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- 10/23/24 - SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #1 - Q&A
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.
37 min - 10/23/24 - SCCRTC ZEPRT Informational Presentation #1
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 session video here:
https://youtu.be/HgpESpdaB6c?feature=shared
21 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P10 - Highway 9 Boulder Creek Complete Streets Project
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
7 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P9 - Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies (even) More Questions and Comments
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
7 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P8 - Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies More Questions and Comments
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
2 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P7 - Public Comment from Rob Tidmore from SCC
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
2 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P6 - Rail Trail Cost Reduction Strategies Questions and Comments
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
16 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P5 - Rail Trail Projects Construction Cost Reduction Strategies
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 construction costs for the two projects."
Grace Blakeslee (RTC staff) made the presentation. It was advisory only.
The MOU with Big Trees to have them relocate the tracks was described in some detail. There were additional details that came out in the questions and comments following the presentation.
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
20 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P4 - CalTrans Question and Comment (from public)
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 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
3 min - 10/03/24 SCCRTC - P3 - CalTrans report
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
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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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