all right welcome to day two uh thank you for joining us we're on to item 23 uh comprehensive
multimodal corridor plan destiny hi chair grizzly oh we gotta do rolling all that i apologize wow
i'm just flying ahead okay thank you uh mr hall please take it this way with uh roll call and
instructions great thank you chair commissioner bradshaw commissioner cruz commissioner eager
here. Commissioner Elliott. Vice Chair Falcone. Here. Commissioner Gardino. Present. Commissioner
Lugo. Commissioner Mann. Here. Commissioner Tiffany. Chair Crisby. Present. Senator Cortese.
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Now on to item 23, Destiny.
Commissioners, tab 23 is an informational item
concerning an update to the Commission's
comprehensive multimodal corridor plan guidelines,
which are an update to guidelines previously adopted in 2018.
The guidelines are a resource for applicant agencies
to the solutions for congested corridors program.
The update is intended to produce a more streamlined
document that aligns with the current solutions
for congested corridors program guidelines
and provides up-to-date planning resources.
Changes to the guidelines are shown
in bold and yellow highlight.
In addition to streamlining language
and updating policy and technical references,
the guidelines update encourages equitable outcomes
and robust engagement with historically impacted communities
and marginalized groups.
Commissioned staff hosted a virtual kickoff workshop
on May 22nd, 2025 to discuss the guidelines,
development process and proposed changes.
Draft guidelines were released for a 30 day comment period
on July 1st that closed on August 1st.
A second workshop was held on July 22nd, 2025
to provide an update for stakeholders
to ask questions on the draft guidelines.
To date, we have received comments from regional agencies,
Caltrans, and a member of the Equity Advisory Committee.
Two themes emerged from stakeholder feedback
that will be addressed in the next version.
First, clarification was requested
on the new CAPTI language to confirm
that while we are encouraging these plans to be BMT neutral,
this is not a requirement.
Second, regional agencies have requested clarification
on the applicability of the updated guidelines
to corridor plans that are underway.
We will clarify that the guidelines apply to plans initiated
or updated after final adoption of the guidelines.
Thank you to everyone that commented.
Staff will post the comments we received
on the commission website following this meeting.
Staff intends to present a final draft
at the October CTC meeting
with final adoption anticipated in December.
That concludes my presentation
and I'm happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, Destiny.
Any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you, any questions, comments from the dais?
All right, hearing none, thank you, Destiny.
Thank you so much.
Next up is item 24, Tim.
Thank you.
Commissioners tab 24 is an action item
related to the commission's evaluation
of Caltrans progress and meeting
asset management performance targets.
As required by government and streets and highways codes,
Caltrans reported to the commission
at the June 2025 CTC meeting on progress
towards meeting the targets and performance measures
established for state highways.
Streets and highways code states that annually
the commission shall evaluate effectiveness
of Caltrans in reducing deferred maintenance
and improving road conditions on the state highway system
as demonstrated by the progress made
towards achieving the goals set forth in SB1.
As described in the benchmark report,
reported conditions of all pavement classes
and culverts are exceeding the commission adopted
2024 year end benchmarks.
Traffic management systems
or transportation management systems and bridges
are within 7.3% and 2% respectively of those benchmarks.
Caltrans has also reported they have met or on track
to meet the 2027 targets for all primary assets
other than the transportation management plan bridge target.
While Caltrans will continue to aggressively focus
on addressing poor condition bridges,
current projections are that they will fall short
of meeting that target.
Supplementary asset conditions are updated every even year.
The conditions for most of the supplementary assets
remain relatively level as compared to two years ago.
However, the conditions of pump plants
and bike and pedestrian infrastructure
had notable improvements.
There were changes in the conditions
for transportation related facilities,
which attributed to the implementation
of a more accurate inspection based assessment,
replacing an age based condition metric
that was used in the past.
Commission staff will continue to monitor
and work with Caltrans to help address challenges
to optimize the likelihood
of meeting all performance targets.
Overall, the data provided in the 24-25 benchmark report
is evidence of progress towards reducing deferred maintenance
and improving road conditions on the state highway system.
Prior to my recommendation,
I thought with my key role in the Dias today,
we should also continue our trend from yesterday
and wishing him the best in his retirement.
With that said, staff recommends the commission
approve the findings of this evaluation
and that the evaluation be included in the commission's
annual report to the legislature.
All right, thank you so much, Tim.
Any public comment?
There's no public comment, thank you.
Any questions, comments from the dais?
Pass chair, Gordina.
Thank you, chair, Grisby.
I just wanna take the opportunity to shine the light
on the work that Caltrans and our team have done.
We measure what matters in life
and when Senate Bill 1 was passed
when many of us on this dais and in this audience
advocated for its passage
and thoughtful and thorough implementation,
It was to see results like this and I would just reference the matrix on one of the first
pages of the findings as we look at pavement conditions.
Not only that we're measuring it but that we are making such solid progress.
And when we have fallen behind in some areas we call it out so that we can improve.
So I just want to thank your teams once again for this.
Just tremendous work and since this is an action item,
I'd like to go ahead and make a motion.
If that pleases the chair.
Okay, thank you.
I'm a plus one in your comments.
Thanks so much.
So we have a motion.
Any other questions or comments from the dais?
Hearing none, is there a second?
Seconded by commissioner Tiffany, all those in favor?
post, abstentions, motion passes.
Thank you, Tim.
Next up is item 25, Elika.
Good morning, commissioners.
Can you hear me okay?
We can.
Okay, great.
Tap 25 is an information item presenting an overview
of the Active Transportation Resource Center or the ATRC,
along with an update
on the 2025 Active Transportation Program Symposium.
The ATRC is funded through the Active Transportation Program.
Through technical assistance programs, workshops, and training opportunities for both infrastructure
and non-infrastructure education and encouragement projects, the ATRC aids and offers resources
to program stakeholders throughout the state.
Caltrans Headquarters Division Chief of Local Assistance Dee Lam will provide a short presentation
of all ATRC activities that aim to assist active transportation program partners to
increase their opportunity for success in the program.
Before I turn things over to Dee, I wanted to provide an update on the 2025 active transportation
programs symposium scheduled for this October 22nd through 23rd.
The symposium is co-hosted by the Commission and Caltrans and will be held at the UC Davis
Conference Center. The symposium is a forum where active transportation program stakeholders
can discuss and learn about current issues and share best practices relating to active
transportation projects and activities. The 2025 symposium will feature plenaries,
workshops, and breakout sessions on various topics such as climate and resiliency,
impactful non-infrastructure program, rural main streets, tribal agency partnerships for
successful projects, and implementing street safety for the disabled community. I wanted to take a
minute to highlight a couple of breakout sessions. The tribal agency partnership breakout session will
focus on the coordination and collaboration between the Karoop tribe and Caltrans district
to to deliver the ATP cycle 5 happy camp complete streets project. Speakers will share strategies
for tribal agency collaboration lessons learned and leveraging local agencies partnerships with
tribal communities to achieve shared active transportation goals. The implementing street
safety for the disabled community session includes disability advocates as speakers who will share
their expertise and universal design principles and how incorporating such principles and
transportation planning and infrastructure will inform better design decisions for communities
throughout California. Commissioners, as some of you may already know, Chair Grisby, Vice Chair
Falcon, Commissioner Eger and Commissioner Lugo have graciously offered to participate in the
2025 symposium. We are very much looking forward to commissioners providing remarks at the symposium
and contributing to various breakout session topics. I want to take this opportunity to extend
a welcome and invitation to all active transportation stakeholders to join commission
and Caltrans staff at the 2025 ATP symposium this fall. All information including the agenda,
list of speakers and session topics will be available on the ATRC's website next week at
caatpresources.org. Registration is currently open and will close on October 14th, 2025.
Early bird registration is available until August 31st. With that, I will turn things over to
to Dee Lam, who is there in person.
Hey, good morning.
All right, so Dee Lam,
Division Chief of Local Assistance here at Caltrans.
Always a pleasure to present to all
who are in attendance, Chair Grisby, Vice-Chair Falcone,
and our short timer Chief Deputy Keever
wanted to say many things to your mentorship,
and then all the commissioners
and those in attendance today.
Okay, a little overview of Active Transportation
Resource Center for everybody today.
It's always a privilege to speak on behalf
of all partners that help make these programs possible
and seek or receive the benefits of these programs.
So with that, next slide.
Okay, simple but impactful mission.
Active Transportation Resource Mission
is to provide resources, technical assistance
and training to transportation partners across California
to increase opportunity for success
of active transportation projects.
Over to the next slide.
The active transportation is administered
by Caltrans Division of Local Assistance.
Although my name, just like Casey said, right?
Although my name is on this book,
I definitely do wanna extend just many thanks
to all the partners and especially my staff
back at the ranch or Office of State Programs.
many, many hours within this program to make it possible.
All right, so we collaborate like state agencies,
universities, consultants to provide resources
that support all active transportation
program project types.
