AGENDA INFO:

EDCTC MEETING AGENDA
Thursday October 6, 2005

2 :00 p.m.

2850 FAIRLANE COURT
BUILDING C HEARING ROOM
PLACERVILLE, CA 95667

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

REQUESTED ACTION: Approve Agenda as Presented. Download Agenda

3. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES

REQUESTED ACTION: Approve September 2005 minutes.
Download September Minutes

4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any Commission member, staff member or interested citizen may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. The Commission may also add items from the Agenda to the Consent Calendar for approval, absent objections and/or requests of staff or the public to speak to those matters.

A. August 2005 Warrent Register

REQUESTED ACTION: Receive and file the August 2005 Warrent Register. Download Staff Report and Attachment

B. FY 2004/2005 State Transit Assistance Funds Allocation

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution 05/06.03 approving the allocation of $240,199 for FY 2004/05 State Transit Assistance funds, including accrued interest, to the El Dorado County Transit Authority. Download Staff Report

C. FY 2004/05 State Transit Assistance Funds Claim

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution 05/06.04 approving the El Dorado County Transit Authority’s Claim for Fiscal Year 2004/05 State Transit Assistance (STA) funds, including interest and carryover funds, in the amount of $240,199.
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D. Resolution of Support – Camino Area Parallel Capacity/Safety Study

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution 05/06.05 in support of the 2006/07 Partnership Planning Grant Application for the Camino Area Parallel Capacity/Safety Study, in the amount of $222,000. Download Staff Report

E. Resolution of Support – El Dorado County Transit Authority Grant Application for a Transit Design Manual

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution 05/06.06 in support of the El Dorado County Transit Authority 2006/2007 Statewide Transit Planning Studies Grant Application for the El Dorado County Transit Design Manual, in the amount of $64,444.
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6. CEREMONIAL MATTERS

7. ITEMS OF BUSINESS

A. Call for Projects

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, direct staff to release a Call for Projects for Urban RSTP, Rural RSTP, CMAQ, and TE Fund sources.
Download Staff Report; Attachment 1, Attachment 2, Attachment 3, Attachment 4

B. Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the El Dorado County Regional Transportation Plan 2005-2025

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion to adopt Resolution 05/06.07 to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the El Dorado County Regional Transportation Plan 2005-2025, which includes the following actions: 1) Adoption of a Mitigation and Monitoring Program; 2) Making Findings of Fact; 3) Adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations. Download Staff Report; Attachment A; Attachment A-1; Attachment B - link to Final and Draft EIR; Attachment C

C. Adoption of the El Dorado County Regional Transportation Plan 2005-2025

REQUESTED ACTION: By motion, adopt Resolution 05/06.08 to adopt the El Dorado County Regional Transportation Plan 2005-2025.
Download Staff Report; Attachment 1; Attachment 2 - link to final RTP; Attchment 3; Attachment 4

D. EDCTC December Meeting Schedule

REQUESTED ACTION: Establish a date/location for the December EDCTC meeting. Download Staff Report

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Discussion Items are for information only; no action is requested or taken.

A. A. State Route 49 Safety Project – Logtown

REQUESTED ACTION: None. For information only. Download Staff Report

B. Presentation – Western Placerville Interchanges Project and Missouri Flat Road Interchange Project

REQUESTED ACTION: None. For information only. Download Staff Report Attachment

9. EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT (Download Report; Attachment)

10. INFORMATION ITEMS - CORRESPONDENCE

A. Letter dated September 7, 2005 to Ms. Sue Lee, Transportation Planner, El Dorado County Department of Transportation re: Federal CMAQ, TE, and Urban RSTP Funding Applications.

B. Letter dated September 7, 2005 to Mr. Randy Pesses, Public Works Director, City of Placerville re: CMAQ and TE funding applications. (pg. 95)

C. Letter dated September 7, 2005 to Mr. Jon Vegna, Parks Project Coordinator, El Dorado County General Services re: Federal TE Funding Application.

D. Letter dated September 8, 2005 to Mr. Mike McKeever, Executive Director, SACOG re: Federal CMAQ, TE, and Urban RSTP funding programming.

E. Letter dated September 9, 2005 from City of Placerville re: AB2766 application.

F. Letter dated September 21, 2005 to Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak of CDOT re Regional Blueprint Grant Program.

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11. INFORMATION ITEMS - NEWS ARTICLES

A. “Fee Program Taking Shape, Some Questions Remain” Mt. Democrat, 8/25/05
B. “Traffic Parking concerns voiced”, Sacramento Bee, 8/26/06
C. “School transit costs balloon”, Sacramento Bee, 08/28/05
D. “Richard Shepard named new Dept. of Transportation director”, Mt. Democrat, 08/28/05
E. “Serrano, Bass Lake connector open”, Mt. Democrat, 08/29/05
F. “Hydrogen Highway to Nowhere?” Sacramento Bee, 08/29/05
G. “Air panel targets vintners’ pollution”, Sacramento Bee, 08/31/05
H. Appellate Court hears casino inter-x arguments”, Mt. Democrat, 08/31/05
I. “In the fast lane of controversy”, continued as Leavenworth, Rutland and proposed carpool ramps in Sacramento’s center diagram, Sacramento Bee, 09/04/05
J. “Fans of bicycle commuting attract followers” Sacramento Bee, 09/05/05
K. “Buses eyed to connect Folsom light rail to El Dorado County” Mt. Democrat, 09/08/05
L. “Supervisors seek to boost pothole patrol funding” Mt. Democrat, 09/15/05
M. “Highway 49 Rerouting Plan” Mt. Democrat, September 16, 2005
N. W. Sacramento sees a jam down the road” Sacramento Bee, September 20, 2005
O. “Bad Intersection,” Editorial Mt. Democrat, September 21, 2005
P. “More money for roadwork,” Mt. Democrat, September 21, 2005
Q. “EIR unveiled for West P’ville interchanges” Mt. Democrat, September 22, 2005
R. “County ups road fees on new construction” Mt. Democrat, September 22, 2005
S. “How Did El Dorado Roads Get So Bad?” and The General Plan and Measure Y”, Business Alliance … Update, September 15, 2005
T. “TIM fees: Now the work really begins” Mt. Democrat, September 26, 2005
U. “Placerville students to participate in Walk to School Day” Mt. Democrat, September 26, 2005
V. “Attorneys seek to activate General Plan”, Mt. Democrat, 09/09/05
W. “Air Rules eased to avert gas crunch”, Sacramento Bee, 09/10/05
X. “Highway 50 changes may get city council’s backing”, Mt. Democrat, 09/12/05
Y. “Still no cash for Camino interchange proposal,” Mt. Democrat, 09/12/05

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12. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT

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NEXT REGULAR MEETING
November 3, 2005
2:00 p.m.
2850 Fairlane Court
Building C Hearing Room
Placerville, CA 95667