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Santa Cruz County Transit and Transportation Agency Meetings - Audio Tracks episodes
- 12/20/24 SC Metro - P4 - Second Item Pulled from Consent Agenda - Meeting Locations
This was the second Consent Agenda item that was pulled and put into the regular Agenda.
The agenda, handouts and highlights are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8MkQ39RDxo&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqX
23 min - 12/20/24 SC Metro - P3 - Item Pulled from the Consent Agenda - Key Performance Indicator Report
The Key Performance Indicator report was initially put into the Consent Agenda. Had it stayed there it could have been passed without discussion. Instead it was pulled and put on the main Agenda.
The agenda, handouts and highlights are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8MkQ39RDxo&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqX
17 min - 12/20/24 SC Metro - P2 - Labor Communications
LABOR ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATIONS
Nate Abrego - SMART Local 23 rep
The agenda, handouts and highlights are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8MkQ39RDxo&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqX
4 min - 12/20/24 SC Metro - P1+ - More Oral Communications
There was a glitch in the meeting schedule and the public comments were forgotten initially. They were rescued in an unusual place in the order of events.
The agenda, handouts and highlights are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8MkQ39RDxo&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqX
8 min - 12/20/24 SC Metro - P1 - Director's Reports and Oral Communications
There were no Director's reports.
There were several speakers in the Oral Communications segment that were worth publishing. The comments came from some very informed transit users and employees, all commenting on some of the main topics covered in the agenda.
Also, Eduardo Montesino discussed his significant effort to find and hire bus operators and the support Metro staff gave him in that work.
The agenda, handouts and highlights are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8MkQ39RDxo&list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqX
25 min - 12/5/24 SCCRTC - P7 - ZEPRT Milestone 3 Q&A
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
34 min - 12/5/24 SCCRTC - P5 - SC Branch Rail Line storm damage reimbursement Q&A
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
23 min - 12/5/25 SCCRTC - P6 - ZEPRT Milestone 3 Update
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
24 min - 12/5/24 SCCRTC - P4 - Update on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line storm damage repairs and reimbursement
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 on the branch line. The main disagreement/misunderstanding is the definition of "active" railway.
They seemed to think hiring a consultant familiar with the complexities of dealing with the agency to help them was a good idea. Time was running short on filing an appeal.
The repairs were made using RSTP funds, which are designated for maintenance and construction of various small transportation projects. If FEMA doesn't approve the reimbursement, or approves a partial reimbursement, the repairs will be paid for with Measure D funds or the RSTP funds.
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
14 min - 12/5/24 SCCRTC - P3 - Caltrans Report
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
6 min
About Santa Cruz County Transit and Transportation Agency Meetings - Audio Tracks
From the publisher's feed
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 that you can listen whenever and wherever you can.
The podcasts are made from community tv.org 's video feed of the meetings. Thanks go to them for providing those. You can see the full videos on their website.
I've started adding some episodes that cover the supporting documents for the meetings. Those can be very useful. I am using text to audio conversions to convert them to an audio format.
I'm not editing the content of the podcasts. It is extracted directly from the video of the meetings. I am editing out the agency's administrative business, and I am not including public comments. Both of those are available in the original video.
There are some presentations that depend on a Power point presentation or slides. I make videos of those and post them on YouTube.
Community Television of Santa Cruz County (CTV) videos of local agency meetings are here:
https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/
Their YouTube channel is here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOE8OGb8ohlInlNQMDD3KlX-UxSfAVCAy
SC Metro Board agendas are here:
https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive
SCCRTC meeting agendas are here:
https://sccrtc.org/meetings/commission/agendas/
And are archived here:
https://sccrtc.org/meetings/commission/past-meetings/
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