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AMBAG Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments P.O. Box 809, Marina, California 93933-0809 Phone: (831) 883-3750 Fax: (831) 883-3755
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION:
Greenfield Civic Center
599 El Camino Real May 13, 2015 Greenfield, CA 93927
ACTION 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS
NOT ON THE AGENDA (A maximum of three minutes on any subject not on the agenda) 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 6. PRESENTATIONS A. Marina-Salinas Multimodal Conceptual Plan INFORMATION -Ariana Green Receive a presentation from Ariana Green, Associate Transportation
Planner, Transportation Agency for Monterey County, on the Marina-Salinas Multimodal Corridor Plan. (Page 5)
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive/Finance Committee INFORMATION -President Muenzer
Receive oral report. B. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - DIRECT
Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) -Director Smith Receive a report from Maura Twomey, Executive Director on the April 17, 2015
SAC meeting.
AMBAG Board of Directors’ Agenda
6:00 p.m.
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AGENDA
Item
8. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT INFORMATION 9. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVE
Note: Action listed for each item represents staff recommendation. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, take any action on the items listed in the agenda.
A. Minutes of the April 8, 2015 AMBAG Board of Directors Meeting -Ana Flores Approve the minutes of the April 8, 2015 AMBAG Board of Directors meeting. (Page 9) B. AMBAG Areawide Clearinghouse Monthly Newsletter
-Paul Hierling
Accept clearinghouse monthly newsletter. (Page 17) C. AMBAG Energy Watch Update Report
-Elisabeth Russell
Accept the Energy Watch update report. (Page 27)
D. Revised Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies -Diane Eidam Adopt the revised Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies. (Page 33) E. Draft Letter to the County of San Luis Obispo addressing
AMBAG’s concerns related to transport of crude oil by rail through the Monterey Bay (tri-county) Region
-Maura Twomey Approve the attached draft letter and authorize AMBAG Board President
to sign and submit the letter to the County of San Luis Obispo. (Page 35) 10. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
11. ADMINISTRATION
A. Financial Update Report INFORMATION -Arleicka Conley
Receive the financial update report which provides an update on AMBAG’s current financial position and accompanying financial statements. (Page 41)
B. Draft FY 2015-16 Monterey Bay Region Overall Work Program APPROVE
(OWP) and Budget -Bhupendra Patel
Approve the draft FY 2015-16 Monterey Bay Region OWP and Budget.
(Page 47)
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AGENDA
Item
12. PLANNING A. 2015 Title VI Plan APPROVE -Eliza Yu Approve the 2015 Title VI Plan. (Page 53)
B. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program: APPROVE
AMBAG Region Project Recommendation -Heather Adamson Support the Pippin Apartments Project as the AMBAG regional project for
the Strategic Growth Council’s FY15 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities funding. (Page 55)
13. ADJOURNMENT
REFERENCE ITEMS: A. 2015 Calendar of Meetings (Page 59) B. Acronym Guide (Page 61) NEXT AMBAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: June 10, 2015 at the Marina Library, 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, CA 93933 If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. If you have a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, contact Ana Flores, AMBAG, 831-883-3750, or email [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.
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Fin
al R
ep
ort
fo
r
Co
nc
ep
tua
l Pla
na
l Re
po
rt f
o
Ma
rina
-Sa
lina
s Mul
timod
al
EXEC
UTIV
E SU
MM
ARY
The
vast
maj
ority
of j
obs
and
hous
ing
in M
onte
rey
Coun
ty a
re lo
cate
d in
the
City
of S
alin
as a
nd
the
Mon
tere
y Pe
nins
ula,
and
yet
ther
e ar
e fe
w tr
ansp
orta
tion
rout
es c
onne
ctin
g th
ese
area
s. T
he
mos
t tra
velle
d ro
ute
is H
ighw
ay 6
8, w
hich
suf
fers
from
pea
k co
nges
tion
and
barri
ers
to ro
adw
ay
wid
enin
g. T
he s
econ
d m
ost t
rave
lled
rout
e is
Hig
hway
1 v
ia Im
jin P
arkw
ay, R
eser
vatio
n Ro
ad a
nd
Blan
co R
oad,
whi
ch a
lso
expe
rienc
es p
eak
hour
con
gest
ion.
The
Mar
ina-
Salin
as M
ultim
odal
Cor
ridor
Pl
an w
as d
evel
oped
in re
spon
se to
the
need
for a
regi
onal
rout
e th
roug
h th
e fo
rmer
For
t Ord
are
a th
at w
ill in
crea
se ro
adw
ay c
apac
ity b
y pr
iorit
izing
hig
h qu
ality
tran
sit,
bicy
clin
g an
d w
alki
ng a
s via
ble
alte
rnat
ives
to d
rivin
g.
Goa
ls an
d O
bjec
tives
The
purp
ose
of th
e M
arin
a-Sa
linas
Mul
timod
al C
orrid
or P
lan
is to
:
• Pr
eser
ve a
mul
ti-ju
risdi
ctio
nal c
orrid
or
• Pl
an fo
r reg
iona
l hig
h qu
ality
tran
sit
• Pr
ovid
e a
regi
onal
bic
ycle
rout
e th
at w
ill se
rve
user
s of
all
ages
and
abi
litie
s•
Impr
ove
pede
stria
n sa
fety,
par
ticul
arly
in u
rban
are
as
• Id
entif
y im
prov
emen
ts th
at w
ill m
inim
ize im
pact
s to
the
envir
onm
ent,
sens
itive
hab
itat l
ands
and
pr
ime
agric
ultu
ral l
ands
• Pr
ovid
e co
ncep
tual
cor
ridor
des
igns
•
Estim
ate
the
cost
of i
mpl
emen
tatio
n an
d id
entif
y po
tent
ial s
ourc
es o
f fun
ding
• Pr
ovid
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r sta
keho
lder
s an
d th
e co
mm
unity
to s
hape
futu
re tr
ansp
orta
tion
optio
ns to
m
eet t
heir
need
s.
Partn
er A
genc
ies
The
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
Mar
ina-
Salin
as M
ultim
odal
Cor
ridor
Pla
n w
as a
col
labo
rativ
e ef
fort
of th
e Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Agen
cy fo
r Mon
tere
y Co
unty
and
sev
eral
par
tner
age
ncie
s:
• Co
unty
of M
onte
rey
• Ci
ty o
f Sal
inas
• Ci
ty o
f Mar
ina
• M
onte
rey-
Salin
as T
rans
it•
Fort
Ord
Reus
e Au
thor
ity•
Calif
orni
a St
ate
Unive
rsity
Mon
tere
y Ba
y (C
SUM
B); a
nd,
• As
soci
atio
n of
Mon
tere
y Ba
y Ar
ea G
over
nmen
ts.
Thes
e ag
enci
es c
ame
toge
ther
to d
evel
op c
riter
ia to
ach
ieve
the
plan
goa
ls, i
dent
ify a
pre
ferre
d co
rrido
r alig
nmen
t tha
t wou
ld e
nhan
ce th
eir l
ocal
tran
spor
tatio
n ne
twor
ks a
nd d
eter
min
e th
e ty
pes
of tr
eatm
ents
that
wou
ld m
ake
trans
it, b
icyc
ling
and
wal
king
mor
e at
tract
ive.
Thes
e Pa
rtner
Ag
enci
es w
ill co
ntin
ue to
wor
k to
geth
er to
sec
ure
fund
ing
and
impl
emen
t the
pla
n co
nsis
tent
ly ac
ross
ju
risdi
ctio
nal b
ound
arie
s.
Phas
e I:
Pref
erre
d A
lignm
ent
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rtun
ities
Impa
cts
to s
ensi
tive
habi
tat l
ands
thro
ugh
the
form
er F
ort O
rd a
rea
Urba
n ar
eas
with
pot
entia
l for
tran
sit-
orie
nted
de
velo
pmen
t
Impa
cts
to p
rime
agric
ultu
ral l
and
Popu
lar r
egio
nal d
estin
atio
ns s
uch
as a
cade
mic
in
stitu
tions
, dow
ntow
ns, a
nd m
ajor
em
ploy
men
t ce
nter
s
Impa
cts
to C
SUM
B’s
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pus
core
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dest
rian
netw
orks
Cost
of b
ridge
wor
k to
cro
ss th
e Sa
linas
Rive
r
Cost
of w
iden
ing
Rese
rvat
ion
Road
Bet
wee
n Ea
st G
arris
on R
oad
and
Sout
h Da
vis R
oad
Thro
ugh
the
publ
ic e
ngag
emen
t with
par
tner
age
ncie
s, in
tere
st g
roup
s an
d m
embe
rs o
f the
co
mm
unity
, the
Tra
nspo
rtatio
n Ag
ency
form
ed a
reco
mm
enda
tion
for a
pre
ferre
d co
rrido
r alig
nmen
t (s
ee F
igur
e ES
-1).
The
reco
mm
ende
d co
rrido
r alig
nmen
t beg
ins
at th
e pr
opos
ed M
onte
rey
Bran
ch
Line
Lig
ht R
ail s
tatio
n at
8th
Stre
et, p
rovid
ing
acce
ss to
futu
re tr
ansi
t and
bic
ycle
con
nect
ions
to
Peni
nsul
a ci
ties,
and
con
tinue
s al
ong
8th
Stre
et to
9th
Stre
et.
