TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board
REPORT BY: Paulette Cooper - Deputy Clerk of the Board II
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Bay Area Toll Authority Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee
RECOMMENDATION
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Appoint one of the following applicants to serve as the Napa County Representative on the Bay Area Toll Authority Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee with a term commencing immediately and ending on June 30, 2027. (No Fiscal Impact)
Aisha Nasir
Heather Stanton
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BACKGROUND
There is currently one opening on the Bay Area Toll Authority Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee due to a resignation. The County Executive Office advertised the opening and received two (2) appointment requests from Aisha Nasir and Heather Stanton.
Senate Bill 595 (SB 595) required the nine Bay Area counties to conduct a special election, known as Regional Measure 3 (RM3), on a proposed increase to toll rates on state-owned bridges in the region. This election took place on June 5, 2018, with voters from the nine Bay Area counties approving a three-dollar toll increase, phased in one dollar at a time over the course of six years. Effective January 1, 2019, the base toll rate on these bridges was increased by one dollar. Due to ongoing lawsuits against the measure, collected RM3 revenue is currently being held in an escrow account. SB 595 also required, if voters approved the RM3 toll increase, that the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) establish an independent oversight committee. On June 26, 2019 the BATA adopted a resolution formally establishing the committee. The committee will be subject to the Brown Act.
The purpose of the Independent Oversight Committee (Streets and Highways Code Section 30923 (h)) is a) to ensure that any toll revenues generated pursuant to the RM3 toll increase are expended consistent with the applicable requirements of the RM3 expenditure plan set forth in Streets and Highway Code Section 30914.7; b) to ensure two representatives from each county within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) are appointed by their applicable county Board of Supervisors to serve a four-year term with a limit of two terms; and c) to annually review the expenditure of funds by BATA for the projects and programs specified in Section 30914.7 and prepare and submit a report to the transportation committee of each house of the Legislature summarizing its findings. The committee may request any documents from BATA to assist the committee in performing its functions. BATA anticipates that committee matters, such as meeting dates, frequency, and length will be established by the members of the committee.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Staff reports.
2. Public comments.
3. Motion, seconds, discussion, and vote on the item.
Requested Action:
Appoint one (1) applicant to serve on the Bay Area Toll Authority Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee as a Napa County Representative with the term commencing immediately and expiring on June 30, 2027.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.