PRESENT Transportation Agency Employees of the Quarter to Elouise Rodriguez and Maria Montiel.

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 26, 2022 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 26, 2022 Board meeting.

RECEIVE update on state and federal legislative issues and ADOPT the 2021 legislative program.

2022 Regional Transportation Plan Project List and Financial Assumptions

1. RECEIVE update on development of the 2022 Regional Transportation Plan; and
2. APPROVE the Project List to be studied as part of the 2022 Regional Transportation Plan and Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy; and
3. APPROVE the financial assumptions for use in the financial forecast for the Regional Transportation Plan and Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy.

RECEIVE reports from Transportation Providers:

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

ACCEPT the list of checks written for November and December 2020 and credit card statements for the months of October and November 2020.

RECEIVE report on conferences or trainings attended by agency staff.

ACCEPT the Triennial Performance Audits for the 3-year period ending June 30, 2019. 

AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to enter into a lease agreement for Monterey Branch Line property located near 1711 Del Monte Boulevard, Seaside with Monterey Motors, Inc., subject to Agency Counsel approval.

Measure X Amendment - Capital Investment Grant Consultant Services

1. APPROVE Amendment #1 of Measure X Regional Funding Agreement, subject to approval by Agency counsel, for the SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit project to include up to $750,000 in Measure X funds for a Capital Investment Grant Consultant Services; and
2. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to make administrative changes to the contract if such changes do not increase the Agency's net cost, subject to approval by Agency counsel. 

APPROVE the appointments of Jonathan Geisler and Monica Lal, to serve as the representative and alternate representative for Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, on the Measure X Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee. 

Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation:

1. APPROVE the request by the County of Monterey to program Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project in the amount of $560,000; and     
2. APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include these projects and funding.

Regional Surface Transportation Program Fair Share Allocation:

1. APPROVE the request by the City of Pacific Grove to program Regional Surface Transportation Program fair share funds to the Point Pinos Trail Project in the amount of $61,282; and     
2. APPROVE amending Exhibit A of the local funding agreement to include these projects and funding.

Salinas Rail Project - MNS Engineers Contract Amendment #2:

1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute contract amendment #2 with MNS Engineers, subject to approval by Agency Counsel, to increase the budget for construction management of the Monterey County Rail Extension project by $280,055 for a new total contract budget of $4,697,537;
2. AUTHORIZE the use of state funds budgeted to this project;
3. FIND that this amendment is justified as a sole source due to the efficiencies that support award to the existing consultant as a logical follow-on to work already in progress under a competitively awarded contract; and
4. 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.

APPOINT Dave Potter as the TAMC representative and Mike LeBarre as the alternate to the Coast Rail Coordinating Council Policy Committee.

Monterey County Rail Extension Property Acquisition Settlements

1. RECEIVE INFORMATION on  the real estate acquisition settlement with Baillie Family Limited Partnership for one parcel located at 346 West Market Street for the Rail Extension to Monterey County project that increased the $204,000 deposited in the State Condemnation Fund as just compensation for the property by $7,050 to a not to exceed amount of $211,050; and
2. RECEIVE INFORMATION on the real estate acquisition settlement with the Neubert/Tarp Family for two partial parcels and one full parcel located at 320 & 330 West Market Street for the Rail Extension to Monterey County project that increased the Agency’s offer of $1,012,000 as just compensation for the property by $74,224 to a not to exceed amount of $1,086,224.

ACCEPT draft minutes of the Transportation Agency Committees:

RECEIVE correspondence to and from TAMC for the month of  December 2020.