot.
Proposition 69 passed with 81% of the statewide vote.
SB 1 Repeal Initiative – On June 25, 2018, the Secretary of State announced that the SB 1 Repeal Initiative
was eligible for the November 6, 2018, General Election ballot, by virtue of exceeding the minimum required
petition signatures through the random sampling method. The formal certification will occur on June 28;
updated ballot label wording and fiscal analysis will be made public later in July.
Proposition 68
Proposition 68, the Parks, Environment, and Water Bond, on the statewide ballot in June 2018 was approved
by 57% of statewide voters.
This bond act authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental
protection and restoration projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection projects.
The next steps will include adoption of administering guidelines by the Agency, and appropriations from the
bond provisions of the act have been included within the 2018 Budget Act.
Initiative to Require Supermajority Vote to Enact New Taxes
This measure, sponsored by the California Business Roundtable was intended to qualify for the November 2018
General Election Ballot. It sought to tighten state law on state, local government and local initiative vote
threshold requirements for new taxes:
State - broadens definition of state taxes that would require approval by two-thirds supermajority vote of
the Legislature
Local Governments - requires two-thirds approval of electorate to raise new taxes or governing body to
raise new fees
Local Initiative measures – by requiring a two-thirds vote of the electorate for all taxes, it would include
those placed on the ballot through the initiative process (closes the potential Upland v. Cannabis
loophole).
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At this writing, the initiative proponents had collected sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the ballot but
elected to not pursue the initiative after striking a legislative “deal” in the form of AB 1838 which prohibits local
governments from imposing taxes on certain groceries, including “soda”.
The bill was approved by the legislature and the Governor on June 28.
State Budget approved June 27th
State Budget
The budget delivers the first full year of funding under Senate Bill 1 – the state’s Road Repair and Accountability
Act – with $4.6 billion in new transportation funding in 2018-19. The funding will repair city and county roads,
state highways and bridges, fill potholes, ease congestion in busy trade and commute corridors and improve
and modernize passenger rail and public transit.
Transportation Trailer Bill
SB 848 and AB 1831 both make statutory changes in line with the state budget. One key provision for local
governments in SB 848 would allow cities and counties to borrow from other internal city and county revenue
streams and reimburse themselves with future year apportionments from SB 1 (Beall).
AB 1831 provides the framework for the expenditure of infrastructure funding that would begin to accrue after
the Rainy Day (Proposition 2) fund is full; after funding improvements to the State Capitol, half of the any
additional funding would be dedicated to the rail corridor improvements identified by the State Transportation
Agency and the other half would be used for Multifamily Housing Programs.
Iron Horse Trail
Work through the collaboration with the County delegation continues to focus on how to structure a potential
legislative solution. Meeting with the state legislative Counsel staff are continuing.
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Accessible Transportation Strategic (ATS) PlanDefinitions, Challenges, Origin, PurposePETER ENGELDirector of ProgramsContra Costa Transportation AuthorityJOHN CUNNINGHAMPrincipal PlannerContra Costa County07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.27 of 95
Accessible Transportation Strategic (ATS) Plan: A few definitionsAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit: Imposed on public transit agencies in the 90’s without additional funding. Provided in areas and times where conventional fixed route transit is operated. This service is a civil right and has strict operating parameters including on board times, fares, scheduling, eligibility, etc. Senior Transportation Programs: Often operated by cities, these programs typically transport residents of a specified minimum age and/or persons with disabilities. Program Specific Transportation: Regional centers, nutrition programs, etc. often operate their own services to ensure certain service characteristics are consistently met.Other Support Services: Mobility management, travel training, volunteer programs, veterans programs are all included in the spectrum of accessible transportation services.The term Accessible Transportation encompasses a wide spectrum of services 07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.28 of 95
Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan “ATS Plan”Accessible Transportation is not an official or recognized term, we use it as a convenient shorthand for the services in the previous slide. We are referring to it as a Strategic Plan because the services we just described developed in an unsystematic manner. The Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan is going to look at this spectrum of services and determine if they can be managed in a more systematic, efficient manner. 07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.29 of 95
Accessible Transportation ChallengesGovernance ChallengesResponsibilities are diffused across 1) numerous agencies, 2) with differing geographies, and 3) different missions/industry types. There is no single responsible agency. It is not by design, and it is no organization’s lapse but there is a vacuum of authority and as a result an absence of leadership. Organizing different providers, with different funding streams, mission, clients, etc. is EXTREMELYchallenging and it is getting worse, not better. Operational ChallengesDrivers & clients. 07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.30 of 95
Challenges with Accessible Transportation NotUnique to Contra CostaContra Costa is not unique in this regard, significant challenges are experienced nationally. 07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.31 of 95
ATS Plan: Origin in Contra CostaMeasure X Transportation Expenditure Plan: “To ensure services are delivered in a coordinated system that maximizes both service delivery and efficiency…”2017 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan: “To ensure that services are delivered in a coordinated system…”07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.32 of 95
Challenges with Accessible TransportationThe Contra Costa ExperienceContra Costa Paratransit Improvement Study (2004)Contra Costa County Mobility Management Plan (CCCTA – 2013)07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.33 of 95
ATS Plan: Why now?Community Input/MomentumMeasure X Transportation Expenditure Plan2017 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan 2018 Grant Award From CaltransCombined with…Demographics and operational realities:07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.34 of 95
ATS Plan: What will it do?1.Review existing, individual operations and make recommendations.2.Review the potential for a more coordinated, countywide program and make recommendations.3.Finally develop and present a phased implementation plan for the recommended, consensus design.07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.35 of 95
ATS Plan: Questions?PETER ENGELDirector of ProgramsContra Costa Transportation Authority925-256-4741pengel@ccta.netJOHN CUNNINGHAMPrincipal PlannerContra Costa County925-674-7833john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us07-09-18 TWIC Mtg Agenda Packet - Pg.36 of 95
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ALEX PADILLA | SECRETARY OF STATE | STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ELECTIONS DIVISION
1500 11th Street, 5th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Tel 916.657.2166 | Fax 916.653.3214 | www.sos.ca.gov
June 29, 2018
County Clerk/Registrar of Voters (CC/ROV) Memorandum #18172
TO: All County Clerks/Registrars of Voters
FROM: /s/ Robert Bradshaw
Manager, Voting Services
RE: General Election: Proposition Numbering
The following proposition numbers have been assigned to the ballot measures
qualified for the November 6, 2018, General Election.
Proposition 1 Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018.
(SB 3, Chapter 365, Statutes of 2017)
Proposition 2 No Place Like Home Act of 2018.
(AB 1827, Chapter 41, Statutes of 2018)
Proposition 3 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Projects for Water Supply and
Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and
Groundwater Sustainability and Storage. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 4 Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals
Providing Children’s Health Care. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 5 Changes Requirements for Certain Property Owners to
Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Proposition 6 Eliminates Recently Enacted Road Repair and
Transportation Funding by Repealing Revenues Dedicated
for Those Purposes. Requires Any Measure to Enact Certain
Vehicle Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Submitted to and
Approved by the Electorate. Initiative Constitutional
Amendment.
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CCROV 18172
June 29, 2018
Page2
Proposition 7 Daylight saving time.
(AB 807, Chapter 60, Statutes of 2018)
Proposition 8 Authorizes State Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Limits
Charges for Patient Care. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 9 Division of California Into Three States. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 10 Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent
Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 11 Requires Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees
to Remain on Call During Work Breaks. Changes Other
Conditions of Employment. Initiative Statute.
Proposition 12 Establishes New Standards for Confinement of Certain Farm
Animals; Bans Sale of Certain Non-Complying Products.
Initiative Statute.
The English ballot labels and titles and summaries for the propositions will be
made available when the state Voter Information Guide goes on Public Display
on July 24, 2018, and will be subject to court-ordered changes through
August 13, 2018. After August 13, 2018, the final ballot labels and titles and
summaries will be provided to you.
If you have questions, please contact me at (916) 695-1571.
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A
Californians Must Drive Less, Says ARB at Historic
First Joint Meeting with CTC
Will the commissioners hear the message?
By Melanie Curry Jun 29, 2018 2 THIS POST IS SUPPORTED BY GJEL ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
Transportation commissioners and Air Resource boardmembers listen to public testimony at their historic
rst meeting. Photo by Bryn Lindblad
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San
Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident
Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.
historic ærst meeting this week between the California Air Resources Board (ARB)
and the California Transportation Commission (CTC), required by a law passed last
year, produced no formal action plans. But it did demonstrate the disconnect
between the perspectives of the two groups, who hold decision-making power over
California’s transportation systems.
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And it underscored the need for the two to work together.
The CTC is in charge of allocating most of the state’s transportation funding—about two-
thirds of the overall transportation budget, which is currently about $35 billion (most of the
remaining third is collected and controlled locally). While it has no direct regulatory or
policy role, and neither suggests nor nominates the projects it funds, it does set criteria for
choosing projects, as well as performance measures for them. It does this mostly through the
creation of guidelines for Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs), the state transportation
plan, and numerous programs funded by the recently raised gas tax, S.B. 1.
The ARB is charged with overseeing air quality and climate regulations. Among its many
tasks, it creates guidelines for Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCSs), which are part of
RTPs. These sub-plans are supposed to get regions strategizing about how to encourage
plans that reduce driving so the regions can meet state-set emission reduction goals.
Several people at the meeting referred to the SCSs as a weak tool, and early indications seem
to support that notion. The ARB is beginning to release very preliminary information it is
collecting for its ærst report on the SCSs and on progress the state is making towards its
climate goals. The report, required by S.B. 150, is due to the legislature in the fall. The
results so far are not good—while California has experienced a slight decline in driving, it is
nowhere near enough to reach the state’s 2020 goals, let alone stricter goals beyond that
date.
Very preliminary data show Californians are not cutting driving anywhere near enough to
meet state air quality and climate goals. Source: CARB
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And early data also shows that the creation of the SCSs did not change transportation
funding patterns at all. That is, overall local and state spending on roads and highways is
about the same as it was before California decided it needed to shift transportation funding
towards to more sustainable and healthy modes such as transit and active transportation.
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This comes with a caveat: ARB staff are still investigating whether a shift may have occurred
in the very early years since the SCS process began, or whether a shift has occurred that isn’t
showing up in their data yet.
But these early ændings underscore the need for, and the importance of, this week’s historic
joint meeting: The environmental and climate goals California is trying to reach are being
undermined by the way transportation investments are made.
The meeting took place in a packed room, with the board members and commissioners
mixed together in alternating seats around a large table. It kicked off with staff
presentations about the work each body does and how they do it—including an unreadable
slide with tiny numbers and arrows pointing every which way that illustrated, somewhat
jokingly (but not really), how complicated the funding regulations the CTC must navigate
are.
