To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Staff Appointments to Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Technical Coordinating Committee
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Jamar Stamps (Department of Conservation and Development) and Will Nelson (Department of Conservation and Development) and APPOINT Jeff Valeros (Public Works Department) as the County's staff representatives on the Technical Coordinating Committee of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority; and REAPPOINT Robert Sarmiento (Department of Conservation and Development) and Daniel Barrios (Department of Conservation and Development) and APPOINT Chris Lau (Public Works Department) as their alternates for the period from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. The staff costs associated with participating on the Technical Coordinating Committee have been included in the budgets of each department.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority) convenes its Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) monthly to advise the Authority on technical issues pertaining to the Countywide Transportation Planning and Growth Management Program and the Authority's work as the Countywide Congestion Management Agency.
The TCC has three staff representatives from each of the regional transportation planning committees, three from the County, and one representative each from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the City/County Engineering Advisory Committee, the public transit agencies, Caltrans, and the Bay Area Air District. The terms of the current appointments expire on March 31, 2026, and the Authority has requested new appointments or reappointments. If the recommendations of this report are acted on, the following would be the County’s representation in the three categories of TCC membership for the two-year term that will run from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028:
• Land Use Planning: Will Nelson, Daniel Barrios (alternate), Department of Conservation and Development
• Transportation Engineering: Jeff Valeros, Chris Lau (alternate), Public Works Department •
• Transportation Planning: Jamar Stamps, Robert Sarmiento (alternate), Department of Conservation and Development
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board elect not to approve the recommendations, the County would not have full representation on the Technical Coordinating Committee, which influences the plans, decisions and policies of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.