Contra Costa Transportation Authority STAFF REPORT March 4, 2015 Page 2 of 2 reduce motor vehicle emissions. The funds are generated by a $4 vehicle r

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1 Contra Costa Transportation Authority STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: February 3, 2016 Subject Summary of Issues Recommendations Financial Implications Options Attachments Changes from Committee Approval of FY Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) 40 Percent Expenditure Plan To receive funding through the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) Program, the Authority is required to submit an Expenditure Plan Application to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) annually. For FY , $1.461 million in new TFCA funds are allocated by the BAAQMD to fund programs and projects in Contra Costa that reduce motor vehicle emissions. Staff recommends: 1. Authority approval of Resolution G, incorporating the Authority s FY TFCA Expenditure Plan and allocation of 40 percent TFCA funds, and 2. Authorization for the Executive Director to sign and submit the Expenditure Plan Summary application to the BAAQMD. This resolution provides the total allocation of $1,404, in FY TFCA funds. This allocation amount includes new funding, interest and unused previous funds that are being reallocated. The Authority can use up to five percent of newly allocated funding only ($73,053) to administer the program for the year. Direct staff to make revisions to the application A. Expenditure Plan Summary Application for TFCA Funds B. Resolution G, Allocation of TFCA 40 percent Funds FY N/A Background State legislation, enacted in 1991 and amended in 1995, provided for a vehicle registration fee increase in the Bay Area to fund programs and projects demonstrated to S:\05-PC Packets\2016\02\Items forwarded to Authority\01-BdltrTFCA ExP Plan FY17.docx 2.B.1-1

2 Contra Costa Transportation Authority STAFF REPORT March 4, 2015 Page 2 of 2 reduce motor vehicle emissions. The funds are generated by a $4 vehicle registration fee, and administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) through the TFCA program. The BAAQMD allocates 60 percent of TFCA funds to the Bay Region. Forty percent of the fees collected are returned to the county in which they were collected. As the designated Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Contra Costa, the Authority is responsible for allocating the 40 percent funds to public agencies within the county. The amount of new TFCA funds available for allocation in FY is $1,477, Any funds remaining after previously funded projects are complete are allocated back to the original sub-region to which the funds were allocated. Interest earned on the clean air fund in the Authority budget is also reinvested into the TFCA program as required by the program legislation. Legislation allows the CMA Program Manager to retain up to five percent of the TFCA funds for program administration ($73, for FY ). While these funds can be sufficient to cover most administrative costs, some, such as application development costs, are not eligible for TFCA reimbursement. In addition, some program cycles require additional administrative hours depending on tasks being accomplished such as for the Air District s required audit. It is proposed that under Measure J these uncovered administrative costs be paid from the Measure J Commute Alternatives Program 17. Authority policy, as amended in October 2000, provides that $800,000 of new TFCA revenues each year be allocated to Contra Costa s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program ( 511 Contra Costa ). It is currently the Authority s policy that any remaining TFCA funds are allocated on a population-employment formula basis to the RTPCs to use for TFCA-eligible projects. For FY , a total amount of $1,404, is being proposed to implement projects and programs in Contra Costa County. The remaining $73, will be retained by the Authority to cover costs of administering the program. Beginning in FY , the BAAQMD required that the Expenditure Plan Application submittal only include the total request for funds. The Authority has been given the responsibility of determining cost effectiveness of proposed projects and obligating the TFCA funds to those projects. The Authority has six months from the approval of the Expenditure Plan Application to obligate the funds by entering into cooperative agreements with project sponsors and provide project descriptions and cost effectiveness determinations to the BAAQMD. These specific projects and cost effectiveness figures will be brought back to the Authority for approval in June At that time, Authority staff will also seek authority to enter into the funding agreement with the BAAQMD and cooperative agreements with project sponsors, as well as approval of the FY Measure J Commute Alternative Measure J allocations. S:\05-PC Packets\2016\02\Items forwarded to Authority\01-BdltrTFCA ExP Plan FY17.docx 2.B.1-2

