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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 8 - Service Zones › Section 105309.

105309. Any taxes, special taxes, assessments, or fees which are intended solely for the support of services within a zone shall be levied, assessed, and collected only within the boundaries of the zone.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 8 - Service Zones › Section 105310.

105310. To assist in the operation of a service zone, the board may appoint one or more advisory groups composed of persons who reside in or own property in the zone.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105330.

105330. If the district operates no rail transit facilities, the board may call an election at any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district shall be dissolved. Upon the filing with the secretary of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 25 percent of the total vote cast at the last general statewide election, asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call the election.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105331.

105331. The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held within 60 days following the date on which the petition is filed.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105332.

105332. Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The date fixed for the election shall not be less than 30 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105333.

105333. The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and, in addition, the following:
Shall the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District be dissolved?
YES
NO
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105334.

105334. The board shall canvass the vote. If a majority of the votes favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105335.

105335. The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder of the Counties of Marin and Sonoma and any other county in which territory of the district is situated.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105336.

105336. Upon dissolution, the right, title, and interest to any property owned or controlled by the district which was acquired by the district from the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District shall be returned to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District or disposed of as designated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. It is the intent of the Legislature that any remaining property continue to be held in public ownership. A joint powers agency, members of which may include the Counties of Marin and Sonoma, the North Coast Railroad Authority, and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District, may be formed to hold title to the remaining district property. If a joint powers agency cannot be formed, the district, in consultation with the Counties of Marin, Sonoma, Humboldt, and Mendocino, and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District, shall make a recommendation to the Legislature regarding an appropriate disposition of the property.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 9 - Dissolution › Section 105337.

105337. The board shall wind up the affairs of the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 106000.

106000. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Monterey-Salinas Transit District Act.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 106001.

106001. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)  “Agency” means the Monterey-Salinas Transit Joint Powers Agency, a joint exercise of powers agency.
(b)  “Board of directors” or “board” means the Board of Directors of the Monterey-Salinas Transit District.
(c)  “Board of supervisors” means the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.
(d)  “County” means Monterey County.
(e)  “District” means the Monterey-Salinas Transit District created by Section 106010.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 106010.

106010. There is hereby created the Monterey-Salinas Transit District. The jurisdiction of the district extends throughout the county, including all of the incorporated and unincorporated territory.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 106011.

106011. On and after July 1, 2010, the agency is dissolved and the district succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the agency. The district is the successor to the agency’s interests in any property, its rights and obligations under any contract, any outstanding indebtedness of the agency, and its rights under any grants, without the necessity of any further action.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 106012.

106012. (a) The district shall assume the duties of public transit provider performed by the agency. On and after July 1, 2010, the Cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Seaside, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, King City, Sand City, the County of Monterey, and other jurisdictions that subsequently qualify as members pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 106020 are included within the district.
(b) Additionally, the district is deemed to be, with all of the powers and duties attendant thereto, the consolidated transportation services agency for the county, with the concurrence of the regional transportation planning agency.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 106013.

106013. Upon dissolution of the agency, employees of the agency shall be deemed to be employees of the district without any break in service or any loss or reduction of compensation or benefits, except as may be imposed by express action of the board.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 106020.

106020. (a) The district shall be governed by a board of directors which shall be composed of one representative from each member jurisdiction. Each member of the board of directors shall have one vote. Each member jurisdiction shall appoint one regular member and one alternate member to the board of directors and shall notify the district in writing of its appointments or any change of representative.
(b) Membership of the district shall be limited to the County of Monterey and incorporated cities within the county and includes the county and each city that gives the district the right of first priority for use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit systems and to which the city member might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11. The county shall give the district the right of first priority of use of any local, state, or federal funds allocated specifically for public transit to which the county might otherwise be entitled to claim as, but not limited to, local transportation funds pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 according to a ratio of unincorporated population within three-quarters of a mile of the district transit routes to the total unincorporated population of the county.
(c) Each member shall serve solely at the pleasure of the appointing member jurisdiction. Members shall be either elected officials or officers or employees of the appointing member jurisdiction.
(d) If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county is annexed to a member city, that city shall assume the obligation of the county for that area. If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county becomes incorporated, that city shall assume the obligations of the county for that area.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 106021.

106021. The board shall adopt bylaws for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 106022.

106022. The board shall do all of the following:
(a) Adopt an annual budget.
(b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of the district officers, the method of appointment of the district employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of operation and management of the district.
(c) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of the district to be made at least annually by a certified public accountant.
(d) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 106023.

106023. The board of directors shall adopt priorities reflecting the district’s goals.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Meetings › Section 106030.

