To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: FY 2025/26 Transportation Demand Management Contract with the Contra Costa Centre Association
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Conservation and Development, or designee, to execute a contract with the Contra Costa Centre Association in an amount not to exceed $497,771 for transportation demand management services for the Contra Costa Centre area, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the County General Fund. 100% County Service Area M-31 funds. The commercial property owners at Contra Costa Centre voted to approve the formation of County Service Area M-31 to fund County mandated transportation demand management services in the area.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County (County) has required a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program for the Contra Costa Centre area since 1986 to encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation by station area employees in order to mitigate the traffic impacts resulting from the development of the area. Property owners in Contra Costa Centre area were required to establish a County Service Area with an annual assessment to fund the TDM Program. The County has entered an agreement with the Contra Costa Centre Association to manage the TDM program for the Contra Costa Centre area each year since 1990.
The TDM program offers commute alternative service to BART station area employees. While there is no mandate requiring participation by employers or any penalty for non-participation, there has been high participation in the program by both employers and employees. The TDM program goals of achieving over 30% of the area employees travel to work via alternative modes (transit, carpool, vanpools, bicycle, walk, telecommute, etc.) have consistently been met.
The project agreement covers a 12-month period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. It funds the operation of vanpools and a noon-time shuttle service to nearby commercial areas, bicycle services, on-site transit ticket sales, and marketing and management of a variety of transit subsidy and incentive programs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Contra Costa Centre Association members who have paid an annual assessment for TDM services would be unable to receive the TDM services through this contract.