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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
[1. Call to order]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE MCAG GOVERNING BOARD TO ORDER AT THIS TIME--OH, I'M SORRY.MAY WE PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL? CALL] OKAY.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE INVOCATION, AND I'VE ASKED STACY COOLEY FROM OUR OFFICE TO LEAD US WITH THAT, AND THEN AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. NAGY TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS AND HEARTS WITH ME TODAY.
WE PRAY LIKE KING DAVID DID IN PSALM 51.
CREATE IN US A CLEAN HEART AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN US.
WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE AND DIRECT THE BOARD MEMBERS, OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS, AS THEY MAKE THESE IMPORTANT DECISIONS ON OUR TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, WASTE MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY.
GRANT THEM THE NEGOTIATION SKILLS NECESSARY TO WORK WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS AND LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE SUCCESS WITH ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT MERCED COUNTY.
LORD, IN THE CHALLENGING MOMENTS, I ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED, WHETHER IT BE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A FRIEND, A PHONE CALL FROM A RELATIVE, OR AN EMAIL FROM A TRUSTED CONFIDANT, WHATEVER IS NEEDED IN THAT MOMENT TO GIVE THEM THE CONFIRMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE THOSE TOUGH CALLS.
LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD SPEAK TO THEIR HEARTS.
WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY AND ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR STUMBLING FEET IN JESUS, PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[2. Approval of agenda]
DO ANY OF THE DIRECTORS OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.OKAY. WE HAVE MCDANIEL AND NAGY.
ANY OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT, IT PASSES.
THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
[3. Public comment]
PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPEN FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK ON MATTERS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF MCAG AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MITCHELL [INAUDIBLE].
I'M A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE CARPENTERS UNION.
IT WILL PROVIDE STREAMLINED, EXEMPT REVIEW FOR CERTAIN AFFORDABLE AND MIXED HOUSING PROJECTS.
THE BILL CAN HELP GENERATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES QUICKLY.
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IT'LL PROVIDE LIVING WAGE JOBS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, INCREASE YOUR TAX BASE AND HELP LOCALITIES MEET THEIR GOALS.THIS APPLICATION TEMPLATE COVERS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 2011, WHICH CAN BE QUITE COMPLEX AND TURNS THEM INTO A STRAIGHTFORWARD CHECKLIST THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO MEET UP WITH ANYBODY TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ASSEMBLY BILL 2011, AND I COULD ALSO HAND OUT THOSE CHECKLISTS AND ESPECIALLY LIKE THE CITY OF MERCED.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS NEED LIKE 10,000 UNITS, AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THERE AND I HAVEN'T GOT AN EMAIL BACK YET, THOUGH, SO I'LL LEAVE MY INFORMATION AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME.
I'M SORRY, CAN I GET YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN? [INAUDIBLE], AND IF YOU COULD, IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS, THERE'S A BASKET THERE, RIGHT? RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU LEAVE IT THERE, WE WILL DISTRIBUTE.
OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE? HELLO, JUAN MARTINEZ, UNITED WAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION LAST EARLIER THIS YEAR, I HAD MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN ATWATER THAT THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE CANAL OVER OFF OF [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE [INAUDIBLE], I BELIEVE IS THE NAME OF THE NUTRIA.
NUTRIA IS THE NAME OF THAT CRITTER.
I RAN THE CANAL THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING IS REPAIRED.
IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY NICE AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE KIDS AROUND THAT AREA.
THANK YOU AS WELL. APPRECIATE IT.
DO WE HAVE ANY? OH, ANYBODY FROM ON ZOOM WHO WISHES.
OKAY. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
[4. Reports and Presentations]
ITEM FOUR IS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.THE FIRST IS THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT.
THANK YOU, AND WE'LL HAVE NEXT IS THE CALTRANS REPORT.
THERE WE ARE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARLON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
DON'T HAVE TOO MANY UPDATES FROM THE CALTRANS SIDE OF THINGS TODAY, BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME RECENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST ONE BEING CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, THE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, INNOVATIVE CHARGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SO THIS IS A CHARGING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS.
SO THIS PROGRAM INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON GRANTS.GOV AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH.
WE HAVE A REGIONAL RESILIENCE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS.
THIS IS TO ADDRESS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE NEEDS AT A REGIONAL SCALE.
THERE'S $25 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
THE DEADLINE IS THE END OF THE MONTH, ACTUALLY AUGUST 29TH.
THIS IS ALSO ON OUR STATE GRANTS WEBSITE.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THIS IS A GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP.
SO THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HOW TO WRITE A REALLY GOOD GRANT.
THIS IS A GREAT WORKSHOP THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HOLDING A WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH.
THE INFORMATION IS ON CALTAP.ORG.
I CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AS WELL, AND ALSO WE HAVE OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS FOR RUBBERIZED PAVEMENT.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING, OUR PARTNER AGENCY.
SO THERE'S $5.1 MILLION AVAILABLE HERE.
THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 13TH.
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LOCAL, STATE AND TRIBAL AGENCIES ARE ELIGIBLE AS WELL.THIS IS ALSO ON OUR STATE GRANTS WEBSITE, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HYBRID AND ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS AND BUS VOUCHER INCENTIVES PROJECTS.
WE HAVE A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THAT.
THIS ONE'S ALMOST $600 MILLION, BUT THE DEADLINE IS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THIS IS ALSO ON OUR STATE GRANTS WEBSITE.
I CAN SHARE ALL THIS INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD IF YOU'D LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT , AND JUST LASTLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION REGARDING OUR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM, THIS IS A CALTRANS GRANT PROGRAM.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO ANNOUNCE OUR AWARDEES IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS, I BELIEVE, BY THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEN WE'LL BE HOLDING A GRANT WORKSHOP FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANTS THAT ALSO INCLUDES OUR ADAPTATION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. SO YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT OUR WORKSHOP COMING OUT IN THE FALL.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, CONCERNS AND THANKS FOR THE TIME.
MR. CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARLON? DIRECTOR PAREIRA.
HI, MARLON. WHAT? WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE RUBBERIZED ASPHALT PROGRAM, WHICH GRANT PROGRAM WAS THAT? THE RUBBERIZED.
LET ME. THAT IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY PROGRAM.
UH HUH. THANKS, AND I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU AS WELL.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? DIRECTOR SILVEIRA. NOTHING.
IF POSSIBLE, MARLON, CAN YOU SEND THAT INFORMATION OVER TO US? I'D APPRECIATE IT.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.
NEXT, WE HAVE STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM POLITICO.
STACY IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS.
IF, AS YOU RECALL, ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE MORE OF A PRESENCE IN SACRAMENTO, WE WENT THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AND THIS BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CONTRACT TO ENTER WITH POLITICO FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRIS, AND I SAY WE I THINK ALMOST EVERYONE ON OUR TEAM IN SOME WAY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CHRIS AND KIANA OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS ON A VARIETY OF THINGS, AND WE HAVE LONG SINCE, SINCE THE BEGINNING SAID WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE TIME TO GET YOU TO COME AND MEET THE BOARD, AND BETWEEN BUDGETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT EVERYONE WAS WORKING ON, HERE WE ARE.
IT ONLY TOOK US A FEW MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER.
SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS, BUT LET ME MAKE SURE I TURN ON THE PODIUM.
THERE YOU GO. YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.
OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, KIANA VALENTINE, AND HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE CHRIS LEE.
WE THE FIRM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1970, AND WE ARE A SMALL, WE LIKE TO SAY SMALL BUT MIGHTY FIRM.
SO IT'S REALLY INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUSED.
CHRIS AND I HAVE WORKED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES ALMOST OUR ENTIRE CAREERS.
I KNOW FORMER SUPERVISOR MIKE NELSON FROM MY TIME AT CSAC SUPERVISOR MCDANIEL AND MANY OTHERS I HAVE MET OR INTERFACED WITH THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT PREVIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE, AND IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO BOTH OF OUR HEARTS.
THAT'S HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT, AND SO JUST REALLY THRILLED TO FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO BE HERE IN PERSON AND GET A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH YOU FACE TO FACE AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO AND OF COURSE, TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
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ABOUT THE MANY THINGS WE CAN DO UNDER A STATE ADVOCACY CONTRACT.WE LISTED OUT A HALF A DOZEN OR SO THINGS PRIORITY PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, THINGS YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON AND SAID, WHERE DO WE WANT TO GET STARTED FIRST? WHERE SHOULD WE MAKE THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OUR FOCUS? AND WE DECIDED THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK AT THAT POINT WAS REALLY WORKING WITH THE NEWSOM ADMINISTRATION.
CHRIS AND I BOTH HAIL FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.
CHRIS WAS BORN AND RAISED WELL, NOT BORN, BUT RAISED IN CLOVIS, AND SO I THINK WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED, WHICH IS A MISUNDERSTANDING PERHAPS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN SACRAMENTO.