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How California transportation funding works…. or not. Ha ha,good luck reading this. Source: Caltrans
ARB staff presented their ændings about vehicle miles driven (VMT). Even if all the
regulatory programs, incentives, and research the ARB has produced on low carbon fuels,
clean energy, and zero emission vehicles could be put into effect tomorrow, California
would not be able cut emissions enough to meet its goals, they said.
Californians must also reduce VMT to 25 percent of 2005 levels, said ARB staffer Ashley
Georgiou, which is equivalent to about 1.6 miles per person per day. “Reducing driving,
including via carpooling, improving connections to transit, and increasing active
transportation, can reduce health risks, reduce the need for funding, and strengthen the
resilience of people and communities,” she added.
Source: ARB staff presentation
Members of the CTC didn’t seem to believe her, although Chair Fran Inman told the group
that they had hosted a discussion about VMT at their monthly meeting that very morning.
Commissioner Lucy Dunn tried to sidestep ARB’s conclusions, saying she thought it would
be more conducive to discuss the “real world” — “particularly when we talk about reducing
VMT,” she said. With the size and scope of the housing crisis, she added, “we can’t build all
the housing we need as inæll—we also have to do appropriate greenæeld development.”
Commissioner Paul Van Konynenburg pointed to the testimony of several people who had
carpooled to the meeting in a solar-powered electric vehicle. “I don’t understand,” he said to
ARB staff. “Why can’t we meet our greenhouse gas emission goals if all of us drive electric
vehicles? I need you to take me through this step by step.”
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ARB staff has the expertise to answer these questions. They have issued numerous reports
on their ændings, and included them in the cap-and-trade scoping plan that commissioners
did not seem to be familiar with. This would be a good topic to take up in future meetings.
At this meeting, members of the two groups seemed to talk at cross-purposes.
Commissioners focused on economic concerns, while board members repeatedly reminded
everyone that health outcomes were just as important.
“We are all here with the same goal,” said ARB member Dan Sperling. “We all want to
achieve a more sustainable transportation system in ways that beneæt the economy and the
environment in an equitable manner.”
“We’re just coming at it from different angles,” he said.
They did seem to agree that, although the meeting was well-attended, there were certain
sectors missing from the conversation. It is not really possible, said ARB member Phil Serna,
to talk about land use and transportation if there isn’t also representation from the housing
sector. Several commissioners agreed, saying housing builders could share information
about their obstacles and challenges. Business and labor interests also weren’t present, it
was noted.
To that should be added the media. There didn’t seem to be any reporters present, save for
this one, and there hasn’t been any news coverage of the meeting. People don’t seem to
understand the signiæcance, let alone the urgency, of bringing together and coordinating
different state goals under one roof.
There are a lot of goals to consider. The people who did show up to speak introduced a wide
range of issues that are affected by the way transportation is planned, funded, and deployed
in California.
They made suggestions on topics from improving public outreach to protecting Californians
from displacement to incorporating transportation justice principles into decisions.
Robert Phipps, from the Fresno Council of Governments, stressed the importance of ænding
the right focal balance between health and prosperity. He described extensive outreach work
FresnoCOG has done that showed them that residents overwhelmingly want walkable,
bikeable, safe communities with good transit options.
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Many of the speakers highlighted the importance of the ARB’s ændings on VMT. They
reminded the board and commissioners that adding lane miles, in the long run, creates more
trafæc and more congestion, not less—and that reducing VMT doesn’t necessarily mean
reducing the amount people travel.
“It’s our job to invest in a transportation system that makes it easy and affordable to live in
California,” said Ella Wise of ClimatePlan. “In the past, our system required everyone to own
a car. In the past, the needs of low income communities and communities of color were
ignored. In the past, everyone had to drive if they wanted to get anywhere.”
“California is ready for a change,” she said.
The one action item produced by the gathering was an agreement between the two chairs
and their co-chairs to meet and ænd some topics they could work together on. Susan
Branson, executive director of the CTC, had suggested a few topic areas, and her suggestions
were echoed and expanded on.
Those include the guideline development process—particularly for the S.B. 1-funded
multimodal corridor guidelines; target setting for Sustainable Community Strategies;
project assessment and measurement tools, especially regarding models used in the regional
transportation plans; and setting a policy framework for autonomous vehicles “in a way that
would support the public interest.”
Several commenters also çoated the idea of forming a smaller work group, to include
members of the public, to help focus the discussions and deæne the issue areas where
coordination would be most beneæcial. That idea was echoed and supported by several board
members.
The next joint meeting, as required by A.B. 179, will take place in December. By then, the
question of whether the gas tax will be repealed or not will have been settled, one way or the
other. Whichever outcome occurs, it is likely to affect the content of these ongoing
conversations between the California Air Resources Board and the California Transportation
Commission.
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"so the regions can meet state-set emission reduction goals."
When will someone bring up the elephant in the room? That being that these state "goals" were
never attainable, and never expected to be? What they were: political grandstanding by
governers and legislators, wanting to upset the status quo. The notion that we will redefine our
society and our state in pursuit of mission-impossible "goals" isn't realistic. We're moving in the
right path, but the goals never had real support or viability, and this was acknowledged at the
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"Californians must reduce VMT to 25 percent of 2005 levels." So what happens if the goals
aren't met? Will Big Brother come and take away your car keys? Will your engine automatically
shut off after you have driven your quota of miles? What sort of teeth does CARB have to make
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State Air Quality Board and Transportation Commission to Meet, Explore
Mutual Concerns
By Melanie Curry | Jun 26, 2018
On Wednesday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the California Transportation Commission
(CTC) will hold its ærst joint meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern. The meeting is being held to
fulæll requirements of A.B. 179, passed last year, that requires the two groups to meet at least twice a
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California Transportation Commission Approves Gas Tax Funding, ATP
Guidelines
By Melanie Curry | May 17, 2018
The Active Transportation Program call for projects for Cycle 4 is expected to be up on Friday.
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Anticipating Gas Tax Money, CTC Approves More Active Transportation
Projects
By Melanie Curry | Oct 19, 2017
The CTC approved 63 new projects under the Active Transportation Program, and another 22 projects
will get funding sooner than originally planned.
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CTC Hosts First Workshops on New Active Transportation Program Guidelines
By Melanie Curry | Oct 24, 2017
Staff are considering two basic changes to the guidelines: spreading project funding out over four years,
instead of two; and creating separate applications for different kinds of projects. But other changes will
be entertained.
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California
Status actions entered today are listed in bold.
File name: TWIC-TransLeg
Author:Kansen Chu (D-025)
Title:DOT: Litter Cleanup and Abatement
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/17/2017
Last
Amend:06/18/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires each district within the department for its highway litter cleanup and abatement
programs to assign the highest priority to segments along the state highway system that receive
the highest volume of complaints and with the greatest incidence of litter and to prioritize
funding appropriated for highway litter maintenance in order to implement this priority.
Status:06/26/2018 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (9-2)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Marc Levine (D-010)
Title:Board Of Behavioral Sciences: Licensees: Training
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/17/2017
Last
Amend:06/20/2018
Disposition:Pending
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
1.CA AB 1395
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
2.CA AB 1436
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, an educational
psychologist, a clinical social worker, or a professional clinical counselor to complete coursework
or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention. Requires
that proof of compliance with requirements be certified under penalty of perjury and be retained
for submission to the Board upon request.
Status:06/20/2018 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS.
CSAC:Watch
Author:Philip Y. Ting (D-019)
Title:Vehicles: Clean Cars 2040 Act
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:01/03/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Transportation Committee
Summary:Requires all new passenger vehicles to be zero emissions vehicles after a specified date. States
that zero emissions vehicles cannot produce exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant or
greenhouse gas under any operational mode or condition. Exempts large commercial vehicles
(larger than a specified number of pounds) and does not apply to vehicles owned by people
moving into California from other states.
Status:01/16/2018 To ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
CSAC:Pending, Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:William Brough (R-073)
Title:Transportation Funding
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:yes
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
3.CA AB 1745
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
4.CA AB 1756
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Introduced:01/04/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Transportation Committee
Summary:Repeals the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 which establishes, among other things, a
comprehensive transportation funding program by increasing the motor vehicle fuel (gasoline)
tax.
Status:01/16/2018 To ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
CSAC:Pending
LCC:Watch
Author:Kevin McCarty (D-007)
Title:Public Trust Lands: City Of Sacramento
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:01/04/2018
Last
Amend:05/09/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Grants, and convey in trust in relation to real property known as and the Sand Cove Parcels, as
described, to the City of Sacramento, in the County of Sacramento, and to its successors, all of
the rights, title, and interests of the state, to be held by the city in trust for the benefit of all the
people of the state for public trust purposes, as provided.
Status:06/26/2018 From SENATE Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (9-0)
CSAC:Pending
LCC:Watch
Author:Jay Obernolte (R-033)
Title:California Environmental Quality Act: Roadway Projects
Fiscal no
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
5.CA AB 1759
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
6.CA AB 1901
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Committee:
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:01/22/2018
Last
Amend:04/18/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Environmental Quality Committee
Summary:Extends indefinitely the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for a project or
an activity to repair, maintain, or make minor alterations to an existing roadway if the project or
activity is carried out by a city or county with a population of less than a specified number of
persons to improve public safety and meets other specified requirements, including a
requirement that the project involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
Status:06/20/2018 In SENATE Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Not heard.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Timothy S. Grayson (D-014)
Title:Environmental Quality: Judicial Review: Transportation
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:01/22/2018
Last
Amend:03/12/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Summary:Prohibits a court, in an action or proceeding seeking judicial review under the State
Environmental Quality Act, from staying or enjoining a transportation project that would reduce
total vehicle miles traveled, that is included in a sustainable communities strategy, and for which
an environmental impact report has been certified, unless the court makes specified findings.
Status:04/16/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES: Heard, remains in Committee.
CSAC:Pending, Watch
LCC:Watch
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
7.CA AB 1905
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
8.CA AB 2061
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Author:Jim Frazier (D-011)
Title:Near Zero Emission and Zero Emission Vehicles
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/07/2018
Last
Amend:06/18/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Authorizes a near zero emission vehicle or a zero emission vehicle to exceed the weight limits on
the power unit by up to 2,000 pounds. Increases the weight limit to 82,000 pounds for a near-
zero-emission or zero-emission vehicle.
Status:06/26/2018 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Do pass as
amended to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (12-0)
ABAG:Support
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:William Brough (R-073)
Title:Vehicles: Registration Information
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/12/2018
Last
Amend:04/03/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Transportation Committee
Summary:Requires the application to renew the registration for a vehicle to display, as a separate line
item, the amount of the transportation improvement fee that is included in the cost of
registration for the vehicle.
