SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS SJCOG Conference Room 555 E. Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 January 26, 2012 MINUTES 1. The Board meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Chuck Winn for closed session. Roll Call: Board Members Present: Supervisor Steve Bestolarides, San Joaquin County; Councilmember Steve DeBrum, City of Manteca; Councilmember Dale Fritchen, City of Stockton; Councilmember Larry Hansen, City of Lodi; Mayor Ann Johnston, City of Stockton; Mayor Pro Tem Mike Maciel, City of Tracy; Vice Mayor Christopher Mateo, City of Lathrop; Vice Mayor Kathy Miller, City of Stockton; Supervisor Carlos Villapudua, San Joaquin County; Supervisor Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County; Councilmember Chuck Winn, City of Ripon. Ex-Officio Members Present: Ken Baxter, Caltrans; Gary Giovanetti, RTD; Victor Mow, Port of Stockton. Board Members Absent: Mayor Brent Ives, City of Tracy; Councilmember Jeff Laugero, City of Escalon. Ex-Officio Members Absent: None. Staff Members Present: Andrew T. Chesley, Executive Director; Steve Dial, Deputy Executive Director/CFO; Rebecca Montes, Manager of Administrative Services; Dianne Barth, Public Communications Manager; Kevin Sheridan, Project Manager; Vikram Sharma, Information Services Manager; Wil Ridder, Senior Regional Planner; Mike Swearingen, Senior Regional Planner; Steve Mayo, Senior Habitat Planner; Tanisha Taylor, Senior Regional Planner; Donald Mascardo, Associate Regional Planner; Aaron Hoyt, Associate Regional Planner; Laura Brunn, Associate Regional Planner; Yvette Davis, Associate Regional Planner; Sam Kaur, Associate Regional Planner; Anne Poggio, Regional Planner; Tisha Singleton, Fiscal Assistant; Rosie Vargas, Office Services Supervisor; Rod Attebery, Counsel. 2. CLOSED SESSION: A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Chair Chuck Winn Code Section 54957: Executive Director
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: Agency Designated Representative: Board Chair Chuck Winn Unrepresented Employee: Executive Director C. ALUC: Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(a) The Surland Companies, LLC v. San Joaquin County Airport Land Use Commission, San Joaquin Council of Governments Case No. 39-2011-00261573-CU-WM-STK 3. RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION A. Report on any Action taken in Closed Session Chair Chuck Winn 4. Salary consideration for Executive Director Action Chair Winn stated there is no reportable action on items 2A & B. Item 2C was not discussed. 5. Recognitions/Presentations: None. 6. Public Comments: None. 7. Minutes of December 15, 2011: It was moved/second (Fritchen/Johnston) to approve the minutes of December 15, 2011. Motion passed unanimously 11/0 by voice vote. 8. Consent Calendar Items: A. SJCOG Monthly Financial Report & Transportation Authority Monthly Investment Report B. Fiscal Year 2011-12 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Claim for the City of Ripon C. 2013 FTIP Update: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program: Funding Analysis and Call for Projects D. Measure K Semi-Annual Program Project Delivery Report E. Proposition 1B Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) Program Expenditure Plan Amendment #2 F. Exchange of Measure K Funding with Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Funding on the City of Ripon s Park & Ride Lot Project at Jack Tone Road and State Route 99 G. Contract Amendment with Mark Thomas & Company to Complete the Record of Surveys for the Route 99/Hammer Lane Interchange and Route 99 Widening Project H. Lions Gate Hotel and Conference Center Contract For the California Airport Land Use Consortium 2012 Conference I. One Voice Project Endorsement Request J. Amendment to the 2012 Regional Transportation Program (RTIP) Programming Recommendations
