1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,180 That sets us to moving into the NAPA Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting, and can I call that to order it 117. 2 00:00:12,660 --> 00:00:29,240 Do we need to do the roll call or pledge over again? I think we're. We have confirmed the pledge of legions at the preceding meeting, along with our quorum. We have an attendance, our PCC representative, Director Devaro Smith, and there are two confirmed absences today. 3 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,480 from Directors John Williams and Eric Knight. Thank you. Thank you. 4 00:00:34,700 --> 00:00:41,460 Adoption of the agenda. Anyone want to make any changes to the agenda? If not, I'll 5 00:00:41,460 --> 00:00:46,000 make a... I'll entertain a motion to accept the agenda as proposed. 6 00:00:49,530 --> 00:00:55,530 Alessio. Alessio and Washington. All those in favor say aye. Aye. 7 00:00:55,870 --> 00:01:00,450 Any opposed? All right. Public comment now relating to the 8 00:01:00,450 --> 00:01:05,890 Annapolis Alley Transportation Authority, anyone in the audience, anyone online? 9 00:01:09,110 --> 00:01:12,410 Okay, no public comment. Chairperson's report. 10 00:01:16,090 --> 00:01:17,890 I'm going to figure I'm going to do something 11 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:23,430 later on in the agenda, so I'll make my remarks later. Any board member comments? 12 00:01:26,150 --> 00:01:26,890 Any MTC 13 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:29,510 comments? All right. 14 00:01:30,430 --> 00:01:35,990 Okay, there's a few things here at the May commission meeting, the 2026 bike champions 15 00:01:35,990 --> 00:01:42,430 of the year were honored and for NAPA, we had Charles Nickname Mickey Wagner, honored. 16 00:01:42,550 --> 00:01:50,210 He's 17 years old and he is helping his friends and neighbors with bike repair, bike mechanics 17 00:01:50,210 --> 00:01:54,930 and teaching people and helping them fix their bikes up in St. Helena and at the farmers 18 00:01:54,930 --> 00:02:02,570 market up there. So, wonderful bike advocate in our community. Then we have, I'm noting two 19 00:02:02,570 --> 00:02:06,950 integrated ecological enhancements to the San Pablo Baylands that are part of the state. 20 00:02:07,390 --> 00:02:13,290 Route 37 Sears Point to Mayor Island Improvement Project received funding from the U.S. EPA. 21 00:02:14,190 --> 00:02:18,130 I'm pleased to see the U.S. EPA funding, the kinds of things that's supposed to fund. 22 00:02:18,130 --> 00:02:24,490 And the first, these are the first environmental funds for this project, which of course has 23 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:29,010 huge cost overrun, so having the environmental end of it paid for through environmental 24 00:02:29,010 --> 00:02:30,430 entities is really helpful. 25 00:02:31,030 --> 00:02:39,470 So this is 13.9 million over two years for Strip Marsh East Restoration and Sediment Removal 26 00:02:39,470 --> 00:02:43,790 and 9.6 million for Tolay Creek Sediment Excavation and Reuse. 27 00:02:43,790 --> 00:02:48,530 The Tolay Creek project also received its San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development 28 00:02:48,530 --> 00:02:49,210 Permit. 29 00:02:49,950 --> 00:02:55,710 So, getting through BCDC is a hurdle for Bayside projects and that's one less thing 30 00:02:55,710 --> 00:03:03,030 left to do, and that moves the project at Greenlights for Construction, which is very good 31 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:03,430 news. 32 00:03:04,250 --> 00:03:09,430 And then MTC is gearing up for a second round of Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail Program 33 00:03:09,430 --> 00:03:10,350 call for projects. 34 00:03:10,350 --> 00:03:13,930 The commission will take an action on the call later this month. 35 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:21,110 There's a $75 million available pot of funding in this round for 36 00:03:21,110 --> 00:03:23,790 Active Transportation and Bay Trail implementation projects. 37 00:03:24,270 --> 00:03:28,310 Priority projects are those that serve equity, priority communities, advanced complete streets, 38 00:03:28,510 --> 00:03:32,570 improve real and perceived safety concerns, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 39 00:03:33,210 --> 00:03:37,190 Project nominations are due later this fall and local agencies are encouraged to work 40 00:03:37,190 --> 00:03:40,210 through their county transportation authorities to apply. 41 00:03:41,030 --> 00:03:46,650 And I will also note that at the last round of committee meetings the programming and allocations 42 00:03:46,650 --> 00:03:54,070 committee allocated the Transportation Development Act funds, which is usually over 30% of NVTA's 43 00:03:54,070 --> 00:03:55,350 budget, so we move that forward. 44 00:03:56,210 --> 00:04:03,250 And at the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, they're updating their project application 45 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:09,470 process, and one of their funding goals is Bay Trail elements that feature an ecological 46 00:04:09,470 --> 00:04:15,310 component, and so that's also a part of money that this group can go after, as long as 47 00:04:15,310 --> 00:04:20,310 the Bay Trail components they're working on also have an ecological benefit, and so that 48 00:04:20,310 --> 00:04:23,830 would be a great thing to partner with the resource conservation district on. 49 00:04:23,830 --> 00:04:28,230 They have some projects like that underway already, and that's what I got. 50 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:40,370 All right. Thank you. Any questions from the board or the public? All right. Let's go to association of Bay Area governments. A bag update. Yeah. Thank you, Chair. 