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SACOG Board of Directors
3rd Floor - 1415 L Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814

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A reception will be held at 8:00 a.m. followed by SACOG Salutes: SACOG's 2005 Regional Awards ceremony. The Board of Directors Meeting will follow the Awards ceremony.

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The Board may take up any agenda item at any time, regardless of the order listed. Members of the public coming for a specific agenda item are encouraged to arrive earlier than the schedule time. Public comment will be taken on the item at the time that it is taken up by the Board. We ask that members of the public complete a request to speak form, submit it to the Clerk of the Board, and keep their remarks brief. If several persons wish to address the board on a single item, the chair may impose a time limit on individual remarks at the beginning of the discussion. Action may be taken on any item on this agenda.

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call:

Directors Anderson, Asmundson, Barrington, Billeci, Blackmun, Bruins, Budge, Cabaldon, Clare, Collin, Cooper, Cosgrove, Dickinson, Doolittle, Dowdin, Dupray, Fargo, Flory, Fuson, Hammond, Lund, Miklos, Peters, Richards, Rockholm, Schrader, Shelby, Silva, Stokes, Thomson, Washburn and Chair Gaines

Ex-Officio Member Jones

Public Communications: (Any person wishing to address the Board on any item not on the agenda may do so at this time. After ten minutes of testimony, any additional testimony will be heard following the Action items.)

Reports:
  1. Chair's Report (Chair Gaines)
  2. Board Members' Report
  3. Executive Director's Report † (Mr. McKeever)
Workshops:
  1. Local Government Actions that Assist with Implementing Blueprint Growth Principles - City of Rocklin † (Kathy Lund, Councilmember/SACOG Director)
  2. Presentation on Streetcars † (William Lind)
Consent Calendar: ‡ (Items are acted upon as one unit unless discussion is requested)
  1. Minutes of the November 17, 2005 Meeting †
  2. Overall Work Program/Budget Amendment #3 †
  3. Authorize the Extension of the Agreement with The Ferguson Group for Federal Legislative Advocacy Services †
  4. Staff Recommendations for 2006 Programming †
  5. Staff Recommendations for the 2006 Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian and Air Quality Funding Programs †
  6. Transportation Development Act Claims: City of Elk Grove and Sacramento Regional Transit District †
  7. Alternatives for Increase in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Planning Fees †
  8. Using the SACOG Air Quality Earmark in the Transportation Reauthorization Bill †
Action Items: ‡
  1. 2006 Board Chair and Vice-Chair † (Director Miklos)
  2. Award Contract for State Legislative Advocacy Services † (Ms. Wilcox)
  3. Action Regarding Shingle Springs Interchange Project: Review of Court Appeals Decision and Recent Correspondence Related to the Interchange Project † (Mr. McKeever)
  4. Release of Draft 2006 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the MTP for 2025 † (Ms. Kays)
  5. Public Hearing: Draft Amendment #27 to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) † (Mr. Caceres)
Receive and File (Items do not require Board action; however will be discussed upon request.)
  1. Update on State Land Use Initiatives †
  2. Update on 2005/06 State Legislation †
  3. 2030 Blueprint Growth Allocation †
  4. Update on Grant Application for Caltrans Blueprint Program †
  5. Televising of Board Meetings †
  6. Update on Regional Elected Officials Workshop †
  7. Update on Rate of Progress State Implementation Plan (ROP SIP) Progress †
  8. I-80/Capitol Corridor Study †
Workshop:
  1. Metropolitan Transportation Issue Papers †
    • Roadway Expansion (Mr. Hathaway)
    • HOT Lanes and Tolls (Mr. Carpenter)
    • Transit Expansion (Mr. Hathaway)
Closed Sessions:
  1. Public Employee Evaluation: Government Code Section 54957 Job Title: Executive Director † ‡
  2. Conceptual Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Employees Association † ‡
Adjournment:

To ensure a quorum, we request board members schedule this meeting until 12:00 noon. The next regular meeting of the SACOG Board will be held on January 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the SACOG Board Room located at 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA.

† - Attached to Director's Agenda
‡ - Action Item

Prepared by:
Mike McKeever
Executive Director

Approved by:
Ted Gaines
Chair

cc: Management: McKeever, Garry, Hathaway, Hough, Wilcox
Staff: Brown, Caceres, Carpenter, Kays, Okhade, Sloan

This agenda and most attachments are available on SACOG's website at www.sacog.org.

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Public Parking is available at 15th and K Streets

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