From
9th
Stre
et th
e co
rrido
r con
tinue
s up
2nd
Ave
nue
thro
ugh
the
Dune
s de
velo
pmen
t are
a to
Imjin
Par
kway
. Th
e co
rrido
r sta
ys a
long
Imjin
Pa
rkw
ay to
Res
erva
tion
Road
and
dow
n Re
serv
atio
n Ro
ad to
Eas
t Gar
rison
Driv
e. T
his
rout
e pr
ovid
es
dire
ct a
cces
s to
regi
onal
sho
ppin
g an
d en
terta
inm
ent,
acad
emic
inst
itutio
ns, h
ealth
car
e, re
sour
ces
for v
eter
ans,
and
hou
sing
. To
bet
ter s
erve
the
East
Gar
rison
dev
elop
men
t and
avo
id th
e co
stly
curv
e on
Res
erva
tion
Road
, the
cor
ridor
turn
s do
wn
East
Gar
rison
Driv
e fro
m R
eser
vatio
n Ro
ad.
From
Eas
t Ga
rriso
n Dr
ive th
e co
rrido
r hea
ds e
ast o
n Sh
erm
an B
oule
vard
, dow
n Sl
oat S
treet
to W
atki
ns G
ate
Road
and
bac
k ou
t to
Rese
rvat
ion
Road
via
Wat
kins
Gat
e Ro
ad.
From
the
East
Gar
rison
Dev
elop
men
t th
e co
rrido
r con
tinue
s on
Res
erva
tion
Road
to D
avis
Roa
d. A
t the
inte
rsec
tion
of D
avis
Roa
d an
d Bl
anco
Roa
d, th
e co
rrido
r shi
fts E
ast o
n Bl
anco
Roa
d an
d ac
cess
es S
alin
as a
nd th
e In
term
odal
Tra
nsit
Cent
er v
ia W
. Alis
al S
treet
and
Lin
coln
Ave
nue.
Alth
ough
Bla
nco
Road
is n
ot a
par
t of t
he lo
ng-t
erm
regi
onal
mul
timod
al c
orrid
or, i
t is
reco
mm
ende
d th
at it
ser
ve a
s an
inte
rim m
ultim
odal
cor
ridor
unt
il th
e Re
serv
atio
n Ro
ad a
nd S
outh
Dav
is R
oad
sect
ions
are
dev
elop
ed.
Phas
e II:
Con
cept
ual D
esig
n Th
e se
cond
pha
se o
f the
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s w
as fo
cuse
d on
dev
elop
ing
the
pref
erre
d co
ncep
tual
ro
adw
ay d
esig
n fe
atur
es a
long
the
reco
mm
ende
d co
rrido
r rou
te.
Enha
nced
tran
sit,
bicy
cle
and
pede
stria
n tre
atm
ents
wer
e co
nsid
ered
to p
rovid
e at
tract
ive a
ltern
ative
s to
driv
ing.
High
Qua
lity
Tran
sit -
The
cor
ridor
will
prov
ide
a hi
gh q
ualit
y tra
nsit
rout
e de
sign
ed to
be
com
petit
ive w
ith th
e au
tom
obile
. Be
twee
n M
arin
a an
d Sa
linas
, hig
h qu
ality
tran
sit w
ill ta
ke th
e fo
rm o
f bus
ser
vice
that
arri
ves
ever
y 15
min
utes
, mak
es fe
wer
sto
ps, p
rovid
es m
ore
amen
ities
at
bus
stop
s, a
nd s
erve
s po
pula
r des
tinat
ions
. P
ropo
sed
feat
ures
incl
ude
trans
it pr
iorit
y at
sig
naliz
ed
inte
rsec
tions
, bus
-onl
y la
nes
on 2
nd A
venu
e an
d Im
jin P
arkw
ay in
Mar
ina,
a s
epar
ate
busw
ay a
long
Im
jin P
arkw
ay b
etw
een
Imjin
Roa
d an
d Re
serv
atio
n Ro
ad, l
onge
r dis
tanc
e be
twee
n st
ops,
and
tran
sit
stop
s w
ith a
ttrac
tive
amen
ities
.
Enha
nced
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s –
To p
rovid
e a
safe
r and
mor
e co
mfo
rtabl
e co
nnec
tion
betw
een
the
Mon
tere
y Ba
y Sa
nctu
ary
Scen
ic T
rail
on th
e co
ast a
nd m
ajor
pop
ulat
ion
cent
er S
alin
as, t
he c
orrid
or
will
prov
ide
enha
nced
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s al
ong
the
entir
e ro
ute.
Th
ese
enha
nced
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s w
ill of
fer p
hysi
cal b
arrie
rs th
at p
rovid
e m
ore
sepa
ratio
n be
twee
n fa
st-m
ovin
g m
otor
veh
icle
s an
d bi
cycl
ists
. Th
e pr
esen
ce o
f bot
h “o
n-ro
ad” a
nd “o
ff-ro
ad” f
acilit
ies
alon
g th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
cor
ridor
w
ill pr
ovid
e op
tions
for b
icyc
lists
of a
ll ag
es, s
peed
s an
d ab
ilitie
s. P
ropo
sed
bicy
cle
faci
litie
s in
clud
e:
bicy
cle
lane
s on
Lin
coln
Ave
nue
and
buffe
red
bicy
cle
lane
s al
ong
W. A
lisal
in S
alin
as, a
two-
way
pr
otec
ted
bicy
cle
path
con
nect
ing
the
East
Gar
rison
dev
elop
men
t and
Sal
inas
, and
sep
arat
ed m
ultiu
se
path
s an
d bu
ffere
d bi
cycl
e la
nes
in M
arin
a.
Safe
r Ped
estr
ian
Trea
tmen
ts –
– Im
prov
ed p
edes
trian
faci
litie
s w
ill pr
ovid
e sa
fer a
cces
s to
an
d fro
m h
igh
qual
ity tr
ansi
t sto
ps a
nd s
uppo
rt w
alki
ng a
long
the
corri
dor .
Prop
osed
impr
ovem
ents
in
clud
e se
para
te m
ultiu
se p
aths
, sid
ewal
ks, l
ight
ing,
and
cro
ssin
g en
hanc
emen
ts s
uch
as b
ulb-
outs
an
d pe
dest
rian
refu
ge m
edia
ns.
Nea
r-Ter
m A
ctio
nsTh
e M
arin
a-Sa
linas
Mul
timod
al C
orrid
or P
lan
sets
a lo
ng-t
erm
vis
ion
that
will
take
dec
ades
to
impl
emen
t. Im
prov
emen
ts w
ill ne
ed to
be
mad
e in
crem
enta
lly o
ver t
ime
and
as fu
ndin
g be
com
es
avai
labl
e. H
owev
er, t
here
are
sev
eral
act
ions
that
can
be
take
n in
the
near
-ter
m to
jum
p-st
art
proj
ects
alo
ng th
e co
rrido
r.
Mem
oran
dum
of U
nder
stan
ding
- a
Mem
oran
dum
of U
nder
stan
ding
will
be d
evel
oped
to
sign
ed b
y al
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MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF MONTEREY BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS _______ APRIL 8, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER The Board of Directors of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, President, Jerry Muenzer presiding, convened at 6:03 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Marina Library, Community Room, 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, CA 93933. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Director Rivas led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
AMBAG Board of Directors PRESENT Agency
Representative Agency Representative
Capitola Del Rey Oaks Gonzales Greenfield Hollister Monterey Pacific Grove Salinas San Juan Bautista Sand City Santa Cruz Scotts Valley Seaside Soledad Watsonville
Ed Bottorff Mike Ventimiglia Scott Funk John Huerta Ignacio Velazquez Ed Smith Bill Kampe Jyl Lutes Chris Martorana David Pendergrass Richelle Noroyan Stephany Aguilar Dennis Alexander Chris Bourke Trina Coffman-Gomez
County of Monterey County of Monterey County of San Benito County of San Benito County of Santa Cruz County of Santa Cruz Ex-Officio Members:Caltrans, District 5 MBUAPCD MST SBtCOG SCCRTC TAMC
John Phillips Simon Salinas Jerry Muenzer Robert Rivas Greg Caput Bruce McPherson Tom Gubbins Richard Stedman Lisa Rheinheimer Mary Gilbert George Dondero Todd Muck
ABSENT Carmel-by-the-Sea King City Marina
Ken Talmage Karen Jernigan David Brown
Ex-Officio Members:SCMetro
Alex Clifford
Others Present: Bill Carrothers; Aileen Loe, Caltrans; Steve Scheiblauer, City of Monterey; Arleicka Conley, Director of Finance and Administrative Services; Errol Osteraa, Senior Accountant; Heather Adamson, Principal Planner; Elisabeth Russell; Special Projects Manager; Eliza Yu, Planner; Gina Schmidt, GIS Coordinator; Bhupendra Patel, Senior Transportation Modeler; Sasha Tepedelenova, Planner; Bobbie Grant, Office Assistant; Maura Twomey, Executive Director and Ana Flores, Executive Assistant.