WE HAVE PERSONALLY LIVED THAT, AND I THINK IN MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ISSUES, THERE IS A PERCEPTION THAT IT'S AT LEAST IN THE TRANSPORTATION SPACE, ABOUT WIDENING AND CAPACITY AND MOVING MORE FREIGHT AND CARS, AND WHILE THAT IS PART OF IT, THERE'S ALSO A LOT MORE GOING ON IN MERCED COUNTY AND ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, AND SO WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SPEND OUR FIRST CONCERTED EFFORT EDUCATING AND PROVIDING THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE FUNDING DECISION MAKERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLETHORA OF INVESTMENTS GOING IN ACROSS MERCED COUNTY.
TRANSIT AND THE HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION COMING TO THE COUNTY.
THE GENTLEMAN JUST BROUGHT UP THAT I THINK THE RHNA CYCLE, THE MOST CURRENT RHNA CYCLE HAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES FOR EVERY CITY AND COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR YOUR CITIZENS AT THE INLAND PORT IS SOMETHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT A LOT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEN OF COURSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MEET THE STATE MANDATED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS TARGETS WHICH GET HARDER AND HARDER AS THE CYCLES GO ON, RIGHT? I'M ALREADY SPEAKING TOO MUCH ABOUT ALL OF THE POLICY STUFF.
SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE DONE OR GETTING READY TO DO THREE MAJOR EVENTS.
THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES EARLY ON THAT MCAG STAFF WEREN'T ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THAT, BUT WE WENT OVER THERE AND WE DROP IN WHENEVER WE'RE IN THE CAPITOL, WE'LL POP INTO THEIR OFFICES AND JUST SAY, HEY, WE WANT THEM TO SEE US AS A RESOURCE AND EXTENSION OF MCAG STAFF IN SACRAMENTO SO THAT IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION, THEY KNOW THEY CAN CALL US AND WE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU ALL AND FACILITATE A FLOW OF INFORMATION AND THEN WE HAD A FULL DAY LOBBY DAY IN SACRAMENTO WHERE STACY AND ELIZABETH DID JOIN US, AND WE MET WITH LEADERSHIP FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, CALTRANS, THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL.
THAT ONE WAS PERHAPS MY MOST THAT WAS MY FAVORITE ONE OF THE DAY BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT ACROSS MULTI ISSUES, AND I THINK THEY WERE LESS AWARE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN MERCED COUNTY, AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF LIGHT BULBS GOING OFF AND WE'VE SINCE TALKED WITH THEIR STAFF ABOUT, OH, HEY, HERE'S THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? IS THIS IS THIS A GOOD THING FOR MERCED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON? SO IT'S FACILITATING REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIPS IN THAT REGARD, AND THEN WE MET WITH CARB TO TALK ABOUT THE RTP/SCS, AND THEN WE'RE GETTING EXCITED AND READY FOR CALTRANS DIRECTOR TONY TAVARES'S VISIT TO MERCED COUNTY ON AUGUST 31ST.
FAST APPROACHING, WE'VE BEEN ON BIWEEKLY CALLS, GETTING EVERYTHING UNDERWAY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS MAYBE A TEST RUN OF THE TOUR ROUTE EARLIER TODAY, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK OUT THE KINKS AND MAKE SURE THAT GETS EXECUTED, AND THE GOAL THERE IS FOR THE DIRECTOR THE THE UTMOST DECISION MAKER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
RIGHT. TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE MULTIMODAL INVESTMENTS GOING IN ACROSS MERCED COUNTY.
IT'S NOT JUST INVESTMENTS IN STATE ROUTE 99 OR WHATNOT.
WHAT I THINK THE PERCEPTION CAN BE SOMETIMES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BILLS IN THE STATE BUDGET AND THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH TRANSIT FUNDING AND WE CAN GET INTO THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, AND THEN CHRIS IS GOING TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED COMING UP.
GREAT. EVERYONE. CHRIS LEE, KIANA MENTIONED CAME FROM CSAC HAVE A LOT OF COUNTY EXPERIENCE, WORKED WITH A LOT OF YOU AROUND THE BOARD, BUT ALSO HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE LIVING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SO REALLY EXCITED FOR OUR REPRESENTATION OF MCAG.
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NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF THE HOT ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP, WE'VE GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO START TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON LEGISLATION. SO INVESTIGATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORED LEGISLATION AND ALSO SERVING AS A REALLY VALUED RESOURCE ON PROVIDING THE MERCED COUNTY PERSPECTIVE ON THESE STATEWIDE POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND AS KIANA MENTIONED, ESTABLISHING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEGISLATORS SO THAT THEY CALL US AND GET THE INPUT BEFORE THEY'RE VOTING ON A BILL IS REALLY HOW WE THINK.PUBLIC AGENCIES ESPECIALLY CAN BE MOST INFLUENTIAL IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
SOME OF THE HOT TOPICS THAT YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF, TRANSIT FUNDING.
THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATION OF TRANSIT FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED FOR EITHER CAPITAL FACILITIES OR VEHICLES OR OPERATIONS, SB 125 AND THE BUDGET, BUT THAT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE, AND WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING FOR YOUR DELEGATION THE ISSUES WITH YARTS AND HOW DO WE HAVE SUSTAINABLE ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, MUCH LESS EXPANDING TRANSIT TO SHIFT FOLKS FROM DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AS WE SHIFT TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT A ROAD CHARGE, WHAT ARE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS TO THE FUNDING STREAMS THAT YOU RELY ON THERE? THERE'S A HUGE FOCUS ON REGIONAL PLANNING, YOUR RTP, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND HOW.
ALL THAT TIES INTO CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LEGISLATION REALLY ATTEMPTING TO BIND LOCALS INTO HOW THEY COMPLY WITH THESE STATE GOALS, AND SO PROVIDING THAT ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE, WHAT IS THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE REALLY WANT MCAG'S VOICE TO BE ELEVATED IN THE CONVERSATION, AND THEN FINALLY, AS KIANA ALREADY MENTIONED, THIS IS A HUGE HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE FOR EVERYONE.
THAT 23,000 NUMBER THAT THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE CARPENTERS MENTIONED HAD MY EYES POPPING, AND I'M SURE AS YOU ALL HAVE, YOUR JURISDICTIONS MOVE INTO IMPLEMENTATION, TURNING THAT INTO REAL UNITS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT'S NEEDED.
WE WERE WORKING WITH YOUR FEDERAL PARTNERS SOLICITING THE ITEMS FOR YOUR DC LOBBY TRIP AND HEARING ABOUT THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND CONNECTING YOU WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD FOR SOME OF THOSE PRE MEETINGS.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL.
FOR ALL THE TALK ABOUT MULTIMODAL INVESTMENTS, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON STATE ROUTE 99 BECAUSE IT IS THAT IMPORTANT, AND IN FACT, AS I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE THREE COUNTY FIX FINISH, THE 99 COALITION, MADERA, MERCED AND TULARE COUNTY, THOSE MULTIMODAL INVESTMENTS, THE TRANSIT, THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL DON'T WORK WITHOUT THE INVESTMENTS IN 99.
THEY ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT AND THEY'RE COMBINED AND ONE CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING THIS IS, I THINK, YEAR THREE.
I THINK WE TOGETHER, THE THREE COUNTIES, HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS HEADWAY ON THAT PROJECT.
AGAIN, MERCED COUNTY'S COUNTY SPECIFIC ADVOCACY TO LARRY'S SPECIFIC ADVOCACY.
MADERA, THE THREE OF YOU ALL MEETING WITH STATE ADMINISTRATORS, THE LEGISLATURE, TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING ACROSS HOUSING, LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IS GIVING POLICY MAKERS AND DECISION MAKERS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW 99 FITS IN, AND THIS ISN'T JUST MERELY 99 FOR 99 SAKE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST EXPAND IT TO FIVE LANES THROUGHOUT, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO INVEST IN ALL THE TRANSIT AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND SO WE HAVE SEEN TWO OF THE TULARE PROJECTS ALMOST GET FULLY FUNDED.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE ITIP TO COME OUT LATER.
WE'RE WORKING ON DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOR THE MADERA PROJECTS.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE MERCED PROJECTS ARE THE STICKY WICKET THOUGH, RIGHT? THEY ARE IN MORE OF THE IMAGINATIVE PHASE, IF YOU WILL.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO A REPORT FROM THE THREE COUNTIES ON HOW THAT KICKOFF MEETING WENT LAST WEEK, AND SO, YEAH, EVERY SINGLE PROJECT FUNDING ROUND, WE'RE STRATEGIZING ON HOW TO PRESENT THE BEST GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE NEXT PROJECT IN LINE, AND WE'RE JUST TICKING AWAY.
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CHUTES GO AWAY AND HAVE A THREE LANES THROUGHOUT MERCED COUNTY WOULD BE REALLY FANTASTIC AND SO WE'RE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO THAT PROJECT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT COME TO FRUITION.SO HOPEFULLY THAT WASN'T TOO LENGTHY, STACY.
[INAUDIBLE], SO THAT'S EXCELLENT [INAUDIBLE].
YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING COMPARED TO HER, SCOTT, SO YOU'RE GOOD.
[CHUCKLING] ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED WORKING WITH YOU AND CONTINUED UPDATES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I HAVE A COMMENT.
