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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03262002 - C85 Contra � � TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �, Costa FROM: : Dennis M. Barry, AICP County Community Development Director r DATE: March 26, 2002 SUBJECT: Establishment of a County Service Area-Pleasant Hill BART Station Area SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPT Resolution of Application initiating the formation "process for a County Service Area for transportation demand management services in the 'Pleasant Hill BART 'Station Area; AUTHORIZE submittal of said resolution to the Local Agency Formation Commission(LAFCO)for authority to establish the County Service Area; DETERMINE that the activity,'forming a County Service Area fortransportation demand management services,is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)pursuant to Section 16061(b)(3)of the CEQA Guidelines; DIRECT the Director of Community Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk;and DIRECT the Deputy Director–Redevelopment to arrange for payment of the$25.00 handling fee to the County Clerk for fling the Notice of Exemption. FISCAL IMPACT No general funds are involved in the establishment of the County Service Area. The cost of the proceeding is being covered by the Redevelopment Agency. Annual assessments to the commercial property would result-from the establishment'of the County Service Area. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Pleasant Hill BART Station Area is a transit village in which residents and workers have a variety of travel mode options. A core element of the travel mode options for employees,and a key traffic mitigation measure in the CEQA documents certified at the time of adoption and amendment of the Pleasant Hill BART Specific Plan,are transportation demand management(TDM)programs. TDM includes carpooling, vanpooling,rideshar ng;flex time,staggered work hours,guaranteed ride home,telecommuting,walking, biking,etc. The commercial property owners in the area collectively have a mandate to achieve at least 30 % TDM performance, i.e. 30% or more of the area employees arrive at work via something other than a single'occupied car. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ®X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION' OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENnAtrION'OF BOAR COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER' SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON. March 26 2002 APPROVE )AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Tv ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES:. NOES:'' ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON ABSENT: ABSTAIN: THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Jim Kennedy 335-1255 ATTESTED March 26 2002 prig: Redevelopment cc: County Administrator's Office JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD County Counsel OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY> Auditor Controller ADMINISTRATOR Public Works " via 'Redevelopment BY Contra Costa Centre Association DEPUTY Berryman& Henigar' W:\Boarddrders\BOSRDA.3'.. 19 . 02 .TDM I BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Contra Costa Centre is the collective mechanism by which the developer/property owner obligation for TOM Programs is undertaken. The Contra Costa Centre Association is a private non- profit corporation who's membership is the commercial property owners in the area. The Center Association,has been in existence since the mid 1980s. Contra Costa Centre's TOM Program has been in operation since its formation. The program was initially funded through an assessment district proceeding,those funds are now depleted, and an on-going source of revenue to fund the TOM Program is needed. After consulting with County Counsel regarding available options it was determined that the establishment of a County Service Area was the most appropriate mechanism to accomplish this source'of on going revenue.A map of the proposed County Service Area boundaries is included. , Can November 8,2001 the Contra Costa Centre Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to request the County Board of Supervisors to initiate the process to form the County Service Area for the ongoing funding of the Contra Costa Centre's Transportation demand Management Program. A copy of a November 29, 2001 letter stating this is attached as background. The process for establishing a County Service Area requires this recommended action to initiate the formation of the service area and to initiate LAFCO proceedings. The Board would subsequently act upon a resolution of formation(tentatively scheduled for April 23,;2002)and a final hearing and vote of the affected property owners(tentatively scheduled for June 11,2002). LAFCO's tentative schedule would provide for the LAFCO action to occur on May 8,2002. JK:ln 2 W:\BoardOrders\130SRDA.3 . 19. 