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4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Bill Carrothers reported on his opposition to the California Groundwater Sustainability Act of 2014. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Director Phillips announced that the County of Monterey approved a resolution expressing their concerns to transport of crude oil by rail through Monterey County. Director McPherson stated that the County of Santa Cruz also took action and stressed their opposition of the transport of crude oil through their county. Brief discussion followed. Maura Twomey, Executive Director stated that staff will draft a letter expressing concerns regarding the transport of crude oil by rail through the region. The letter will be placed on the May agenda for approval. 6. PRESENTATIONS A. Transportation Funding Challenges and Potential Solutions Will Kempton, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission gave a presentation to the Board on the transportation funding challenges and potential solutions. Mr. Kempton reported that an efficient transportation system is critical to California’s economy and quality of life, however, our transportation system is in financial crisis. Vehicle miles traveled has increased and revenue has decreased due to increased fuel economy cars. The primary backbone of our transportation system, streets, roads and highways, rank 45th out of 50 states in terms of pavement condition and have a ten-year project funding shortfall of $296 billion. Some revenue solutions are near-term solutions and others are long-term sustainable solutions. The near-term solutions include truck weight fees, excise tax, Vehicle License Fee (VLF) and Vehicle Regulation Fee (VRF), early loan repayments, and cap & trade. The long-term sustainable solutions include congestion pricing/tolling, public private partnerships, and the Road Charge Program (SB 1077). The Road Charge Program (RC) is a “user pays” funding concept where drivers pay for maintenance and upkeep of the state roadway network based on how much they drive. The more you use, the more you pay. Senate Bill 1077 was signed into law by Governor Brown on September 2014. It requires the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to form a RC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to review alternatives and recommend the design and evaluation criteria for a RC Demonstration Program to the Secretary of the State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). Based on recommendations by the TAC, CalSTA will implement a Demonstration Program to identify and evaluate issues related to the potential implementation of a RC program in California by January 2017. The final report will be completed by June 2018. Mr. Kempton encouraged the Board and their constituents to attend the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee meeting in Monterey on April 24, 2015. Lengthy discussion followed. B. Revised Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies Diane Eidam presented the revised Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies to the Board. Ms. Eidam reported that the Board adopted the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual in March 2012. The manual was consistent with state and federal regulations; however, it was drafted in a short time to meet with the deadline of the audit resolution plan. After review of the manual, staff determined that for ease of use, the Manual should be divided into four separate Manuals:
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Procurement, Personnel, Administrative, and Grantee and Subrecipient. The Board adopted the Procurement Policies and Procedures Manual in November 2014. The draft AMBAG Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies are consistent with the required state and federal regulations, are organized in a more user-friendly format, and contain updates that bring AMBAG human resource practices in compliance with current statutory and legal requirements. It also contains the AMBAG Standard of Conduct adopted by the Board in November 2014 and has a clearly defined Whistleblower Complaint process. The draft Employee Handbook and Personnel Polices were reviewed by Paychex, AMBAG’s payroll and human resources service provider, and their comments were incorporated into the document. The document is currently under review by AMBAG’s legal counsel. The final version of the document will be on the May agenda for approval. Brief discussion followed. C. Draft California Transportation Plan 2040 (CTP) Aileen Loe, Caltrans presented the draft CTP 2040 to the Board. The CTP is a statewide, long-range transportation policy plan designed to meet the State’s future transportation needs for the next 25 years. The CTP 2040 Vision: “California’s transportation system is safe, sustainable, and globally competitive. It provides reliable and efficient mobility and accessibility for people, goods, and services while meeting our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and preserving community character.” The goals of the CTP are (1) improve multimodal mobility and accessibility for all people; (2) preserve the multimodal transportation system; (3) support a vibrant economy; (4) improve public safety and security; (5) foster livable and healthy communities and promote social equity; and (6) practice environmental stewardship. The draft CTP 2040 was released for public review on March 2, 2015 and comments are due on April 17, 2015. The final draft will be completed in August 2015 and is scheduled for adoption by December 31, 2015. Brief discussion followed. Maura Twomey, Executive Director, requested that the Board direct staff to provide comments to Caltrans on the CTP 2040. Motion made by Director Aguilar, seconded by Director Smith to direct staff to provide the necessary comments to Caltrans on the CTP 2040. Motion passed unanimously. D. AMBAG & CCJDC 2015 Regional Ortho-Imagery Project Update Gina Schmidt, GIS Coordinator gave a status update on the 2015 Regional Ortho-Imagery Project. Staff has coordinated and led significant outreach efforts in the months of February and March to provide opportunity for participation of various agencies in the tri-county region. Outreach to potential participants included: all 21 AMBAG member jurisdictions, special districts; partner agencies, FORA, Caltrans, State Parks, National Park Service, California State University of Monterey Bay, and the University of California Santa Cruz. Mrs. Schmidt will meet with the City of Del Rey Oaks and the City of Greenfield in the next week and finalize the participant list. Interagency agreements will be brought to the Board in May for approval. 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Executive/Finance Committee President Muenzer reported the Executive/Finance Committee approved the consent agenda that included 1) the minutes of the March 11, 2015 meeting; 2) list of warrants as of February 28, 2015;
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and 3) the accounts receivable as of February 28, 2015. The Executive/Finance Committee also received the financial update report from Arleicka Conley, Director of Finance and Administrative Services and a presentation on the Revised Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies from Diane Eidam. B. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary – Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) Director Smith reported that the SAC will be meeting on April 17, 2015 and encouraged the Board to review the agenda. Maura Twomey will be attending the meeting, as Director Smith has a prior commitment. 8. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Maura Twomey, Executive Director reported that Sasha Tepedelenova, Associate Planner, has been invited to present the AMBAG Regional Vanpool Program at the 7th International Symposium on the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) on April 13 -15th in Tucson, Arizona. Ms. Twomey also announced that the Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee will be meeting in Monterey on April 24, 2015. 9. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of the March 11, 2015 AMBAG Board of Directors Meeting The minutes of the March 11, 2015 AMBAG Board of Directors meeting were approved. B. AMBAG Areawide Clearinghouse Monthly Newsletter The AMBAG Areawide Clearinghouse Monthly Newsletter was accepted. C. AMBAG Energy Watch Update Report The AMBAG Energy Watch update report was accepted. D. Sustainable Communities Strategy Implementation – Consultant Agreement The Board authorized the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with Place Works in an amount not to exceed $249,000. E. Formal Amendment No. 6 to the Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP): FFY 2014-15 to FFY 2017-18 The Formal Amendment No. 6 to the Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP): FFY 2014-15 to FFY 2017-18 was approved. F. Draft 2015 Title VI Plan This was an informational item.
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G. Financial Update Report The financial update report was accepted. Motion made by Director Caput, seconded by Director Salinas to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed with Directors Aguilar and Bottorff abstaining from the Minutes of the March 11, 2015 Board of Directors Meeting. 10. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE ACTION None. 11. ADMINISTRATION A. AMBAG Member Services Policy Heather Adamson, Principal Planner presented the AMBAG Member Services Policy to the Board. AMBAG provides informational and technical services to member agencies, nonmember government agencies and private organizations and individuals. This policy establishes guidelines to provide equitable services to all member and nonmember agencies. For voting member agencies of the AMBAG Board of Directors, 10 hours or less of AMBAG staff time per fiscal year will be completed at no charge. Services in excess of 10 hours will be fully reimbursed by the requesting agency. AMBAG’s Executive Director will establish a fee schedule for all services provided by AMBAG. Brief discussion followed. Motion made by Director Salinas, seconded by Director Rivas to approve the AMBAG Member Services Policy. Motion passed unanimously. 12. PLANNING A. 2015 Public Participation Plan (PPP) Eliza Yu, Planner reported that the 2015 PPP contains the procedures, strategies and techniques used by AMBAG for public involvement in all federally-funded programs and projects. The PPP is required to be updated every four years. The draft PPP was released for a 45-day public review period and multiple presentations were provided at the RTPA’s monthly Technical Advisory Committee meetings. All comments received by staff were incorporated into the final PPP. Motion made by Director Funk, seconded by Director Huerta to approve the 2015 Public Participation Plan. Motion passed unanimously. B. 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Communities Strategy Draft Work Program Heather Adamson, Principal Planner presented the 2040 MTP/SCS Work Program to the Board. The work program incorporates a variety of planning efforts for the 2040 MTP/SCS. The components to the 2040 Work Program are (1) the 2018 Regional Growth Forecast; (2) policy/technical updates; (3) major key tasks (project updates, cost estimates, revenue projections, performance measures, etc.); (4)
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Environmental Impact Report; (5) Public Involvement Plan; and (6) new GHG targets. The work plan has been discussed and input has been received from (1) the Executive Steering Committee; (2) MTP/SCS Staff Working Group; (3) Planning Directors Forum; and (4) RTPA’s Technical Advisory Committees. Brief discussion followed. Motion made by Director Salinas, seconded by Director Phillips to approve the 2040 MTP/SCS work program. Motion passed unanimously. 13. ADJOURNMENT The Board of Directors meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm. ____________________________ ___________________________________ Jerry Muenzer, President Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
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AMBAG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ATTENDANCE & VOTING RECORD
BOARD MEETING DATE: _____April 8, 2015_____
Attendance (X= Present; AB= Absent) Voting (Y= Yes; N=No; A=Abstain)
MEMBER AMBAG REP Attendance
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Item# 9
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Item# 12.A
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Capitola Ed Bottorff X Y Y(A-item 9.A) Y Y Y
Carmel-by-the-Sea Ken Talmage AB Y Y Y Y Y
Del Rey Oaks Mike Ventimiglia X Y Y Y Y Y
Gonzales Scott Funk X Y Y Y Y Y
Greenfield John Huerta X Y Y Y Y Y
Hollister Ignacio Velazquez X Y Y Y Y Y
King City Karen Jernigan AB - - - - -
Marina David Brown AB - - - - -
Monterey Ed Smith X Y Y Y Y Y
Pacific Grove Bill Kampe X Y Y Y Y Y
Salinas Jyl Lutes X Y Y Y Y Y
San Juan Bautista Chris Martorana X Y Y Y Y Y
Sand City David Pendergrass X Y Y Y Y Y
Santa Cruz Richelle Noroyan X Y Y Y Y Y
Scotts Valley Stephany Aguilar X Y Y(A-item 9.A) Y Y Y
Seaside Dennis Alexander X Y Y Y Y Y
Soledad Chris Bourke X Y Y Y Y Y
Watsonville Trina Coffman-Gomez X Y Y Y Y Y
County-Monterey John Phillips X Y Y Y Y Y
County-Monterey Simon Salinas X Y Y Y Y Y
County-Santa Cruz Bruce McPherson X Y Y Y Y Y
County-Santa Cruz Greg Caput X Y Y Y Y Y
County-San Benito Jerry Muenzer X Y Y Y Y Y
County-San Benito Robert Rivas X Y Y Y Y Y
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AMBAGCLEARINGHOUSE
Association of Monterey Bay Area GovernmentsPO Box 809 Marina CA 93933 |ph. 831.883.3750
More detailed information on these projects is available by calling the contact person for each project or through AMBAG at (831) 883‐3750. Comments will be considered by the AMBAG Board of Directors in its review. All comments will be forwarded to the applicants for response and inclusion in the project application. If substantial coordination or conflict issues arise, the Clearinghouse can arrange meetings between concerned agencies and applicants.
