CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: March 3, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
TITLE: 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 November 20, 2024, and December 18, 2024, and the TRANSPAC Committee meeting status letter and meeting minutes for September 12, 2024, and November 14, 2024. The TRANSPAC Committee did not meet in the month of October.
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 November 20, 2024, and December 18, 2024, at the CCTA Board meetings is included along with the meeting minutes. The actions taken at the TRANSPAC Committee meeting on September 12, 2024, and November 14, 2024, are included in the attached status letter and meeting 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 November 20, 2024 CCTA Executive Summary and Board Meeting Minutes for December 18, 2024 TRANSPAC Status Letter and Meeting Minutes for September 12, 2024 TRANSPAC Status Letter and Meeting Minutes for November 14, 2024 Prepared by: Claire Voorhies, Administrative Specialist Reviewed by: Ann James, Public Works Director
Approved by: Ethan Bindernagel, City Manager