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» Commissioner Altstepper for Armstrong
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner Arri
» Commissioner Arri
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner Bernal
» Commissioner Bernal
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner Bergus
» Commissioner Bergus
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner Carlson
» Commissioner Carlson
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner Kelly
» Commissioner Kelly
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner/Representative Noak
» Commissioner/Representative Noak
>> here.
» here.
>> Commissioner O'Brier
» Commissioner O'Brier
>> here. Commissioner Xavier
» here. Commissioner Xavier
>> here.
» here.
>> Vice Chair G
» Vice Chair G
>> here.
» here.
>> Chair Meadows
» Chair Meadows
>> here.
» here.
>> Representative Anderson
» Representative Anderson
>> here.
» here.
>> Representative Alt Ren for Foley
» Representative Alt Ren for Foley
>> here.
» here.
>> Representative Worth
» Representative Worth
>> here. Okay,
» here. Okay,
>> we do have a quorum and everyone
» we do have a quorum and everyone
present.
>> Thank you, Terry.
The next item on the agenda is a pledge
of allegiance. Please mute your mics if
attending remotely. Please rise and join
me in the pledge.
To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it
stands one nation
indivisible with liberty and justice for
all.
The next item on the agenda is public
comment. Terry, do we have any written
public comment?
» We have not received any written public
comment.
>> Is there anyone wishing to speak during
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inperson or remote comments?
>> We do not have any public comment.
» We do not have any public comment.
>> That concludes public comment. We do not
» That concludes public comment. We do not
have any presentation this evening.
We'll now move to the next item on the
agenda, the consent calendar. Are there
any changes or comments from the
authority board? Does anybody wish to
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Terry, do we have any written or in
person or remote comments?
>> We do not have any public comment.
» We do not have any public comment.
>> Do I have a motion and second?
» Do I have a motion and second?
>> Move the consent calendar.
» Move the consent calendar.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Second.
» Terry, could you call uh do roll call
vote, please? Commissioner Arnich.
>> I.
» I.
>> Commissioner Bernol.
» Commissioner Bernol.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Bergus.
» Commissioner Bergus.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Carlson.
» Commissioner Carlson.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Kelly.
» Commissioner Kelly.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Noak.
» Commissioner Noak.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner O'Brier.
» Commissioner O'Brier.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Altstepper.
» Commissioner Altstepper.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Xavier.
» Commissioner Xavier.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> Vice Chair G.
» Vice Chair G.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Chair Meadows.
» Chair Meadows.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Motion passes unanimously.
» Motion passes unanimously.
>> Thank you, Terry.
First item, uh, regular calendar. The
first item is an action item from the
administration and project committee to
be presented by Andy Dillard seeking
approval to award construction contract
number 728 with DC Electric Group and
authorize the executive director to
designate or design to enter in
agreements and execute purchase orders
to procure equipment and software for
the town of Danville intelligent
transportation systems
[clears throat] traffic signal
monitoriization project.
Thank you, Chair Meadows. Good evening,
commissioners. It's my pleasure to
present this item to you this evening uh
to approve a construction contract and
authorize uh procurement of equipment
for the town of Danville IT traffic
signal modernization project. So, as you
know, this is uh the first CCTA managed
smart signals project in the county.
It's one of four. We have of course our
larger county smart signals project and
we have currently have three federal
earmark projects that CCTA will be AAA
uh advertise awarding and administering.
Um this project is one of course near
and dear to my heart as I started uh on
the other side of this project at the
town of Danville. So very happy to see
it come to fruition here. Uh this
project it includes upgrading 26 signals
along uh the Sycamore Valley Camino
Tasahera corridor in the town of
Danville. Uh it includes video detection
systems, advanced traffic uh signal
cabinets um and also intersection
analytics that go along with that and
then uh a few Ethernet communication
switches. Um in total this project
includes 78 video detection cameras. Um,
as I mentioned, the two ATC traffic
signal cabinets, those will be located
at uh, Danville's largest intersection,
which is Camino Tasahara and Crow Canyon
Road, and then also the Sycamore Valley
Camino Raone intersection, which is the
U intersection in front of the uh, the
Sycamore Valley Park and Ride. Um, in
total, this project is a $1.29 2 $29
million project uh of which there's a
million dollars in the community project
funding congressional directed spending
federal earmark.
Here's a look uh at the corridor. Uh
it's it's basically 25 intersections
that's east of the I680 corridor down
Sycamore Valley and Camino Tass and Cro
Canyon. And then there's one
intersection up in the top left corner
that's near the town offices at the
intersection of Elsero and Laganda.
So you've seen this slide many times
before. This is basically the suite of
elements that compro that compose the
countywide project as well as the
Danville earmark conquered earmark and
Lamarinda earmark projects. Uh the
bottom three elements in the screen are
the focus of the Danville earmark. Um
the the very bottom left corner there,
that's that's a exhibit of uh the no
traffic uh video detection systems that
are the primary element of this project.
As far as advertisement goes, we
released in October uh bid submissions
were due in December. We tonight before
you is a contract award uh pending um
approval this evening. we will proceed
on to our pre-construction meeting
followed by start of construction in
March.
So in total uh we received six
responsive bids with the low bid from DC
Electric Group. Uh their their main
office is based in Katy but they also
have an office here in Pacheco. Um and
so we we as I as I mentioned we received
six uh qualifying bids which is uh
hopefully a good sign for the other the
projects uh that are that are uh will be
falling behind this one.
The other uh element to this project and
approval before you this evening is the
authorization
uh to procure equipment. So as part of
the authorization from CALR we received
a cost effectiveness of public in uh
interest finding which allows CCTA to
procure their equipment and provide it
as agency furnished. Uh we do this
because we want to make sure that uh the
equipment we're providing for the
project is in line with with Danville's
current traffic signal network uh
equipment and software. And uh [snorts]
concurrently while this project was out
to bid, staff gathered specifications.
Uh we we uh negotiated prices with the
vendors and discussed availability so we
could better gauge our construction
schedule. Uh in total, the equipment uh
and authorization we're requesting this
evening is for $790,625.
So, as I mentioned, overall schedule,
um, construction will start, uh, in the
wintertime, uh, of course, in 2026,
hopefully by mid-March once we procure
the equipment. Um, the cameras will go
up first. Uh, there's a shorter lead
time on those, followed by the traffic
signal cabinets, which will take a
little bit longer. That will probably be
uh early to midsummer before those are
those are uh uh installed. and then
we'll be able to close out the project
hopefully by the early fall of 26.
So again, uh the the action before you
is approval of resolution 2603P
which will award the construction
contract number 728 to DC Electric Group
uh for a constru uh total construction
allotment of $235,62
which includes a 15% contingency. Uh
this will authorize executive director
or designate to also shift funds between
construction allotment categories uh as
long as the expenditures do not exceed
the total amount. And finally authorize
executive director or designate into
agreements and execute purchase orders
with various vendors for the said uh
amount of 790625
to procure the equipment and software.
Uh so with that I'd be happy to answer
any questions.
>> Thank you Andy. Are there any comments
» Thank you Andy. Are there any comments
from the authority board?
>> I have a question.
» I have a question.
>> Vice Chair
Andy, thank you very much. Um, I have my
question for you is um are we as CCTA
staff going to have some kind of a um a
kind of a formalized lessons learned? Um
um I guess I want to say you know uh
docu you know um
yeah but well as this progresses because
we have so much more of it coming up I I
want to make I want to make sure that we
all get to take maximum advantage of
what you learn as you go along the way
given how much more is coming down the
pike. So I guess I'm curious as to
whether you have all thought about you
know some kind of formalized system of
you know lessons learned.
>> Thank you for the question commissioner.
» Thank you for the question commissioner.
So that's an excellent question. So
first I'll speak informally to that. So,
as we've been developing the countywide
smart signal projects and as we've been
moving through the design of this
project, we've been discussing on how to
improve um and to be more efficient with
how we manage these. Um but on the
formal level um that's something that uh
we haven't talked about to this point
but we can certainly uh we'd be happy to
bring a report back to the board um once
this project is completed to to share
that uh with the board with lessons
learned.
>> Yeah, I I think it would, you know, has
» Yeah, I I think it would, you know, has
the potential to have real value um as
especially as we move into conquered and
Lamarinda and the other parts of the
county. um a as you build that data over
each contract, it seems like that could
be very very helpful.
» Commissioner Oberinger,
>> thank you. Thank you for your
» thank you. Thank you for your
presentation and I did read through the
staff report and I did hear this is the
first of several projects and so I think
the context that I'm missing because I
know this goes all the way back to the
town of Danville getting awarded um the
federal grant. So, could you just help
me understand what the process is for um
for a city or a region to be able to to
participate in this? Do they have to get
a federal grant? And then what is the
what is the value ad that CCTA is
providing as opposed to a city or region
going it alone?
>> Great. Thanks for the question,
» Great. Thanks for the question,
Commissioner Oberinger. So, very good
question. So with this Danville earmark,
uh the earmark was actually pursued by
the town and it was initially awarded to
the town. Um once it was awarded, CCTA
uh approached the town to offer their
assistance. Uh we didn't reach out to
them, they reached out to us. That's
when I was sitting in my other seat. So
I remember the the day I got the call.
So and we were we were certainly happy
to do that. uh in the instance of the
Lamarinda and conquered ear marks, I
believe that was more of a collaboration
with CCTA to help procure uh those
earmarks as well as the countywide
signal project which of course CCTA was
the lead applicant for uh the the CMAC
OBAC funds. So, it's kind of a hybrid of
those things. But uh I think uh with the
countywide success of that project and
then the law mora and conquer projects I
think that's what led CCTA to approach
the town and say hey we have these other
projects why don't we you know uh we
have this effort we can help you deliver
this federal project and the value it
adds definitely for the locals is that
because these are federalized um there's
there's a bigger lift to deliver these
projects so there there's there's just a
ton of value for CCTA to to assist with
that. And uh again, the countywide
project, you know, is basically it
encompasses everything that you see in
these earmark projects. It's all
basically the same thing that we're
trying to do and accomplish. So, uh from
an efficiency standpoint, it's kind of
really a no-brainer for for what CCTA is
doing and and uh I think the locals are
very appreciative of the staff level of
of the help.