K. Measure K Renewal Utility Relocation Cooperative Agreement with City of Stockton for the French Camp/Interstate 5 (I-5) Interchange Improvement Project L. Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Membership Appointment M. Contribution to Urban Land Institute Advisory Panel Effort in Downtown Stockton It was moved/seconded (Johnston/Fritchen) to approve the consent calendar as submitted. Motion passed unanimously 9/0 with a roll call vote. Supervisor Bestolarides and Supervisor Villapudua were not present at the time of roll call. 9. San Joaquin Council of Governments items for Discussion/Action: A. Draft 2012/13 Overall Work Program (OWP) Mr. Dial presented a powerpoint presentation stating SJCOG is a Metropolitan Planning Organization and is required to adopt an OWP to program use of federal funds. Mr. Dial stated the OWP is a management tool identifying the tasks and products COG will undertake during fiscal 2012/13. Revenues are estimated to increase by approximately $177,336 from the current adopted OWP from $7,429,686 to $7,608,523. Mr. Dial stated once adopted the draft OWP will be submitted to Federal and State agencies for review and comments. These partner agencies will hold their annual MPO review meeting in March. Comments will be considered in preparing the final OWP, which will be scheduled for adoption at the March Board meeting. Supervisor Vogel asked in regards to the Regional MK Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safe Routes to School Master Plan and Guidelines does staff anticipate more funding. Mr. Swearingen said absolutely. Mr. Giovanetti asked for clarification on the $50,000 to perform the Triennial Performance Audit. It was moved/seconded (Johnston/Fritchen) to adopt the draft FY 2012/13 Overall Work Program for the purpose of submitting to Federal and State Agencies. Motion passed unanimously 11/0 with a voice vote. B. One Voice Federal Legislative Priorities Councilmember DeBrum excused himself during this discussion, due to conflict of interest. Ms. Barth presented this item stating these are the proposed Regional Legislative Priority requests that have been submitted. Ms. Barth stated this year there are no earmarks and spoke on the value of the trip. The pre-trip meeting will be held on April 4 at 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at COG. The One Voice trip is scheduled for the week of April 15, 2012. Mr. Chesley clarified that the action is to approve the proposed list of projects and the Manteca project is pending upon approval of the City of Manteca s city council.
It was moved/seconded (Johnston/Fritchen) to approve the Regional Legislative Requests for the San Joaquin One Voice program. Motion passed unanimously 11/0 with a voice vote. C. Regional Smart Growth/Transit Oriented Development Plan Board Workshop Summary Ms. Kaur gave an update on this item with a powerpoint presentation. Ms. Kaur briefly spoke on the workshop that was held on Friday, January 13 th and the work products produced within the plan. Ms. Kaur stated the purpose of the score cards is to evaluate future proposals for the Smart Growth call for projects. Ms. Kaur stated that staff will also conduct four additional workshops one in Stockton, Lodi, Ripon and Tracy. In February staff will present the final Regional Smart Growth/Transit-Oriented Development for Board approval in March. Staff will announce a call for projects under the Smart Growth Program during the fall of 2012. Supervisor Vogel asked what types of projects are being envisioned. Ms. Kaur said transportation infrastructure and planning activities. Ms. Kaur stated in the 2008 MK Renewal program projects funded were the Lodi Avenue improvement program, the Weber Avenue environmental and design phase, also some of the planning activities such as Waterfront connection plan and Rail Commission parking structure study. Ms. Kaur stated Lodi received an award for the best public works project within California. Mayor Johnston complimented COG staff and the consultants for the workshop and the maps that showed the particular areas and their cities that were identified as infill sites. Chair Winn commented on the time of the scheduled workshop for Ripon and Lodi. Ms. Kaur said she will work with city staff and reschedule the time. This item was for discussion only, no action was taken. D. Status of Projects Mr. Sheridan gave an update on the major highway projects with a powerpoint presentation. Chair Winn expressed concerns regarding the design on highway 12 at Tower Parkway intersection. Mr. Sheridan said he will follow up with the engineer. Mayor Johnston asked what the timeline for I-5 is. Mr. Sheridan said as of right now the contractors are ahead of schedule. 10. Information Items: A. Delivery Plan for CMAQ, RSTP, AARA, Safety Programs, Federal Earmarks, and STIP (TE) Projects These items were for information only.
