MEETING RECORD
Regular Meeting
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
Eureka City Hall, Council Chambers
531 K Street, Eureka
Present:
Mayor Jeff Farley, Chair City of Ferndale
Supervisor Clif Clendenen, Vice Chair County of Humboldt
Mayor Doug Strehl City of Fortuna
Mayor Kathy Bhardwaj City of Trinidad
Mayor Susan Ornelas City of City of Arcata
Councilmember Michele McCall-Wallace City of Blue Lake
Councilmember Leonard (Alternate) City of Rio Dell
Councilmember Melinda Ciarabellini (Alternate) City of Eureka
Policy Advisory Committee Members:
Councilmember Julie Fulkerson Humboldt Transit Authority
Charlie Fielder Caltrans
Staff:
Marcella Clem Executive Director
Debbie Egger Administrative Services Officer
Debra Dees Associate Planner
1. Call to Order
Chair Farley called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
2. Public Participation
No public participation occurred.
3. Adjournment of the HCAOG Board; Convening of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
4. Consent Calendar (PAC)
Motion was made (Clendenen/Leonard) to approve the consent calendar.
Motion passed unanimously.
b) Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) Call Box Maintenance Agreement Renewal
Approval of SAFE Call-Box Maintenance Agreement (Oct 2011 thru Oct 2012).
OVER
5. Items Removed from Consent Calendar
a) Meeting Record (October 29, 2011)
Motion was made (Ornelas/McCall-Wallace) to approve the meeting record of October 29, 2011.
Motion passed based on the following vote:
Ayes: Farley, Clendenen, Strehl, Bhardwaj, Ornelas, McCall-Wallace, Leonard, Fulkerson, Fielder
Abstain: Ciarabellini
Motion was made (Ornelas/Leonard) to approve the meeting record of November 3, 2011.
Motion passed based on the following vote:
Ayes: Farley, Clendenen, Strehl, Bhardwaj, Ornelas, Leonard, Fulkerson, Fielder
Abstain: Ciarabellini, McCall-Wallace
6. Regular Calendar (PAC)
a) 2012 Regional Transportation Improvement Plan Adoption (RTIP)
Executive Director Marcella Clem provided an overview of the staff report for the 2012 RTIP.
Public comments received:
Doby Class, City of Arcata Public Works Director
Siddiq Kilkenny
Barbara Kennedy
Trevor Harper, Mid-City Motor World
Pat Higgins
Tim Shreeve, The Farm Store
Emily Sinkhorn
Uri Driscoll
John Schaffer
Merrit Perry, HCAOG TAC member
Dave Meserve
Larry Glass
Richard Toleson
Pat Warner, Executive Director Humboldt Bay Keepers
Alex Stillman, City of Arcata Councilmember
Tim Daniels
Jennifer Kalt
David Elsebush
Penny Elsebush
Jay Bahner
Yvonne Doble
Lina Carro
Thomas Steward
Denver Dangler
Rudy Ramp
Rick Fox
Motion was made (Clendenen/Ciarabellini) to adopt and submit the (following) projects for programming into the 2012 RTIP, in the amount of $23,599,000, for submittal to the California Transportation Commission for approval.
Planning, Programming and Monitoring (PPM)
Fiscal Year 12/13 $225,000
Fiscal Year 13/14 $190,000
Fiscal Year 14/15 $190,000
Fiscal Year 15/16 $141,000
Total $746,000
Regional Improvement Program (RIP) (Listed in order of Prioritization)
Phase I, 101 Corridor Improvement Project: Construction $16,000,000
Northbound Interchange, ½ Signal at Airport Road
Eureka, Waterfront Drive Connection $ 2,761,000
New access to relieve Broadway (101) congestion
Fortuna, Ross Hill Road $ 800,000
Safety Improvements
Arcata, Old Arcata Road $ 800,000
Safety Improvements
Humboldt County, Central Avenue $ 750,000
Safety Improvements $21,111,000
Transportation Enhancement Projects (TE) (Listed in order of Prioritization)
Arcata, Samoa Gateway $ 234,000
Eureka, Waterfront Coastal Trail $ 230,000
Humboldt Co/Karuk Tribe $ 420,000
Ferndale, Pedestrian Improvement: Construction $ 250,000
Arcata, Rail with Trail $ 608,000
$ 1,742,000
Amendment to the motion: to include; that additional funding for the corridor is being aggressively pursued with regular reporting (back to the Board), as well as provide a clear means of addressing the multi-modal transportation needs in the 101 corridor.
Motion carried based on the following vote:
Ayes: Farley, Clendenen, Bhardwaj, Leonard, Fulkerson, Fielder, Ciarabellini, McCall-Wallace
Noes: Streh, Ornelas
7. Letter of Support for Jeff Farley's Application for the California Transportation Commission (CTC) Appointment
Motion was made (Ornelas/Strehl) to forward a letter of support, on behalf of Jeff Farley, for consideration of a possible appointed seat on the CTC.
Public comment received:
Dave Elsebusch
Motion carried unanimously.
8. Reconvening of the HCAOG Board (Board)
Motion was made (Leonard/Clendenen) to ratify the actions taken by the Policy Advisory Committee.
Motion carried based on the following vote:
Ayes: Farley, Clendenen, Bhardwaj, Leonard, Ciarabellini, McCall-Wallace
Noes: Strehl, Ornelas
OVER
9. Informational Items
No informational items were reported.
10. Board Member Reports
There were no Board member reports.
11. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Debbie Egger, Administrative Services Officer
Individuals requiring special accommodations, accessible seating, or documentation in alternative formats are requested to contact the HCAOG office at 444-8208 prior to the meeting.
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