To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide a waiver of claims and indemnification.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to provide a waiver of claims and indemnification by the County to enable the County to receive $500,000 in technical assistance from MTC Consultants for priority production area planning and implementation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On June 17, 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) released an open call for letters of interest for a new pilot program that introduced Priority Production Areas (PPAs) as a new Priority Area designation. Priority Areas are specific locations well suited for a specific use and previously only included Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs). PPAs were based on new criteria developed by ABAG/MTC that called for the enhancement and protection of industrial areas. The intention of the pilot program was to protect and support the Bay Area's industrial and manufacturing sectors through the provision of resources and implementation of streamlining actions. Thus, these PPAs are areas that are consistent with current land use designations, have the capacity to add jobs, and spur economic growth.
On December 17, 2019, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2019/636, nominating two County areas in Bay Point and Pacheco as Association of Bay Area Governments/Metropolitan Transportation Commission's recognized Priority Production Areas, and supporting the City of Antioch's nomination of the Wilbur Avenue corridor. At that point in the pilot program, ther...
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