Purchase and Sale Agreements for Rail Property Acquisition:

1. APPROVE the real estate acquisition agreement with Susanne Marie McBride for one parcel for the Rail Extension to Monterey County project for the amount of $756,000;
2. APPROVE payment of closing costs and other related expenses not to exceed the amount of $12,000;
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute the agreement and changes to the agreement if such changes do not increase the Agency’s net costs, subject to approval by Agency Counsel; and
4. AUTHORIZE the use of no more than $768,000 from Agency reserve funds for the purchase and escrow, to be reimbursed by Caltrans from Traffic Congestion Relief Program funding budgeted for this project.
   
   

Salinas Rail Extension Property Acquisition:

1. RECEIVE a presentation on the Salinas Rail Extension Kick Start property acquisition process;
2. RECEIVE public testimony from the Property Owner(s);
3. CONDUCT a hearing on the Resolutions of Necessity 2017-05 through 2017-12 to authorize the acquisition of fee simple interests and a construction easement and to make the required findings for properties located at:
   - 17 Station Place, Salinas, California
   - 18 Station Place, Salinas, California
   - 19 Station Place, Salinas California
   - 26 West Market Street, Salinas, California
   - 42 West Market Street, Salinas, California
   - 52 West Market Street  & 15 Station Place, Salinas, California
   - 54 West Market Street, Salinas, California
   - 21 Happ Place, Salinas, California; and,
4. CONSIDER ADOPTING Resolutions of Necessity 2017-05 through 2017-12 authorizing and directing TAMC’s attorneys to prepare, commence, and file proceedings in eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring necessary real property interests for the Salinas Rail Extension project and to make the required deposits of probable compensation for each of the property interests required.

Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee:

1. RECEIVE nominations for the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee; and
2. APPOINT committee members and alternates, with staggered terms, to the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee, to be known as the eXcellent Transportation Oversight Committee.

RECEIVE reports from Transportation Providers:

• Caltrans Director's Report and Project Update - Gubbins
• Monterey Peninsula Airport District - Sabo
• Monterey-Salinas Transit - Sedoryk
• Monterey Bay Air Resources District - Stedman

Cap and Trade Funds for Transit:

1. ADOPT Resolution 2017-04 designating the Transportation Agency's allocation of $192,808 of FY 2016/17 Low Carbon Transit Operations funds to the Monterey-Salinas Transit District for free fares on the weekends on routes that serve East Salinas and 600 summer youth passes to be distributed to youth living in a disadvantaged community; and
2. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to sign and submit required documentation to Caltrans. 

2017 Bicycle Secure Program

1. APPROVE funding each 2017 Bicycle Secure Program application, with a partial allocation to the Monterey Bay Air Resources Board; and
2. APPROVE opening the program for additional applications this calendar year; and
3. APPROVE use of surplus funds to fund additional applications this calendar year. 

Marina - Salinas Multimodal Corridor Memoranda of Agreement:

1. FIND that the proposed actions are within the scope of the Marina-Salinas Multi-Modal Corridor Plan, which was identified and reviewed as part of the Monterey County Regional Transportation Plan and the 2035 MPT/SCS, and that no new environmental documentation is required.
2. APPROVE the Memorandum of Agreement to terminate the 2010 agreement on the Marina-Salinas Mulitmodal Corridor; and
3. APPROVE the Memorandum of Agreement to establish the revised alignment for the Marina-Salinas Multimodal Corridor.

Monterey County Traffic Counts Program Agreement: 

1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute contract with Quality Traffic Data, LLC in an amount not to exceed $81,120 to conduct traffic counts in locations throughout Monterey County as part of the regional traffic counts program for the period ending December 31, 2019;
2. APPROVE the use of $81,120 for the term of the agreement in funds budgeted for this purpose;and
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to make administrative changes to the contract if such changes do not increase the Agency’s net cost, pending approval by Agency counsel; and
4. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to enter into a reimbursement agreement with the City of Monterey, and other TAMC member jurisdictions as requested by those jurisdictions, for the cost of additional counts requested.

Freeway Service Patrol Contracts

1.  APPROVE contracts with California Towing and Transport to provide services for the Freeway Service Patrol for fiscal years 2017-2021;
2. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute the contracts and changes to the contracts if such changes do not increase the Agency’s net cost, subject to approval by Agency Counsel; and,
3. AUTHORIZE the use of $838,975 from State Freeway Service Patrol funding and Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways funding for the contracts.

Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation:

1. APPROVE the request by the City of Gonzales to program $250,931.20 in Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Alta Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project Project; and
2. APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include this project and funding.

Salinas Train Station Utility Relocations

1. APPROVE the budget of $1,300,000 for potential utility relocations for the Salinas Rail Extension Kick-Start Project, Packages 1 and 2;
2. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute payment claims as recommended by TAMC design consultants, in a total amount not to exceed $1,300,000 with eligible claimants for utility relocation expenses; and
3. AUTHORIZE the use of state funds budgeted to this project.

ACCEPT draft minutes from Transportation Agency Committees:

• Executive Committee - March 1, 2017
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee - March 1, 2017 (online at www.tamcmonterey.org)
• Rail Policy Committee - March 6, 2017
• Technical Advisory Committee - March 2, 2017 (online at www.tamcmonterey.org)