Santa Cruz County Transit and Transportation Agency Meetings - Audio Tracks

Commissioner's Q&A on Part 6 The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

Commisioner's Q&A on Part 4 The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

Update on the Public Hearing for the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Milestone 3 (Riley Gerbrandt, Associate Transportation Engineer) The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

Update on Repairs to the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Damaged by Previous Severe Winter Storms in Santa Cruz County and Reimbursement of those expenses. (Riley Gerbrandt, Associate Transportation Engineer & Tracy New, Director of Finance & Budget) This part of the meeting primarily addressed the difficulties the RTC is facing getting a reimbursement from FEMA for the repairs they executed o...

Caltrans Report Santa Cruz County project updates The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

Appreciation for Outgoing Commissioners (Sarah Christensen, Executive Director) The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

Director’s Report – oral report (Sarah Christensen, Executive Director) The agenda, handouts and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The original video is here: https://youtu.be/ALSdrWLNCLM?feature=shared

The proposed FY 2024-25 budget for the RTC includes continuation of on- going RTC projects and programs, continued oversight of the Highway 1 projects, and the administration and implementation of Measure D. The Budget and Administration/Personnel (B&A/P) Committee and staff recommend that the RTC approve the proposed FY 2024-25 RTC budget and work program and proposed Measure D budget. The RT...

RTC Staffer Tommy Travers updates the commissioners on Measure D: Five-Year Programs of Projects for Regional Projects and Lift Line, and Senate Bill 1 Cycle 4 Project Update. The title sounds complicated but the main topic was a change in an upcoming project. "Although Highway 1 and Rail Trail components have been a single project through environmental and design, Caltrans has requested RTC lead...

CalTrans Dist 5 Director Eades reports on the latest. The RTC's Agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ Community TV of Santa Cruz supplied the original video. Thanks to them. https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/

Director Christensen's latest report to the commission. The RTC's Agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ Community TV of Santa Cruz supplied the original video. Thanks to them. https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/

Chair Brown organizes the committee to chose her successor. The RTC's Agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ Community TV of Santa Cruz supplied the original video. Thanks to them. https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/

Commissioner Reports – oral reports The RTC's Agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ Community TV of Santa Cruz supplied the original video. Thanks to them. https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/

Questions on the presentation from the public. I don't usually include public comments in the agency meeting podcasts. But there were some good questions and the answers from the presenters were informative. There is more information about the ZEPRT project here: https://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/zeprt/

The second session was held on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, and focused on the project’s ridership approach. The meeting featured a presentation by the project’s consultant team explaining the project ridership modeling and analysis which will inform key project elements in the coming months. More details on the ZEPRT project are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/zeprt/ Watch the informational...

Questions on the presentation from the public. I don't usually include public comments in the agency meeting podcasts. But there were some good questions and the answers from the presenters were informative. Some were off topic, but that is to be expected.

The first session was held on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, and focused on project funding and service type. The meeting included a presentation by Caltrans on the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program, which helps facilitate the development of new or improved intercity passenger rail service in the United States. Watch the informational sessio...

A presentation of the Hwy 9 Complete Streets Project. It is in a very early planning stage. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared

Even more Commissioner questions and comments on Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared

More Commissioner questions and comments on Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared

Rob Tidmore is the lead on the County's project - segments 10 and 11. He spoke in the public comments segment of the meeting. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared

Commissioner questions and comments on Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared

From the RTC's highlights: "The Commission received an update regarding strategies to reduce Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 & 9 and 10 & 11 Projects construction costs and approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway (Roaring Camp Railroads) for relocation of railroad tracks along the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, as needed, to reduce co...

There was a question from the public that Director Christensen and the CalTrans rep decided to answer. They are not compelled to reply. The question and answer were not especially significant. But, in her reply, E.D. Christensen mentioned that the RTC's attempt to amend a CalTrans project to add auxiliary lanes on the southern stretch of HWY did not make it. The full agenda, minutes and highlights...

A very brief CalTrans report. The full agenda, minutes and highlights of the meeting are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video of the meeting is up on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/1Oc_0AxLLIg?feature=shared