Congestion Management Program and Planning
Thursday, April 15, 2004
10:30 a.m.
San Jose City Hall
801 North First Street - Room #204
801 North First Street
San Jose, California
Summary Minutes
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CALLED TO ORDER at 10:39 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present
Chairperson Cindy Chavez, Pat Dando, Fred Fowler, and John McLemore
Members Absent
None
A quorum was not present and a Committee of the Whole was declared.
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no Public Presentations.
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ORDERS OF THE DAY
There were no Orders of the Day.
Chairperson Chavez took her seat at 10:40 a.m. and a quorum was declared.
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approved the Minutes of February 19, 2004.
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Approved the Minutes of March 18, 2004.
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Received and filed the Monthly Legislative Reports.
Queried the earmarks set aside for highway and transit pertaining to the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU) bill.
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REGULAR AGENDA |
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Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve distribution of the Fiscal Year 2004 - 2005 Congestion Management Program (CMP) Draft Work Program and Amended Budget to Member Agencies for review and comment.
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Deferred submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the proposed process and criteria for programming Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) Funds to Local Streets and Roads Rehabilitation Projects in 2005/06 and 2006/07.
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Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve programming $2.3 million in Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program Manager (TFCA 40 %) funds to the Competitive Projects and to the Tier 1 Bicycle Projects in the Fiscal Year 2004/05 cycle.
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Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors Workshop Meeting of April 23, 2004, to approve the proposed Tier 2 Bicycle Project List for the Santa Clara Countywide Bicycle Plan/VTP 2030.
Requested that an explanation of transportation funding sources be agendized for a future CMPP Meeting.
Requested that the verbage, "this project links jobs, housing, and recreation" be added to Santa Clara Intermodal Transit Center Pedestrian Overcrossing and Almaden Expressway Pedestrian Overcrossing - access to Almaden LRT Station in Attachment I, Livable Communities and Pedestrian Program, Initial Projects List, of the Countywide Bicycle Plan: Draft Tier 2 Project List.
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OTHER ITEMS |
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Reviewed and commented on the proposed transit and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) fare modifications for implementation January 1, 2005.
Staff reported that the Committee for Transit Accessibility (CTA) made a motion at the April 7, 2004 Meeting not to raise the Senior/Disabled Monthly Fare above $22.50.
Staff reported that as a result of public and committee input, the Senior/Disabled Monthly Pass could be reduced from $27.50 to $26.00 and remain within the Board of Directors's Policy.
Requested that staff provide a simple fact sheet of answers to most often asked questions regarding why it costs more to operate VTA than it does in other areas, as well as an explanation of VTA operating costs.
Member Dando left the meeting at 11:37 a.m.
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Received and filed an update on the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Program and related Fleet Emission Reduction Initiatives.
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Received and filed the Fiscal Year 2002 - 2003 CMP Financial Audit.
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Received and filed the Programmed Projects Quarterly Monitoring Report for January - March 2004.
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Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.
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Committee Staff Report: Stated that the next Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Meeting would be held on May 26, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., Room 202A, in the Health Building, 151 West Mission Street, San Jose.
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Chairperson's Report: There was no Chairperson's Report.
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Determined Consent Agenda for the May 6, 2004 Board of Directors' Meeting.
Consent Agenda for May 6, 2004 Board of Directors' Meeting
CONSENT: Agenda Item #7., Approve distribution of the Fiscal Year 2004 - 2005 Congestion Management Program (CMP) Draft Work Program and Amended Budget to Member Agencies for review and comment; and Agenda Item #9., Approve programming $2.3 million in Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program Manager (TFCA 40 %) funds to the Competitive Projects and to the Tier 1 Bicycle Projects in the Fiscal Year 2004/05 cycle.
REGULAR: None
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Announcements: There were no announcements.
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ADJOURNED at 11:47 a.m.
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