Internal/External Board Liaison Assignments
| INTERNAL LIAISON COMMITTEES |
| General Manager's Access Committee (GMAC) Regular Member: SHAW Alternate Member: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this committee is to review, comment, and advise the General Manager and District staff regarding the implementation of planning programs and services for elderly and disabled people. |
| AC Transit/City of Berkeley Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: PEEPLES, WALSH Alternate Members: BECKLES DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this committee is to provide a cooperative framework to provide input on issues of mutual interest between AC Transit and the City of Berkeley. The committee consists of 2 members of the AC Transit Board of Directors and 2 members of the Berkeley City Council. |
| AC Transit/City of Emeryville Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: WALSH, PEEPLES Alternate Members: YOUNG DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this committee is to provide a cooperative framework to provide input on issues of mutual interest between AC Transit and the City of Emeryville. The committee consists of 2 members of the AC Transit Board of Directors and 2 members of the Emeryville City Council. |
| BART/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: SYED, MCCALLEY, SHAW Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: Joint meeting of two Directors from BART and two Directors from AC Transit to discuss items of mutual interest to both agencies. |
| City of Hayward/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: MCCALLEY, SHAW Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: This committee meets to review major plans, projects and proposals that affect AC Transit service within the City of Hayward. The purpose of the committee is to improve communication and coordination between the two bodies and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before major decisions are made by either body. The committee is comprised of 2 members each of the AC Transit Board of Directors and the Hayward City Council. |
| City of Alameda/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: SYED, PEEPLES Alternate Members: YOUNG DESCRIPTION: This committee meets to review major plans, projects and proposals that affect AC Transit service within the City of Alameda. The purpose of the committee is to improve communication and coordination between the two bodies and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before major decisions are made by either body. The committee is comprised of 2 members each of the AC Transit Board of Directors and the Alameda City Council. |
| City of Richmond/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: BECKLES, PEEPLES Alternate Members: YOUNG DESCRIPTION: This committee meets to review major plans, projects and proposals that affect AC Transit service within the City of Richmond. The purpose of the committee is to improve communication and coordination between the two bodies and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before major decisions are made by either body. The committee is comprised of 2 members each of the AC Transit Board of Directors and the Richmond City Council. |
| City of Oakland/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: PEEPLES, YOUNG, SYED Alternate Members: WALSH DESCRIPTION: This committee meets to review major plans, projects and proposals that affect AC Transit service within the City of Oakland. The purpose of the committee is to improve communication and coordination between the two bodies and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before major decisions are made by either body. The committee is comprised of 3 members each of the AC Transit Board of Directors and the Oakland City Council. |
| City of San Leandro/AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee Regular Members: SYED, MCCALLEY Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: This committee meets to review major plans, projects and proposals that affect AC Transit service within the City of San Leandro. The purpose of the committee is to improve communication and coordination between the two bodies and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before major decisions are made by either body. The committee is comprised of 2 members each of the AC Transit Board of Directors and the San Leandro City Council. |
| District Parcel Tax Fiscal Oversight Committee Regular Members: MCCALLEY Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: This committee’s primary responsibility is to review the most recent fiscal year end annual audit to determine whether funds generated by District’s parcel tax measures have been expended in accordance with the intentions of the voters. It also provides a report of its findings to the Board of Directors on an annual basis. The Committee is composed of seven members appointed by the District’s Board of Directors and serve a three-year term. Meetings are held annually (usually in November) and are open to the public. |
| Retirement Board Regular Members: YOUNG Alternate Members: MCCALLEY DESCRIPTION: The Retirement Board meets regularly to perform specific duties, including determining qualification for individual retirements; employing actuaries, investment consultants and money managers to assist in administering the fund; and advising the District’s Directors on retirement plan issues. |
| East Bay Paratransit Access Committee (EBPAC) Regular Members: SHAW Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: The EBPAC provides advice and comment to the General Managers of AC Transit and BART. Because all meetings are public and noticed in advance, the EBPAC also provides a forum for public input and participation in the oversight of ADA paratransit. The EBPAC meets quarterly. EBPAC members typically review and comment on: • Quarterly performance data for the ADA system • Projected budgets and demand levels • Measure B claims • Proposed changes to policies or major operating procedures • Customer satisfaction surveys |
| South Alameda County Policy Committee [D‐2 Fremont/Newark] Regular Members: SHAW, PEEPLES Alternate Members: YOUNG DESCRIPTION: This committee was initially established to provide the policy framework for the Collaborative Transit Development Plan of 2000. The PAC consists of two elected officials each from Fremont and Newark that are appointed by the mayor and councils of each city and two AC Transit Directors appointed by the board president. The primary responsibility of the PAC is for developing the goals and objectives for the Transit Development Plan and deciding how best to engage the public. |
| EXTERNAL LIAISON COMMITTEES |
| Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) Regular Members: YOUNG Alternate Members: SHAW DESCRIPTION: The Alameda CTC’s mission is to plan, fund and deliver a broad spectrum of transportation projects and programs to enhance mobility throughout Alameda Count |
| Alameda County Conference of Mayors Regular Members: MCCALLEY Alternate Members: SHAW DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this organization is to: develop and maintain a means of cooperative effort and understanding in matters of mutual interest and concern; assemble information helpful in the consideration of problems peculiar to the various areas of the county; provide guidance for united action by their respective cities in dealing with local municipal affairs; serve as city-county relations organization; consider, study and make recommendations regarding metropolitan area problems; explore all applicable avenues of thought advances in the interest of local public welfare and improved administrative policies. |
| Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Regular Members: WALSH Alternate Members: SYED DESCRIPTION: ABAG is the official comprehensive planning agency for the San Francisco Bay region. ABAG's mission is to strengthen cooperation and coordination among local governments. In doing so, ABAG addresses social, environmental, and economic issues that transcend local borders. The Bay Area is defined as the nine counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. All nine counties and 99 of the 101 cities within the Bay Area are voluntary members of ABAG, representing nearly all of the region's population. ABAG is governed by a 38-member Executive Board that meets every other month on the third Thursday beginning in January. Members are appointed by their county, city, or mayor’s conference/cities association to represent cities in their county. |
| Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Regular Members: SYED Alternate Members: WALSH DESCRIPTION: The Board of Directors oversees the Air District as it develops policies, plans, rules, permits, enforcement, outreach, and grant programs to protect air quality, public health, and the global climate. The Air District’s Board of Directors is made up of 24 locally elected representatives from 9 Bay Area counties. Each county’s population determines the number of representatives on the Board, as follows: • Marin and Napa: 1 representative each; • Solano and Sonoma: 2 representatives each; • San Francisco and San Mateo: 3 representatives each; • Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara: 4 representatives each. The Board has 11 standing committees that assist the District in its mission to improve air quality, protect public health and global climate. Rules and regulations are adopted by a majority of the Board, with public hearings required before rules are changed or adopted. Questions or comments to the Board may be sent to the Clerk of the Boards. To ensure your message is presented at the next Board meeting, be sure to send it 24 hours before the meeting starts. NOTE: AC Transit Board Members are not members of this legislative body. |
| Contra Costa County Conference of Mayors Regular Members: BECKLES Alternate Members: PEEPLES DESCRIPTION: The Contra Costa County Mayors’ Conference has existed since the mid 1950’s. Its purpose is to be an educational forum for elected officials and a place to network and exchange information. Additionally, the Conference takes positions on issues facing member agencies. The Conference meets on the first Thursday of each month. Meetings are held in one of the 19 Contra Costa communities. |
| Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Regular Members: PEEPLES Alternate Members: NONE DESCRIPTION: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority was formed to manage the billion-dollar public investment (Measure C), oversee the design and construction of new projects, and carry out what would be the county’s first Growth Management Program. The Authority Board is composed of two elected officials from each of the four sub-regions of Contra Costa: Southwest County, Central County, East County and West County, plus two County Supervisors and a representative of the Conference of Mayors. |
| Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) (Incl. “842”) Regular Members: SHAW Alternate Members: MCCALLEY DESCRIPTION: Created by the state Legislature in 1970, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The Commission’s work is guided by a 19-member policy board. Fourteen commissioners are appointed directly by local elected officials (each of the five most populous counties has two representatives, with the board of supervisors selecting one representative, and the mayors of the cities within that county appointing another; the four remaining counties appoint one commissioner to represent both the cities and the board of supervisors). In addition, two members represent regional agencies — the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission. Finally, three nonvoting members have been appointed to represent federal and state transportation agencies and the federal housing department. |
| MTC Regional Network Management Committee Regular Members: SHAW Alternate Members: NONE DESCRIPTION: The Regional Network Management Committee – formerly the Operations Committee – oversees the Regional Network Management framework and many of the programs MTC runs for the public, including MTC’s traveler services like 511 and Clipper®, as well as highways and major roads. |
| Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Regular Members: SYED Alternate Members: MCCALLEY DESCRIPTION: The TJPA Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California, including the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), the Office of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors; the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit); and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board-Cal-train, composed of the City and County of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Transit District, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. |
| West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee Regular Members: PEEPLES Alternate Members: BECKLES DESCRIPTION: WCCTAC participates in defining and implementing policies, programs, and projects to improve local and regional transportation and air quality. WCCTAC is one of four Regional Transportation Planning Committees in Contra Costa County. WCCTAC is governed by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the following member agencies: the cities of El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo; Contra Costa County; and the transit providers, AC Transit, BART, and WestCAT. |