Status:04/03/2018 From ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION with author's amendments.
04/03/2018 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on
TRANSPORTATION.
CSAC:Watch
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
9.CA AB 2206
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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LCC:Watch
Author:Chad Mayes (R-042)
Title:State Highways: Relinquishment
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/13/2018
Last
Amend:04/02/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Authorizes the State Transportation Commission to relinquish to the City of Palm Springs any
portion, or the entirety, of Route 111 within its city limits, upon terms and conditions the
Commission finds to be in the best interests of the state, if the Department and the city enter
into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.
Status:06/25/2018 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: To Suspense File.
LCC:Watch
Author:Jim Frazier (D-011)
Title:High Speed Rail Authority: Senate Confirmation
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/13/2018
Vetoed:06/01/2018
Disposition:Vetoed
Location:Assembly Unfinished Business - Governor's Vetoes
Summary:Provides that the members of the High Speed Rail Authority appointed by the Governor are
subject to appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Status:06/01/2018 Vetoed by GOVERNOR.
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
10.CA AB 2272
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
11.CA AB 2307
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Laura Friedman (D-043)
Title:Vision Zero Task Force
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/14/2018
Last
Amend:06/21/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and convene the Vision Zero Task Force.
Requires the Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated process for early engagement of all
parties to develop policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. Requires the Secretary to prepare
and submit a report that includes a detailed analysis of specified issues, including the existing
process for establishing speed limits and a recommendation as to whether an alternative method
should be considered.
Status:06/21/2018 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Kevin Mullin (D-022)
Title:Transportation: Emerging Technologies: Grant Program
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/14/2018
Last
Amend:04/09/2018
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
12.CA AB 2363
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
13.CA AB 2418
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Appropriations Committee
Summary:Establishes the Smart City Challenge Grant Program. Enables municipalities to compete for grant
funding for emerging transportation technologies to serve their transportation system needs.
Specifies certain program goals. Requires the Transportation Commission to form the Smart City
Challenge Workgroup on or before a specified date. Requires the Commission to develop
guidelines, before a certain date, for the program not subjected to the Administrative Procedure
Act.
Status:05/25/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Travis Allen (R-072)
Title:Bonds: Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger Train
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:yes
Introduced:02/15/2018
Last
Amend:03/12/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Transportation Committee
Summary:Amends the Safe, Reliable High Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century. Requires
redirection of the unspent proceeds received from outstanding bonds issued and sold for other
high speed rail purposes prior to the effective date of these provisions, for distribution as refunds
to state taxpayers in the manner prescribed at the time an appropriation is made.
Status:04/16/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Failed passage.
04/16/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Reconsideration granted.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Matthew Harper (R-074)
Title:Franchise Tax Board: Collection Of Delinquent Amounts
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
14.CA AB 2712
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
15.CA AB 2730
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/15/2018
Last
Amend:06/11/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Governance and Finance Committee
Summary:Removes the Franchise Tax Board's responsibility and authority to collect unpaid tolls, toll
evasion penalties, and any related administrative or service fees.
Status:06/27/2018 In SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Failed passage.
06/27/2018 In SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Reconsideration granted.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Jim Frazier (D-011)
Title:California Transportation Commission
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/15/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Excludes the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency. Establishes
it as an entity in state government, and requires it to act in an independent oversight role.
Status:06/26/2018 From SENATE Committee on GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (13-0)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Timothy S. Grayson (D-014)
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
16.CA AB 2734
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
17.CA AB 2851
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Title:Regional Traffic Signal Optimization Plans
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:05/25/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires each city located within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
to develop and implement a traffic signal optimization plan intended to reduce greenhouse gases
and particulate emissions, reduce travel times and the number of stops and fuel use. Requires
the Department of Transportation to coordinate with each city with a plan to ensure that any
traffic signals owned or operated by the Department are adjusted and maintained properly.
Status:06/26/2018 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (8-0)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Devon J. Mathis (R-026)
Title:Vehicular Air Pollution: Nonemergency Medical Transport
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:04/17/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires the state board to develop and implement a program to provide grants to a county with
a total population below a certain amount or a public transit operator located in such a rural
county for the purchase, operation, and maintenance of near-zero-emission or zero-emission
vehicles to provide seniors and disabled populations located in that rural county with
nonemergency medical transportation services.
Status:05/25/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
LCC:Watch
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
18.CA AB 2877
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018 19.CA AB 2919
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Author:Jim Frazier (D-011)
Title:Transportation: Permits
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:03/19/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee
Summary:Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the
California Coastal Commission, upon receipt of a completed request from the Department of
Transportation for a permit for a project, to complete its review of the request no later than two
years after receipt.
Status:04/16/2018 From ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass to Committee on
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS. (13-0)
CSAC:Pending
LCC:Watch
Author:David Chiu (D-017)
Title:San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:07/02/2018
Disposition:Pending
File:38
Location:Senate Second Reading File
Summary:Requires the BART Board of Directors to adopt a new transit oriented development guidelines by
a majority vote at a duly noticed public meeting that establish minimum local zoning
requirements for BART owned land that is located on contiguous parcels of a certain acreage,
within a specified number of miles of an existing or planned BART station entrance, in areas
60 Days Remaining
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
20.CA AB 2923
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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having representation on the BART Board. Provides that the Board's approval of TOD and local
zoning standards is subject to the CEQA review.
Status:07/02/2018 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee
on APPROPRIATIONS.
CSAC:Pending
LCC:Watch
Author:Heath Flora (R-012)
Title:Motorized Scooter: Use Of Helmet: Maximum Speed
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:06/28/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires the operator of a motorized scooter to wear a helmet only if the operator is less than 18
years of age.
Status:06/28/2018 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-047)
Title:Deposition Notices
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last 04/19/2018
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21.CA AB 2989
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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22.CA AB 3019
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Amend:
Disposition:Pending
File:127
Location:Senate Third Reading File
Summary:Relates to existing law prescribing the procedure for taking oral depositions inside the state
Requires the deposition notice governed by this section to be written in at least 12-point type,
and make a technical change.
Status:06/14/2018 In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Assembly Transportation Committee
Title:Transportation Omnibus Bill
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/22/2018
Last
Amend:06/11/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires the Controller to inform the Department of Motor Vehicles on or before February 1 that
a county's authority to collect the fee imposed on motor vehicles is suspended. Deletes the
provision which requires the Division of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation to
coordinate and disseminate specified information to pilots to increase awareness of wire hazards
and to communicate techniques for identifying and avoiding wires.
Status:06/19/2018 From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Do pass to
Committee on APPROPRIATIONS. (12-0)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Steven M. Glazer (D-007)
Highways: Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone
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23.CA AB 3246
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
24.CA SB 578
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Title:
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/17/2017
Last
Amend:04/17/2017
Disposition:Failed
Location:SENATE
Summary:Designates the segment of county highway known as Vasco Road, between the State Highway
Route 580 junction in Alameda County and the Marsh Creek Road intersection in Contra Costa
County, as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone upon the approval of the boards of
supervisors of Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
Status:02/01/2018 In SENATE. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Scott Wiener (D-011)
Title:State Highways: Permits: Improvements
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/17/2017
Last
Amend:06/04/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Transportation Committee
Summary:Prohibits the department from denying an application for a permit solely because the associated
work is not to be performed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the
department.
Status:06/25/2018 In ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Not heard.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
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25.CA SB 760
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
26.CA SB 775
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Author:Bob Wieckowski (D-010)
Title:Global Warming: Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/17/2017
Last
Amend:05/01/2017
Disposition:Failed
Location:SENATE
Summary:Amends the California Global Warming Solution Act of 2006 which designates the State Air
Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emission
of greenhouse gases. Requires the Board to adopt a regulation establishing as a market-based
compliance mechanism a market-based program of emission limits for covered entities. Relates
to funds.
Status:02/01/2018 In SENATE. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
CSAC:Pending
LCC:Watch
Author:Scott Wiener (D-011)
Title:Planning and Zoning: Transit Rich Housing Bonus
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:01/03/2018
Last
Amend:04/09/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
Summary:Requires a local government to grant a development proponent of a transit rich housing project a
transit rich housing bonus, if that development, at the time of submittal, meets specified
planning standards complying with any local ordinance or agreeing to provide a specified
percentage of onsite affordable housing units. Requires an eligible applicant to provide each
resident of the development with an applicable recurring monthly transit pass at no cost.
Status:04/17/2018 In SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Failed passage.
04/17/2018 In SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING: Reconsideration
granted.
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27.CA SB 827
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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CSAC:Pending
LCC:Oppose
Author:Jim Beall (D-015)
Title:Construction Manager/General Contractor Project
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/15/2018
Last
Amend:06/21/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Assembly Appropriations Committee
Summary:Removes the cap on the number of projects for which the Department of Transportation is
authorized to use the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) method, eliminates the
minimum construction costs limitation, and makes conforming changes to existing provisions.
Requires certain reporting on the effectiveness of the CM/GM project delivery method relative to
project cost and time savings.
Status:06/25/2018 From ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS. (13-0)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Jim Beall (D-015)
Title:Mileage-Based Road Usage Fee
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:06/04/2018
Disposition:Pending
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28.CA SB 1262
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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60 Days Remaining
29.CA SB 1328
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Location:Assembly Appropriations Committee
Summary:Extends the operation of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage
Charge (RUC) technical Advisory Committee until a specified date. Requires the technical
advisory committee to continue to assess the potential for mechanisms, including, but not
limited to, a mileage-based revenue collection system, to use as alternative methods to the
existing gas tax system for generating the revenue necessary to maintain and operate the state's
transportation system.
Status:06/11/2018 From ASSEMBLY Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Do pass to Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS. (10-4)
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Patricia C. Bates (R-036)
Title:Repatriation Infrastructure Fund
Fiscal
Committee:yes
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Governance and Finance Committee
Summary:Relates to federal corporate repatriation statute pursuant to which foreign earnings of United
States-based corporations that are currently invested abroad are moved to the United States.
Requires the remaining repatriation revenues to be transferred to the Repatriation Infrastructure
Fund in the State Treasury, which the bill would create.
Status:04/25/2018 In SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Failed passage.
04/25/2018 In SENATE Committee on GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE: Reconsideration granted.
