Board of Directors - May 2021

Meeting Date: May 20, 2021

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, May 20, 2021
9:00 a.m.

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DUE TO COVID-19, THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS N-25-20 AND N-29-20, WHICH SUSPEND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT.

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Public comment may be submitted via email to: hill@cccta.org. Please indicate in your email the agenda item to which your comment applies. Comments submitted before the meeting will be provided to the Board of Directors before the meeting. Comments submitted after the meeting is called to order will be included in correspondence that will be provided to the full Board.

The County Connection Board of Directors may take action on each item on the agenda. The action may consist of the recommended action, a related action or no action. Staff recommendations are subject to action and/or change by the Board of Directors.

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call/Confirm Quorum
3. Public Communication
4. Consent Calendar
   1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 15, 2021*
   2. Revised Allocation Amounts for the Cap and Trade Grant (LCTOP) – FY 2020-21 Resolution No. 2021-024*
5. Report of Chair
6. Report of General Manager
   1. COVID-19 Update
      (The General Manager will give a brief update including an update on the work of staff’s preparations for potential future in person meetings.)
   2. Update on the MTC Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force
      (The General Manager will give an update on the MTC Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force. This will include the scheduling of a meeting to be held on June 21, 2021, time to be determined, between the BRTF and the small operator board chairs. The General Manager will also mention a second meeting of transit board members from across the region to receive a presentation on the Regional Fare Coordination and Integration Study.)
   3. Update on AB629-Chiu
      (The General Manager will provide a verbal update on where this legislation is in the legislative process.)
   4. Joint County Connection/LAVTA Board Committee
      (The General Manager will report on a request from LAVTA to have the pre-established joint board committee to periodically meet to review the County Connection/LAVTA Paratransit Pilot Program.)
7. Report of Standing Committee
   1. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
      1. Clipper Mobile App Marketing and Outreach Plan*
         (Staff will provide an overview of the marketing efforts underway and planned for the Clipper App.)
      2. Status of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) plans for allocating the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to the region’s transit operators
         (Staff will give a brief verbal status report on this item.)
   2. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Regional Transit Ridership Trends – Information Only*
         (Staff will provide an update on transit ridership trends across the Bay Area.)
      2. Collaboration of CCCTA/LAVTA Paratransit Programs Update #1 Information Only *
         (Staff will provide an update on the LAVTA/County Connection Paratransit collaboration.)
8. Report from the Advisory Committee
   1. Appointment of Jason Sommers to Advisory Committee Representing the City of Pleasant Hill and Andrew Fontan as the alternate member*
9. Board Communication
10. Closed Session:
    Public Employment and Performance Evaluation; Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54957, 54957.6
    Position: General Manager
11. Adjournment