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æ Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway PlazaLos Angeles, CA 90012-2952
213.922.2000 Telmetro. net
Metro
August 18, 2005
TO: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THROUGH: ROGER SNOBLECHIEF EXECUTIVE 0
FROM: CAROL INGE, INTERIM CHIEF PLANNING OFFICERCOUNTYIDE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT e-::
QUARTERLY REPORT ON REGIONAL EXTERNALORGANIZATIONS
SUBJECT:
ISSUE
This report is prepared in response to the October 1997 Board action that requires theCEO or designee to report quarterly to the Board on the status and progress ofregional external organizations on which Metro is represented by Board members orelected-offcial appointees. Board members may request that any item described inthis report be brought forward for discussion at a future Board meeting.
DISCUSSION
Attachment A is the Quarterly Report on Regional External Organizations: FiscalYear 2004-05 4th Quarter ending June 30, 2005. As a regional transportationplanning agency, Metro currently partcipates on the boards of nine organizations.The following report summarizes the roles and responsibilties, status, and progressof each organization.
Attachment
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I) S
outh
ern
Cal
iforn
ia R
egio
nal R
ail A
utho
rity
(SC
RR
)
RO
LES
AN
RE
SP
ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
:S
CR
R is
a J
oint
Pow
ers
Aut
horit
y is
mad
e up
ofM
TA
, OC
TA
, RC
TC
, SA
NB
AG
, and
VC
TC
. It's
mis
sion
is to
plan, construct, and administer the operation of
regi
onal
pas
seng
er r
ail l
ines
(kn
own
as "
Met
rolin
k").
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
FY '0
6 Fa
re A
djus
tmen
tA
t the
May
13,
200
5 SC
RR
Boa
rd m
eetin
g, th
e B
oard
app
rove
d a
4.5%
fare increase, effective July I, 2005. Mid day/off
peak
dis
coun
ts w
ill a
lso
beel
imin
ated
, at a
sav
ings
to S
CR
R o
f $4
00,0
00 p
er y
ear.
As
back
grou
nd, i
n A
pril
2004
, the
Boa
rd a
ppro
ved
a i O
-yea
r fa
rerestrcturing plan with annual fare increases of 3.5% per year, not to exceed
8% a
nnua
lly f
or a
ny s
tatio
n pa
ir. T
he B
oard
's a
ctio
n is
con
sist
ent w
ith th
efare restrcturing, plus an additional i % fuel surcharge (4.5% total) due to
rece
nt in
crea
ses
in f
uel c
osts
.
Had
the
Boa
rd n
ot ta
ken
thes
e fa
re a
djus
tmen
t act
ions
, sig
nifi
cant
cut
s in
serv
ice
leve
ls w
ould
hav
e be
en r
equi
red
for
FY '0
6.
Ado
ptio
n of
FY
'06
Met
rolin
kB
udge
t
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AD
ST
AFF
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ini A
huja
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cia
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nPH
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E N
UB
ER
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RE
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ES
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ES
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TE
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A T
ES
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icha
el A
nton
ovic
h/. .
. . .
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ober
t Bar
lett
Fran
k R
ober
ts/.
.... .
. . .
. . .
. . ..
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reen
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helin
eDon Knabe/.................. Beatrce Proo
Hal Bernson!................. ..Francine Oschin
6-M
onth
Proj
ecte
d A
ctio
nsSCRR and Metro staf
will
con
tinue
tom
onito
r fu
el c
osts
and
rid
ersh
ip im
pact
s.
On
June
24,
200
5, th
e SC
RR
Boa
rd a
dopt
ed th
e 20
05-0
6 B
udge
t. T
he F
Y I
N/A
- I
nfor
mtio
n O
nly
'06
Bud
get r
epre
sent
s a
4% in
crea
se in
rev
enue
mile
s an
d a
9% in
crea
se in
oper
atin
g co
sts
com
pare
d to
FY
'05.
Rid
ersh
ip is
ass
umed
to in
crea
se 8
%ov
er F
Y '0
5. F
areb
ox r
even
ue w
ill in
crea
se 9
% o
ver
FY '0
5, in
par
due
tothe 4.5% fare adjustment (see above). Operating costs wil be $.32 per
pass
enge
r m
ile. O
pera
ting
subs
idy
per
rider
wil
decl
ine
from
$5.
i 7
to $
5.07
.Fa
rebo
x re
cove
ry w
ill b
e 43
%, a
hig
h am
ount
com
pare
d to
oth
er tr
ansi
top
erat
ors.
(On
May
26,
2005
, the
MT
A B
oard
app
rove
d $4
6,55
8,46
0 in
MT
A f
undi
ngfo
r th
e M
etro
link
Wor
k Pr
ogra
m f
or F
Y '0
6. T
his
repr
esen
ts a
ppro
xim
atel
y26% of
the
cost
of
oper
atin
g th
e M
etro
link
serv
ice
for
FY '0
6. T
he o
ther
74%
will
be
fund
ed b
y fa
rebo
x re
venu
es a
nd o
ther
mem
ber
agen
cyco
ntrb
utio
ns. )
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Met
roPosition *
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ail A
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ER
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TE
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RR
is a
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nt P
ower
s A
utho
rity
is m
ade
up o
fMT
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CT
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nd V
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t's m
issi
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icha
el A
nton
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. . ..
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ert B
artle
ttplan, constrct, and administer the operation of
regi
onal
pas
seng
er r
ail l
ines
(kn
own
as "
Met
rolin
k").
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k R
ober
ts/..
... .
.. . .
. ...
.. .M
aure
en M
iche
line
Don
Kna
be/..
.....
......
