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AGENDA REPORT
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DATE: August 27, 2001
'TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council\®
FROM: John B. Bahorski, City Manager V� J
SUBJECT: POLICY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
SUMMARY OF REOUEST:
Designate two members of Council as members of OCTA Policy Committee.
BACKGROUND:
The West Orange County Cities Association completed a feasibility study of potential
transit corridors, which would link west Orange County to Long Beach and Los Angeles
as well as central Orange County. That effort recommended conceptual transportation
corridors for follow -up work through a more detailed planning and engineering effort.
In June, 2001, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors
took the first step for this effort by approving a study of high - capacity transit system
options for west Orange county. The study is known as the West Orange County Project
Definition Study. This phase of the project will add planning and engineering details to
the prior study and recommend preferred corridors and technology.
To bring together elected officials to discuss and provide input on the study, OCTA will
convene a Policy Committee meeting on September 27, 2001 at 6 p.m. at OCTA offices..
The first Policy Committee meeting will review the study processes and begin an early
dialogue on technology options as presented on the attached draft agenda OCTA
requests each city designate two members of City Council to serve on the Policy
Committee. Approximately five Policy Committee meetings are expected between
September 2001 and July 2002.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council designate two members of City Council to serve on OCTA Policy
Committee.
Agenda Item Q
Policy Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 2001 — 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
OCTA Room 103/104
AGENDA
• Welcome
- Introductions
- Meeting Objectives
• Project Goals and Objective
- Project Schedule and Key Milestones
- Mobility Issues/Project Purpose and Need
• Technologies
- Issues for consideration
- Potentially Applicable Technologies
• Other Issues
• Next Meeting
Sandwiches and drinks will be hosted by OCTA.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
August 7, 2001
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As you know, in June 2000, the West Orange County Cities Association
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follow -up work through a more detailed planning and engineering effort.
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OCTA will convene a Policy Committee meeting on September 27, 2001 at 6:00
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p.m. at OCTA offices (Room 103/104) in Orange. The first Policy Committee
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meeting will review the study process and begin an early dialogue on
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technology options as presented on the attached draft agenda. OCTA requests
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each city designate two members of your Council to serve on the Policy
Committee. Approximately five Policy Committee meetings are expected
between September 2001 and July 2002.
Please forward your Policy Committee member names to Laurena Weinert,
OCTA staff, at 714/560 -5656. Thank you, and OCTA looks forward to your
agency's participation in the study process.
Sincerely
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Dave Elbaum
Director, Strategic Planning
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550 Smdh Main Street/P.O. Box 14184 /Orange /California 92863 -1584 /(]14) 560 -OCTA (6282)
August 29, 2001
Mr. Dave Elbaum, Director
Strategic Planning
Attention: Ms. Laurena Weinert
Orange County Transit Authority
P. O. Box 14184
Orange, California 92863 -1584
Dear Mr. Elbaum,
This is to advise that pursuant to your letter of August 7`"
to City Manager John Bahorski, the Seal Beach City Council
approved the appointment of Councilman John Larson and Mayor
William Doane as members of the Policy Committee relating to
discussion of the West Orange County Project Definition
Study. It may not be possible for these gentlemen to attend
the September 27`" meeting therefore please keep them
apprised of future meetings.
Very truly yours,
Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk
City of Seal Beach