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Report ID: 20-435   
Type: Consent
Meeting Body: Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/12/2020 Final action: 11/12/2020
Recommended Action: Consider approving non substantive amendments to Board Policy 314 - Capital Plan & Projects Policy.
Attachments: 1. STAFF REPORT, 2. Att 1 BP 314 Redline, 3. Master Minute Order

TO:                                          AC Transit Board of Directors                                          

FROM:                                             Michael A. Hursh, General Manager

SUBJECT:                     Board Policy 314 - Capital Plan & Projects Policy                      

 

ACTION ITEM


RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

Title

Consider approving non substantive amendments to Board Policy 314 - Capital Plan & Projects Policy.

Body

 

STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:

 

Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency

Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization

 

Having clear and concise financial policies helps District staff maximize use of existing and new revenues.

 

BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:

 

There are no direct fiscal impacts from the amendments to this policy.

 

BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:

 

Board Policy 314 establishes a process for submission of capital projects and a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the General Manager and then to the Board for approval. The CIP is a 5-year capital plan that is to be updated every two years.

 

Staff proposes the following changes that update and clarify the policy without making any major changes to the processes of capital planning or composition of the CIP.

 

                     Updates the opening language in section IV as the CIP has been adopted.

                     Updates the membership of the Capital Programming Committee and adds the Strategic Plan as a consistency requirement.

                     Modifies the capital project approval criteria to:

o                     Reference the District’s approved Asset Management plan which contains the Federal Transit Administration requirements.

o                     Look at the age of an asset as compared to its useful life.

o                     Consider potential funding sources, as the exact sources may not be known when a project is considered for approval.

                     Clarify the discussion of eligible costs and add definition of the costs associated with software systems implementation.

                     Minor wording changes in section V. Authority.

 

The changes are based on staff experience in assembling and adopting the current CIP and in view of the pending two-year update as specified in the policy.

 

ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES:

 

The advantage of approving these amendments is to ensure the policy reflects the practical elements of the capital planning process. There are no disadvantages staff can identify.

 

ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS:

 

The amendments discussed are the primary ones that staff considered.

 

PRIOR RELEVANT BOARD ACTION/POLICIES:

 

None

 

ATTACHMENTS:

 

1.                     Board Policy 314 - Capital Plan & Projects Policies, with amendments

 

Prepared by:

Chris Andrichak, Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer

 

In Collaboration with:

Evelyn Ng, Capital Planning & Grants Manager

 

Approved/Reviewed by:

Claudia L. Allen, Chief Financial Officer

Jill A. Sprague, General Counsel

Linda A. Nemeroff, District Secretary