>> Thank you. Just Commissioner Ober, if I
» Thank you. Just Commissioner Ober, if I
can just add because the the Danville,
the Conquered, and even Pittsburgh got
one. We just recently got another one
for um Antioch and Oakley. And then we
also um got the one for Lamarinda. And
all of these are community benefit
projects from Mark Donier, from
Congressman Mark Don. So, so Congressman
Mark Donier approached CCTA about like,
you know, what are some of the things
you're seeing in terms of priorities?
and and so we started discussing to him,
you know, safety at intersections and
started talking to him about these smart
signals and and Congressman Donia has
been very very passionate about these
projects and these earmarks um these
community benefit projects and so we've
been he's been actually working with
CCTA to kind of prioritize and and how
we can benefit all his all the
communities within his region within his
district for these for these smart
signal community benefit projects. And
so, um, so we're currently talking to
Mark right now in terms of like what the
next, you know, project is going to look
like. And so, um, we were literally in
DC last week actually having that
conversation to kind of see what the
what's going to be the next city that
would be interested in doing these smart
signal projects. So, it's really
Congressman Mark Donier. I mean, we
really need to give a shout out to him
because he's the one that's been really
pushing and sponsoring, you know, all of
these projects. So,
>> Commissioner Arri U, thank you. Um,
» Commissioner Arri U, thank you. Um,
Andy, it's it's great to see this going
forward. We just as Danville, we just
happen to be a little further ahead
because we got the grant earlier. Um,
but what's really important is CCTA's
role is that they are designing and
they're going to make sure that all
these systems, if we do these all
individually, guess what's going to
happen? They're going to have 19
different systems that don't talk to
each other. So, that's really important.
The secondly is the design team moves
from project to project to project. So
the lessons learned in all of those, we
also, it's a little easier in our
community because we had some empty
conduits that got put in a long time
ago. So to deploy it, we can get to it
faster and we're going to be the guinea
pig. So whatever we figure out in that
and Andy and the team. Um so yeah, and
that's that's okay. Um but I know you
know the theory you got one throw the
choke, it's I know where he sits. Um, I
think this is really a great project and
I don't think as a CTA board members we
ever thought it would actually go this
fast to get this many cities and
actually make this connectivity. This
was all theory. So, this is really cool
and Mark Don needs a huge credit for
this, but um, this is probably one of
the best technology things we have on
the table that's real
and I'd be glad to make a motion when
you get to it.
>> [clears throat]
» [clears throat]
>> Representative Anderson.
» Representative Anderson.
>> Thank you. Um, so Andy, obviously this
» Thank you. Um, so Andy, obviously this
is in collaboration with the town of
Danville. Each city sort of has their
own standards of hours of construction,
you know, especially these are all going
into major major roads. So, are
[clears throat] we going to let each
city sort of set the construction hours
so as to not conflict with school drop
offs? And and again, I'm not just saying
it because I go through the big
intersection multiple times a day and
down Sycamore Valley Road and Commino
Tasahara, but but the reality is that a
construction project timed at the wrong
time would be a nightmare for any city.
>> Absolutely. Thank you, Commissioner
» Absolutely. Thank you, Commissioner
Anderson, for the question. So, all
these projects will follow the city's uh
construction guidelines and and rules
and regulations for hours of work. No,
no question. So even though CCTA is
managing and administering the project,
it's still still the locals's uh final
call on when and where we can work. So
okay,
>> special events, all those things.
» special events, all those things.
>> Appreciate that. Thank you.
» Appreciate that. Thank you.
>> Any other comments?
» Any other comments?
Is there any public comments on this
item? Mr. Olsen?
>> Yes, Bruce Olsen.
» Yes, Bruce Olsen.
>> Thank you. Is this working?
» Thank you. Is this working?
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Thank you. Good evening. I am Bruce
» Thank you. Good evening. I am Bruce
Olsen, East County's Mr. Bicycle.
Contraosta County's bicycle community
wishes to be assured that this traffic
signal detection system is responsive to
bicycles. Not only this Danville
project, but throughout the entire
county as you build it out. The
bicyclist does not want to have to get
off the bicycle and go over to the
signal pole and push the pedestrian
button. [clears throat]
Uh we we expect that most of these uh uh
the construction of these intersections
are going to be on arterial streets and
most already have bicycle lanes anyway.
Thank you very much.
>> Thank you, Mr. Olsson. Any other uh
» Thank you, Mr. Olsson. Any other uh
com public comments?
» We have no additional public comment.
Commissioner Stepper,
>> I just wanted to follow up what Bruce
» I just wanted to follow up what Bruce
Olsson was saying because, you know, the
first part of it is that it's going to
detect all modes for pedestrians,
bicycles, and vehicles, and we have long
wanted to measure those separately for
safety and to go towards a zero vision.
So, thank you,
>> Commissioner Honor. Do we have a motion?
» Commissioner Honor. Do we have a motion?
Um, some
>> I'm sorry, she had a comment.
» I'm sorry, she had a comment.
>> I think you had a comment to uh respond,
» I think you had a comment to uh respond,
so I wanted to give you a chance.
So I was I was happy for the question
because that is a very important part of
the video detection systems. Uh bikes,
pedestrians, vehicles, these are
advanced traffic video and radar
detection systems. So not only do they
do all that and detect, but they also
give you the information and the data
back so you can analyze near miss
collisions, speeds, uh volumes, all
those things. So that's just a a a
another benefit of these uh these
systems. So yeah,
>> good point. Very good point.
» good point. Very good point.
>> Try it again.
» Try it again.
>> Yeah, [clears throat] I would be
» Yeah, [clears throat] I would be
delighted to move item number 8A
um as presented here tonight.
>> Is there a second?
» Is there a second?
>> I'll second that motion.
» I'll second that motion.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Terry, could you conduct roll call vote,
» Terry, could you conduct roll call vote,
please?
>> Commissioner Arri,
» Commissioner Arri,
>> I.
» I.
>> Commissioner Bernol,
» Commissioner Bernol,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Bergus,
» Commissioner Bergus,
>> I.
» I.
>> Commissioner Carlson,
» Commissioner Carlson,
>> yes. Commissioner Kelly,
» yes. Commissioner Kelly,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Noak,
» Commissioner Noak,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner O'Berer,
» Commissioner O'Berer,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Altstepper,
» Commissioner Altstepper,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Xavier,
» Commissioner Xavier,
>> hi.
» hi.
>> Vice Chair G,
» Vice Chair G,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Chair Meadows,
» Chair Meadows,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Motion passes unanimously.
» Motion passes unanimously.
>> Thank you, Terry.
The next item on is an action item to be
presented by Tim seeking approval to
award agreement number 739 with fair and
peers to provide fresh professional
services for the development of the
transportation expenditure plan and
approve resolution 26-04-P
to appropriate measure J reserve funds
for the development of a new
transportation expenditure plan. Mr.
Hail.
