04/04/24 - SCCRTC - Part 2 - Executive Director Report

ED Weiss read a scripted announcement covering ongoing projects.

Of note, at about 5:00 minutes in he addressed concerns about the possibility of losing the large grant for the upcoming Coastal Trail segments (see 3/26 SC County Supervisor's meeting).

Commisioner Johnson:

"Yeah, I just want, and regard to the item that's pulled today, there's a lot of concern about the grant being lost. Can you say, I do not get the feedback that it's going to be lost. Can you say yes or no? Was this delay going to jeopardize the grant?

ED Weiss:

"So the issue is getting the allocation from the California Transportation Commission, and I have some familiarity with that. I guess I would note that at the June meeting at the last year at the California Transportation Commission, they approved 18 time extensions for active transportation program projects. And that is just one program, many other time extensions on their agenda.

It's not something the commission wants to see, but I do not envision a short time extension jeopardizing this project. And certainly it's the commission's discretion, but I think everybody wants this project to succeed and a little more time to have a little more discussion is not gonna kill the project."

Agenda:

https://sccrtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-04-RTC-agenda-revised.pdf