Board Actions

In June 2008, MCAG Directors made the following decisions -

Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority Board  

There were no Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority Board items this month.

Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County Board

There were no Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County items this month.

MCAG

The Governing Board approved the Consent Agenda items as follows:

1. Authorize Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Call Box Agreement by and among Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc., Case Systems, Inc., and Merced County Sage
2. MCAG Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Plan for FY 2008/09
3. Regional Housing Needs Allocation – Methodology and Allocation
4. Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program
5. Federal Transportation Act - Principals
6. Legislative Update/Support Letter for AB 3021

The Governing Board appointed Adam Cox, Student Representative, and reappointed Richard Jantz as the Economic Development representative to the Citizens Advisory Committee.

The Governing Board accepted the 2002-2005 Transit System Performance Audit as presented.  Marjie Kirn stated that the audit identified that “The Bus” had not met the fare box ratio requirements for the Dial-A-Ride service in the urban area for all three years under audit.  Under the Transportation Development Act, MCAG has the responsibility to review compliance and implement penalties if the ratios are not met.  Staff requested leeway by the Board to determine what penalties should be imposed on the Transit Department and come back to the Board with staff’s recommendations.

Due to the nature and importance of the Atwater-Merced Expressway document and the overall delivery of the project, a legal review of the environmental document, by a firm with substantial knowledge and experience with California Environmental Quality Act issues involving major transportation projects is merited.  The Governing Board authorized the Executive Director to execute an agreement for legal services with the Law Office of Thomas H. Terpstra for the Atwater-Merced Expressway Project.

Director Joe Oliveira was elected to be the MCAG Governing Board chair for the 08/09 fiscal year with Director John Pedrozo to serve as vice chair.

This page was last updated on November 12, 2008