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Jerry Hill (D-013)
Title:Discrimination: Veteran or Military Status
Fiscal
Committee:no
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30.CA SB 1384
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
SESSION ADJOURNMENT
August 31, 2018
60 Days Remaining
31.CA SB 1427
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Urgency
Clause:
no
Introduced:02/16/2018
Last
Amend:06/07/2018
Disposition:Pending
File:78
Location:Assembly Third Reading File
Summary:Declares that housing discrimination on the basis of veteran or military status is against public
policy. Provides that the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold housing without discrimination
because of Veteran or military status is a civil right. Includes Veteran or military status among
the characteristics as relates to determining employment or housing discrimination. Authorizes
the Department to provide assistance in resolving certain disputes.
Status:06/28/2018 In ASSEMBLY. Read second time. To third reading.
BAAQMD:Support
CSAC:Watch
LCC:Watch
Author:Scott Wiener (D-011)
Title:Local Transportation Measure: Special Taxes: Voter
Fiscal
Committee:no
Urgency
Clause:no
Introduced:02/13/2017
Last
Amend:05/01/2017
Disposition:Pending
Location:Senate Appropriations Committee
Summary:Requires that the imposition, extension, or increase by a local government of a special tax as
may otherwise by authorized by law, whether a sales or transactions and use tax, parcel tax, or
other tax for the purpose of providing funding for transportation purposes be submitted to the
electorate by ordinance and approved by a certain percentage of the voters voting on the
proposition.
Status:05/25/2017 In SENATE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
CSAC:Support
LCC:Watch
MTC:Support
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32.CA SCA 6
Introduced
Passed
1st Committee
Passed
1st Chamber
Passed
2nd Committee
Passed
2nd Chamber Enacted
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Active Grants
1
Department/
Division/
Section
County Lead
Staff/Dept Grant Name Website
Sponsoring
Entity(s)Eligible Project Types
CC County Submitted/
Potential Projects/
Plans/Studies
Min/Max $ Award Matching %/
Amount Posting Date Due Date
Approval Date
(TWIC)
Approval Date
(BOS)
Pre-Bid
Workshop Date
(s)
Grant Cycle
(Annual, Repeat,
One-off,
Unknown)
Award?Comments
DCD-Transportation Jamar Stamps,
DCD
Transportation
Planning Grants (i.
e., Sustainable
Communities,
Strategic
Partnerships, and
Adaptation
Planning)
http://www.dot.ca.
gov/hq/tpp/grants.
html
Caltrans
Sustainable Communities Sub-program-
Funds local and regional multimodal
transportation and land use planning projects
that further the region’s RTP SCS (where
applicable), contribute to the State’s GHG
reduction targets, and also assist in achieving
the Caltrans Mission and Grant Program
Overarching Objectives.
Strategic Partnerships Sub-program and
Strategic Partnerships - Transit Sub-program-
Funds transportation planning studies in
partnership with Caltrans that address the
regional, interregional and statewide needs of
the State highway system, and also assist in
achieving the Caltrans Mission and Grant
Program Overarching Objectives .
Marsh Creek Trail
Sustainable
Communities
Competitive Sub-
program-
$50,000-
$1,000,000
Strategic
Partnership Sub-
program and
Strategic
Partnership -
Transit Sub-
program-
$100,000-$500,00
0
Sustainable
Communities
Competitive Sub-
program and
Strategic
Partnerships -
Transit Sub-
program- 11.47%
Strategic
Partnerships Sub-
program- 20%
January 2018 2/23/2018 1/18/2018 Annual No
DCD - Sustainability Jody London
Transportation
Planning Grants (i.
e., Sustainable
Communities,
Strategic
Partnerships, and
Adaptation
Planning)
Electric Vehicle
Readiness Blueprint
Planning (submitted
jointly with Contra Costa
Transportation Authority
(CCTA)
Sustainable
Communities
Competitive Sub-
program-
$50,000-
$1,000,000
Strategic
Partnership Sub-
program and
Strategic
Partnership -
Transit Sub-
program-
$100,000-$500,00
0
Sustainable
Communities
Competitive Sub-
program and
Strategic
Partnerships -
Transit Sub-
program- 11.47%
Strategic
Partnerships Sub-
program- 20%
January 2018 2/23/2018
Approval to
submit proposal
by Ad Hoc
Committee on
Sustainability Jan.
22
Approval to
submit proposed
by BOS on Feb.
6.
DCD-Sustainability ??
Regional
Conservation
Partnership
Program
https://www.nrcs.
usda.
gov/wps/portal/nrc
s/main/national/pr
ograms/farmbill/rc
pp/
U.S. Department
of Agriculture
Projects that further conservation, restoration,
and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife,
and related natural resources on eligible land
on a regional or watershed scale.
Pre-proposal: April
21, 2017
Full proposal
(Invited): August 31
2017
??Feb. 22, March
22, April 5
Helps fund easements and
restoration costs
DCD-Sustainability Resilient By Design
http://www.
resilientbayarea.
org/
Rockefeller
Foundation, Bay
Area Regional
Collaborative
There will be one project/county. Details
forthcoming.Just being launched.
DCD-Sustainability Measure AA
Projects
http://sfbayrestore.
org/sf-bay-
restoration-
authority-grants.
php
Bay Restoration
Authority To be announced Q3 2017 ???
DCD-Transportation Robert Sarmiento
FY 2016 – FY 2019
EDA Planning
Program and Local
Technical
Assistance
Program
https://www.
grants.
gov/web/grants/vie
w-opportunity.
html?
oppId=280447
U.S. Department
of Commerce -
Economic
Development
Administration
1) Planning Program- regional economic
development plans designed to build capacity
and guide the economic prosperity and
resiliency of an area or region.
2) Local Technical Assistance Program-
projects/plans that promote effective
economic development programs, such as
feasibility analyses and impact studies.
Short-Line Railroad
Feasibility Study in the
Northern Waterfront
No minimum or
maximum.
Average size of a
Planning grant-
$70,000, range-
$40,000 to
$200,000.
Average size of a
Local Technical
Assistance grant-
$64,000, range-
$50,000 to
$300,000.
20%-50%,
depending on
certain economic
criteria of the
project area
December 10, 2015
Applications will
be accepted on
an ongoing basis
until the
publication of a
new Planning
FFO (assuming
after FY 2019?).
10/9/2017 2/6/2018 2015-2019 EDA approved grant; awaiting
final approval documentation
DCD-Transportation ATP Cycle 4
http://www.catc.
ca.
gov/programs/atp
http://www.dot.ca.
gov/hq/LocalProgr
ams/atp/cycle-4.
html
CA Transportation
Commission
1) Infrastructure Projects- Capital
improvements that will further the goals of
this program (e.g. increase safety and
number of bike/walk trips, GHG reduction,
enhance public health).
2) Plans- The development of a community
wide bicycle, pedestrian, safe routes to
school, or active transportation plan in a
disadvantaged community.
3) Non-infrastructure (NI) Projects-
Education, encouragement, and enforcement
activities that further the goals of the ATP.
TBD
Matching funds
are not required,
but encouraged.
Large MPOs may
elect to require a
funding match for
projects selected
through their
competitive
process.
May 16, 2018 July 31, 2018
Monday, May 21,
2018 Time: 9:30
a.m ‐12:30 p.m.
Location:
Webinar and In‐
Person (pre‐
registration is
required for both
webinar and in‐
person) Caltrans
HQ Board Room
1120 N Street,
Sacramento, CA
Repeat
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Active Grants
2
Department/
Division/
Section
County Lead
Staff/Dept Grant Name Website
Sponsoring
Entity(s)Eligible Project Types
CC County Submitted/
Potential Projects/
Plans/Studies
Min/Max $ Award Matching %/
Amount Posting Date Due Date
Approval Date
(TWIC)
Approval Date
(BOS)
Pre-Bid
Workshop Date
(s)
Grant Cycle
(Annual, Repeat,
One-off,
Unknown)
Award?Comments
DCD-Sustainability Jody London
Electric Vehicle
(EV) Ready
Communities
Challenge Phase I –
Blueprint Plan
Development
http://www.energy.
ca.
gov/contracts/GF
O-17-604/
CA Energy
Commission
Related to the EV ready community. (See
grant solicitation for more info.)
Submitted jointly with
Contra Costa
Transportation Authority.
$200,000 25%December 14, 2017 February 23, 2018
Approval to
submit proposal
by Ad Hoc
Committee on
Sustainability Jan.
22
Approval to
submit proposed
by BOS on Feb.
6.
January 10, 2018 Unknown
DCD-Transportation
2018
Bicycle Facilities
Grant Program
http://www.
baaqmd.
gov/grant-
funding/public-
agencies/bikeway
s-roads-lanes-
paths
Bay Area Air
Quality
Management
District
a. Construction of one or more segments of
new Class-I, II, III, or IV bikeways;
b. Installation of new bicycle parking (i.e.,
racks and/or e-lockers).
$10,000
(minimum) up to
$1,500,000
(maximum)
10%January 25, 2018 March 19, 2018
•February 8, 2
PM
•February 20, 10
AM
DCD-Transportation
Lifeline
Transportation
Program Cycle 5
https://mtc.ca.
gov/our-work/fund-
invest/investment-
strategies-
commitments/tran
sit-21st-
century/lifeline-
transportation
Metropolitan
Transportation
Commisssion
(MTC)
Lifeline projects must address transportation
gaps or barriers identified in community-
based transportation plans or other local
planning efforts in low-income
neighborhoods.
TBD TBD Early 2018 April 6, 2018
Urban Greening
Program
http://resources.
ca.
gov/grants/urban-
greening/
CA Natural
Resources
Agency
Eligible urban greening projects will reduce
GHG emissions and provide multiple
additional benefits, including, but not limited
to, a decrease in air and water pollution or a
reduction in the consumption of natural
resources and energy.
No minimum or
maximum. Total
grant amount
available is $24.7
million
Match funds are
not required for
this program.
However, projects
that leverage
other sources of
funds may be
more competitive.
January 26, 2018 April 11, 2018
Sacramento-
February 14,
2018, 9 am - 12
pm
Oakland-
February 27,
2018, 10 am – 1
pm
Repeat
DCD-Sustainability Jody London
Climate Protection
Grant Program
formal solicitation
not posted yet
Bay Area Air
Quality
Management
District
Projects in two program areas:
1) Reducing GHGs from existing buildings
2) Fostering innovative strategies (in multiple
sectors)
Several ideas being
considered
$100,000 -
$300,000
March 2018
(Tentative)
April 30, 2018
(Tentative)
Grant program guidelines
approved by BAAQMD Climate
Protection Committee March 6
PWD-Transportation Mary Halle
One Bay Area Grant
(OBAG)
Metropolitan
Transportation
Commisssion
(MTC) (federal
CMAQ funds)
OBAG2-One Bay Area Grant cycle 2
CMAQ-congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
LSRP-Local Streets and Road Preservation
SR2S-Safe Routes to School
FAS-Federal Aid Safety
From Uninc. County:
Bailey Road Complete
Streets Project
(competitive)
Kirker Pass Road Open
Grade Overlay Project
(FAS)
Contra Costa County
Local Streets and Roads
Presevation Project
(LSRP)
West Contra Costa Walk
and Bike Leaders
(SR2S)
December 9, 2016
Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program
Governor's Office
of Emergency
Services (Cal
OES)
Planning activities that reduce the effects of
future natural disasters.January 1, 2018
Five Star and Urban
Waters Restoration
Grant Program
The National Fish
and Wildlife
Foundation and
the Wildlife
Habitat Council
A variety of ecological improvements along
with targeted community outreach, education
and stewardship. Ecological improvements
may include one or more of the following:
wetland, riparian, forest and coastal habitat
restoration; wildlife conservation, community
tree canopy enhancement, water quality
monitoring and stormwater management.
