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Alameda CTC Mass Transit Program Implementation Guidelines <br />Alameda County Transportation Commission <br />Implementation Guidelines for <br />the Mass Transit Program Funded through <br />Measure B, Measure BB, and Vehicle Registration Fees <br />Section 1. Purpose <br />A. To delineate eligible uses of Mass Transit funds authorized under Alameda County Transportation <br />Commission Master Program Funding Agreements, these implementation guidelines have been <br />developed to specify the requirements that local jurisdictions must follow in their use of Measure B, <br />Measure BB, Vehicle Registration Fees (VRF) Direct Local Distributions and discretionary funds. <br />These guidelines are incorporated by reference in the Master Programs Funding Agreements. All other <br />terms and conditions for programs are contained in the agreements themselves. The intent of the <br />implementation guidelines is to: <br />1. Provide guidance on Mass Transit funds eligible uses and expenditures. <br />2. Define the terms in the Master Programs Funding Agreements. <br />3. Guide Mass Transit Program implementation. <br />Section 2. Authority <br />A. These Implementation Guidelines have been adopted by the Alameda County Transportation <br />Commission and set forth eligible uses and expenditures for the Mass Transit funds. The Alameda <br />CTC may update these guidelines on an as -needed basis and will do so with involvement of its <br />technical and community advisory committees (as applicable). Exceptions to these guidelines must be <br />requested in writing and be approved by the Alameda CTC Commission. <br />Section 3. Background <br />Alameda CTC developed Implementation Guidelines for the Mass Transit funds to clarify eligible fund <br />uses and expenditures in association with Master Programs Funding Agreements for the November <br />2000 voter -approved Measure B Direct Local Distribution funds (formally known as "pass-through <br />funds"). In 2012, the Master Programs Funding Agreements were updated to include the voter <br />approved Measure F - Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) program. In November 2014, voters approved <br />the 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan, Measure BB, and new Master Programs Funding <br />Agreements were subsequently developed to incorporate Measure BB funds. <br />Section 4. Definition of Terms <br />A. Alameda CTC: The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a joint Powers Authority created <br />by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, which performed long-range <br />planning and funding for countywide transportation projects and programs, and the Alameda County <br />Transportation Improvement Authority, which administered the voter -approved, half -cent <br />transportation sales taxes in Alameda County (the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and <br />2000). <br />B. Capital project: A capital investment that typically requires the following phases: planning/ feasibility, <br />scoping, environmental clearance, design, right-of-way, construction, and completion. <br />C. Construction: Construction of a new capital project, including development of preliminary <br />engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E). <br />Transit - 1 <br />