51 00:04:40,950 --> 00:04:50,990 There was a new election for leadership for a bag for 2026, 2028, the term of the new president now as Susan Adams. 52 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:57,610 He has council member for our Monor Park, the vice president ended up in a tie the evening 53 00:04:57,610 --> 00:04:59,970 of the first vote so there was a special meeting on May 20th. 54 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:07,460 On the 27th, the tie was between Ken Carlson and Wanda Williams. On the 27th, it was determined 55 00:05:07,460 --> 00:05:13,900 that Wanda Williams would be the vice president, so congratulations to her. Susan Adams was 56 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:20,140 succeeding, Bill Euremos, and Bill, you got a lot of applause from everybody on the board 57 00:05:20,140 --> 00:05:25,440 and the affiliates around saying how great of a job she did, and I could concur with that 58 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:33,240 same result. I'm just losing my car share person now to ride to San Francisco. I've got to ride 59 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:39,340 by myself. But I believe she's still going to be part of A-Bag. Nothing else to report. 60 00:05:40,060 --> 00:05:45,420 Okay, great. And Wanda Williams being the vice president is good because she's Solano and that's 61 00:05:45,420 --> 00:05:50,980 close enough to Napa. So, good outcomes. Executive Director's report. 62 00:05:53,540 --> 00:05:56,500 Yes. Good afternoon. Executive 63 00:05:56,500 --> 00:05:57,560 give director Schmitz. 64 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,260 You'll notice some artwork around the board room. 65 00:06:01,460 --> 00:06:05,020 I would just like to give kudos to both Kathy and Emily 66 00:06:05,020 --> 00:06:06,900 for their beautification efforts. 67 00:06:07,540 --> 00:06:11,140 We are also going to put some artwork in the lobby, 68 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:16,000 including our regional network transit map, 69 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:18,660 which is a very nicely done map by MTC, 70 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,320 and our runner up for our bus art contest, 71 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,080 we will be displaying their artwork 72 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,940 work in the lobby as well. 73 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:33,740 NVTA was notified by this Cal Transustainable Communities Grant that we are going to receive 74 00:06:33,740 --> 00:06:38,280 $250,000 for our South Napa County Station Area Plan. 75 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:41,000 So that's very exciting. 76 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,800 It was our, I think, third time going after that funding source. 77 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:50,440 The Station Area Plan aims to establish and enhance multimodal transportation connections 78 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,280 to a potential future passenger rail station in South 79 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:57,520 Napa County, working with a consultant team and VTA will 80 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,340 conduct stakeholder outreach and deliver actionable 81 00:07:00,340 --> 00:07:03,600 recommendations at a high level for funding strategy 82 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,680 to guide future station area development. 83 00:07:06,340 --> 00:07:09,520 The County of Napa has agreed to partner with us on that. 84 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,780 Project will and they'll be providing the local match. 85 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,900 Vine Transit provided late night and extended service for 86 00:07:17,900 --> 00:07:23,620 bottle rock, and the numbers came in very, looking very well. The vine provided over 87 00:07:23,620 --> 00:07:31,740 83,800 trips during the three-day festival, which was a 36% increase compared to last year's 88 00:07:31,740 --> 00:07:39,260 festival. Again, I would like to thank Emily and the transit team on the major marketing efforts 89 00:07:39,260 --> 00:07:47,480 that I think were responsible for this, as well as transit did decide to run Route 21, which 90 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,080 is the route that connects to Sassoon and Amtrak and Fairfield over there and I believe 91 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:57,940 that was a huge contributor to a lot of the additional ridership that we received. 92 00:07:58,780 --> 00:08:05,660 Rebecca and her staff were out in the field all three days covering and helping direct 93 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:09,520 festival goers to their individual bus routes. 94 00:08:09,780 --> 00:08:10,480 So thank you. 95 00:08:11,220 --> 00:08:16,380 NVTA is moving several capital projects along and so we have some upcoming public outreach 96 00:08:16,380 --> 00:08:22,160 meetings, including tonight at in the city of Napa at crosswalk community church for the state 97 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:31,700 route 29 comprehensive multimodal corridor plan workshop. It's at 5.30 p.m. and then next week on 98 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:40,080 June 24th, we will be having a airport intersection public open house down at the Hampton Inn in 99 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:51,300 in South Napa County at 5.30 p.m. to talk about the different alternatives for the State Route 29 James and Canyon Airport Intersection. 