>> Thank you, Chair Meadows. Um very
» Thank you, Chair Meadows. Um very
excited to present this item to all of
you tonight. Um in November at the
authority board meeting um we brought to
you uh a a team to be able to move and
and uh develop the transportation
expenditure plan and and you authorized
staff to begin negotiations of that
contract um with the fair and peers team
which was a a team of fair and peers but
also multiple subconultants um which
I'll uh get into the details here in a
minute and we've completed those
negotiations um and developed this very
robust contract act um to really focus
on really three major deliverables as
part of the TE development. So um the
team is really comprised of fair and
peers um that's really going to be doing
the overall program management as well
as some of the graphics design some of
the public engagement outreach um and
it'll be very supported by multiple
subconultants. Um one of those is Civic
Edge. Civic Edge is going to be really
focused on the public engagement and
more of the um the extensive, you know,
going into the public and doing the
focus groups and and also doing the the
popups and the surveys and all those
things and really work with fair and
peers and civic edge to be able to
deliver on those things. fair and peers
is really going to be helping and
supporting more on the stakeholder
engagement um you know in in support
with the staff of CCTA and the other uh
subconsultants are uh infra strategies
which will be helping and supporting a
lot of the governance discussions that
we're going to be having as part of the
TP including policy development um as
well as ordinances and also
implementation guides as we think about
you know updating our local agency
implementation guide updating the growth
management program as well as um
updating our growth management plan um
implementation guide. So all of those
things are kind of com in in that
governance implementation guide and
policy development. Um communication
strategy is really going to be led by
Clifford Moss um and Tommy Tommy
Clifford. Also in support there is going
to be Alex Evans um as you're all
familiar with Alex Evans. And so that
the two of them are going to be really
supporting the communication strategy of
the TEP and the TEP development as well
as the messaging. And then kind of
focusing on the actual deliverables
themselves. There's really going to be
three major deliverables. There's the
actual TP which will be focused on
really the TE that goes in the voter
information guide. So something that
like I learned or we learned in the 2020
uh measure was you have to pay for every
single page you put in the voter
information guide. And so you ne don't
necessarily want to develop a 3640page
transfer expenditure plan. So we need to
develop a really concise uh transfer
expenditure plan. And then a lot of the
ordinances, a lot of the policies, all
those things, um, all of the kind of the
meat of the of the of the policym,
decision-m and the processes would then
pro would go into the ordinance that
would be approved by the board when we
approve the TE. Um, the other major
deliverable is uh the associated
ordinances and and and implementation
guides um to be able to support the the
actual TP and implementation of the TEP
to make sure we have a successful
performance-based program. And that's
another big part of this overall scope
is as we're evaluating the projects and
the programs to make sure that each of
the projects and programs in the TEP um
are being um really justified through
KPIs, goals, metrics, and so there's a
lot of time and effort that's put into
evaluating, you know, how we're going to
evaluate the projects, how we're going
to screen the projects, how we're going
to select the projects and programs that
will get funded by the TE. And then also
we're going to develop essentially like
a trade-off tool um to be able to
demonstrate to you, demonstrate to the
public and demonstrate to stakeholders
about, you know, when you invest in one
thing, what are those trade-offs between
some of the other things that may you
may want to invest with the TE because
there's only going to be a limited
amount of funds. And so we need to make
sure we're making the best
performance-based kind of decisions in
terms of funding the TP itself. Um,
another big part of this uh in terms of
the expenditure plan is also reviewing
the governance um of CCTA um and looking
at our role of the agency and in in
relative to the future of transportation
um particularly around things like the
share mobility hubs like we've talked
about you know bike share programs
implementation of you know uh transit
programs and student transit programs
and those types of things uh expansion
of 511 so all of those things and so
really kind of looking at governance as
part of the expenditure plan. So all of
those things are built into this robust
contract um that is going to be
supported by this team. Now the contract
itself will be a two-year overall
contract. So um there's basically broken
down into three phases at a very high
level. Um the first phase is going to be
an extensive public engagement. Um
really kind of the listening phase
that'll start immediately. Um and our
goal is to have that listening phase
between now and September. um and
getting to the public in terms of doing
a poll, doing a survey, doing popups, um
doing community events and community
meetings and then taking that
information that listening and starting
to develop the draft. And that draft, we
would start developing that starting
later this year. Um and then as SB63
kind of runs its course, we can kind of
feed that into the de the development of
the framework, the development of the
TP. Um and then the next phase of
listening would be spring or summer of
next year. Um to be able to really
confirm the expenditure plan priorities
that we've been listening, making sure
that we captured those those priorities
from the public that we got from the
first phase of listening. And then the
goal is to have the TP actually approved
by November of of 2027. So the overall
contract is a two-year contract um to
get us to the end of 2027 basically. Um
once the TE is approved, you know,
considering depending on that's the
direction and consideration of the
board. Um and in order to get that
approval, just as a reminder to
everyone, um we do have to get
resolutions to support from the majority
of the cities with the majority of the
population. So there's an extensive
effort to really garner coalition
building and getting that support behind
the transportation expenditure plan. Um
so that way the board here will feel
confident that this is the right t to
bring to the voters. um and then also
bring to the board of supervisor who
ultimately um gives us the approval to
place it on the ballot. Um now the
funding for the for this contract um is
coming out of the Measure J reserves.
And so if you remember about three years
ago we created this Measure J reserves
program. And so essentially what we
started doing was we took um the
mid-year budget, so the actual sales tax
at the mid-year budget um and compared
that to what we actually projected. And
so that true up amount based on what we
projected and the actual those amounts
got put into a reserve. And so that
accumulated roughly about $38 million in
reserves over the last three years. And
we and Brian and the finance team have
done an excellent job of categorizing
those reserves relative to how and where
they would go in the expenditure plan.
So we have a very detailed matrix in
terms of like how much of those reserves
would go to you know program 14 for
express bus or or you know for the ferry
program etc etc. So all of that has been
accounted for and what we have done is
because of this program reserve and I
will say this has been very intentional
um is that we've been able to generate
earned interest on that reserve and so
the intent is to fund this contract from
the earned interest um on the reserves.
There's currently 2.8 million in
reserves today. Um, and so we would be
issuing a limited notice proceed to the
fair and peers teams for roughly $2 and
half million dollars. And then the goal
is as as as we receive more earned
interest on the on the reserve starting
this year and the following year and the
following year after that um Brian and
team and I have coordinated and and
we're we're anticipating that we'll be
able to fund this entire effort from the
earned interest um in terms of the c in
terms of cash flow right over the next
like two to three years. Um and so we're
asking the board to approve a
resolution. This is the first time that
the board has ever taken an action to
release funds from this reserves
program. Um and so and I think this is
one of the eligible um activities based
on that reserve policy which is attached
to the staff report um to fund this
contract. Um, and based on that funding,
um, we will be able to continue and
hopefully, you know, maintain the
program level funding that's been
allocated in the in the matrix of the
funding that we've been keeping track
of. At least that's the goal. Um, what
we're asking the board though, I'm
giving you a lot of detail about how we
would manage the project, how we manage
the cash flow, how we manage the
contract, but in general, we're asking
the board to release the the equivalent
amount of the contract amount of the
reserves to fund this contract. in terms
of the management relative to earned
interest and principal. That's something
that Brian and I will be very closely
watching in terms of managing this
contract. Um
the next step is I just want to kind of
share a little bit of just some of the
next costs that might that are going to
be that we have to anticipate. Um I've
been talking with Amra and we will need
legal support, you know, obviously for
the TE process. So, her and I have been
talking about um getting a task order in
place to be able to support the
development of these ordinances and and
the legal support work that would help.
And so, that's that's going to be a
cost. And so, I don't have an estimate
for you right now, but it's in the
sixdigit realm. Um and then the other
big cost that's coming down the
pipeline, which we won't have a good
estimate on that until probably summer
of 2028, is the actual cost to place the
measure on the ballot. So, um, in 2016
that cost was roughly $1.5 million. In
2020, because we had to pay for 36 pages
in the voter information guide, which we
will never do again, um, that cost was
$2.7 million. And so, um, so we're
anticipating, you know, somewhere in the
ballpark of, you know, $1.5 to $2
million. And again, and again, I think
we're we're anticipating we'll be able
to pay that amount through the earned
interest on that third year beyond the
beyond the life of this contract, right?
Because there's going to be the 2.8
million for earned interest is basically
as of June 30th of 2025. So, there's got
this fiscal year, the next fiscal year,
and then another fiscal year beyond
that. So, there's going to be three
more, you know, anticipated um earned
interest earnings on the reserve. And as
Brian and I have been talking about,
we've been anticipating that we'll be
able to cash flow, you know, this entire
process through the earned interest. Um,
so I want to be really I'm want to be
very transparent in terms of how we're
funding this contract because I know
there's a lot of eyes on this reserve. A
lot of stakeholders are interested in
this money. Um, and so I want to be
really transparent in terms of how we're
managing these funds, how we planning on
fund this contract. And I think this
this contract ultimately is really at
the benefit of everyone because without
the TP and without this contract, we're
not gonna we're not going to move the
needle towards getting to an approved
TEP which ultimately extends everyone's
funding. So, um, that concludes my
presentation. Happy to take any
questions that you may have about about
the about the item.
>> Thank you, Tim. Are there any questions
» Thank you, Tim. Are there any questions
or comments from the authority board?
Commissioner Hriidge.
>> Um, thanks, Tim. I I think this is
» Um, thanks, Tim. I I think this is
probably one of the most intelligent
solutions that we've had and I'm going
all the way back when we did Measure J.
Um and I think it's much more
transparent than it was in the past and
a very clever way to not touch the
principal funding. Um the other thing is
if you look in Fear and Pur's contract
and they list all the the top people
that are working on this, there's some
pretty pretty impressive names on there.
And I think having all of those
consultants under the control of one is
based on our experiences of the past.
Um, and those independent
entities had conflicts. So I think this
this sets us on a path for a greater
chance of high level success.
Um, and by the way, if we don't do this,
shut the doors,
quit fixing roads, quit fixing our
projects, our county be completely out.
This is a renewal. It's a responsibility
we have. We still personally have to go
out, form committees, raise money for
the campaign and things like that. But
as an agency, I think this is probably
one of the more responsible
um outlines and strategy that we've set
forward, which I'm really confident this
time. I'm confident in the way we're
approaching it. I'm confident in the
intelligence of what we're trying to do.
We're staying in our lane. We're trying
to keep it simple and make sure that a
policy is backed up by all those actions
necessary. So, um, I I think this is
really really a great solution. So,
thank you to everybody that's worked on
this.
>> Commissioner Noak.
» Commissioner Noak.
>> Yeah, I um, one, I love the simplicity
» Yeah, I um, one, I love the simplicity
factor because that's the thing I hated
the last time. So, um, I think that's
super important and hate is probably the
accurate word for that. Um uh so on the
on the earned interest um by the time
the funds are released for this they
will have come out of earned interest.
So even though it's only 2.8 now before
the money is actually released that you
expect that that cash flow to be in.
>> Yeah. I mean that's the I mean we're
» Yeah. I mean that's the I mean we're
we're giving fair and peers like limited
notice proceeds. So we're we're managing
the contract based on the available
funds. So, so that's we're going to be
very very fiscally responsible in terms
of like how we do this.
>> Yeah, I was just I wanted to make sure
» Yeah, I was just I wanted to make sure
that um because that's not that was not
clear on the actual recommendation. And
the third thing is I I just you know
we're talking about going out right away
to the public and I think I' I've told
said this to you many times but it is
concerning because we'll be MTC will be
not the citizens initiative will be out
for the SB63 ballot and I don't want the
public to get confused thinking that the
measure they're voting on potentially in
November
is what's delivering
what our consultants are out there
talking about now and so because
otherwise they will be thinking why am I
doing this a second time two years from
now. So we've got to figure out a way
that that communication is either really
clear or it's very controlled so that um
there's no confusion and neither ballot
measure is impacted. Let's put it that
way.
>> I just on that point, Commissioner Noak,
» I just on that point, Commissioner Noak,
I think um the team's very aware of
that. Um there's already been meetings
and briefings with the consultant for
SB63. So I think it to your point like
it's going to be really key both for the
success of the extension of our measure
as well as SB63 that the message is
coordinated and and can complement each
other and not conflicting with each
other. So agreed
>> supervisor Bergus.