Projects should also increase access to the
benefits of nature, reduce the impact of
environmental hazards and engage local
communities, particularly underserved
communities, in project planning, outreach
and implementation.
$2 million January 31, 2018
Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program
https://www.fema.
gov/media-
library/assets/docu
ments/103279
Governor's Office
of Emergency
Services (Cal
OES)
January 30, 2018
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Active Grants
3
Department/
Division/
Section
County Lead
Staff/Dept Grant Name Website
Sponsoring
Entity(s)Eligible Project Types
CC County Submitted/
Potential Projects/
Plans/Studies
Min/Max $ Award Matching %/
Amount Posting Date Due Date
Approval Date
(TWIC)
Approval Date
(BOS)
Pre-Bid
Workshop Date
(s)
Grant Cycle
(Annual, Repeat,
One-off,
Unknown)
Award?Comments
Proposition 1 Grant
Program - Round 2
Ocean Protection
Council-part of
The California
Natural
Resources
Agency
Projects benefiting California's ocean and
coast
Proposed projects must have a minimum
budget of $250,000, except those in the
Small Grants category which require a
budget of $50,000.
For more information visit http://www.opc.ca.
gov/2015/05/prop1/
February 23, 2018
DCD - Sustainability Jody London
2018 Climate
Protection Grant
Program
www.baaqmd.gov
Bay Area Air
Quality
Management
District
1. Reducing greenhouse gases from existing
buildings
2. Innovative strategies
3. Fostering Innovation
Staff is developing
proposal ideas in
collaboration with cities,
Bay Area Regional
Energy Network
$100,000 -
$300,000 None.
BAAQMD will vote
4-4; draft adopted
by Climate
Protection
Committee March
6.
Early May (?)One-off
DCD - Sustainability
Health Services
Jody London
???
Resilient
Communities
https://www.pge.
com/en_US/reside
ntial/in-your-
community/local-
environment/resili
ent-
communities/resili
ent-communities-
grant-program.
page
PG&E
Projects that will help communities prepare
for and withstand extreme heat events.
Eligible applications will include research,
planning, or demonstration projects that
better position communities to manage for a
future with a greater frequency and duration
of heatwaves.
Staff is developing
proposal ideas.$100,000 March 1 - May 11 Annual
DCD - Sustainability
Health Services
Demian Hardman
Michael Kent Civic Spark http://civicspark.
lgc.org/
Local Government
Commission
Fellows are assigned for one year to build
capacity for local governments in California to
address community resilience issues such as
climate change, water resource
management, and access to opportunities.
County submitted
application for a Civc
Spark Fellow to assist
with establishing a
system and process to
integrate all of the
resources available to
the most vulnerable
populations in Contra
Costa County. This may
include, but not be
limited to energy
efficiency incentives, low
income housing
programs, and other
such services the
County offers to create a
“healthy home” for its
most vulnerable
residents.
One-year services
of Fellow
$5,000 if eligible
for matching
funds from East
Bay Energy
Watch
March 16, 2018 Annual
??????
Environmental
Enhancement and
Mitigation (EEM)
Grant Program
http://resources.
ca.
gov/grants/environ
mental-
enhancement-
and-mitigation-
eem/
The California
Natural
Resources
Agency
EEM projects must contribute to mitigation of
the environmental effects of transportation
facilities, but do not have to be
from transportation agencies. Project
categories include Urban Forestry, Resource
Lands and Mitigation Projects Beyond the
Scope of the Lead Agency.
Individual projects
up to $500,000
each, acquisition
projects up to
$1,000,000 based
on several factors
April 6, 2018
6/20/2018 for
online submission
and June 22,
2018 for printed
original copy
Climate Adaptation
and
Resilency Program
The Wildlife
Conservation
Board (WCB)
Projects that acquire perpetual conservation
easements over natural and working lands
and contain long-term conservation
agreements that provide climate adaptation
and resilience benefits for at least 50 years.
At least 60 percent of the funds shall be
made available for grants for this purpose.
Projects that develop and implement natural
and working lands adaptation and resiliency
planning that prioritizes the conservation and
management of natural and working lands,
provides technical assistance for natural and
working land managers, and supports efforts
that improve rural-urban coordination on
climate change adaptation.
$20,000,000 August 15, 2018
Pre-application
required to be
considered for
funding
Due by 5:00 p.
m., May 18, 2018
to
climateWCB@wil
dlife.ca.gov
Climate Ready
Grant
http://scc.ca.
gov/climate-
change/climate-
ready-program
State of California
Coastal
Conservancy
The Conservancy seeks to support multi-
benefit projects that use natural systems to
assist communites in adapting to the impacts
of climate change impacts.
$3.8 million- no
set minimum or
maximum grant
amounts, but
anticipates
funding 5-10
projects
April 20, 2018 July 2, 2018
Informational
webinar on May
9 at 10am
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Active Grants
4
Department/
Division/
Section
County Lead
Staff/Dept Grant Name Website
Sponsoring
Entity(s)Eligible Project Types
CC County Submitted/
Potential Projects/
Plans/Studies
Min/Max $ Award Matching %/
Amount Posting Date Due Date
Approval Date
(TWIC)
Approval Date
(BOS)
Pre-Bid
Workshop Date
(s)
Grant Cycle
(Annual, Repeat,
One-off,
Unknown)
Award?Comments
Highway Safety
Improvement
Program (HSIP)
Cycle 9
http://www.dot.ca.
gov/hq/LocalProgr
ams/HSIP/apply_n
owHSIP.htm
Federal Highway
Administration
Any public road or publicly owned bicycle or
pedestrian pathway or trail, or on tribal lands
for general use of tribal members, that
improves the safety for its users. A specific
safety problem must be identified and the
proposed countermeasure(s) must
substantially address the condition. All
proposed projects must lead to and complete
the construction of safety improvements.
$100,000-$10
million 10% April 30, 2018 August 31, 2018
Webinar- May
16, 2018, 10:
00AM to 11:
30AM
BUILD (Formerly
TIGER)
https://www.
transportation.
gov/BUILDgrants
US Department of
Transportation
(1) Highway, bridge, or other road projects
eligible under title 23, United States Code; (2)
public transportation projects eligible under
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; (3)
passenger and freight rail transportation
projects; (4) port infrastructure investments
(including inland port infrastructure and land
ports of entry); and (5) intermodal projects.
$5-$25 million Minimum 20%
July 18, 2018 in
notice; July 19,
2018 on website
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 10.
Meeting Date:07/09/2018
Subject:REVIEW Communication, News, Miscellaneous Items of Interest to
the Committee and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)674-7833
Referral History:
Items of interest are a standing item on the TWIC agenda.
Referral Update:
Communication Received:
6-29-18 Email from Jeanne Kreig, Tri Delta Transit Chief Executive Officer to member
agency staff. The email addressed the recent effort to update their Joint Powers Agreement. The
update included a reduction of the total number of members. However, concern was raised
regarding the number of seats held by the County relative to the City members. As indicated in
the email, given this concern the request has been withdrawn.
News/Articles/Editorials/Etc:
6-1-18 BART's New Antioch Station Is Very Popular -- and Doesn't Have Enough Parking -
KQED News
"By all accounts, people in eastern Contra Costa County love the brand-new eBART line from
Pittsburg-Bay Point to Antioch. In its first week of operation, the service has far exceeded its
projected ridership."
6-11-18 Sonoma County to make over emergency operations after Tubbs Fire response
blasted - San Francisco Chronicle
“It was frustrating. It was over-frustrating,” said Supervisor Shirlee Zane, who urged the county
to pay special attention to seniors and people with disabilities and include Spanish-language
alerts in developing the new communications system. “The people who died in this fire were
seniors and disabled.”
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Miscellaneous:
See attached emails from a constituent, Leland Frayseth, regarding issue with Los Vaqueros Dam"
5-21-18: CCWD"s USBR Water Management Plan Final Adopted June 2017 - REJECT the plan it is not SMART:
Staff Note: The original attachment was over 200 pages. Only the Executive Summary is attached. The full
document is available here:
https://www.ccwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/3881/2017-Water-Management-Plan---DRAFT
6-5-2018: New Copernicus satellite imagery reveals Los Vaqueros dam out of DSOD compliance for a third year
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE information and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
Attachments
6-5-18 email LF to TWIC - LV Dam Erosion
TriDeltaTransit Regarding Joint Powers Update
Tubbs Fire: Sonoma-County-Emergency Operations
05-21-18 email LF_to_TWIC re H2OmanagementES
KQED: Antioch BART - Popular/Not Enough Parking
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1
John Cunningham
From:Leland Frayseth <leland.frayseth@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 05, 2018 7:20 PM
To:armando.quintero@cwc.ca.gov; carol.baker@cwc.ca.gov; andrew.ball@cwc.ca.gov;
joseph.byrne@cwc.ca.gov; daniel.curtin@cwc.ca.gov; joe.delbosque@cwc.ca.gov;
catherine.keig@cwc.ca.gov; maria.herrera@cwc.ca.gov; Yun, Joseph@DWR;
cwc@water.ca.gov; Shoemaker, Brianna@DWR
Cc:Sponsler, Michael; Gerringer, Teresa; John Cunningham; Brown, Ryan-Thomas; Lia
Bristol; sharon.tapia@water.ca.gov; Katja; Kristen@DWR; lfrayseth@wavecable.com;
Jerry Brown; Jennifer Allen; Marguerite Patil; Rachel Murphy; John Burgh;
eavila@avilaassociates.com
Subject:New Copernicus satellite imagery reveals Los Vaqueros dam out of DSOD compliance
for a third year
Attachments:090215-4 LV Dam Erosion Repair.pdf
Dear California Water Commission (CWC) Commissioners Quintero, Baker, Ball, Byrne, Curtin, Del Bosque, Keig, Herrera, staff
and the public,
Please study this newly available Copernicus satellite imagery dated 4/2/2018 revealing Los Vaqueros dam out
of DSOD compliance for a third year. If you do not believe my picture install Google Earth enable view
historical imagery and look for rocks holding down black plastic. Please read the attached PDF of Contra Costa
Water District (CCWD) Board's 2015 docket item approving repairs for this design and construction error of no
drainage for the crest road causing erosion of the dam face which Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) said
needed to be repaired in 2015. For the last 3 years the CCWD board has approved additional money for these
repairs the problem persists and the board recently approved granting sole source procurement of engineering
services for the 275,000 AF expansion project to the engineers responsible for this design error in the 2011
160,000 AF expansion I will be paying bond debt on for the next 40 years.