100 00:08:52,240 --> 00:09:04,340 And I'm happy to report that the City of American Canyon is the first jurisdiction to adopt their section of the Countywide Active Transportation Plan into their general plan just last night, hot off the press. 101 00:09:04,340 --> 00:09:14,660 So thank you, Patrick, for all your work, and he'll be working with other jurisdictions to adopt your sections of the act of transportation network into your general plans. 102 00:09:15,540 --> 00:09:29,980 And then lastly, long time executive director, so my counterpart in Salano Darrell Halls, the Salano Transportation Authority executive director who's been there for over 25 years is retiring at the end of this month. 103 00:09:29,980 --> 00:09:40,000 And he has been a great partner to NVTA from collaboration on the Jameson Canyon widening to our route 21 that goes to 104 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,380 So soon to the Salano Napa commuter information and state route 37. 105 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:52,380 So I just wanted to take this moment to acknowledge his contributions to the North Bay transportation and wish him well from this board in his retirement. 106 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,720 So that concludes my report. 107 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,180 Good, thank you very much. 108 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,120 Any comments? 109 00:10:03,860 --> 00:10:18,720 No, it's just, I mean, Solano Transportation Authority is like one of our partner agencies that's been around for a long time, and we've collaborated with Daryl since, I mean, the beginning. So we just need to acknowledge that. And yeah. 110 00:10:19,340 --> 00:10:26,660 He's a good guy. Director Eisenberg. Yes, as a loyal transit user for during 111 00:10:26,660 --> 00:10:30,820 Bottle Rock from Kalastoga to Bottle Rock, I just want to express my 112 00:10:30,820 --> 00:10:35,320 appreciation to Rebecca and her team. They were out there working very hard, 113 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:41,240 especially if people were trying to get home. It's not perfect, but it's really 114 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:45,840 good. Thank you. And if you'd express that to Rebecca, that my appreciation. 115 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:52,940 Yeah, she's right here, but I we will. Yeah. Oh, there you go. Okay, thank you. It's always 116 00:10:52,940 --> 00:10:58,540 the beginning. I'll give you my full update. It's always good to hear the first hand accounts. 117 00:10:58,660 --> 00:11:05,600 Actually, Public Works Director Jessica Lowe took the Route 21 from Bauderok to and from Bauderok 118 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:12,180 and she was giving me play-by-play updates of what things were working really well. So appreciate 119 00:11:12,180 --> 00:11:19,080 the feedback. Excellent. And I also want to do a shout out to director Eisenberg for he was part 120 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:28,780 of that vine trail bike ride marathon. You exceeded your estimated miles. I exceeded my estimated 121 00:11:28,780 --> 00:11:34,220 miles by three miles because I was out there getting just the estimated miles and I realized I wasn't 122 00:11:34,220 --> 00:11:42,480 home yet. So I added another few miles. All right well again it's always good to say you 123 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:49,480 exceeded it even if three miles might be argued as poultry but it's a good thing I'm glad I could 124 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:57,480 have helped you so good good for you. All right now we don't have any presentations so we're going to 125 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:02,460 move straight into consent. Oh, wait a minute. Do we have a CalTrans report? 126 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:08,700 No, there's a CalTrans in your packet, the map, but we don't have a report today. 127 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:14,340 Okay. I apologize for skipping over, but I do remember talking in the agenda review 128 00:12:14,340 --> 00:12:19,980 that we weren't going to have one. So I am not, I appear flaky, but I'm not completely 129 00:12:19,980 --> 00:12:25,120 flaky. All right. Well, we're back to consent. Who would like to approve the consent calendar? 130 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,060 or make a motion to that effect. 131 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,060 All right, man-free and or vies. 132 00:12:33,740 --> 00:12:35,600 All those in favor say aye. 133 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,720 Any opposed? 134 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,560 All right, so now we run to regular agendas. 135 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,740 Ooh, election of the chair and vice chair 136 00:12:45,740 --> 00:12:47,760 for fiscal year 2627. 137 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,280 Well, I guess I get to make the report. 138 00:12:55,720 --> 00:13:02,640 We had a nominating committee consisting of myself, Vice Chair Doring, and prior Chair 139 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:03,560 Alessio. 