SACOG Board of Directors

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.

SACOG Salutes:  SACOG's 2008 Regional Awards reception will begin at 8:15 with the awards beginning at 9:00 a.m. The SACOG Board of Directors Meeting will follow the awards ceremony.

The Board may take up any agenda item at any time, regardless of the order listed. 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

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.)

Introduction and Welcome of New Board Members (if applicable)

1. PDF Approve Minutes of the November 13, 2008 and amended Minutes of the May 15th SACOG Board Meetings
2. PDF Approve Transportation Development Act Claims: City of Folsom (FY 2008-09), City of Woodland (FY 2008-09) and Sacramento Regional Transit District (FYS 2004-08, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)
3. PDF Approval of Contract for State Advocacy Services
4. PDF Approval of Contract Renewal for Federal Advocacy Services
5. PDF Approval of Contract for Agricultural Worker Transportation Business Plan
6. PDF Authorization for Contract Negotiation for Urban High-Resolution Imagery Project
7. PDF Approval of 2008/2009 Regional Program of Projects for the Federal Transit Administration's 5311 Funds
8. PDF Endorsing Changes to Proposition 1B Project List

9. PDF 2009 Chair and Vice-Chair Nominations (Director Hill)
10. PDF Review and Approve Proposed Approach: Economic Recovery Act (Mr. Woods)
11. PDF Public Hearing and Approval of Draft Formal Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program Amendment and Amendment #1 to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2035 (Mr. Caceres)
12. PDF Resolutions Honoring Pete Hathaway and Ken Hough Upon Their Retirements (Chair Cosgrove)

Presentations: Recognition of outgoing Board members for exemplary service on the SACOG Board

13. PDF Chair's Report (Chair Cosgrove)
14. PDF Board Members' Report
15. PDF Executive Director's Report (Mr. McKeever)

16. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Government Code Sec 54957
    Title: Executive Director (Mr. Trost)

Adjournment: A farewell reception will be held in the River Rooms upon adjournment of the meeting. The next meeting of the SACOG Board will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the SACOG Board Room located at 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA.

‡ - Action Requested

Prepared by:
Mike McKeever
Executive Director

Approved by:
Tom Cosgrove
Chair

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

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