CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

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1 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE Thursday, January 24, 2013 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The Regular Meeting of the Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee (CMPP) was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chairperson Matthews in VTA Conference Room B-104, 3331 North First Street, San Jose, California. 1. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Xavier Campos Vice Chairperson Present Jamie Matthews Chairperson Present Joe Pirzynski Member Present Ken Yeager Member Present Evan Low Alternate Member N/A George Shirakawa Alternate Member N/A David Whittum Alternate Member N/A * Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member. A quorum was present. 2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Eleanor Hansen, Interested Citizen, inquired if VTA had an app for Android phones. 3. ORDERS OF THE DAY Chairperson Matthew requested that the following Agenda Items be removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda: Item #6. Approve the Congestion Management Program and Planning Committee Meeting Schedule; Item #7. Authorize the General Manager to execute interagency fund agreements which support VTA Congestion Management Agency (CMA) planning and programming activities; Item #10. Valley Transportation Plan 2040 Chapters Two & Three; Item #11. October 2012 VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report. M/S/C ( Yeager/Pirzynski) to accept the Orders of the Day. NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

2 CONSENT AGENDA 4. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 29, 2012 M/S/C (Yeager/Pirzynski) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 29, CMPP Meeting Schedule M/S/C (Yeager/Pirzynski) to approve the CMPP 2013 Meeting Schedule. 7. Fund Agreements with MTC for CMA Planning & Programming Funds M/S/C (Yeager/Pirzynski) to approve submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute interagency fund agreements with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for federal funds which support VTA Congestion Management Agency (CMA) planning and programming activities. 10. Valley Transportation Plan 2040 Chapters Two & Three reviewed the Valley Transportation Plan 2040 Chapters Two and Three. 11. October 2012 VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report reviewed the October 2012 VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report REGULAR AGENDA 5. Elect Standing Committee Vice Chairperson Chairperson Matthews opened the nominations from the floor for the position of CMPP Committee Vice Chairperson for Member Yeager nominated Member Campos to serve as the Vice Chairperson for M/S/C (Yeager/Pirzynski) to close nominations and elect Member Campos as the Committee s Vice Chairperson for calendar year (Removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda.) Approve the Congestion Management Program and Planning Committee Meeting Schedule 7. (Removed from the Regular Agenda and place on the Consent Agenda.) Authorize the General Manager to execute interagency fund agreements which support VTA Congestion Management Agency (CMA) planning and programming activities.sd 7.X. Reprogram $326,700 in CMAQ Funds from Jackson St. Pedestrian Improvements to the West San Carlos St. Phase II Sidewalk Project Marcella Rensi, Transportation Planning Manager, provided an update of the staff report. M/S/C(Campos/Yeager) to approve submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to consider the reprograming of $326,700 in CMAQ funds from the City of San Jose s completed Jackson St Pedestrian Improvements project to the City of San Jose s West San Carlos Street Phase II Sidewalk project. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 January 24, 2013

3 8. Bicycle Expenditure Program (BEP) policies deferred the Bicycle Expenditure Program policies. 9. HCP OBAG Update Scott Haywood, Policy and Community Relations Manager, provided the staff report. He commented on staff s investigation of the potential link between the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and the One Bay Area Grant or( OBAG) program. He provided background on both programs noting OBAG is a new regional program that establishes policies for investing approximately $880 million in transportation funding over a four year cycle. The goal of the program is to better integrate the region s federal transportation program with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission s Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) addressing the mandates of SB 375 to reduce green- house gas emissions for automobiles and light trucks. Mr. Haywood stated the HCP is a regional partnership between six local partners and two wildlife agencies. The HCP provides a framework for promoting the protection and recovery of natural resources and endangered species while streamlining the permitting process for planned development, infrastructure, and maintenance activities. Mr. Haywood noted this item has been forwarded to the Technical Advisory Committee(TAC) and Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) as well as CMPP to receive feedback. Committees will receive initial findings in February On order of Chairperson and there being no objection, the Committee received the HCP OBAG Update. 10. (Removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda.) Review the draft of Chapters 2 and 3 of the Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) (Removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda.) October 2012 VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report. OTHER ITEMS 12. Items of Concern and Referral to Administration There were no Items of Concern and Referral to Administration. 13. Committee Work Plan On order of Chairperson Matthews and there being no objection, the Committee reviewed the Work Plan. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 January 24, 2013

4 14. Committee Staff Report Mr. Ristow provided a written report to the Committee, highlighting the following: 1) VTA on-site tour of proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) Efficiency project in Downtown San Jose; 2) public meeting held December 3, 2012 to provide information to public on project; 3) VTA and Caltrans are moving forward on development and implementation of the iteam; 4) California Transportation Commission allocated $50 million in State Transportation Improvement Program ( STIP) funds programmed by VTA to the Silicon Valley Rapid Transit (SVRT) project on December 6, 2012; 5) Grand Boulevard Task Force presented a report of their experience with the relinquishment of State Route (82) El Camino; 6) following VTA Board approval of the OBAG Program in November 2012 VTA issued a call for projects and extended deadlines moving forward from February 5, 2013 to March 5, 2013; 7) VTA issued call for projects for the Vehicle Emissions Reductions Based at Schools ( VERBS) program (Safe Routes to Schools) with application due mid- February. On order of Chairperson Matthews and there being no objection, the Committee received the Committee Staff Report. 15. Chairperson s Report There was no Chairperson s Report. 16. Determine Consent Agenda for the M arch 7, 2013 Board of Directors Meeting CONSENT: Agenda Item #7. Authorize the General Manager to execute interagency fund agreements which support VTA Congestion Management Agency (CMA) planning and programming activities. Agenda Item #7.X. Reprogram $326,700 in CMAQ Funds from Jackson Street Pedestrian Improvements project to the City of San Jose s West San Carlos Street Phase II Sidewalk project. Agenda Item #10. Review the draft of Chapters 2 and 3 of the Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2040 Agenda Item #11. Review October 2012 VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report. REGULAR: None Deferred to February: Agenda Item#8. Adopt the Bicycle Expenditure Program (BEP) Policies. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 January 24, 2013

5 17. ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Announcements. 18. ADJOURNMENT On order of Chairperson Matthews and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Jacqueline Golzio, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 5 of 5 January 24, 2013