140 00:13:04,340 --> 00:13:05,680 We discussed it. 141 00:13:06,460 --> 00:13:13,700 We felt that the next jurisdiction in line should be Napa County, and given the fact 142 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:19,740 that Director Alessio had already served, we, oh, okay, I jumped ahead. 143 00:13:20,580 --> 00:13:28,700 First, we decided that or vice chair dooring should be nominated to be the chair, and then 144 00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:30,820 the question was who should the vice chair be? 145 00:13:31,700 --> 00:13:36,620 And that gets you back into, we thought Napa County should be next in line, and we reached 146 00:13:36,620 --> 00:13:41,320 out to Director Manfrey who is willing to serve as vice chair. 147 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:48,720 So number one, the nominating committee is recommending that we elect Director Dooring 148 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:55,620 to be chair and director man-free to be vice chair and then we also got into some policy 149 00:13:55,620 --> 00:14:04,640 direction and raise the issue of sometimes it doesn't make sense to select our officers 150 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,740 at the beginning of the fiscal year that it might make more sense to the beginning of 151 00:14:08,740 --> 00:14:15,340 the calendar year because there's going to be an election in the fall and we all like to 152 00:14:15,340 --> 00:14:20,400 thinking incumbents can get reelected, especially if you are one, but that doesn't always happen. 153 00:14:20,740 --> 00:14:27,200 So we're also recommending that we give direction to staff to come back with an amendment 154 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:33,540 to the bylaws that talk about making the term of office in either January or February, 155 00:14:34,220 --> 00:14:38,860 that way the board will know exactly who's going to be around at least for the next two years. 156 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:44,300 So, that is the nominating committee's report. 157 00:14:45,060 --> 00:14:50,500 If there's any questions, I'm happy to answer them, or at least comment on them. 158 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:59,160 If I may add a comment, the vice chair and the chair roles are two-year commitments each. 159 00:14:59,160 --> 00:14:59,440 page. 160 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:29,980 So it's a really a four-year commitment, ideally, when you become vice chair. That's why looking at the elections in terms of like, who's going to run again? And that whole election aspect kind of came into play in this discussion. So I think it's a great policy discussion to have. And then when I was vice chair, we had the county had a representative as the chair. So it just worked in the natural rotation. So the next rotation would be the same. 161 00:15:29,980 --> 00:15:34,620 of Napa, so I just want to put that out there too. That's all I want to add. 162 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:40,020 Right. And I know Director Manfer will do a great job being 163 00:15:40,020 --> 00:15:45,080 representative on MTC. I think it's going to be really beneficial for your role 164 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,760 there on MTC and your role here too. So I think it's a good match. I appreciate 165 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,980 you being willing to do this. Thank you and I'll say I look forward to being 166 00:15:53,980 --> 00:15:58,000 an understudy with Mr. Doring. I think I'll learn a lot, so very good. 167 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:05,680 and I will second all of that. Director Doring doesn't get as much credit for all of the insights 168 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:12,600 that he offers usually during the board review and in point of fact it was his suggestion about 169 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:27,940 when should the cycle start. So I do think that you will probably get some great leadership for the 170 00:16:27,940 --> 00:16:30,760 First, I guess we could do both. 171 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,260 You could approve the nominating committees, 172 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,780 recommendations for Chair and Vice Chair. 173 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,040 I move to approve the nominating committee's recommendations. 174 00:16:39,540 --> 00:16:44,580 All right, all those in favor say aye. 175 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:45,900 Discussion, discussion? 176 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:47,980 Discussion, no. 177 00:16:49,140 --> 00:16:52,440 I did everything I could to finagle my way out of this position. 178 00:16:53,260 --> 00:16:56,900 And I was outvoted so appreciate the confidence 179 00:16:56,900 --> 00:17:04,780 in the subcommittee. Thank you. Yes, we know how to railroad Paul. All right, those were 180 00:17:04,780 --> 00:17:13,380 in any opposed. And yes, I should have provided some public comment. But we're going to say that 181 00:17:13,380 --> 00:17:20,840 you only did the nominating. The second half is the amendment to the bylaws. And in that regard, 182 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:25,980 I would entertain any public comment on either or both because I forgot the first one. 183 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,360 and nobody cares about bureaucratic details. 