OH, GO AHEAD. YEAH, SO I WAS WAITING FOR THE SECOND ASK, BUT ANYWAYS, SO ANYWAYS, CALTRANS IS DOING A STUDY ON WHAT'S CALLED J 59. SO HIGHWAY 59 RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH MERCED.
SO HIGHWAY 108, THAT COMES OUT OF MODESTO, AND SO THEY'RE DOING A STUDY TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY TAKING THAT ON AS HIGHWAY 59, AND SO ANYWAYS, JUST SO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT. SO IF YOU GET ASKED OR YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE, THAT'D BE GREAT.
THAT'S VITO'S WITH US ON IT TOO.
SOUNDS GOOD. WE'LL GET EDUCATED ON IT.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU.
ITEM SIX IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH HAS SIX ITEMS AND TWO JPA ITEMS. OH, I'M SORRY. ITEM FIVE IS INFORMATION ITEMS.
[5. Information items]
THESE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND WILL NOT BE PRESENTED BY STAFF UNLESS BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FOR ITEM FIVE? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. ITEM SIX IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH HAS SIX MCAG ITEMS AND TWO TJPA ITEMS.
[6. Consent calendar]
THESE ITEMS MAY BE ACTED ON WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION WITH A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, A MEMBER OF STAFF OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WISH TO PULL ANY ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY. ANY MEMBER OF STAFF? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION ON THESE ITEMS? MOVED BY DIRECTOR MCDANIEL.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION.
[7. Action items]
ITEM SEVEN INCLUDES ONE ACTION ITEM.THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR INTRODUCING MY ITEM.
THE ACTION HERE IS TO REQUEST FOR AUGMENTED STAFFING SERVICES WITH LSA CONSULTING, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH A CERTAIN STAFF PERSON IN THAT AGENCY. HER NAME IS KRISTINE CAI.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BIG THINGS GOING ON AT MCAG.
YOU HEARD KIANA MENTIONED REALLY QUIETLY THAT WE DID MEET WITH CARB IN SACRAMENTO, AND PART OF IT IS THAT WE'RE STARTING THIS PROCESS THAT COULD BE LONG AND PAINFUL OR IT COULD BE LONG AND, YOU KNOW, NOT TOO PAINFUL.
SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THAT.
WE HAVE A NEW TRANSPORTATION MODEL AS WELL.
WE HAVE STAFF THAT WAS KIND OF TRAINING ON THESE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCED STAFF IN HOUSE FOR THESE TWO ITEMS, AND KRISTINE CAI, SHE WAS VERY RECENTLY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT FRESNO COG AND RECENTLY WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH CARB TO GET THEIR SCS APPROVED.
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THE SUGGESTED BUDGET IS ABOUT 50% OF WHAT A SENIOR PLANNER WOULD BE AND WE WOULD AGREE UPON SPECIFIC SERVICES AND A RATE FOR THIS PERSON.SO THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? I HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, JOSH? ELIZABETH, HOW LONG IS THIS PERSON GOING TO BE ON STAFF AS A CONSULTANT? SO THE WAY WE HAVE IT PRESENTED TO YOU IS WITH A FIXED BUDGET FOR WHERE WE WOULD HAVE AN HOURLY RATE WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.
WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE HOW LONG IT WOULD BE.
IT'S HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THIS REVIEW PROCESS WITH THE ARB.
IT COULD BE THREE MONTHS THAT WE'RE REVIEWING WITH ARB, AND I DON'T WANT TO ASK STACY HOW LONG IT TOOK TO APPROVE THE 2018 BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH, MUCH LONGER THAN THREE MONTHS. SO I'M HOPING MORE OF THE FORMER, BUT IN ADDITION TO THIS CARB PROCESS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL THINGS.
SO IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE HER ON STAFF.
SO THAT'S WE'RE REQUESTING A DOLLAR AMOUNT VERSUS A PERIOD OF TIME.
I GUESS MY ONLY RESPONSE WOULD BE, I MEAN, I TAKE IT ON FAITH THAT MS. CAI IS EXCELLENT, AND DOES SHE HAS THE EXPERTISE THAT YOU SAY SHE DOES BUT I'D KIND OF LIKE TO MAKE SURE THE AGENCY IS STAYING WITH THE TRAINED PROFESSIONAL STAFF MODEL AND NOT CONTINUING TO LEAK OUT PROJECTS AND STAFF TIME TO CONSULTANTS BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO BRING IT BACK IN HOUSE.
I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT, AND JUST TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A STAFF HIRE IN PROGRESS THAT WOULD BE ON THIS VERY TECHNICAL END, AND SO I IT IS MY GOAL AS THE KIND OF DIVISION DIRECTOR AND PLANNING AND PROGRAMING TO HAVE TECHNICAL STAFF.
SO I AM DEFINITELY TRYING TO BUILD UP OUR IN-HOUSE STAFF AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS WHERE WE NEED A CONSULTANT TO, LET'S SAY, DEVELOP THE MODELS, BUT WE DO NEED SOMEONE IN-HOUSE TO INTERPRET FOR US THE MODELS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE RUNNING THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND YOU KNOW, LIKE THE SIDE, THE MCAG STAFF SIDE DEVELOPED AS WELL, AND IF I COULD JUST ADD, BECAUSE I COMPLETELY AGREE, DIRECTOR SMITH, THAT WE'RE IN I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS PICKLE, BUT WE'RE IN THE SITUATION OF NEEDING MS. CAI'S EXPERTISE, AND I KNOW SUPERVISOR DIRECTOR MCDANIELS WORKED WITH HER.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH HER, I THINK COLLECTIVELY FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
SO I CAN DEFINITELY VOUCH FOR THAT, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT HAVING THE IN-HOUSE STAFF.
I THINK THE THAT WE'RE IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE WE USED TO DEPEND ON A CONSULTANT AND AN OUTSIDE PARTY COMPLETELY TO DEVELOP AND COMPLETELY WORK WITH OUR MODEL AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
FOR THIS LAST RTP, WE WORKED WITH A FIRM TO DEVELOP A MODEL SO THAT NOW IT'S OUR OWN AND THAT WE CAN HAVE IN-HOUSE STAFF TO WORK WITH THE DATA AND WORK WITH THE MODEL IN-HOUSE.
SO WE'RE JUST IN THAT PERIOD WHERE WE'RE STILL IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION AND WE'RE DEVELOPING OUR TEAM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT EXPERTISE, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. SO WE SEE MS. CAI AS A KIND OF A GAP, AND SHE FEELS A LOT MORE LIKE STAFF THAN A CONSULTANT BECAUSE WE'VE WORKED WITH HER SO CLOSELY IN THE VALLEY FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND I CAN'T SAY I'M NOT GOING TO WORK ON TRYING TO ALSO POACH HER TO ACTUALLY JOIN US.
THAT'S ALSO IN THE BOOKS, BUT I THINK YOU'LL FIND US BOTH VERY LIKE MINDED THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE BECAUSE WE'RE IN A VERY TECHNICAL PERIOD, AND BETWEEN THE GENTLEMAN THAT WILL BE JOINING US HOPEFULLY IN OCTOBER AND THE TRAINING THAT WE HAVE ONGOING, WE SHOULD BE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE TO NOT BE AS DEPENDENT ON CONSULTANTS AT THIS TIME IN OUR NEXT RTP REVIEW.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU BOTH.
SURE. I'LL SPEAK ON HER BEHALF AS WELL.
I THINK [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN IN OUR CONVERSATIONS A LOT.
THE FACT THAT WHEN SHE LEFT THE FRESNO COG, EVERYBODY WAS VERY EXCITED.
I THINK THE WHOLE VALLEY WAS EXCITED BECAUSE SHE SHE'S THE BEST AT WHAT SHE DOES, THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER SERVICES.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.
OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PAREIRA AND A SECOND BY SMITH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM EIGHT IS DISCUSSION ITEMS.
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ITEM EIGHT A IS A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THE DRAFT ELECTRIC VEHICLE READINESS PLAN, AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO BLAKE.THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF WORK BETWEEN MCAG STAFF, OUR CONSULTANTS AT WILLDAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS, AME CONSULTING, YOUR LOCAL AGENCY STAFF AND VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS HERE IN MERCED COUNTY.
SO FIRST, THE DRAFT PLAN INCLUDES A REVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS BROKEN DOWN BY TYPE OF CHARGER, WHETHER THAT'S LEVEL TWO OR DC FAST CHARGER. THE NEXT PART OF THE PLAN TALKS ABOUT THE REVIEW OF JURISDICTIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LEGISLATION SUCH AS AB 1236 OR AB 970.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT ALL JURISDICTIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS.
WE JUST PASSED THE SECOND TO LAST STEP WITH EVERYONE AND SO NOW WE'RE IN THE FINAL PHASES.
I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT ELSA WRIGHT AT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SHE'S BEEN A FANTASTIC HELP WITH PROVIDING US SOME OF THE TEMPLATES AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT ALL THE JURISDICTIONS WILL BE CAUGHT UP, AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
NOW, THE NEXT PART OF THE PLAN IS THE MEAT AND POTATOES.
THIS IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW LOCATIONS.
I WANT TO STRESS THIS IS NOT AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THIS IS A ROADMAP FOR A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM AND IT IS A LONG TERM PLANNING DOCUMENT.
