TAMC

Regional Transportation Planning Agency - Local Transportation Commission
Monterey County Service Authority for Freeways & Expressways - Email: info@tamcmonterey.org

AGENDA

TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY

SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAYS EMERGENCIES

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MONTEREY COUNTY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE

JOINT POWERS AGENCY

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Agricultural Center Conference Room

1428 Abbott Street

Salinas, California

**9:00 AM**

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	(Agendas are on display and are posted 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting at the Transportation Agency office and at these public libraries: Carmel, Monterey, Salinas Steinbeck Branch, Seaside, Prunedale, King City, Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College, and Cal State University Monterey Bay. Any person who has a question concerning an item on this agenda may call the Transportation Agency office at 831-775-0903 to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda.) The agenda and all enclosures are available on the Transportation Agency website: www.tamcmonterey.org, by clicking on Transportation Agency Board, meetings and agendas, click on agenda item and open it, click on report attachments listed at end of report.


	1.	QUORUM CHECK – CALL TO ORDER

Transportation Agency by-laws require a quorum of a minimum of 9 voting members, including a minimum of 7 city representatives and 1 county representative.

If you are unable to attend, please contact your alternate. Your courtesy to the other Transportation Agency Board members to assure a quorum is appreciated.


	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


	2.	PUBLIC COMMENTS


		Any person may address the Transportation Agency Board at this time. Presentations should not exceed three minutes, should be directed to an item NOT on today's agenda, and should be within the jurisdiction of the Transportation Agency Board. Though it is not required, the Transportation Agency Board appreciates your cooperation in completing a speaker request form available on the table at the entrance to the meeting room. Please give the completed form to the Transportation Agency Administrative Assistant. If you have handouts, please provide 30 copies for the entire Board before the meeting starts or email to Agency Administrative Assistant 24 hours in advance of the meeting.


	3.	CONSENT AGENDA


		Approve the staff recommendations for items listed below by majority vote with one motion. Any member may pull an item off the Consent Agenda to be moved to the end of the CONSENT AGENDA for discussion and action.


	4.	Regional Development Impact Fee Nexus Study Update: RECEIVE presentation on the Regional Development Impact Fee Nexus Study Update; APPROVE Resolution 2018-15 determining that the projects in the 2018 Regional Development Impact Fee Nexus Study are already in the scope of environmental review of the 2018 Monterey County Regional Transportation Plan; APPROVE the 2018 Regional Development Impact Fee Nexus Study; and APPROVE the 2018 Strategic Expenditure Plan Update for the Regional Development Impact Fee program.
		- Zeller
		The Transportation Agency is required under state law to update the Regional Development Impact Fee every five years. This process includes reviewing the land use and population assumptions in the regional travel demand model, forecasting future travel demands, updating the project list as necessary to meet those demands, revising project costs, and developing an updated fee schedule. At the August 22, 2018 Board meeting, the Board reviewed the draft results and requested that staff reevaluate the level of the impact fees based on the expected timing of the State Route 156 improvement project.
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	5.	RECEIVE update on State Route 156/Castroville Boulevard Interchange project and presentation of concept design
		- Deal
		Caltrans has begun the design process for the State Route 156/Castroville Boulevard Interchange project. This project update gives a brief overview of the project and presents an interchange concept with roundabout control, instead of traffic signals at the each ramp intersection.
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	6.	RECEIVE Update on the Measure X Safe Routes to School Program.
		- Green
		The Safe Routes to School Program is a Measure X-funded initiative. The Program sets a vision and identifies goals, objectives and types of projects and activities that can be funded. This report reviews the activities accomplished in the first year of the program, and the plans for fiscal year 2018/19.
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	7.	RECEIVE reports from Transportation Providers: Caltrans Director's Report and Project Update - Gubbins Monterey Peninsula Airport - Sabo Monterey-Salinas Transit - Sedoryk Monterey Bay Air Resources District - Stedman
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	8.	Reports on meetings attended by Board Members at Transportation Agency expense, as required by state law.


	9.	Executive Director's Report.


	10.	Announcements and/or comments from Transportation Agency members on matters that they wish to put on future Transportation Agency agendas.


	11.	ADJOURN


	BEGINNING OF CONSENT AGENDA: Approve the staff recommendations for items listed below by majority vote with one motion. Any member may pull an item off the Consent Agenda to be moved to the end of the CONSENT AGENDA for discussion and action.


