Laurie Williamson, Senior Engineer, has been selected by the employees of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County as the Employee of the Quarter for July-September 2020.

Each year, the Agency prepares a legislative program to guide its positions on state and federal proposals. The Executive Committee provided input on the draft 2022 legislative program. The draft, once released, will be circulated to committees for review and input, then a final version will be brought back to the Board for adoption.

Monterey-Salinas Transit recently completed a draft Comprehensive Operational Analysis and Network Re-Design, which serves as a comprehensive effort to revamp the entire public transit system in Monterey County while facilitating MST's COVID-19 recovery efforts. The Plan is currently available for public review and comment. 

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

PUBLIC COMMENT on the Closed Session;

CLOSED SESSION:

Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), the Board will confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation:

1. TAMC v. Rodney Karl Neubert and Susan Greco-Neubert, et al., Court Number 20CV000457
2. TAMC v. Joyce M. Selby and Cheryl Latimer, et al., Court Number 20CV000456

RECONVENE in open session and report any actions taken.

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.

The list of contracts awarded by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County for services under $50,000 approved by the Executive Director is submitted each month in accordance with the Agency's Procurement Policies to keep the Board informed.

TAMC has approved a template agreement for contracts that are intended to conform closely with revised Caltrans requirements. Specific changes are proposed to the existing standard contract template to comply with new Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Title VI requirements for contracts funded with federal funding.

This amendment will allow state Rural Planning Assistance and SB 1 Sustainable Communities grant funding from the prior fiscal year to be utilized in the current fiscal year and removes pass-through funding for statewide leadership training. New funding received to develop a Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Plan is also included in this amendment. 

Upon Executive Director Hale's retirement, the Board promoted Todd Muck from Deputy Executive Director to Executive Director. In order to fill the vacancy of the Deputy Executive Director, an organizational change is proposed to replace the Deputy Executive Director position with two new positions: Director of Planning and Director of Programing and Project Delivery.  A budget amendment is required to modify the Agency's staff position classification list and salary ranges. 

Transportation Agency would like to encourage and appreciate the efforts made by Monterey County residents, businesses and employees to improve transportation in Monterey County by awarding Transportation Excellence Awards. Staff encourages Board members to submit nominations, which are due by December 3, 2021. The awards ceremony will take place during the regular January 26, 2022 Transportation Agency Board meeting.

This on-call agreement will support the Transportation Agency staff efficiently construct projects in cooperation with Caltrans staff. These include Measure X funded projects that involve improvements along corridors including, but not limited to, State Route 156, State Route 68 and US 101 South of Salinas. The Corridor Advisor will advise the Transportation Agency on matters involving project delivery, project design, innovations, project funding, and the respective roles and responsibilities the partner agencies should assume to expedite project delivery. 

In 2018, Caltrans received a federal rail safety grant to fund implementation of Positive Train Control technology in the Oakland-San Luis Obispo rail corridor. TAMC approved using a portion of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capitol Program grant funds as a match to that federal grant. This agreement will enable Caltrans to use that state funding to move ahead on the safety project.

• Executive Committee - draft minutes of October 6, 2021
• Rail Policy Committee - final minutes of September 13, and draft minutes October 4, 2021
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee - draft minutes of October 6, 2021
• Technical Advisory Committee - draft minutes of October 7, 2021
• Excellent Transportation Oversight Committee - No meeting

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next Transportation Agency for Monterey County meeting will be a special AB 361 meeting on
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
8:30 A.M.