106030. The board, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the board, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairperson who shall preside in the absence of the chairperson. In the event of his or her absence or inability to act, the members present, by an order entered in the minutes, shall select one of their members to act as chairperson pro tempore, who, while so acting, shall have all the authority of the chairperson.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Meetings › Section 106031.

106031. All meetings of the board shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Meetings › Section 106032.

106032. A majority of the board of directors entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the district require the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors entitled to vote.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Meetings › Section 106033.

106033. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 1 - Personnel › Section 106040.

106040. (a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement this part.
(b) The district may contract with private entities in conformance with applicable procurement procedures for the procurement of engineering, project management, and contract management services.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 1 - Personnel › Section 106041.

106041. The board of directors shall fix the compensation of the district’s officers and employees.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Annual Budget › Section 106045.

106045. (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not less than 15 days prior to the day of the hearing.
(b) The proposed annual budget shall be available for public inspection at least 15 days prior to the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Corporate Powers › Section 106050.

106050. The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Corporate Powers › Section 106051.

106051. All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Contracts › Section 106055.

106055. The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to perform all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Contracts › Section 106056.

106056. The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, or with any person or a private entity upon the terms and conditions that the district finds in its best interest for the procurement of engineering, project management, and contract management services.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Contracts › Section 106057.

106057. (a) The purchase of all services, supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall, by contract, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation. “Best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.
(b) To the extent practicable, the district shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, or materials exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), but does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(c) For purposes of this section, the term “services” shall not include construction of public projects, as defined in Section 22002 of the Public Contract Code, or those services described in Section 4525 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 107, Sec. 1. (SB 304) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 107.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Contracts › Section 106057.

106057. (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall, by contract, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation. “Best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.
(b) To the extent practicable, the district shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or materials exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), but does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 107, Sec. 2. (SB 304) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 5 - Financing › Section 106060.

106060. (a) The district has no authority to impose sales or special taxes, but may, with the concurrence of a majority of the member jurisdictions represented on the board of directors, cause to be submitted to voters of the district a ballot measure for the imposition of those taxes.
(b) If approved as required by law, the district may impose and administer fees and other funding sources secured for transportation system operation, maintenance, and improvement.
(c) The board of directors may set fares for public transit service by resolution or minute order.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 5 - Financing › Section 106062.

106062. The district may issue bonds not to exceed the amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), payable in whole or in part from revenues of any enterprise acquired, constructed, or completed, or to be acquired, constructed, or completed, by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the district, except that Article 3 (commencing with 54380) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code and the restrictions in that article, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the securing of bonds by the taxing power or the proceeds of taxation, do not apply to the issuance and sale of bonds pursuant to this article and, instead, the district shall authorize the issuance of those bonds by resolution of its governing board approved by a two-thirds vote of the board. The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941. The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this section, include transit equipment or facilities and any and all additions and improvements thereto and all other equipment or facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district, but only for a project or projects not located on or adjacent to the former Fort Ord, except a project or projects located entirely within the existing right-of-way of State Highway Route 1 owned by the Department of Transportation or within the existing right-of-way of the Monterey branch rail line owned by the Transportation Agency of Monterey County. Bonds issued for the acquisition of equipment shall be of a duration that does not exceed the useful life of the equipment. Any revenues or other income, receipts, or amounts made available to the district, including, but not limited to, the proceeds of a transactions and use tax, shall be deemed revenues of the enterprise for purposes of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941. Nothing in this article shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any enterprise authorized under this part, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or in the alternative, as the board may determine. As used in this section, “equipment” includes “vehicles.”
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 394, Sec. 2. (AB 730) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 5 - Financing › Section 106063.

106063. The district may advocate and act on behalf of all district member jurisdictions with their concurrence to further Monterey County transportation system interests, funding, projects, and priorities.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 17 - Monterey-Salinas Transit District › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 5 - Financing › Section 106064.

106064. The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 107000.

107000. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Gold Coast Transit District Act.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 107001.

107001. The purpose of the transit district is to develop, provide, operate, and administer public transportation and to protect the public interest, health, and welfare.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 107002.

107002. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Agency” means Gold Coast Transit, a joint powers agency created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(b) “Board of directors” or “board” means the board of directors of the district.
(c) “Board of Supervisors” means the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.
(d) “County” means the County of Ventura.
(e) “Director” means a voting member of the board of directors.
(f) “District” means the Gold Coast Transit District created by this part.
(g) “General manager” means the person defined in subdivision (d) of Section 107020.
(h) “Member” means the County of Ventura, the Cities of Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Port Hueneme, and Ojai, and any other city within the County of Ventura that joins as a member of the district as set forth in this part. No person or entity of any kind that is not the county or a city in the county may be a member.
(i) “Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage.
(j) “Transit facilities” means any and all real and personal property, easements, licenses, equipment, facilities, rights, title, or interests owned or acquired by the district for transit services and the operation thereof.
(k) “Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107003.

