TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: July 8, 2024
Subject: Report on Local, State, Regional, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative and Planning Activities
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Referral No: N/A
Referral Name: Legislative Matters on Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure
Presenter: John Cunningham - DCD | Mark Watts - Smith, Watts, & Hartmann, LLC
Contact: John Cunningham (925) 655-2915
Referral History:
The transportation, water, and infrastructure legislation and planning report is a standing item on the Committee's agenda.
Referral Update:
In developing transportation related issues and proposals to bring forward for consideration by TWIC, staff receives input from the Board of Supervisors (BOS), references the County's adopted Legislative Platforms, coordinates with our legislative advocates, partner agencies and organizations, and consults with the Committee.
This report includes four sections, 1: Local, 2: Regional, 3: State, and 4: Federal.
1. Local
Accessible Transportation Strategic Plan
See attached Bay Area News Group Article: Big boost for Contra Costa’s one-call paratransit plan
2. Regional
No regional report in July.
3. State
The County's legislative advocate will be at the July Committee meeting, the monthly report is attached.
SB1031 (Wiener) Connect Bay Area Act
The Committee provided direction to staff at our last meeting regarding SB1031. Subsequent to that direction, the bill was paused at the request of the authors. The move was reportedly due to opposition from Santa Clara County/San Jose which included concerns about empowerment of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, potential conflicts with existing sales tax mechanisms, and the amount of return-to-source.
4. Federal
No federal report in July.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative and Planning Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A