2008-08-05CharlottesvilleAlbemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization
of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
POB 1505, 401 E. Water Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.tjpdc.org
(434) 9797310 phone ● (434) 9791597 fax ● info@tjpdc.org email
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DRAFT Agenda
Joint C ity/C ounty Work Session on Regional Transit A uthority
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 10:00 am1:00 pm
City Space, Charlottesville Community Design Center
100 Fifth St. NE, 2nd Floor, Charlottesville, Virginia.
I. Welcome, Work Session Goals, and Expected Outcomes
(15 minutes total)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of Special Legislative Session and R TA Study Activity Sinc e the February 2008 Work
Session
3. Work Ses sion Goal: To reach consensus on the immediate next steps that City, County and TJPDC
staff should take to prepare for upcoming 2009
Session of the General Assembly.
4. Expected Outcomes: D uring this work ses sion, decision makers are expected to reach consensus on
how to proceed with finaliz ing a desired governance
structure and preferred tax and revenue option, so that draft legislation can be developed. D ecision
makers w ill also be asked to review and c omment on
the draft implementation plan for a RTA.
II. Discuss Draft Final RTA Study Reports, and Structure, Governance, and
Revenue Options (1hr 45 mins total)
Comments and questions by decision makers are expected and encouraged at any time during this
s egment.
11:3011:45 Break, pick up lunch, continue
1. Summer 2008 Special Legislative Ses sion Overview: Our legislative liais on to provide an overview.
2. Highlights of Remaining R TA Study Reports: The consultant w ill review the recommendations from
several of the key remaining RTA Study reports that will
assist dec ision makers in the development of the RTA. Examples inc lude a Staffing Plan, Service
Standards, and Service and Cost Allocation Plans.
3. Review of Implementation Plan and Schedule: The consultant will review the plan and s chedule if
legislation is approved during the 2009 General Assembly
session.
4. Structure and Governance: At the February 2008 joint w ork session, decision makers unanimously
decided to complete the study and pursue a R egional
Transit Authority, in lieu of other forms of governance, as its final recommendation. D ecision makers
must now employ an effective working group to decide
w hat the exact structure and governance for the RTA will be, in order to specify that s tructure in the
enabling legislation.
5. Revenue / Taxing Options: At the February 2008 joint w ork session, decision makers unanimously
agreed that in order to provide transit services at the
level ex pec ted of a RTA, the enabling legis lation must contain a taxing and revenue authority.
D ecision makers must now employ an effec tive working
group to dec ide what tax and fee revenue opportunities this region should pursue, in order to specify
them in the enabling legislation.
III. Public Comment Period: each person will be allowed to speak for 1 minute
(appr oximately 20 minutes total)
IV. Identify Next Steps:
( ½ hour total)
1. Overview of Outstanding Is sues and Decisions: Even if authority to establish a Regional Transit
Authority is granted in 2009, many details must still be
resolved for the Authority to function and s ustain servic es. A brief overview w ill be prov ided.
2. Between now and the RTA: A brief disc ussion of how the City and the County should continue to
develop funding and operations strategies to build and
strengthen a robust regional transit service.
V. Work session wrap up
(5 minutes)