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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE moo..,
County
DATE: February 15 , 1996
SUBJECT: REPORT FROM TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1) Approve the appointment of Supervisor Tom Torklakson, as the
County's Director, and, Supervisor Jeff Smith, as the
Alternate-Director, on the East Contra Costa Regional Fee and
Financing Authority for calendar year 1996;
2) Request the Chair to recommend the appointment of Board
representatives and alternates for several transportation-
related committee assignments not covered in the Board of
Supervisors' actions of January 9 and 19, 1996, and, for
calendar year 1996.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The following transportation-related committee assignments were not
included in the January 9 and 19, 1996 Board actions which set
appointments for calendar year 1996:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OT
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SIGNATURE(S) : SuigOyi'Ardr Jeff Smith Supervisor Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 13, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED'- OTHER X
IT IS BY THE BOARD ,ORDERED tfie above recommendations _are-)AP.PROUED: and FURTHER
REQUESTED staff to schedule a workshop on State Highway 4, East and West,
and available options.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT #4 TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: P. Roche,CDD, 335-1242 ATTESTED February 139 1996
cc: ECCRFFA (via CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR,
CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY AnMIINISTRATOR
DEPUTY
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Transportation Committee on Appointments
February ._. 5, 1996
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1. State Route 4 Bypass Authority. Alternate - Director: This is
a one year appointment of an Alternate-Director. The County is
one of a three-member JPA created to develop and construct
the State Route 4 Bypass Project (Delta Expressway) . The JPA
specifies that the Directors and Alternate-Directors be
appointed by a member jurisdictions must both be elected
officials. The Board action of January 9, 1996 appointed
Supervisor Tom Torlakson as the County's Director for but this
action did not specify an Alternate-Director. Recommended
action: Chair, Board of Supervisors, should recommend an
appointment of an Alternate-Director for calendar year 1996.
2. West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) .
Alternate - Representative: The County has one seat on WCCTAC
which consists of nine member agencies: Richmond (3 seats) , E1
Cerrito, Pinole, Hercules, San Pablo, AC Transit, and BART.
The JPA forming WCCTAC specifies that member agencies must
appoint elected officials as their representative and
alternate-representative. The Board action of January 9,
1996 appointed Supervisor Jeff Smith as the County's
representative for calendar year 1996, but this action did not
specify an Alternate-Representative. Recommend action: Chair,
Board of Supervisors, should recommend appointment of an
Alternate-Representative to WCCTAC for calendar year 1996.
3. Southwest Area Regional Transportation Planning Committee
(SWAT) , Alternate-Representative: The County has one seat on
this six-member jurisdiction Regional Transportation Planning
Committee. The MOU forming SWAT specifies that each member
jurisdictions appoint a representative and alternate-
representative to. the committee. The MOU establishing SWAT
specifies that only elected officials may be appointed as the
representative and alternate. The Board action of January 9,
1996 appointed Supervisor Jeff Smith as the County's
representative to SWAT and, inadvertently appointed Ernie
Vovakis, Community Development Department staff, as the
County's alternate. Recommended action: Chair, Board of
Supervisors should recommend appointment of an Alternate-
Representative to SWAT for calendar year 1996.
4. East Contra Costa Regional Fee and Financing Authority
(ECCRFFA) . Director and Alternate: , This is a one year
appointment of a Director and Alternate-Director to represent
Contra Costa County. The County is one of four member
jurisdictions to a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) formed to
administer the East County Subregional Transportation
Mitigation Fee. The JPA creating the ECCRFFA specifies that
the Director and Alternate-Director appointed by a member
jurisdiction must both be elected officials. In calendar year
1995, Supervisor Tom Torlakson was. appointed Director and
Supervisor Jeff Smith was appointed as the Alternate-Director.
Recommended action: For calendar year 1996, the Board of
Supervisors should appoint Supervisor Tom Torlakson as the
Director and Supervisor Jeff Smith as the Alternate-Director.