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2
You can read more and see images of Los Vaqueros dam 2017 mudslides documented in the letter I submitted
to the California Water Commission (CWC) at this
link https://cwc.ca.gov/Documents/2017/Correspondence/100517_LelandFrayseth_LosVaqueros.pdf
Also please note it is June 2018 and CCWD wrote they were going to repair stuck Gate 5 in Los Vaqueros'
raised outlet facility this month so when DSOD sends the enforcement squad out to enforce the dam face being
put into compliance they can check progress on the stuck Gate 5 repairs.
Please note Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not reimburse for design errors or lack of
maintenance I as the CCWD rate payer am on the hook for these costs. I believe CCWD may have collected the
costs for the black plastic and boulders placement services for each of the last 3 winters and aggregated them
with the county's costs prior to submitting them for state and federal storm emergency reimbursement.
Please reject the Los Vaqueros 275,000 acre-feet AF expansion application, do not give them any more of my
money or your time.
Thank you,
Leland Frayseth
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4" Agenda Hem No, __ _
Meeting Date: September;:;. 20J 5
Resolution: ( ) Yes eX) No
AGENDA DOCKEI t'ORM
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE LOS
VAQUEROS DAM EROSION REPAIR PROJECT
SUMMARY: In December 2014, heavy rains and inadequate drainage along the dam crest roadway
caused surface soil erosion on the downstream face of the Vaqueros (LV) Dam, Though not
threatening to dam safety, repair of the area is needed to prevent funher erosion is required by the
California Division of Safety of Dams, The damaged area has been evaluated by a geotechnical
engineer, a repair approach has been designed, and the area has dried sufilciently to allow the repair to
proceed. This project replace the eroded material with material stockpiled in the LV Watershed
that matches the remainder of the dam face, In addition, this project will improve the roadway
drainage in this location to eliminate future erosion as a result of roadway runoff, Erosion repairs will
be completed October 15, 2015.
The Board authorized contracts ",ith two contractors, C. Overaa Co, (Overaa) and GSE
ConstlUction (GSE), on August 6, 2014 to provide Constructiqn and Repair Services for planned
capital projects, as well as assistance in responding to unplarmed, urgent work, such as this repair.
Consistent with the project controls and authority levels established for the Constmetion and Repair
Services contracts, pricing was obtained'from both. contractors. Ovema provided the lowest pricing of
$109,500. The Engineer's Estimate for tbe repair was SI50,600. To account for the potential of
changed conditions such as over-excavation of additional loose soil, $130,000 of contract authority is
requested. This task order exceeds the $100,000 General Manager task order ceiling, and Board
authorization for this task order is needed.
FISCAL IMP ACT: The total requested authori7Ation is $130,000. Funding for this work is available
fi'om the FY 16 Untreated Water ReservoirRehabilitation Program budget, which was made available
by re-prioritizing roadway and fencing projects in the Untreated Water Facility Improvements
Program.
RECOIVIlVfENDED ACTION: Authorize execution of a task order in the Construction and Repair
Services contract with C. Overaa & Co. for Los Vaqueros Dam Erosion Repair Project services in an
amount not to exceed $130,000,
~, for
Rachel Murphy
: Director of Engineering Assistant General Manager
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1
John Cunningham
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Jeanne Krieg
Friday, June 29, 2018 10:31 AM
John Cunningham; Ron Bernal; Vina, Gustavo; Bryan Montgomery; Joe Sbranti
Joseph Chappelle; Steve Ponte
JPA Agreement and Bylaws
The recent request to change the governance structure of the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta Transit)
has been withdrawn by the Tri Delta Transit Board of Directors. This means Tri Delta Transit’s governing body will remain
the same: two representatives from each member of the JPA and one member‐at‐large. Thanks for working with us on
this!
Jeanne
Jeanne Krieg
Chief Executive Officer
Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority
dba Tri Delta Transit
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By Peter Fimrite | June 11, 2018 | Updated: June 11, 2018 7:17pm
1
Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle
Sonoma County to make over
emergency operations after
Tubbs Fire response blasted
Local
10:09 AM 9:25 AM
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Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors approved plans Monday for a
restructuring of emergency operations after an internal report
concluded that emergency workers were unprepared for the October
fires, which burned 5,143 homes and killed 23 people in and around
Santa Rosa.
The restructuring includes a
new, improved wireless alert
system that will cause residents’ cell phones to vibrate or sound an
alarm in an emergency.
County officials drew criticism after they decided last year not to
send out potentially life-saving alerts as devastating wildfires rolled
through local neighborhoods. The lack of warning meant numerous
residents awoke to flames licking up against their homes, forcing
them to flee for their lives with no time to spare.
“It was frustrating. It was over-frustrating,” said Supervisor Shirlee
Zane, who urged the county to pay special attention to seniors and
people with disabilities and include Spanish-language alerts in
developing the new communications system. “The people who died in
this fire were seniors and disabled.”
The report, prepared by county staff, analyzed everything from the
operations center to training. It said county emergency workers were
overwhelmed, understaffed and not adequately trained to handle
logistics in such an emergency. It largely mirrors a California Office
of Emergency Services report issued9:2 in5
AM February.
The wind-whipped Tubbs Fire was the worst of several fires that
raged through Sonoma. It raced 12
miles into Santa Rosa,destroyed
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the Fountaingrove neighborhood, jumped Highway 101 and burned
down the neighborhood of Coffey Park.
“The number of fires and the inability to communicate effectively and
consistently with public safety agencies on the ground created
confusion and uncertainty as to how large the fires were and how
quickly they were spreading,” said the report, which focused only on
the civilian divisions of county government. “The inability to fully
understand current conditions negatively impacted response efforts.”
As the fires continued, workers became overworked, power struggles
erupted between county workers, and no liaison officer was assigned
among the 200 workers in the county Emergency Operations Center
to communicate with elected officials, according to the report.
“We were orphaned in the process,” said Supervisor Susan Gorin,
who was especially upset by the lack of communication with cities,
community organizations and special districts. “Every request for
information we sent to the EOC was met with silence. We couldn’t
get any information.”
The overhaul will put in place a countywide emergency warning
system, including sirens and wireless emergency alerts, or WEAs.
Sonoma County officials said they did not send such an alert as the
fires raged late on the night of Oct. 8 because it would have hit
phones across the entire county, possibly causing panic and traffic
jams that would have blocked people from getting in and out of the
area.
After The Chronicle reported on Sonoma’s decision not to send a
wireless alert, Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris
wrote to the Federal Communicati ons Commission to complain. The
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PG&E says it doesn’t
expect to record loss for
deadly North Bay
Tubbs Fire: Cause not yet
released for Wine
Country’s biggest
In the fire-scarred Wine
Country, new help for the
blind in
WILDFIRES AFTERMATH
federal government now requires wireless carriers to more
specifically target areas with wireless alerts.
Christopher Godley, the
interim emergency manager
for Sonoma County, said the
report should not be taken
as an indictment of
emergency workers. He said
an analysis like this is, by its
very nature, critical.
“The county did relatively
well in responding to this
event,” Godley said. “The
county did not roll over, fall
apart. ... I cannot think of
another county in California
that would have been prepared.”
The supervisors also approved recommendations to strengthen
county training requirements, clarify roles and hire more emergency
staff.
Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email:
pfimrite@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @pfimrite
Peter Fimrite
Reporter 10:09 AM
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Subject:
Date:
Attachments:
FW: CCWD"s USBR Water Management Plan Final Adopted June 2017 - REJECT the plan it is not SMART
Monday, May 21, 2018 2:31:40 PM
CCWD USBR WMP Final wAppdx Res 17-013.pdf
From: Leland Frayseth
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 4:57 AM
Subject: CCWD's USBR Water Management Plan Final Adopted June 2017 - REJECT the plan it is not
SMART
Dear California Water Commission (CWC) Commissioners Quintero, Baker, Ball, Byrne, Curtin, Del
Bosque, Keig, Herrera, Orth, United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Woodley and Stemen, staff
and the public,
My name is Leland Frayseth, I am a 30+ year Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) customer, I am interested in
water, water cost and water quality issues. I oppose the Los Vaqueros 275,000 AF expansion. Please reject
CCWD's Los Vaqueros 275,000 AF (acre-feet) expansion application because they do not have a plan and what they
have is not SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely).
In CCWD's Urban Water Management Plan they submitted to Department of Water Resources in 2016
they wrote "Since 1992, the District has spent over $1.3 billion on capital improvements, including $450
million on the Los Vaqueros Project ...". There is no mention in that plan of the additional $795 million
they are currently asking us taxpayers and rate payers for to expand Los Vaqueros to $275,000 AF. In
CCWD's Water Management Plan they submitted to the United States Bureau of Reclamation adopted by
their Board June 2017 and just published in the Federal Register last week there is no mention of the
additional $795 million they now seek to expand Los Vaqueros to 275,000 AF. This Copernicus satellite
photo of Los Vaqueros dam illustrates what us taxpayers and ratepayers get without a plan, a reservoir
that does not meet it's water quality and reliability objectives, has a stuck gate 5. recurring mudslides on
the dam face, higher salinity than Delta water (probably due to evaporation) and an algal bloom.
Error! Filename not specified.
The following are my specific public review comments I am hereby submitting to USBR on
CCWD's Water Management Plan Final Adopted June 2017.
1. I asked to review the plan 15 months ago the notification just appeared in the Federal
Register last week this is not timely.
2. My CCWD Director John Burgh said at the 10 Jan 2018 Operations and Engineering
meeting that I (Leland Frayseth) was the only one who reads the Water Management
Plan, it is unacceptable to me the Director's voted for this plan without reading it. The
plan needs to be shortened so the Directors read the plan. If Reclamation is providing a
template for these plans their leadership needs to get their propeller heads together and
come up with a concise template.
3. The plan's cover page has CCWD's 75 year anniversary logo, according to their web site
last week they are now celebrating their 82 anniversary.
