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empowered , upon appropriate findings by the Metropolitan <br /> Transportation Commission ( hereinafter "MTC" ) under California <br /> Public Utilities Code Sections 99207( b) and 99289 , to claim, <br /> receive and expend Transportation Development Act ( hereinafter <br /> "TDA" ) funds. Member jurisdictions desire to jointly exercise <br /> such powers to provide public transportation within the service <br /> area and to claim and utilize all forms of regionally-allocated , <br /> State , Federal , or other grants or revenues , including TDA funds , <br /> available to member jurisdictions for such purpose. <br /> 2 . Creation of Transit Authority. Upon the effective date <br /> of this agreement , there is hereby created the Transit Authority <br /> ( hereinafter "Authority" ) as a separate and distinct public <br /> entity from member jurisdictions, to administer and implement <br /> this agreement and to exercise the common powers provided herein <br /> within the Service Area attached as Exhibit A. <br /> 3 . Purpose. Authority is a newly-created entity with <br /> powers unto itself which have been granted by the participants <br /> for the purpose of providing public transportation. The common <br /> powers provided in this agreement shall be jointly exercised to <br /> provide the service area with coordinated public transportation <br /> services. <br /> 4 . Board of Directors. <br /> a. Voting. Authority shall be governed by a Board of <br /> Directors. There shall be seven (7 ) members of the Board of <br /> Directors . Each City member jurisdictions shall appoint two ( 2 ) <br /> regular representatives to the Board of Directors. The County of <br /> Alameda shall appoint one ( 1 ) regular representative . Each <br /> representative to the Board of Directors shall have one vote <br /> ( except as provided by Paragraph 4b( ii) ) . <br /> -2- <br />