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IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES The Independent Watchdog Committee will 11. Commitments from Fund Recipients:All prepare an annual report on spending and recipients of funds allocated in this progress in implementing the Plan that will be expenditure plan will be required to sign a published and distributed throughout Master Funding Agreement,which details Alameda County.On a periodic basis,the their roles and responsibilities in spending Independent Watchdog Committee will review sales tax hinds and includes local hiring the performance and benefit of projects and requirements.Funding agreements will programs based on performance criteria include performance and accountability established by Alameda CTC as appropriate. measures.All funds will be allocated through open and transparent public processes.In 7. Performance and Cost-Effectiveness:To addition,fund recipients will be required to maximize transportation investments in the have an annual audit conducted by an Plan,Alameda CTC will evaluate performance independent CPA to ensure that funds are and cost-effectiveness of programs and managed and spent according to the projects,as they are being implemented. requirements of this Plan. S. Strict Project Deadlines:To ensure that the 12. Capital Improvement Program Updates: projects promised in this plan can be Project descriptions will be detailed and fully completed in a timely manner,each project will defined for inclusion in the Alameda CTC be given a period of seven years from the first Capital Improvement Program which will be year of revenue collection(up to December 31, updated every two years and will provide for 2022)to receive environmental clearance geographic equity in overall funding approvals and to have a full funding plan for allocations.All allocations will be made each project.Project sponsors may appeal to through a public process. the Alameda CTC Commissioners for one-year time extensions. 13. Geographic Equity:Funding formulas for all programs will be revisited within the first five 9. Timely Use of Funds:Jurisdictions receiving years of the Plan implementation to ensure funds for transit operations,ongoing street overall geographic equity based on population maintenance,services for seniors and people and/or other equity factors. Funding for capital with disabilities,and bicycle and pedestrian projects will be evaluated through the biennial safety projects and programs must expend the capital improvement planning process which funds expeditiously and report annually on the will include an evaluation of geographic equity expenditure,their benefits and future planned by planning area. expenditures.These reports will be made available to the public at the beginning of each RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDS calendar year. 14. No Expenditures Outside of Alameda 10. Annual Budget and Strategic Plan:Each year, County:Under no circumstances may the Alameda CTC will adopt an annual budget proceeds of this transportation sales tax be that projects expected sales tax receipts,other applied to any purpose other than for anticipated revenues and planned transportation improvements benefitting expenditures for administration,programs and Alameda County.Under no circumstances may projects.Alameda CTC will also prepare a these funds be appropriated by the State of strategic plan which will identify the priority California or any other governmental agency, for projects and dates for project as defined in the implementation guidelines. implementation based on project readiness, ability to generate leveraged funds and other 15. Environmental and Equity Reviews:All relevant criteria.Both the budget and the projects funded by sales tax proceeds are strategic plan will be adopted at a public subject to laws and regulations of federal,state meeting of the Alameda CTC Commissioners. and local government,including but not limited to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA),and 38 I 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan