Transcript Conservation Corps and Transportation Enhancements/Alternatives
Conservation Corps
and Transportation Enhancements/Alternatives
the California Experience
The Corps Network Forum
February 2013
California has Corps-friendly state statute in place
California corps thank former State Legislator and now
Congressman Alan Lowenthal
who authored
Senate Bill 286
which passed in
2008
and
US Senator Barbara Boxer
for Corps-friendly Language in
MAP 21
SB 286
Requires state department of transportation (CalTrans) to: • consult with community conservation corps, the California Conservation Corps, the state highway commission, regional transportation planning agencies, county transportation commissions or authorities, and congestion management agencies • develop and utilize criteria that give priority Corps to construct or undertake the project.
in the selection of projects to the sponsors of eligible projects that partner with, or commit to employ the services of, a community conservation corps or the California Conservation
SB 286
• Authorizes the state transportation department, regional transportation planning agencies, county transportation commissions or authorities, or congestion management agencies to enter into requirements cooperative agreements, grant agreements, or procurement contracts with community conservation corps pursuant to the simplified contract authorized by Section 18.36(j) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations in order to enable community conservation corps to utilize transportation enhancement alternatives project funds.
• Requires the state transportation commission, when developing guidelines for the state transportation improvement program and the state highway operations and protection program to include guidance to encourage the allocation of funds for transportation enhancement alternatives projects to qualified community conservation corps and the California Conservation Corps as partners projects.
with applicants that commit to employ the services of corps members in the construction of those
SB 286
Applies to: – – – Bicycle improvements Pedestrian improvements Transportation Enhancement Activities: sidewalk repair, sign installation, irrigation, landscaping, tree planting, median maintenance, 3-year plant establishment . . .
Find full text here:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
KEY STATISTICS Funding & Project Applications
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Total Funding to California: about $72-$75 million per year Number of transportation enhancement/ alternative project applications reviewed by CCC since 2008: 500 Number of projects started/completed by CCC since 2008: 16
YEAR
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 so far TOTAL
KEY STATISTICS Project Applications 2008-2013
YES, CCC CAN/WILL DO
20 61 68 24 31 204
NO, CCC CAN’T DO or DEFERS to LOCAL CORPS
33 57 107 58 41 296* * about 50 deferred to local corps and remainder beyond CCC capacity
PROJECTS
are big and small
PROJECT APPLICATIONS
Examples of Projects Declined by CCC
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
City of Sunnyvale
NAME of PROJECT
Downtown Enhancements City of San Francisco Sacramento City College CalTrans CalTrans Laurel Street Enhancements Pedestrian Bridge Statewide Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan Highway Bridge
TYPE of WORK
Design & construct 6 large gateway monuments Install lighting that accentuates historic pedestrian bridge Construct a long bicycle/pedestrian bridge over former railyard.
Statewide Planning Grant including strategies to achieve pedestrian and bicycle safety goals Highway Bridge Construction
CCC FIELD UNIT TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
PROJECTS
Completed and Ongoing
STATUS PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING TOTAL FUNDING LABOR FUNDING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
Sacramento Cal Trans Ongoing April 2010 Hwy I-5 from Hwy 50 to Yolo County line : Revegetation. Plant 7000 trees and shrubs. Water trees /shrubs for 3 years.
$750,000 $320,000 $430,000 Inland Empire Stockton Cal Trans Caltrans Ongoing June 2010 Ongoing Feb 2011 Site preparation, installing landscaping, including trees, mulch, seed, irrigation materials, inert ground cover, compost, rodent control devices, perform plant establishments on both sides of freeway.
Plant, tube, mulch, water estimated 1,200 Oak trees, soil amendments added, wood chips around each tree. Plant establishment: watering for 3 years.
$5.050 million $845,000 $2.759 million $713,466 $2.291 million $131,534
CCC FIELD UNIT TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
PROJECTS
Completed and Ongoing
STATUS PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING TOTAL FUNDING LABOR FUNDING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
Monterey Bay Center City of Campbell City of Half Moon Bay City of San Bruno County of Santa Cruz Done June 2012 Done Dec 2010 Ongoing April 2012 Ongoing Oct 2012 Planting plants in newly designed median. Install 1 and 5 gallon plants, mulching entire area.
$10,584 $8,071 Crews will work Hwy 1 and Hwy 92 planting 1 and 5 gallon trees and shrubs in the city medians. $14,040 Crews will be planting trees and plants in the medians on El Camino. Spreading mulch in medians.
$109,000 Planting various plants off Buena Vista Road, spreading seed and mulch as well as straw. Remove non-native invasive plants.
$22,524 $14,040 $104,000 $22,524 $2,513 0 $5,000 0
CCC FIELD UNIT TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
PROJECTS
Completed and Ongoing
STATUS PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING TOTAL FUNDING LABOR FUNDING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
Pomona & Los Angeles Los Padres Camarillo Caltrans Caltrans City of Ventura Ongoing Dec 2011 Done June 2012 Done June 2012 City of Santa Paula Done June 2012 Remove Arundo, plant native plants and mulch across burn areas along Carbon Canyon. Three years of water to include plant establishment.
$450,000 $347,000 Install wildlife fencing (8ft high) and jump-outs along both sides of Hwy 101. $594,076 $288,776 Install different size cobble size rock to make a cobble rock field and a sand walk way around the field.
Crew will spread organic mulch through planting area.
$2,533 $14,340 $2,533 $14,340 $103,000 $305,300 0 0
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LESSONS LEARNED
Substantial possibilities for corps in transportation Get yourself an SB 286 Educate state, regional, and local transportation agencies (get a list of agencies from your state transportation office) – Lay out how to contract with corps - ease of contracting a strong selling point – Describe accurately what corps can do related to different types of transportation alternative projects Contractor’s License will likely be needed Seek to contract directly with the transportation agency and not as a sub to a contractor Commit only to projects or parts of projects within your corps’ capacity; don’t over-commit Agencies unfamiliar with your corps will want performance-based and not hourly-based contracts - bid wisely Some projects require purchasing and handling a lot of materials and supplies