DRAFT MINUTES Special External Affairs Committee Meeting Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District 2nd Floor Board Room 1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:00 p.m. External Affairs Committee Members: Director Elsa Ortiz, Chair Director Joe Wallace Director Ryan “Rocky” Fernandez
The meeting was called to order at 3:53 p.m. with Committee Chair Ortiz presiding. Committee Members Present: Ortiz, Committee Chair.
Director Wallace, Director Fernandez, and Director
Committee Members Absent: None. Also Present: General Manager Rick Fernandez, General Counsel Ken Scheidig, Deputy General Manager Jim Gleich and District Secretary Linda Nemeroff. Public Comment There was no public comment offered. INFORMATION ITEM(S) (Consent Calendar): Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion/one vote. If discussion is desired, an item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered individually. 1. Consider approving External Affairs Committee minutes of December 5, 2008. MOTION: WALLACE/FERNANDEZ to approve the minutes and forward to the Board of Directors recommending receipt (3).
BRIEFING ITEM(S)/ACTION ITEM(S) 2. Consider monthly updates on legislation and related actions: 9 Federal Kate Miller, Manager, Capital Development, Legislation and Grants, briefed the Board on the Federal Economic Stimulus Package including the Oberstar Bill which would provide funds to the region via 5307 formula and highway formula funds in the amount of $100 million. AC Transit External Affairs Committee
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In addition, Ms. Miller reported on discussions at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) meeting held earlier in the day, including:
preliminary ideas for a process to distribute federal funds with rehabilitation and maintenance projects taking priority; the likelihood that MTC would not flex any highway funds to transit; Oberstar Bill; the scheduling of a general manager meeting to discuss the distribution of federal funding and state financial issues.
Ms. Miller stated that a project list would be posted to the District’s website and provided the Committee with a copy of the District’s proposed economic stimulus projects. 9 State • Legislative Report (GM Memo No. 09-009). Ms. Miller presented the latest information available on the State budget crisis (handout) including a copy of a letter to legislative leaders from Governor Schwarzenegger vetoing the latest proposal. MOTION: WALLACE/FERNANDEZ to forward to the Board of Directors recommending the following:
An Oppose position on ACR 1 (Blakeslee): Constitutional Convention (3). An Watch position on SB 10 (Leno): Voter approved local assessment (3). A Support in Concept position on SCA 3 (Wyland): Transportation Investment Fund (3). A Support position on SCA 5 (Hancock): State Budget (3). A Watch position on SCR 3 (DeSaulnier): Constitutional Convention (3).
Consensus to forward to the Board of Directors recommending receipt (3). 9 Regional/Local There was nothing to report on regional/local matters. Agenda Planning Committee Chair Ortiz to review the pending list with the Deputy General Manager and District Secretary. Monthly State/Federal Program Updates. o Update on APTA Reauthorization process for T-4. Regional/Local Issues. AC Transit External Affairs Committee
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Pending – Not Scheduled Status report on the Oral History Project (Continued from 2/15/06) [Continue efforts to locate funds; hire a person utilizing grant funds; contact local museums to see if there is interest in taking on the project.]. Supplemental report on the Line 19 Marketing Plan detailing how the effectiveness of the plan will be evaluated (Requested by President Harper – 3/7/07; Requested by Vice President Kaplan – 8/29/07). Report on the Land Use Subgroup of the Climate Action Team’s (LUSCAT) proposed rules and actions (Requested by Director Fernandez – 5/14/08). Report on a solution to a recent bus pass supply issue at some of the stores that carry passes (Requested by Vice President Kaplan – 6/4/08). Report on the prospect of having the District sponsor legislation regarding a fuel efficiency modification (rebate) to the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) and information on the legislative process (Requested by Vice President Kaplan – 7/23/08). Report on the extent the District needs to modify its’ website given the improvements to the 511.org website, and the implementation of new 511.org features (I.e. ability to search specifically on AC Transit) (Requested by Director Harper – 10/15/08). Report back on staff’s work with the City of Oakland for the development of an EasyPass Program (Requested by Vice President Kaplan – 12/5/08). Board/Staff Comments (Government Code Section 54943.2(a)) Adjournment There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:15. The next meeting of the External Affairs Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Respectfully submitted, Linda A. Nemeroff District Secretary
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