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Consider the appointment of two representatives to serve for 4 year terms on the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee; And/or direct the Clerk of the Board to conduct a selection process for candidates for the Board's consideration in June
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors appoint two representatives to serve for 4 year terms on the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee and/or direct the Clerk of the Board to conduct a selection process for candidates for the Board to consider for appointment at a meeting in June.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Solano County received the attached letter from the Bay Area Toll Authority requesting that the Board of Supervisors appoint two representatives to serve for 4 year terms on the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee.
As stated in the letter, Senate Bill 595 (SB 595) required the nine Bay Area counties to conduct a special election, known as Regional Measure 3 (RM3), on a proposed increase to toll rates on state-owned bridges in the region. This election took place on June 5, 2018, with voters approving a $3 toll increase, phased in one dollar at a time over the course of six years. SB 595 also required that the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) establish an independent oversight committee within six months of the effective date of the toll increase. BATA will establish the RM3 independent oversight committee by July 1, 2019. This committee will be subject to the Brown Act.
SB 595 specifies the following regarding the functions and membership of the independent oversight committee (Streets and Highways Code Section 30923 (h)):
* BATA shall establish an independent oversight committee to ensure that any toll revenues generated pursuant to the RM3 toll increase are expended consistent with the applicable requirements of the RM3 expenditu...
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