THE SITES IDENTIFIED REPRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS, NOT FORMAL PROGRAMMING.
THAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP, ALONG WITH FIGURING OUT HOW TO SECURE FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT THESE SITES.
THE DIFFERENT SITES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED ARE BROKEN INTO ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT GROUPS.
THE FIRST GROUP IS THE PREFERRED LOCATIONS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE EASIEST TO DEPLOY.
THEY'RE IN AREAS THAT THE COMMUNITY FREQUENTS.
THEY'RE ON PUBLIC LAND AND THEY WERE BROUGHT UP TO US BY JURISDICTIONAL STAFF.
THE LIVINGSTON SPORTS COMPLEX, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL THAT ACTUALLY HAS TWO POTENTIAL BUILD OUTS, ONE BEING MORE FOR DC FAST CHARGERS, THE OTHER FOR LEVEL TWO, WHICH WOULD BE MORE DIRECTED TOWARDS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND THE NORTH TRANSIT HUB IN MERCED, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE MORE ON THE LEVEL TWO SIDE TARGETING STUDENTS AT THE UC OR WORKERS GOING TO MERCY HOSPITAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE STAFF REPORT MENTIONS THE AL-GOMAN CENTER IN GUSTINE.
THAT SITE WAS ACTUALLY REEVALUATED AND IT IS STILL IN GUSTINE.
IT'S A LARGER LOT THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO BUILD OUT CLOSER TO THE POWER LINES, AND AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY STAFF, WE REALIZED IT WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE DUE TO SOME INFAMOUS MIGRATORY BIRDS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC LOCATION AT THE JUNCTION OF 152 AND 33 WHICH SERVE DOS PALOS COMMUTERS ON THE WAY TO LOS BANOS AND OF COURSE ALL THE TRAFFIC ON 152 EITHER GOING OVER PACHECO OR HEADED TO 99.
THE ONE CONCERN THAT WE DO HAVE WITH THIS SITE IS REGARDING GRID CAPACITY.
WE HAVE TALKED WITH SOME OF THE POWER PROVIDERS LIKE MID, TID AND [INAUDIBLE], BUT WE DETERMINED THAT WOULD BE BEST DONE ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS ONCE WE REACH THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.
THE NEXT COMMUNITY SOURCED SITE IS THE COMMUNITY OF PLANADA.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO SITES IDENTIFIED THERE LATER IN THE REPORT, BUT PLANADA WAS MENTIONED ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF BEING THE LAST COMMUNITY ON 140 BEFORE YOU GO OUT INTO MARIPOSA AND UP TO YOSEMITE, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR USE OF CHARGERS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THE THIRD RECOMMENDED SITE FROM THE COMMUNITY IS GUSTINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD SPOT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE GENERAL AVIATION AND AGRICULTURAL AVIATION CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS WHEN THERE ARE BIG EVENTS AT THE AIRPORT, SUCH AS THE GUSTINE FLY IN.
NOW THE NEXT TWO GROUPS ARE BOTH TWO DIFFERENT SCREENING SCENARIOS.
THESE INCLUDE A MIX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LAND BECAUSE WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.
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EACH PARCEL SCORE INDIVIDUALLY.SO YOU MAY BE THINKING, WHY DO WE HAVE TWO SCENARIOS? THIS IS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MERCED COUNTY IS A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING EQUAL WEIGHT TO THE INCORPORATED CITIES AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.
THE FIRST SCENARIO IS CALLED THE DEFAULT SCENARIO.
THIS IS A MORE URBAN FOCUS AND IS SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE DONE IN OTHER REGIONS LIKE TULARE COUNTY AND THE LOS ANGELES METRO, AND THE SECOND SCENARIO IS CALLED THE RURAL SCENARIO, WHICH HAS A HEAVIER EMPHASIS ON UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND WEIGHTS POPULATION DENSITY A LITTLE LESS STRONGLY IN THE DEFAULT SCENARIO.
HOWEVER, WE WERE VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LIST OF UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES LISTED HERE, SUCH AS SANTA NELLA, EL NIDO, PLANADA AND ACTUALLY SUPERVISOR PAREIRA DISTRICT FOUR DID VERY WELL.
[CHUCKLING] EVEN SO, IN THE RURAL SCENARIO, WE NOTICED A SHIFT WHERE IT MOVED MORE TOWARDS FAVORING MAJOR EMPLOYERS SUCH AS FOSTER FARMS, SPECIFICALLY THE COLLIER ROAD FACILITY IN DELHI AND WE NOTICED THERE WAS STILL THAT COMMERCIAL EMPHASIS, BUT MORE TOWARDS GROCERY STORES IN PARTICULAR.
SO FROM HERE, I'D LIKE TO TALK VERY BRIEFLY ON OUTREACH.
WE HELD OUR FIRST STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON MAY 19TH AND OUR SECOND LAST WEEK ON AUGUST 11TH.
WE CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED 77 RESPONSES.
RESPONSES ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POTENTIAL INCENTIVE OR REBATE PROGRAMS, SO STAFF THINKS THAT THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE TO DO MORE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FISCAL IMPACT.
THIS IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL PLAN.
WE ARE WELL ON BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT.
WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE JUST. YEAH. SO, BLAKE, THIS PLAN STUDIES WHERE WOULD BE OPTIMAL LOCATIONS TO PUT THEM.
THAT'S CORRECT. WHERE DOES THE FUNDING COME FROM TO ACTUALLY PUT THEM IN? SO WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES WE'RE LOOKING AT.
CMAC IS ONE OF THE BIG ONES THAT WE CAN USE.
THERE IS THE NEVI PROGRAM THAT I MENTIONED.
THIS IS THE SORT OF THE BULK OF FUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY ON IDENTIFIED CORRIDORS LIKE 152 IS A SPECIAL CORRIDOR THAT THEY WANT TO SEE A TON OF CHARGES ON.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CFI PROGRAM.
THAT'S A NEW FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE.
THEY JUST DID THEIR PILOT A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND SO WE'LL BE AIMING FOR THE NEXT CYCLE FOR THAT.
WE'RE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON ANY STATE FUNDING THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE, BUT SOME OF THE MORE FLEXIBLE SOURCES, SUCH AS LTF, WOULD STILL BE USABLE FOR THIS, AND WOULD THEY BE PUBLICLY OWNED OR HOW WOULD THAT WOULD THEY WOULD THERE BE A CONTRACT WITH LIKE A PROVIDER? HOW DOES THAT ALL WORK? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
WE BELIEVE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST TO GO WITH A PUBLIC OWNER BUT IN SOME CASES, OF COURSE, IF WE'RE BUILDING WITH, SAY, COMMERCIAL AREAS IN MIND, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE OWNERS.
THERE'S ALSO DIFFERENT TYPES OF MODELS THAT INVOLVE CLOUD OWNERSHIP, AND IT GETS INTO A BIT OF A MESS THERE, BUT WE'RE STILL EXPLORING THAT AND THAT WOULD, OF COURSE BE LOOKED AT MORE AT A PROJECT LEVEL, AND SO SO OVERALL, THIS PLAN WOULD MAKE I'M GUESSING MAKING IT WOULD MAKE THESE SITES ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE TYPE OF GRANTS. THEY HAVE TO BE AS PART OF THE PLAN.
ARE THEY MAKING THAT A REQUIREMENT TO MAYBE GO AFTER SOME OF THAT FEDERAL MONEY OR STATE MONEY? IT HAS TO BE PART OF A PLAN FOR SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? DIRECTOR LLANEZ? YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
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YES, THAT IS ONE OF OUR SCREENING CRITERIA, AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE IF YOU GO INTO THE MAP, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN CERTAIN AREAS, LIKE IN SANTA NELLA, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY WEIGHTED AS HARD BECAUSE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHARGES ALREADY IN SANTA NELLA.YOU KNOW, AT THE HOTEL DEL ORO AND AT THE GAS STATIONS, AND SO THERE WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, A FEW SITES THAT WERE MORE HEAVILY FOCUSED IN LOS BANOS BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CHARGERS AND SANTA NELLA.
ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO MY QUESTION IS BASICALLY, HOW DO YOU CHARGE THE CHARGERS? LIKE WHAT'S THE MODEL? ARE THEY GOING TO BE PLUGGED IN THE GRID SOLAR CELL MIX OF BOTH? WELL, THERE'S A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT WE COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW, THE MAIN WAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS CONNECTING INTO THE GRID ITSELF.
THERE ARE A FEW SITES THAT WE DO RECOMMEND GOING FOR SOLAR SPECIFICALLY.
BOTH SITES IN GUSTINE ACTUALLY ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE GIANT SOLAR PANELS THE CITY JUST PUT IN.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE COULD LINK THAT IN.
THERE'S AREAS SUCH AS THE TRANSIT CENTER.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD TRY TO DO SOLAR, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO TEAR UP THE BRAND NEW TRANSIT CENTER THAT WAS JUST FINISHED, YOU KNOW, BUT IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY LIKE DOS PALOS OR DOS PALOS Y, IT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT TO LINK INTO THE GRID, WE THINK.
