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Alameda CTC Transit Center Development Program Implementation Guidelines
<br />which performed long -range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects
<br />and programs, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, which
<br />administered the voter - approved, half -cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County
<br />(the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000).
<br />B. Capital project: A capital investment that typically requires the following phases:
<br />planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance, design, right -of -way, construction,
<br />and completion.
<br />C. Construction: Construction of anew capital project, including development of
<br />preliminary engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and
<br />estimates (PS &E).
<br />D. Cost Allocation Plans (CAPs): CAPs and indirect cost (IDC) rate proposals are plans that
<br />provide a systematic manner to identify, accumulate, and distribute allowable direct and
<br />indirect costs to Transit Center Development programs funded through the Alameda CTC
<br />Master Program Funding Agreements.
<br />E. Direct cost: A cost completely attributed to the provision of a service, operations, a
<br />program, a capital cost, or a product. These costs include documented hourly project staff
<br />labor charges (salaries, wages, and benefits) that are directly and solely related to the
<br />implementation of Alameda CTC- funded Transit Center Development projects,
<br />consultants, and materials. These funds may be used for travel or training if they are
<br />directly related to the implementation of the Transit Center Development funds.
<br />F. Education and promotion: Marketing, education, information, outreach, and promotional
<br />campaigns and programs.
<br />G. Environmental documents: Preparation of environmental documents, such as those
<br />related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or the National
<br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or permits required by state or federal permitting
<br />agencies.
<br />H. Equipment and new vehicles: Purchase or lease of vehicles, and equipment for service
<br />improvements, such as information dissemination, fare collection, etc.
<br />I. Grants: Funding for plans, programs, or projects based on a competitive call for projects;
<br />evaluated based on adopted evaluation criteria; and allocated based on a reimbursement
<br />basis.
<br />Indirect cost: Also known as "overhead," any cost of doing business other than direct
<br />costs. These costs include utilities, rent, administrative staff, officers' salaries, accounting
<br />department costs, and personnel department costs, which are requisite for general operation
<br />of the organization but are not directly allocable to a particular service or product.
<br />K. Maintenance: Repairs, renovation, or upgrade of existing facility or infrastructure.
<br />L. Measure B: Alameda County's half -cent transportation sales tax, originally approved in
<br />1986, and reauthorized by voters in November 2000. Collection of the sales tax began on
<br />April 1, 2002. Administered by the Alameda CTC, Measure B funds four types of
<br />programs in 20 local jurisdictions: bicycle and pedestrian, local streets and roads, mass
<br />transit, and paratransit.
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