BATA Agenda Item 6b
Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee June 12, 2019
Agenda Item 5c
BATA Resolution No. 131 – Establishment of the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee Subject:
Establishment of the Regional Measure 3 Independent Oversight Committee
Background:
This resolution establishes the Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Independent Oversight Committee. On the June 5, 2018 ballot, RM3 was approved by voters, and on January 1, 2019, BATA implemented the first dollar of the associated toll increase. The law (Streets and Highways Code Section 30923(h)) requires establishment of an Independent Oversight Committee within six months of the effective date of the toll increase. Therefore, BATA must establish the RM3 Independent Oversight Committee by July 1, 2019. The Independent Oversight Committee will be tasked with ensuring that the revenues raised through Regional Measure 3 are spent consistently with the requirements set forth in Section 30914.7 of the Streets and Highways Code. The committee will annually review the expenditure of RM3 funds for the programs and projects specified in the RM3 Expenditure Plan and will prepare and submit a report to the transportation committee of each house of the Legislature summarizing its findings. The law also requires the Independent Oversight Committee to be composed of two representatives from each county within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, to be appointed by the applicable county Board of Supervisors to serve a four-year term, limited to two terms. In addition, an amendment to the law (Assembly Bill 1041 as codified in Streets and Highways Code Section 30923(h)(3)) specifies eligibility restrictions for the committee: members of the committee cannot be current or former members or staff of MTC or BATA, current employees of an organization or person that has ever received funds from MTC or BATA, or previous employees or contractors of an organization or person that has ever received funds from MTC or BATA within one year of having worked for or contracted with that organization. On May 3, 2019, staff sent letters to the Boards of Supervisors of each county requesting the names of two individuals appointed to the Independent Oversight Committee within sixty (60) days (example attached). Staff intends to return to BATA as soon as possible with information regarding the counties’ nominees. Attachment A to BATA Resolution No. 131 will serve as the committee’s roster; any appointees