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The AMBAG Board of Directors will review these items on 5/13/2015.
By: Paul Hierling, Planner
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Tobin
Combined Development Permit to allow: 1) a Coastal Administrative Permit and Design Approval for the construction of a 3,208 square foot two‐story single family dwelling, 738 square foot first floor deck, 321 second story deck and a 674 square foot attached garage; and 2) a Coastal Development Permit for the removal of 24 trees.
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 West Alisal, 2nd Floor, Salinas
Negative Declaration (Neg)
20150305
County of Monterey
Elizabeth Gonzales(831) 755‐5025
Parcel: 008071026000
Public review period ends Friday, April 03, 2015.
4/9/2015 9:30 AM
Initial Study
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Porter Estates (Trio Petroleum) Production Testing Project
The project would include production testing (exploration) for oil and gas using an existing oil well. The project does not include the drilling of new wells, and does not include long‐term production. The proposed project is an exploratory effort to assist in determining whether oil is available in commercial quantities at the project location.
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 West Alisal, 2nd Floor, Salinas
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MN
20150306
County of Monterey
Grace Bogdan(831) 755‐5025
Parcel: 424081082000
Public review period ends Wednesday, April 01, 2015.
4/29/2015 9:00 AM
Initial Study
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Notice of Intent (NOI)
La Quinta Inn
Special Use Permit, Major Variance and Design Review, for the construction of a 4 story (75 rooms) hotel on a 21,736 square foot parcel in the Thoroughfare Commercial zoning district. A Variance is also being requested for the tower elements of the building which add visual interest to the building. The existing model currently on site will be removed. The project requires a Special Use Permit because it is a hotel in a CT zone district and the proposal exceeds the 35 foot height limitation of the zone district and for the service of alcohol in the facilities restaurant. The project will include a first floor parking garage with 82 parking spaces.
Project is located Santa Cruz County
Public hearing information Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor
Negative Declaration (Neg)
20150307
City of Watsonville
Keith Boyle(831) 768‐3073
Parcel: 01615303
Public review period ends Monday, April 06, 2015.
4/7/2015
Initial Study
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Pro‐zone Application No. 2014‐10
The proposed project includes prezoning six parcels totaling approximately 19.89 acres in size to Low Density Residential Performance Overlay Zone (R1 L/PZ), which is consistent with the City's General Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential. The zoning designation would allow for up to eight dwelling units per net acre on the project site per Municipal Code Section 17.04.010. The project site is comprised of six parcels, Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 020‐120‐141, APN 020‐120‐142, APN 020‐120‐143, APN 020‐120‐114, APN 020‐120‐144, and APN 020‐120‐145. The proposed pre‐zone project does not include development at this time.
Project is located San Benito County
Public hearing information City of Hollister Council Chambers, 375 Fifth Street, Hollister CA 95023
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MN
20150308
City of Hollister
Abraham Prado/Jill Morales
(831) 636‐4360
Parcel: 020120141
Public review period ends Monday, April 20, 2015.
4/23/2015 6:00 PM
Initial Study
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Notice of Preparation (NOP)
Scotts Valley Enterprise Way
The proposed project includes the construction a hotel and residential project. The project will consist of the construction of up to a 160 room hotel on two acres, and up to 65 residential town homes on the remaining 4.8 acres of a 6.8‐acre project site. The hotel will be a three‐ to four‐story complex with underground parking. Residential development will consist of town homes units of approximately 1,800 to 2,000 square feet, in two‐ to three‐story buildings. The site will be accessed from Santa's Village Road.
In addition to certification of a Final EIR, the proposed project will require the following City approvals:
• General Plan Amendment to change the existing land use designation from Research & Development / Planned Development to Service Commercial (hotel site) and High Density Residential (townhouse site)• Zone Change to change zoning from 1‐RD/PD to C‐S/PD and R‐H/PD• Planned Development• Land Division• Use Permit• Design Review• Cultural Resource Alteration
Project is located Santa Cruz County
Public hearing information N/A
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
20150309
City of Scotts Valley
Michelle Fodge(831) 440‐5632
Parcel: 02403117
Public review period ends Thursday, April 23, 2015.
Draft Environmental Impact Report*
San Benito County 2035 General Plan (General Plan Amendment 09‐42)
The County proposes a comprehensive update of the existing 1992 General Plan. The purpose is to revise and replace all elements of the existing General Plan, except for the Housing Element, and to include new Land Use and Circulation Diagrams and update/revise goals, policies, and implementation plans as needed to reflect current law and the changing matters of public interest and concern. The 2035 General Plan will establish and implement new goals and policies for regulating development projects, and for balancing population growth with infrastructure availability, agricultural preservation, and natural resource protection. Other key goals and policies are directed to resource protection, ensuring the timely availability of public infrastructure and services, and encouraging a well‐balanced economy. The 2035 General Plan also integrates planning concepts such as new community study areas and translates the updated goals and policies into implementation programs (such as amendments to the County's zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, and other provisions of the County Code) to assure that the County's vision is implemented. As enumerated under California Government Code §65962.5, sites listed as hazardous waste facilities, hazardous waste properties, and/or hazardous waste disposal sites exist within the County.
Project is located San Benito County
Public hearing information County Board of Supervisor Chambers, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister
20150310
County of San Benito
Byron Turner(831) 636‐4000
Parcel: multiple
Public review period ends Thursday, May 07, 2015.
4/13/2015 7:00 PM
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Notice of Completion
Recycling Yard and Great Meadow Bike Path Projects
The Recycling Yard Project would construct, in two phases, a material recovery facility to accommodate all existing Campus waste recovery services and future com posting operations. The new, 3.7‐acre recycling yard would be constructed in a meadow area north of the UCSC Farm. Phase 1 would provide a fenced, gravel yard to accommodate existing recycling bin and equipment storage and construction/demolition and green waste activities. Phase 2 would construct a new 15,000‐sf structure, within the yard area, which would accommodate a new in‐vessel composting system and other existing recycling activities that use mechanical equipment, including a container sorting line, paper sorting and storage, cardboard storage, and battery sorting and storage. The Recycling Yard Project would require a minor amendment to the UCSC 2005 Long Range Development Plan. The Bike Path Project consists of modifications to improve bicycle safety at the intersection of the existing Great Meadow Bike Path and Village Road, an existing Campus road which would provide access to the new recycling yard. The Great Meadow Bike Path on the UCSC campus is a recreational and primary bicycle access route to central developed campus facilities and to undeveloped recreational areas of the campus. The Bike path is approximately one mile long, with a grade of 5 to 7 percent. The Project would realign and re‐grade a portion of the path, reconfigure the intersection with Village Road, and include improvements to warn vehicle drivers and pedestrians of approaching cyclists.
Project is located Santa Cruz County
Public hearing information N/A
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
20150311
University of California, Santa Cruz
Alisa Klaus(831) 459‐3732
Parcel: 00101113
Public review period ends Thursday, March 19, 2015.
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Notice of Completion
Monterey Downs and Monterey Horse Park and Central Coast Cemetery Specific Plan
The Applicant seeks approval of the Monterey Downs and Monterey Horse Park and Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Specific Plan (Specific Plan) (SPL‐12‐01). The Specific Plan, which was prepared by the Applicant in coordination with the City of Seaside, involves three primary components: Monterey Downs (includes the Monterey Downs Equestrian Training Track and Sports Arena, retail and commercial uses, residential neighborhoods, and the Seaside Corporation Yard); the Monterey Horse Park; and the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery (CCVC). The Specific Plan anticipates development of 1,280 dwelling units, approximately 832,801 square feet of nonresidential land uses, and approximately 105 acres of open space. Buildout of the Monterey Downs and Monterey Horse Park area could not exceed the maximum allowed development under the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan includes a land use plan, circulation plan, public facilities and services plan, architectural design guidelines, development standards, landscaping and grading design standards to guide the development of the Project site. In addition to Specific Plan adoption, the Project includes requests for approval of the following City of Seaside entitlements: Prezoning (PZ‐12‐01) and Annexation (ANX‐12‐01 ); General Plan Amendment (GPA‐12‐01 ); Sphere‐of Influence Amendment (SOI‐12‐01 ); Zoning Amendment (ZA‐12‐02); Master Tentative Tract Map and Vesting Tentative Tract Map (TM‐12‐01); and Development Agreement.
