BUILDING BETTER TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Executive Summary

May 5, 2003

The meeting was convened at 1:35 PM

(a) Expansion and Improvement of Transit and Transportation Systems

(1) Report and Recommendations on County Expressway Master Plan

Upon motion of Councilmember Chavez, seconded by Vice Chair LeZotte, the Committee accepted the report, with the staff directed to include an overall general budgeting strategy to come back, and to include a mechanism to discuss opportunities for joint funding and the impact that it will have overall the programs.

(b) Traffic Relief/Safe Streets

(1) Report and review of Traffic Calming Program – Continued from April 7, receive written responses to questions from April 7

Upon motion of Vice Chair LeZotte, seconded by Councilmember Chavez, the Committee accepted the report.

(2) Pavement Management Program

Upon motion of Councilmember Chavez, seconded by Vice Chair LeZotte, the Committee accepted the report.

(3) City’s Annual Transportation Report – Continued from April 7, receive draft report

Upon motion of Councilmember Chavez, seconded by Vice Chair LeZotte, the Committee accepted the report.

(c) Supporting Smart Growth

(1) Level of Service (LOS) policy revision

Upon motion of Councilmember Chavez, seconded by Vice Chair LeZotte, the Committee accepted the report.

(d) Regional Relationships/Funding/Policy

(1) State, Federal, and Local Legislative Update

The Committee received the written status report.

(e) Oral petitions

None

(f) Adjournment

The Committee was adjourned at 3:40 pm

Councilmember Dave Cortese, Chair,

Building Better Transportation Committee