The ATRC has steadily grown over the years
and has supported the ATPs in cycle one.
Next slide.
Partners, I can't say enough that this program,
the success of this program wouldn't be possible
without partners, right?
So we're supported by a wide range of partners,
including, of course, the California Transportation
Commission, Lori Waters and her team,
the California Department of Public Health,
the UC Institute of Transportation Studies,
the California State Long Beach.
These partners help extend the expertise,
and it's so critical, and the outreach statewide.
All right, next slide.
So what we offer.
So we provide trainings and webinars
on bike and pedestrian design, planning, and safety,
one-on-one technical assistance and support
for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
And of course, tools and resource tailored to ATP needs.
Over to achievements.
So in over 10 years of work, we developed,
next slide, sorry about that,
highly effective disadvantaged communities
technical assistance program
that I know we're all very proud of,
provided hundreds of pre-application
post-application award ATP project consultation
and just as important an extensive resource library
and updated key data tools
like the transportation injury mapping system
and the street story for the use in ATP applications.
Next slide, current efforts.
Some of the current efforts include the ATP cycle eight
disadvantaged community technical assistance program,
which will support over 30,
will support over 30 jurisdiction and tribes.
This is our largest cohort to date.
Non-infrastructure technical assistance
from the California Department of Public Health,
supporting applicants with public
and health informed resources.
And then updates to the California Active
Transportation Benefit Cost Tool.
Okay, and then there's next slide
on additional current efforts.
In addition to that work, we're developing
a California Active Transportation Data Portal,
which will serve as the center hub
for bicycle and pedestrian count data across California.
And there's a count bus again, a pilot at its infancy,
including additional performance metrics
that go beyond counts.
And then lastly, like Elisa said, next slide, the symposium.
I can't stress enough the participation that's needed
by all to attend the symposium.
So I know Elika gave a wonderful summary
of what's to come at the symposium.
I will not expand any further,
but I wish to see you all there.
And that concludes the presentation.
Any questions, definitely direct it to the ATRC program.
Lori and her team are always available
and has helped us through the program over many years,
as well as my staff within local assistance.
Thank you.
Thank you Dee.
Great hearing about the center
and very excited about this symposium.
Any public comment?
there's no public comment. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone from the dais questions,
comments, commissioner Lugo morning. Good morning. Thank you chair.
So I'm present now online and I'm very excited about this upcoming event. Um,
and I want to just highlight that I'm, uh,
really interested in seeing how we can further develop the conversation in
advance of the event and at the event itself around really rethinking,
whether active transportation is a special interest area that's worthy of notable but
minor investment, which is how we currently treat it, or if it's actually something that
is meant to transform how Californians relate to our transportation systems and really rethinking
the scale of transformation that's needed and what does that look like beyond the resources
we're currently giving to active transportation. And I really think that is going to take the
shape of needing to know more about labor and jobs. What do those pieces look like in
active transportation currently? How could we be moving towards having bigger expectations
for how labor and jobs are invested in through active transportation projects? So I'm really
looking forward to thinking about that myself, working with commission staff to get ready for
the symposium and then being part of the conversation and appreciate the work from Caltrans staff and
ATRC on putting this together. Thank you, Commissioner. Any other questions, comments from
commissioners? Thank you so much Dee and Alika for the presentations. Next up we're doing the
information calendar Justin. Thank you commissioners tabs 26 through 36 are
information items that have been reviewed and to found to have no issues
raised by the Commission staff therefore individual items will not be presented
unless requested by a Commissioner please make no of the change list for
tab 35 if there are no questions that will conclude the presentation of the
information calendar. Great. Thank you, Justin. Any public comment? There is no
public comment. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Any questions, comments,
merchandise? Thank you so much. Next up we have the consent calendar. Justin,
again, commissioners. Tabs 37 through 59 are action items on the consent calendar.
please make note of the change list for tabs 39, 40, 47, 49, 53, and 54.
Additionally, there is one last-minute change that is not on the change list.
For top 40 resolution C 22577 was withdrawn prior to the CTC meeting but
after the posting of the change list. This brings down the total number of
of resolutions of necessity to 12 staff recommends your approval of tabs 37
through 59 thank you Justin any public comment yes we have one written public
comment for item 39 la ti P revenue comes directly from the sale of SR 710
corridor properties these funds exist because of decades of displacement
deferred maintenance, and community destabilization.
The law requires these funds to be used
for transportation improvements in the corridor.
However, there is no public, itemized,
accounting of which properties were sold,
to whom, for what price,
and how the net proceeds were allocated.
Without this transparency,
there is no way to ensure compliance with government code.
That is all for public comment.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Any questions or comments from the dice?
Is there a motion?
So moved by Commissioner Eger.
Is there a second?
Second by Commissioner Cruz.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion passes.
Thank you, Justin.
We are now on to item 60.
Amen.
Good morning, commissioners.
The app 60 is an action item
requesting commission authorizations
for Caltrans to directly negotiate
long-term Airspace lease with AR energy LLC. The lease is required because the
proposed fiber optic client will cross over state route 46 in Kern County
within the state's right-of-way and it's also privately owned and falls outside
the department's utility accommodation policy. As such Caltrans will need to
negotiate an Airspace lease at fair market value before an encroachment
permit can be issued both the leads and the permit are necessary to facilitate
the installation of the new fiber communication line your approval today
will allow the state to initiate the negotiations and it's important to know
that Caltrans will return to the Commission at a future date for final
approval of the negotiated terms staff your plans your approval thank you any
public comment we do have one attendee with their hand raised I'd like to call
on now Cynthia right please unmute yourself to begin your comment hello my
name is Cynthia right I live in a Caltrans homes for 20 years this
households are history in our culture and has been full of hardships as well
We've had rats, leaky roofs, fire, sewage in the basement, flooding, and lead poisoning
that affected my grandson.
Through all of it we have stayed, and we stayed because it is our home.
My goal is simple.
It is to make it safe, functional, and comfortable for my family, and to preserve it for the
future.
Yeah, this is a different item.
Okay.
Yes.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any other public comment?
I'm seeing one other attendee with their hand raised Kelly Brinkman.
I will please unmute yourself to begin your comment.
Good morning.
I would like to hear Cynthia.
for anybody to comment. Part of us. This is a different either. And no one. All right.
You can comment at the public comment section. On to item. Actually, now we need to vote.
Is there a motion for this item? So moved by Commissioner Leanne Eager. Is there a second?
Second by Commissioner Tiffany. All those in favor. Opposed. Abstentions. Motion passes.
And now we're on to item 61, Cheri.
Tab 61 is an action item to accept
the environmental document
and approve future consideration of funding
for the M&J Muni Forward Lines phase one project
in the city and county of San Francisco.
The lead agency, the city and county of San Francisco
adopted an environmental impact report
and statement of overriding considerations for this project.
Finding benefits outweigh the impacts staff
has reviewed this request and recommends approval.
All right, thank you, Chair.
Any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
Any questions, comments from Dias?
Is there a motion?
So moved by Commissioner Tiffany, is there a second?
Seconded by Vice Chair Falk on, all those in favor?
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion passes, thank you, Chair.
Now we're doing items 62 and 63 together.
Good morning commissioners tab 62 and 63 are both allocation requests that exceed 20%
above the program's step amount tab 62 is an allocation of 64,453,000 for the construction
of the five cities multi modal transportation network enhancement project and San Luis with
this boat count San Luis Obispo County.
The project will convert the existing truck climbing lane on sorry here and skip a button
Sorry.
The allocation includes both trade quarter enhancement
program and state transportation improvement
program funds.
The increase of approximately 4 million,
which is split between STIP and local funds,
is due to refinements made during final design
with updated quantities and unit prices reflecting
current market conditions and recent price escalations.
Please note that this project is on change list.
Jumping to tab 63.
63 is an allocation of 24,048,000
for the construction of the Route 49
Improvement Southbound Trek Climbing Lane Project.
This allocation includes both trade corridor enhancement
program and state transportation improvement program funds.
The increased reflects design phase for environments as well
including the addition of retaining walls
as well as updated qualities and unit prices
that account for the current market decisions
and recent price escalations.
The schedule also increased by 120 working days,
which requires additional support costs.
The project is also included on change list.
Staff has reviewed both requests
and found them consistent
with each of their programs guidelines
and staff recommends your approval.
Thank you, Casey.
Is there any online comment?
There is no online public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
We do have a card in the room, Rich Murphy.
Good morning.
Thank you for having us here in San Diego.
I'm Rich Murphy with San Luis Obispo Council governments.
Just speaking in support of this allocation,
this is a big milestone for SLOCOG
as the nominating agency
for this trade corridor enhancement program project.
We are faced with the responsibility of the cost increases
and as a non-self-help county, that's a bit of a challenge.
