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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(COMMISSIONERS STEVE ADAMS, MARION ASHLEY, JOHN BENOIT,
BOB BUSTER, MARY CRATON, TERRY HENDERSON, BOB MAGEE
GREG PETTIS, KAREN SPIEGEL, JEFF STONE, JOHN TAVAGLIONE)
9:00 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010
County of Riverside Administrative Center
Conference Room A
4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Riverside
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE NEXT MEETING
4. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS - The Committee may add an item to the Agenda after
making a finding that there is a need to take immediate action on the item and
that the item came to the attention of the Committee subsequent to the
posting of the agenda. An action adding an item to the agenda requires 2/3
vote of the Committee. If there are less than 2/3 of the Committee members
present, adding an item to the agenda requires a unanimous vote. Added
items will be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.
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RCTC Executive Committee Agenda
February 10, 2010
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5. PROPOSED COMMITTEE RESTRUCTURING
Overview
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Approve the restructuring of the Budget and Implementation Committee;
2) Approve disbanding the Plans and Programs Committee;
3) Approve the formation of the Eastern Riverside County Programs and
Projects Committee and the Western Riverside County Programs and
Projects Committee;
4) Adopt Ordinance No. 10-001, "An Ordinance of the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Amending the Commission's Administrative
Code", to reflect the changes to the committee structure; and
5) Forward to the Commission for final action.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Conference
Room A, Riverside.
Absent
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County of -Riverside, District II
County of Riverside, District III
County. of Riverside,. District IV
County of Riverside, District V
City of Canyon Lake
City of Cathedral City
City of Corona IJ
City of Lake Elsinore ,� O
City of Riverside
City of La Quinta
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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FEBRUARY 10, 2010
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DATE:
February 10, 2010
TO:
Executive Committee
FROM:
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THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Proposed Committee Restructuring
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Approve the restructuring of the Budget and Implementation Committee;
2) Approve disbanding the Plans and Programs Committee;
3) Approve the formation of the Eastern Riverside County Programs and
Projects Committee and the Western Riverside County Programs and Projects
Committee;
4) Adopt Ordinance No. 10-001, "An Ordinance of the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Amending the Commission's Administrative
Code", to reflect the changes to the committee structure; and
5) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Upon expansion of the Commission in 1999, the existing committee structure was
defined and implemented per the Administrative Code. Budget and Implementation
and Plans and Programs have served as two primary Commission committees that
provide policy and program direction. A summary of the existing committee
responsibilities and 2009 appointments are attached.
The following observations have been made by staff and/or Commissioners
regarding these two standing committees.
• Many of the Commission's programs overlap and specific project decisions
could come under the purview of either committee;
• There can be an imbalance in the number of agenda items for each
committee;
• Committees are occasionally canceled due to lack of substantive items;
" D u e t o t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y A s s o c i a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( C V A G ) a c t i v e r o l e
a n d a u t h o r i t y i n a d m i n i s t e r i n g t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y ' s s h a r e o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
f u n d i n g , t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s c o m m i t t e e a g e n d a i t e m s a r e o f t e n W e s t e r n
C o u n t y r e l a t e d ; a n d
" C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y C o m m i s s i o n e r s h a v e e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n r e g a r d i n g t r a v e l
a n d t i m e c o m m i t m e n t s f o r c o m m i t t e e i t e m s u n r e l a t e d t o t h e i r g e o g r a p h i c
a r e a o r t h e c o u n t y a s a w h o l e .
D I S C U S S / O N :
M e a s u r e A c o n t a i n s a u n i q u e f e a t u r e i n p r o v i d i n g a g e o g r a p h i c r e t u r n t o s o u r c e o f
f u n d i n g b e t w e e n W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y , t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , a n d t h e
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y . T h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h i s p r o v i s i o n r e c o g n i z e s t h e e c o n o m i c
i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e e a s t e r n p a r t o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y i n s p i t e o f i t s s m a l l e r p o p u l a t i o n
a n d f e w e r m u n i c i p a l j u r i s d i c t i o n s . T e n o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y ' s c i t i e s a r e l o c a t e d i n
t h e e a s t e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e c o u n t y , o n e c o u n t y s u p e r v i s o r i a l d i s t r i c t i s l o c a t e d
e n t i r e l y i n t h e e a s t e r n p a r t o f t h e c o u n t y , a n d a n o t h e r s u p e r v i s o r i a l d i s t r i c t i s
p a r t i a l l y l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y .