107003. There is hereby created the Gold Coast Transit District. The jurisdiction of the district includes the Cities of Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Port Hueneme, and Ojai and the unincorporated areas of the County of Ventura, and other cities that subsequently qualify as members pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 107006.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107004.

107004. On and after July 1, 2014, the agency is dissolved and the district succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the agency. The district is the successor to the agency’s assets, interests in any property, its rights and obligations under any contract, any outstanding indebtedness of the agency, and its rights under any grants, without the necessity of any further action.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107005.

107005. The district shall assume the duties of public transit provider performed by the agency. On and after July 1, 2014, the Cities of Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Port Hueneme, Ojai, the County of Ventura, and other jurisdictions that subsequently qualify as members pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 107006 are included within the district.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107006.

107006. Any city within the County of Ventura, other than a city specifically listed in Section 107003 that is already included in the district at its formation, may join as a member of the district upon approval by its city council of a resolution approving the city’s joining as a member and a resolution of the district’s board approving the joining of the new member.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107007.

107007. If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county is annexed to a member city, that city shall assume the service obligation of the county for that area. If any portion of the unincorporated area of the county becomes incorporated, the incorporating city shall assume the service obligations of the county for that area.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107008.

107008. Upon dissolution of the agency, employees of the agency shall be deemed to be employees of the district without any break in service or any loss or reduction of compensation or benefits, except as may be imposed by express action of the board.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 107009.

107009. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 99231 of the Public Utilities Code, the apportionment area for the County of Ventura includes the unincorporated area of the county, regardless of whether that area is also within the boundaries of the district.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 99209 of the Public Utilities Code, the County of Ventura, including any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the County of Ventura, is a municipal operator if it operates a public transportation system regardless of whether the County of Ventura is included, in whole or in part, within the district. All members of the district may claim from the district a portion of the funds made available from the local transportation fund apportioned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission to the district for transit services, including the operation of locally supported transit service and maintenance of the transit facilities not provided by the district that the member funds or operates.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Meetings › Section 107011.

107011. The board, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the board, shall elect a chair, who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chair, who shall preside in the absence of the chair. In the event of the chair’s or vice chair’s absence or inability to act, the directors present, provided a quorum exists, by an order entered into the minutes, shall select one director to act as chair pro tempore, who, while so acting, shall have all the authority of the chair.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Meetings › Section 107012.

107012. All meetings of the board and any standing committees shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Meetings › Section 107013.

107013. A majority of the board or of a standing committee entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the board or a standing subcommittee of the board require the affirmative vote of a majority of the board or committee members present.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Meetings › Section 107014.

107014. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107015.

107015. The district shall have the power to own, operate, manage, and maintain a public transit system and associated facilities, and, in the exercise of the power under this part, the district is authorized in its own name to do all of the following:
(a) Adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.
(b) Enact ordinances, resolutions, policies, and guidelines.
(c) Employ agents and employees and contract for professional services.
(d) Make and enter into contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever and do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part for the operation of the district and transit services and facilities.
(e) Acquire, convey, construct, manage, maintain, and operate buildings and improvements, equipment, and assets of the district.
(f) Acquire, convey, and dispose of real and personal property, easements, and licenses.
(g) Adopt a conflict-of-interest code.
(h) Lease and sublease real and personal property, equipment, and facilities.
(i) Create and administer funds and the distribution of those funds.
(j) Create and enact taxes, fees, fares, and penalties, as permitted by law.
(k) Advocate on behalf of the district.
(l) Develop and pursue ballot measures.
(m) Enforce criminally or civilly, as applicable, any and all ordinances, resolutions, and policies as permitted by law.
(n) Create standing and ad hoc committees, as deemed necessary.
(o) Incur and encumber debts, obligations, and liabilities, including, but not limited to, bonds, notes, warrants, and other forms of indebtedness. However, the debts, obligations, and liabilities incurred by the district shall not be, nor shall they be deemed to be, debts, encumbrances, obligations, or liabilities of any member.
(p) Invest money in the district treasury that is not needed for immediate necessities, as the board determines advisable, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other local entities in accordance with Section 53601 of the Government Code.
(q) Pursue collection of obligations owed to the district.
(r) Sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(s) Exercise the right and power of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part.
(t) Subject to applicable law, provide transportation services or facilities outside the district’s jurisdictional boundaries provided a finding is made by the board that those services or facilities benefit the citizens or users of the transportation service or facilities.
(u) Do and undertake any and all other acts reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107016.