4. Section 1, A, 3 Table 1-3 page 10 reads 54,806 AF received calendar year 2015
however USBR table at this link reads 71,616 AF delivered to Contra Costa canal.
Please explain the
discrepancy. https://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/table_21_2015.pdf It is
unacceptable 2015 is referred to as the current year for a plan I am now reviewing May
2018.
5. Section 1 B, 9 Proposed changes and additions no mention of Los Vaqueros 275,000 AF
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expansion, no mention of CCWD's agreement with DWR on WaterFix.
6. Page i, ii page numbers in 300 and 400 range are typos and should reference pages in 30
and 40 range.
7.Section 2 D, 1 Potable water quality there is no mention of CCWD's agreement with
California Parks on spraying and post spraying testing procedures for application
RoundUp-glyophosate (Proposition 65 warning known by the State of California to
cause cancer) to control aquatic vegetation at CCWD's Rock Slough intake.
When will the revised Water Management Plan addressing my comments be available for my
review?
Thank you, Leland Frayseth
30+ year CCWD customer, ratepayer, concerned citizen
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Water Management Plan
REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION ON CONTRA COSTA WATER
DISTRICT’S WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND
ACTIVITIES
FINAL
Adopted
June 2017
Board of Directors
Lisa M. Borba, President
Connstance Holdaway, Vice President
Ernesto A. Avila
Bette Boatmun
John A. Burgh
General Manager
Jerry Brown
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Water Management Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 1
Contra Costa Water District Mission and Goals .................................................................................... 2
Central Valley Project Supply ............................................................................................................................ 3
Los Vaqueros Water Rights ............................................................................................................................... 3
Mallard Slough Supply....................................................................................................................................... 3
SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT .............................................................................................. 7
A. HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................... 7
1. Date CCWD Formed and Original Size .............................................................................................. 7
2. Current Size, Population and Irrigated Acres ................................................................................... 9
3. Water Supplies Received in Current Year ....................................................................................... 10
4. Annual Entitlement under Each Right and/or Contract.................................................................. 11
5. Anticipated Land Use Changes ....................................................................................................... 12
6. Cropping Patterns (DNA) ................................................................................................................ 13
7. Major Irrigation Methods (by acreage) (DNA) ............................................................................... 13
B. LOCATION AND FACILITIES .......................................................................................................................... 14
1. Incoming Flow Locations and Measurement Methods .................................................................. 14
2. Current Year Untreated Water Conveyance System ...................................................................... 16
3. Current Year Treated Water Distribution System ........................................................................... 17
4. Storage Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 17
5. Outflow Locations and Measurement Methods (DNA) .................................................................. 18
6. Agricultural Spill Recovery System (DNA) ....................................................................................... 18
7. Agricultural Delivery System Operation (DNA) ............................................................................... 18
8. Restrictions on Water Source(s) ..................................................................................................... 18
9. Proposed Changes or Additions to Facilities and Operations for the Next 5 Years ........................ 20
C. TOPOGRAPHY AND SOILS ............................................................................................................................ 20
1. Topography and its Impact on Water Operations and Management ............................................ 20
2. District’s Soil Associations (DNA) .................................................................................................... 21
3. Limitation Resulting from Soil Problems (DNA) .............................................................................. 21
D. CLIMATE ................................................................................................................................................. 21
1. General Climate of the District Service Area .................................................................................. 21
2. Impact of Microclimates on Water Management within the District ............................................ 22
E. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 22
1. Natural Resources Areas within the District ................................................................................... 22
2. Description of District Management of the Resources in the Past or Present ................................ 24
3. Recreational Areas within the Service Area ................................................................................... 24
F. OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 25
1. District’s Operating Rules and Regulations ..................................................................................... 25
2. District’s Agricultural Water Allocation Policy (DNA) ...................................................................... 25
3. Official and Actual Lead Times Necessary for Water Orders and Shut Off (DNA) ........................... 25
4. District’s Policies Regarding Surface and Subsurface Drainage from Farms (DNA) ........................ 25
5. Policies on Water Transfers by the District to its Customers ........................................................... 25
G. WATER MEASUREMENT, PRICING, AND BILLING ............................................................................................. 25
1. District’s Current Year Water Charges ........................................................................................... 28
2. Annual Charges Collected from Customers .................................................................................... 29
3. Water-Use Data Accounting Procedures ........................................................................................ 29
H. WATER SHORTAGE ALLOCATION POLICIES ..................................................................................................... 29
1. Current Year Water Shortage Policies ............................................................................................ 29
2. Policies that Address Wasteful Use of Water and Enforcement Methods ..................................... 30
SECTION 2: INVENTORY OF WATER RESOURCES................................................................................... 311
A. SURFACE WATER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................................... 311
1.Amount of Surface Water Delivered to the District by each of the District’s Sources .................. 344
B. GROUND WATER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................................... 355
1. Acre-foot Amounts of Groundwater Pumped and Delivered by the District ................................ 366
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Water Management Plan
2. Groundwater Basin(s) that Underlies the Service Area ................................................................ 366
3. Contractor Operated Wells and Managed Groundwater Recharge Areas ................................... 366
4.Description of Conjunctive Use of Surface and Groundwater ...................................................... 377
5.Groundwater Management Plan ................................................................................................. 378
6. Groundwater Banking Plan .......................................................................................................... 378
C. OTHER WATER SUPPLIES .......................................................................................................................... 388
1. “Other” water used as part of the water supply ........................................................................... 388
D. SOURCE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PRACTICES ...................................................................................... 388
1. Potable Water Quality (Urban only) ............................................................................................. 389
2. Agricultural Districts (DNA) ............................................................................................................ 39
3. Water Quality Testing Program and Role of Each Participant in the Program .............................. 39
4. Current Year Water Quality Monitoring Programs ........................................................................ 39
E. WATER USES WITHIN THE DISTRICT ............................................................................................................ 411
1. Agricultural (DNA) ........................................................................................................................ 411
2. Irrigation Systems Used for Each Crop (DNA)............................................................................... 411
4.Urban Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems Serving the District Service Area ........... 422
5.Groundwater Recharge/Management/Banking .......................................................................... 433
6.Transfers and Exchanges .............................................................................................................. 433
7. Trades, wheeling, wet/dry year exchanges or other transactions ............................................... 444
F. OUTFLOW FROM THE DISTRICT (AGRICULTURAL ONLY) (DNA) ......................................................................... 444
G. WATER ACCOUNTING (INVENTORY) ........................................................................................................... 444
1. Overall Water Inventory ................................................................................................................. 44
SECTION 3: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) FOR AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS .................. 477
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CCWD ...................................................................................................... 477
SECTION 4: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR URBAN CONTRACTORS ............................................. 49
A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................ 49
B. FOUNDATIONAL BMPS .............................................................................................................................. 10
C. PROGRAMMATIC BMPS ............................................................................................................................. 10
D. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS ................................................................................................................... 10
DNA - DOES NOT APPLY
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Water Management Plan
APPENDIX A U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MID‐PACIFIC REGION CRITERIA FOR
EVALUATING WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS 2014
APPENDIX B CCWD MAJOR FACILITIES
APPENDIX C CCWD CODE OF REGULATIONS – SECTIONS 5.04.070‐080, 5.12, 5.20.010‐060, 5.70
APPENDIX D RECLAMATION APPROVAL LETTER
APPENDIX E ORDINANCE 15‐01, ESTABLISHING A DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN AS MANDATED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER B‐29‐15;
RESOLUTION 16‐12, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT
ADOPTING THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY
PLAN
APPENDIX F RESOLUTION NO. 16‐01, WATER WASTE PROHIBITION WITH THE AREA
SERVED BY THE DISTRICT
APPENDIX G CCWD ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT (2015)
APPENDIX H CCWD BMP REPORTS (FY14, FY15 AND 10‐YEAR)
APPENDIX I EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
APPENDIX J RESOLUTION NO. 17‐013, A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONTRA
COSTA WATER DISTRICT AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF THE CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
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Water Management Plan
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT 1
Executive Summary
This Water Management Plan (Plan) was prepared according to the United States Bureau of
Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region 2014 Standard Criteria. The Plan must be updated every five
years and submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in accordance with Contra
Costa Water District’s (CCWD or District) Long-Term Renewal Contract for water service from
the Central Valley Project (CVP). Information on CCWD’s water supply sources and water use
is provided in this Plan. This Plan also provides information on CCWD’s customer base, water
system facilities, and the status of CCWD’s water conservation programs.
Background
The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 expanded Reclamation’s responsibilities from building and
managing waterworks to also ensuring federal water is put to reasonable and beneficial use.
Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) requires CVP contractors to prepare and
submit Water Management Plans with definite goals, appropriate water conservation measures,
and timetables every five years. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA)
mandated Reclamation develop criteria for assessing the adequacy of these plans. The CVPIA
further requires contractors to have adequate plans on file in order to obtain certain benefits or at
such time as they renew their contracts.
Service Area Description
The Contra Costa County Water District was approved by the voters in 1936 as the legal entity to
contract, purchase, and distribute water provided by Reclamation through the Contra Costa Canal.
In 1981, "County" was dropped from the name, leaving Contra Costa Water District. The 48-mile
Contra Costa Canal conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta), through Rock
Slough, Old River and Middle River, to eastern and central Contra Costa County (County).
CCWD’s service area encompasses most of central and northeastern Contra Costa County, a total
area of more than 140,000 acres (including the Los Vaqueros watershed area of approximately
19,100 acres). Water is provided to a combination of municipal, residential, commercial,
industrial, landscape irrigation, and agricultural customers. Major municipal customers include
the Diablo Water District (Oakley) and the Cities of Antioch, Pittsburg, Golden State Water
Company (Bay Point) and Martinez, each of which distribute water to their retail customers.
Treated water is distributed to individual customers living in the following communities in the
Treated Water Service Area: Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Pacheco, Port Costa, and parts of Martinez,
Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek. In addition, CCWD delivers water to the Diablo Water District,
City of Brentwood, Golden State Water Company (Bay Point) and the City of Antioch. Antioch,
Pittsburg and Martinez operate their own water treatment plants.
