File #: 22-1506    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 8/15/2022 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 8/23/2022 Final action: 8/23/2022
Title: Supervisors Novasel and Parlin recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign a letter to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) External Affairs Chief Julie Regan. The letter is in response to the April 12, 2022 presentation to the Board of Supervisors (Legistar Item 22-0561) from Julie Regan, TRPA, and Dr. Gregory Miller, Center for Responsible Travel on TRPA's Regional Transportation Program. FUNDING: N/A
Attachments: 1. A TRPA TTD Follow-up letter -Draft, 2. B 2020-RTP-Executive-Summary, 3. C Sustainable-Transportation_FINAL_05.19.22, 4. Sustainable Funding Initiative, 5. Executed TRPA TTD Follow-up letter
Related files: 22-0561, 24-0220

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Supervisors Novasel and Parlin recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign a letter to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) External Affairs Chief Julie Regan.  The letter is in response to the April 12, 2022 presentation to the Board of Supervisors (Legistar Item 22-0561) from Julie Regan, TRPA, and Dr. Gregory Miller, Center for Responsible Travel on TRPA's Regional Transportation Program.

 

FUNDING:  N/A

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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND

On April 12, 2022, the Board received a presentation from Julie Regan, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Dr. Gregory Miller, Center for Responsible Travel on TRPA's Regional Transportation Program and ongoing discussion with private and public agencies regarding Regional Transit in the Tahoe Basin.  The discussion by the Board of Supervisors during the agenda item and subsequent inquiries by members of the public prompted the follow-up letter.

 

The 2020 Tahoe Regional Transportation Plan, Lake Tahoe Sustainable Transportation Funding Initiative, and related documents are available on the TRPA website:  https://www.trpa.gov/transportation/funding/sustainable-funding-initiative/

 

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to send a follow up letter.

 

PRIOR BOARD ACTION

22-0561, #20, 4-12-22, The Board received a presentation

 

OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

N/A

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

N/A

 

CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS

Clerk of the Board obtain Chair’s signature and send copy of letter via email to Julie Regan, TRPA External Affairs Chief, at jregan@trpa.gov with a cc: to the TRPA Board at trpa@trap.gov

 

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT

Good Governance

 

CONTACT

Supervisor Novasel
Supervisor Parlin