ADDITIONS or CORRECTIONS to the agenda.

The Agency currently maintains a network of 190 active call boxes across Monterey County. The Agency is in the process of evaluating the call box program to determine how to improve program efficiency, and is developing a County Call Box Modernization Plan.  

Reports from transportation providers:

• Caltrans Director’s Report – Project Update - Gubbins

• Monterey Peninsula Airport District - Sabo

• Monterey-Salinas Transit - Sedoryk

The list of checks and copies of credit card statements are submitted to the Transportation Agency Board each month in accordance with the recommendation from the Agency’s independent Certified Public Accountant to keep the Board informed about the Agency’s financial transactions.

Agency staff occasionally attends conferences or trainings at Agency expense that are pertinent to their roles in pursuing the Agency’s mission.  These events allow the staff to stay current and participate in the development of transportation practices and policies related to their roles.

The Agency’s current agreement for accounting services expires December 31, 2016, and an agreement needs to be in place before the agreement expires. A Request for Proposals was issued and four firms submitted proposals. Staff recommends selecting Oppidea, which it finds is the most qualified applicant based on experience, knowledge and cost.

The Transportation Agency’s Overall Work Program describes the activities that the Agency will undertake during the fiscal year. This amendment will allow state Rural Planning Assistance funding from the prior fiscal year to be utilized in the current fiscal year for bicycle and pedestrian planning activities, and the Monterey-Salinas Highway 68 Scenic Corridor Study.

In December of every year, the Agency Board approves a schedule of meetings for the following year. The Executive Committee met on November 2, 2016, and recommends approval.

The Transportation Agency is seeking to create an on-call list of engineering services consultants to conduct activities related to the Active Transportation Plan projects and the design of complete streets features in regional projects. 

The Freeway Service Patrol Annual Report summarizes the program’s performance and compares it with the previous two fiscal years. In 2014-15, he tow truck program provided an average benefit of $3.00 for every $1.00 invested in the program, or an annual savings of 23,854 vehicle hours of delay, 44,989 gallons of fuel savings, and a decrease of 360,707 kilograms per year in carbon dioxide.

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.