184 00:17:31,940 --> 00:17:35,760 Chair, we're staff's able to receive your direction 185 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,620 for recommending the by-law amendment. 186 00:17:37,940 --> 00:17:39,820 We will bring that for final approval 187 00:17:39,820 --> 00:17:40,800 at the next board meeting. 188 00:17:41,260 --> 00:17:41,460 Perfect. 189 00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:44,400 Yeah, it'll be an agenda item for... 190 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:44,540 Yes. 191 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:45,040 Okay. 192 00:17:45,820 --> 00:17:47,620 And so, with that... 193 00:17:47,620 --> 00:17:48,720 If I understand it correctly, 194 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:50,440 I get to finish out the meeting, 195 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,140 and that's exciting, 196 00:17:52,460 --> 00:17:54,440 but I'm going to take a few moments 197 00:17:54,440 --> 00:18:01,920 to say that I appreciate the opportunity. I probably want to apologize for those meetings that 198 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:07,000 just went kind of squirrely and everybody had to put up with it. That's just what you got to do. 199 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:13,140 But I do want to acknowledge a few incredible accomplishments. I don't necessarily take credit 200 00:18:13,140 --> 00:18:18,940 for any of them, but they happened on my watch and I've been titled to brag. First and foremost, 201 00:18:18,940 --> 00:18:28,240 we selected a new executive director and that is actually a bigger deal than anything 202 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:35,600 than I said because the quality of your executive director is about 80% of the effectiveness 203 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:40,820 of the organization. A good director and you do great things, not so good director and 204 00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:46,260 you just kind of fuddle through. So I'm glad that we were able to select an excellent executive 205 00:18:46,260 --> 00:18:52,180 of Director, that we finished Sausco and Buying Trail, that we started or actually continued 206 00:18:52,180 --> 00:18:59,040 the American Canyon 29 corridor project and initiated the 2912 interchange project. 207 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,160 We are moving forward on a strategic plan. 208 00:19:02,300 --> 00:19:05,200 We looked over the JPA and decided not to change any of it. 209 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:11,140 We even did an RFP to hire a new legal service, which tends to be the same person, but still. 210 00:19:11,140 --> 00:19:19,300 So, and I would like to think that we have a more cohesive board today than a few years 211 00:19:19,300 --> 00:19:25,300 ago, and again, I don't take credit for any of it, it just happened on my watch, and that's 212 00:19:25,300 --> 00:19:25,500 that. 213 00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:31,600 So, I want to thank everybody for putting up with me, and I hope I can continue to do a good 214 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:40,780 job sitting on the sidelines for the next few months, and with that, with that, yeah, with 215 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:50,740 Just that. Thank you. With that, we'll move to 10-2, the Transportation Development 216 00:19:50,740 --> 00:19:56,320 Act Article 3 Resolution and Countywide Claim, which Patrick will handle. 217 00:20:01,940 --> 00:20:31,820 Thank you, Chair, members of the board. Item 10.2, the TDA 3 resolution and countywide claim authorization. I will try to be brief on this one. TDA 3, the TDA 3 program provides grants to local jurisdictions for bicycle and pedestrian projects and improvements. It is funded through approximately 2% of the quarter percent statewide sales tax measure and generates roughly $200,000 a year for projects 218 00:20:31,820 --> 00:20:32,900 projects in Napa County. 219 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:40,140 We do a call for projects on a regular basis to solicit applications and evaluate funding opportunities. 220 00:20:40,460 --> 00:20:44,860 We did a call in April of 2026 and received three applications. 221 00:20:45,060 --> 00:20:49,740 One from the city of Calistoga or the Oak Street Bridge project. 222 00:20:49,980 --> 00:21:00,440 One from the town of the Auntville for improvements on California between 29 and under 29 near the Vetsome 223 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:07,020 and the third application from NVTA for a sidewalk project on Bernal just outside the doors here. 224 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:13,960 NVTA staff evaluated those projects. They went through both our active transportation advisory committee, 225 00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:18,300 which, although they did not have a quorum at their meeting where they evaluated these projects, 226 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:23,400 did express their unanimous support of those members and attendance to go forward with the staff 227 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:29,400 recommendation. That recommendation is also brought forward to the TAC, which also supported that 228 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:35,540 recommendation. The staff recommendation is to fund the Cal Stoga Oak Street Bridge project 229 00:21:35,540 --> 00:21:42,740 with $150,000 for this next fiscal year and the NVTA Burnell Street sidewalk project 230 00:21:42,740 --> 00:21:49,940 for $100,000. I'm happy to go into additional detail on individual applications or the application 231 00:21:49,940 --> 00:21:53,860 process and next steps, but I will stop my presentation there. 