DOES THE GRID EXIST UP OVER PACHECO PASS, FOR EXAMPLE? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
I DON'T MEAN TO PLAY GOTCHA. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW IT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT, AND DOES THAT FACTOR INTO WHETHER A SITE SELECTED FOR BUILDING AN EV CHARGING STATION? IT AFFECTED IT SLIGHTLY AND IT'S MAINLY WHY WE'RE LOOKING MORE IN THE AWAY FROM PACHECO PASS.
YES, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AS MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE, FOR EXAMPLE, AND ALSO WHY WE'RE NOT LOOKING FARTHER DOWN 140 FROM PLANADA BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY EXISTS, RIGHT.
WELL, SOME OF US ARE STILL DRIVING BACK TO SILICON VALLEY FOR BUSINESS, AND I THINK THAT AT SOME POINT THERE REALLY SHOULD BE SOME CHARGING APPARATUS UP OVER PACHECO BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT TRAIN IS GOING TO BE HERE ANYTIME SOON.
SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET OVER THE PASS.
OF COURSE, ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN, BUT THERE'S SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING SORT OF PILOTED ABROAD RIGHT NOW FOR CHARGING LANES, AND SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT ON PACHECO PASS.
YEAH. BLAKE YOU KNOW, ON THE PACHECO PASS, THERE'S THE ROMERO VISITING CENTER.
I KNOW THERE'S ELECTRICITY THERE AND THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE.
YEAH. THANK YOU, AND THEN, WELL, SCOTT ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT WHO OPERATES THEM, AND I'LL SHARE, BUT I'LL SHARE IT WITH THEM OFFLINE.
YES. I JUST WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE A CLARIFICATION.
SO JUST TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, NOT TO BURST ANYONE'S BUBBLES, BUT THIS IS CALLED OUR EV READINESS PLAN, AND WE LOOKED THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY FOR THE LOCAL AGENCIES AREAS THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE.
I JUST WANT TO KIND OF EMPHASIZE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE OWNERSHIP, THE PROJECTS WOULD BE FOR EACH OF YOUR LOCAL AGENCIES AND WE'LL WORK WITH THEM AND ASSIST THEM JUST AS WE TALK THROUGH IT, AND I KNOW BLAKE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO THINK THAT MCAG IS GOING TO START BUILDING THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH YOUR LOCAL AGENCY SO THEY CAN BUILD THEM AND TRYING TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES TO HELP.
WE HAD A QUESTION FROM ATWATER, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS MEAN I DON'T GET THE STATION? THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THIS IS TRYING TO HELP THE AGENCIES.
THEY CAN PUT THEM WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR GRANT.
THIS ISN'T A LIST OF THE ONLY PLACES THEY CAN GO IN THE COUNTY.
IT'S JUST TO ASSIST YOUR AGENCIES.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY THERE. WE COULD ALWAYS MAKE MCAG DO SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD. YEAH, NO, I CAN SEE THAT.
[CHUCKLING] WE DON'T HAVE LAND USE AUTHORITY, DIRECTOR.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EIGHT B IS TRANSPORTATION PROJECT AND FUNDING PROGRAMS UPDATE FROM ELIZABETH.
THIS ITEM I HAVE TO START WITH A COUPLE OF DISCLAIMERS.
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PROJECTS. I KNOW WE GET QUESTIONS SOMETIMES ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, SO I WANT TO KIND OF SEE IF WE CAN ROUTINELY GET THIS IN OUR AGENDA.MY FIRST DISCLAIMER, LIKE I ALSO MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT, IS THAT THIS IS VERY DYNAMIC PROJECTS STATUSES HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, EVEN SINCE THIS WAS PRINTED. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT DISCLAIMER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT GO BACK AND SEE THAT A PROJECT STATUS HAS CHANGED REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY, AND ALSO THIS DOESN'T COVER EVERY FUNDING SOURCE.
LIKE WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON.
SO A COUPLE OF THE PROGRAMS I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
THE FIRST ONE IS CMAC THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT A LOT, CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE FUN PROGRAMS BECAUSE MCAG GETS A DIRECT ALLOCATION AND SELECTS PROJECTS FOR IT.
WE ARE APPROACHING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR SECURING CMAC FUNDS IN THE REGION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND ON PAGE 197, THERE'S A LIST OF THE SEVEN PROJECTS THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR.
SO THE THREE PROJECTS THAT STAY SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN APPROVED WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO.
SO CALTRANS HAS BEEN WORKING LIKE CRAZY TO GET THESE DONE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'LL TALK ABOUT AT ANOTHER POINT WHERE WHEN THE STATE PERFORMS WELL IN AUGUST, THERE'S A PROCESS CALLED AUGUST REDISTRIBUTION AND THE STATE GETS REWARDED FOR HIGH LEVELS OF PROJECT DELIVERY, AND EVEN MCAG SHOULD GET LIKE BONUS FUNDS FOR THAT.
SO THE ONES THAT STAY SUBMITTED HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBLIGATED.
OBLIGATED IS THE TERM USED FOR PROJECT APPROVED READY TO GO? I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE USES THAT TERM, BUT WE DO THAT IN THE TRANSPORTATION WORLD.
THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS WITH MERCED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE DELAYED TILL NEXT FUNDING YEAR.
THEY CAN WORK ON THOSE IN THE FALL.
THAT'S THE PLAN THERE, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS. UNDER THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, THERE WAS ACTUALLY JUST AN AMENDMENT 11 THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED TO PROGRAM SOME BUS AND BUS FACILITIES MONEY FOR TJPA.
ALSO, TJPA IS WORKING ON A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A PROGRAM CALLED 5310.
SO THEY'LL BE PUTTING THAT IN LATER THIS MONTH, AND ALSO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS THE APPROVAL OF TRANSIT PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT.
YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH LTF OR THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND.
THEY'RE PROBABLY USED ON REHAB AND THINGS IN YOUR CITIES DIRECT TO THE CITIES ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS, AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR MEASURE V AT SOME POINT, I THINK VERY SOON WE'LL HAVE A STAFF REPORT GOING THROUGH THE MEASURE V PROJECTS AND GETTING UPDATES ON THEM WHEN WE WORK WITH THEIR AGENCIES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE AGENCIES ON THE CURRENT CALL FOR PROJECTS.
THE REGIONAL PROJECT COMMITTEES WILL BE GETTING SCHEDULED, I THINK LATE SEPTEMBER-ISH.
WE'LL BE REVIEWING THEM AND THEY'LL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN OCTOBER.
ONE OTHER QUICK ONE I WANTED TO MENTION IS BIG NEWS IN THE STATE IS THAT THERE'S A NEW TRANSIT PROGRAM OR THERE IS A BIG INFUSION OF TRANSIT FUNDING FOR A PROGRAM CALLED ZERO EMISSION TRANSIT CAPITAL PROGRAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S A DIRECT ALLOCATION TO REGIONS AND A BACK OF THE NAPKIN CALCULATION THAT CAME OUT IN THE STATE SHOWS 30-ISH MILLION OVER FOUR YEARS COMING TO MERCED COUNTY.
SO THAT WAS A LITTLE LONG WINDED, BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR TODAY.
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ANY QUESTIONS? HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. REALLY QUICKLY, BACK TO THE CMAC.
JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THE PROGRAMS ON THE TWO THAT WERE DELAYED.
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING THAT MONEY CAN CARRY OVER YEAR FROM YEAR.
IT LOOKS LIKE SUBMITTED WE HAVE OR EXCUSE ME, OBLIGATED.
NOW WE HAVE 1.5 ROUGHLY, AND YOU STILL HAVE ALMOST 2 MILLION IN THOSE TWO LAST PROJECTS.
DOES THAT MONEY, THAT MONEY WILL CARRY OVER TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR? YES, IT DOES. OKAY, PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM EIGHT C IS A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THE DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR MCAG'S REGIONAL.
EARLY ACTION PLANNING REAP 2.0 GRANT PROGRAM, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO XAVIER.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE MEG.
I'M NOT MEG. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
SO THIS ITEM IS TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT THE DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR MGS TWO NEW GRANT PROGRAMS UTILIZING REAP 2.0 FUNDING ARE OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW, AND SO JUST AS A REMINDER, REAP TWO IS A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE ALLOCATING FUNDING TO MPOS WITH THREE MAIN OBJECTIVES TO INCREASE INFILL HOUSING AFFIRMATIVELY, FURTHER FAIR HOUSING AND REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
THIS BOARD ADOPTED A FRAMEWORK OUTLINING TO GRANT PROGRAMS TO SUB ALLOCATE THE FUNDING.
MCAG DEVELOPED DRAFT GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE TWO NEW GRANT PROGRAMS. SO THE FIRST IS A LOCAL SUBALLOCATION GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ABOUT $900,000 IN OVER-THE-COUNTER FUNDING AVAILABLE TO CITIES AND THE COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT SIX CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENTS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS REZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND COMPLETING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES, AND THE SECOND IS A REGIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ABOUT $2.7 MILLION IN FUNDING AVAILABLE.
THE DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCAL SUB ALLOCATION AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENTS TO THE STAFF REPORT, AND THEY WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE REAP WORKGROUP FOR REVIEW.