» supervisor Bergus.
>> Thank you. Yeah, I I agree Sue. So I
» Thank you. Yeah, I I agree Sue. So I
think particularly in these times of
uncertainty, misinformation,
lack of trust, uh to keep it as simple
for people to understand what we're
doing is really important. One of the
things I know we're talking about kind
of the process and who's doing what, how
we're paying for it, but one thing
that's been brought up to me is um the
concern about how the RPTAs are
participating participating versus the
cities and the concerns about regional
projects. Um can you talk a little bit
about that? It was said, it was told to
me and I wanted to clarify that folks
like transplant wouldn't be leaning in
as much as the cities. Is that correct?
>> Yeah. So, we we actually went to the
» Yeah. So, we we actually went to the
PMA, the public management association.
We talked to all the city managers um in
January,
like two weeks ago. I guess we're are
still in January. Um times time flies
but I think the city managers um when we
discussed well let me take a step back.
So in the contract there's four groups
right four groups to engage with there's
the board which is you there's the
cities there's the stakeholders and then
there's the public again trying to keep
things really simple in terms of like
these are the groups that we have to
engage and and garner support. So with
the team and with the city managers, you
know, we went to talk to the PMA and we
said, "Hey, like what do you think is
the best way to engage with the cities,
you know, and you know, what was some of
the lessons learned that you all got in
2016 and 2020?" And they specifically
said they they raised concerns in terms
of how we were engaging with the RTPC's
and not directly with the cities. And
the city managers were basically saying,
"Hey, like we really felt we were late
to the table on the last one." and
because you guys were engaging with the
RTPC so much and so knowing that the
cities are really we all know in 2020 we
didn't necessarily have this big hurrah
you know behind all the local
jurisdictions and the cities and that
coalition building and so so I think
strategically the team has been really
thinking about what's the best way to
engage with the cities and we feel like
engaging directly with the city managers
you know at the PMA we feel like that's
going to be the the venue or the place
that we're going to be really getting
that input from the cities and the local
jurisdictions and really work with the
city managers rather than really working
through the RTPCs because when we were
when we're working through the RTPC's
it's there's a gap because we're talking
to staff and we're assuming staff is
briefing the city managers which in some
cases is not happening and so there's a
massive gap in terms of communication
and then the city managers were late to
the table. So like and so we're briefing
you know all of you the electeds and
we're briefing the staff and so there's
just a gap there in terms of like this
the decision-m that's happening at the
local city level which is really you all
what you all serve you know and so so I
think so the city managers unanimously
said that that they would like to be
directly involved in the process and not
necessarily like go through the RTPCs.
Now the RTPC's will still be involved.
It's like this RTPC's will be brought
into the into the discussion and briefed
as needed as we go through the process.
But I think at the November board
workshop, you know, I think we heard it
loud and clear that we need to bring
everyone to the table and really get
communication across the board at with
everyone at the table. And I think, you
know, going to four RTPCs and the sub
regions like not everyone's able to hear
everyone, not everyone's able to see
everything. And so what we feel like
making sure that everyone feels heard,
everyone's at the table, that we're
going to be coordinating directly with
all 19 cities at the same time in the
same venue, in the same conversation and
the county um to be able to build this
this transputed expenditure plan.
>> Yeah. I just I'm concerned about kind of
» Yeah. I just I'm concerned about kind of
the regional um view when when I when
Transplant gets together. you know,
we're we definitely represent the areas
that we represent, but we're also
thinking on a regional level. And I know
that each city has a responsibility to
think about their city.
Um, and I'll just say, uh,
unincorporated Contraosta, if it was a
city, would be the largest city
geographically and, uh, populationwise.
So, you know, I just I I'm concerned
about the regional effects because uh
unincorporated contraosta is so spread
out that um will the cities do that? So,
I I hope it's not an eitheror. I think I
think it should be and
>> yeah, I think that's I think consulting
» yeah, I think that's I think consulting
the RTPC's I think when we are dealing
with more of these re these like
subregional things. Um but the county is
at the table too. I mean, the county
attends the PMA.
>> Mhm.
» Mhm.
>> You know, and so and you know, I've been
» You know, and so and you know, I've been
talking with Monica. We've been making
sure they've been installed. John
Coptic's involved. And so, we've been
making sure that leadership at the
county level is also at the table as
well at the PMA level. So, I think it's,
you know, and I think what we're trying
to accomplish is really making sure that
like it's if you have everyone at the
table, then that entire subregion is
also at the table as well, you know. So
it's it's because I think we've already
been kind of strategizing in terms of
like the May board workshop about how we
want to get everyone to the table. And
so the thought process and the goal
would be that we would invite every RTPC
member to that board workshop. Every
elected official would get invited to
that board workshop. I also think it's
important because people kind of
transition in and out of those
committees
and
um particularly if you're new
understanding the hat that you're
wearing as a regional member. I think it
would be great for us to kind of help
people understand that regional
um filter that they need to be
approaching because what happens at the
conquer naval weapons station h you know
affects what happens in east county.
>> I know
» I know
[laughter]
>> you know what happens on Vasco road
» you know what happens on Vasco road
affects in other places what happens in
Kirker Pass or Highway 24 or you know
out in West County. So, I just want to
make sure that and I totally support
cities, but I do want this regional
um vision to be included as an and not
an or.
>> Thank you,
» Thank you,
>> Mr. Stepper.
» Mr. Stepper.
Thank you. Um I'll be very brief, but I
was on the first uh well, I guess David,
who ran the first one that when I came
on board, so we've been through one of
these is a little easier when you're
presenting to them. you're having the
fourth bore of the tunnel. It's pretty
visual. Um, and so I'm very concerned
that the program be more sophisticated
this time than the last one that was
here because these are um we're a highly
technical area. The AI is taking over
everything right now. And um and beyond
that, the kind of vehicles that you see
every year when you go to the
transportation agencies, people want to
know that they're going to see the
sophistication, technology, and speed of
the vehicles, how it's going to make a
difference to them, whether it's a bike
or whether it's a car or whatever
vehicle you're on. So, um I'm concerned
about the program. Um I love the way you
presented that it would be much briefer
on the ballot because people just don't
read all that. and um and the interest
and funding this because when I read
this yesterday, I could all I could
think of was how much this was costing
versus when I looked up some old
programs from SWAT from way back when.
Um and this is taking care of it in such
a a really creative way. So, thank you
very much for that. I think that people
will be very um responsive to that.
Thank you,
>> Commissioner Kelly.
» Commissioner Kelly.
>> Oh, yeah. Thank you. I want to echo what
» Oh, yeah. Thank you. I want to echo what
uh Diane said about it being both and so
we should go we got a lot of firepower
here with the consultants so we should
go out to the RTPCs and see what those
different regional needs are and each
region is different and we should also
talk to the city managers you know and
one thing that's really important we've
all said this before is return to source
local streets and roads or you know or
maybe you use it for bicycles in your
city but with gas tax revenues going
down because everybody's transitioning
to um zero emission vehicles. We're
going to need money to work on our PCI
on our pavement and for other things too
in the local area. And if you can reach
those cities, then you can reach the
people in those cities and those people
are the voters. My second point is I
want to agree with Sue. SB63 that's
coming. This is a transit measure that
hopefully will be coming here in
November. But when we go out for our
measure, it's going to be different.
It's going to include pavement. it's
going to include bicycles and you know
safe streets for all and a whole bunch
of different things. So I think there is
a way to differentiate it but we don't
want to confuse the people. So we got to
>> Mr. Oberger.
» Mr. Oberger.
>> Thank you. So um I was not on this body
» Thank you. So um I was not on this body
for the last measure and I just remember
bits and pieces of it. So it's helpful
to hear from others about what has
improved you know over this approach.
Um, I think it would be helpful if
there's some kind of like cliffnotes
version of, okay, this is how we're
improving things because when I saw the
amount of money for the consultant, it
just it gave me a little bit of pause.
So, I I'm getting, like I said, like the
context from some of the other
commissioners who have more experience,
but it would just be helpful for some of
us who are new to better understand so
we can communicate to people um why this
is a a large investment, but a good
investment. And then the other question
I had in terms of categories um so was
there a definition for stakeholder
versus public because you know a member
of the public would consider themselves
a stakeholder. So how are you
differentiating between those
categories?
>> No, that's a good question. Uh
» No, that's a good question. Uh
Commissioner Bringer, I think the public
is really the general public. Um I mean
that's really what we're kind of really
focusing on is that that kind of boots
on the ground public engagement, you
know, with the constituents. um
stakeholders are going to be a it's
going to be managed probably we're still
trying to strategize exactly how we're
going to do this but I think you know
we're thinking that you have like NOS's
you have businesses you have labor
you've got um um the CBOS the transit
operators you know all of these are just
to keep it really again we're trying to
keep things simple so it's like we have
four groups right board city
stakeholders public and the stakeholders
really kind of a catchup call right for
all the other folks that we really need
to engage with um that are going to help
guide you know the investments you know
into the measure and so and each of
those groups will have you know again we
got to strategize on this but each of
these groups will have different
different venues different meetings
different engagement structures you know
that we have to really work with the
team once we get the team on board and
engaged we will be coming back I mean
yeah I just want to be clear like we're
going to be talking about this every
single month for the next two years,
>> you know, and so meetings are going to
» you know, and so meetings are going to
start getting long. We're going to be
here for a long time. We're going to be
talking about policy. We're going to be
talking about all this stuff,
engagement, like it's it's that the
rubber is going to hit the road here
pretty quick. So, so I think, you know,
once we get this team engaged, the next
step is to come to you with a a full
engagement strategy and and go into the
details of exactly all of these things,
right? And so, um, I mean, there's a
there's if you look at the scope,
there's, you know, there's probably
2,000 slides that have to be prepared in
the scope, you know, and so, so there's
a long road ahead of us. It's going to
be a lot of time and we plan to bring
all this back to you to get input with
you from you every step of the way you
know and so so this kind of four group
pyramid that we that we have set up and
this engagement process you know we want
to confirm that this is the right
process with all of you you know and so
I think but public is general public and
then stakeholders is kind of you know
all these other stakeholder groups that
are going to have interest in the
expenditure plan and the funding.