.....
Bea
tric
e Pr
ooHal Bernson!. ................ ..Francine Os
chin
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
oiec
ted
Act
ions
Pos
ition
*Transfer of
Met
rolin
k O
pera
tor
On
June
26,
200
5, S
CR
R tr
ansf
erre
d op
erat
ions
from
Am
trak
to C
onne
x.SCRR staff to work with Conn
ex s
taff
toS
Serv
ices
fro
m A
mtr
ak to
Con
nex
Amtrak had been SCRR's sole provider of
Met
rolin
k op
erat
or s
ervi
ces
ensu
re a
sm
ooth
tran
sitio
n an
d re
port
bac
k to
sinc
e 19
92. T
he tr
ansi
tion
was
sm
ooth
, with
no
maj
or s
ervi
ce d
isru
ptio
ns.
the
Boa
rd o
n a
regu
lar
basi
s.
June
9, 2
005
Cur
e le
tter
to th
eO
n Ju
ne 9
, 200
5, S
CR
R C
EO
Dav
id S
olow
sen
t a c
ure
lette
r to
the
UP
on
Staf
to brief
Boa
rd m
embe
rs a
s ne
eded
.S
Uni
on P
acif
ic (
UP)
Rai
lroa
dbehalf of
the
SCR
R B
oard
. The
lette
r w
as s
ent i
n re
spon
se to
num
erou
sU
P is
to a
dvis
e w
ithin
30
days
as
to w
hat
dela
ys in
ser
vice
exp
erie
nced
on
the
Met
rolin
k R
iver
side
Lin
e. T
he c
ure
spec
ific
act
ions
will
be
take
n to
incr
ease
lette
r st
ated
that
the
UP
is in
vio
latio
n of
its'
obl
igat
ions
to S
CR
R a
ndca
paci
ty a
nd p
erfo
rm th
eir
oblig
atio
ns to
member agencies under Section 9 of
the
Riv
ersi
de O
pera
ting
Agr
eem
ent.
SCR
R a
nd m
embe
r ag
enci
es a
s st
ated
in th
eR
iver
side
Lin
e A
gree
men
t.U
P is
to a
dvis
e w
ithin
30
days
as
to w
hat s
peci
fic
actio
ns w
ill b
e ta
ken
toin
crea
se c
apac
ity a
nd p
erfo
rm th
eir
oblig
atio
ns to
SC
RR
and
mem
ber
If th
e U
P re
spon
se is
not
sat
isfa
ctor
y th
e m
atte
rag
enci
es a
s st
ated
in th
e R
iver
side
Lin
e A
gree
men
t.w
ill m
ove
to a
rbIt
ratio
n.
Ifth
e U
P re
spon
se is
not
sat
isfa
ctor
y th
e m
atte
r w
ill m
ove
to a
rbitr
atio
n.
8/19/2005 .S = Support. 0 = Oppose, N = Neutral. NA = Not Applicable. and U = Undecided
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RE
PO
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RE
GIO
NA
L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NIZ
AT
ION
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EA
D S
TA
FF:
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icia
Che
nJa
y Fu
hrm
an2)
Los
Ang
eles
-San
Die
go -
San
Lui
s O
bisp
o R
ail C
orri
dor
Age
ncy
(LO
SSA
N)
PHO
NE
NU
BE
RS:
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LES
AN
RE
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ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
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ET
RO
RE
PRE
SEN
TA
TIV
S/A
LT
ER
NA
TE
S:LOSSAN is a Joint Powers Authority composed of
OC
T
A, M
TA
, NT
CD
, SA
ND
AG
, SB
CA
G, S
LO
CO
G, V
CT
C,
VA
CA
NT
and
Cal
tran
s (w
ith S
CA
G a
s an
ex-
offc
io m
embe
r). T
he o
rgan
izat
ion'
s m
issi
on is
to p
rovi
de e
ffci
ent,
effe
ctiv
eJa
cki B
acha
rach
inte
r-ci
ty r
ail s
ervi
ces
in th
e L
os A
ngel
es-S
an D
iego
Rai
l cor
rdor
. Spe
cifi
cs: C
oord
inat
e ca
pita
l im
prov
emen
tsal
ong
the
corr
idor
; dev
elop
a c
apita
l pro
gram
to s
ecur
e fu
ndin
g fr
om s
tate
and
fed
eral
gov
ernm
ents
; coo
rdin
ate
and
cond
uct a
legi
slat
ive
and
lobb
ying
pro
gram
at t
he f
eder
al a
nd s
tate
leve
l for
LO
SSA
N c
orri
dor
issu
es,
espe
cial
ly th
ose
that
giv
e vo
ice
to f
undi
ng n
eeds
and
fun
ding
inea
uitie
s.
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
o;ec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
Stat
e B
udge
t Pro
posa
l for
FY
'06
At t
he J
une
i, 20
05 L
OSS
AN
Boa
rd m
eetin
g, it
was
ann
ounc
ed th
at th
eSt
aff
will
fol
low
up
on u
pcom
ing
wor
ksho
psS
and
Impa
ct to
LO
SSA
N C
orri
dor
Gov
erno
r ha
s de
cide
d to
res
tore
$ 1
.3 b
illio
n in
Pro
posi
tion
42 T
CR
P fu
nds
and
Cal
tran
s' a
pplic
atio
n fo
r 5t
h L
ead
Mai
n an
dpr
evio
usly
pro
gram
med
(bu
t sus
pend
ed)
for
tran
spor
tatio
n pr
ojec
ts.
Tri
ple
Tra
ck p
roje
cts.