Monterey Downs would include equestrian training and entertainment facilities (e.g., grandstand and sports arena, entertainment center, equestrian training/race track); various residential uses and densities (detached single‐family and multi‐family); a mix of commercial, office, and hotel uses; a natural habitat preserve and recreational uses (e.g., trails, aquatic center with tennis and swim club); dedication of a new corporation yard site for the City of Seaside; and dedication of a new fire station site and an existing water tank site. The Monterey Horse Park would be comprised of a non‐profit horse park, with facilities accommodating the eight events of the International Equestrian Federation ‐ dressage, eventing, jumping, driving, vaulting, endurance, para‐equestrian, and reining. The facility would also include stables, therapeutic facilities, and visitor center. The CCVC would include maintenance buildings and memorial areas, ancillary facilities (e.g., chapel, veterans' hall, and amphitheater), and a development area with habitat restoration opportunity.
The Specific Plan includes a land use plan, circulation plan, public facilities and services plan, architectural design guidelines, development standards, landscaping and grading design standards, and an implementation plan to guide the development of the Project site.
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information Oldermeyer Center, 986 Hilby Avenue, Laguna Grande Room, Seaside, CA
Notice of Availability
20150312
City of Seaside
Teri Wissler Adam(831) 649‐1799
Parcel: Multiple
Seaside
Public review period ends Monday, June 01, 2015.
4/30/2015 6:00 PM
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
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Notice of Intent (NOI)
Larson
Combined Development Permit to allow: 1) a Coastal Administrative Permit to allow the construction of a 2,803 square foot single family dwelling with a 708 square foot garage; 2) a Coastal Administrative Permit to allow an attached 506 square foot accessory dwelling unit; 3) a Coastal Development Permit to allow the removal of 21 Monterey pine trees and two coast live oak trees, ranging in diameter from 6"‐22"; and 4) a Design Approval.
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 West Alisal, 2nd Floor, Salinas
Negative Declaration (Neg)
20150401
County of Monterey
Ashley Nakamura
(831) 755‐5025
Parcel: 008091004000
Public review period ends Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
5/28/2015 9:30 AM
Initial Study
Notice of Intent (NOI)
TMV Lands (RCT Land Company LP)
Minor Subdivision Tentative Map to allow the division of a 516 acre parcel into three (3) parcels (Parcel 1, 106 acres; Parcel 2, 210 acres; and Parcel 3, 200 acres).
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information Date and Time TBD, Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 West Alisal, 2nd Floor, Salinas
Negative Declaration (Neg)
20150402
County of Monterey
Joseph Sidor(831) 755‐5025
Parcel: 145181006000
Public review period ends Monday, May 18, 2015.
Initial Study
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Notice of Availability
Panoche Valley Solar Project
The applicant, Panoche Valley Solar LLC, proposes modifications to the Panache Valley Solar Project Use Permit 1023‐09 approved in 2010. In general, the project has been reduced in size from a 399 MW project to a 247 MW project and will be constructed over a shorter 18‐month timeframe as opposed to the previously approved 5‐year construction period. The applicant is also proposing revisions to various project components based on the reduced project size and revisions to previously approved Applicant Proposed Measures and Mitigation Measures based on more refined engineering and construction techniques. In addition, PG&E has identified specific telecommunication upgrades that are required to serve the project and are under the jurisdiction of California Public Utilities Commission that will be located partially in San Benito County and partially in Fresno County. The SEIR assesses the environmental impacts that may result from the incremental changes to the 2010 Approved Project and from the PG&E upgrades, and where appropriate, updates the analysis in the previously certified Final EIR. The SEIR does not and is not required to reanalyze the environmental impacts of the approved project as a whole.
Project is located San Benito County
Public hearing information County Administration Building, 481 4th Street, 1st Floor, Hollister, CA
Supplemental Environmental Impact
20150403
San Benito County
Byron Turner(831) 637‐5313
Parcel: Not provided
Public review period ends Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
4/15/2015 6:00 PM
Final Environmental Impact Report
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Basin Management Plan Update
The proposed project consists of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the following two components. Recycled Water Storage and Distribution Pump Station Improvements include the construction of two partially‐buried concrete storage tanks (1.5 and 0.5 million gallons each), pump station improvements, and associated storage tank feed and withdrawal pipelines, drainage management and the creation of three new storm water basins totaling 0.1 acre, and electrical systems and controls. The two tanks would provide 2.0‐MG storage capacity, the same as the originally approved project. The proposed tanks are 113 and 65 feet in diameter, each, and 30 feet in height (10 feet below ground). Filtration and disinfection Improvements include the construction of an additional disk filter concrete structure and associated filtration equipment, installation of 600 additional ultra‐violet (UV) disinfection lamps and equipment in the existing UV disinfection structure, and associated filter feed and withdrawal pipelines, drainage, and electrical systems and controls. Implementation of the project would not result in storage capacity exceeding what was analyzed in the 2014 EIR, and would not result in additional groundwater pumping, additional irrigated acres, or additional quantities of irrigation water distributed to irrigated lands beyond what was addressed in the 2014 EIR. The project would result in the disturbance of up to approximately 2.5 acres (100,000 square feet) within an approximately 4‐acre workspace.
Project is located Santa Cruz County
Public hearing information City of Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA
Final Environmental Impact Report
20150404
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Brian Lockwood(831) 722‐9292
Parcel: 05257113 and 05258114
Public review period ends Friday, April 17, 2015.
4/22/2015 7:00 PM
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Notice of Intent (NOI)
San Lorenzo River Lagoon Interim Management Program
The San Lorenzo River Lagoon Interim Management Program (IMP) focuses on prevention of unauthorized river lagoon breaching affecting listed aquatic species and control of water elevation of the lagoon at elevation 5.0 feet NGVD to prevent localized flooding to public and private properties and infrastructure. The IMP is designed as an adaptive management program for addressing activities related to fisheries habitat, flooding, and public access and safety where the river mouth empties at Santa Cruz Main Beach. The IMP includes two management activities to be implemented during the proposed three‐year management period of 2015 through 2017 between May 1 and November 15. The two management activities include installation of: 1) a Temporary Outlet Channel that would be implemented in 2015 and 2016; and 2) a Head Driven Culvert that would be implemented in 2016 (if funding is secured) and in 2017. Implementation of Best Management Practices and monitoring actions will be conducted as part of the project.
Project is located Santa Cruz County
Public hearing information TBD
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MN
20150405
City of Santa Cruz
Scott Collins(831) 420‐5107
Parcel: Multiple
Public review period ends Friday, May 01, 2015.
5/12/2015
Initial Study
Notice of Availability
Wolter Properties LP
Use Permit and Design Approval for the development of a canine training/sports facility and event center for daily member usage and up to 24 "event days" (daily maximum of 250 people/300 dogs) per year, and related improvements. Modular (temporary) structures to include a 700 square foot office trailer, 600 square foot members trailer, 600 square foot restroom trailer and 400 square foot electrical/storage room. Site to also accommodate up to 70 recreational vehicles (RVs) on a short‐term basis during events (Maximum of 24 nights per year).
Project is located Monterey County
Public hearing information TBD
Draft Environmental Impact Report*
20150406
Monterey County Resource Management Agency
David J. Mack
(831) 755‐5025
Parcel: 169431001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 008, 011, 012
Public review period ends Monday, May 18, 2015.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: AMBAG Board of Directors
FROM: Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
RECOMMENDED BY: Elisabeth Russell, Special Projects Manager
SUBJECT: AMBAG Energy Watch Update Report
MEETING DATE: May 13, 2015
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the Board of Directors accept this report. BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION: 2015 Funding Cycle Background The AMBAG Energy Watch program has existed since 2006 and has been awarded funding by the California Public Utilities Commission, (CPUC), during each of the five funding cycles; the 2006-08 cycle, the 2009 cycle, the 2010-12 cycle, the 2013-14 cycle, and most recently the 2015 cycle. The program elements funded by the AMBAG Energy Watch program materialized out of a collaborative working process with the AMBAG Energy Advisory Committee. This committee includes staff from all AMBAG member jurisdictions, business interest groups, non-profit organizations, community groups, PG&E representatives, and AMBAG staff. The programs that were developed support the specific energy efficiency needs of jurisdictions in two main areas; serving jurisdictional residents, businesses, schools, and non-profits and in directly supporting the jurisdiction’s own energy efficiency and energy cost reduction efforts. In addition, Energy Watch programs play a major role in completing jurisdiction-level greenhouse gas inventories and providing baseline data to assist with development of energy and climate action plans for the region’s jurisdictions. On November 8, 2012 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted a decision approving the 2013-2014 energy efficiency transition period. This transition period was structured by the California Public Utilities Commission to be primarily a continuation of the programs provided under the 2010-2012 program contracts. It was the intent of the CPUC to begin structuring programs in longer cycles beginning in 2015, with the target of developing a ten year program cycle.