3 Expenditure Plan Application 17-CC FYE 2017 SUMMARY INFORMATION Attachment A County Program Manager Agency Name: Contra Costa Transportation Authority Address: 2999 Oak Rd., Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA PART A: NEW TFCA FUNDS 1. Estimated FYE 2017 DMV revenues (based on projected CY2015 revenues): Line 1: $1,428, Difference between prior-year estimate and actual revenue: Line 2: $32, a. Actual FYE 2015 DMV revenues (based on CY2014): $1,411, b. Estimated FYE 2015 DMV revenues: $1,378, ( a minus b equals Line 2.) 3. Estimated New Allocation (Sum of Lines 1 and 2): Line 3: $1,461, Interest income. List interest earned on TFCA funds in calendar year Line 4: $15, Estimated TFCA funds budgeted for administration: 1 Line 5: $73, (Note: This amount may not exceed 5% of Line 3.) 6. Total new TFCA funds available in FYE 2017 for projects and administration: Line 6: $1,476, (Add Lines 3 and 4. These funds are subject to the six-month allocation deadline.) PART B: TFCA FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR REPROGRAMMING 7. Total amount from previously funded projects available for Line 7: $1, reprogramming to other projects. (Enter zero (0) if none.) (Note: Reprogrammed funds originating from pre-2006 projects are not subject to the six-month allocation deadline.) PART C: TOTAL AVAILABLE TFCA FUNDS 8. Total Available TFCA Funds (Sum of Lines 6 and 7) Line 8: $1,477, Estimated Total TFCA funds available for projects (Line 8 minus Line 5) Line 9: $1,404, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this application is complete and accurate. Executive Director Signature: Date: 1 The Estimated TFCA funds budgeted for administration amount is listed for informational purposes only. Per California Health and Safety Code Section 44233, County Program Managers must limit their administrative costs to no more than 5% of the actual total revenue received from the Air District. BAAQMD TFCA County Program Manager Fund Page 1 2.B.1-3

4 Expenditure Plan Application 17-CC FYE 2017 SUMMARY INFORMATION - ADDENDUM Complete if there are TFCA Funds available for reprogramming. Project # Project Sponsor/Grantee Project Name 11CC02 WCCTAC West County Employer Outreach $ TFCA Funds Allocated $ TFCA Funds Expended $ TFCA Funds Available Code* $95, $94, $ UB 15CC00 CCTA Administration $70, $69, $ UB TOTAL TFCA FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR REPROGRAMMING $ 1, (Enter this amount in Part B, Line 7 of Summary Information form) * Enter UB (for projects that were completed under budget) and CP (for cancelled project). BAAQMD TFCA County Program Manager Fund Page 2 2.B.1-4

5 Attachment B RESOLUTION G RE: Allocation of Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) 40 percent Funds FY WHEREAS, AB 434 (Chapter 807, Statutes of 1991), as amended by AB 414 (Chapter 950, Statutes of 1995) provides for the imposition of an additional vehicle registration fee to be used to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles and for related planning, monitoring, enforcement, and technical studies, as specified in the legislation; and WHEREAS, existing law requires that 40 percent of the fee revenues shall be allocated on a formula basis for projects and programs in each county within the Bay District; and WHEREAS, in each county one or more entities may be designated as the overall program manager for the county by resolutions from a majority of cities representing a majority of the population, and the County Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the entities so designated shall be allocated the 40 percent funds for projects and programs pursuant to the adopting resolutions; and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority has been so designated as the Program Manager for Contra Costa; and THEREFORE NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that consistent with the adopting resolutions designating it as Program Manager, the Authority does hereby formally approve the application for TFCA funds for FY for an amount equal to $1,477,997.36; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Authority finds that projects and programs funded with TFCA shall be used to implement Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) in the Bay Area Clean Air Plan, thereby furthering progress towards achieving the goals of the California Clean Air Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any expenditures of TFCA funds shall be consistent with the Bay Area Clean Air Plan, and Section 44241(b)(1) of the California Health and Safety Code. Julie K. Pierce, Chair This resolution was entered into at a meeting of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, held on February 17, 2016 in Walnut Creek, California. Attest: Danice J. Rosenbohm, Executive Secretary 2.B.1-5

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