Bot
h pr
ojec
ts r
epre
sent
Wor
ksho
ps w
ill b
e he
ld s
oon
to d
iscu
ss f
undi
ng le
vels
and
allo
catio
ns.
maj
or c
apita
l im
prov
emen
ts to
hea
vily
Cal
tran
s ho
pes
to p
roce
ed w
ith a
pplic
atio
ns to
fun
d tw
o pr
ojec
ts o
fco
nges
ted
area
s of
the
LO
SSA
N c
orri
dor.
sign
ifica
nce
to th
e LO
SS
AN
cor
ridor
: i)
5th
Lead
Mai
n tr
ack
into
LA
Uni
onSt
atio
n ($
7 m
illio
n) -
to e
xpan
d ca
paci
ty a
t Uni
on S
tatio
n; a
nd 2
) T
ripl
eT
rack
and
gra
de s
epar
atio
n at
Val
ley
Vie
w (
$86
mill
ion)
- th
is w
ill g
rade
sepa
rate
a m
ajor
inte
rsec
tion,
res
ultin
g in
saf
er v
ehic
le m
ovem
ent,
and
adde
dtrack capacity.
Am
trak
Str
ateg
ic R
efor
mA
t the
Jun
e 1,
2005
LO
SSA
N B
oard
mee
ting,
the
Boa
rd r
ecei
ved
an u
pdat
eTAC staff
will work with State Division of
Rai
l S
Initi
ativ
eson
str
ateg
ic r
efor
m in
itiat
ives
rec
ently
ann
ounc
ed b
y A
mtr
ak. A
san
d A
mtr
ak s
taff
to w
ork
thro
ugh
deta
ils o
fba
ckgr
ound
, the
Pre
side
nt p
ropo
sed
$0 in
fun
ding
for
Am
trak
for
FY
'06,
mat
chin
g pr
ogra
m f
or im
pact
to th
e St
ate,
sin
cew
hile
Am
trak
rec
eive
d $
1.2
billi
on in
'05
and
is a
skin
g fo
r $
1.8
billi
on f
orth
e St
ate
curr
ently
alr
eady
inve
sts
both
'06.
Str
ateg
ic r
efor
m in
itiat
ives
are
pro
pose
d to
hel
p in
trod
uce
com
petit
ion,
oper
atin
g an
d ca
pita
l fun
ds.
effc
ienc
y an
d co
st-s
avin
gs in
to th
e A
mtr
ak o
pera
tion.
The
fou
r ba
sic
stra
tegi
es a
re to
: i)
deve
lop
rail
corr
idor
s us
ing
a 80
%federal/20% state match; 2) return the Northeast Corridor infrastrcture to
stat
e-of
-goo
d re
pair
and
ope
ratio
nal r
elia
bilit
y; 3
) es
tabl
ish
phas
ed-i
nfi
nanc
ial p
edor
man
ce s
tand
ards
for
Am
trak
's iS
long
-dis
tanc
e tr
ains
; and
4)
crea
te m
arke
ts f
or c
ompe
titio
n, p
riva
te c
omm
erci
al p
artic
ipat
ion
and
industral reform.
The
Boa
rd v
oted
to s
uppo
rt th
ese
refo
rm in
itiat
ives
in p
rinc
ipal
, as
wel
l as
afe
dera
l app
ropr
iatio
ns r
eque
st f
or $
1.8
bill
ion
for
Am
trak
for
FY
'06.
8/19/2005 .S = Support, 0 = Oppose, N = Neutral, NA = Not Applicable, and U = Undecided
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IZA
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NS
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rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
:L
EA
D S
TA
FF:
Patr
icia
Che
nJa
y Fu
hrm
an2)
Los
Ang
eles
-San
Die
go -
San
Lui
s O
bisp
o R
ail C
orrd
or A
genc
y (L
OSS
AN
)PH
ON
E N
UB
ER
S:(2
13)
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S A
N R
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NS
IBIL
ITIE
S:
ME
TR
O R
EPR
ESE
NT
A T
IVS/
AL
TE
RN
A T
ES:
LOSSAN is a Joint Powers Authority composed of
OC
T
A, M
TA
, NT
CD
, SA
ND
AG
, SB
CA
G, S
LO
CO
G, Y
CT
C,
Y A
CA
NT
and
Cal
tran
s (w
ith S
CA
G a
s an
ex-
offc
io m
embe
r). T
he o
rgan
izat
ion'
s m
issi
on is
to p
rovi
de e
ffci
ent,
effe
ctiv
eJa
cki B
acha
rach
inte
r-ci
ty r
ail s
ervi
ces
in th
e L
os A
ngel
es-S
an D
iego
Rai
l cor
rido
r. S
peci
fics
: Coo
rdin
ate
capi
tal i
mpr
ovem
ents
alon
g th
e co
rrid
or; d
evel
op a
cap
ital p
rogr
am to
sec
ure
fund
ing
from
sta
te a
nd f
eder
al g
over
nmen
ts; c
oord
inat
ean
d co
nduc
t a le
gisl
ativ
e an
d lo
bbyi
ng p
rogr
am a
t the
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rele
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The MOD between Metro and the other CTCs, and SCAG outlining the term of
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omm
enda
tions
to th
e R
egio
nal C
ounc
iL. T
he T
CC
also
pro
vide
s re
com
men
datio
ns o
n st
ate
and
fede
ral l
egis
lativ
e pr
opos
als
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
guid
elin
es a
ffec
ting
plan
ning
and
ca it
al im
rov
emen
t ro
ams
for
tran
s or
tatio
n an
d ut
ilitie
s.
Quarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
RT
IP A
men
dmen
t App
rova
lPr
oced
ure
On May 5,2005, TCC recommended approval of
revi
sed
lang
uage
that
gra
nts
the
SC
AG
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or a
utho
rity
to a
ppro
ve a
con
form
ty d
eter
mna
tion,
and
tran
smit
amen
dmen
ts a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith c
onfo
rmty
det
erm
natio
n.
In O
ctob
er 2
004,
the
Reg
iona
l Cou
ncil
appr
oved
the
RT
IP A
men
dmen
t App
rova
lPr
oced
ure,
whi
ch a
utho
rize
d th
e SC
AG
Exe
cutiv
e D
irec
tor
to a
ppro
ve a
nd tr
ansm
it R
TIP
Am
endm
ents
to th
e st
ate
and
fede
ral a
genc
ies.
How
ever
, the
FH
A r
ecen
tly in
dica
ted
that
SCA
G's
RT
IP A
men
dmen
t App
rova
l Pro
cedu
re d
id n
ot s
tate
that
the
Exe
cutiv
e D
irec
tor
has
the
auth
ority
to m
ake
the
conf
orm
ty d
eter
min
atio
n. T
his
chan
ge w
ill p
oten
tially
elim
inat
e w
eeks
of
dela
y in
pro
cess
ing
time.
SAFE
TE
A: T
EA
-2l
Rea
utho
riza
tion
On April 7, 2005, Fred Abouselman of
the National Association of
Reg
iona
l Cou
ncils
(NA
RC
) pr
ovid
ed a
n up
date
on
the
stat
us o
f SA
FET
EA
. He
repo
rted
that
the
bil c
ould
be
dela
yed
anot
her
2-3
mon
ths
and
mig
ht n
ot b
e re
auth
oriz
ed u
ntil
Sept
embe
r or
Oct
ober
. He
indi
cate
d th
at th
e le
gisl
ator
s ar
e cu
rren
tly b
attli
ng o
ver
who
ulti
mat
ely
cont
rols
dec
isio
nsre
gard
ing
the
bill,
and
not
ed th
at p
rese
ntly
the
appr
opri
ator
s ha
ve m
ore
cont
rol o
ver
the
bill
than
the
auth
oriz
ers.
Ass
embl
y D
emoc
rat's
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Prop
osal
On May 5,2005, TCC recommended a position of
"Wat
ch a
nd P
rovi
de C
omm
ents
" w
ithre
gard
s to
the
Ass
embl
y D
emoc
rat's
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Prop
osaL
. The
pro
posa
l (w
hich
had
not
yet b
een
assi
gned
a b
ill n
umbe
r) w
ould
elim
inat
e th
e I
I-ce
nt g
as ta
x cr
eate
d by
Pro
p. 4
2,an
d ra
ise
the
stat
e ge
nera
l sal
es ta
x by
a q
uart
er c
ent,
with
rev
enue
s ea
rark
ed f
or f
utur
ero
ad p
roje
cts.
Staf
f no
ted
that
the
bil w
ould
rep
rese
nt a
pol
icy
depa
rtre
for
SC
AG
, whi
ch c
urre
ntly
favors the commitment of
mot
or v
ehic
le f
uel t
ax to
pay
for
tran
spor
tatio
n pr
ojec
ts, b
utno
ted
that
it c
ould
ben
efit
tran
spor
tatio
n by
rep
ayin
g bo
rrow
ed P
rop
42 f
unds
.
8/19/2005 *S = Support, a = Oppose, N = Neutral, NA = Not Applicable. and U = Undecided
LEAD STAFF: Douglas
Kim
Eri
c C
arls
onPH
ON
E N
UM
BE
R: (
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7/(2
13)
922-
3069
METRO REPRESENTATIVS:
John
Fas
ana
(SG
YC
OG
)Pam O'Connor (City of
Sant
a M
onic
a)Bonnie Lowenthal (City of
Lon
g B
each
)M
TA
Sea
t: Y
vonn
e B
urke
6-M
onth
Proj
ecte
d A
ctio
nsN
o fu
rthe
r ac
tion
plan
ned.
Metro Legislative Affairs staff
will
continue to monitor the status of
the
TE
A-2
1 R
eaut
hori
zatio
n.
Staf
fwill
mon
itor
any
legi
slat
ive
deve
lopm
ents
rel
ated
to th
is P
ropo
sal.
Met
roPosition *
N N N
8
ME
TR
OP
OLI
TA
N T
RA
SP
OR
TA
TIO
N A
UT
HO
RIT
Y
Atta
chm
ent A
: QU
AR
TE
RLY
RE
PO
RT
ON
RE
GIO
NA
L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
:L
EA
D S
TA
FF:
Ric
hard
Hun
t
6) A
dvan
ced
Tra
nsit
Veh
icle
Con
sort
ium
(fo
rmer
ly F
uel C
ell B
uyer
s C
onso
rtiu
m)
PH
ON
E N
UM
BE
R:
(213
) 92
2-58
15
RO
LES
AN
RE
SP
ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
:METRO REPRESENTATIVS:
I. I
mpr
ovin
g bu
s se
rvic
e th
roug
h A
dvan
ced
Tec
hnol
ogy
Hig
h C
apac
ity v
ehic
les.
2. I
mpr
ovin
g ai
r qu
ality
thro
ugh
ultr
a lo
wF
rank
Rob
erts
(M
T A
Rep
)an
d/or
zer
o em
issi
on a
dvan
ced
tech
nolo
gy v
ehic
les.
3. C
aptu
ring
eco
nom
ic b
enef
its f
rom
mau
fact
urin
g ad
vanc
edY
vonn
e B
urke
(A
t-La
rge)
tech
nolo
gy v
ehic
les.
