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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Christina Watson, Director of Planning | | Meeting Date: | December 7, 2016 | | Subject: | Coast Rail Coordinating Council |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | RECEIVE update on the status of the planned Coast Daylight train service between San Francisco and Los Angeles and APPOINT Dave Potter to represent the Transportation Agency for Monterey County on the Coast Rail Coordinating Council. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | On November 7, 2016, the Rail Policy Committee unanimously recommended appointing Dave Potter to continue representing TAMC on the Coast Rail Coordinating Council so as to maintain TAMC’s leadership role on that body. The Committee agreed that continuing Mr. Potter’s long and respected experience on that body would benefit TAMC and the Coast Daylight project. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | Appointing Mr. Potter to the CRCC entails covering the cost of travel to those meetings (up to the limits approved by Caltrans), which generally occur every other month, and to Sacramento on behalf of the CRCC. These costs would be incurred regardless of whomever were to represent TAMC on the CRCC.
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | | The Coast Daylight project is a joint Caltrans/Amtrak effort headed up by the Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC), to extend an existing Pacific Surfliner train that currently runs between San Diego and San Luis Obispo up to San Jose. Currently, the planned stops in Monterey County are in Pajaro/Watsonville, Salinas, Soledad and the City of King. The project relies on local jurisdictions to construct any stations that may be required. The CRCC Policy Committee met in Santa Barbara on October 13 to discuss next steps after the visioning session held in Monterey in August, as well as other issues such as legislative efforts and a Caltrans planning grant application. The next Technical Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18 and the next Policy meeting is planned for January 13, 2017.
Dave Potter, Supervisor, District 5, and longtime CRCC member, will be leaving office in January 2017. Despite this, he has expressed a willingness to continue his efforts on behalf of TAMC and the CRCC, and the CRCC Policy Committee has expressed support for him to continue as CRCC Policy Committee Chair. On November 7, 2016, the TAMC Rail Policy Committee recommended the Board formally appoint him as TAMC’s CRCC representative, based on his experience and commitment to the service. |
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