But this corridor south of San Luis Obispo,
San Luis Obispo clearly being more of the jobs hub
further south in the five cities. The housing is a critical anchor project on
system anchor project. I just want to state that the district's been very
transparent with us with respect to the cost increases. They've done everything
possible to keep us on track for this major moment as opposed to perhaps
deferring to a later month later in the current fiscal year, which we would have
been entitled to. But we scrambled your local assistance or the department's
local assistance staff and headquarters and at the district level, and as well
as our friends from Mariposa County provided alone in federal C Mac funds.
So there's a number of levers there that can can be pulled and worked through
even for a non self help county like us. And with respect to the bundle in the
projects that compliment this project, we remain fully committed. We have the
Avla Beach Drive roundabout project and mobility hub in construction right now.
It's an off-system improvement right in this area.
The active transportation network
between San Luis Obispo and the five cities
is in full throes of final design.
You received the allocation for phase one.
If I could do a shout out for Bob Jones.
Some of us know Bob Jones, fantastic conservationists,
but that runs along San Luis Creek.
All that said, we're all in, and we're staying in,
and we're making it happen.
and we hope that Director Taylor's ankle heals
so that we can get her a shovel, a forgiving shovel.
Maybe Darren over there at District Five
can work something out,
maybe a little sponge or something cushiony,
but we'd love to have you for the groundbreaking later,
probably likely in the early part
of the calendar year of 2026.
So thank you very much.
Thank you for joining us.
Nice to see you.
Now we're going to move to a comment here from the dais.
Is there any comment or questions from the dais? Mr. Eager.
Um, just to say I did tour that area and this is a very important project.
And, uh, I'm a big fan of truck climbing lanes.
So I'd like to make a motion to approve.
Thank you commissioner. So we have a motion. Um,
is there a second or any comments seconded by a commissioner, Tiffany,
all those in favor? Uh, opposed abstentions.
Motions is approved.
Now we're going to Tim for item 64 through 79.
Thank you, commissioners.
I will be taking tabs 64 through 79 together
with a recommendation at the end.
Tabs 64 through 79 are initial allocations
for construction capital and construction support
for shop projects with at least one of the phases
exceeding the program amount by more than 20%.
This is a larger number than we typically see
for these types of increased initial allocations,
but this would be indicative of Caltrans delivering
a large number of projects in May and June
earlier this year.
These projects include many different types of projects,
including pavement, bridges, drainage,
maintenance facilities, major damage, and ADA curb ramps.
These initial allocations total just over $250 million,
which includes an amount of just over 75 million
over the program amounts for those phases.
Staff has reviewed the projects and the book items
for tabs 64 through 79 and recommends approval.
Thank you, Tim.
Any public comment?
Yes, we have two written comments, one for item 70.
This comes from Ricky Alderson.
The current LATIP guidelines fail to ensure
that funds directly benefit those most harmed
by the SR710 project.
Government code 54237.3 requires that proceeds from the sale of excess SR7...
Um, this is a non, um, it's not on the items that we have.
That next public comment was also for SR710 projects and I am not seeing any other public
comment currently.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Um, any questions or comments from the dais or is there a motion?
Um, so moved by Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Eager.
All those in favor?
Aye, aye, the post, abstentions, motion is approved.
Now we're on to items 80 through 83, Tim.
I would take tabs 83, 83 together
with a recommendation at the end.
Please note there is a slight edit to tab 83
as identified on the change list.
Tabs 83, 82 are all supplemental fund allocation requests
for the plan specifications
and estimate phase for shop projects.
And tab 83 is a supplemental fund allocation
to re-advertise a shop pavement preservation project.
These allocations total approximately 14 million
over the previously allocated amounts for these phases,
not including any prior supplemental or delegated G12 funding
already received for these projects.
Staff has reviewed the projects and book items
for tabs 80 through 83 and recommends approval.
Thank you, Tim.
Any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
Is there any questions from the dais comments?
Is there a motion?
So moved by commissioner Tiffany, is there a second?
Seconded by commissioner Cruz, all those in favor?
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion is approved.
Now we're on to items 84 through 86, Tim.
Thank you.
And yes, I'll be taking tabs 84 through 86 together
or the recommendation at the end.
Tabs 84 through 86 are all supplemental fund
allocation requests for construction capital
to award two bridge and one safety improvement shop project
for construction contracts.
These allocations total 2,833,000
over the previously allocated amounts for these phases.
Staff has reviewed the projects and the book items
for tabs 84 through 86 and recommends approval.
Thank you, Tim. Uh, any public comment? There is no public comment. Thank you.
Thank you. Any questions or comments from the dais?
Or is there a motion? Uh, so moved by commissioner Eker. Is there a second?
Second by commissioner Tiffany. All those in favor?
Opposed abstentions, much as motion is approved items, uh,
87 through 90. Also, Tim, thank you.
I will be taking them together with a recommendation at the end tabs,
87 through 90 are all supplemental fund allocation requests
for construction capital and or construction support
for shop projects, including two bridge seismic
retrofit projects, a safety improvements project,
and a maintenance facility project to complete construction.
These allocations total 31,250,000
over the previously allocated amounts for these phases.
These increases do not include any prior supplemental
or delegated G-12 funding already given for these phases.
Before giving my recommendation,
I would like to summarize the total shop increases.
The total increases related to initial allocations
that exceed the program amount by more than 20%
and supplemental fund requests from the shop
at the August CTC meeting is approximately $125 million.
Staff has reviewed the projects and book items
for tabs 87 through 90 and recommends approval.
Thank you, Tim. Any public comment? There is no public comment. Thank you.
Thank you. Comments or questions or a motion from the DICE?
So moved by Commissioner Tiffany. Is there a second?
Seconded by Commissioner Eager. All those in favor? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion is approved.
Item 91, Casey. Tab 91 is a supplemental request to allocate 2,900,000 in construction support for
for the STIP's State Route 156 Improvement Project
in San Benito County.
The project will convert the two lane conventional highway
into a four lane expressway.
In June, 2023, the commission approved
a $13,808,000 supplemental allocation
for construction capital
to address different site conditions,
including unstable soil that required contract orders
and extended construction scheduled by 250 working days.
The project is 90% complete
with approximately 30 days remaining.
The supplemental request will provide
the construction support needed to complete work
under the revised schedule.
Please note this project is also on change list.
Staff has reviewed this request
and recommends your approval.
Thank you so much.
On to public comment, is there any?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Any questions, comments or emotion
from the Dias commissioner, Tiffany.
Thank you, Chair.
I would like to just make a couple brief comments
and then also make the motion.
This Highway 156 project is something
that has been around for many years, probably 25 years plus.
Seems like a big part of my lifetime,
and it's finally coming to a close, 90% complete.
As I was talking to District 5 Scott Eads yesterday,
it's in my backyard and anyone who's driven that corridor,
which is not only a key corridor in and out of Hollister,
but a key trade corridor.
It's made an amazing difference in terms of traffic.
So this is a, it's been a long time coming,
but it's a real success story for San Diego County
and in the region.
So thank you Caltrans and I'd like to make a motion to approve.
So moved by commissioner Tiffany and thank you for the local context.
Is there a second commissioner eager seconds. All those in favor.
I opposed abstentions. The motion is approved.
Uh, now we're on to items 92 through 93 brandy commissioners.
I will re I will be presenting tabs 92 and 93 together with a recommendation at
the end tab 92 is an action item requesting 30 million and
supplemental funds for the construction phase
of the locally administered, multi-funded,
TCEP and TIRCP, Turnbill Canyon Road
Grade Separation Rail Project.
This project was originally awarded the additional
30 million in important freight infrastructure
program funds, which was a one-time funding program
created in the fiscal year 23-24.
However, in 24, 25 state budget included a 20 million reduction to the program specifically
directed at grade separation projects, including the Turnbull Canyon Road Separation Project.
Assembly Bill 173 required CalSTA to coordinate with the department and the commission to
identify alternative funding sources for grade separation projects that lost funding.
In May of 2025, CalSTO awarded the agency the additional $30 million in supplemental
funding under the TIRCP cycle 6 general supplemental funds.
Tab 93 is an action item requesting 184,000 in supplemental funds for the plans, specifications,
and estimate phase for the TIRCP expanding transit service and growing zero emissions
fleets on California's north coast charging stations component in Del Norte County.
The proposal came out higher than expected due to the extreme remote location of Crescent City
and it's increasingly challenging and expensive to transport and provide goods and services to
the region. The window between the original cost estimate in 2023 and the proposal deadlines in
2019-2025 saw an unexpected spike in market rates particularly for specialized services
and remote areas. In addition, electric vehicle charging infrastructure is not well established
in this region and has limited public charging stations. Staff has reviewed these requests
and finds them consistent with the TIRCP allocation policy, the program update and the trade corridor
program guidelines staff recommends approval of tabs 92 and 93 thank you
Brandi is there any public comment there is no public comment thank you thank you
any questions comments or a motion from the dais motion to approve Commissioner
Cruz is there a second Commissioner eager makes the second all those in favor
the motion is approved. Opposed?
that are currently programmed in the 2024 shop.
Of the 35 new projects, 29 are coming
from the major damage reservation
and six are coming from the safety reservation.
So all of the new projects are from reservations this time.
And of the 27 projects that are being revised,
it's kind of the same old stuff.
Summer environmental splits,
summer contingency projects being fully funded
and some proactive changes.
So with that, staff recommends approval
action. The motion is seconded
to the council of tab 94. Thank
you, John. Any public comment?
There is no public comment.
Thank you. Thank you. Is there
a question, comments or a
motion from the dias? So moved
by Commissioner Eager. Is there
a second? Seconded by
Commissioner Tiffany. All those
in favor? Opposed? Abstentions?
Motion is approved. Thank you,
item to amend the local partnership formulaic program. This amendment will make the following
updates to the current formulaic program of projects. Program 4,567,000 in supplemental
funds to the state route 132 phase 2 four lane expressway from Dakota Avenue to Needham
Street project in Stanislaus County to the right of way phase in fiscal year 2526. This
addition of supplemental funds will result in a total of seven million seven
hundred and eighty four thousand in 2022 and 2024 formulaic funds on this
project phase. Once the project is complete it will improve safety for all
users, reduce congestion and delays, and increase resiliency of the route. Next
deprogram two hundred and sixteen thousand from the construction phase of
of the smart rail operations equipment expansion
phase three project in Sonoma and Marin counties.
This was identified as eligible cost savings
at contract acceptance and deprogramming these funds
makes them available for future programming
by the Sonoma Marin area rail transit district.
These funds were deallocated
at the June commission meeting.
This section of the book item was also updated
via a yellow replacement item
reflect that these funds have not lapsed. Next add the U.S. 101 multimodal corridor project
segment 4E North Cabrillo interchange in Santa Barbara county and program 2,511,000 to the
construction phase in fiscal year 2526. The project will construct high occupancy vehicle lanes to
help reduce congestion and delays, improve goods movement, and provide a more efficient alternative
route for north to south connectivity. Next add the Vermont transit corridor project in Los
Angeles County and program 81,061,000 to the construction phase in fiscal year 2526.
The project will build 12.4 miles of dedicated bus lanes and enhance 26 stations at 13 different
locations to provide a transit alternative along Vermont Avenue and improve transit access to
to major activity and employment centers and lastly add the Bascom complete street
i-80 to Hamilton avenue project in Santa Clara county and program 2,500,000 to the right of way
phase in fiscal year 2526 the completed project will construct community supported complete streets
and safety improvements on Bascom avenue and closed sidewalk gaps improve pedestrian crossings
add bike and transit features and enhance safety for all travelers. This action leaves 40,974,000
of 2022 formulaic program funding available for programming through June 30th, 2026 and 94,176,000
of 2024 formulaic program funding available for programming through June 30th, 2028.
staff recommends approval of this item. Thank you so much. Any public comment?
There is no public comment. Thank you. Thank you. Any comment, question, or Vice Chair Falcone?
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Kayla. First of all, happy birthday.
And in honor of your birthday, I would like to make a motion to support your items. Thank you.
All right, so moved by Vice Chair Falcone, seconded by Commissioner Eger. All those in favor?
the state. Opposed.
Abstentions motion is approved.
Thank you, Kayla. And happy
birthday. On to item 96 on
you. Good morning,
commissioners. Top 96 is an
action item to approve the
Sacramento Regional Transit
Districts. Or sack our teeth.
Requests to retain the state's
share of proceeds generated
looks like you're frozen okay um commissioners tab 96 is an action item to approve the
sacramental regional transit district's request to retain the state share of proceeds generated
from the sale of excess property purchased with traffic congestion relief program funds in 2003
this request is consistent with the stipulations outlined in the agreements entered into
by the state and SACRT. In addition, SACRT's proposal to use the proceeds to purchase new
light rail vehicles reflects the traffic congestion relief program goals to help relieve
congestion on the state's transportation systems. Staff has reviewed this request and recommends
approval of tab 96. Thanks Lori. Any public comment? There's no public comment, thank you.
Thank you. Any question, comments or a motion from the dais. Uh, moved by Commissioner Cruz.
Is there a second? Seconded by Commissioner Eager. All those in favor?
Opposed? Abstention? Motion is approved. Thank you. Uh, now we're on to items 97 and 98. Kayla.
Commissioners, tab 97 and 98 will be presented together with a recommendation at the end.
tab 97 is an action item to amend the 2022 local partnership formulaic fund distribution
to add 100,000 for the city of amador the city passed measure k in march 2024 a quarter cent
sales tax for the sole purpose of generating revenues to fund transportation improvements
the measure went into effect on january 1st 2025 and made the city eligible to receive
in January of 2020. As part of
this year, we've formulated
funding for half of fiscal year
2425. This funding share is
available for programming and
allocation for the city through
June 30th, 2026. The 100,000 is
being deducted from fiscal year
2425 incentive funds, which will
be redistributed in tab 98, the
next item on this agenda per LPP
continue to work with them to
redistribute the unused fiscal
year 2425 incentive funds of
18,600,000, adding 7,440,000 to
the 2024 local partnership
competitive program and 11,160,000
to the 2022, I'm sorry, 2024
local partnership formulaic
fiscal year. 60% will be
redistributed to the formulaic
program and 40% to the
competitive program. The $7.4
million added to the competitive
program will be added to its
program capacity to be used to
address over programming in the
2024 competitive program cycle
and all remaining funds will be
made available for the 2026
funds. The $11.1 million added
to the formula program will be
redistributed to eligible
formula agencies in fiscal year
2526 with the following
caveats. The city of amador
became a newly eligible agency
during fiscal year 2425, which
qualified the city for both
formulaic funds and incentive
funds in the same fiscal year.
mid-cycle formulaic fund distribution of 100,000 was considered under tab 97 on this agenda.
The 100,000 is being deducted from the formulaic portion of the fiscal year 24-25 unused incentive
funds. Next, the city of Albany became eligible to receive formulaic funding beginning July 1,
2025 as a newly eligible agency. This made them eligible for formulaic funds for the 2024 cycle
with an annual distribution of 200,000 and a total of 400,000 is being deducted from the
formula portion of the fiscal year 2425 unused incentive funds balance. Next, during fiscal year
2425, one agency became ineligible to continue to receive formulaic program funding. The agency's
total distribution of 400,000 for the 2024 cycle is being redistributed with this action among all
eligible formulaic agencies. And lastly, during the fiscal year 2425, 3,147,000 of allocated funds
lapsed due to the timely use of funds policy and are being redistributed with this action
among all eligible formulaic agencies. These updates to the distribution can be found in
attachment A of the book item and staff recommends approval of both tabs 97 and 98.
Thank you. Any public comment? There is no public comment. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions,
comments, or emotions from the dais? So moved by Commissioner Cruz. Do you have a comment?
No, I just wanted to make comment real quick on Amador. It's good to see
a city like Amador step up and pass a increment to make themselves eligible for the LPP program.
Hope to see more local jurisdictions do the same thing in the future.
But I do want to make a motion
to, uh, just get some projects
movement. So good job on that
front. I'll make a motion as
well. So moved by Commissioner
Cruz and I have plus one in
your comments going to
Commissioner Gardena and I'm
honored to second that motion
and second the emotion. Oh,
welcoming the city of Amador
into the self help counties,
hear from. Commissioner
Gardeno. All those in favor.
Opposed. Abstentions. Motion is
approved. Thank you. On to item
99. Leanne. Good morning,
commissioners. Tab 99 is an
action item to adopt the fiscal
year 2025 26 local streets and
roads funding initial report of
eligible cities and counties.
For jurisdictions to be
adopt by resolution a list of projects and submit them to the Commission no
later than July 1st 2025 Commission staff received 525 out of the 540
jurisdictions adopted resolution and project list detail by July 1st the 525
jurisdictions deemed eligible with compliant submittals for funding are
identified in the fiscal year 2025 26 initial report of eligible cities and
counties in attachment B adopting over 2400 projects.
Commissioned staff have confirmed
that the 15 remaining jurisdictions identified
in attachment B intend to seek subsequent funding
eligibility on or by September 30th, 2025.
They are expected to receive 60.9 million
of the 1.7 billion estimated
for the fiscal year of 2025-26.
Staff recommends approval.
Staff recommends the commission adopt the fiscal year 2025-26
road maintenance and rehabilitation account,
local streets and roads funding initial report
of eligible cities and counties as provided in attachment B
and direct staff to transmit the list
of eligible jurisdictions to the state controller
to begin the monthly disbursements of program funds.
Submittals received after September 30th, 2025
will not be included in the subsequent eligibility list
for the fiscal year 2025-26 to be adopted by the commission
at the October 2025 meeting.
The controller will recalculate and disperse those funds
forfeited by existing formula amongst those jurisdictions
that have been deemed eligible
for the fiscal year 2025-26 funding.
The commission must adopt and submit the initial report
of eligible cities and counties to the controller
on or by August 31st, 2025.