THE STATE HAS ALSO COMPLETED ITS REVIEW OF THE DRAFT GUIDELINES AND DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
SO WITH THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE GUIDELINES NOW.
OR AS ALWAYS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US AT ANY TIME.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE ON TO ITEM NINE.
THIS MOVES US INTO TRANSIENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGENDA WITH ONE ACTION ITEM.
[9. Action items]
VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.NAV. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTORS.
TJPA'S OBJECTIVE IS TO REPLACE NINE CUTAWAYS.
THE COST IS ABOUT $1.2 MILLION FOR THESE BUSSES.
IF AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE CAPITAL RESERVE BY $630,000.
THESE BUSSES ARE SET TO MEET ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY IN 2025.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE FASTEST REPORT WE'VE HAD YET.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH.
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WE ALREADY HAVE THESE BUDGETED, AND SO IF WE GO AFTER THIS GRANT, THEN THESE BUSSES ARE HAVEN'T BEEN BUDGETED IN OUR BUDGET.IT'S IN OUR 25-26 YEAR PLAN, RIGHT? SO IT'S OUT THERE, BUT WE WANT TO GET THE PROCESS OF THIS GRANT IS VERY, VERY, VERY HARD.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THEY THEY ASK FOR EVERY LITTLE THING LIKE THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY PLAN, OUR OPERATORS EMERGENCY PLAN, OUR MAINTENANCE PLAN, LIKE IT'S PROBABLY STACK LIKE THIS ALREADY OF THE APPLICATION.
WHEN WOULD WE FIND OUT IN THIS CYCLE? FEBRUARY IS WHEN WE WOULD FIND OUT WHETHER WE GET IT OR NOT.
SO USUALLY WHEN WE BUY BUSSES, WE PIGGYBACK OFF OF [INAUDIBLE] WITH THIS PROCESS, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH CALTRANS, AND SO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS, AND USUALLY A PROCUREMENT PROCESS TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 MONTHS.
PERFECT. THANK YOU, NAV. SHANE THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO, NAV, I'VE LEARNED THE HARD NEVER TO SECOND GUESS YOU, BUT THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF YOUR DISCUSSION MADE ME PAUSE.
CORRECT. SO IS THAT LIKE IT'S THIRD AND TEN? WE NEED TEN YARDS. YOU'RE GOING TO THROW A FIVE YARD PATTERN.
I MEAN, WHY AREN'T WE ASKING FOR 1.26? BECAUSE TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THIS FUNDING, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY $22 MILLION AND WE'RE COMPETING WITH THE REST OF THE STATE TO BE COMPETITIVE AND GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT, IT'S BETTER TO ASK FOR HALF AND SO THEY CAN ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT THEY MADE THE DOLLAR GO LONGER, RIGHT? SO INSTEAD OF SAYING THEY BOUGHT BUSSES FOR THIS AMOUNT, NOW THEY CAN SAY THEY DID THIS MUCH FOR THIS FUNDING.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE [INAUDIBLE] BASICALLY THEY CAN BOAST THEIR CHANCES BASICALLY SAY THE $22 MILLION WAS ABLE TO BUY, I DON'T KNOW, $100 MILLION WORTH OF BUSSES. RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS, WHAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT.
SO WE HAVE SGR MONEY, WHICH IS SB1 FUNDS.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FUNDS AND CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS.
SO WE CAN'T USE FEDERAL WITH FEDERAL MONEY.
I WAS TRYING TO, BUT THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW US.
THANK YOU. YEP. MOTION TO APPROVE.
HERE WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR SILVEIRA.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY DIRECTOR MCDANIEL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
THERE ARE NO TJPA DISCUSSION ITEMS, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENDA.
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REVENUE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET, AND NAV, YOU'RE UP AGAIN.IT'S FOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THE FUNDS TO THAT.
SO THE PROJECTS ARE $3.2 MILLION OF THE 4.9 WILL BE GOING TO OUR HIGHWAY 59 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, PHASE ONE, AND THEN $900,000 WILL BE GOING TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, PERMITTING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
CURRENTLY, THE TRAILERS THAT WE HAVE, IT'S HARD TO MANEUVER WITH BIGGER OBJECTS LIKE A QUEEN SIZE BEDS, A KING SIZE BED, BIG TVS, FORKLIFTS HAVE A HARD TIME MANEUVERING IN THERE, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THE FORKLIFT GOT STUCK AND WE HAD, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNSAFE FOR THE STAFF, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE ANOTHER TRAILER FOR THIS.
I DO JUST WANT TO ADD, WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT EXCESS REVENUE.
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR US TO HAVE EXCESS REVENUE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES THAT WE BRING IN MATERIAL, OR THEY MIGHT BE SHORT TERM AGREEMENTS FROM OUT OF THE AREA THAT WE BRING MATERIALS.
SO I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING EVERY YEAR WE HAVE SOME AMOUNT OF EXCESS REVENUE AND IT'S TYPICALLY BECAUSE THESE ARE KIND OF EXTRA CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS THAT CREATE REVENUE FOR THE AGENCY THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECOGNIZED IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER TEMPORARY OR OCCUR OUTSIDE OF KIND OF OUR NORMAL.
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NOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ADDITIONAL IN THERE THAT I'M NOT FACTORING, I WAS GOING TO MENTION I DID RECEIVE A CALL TODAY FROM A DIRECTOR, BASICALLY, HOW COME WE DON'T PAY DOWN OUR BONDS WITH THIS EXCESS REVENUE? THE REASON WHY IS WHEN THE BOND HOLDER HOLDS THE BONDS, THEY'RE GUARANTEED A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT.SO THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T PAY OFF THE BONDS EARLIER.
JAMES, PLEASE COME AND CORRECT ME IF I GOT THAT WRONG.
I WAS THE ONE WHO CALLED ABOUT PAYING OFF THE BONDS EARLIER.
NOW, DO WE KNOW A BREAKDOWN OF THAT, THAT ADDITIONAL I'M GOING TO CALL IT EXCESS REVENUE.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF IT CAME FROM BILLY WRIGHT VERSUS HIGHWAY 59? UH, I DO NOT KNOW THAT ON TOP OF MY HEAD, I COULD GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
WHAT WE DO IS WHEN I DO THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, I JUST TAKE THE TOTAL REVENUES MINUS EXPENSES, BUT I DIDN'T GO INTO THAT MUCH DETAIL BECAUSE JUST , BUT IT STILL COMES. WELL, I THINK MAJORITY OF THE COST CAME.
SO I WANT TO SAY ABOUT 60/40, 60% FROM 59 AND THE REMAINING 40 FROM BILLY WRIGHT.
WE SPEND MONEY AND [INAUDIBLE] YEAH.
YES. THANK YOU, PAT, FOR THAT COMMENT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TIT FOR TAT, BUT 59 DOES TAKE MORE RESOURCES IN AS WELL.
YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH.
4.9 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY.
WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT STOOD OUT? I MEAN, WAS THERE SOME HUGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WERE.
SO WE DID HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL CLEANUP, YOU KNOW, ON THE WEST SIDE, EAST SIDE IMPORTATIONS ON THE WEST SIDE.[INAUDIBLE] YEAH. OAK FIRE. YEP.
YEAH. PLUS WE CHARGED GUSTINE MORE MONEY NOW.
WELL, WE'RE CHARGING EVERYBODY MORE MONEY, BUT OKAY, I JUST DIDN'T YEAH, THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AND PLUS IMPORTATION ON THE WEST SIDE AS WELL. OKAY, GOOD.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? OH, GO AHEAD. YEAH, YEAH.
SINCE I HAVE BOTH OF YOU GUYS UP HERE, I HAD A COUPLE COMMERCIAL HAULERS TELL ME THAT RIGHT NOW OUT OF THE 59 THAT THEY'RE SHARING ONE OF THE LANES WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IT'S SLOWING THEM UP.
WHAT IS GOING ON? WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY FEW WEEKS.
RIGHT. JAMES, CAN YOU TALK INTO THE MIC, PLEASE? YEAH. WE HAVE MOVED OUR ACTIVE TIPPING AREA DOWN INTO CELL 6B2, SO IT'S A DIFFERENT ROAD WE'RE GOING DOWN INTO.
THE ISSUE IS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TRANSFER TRAILERS COMING IN FROM FOSTER FARMS. BAKER YOU KNOW, THOSE TRUCKS TAKE UP MORE ROOM IN LANE AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THEN WE'VE GOT PUBLIC VEHICLES BACKED UP.
THE OUTERMOST RIGHT HAND LANE IS OUR RFID LANE.
ONLY THOSE VEHICLES CAN USE THAT LANE, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TRUCKS ARE IN LINE.
OKAY. THIS MORNING WE ACTUALLY STOPPED FOSTER FARMS IN BAKER AND HELD THEM OFF TO THE SIDE SO THAT WE COULD GET EVERYBODY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN ROUTED THEM DOWN.
WE'RE KIND OF IN THE INTRODUCTORY STAGES DOWN IN 6B2 WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP DIFFERENT DISPOSAL AREAS AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT GOING, IT'LL GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THEM AND I SAID THAT I HAD THIS MEETING AND I JUST BRING IT UP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
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MOTION PASSES.IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,938,691 WITH THE SELECTED VENDOR, TBS CONTRACTORS.
JAMES. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT REALLY DREW ME TO THIS POSITION SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
THE ABILITY TO TAKE THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE PIPELINE FOR 10 OR 12 OR MORE YEARS, IT'S REALLY SATISFYING TO GET THEM TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE READY TO SEE THINGS CHANGE ON THE GROUND.
A FEW OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE LANDFILL RECENTLY.
THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THESE FACILITIES ARE GOING TO GO AND IT'S BEEN HELPFUL TO OUR STAFF OUT THERE TO START KIND OF IMAGINING IN THEIR MIND, OH YEAH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUILDING THERE.
SO IN SUMMARY, THE ACTION HERE IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER A CONTRACT FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, PHASE ONE THAT BASICALLY COVERS OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP, THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS TRANSFER FACILITY, WHICH WILL BE A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
THE MAINTENANCE SHOP IS ABOUT 4500FT².
IT'S ABOUT THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR EXISTING BUILDING.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND I'VE GOT THE CLICKER.
DOES IT WORK? I THINK THERE WE GO.
PICTURE ON THE LEFT THERE WITH THE TRUCK BACKED IN, THAT'S OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP.
THAT WAS A POLE BARN 50 YEARS AGO THAT THEY THEN SCAVENGED FIBERGLASS AND METAL TO GIVE IT WALLS AND A ROOF, AND THAT'S THE GOOD SIDE. SO JUST KIND OF WHAT ARE WE REPLACING HERE? THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS OUR CURRENT RECYCLABLE MATERIALS TRANSFER AREA.
IT'S JUST BROKEN, SEPARATED BY THE BINS.
THAT MATERIAL IS OUT IN THE OPEN, OBVIOUSLY WITH WIND CAUSES QUITE A BIT OF LITTER ISSUES.
YOU CAN SEE THE GUY THERE IN THE YELLOW SHIRT.
HE WAS RAKING AND BAGGING UP TRASH THAT WAS OUTSIDE THE THE BIN AREA THERE, BUT HERE IS WHAT THE NEW MAINTENANCE SHOP IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE WEST EAST SIDE EXPOSURE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
THERE'S TWO MORE DOORS LEADING OUT.
THE WINDOWS YOU SEE THERE ARE THE MECHANICS OFFICE AND BREAK ROOM, AND THIS FACILITY WILL ALSO HAVE A CRANE MOUNTED IN THE CEILING FOR USE ON THE EQUIPMENT.
SO RATHER THAN BEING OUT IN THE DIRT AND THE MUD TRYING TO WORK ON THE EQUIPMENT, THEY CAN ACTUALLY BRING ALMOST ALL OF OUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT INTO THIS SHOP AND WORK ON IT IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS TRANSFER BUILDING.
YOU SEE THE ONE THERE ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY THE SOUTH ELEVATION.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE BUILDING WILL HAVE THE SIMILAR BIN AREAS WHERE THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC GLASS IS DUMPED, LOADED INTO THE TRANSFER TRUCKS AND THEN TAKEN DOWN TO FRESNO TO CARTS TO BE PROCESSED.
JUST BY WAY OF A FEW NUMBERS ON THIS PROJECT, THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS 8.90 TO THE LOW BID CAME IN AT 8.938 MILLION.
THAT'S WITHIN 4/10 OF 1% OF THE ENGINEER'S BID.
THE OTHER BID WE RECEIVED WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT 9,099,000 AND CHANGE AGAIN, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT A PERCENT AND A HALF ABOVE THE LOW BID.
AT THIS POINT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO IS THAT THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION? YES. OKAY. SO AS I WAS READING THROUGH IT, THIS ISN'T JUST FOR THE SHOP AND THE RECYCLE TRADE.
OUR CURRENT FUEL STORAGE TANKS ARE OUTDATED.
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TANK. SO TOTAL CAPACITY OF 14,000 GALLONS OF FUEL.OUR GOAL WITH ALL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO HAVE ALL OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE DIVERT FROM THE LANDFILL.
THINGS LIKE APPLIANCES, TIRES, CARPET, ELECTRONICS, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, ALL WITHIN THE SAME GENERAL AREA OF THE LANDFILL, SO THAT WHEN THE CUSTOMERS COME IN, PARTICULARLY THE PUBLIC, THEY'LL COME IN, THEY'LL TAKE A TURN RIGHT PAST THE EXISTING ADMIN BUILDING, PULL INTO OUR HH AREA, HHW AREA, BE ABLE TO DISPOSE OF MATERIAL THERE, PULL AROUND, DROP OFF TIRES, APPLIANCES, ANYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE, AND THEN EXIT THE SITE.
IT'LL BE MUCH EASIER FOR US TO CONTROL ISSUES OF SAFETY AND KEEPING THE MATERIAL STRAIGHTENED OUT.
AS PART OF ALL THIS, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALL OF THE UTILITIES NEEDED FOR THESE BUILDINGS AND THE FUTURE ADMIN BUILDING.
ALL THOSE UTILITIES WILL ALSO BE SET IN PLACE.
SO WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ONCE WE GET TO THE ADMIN BUILDING IN A YEAR OR 2 OR 3.
SO I GUESS AS I WAS READING THROUGH IT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FISCAL IMPACT, WE BUDGETED $6.6 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT. WHAT IT SAYS AND THEN WE'RE RELYING ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WE JUST DID BEFORE OF 4.9 3.9 GOES INTO THIS PROJECT.
SO I GUESS IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE YOU KNOW, WE RAN INTO A YEAR WHERE WE HAD SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WITH WITH, YOU KNOW, THE OAK FIRE, WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM THE FLOODS THAT INCREASED OUR REVENUE.
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE NOT HAD THAT MONEY TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFER IN? UNFORTUNATELY, WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD TO CUT OUT SOME OF THE SCOPE AND DO IT LATER AT A HIGHER COST.
I GET THAT THESE THINGS NEED TO BE DONE.
I MEAN, I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU ACTUALLY SHOWED ME PICTURES.
I WAS KIND OF LOOKING FOR PICTURES IN OUR STAFF REPORT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE ME AN IDEA.
I'M A LITTLE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE BILLY WRIGHT LANDFILL THAN I AM WITH THE HIGHWAY 59 ONE BUT IT'S WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GETTING THESE PROJECTS DONE BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A DIFFERENT WORLD ONCE WE GET DONE PAYING OFF THESE BONDS, AND WE, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST BY ONE PERSON'S OPINION, THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING AS MUCH IMPORTING AS WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S KIND OF SO WE GO INTO IT WITH A PROJECT THAT WITH THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES ALREADY SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE $9 MILLION AND WE BID IT OUT AND WE HAD TO RELY ON MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR TO BE ABLE TO MAKE UP THAT SHORTFALL, AND LISTENING BACK TO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GROUND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEW ADMIN BUILDING, PUTTING THAT STUFF IN ONE TIME NOW AND HAVING IT READY TO GO VERSUS DOING THIS AND THEN HAVING TO COME TEAR OLD, PRETTY MUCH NEW STUFF UP TO PUT IN ADDITIONAL THINGS.
SO JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GETTING THESE THINGS DONE, BUT WE'RE ALREADY GOING INTO, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT A PROJECT IS GOING TO COST MORE THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TO BE ABLE TO SPEND.
OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION BY CHAIRMAN OR I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR PAREIRA SECOND BY DIRECTOR NAGY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
THERE ARE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR RWA, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OTHER REPORTS.
ITEM 13 IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
[13. Executive Director’s report]
STACY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU.AS KIANA AND CHRIS MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING TO SHORE UP THE PLANS FOR DIRECTOR TAVARES'S VISIT TO MERCED COUNTY ON AUGUST 31ST.
SO WE'RE GOING BACK TO WORK ON THAT, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING THE BEST FOOT FORWARD.
[INAUDIBLE] I MAYBE IT WAS LAST WEEK, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A BLUR.
[01:20:04]
IT WAS THE LAST WEEK AT THE WOMEN IN TRANSPORTATION DINNER.CHAIR PEDROZO JOINED US THERE, AND MOST OF OUR, IF NOT ALL, ALMOST ALL OF OUR PLANNING TEAM AS WELL, AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GIVE THEM AN EARLY INTRODUCTION.
I TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO WOW HIM, SO I SET US UP.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT TO ACHIEVE, BUT A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WHEN HE'S VISITING, AND I'LL SAY THAT BETWEEN HIS VISIT WITH US, HIS HE AND THE SECRETARY AT DINNER IN FRESNO LAST WEEK, THEY WERE VISITING WITH TCAG IN TULARE LAST WEEK AS WELL, AND I BELIEVE THE DIRECTOR IS COMING TO MEET WITH MADERA.
EITHER THEY JUST HAVE OR THEY'RE GOING TO.
