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TAM asks cities to approve small Measure AA reallocations to shore up crossing guards and major road projects
Summary
The Transportation Authority of Marin asked Tiburon to approve targeted amendments to Measure AA that shift about 5% of funding to support crossing guards and a new countywide major roadworks category; the council voted unanimously to approve the amendments as proposed by TAM.
Representatives from the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) presented proposed, limited amendments to the Measure AA expenditure plan that would not change the half‑cent tax rate but would adjust how funds are distributed. Anne Richmond, TAM’s executive director, said the changes reflect public outreach and fiscal pressures: they preserve the measure’s four core categories (highway/interchange, local roads, safe routes to schools/crossing guards, and local transit) while shifting roughly 5% of funds to new or reinforced priorities.
Derek McGill, TAM’s director of planning, explained the amendments include a funding increase for the crossing‑guard program to sustain 96 crossing guard positions and a 4% shift of local transportation infrastructure funding into a new "reimagined roadways" category designed to prepare large capital projects to be shovel‑ready. He said the reallocation also embeds half a percent from the measure’s innovation program into that new roadway category to encourage technology integration. “Without these amendments…we would need to remove 5 additional guards from the field or figure out an alternative revenue strategy,” McGill said.
TAM said the amendments were the product of a year‑plus review that included pop‑ups, formal comment (about 300 comments), and board consideration; the TAM board adopted the package on March 26, 2026. The presentation stressed the amendments do not require a ballot measure and would take effect July 1 if adopted by the requisite local jurisdictions.
Councilors voiced support for preserving crossing guards and for the idea of carving out funds for multi‑jurisdictional major projects; several asked TAM to continue outreach and to provide more detail on the new program’s eligibility rules. After public comment and discussion, the Tiburon council unanimously approved the Measure AA amendments as presented by TAM.
What happens next: TAM asked member jurisdictions to approve the amendments so they can be implemented for the new fiscal year; the council asked staff to track implementation and coordination with local capital plans.