Eligible cities and counties will begin receiving
monthly disbursements from the controller in September.
Excellent, thank you so much.
Any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
Any questions, comments or a motion from the dais?
Leigh Ann Eager.
Yes, thank you.
Well, first I have to say every time they say your name,
I jump like I'm supposed to report on something.
So the ones that didn't get there in time,
Do we know the reason why we do.
There are a little bit various between agencies.
Some just take the resolution after the initial deadline
and then others just because of staffing shortages,
they have to delay until September.
And we work with them all along.
We do, yes.
Yep.
We make sure to get everything confirmed
before we come to the August meeting.
Okay, thank you.
Any other questions or comments from the DICE?
Is there a motion?
So moved by Commissioner Eager.
Is there a second?
Seconded by Vice Chair Falcone.
All those in favor, opposed?
Abstentions, motion is approved, thank you.
Going to items 100 through 102, John.
Yes, I'm excited about this one on Caltrans's behalf.
100 through 102 are all action items for shop allocations.
So we'll take all three of them together.
Tab 100 is an action item for shop construction allocations.
There are a couple changes on the change list.
And with those changes, this item
will allocate $1,716,352,000 for 68 shop projects.
This is the most I've ever seen for shop construction
allocations in one book item.
In our opening remarks yesterday,
Caltrans director El Tawansi touched on this significantly improved delivery this past
year. And this unprecedented dollar amount in this book item is a reflection of not just
their improved delivery, but their very strong end of year push by Caltrans to deliver their
program of projects by the close of the fiscal year last year. So I certainly wanted to highlight
some of the improvements that are coming from this large dollar value. These 68 projects
We'll improve seven bridges, 722 lane miles of pavement,
299 culverts, 314 field elements,
and lots and lots of other stuff.
Those are just four primary asset classes.
And that's not even counting all the performance
we got from all the greater than 120s
that Tim just presented a little while ago.
I did look for some standout statistics.
And what I was pleased to find out
was there wasn't really one big project making up this huge allocation or one
district. It really was a team effort and every single district is represented in
this giant allocation. So I thought it was just a cool team effort by Caltrans
and this level of performance metrics is what it takes for Caltrans to be able to
say that we're on track to meet our performance targets like what was being
highlighted earlier because of projects like these getting out to construction.
And so I commend Caltrans on their much improved delivery
from this past year.
So that's tab 100.
And tab 101 is an action item for shop pre-construction
allocations.
There is a change on the change list for this item.
And with that change, this item will allocate $66,248,000
for 47 shop pre-construction phases for environmental design
and right-of-way.
And then the last one in this group is tab 102.
It's an action item to allocate $11,276,000
for the right-of-way capital phase for the Devil's Slide
Shop Project.
Most right-of-way capital allocations
are delegated to Caltrans under the right-of-way
annual allocation.
However, the right-of-way capital allocations
greater than $10 million are required
to come to the Commission for individual approval.
What this allocation will do is it will set up a fund,
or it'll fund an endowment to support
the environmental mitigation activities and commitments
that were made as part of that Devil's Slide tunnel emergency
repair project which is completed in 2013. So with that staff recommends
approval of tabs 100 101 and 102. Thank you John and congratulations to
Caltrans in this achievement. Any public comment? There's no public comment. Thank
you. Thank you. Any questions comments from the dais? So you have a comment or
question? I will second the motion. Before that, first of all, I want to echo the chair's
comments about congratulations to Caltrans and getting our folks working and seeing additional
movement on achieving milestones with the TAMP. With all of the work and the surge of
activity to realize these projects.
My question is, and it's kind of similar to some
of the questions I asked yesterday as it related
to the Olympics, is the surge of capacity and the ability
to deliver all of these projects as our goal and our time here.
And so I guess the question is maybe to Caltrans or to staff
what the capacity to deliver these projects with, you know,
with the allocations and getting folks working and getting the projects
going. I think for his last meeting, Mike, you should have to answer that.
My gift to you, Mike, thank you, commissioner. And, uh,
thank you to CTC staff and all the work that we do together to get these
projects, uh, out the door. These are, as suspension, you know,
asset management, these are jobs,
these are us accomplishing the things that, again,
to Commissioner Cardino's earlier point,
that we said we were going to do with SB1,
and so we're fulfilling those commitments.
We do work closely with our industry.
We meet with our industry.
We have a look-ahead report that we provide them
to say here's what we see coming,
to allow them to adjust, to prepare,
to bring in, you know, whether it's equipment, crews,
and all those things.
So in talking to industry,
they are ready to take this work on.
And so I do believe that that will not hold us back.
Great. That's great to hear.
And again, it's, you know,
it speaks to really strengthening partnerships,
not just within agencies and, you know,
our agencies and our other funding partners,
but with private sector as well.
So thank you for that.
And with that, I enthusiastically second.
All right, you need Commissioner Tiffany.
Thank you, Chair.
Just a follow-up to Mike.
So congratulations for this big push at the end of the year.
I'm curious, in looking at that,
do you, what is being done to try to spread it out,
maybe a little bit more to get off to a strong start.
So it's not necessary to have the huge push
at the end of the year.
Yeah, so thank you.
And that is a topic of conversation
has come up many times over the years of my career as well.
Part of this, this is driven by our two-year shop
cycle, our kids cycle.
So there is a little bit of a rhythm
that comes with delivery, but that said,
as we go through the process, we do want to try to,
and we're working, the districts,
the headquarters program working to try to see
what we can spread out, what we can deliver earlier
to try to not have the big, big push,
because that's also something we wanna do
from our workload standpoint, right, as well.
But I will say part of this, I feel like I'm guilty,
whenever there's something that could be delivered
in the first quarter of the following year,
I often will ask, can we pull that in the previous year,
because earlier is better, time is money,
all that escalation.
And so a lot of times we end up having
a relatively quiet start to each year
because we're asking them, take some risk,
let's try to do it, let's push.
And if we get two thirds of them, hey, good for us,
we got two thirds of them.
And so that is also part of this.
So we're trying to hedge a little bit,
but we are commission Tiffany trying to see what we can do
to spread that workload load out more effectively.
Thank you.
And as they say, timing is everything.
I suspect you somewhat orchestrated this
so you could go out with a bang.
I think my team $1.7 billion bang, congratulations.
It's a big bang.
Yes, thank you.
All right, commissioner Cruz.
No, I just want to commend staff and Caltrans, you know,
I was just a little skeptical early in the year
that we can meet sort of the goals at the end.
But as Mike pointed out, time is money.
And it's important that we move these projects
to construction on time within budget
because it's just costing more for us to perform
this type of work in California.
So I want to thank you again for,
and your staff and CTC staff for,
for hitting these marks.
And if you have any issues with the industry,
please let me know.
I think they're poised and ready to begin the work
on all this work in California.
We're excited, they're excited about it.
So thanks.
Excellent.
Any other comments or questions from the guys?
We have a motion by past chair,
Gardeno second by vice chair Falcone.
All those in favor.
Opposed.
Abstentions.
All the motions approved.
Now we're going to items 103 to 104.
Casey.
Tabs 103 and 104 are both action items
for the State Transportation Improvement Program,
and I'll take them together.
Tab 103 is a request to allocate 95,338,000
for the state-administered Interstate 5 Improvement Project
from Route 405 to Yale Avenue Segment 1 in Orange County.
The project will add a general purpose lane in both directions,
the continuous HOV lane, improvements to three interchanges
and new auxiliary lanes.
Tab 104 is a request to allocate 998,000
to six locally administered STIP projects
and 7,114,000 to 21 planning, programming
and monitoring projects across various counties.
Staff has reviewed these requests
and found them consistent with the STIP guidelines
and staff recommends your approval.
Thank you, any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
Any questions or comments from the dais or is there a motion?
So moved by Commissioner Cruz,
seconded by Commissioner Tiffany, all those in favor?
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion is approved.
Going to item 105 through 106, Kayla.
Commissioners, tabs 105 and 106 will be presented together
with a recommendation at the end.
Tab 105 is an allocation action item for $9,780,000
in local partnership formulaic program funds
for the I-5 improvement from Yale to State Route 55
segment two project in Orange County.
The project will address congestion, upgrade lighting,
provide continuous access to high occupancy vehicle lanes
and enhance freeway operations.
Tab 106 is an action item to allocate $2,400,000
in local partnership formulaic program funds
for the Inland Slope Rehabilitation Project
phase two in Orange County.
The project will secure five areas
experiencing soil instability and mass wasting
to improve the Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo
railroad structural integrity.
Staff has reviewed these requests
and found them to be consistent with program guidelines.
Staff recommends your approval of tabs 105 and 106.
Thank you, Kayla. Any public comment?
There is no public comment, thank you.
Any questions or comments from the dais?
Hearing none, do we have a motion?
So moved by Vice Chair Falcone.
Seconded.
Seconded by Commissioner Tiffany.
All those in favor?
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion is approved.
Now we're going to item 107, Jayden.