>> Thank you. And just one quick followup
» Thank you. And just one quick followup
again, I think it would be really
helpful because I understand the
expectation is going to be, you know, if
we put this together, we should be out
advocating in our communities, but I
really don't know as I'm sitting here
right now how um how how my city, you
know, voted last time, right? like it
would be just I think really helpful to
understand where did the previous
measure succeed, where did it fail so
that we have that baseline of
understanding about how our community
felt and that'll help us approach our
advocacy.
>> Yeah, we ju just to be clear, we we plan
» Yeah, we ju just to be clear, we we plan
to bring all that back to the board like
lessons learned. I mean there's there's
a lot to learn from the 16 measure.
There's a lot of learn to learn from the
2020 measure. And so yeah, we're we'll
we'll bring all this data. I mean, I
think one thing I want you to be really
clear on is this is going to be a very
datadriven approach, you know, and so
the goal, the key here is to really make
show many slides with lots of data and
to your eyeballs or like glazed over,
you know, I'm just joking. But I think
the idea here is to really show you lots
of data and get you get show you where
we're going and get input from you on
where we're going on every step of the
way. So,
>> Commissioner Berno.
» Commissioner Berno.
>> Yeah. Thank you. Thanks for the
» Yeah. Thank you. Thanks for the
presentation, Tim. So, a couple
questions. Um, one is, so this is, uh,
being funded in total by the reserve,
but the interest is going to pay for it
over time. Is that correct?
>> Correct.
» Correct.
>> That's the plan. And it's it's sounds
» That's the plan. And it's it's sounds
like it's going to be pretty tight
between all the different consultants to
keep it pacing with the interest.
Correct. I mean, it's
>> we So, we have right now there's 28
» we So, we have right now there's 28
million. So, we're confident we'll be
able to fund the first year of this
contract, you know, with what was
already in there, which was already in
the earned interest. So, so there'll be
there'll be another another payment of
earned interest that gets dropped in
there sometime June or June or July of
this year, you know, and so and after we
get this full fiscal year of earned
interest on the reserves.
>> And so, and that'll be that I mean,
» And so, and that'll be that I mean,
we're anticipating that'll be roughly
about a million and a half or so. you
know, that's been kind of what we've
been seeing in general. Um, and so as
the as the as the invoices are coming in
from the consultant, the goal is to cash
flow those invoices and pay those
invoices from the earned interest. So,
we're we're far enough ahead in the
curve to be able to support, you know,
those invoices that are going to get
paid through the whole process.
>> Does this is this contract uh have any
» Does this is this contract uh have any
contingency built into it?
>> Yeah. Uh, no, there's no contingency
» Yeah. Uh, no, there's no contingency
built into the contract. So like we we
wanted to make it if if anything
changes,
we want to make sure this board knows
about it. So there's there's no
contingency. So if we have to add do an
amendment or anything like that, I
wanted to make sure that you are fully
aware about this contract. You know,
like like if if if there is a situation
where cash flow is not meeting and we
start looking at it and we're like, "Oh,
we may have to dip into the principal."
You will all be the first to know. Like
I will bring an item back and we will
talk about it. So like again I want to I
know this reserve is very sensitive to
all of you and to our stakeholders and
we are going to be extremely transparent
in terms of how we manage this contract
you know so um so I just want to make
that really clear
>> and we've all seen um these contracts
» and we've all seen um these contracts
kind of creep right they get bigger so
uh
what I guess my question is who's who's
ultimately responsible obviously you are
but how is this going to be managed who
within CCTA DTA.
>> So I'm personally going to manage this
» So I'm personally going to manage this
contract. So you can hold me responsible
for every every everything on it. So
obviously the team is going to be this
is a large supported team effort, you
know, within CCTA. There's going to be
tons of people involved um from the
planning team, the projects team, the
finance team, you know, the admin, every
everyone's going to be involved. This is
a huge undertaking for our team, you
know, and so um so yeah, I mean I will
be managing the contract, reviewing
invoices, but there are going to be
components of this, you know, for
example, like public engagement. I'll
make sure Lindy re reviews that part of
the invoice, etc., etc. You and so it's
going to be a it's going to be a staff
undertaking, you know, to make sure that
everything stays, you know, stays
consistent. Um, and making sure again to
manage the scope creep, you know,
because I mean, and again, if there's
scope creep, then again, there'll be
like I'll make if there's an amendment,
you know, we'll need an amendment. And
that's why I didn't want to add
contingency because again, I want
everything to be very very transparent.
>> Sure. And although I know you're really
» Sure. And although I know you're really
busy, I think that's the right answer to
that you're ultimately responsible
because um this has got to be really,
you know, you have you got to know every
what's going on with it. And I guess my
final comment is just I agree with the
the comment about the the manag you know
the the PMA the city managers and um the
RTPC's both being involved because city
managers come and go get busy focus on
other things. So it's not a guarantee
just because they're being told you know
what's happening that they're going to
be able to translate that to councils
and to people that need to know.
>> Yeah. And and again we'll we'll bring
» Yeah. And and again we'll we'll bring
all this back to the board for
engagement. You know, I think um in
terms of how and when we're going to
engage the RTPCs, I I I 100% agree with
all of you on the and it's not an or.
Okay, it's I think the question is is
how do we engage the RTPCs and when do
we engage with the RTPCs? Um and so
because and and we can come up with
scenarios and we can talk about that,
you know, as we kind of get into the
details. So, so I agree with engaging
with both. Uh I mean, we need to have
the subregional projects in there or I
don't believe it'll go, but the cities
are going to want their little little
bits, too. Uh talking about the contract
amount, I understand, you know, wanting
to spend all the money wisely, but if we
don't if we don't do this and we don't
do it, we don't spend it and we don't
spend it and do it right,
>> we won't even be sitting here in a few
» we won't even be sitting here in a few
years. So I mean it has to in my mind it
has to be done has to be done right and
we need to we need to put the resources
into it that will allow us to be
successful in the next ballot measure.
So
>> any other
» any other
>> representative work
» representative work
>> thank you sir um first of all I think
» thank you sir um first of all I think
this is an excellent approach and I
think Tim's leadership to manage this
process is going to be so invaluable. Um
the different dynamics right now is we
are looking at a situation where the the
revenue flow will stop if we can't uh
renew this measure. So it's very
different dynamics than than than
previously when we were looking at
adding on to an existing tax. So um I
think that the engagement of various
parties particularly the PMA and other
groups that really understand how vital
this is to our county are going to be
really important. The other piece that I
think is extremely important to engage
is our our other JPA colleagues in the
county and those are the transit
agencies. they are going to be really in
and including Bart here in terms of uh
you know the when you look at the voters
you know BART consistently uh polls
very positively in this county um as
well as the you know things like we've
talked about school transportation home
transportation seniors so I think early
on also engaging with our colleagues on
the transit agencies will be really
vital in terms of putting together. Not
only a pro, you know, first the polling
to really test what the voters are um
want to support and second of all the
the engagement in developing the
programs because we we realized when we
were headed out to the retreat uh in
Oakley in the morning and seeing the
massive traffic going the other way that
we're not going to be riding widening
lanes. we're going to be looking at
alternative ways of of moving people uh
for example using using transit and uh
so I I think this is a great approach
and I know everybody is looking forward
to really rallying to support this
effort collectively
» commissioner I I would just add to that
conversation um having been through
measure J then two rounds so this would
be the fourth one Um, to be honest, in
the in the the last couple, we were
hijacked. We're hijacked by groups,
organizations. I'm not going to name
them because we lost focus
with the people who count, which are the
voters.
The groups aren't the voters. They're
just people. They have self-interest.
It's money. A very large organization
hijacked us. We had a consultant that
was representing both. and it and it
just took us and we spent too much time.
So all of what's organized in this
that's not really out there is to avoid
that from happening because all that
counts is getting people to clearly
understand what we're we're doing. We're
renewing this. here's what the value
propositions everybody will share and
there's regional equity and all of those
things and that somebody votes for all
those other entities
we have to listen to them and go through
them but we have to balance that and
that's our job because we have to have
something because we have to approve it
ultimately the county says yeah you put
on the ballot it has to be something
that the voters will approve if we make
all of our agencies happy and they're
all they don't vote I mean they
represent, you know, a raindrop
relative to the voting population. So,
it's really important. And I think what
strategized here is that we recognized
what we made mistakes last time. Not
that there weren't great ideas and
things, we just didn't get it
communicated to the voters. So, this
one, we should all remember that.
Remember, the RTCPs are sitting right
here. There are two of you from each
RTCP.
I'm the only one that reps. I represent
the 19 cities. So we have that
representation, we have that structure
of how they do that, but we lost a
little bit of the connection directly
with the voters.
So I think we have a strategy that is
better focused this time and I think as
a board I think we all get that. Um and
I think some of those other entities
realize what happened in the past. So I
think our goals were all headed towards
the same direction. There will be
different ways. We need to make sure
there's a little flexibility in the
future. We were pretty tight this time.
You can't do this, you can't do that
because 25 years from now, I don't know
what's going to be out there. Do we want
to make it that oh, there shall only be
this type of vehicle. There only should
be, you know, you got to be careful in
doing that. And I think that's a value
proposition that we saw from the voters,
you know, unless it's a call to cut
tunnel. That's forever.