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However, the CPUC determined in late 2013 that it would take more planning time to change the cycle length to a longer cycle and proposed to treat 2015 as an additional transition year. On October 16, 2014 the CPUC approved the 2015 Energy Efficiency Budgets and Programs and the AMBAG Energy Watch is approved for the 2015 one year cycle. Energy Watch Program Elements
Complex Municipal, Special District, School District, Agriculture, Small Business and Non-Profits Efficiency Projects AMBAG Energy Watch works with our jurisdictions, special districts, and school districts to identify and implement more complex energy efficiency projects at their facilities. The 2015 annual energy savings goal for the program element is 5,000,000 kWh.
For 2015, the AMBAG Energy Watch program is currently supporting 30 in-process complex energy efficiency projects. The projected energy savings from these projects is 4,710,655 annual kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity and 3,888 natural gas therms or roughly $707,000 in avoided annual energy costs. The projected total rebate value for these projects is $354,488.
In April, the City of Salinas LED Street Light Project was formally completed and AMBAG Energy Watch and PG&E presented a large rebate check worth $543,375 to the Salinas City Council. This project yielded 1.42 million kilowatt hours of energy savings. The conversion of Salinas’ 5823 cobra head street lights is the largest energy savings project in AMBAG Energy Watch history.
Direct Installation Municipal, Special District, School District, Agriculture, Small Business and Non-Profits Efficiency Projects AMBAG Energy Watch installs energy efficient equipment at municipal facilities, special districts, agriculture and small businesses, non-profits, and school districts. Energy Watch program funding is used to significantly subsidize the cost of the equipment; reducing the cost to the customer. The annual energy saving’s goal for this program element 4,852,822 kWh. The program has delivered 307,866 kWh annual energy savings to date. It has committed projects in process with projected annual energy savings of 2,022,322 kWh.
Agriculture
AMBAG Energy Watch successfully launched serving small to medium agriculture businesses with the direct install program in May of 2013. In 2015 AMBAG Energy Watch will continue to serve agriculture customers to install energy efficient measures at their facilities. The Energy Watch team also
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supports agriculture businesses with complex projects. (For reporting purposes, the annual savings kWh data will roll up into either the aggregate complex projects or aggregate direct installation reporting numbers.)
School Districts
The State of California, over five years, will release funding through Proposition 39 to help schools implement energy efficiency and conservation. To receive this funding, the school districts must comply with the Proposition 39: California Clean Energy Jobs Act – 2013 Program Implementation Guidelines. These guidelines include requirements such as energy benchmark their facilities, identify the energy projects they want to complete and the efficiency metrics related to the projects and prepare and submit the funding application to the California Energy Commission (CEC). AMBAG Energy Watch staff is providing support to our school districts to access this funding. In addition to accessing the funding, AMBAG Energy Watch supports the school districts with project implementation.
To date AMBAG Energy Watch has received approval from the California Energy Commission for the following Proposition 39 Energy Expenditure Plans: Pajaro Valley Unified School District for $2,727,915 (3/18/15), Tres Pinos Union Elementary for $240,594 (1/7/15) Mission Union Elementary for $58,704 (10/27/14), San Lorenzo Valley School District for $163,314 (10/9/14), Santa Cruz County Office of Education (SSCOE) for $72,087 (10/2/14), Monterey Bay Charter School for $97,654 (9/24/14), Soquel Unified School District for $221,388 (8/29/14), and Santa Rita Union Elementary for $115,438 (3/13/14).
AMBAG Energy Watch submitted the Energy Expenditure Plan (EEP) for San Antonio Union School District on (4/22) and is awaiting California Energy Commission approval. The total EEP is $246,836 with exterior lighting accounting for $24,812 of the total with a forecasted AMBAG Energy Watch rebate of $3,164.
AMBAG Energy Watch staff is currently working with fifteen other school districts to complete their energy benchmarking, auditing and Energy Expenditure Plan submission. These fifteen plans are projected to be worth $3,000,000 of funding for energy efficiency and solar installation work.
Small Business AMBAG Energy Watch was able to begin service to all small businesses in the AMBAG region in the last quarter of 2014 and will continue as the direct installation provider for small businesses going forward. AMBAG Energy Watch has been marketing the Small Business Program through chamber of commerce events and marketing materials. To date the campaign has been successful in triggering participation in the energy retrofit program by small businesses. (For
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reporting purposes, the annual savings kWh data will roll up into either the aggregate complex projects or aggregate direct installation reporting numbers.) Hospitality Businesses AMBAG Energy Watch has been serving hotels is the AMBAG region since 2006. The program has completed energy efficiency retrofits in 90% of all the hotel properties in the region since its inception. The goal for the hospitality program in 2015 is to reduce annual energy use by 225,225 kWh. The program has delivered 225,225 kWh of annual energy savings to date.
Residential MIDI (Middle Income Direct Installation)
The MIDI program provides free energy efficient measures to serve residents that are just above the low income level and therefore not able to access the already existing low income program for home energy retrofits. This program element has been well received by the residents in our region. For 2015 the MIDI program has a goal of serving 100 homes. Staff from AMBAG Energy Watch participated in the first annual Monterey County Housing Authority Summit on April 29th.
Energy and Climate Action Planning AMBAG Energy Watch has been working with staff from each of AMBAG’s 21 member jurisdictions to support climate action and energy action planning strategies throughout the region. The State of California worked with ICLEI to develop the protocol for community-wide greenhouse gas inventories, which the State of California subsequently adopted. ICLEI, subsequently, has developed a new software tool to be used moving forward for all work. This new ICLEI software tool, however, is not compatible with their old software tool for a data transfer. Thus all of the data that has been compiled for all of the AMBAG jurisdictions will have to be manually transferred to the new software. Energy Watch staff has completed the transfer of the data from the old software to the new software for all of the AMBAG jurisdictions. AMBAG Energy Watch staff is now reviewing the requirements and identifying the historic data acquisition needs for the 2015 GHG Community-wide Inventory Updates for all of the AMBAG jurisdictions. In addition, AMBAG Energy Watch staff is identifying the new data sets to be included in the updated reporting, and how to incorporate them in the reporting. This includes Prop 39 driven energy savings by jurisdiction and also HERO program driven energy savings. AMBAG Energy Watch staff also maintains the data for each jurisdiction to track their energy use in each of their facilities under our energy benchmarking services. PG&E recently changed their data management system and the new system did not allow for the transfer of our jurisdictions’ benchmarking data.
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AMBAG Energy Watch staff has manually transferred this data over. Semi-annual energy benchmarking update reports for all AMBAG jurisdictions have been prepared. AMBAG Energy Watch staff will be meeting with each jurisdiction over the summer to review the energy benchmarking report. Education and Training Energy Watch works with our diverse stakeholders to bring the courses they want to the region to provide training in topics such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, financing energy efficiency and CEQA and climate action planning. The April 21, 2015, AMBAG Energy Watch class, Best Lighting Retrofit Options, was very well attended with sixty participants. It was an all-day class. A survey of the students after the class indicated that they found the class very informative and very relevant. Our next training session will be focused on training local contractors on the California HERO Program. Planning is in process to arrange for this training session.
ALTERNATIVES: There are no alternatives to discuss as this is an informational report. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The budget is fully funded under the Energy Watch contract with PG&E. COORDINATION: AMBAG Energy Watch staff is coordinating with the CPUC, Pacific Gas & Electric Company Energy Watch program management, local jurisdictions, local community stakeholders and the third party contractors that service the AMBAG Energy Watch Program. APPROVED BY: ________________________________ Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
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MEMORANDUM
TO: AMBAG Board of Directors
FROM: Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
SUBJECT: Draft Letter to the County of San Luis Obispo addressing AMBAG’s concerns related to transport of crude oil by rail through the Monterey Bay (tri-county) Region
MEETING DATE: May 13, 2015 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the AMBAG Board approve the attached draft letter and authorize AMBAG Board President to sign and submit the letter to the County of San Luis Obispo. BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION: San Luis Obispo, as lead agency, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Phillips 66 Company Rail Spur Extension Project. This Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared to address a proposed Rail Spur Extension (Rail Spur Project) that would be located at the Santa Maria Refinery (SMR) in Nipomo, CA. The applicant for the Rail Spur Project is Philips 66 Company (Phillip s 66) (the Applicant). The SMR property is located in the southwestern corner of San Luis Obispo County, approximately 1 mile southwest of State Route 1, and approximately 3.5 miles west of the community of Nipomo, CA. The proposed project would extend a spur from the existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) system to allow crude oil to be transported to the refinery by train. Currently, the refinery receives all crude oil by pipeline to the facility from various places in California. However, the company proposes this rail extension to allow crude oil to be transported to the refinery by train from areas outside of California. One of the routes for transporting oil is through our tri-county (Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz) Monterey Bay Area.
Monterey County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took action expressing their concerns related to transport of crude oil by rail through their respective counties, for the expansion of the Phillips 66 refinery operations permit in San Luis Obispo County. The Draft EIR states that the project operation would include the unloading of five trains per week, with an annual maximum number of trains to be approximately 250. The trains would carry 80 railcars each carrying 23,500 gallons of crude oil each depending on the car size, for a total of approximately 1.88 to 2.19 million gallons of crude oil. The UPRR system proposed to be used for this transport and would mainly deliver crude oil to San Luis Obispo from Roseville to the north through Monterey Bay Area and Colton from south through Santa Barbara County.