107016. (a) The district shall provide, operate, manage, and maintain a public transportation service serving and connecting the territories of the members. Within the district’s capabilities, as determined by the board, service may also be provided to points outside the territories of the members, with the prior approval of the nonmember city having jurisdiction of the territory to be served. Within the district’s capabilities, expanded transportation services, routes, and facilities may also be provided. If the district proposes to provide expanded services that would serve the area of interest surrounding a nonmember city, as defined by the Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission, the district shall provide at least 90 days’ prior written notice to that city of the proposed service and thereafter shall make a reasonable effort to meet and confer with officials from that city regarding the proposed service before commencement of the service.
(b) (1) The district shall provide a standardized system of fares and a uniform system of transfers. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), changes in fares and changes in routes shall be made only following a public hearing on the proposed change, with detailed notice made to the governing bodies of the members and the public at least 30 days prior to the proposed public hearing.
(2) Implementation of minor changes in routes and times may be made without notice and hearing by the board. Those minor changes may be implemented by the general manager without notice and hearing under guidelines established by the board, if the district has the equipment to make the minor changes without reduction of its existing services elsewhere and the changes do not result in additional costs to the district or the members. The term “minor change” means less than 20 percent of the miles or hours of a route.
(c) In the performance of its operations, the district shall seek out and make maximum use of all available programs of assistance, may apply for and receive public and private grants that promote the operation of the district, and shall establish and maintain close liaison with federal, state, and regional agencies.
(d) The district may either operate the transit system itself or a part thereof or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation to operate all or part of the transit system for the district or it may contract with any public or private agency or corporation for the improvement in transit services, facilities, equipment, or operations being operated and conducted by that agency or corporation in, or out of, the district, as permitted by law.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107017.

107017. (a) In the performance of its operations, the district shall do all of the following:
(1) Keep and maintain records and books of accounts in accordance with the uniform system of accounts and records adopted by the Controller pursuant to Section 99243 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2) Provide for and submit to an annual independent audit of its total operations. A copy of each audit report shall be filed with the finance officer of each of the member agencies not later than 120 days following the close of each fiscal year.
(3) Consider and, following a public hearing, adopt an annual operating and capital expenditure budget and a five-year capital expenditure program, in compliance with the requirements of local, state, and federal laws.
(4) Provide for insurance coverage of liability, operations, and assets.
(5) Provide for district employee retirement benefits under the program administered by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System or other system permitted by law.
(b) The district fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
(c) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not less than 15 days prior to the day of the hearing. The proposed annual budget shall be available for public inspection at least 15 days prior to the hearing. Copies of the proposed annual budget and the capital expenditure program shall be submitted to the governing bodies of the member agencies for review and comment at least 30 days prior to the date scheduled for public hearing and final adoption.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107018.

107018. (a) The district may, with the concurrence of a majority of the board, cause to be submitted to voters of the district a ballot measure for the imposition of taxes.
(b) If approved as required by law, the district may impose and administer fees and other funding sources secured for transportation system operation, maintenance, and improvement.
(c) The board may set fares for public transit service by resolution.
(d) As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the district.
(e) The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include transit facilities and any and all parts thereof and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto and all other facilities authorized acquired, constructed, or completed by the district. The district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for any one or more facilities or enterprises authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district, or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of those facilities. Nothing in this part shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the facilities or works authorized under this part, and all proceedings may be carried out simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the directors may determine.
(f) The district may advocate on and act on behalf of all members with their concurrence to further the district’s transit interests, funding, projects, and priorities.
(g) The district may promulgate a plan for funding transit projects or operations within its jurisdiction or as permitted in subdivision (t) of Section 107015.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107019.

107019. In the performance of its operations, the district shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352) and all requirements imposed by the Federal Transit Administration. The district’s operations shall be performed in accordance with Title VI of that act to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under the district’s operations.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 18 - GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers of the District › Section 107020.

107020. (a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public or private entity to implement this part.
(b) The district may contract with public or private entities in conformance with applicable procurement procedures for the procurement of engineering, project management, and contract management services.
(c) The board shall fix the compensation of the district’s officers and employees.
(d) The district may employ employees and agents as the board may deem necessary to carry out its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, a general manager and legal counsel. The general manager and legal counsel shall be selected by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, and upon the terms prescribed by, the board.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)