4. C
reat
ing
new
hig
h te
chno
logy
jobs
.John Fasana (At-Large)
Mic
hael
Ant
mi.v
ich
(At-
Lag
e)Z
ev Y
aros
lavs
ky (
At-
Larg
e)Is
sue
Quarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
oiec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
Eva
luat
ion
of a
dvan
ced
Staf
f pr
esen
ted
a re
com
men
datio
n to
the
Boa
rd to
initi
ate
a pr
ocur
emen
t to
purc
hase
Staf
f w
ill w
ork
with
Met
ro f
inan
ceN
/Ate
chno
logy
veh
icle
s.gasoline hybrid electrc vehicles.
depa
rent
to r
eins
tate
loca
l fun
ds to
proc
eed
with
out
lined
pro
ject
sS
taff
and
the
A T
VC
con
sulta
nt m
et to
det
erm
ne th
e te
chni
cal p
ath
forw
ard
the
agen
cy.
Staf
f w
ill p
repa
re r
epor
ts to
the
A T
VC
Staf
f tr
avel
ed to
Aus
tin, T
exas
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
BR
T v
ehic
le d
emon
stra
tion
and
Boa
rd a
nsw
erin
g fi
nanc
ial q
uest
ions
rai
sed
sym
posi
um.
at th
e la
st B
oard
mee
ting.
StafwiI present a recommendation to the
Boa
rd a
utho
rizi
ng th
e pu
rcha
se o
f ga
solin
eelectrc hybrid vehicles.
Staf
fwill
wor
k w
ith th
e A
QM
D to
unde
rwte
HC
NG
eng
ine
test
pro
gram
.
8/19/2005 *S = Support, a = Oppose, N = Neutral, NA = Not Applicable, and U = Undecided
9
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TR
OP
OLI
TA
N T
RA
SP
OR
TA
TIO
N A
UT
HO
RIT
Y
Atta
chm
ent A
: QU
AR
TE
RLY
RE
PO
RT
ON
RE
GIO
NA
L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
:L
EA
D S
TA
FF:
Fran
k Fl
ores
David Yale
7) California Association of
Councils of
Gov
ernm
ents
(C
AL
CO
G)
PHO
NE
NU
BE
R:
(2 i
3) 9
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469
RO
LES
AN
D R
ES
PO
NS
IBIL
ITIE
S:
ME
TR
O R
EPR
ESE
NT
AT
IVE
S/A
LT
ER
NA
TE
S:C
AL
CO
G's
pri
mar
y ac
tiviti
es a
re to
pro
vide
pub
lic p
olic
y ad
voca
cy a
nd in
terg
over
nmen
tal c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
VA
CA
NT
- T
he M
T A
Cha
irm
an a
nd/o
r th
e M
T A
Boa
rd n
eeds
tost
ate
legi
slat
ure,
sta
te a
genc
ies,
the
Lea
gue
of C
alif
orni
a C
ities
, Cal
ifor
nia
Stat
e A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Cou
ntie
s,as
sign
an
elec
ted
offc
ial t
o th
e C
AL
CO
G o
rgan
izat
ion.
Met
ro s
taff
Cal
ifor
nia'
s C
ongr
essi
onal
Del
egat
ion
and
fede
ral o
ffci
als.
CA
LC
OG
mem
ber
agen
cies
ser
ve a
s re
gion
alca
nnot
ser
ve in
a v
otin
g ca
paci
ty.
tran
spor
tatio
n pl
anni
ng a
genc
ies
unde
r st
ate
law
and
as
met
ropo
litan
(tr
ansp
orta
tion)
pla
nnin
g or
gani
zatio
ns(M
PO)
unde
r fe
dera
l law
.
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
ojec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Fin
anci
ng R
efor
mC
AL
CO
G m
embe
rs r
evie
wed
legi
slat
ion
and
a pa
per
rega
rdin
g Pr
op 4
2 an
dC
AL
CO
G w
ill n
ot s
uppo
rt G
ov's
"L
ive
With
inN
Prot
ectio
n an
d E
xpan
sion
othe
r re
late
d le
gisl
atio
n pr
opos
ed f
or th
e N
ovem
ber
2006
bal
lot,
whi
chO
ur M
eans
Act
".(Metro staff
will
wou
ld m
aint
ain
an a
bsol
ute
fire
wal
l on
Prop
ositi
on 4
2 an
d tr
ansp
orta
tion
reco
mm
end
reve
nues
.su
ppor
t)Reauthorization of
Fede
ral
CA
LC
OG
ask
ed C
altr
ans
to s
uppo
rt a
n in
crea
se in
PL
fun
ds a
nd o
ppos
e an
yCALCOG representatives and Caltrans staff
will
S
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Prog
ram
sm
ove
by A
ASH
TO
to o
bjec
t.w
ork
to id
entif
y co
nsen
sus
posi
tions
on
the
emer
ging
rea
utho
riza
tion
legi
slat
ion.
Wil
Kem
pton
is d
raft
ing
an a
dmin
istr
atio
n le
tter
onthe matter.