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San Luis Obispo County first released a Draft EIR in 2013, and re-circulated a Draft EIR in 2014 and the public comment period is now closed. However, due to a significant amount of comment letter received from various agencies, San Luis Obispo County is still accepting post comment period letters.
Attached with the staff report (Attachment 1) is a draft letter for your review and approval as AMBAG Board of Directors comments pertaining to the proposed project. The attached comment letter highlights the grave impacts an accident to a train transporting oil would have upon both human life, farm land, and our sensitive habitat.
ALTERNATIVES: The Board may choose to not approve the attached letter or modify the letter.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Staff time to prepare such letter is programmed in the FY 2014-15 OWP. COORDINATION: None. ATTACHMENT:
1. Draft letter to the County of San Luis Obispo
APPROVED BY: ___________________________________ Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
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The rail line that runs through Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties traverses many communities such as Aromas, Watsonville, Chualar, San Ardo, Bradley, San Lucas, Castroville and Pajaro as well as the cities of Salinas, Gonzales, Soledad and King City where any accident would be catastrophic. In Northern Monterey County, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks traverse the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, with the tracks bisecting sensitive slough and mud flat areas, all considered Environmentally Sensitive Habitat areas under the Coastal Act and the Monterey County Local Coastal Program. Accidental spills or a catastrophic release at the slough would not only have devastating impacts to a significant sea otter population that resides in the slough, but would also have devastating and long lasting effects to the ecosystem of the slough, the second largest estuarine habitat in the state. Wildlife habitats in the slough provide a rich ecosystems for hundreds of birds, marine invertebrates, and fish species. Additionally the slough supports numerous endangered species including the southern sea otter, western snowy plover, and tidewater goby. In addition, the rail line through the slough is under water during King Tides and, with sea level rise, will be under water more frequently in the future. This track condition could be a concern for rail transport through this area, especially related to fully loaded rail cars containing hazardous materials. Within 300 feet of the proposed rail project there are currently a minimum of:
• 167 sensitive plant species documented • 219 sensitive animal species • A minimum of 411 streams and rivers • 578 wetland features • 20 sensitive habitats
According to the Environmental Impact Report, depending upon the location of an oil spill, there may be no oil spill containment or cleanup equipment immediately available, and it could take some time for emergency response teams to mobilize adequate spill response equipment. Depending upon the location of the spill this could allow enough time for the spill to impact sensitive habitats, and plants and animal species that may occur within these habitats. Therefore, oil spills along the Phillips 66 project tracks could be increasingly significant depending upon the location of the spill. The significant amount of waterways over which the oil cars will travel greatly increases the severity of a spill radius because the oil will be spread over large distances and impossible to completely cleanup. In addition to the cleanup difficulty, there are limited environmental containment or cleanup facilities available and it can take some time for cleanup response team’s times to mobilize. As oil by rail shipments have increased in recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of incidents involving crude oil by rail. Nationally, rail incidents rose from several per year prior to 2010 to 155 in 2013, and 90 by May of 2014. More crude oil by volume was spilled in rail incidents in 2013 than was spilled in the nearly four decades prior, amounting to 1.15 million gallons of crude oil. In a report released in 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation predicted there would be an average 10 derailments of trains carrying ethanol or oil every year. Some examples of recent oil train accidents in the United States are:
• July 6, 2013 – Sixty-three of the tank cars derailed and, of these, at least 60 released a total of 1.6 million gallons of crude oil. The spilled oil ignited immediately, and the resulting fire engulfed the tank cars and the surrounding area. A total of 47 people died in the accident. Thirty buildings
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were destroyed and 2,000 people were evacuated. Approximately 26,000 gallons of crude oil was discharged into the Chaudière River.
• November 8, 2013, a train derailed in Aliceville, Alabama. The train was carrying 90 DOT-111 Legacy Tank Cars with Bakken crude oil from North Dakota to a refinery in the Gulf Coast. Approximately 12 of the tank cars released crude oil and caught fire. There were no reported injuries.
• December 8, 2013, a train carrying 106 DOT-111 Legacy Tank Cars with Bakken crude oil collided with a grain train in Casselton, North Dakota. Although both trains were travelling under the speed limit, a total 34 cars from both trains derailed, including 20 that were carrying Bakken crude oil. The cars exploded and burned for over 24 hours. There were no reported injuries. Over 1,400 residents were evacuated from the scene.
• January 7, 2014 – Plaster Rock, New Brunswick: 17 cars derailed, 5 carrying Canadian crude oil
• January 20, 2014 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 7 cars derailed, 6 carrying Canadian crude oil
• February 13, 2014 – Vandergrift, Pennsylvania: 21 cars derailed, 19 carrying Canadian crude oil
• April 30, 2014 in Lynchburg, Virginia, a train carrying crude oil tank cars derailed. Over 57,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil was released in the James River. There were no reported injuries.
• May 9, 2014 – LaSalle, Colorado: 6 cars carrying crude oil derailed and spilled 6,500 gallons of oil
Local governments throughout California are also publicly opposing the project in the form of letters and resolutions. These include: Davis, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Richmond, Oakland, Berkeley, Martinez, San Jose, Ventura County, Moorpark, Oxnard, Camarillo and the City of San Luis Obispo. Phillips 66 has acknowledged that very few jobs would be created as a result of this project, it is simply an opportunity to access increasing amounts of oil. We do not feel that increase in project revenue is worth risking both the lives of our citizenry or the integrity of our environment. Please reevaluate your decision to move forward with this project. Should you have any questions related to these comments, please feel free to contact Maura Twomey, Executive Director, at (831) 264-5100. Sincerely, Jerry Muenzer, President Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
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Overall Work Program priorities as well as Planning Emphasis Areas jointly developed by the FHWA and FTA for California’s MPO.
1. AMBAG Board adopted FY 2015-16 Overall Work Program Priorities • Modeling and Research, • Planning and Forecasts, • Sustainable Development Strategies, and; • Collaborative Planning and Implementation.
2. FHWA / FTA developed three Planning Emphasis Areas for California MPO’s
• MAP-21 Implementation, • Models of Regional Planning Cooperation, and: • Ladders of Opportunity.
At the March 11, 2015 AMBAG Board meeting, staff provided a copy of the draft FY 2015-16 OWP and budget for your review and comments along with a detail presentation, highlighting key transportation and air quality related projects and activities on which AMBAG and all partnering agencies will be collaboratively working through FY 2015-16. AMBAG staff in consultation with state and federal partners incorporated all the comments received from State in this final FY 2015-16 OWP, as appropriate. The draft FY 2015-16 OWP and Budget is separately enclosed with the agenda packet and also available to view/download using the AMBAG website link http://www.ambag.org/. Upon AMBAG Board’s approval, the FY 2015-16 OWP will be forwarded to Caltrans, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for their joint approval.
Draft FY 2015-16 AMBAG Budget Generally, the Overall Work Program (OWP) and the AMBAG Budget are linked documents. The AMBAG draft FY 2015-16 Budget mirrors the activities and funding programmed in the draft FY 2015-16 OWP. Staff provided a detailed presentation on the draft FY 2015-16 AMBAG Budget at the March 11, 2015 Executive/Finance Committee as well as AMBAG Board of Directors meetings. The fiscal year FY 2015-16 AMBAG draft Budget is balanced as required by the AMBAG By-Laws. The budget reflects the continuation of steps taken by the Board of Directors and AMBAG staff to bring transparency as well as improvement to AMBAG’s financial position.
ALTERNATIVES: None. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The staff time to carryout draft OWP and Budget activities is funded through FHWA PL and FTA 5303 funds as programmed in the approved FY 2014-15 OWP.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MONTEREY BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT THE
AMBAG FY 2015-2016 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments has been designated by the Governor of the State of California as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Monterey Bay area; and WHEREAS, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) calls for the development of a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), or Overall, Work Program (OWP) and Budget under direction of the MPO in cooperation with the State and operators of publicly-owned transit; and WHEREAS, in the Monterey Bay Region, the Comprehensive, Cooperative and Continuous transportation planning process also includes the regional transportation planning agencies, transit operators, Caltrans, the Federal Highway and Federal Transit Administrations; and WHEREAS, the metropolitan planning regulations under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) require the MPO and Caltrans to annually certify that the metropolitan transportation planning process is being carried out in conformance with the following applicable laws and regulations:
I. 23 U.S.C. 134, 49 U.S.C. 5303, and 23 CFR 450 Subparts B and C;
II. In nonattainment and maintenance areas, sections 174 and 176 (c) and (d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7504, 7506 (c) and (d)) and 40 CFR part 93;
III. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title VI Assurance executed by California under 23 U.S.C. 324 and 29 U.S.C. 794
IV. 49 U.S.C. 5332, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age in employment or business opportunity;
V. Section 1101(b) of the MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141) and 49 CFR part 26 regarding the involvement of disadvantaged business enterprises in USDOT funded projects;
VI. 23 CFR part 230, regarding the implementation of an equal employment opportunity program on Federal and Federal-aid highway construction contracts;
VII. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 49 CFR parts 27, 37, and 38;
VIII. The Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance;
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IX. Section 324 of title 23 U.S.C. regarding the prohibition of discrimination based on gender; and
X. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 49 CFR part 27 regarding discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
WHEREAS, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is an eligible recipient of Federal, State, and local funding; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director is authorized to enter into contracts for grants awarded for Federal, State, and local funding; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) wishes to delegate authorization to execute any agreements and any amendments thereto to the AMBAG Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, AMBAG’s 2015-2016 fiscal year Overall Work Program and Budget describes the work and tasks to be completed; and WHEREAS, the Overall Work Program and Budget provide for the funds necessary for AMBAG to accomplish its stated work and tasks in FY 2015-2016. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments:
1. Does hereby adopt the AMBAG FY 2015-2016 Overall Work Program and Budget including the list of AMBAG approved positions and salary ranges; and
2. Authorizes AMBAG staff to execute Overall Work Program Agreements to release federal and state transportation planning funds for Overall Work Program use; and
3. Certifies that the metropolitan transportation planning process is being carried out in conformance with applicable laws and regulations; and
4. Authorizes the AMBAG Executive Director or her designee to enter into contracts for grants awarded for Federal, State, and local funding, and
5. Authorizes the Executive Director or her designee to take further actions as may be necessary to give effect to this resolution, such as executing amendments and certification for funding applications.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of May, 2015.