But on some of these other things and
the way with technology is moving, the
voters need to hear that because they
see it every day. So I think again we're
headed the right direction. We have the
right leadership. We have a consultant
team that is really smart and again
because they're not independently
working against each other. They're all
controlled by one entity. So the
messaging, our board has to get to that
point of having one clear strong message
that shows that voter value proposition.
Commissioner Noak.
>> So I I don't want to be a
» So I I don't want to be a
pessimist or anything but
>> but you are
» but you are
>> but I'm going to be just now only
» but I'm going to be just now only
because I want there to be enough
flexibility and thought process because
um I am hoping SB63 passes in November
but to the extent it doesn't
this measure could change drastically.
>> Right. And so I just want everybody to
» Right. And so I just want everybody to
sort of be aware of this to not get so
focused on what it's going
[clears throat] to do because it may
have to change based on what happens,
you know, by this November. We will know
one way or the other and that may change
what we're looking at here. So I I don't
think that was totally pessimistic, but
it's it's just just a slight bit. You're
laughing at me.
>> Nine months a week.
» Nine months a week.
>> Yeah. So anyway, I just I just want to
» Yeah. So anyway, I just I just want to
make sure that we don't get so wed to
certain ideas beforehand and then all of
a sudden our world
>> changes and and we're going to have to
» changes and and we're going to have to
rethink stuff. So
>> any other comments or questions?
» Sure.
>> No.
» Terry Han, do we have any public
comments?
>> We do not have any public comment.
» We do not have any public comment.
Okay. Do we have a motion?
>> I'll make a motion.
» I'll make a motion.
>> Second. Terry, could you uh conduct roll
» Second. Terry, could you uh conduct roll
call vote, please?
>> Sorry. Who was a second?
» Sorry. Who was a second?
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Commissioner Arnrich.
» Commissioner Arnrich.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> Commissioner Bernol,
» Commissioner Bernol,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Bergus,
» Commissioner Bergus,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Carlson,
» Commissioner Carlson,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Kelly,
» Commissioner Kelly,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Noak,
» Commissioner Noak,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner O'Brier,
» Commissioner O'Brier,
>> yes. Commissioner Altstepper,
» yes. Commissioner Altstepper,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Commissioner Xavier,
» Commissioner Xavier,
>> hi.
» hi.
>> Vice Chair G,
» Vice Chair G,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Chair Meadows,
» Chair Meadows,
>> yes.
» yes.
>> Motion passes unanimously.
» Motion passes unanimously.
>> Thank you, Terry.
» Thank you, Tim, for for uh presenting
that. The next item is an action item
from the planning committee to be
presented by Matt Kelly seeking approval
to transmit an annual urban limit line
policy advisory letter to all Contraosta
County jurisdictions.
Thank you, Chair Meadows. Good evening,
authority members. Matt Kelly, director
of planning for the authority. Great to
be here tonight. Um, as you know, I'm uh
frequently up here kind of giving you
guys uh some history on um aspects of
Measure J. Um hopefully that uh helps
inform what we were just talking about.
um you know a new measure um learning
about what we've what we did as part of
measure J and how we can uh you know uh
move that into the future. I think the
urban limit line is one of the you know
very important component of measure J.
Um certainly had the voters's attention
uh back in 2004. Um, so tonight I'm
going to give you um the the item for
approval on the on the agenda is our
annual uh urban limit line policy
advisory and the letter uh that we use
to advise the jurisdictions about the
UL, but I'll also be providing a short
update on uh the county's um effort to
update their urban limit line.
So let's move through it. So, uh, just a
little bit of history on on the urban
limit line. Um, uh, so as you probably
all know, we we started back in 1988
with, uh, measure C, [clears throat] and
that was our original sales tax. Um then
in 1990
uh the county enacted their measure C uh
20-year uh measure which um established
the the 6535
uh urban limit line which basically
required that 65% of the county lands
were to be preserved for agricultural
uh non-urban uh uses that can be open
space, parks, recreation,
uh things like that. um non-urban uses.
Um and then uh they established an urban
limit line uh beyond
which point uh no urban uses can be uh
designated. Um
so that uh that then fed into measure J
which was uh adopted as I mentioned back
in 2004 that extended measure C uh or a
sales tax in contraosta for 25 years and
we're approaching uh those 25 years in
2034 which is why we're talking about a
TEP. Um, Measure J required
uh that all 20 jurisdictions or at least
the 19 other than the county uh comply
with the principles and agreements of
establishing the urban limit line in
order to receive the 18 uh% of return to
source funds plus two additional percent
in certain parts of the county. So that
is uh you know it you you have to have
adopted an urban limit line to receive
uh any return to source funds from
measure J.
Um then [clears throat]
uh around the time uh uh a couple years
later uh before measure J was actually
implemented in 2009
uh the county uh proposed measure L uh
which extended that 6535 ordinance uh
through 2026. Um and what um so it was a
30-year measure required four fifths
vote of the board of supervisors. We've
got two of them in here tonight. Um
Oh my gosh. I'm sorry. Can't
>> sorry, Commissioner Anderson. We have
» sorry, Commissioner Anderson. We have
>> We have a majority of the board of
» We have a majority of the board of
supervisors in the room tonight. Um
though only two are technically
representing I think the the board
tonight. Um so um we will um so and and
that was to approve any changes to the
ulll of more than 30 acres. uh smaller
changes were uh you know approved by by
a vote of the board. Um it adopted a new
uh new at the time urban limit line map
uh which most of you are probably
familiar with and I'll show you in just
a second and uh established uh review
procedures for uh when there is a
proposed change to the urban limit line,
what that review process looks like. Um
and uh and and then there's an actual
review of the measure itself uh which
was done in 2016. There was a one-time
uh review as part of measure L. And what
that did is the county reviewed the
measure for um its capacity to uh
accommodate the planned growth for the
county. So basically the county looked
at the growth planned around the county
and made sure that the current line
could accommodate all of that growth
both in population and jobs. And at the
time 10 years ago they they um they
confirmed that it would.
So then uh measure J um as as the
authority was um updating the growth
management program for measure J uh the
uh ULL requirement uh was was uh
included in in measure J and required
the cities to adopt each city to have
adopt a voter approved UL uh by April of
2009 just a couple months ahead of uh
the measure going live. Um, so that
voter approved UL could look different
in each jurisdiction. Uh, they could
either approve a the the MAC UL, the
mutually agreed upon countywide UL,
which um wasn't chosen by our
jurisdictions. Uh, what they most of
them went with was the uh adopting the
county's Measure Line.
Um so 16 of our jurisdictions
uh adopted that um under voter
referendum uh or initiative. Um and
three of our jurisdictions, Antioch,
Pittsburgh and San Ramon adopted their
own urban growth boundary. So we took
those three those three individual lines
and the uh county's line and kind of
morphed them into uh this uh
pinkish maroon uh form that you see
there. And that's what we've uh what has
basically remained unchanged since since
that time.
So every year because there's turnover
at the cities, you know, city manager
level and elected officials, uh we like
to remind uh staff and electeds of their
responsibilities as part of the GMP and
the ULL requirement. Um so we send a
letter. It's basically the same every
year. It reminds each jurisdiction uh
what their responsibilities are that
when they are considering a change to
the urban limit line that they should uh
request an evaluation by the authority.
Basically, you send us information of
the project and have us make a
determination on whether it meets the
the requirements of the ulll or requires
an adjustment. Um so the authority
responds. Um in many cases the proponent
will come to our planning committee um
and present their case uh for the the
planning committee to to hear.
Um the criteria that is considered is
whether or not the development uh lies
with fully within the ulll. uh whether
the development involves a nonsequential
or non-ontiguous adjustment of 30 acres
or less or does not involve an extension
or expansion of urban services that be
fire, sewer, water, things like that
across the ul boundary. So if it meets
uh those three then um then you know
then it we determine that there is no
ull issue.
[clears throat]
So that that's basically what the letter
says. So it's just a reminder to
everyone what their responsibilities
are. Um and that is the the ask tonight
that we recommend that you uh have staff
issue the letter to all 20
jurisdictions. However, um I'd also like
to update you on what the county's been
up to and they probably don't need a
reminder uh this year because it's been
uh front and center for them uh because
as I mentioned earlier, the uh current
measure LULL uh expires at the end of
this year, December 31st. So last month
the county uh supervisors uh voted uh to
place uh an extension of measure L on
the June 2nd ballot uh of this year. Uh
what that would do is extend that 6535
ordinance um through December 31st of
2011. So uh 25 years uh that uh
maintains
all all the requirements related to the
expansion. the 30 uh acre rule. Um but
what it also does um it provided a
mechanism for uh an expansion of the
Byron airport up to 500 acres or around
500 acres. Um and uh so that that is
kind of built in but it does ensure that
the development that goes on out there
basically is is there to focus on
economic development and viability of
the airport. So it's a it would be a
very focused expansion of the urban
limit line. Um and there is already an
urban limit line around the airport. It
would just be allowed to be expanded.
Um, so the it aligns ull reviews. So I
believe there's two reviews built into
this one. And it is instead of just
saying we'll do it, you know, in uh, you
know, at the 10-year mark, it's it's um,
designed to be done around the Reena um,
Reena updates and updates of each city's
housing element. So there's some
alignment there. Um and then um and then
there's a new map that has been
developed uh and the the county uh did a
lot of work developing this new map.
They did some trimming of of the urban
limit line. Basically, they made sure it
was matching up with existing
boundaries, city boundaries, um creeks,
other natural or or existing uh
administrative boundaries. Um and that
allowed them to um contract the UL by
about 11,000 acres. Uh but there were
also uh 1,600 acres of UL expansion and
and most of that was really just to
account for um those minor corrections
but around the entirety of the county
which you know equal the the 1,600
acres. So it's it really is a
contraction. Um this is a black and
white version of of the new map. It
really doesn't look any different than
the old map. Uh maybe except for around
the Byron airport. Um but they've given
us a little inset there so you can see
uh what that looks like.
