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Mr. Lum said that is correct. Mayor Tarver asked staff to explain the 20 % set aside and how it works. Mr. Lum said Contra Costa's legal counsel advised the County that it could not use the collected fee revenues for transit projects based on the way the fee was being collected. Therefore, this excluded the west Dublin BART station and the bus project. Contra Costa also has a southern Contra Costa Joint Powers Agreement that also imposes a regional transportation fee, which requires the County to dedicate a portion of the fee being collected toward the Alcosta interchange and auxiliary lane. Contra Costa maintains that of the money being collected by the Tri-Valley Transportation Council on its behalf, 20% has to be used for a project under the other JPA. Therefore the other agencies are asking for the same consideration. The JPA reflects that each agency may use the 20 % set aside for a particular designation on any one of the eleven projects. Ms. Michelotti said Contra Costa not participating in the west BART station was a legal issue, but the jurisdictions north of 1-580 will receive benefits from the BART station. The money collected from Contra Costa is still going to TVTC, but will be directed to another project rather than to the BART station. Mayor Tarver understood that all the other agencies wanted 20% set aside if Contra Costa was getting 20%. Ms. Michelotti said the other jurisdictions felt everyone should have a choice to designate what project it wanted its 20% set aside for. Mayor Tarver asked, if an agency does not take action within 30 days of the draft expenditure program, the agency is in the program and there is no way to get out until all of the projects are completed. It requires unanimity of all the agencies to develop the expenditure plan or to modify the plan. The JPA also requires unanimity of all the agencies to determine how the reimbursements will be made. Mr. Lum said that is correct. Mayor Tarver said the JPA talks about the following criteria: project readiness, safety, and leveraging state and federal funds. Are these the only criteria to be used and does one have priority over the other? Mr. Lum said the criteria established by Tri-Valley Transportation Council was for consideration of priority. The criteria were not ranked or weighted against each other. Mayor Tarver said if Pleasanton wanted to rank safety as its number one priority, could it do so in its determination. Pleasanton City Council 4 06/23/98 Minutes