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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
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Committee Meetings and Activities
The Bicycle Committee, which consists of volunteers from throughout the county, is charged with advising the Regional Transportation Commission and its member agencies on bicycle-related activities. The Bicycle Committee meets monthly to review proposed bike projects, plans, funding applications and legislation, provide input on existing roadway/bikeway conditions affecting cycling, monitor bicycle hazards, approve applications for the RTC's Bike Secure Program and coordinate with local jurisdictions and bicycle related organizations to promote cycling projects and programs.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 7:00-9:00pm.
In order to ensure efficient and effective operations, the Budget & Administration Committee serves to review and monitor issues relating to the budget, work program, and other administrative functions of the Commission and makes recommendations to the Commission regarding such items. The committee also functions as the Personnel Committee to review personnel matters, and to conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Executive Director.
The Budget & Administration/Personnel Committee Membership includes the Commission Chair and 3 Commissioners. Meetings of the Committee will be held at least quarterly, with meeting times to be set as needed and noticed appropriately.
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission's Elderly & Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee -- also known as the Social Services Advisory Committee -- is a group of transportation providers, social service agencies and members of the public who meet every two months to determine planning, funding and policy for specialized transportation to serve Santa Cruz County's seniors and people with physical and/or economic disabilities.
Made up of 19 voting and 1 ex-officio member from a variety of jurisdictions and agencies, the Interagency Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) works to coordinate regional transportation capital improvement projects and transportation planning programs. In addition, they serve as a technical and planning forum for local jurisdictions, SCMTD, AMBAG, UCSC and the TMAs. The committee also reviews staff recommendations for funding transportation projects through such funding programs as the Surface Transportation Program (STP) and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program and the Surface Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). This forum enables consideration of technical and policy issues. The Committee makes recommendations to the Transportation Policy Committee and the Commission regarding these issues.
The Committee Membership includes the following:
| One Appointment from: | Voting Members |
| City and County Public Works staffs | 5 |
City and County Planning staffs |
5 |
| Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District | 2 |
| Caltrans District 5 | 1 |
| Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments | 1 |
| Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District | 1 |
| Transportation Management Associations | 2 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 1 |
| Cabrillo College | 1 |
| California Highway Patrol | (ex-officio) |
The Interagency Technical Advisory Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Commission offices. (See Committee Meetings and Activities)
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission adopted a program of projects which includes purchase of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line right-of-way for future additional transportation uses. The rail line parallels Highway 1, extends from Watsonville to Davenport, and passes through many of the county’s residential and activity centers. Potential future uses could include passenger service (rail, bus) and a bicycle/pedestrian path adjacent to the rail line. Freight rail service will continue on the line under any scenario. The RTC is planning for a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails, some of which may be located on segments of the rail line right-of-way. The Rail Acquisition Committee meets bi-monthly to plan and implement this project.
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