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track and station improvements for the Altamont Rail, an HOV lane on 1-680 south of Sunol Road, as well as local funds for road maintenance and paratransit programs. The Tri-Valley Transportation Council development fee is in its final stages of adoption and is estimated to add $70 million to the Tri-Valley high priority Transportation projects. While this level of funding is short of what is needed to fund the Tri-Valley Transportation projects, the hope is this money can be used to augment funds from Measure B and other state and federal funds in the future to help fund the high priority projects. He said at this point all five cities in the Tri-Valley area have approved the joint exercise of powers agreement, which commits the jurisdictions to implementing the fee. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties are expected to approve the joint powers agreement shortly. The final step would involve each agency formally adopting the fee itself with implementation expected to commence September 1, 1998. Finally, on a national level, transportation officials have been waiting the reauthorization of ISTEA. This Act expired in 1997 and has provided over $155 billion in transportation enhancements nationwide and about $500 million to the San Francisco Bay Area region itself. The House of Representatives and Senate recently passed their respective versions of reauthorization and negotiations are underway for a final bill. Both versions preserve ISTEA's basic program structure and it is anticipated that final legislation will provide for increased funding. Mayor Tarver asked what was the existing allocation of Measure B? Mr. Lum said originally it was around $60 million on the capital level. The current Measure B program has increased considerably because of the cost of the 1-680/I-580 fly over project. He said the new measure is approximately $140 million in capitalprojects for the Tri- Valley area. Mayor Tarver asked how much of the 1997 ISTEA, $500 million was allocated to the Tri-Valley area? Ms. Michelotti said approximately $55 million. Bill van Gelder said the new regional transportation plan that CMA is looking at is approximately $55 million. Mayor Tarver wanted to know what the percentages and dollar amounts are for this area in both Measure B and ISTEA and include maintenance and/or transit money, not just capital projects. Ms. Michelotti said Measure B covered Highway 84, the interchange, Sunol grade, and other main transportation items. Measure B and TVTC would be leveraged together to benefit the area to complete the projects. George Homalka, West Las Positas Interchange Advisory Committee, introduced other members of the committee. He said at tonight's meeting he would update the public and Council Pleasanton City Council 2 05/21/98