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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Christina Watson, Director of Planning | | Meeting Date: | March 22, 2017 | | Subject: | State Legislative Analyst Request for Proposals |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | | AUTHORIZE staff to issue a Request for Proposals for state legislative assistance, not to exceed $30,000 per year as noted in the fiscal year 2017/18 Agency budget, for two years and the option for a one-year renewal. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | The Agency has employed the services of a state legislative analyst/advocate since 1999 to assist with requesting state funds for transportation projects in Monterey County and seeking other state actions. The current contract expires on June 30, 2017. Staff requests authorization to release a Request for Proposals for state legislative assistance starting in 2017/18 for two years and the option for a one-year renewal, for a total contract cost of $60,000-$90,000. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | The Agency budget contains an allowance of $30,000 in local funds for services of state legislative assistance in fiscal year 2017/18. Staff proposes to set up a contract for two years and the option for a one-year renewal for a total cost of $60,000-$90,000. Utilizing state legislative assistance may result in the protection or allocation of several millions of dollars in additional transportation funds being devoted to transportation projects in the region. Funding for this type of assistance will come from local revenue sources and not any state or federal funds. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | TAMC’s state legislative analyst/advocate provides key assistance in pursuing the Agency’s legislative program. Aside from funding efforts, for which staff is primarily responsible, key issues on the 2017 legislative program that would require this assistance include:
- 2S. Encourage the state to increase investments in passenger rail and bus transit projects and seek funding for Monterey County projects.
- 3S. Support legislation to transfer funding derived from the sale of excess rights-of-way purchased for the Prunedale Bypass project to priority projects in the region.
- 4S. Support legislation to expand the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority to Salinas, and to expand the Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) to San Francisco.
- 9S. Support redefinition of “disadvantaged communities” in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (i.e., “cap and trade”) grant program guidelines to better reflect economic and rural area considerations, and seek funding from the program for regional priority projects.
- 10S. Support measures to allow the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to allow Caltrans to adopt appropriate avoidance and mitigation measures to protect the Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander from potential impacts of the Highway 156 project.
The anticipated timeline for this RFP is as follows:
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March 22, 2017
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Release RFP
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April 6, 2017
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Questions Due
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April 13, 2017
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Revised RFP released (if necessary)
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April 27, 2017
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Proposals Due
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April 27-May 8, 2017
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Sub-committee Review and Ranking of Submittals
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May 8-17, 2017
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Interviews, if necessary
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May 18, 2017
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Recommendation to the Executive Director
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May 25, 2017
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Executive Director Recommendation to the Executive Committee
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June 7, 2017
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Executive Committee Recommendation to TAMC Board
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June 28, 2017
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TAMC Board Approval of Consultants
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Attached are the draft RFP and Scope of Services. |
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