Election of Officers

1. RECEIVE report from Nominating Committee and ELECT Chair, 1st Vice Chair and 2nd Vice Chair of the Board, for the term beginning upon their election through the next election of officers at the beginning of the January 22, 2020 Board meeting; and
2. RECEIVE report from Nominating Committee and ELECT members of the Executive Committee for the term beginning upon their election through the next election of officers at the beginning of the January 22, 2020 Board meeting.

RECEIVE update on state legislative issues and ADOPT the 2019 legislative program.

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

ACCEPT the list of checks written for November and December 2018 and credit card statements for the months of October and November 2018.

Update of Standard Contract and Request for Proposals Templates:

1. APPROVE revised contract, invoice and request for proposals templates for use by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County in contracting for professional services; and,
2. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to make minor revisions to the template agreements, if such changes do not increase the Agency’s net cost, subject to approval by Agency Counsel.

NOTICE of proposed amendments to the Agency bylaws to allow for a new at-large Rail Policy Committee representative.

Monterey County Regional Conservation Investment Strategy

1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute contract with AECOM, subject to approval by Agency Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $370,620, to prepare the Monterey County Regional Conservation Investment Strategy, for the period ending December 31, 2021;
2. APPROVE the use of Caltrans Adaptation Planning Grant funds and Measure X Habitat Planning / Advance Mitigation funds budgeted to this project; and
3. 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.

APPROVE  the appointment of Alexis Garcia-Arrazola to serve as the youth/college advocate, Rachel Sanders to serve as the alternate habitat preservation representative, Jarrett Garife to serve as the alternate education representative and Kristine O’Dell  to serve as the alternate representative for Central Coast Builders Exchange on the Measure X Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee.

Grant Preparation Consultant Assistance:

1. APPROVE issuing a Request for Qualifications for consultant grant preparation assistance, subject to Agency counsel review;
2. AUTHORIZE staff to publish the Request for Qualifications, and return to the Board of Directors with a recommendation for approval of a consultant; and
3. APPROVE the use of Measure X regional project funds for this contract, in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000.

On-Call Roundabout Design Peer Review Contract:

1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute a contract with GHD, subject to approval by Agency Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $640,000 to provide On-Call Roundabout Design Peer Review engineering services for the SR 156 / Castroville Boulevard Interchange project, the SR 68 Scenic Highway Improvement project, and other highway roundabout projects as needed in Monterey County for the two-year period ending December 31, 2020;
2. APPROVE the use of Measure X funds budgeted to this project; and
3. 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.

APPROVE payment of the increased annual membership dues for the CRCC from $1,500 to $2,500 per year and APPOINT Dave Potter as the TAMC representative and Mike LeBarre as the alternate to the Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC) Policy Committee.

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Executive Director to execute Public Utility Easements for utility relocations in the future Lincoln Avenue Extension road right-of-way.

RECEIVE Transportation Agency for Monterey County correspondence for January 2019.

ACCEPT draft minutes of the Transportation Agency Committees: