State of California

Business, Transportation and Housing Agency

M e m o r a n d u m

To:	THOM NIESEN, DISTICT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 2 HARRY YAHATA, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 4 BART BOHN, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 6 GARY GALLEGOS, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT 11	Date :November 10, 1999 File:
From:	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
Subject:	AB 1012 Advisory Teams

AB 1012 requires that the Department of Transportation establish four transportation project delivery advisory teams (two in northern California and two in southern California) with the District Directors acting as the team coordinators. Thank you for volunteering to take on this task.

Please proceed in selecting the appropriate team members. In addition to your participation, as the team leader, the Executive Director of each regional or metropolitan transportation planning organization is required on the team. Additionally, the following members are to be nominated by the entities they represent:

• A representative should be selected from the local transit districts. For districts with a population over 1 million, there shall be two representatives - one from a local bus operator and one from a regional rail operator.
  
• A City Public Works Director should be selected by the City Selection Committee. For districts with a population over 1 million, there shall be two representatives - one from a city with a population under 1 million and one from a city with a population over 1 million.
  
• A County Public Works Director should be chosen by the counties within your district.
  
• A Caltrans engineer responsible for project delivery should be chosen by PECG.
  
• A construction trade union representative should be jointly nominated by the Laborers and Operating Engineers unions.
  
• A representative of private-sector employers should be selected by the Department.
  
• A representative of the Federal Department of Transportation should be invited to attend meetings.

Per AB 1012, all project delivery advisory team members must be selected within 60 days of the enactment of the bill (by December 10, 1999). Also, the first meeting of the teams must take place within 90 days of enactment (January 9, 2000). Each team shall deliver a final report to the Governor no later than 180 days after the initial team meeting. The report should make recommendations on how project delivery can be significantly accelerated through any, or all, of the following:

• Changes in federal, Caltrans, regional or local management, personnel, procedures or guidelines.
  
• Changes in local, state or federal guidelines, laws or regulations.
  
• Granting of new authority.
  
• Other new or creative strategies.

Karla Sutliff has been named the AB 1012 Project Manager. I recommend that she attend your team meetings to lend support and some statewide consistence. Once you have identified the team members to be selected by Caltrans, please coordinate with Karla to get Headquarters approval. Once the teams are established, move forward with the required meetings and report preparation keeping me informed of your team's progress via Karla. If you have any questions concerning the advisory teams or any component of AB 1012, please contact Karla at (916) 653-5107 or CALNET 8-473-5107.

Original Signed by
JOSE MEDINA
Director

bc: Director's Office
Tony Harris
Bob Coleman
Bob Buckley
Karla Sutliff

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