Um so that is my presentation. Um we're
we're currently um working with legal on
what you know um what the cities will
need to do once the uh county's ul is uh
extended assuming that that happens in
June. Um just because each uh of the the
16 cities I mentioned uh do adopt that
that uh urban limit line. So, we'll make
sure we are equipped to uh advise the
cities of anything they need to do uh to
maintain uh consistency with that new
urban limit line. Um but I can I'll
remind you that the recommendation
tonight is to issue that annual UL ul
policy advisory letter, but I can take
any questions on that or uh the county's
measure. But we do have three experts in
the room that could probably help me
out.
>> Thank you, Matt. Are there any comments
» Thank you, Matt. Are there any comments
or questions from the authority board?
I would uh
make a small comment to thank the county
for all their work of making this
adjustment. This used to be a very
politically charged. It's it's well
thought out. Um, and I absolutely
support to send the letter out and get
everybody's response.
Any other comments?
Is there any public comments?
>> We have not received any public comment.
» We have not received any public comment.
>> Thank you. Is there a motion?
» Thank you. Is there a motion?
>> So moved. I'll second that motion.
» So moved. I'll second that motion.
>> First and second. Tianne, could you
» First and second. Tianne, could you
conduct roll call vote vote, please?
Commissioner Arnrich.
>> I.
» I.
>> Commissioner Bernal.
» Commissioner Bernal.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Bergus.
» Commissioner Bergus.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Carlson.
» Commissioner Carlson.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Kelly.
» Commissioner Kelly.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Noak.
» Commissioner Noak.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Obringer.
» Commissioner Obringer.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Altstepper.
» Commissioner Altstepper.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Commissioner Xavier.
» Commissioner Xavier.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> Vice Chair G.
» Vice Chair G.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Chair Meadows.
» Chair Meadows.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Motion passes unanimously.
» Motion passes unanimously.
>> Thank you, Terry. That concludes our
» Thank you, Terry. That concludes our
regular calendar items.
Item A, correspondence and
communications. We have no
correspondence in this agenda packet. Uh
item nine, associated committee reports.
Uh the next item is associated committee
reports. We have meeting reports in the
agenda packet from three of the RTPC's.
Uh item 10, authority board and staff
comments. Uh chair's comments.
I I want to thank uh Commissioner
Bernell for serving on CCTA. This is
unfortunately his last meeting
us. But thank you.
[applause]
» I have no other comments at this time.
>> May I say something or is it not my
» May I say something or is it not my
turn?
>> Uh item 10 A, Commissioners [laughter]
» Uh item 10 A, Commissioners [laughter]
and exofficial representatives comments
and reports on activities and meetings.
Commissioner Bernell.
>> All right. Thank you. I'd just like to
» All right. Thank you. I'd just like to
um say it's been a pleasure to work with
the board. I worked for so many years on
the other side of the construction part
of it and hundreds of millions of
dollars spent in East Contraosta County
and seeing how that worked and so being
here with uh with you all as a policy
maker has been really eye opening and uh
this is really important work and I have
a a new appreciation for what we need to
do to make sure that we're successful
moving forward um as uh as CCTA. Also
just want to say super impressed with um
Tim and with the team that he has here.
I mean it's it's A+ level the reports,
the the expertise and so um we're in
really good hands in that regard and
super excited about that. And I also
just want to say that um love the new
branding and uh wish I would have stayed
around long enough to get more swag but
um have to try to you know get that off
of some of you guys. But thank you very
much for just letting me be a part of
this.
>> Thank you. Thank you. [applause]
» Commissioner Kelly.
>> Oh, we're at board comments. Is that
» Oh, we're at board comments. Is that
right? Yeah. So, I just want to report
on something. Last week, um Candace
Anderson and I were part of East Bay
Economic Development Alliance tour of
the Zuk's manufacturing facility off
Highway 92 down in Hayward. Um, and it's
in an old um, uh, Gillig bus uh,
facility. They Gillig moved out, went to
Liverour. So, Zuks took it over. It's
pretty amazing. Two to 300, maybe 400
square feet, thousand square feet. It's
huge. Absolutely huge. Racks of all
kinds of equipment. They have the uh,
they have 21 stations where they can
build the Zuks robo taxis with 65
people. There's robotic elements that
will lift the heavy parts. And get this,
they can build when they're up and
running completely, 5,000 to 10,000 robo
taxis a year, one every 20 minutes, and
that includes testing. So, I was really,
really impressed. And having ridden on
one of the robo taxis in San Francisco
this past November, it was just an
amazing an amazing experience. So, you
all can sign up to go and take a test
ride for free in San Francisco. Go to
the Zuk site. And I talked to the
government affairs people a little bit
and one of the things I said was, you
know, maybe in years to come as they
ramp up, um, there might be
opportunities for public agencies to
partner with them or contract with them
or use a license to bring something to
their areas geoenced for first mile,
last mile to try and solve some of the
transportation problems that we have
here. So, uh, stay tuned.
Commissioner Stepper.
>> Oh, so
» Oh, so
>> never mind.
» never mind.
Any other commissioner comments?
You're a representative.
>> We're waiting for represent.
» We're waiting for represent.
>> I thought you'd already been I thought
» I thought you'd already been I thought
you'd already been making comments the
whole meeting.
>> Any comments from representatives?
[clears throat]
>> Representative
» Representative
>> Ren. All right. Thank you. It's great to
» Ren. All right. Thank you. It's great to
be here. Good to be back. Uh, alternate
exeicio board of director Bart person
[laughter] Matt Red here.
>> I am running out of titles there, but I
» I am running out of titles there, but I
happy to be here
>> of Pleasant Hill with these two
» of Pleasant Hill with these two
>> these two knuckleheads over here. But
» these two knuckleheads over here. But
anyways, it's a honor to be here and uh
good things are happening at BART. Just
wanted to share uh as we close out 2025.
Uh we installed all the new fairgates.
Uh the last thing we did was implement
the tap to ride which is turning out to
be a great success. Uh anytime you roll
out a massive software upgrade like
that, there's a couple little hiccups,
but we've kind of worked through most of
those. We have a few reiterations coming
down the road. And what that is is for
those uh who may not know, uh you not
necessarily need a Clipper card anymore.
You can just if you're flying into SFO
or Oakland or something, you can just
tap a credit card, jump on BART, jump
off tap it, and get out of the system.
So a lot more convenient for people.
We're about 13% tap ratio right now. um
on those. Uh so we're really excited
about that. And then yesterday uh many
of you saw the announcement that BART
has done a pilot program with Uber and
we're in negotiations with other TNC
carriers. So those that uh you know want
to vote for their favorite TNC carrier.
There are discussions about those. But
this pilot program uh through the BART
app, you will be able to coordinate an
Uber pickup um or delivery to the
station. It's all coordinated timing of
the trains uh the technology behind it.
Uh part of pickle to Contraosta County
is BART is offering a $5 diff discount
uh at the Antioch contra conquered
station uh Walnut Creek and Richmond uh
for those those stations.
>> That's that's the new station.
» That's that's the new station.
>> The new
» The new
the one I represent half of [laughter]
>> Do you mean do you mean
» Do you mean do you mean
>> and Conquered Station?
» and Conquered Station?
>> All those two. Okay.
» All those two. Okay.
>> Okay. Those four. I'm sorry. I should
» Okay. Those four. I'm sorry. I should
have paused and entered the comment. I
was just so excited to talk. I just
ramble some. And then uh also on that uh
through the BART app uh if you've ever
used the trip planner feature continues
to include walking biking options as
well as other transit bike share,
scooter share options for getting to and
from BART stations. Riders can also uh
customize preferences such as walking,
biking speeds, or planning their trips.
to enhance regional transport transit
coordination. BART's trip planner
includes schedules for regional rail
services such as Cal Train, Capital
Corridor, ACE, as well as buses,
fairies, and even cable cars. So, just
wanted to let you know we are continuing
to innovate and drive transportation.
>> Thank you, Representative Brand.
» Thank you, Representative Brand.
>> Thank you for your time.
» Thank you for your time.
>> Before we move on to Representative
» Before we move on to Representative
Noak, I'm just glad to see you all from
Pleasant Hill get along so well.
>> You like each other so much. It's
» You like each other so much. It's
actually posted on Facebook already.
>> He did call them knuckleheads.
» He did call them knuckleheads.
>> I believe it is already posted on
» I believe it is already posted on
Facebook. I believe you
>> or it didn't happen.
» or it didn't happen.
>> It did already happen. Yeah.
» It did already happen. Yeah.
>> Representative Noak.
» Representative Noak.
>> Yeah. Thank you. I'm one of the three
» Yeah. Thank you. I'm one of the three
knuckleheads from Pleasant Hill. Um
still on Pleasant Hill. You two left. Um
okay. Uh uh yeah, MTC. Sorry, switching
hats. Um,
for those of you that are interested in
the TOC policy
item,
uh, part of it will come up next week on
Wednesday. Uh, and then the second half
will come in February. First half being
the allocation of the money between the
county and the region and how the
SP12500 million that has to come out of
that money is being split. Um and then
monies that might be set aside for a TOC
incentive program. That that piece is
going to be voted on next week and then
the following the following month it
will be more details of changes to the
TOC policy as it stands currently. So um
those a lot of cities are concerned
about this but a lot of things will get
squared away and voted on this month and
next month on the TOC. Uh, and that's
probably about it. You don't need to
hear Well, oh, one other thing. Um,
signatures are starting to be gathered
for the citizens initiative. Um,
kickoff is on Friday, uh, at Pleasant
Hill BART. I understand there are people
according to Rita. Rita saw them today.
