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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02131996 - SD3 SD.3 Contra 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: CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OT /0 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 tpxl996/drb/boappts. 213 ror f 1 Transportation Committee on Appointments February ._. 5, 1996 Page Two 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.