County staff update: MTC's TOC policy changes, OBAG4 allocations and county compliance work
Housing and HCD staff updated the committee on recent MTC changes to Transit‑Oriented Communities (TOC) rules, OBAG4 fund allocations (including a $45M TOC set‑aside) and county work to meet TOC production, preservation and protection criteria ahead of OBAG4 scoring deadlines.
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Aaron Tiedemann, housing and community development staff, told the committee that MTC revised its TOC framework earlier in the year so that TOC compliance is not a blanket eligibility condition for most OBAG4 funds. Instead, jurisdictions that reach 85 points under the updated TOC scoring framework will access a regional TOC set‑aside. "TOC compliance is no longer needed in order to be eligible for most OBAG 4 funds," Tiedemann said, describing the shift to a points‑based access model and an MTC set‑aside of $45 million for TOC programs.
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