8/19
/200
5 '"
S =
Sup
port
, a =
Opp
ose,
N =
Neu
tral
, NA
= N
ot A
pplic
able
, and
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ecid
ed10
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LIT
AN
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AN
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AT
ION
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ITY
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ent A
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AR
TE
RLY
RE
PO
RT
ON
RE
GIO
NA
L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
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EA
D S
TA
FF:
Fran
k Fl
ores
Dav
id Y
ale
8) R
egio
nal T
rans
port
atio
n Pl
anin
g A
genc
ies
(RT
PA)
PHO
NE
NU
BE
R:
(213
) 92
2-24
56(2
13)
922-
2469
RO
LES
AN
RE
SP
ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
:M
ET
RO
RE
PRE
SEN
TA
TIV
ES/
AL
TE
RN
AT
ES:
RT
PA is
an
advo
cacy
org
aniz
atio
n w
hich
aim
s to
bui
ld c
onse
nsus
am
ong
the
regi
ons
on is
sues
impa
ctin
g ev
ery
Dav
id Y
ale
regional planning agency. With a coordinated and
join
t pos
ition
, the
RT
PA s
peak
s as
a u
nifi
ed g
roup
, adv
ocat
ing
for
key
issu
es to
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Com
mss
ion(
CT
C)
and
othe
r bo
dies
.
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
ojec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
2006
Sta
te T
rans
port
atio
nC
altr
ans
pres
ente
d th
e tw
o-tie
red
2006
ST
IP F
und
Est
imat
e ou
tlini
ng th
eL
egis
latio
n to
pro
tect
Pro
p 42
fun
ds f
orN
IAIm
prov
emen
t Pro
gram
(S
TIP
)fo
llow
ing
poss
ible
pro
gram
ng c
apac
ity le
vels
:tr
ansp
orta
tion
will
con
tinue
to b
e re
view
ed b
yT
ier
1 w
ould
be
a co
nser
vativ
e es
timat
e th
at w
ould
lead
to a
ctua
l red
uctio
nsth
is g
roup
.in programg of
up to
$3.
7 bi
lion.
Key
var
able
s w
ere
the
stat
e ex
cise
fuel tax, weight fees and Federal revenues. None of
the
2004
ST
IP in
FY
2007
and
bey
ond
wou
ld b
e fu
nded
res
ultin
g in
an
appr
oxim
ate
risk
to L
AC
TC
vot
ed to
del
ay th
e F
und
Est
imat
e by
two
Cou
nty
of $
500
mill
ion.
mon
ths
due
to th
e fo
llow
ing
issu
es:
Tie
r 2
wou
ld b
e a
less
con
serv
ativ
e es
timat
e ba
sed
on e
xist
ing
law
..
Gov
. stil
pur
suin
g T
riba
l Gam
ing
Pro
gram
ng c
apac
ity w
ould
incr
ease
by
up to
$5.
7 bi
llion
with
Com
pact
for
GF
Loa
nap
prox
imat
ely
$2.0
bili
on in
new
ST
IP p
rogr
amng
cap
acity
ove
r th
e 20
04.
Con
gres
s ha
s ye
t to
reau
thor
ize
TE
A-
STIP program leveL. Most of
the
addi
tiona
l cap
acity
com
es f
rom
rea
lizin
g21
Prop
42
sale
s ta
x on
gas
tran
sfer
s, T
rans
port
atio
n In
vest
men
t Fun
ds (
TIF
).
New
ST
IP c
apac
ity a
ppea
r to
be
Tra
nsfe
rs, T
rans
port
atio
n C
onge
stio
n R
elie
f Fu
nd (
TC
RF)
Loa
n R
epay
men
tsw
holly
dep
ende
nt o
n T
IF tr
ansf
ers
and
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Def
erre
d In
vest
men
t Fun
d (T
DIF
) re
paym
ents
. The
and
PTA
spi
llove
r re
venu
esap
prox
imat
e be
nefi
t to
LA
Cou
nty
wou
ld b
e $3
00 m
illio
n in
pro
gram
ing
.A
B 1
44 h
ad n
ot y
et b
een
appr
oved
authority for the Metro Board of
Dir
ecto
rs.
(was approved 7118/05)
TC
RP
Allo
catio
n Pl
anThe CTC has not made any Traffc Congestion Relief
Pro
gram
(T
CR
P)
Staf
f will continue to monitor the status of
the
allo
catio
ns s
ince
Nov
embe
r 20
02. T
he G
over
nor's
FY
200
5-06
bud
get
Gov
erno
r;s
TC
RP
allo
catio
n pl
an.
prop
osal
incl
udes
$96
8 m
illio
n fo
r T
CR
P pr
ojec
ts. T
he s
tate
wid
e fu
ndin
gav
aila
ble
cons
ists
of
$678
mill
ion
from
Pro
posi
tion
42 a
nd $
290
mill
ion
from
Tri
bal g
amng
bon
d pr
ocee
ds. T
he C
TC
app
rove
d a
set o
f cr
iteri
a to
prio
ritiz
e th
e al
loca
tion
of th
ese
limite
d FY
200
5-06
TC
RP
fund
s fo
r pr
ojec
tsready to proceed for constrction.
8/19
/200
5 *
S =
Sup
port
, a =
Opp
ose,
N =
Neu
tral
, NA
= N
ot A
pplic
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, and
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ecid
ed11
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ent A
: QU
AR
TE
RLY
RE
PO
RT
ON
RE
GIO
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L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
:
8) R
egio
nal T
rans
port
atio
n Pl
anni
ng A
genc
ies
(RT
PA)
RO
LES
AN
RE
SP
ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
:R
TP
A is
an
advo
cacy
org
aniz
atio
n w
hich
aim
s to
bui
ld c
onse
nsus
am
ong
the
regi
ons
on is
sues
impa
ctin
g ev
ery
regional planning agency. With a coordinated and
join
t pos
ition
, the
RT
PA s
peak
s as
a u
nifi
ed g
roup
, adv
ocat
ing
for
ke is
sues
to th
e C
alif
orni
a T
rans
ort
atio
n C
omm
ssio
n C
TC
and
oth
er b
odie
s.