T h e i n t e n t o f t h i s p r o p o s a l i s t o f o r m u l a t e a c o m m i t t e e a n d g o v e r n a n c e s t r u c t u r e t o
s e r v e t h e e n t i r e c o u n t y , b u t t o a l s o p r o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o r e c e i v e a d v i c e a n d
c o u n s e l f r o m a l l C o m m i s s i o n e r s a n d e n s u r e t h a t e v e r y C o m m i s s i o n e r h a s a n
o p p o r t u n i t y t o f u l l y p a r t i c i p a t e . A s m e n t i o n e d a b o v e , t h e r e h a v e b e e n t i m e s w h e r e
C o m m i s s i o n d i s c u s s i o n s h a v e o f t e n c e n t e r e d o n t o p i c s t h a t a r e l o c a l i z e d t o t h e
w e s t e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e c o u n t y . A p r i m e e x a m p l e o f t h i s c a n b e s e e n o n d i s c u s s i o n s
r e g a r d i n g t h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n U n i f o r m M i t i g a t i o n F e e
( T U M F ) p r o g r a m . T h e m a i n r e a s o n f o r t h e d i c h o t o m y i s t h e s p e c i f i c a u t h o r i t y t h a t
i s g r a n t e d t o C V A G u n d e r M e a s u r e A t o a c t i v e l y p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p r o g r a m m i n g o f
M e a s u r e A r e v e n u e s r e t u r n e d t o t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y .
B a s e d o n t h e a b o v e , s t a f f b e l i e v e s t h a t s o m e s l i g h t m o d i f i c a t i o n s o f t h e e x i s t i n g
c o m m i t t e e s t r u c t u r e w i l l b e n e f i t t h e C o m m i s s i o n a s a w h o l e a n d h a s e x p l o r e d t h e
f o l l o w i n g o p t i o n s f o r d i s c u s s i o n :
1 . D i s b a n d t h e e x i s t i n g P l a n s a n d P r o g r a m s C o m m i t t e e a n d f o r m t w o
g e o g r a p h i c a l l y - b a s e d c o m m i t t e e s .
" E a s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y P r o g r a m s a n d P r o j e c t s :
R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i n c l u d e a i r q u a l i t y , c a p i t a l p r o j e c t s , c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
a n d o u t r e a c h p r o g r a m s , C o n g e s t i o n M a n a g e m e n t P r o g r a m ( C M P ) ,
i n t e r m o d a l p r o g r a m s , m o t o r i s t s e r v i c e s ( i e . S A F E ) , n e w c o r r i d o r s ,
r e g i o n a l a g e n c i e s / r e g i o n a l p l a n n i n g , R e g i o n a l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n
I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m ( R T I P ) , a n d S t a t e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t
Program (STIP) related to the Coachella and Palo Verde Valleys and
other areas as may be prescribed by the Commission.
It is proposed that this committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. or directly
following the CVAG Transportation Committee on the first Monday of
the month. Membership includes all of the Coachella Valley/
Palo Verde Valley representatives including the Fourth and Fifth
District Supervisors.
Issues for resolution regarding CVAG Transportation Committee:
• The existing CVAG Committee will adjourn and then the Eastern
Riverside County Programs and Projects Committee will
convene. Membership and procedural issues can be addressed
and a format developed through discussion with respective staff
and legal counsel.
• CVAG proposes to move its committee date from second
Monday of the month at Noon to the first Monday of the month
at 10:00 a.m., except when the first Monday and second
Wednesday fall in the same week, in order to meet Commission
agenda deadlines.
• Western Riverside County Programs and Projects:
Responsibilities include air quality, capital projects, communications
and outreach programs, Congestion Management Program (CMP),
intermodal programs, motorist services (ie. SAFE/Freeway Service
Patrol), new corridors, regional agencies/regional planning, Regional
Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP), and Transportation Uniform Mitigation
Fee (TUMF) Program related to Western Riverside County and other
areas as may be prescribed by the Commission.
This committee meets on the fourth Monday of the month at
1:30 p.m. Membership is comprised of 10 Western County
representatives as appointed by the Chair, including the Fifth District
Supervisor.
2. Restructure Budget and Implementation Committee
Responsibilities include annual budget development and oversight,
competitive state and federal grant programs, countywide communications
and outreach programs, countywide strategic plan, legislation, Measure A
implementation, short range transit plans (SRTP), and other areas as may be
prescribed by the Commission.
This Committee will still include members from both the western and eastern
portions of the county. This Committee meets on the fourth Monday of
each month at 9:30 a.m. (no change).
Membership is comprised of 10 Western County representatives and
five Coachella Valley/Palo Verde Valley representatives as appointed by the
Chair.
One thing to note is the members from the eastern part of the county will be
required to serve on more than one committee because those members will
also serve on the Eastern Riverside County Programs and Projects
Committee.
IMPLEMENTATION:
This item will be considered by the CVAG Executive Committee on February 8.
Staff recommends implementation of new committee structures to begin in late
February. Upon direction by the Chair, most committee assignments will closely
mirror those existing appointments to minimize impact and inconvenience for
Commissioners.
