TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: AC Transit's Construction Access Permits
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on AC Transit's Construction Access Permits. [Requested by the Board - 6/8/2022]
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
The Construction Access Permit process was developed to ensure the safe and secure operation of District infrastructure modernization projects. Since the program was initiated, additional benefits have been realized in project cost reduction and schedule improvements.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with the receipt of this briefing. The operation of the Construction Access Permit program results in cost savings to AC Transit of 4-6% of the total capital costs and 8-10 weeks in schedule time for each project.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
On September 22, 2021, the Governor signed AB 784 into law. This bill designated AC Transit as a "Rapid Transit District", excluding the District from the previous definition and obligations as a "Local Agency."
Prior to AB 784, AC Transit as a Local Agency was required to comply with all applicable local building and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which its territory is located. Cities and counties were previously designated as the "Authority Having Jurisdiction" (AHJ) over local agencies and responsible for building code enforcement as the AHJ. With the passage of AB 784 into law, AC Transit is now considered the AHJ and is no longer required to comply with all applicable local building, permitting, and zoning ordinances of the counties or cities.
AC Transit must still abide by state and federal building codes, and the District is ultimately respons...
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