232 00:21:53,860 --> 00:22:19,580 Okay. Thank you very much. Now the yonple request I think that is is going to be considered for the next. That is correct. Yes. So as I mentioned, we have about 200 or $250,000 annually that comes in through the sales tax stream, we have about 250,000 available for this next fiscal year and 200,000 for the subsequent fiscal year. 233 00:22:19,580 --> 00:22:27,140 in order to be able to fully fund as many projects as possible and not just kind of partially, you know, piecemeal out dollars. 234 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:39,800 We worked with all three applicants and evaluated their applications, also looked at how far progressed those applications were and were they able to deliver the projects or just kind of start moving forward. 235 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:46,860 So yes, the plan is to when you do our next call for projects next year to prioritize the on bill applications. 236 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:51,760 Any questions from the board, Director Eisenberg? 237 00:22:52,340 --> 00:22:59,620 I just want to compliment the group on the choices upon completion of the Oak Street Bridge project. 238 00:22:59,620 --> 00:23:03,080 It will be quite a boon for active transportation. 239 00:23:03,340 --> 00:23:09,860 We will have, it's a critical juncture for children going to and from school who walk or bike. 240 00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:16,200 It will eliminate their being required to go through a lot of very high traffic areas. 241 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,400 So, thank you very much. 242 00:23:19,380 --> 00:23:21,000 Could I think, Director. 243 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,860 I just want some clarification on the next year's funding. 244 00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:27,860 At least $200,000 available. 245 00:23:28,340 --> 00:23:30,900 Is that all already programmed for a yacht bill? 246 00:23:31,380 --> 00:23:32,880 That is what there will be invitations for either. 247 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:33,500 That is not. 248 00:23:33,740 --> 00:23:34,800 There will be okay for projects. 249 00:23:34,860 --> 00:23:35,580 It will be competitive. 250 00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:39,800 We've identified that, you know, our staff's recommendation is to prioritize. 251 00:23:40,380 --> 00:23:44,280 The yacht bill application is assuming that they submit at that next poll for projects. 252 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:51,580 The $200,000 is also an estimate based on projections for sales tax revenues in the next year. 253 00:23:51,940 --> 00:23:57,540 We will have to wait and see generally we get a couple of updates from MTC on those revenues annually. 254 00:23:58,620 --> 00:24:01,880 And so we'll update those numbers should they shift in a substantial way. 255 00:24:02,540 --> 00:24:11,460 Any sort of big picture comments in terms of the maybe missteps or applications are not quite right. 256 00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:20,520 Are there general comments you can make about that without getting into the detail about these these applications for the good of all of the agencies? 257 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:21,460 Yeah, please. 258 00:24:22,060 --> 00:24:38,740 So NVTA has in the last two application cycles established a priority or preference for what we call quick build projects efforts to make kind of medium term, you know, expedited improvements to improve bicycle pedestrian safety. 259 00:24:38,740 --> 00:24:44,160 I know the city of St. Helena was successful in application a year or two ago, that is certainly 260 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:49,300 our intent moving forward. We're also every time we do this call for projects identifying other 261 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:55,260 opportunities to improve the application process and make it easier for jurisdictions to apply, 262 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:59,880 you know, fix little things that may better communicate what 263 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,500 And VTA's priorities are obviously in alignment with the program guidance that we received through MTC. 264 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:13,640 All right. Thank you. And Director Sejley. Thank you, Patrick. And a lot of my questions were 265 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:19,780 answered through Director Doaring's question on why agencies wouldn't apply for next year's 266 00:25:19,780 --> 00:25:25,680 funding for the 2728, right? Did we miss the boat? I answered that, I understand that. And like 267 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:31,160 Calistoga I'm also happy to see Mernell look that I mean it's the fund door to 268 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,640 the transit center and it's it's in it's in pretty bad shape for a lot of 269 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:40,540 reading safety is the biggest ones so glad to see that on the list. Thank you. Any 270 00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:45,080 other comments from the board? Any comments from the public? 