__________________________________ Jerry Muenzer, President Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
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FY 2015/2016 FHWA Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process Certification In accordance with 23 CFR 450, Caltrans and the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Monterey Bay urbanized area(s) hereby certify that the transportation planning process is addressing the major issues in the metropolitan planning area and is being conducted in accordance with all applicable requirements of:
I. 23 U.S.C. 134, 49 U.S.C. 5303, and 23 CFR 450 Subparts B and C;
II. In nonattainment and maintenance areas, sections 174 and 176 (c) and (d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7504, 7506 (c) and (d)) and 40 CFR part 93;
III. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title VI Assurance executed by California under 23 U.S.C. 324 and 29 U.S.C. 794
IV. 49 U.S.C. 5332, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age in employment or business opportunity;
V. Section 1101(b) of the MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141) and 49 CFR part 26 regarding the involvement of disadvantaged business enterprises in USDOT funded projects;
VI. 23 CFR part 230, regarding the implementation of an equal employment opportunity program on Federal and Federal-aid highway construction contracts;
VII. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 49 CFR parts 27, 37, and 38;
VIII. The Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance;
IX. Section 324 of title 23 U.S.C. regarding the prohibition of discrimination based on gender; and
X. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 49 CFR part 27 regarding discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
__________________________ ____________________________ MPO Authorizing Signature Caltrans District Approval Signature
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MEMORANDUM TO: AMBAG Board of Directors FROM: Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director RECOMMENDED BY: Heather Adamson, Principal Planner SUBJECT: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
Program: AMBAG Region Project Recommendation MEETING DATE: May 13, 2015 RECOMMENDATION: The Board of Directors is asked to support the Pippin Apartments project as the AMBAG regional priority project for the Strategic Growth Council’s FY15 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities funding. BACKGROUND This staff report provides an update on the Strategic Growth Council’s (SGC) Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program. Staff provided an overview of the AHSC Program at the November 2014, January and March 2015 Board of Directors meetings. This program is supported by auction proceeds derived from California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap and Trade Program, and appropriated in the annual State Budget to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Accompanying legislation, SB 862, apportions 20 percent of the GGRF’s proceeds on an annual basis to the AHSC program beginning in FY 2015-16. The AHSC Program furthers the regulatory purposes of AB 32 and SB 375 by investing in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by creating more compact, infill development patterns, encouraging active transportation and mass transit usage, and protecting agricultural land from sprawl development. Two program types have been identified to implement this strategy: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Project Areas and Integrated Connectivity Projects (ICP).
Applicable law requires that 50 percent of AHSC funds be utilized to provide housing opportunities for lower income households. The law also requires 50 percent of funds must benefit disadvantaged communities. These two requirements may be
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satisfied/overlap in one project. Pursuant to SB 862, SGC is required to develop and administer the AHSC Program and to leverage the programmatic and administrative expertise of relevant state agencies and departments in implementing the program. The AHSC Program is administered by SGC and implemented by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in consultation with, and pursuant to guidance from CARB. DISCUSSION AHSC Program: Concept Applications and Projects Invited to Submit a Full Application The AHSC Program will provide grants and loans for affordable housing, infill, and compact transit oriented development, and infrastructure. Projects funded by the AHSC Program must demonstrate how they support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles travelled by increasing the accessibility of housing, employment centers and key destinations via low carbon transportation options (walking, biking, and transit), resulting in fewer vehicle miles traveled. Through legislation and administrative direction, the AHSC Program has been tasked to achieve many objectives that significantly affect the design of the program including, but not limited to requirements to: demonstrate significant reductions in GHG; ensure 50 percent of funding is invested in affordable housing; ensure no less than 50 percent of funding is set aside for disadvantaged communities; and create a process for meaningful coordination with Metropolitan Planning Organizations. SGC approved the final guidelines on January 20, 2015. The notice of available funding was released on January 30, 2015. Concept proposals were due on February 19, 2015. Four concept applications were submitted from the AMBAG region. Based on a ranking of concept proposals, HCD notified applicants whether or not they were invited to submit full applications. Upon invitation, full applications were due to HCD on April 20, 2015. Additional information regarding this program can be found in the adopted guidelines at http://sgc.ca.gov/docs/AHSC-FINAL_GUIDELINES.pdf. HCD received 147 concept proposals requesting over $760 million, greatly exceeding the $120 million in funding available. Out of the four concept applications submitted from the AMBAG region, only one was invited to submit a full application. The successful applicant was the Mid-Peninsula The Farm, Inc. for the Pippin Apartments affordable housing project in the County of Santa Cruz/City of Watsonville. The grant application was for approximately $3.7 million in AHSC funds. MPO Role and Coordination SB 862 requires the SGC to “coordinate with the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and other regional agencies to identify and recommend projects within their respective jurisdictions that best reflect the goals and objectives of this program.”
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AMBAG as the MPO has a role in the application review process. SGC has asked that MPOs statewide assist in the review of AHSC applications. The review process includes:
• Concept applications from our region are provided to AMBAG. • AMBAG reviews concept applications and informs the SGC of their view of the
project’s support of the implementation of the AMBAG Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS).
• Upon receipt of full applications, AMBAG will be provided copies of full applications from the region for their review.
• AMBAG may provide project recommendations for the region for SGC consideration.
As part of the full application review of projects, AMBAG initially planned to prioritize eligible projects within our region based on regional priorities. This process was anticipated to allow AMBAG and SGC staffs to consult during the application review process. However, since only one project from the AMBAG region was selected to submit a full application, this prioritization process is not needed. AHSC Program Timeline
• January 9, 2015 – SGC to post the Draft Final Guidelines • January 20, 2015 – Final Draft Guidelines go to SGC for Approval • Late January 2015 – SGC releases funding solicitation and application • March 16, 2015 – Select applicants invited by HCD to submit a full application • April 20, 2015 – Full applications due to HCD • Mid-May 2015 – AMBAG priority recommendations due to SGC and HCD • June 2015 – Recommended awards announced for SGC approval
Next Steps AMBAG will submit a letter to SGC supporting the Pippin Apartments project for ASHC funds. AMBAG will continue to provide updates to the Board of Directors on the AHSC Program. ALTERNATIVES: N/A FINANCIAL IMPACT: Planning activities are programmed in the FY 2014-15 Overall Work Program. COORDINATION: N/A
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ATTACHMENT: None. APPROVED BY: __________________________________ Maura F. Twomey, Executive Director
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2015 AMBAG Calendar of Meetings
June 10, 2015 Marina Library Community Room 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, 93933 Meeting Time: 6 pm
July 2015 No Meeting Scheduled
August 12, 2015 Marina Library Community Room 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, 93933 Meeting Time: 6 pm September 9, 2015 Corralitos Community Center 35 Brown’s Valley Road, Corralitos, 95076 Meeting Time: 6 pm October 14, 2015 Marina Library Community Room 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, 93933 Meeting Time: 6 pm
November 18, 2015 Location TBD
December 2015 No Meeting Scheduled
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AMBAG Acronym GuideADA Americans Disabilities Act
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission AMBAG Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
ARRA American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Federal Legislation)
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CalVans California Vanpool Authority
CARB California Air Resources Board
CCJDC Central Coast Joint Data Committee CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CHTS California Households Travel Survey CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CTC California Transportation Commission
DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report DEM Digital Elevation Model
DOF Department of Finance (State of California)
EAC Energy Advisory Committee EIR Environmental Impact Report
FHWA Federal Highway Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration
FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program GIS Geographic Information System
ICAP Indirect Cost Allocation Plan ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
INVEST Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems JARC Job Access and Reverse CommuteJPA Joint Powers Agreement KCAPTA Kings County Area Public Transit Agency
LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging LTA San Benito County Local Transportation Authority
LTC Local Transportation Commission
MBUAPCD Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District MIDI Middle Income Direct Install MOA Memorandum of Agreement
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MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPAD Monterey Peninsula Airport District
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MST Monterey-Salinas Transit
MTP Metropolitan Transportation Plan
MTIP Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
OWP Overall Work Program
PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric Company PPP Public Participation Plan
RAPS, Inc. Regional Analysis & Planning Services, Inc.
RFP Request for Proposal
RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation Committee
RTDM Regional Travel Demand Model
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency
SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
SB 375 Senate Bill 375
SBtCOG Council of San Benito County Governments
SCCRTC Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
SCMTD Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
SCS Sustainable Communities Strategy
SRTP Short-Range Transit Plan
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
TAMC Transportation Agency for Monterey County
TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
USGS United States Geological Survey
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
VT Vehicle Trips
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