They're on BART taking, uh, getting
signatures, but the big kickoff is on
Friday at five different locations. Um,
Pleasant Hill BART is uh the Contraosta
location and that's at 12:30 on Friday,
right? Yeah. Okay,
Tim, please provide your report.
Thank you very much, Chair Meadows, and
everyone. Um, just my report's actually
very short today tonight. Um, couple
things in terms of housekeeping. So, one
of the things I want to kind of get your
attention on is we did uh change our
domain. So, if you might be noticing,
we're now ccta.ca.gov
and we moved away from ccda.net. So,
when you look at our website, it is now
ccta.ca.gov. We did that on purpose,
intentionally because it obviously
better aligns with our mission and
purpose in terms of being a government
agency. it's easier to find now CCTA,
you know, on the internet when people
are searching, etc. And so it was a very
kind of important change to kind of
support, you know, our identity um in
the digital world um in terms of how
people find us in search um in this new
this new world. So we we supported that
change. All the email addresses um have
been changed. Um our website's been
changed, etc. So just want to bring that
to everyone's attention. Kind of a
little bit of a housekeeping item. And
then some of the exciting things that
have kind of happened since the
holidays. Um, you know, Ryan and team
have worked really hard on this
broadband grant. Um, and so we were I
sent an email to all of you, but we were
successful in terms of getting the 15
million from the California Public
Utility Commission for the two broadband
both the wet the the east county and the
west county um projects. And it's a very
long drawn out process. Um it's I think
we must have amended the application
like 16 17 18 times because the way CPU
approaches it is they put it out for
public review and then the other
existing telecom companies are actually
able to review and provide comment and
and protest you know because it's
competition essent essentially. Um and
so they uh we so the project based on
what we submitted and what actually got
awarded. There were some tweaks along
the way, you know, but generally the
program is basically focused on
providing underserved communities in
East County and in West County. And when
we talk about underserved, these are
folks that have, you know, less than,
you know, I think what 100 megabytes, I
think, right, Ryan? 100 megabytes. So
these are people that have less than 100
megabytes of internet access. That's
what underserved is like kind of um
defined as. So, we're excited to get
that grant. We're officially in the
broadband business and so we believe be
moving to procurement um and working
with the county and working with those
cities and those jurisdictions um and
initiate, you know, initiating and
implementing that project. The second
award that we got was a safe streets for
all grant. Um and I'm going to kind of
talk a little bit about this in terms of
DC and kind of the lay of the land, but
Safe Streets for All is interesting. And
it's always been like a bike pedestrian
safety program. And this administration
has been obviously realigning and and
kind of resetting priorities for a lot
of these discretionary grant programs.
And we actually were awarded um an
autonomous vehicle communications uh
grant um out of out of this SS4A grant.
It's for about just over $3 million. And
the purpose of the grant is to really
just uh do a pilot to communicate to
emergency vehicles with autonomous and
connected vehicles. So really kind of
working towards some of the challenges
that Whimo and crews have had in San
Francisco with emergency vehicles. And
so what the project does is once there
is an incident identified whether it be
on a highway or a fire the system
automatically puts a geoence around that
location and communicates that to all
the connected autonomous vehicles. So
that way all the connected Thomas
vehicles know there's an emergency
incident occurring you know at this
location. The next thing is once a
vehicle's dispatched, police, you know,
sheriff, fire, we put a moving geoence
on it and basically that so basically
the connected Thomas vehicles know where
that emergency vehicle is in this in the
network being dispatched to the
incident. And so, um, this has never
been done before. Um, when we were in DC
last week for Transportation Research
Board, there was an extreme amount of
buzz around this grant. I specifically
had emails from the secretary office
saying that we want to be briefed on
this grant when you come to DC next
week. And so um so we were very excited
about this award. And I will tell you um
you know in this in these meetings in DC
both on the policy side which we met
with Lauren Smith as well on the
research side we met with Lee White.
both on both sides of the house. Um
there's a tremendous amount of interest
with autonomous vehicles and autonomous
shuttles. Um when you look at the
leadership there based with Jonathan
Morrison, he came from Apple. Seville Oz
came from um oh my god, but she came
from the from Silicon Valley. Um Lee
White came from too simple which is a
freight autonomous vehicle company. So
there's a lot of expertise in the
secretary's office right now surround
that have autonomous vehicle background
and they are very focused on how to
scale and deploy not just Whimo but very
focused on how to scale and deploy these
autonomous shuttles um to really support
public transit and public
transportation. So there was a there was
a lot of discussions um and a lot of
questions on our automated driving
system grant because we did the
deployment in Rossmore and Bishop branch
as well as with county connection on the
main mobility project and there was a
lot of interest in terms of how those
projects were deployed, what did we
learn from them and how do we plan to
scale. So, um, we did learn in terms of
like future discretionary grant
programs, there will be set aides and
focus programs directed towards
autonomous and connected vehicles. Um,
the smart program is going to be coming
out that's going to have an autonomous
vehicle set aside in it. Um, and then
also build is also out now which will
have an autonomous vehicle component.
Um, and then the other one is attain
which will also have a technology
autonomous vehicle component. So um as
you are very aware obviously we're very
well positioned. We are very considered
much we're very much considered a leader
in this space. I mean it's and so um we
were able to meet all of most of
everyone in the secretary's office in DC
and that was very intentional. Number
one, we talked about the mega grant um
and all signs were positive on the mega
grant from the secretary's office. And
then number two, um, we talked about
future grant opportunities and we wanted
to learn more about their priorities,
which I've kind of have described to
you. So, um, interesting enough, they
want a they wanted a shuttle so bad they
deployed one in Washington DC, and it's
the first one in DC ever. And
interesting enough, they're actually
doing it with one of our partners with
Beep as well as um, Carson and Addest,
which is the EJS. and we had the eje at
Gmentum Station um about 3 or 4 months
ago. It's a small little mini bus um and
and so anyway, so it's interesting that
they're, you know, learning from the
partners that we've been working with
relative to the projects that we've been
doing. So um so there's a lot of
interest there. The team was in strong
force at TRB. Um Lindy gave a po gave a
poster session. Um Danielle was on an AI
panel. Um and we attended num numerous
sessions. Um obviously lots of
networking, very very valuable, an
intense uh three days, four days in DC
in terms of um you know kind of really
continuing to elevate CCTA's presence
there with the with the new
administration. Um
really quick on the other side of the of
the house here, um the other thing I
wanted to kind of talk about is speaking
about innovation is the redefining
mobility summit. So, I know you should
have gotten calendar invites. So, that
has been saved the date for June 16th.
Um, as well as a demonstration day on
June 17th. And for those of you that are
interested, um, and willing to
participate, um, I encourage you to set
aside uh time throughout the entire
week, and I'll explain why. Um, we have
a a a delegation coming from the
Netherlands for that entire week. Um,
and the state of California and CCTA are
hosting that mission. So, we will have
the equivalent of the governor from the
province of North Holland, which is
called the King's Commissioner, as well
as the Secretary of Transportation from
the province of North Holland, as well
as 35 of his other partners and
colleagues coming to Contraosta County.
Um, and the entire program is focused
around air mobility. And so um so there
will be uh Monday will be hosted in
Sacramento with governor's office and
and policy makers from the governor's
office around this topic and and also
around smart mobility. Um and the
Netherlands call it it's air mobility
and smart mobility. So still autonomous
connected intelligent transportation
system etc. Tuesday is RMS, Wednesday is
a demo day. The demo day is going to
include Byron Airport. Um, and we're
going to be seeing demonstrations from
Elroy Air as well as Mighty Fly. And
then we're going to be going all the way
out to Richmond to go see Glideways. Um,
and then Thursday is going to be a a
demonstration by NASA down in Mountain
View as part of the overall tour. And
then Friday, we're going to Monterey to
the drone automation research technology
to see Joby in action um down there on
Friday. So, um, high obviously all of
that is open to all of you and I've
asked staff to make sure we get this on
everyone's calendars and holds, etc. to
make sure that if you want to
participate, um, you know, you're
welcome to participate in any way that
you want. Um, and because of air
mobility, we are considering moving RMS
to um to conquer. And so we're going to
be having the summit in conquered and
we're kind of looking at venues and
trying so we will confirm and confirm
that with all of you. Um and so and it's
also the demonstration zone will be
potentially at Buchanan airport and so
and the idea is to kind of really
showcase what we're doing with airports
and everything in Contraost County since
it will be like an air mobility mission
and and the important thing about this
is that you're going to have very highly
high representatives from the state of
California coming. So you'll have folks
from the governor's office. You'll have
folks from CALR and the sec and the
California uh secretary of
transportation's office um as well as
you know people from the Bay Area etc.
So it's going to be a really great week,
great event showcasing Contraosta County
and all the innovations happening in
Contraosta County. So um so we'll get
those get all that information you know
out to everyone. So I think that was
everything on my list. Um oh sec last
thing sorry. So just want to confirm
it's in the it's in the staff report or
the executive reg report but December
31st the main mobility project has come
to an end. So we are we are not
operating autonomous shuttles right now.
They're all done and complete. So, we
are in the program evaluation mode
collecting data and so we will bring
back to the board sometime in the spring
um a whole overview in terms of the
goals, the data, what we've learned and
all those things in terms of also what
we're hearing from the National Highway
Traffic Safet Administration and
recapping a lot of what we heard in DC
um and really kind of showing how we're
kind of targeting for the future um
around this around the autonomous
vehicles and and and how to scale and
deploy in Contra Costa County. So, so
that'll be a presentation coming. So,
that's it. Thank you,
>> Chairman. Thank you, Tim.
» Chairman. Thank you, Tim.
>> Item 11, uh, calendar. The calendars
» Item 11, uh, calendar. The calendars
were included in the packet.
Item 12, adjournment. That concludes our
meeting. This meeting is adjourned at
7:42
p.m.