AGENDA

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

Thursday, March 20, 2003

 8:30 a.m.

 Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria, CA 

 The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) meets concurrently as the Airport Land Use Commission, the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies, and the Local Transportation Authority.

 Persons may address the SBCAG Board either in person or by using the remote video testimony system located at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA.  Persons may address the SBCAG Board on any matter listed on the agenda by completing and delivering to the Clerk a speaker slip before the item is considered.  Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed during the public comment item on the agenda.  Further information on agenda items can be obtained in the SBCAG Office, 26 Castilian Drive, Goleta.

 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact SBCAG at least three working days prior to the scheduled meeting.

1.      CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.       RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION         

4.       RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

5.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES

          Approve minutes from February 20, 2003 Board of Directors meeting.

6.       PUBLIC COMMENT
         
          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. 

7.        APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR (5 minutes)
           Approve by roll call vote on one motion:

            A.      MEASURE D HIGHWAY PROGRAM FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONTRACT                    

                     Authorize the hair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Municipal Capital
                     Management (MCM) extending the contract termination date to December 31, 2003.

           B.      STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

                     Receive quarterly report on state and local agency sponsored projects in the 2002 STIP.

           C.      MEASURE D HIGHWAY PROGRAM QUARTERLY REPORT

                     Receive Quarterly report on status of the State and Regional projects in the Measure D
                     Highway Program.

           D.      FY 2001-02 FINANCIAL REPORTS

                     Receive report on administrative amendments to the 2002 Federal Transportation Improvement
                     Program approved by the Executive Director.

8.        CALTRANS DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S REPORT

     PUBLIC HEARINGS
No public hearing scheduled.

ACTION ITEMS

9.        CLEAN AIR EXPRESS BUS PROCUREMENT

           A.      Authorize the Chair to execute a Fund Allocation Agreement with Santa Barbara County.

           B.      Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the 2002 Federal Transportation Improvement
                    Program (FTIP) revising the Clean Air Express Bus Purchase projects and programming
                    unallocated Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds.

           C.     Authorize the Chair to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement for a piggyback bus procurement
                    with New Jersey Transit Corporation.

10.      TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING

            Adopt a resolution amending the 2002 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) to
            program additional Transportation Enhancement (TE) funding for five projects.

11.      CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

            A.     Adopt a determination, pursuant to Section 65089.3 of the California Government Code
                    that the County of Santa Barbara and the cities of Santa Maria, Buellton, Solvang, Lompoc
                    and Carpinteria are conforming to the adopted Congestion Management Program.

            B.    Adopt a determination, pursuant to Section 65089.3 of the California Government Code
                    that the cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta and Guadalupe are not conforming to the adopted
                    Congestion Management Program.

12.       ROUTE 166 TRUCK ROUTE STUDY

            Authorize the Chair to execute a contract with Strategic Consulting Services for a not to exceed
            price of $29,983, for consulting services on State Highway 166 (Main Street, Santa Maria) Truck
            Route Study.

13.       FY 2003-04 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM

            Adopt a resolution approving SBCAG's FY 2003-04 Overall Work Program and authorize transmittal
            to state and federal agencies.

 INFORMATION ITEMS

COMMITTEE REPORTS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

COMMUNICATIONS

            A.    Letter from Chair Lavagnino regarding Executive Committee appointments.

            B.    Letter from TTAC Chair, Steve Wagner, to Caltrans commenting on draft California
                   Transportation Plan.

            C.    Letter from SBMTD General Manager, Gary Gleason, regarding status of bus procurement
                    projects in 2002 FTIP.

ADJOURN

The next Board meeting will be held on April 17, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Santa Barbara.