CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: May 15, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
SUBJECT: ACCEPT UPDATE ON CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND TRANSPAC
SYNOPSIS
TRANSPAC meets to provide direction to its staff and make recommendations to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) on significant transportation and land use issues. The attachments to this report include the CCTA Executive summary and Board meeting minutes for February 15, 2023 and March 15, 2023 and the TRANSPAC Committee meeting summary minutes for March 9, 2023.
DISCUSSION
Background
TRANSPAC was formed in 1986 to provide the cities of Central Contra Costa County a forum to discuss mutual planning and transportation issues. When Measure C, a countywide transportation proposition, was adopted in 1988, TRANSPAC became the official regional transportation, land use, and housing forum for Central Contra Costa County. The member agencies include Contra Costa County, Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Walnut Creek, and Pleasant Hill.
TRANSPAC meets to discuss transportation-related issues. A Councilmember and a Planning Commissioner represent each jurisdiction. The Chair to the CCTA then submits the actions.
Analysis
An Executive Summary of the actions taken on February 15, 2023 and March 15, 2023 at the CCTA Board meetings is included along with the meeting minutes. The actions taken at the TRANSPAC Committee meeting on March 9, 2023 are included in the attached minutes.
There is no item of discussion directly related to the City of Pleasant Hill with this update.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made through posting of the City Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, and at the Pleasant Hill Police Department.
The agenda and staff report are posted on the City’s web page.
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Accept the report.
ALTERNATIVES TO RECOMMENDED ACTION
The City Council may want to discuss one or more of the actions taken during the last meeting.
Should the City Council require detailed information pertaining to any issues, a comprehensive report could be scheduled for a subsequent City Council meeting. Contingent on the amount of information required, staff would need adequate time to prepare a comprehensive report addressing the item or items.
ATTACHMENT(S):
CCTA Executive Summary and Board Meeting Minutes for February 15, 2023 CCTA Executive Summary and Board Meeting Minutes for March 15, 2023 TRANSPAC Committee Meeting Summary Minutes for March 9, 2023 Prepared and Reviewed by: Ananthan Kanagasundaram, City Engineer Approved by: June Catalano, City Manager