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FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
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DATE: APRIL 21, 1997 County
SUBJECT: PROPOSED FY 1998 BUDGET AND INCREASE IN ANNUAL DUES FOR THE WEST
CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WCCTAC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Transportation Committee recommends the following actions relative to the proposed FY 1998
budget and increase in annual dues for the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
(WCCTAC):
1) Accept the FY 1998 budget and increased annual dues for the County;
2) Request WCCTAC to use fee revenue collected from the proposed West Contra Costa
Subregional Transportation Mitigation Fee Program to reimburse or credit dues paid by
member jurisdictions for those items in the WCCTAC budget directly related to the
administrative and support costs for implementation of the fee program;
3) Authorize the Transportation Committee to meet with CCTA staff to review matters related
to County's funding contribution toward the operation costs for the Regional Transportation
Planning Committees (RTPCs).
FISCAL IMPACT
No direct impact to County General Fund. The proposed dues increase will, however, have a direct
impact on Contra Costa County's Measure C Return-To-Source Funds since the County pays its
dues share for WCCTAC operations, and the other Regional Transportation Planning Committees,
from the County's Measure C Return-To-Source Fund. A significant share of the County's road
maintenance program is funded through the annual Measure C Return-To-Source Funds, and, an
additional set aside of these funds for operational support to the Regional Transportation Planning
Committees could affect the road maiNenance program.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ✓ YES SIGNATURE
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ✓ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD OW/April 22, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMEN X.. OTHER
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
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
Contact: Patrick Roche (510/335-1242) ATTESTED April 22, 1997
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Irma Anderson, Chair, WCCTAC THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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WCCTAC FY 98 Budget
April 21, 1997
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A draft FY 1998 operating budget for the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory
Committee (WCCTAC) has been circulated to WCCTAC member agencies for review and
comment prior to WCCTAC adopting the FY 1998 budget at their meeting on April 25, 1997.
The WCCTAC budget, which is adopted annually by April 30 (as required by the Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement), is supported by dues annually collected from its member agencies. Contra
Costa County under the JEPA annually contributes 10% to the operating budget. The FY 1998
Budget is proposed at $143,000, which would increase Contra Costa County's dues from $9,500
in FY 1997 to $13,804 in FY 1998 (approximately a 45% increase).
Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, who represents Contra Costa County on WCCTAC, referred this
matter to the Transportation Committee for review and consideration.
After reviewing several options at the April 7, 1997 Transportation Committee meeting, the
committee initially formulated the following recommendation: recommend that the Board of
Supervisors request WCCTAC defer adoption of their budget until they have completed a line item
review of the FY 1998 Budget with the objective of bringing the budget closer to a baseline budget
set to the FY 1996 Budget. This recommendation was made in light of a larger concern about the
County's increasing annual contributions toward sustaining operations of all the Regional
Transportation Planning Committees. The committee felt that a line item review of the FY 1998
budget using the actual budget from FY 1996 as a baseline (rather than FY 1997 which reflects
unusually higher costs) may reveal possible savings, and that such a review of the FY 1998 Budget
might determine that certain activities or expenses could be reduced, deferred or charged to
another funding source. For more information see Transportation Committee report, dated April 7,
1997.
The Transportation Committee's initial recommendation on the FY 1998 WCCTAC budget and
dues increase was reconsidered by the committee at its most recent meeting on April 21, 1997.
The WCCTAC Chair and Program Manager addressed the committee regarding their concerns
about the recommmended action on the budget and dues increase. After hearing these concerns,
the Transportation Committee agreed to submit a revised recommendation to the Board of
Supervisors on the FY 1998 WCCTAC budget and dues increase, which supercedes the
recommendation in the April 7, 1997 Transportation Committee report.
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