	1.	ADMINISTRATION and BUDGET


	3.	1.1	APPROVE minutes of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) the Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways, and the Monterey County Regional Development Impact Fee Joint Powers Agency for August 22, 2018.
			- Rodriguez

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	3.	1.2	ACCEPT the list of checks written for the month of August 2018 and credit card statements for the month of July 2018.
			- Delfino
			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 Transportation Agency’s independent Certified Public Accountant to keep the Board informed about the Transportation Agency’s financial transactions.
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	3.	1.3	RECEIVE report on conferences or training attended by agency staff.
			- Muck
			Agency staff occasionally attends conferences or training 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.
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	3.	1.4	RATIFY changes to paid vacation and professional leave for Senior Engineer hired by the Executive Director.
			- Goel
			The Executive Director negotiated a hiring package for an applicant, as a Senior Engineer. The terms negotiated include attributing some prior years’ experience as TAMC experience, so to increase the vacation accrual by 3 additional days per year. These terms are different than what are identified in the Agency’s Human Resources Rules & Regulations for new hires to the Agency.
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	3.	1.5	DENY the tort claim of Eriberto Jauregui and/or Eva Jauregui, as guardians for Eriberto Jauregui, related to personal injury damages occurring on Hall Road in Royal Oaks in February 2018.
			- Muck
			TAMC, along with the County of Monterey and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, has received a claim for damages in an unspecified amount due to an accident in a crosswalk across Hall Road in Royal Oaks. Staff has reviewed its files to determine if TAMC has engaged in any activity on Hall Road, and found no activity. Accordingly, staff recommends that the Board deny this claim.
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	2.	BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, and SOCIAL SERVICES


	3.	2.1	APPROVE the appointment of Mike Novo representing District 3 to serve on the TAMC Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee.
			- Castillo
			The Board appoints members of the public on an as-needed basis to serve on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee to advise staff on bicycle and pedestrian transportation issues and make recommendations to the TAMC Board.
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	3.	2.2	Monterey-Salinas Transit State of Good Repair Program: ADOPT Resolution 2018-17 programming $777,095 of Fiscal Year 2018-19 State of Good Repair Program funds to Monterey-Salinas Transit to fund a bus procurement; and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to sign and submit regional agency certifications and assurances.
			- Castillo
			Funded by the Senate Bill 1 gas tax, the State of Good Repair Program provides money for transit maintenance, rehabilitation and capital projects. Monterey-Salinas Transit will be using these funds to support a bus procurement that will replace old diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life.
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	3.	PLANNING - No items this month


	4.	PROJECT DELIVERY and PROGRAMMING - No items this month


	5.	RAIL PROGRAM


	3.	5.1	Salinas Rail Project Package 2: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Contract: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute contract with Geocon Consultants, Inc., subject to approval by Agency Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $20,632, to perform an Environmental Site Assessment of the Salinas Rail Project Package 2 parcels, for the period ending June 30, 2019; APPROVE the use of Traffic Congestion Relief Program funds budgeted to this project; and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to take such other further actions as may be necessary to fulfill the intent of the contract, including approvals of future modifications or amendments that do not significantly alter the scope of work, or change the approved contract term or amount, subject to approval by Agency Counsel.
			- Watson
			This contract with Geocon Consultants, Inc., will assist the Agency with the Environmental Site Assessment of the Package 2 parcels, for the proposed train layover facility and associated improvements. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was published on August 22, 2018. Four proposals were received by the deadline of September 6. The staff review team recommends Board approval of the selected consultant to perform this work.
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	3.	5.2	APPROVE allocation of Rail Extension to Monterey County project funding as a match to a Caltrans rail safety grant for the Salinas-Gilroy rail corridor.
			- Watson
			The Federal Department of Transportation (US DOT) approved an $11.34 million grant for Caltrans, under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) on the Coast Rail corridor between Oakland and San Luis Obispo. The $11.34 million in federal railroad safety funds is leveraged by a $6.25 million state/local commitment of funding for the corridor.
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	6.	REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE - No items this month


7.		COMMITTEE MINUTES and CORRESPONDENCE


	3.	7.1	ACCEPT draft minutes of the Transportation Agency Committees: Executive Committee - September 5, 2018 Rail Policy Committee - September 10, 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee - No meeting this month Excellent Transportation Oversight Committee - No meeting this month Technical Advisory Committee - No meeting this month
			- Rodriguez

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	3.	7.2	RECEIVE Transportation Agency for Monterey County Correspondence for September 2018.
			- Rodriguez

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	END OF CONSENT AGENDA


	ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Transportation Agency for Monterey County meeting will be on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Agricultural Center Conference Room 1428 Abbott Street Salinas, California 9:00 A.M.

Documents relating to an item on the open session that are distributed to the Board less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the Office of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA.

Documents distributed to the Agency Board at the meeting by staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Board by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting.

The Transportation Agency web site contains information from the Transportation Agency Resource Guide, including Transportation Agency Board members, Transportation Agency committee members, grant programs, etc. Visit us at: http://www.tamcmonterey.org.

Transportation Agency for Monterey County

55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901-2902

Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TEL: 831-775-0903

FAX: 831-775-0897


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