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The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti and Vice Mayor Pico None Mayor Tarvet None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC There were no speakers. 6, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Item 6a AVDroval of Alameda County 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to place an extension of the half cent sales tax on the November 2000 ballot (SR00:117) Randall Lum presented the staff report. Christinc Monsen introduced members of the ACTA staff: Steve Castleberry, Deputy Director: and Tess Quiota, Public Relations and Government Affairs Specialist. She first noted that transportation continnes to be the number one issue throughout the Bay Area and with many of the voters. The area is blessed with a very healthy economy and continues to grow strong. This all means that there is more traffic. The State and Federal funds available over the next 20 years are not adequate to address these concerns. Agencies in the Tri-Vallcy have joined together and put together the Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee. This fee, however, even with the State and Federal funds, still will not be enough to address all of the congestion, With the V~ cent sales tax approved in 1986, to date 85% of the projects are complete, all with administrative costs less than 1%. The measure limits administrative staff costs to no more than 4%. The pronfise made to the voters has been delivered, with 43 completed construction projects including the route 13/24 freeway interchange in Oakland; the 1-880 high occupancy vehicle lanes along the Nimitz; the Dublin/Pleasm~ton BART extension (partially funded by the sales tax); the Isabel Road improvements; improvements at the Airway Interchange on 1-580; and the 1-580/I-680 interchange project, Because of those investments, 10,000 people now sham a ride in the car pool lanes along the 1-880 corridor and 5,000 people use the first BART station in the Tri- Valley area. Because of the IA cent sales tax, one-half of the potholes throughout the entire Alameda County are filled. It means that 6.6 million people are able to ride transit each year because of these funds. Becanse of the V2 cent sales tax, 8,000 seniors and people with disabilities are able to take 150,000 lrips each year. These funds also supplement para-transit services that the City of Pleasanton provides. In the Tri-Valley, Pleasanton city council 5 06/20/00 Minutes