Thank you, commissioners.
tabs are we taking a one oh seven and one oh eight together. That is correct.
Yes. One Oh seven. One Oh eight commissioners tabs. One hundred and seven
and one hundred and eight are action items to consider approval to allocate
22 million three hundred and nine thousand dollars for 13 locally administered
active transportation program projects as well as an advanced allocation of
one hundred and thirty two thousand dollars for the locally administered Bell
street safe routes to school project in Sacramento County which is program in
fiscal year 2627.
I'd like to highlight a project from each book item
before giving my recommendation.
Within tab 107, we're allocating $195,000
for the PA and ED phase of the Wolf Creek Community
and Connectivity Project in the city of Grass Valley.
This project was awarded ATP funds in cycle seven,
and this project will construct 9,700 feet
of shared use paths, one pedestrian bridge,
enhanced pedestrian and bicycle crossings
at six intersections, and other site amenities
such as shade trees, signage, and trash cans
that will enhance the safety and comfort
for all active transportation users.
Within tab 107, I'm sorry, 108,
we are allocating $132,000
for the construction non-infrastructure phase
to the Bell Street Safe Routes to School project,
which will conduct bike and pedestrian education
and encouragement activities.
creative suggested route maps,
form project steering committees,
develop an outreach plan, develop an evaluation plan,
and a summary report for three elementary schools
within the project area.
Staff has reviewed tabs 107 and 108
and recommends your approval.
Thank you, Jayden.
Any public comment?
I have a card, but is there anything online?
There is no online public comment, thank you.
Thank you.
In the room, we have Jason Nutt
from the city of Santa Rosa.
Good morning. Good morning, Chair Grisby, Vice Chair Falcone. My name is Jason Nut.
I'm the Assistant City Manager for the City of Santa Rosa. And on behalf of the City Council and
the City Manager, we want to express our appreciation for the Commission for taking on
potential approval of a $12 million grant for the U.S. 101 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing
project as listed in tab 107. That particular project is going to create a safe connection
between east and west Santa Rosa crossing highway 101 which is currently a barrier for
bike school pedestrian movements in our town and it's consistent and a key component within
our active transportation plan in an effort to not only improve those connections but also enhance
our climate action goals and our vision zero goals. By enabling residents to walk and roll
between these destinations, the overcrossing will enhance our community connectivity
and really make us a place that we've been wanting to see for a long time. It does connect
regional, commercial, as well as a high school and at Santa Rosa Junior College.
It's a particularly exciting day for me. I've been on this project for over 20 years.
I'm excited to say that with the approval, should it be approved that we'll be able
to go to our bid solicitation.
We'll be looking at groundbreaking in the spring of 26 and project completion in late
27.
It's a beautiful bridge product.
If you're interested in seeing more information, feel free to see our website at us our city
dot org forward slash bike head over crossing.
And I just want to express appreciation to all of the support and effort we've had from
Caltrans district for.
They've been an amazing partner, not only with this project, but other key multimodal
safety projects that are going on in and around the city of Santa Rosa through highway one
on one.
Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you for joining us and congrats on getting this far.
Uh, and is there any public comment?
We already covered that.
Um, anyone from the dais has a question or comment.
Is there a motion to approve?
So moved by a commissioner Tiffany seconded by commissioner eager.
those in favor? Opposed? Abstention? Motion is approved. Now we're going to tabs 109
and 110. Sheila. Thank you. Good afternoon commissioners. I will present tabs 109
and 110 together with the recommendation at the end. Tab 109 is a
request to allocate 32 million 100 thousand for the state-administered trade
corridor enhancement program, Castorville Boulevard interchange project on the
the State Highway System in Monterey County.
This project will construct a grade-separated intersection
that will improve safety, reduce congestion,
and enhance freight movement along State Route 156.
It will also add bicycle and pedestrian improvements
and reroute truck traffic away from local roads,
improving access to community destinations.
Tab 110 is a request to allocate 129 million
for the locally administered multi-funded trade corridor
enhancement program and infrastructure
for Rebuilding America program,
OTTA MESA Eastport of Entry Construction.
Underground utilities and grading work package project
on the state highway system in San Diego County.
This project will construct essential infrastructure
for the future OTTA MESA Eastport of Entry,
including fine grading, utilities installation,
perimeter security fencing and procurement of key components.
Ultimately the project will reduce border wait times, ease congestion,
reduce emissions and strengthen the cross border trade and mobility in the San
Diego Baja California region.
Staff have reviewed the allocation requests presented under tabs 109 and 110
and recommend approval.
Thank you, Sheila. Any public comment?
There is no public comment. Thank you.
Thank you. Anything from the dais questions or comments or emotion? Okay. Vice chair.
Okay,
Go for it.
I see I see me good. So that's why I said okay. I was thinking about that.
No, thank you to to CTC staff for all the work on item 110 and just I've spoken a lot on this on this project. This is really important to start spending the money, especially the federal.
the federal funding as soon as possible, and many of you saw, you know, the area where
the project will be when for those that attended the SR11 Siempre Viva interchange event and
saw the vision of hopefully someday soon a full operating facility that will help relieve
congestion for about over 50 billion dollars of trade that crosses of time
asa every year and that equates to about I think a billion trucks and so with
that I am very happy to make the motion to support both 109 and 110 thank you
all right moved by Vice-chair Falcone thank you for all your work seconded by
commissioner Eger all those in favor opposed abstentions motion is approved
Brandy item 111 commissioners tab 111 is an action item to approve allocations
totaling 262 million nine hundred and eighty nine thousand for 11 transit and
inner city rail capital program projects the Sacramento Regional Transit
district is allocating five projects for 25 million 45,000 including increasing
ridership through system enhancement, train technology implementation
component. They will be upgrading equipment on board trains to improve
communications, infrastructure, and maintain ADA compliance, replacing
digital messaging system with LCD signage, enhancing the ridership through
system improvements, public engagement and workforce development component,
the enhancing writership through system improvements, public engagement and
workforce development, Cal I tip platform, validator and smart F V M
integration platform validators and QR reader integration, enhancing writership
through system improvements, the Cal I tip platform, validator and smart
FVM integration, closed loop integration, and physical card stock purchase.
And one more for CaliTip is their fair vending machine software integration.
The Sonoma Marin area rail transit district is allocating 33,359,000 for phase one of their
progressive design build for the Windsor to Healdsburg North extension.
the southern california rail authority is allocating 46 million 147 thousand for three
southern california optimized rail expansion progress projects morango sighting extension
ventura track and signal structures and their tunnel 26 rehabilitation and finally we have
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is allocating 158,438,000 for the Los
Angeles Next Gen and Zero Emission Bus Implementation Project to purchase 161 40-foot zero emission
battery electric buses. Please note the update to the project title for project number four as
as reflected on the change list. Staff has reviewed this request and finds it
consistent with our agenda, the change list and the program allocations policy.
Staff recommends approval of tab 111. Thank you. Any public comment? There is
no public comment. Thank you. All right. Any questions or comments? Commissioner
Elliott. Thank you very much. Thanks for the presentation. My questions are about
about project number eight in this book item.
That's the $158 million for buses, for Metro.
We heard a presentation yesterday
that there's a 3. something billion dollar shortfall
for the broad transportation plan for LA 28.
And we further heard there was very little committed funding
from the state of California
the federal government to help offset some of those costs. So I'm obviously
interested in how the purchase of a hundred and sixty one buses goes to help
alleviate some of that completely and totally unfunded problem that we all
face is California. You know that CTC has many responsibilities including
allocating funding and creating program guidelines but our very first our very
first bullet point in our own mission statement is to advise the legislature
and governor on questions of transportation in this state and it seems
to me that we have perhaps no bigger looming problem facing us in the short
medium term than an unfunded Olympics transportation program so my question
here which I'm of course happy to support 158 point four million dollars
to buy buses is perhaps brandy through you but if there are representatives
from Metro here, how do these buses go or don't go towards the obligations and
requirements that we have all collectively signed up for to move
people around during the Olympics? Of course, Shelly from Metro is here. Thank
you. Good morning, Shelly Kwan from LA Metro. I will say that when we developed
this application for the 2022 TIRCP cycle, we were not specific about the
use of the buses for the games and that we have a regular bus replacement and
transition schedule that we've been working towards for several years so
these will go towards that and some of the buses will be delivered in time for
the games but like Jacqueline Torres spoke to yesterday I would defer to our
operations team or the exact deployment of those buses and buses we may be
be receiving from other transit agencies so I'm happy to follow up and come back
with a more detailed answer thanks I appreciate that I know you know
operations needs to speak and procurement needs to speak but if we're
looking at a 2700 bus Delta and we're talking about 161 buses here a number of
which we're being asked to approve an additional 18 months beyond the scope of
procurement you can understand there's a lot of concern here about even if the
state were to provide or the federal government or whomever were to provide
funding whether there's even a procurement strategy to do this. So I'm
not you know I'm not I'm gonna support the item I'm happy to provide the
allocation but I do have a lot of concern about this and I wonder whether
it would be appropriate for CTC staff and Metro staff and staff from all of
the other agencies that were represented in that sort of executive committee thing
that was on the bottom of Jacqueline's slides, to have a meeting or a series of meetings along
with LA 28. I know LA 28 is eager to have those meetings because I asked them and so I think it
would be great if that kind of collaboration could go on because frankly, while I appreciate
you offering to give us an update, I'm not the one who needs the update and I'd love to hear it,
but I also don't want to wait a couple months for the next commission meeting because we're
30 what was the count 35 months or something like that so two months out of
35 is a pretty significant amount of time when we're looking at procurement
so I'm gonna support this item I appreciate the information it's not
exactly what I wanted to hear especially because there's a delay that's embedded
in this item and I do hope that perhaps and mr. chair if now is not the right
time to do it I would sort of more formally request at CTC staff and LA 28
and Metro but it's not just Metro it's all of those agencies that are
implicated in executing this plan all come together with some regularity. I
certainly don't have to participate that's not the point but I hope that
because this is just one thing that we have a little window on because we're
being asked to approve this item. There's a bunch of components that we were
briefed on yesterday I hope would all receive the same kind of attention and
scrutiny to timeline because 35 months will go by in a blink of an eye. So thank
you for answering my questions and I hope if this was not the appropriate time
to make that request, and I'll do so later more formally.
