Transit Coordinating Committee

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
3rd Floor — SACOG Board Room
1415 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Members of the public may comment on any agenda item when it is taken by the Committee. Members of the public should come forward to be recognized by the Chair and keep their remarks brief.

1. Introductions and Brief Round Table Operator Discussion (Wixon/All, 15 minutes)
   1. Service changes and coordination opportunities etc.
   2. Other items of interest
2. Update on Automated Trip Planning Project (Coviello/Concannon/All 10 minutes)
3. Approval of the Minutes of the December 17, 2008 Meeting (Wixon) (Attached)
4. Update and Status Report on the Fare and Transfer Agreements between RT and Other Operators (All 15 minutes)
5. Update on "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (Brown/All 20 minutes)
   1. Attachments of House bill and summaries attached - analysis to follow. Federal Updates funding levels for 2008/09; reauthorization, etc.
   2. Looks like we are going to get a significant recovery bump in 5307, 5309 Rail Mod. and 5311, as well as an opportunity for New Starts funding
   3. Timelines will be short and tight, we need to nail down project list(s) that can be under contract in less than 90 days after the bill is signed by the president.
6. Update on State Budget and Federal Updates (Brown/All 20 minutes)
   1. State Budget - Is there a budget yet? Review of Impacts on STA, PTA, Prop. 1 B Bond Act programs, etc.
   2. Federal Updates funding levels for 2008/09; reauthorization, etc.
   3. Discussion of programming and grant application cycle for FY 2009 funding
   4. Integration of Recovery/Stimulus Process with normal programming process and cycle.
   5. Other issues of importance or concern
7. Update on LTF 2008/09 and 2009/10 (Brown 5 minutes)
8. Update on Agricultural Worker Transportation Business Plan Project (McCrary/Taylor 5 minutes)
9. Update on Universal Fare Card Project (McCrary/Brown/All 10 minutes)
10. Status Report on MTIP (Caceres/Brown 5 minutes)
11. Update on SACOG Reorganization (Brown, 5 minutes)
12. Set Next Meeting Dates (Brown/Wixon)
    1. TCC - February 11, 2009, February 18, 2009, sooner?
    2. Agricultural Worker TAC 9:30 a.m. Friday January 23, 2009
    3. Universal Fare Card Project TAC - Tentative meeting date February 4, 2009 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
13. Other Matters (5 minutes)
14. Adjournment

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