271 00:25:47,420 --> 00:25:48,520 All right seeing none 272 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:53,240 I'll entertain a motion to remove approval. Doring? I'll second. 273 00:25:55,380 --> 00:26:03,220 all those in favor say aye aye any opposed all right chair they I think that we 274 00:26:03,220 --> 00:26:06,460 have somebody here that would like to provide public comment that arrived around 275 00:26:06,460 --> 00:26:12,180 130 I'm not sure but if that no okay I thought maybe you were here for I was gonna 276 00:26:12,180 --> 00:26:15,760 ask if we could reopen public comment for the person yeah that's not the case 277 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:21,280 great then we don't need to okay and and I you're perfectly entitled to stand but 278 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:22,600 if you'd like to grab a chair, 279 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,000 you're welcome to sit as well. 280 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,320 So, okay, thank you. 281 00:26:27,700 --> 00:26:30,320 Then let's go to number 10.3, 282 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:36,700 an agreement number 26 CO8 with Sloan Sakai Young and Wong, LLP, 283 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,960 for General Counsel and Professional Legal Advisory Services. 284 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:41,920 Take it away Antonio. 285 00:26:42,260 --> 00:26:43,740 So good afternoon chair and members of board. 286 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,240 My name is Antonio Anorado 287 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,180 and I am the Director of Finance and Administration for NVTA. 288 00:26:48,180 --> 00:26:53,760 So, Director Joseph alluded to this a little bit earlier today, but for this item, staff 289 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:58,360 is asking the board to authorize the Executive Director to execute a five-year agreement 290 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:05,100 with Sloan Sakai, Yuang and Wang LLP for general counsel and professional legal advisory 291 00:27:05,100 --> 00:27:13,120 services in an amount not to exceed $350,000 over the five-year period. 292 00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:38,120 For a little bit of background, NVTA has utilized Lensokai as its legal counsel since 2018, and the current agreement expires in July, 2026, next month, in anticipation of that expiration staff conducted a competitive procurement process to ensure we evaluated a marketplace and selected the firm's best qualified to meet NVTA's legal needs. 293 00:27:38,780 --> 00:27:46,000 A request for proposals was released on May, in May, 2026, and for four firms submitted proposals. 294 00:27:46,860 --> 00:27:51,860 Alice Shire and Winder, Hanson Bridget, White Brenner, and of course, our incumbents, Lone Sakai. 295 00:27:52,580 --> 00:28:00,560 The proposals were evaluated by a selection committee consisting of the two board members that share in the vice chair, the Executive Director and myself. 296 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:04,420 The evaluation criteria included the firm's understanding of the work, 297 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:09,600 experience representing public agencies, qualifications of proposed team, 298 00:28:09,820 --> 00:28:11,960 and of course cost value to the agency. 299 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:17,260 So following that thorough review, Sloan Sakai received the highest overall score 300 00:28:17,260 --> 00:28:21,460 from every evaluator and was ranked first among all the firms. 301 00:28:22,260 --> 00:28:25,000 Based on the strength and the consistency of the scoring, 302 00:28:25,580 --> 00:28:28,680 the committee unanimously concluded that interviews were not necessary 303 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:36,040 and recommended to this board that the board award a contract to slums a 304 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,320 chi. In addition to being the high-strength 305 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,600 proposal, slums a chi has extensive experience representing public 306 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,900 agencies and has provided reliable legal counsel to NVTA or the past several 307 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:53,480 years. Their proposed rates are consistent with current services and the 308 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,080 current to the contract structure allows NVTA to only pay for services 309 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:02,220 is actually rendered. So the contract is a not to exceed amount, but the payment will 310 00:29:02,220 --> 00:29:07,580 be based on actual services rendered to the agency. In conclusion, staff recommends that 311 00:29:07,580 --> 00:29:11,880 the Board authorize the execution of the agreement with Solonce a Chi for General Counsel 312 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,300 and Professional Legal Advisory Services. And that concludes my report. I can answer any 313 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:19,880 questions you may have. Thank you. Anyone on the board have any questions? 314 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:29,980 I will echo staff's report having had the opportunity to review all four RFPs and 315 00:29:29,980 --> 00:29:34,080 Sloan Sakai was the best when you consider everything. 