Issu
e Q
uart
erly
Act
ions
(In
clud
ing
Dat
es o
f Act
ions
)
Proj
ect M
onito
ring
and
Pla
nnin
gT
he R
TP
A is
dev
elop
ing
supp
ort l
egis
latio
n to
insu
re th
at p
lann
ing,
prog
ram
ng, a
nd m
onito
ring
fund
s ar
e av
aila
ble
with
con
sist
ent f
undi
ng.
STIP
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Syst
emPe
rfor
man
ce M
easu
res
As
part
of
the
Gov
erno
rs G
o C
alif
orni
a vi
sion
, the
Bus
ines
s T
rans
port
atio
nan
d H
ousi
ng A
genc
y de
velo
ped
a P
erfo
rman
ce Im
prov
emen
t Ini
tiativ
ede
sign
ed to
pro
vide
the
stat
e w
ith a
per
form
ance
mea
sure
men
t too
l for
fut
ure
tran
spor
tatio
n in
vest
men
ts. T
he r
esul
t has
bee
n th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
a se
t of
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Syst
em P
erfo
rmce
Mea
sure
s. T
hese
mea
sure
s w
ill b
e us
edto
gui
de in
vest
men
t dec
isio
ns o
n th
e:
· State Highway Operations and Protection Plan (SHOPP),
· Inter-Regional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP), and
the
· Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).
STIP
/SH
OPP
Allo
catio
ns
In a
dditi
on, t
hese
mea
sure
s w
il be
use
d to
info
rm a
nd g
uide
the
long
ran
geplanning program of
the
stat
e's
high
way
and
reg
iona
l rai
l net
wor
k.1.
CT
C a
ppro
ved
STIP
/AB
3090
rei
mbu
rsem
ent f
or th
e M
etro
Gol
d L
ine
Eas
tsid
e Li
ght R
ail T
rans
it E
xten
sion
for
$ i 7
4.4
mill
ion.
2. C
TC
app
rove
d $2
9.2
mill
ion
for
the
Lig
ht R
ail V
ehic
le A
cqui
sitio
nPr
ojec
t.
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nk F
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RE
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TA
TIV
S/A
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ER
NA
TE
S:D
avid
Yal
e
6-M
onth
Proj
ecte
d A
ctio
nsT
he C
TC
con
tinue
s to
rai
se c
once
rns
abou
tal
loca
ting
Plan
ning
, Pro
gram
min
g an
dM
onito
ring
(PP
M)
fund
s gi
ven
thei
r in
abili
ty to
fully
allo
cate
fre
eway
mai
nten
ance
wor
k in
the
SH
OP
P. T
he R
TP
A g
roup
hea
rd a
pro
posa
l to
take
PPM
fun
ds d
irec
tly f
rom
the
Hig
hway
Use
rs T
ax A
ccou
nt w
ithou
t a C
TC
allo
catio
nin
stea
d. T
he p
ropo
sal u
ses
the
stan
dard
ST
IPfo
rmul
a to
det
erm
ne th
e am
ount
ava
ilabl
e to
each county.
The
CT
C a
ppro
ved
the
draf
am
endm
ent t
oin
clud
e sy
stem
per
form
nce
mea
sure
s fo
r th
e20
06 S
TIP
.
R TP A representatives stressed the important
need
for
Pla
nnin
g, P
rogr
amm
ng a
ndM
onito
ring
(PP
M)
fund
s.N
ew S
HO
PP f
undi
ng s
houl
d go
to d
efer
red
mai
nten
ance
pro
ject
s.
Met
roPosition *
N
(Metro staff
will
reco
mm
end
supp
ort)
N/A
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TR
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OLI
TA
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TA
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N A
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ent A
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RT
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ER
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RG
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IZA
TIO
NS
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rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NZ
AT
ION
:L
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D S
TA
FF:
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k Fl
ores
David Yale
8) R
egio
nal T
rans
port
atio
n P
lann
ing
Age
ncie
s (R
TP
A)
PHO
NE
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RE
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ON
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ILIT
IES
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RE
PRE
SEN
TA
TIV
ES/
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TE
RN
AT
ES:
R T
P A
is a
n ad
voca
cy o
rgan
izat
ion
whi
ch a
ims
to b
uild
con
sens
us a
mon
g th
e re
gion
s on
issu
es im
pact
ing
ever
yDavid Yale
regi
onal
pla
nnin
g ag
ency
. With
a c
oord
inat
ed a
nd jo
int p
ositi
on, t
he R
TP
A s
peak
s as
a u
nifi
ed g
roup
, adv
ocat
ing
for
key
issu
es to
the
Cal
ifor
nia
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Com
mss
ion
(CT
C)
and
othe
r bo
dies
.
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
oiec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
Obl
igat
ion
Aut
hori
tyThe Local program representative announced that out of
the
$1 b
illio
n in
No
actio
ns p
lann
ed.
N/A
loca
l Obl
igat
ion
Aut
hori
ty (
OA
) fu
nds
avai
labl
e in
FFY
200
5, o
nly
15%
of
$ 1.
0 bi
lion
or a
ppro
xim
atel
y $1
50 m
illio
n ha
d be
en o
blig
ated
so
far.