Attachment: Ordinance No. 10-001
ORDINANCE NO. 10-001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AMENDING THE COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission ("Commission")
is a public agency of the state of California formed under the County
Transportation Commission Act set forth in California Public Utilities Code Section
130000 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has the power to adopt such rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary for the conduct of the Commission's affairs;
and
WHEREAS, the Commission has enacted an Administrative Code and has
amended it; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that it is now necessary to
amend its Administrative Code to approve the restructuring of its Budget and
Implementation Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that it is now necessary to
amend its Administrative Code to approve the disbanding of the Plans and
Programs Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that it is now necessary to
amend its Administrative Code to approve the formation of the Eastern Riverside
County Programs and Projects Committee and the Western Riverside County
Programs and Projects Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Riverside County Transportation Commission's Board
hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1: Article III, Section H, Paragraph 1(a) shall be deleted in its
entirety and shall be replaced with the following:
(a) The Budget and Implementation Committee. This
Committee shall be composed of ten (10) Western Riverside County
regular members of the Commission and five (5) Eastern Riverside
County regular members of the Commission for a total of fifteen (15)
regular members of the Commission selected by the Chair. For the
purposes of this subsection (a) the Fifth District Supervisor shall be
considered a Western Riverside County member. Subject to
supervision by the Commission, the jurisdiction of the Committee shall
be as follows: annual budget development and oversight, competitive
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state and federal grant programs, countywide communications and
outreach programs, countywide strategic plan, legislation, Measure A
implementation, short range transit plans (SRTP), and other areas as
may be prescribed by the Commission. Meetings shall be held at
9:30 a.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the offices of the
Commission, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the
Commission. At any regular meeting not yet convened because of the
lack of a quorum, the committee members who are present may
constitute themselves a "Committee of the Whole", for purposes of
discussing agenda matters or any other matter of interest to the
members present. The Committee of the Whole may act to take
recommendations to the Commission but may take no final actions.
Any recommendation presented to the Commission from a Committee
of the Whole and not the whole committee and should state the
number of votes for, against and abstaining in reference to the
recommendation. The Committee shall automatically cease to exist if
a quorum of the Commission is present at the meeting.
(b) Programs and Projects Committees. The following
Programs and Projects Committees are hereby created:
(1) The Eastern Riverside County Programs and
Projects Committee shall be composed of all of the
regular members of the Commission representing
the Coachella Valley and Palo Verde Valley areas of
the County, including the Fourth and Fifth District
Supervisors. Subject to supervision by the
Commission, the jurisdiction of the Committee shall
be as follows: air quality, capital projects,
communications and outreach programs,
Congestion Management Program (CMP),
intermodal programs, motorist services (ie. SAFE),
new corridors, regional agencies/regional planning,
Regional Transportation Improvement Program
(RTIP), and State Transportation Improvement
Program (STIP) related to the Coachella and Palo
Verde Valleys, and other areas as may be
prescribed by the Commission. Meetings shall be
held at 10:30 a.m. or directly following the
meeting of the Coachella Valley Association of
Governments Transportation Committee on the
first Monday of the month, except when the first
Monday and second Wednesday fall in the same
week, at the offices of the Coachella Valley
Association of Governments, unless otherwise
directed by the Committee or the Commission. At
any regular meeting not yet convened because of
the lack of a quorum, the committee members who
are present may constitute themselves a
"Committee of the Whole," for purposes of
discussing agenda matters or any other matter of
interest to the members present. The Committee
of the Whole may act to take recommendations to
the Commission but may take no final actions.
Any recommendation presented to the Commission
from a Committee of the Whole and not the whole
committee should state the number of votes for,
against and abstaining in reference to the
recommendation. The Committee shall
automatically cease to exist if a quorum of the
Commission is present at the meeting.
(2) The Western Riverside County Programs and
Projects Committee shall be composed of ten (10)
Western Riverside County regular members of the
Commission selected by the Chair, including the
Fifth District Supervisor. Subject to supervision by
the Commission, the jurisdiction of the Committee
shall be as follows: air quality, capital projects,
communications and outreach programs,
Congestion Management Program (CMP),
intermodal programs, motorist services
(ie. SAFE/Freeway Service Patrol), new corridors,
regional agencies/regional planning, Regional
Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and
Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF)
Program related to Western Riverside County, and
other areas as may be prescribed by the
Commission. Meetings shall be held at 1:30 p.m.
on the fourth Monday of the month at the offices
of the Commission unless otherwise directed by
the Committee or the Commission. At any regular
meeting not yet convened because of the lack of a
quorum, the committee members who are present
may constitute themselves a "Committee of the
Whole," for purposes of discussing agenda matters
or any other matter of interest to the members
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present. The Committee of the Whole may act to
take recommendations to the Commission but may
take no final actions. Any recommendation
presented to the Commission from a Committee of
the Whole and not the whole committee should
state the number of votes for, against and
abstaining in reference to the recommendation.
The Committee shall automatically cease to exist if
a quorum of the Commission is present at the
meeting.
Section 2: Article III, Section H, Paragraph 3(g) shall be amended to read as
follows:
(g) Amendments to this Administration Code may be
approved by the Executive Committee, subject to review by the
Commission as set forth in Paragraph 3(c) above.
This Ordinance shall be effective on February 15, 2010.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of February, 2010.
Bob Buster, Chair
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTEST:
Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
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