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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05121987 - 2.4 y� "TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Contra �o t a Supervisors Robert Schroder and Tom Torlakson County Transportation Committee CJlJ.71C DATE-. Co �t''1�/ May 12, 1987 VVUI �l� SUBJECT: Legislation - Amendments to AB 1134 (Campbell) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION• That the Board direct the County' s transportation lobbyist to work toward the inclusion on a conceptual basis, in AB 1134 (Campbell) , of the amendments listed below. It is recommended that the Board support AB 1134 with amendments generally as follows: Merge the bonding capacity of the following bridges: San Francisco-Oakland; San Mateo; Dumbarton and the Richmond-San Rafael. - Require the California Transportation Commission to annually develop and adopt a separate fund estimate for the amount of excess funds that will be generated in each fiscal year during the next five year period. This fund estimate will be used for project/program financial planning purposes. Excess funds are defined as those funds available for allocation above the amounts currently used for maintenance, rehabilitation, and retirement of outstanding debt. - Prior to the allocation of funds for capital or operating purposes, funds shall be set aside for transportation planning purposes in the following amounts: five percent for each county' s transportation planning effort and one percent for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for regional planning and coordination. Allocation of the excess funds shall be made by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission based on a program of projects submitted and approved by each county (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo) based on an approximation of the contributions of those counties ' residents to the bridge toll fund as determined. by the California Transportation Commission in their approval and adoption of the Fund Estimate. X CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATUREIS1: ACTION OF BOARD ON May 12,_ 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X DETERMINED to take no action. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: County Administrator ' s Office ATTESTED �7g7 Community Development Dept. 7 PHIL BATC LOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Public Works Dept. Barbara A. Neustadter, CDD, T/P SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR -�M382/1-83 BY 'DEPUTY \t - The program of projects is to include the following kinds of projects in the following priority order: highways, transit capital and transit operating subsidies. Funds for transit operating purposes may not exceed 250 of the total program of projects in each County. In Contra Costa County, it is anticipated that priority projects would include: The lowering and widening of State Route 4 over the Willow Pass Grade and the North Richmond Bypass (State Route 93) . Funds from the program of projects which benefit rail extension corridor projects shall be included in the County Accounts established under SB 1125 (Boatwright, 1987) . It should be noted that these amendments are companions to the amendments proposed under SB 1125 (Boatwright, 1987) . Also, it is recommended that the Board re-affirm their position of support on the Baker bill (AB 383 ) and the Keene bill (SB 1635) which support the addition ,of a second Benicia bridge. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Amendments to the bill will result in a more equitable sharing of scarce resources for the provision of transportation services, transportation planning and project implementation. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: AB 1134 as introduced (March 2 , 1987) proposes to have the Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopt a toll schedule in order to generate funds for transit capital improvements, most specifically for transit guideway improvements in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The current bill is very similar to one vetoed by the Governor two years ago. In order to maximize the effectiveness of the bill, given the County' s transportation financing position, it is proposed that the Board direct the County lobbyist to work toward the inclusion in this bill of the concepts outlined above. The bill should be amended to merge the bonding capacity of the following bridges: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Mateo Bridge, Dumbarton Bridge, and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The affected counties include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. In order to ensure sound fiscal planning and programming, the California Transportation Commission shall annually adopt an "excess" fund estimate for the amount of money to be generated in each of the following five year periods. This fund estimate will be used for project financial programming. Funds generated in excess of the amount necessary for bridge expenditures would be utilized as follows: Tolls in excess of the amount currently generated are to be distributed to each county whose residents contribute significantly to bridge tolls. Prior to the allocation of funds for any other purpose, five percent of the funds shall be allocated to each county for transportation planning purposes. In addition, one percent shall be allocated to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for regional planning and coordination purposes. Any funds not required for planning purposes may be allocated to capital projects. The program of projects shall include projects in the following priority order: highways, transit capital projects including rail extensions and projects which will facilitate rail extensions in the future; and transit operating subsidies. No program of projects shall include operating subsidies exceeding 250 of the funds available in any given year. Operating assistance funds allocated to bus operators may be used for new and existing service. Operating assistance funds allocated to rail operators may only be used for new rail service in extension corridors. In Contra Costa County, it is anticipated that priority projects would include, at a minimum, the lowering and widening of the Willow Pass Grade on State Route 4 which is the County' s highest priority unfunded project for inclusion in the State Transportation Improvement Program and the North Richmond Bypass. Funds allocated to capital projects which benefit transit shall be accounted for in the County Rail Extension Accounts established under SB 1125. These accounts, to be established by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and approved by the respective Boards of Supervisors, are intended to tabulate capital expenditures supporting rail extensions in the affected counties and may be used as a local share for potential future federal, state and local funding grants. The proposed amendments are conceptual in nature. It is intended that the Board direct the County' s lobbyist to work toward the inclusion of these kinds of amendments in the proposed legislation. The lobbyist shall report back to Board, when appropriate, on the progress of his efforts to include these conceptual amendments. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Opportunities to provide for transportation services, planning and project implementation are severely limited. Negative action on this proposal would adversely impact the County' s already limited ability to finance transportation projects. dp7 :boAB1134.t05 CDD - T/P Division ( 5. 7 . 87) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Contra Supervisors Robert Schroder and Tom Torlakson CJlJ.7lC� County Transportation Committee County DATE; ( f� my May 12 , 198700 ���///"`///`"` , "' SUBJECT: Legislation - Amendments to SB 1125 (Boatwright) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION• That the Board direct the County' s transportation lobbyist to work toward the inclusion of the amendments generally described below. It is further recommended that the Board support SB 1125 (Boatwright) with the proposed amendments generally as follows: The current funding split of the existing 1/2 cent sales tax to remain as follows: 750 of the funds allocated to BART and the 25% balance to be shared by AC Transit and the SF Municipal Railway with the following limitations: The establishment of 1986-87 as a base year and allowing only for inflation (CPI ) , all funds in excess of that amount are to be allocated to the respective counties for rail extension purposes. - Require the Metropolitan Transportation Commission with the concurrence of the respective Boards of Supervisors, to establish County Accounts to tabulate the funds available, expended, programmed, allocated and legislatively directed to projects in rail extension corridors in specific counties. - The funds in the County Account shall include, at a minimum, federal, state and local funds including funds derived from the "buy-in" of non-BART counties into the BART system and bridge tolls, established under separate legislation, allocated to projects serving rail extension corridors. The funds in the County Account shall be allocated on the basis of a program of projects recommended by each county and approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on an annual basis. It should be noted that these amendments are companions to the amendments proposed for AB 1134 (Campbell) on bridge tolls (see separate Board Order) . X CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE; RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): _ ACTION OF BOARD ON May 12, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X DETERMINED to take no action. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS )ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED _�O� I9r7 --- County Administrator' s Office PHIL BATCHE OR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Community Development Dept. Public Works Dept. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382/7-83 Barbara A. Neustadter, CDD 13Y13Y OA-i6-206t— DEPUTY FINANCIAL IMPACT: Amendments to the bill would generate funds for county transportation planning and rail extension projects. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Under existing law, BART receives 750 of the sales tax and the remaining25% is split between AC Transit and Muni. The funds are used primarily for operating purposes. SB 1125 currently proposes that 1000 of the funds be allocated to BART. The federal government has made it clear that operating subsidies are to be phased out over time. Because the existing 1/2 cent sales tax provides local operating support to Muni and AC in addition to BART, it is important that this source of funds continues to be available to support transit operations in the BART counties. At the same time, it is imperative that a fund be made available to support the capital costs associated with the construction of rail extensions. In order to support these seemingly disparate goals, the following amendments are proposed: Using 1986-87 as a base year, the current funding split among the three operators shall remain the same. While specific amounts to each operator are not guaranteed, the total amount of money available for AC and Muni shall equal the amount available in 1986-87 adjusting annually for inflation based on the Consumer Price index. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall continue to be the final arbiter of the actual dollar amounts to be shared by AC and Muni after 75 of the funds have been allocated to BART. Sales tax funds generated in excess of the 1986-87 base year adjusted for inflation shall be set aside as follows: 1) rail extension capital purposes on a county basis; and 2) 5% of the funds for transportation planning purposes by county staff. Funds available for rail capital purposes shall be determined by the amount of funds generated in each county minus 5% for transportation planning in that county. The "excess" funds set aside for projects in rail corridors shall be administered by MTC based on a program of projects developed and submitted by the county( ies) . In addition, County Rail Extension Accounts shall be established by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission with the concurrence of the respective Boards of Supervisors which shall include the following: funds allocated and/or expended from any source including federal, state and local funds tabulated on a project/program basis; funds obtained from the financial arrangement with counties "buying in" to the existing BART system. "Buy-in" arrangements shall be evaluated by the California Transportation Commission which shall also review the amount of money allocated to each of the original three BART Counties. The "buy-in" monies shall be placed in the County Rail Extension Accounts and will be available for use in the affected counties ' (Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco) rail extension corridors. Use of these funds in a given county are subject to the concurrence of the Board of Supervisors of that county. It is intended that the original BART counties shall receive an equitable share of the "buy-in" proceeds based on their respective financial contributions to the BART district since its inception. ; and funds allocated, expended, programmed, and legislatively appropriated to counties including additional bridge tolls for projects which are located in rail extension corridors are to be included in the County Rail Extension Accounts. r The County Rail Extension Account funds shall be available for allocation to counties and transit operators by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission based on a program of projects submitted by the County. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: No funds will be generated for critical road and transit projects or transportation planning. dp7:boSB1125.t05 Orig. Dept. - CDD, T/P Div. ( 5.7. 87 )