THAT IS BETWEEN THAT AND HAVING THE CHAIR OF THE CTC FROM THE VALLEY, DIRECTOR TAVARES HAS SOME ROOTS IN THE VALLEY AND NOW OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WITH VALLEY ROOTS, WE'RE REALLY, I THINK, GETTING A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ATTENTION, AND SO AS ORGANIZED AS AS WE ARE, AND I THINK HAVING A NARRATIVE THAT WE CAN ALL BE SPEAKING TO AS AS KIANA MENTIONED, THAT YES, WE HAVE PASSENGER RAIL INVESTMENTS THAT ARE JUST GOING TO BE GAME CHANGERS. YES, WE'VE GOT THIS HISTORY OF BIKE AND PED INVESTMENTS AND WE HAVE MORE COMING , BUT WE IT'S A THREE-LEGGED STOOL.
IT'S THREE THREE PARTS OF A WHOLE.
YOU STILL NEED THOSE CRITICAL HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREET AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE ALL OF THAT WORK FOR OUR ECONOMY AND THE STATE'S ECONOMY, QUITE FRANKLY.
IT SAYS, IF YOU WANT A BANNER FOR YOUR EMAIL THAT SAYS FREE BUS SERVICE IS FREE THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
IF YOU EVER NOTICE ON OUR EMAIL, WE HAVE THAT BIG BRIGHT BANNER.
YOU CAN ADD THAT BECAUSE IT'S COUNTYWIDE, AND ALSO THANKS TO A NUDGE FROM SUPERVISOR DIRECTOR PAREIRA GIVING ME A HEADS UP ABOUT A GRANT, A MICRO GRANT OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE CLEAN AIR COALITION, WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE THANKS TO MARY MICHAELS OVERNIGHT WORK OF GETTING AN APPLICATION IN AND WE HOPE THAT WE'LL BE RECEIVING THAT MICRO GRANT TO DO SOME FREE FARES AND AN OUTREACH EVENT WITH CASTLE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS AND THE BUS IN OCTOBER. SO MORE TO COME THERE.
A REMINDER THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER, BUT YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM ME ABOUT GETTING THOSE EAST AND WEST SIDE MEASURE V REGIONAL PROJECT COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED.
WE ARE COMING UP I THINK NEXT WEEK ON OUR SECOND ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH THEM SO THAT WE CAN GET AS MUCH WORKED OUT AND GIVE AND PROVIDE OPTIONS TO THE COMMITTEES WHEN IT'S TIME TO MEET IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND THEN I THINK JUST AS A HEADS UP SOME OF THE THINGS TO LOOKING AHEAD SINCE WE ARE GOING TO BE IN OCTOBER, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A PRETTY HEFTY MEETING BEING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, AND TWO ITEMS THAT I ANTICIPATE AT THIS POINT, BARRING ANY CHANGES TO ANY MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS WORK BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, THE DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR MEASURE V, SHOULD THOSE TECHNICAL WORKGROUP MEETINGS WRAP UP THE EAST AND WEST, ELECTED GROUPS CAN MEET. ACCORDING TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SCHEDULE, WE SHOULD HAVE A DRAFT PLAN READY TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE OCTOBER MEETING AS WELL AS WE'RE TARGETING THAT MEETING TO PRESENT YOU ALL WITH SOME GOOD INFORMATION FROM THE EV ROLLOUT PLAN.
THE EV, THE ZERO EMISSION BUS ROLLOUT PLAN IS I GUESS.
THE ZEB ROLLOUT PLAN, AND THAT'S THE ANALYSIS THAT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEMS COMPATIBILITY WITH TRANSITIONING TO EITHER FULLY ELECTRIC, FULLY HYDROGEN OR A COMBINATION OF A HYDROGEN AND ELECTRIC AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.
YOU KNOW, THE THE SUITABILITY FOR THE TYPES OF SERVICES WE PROVIDE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THERE THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE, AND IT REALLY STARTS TO DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, THE PATH FORWARD OF THE POLICY DECISIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE MADE AND I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT FROM A STAFF LEVEL AND WITH THE BOARD'S PREVIOUS INVESTMENTS IN ELECTRIC, WE COULD REALLY SEE A PATH WHERE WE ARE DEVELOPING BOTH HYDROGEN AND ELECTRIC.
SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN OCTOBER ON THAT.
SO I'M GOING TO DO A QUICK AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING THAT IS JUST BURNING.
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NO, I DON'T SEE ANYONE.THANK YOU, AND ENJOY YOUR MONTH OFF IN SEPTEMBER.
SO WE'LL GO ON TO DIRECTOR'S REPORTS AND WE'LL START WITH DIRECTOR NAGY.
[14. Directors’ reports]
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.I JUST WANT TO REPORT I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA VANPOOL ANNUAL RETREAT IN SACRAMENTO LAST WEEK.
YOU KNOW, I LEARNED A LOT, ACTUALLY.
THEY HAVE OVER A THOUSAND VANPOOLS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
97% ARE MIGRANT WORKERS, AND ABOUT 10% ARE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, AND THAT MAKES UP FOR ALL OF THEM.
THEY HAVE 420 ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON ORDER RIGHT NOW.
THEY'D BE PHASING OUT THEIR GAS VEHICLES, BUT THERE ARE SOME BIG CHALLENGES WITH THAT BECAUSE THE FARMWORKERS GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF FIELDS TO WORK AND THERE'S NOT CHARGING STATIONS OUT THERE.
SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO.
THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE BATTERY PACKS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON THE BACK OF THEM, BUT THEN THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT IF THERE'S A REAR END COLLISION, WILL THAT IGNITE A FIRE, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BUT THE ONE THING THAT I DID LEARN THAT THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF IS THAT THEY JUST SURPASSED 1 BILLION MILES SAVED.
SO THAT'S QUITE A FEAT, AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE WON'T BE OFF NEXT MONTH BECAUSE WE'LL BE IN WASHINGTON WITH THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND THE THEN IN SACRAMENTO FOR THE CAL CITIES.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE JUMPING AROUND.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE AND INVOLVING WITH MEASURE V, THE CITY OF LOS BANOS CURRENTLY IS HAVING 37 NEW ADA SIDEWALK CORNERS PUT INTO OUR CITY LIMITS, AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST PROJECTS WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
OUR CITY IS ALSO COMMITTED TO DOING SEVERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS GOING ON.
SO ANYWHERE AROUND SCHOOLS, WE HAD A COMMITMENT TO GET THOSE DONE BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEY FINISHED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS, AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT, AND WE'RE FOCUSING ON OTHER OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY AS WELL, AND THEN HE IS NOT HERE, BUT I WILL INVITE DIRECTOR SMITH IF YOU WANT TO FILL IN FOR FOR MAYOR SERRATTO, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN WE JUST RENOVATED A BASKETBALL COURT AT SEVENTH AND PACHECO, AND THIS IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY TO PEOPLE OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT WE JUST RENOVATED, AND SO NORMALLY MATT AND I WOULD GET TOGETHER AND PLAY SOME BASKETBALL.
IF NOT, I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM, AND THEN AGAIN, JUST SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON IN LOS BANOS.
WE HAVE A TON OF COMMUNITY EVENTS GOING ON.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, SO OUR WALL AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS GOING TO BE PAINTED IN A MURAL WITH EVERY MASCOT IN THE CITY OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO IT'S PRETTY COOL.
THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I JUST LIKE TO COMMENT ON STAFF'S REPORTS TONIGHT.
YOU GUYS REALLY KNEW YOUR STUFF AND ESPECIALLY NAV'S ANSWER BACK TO DIRECTOR SILVEIRA [INAUDIBLE] [CHUCKLING]. OH, DIRECTOR NELSON.
WELL. IT'S BEEN A FUN MEETING AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING ON YARTS TO YOSEMITE LAST MONTH AND TOOK HER TWO OF HER GRANDCHILDREN, AND WE HAD A GOOD TIME, AND I ENJOYED IT BECAUSE I COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE SCENERY WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE RIVER.
YES, AND I GOT A NAP ON THE WAY BACK, TOO.
DIRECTOR SILVEIRA. ALL RIGHT, I JUST.
I HAVE A COUPLE QUICK THINGS REALLY--OH, I'M SORRY.
NO, I DIDN'T. YEAH, I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.
I HAD A COUPLE REALLY QUICK THINGS.
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I DID AS WELL, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG FOCUS.SO I'D LIKE TO MAYBE DO A, YOU KNOW, A RETREAT LIKE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO OR JUST SPEND I HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON SOME IDEAS AND BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS FOR THE BUS.
IT GETS YOU BACK, AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD SERVICE.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION AND I TOLD STACY THIS YESTERDAY, SO BY MY HOUSE, THERE'S SOME BUS STOPS AND THERE WAS A GUY WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND HE TRIED TO FLAG DOWN A BUS AND THE BUS DRIVER STOPPED AND SHE SAID, LOOK, IT'S NOT SAFE FOR YOU TO COME AROUND THE BUS AND GET ON, BUT IF YOU CROSS THE STREET WHERE IT'S SAFE, I'LL PULL OVER AND I'LL WAIT FOR YOU, AND SO THE GUY LABORED OVER THERE AND SHE PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR HIM.
SO I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SHOUT HER OUT, AND I THINK THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB, AND SO SOMETIMES WE DON'T HIGHLIGHT ALL THE POSITIVES AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO. SO WITH THAT, SINCE WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2023 AT 3 P.M.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.