But thank you very much, Shelly.
It's nice to see you.
Yeah.
I had to present back up your ideas there.
And a follow-up question for you.
I used to know this number offhand.
When I worked at APTA, it has been years.
How long does it take, usually, for a bus
to get delivered once you engage the manufacturer?
It takes a couple of years, right?
It does take a couple of years.
I don't know the exact number, but you
You can see from this item, 161 buses over five years.
And the map is, I don't know.
But we do receive buses in batches,
and we have to test and do everything
before actually accepting them.
So we do receive the buses in batches.
And with the shortage of bus manufacturing companies,
it is hard to card for these agencies
or companies to take on the number of buses
that we ask them to produce.
How many are we down to with domestic manufacturers?
I'm not sure.
I know we've been losing them.
Anyway, thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
You're welcome.
Any other questions or comments from the dais?
Hearing none, is there a motion?
Some moved by Vice Chair Faucon,
seconded by Commissioner Tiffany.
All those in favor?
I.
Opposed?
Abstentions?
Motion is approved.
Thank you.
On to items 112 to 118.
Thank you commissioner. I'll be addressing HABs 112 through 118 together these are action
items consisting of time extension requests or projects from the state highway operation
and protection program, active transportation program and local partnership program. Staff
has reviewed these requests and determined they are consistent with their respective
program guidelines. Please make note of the change list for tab one 14 and staff recommends
your approval of tabs one 12 through one 18. Thank you, sir. Any public comment? There's
no public comment. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any questions, comments or a motion
from the from the dice? So moved by Commissioner eager is there a second? Seconded by past
chair Gardeno all those in favor post extensions motion is approved now we're
on to item 115 Kayla right yeah 115 115 Kayla we're at one oh my bad okay I
need more coffee apparently all right okay 119 through 122 I'm in thank you
commissioner appreciate it tab 119 through 122 are action items for your
consideration regarding the approval of time extension amendment as an exception
to the shop guidelines. Tab 119 is an amendment to the project allocation for
13 shop projects. Tab 120 is an amendment of the period of contract award for a
shop Ridge preservation project in San Joaquin County. Tab 121 is an amendment
to the project completion period for three shop projects and tab 122 is an
amendment to the project development expenditure period for four shop
projects please make note of the change list for tab 119 commission staff have
reviewed these requests and recommend to your approval thank you sir any public
comment there is no public comment thank you thank you any questions comments or
motion from the dais so moved by Commissioner Eger is there a second
second by Commissioner Tiffany all those in favor opposed abstentions motion is
approved items 123 through 124 Kenneth commissioners I will present tiles 123
and 124 with the recommendation at the end time 123 is a request to amend a
previously approved project completion time extension for the trade quartering
hazmat program, Route 71, expressway to freeway conversion,
major road to Route 60, project in Los Angeles County.
To the Department of the Regional request that a 20-month time extension for the
period of project completion due to inclement weather delays and
conflicts with utilities. Since the approval of that request, the
Department has encountered additional delays and is now requesting 13
additional months. Zeros of fires in the Pacific Palisades
in Altadena resulted in the declaration of a natural disaster
triggering the need for additional federal and local resources.
Specifically, the fire in Altadena directly affected the construction
timeline. Resources such as hauling trucks being
utilized for the project had to be diverted
to helping areas affected by the fire. Ultimately, this series of events caused
a cascading effect in the construction schedule leading to
the inability to complete the project on time.
This request aligns with the commission's entering timely use of funds policy
from the 2024 and 2025 Southern California fires.
12124 is a request to amend a previously approved project development expenditure time extension
for the right-of-way phase for the multifunded trade quarter enhancement program
in Proposition 1b stay route 99 south Madera six lane project in Madera County.
The department originally requested a 12-month time extension for right-of-way expenditure.
Since the approval of that request, the department has encountered additional delays
and is now requesting 17 additional months.
Additional delays include the discovery
of a private gas main that must be relocated
due to a conflict with the planned drainage basin.
Additionally, during the property acquisition process,
some affected landowners requested changes
to the project's design.
This change has led to the identification
of additional properties for acquisition,
further extending the original timeline.
The department continues to work diligently
with the property owners, and utility companies, and the additional 17 months will allow for the
resolution and completion of the utility and right-of-way issues. Upon completion, the department
will proceed with processing invoices and reimbursing the utility companies over a
360-day period for work performed during the 17-month extension. Given this extraordinary
circumstances presented under tabs 123 and 124, staff recommends approval of these requests.
Thank you, Kenneth. Uh, any public comment? There is no public comment.
Thank you. Thank you. Uh, any questions, comments, or a motion, uh,
so moved by commissioner eager. Is there a second?
Second by commissioner Tiffany. All those in favor, opposed?
Uh, a motion is approved. Uh, on to items one 25 through one 27,
Jaden take us home, Jaden. Thank you.
Commissioners will take tabs 125 through 127 together.
I will present each item individually
and provide a recommendation at the end.
Tab 125 is an action item to consider approval
of a time extension to amend the period of contract award
for the locally administered mission Boulevard,
safe and complete streets project
for the active transportation program,
which is in Alameda County.
This time extension request is an exception
to the active transportation program guidelines.
The agency originally requested three months
for a minor delay in awarding their contract.
However, due to the high bidding environment
and material cost inflation,
the county would like to amend their original request
to the maximum time allowed under the program guidelines.
Tab 126 is an action item to consider approval
of a time extension to amend the period
of project development expenditure
for two locally administered
active transportation program projects,
which are both in Los Angeles County
and were affected by the Southern California fires.
The time extension requests are consistent
with the adopted interim timely use of funds policy
for the Southern California fires,
which was approved under resolution G2551.
And finally, tab 127 is an action item
to consider approval of a post-fact time extension
for the period of project development expenditure
for the locally administered TRACSA Brea
final phase gap closure project,
which is located in Orange County.
This time extension request is also an exception
to the active transportation program guidelines.
Staff has reviewed tabs 125 through 127
and recommends your approval.
Thank you, Jane.
Any public comment?
There is no public comment.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Question, comment, or motion from the dais.
So moved by Commissioner Eger.
Do we have a second?
Second by Commissioner Tiffany.
All those in favor?
Post, sentence, motion is approved.
We are now going to public comment at the end of the agenda.
Do we have any public comment?
Yes, we have one written statement
and a few people are raising their hands right now.
I will start by reading the written statement.
The Roberti Act requires Caltrans to offer homes
to eligible tenants before selling to others.
Caltrans is failing in this legal duty
by denying eligibility without clear statutory basis.
Delaying offers to avoid required maintenance
and artificially lowering evaluations
through property deterioration.
As Attorney Christopher Sutton has noted,
these actions appear intended to sidestep
both habitability requirements
and accountability under the Roberti Act.
The involvement of Veterans Realty Group
raises further question concerns
about conflicts of interest
and the circumvention of transparency obligations.
Then to move on to attendees with their hands raised,
I would like to first call on Fanny Guzman.
Please unmute yourself to begin your comment.
Hi, good morning, my commissioners and staff.
My name is Fanny Guzman and I'm here representing tenants
that are impacted by the SR-7,000 program.
For years, cash transfers has felt to fulfill the intent
of the Roberti Act,
which was meant to protect their communities
from displacement and preserve affordable housing
after the Council Freeway Project.
Instead, tenants have faced endless delays.
What was promised as 120-day escrow has stretched
into years for many of the tenants such as Tim,
Kelly and Carlos and Ricky who have shared,
all will be sharing.
Our neighborhoods are suffering
from severe, deferred maintenance,
co-violations and blade.
