CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: October 16, 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 June 21, 2023, and the TRANSPAC Committee meeting summary minutes for June 8, 2023.
Staff notes that TRANSPAC did not meet in the months of July or August.
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 June 21, 2023, at the CCTA Board meetings is included along with the meeting minutes. The actions taken at the TRANSPAC Committee meeting on June 8, 2023, are included in the attached minutes.
At the June 8, 2023 TRANSPAC meeting, the topic of transportation initiatives by Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) was discussed. Councilmember Noack shared with TRANSPAC that the City of Pleasant Hill be will be improving intersections near schools in 2023 as part of the upcoming Intersection and Crosswalk Improvement Project.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made through posting the City Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, and 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 wish 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 may need additional time to prepare a comprehensive report addressing the item or items.
ATTACHMENT(S):
CCTA Executive Summary and Board Meeting Minutes for June 21, 2023 TRANSPAC Committee Meeting Summary Minutes for June 8, 2023 Prepared and Reviewed by: Ananthan Kanagasundaram, City Engineer Approved by: Ethan Bindernagel, City Manager