CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
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 December 20, 2023, and the TRANSPAC Committee meeting summary minutes for December 14, 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 of the CCTA then submits the actions.
Analysis
An Executive Summary of the actions taken on December 20, 2023, at the CCTA Board meeting is included along with the meeting minutes. The actions taken at the TRANSPAC Committee meeting on December 14, 2023, are included in the attached minutes.
Items related to the City of Pleasant Hill include Vice Mayor Noack being selected as both the TRANSPAC Chair from February 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025, and the primary TRANSPAC representative to the CCTA Board. Ryan McClain was appointed as the primary representative to the CCTA Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) for the term ending March 31, 2025.
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 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 December 20, 2023 TRANSPAC Committee Meeting Summary Minutes for December 14, 2023 Prepared by: Ananthan Kanagasundaram, City Engineer
Approved by: Ethan Bindernagel, City Manager