For the first 25 years of its existence, CCWD’s main responsibility was the purchase and
distribution of untreated water through the Contra Costa Canal. The cities and other water utilities
within CCWD were responsible for treating water used by their customers. However, in the late
1950s, many citizens and public officials became concerned about the quality and cost of water in
the central County area. To solve this problem, CCWD purchased the California Water Service
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Company's Concord-area treatment, pumping, storage, and distribution facilities. In 1968, CCWD
replaced the old treatment facilities with the construction of its own Ralph D. Bollman Water
Treatment Plant in Concord. In 1992, CCWD completed the Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant
in Oakley that is jointly owned with the Diablo Water District (DWD). The Randall-Bold plant
provides treated water to DWD, and by contract, to the Cities of Brentwood and Antioch and the
Golden State Water Company (Bay Point). Additionally, the Multi-Purpose Pipeline, constructed
in 2003, allows CCWD to serve new customers in the central County Treated Water Service Area
(TWSA) from the Randall-Bold plant. Combined, the Bollman and Randall-Bold water treatment
plants provide treated water to approximately 200,000 people in the central County area. CCWD’s
service area also includes a large industrial base that includes oil refineries, steel mills, and
chemical manufacturing facilities. Large industrial water use accounts for approximately one-
third of total water use within CCWD.
In 2004, CCWD entered into an agreement to treat water for a major new customer, the City of
Brentwood. Under the agreement, CCWD constructed and is operating a 16.5 million gallons per
day (mgd) treatment plant adjacent to the Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant.
Contra Costa Water District Mission and Goals
CCWD’s mission is to strategically provide a reliable supply of high quality water at the lowest
cost possible, in an environmentally responsible manner. To fulfill that mission, CCWD’s Board
of Directors (Board) established the following CCWD goals:
1.Ensure that the District delivers high quality and reliable water supplies for current and
future needs.
2.Provide excellent customer service and high levels of customer satisfaction.
3.Plan, design, and construct high quality facilities consistent with District needs and
industry standards.
4.Effectively manage the District’s financial resources in conformance with Board policies.
5.Ensure that all District activities surpass all applicable laws and regulations.
6.Operate, maintain, and protect District facilities in a safe and cost-effective manner.
7.Provide leadership in water affairs.
8. Actively enhance effective community relations and public information.
9.Create and maintain a work environment that fosters teamwork and individual
excellence.
10.Manage and maintain Reclamation and District natural and recreation resources, and
protect public safety and water quality.
Water Supply Sources
CCWD is almost entirely dependent on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for its water supply;
with Reclamation’s CVP as the primary water source. CVP water includes unregulated and
regulated flows from storage releases from Shasta, Folsom, and Clair Engle reservoirs into the
Sacramento River. Other sources include the San Joaquin River, Mallard Slough (on the San
Joaquin River), recycled water, a minor amount of local well water, and water transfers.
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Central Valley Project Supply
CCWD’s long-term CVP contract was renewed in May 2005 and has a term of 40 years (contract
No. 175r-3401a-LTR1). The contract with Reclamation provides for a maximum delivery of
195,000 acre-feet per year (af/yr) from the CVP, with a reduction in deliveries during water
shortages including regulatory restrictions and drought. The Municipal and Industrial (M&I)
Water Shortage Policy defines the reliability of CCWD’s CVP supply and was developed by
Reclamation to establish CVP water supply levels that would sustain urban areas during severe or
continuing droughts and provide for minimum health and safety. The M&I Water Shortage Policy
provides for a minimum allocation of 75 percent of adjusted historical use until irrigation
allocations fall below 25 percent.
Los Vaqueros Water Rights
CCWD obtained additional water rights for surplus Delta flows as part of the Los Vaqueros
Project. Up to 95,980 acre-feet may be diverted for storage in Los Vaqueros Reservoir from
November 1 of each year to June 30 of the succeeding year under Water Rights Permit No. 20749.
The Los Vaqueros Water Rights supply can be used in lieu of the CVP supply. When Los
Vaqueros Water Rights water is used, CVP supplies are reduced by an equivalent amount.
Combined deliveries of Los Vaqueros Water Rights water and CVP water are limited to 195,000
af/yr. Little or no Los Vaqueros Water Rights water is available for diversion to storage in dry
years.
Construction of CCWD’s Los Vaqueros Expansion (LVE) Project was completed in 2012. The
LVE Project expanded the existing Los Vaqueros Reservoir capacity from 100,000 acre-feet to
160,000 acre-feet, providing additional water supply reliability and water quality benefits.
Mallard Slough Supply
CCWD has additional water rights at Mallard Slough for a maximum diversion of Delta water of
up to 26,780 af/yr. Diversions from Mallard Slough are unreliable due to frequently poor water
quality in the San Joaquin River at this point of diversion. Water quality conditions have restricted
diversions from Mallard Slough to approximately 3,100 af/yr (on average) with no availability in
dry years. When Mallard Slough supplies are used, CVP diversions are reduced by an equivalent
amount.
East Contra Costa Irrigation District
CCWD entered into an agreement with the East Contra Costa Irrigation District (ECCID) in 2000
to purchase surplus irrigation water for M&I purposes in ECCID’s service area. Only a portion of
ECCID is within the existing CCWD service area (estimated current demand of 6,000 af/yr). The
current ECCID agreement allows CCWD to purchase up to 8,200 af/yr for service in the areas
common to both districts. The agreement also includes an option for up to 4,000 af/yr of
groundwater (by exchange) when the CVP is in a shortage situation. The groundwater exchange
water was utilized during the 2007-2009 drought, and the 2013-2015 drought. This exchange
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water can be used anywhere within CCWD’s service area. Water delivered by CCWD to the City
of Brentwood is purchased by the City from ECCID under a separate contract.
CCWD Water Conservation Program
CCWD has actively and consistently implemented a variety of effective water conservation
programs since 1988. CCWD is a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding
Urban Water Conservation in California (MOU) developed by the California Urban Water
Conservation Council (CUWCC). The District implements Best Management Practices (BMPs),
as prescribed in the MOU and as required in the Standard Criteria for Evaluating Water
Management Plans.
CCWD’s Water Conservation Program fulfills the mission of the District by reducing long-term
water demand in an environmentally responsible and cost effective manner. The long-term water
savings goal for the Conservation Program is to reduce demand by five percent of what it would
be in 2050 without District-implemented conservation measures. This equates to approximately
10,000 acre-feet in the year 2050. This amount is in addition to expected conservation savings
from natural fixture replacement and other non-District conservation activities. CCWD is on track
to meet this goal.
In November of 2009 the historic Senate Bill (SB) X7-7 (20% by 2020) was enacted to increase
water use efficiency. The legislation sets an overall requirement of reducing per capita urban water
use 20% by December 31, 2020. The reduction requirements apply to CCWD’s wholesale
customers as well. Specific water use targets to meet the SBX7-7 requirements for CCWD were
evaluated in CCWD’s 2010 and 2015 Urban Water Management Plans.
A detailed discussion of current water conservation activities and their status is provided in Section
4. The elements of CCWD’s current conservation program include both Foundational and
Programmatic BMPs.
Report Format
The 2014 Standard Criteria (Appendix A) provide a recommended format for Water Management
Plans. Calendar year 2015 was selected as the reference reporting year for submittal of this Plan.
The recommended Water Management Plan consists of four sections. Sections 1 and 2 include
descriptive information about CCWD including land use, customer characteristics, and
descriptions of the physical system and water resources. Sections 3 and 4 present the agricultural
(not applicable to CCWD) and Municipal & Industrial (M&I) BMPs, including the California
Urban Water Best Management Practices described in the MOU signed by CCWD in September
1991.
Appendices to this plan provide detailed information as specified in the Reclamation Guidebook.
The CVPIA Criteria is included as Appendix A, and a District Facilities Map can be found in
Appendix B. Appendices C contains relevant sections of CCWD’s Code of Regulations regarding
water supply and rates. Appendix E contains the 2015 Drought Management Plan and the Water
Shortage Contingency Plan. Additional appendices include the Reclamation approval letter
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(Appendix D), the Board Resolution prohibiting water waste (Appendix F), the 2015 CCWD
Annual Water Quality Report (Appendix G), the annual CCWD BMP reports (Appendix H),
examples of Public Outreach programs (Appendix I), and the Board Resolution adopting the Water
Management Plan (Appendix J).
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BART's New Antioch Station Is Very Popular -- and Doesn't Have Enough Parking
Cars parked on a roadside just outside Antioch's new BART station. (East County Today)
By all accounts, people in eastern Contra Costa County love the brand-new eBART line from
Pittsburg-Bay Point to Antioch. In its first week of operation, the service has far exceeded its
projected ridership.
But here's something they don't like: The 1,012-space parking lot at the new Antioch station has
been filling up in a hurry every weekday. That has led late-comers to try parking just about any
old where so they can catch the new train.
This week, "any old where" has included nearby bicycle lanes and roadsides with tall, dry -- and
potentially very combustible -- grass.
BART held a meeting Friday to discuss short- and long-term steps it can take to provide more
space for commuters and how to deal with illegal and potentially dangerous parking.
BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said that among the questions raised at the meeting are
whether it's possible to find under-used parking nearby. Among others who have floated that
idea is a local resident who posted a video suggesting using a partially empty shopping mall
parking lot: https://youtu.be/WAsfTEVM1Oc
Trost said BART is also evaluating whether it could build additional parking on unused portions
of its Antioch property. Among the factors the agency would need to address is how much
parking could be provided, how quickly and at what cost.
In the short term, though, BART is going to do what it can to shut down outlaw parking around
the Antioch property.
"We are going to be blocking off the illegal spaces people were discovering this week," Trost said.
She added that many of the impromptu roadside parking areas pose a high fire danger.
"People were parking on top of tall, dry grass," she said. "Hot engines can spark a fire, so that is
an extreme danger."
Many drivers chose to leave their vehicles in bike lanes around the stations, prompting Antioch
police to write dozens of parking citations this week.
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Trost said that by putting those areas out of bounds, commuters will be prompted to drive to
either the new Pittsburg Center station or the Pittsburg-Bay Point station. She said the Pittsburg
Center parking lot, which has 245 stalls, did not fill up during eBART's first week. And she said
that Pittsburg-Bay Point had spaces open until after 10 each morning, a situation she called
"completely unheard of."
"A lot of people who were driving to Pittsburg-Bay Point are going to Antioch," Trost said. "So
the idea is it will smooth out. People are going to figure out if they just cannot get to Antioch
early enough" they can try the other stations.
Of the 1,000-plus parking stalls, 225 are set aside for monthly and daily passholders and for
those using the Scoop carpool app. There are very long waiting lists to get reserved parking at
the station, but Trost says the Scoop option has been very lightly used so far.
So far, the parking woes have not put a dent in eBART ridership. The service was projected to
record about 5,600 trips a day -- the total of entries and exits at the Pittsburg Center and
Antioch stations. The total trips for eBART for the first three workdays this week ranged as high
as 7,441, or 33 percent over the initial projection.
Trost said that the strong first-week ridership on the new line has been matched by a decline at
Pittsburg-Bay Point, the old end of the system's Yellow Line.
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