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Alameda CTC Local Streets and Roads Program Implementation Guidelines labor charges (salaries, wages, and benefits)that are directly and solely related to the implementation of the Alameda CTC-funded Local Streets and Roads projects, consultants, and materials. These funds may be used for travel or training if they are directly related to the implementation of the Local Streets and Roads funds. K. Education and promotion: Marketing, education, information, outreach, and promotional campaigns and programs. L. Environmental documents: Preparation of environmental documents, such as those related to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or permits required by state or federal permitting agencies. M. Equipment and new vehicles: Purchase or lease of vehicles and equipment for service improvements, such as information dissemination, fare collection, etc. N. Grants: Funding for plans,programs, or projects based on a competitive call for projects; evaluated based on adopted evaluation criteria; and allocated based on a reimbursement basis. O. Indirect cost: Also known as `overhead," any cost of doing business other than direct costs. These costs include utilities, rent, administrative staff, officers' salaries, accounting department costs, and personnel department costs, which are requisite for general operation of the organization but are not directly allocable to a particular service or product. P. Maintenance: Repairs, renovation, or upgrade of existing facility or infrastructure. Q. Measure B: Alameda County's half-cent transportation sales tax, originally approved in 1986, and reauthorized by voters in November 2000. Collection of the sales tax began on April 1, 2002. Administered by the Alameda CTC, Measure B hinds four types of programs in 20 local jurisdictions: bicycle and pedestrian, local streets and roads, mass transit, and paratransit. R. Operations: Provision of services that operate transportation facilities and programs. Operations costs do not include the costs to operate community outreach or other programs not directly related to a specific transportation service, program, or product. S. Pass-through funds: Funds allocated based on a funding formula(such as population, registered vehicles, roadmiles, or a combination thereof)defined in a voter-approved measure and provided to eligible jurisdictions on a regularly scheduled basis (such as a regular monthly payment). T. Pedestrian crossing improvements: At-grade pedestrian crossing improvements such as crosswalks, roadway/geometric changes, or reconfiguration specifically benefiting pedestrians. U. Planning: Identification of project and program current conditions and needs and development of strategies and plans to address the identified needs. V. Planning area: Four geographical sub-areas of the county(Planning Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4). The sub-areas of the county are defined by the Alameda CTC as follows: