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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07111989 - 2.1 TO: Board of Supervisors A, FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator . s DATE: July 3, 1989 ` c ~ ST'4-COUti'0 SUBJECT: STATUS OF LEGISLATION TO REORGANIZE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION - AB 1611 (Eastin) Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDATION: Determine what position the Board of Supervisors wishes to take on AB 1611 (Eastin). BACKGROUND: At your meeting on June 27, 1989 it was noted that the Board's official position on AB 1611 (Eastin) is one of opposition. The Board of Supervisors asked that this matter be placed on the agenda for discussion again on July 11, 1989. AB 1611 was last amended June 26, 1989. The bill currently would do the following: 1. It eliminates the non-voting seats for the United States Department of Transportation and the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development as was proposed in the original version of the bill. 2. It restores the seat for the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission which had been eliminated in the original version of the bill. 3. It restores the seat for the Association of Bay Area Governments to voting status which had been proposed to be made non-voting in the original version of the bill. 4. It retains the non-voting seat for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District which had been proposed for addition in the original version of the bill. 5. It adds a third seat each for Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, as was proposed in the original version of the bill. Continued on attachment: yes Signature: /Y Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee —127— Approve Other: Signature(s):&-&"�ZAK Action of Board on: July 11, 1989 Approved as Recommended Other x ACCEPTED report on the status of proposed legislation AB 1611; and REFERRED the matter to the Transportation Committee to work with the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority to monitor the bill and come back to the Board with a recommended position. Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN X Unanimous (Absent — ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Absent: Abstain: Attested County Administrator CC: DirectorPh1 Bat elorector of Community Development > Clerk of the Board Public Works Director of Supervisors and County Administrator Assemblywoman Delaine Eastin Senators Boatwright&Petris Assemblymen Baker,Bates,Campbell&Isenberg Byazi J Deputy Clerk Les Spahnn,SRJ.Jackson,Barish&Associates CLVM:eh(ab 1611 bo) 6. It retains two seats each for San Francisco, Contra Costa and San Mateo Counties anis presently the case. 7. It retains one seat each for Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties, as is presently the case. 8. It retains the currently authorized non-voting seat appointed by the Secretary for Business and Transportation. As a result, the composition of MTC, according to AB 1611,as amended May 16, 1989, would be as follows: JURISDICTION NUMBER OF SEATS VOTING? Alameda County 3 Yes Santa Clara County 3 Yes San Francisco County 2 Yes Contra Costa County 2 Yes San Mateo County 2 Yes Marin County 1 Yes Napa County 1 Yes Solano County 1 Yes Sonoma County 1 Yes ABAG 1 Yes BCDC 1 Yes BAAQMD 1 No Secretary of Business &Transportation 1 No 9. It specifies that voting membership on committees of the Commission is reserved for individuals who would also be able to vote on items before the full Commission. 10. It specifies that counties shall have membership on the Commission based on population as follows: POPULATION NUMBER OF SEATS 400,000 or less 1 400,001 to 800,000 2 800,001 to 1,200,000 3 1,200,001 to 1,600,000 4 1,600,001 or more 5 11. It specifies that the Commission shall be reconstituted as noted above as of January 1, 1991. 12. It specifies that the number of seats allocated to each county will be redetermined following the 1990 census and after each subsequent decennial census. 13. It specifies that a county which can present a letter from the State Department of Finance indicating that it has exceeded the next population threshold may petition the Commission for an additional seat and that upon receipt of such proof the Commission shall grant the county an additional seat. In view of this last provision, there is a good chance that Contra Costa County will be in a position to petition for another seat within a couple of years, as soon as the State Department of Finance certifies that our population has exceeded 800,000. AB 1611 has failed to obtain enough votes on the Assembly floor to pass and in unlikely to receive further consideration this year.