316 00:29:34,540 --> 00:29:40,460 So any other comments, any directors, said to the area? 317 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:47,420 Well, just we're currently with Sloan Sakai all along, you've been with Sloan Sakai, yeah. 318 00:29:47,420 --> 00:29:49,280 Is it Daniel? 319 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:50,180 Sikai? 320 00:29:50,820 --> 00:29:51,560 What is his first name? 321 00:29:53,690 --> 00:29:54,790 Charles Sikai. 322 00:29:54,870 --> 00:29:55,290 Charles Sikai. 323 00:29:55,410 --> 00:29:55,490 Yeah. 324 00:29:55,790 --> 00:29:59,790 What I was in the firefighters' union, I negotiated against him. 325 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:29,220 Right. Our representative and Charles Sakai, if you can extend my compliments to him, he is very good. He was very, he was a lot better than us. Try to get, and try to get, to get a contract approved, but very high quality firm. So it's great. Re-enforced that directly. I think American Canyon used Charles Sakai, not necessarily for labor negotiations, but he was on our side. So I'm sure under the circumstances. 326 00:30:29,220 --> 00:30:35,580 We did well with whatever we were dealing with, so it ain't great. 327 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:36,720 Charles, no. 328 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:42,260 Are there any comments that are probably more germane to the topic? 329 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:45,520 Director, Alessio. 330 00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:50,980 Oh, yeah, I'm just going to say, thank you so much, Alessio, for your good work. 331 00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:56,520 You've been, you transitioned with us, you're the part, there's a previous legal representative. 332 00:30:56,520 --> 00:31:01,140 It wasn't quite a good fit to be honest with you, but when you came on, it's been a great 333 00:31:01,140 --> 00:31:01,480 fit. 334 00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:02,820 We really appreciate your service. 335 00:31:03,140 --> 00:31:07,580 I'm really glad that this all worked out and that we get to keep Sloan's a guy. 336 00:31:07,820 --> 00:31:11,980 So that might vote my endorsement on this and emotion, if needed, and ready. 337 00:31:13,420 --> 00:31:15,180 Director, Vice Chair, George. 338 00:31:15,260 --> 00:31:17,780 Well, I would echo the comments made by my colleagues. 339 00:31:17,780 --> 00:31:21,700 I think that you have to sort of take a look at what the general services are. 340 00:31:22,220 --> 00:31:23,820 It's a general counsel. 341 00:31:23,820 --> 00:31:31,200 also, I think that the services to be provided and that had been provided align well with 342 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:39,200 our needs at a cost that is just not even comparable really, but some of the firms that 343 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:44,040 we're looking at, the costs were just immense, and these are outstanding firms, there's no 344 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,540 question about it, but I think when you look at a general services firm, you have to look 345 00:31:47,540 --> 00:31:51,200 at it, what are the day-to-day needs, and there are going to be times that we're going to 346 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:56,200 go outside of that, those general needs and go into more specialized needs, but I think 347 00:31:56,200 --> 00:32:01,220 at the cost and the services that your firm has provided us, I strongly recommend that 348 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:02,540 we continue with the status quo. 349 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,960 Excellent. Any public comment before we take an action? 350 00:32:09,700 --> 00:32:13,680 All right. Then I'll entertain a motion. We've kind of heard one, so we'll just take 351 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:14,540 I'll move back. 352 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:15,140 Dr. LESSIO. 353 00:32:15,260 --> 00:32:15,500 All right. 354 00:32:20,340 --> 00:32:21,120 Uh... 355 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:22,720 LESSIO makes the motion. 356 00:32:22,940 --> 00:32:30,500 I think I heard something as a second, but okay, LESSIO and Man-Free. 357 00:32:31,450 --> 00:32:33,680 All those in favor say aye. 358 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,820 Any opposed, perfect. 359 00:32:37,950 --> 00:32:40,680 We're now at future agenda items. 360 00:32:41,780 --> 00:32:47,920 would any board member want to bring anything up other than we're going to talk about amendments to the bylaws? 361 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:54,940 All right, if nothing else, that means we're moving into closed session. 362 00:32:55,400 --> 00:33:01,060 And we have two items, and Oz, if there's anything you need to announce before we move? 363 00:33:01,940 --> 00:33:07,300 I just want to make sure there's no public comment. The board's now entering into closed session. 364 00:33:07,300 --> 00:33:11,980 on the two items is the agenda's public employee performance evaluation and 365 00:33:11,980 --> 00:33:13,600 conference with labor negotiators. 366 00:33:19,180 --> 00:33:19,860 The 367 00:33:30,700 --> 00:33:32,600 board met in close session on the two 368 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,700 agenda's items. There is no reportable action for either item.