TO:City Council
FROM:David Newman, Mayor
Bob Engler, Councilmember
DATE:January 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee Appointment
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve the reappointment of Chaise Rasheed to fill a regular member position; term ending November 2026, on the Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee.
2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Minimal staff time for costs associated with coordinating interviews, appointments, and preparing support materials is included in the Adopted FY 2024-25 Transportation Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) was established in January 1989, by state legislation. One of the standing advisory committees to VCTC is the Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (VCCTAC), as required under the Transportation Development Act (TDA) transit funding program.
The VCCTAC is composed of representatives appointed by VCTC, the County of Ventura, ten local cities in Ventura County, and members from social services agencies involved in transportation services and projects. Each City appoints two regular members. The committee meets at least four times annually and provides
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input to VCTC on transportation-related issues. The current scheduled vacancy is for one of the two regular members. The term of this position is from January 2025 to December 2026.
As a committee member, the appointees advise VCCTAC on various topics related to public transportation. This includes bike and pedestrian access projects, as well as the annual Unmet Transit Needs assessment, which is a requirement under state law. VCCTAC alsoprovides support to VCTC on an as-requested basis for special programs and projects.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
Three applications were received during the application period. The candidates were interviewed by Mayor David Newman and Councilmember Bob Engler on December 12, 2024.
Based on the interviews, incumbent Chaise Rasheed was selected to be reappointed as a regular member to VCCTAC. With this selection, Chaise will join Dan Weikel in continuing to represent the City on this committee. His application is included as Attachment #1 for reference.
Community Outreach: The vacancy was advertised on the City's website, in the City’s City Scene newsletter and on posting boards at City Hall and the city libraries. Notices were also distributed according to the City's policies for recruitment of Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goals:
B. Provide municipal government leadership which is open and responsive to residents, and is characterized by ethical behavior, stability, promoting public trust, transparency, confidence in the future, and cooperative interaction among civic leaders, residents, business representatives, and staff, while recognizing and respecting legitimate differences of opinion on critical issues facing the City.
H. Participate in public-private and multi-jurisdictional opportunities to ensure residents have access to high levels of parks, recreation, education and leisure programs and services.
PREPARED BY: Paul Weinstein, Associate Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – Selected VCCTAC Application
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CMO: 110-20/KM/H:COMMON/Council Items/2025 Staff Reports/012825/012825 VCCTAC Appointment Staff Report