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Approve amendments to the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee’s (CAC) bylaws to allow a member of the CAC to continue to serve after the expiration of the member’s term for up to six months if a replacement has not been appointed.end
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This action has no fiscal impact.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☒ 1. Customer ☒ 2. Community
☐ 3. Workforce ☐ 4. Organizational Effectiveness
Strategic Objectives:
☐ 1.1 Safe & Reliable Service ☒1.2 High Quality Customer Experience ☐ 1.3 Accessible System
☐ 2.1 Support Sustainable Regional Growth ☐ 2.2 Become a Carbon Neutral Agency
☒ 2.3 Responsive to Community and Customer Needs ☐ 2.4 Regional Leader in Transit Planning
☐ 3.1 Diversity of Staff ☐ 3.2 Employer of Choice ☐ 3.3 Expand Highly Skilled Workforce
☐ 4.1 Fiscally Responsible and Transparent ☐ 4.2 Culture of Safety ☐ 4.3 State of Good Repair
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: The Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) supports CapMetro, the Austin Transit Partnership, and City of Austin in implementing the Project Connect program, and ensuring the program meets the needs of customers and the community.
BUSINESS CASE: For the last several months, partnership staff and the CAC have been focused on supporting the ongoing work of the program, including, in particular, Austin Light Rail, CapMetro Rapid, and anti-displacement initiatives. On June 30, 2023, the terms of the existing CAC members expire and it will take a few months to recruit and replace or reappoint members with the existing process. The Project Connect partnership staff therefore recommend amending the CAC Bylaws to add a provision that allows members to remain in place until new members are appointed for a period not to exceed six months.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item will be presented to the full board on June 6, 2023 during a joint meeting of the Austin City Council, CapMetro Board and Austin Transit Partnership Board.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) was jointly established by the Austin City Council (Resolution No. 20201218-004) and CapMetro Board of Directors (Resolution No. AI-2020-1402) in December 2020 to assist the ATP Board, City Council, and CapMetro Board in “engaging the community and advising on anti-displacement and equity matters related to Project Connect as well as to assist the community and the City Council in the creation and evaluation of neighborhood-level anti-displacement strategies and priorities, and the identification of key performance indicators related to equity and displacement and triggers thereof.” The resolution creating the CAC is also reflected in the Joint Powers Agreement adopted by the three Project Connect partners, and in the CAC Bylaws, also adopted by all three parties.
The CAC is composed of at least 11 members; eight or more of the members are jointly appointed by the City Council and CapMetro Board following the application requirements as stated in the governing documents, and the other five are appointed from five existing CapMetro or City advisory groups. The current membership was appointed in February 2021 for a two-year term that began July 1, 2021. There is one vacancy on the CAC as of May 4, 2023. The governing documents do not provide any guidance on reappointing existing members, nor do they provide for members to “holdover” beyond the end of their term if new members have not yet been appointed.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: Does not apply.
PROCUREMENT: Does not apply.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Executive Department
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RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
Ai-2023-828
WHEREAS, the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) was jointly established by the Austin City Council (Resolution No. 20201218-004) and Capital Metro Board of Directors (Resolution No. AI-2020-1402) in December 2020 to assist the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) Board, City Council, and Capital Metro Board in “engaging the community and advising on anti-displacement and equity matters related to Project Connect as well as to assist the community and the City Council in the creation and evaluation of neighborhood-level anti-displacement strategies and priorities, and the identification of key performance indicators related to equity and displacement and triggers thereof;” and,
WHEREAS, the Project Connect CAC includes 11 members consisting of relevant Capital Metro Advisory Committees, City of Austin Boards and Commissions, and six members appointed jointly by the Austin City Council and Capital Metro Board; and,
WHEREAS, the initial members of the CAC were appointed by the City Council and CapMetro Board in February 2021 for two year terms; and,
WHEREAS, the CAC has provided invaluable benefit to the Project Connect program through their engagement on key project decisions and program direction; and,
WHEREAS, the governing documents related to the CAC did not include a holdover provision to extend the terms of members in the event that new members had not yet been identified, and additional time is necessary to complete the required application process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors, that the Bylaws of the CAC are hereby amended as attached, to provide for the holdover of existing members for a period not to exceed six months in order to allow for the appointment of new members or consideration of reappointment of existing members as needed.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Becki Ross