As
aresult of
thes
e fi
ndin
gs, t
he C
TC
took
act
ion
at th
e m
eetin
g to
onl
y al
loca
tehalf of
the
Loc
al A
ssis
tanc
e (C
MA
Q a
nd R
STP)
for
FY
05/
06, p
endi
ng th
ecl
ose-
out o
f ex
pend
iture
s fo
r FY
04/
05. T
heir
dec
isio
n w
as b
ased
on
the
fact
that only 30% of
proj
ects
hav
e be
en d
eliv
ered
so
far
in th
e Fe
dera
l FY
200
5en
ding
on
Sept
embe
r 30
. Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty,
in c
ontr
ast,
deliv
ered
alm
ost
130% of
its F
eder
al F
Y 2
004
targ
et, a
nd is
aga
in s
eeki
ng to
exc
eed
its ta
rget
in F
eder
al F
Y 2
005.
8/19/2005 *S = Support, a = Oppose, N = Neutral, NA = Not Applicable, and U = Undecided
13
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TR
OP
OLI
TA
N T
RA
SP
OR
TA
TIO
N A
UT
HO
RIT
Y
Atta
chm
ent A
: QU
AR
TE
RLY
RE
PO
RT
ON
RE
GIO
NA
L E
XT
ER
NA
L O
RG
AN
IZA
TIO
NS
4th
Qua
rter
, end
ing
June
30,
200
5
OR
GA
NIZ
AT
ION
:L
EA
D S
TA
FF:
Fran
k Fl
ores
David Yale
9) S
elf-
Hel
p C
ount
ies
Coa
litio
nPH
ON
E N
UB
ER
:(2
13)
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2456
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3) 9
22-2
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RO
LES
AN
RE
SP
ON
SIB
ILIT
IES
:M
ET
RO
RE
PRE
SEN
TA
TIV
S/A
LT
ER
NA
TE
S:A
n ad
voca
cy o
rgan
izat
ion
rela
ting
to c
onse
nsus
pos
ition
s on
sal
es ta
x m
easu
res
whi
ch s
uppo
rt tr
ansp
orta
tion
Dav
id Y
ale
prog
ram
s.
Issu
eQuarterly Actions (Including Dates of Actions)
6-M
onth
Met
roPr
o;ec
ted
Act
ions
Position *
Proj
ect R
ed T
ape
The
Red
Tap
e Im
plem
enta
tion
Com
mitt
ee, w
hich
incl
udes
var
ious
Cal
tran
sT
he c
omm
ttee
will
mee
t qua
rter
ly a
nd w
ill b
eN
staf
f an
d di
strc
t dir
ecto
rs, a
nd r
epre
sent
ativ
es f
rom
var
ious
age
ncie
s,re
spon
sibl
e fo
r id
entif
yng
and
reco
mm
endi
ngrequested the SHCC members to bring examples of
the
"red
tape
" pr
oble
ms
solu
tions
to s
peci
fic
prob
lem
s ra
ised
by
the
that
they
hav
e en
coun
tere
d w
hile
doi
ng b
usin
ess
with
the
depa
rent
. The
mem
bers
hip.
com
mtte
e is
pre
parn
g th
e "R
ed T
ape
Impl
emen
tatio
n C
omm
ttee
Rep
ort"
that
will
pro
vide
tang
ible
sol
utio
ns to
the
issu
es r
aise
d by
the
com
mitt
eein
clud
ing
reco
gniz
ing
and
rew
ardi
ng r
ed ta
pe c
uttin
g by
Cal
tran
s st
aff
and
othe
rs.
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Reo
rgan
izat
ion
"Rescue Transportation" is a proposal that utilizes Article XIX of
the State
Stafwill continue to monitor the "Rescue
NC
onst
itutio
n as
a te
mpl
ate
for
pres
entin
g pr
opos
ed c
hang
es to
Transportation" proposaL.
(Metro staff
wil
tran
spor
tatio
n's
lega
l, in
stitu
tiona
l and
fina
ncia
l fra
mew
ork.
The
mos
tre
com
men
drecent version deletes the revenue-raising authority of
the
Cal
ifor
nia
supp
ort)
Tra
nspo
rttio
n C
omm
ssio
n in
rec
ogni
tion
of th
e di
ffcu
lty o
f cr
eatin
g su
chau
thor
ity.
Res
cue
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Ano
ther
maj
or e
ffor
t spo
nsor
ed b
y th
e Se
lf H
elp
Cou
ntie
s C
oalit
ion
is th
eT
he R
escu
e C
alif
orni
a pr
opon
ents
dis
cuss
ed th
e"R
escu
e T
rans
port
atio
n" P
ropo
saL
. Thi
s pr
opos
al is
for
con
side
ratio
n as
ane
ed to
res
olve
per
ceiv
ed in
equi
ties
betw
een
the
cons
titut
iona
l am
endm
ent o
n th
e N
ovem
ber
2006
sta
tew
ide
ballo
t. T
he m
ost
rura
l and
urb
an c
ount
ies
with
res
pect
to th
erecent version deletes the revenue-raising authority of
the
Cal
ifor
nia
TC
RP
ear
ked
proj
ects
.T
rans
port
atio
n C
omm
ssio
n in
rec
ogni
tion
of th
e di
ffcu
lty o
f cr
eatin
g su
chau
thor
ity. R
escu
e T
rans
port
atio
n se
eks
to a
ddre
ss th
e fo
llow
ing
prob
lem
s:Diversion of
tran
spor
tatio
n re
venu
es, a
cum
bers
ome
proj
ect d
eliv
ery
proc
ess,
gene
ral i
neff
cien
cies
and
the
incr
easi
ng p
oliti
ciza
tion
of C
altr
ans,
and
the
growth of
trav
el d
emad
s an
d its
neg
ativ
e ef
fect
s on
sus
tain
ing
reas
onab
lem
obili
ty in
Cal
ifor
nia.
8/19/2005 *S = Support, a = Oppose, N = Neutral, NA = Not Applicable, and U = Undecided
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