To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: MOU with CCTA for Measure X funding to support Accessible Transportation
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority in an amount not to exceed $2,975,280 to implement the Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. (100% Measure X funds)
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Measure X funds. This expenditure is accounted for in the budget. Time spent overseeing the grant is incorporated into the Department of Conservation and Development budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan (ATSP) defines how Contra Costa will improve transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and veterans. The ATSP was conducted by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) with support from Contra Costa County and was collaboratively developed over several years in consultation with elected officials and staff at affected public agencies, advocates representing community-based organizations and users of the system. The Board of Supervisors and the CCTA Board both approved the ATSP in March 2021.
The implementation of the ATSP is being overseen by CCTA’s ATSP Task Force (which includes representatives of the Board of Supervisors) which is advisory to the CCTA Board (which also includes representatives of the Board of Supervisors).
The MOU enables CCTA to continue to commence implementation of the ATSP by authorizing CCTA to apply funds from the County toward a wide variety of programs and strategies enumerated in the ATSP. For example, funds may be used on the development of: One-Call/One-Click system, transportation focused information and referral, establishment of a coordinating entity, technology plan, improved connectivity between paratransit programs, same-day trip programs, countywide travel training, and expansion of the low-income fare equity program (LIFE).
The proposed MOU supersedes the prior MOUs entered into by the County and CCTA for this program. The proposed MOU governs the expenditure of a total of $2,975,280 in Measure X funds that resulted from two Measure X allocations approved by the Board: $1,470,000 approved in 2023 and $1,505.280 approved in 2024. The proposed MOU covers the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. CCTA continues to ramp up its implementation efforts and anticipates that the pace of work to implement the ATSP will be accelerating in the coming year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the MOU is not approved, the County will not disburse previously approved Measure X Funds intended to improve transportation for older Contra Costa residents and those with disabilities.