The Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) is a committee of local agency representatives who provide technical review and recommendation to the Kern Council of Governments Board of Directors. Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., two weeks prior to the Kern COG/TPPC meetings
2025
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February 5
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TTAC Agenda |
| March 5 |
TTAC Agenda |
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| April 30 (May meeting) |
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August 6
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| September 3 |
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| November 5 |
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| December 3 |
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Previous Years
2024 Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Blueprint Update
The 2024 Kern Electric Vehicle Charging Station Blueprint will address the following topics in the 2019 Kern EVCS Blueprint: report on the implementation of the 2019 Kern EVCS Blueprint and the current inventory of EV charging infrastructure in Kern County, examine and update the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) gaps and siting analysis (EVCS deployment schedule, and locations), revisit the goals and strategies to develop a 5-year plan for the deployment of EV Charging Stations for Light-Duty Vehicles in Kern County communities, examine opportunities and recommend how Kern COG, its member agencies, and the Kern County community can best take advantage of the numerous local, state, and federal funding opportunities. The scheduled completion of the Blueprint Update is June 2024.
We need your input regarding electric vehicle charging in our community!
Please stay tune for updates…
Kern Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Blueprint
The purpose of the Kern Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Blueprint is to accelerate the deployment of zero emission transportation to help reach Kern COG 2018 Regional Transportation Plan air quality goals. Kern COG was awarded a grant of $200,000 from the California Energy Commission to create a Kern EVCS Blueprint. Kern COG staff, the consultant Center for Sustainable Energy and the Kern EVCS Work Group (WG) are working to complete a draft Kern EVCS Blueprint in March 2019 and a completed Blueprint in May 2019.
The Kern EVCS WG is tasked with the following work:
- Review documents and provide or process information between the meetings
- Set goals for EV infrastructure and vehicle deployment throughout Kern County
- Review and accept the project selection methodology for up to 12 projects incorporated in the plan
- Distribute and/or identify contacts for the distribution of a Kern EV Blueprint toolkit
- Kern COG member agencies are also invited to provide input to the EVCS Blueprint as above.
Background
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to allocate the region’s share of the statewide housing need to Councils of Governments (COG) based on Department of Finance (DOF) population projections and regional population forecasts used in preparing regional transportation plans. Kern COG, acting in the capacity as the state designated Regional Planning Agency, has the responsibility of developing the state-mandated Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) Plan.
The RHNA process will identify the number of housing units that each local government must accommodate in the Housing Element of its General Plan (Government Code §65584). As part of the region’s planning efforts, Kern COG works with local governments and stakeholders on the RHNA Plan. Kern COG identifies areas within the region sufficient to house an eight and a half year projection of the regional housing need. Additionally, the RHNA allocates housing units within the region consistent with the development pattern included in the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), and is part of the Regional Transportation Plan. The development of Kern COG’s 2022 RTP/SCS will happen in tandem with the 6th Cycle RHNA Plan.
RHNA Development Schedule
The development of the 6th Cycle RHNA Plan commenced in Spring 2021. This page will have updates on the RHNA development, draft and final plans, and other information. Updates will also be provided during Regional Planning Advisory Meetings and Transportation Planning Policy Committee Meetings.
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- Kern COG Regional Housing Needs Online Mapping Tool – Staff and Rincon Consultants are developing and maintaining a publicly viewable online mapping application, which will allow users to view the proposed RHNA unit allocations for each jurisdiction and to explore specific parcels to evaluate the potential number of units a parcel could support.
July 2022
April – June 2022
- Staff and RHNA consultants work on draft RHNA Plan
- 45-day Jurisdictional Review and Appeal Period of Draft 6th Cycle RHNA Plan from April 22, 2022 to June 6, 2022 – Comment period now closed.
- 5-27-22 Addendum Draft RHNA Table Format Change – shows the RHNA allocations by all four income categories for each jurisdiction as requested by HCD
- Jurisdictional Comments from the City of Bakersfield and City of Wasco
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
- Staff and RHNA consultants work on draft RHNA Plan
November 2021 – December 2021
- November 3rd – Public Roundtable Meeting on Draft RHNA Methodology – Save the Date
October 2021
- Present to RPAC and TPPC – Draft RHNA Methodology
September 2021
- Present to RPAC and TPPC – RHNA adjustment factors and objectives
August 2021
- 6th cycle RHNA introduction and development schedule discussion at the Roundtable Stakeholder Meeting #2
- Member Jurisdictional Survey August 25, 2021 – September 8, 2021
- Commence Draft RHNA Methodology Development
July 2021
- Kern COG has contracted with Regional Government Services Authority (RGS), Rincon Consultants, Inc. and Mintier Harnish Planning Consultants to assist with the development of the 6th Cycle RHNA Plan
RHNA Cycles
→ If you would like to sign up to be on the Kern RHNA mailing list, please email: Rochelle Invina-Jayasiri, rinvina@kerncog.org
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Links and Information
Regional Housing Needs Allocation
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP)
Housing Elements
Annual Progress Reports (APR) including link to APR Dashboard
Active Funding Programs
Kern Regional Housing Data Report
