CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY PVEA

JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MANAGEMENT This Agreement is dated February 20, 1991 for reference purposes only. 1. pURPOSE -"- The purposes of this Joint Powers Agreement, hereinafter referred to as Agreement, are tO provide a means of preparing, adopting, revising, amending, administering and implementing the Congestion Management Program for Alameda County pursuant to Section 65088 et seq. of the Government Code and a countywide transportation plan pursuant to Section 66531 of the Government Code, and to accomplish other~ransportation planning and programming functions and responsibilities aS described herein. 2. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this Agreement are to: · Develop and update countywide transportation policy through the Countywide Transportation Plan and the Congestion Management Program; County; Coordinate transportation planning and programming within Alameda · Posi~tion Alameda County jurisdictions, including its Transit Operators, to better compete for limited state and federal transportation dollars; · Seek a consensus on future improvements to major roads, the freeways and transit services in Alameda County; · Implement the requirements of state legislation to create, maintain and administer a Congestion Management Program; · Establish and sustain a Congestion Management Agency for Alameda County and its member cities; · Use where applicable the programs and policies of the County's and Cities' General Plans, the plans of the Transit Operators in Alameda County, the Alameda County, vide Transportation Plan, and the Alameda County Transportation Authority's Strategic Plan as input to the Congestion Management Program; Plan; and Prepare, maintain and update the Alameda Countywide Transportation · Foster eady communication among Local Agencies and Transit Operators