02 .TDM DETERMINATION THAT AN ACTIVITY IS EXEMPT.'FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) ACTIVITY NAME: Establishment of County Service Area-Pleasant Hill BART Station Area DATE: March 14, 2002 PREPARED BY: Maureen Toms DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The County Services District would be established to finance the ongoing Transportation Demand Management(TDM)program in the area. The TDM program,` which is managed by the Contra Costa Centre Association, provides commute alternative services to the employees at the Centre. The program is is funded by assessments from the commercial property owners. The program has been in place since 1988. The program services of the program are provided to encourage the use of commute alternatives to the business park and reduce demand for parking and traffic congestion: LOCATION: The activity involves the establishment of a County Service Assessment District in the commercial areas of the Pleasant Hill BART Station Area, in Central Contra Costa County. This activity is;not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)pursuant to Article 5,Section 15081 (b) (3)of the CEQA Guidelines. It can be seen with certainty that there is no passibility that the activity may have a significant adverse effect on the environment. APPROVED SY: '`' DATE: ,1t„t ---" M'aure s AICP DAMAnPleasant Hili BARndetthat-csa.doc 1:350 Treat Boulevard Suite 180 Walnut Creek CA 94596 Tel: 925/935.6337 Fax: 925/935.1407 ccca0contracostecen tre.coal c vember 29 2 O 1 i i �1 F I V E D Nf Chairperson Uilkema DEC 05 2001 Members of the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors _ A Contra Costa County LWERVISO (UPL SEM A 651 Pine Street �. . First Floor,Doom, 106 Martinez,"CA 94553 Dear Chair Uilkema and Members of the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors; On November 8,2001,the Contra Costa Centre Association Board of Directors voted' unanimously to request the County Board of Supervisors to initiate the process to form a County Service Area for the ongoing funding of the ContraCosta Centre Association's Transportation Demand Management(TDM)Program. As background,the original TDM obligation was a condition of development approval for Pleasant Hill BART commercial projects,and it was designed to mitigate parking and traffic impacts of the transit oriented development program at the Pleasant Hill BART Station. The TIM program has served as.a valuable tool for employers'and their tenants. The program has achieved signifieant.success as a model of transit based development;approximately 32 percent of the employees take alternative modes of transportation to work. The initial funding of the TDM program through a 1983 assessment proceeding has nearly'been exhausted,and a new source of ongoing funding needs to be established." After numerous discussions with Jim Kennedy and advice of your County Counsel,it was agreed that forming a County Service Area is the most appropriate means to generate funds for the TDM program. Please consider this letter a request to initiate a County Service Area for the ongoing funding of the Contra Costa Centre Association's Transportation Demand Management(TDM)Program. Sincerely, Patrick J. O'Brien President Contra Costa Centre Association Board of Directors PJO1jf cc. Annamaria Perrella,LAFCCa Jim Kennedy,Contra Costa County Skip Epperly,Contra Costa County John Cunningham,Contra Costa County I ......... }. .°. F .~ o j.. Emus LKLIN I ram r � ! ,�+♦® €.�`zr3:.�*�'.s a#,z�B s 0'c� G �;:x a�� ''I { '}},,'yy'tt''s �d��" ~f �H�. �,otP � ♦.�. z £5��°� x z ,��3�;r � �# moo� � + � b � A / X�w 6 gk �` t WIN I Resolution No. Z002/191 A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION BY THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUESTING THE CONTRA COSTA LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO)TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR A JURISDICTIONAL CHANGE RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors that is wishes to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg ,Local' Government Reorganization Act of 2000 for a change of reorganization (i.e., annexation, 'dissolution, detachment, etc.); and WHEREAS, a notice of intent to adopt this resolution of application has been given, and this Board has conducted a'public hearing based upon this notification; and WHEREAS, the reason for the proposed change of organization or reorganization is the formation of a County Service Area and WHEREAS, the following agency or agencies would be affected by the proposed jurisdictional change: AgenCY Nature of Chance CSA M-31 Formation WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be changed is uninhabited, and a map of the boundaries of territory are attached hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, it is desired that the proposal be subject to the following terms and conditions: (None); and WHEREAS, this proposal is not consistent with the adopted spheres of inf#uence for the affected 480es; and WHEREAS, this Board certifies that as lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act it has determined that this activity is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant adverse effect on the environment'. WHEREAS, this Board has determined that this proposal'`meets the criteria for a waiver of protest hearings as set forth in Government Code Section 56663; NOW, THEREFORE, this Resolution of Application is hereby adopted and approved by the Board and the Contra?Costa Local Agency Formation Commission is hereby requested to take proceedings for the change of reorganization as authorized and in the manner provided by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Reorganization Act of 2000. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 26th: day of March 2002; AYES: Uilkema, Gerber, Gloverdand Gioia NOES:None ABSENT: iv Chap , ar of 'upervisors ATTEST: Jahn Sweeten, County of Administrator and Clerk'of The Board of Supervisors ` gy: Deputy Clerk Exhibit A Engineer's Report for Contra Costa County Service Area XXX Pleasant Hill BART Station Transportation Demand Management Assessment District' March 20, 2002. � r r Qfl a[ � Ur � < J t zm O 21 Uj _3 O r w z � W z < v w -- T M --------------------