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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL |
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
(5 minutes) |
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Pending litigation: Pierce,
Estrada and Our Children's Earth v. SBCAG. |
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RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Approve
minutes from November 17, 2005 Board of Directors meeting. |
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6. |
PUBLIC
COMMENT |
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The
public may address the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments on any
subject within
the jurisdiction of the Board that is not included as part of the agenda.
Comments shall be limited
fifteen minutes, divided among those desiring to speak, but no person shall
speak longer than
three minutes. |
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APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
(5
minutes) |
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Approve by roll call vote on one motion: |
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COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT COMMITTEE |
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Approve changes to Santa
Barbara County Transit Advisory Committee (SBCTAC) By-laws and
membership. |
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B. |
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN |
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Authorize the Chair to execute an
amendment to the agreement with Rincon and Associates to extend the
contract deadline to September 1, 2006 and increase the budget in the
amount of $2,590 to prepare the EIR on the RTP. |
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C. |
FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL |
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Authorize Chair to execute a
one year contract with Bob Holzer Towing and Storage in an amount not to
exceed $228,502. |
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Adopt a resolution authorizing
the Executive Director the authority to execute the FY 2005-06 Freeway
Service Patrol funding agreement with Caltrans. |
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D. |
MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2006 |
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Approve SBCAG Board of Directors
regular meeting schedule for 2006. |
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Schedule public hearings to
receive testimony on the existence of unmet public transit needs for
Thursday, January 19, 2006 in Santa Maria, and Thursday, February 16,
2006 in Santa Barbara. |
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FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM |
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Approve Amendment #17 to the
2004 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP): |
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Program $250,000 in State
Parks and Recreation Grant Funding for the Santa Maria River Nature
Trail in the City of Santa Maria. |
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Reprogram $263,000 in STP
funds for the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District from FY
2003/04 to FY 2005/06. |
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Program $263,000 in state
Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) and roadway call box funding to initiate operation
along Highway 101 on the South Coast. |
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Program $3,725,200 in new FTA
Section 5307 operating funds matched with $6,414,000 in TDA funds for FY
2005/06 for the SBMTD. |
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F. |
STATE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM |
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Adopt a resolution approving
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment PPNO 1840,
No. 05-1840 for the Cathedral Oaks/Hollister Avenue/Ellwood Overhead
interchange reconstruction project. |
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G. |
PROPOSITION 42
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING |
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Authorize the Chair to sign a
letter to the Governor requesting that Proposition 42 funds be allocated
for transportation purposes in the FY 2006-07 state budget and future
state budgets. |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS |
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UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS DEFINITIONS
(20 minutes) |
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Adopt a resolution
approving recommended changes to definitions of "unmet transit need"
and "reasonable to meet" as provided in Attachment 1. (Changes
to Definitions of "unmet transit need" and "reasonable to meet". |
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ACTION ITEMS |
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9. |
MEASURE D RENEWAL
EXPENDITURE PLAN (90 minutes) |
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Receive a report on expenditure
plan development and proposed A + B option and provide direction. |
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10. |
2006 STATE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (30 minutes) |
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Receive report on draft 2006
RTIP and provide direction to staff. |
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11. |
BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR 2006
(10 minutes) |
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Elect a Chair and
Vice-Chair for 2006. |
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INFORMATION ITEMS |
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12. |
101 WIDENING PROJECT STUDY
REPORT (30 minutes) |
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Receive presentation on Project
Study Report (PSR) being prepared by Caltrans for proposed widening of
101 south of Milpas. |
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COMMITTEE REPORTS (5
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Receive report from Mayor Hicks
on CALCOG Delegates meeting held on November 30, 2005. |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
(5 minutes) |
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CALTRANS DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S REPORT (5
minutes) |
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COMMUNICATIONS |
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ADJOURN |
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The next Board meeting will be
held on Thursday, January 19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Santa
Maria. |
