Item No. 2

TAC          

Technical Advisory Committee

Note:    The following record contains motions and actions of the TAC.  An audio library

of meeting proceedings is on file at the HCAOG office.

DRAFT

MEETING RECORD

Regular Meeting

Thursday, November 12, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

Adorni Recreation Center, Conference Room

1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka

            PRESENT:

Chris Whitworth (Alternate)                                Humboldt County, Public Works

Larry Pardi, Chair Pro-Tem                                   Arcata & Mad River Transit System

Merritt Perry                                                    City of Rio Dell, Public Works

            Leishara Ward                                                 Caltrans District 01

Kevin Carter                                                   City of Fortuna, Public Works

Mike Knight                                                  City of Eureka, Engineering

Robert Bohrer                                                  Yurok Tribe

Greg Nesty (Alternate)                                            Trinidad Rancheria

Josh Wolf                                                     City of Trinidad, Engineering

Brian Freeman                                                           City of Blue Lake, Engineering

Doby Class                                                    City of Arcata, Public Works

STAFF:

Spencer Clifton                                                  HCAOG

Marcella Clem                                                  HCAOG

Debra Dees                                                    HCAOG

Debbie Egger                                                   HCAOG

            ABSENT:

Warren Tamerius, Vice-Chair                            Hoopa Valley Tribe

Anita Huff                                                     Blue Lake Rancheria

            Toni Tyson                                                   CHP Dispatch

            Neleen Fregoso                                                           Humboldt Transit Authority

            Scott Quinn                                                   Karuk Tribe of California

Annjannette Dodd                                            City of Ferndale

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of November 12, 2009, was called to order at 2:35 pm.

MOTION WAS MADE (Knight/Perry) to nominate Larry Pardi as TAC Chair Pro-Tem.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

OVER

1.                   INTRODUCTIONS 

2.            APPROVAL OF MEETING RECORD

MOTION WAS MADE (Bohrer/Wolf) to approve meeting record of October 8, 2009 as submitted.   

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3.            PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Planwest Partners Consultant Tiffany Wilson provided information and scheduled dates for upcoming Public Worskshops for the Regional Trails Master Plan.

4.             EUREKA-ARCATA U.S. 101 CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVE UPDATE

Per Caltrans Project Manager, this agenda item rescheduled for the January 2010 meeting.

5.            HUMBOLDT COUNTY 2010 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP)

Staff provided Draft 2010 RTIP/STIP noting it would be brought back to Committee

for finalization through the January cycle.

6.            TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION, PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING - None

7.            ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

Staff provided information regarding Blueprint Planning, noting Special HCAOG meeting had been scheduled to consider a recommendation to disallow a letter of protest from the competing firm of Community Design and Architecture (CD+A).

8.            INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

A.            ANNIE AND MARY TRAIL UPDATE

Staff provided information regarding Annie and Mary Trail development, noting Charles Montange an attorney from Seattle Washington with railbanking experience would be contact with the NCRA.  

9.            ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 3:31 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Debbie Egger, Executive Secretary

Boards & committees

• Technical Advisory Committee

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• Minutes