With bacon and deteriorating homes all around us,
the sales process itself is confusing,
inconsistent and unfair.
Many tenants are being disqualified
from purchasing their homes based on unclear
or arbitrary criteria.
There's no transparency in how income is verified
or how prices are set.
And Caltrans has shown little interest
in resolving these issues.
Instead, they seem to more interested in waiting us out
or pushing the tenants out.
We know a better way is possible.
In the 1980s, a similar program in Echo Park
and Silver Lake was completed in just two years by HCD
with direct tenant engagement and support.
We need to return to that model,
removing Caltrans from the process
and creating a new task force with tenant HCD
and legislative oversight.
We also need a dedicated fund for repairs,
city approvals for all sales
and a forensic accountant to resolve disputes.
Most importantly, I urge the commission
to make the SR-7 tells us program,
a standing agenda item at every CTC meeting,
regular public updates and oversights are essential
to ensure transparency, accountability and progress
without this tenants will continue to falter the cracks
and the communities will continue to suffer.
Finally, I ask you to impose a moratorium
on all non-occupant cells until these issues are addressed.
We need real accountability, transparency and process
that puts tenants and communities first, not last.
you for your time and attention. Next I would like to call on Jennifer Hugginson. Please
unmute yourself to begin your comment. Hello, good morning. I would like to address the group.
I wanted to I'm a tenant with Caltrans in Pasadena and we have we are feeling like we're being pushed
out of our neighborhoods by the policies put forth by Caltrans. And so what we would like
is we want the UTC on the sales process on the agenda.
We want a moratorium on any sales of a quarter property
that is not to a tenant.
We want Carolyn transferred.
We want HCD to take over the sales process.
We want expedited escrows for tenants
already in the sales process.
Tenants are being told escrows could take up to seven years.
How is this even possible?
Real world escrows are 30 to 90 days at the most.
Thank you for listening.
Next, I would like to call on Timothy Iveson.
Please unmute yourself to begin your comment.
Hello, this is Timothy Iveson,
Caltrans tenant in the 710 corridor.
I'm here to ask the CDC to intervene
the 710 sales program as a matter of urgency. In June of 2021, the CTC was already well aware
of the substantial problems facing Caltrans in the 710 sales program. Former Director Weiss
openly wondered whether Caltrans was the right department to oversee the 710 sales program
and whether HCD might be better suited to completing the project. We heard Commissioner
Martinez suggest that Caltrans should give the properties directly to the cities if partnerships
with HCD or general services couldn't be worked out. We also heard former district director Tony
Tavares say that he quote, welcomed an exit strategy. This was four years ago, and tenants
are still waiting for Caltrans to prove that they have the competency and the will to complete this
program in a quote, fair, ethical and fast manner, as former Commissioner Laiu put it.
What this commission did not know at the time is that when the Roberti Act was created in
1979, the legislature did not allow Caltrans to execute the residential sales program for former
state route two in Los Angeles, for which the law was initially created. Nobody in the state
government actually believed that Caltrans would be able to do the job because Caltrans had fought
the Robertiac at every single stage. The governor directed state HCD to take control of the program
in order to ensure its integrity. In the successful Robertiac sales of hundreds
of homes in Echo Park and Silver Lake, no one was excluded or disqualified.
Today Caltrans is still fighting the Robertiac, still attempting to deny tenants the right to
become homeowners in their communities, and in the process denying the most vulnerable,
low-income members of our community the right to finally own their homes as the law describes.
the CTC and the legislature must intervene before this program completely unravels. Thank you.
Next I would like to call on Sean Salazar. Please unmute yourself to begin your comment.
Yes, hello. Can everyone hear me? Hello, can everyone hear me? Yes. Yes, hi. So my name is
Sean Salazar. I spoke yesterday a couple times. I live at 5532 Templeton Street, Los Angeles,
California 90032, excuse me, in the El Sereno area. And I am one of the tenants that is disqualified.
Due to insufficient income is what Caltrans claims. I have demanded transparency and I have
to fight to get it. That should not be. I shouldn't have to do that. I shouldn't have to urge Caltrans
to give me clarity, yet that's what's being done. The clarity they provide is absolutely ridiculous
when they are claiming my family is short, give or take 20 or 30 bucks to qualify for this program.
As I mentioned in previous statements, it is due to an inaccurate and unfactual housing expense
requirement. There is no factual way to determine what tenants are going to pay
on such housing expenses for instance utilities maintenance things of that
sort home insurance and ETC. We need change and we need it now if Caltrans is
unable to make those changes we demand them out. We need results now the tenants
have waited long enough and I attest and I agree with everyone else's demands that
I have spoken before me amongst the 710 corridor
for these issues.
That's all I have, thank you.
Next I would like to call on Kelly Brinkman.
Please unmute yourself to begin your comment.
Good morning.
I just wanted to share that I did send an email
in response to the notice of solicitation
for multifamily units that I have received
from veterans' relative group.
I received a response yesterday from Carol and Dami,
letting me know that I would not be able to buy my home,
that it would be under fair market value.
Again, we have no idea what fair market value is.
And my lot encompasses a house that was built
in the late 1800s that has been neglected for 60 years,
includes a barn that has a gas tank on it,
and a taproom and a old dilapidated house
that still has cloth and wire electrical.
They met like that Caltrans has perpetrated all these properties is.
I don't know what we're used for it.
But we do need help, we need help in this corridor, we need help from the CTC, our cities, and our legislature. Thank you very much.
There's no more public comment. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I know that we have commissioner who like to speak, Commissioner Luca.
Thank you chair.
I want to thank the public commenters for their patients and waiting to the end of the agenda. So we could hear what they wanted to share in the meeting. And I am hoping we can get an update from Caltrans, both district seven and any central right of way.
folks who have insight into how this process is going at our next meeting and specifically
addressing some of the concerns we've heard regarding timeline eligibility. I'm specifically
interested in a couple of things. One is around whether recent legislative actions that are
intended to speed up building new urban infill housing and suspending environmental regulations
in order to give some relief so that we can address our housing crisis more rapidly. If
there's anything relevant from there or similar kinds of policy work that could provide some
relief in this case, so wondering if there's any recent policy changes that might be relevant here.
And then the other area I'm interested to hear updates from Caltrans is around staffing. I think
I think I recall at the May 2024 meeting that we were told there were going to be some additional
staff resources put toward the 710 North housing just because this is, it's been going on a
long time. There's a lot to process. So just kind of want to hear about that. And I want to note
And I, I think,
I just want to make sure that we're getting this.
And, and I want to note that it's concerning to me as a commissioner
to.
Hear the name of a specific staff person coming into comments. And I'm,
I'm just.
Just feeling a little concerned about how,
how staff are being supported through.
This trying process and want to ensure that.
You know,
to share a sense of both wanting to get this process moving as quickly as it can
while also not putting undue burdens on particular staff members at Caltrans.
I know that's something we're all interested in in helping out with.
So looking forward to getting that update. Thanks.
Thank you, Commissioner. I appreciate your thoughtful approach.
I like to offer the opportunity for Caltrans to address this if you like at this time.
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Lugo. We have provided updates on the Roberti process in the past, and certainly we'd be happy to provide, you know, updates, where we are.
You know, it, these are complex laws and regulations, and I will say, we do believe we are interpreting these correctly.
They're going to acknowledge there's a shortage of affordable housing and and this opportunity, of course, is one that we want to make sure that we're providing this opportunity, according to those laws and regulations as we do our best to administer this.
Commissioner Lugo, thank you for your comment regarding our staff doing their best to to do their job. We also intend to make sure that we're providing the appropriate support to them, but we will work with CTC staff.
staff, um, you know, for, you know, whatever questions and parts of this that we would
like to see addressed and we'll, we'll prepare to come back at a future, uh, commission meeting.
Thank you.
All right. Thank you. Uh, like to also offer the opportunity of any commissioners who like
to make a comment or statement at this time on the item, um, on public comment commissioner
either.
Um, yes, just before we close, um, well, first you ever had the over under at 11 under your
when um I did want to say a special thank you to Paul um for uh adeptly jumping in and
uh taking over those reigns when uh Tanisha fell in a hole um we we really appreciate
the fact yeah um it was really seamless and I I know that wasn't something you expected
to do, and I know your staff appreciated it, and we never even noticed that there was a
break in the action here. So if you all will help me congratulate Paul, and thank you.
Yeah, I just want to add my comments to Paul. You've been a great collaborator. I've really
enjoyed working with you. You're looking natural. Yeah, absolutely. And to Mike Kiefer, thank
you for all your service to the state, really appreciate it, absolutely, and Vice
Chair thank you for welcoming us to your home and it was great seeing all the
projects you've been working on all this time and San Diego is great and so are
you and we really appreciate you. Thank you. Oh yes Merced, that's right. Thank you
to staff as usual, always on point. Anyone else I can make a comment before we
adjourned. All right. Hearing none we are adjourned. Thank you.