HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 62-09 Tri-Valley Trans CouncilRESOLUTION. NO. 62-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
SUPPORTING AMENDMENTS TO THE
TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT AND
AUTHORIZING THE DUBLIN REPRESENTATIVE TO
ENDORSE SAID AMMENDMENTS AT THE
TRI-VALLEY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has joined with other Tri-Valley .jurisdictions to form the
Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC), and cooperatively participated in the development and
adoption of the Tri-Valley Transportation Plan/Action Plan (TVTP/AP) for Routes of Regional
Significance; and
WHEREAS, the TVTP/AP identified 11 high priority transportation improvements to the regional
transportation system necessary to accommodate traffic growth from ongoing development in .the
Tri-Valley area and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin entered into a Joint Exercise Powers of Agreement ("JEPA") ir.
1998 with other Tri-Valley jurisdictions to implement a Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee
(TVTD Fee) to fund all or part of the $763 million 'c®st of these 11 original. high priority projects in the.
TVTP/AP; and
WHEREAS, since its inception, the TVTD Fees collected have been used to help complete
several of these 11 high priority projects, which are now referred to as "List A" projects, and which now
have an unfunded balance of $369 million (in 2008 dollars); and
WHEREAS, in recognition of this shortfall, the TVTC authorized an update of its original Fee
Nexus Study to determine the funding levels necessary to complete the remaining original "List A"
projects and to help fund 11 new transportation improvements that have emerged from various Tri-Valley
transportation planning efforts, referred to as "List B" projects; and
WHEREAS, projects from both "List A" and "List B" have a collective unfunded balance of $1.4
billion, and the TVTC proposed a phased increase to partially address this significant shortfall in 2008;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed phased fee increase did not receive the unanimous support necessary to
amend the TVTC JEPA required to implement the fee increase; and
WHEREAS, the TVTC elected to defer the adoption of the proposed fee increase until such time
as a Strategic Expenditure Plan (SEP) can be completed to prioritize "List A" and "List B" projects; and
WHEREAS, the TVTC agreed to adopt non-controversial amendments to the JEPA in advance of
adopting an updated SEP, which include:
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a. Adoption of an affordable housing exemption;
b. Correction on the method in which the "Other Uses" fee category is calculated to be
equivalently reflective of the true cost per trip;
c. Amendment of the administrative fee language to provide a mechanism to fund
administrative services; and
d. Incorporation of a reference to the new state legislation that allows local jurisdictions to
defer the collection of fees until Building Occupancy.
WHEREAS, an amendment of the JEPA requires unanimous support of all seven member
jurisdictions, and the grant of authorization for each member agency's-representative to endorse the JEPA
amendment at an upcoming noticed public hearing of the TVTC is the first of a three-step process; and
WHEREAS, the TVTC requests each member agency to authorize its representative on the TVTC
to endorse the amendments outlined in this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin:
1. Supports the JEPA amendments outlined in this resolution; and
2. Authorizes the Dublin representative to endorse the amendments outlined in this resolution at
an upcoming Tri-Valley Transportation Council public hearing.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 2009, by he following vote.:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, Scholz, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST:
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