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Santa Cruz County Transit and Transportation Agency Meetings - Audio Tracks

Author: Keith Bontrager

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Attending these meetings in person is very time consuming. They are long and there is often quite a bit of administrative business done. Not many people have the time to do it. And, even if you do, it is not a very efficient use of time.

But the meetings are important. They are the best way to keep track of what the agencies are up to. These podcasts make access to that content very simple and efficient.

I edit the podcasts to break the meetings into short, topical episodes. You can listen to the episodes that cover topics that matter to you. The cool thing about doing that with a podcast is that you can listen whenever and wherever you can.

The podcasts are made from community tv.org 's video feed of the meetings. Thanks go to them for providing those. You can see the full videos on their website.

I've started adding some episodes that cover the supporting documents for the meetings. Those can be very useful. I am using text to audio conversions to convert them to an audio format.

I'm not editing the content of the podcasts. It is extracted directly from the video of the meetings. I am editing out the agency's administrative business, and I am not including public comments. Both of those are available in the original video.

There are some presentations that depend on a Power point presentation or slides. I make videos of those and post them on YouTube.

Community Television of Santa Cruz County (CTV) videos of local agency meetings are here:

https://communitytv.org/watch/government-demand/

Their YouTube channel is here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOE8OGb8ohlInlNQMDD3KlX-UxSfAVCAy

SC Metro Board agendas are here:

https://scmtd.com/en/agency-info/board/board-agenda-archive

SCCRTC meeting agendas are here:

https://sccrtc.org/meetings/commission/agendas/

And are archived here:

https://sccrtc.org/meetings/commission/past-meetings/

444 Episodes
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Rural Highway Safety PlanThe original video is here:https://youtu.be/4XpV9e2QpgY?si=Rqt9SHXAn1oREidHThe agenda and highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Request for State and Federal Earmarks to Fund the Environmental Component of the ZeroEmissions Passenger Rail and Trail ProjectThe next phase of the ZEPRT Project is the completion of preliminary engineering and environmental analysis of the Project. Currently, there is a $15 million funding gap for this next phase of work, and the remaining work is on hold until additional funds are secured. To address the funding gap, staff continue to seek full funding to complete this phase of work. However, there are very few available competitive grant programs at the state and federal level for pre-construction components of capital projects. Given this, the Commission authorized staff to pursue federal earmarks, as well as grant funding opportunities, and funds from the state budget, for the purpose of preparing necessary environmental reports for either the ZEPRT project or Coastal Rail Trail projects if the amount needed for the ZEPRT project is not fully funded.The original video is here:https://youtu.be/4XpV9e2QpgY?si=Rqt9SHXAn1oREidHThe agenda and highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Caltrans ReportThe original video is here:https://youtu.be/4XpV9e2QpgY?si=Rqt9SHXAn1oREidHThe agenda and highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Commissioner and Director ReportsThe original video is here:https://youtu.be/4XpV9e2QpgY?si=Rqt9SHXAn1oREidHThe agenda and highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Formation of a Nonprofit Corporation Subsidiary as Common Carrier for the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line and Contract Amendment to Contract with RailPros, Inc.The Commission authorized Executive Director Christensen to take the necessary administrative steps toform a subsidiary to serve as the designated common carrier for the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL)and to present to the Commission final documents for adoption at a special RTC meeting on March 19.The original video is here:https://youtu.be/4XpV9e2QpgY?si=Rqt9SHXAn1oREidHThe agenda and highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Termination of the Administration, Coordination and License Agreement with Progressive Rail + Cooperative Agreements for Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 & 9 and 10 & 11 (part 2)The video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Termination of the Administration, Coordination and License Agreement with Progressive Rail + Cooperative Agreements for Coastal Rail Trail Segments 8 & 9 and 10 & 11The video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Committee assignmentsThe video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Caltrans reportThe video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Director reportThe video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Special meeting part 2 - more on the TRANSDEF letter.The video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Special Meeting (TRANSDEF letter)The video is here:https://youtu.be/LUGDYHh4cCI?si=5GawN_dq3XlgTBGuThe agenda is here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/agendas/
Regional Transportation Plan Update + Q&AThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Caltrans Report Q&AThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Caltrans Report (including Corridor Identification and Development Update)The entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Commisioners Reports and Director's ReportThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Items pulled Q&AThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Items pulled from the Consent AgendaThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Consent AgendaThe entire video is here:https://youtu.be/xwsBGsvKdl0?si=aKu7d0wUMIjBYgZvThe agenda and meeting highlights are here:https://www.sccrtc.org/meetings/regional-transportation-commission/past-meetings/
Ballot Measures "Dos and Don'ts" Q&AThe entire video is here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9N9AsVOVvT_Ae6YrLvf_pJKSTzuuMqXThe agenda is here:https://scmetro.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026.01.23-BOD-Agenda.pdf
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