11. Airport Land Use Commission: No Items. *** Adjourn San Joaquin Council of Governments until the conclusion of SJCOG, Inc. Meeting*** 12. SJCOG, INC.: 1. Open Meeting of SJCOG, Inc./Roll Call: The SJCOG, Inc. meeting was called to order by Chair Winn and roll call was previously stated with the addition of Vice Mayor Kathy Miller. 2. Public Comments: None. 3. Consent Calendar Items: A. Delicato Winery Expansion Project B. Tracy 580 Business Park Preserve Joint Financing Agreement C. SJMSCP Bylaws Mr. Mayo clarified that item 12.3B of the staff report states the agreement is already established, it is not, however it is in the works. It was made/seconded (Johnston/Vogel) to approve the consent calendar as submitted. Motion passed unanimously 11/0 with a roll call vote. 4. SJCOG, INC. Items for Discussion/Action: None. 5. SJCOG, INC. Informational Only Items: None. This item was for information only no action was taken. 13. Chair s Report: None. ***RECONVENE TO THE SJCOG BOARD MEETING*** 14. Council Member s Report: Supervisor Bestolarides apologized for not being available during the action of the consent calendar and commented on page 142 regarding the suggestion for a reduction in building permit fees. Supervisor Bestolarides supports item 8M of the consent calendar. 15. Ex-Officio Member s Report A. San Joaquin Regional Transit District Mr. Giovanetti reported on January 24 was RTD s kick off for Safe Place Campaign. Safe Place is a national youth outreach program that educates thousands of young people about the dangers of running away or trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. This program allows youth to easily access immediate help through services in their community like RTD.
As of October 2011 RTD implemented service modifications, however as a result of a series of outreach meetings RTD has maintained and increased some routes where ridership was needed. On February 5 th RTD will improve weekday and weekend service on intercity, Stockton Hopper and metro routes. The new service will improve connections at both the Downtown Transit Center and the Mall Transfer Station and will operate more frequently with half-hourly and hourly departure times. B. Caltrans, District 10 Mr. Baxter reported on Safe Routes to School stating the window for cycle 10 is open. Mr. Baxter stated that California was the first State in the nation to legislate the Safe Routes to School program where is dedicated funding. There is about $45 million and the applications are due March 30, 2012. Mr. Baxter encourages the cities and county to apply. The intent of the program is to1) make it safer for the children to walk or ride bicycles and 2) motivate and encourage walking and using bicycles. Mayor Johnston asked if this program is limited or can school districts apply. Mr. Baxter said school districts would have to go through the city. Councilmember Hansen asked if the $45 million is statewide. Mr. Baxter said yes. C. Port of Stockton Mr. Mow stated on behalf of the Port of Stockton they express their sorrow in the passing of Dana Cowell and extend their condolence to his family, along with the COG family. He will be missed. Mr. Mow reported on the Port of Stockton activity stating there is an increase from last year. Mr. Mow stated if anyone is interested in visiting the Port to let him know and he will be happy to give a tour of the operations. Mr. Mow wished everyone a Happy New Year. 16. Executive Director s Report: Mr. Chesley gave a brief overview on Dana Cowell s passing and what he meant to COG staff. Mr. Chesley stated Dana Cowell guidance was essential to us right up until his passing and his impact on staff was felt right up until his time and will be felt well into the future. Dana Cowell s memorial service is on Saturday, February 4 at 11:00 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207. Mr. Chesley stated on Tuesday, the California Transportation Foundation met for their annual forum with over 200 professionals from across the state and the meeting was dedicated to Dana Cowell s memory. Chair Winn shared his thoughts about Dana Cowell stating Dana Cowell was someone that he truly valued his opinion and no matter the challenge Dana Cowell was always calm, collected and he will surely be missed.
Chair Winn asked for a moment of silence in the memory of Dana Cowell. 17. Adjournment: Meeting adjourns on behalf of Dana Cowell s memory. Meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. next meeting will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. SJCOG Conference Room.