BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 664 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 664 (Williams) - As Amended: April 19, 2013 Policy Committee: TransportationVote:16-0 (Consent) Local Government 9-0 (Consent) Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: Yes Reimbursable: No SUMMARY This bill, effective July 1, 2014, dissolves a joint powers agency (JPA), known as Gold Coast Transit in Ventura County, and establishes the Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD). Specifically, this bill: 1)Creates the district, to include the Cities of Oxnard, Ventura, Port Hueneme, and Ojai and the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, and authorizes other cities in the county to subsequently join the district. 2)Provides for the transfer of assets from the JPA to the GCTD, and specifies the governance, power, and duties of the district. 3)Provides for member agencies of the GCTD to claim transit funds apportioned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission. FISCAL EFFECT Any costs are not state-reimbursable as the affected local agencies have requested this legislation. COMMENTS Purpose . Gold Coast Transit (GCT), a JPA, provides fixed-route bus and paratransit services in the cities of Ojai, Oxnard, Port AB 664 Page 2 Hueneme, and Ventura and in the unincorporated county areas between the cities. GCT operates 19 local bus routes in a 91 square-mile service area with a population of over 375,000 people. According to the author, "Currently, JPA members receive transportation development act (TDA) funds but those funds are first directed to the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) who then directs the funds to each individual member city on a population formula. One of the major benefits of dissolving the JPA and instead forming a transit district is that the new District will receive TDA funds for its members directly from VCTC and allocate back to them any funding necessary for locally operated services and locally maintained transit facilities. By pooling funds, the District can look beyond jurisdictional borders and more effectively allocate services to meet the needs and demands of the area." Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081