NEW TRANSPORTATION MEASURE STRAWMAN PROPOSAL February 10, 2020 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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NEW TRANSPORTATION MEASURE STRAWMAN PROPOSAL

February 10, 2020

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TODAY

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• 1. Timeline & Process
• 2. Polling
• 3. Call for Projects
• 4. Strawman Proposal
• 5. Context & Comparison Next Steps
• 6. Next Steps & Questions

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TIMELINE

2017-2018

• Ad hoc created, strawman discussed, effort put on hold

2019

• March

Ad hoc formed

• July

Call for projects

• Sept.

Hired political consultant and conducted poll 2020

• Jan.

Ad hoc developed a strawman proposal

• Jan.

SCTA advisory committees initial review of strawman

• Today

SCTA Board initial discussion on strawman proposal

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TIMELINE & PROCESS – the rest of 2020

2020

• Feb-April

Expenditure Plan Development

– With advisory committees, the ad hoc and the full Board

• March-April

Focus groups or polling

– Plus educational messaging, stakeholder outreach

• May 11

Board action on Final Draft Expenditure Plan

• May-June

Expenditure plan presentations

– At all City Councils and the Board of Supervisors

• July 13

SCTA final approval of Expenditure Plan

• August 4

Board of supervisors places on the Ballot

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POLL QUESTION

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To reduce traffic congestion on local roads and highways; repair potholes; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; make walking and biking safer; expand local bus service; improve evacuation routes and emergency road access; and enhance transportation for students, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities; shall the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Split A:continue the existing ¼ cent sales tax without increasing the rate until ended by voters, providing approximately $23 million annually Split B:replace the existing measure with a ½ cent sales tax until ended by voters, providing approximately $45 million annually, with annual audits and citizen oversight?

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POLL DETAILS

• Polling results led ad hoc to recommend

– ¼-cent – Until removed by voters

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Proposed Measure Project Cost Totals by Sponsor

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Revised 2/10/2020

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Connecting Communities Bicycle and Pedestrian Fix Roads Transit

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Proposed Measure Total Project Needs ($M)

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$397.0 $1,086.5 $1,500.0 $583.1 $375.0 Bicycle and Pedestrian (10%) Connecting Communities (28%) Fix Roads (38%) Transit-Bus (15%) Transit-SMART (10%)

Revised 2/10/2020

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STRAWMAN PROPOSAL

• The needs are great across all modes.
• Doubling the amount of local funding available for local roads, bus transit

and bicycle and pedestrian projects is a priority and will improve ride quality and help drive GHG emissions reductions in the transportation sector by:

– Improving the backbone of the transportation system across all modes of road maintenance, active transportation and bus service, while greening the fleet and reducing costs to the most vulnerable populations – Connecting communities through infrastructure projects, both big and small, that help people move safely and reliably wherever they need to go

• Without a local tax we are greatly disadvantaged.

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STRAWMAN PROPOSAL

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Improve transportation: preserving and enhancing our quality of life through convenient, reliable and accessible transportation 75% Fix roads (1) 40% Add bus service (2) 18% Affordable access for seniors, youth, veterans and people living with disabilities 2% Provide clean transportation with zero emission buses and car charging 2% Enhance transportation options and last mile connections 2% Build new bikeways (3) 11%

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STRAWMAN PROPOSAL

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Connect Communities: transportation projects and programs that will help people seamlessly get where they need to go safely and on time 25% Complete corridor improvements (4) for all modes with projects like: 23%

• Infrastructure improvements
• Complete streets
• Support housing in downtown areas
• Access to transit
• Increase safety
• Improve evacuation routes

Use technology to move traffic 2%

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Local Funding for Transportation – Measure M & Measure Q

1/2-Cent Local Taxes for Transportation in Sonoma County - Program Split Program Current Measures Proposed in 2018 Proposed for 2020 SMART 53% 50% 50% Bus Transit 5% 5% 12% Bike/Ped 2% 3% 6% Hwy 101 20% 2% 0% Fix Local Streets 10% 36% 20% Local Projects 10% 4% 13% Total 100% 100% 100%

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Comments received to date

• CAC – support ¼-cent but want 30-year term
• CBPAC – Add “Pathways” to bikeway line item
• City Managers – the greatest need fixing roads
• Correspondence from:

– Transit operators – Change.org petition – North Bay Leadership Council – Sierra Club – Sonoma County Transportation & Land Use Coalition – Engineering Contractors Association

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WHAT’S NEXT

• Board discussion and guidance today
• Expenditure Plan Development February through

April – with advisory committees, the ad hoc and the full Board

• Focus groups or polling in March or April plus

educational messaging

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QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

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