Keith Bontrager

Santa Cruz County Transit and Transportation Agency Meetings - Audio Tracks

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Attending these meetings in person is very time consuming. They are long and there is often quite a bit of administrative business done. Not many people have the time to do it. And, even if you do, it is not a very efficient use of time. But the meetings are important. They are the best way to keep track of what the agencies are up to. These podcasts make access to that content very simple and efficient. I edit the podcasts to break the meetings into short, topical episodes. You can listen to the episodes that cover topics that matter to you. The cool thing about doing that with a podcast is t...

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04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P11 - Public comments 05.04.2025 49:52

Public comments. The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P10 - Q&A 05.04.2025 26:00

Q&A The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P9 - Intro to Q&A 05.04.2025 2:53

Intro to Q&A The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P8 - ZEPRT update 05.04.2025 3:54

Grace Blakeslee - RTC planner - ZEPRT update The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P7 - Mobile Home encroachments 05.04.2025 6:45

Grace Blakeslee - RTC planner - mobile home encroachments The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P6 - Coastal Trail presentation (overall) 05.04.2025 6:58

Grace Blakeslee - RTC planner The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P5 - Measure L 05.04.2025 2:05

Presentation on Measure L - Samantha Sutler - City Attorney The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P4 - more alignment details 05.04.2025 11:47

Rob Tidmore - SC County The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P3 - more alignment details 05.04.2025 4:25

Jessica Kahn - Capitola Public works - more alignment details The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P2 - Presentation of Capitola Trail alignment options 05.04.2025 9:48

Basic presentation of the Capitola Trail alignment options. - Rob Tidmore - SC County The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

04/02/25 Capitola City Council Special Meeting - P1 - Intro 05.04.2025 4:18

Meeting intro. The CTV video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DKcRckBh44&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvRRpwp8ftSLiE5W5k-jaqYe Meeting agenda and handouts are here: https://www.cityofcapitola.org/meetings

03/20/25 SCCRTC P8 - ZEPRT Q&A and Discussion 01.04.2025 31:25

Commissioners follow up on the presentation in Part 7, The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video is here: https://youtu.be/QpGeNbfv5cY?si=fMS_6lgcxJsWXe76 Or he...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P7 - ZEPRT Project Update 01.04.2025 32:12

The Commission received an update on the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project’s concept development, including an overview of Milestone 3 engagement activities completed as well as information on current work in progress, infrastructure evaluation, and potential funding opportunities. The first in the series of Milestone 4 Informational Sessions took place on March 12 and included a pres...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P6 -Financially Constrained Project List for 2050 Transportation Plans 01.04.2025 10:09

The Commission approved the draft project list of financially constrained projects for the 2050 Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The Draft 2050 RTP is due to be released in late 2025. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www....

03/20/25 SCCRTC P5 -Caltrans Report 01.04.2025 1:45

A very brief Caltrans Report focused on traffic speed surveys on Hwy 9. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video is here: https://youtu.be/QpGeNbfv5cY?si=fMS_6...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P4 -ZEPRT N-S Working Groups 01.04.2025 3:11

Commissioner Montesino requested the formation of two working groups to study some of the complex aspects of the ZEPRT project. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P3 - Director's Report 01.04.2025 6:36

Executive Director Christensen's announcements. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video is here: https://youtu.be/QpGeNbfv5cY?si=fMS_6lgcxJsWXe76 Or here: htt...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P2 - Commissioner's Reports 01.04.2025 4:09

The Commissioner's reports were very brief this time. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video is here: https://youtu.be/QpGeNbfv5cY?si=fMS_6lgcxJsWXe76 Or her...

03/20/25 SCCRTC P1 - Staff comments on upcoming labor negotiations 01.04.2025 13:01

The RTC's non-management staff is negotiating a new contract with the RTC. Some staff members commented on this. The meeting agenda and highlights are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-20-RTC-agenda-packet.pdf Handouts, minutes and highlights from the RTC are here: https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/ The Community TV video is he...

03/12/25 SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #4 - P3 - Q&A and Outro 15.03.2025 42:53

Part 3 is a public Q&A and outro. The questions were curated by the presenters. The project website is here: https://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/zeprt/ There is a version of the video there. The RTC's Youtube channel with the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJdqxnU0jA

03/12/25 SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #4 - P2a - Cost estimate and next steps 15.03.2025 4:51

Part 2a includes only the cost estimate and next steps. The project website is here: https://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/zeprt/ There is a version of the video there. The RTC's Youtube channel with the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJdqxnU0jA

03/12/25 SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #4 - P2 - Bridge Types, Estimated Costs and Next Steps 15.03.2025 26:28

Part 2 is an intro to rail bridges and bridge engineering. There was no discussion of the details of the bridges in this project, and it only covered the range of bridge types that might be used. The cost estimate and next steps are included at the end of this section. There is an episode devoted just to the latter two if you aren't interested in bridge engineering. The project website is here: ht...

03/12/25 SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #4 - P1 - Intro and project background 15.03.2025 11:40

Part 1 is a basic intro and the ZEPRT project background. The project website is here: https://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/zeprt/ There is a version of the video there. The RTC's Youtube channel with the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJdqxnU0jA

02/28/25 SC Metro - Part 5 - CEO's report 11.03.2025 25:30

CEO's report The agenda is here: https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive The original video is here: https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/ Thanks to Community TV for making the videos available.

02/28/25 SC Metro - Part 4 - UPDATE FROM CAL-ITP ON RECOMMENDED FARE POLICY 11.03.2025 38:55

The discussion covered replacement of the antiquated fare boxes with a modern fare collection system. The California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP) is working with METRO to simplify METRO’s fare structure and help procure a modern integrated ticketing system. • METRO’s fare structure and farebox pass products have remained essentially the same since 2011, when the $2.00 local fare was establi...