APPROVE the appointment of Robin Lee to serve as the pedestrian advocate representative and Laurie Eavey to serve as the alternate pedestrian advocate representative on behalf of Communities for Sustainable Monterey County on the Measure X Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee.

The Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Policies calls for the formation of a Citizens Oversight Committee representing a diverse range of community interests. Representatives of these interests must be nominated by their organizations and appointed to serve on the Citizens Oversight Committee by the Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors.

The Transportation Safety & Investment Plan, approved by voters on November 8, 2016, is anticipated to generate an estimated $600 million over thirty years through a retail transactions and use tax of a three-eighths’ of one-percent (3/8%). This funding will make a significant dent in the billions of dollars in unmet road repair needs and regional road safety and mobility project needs and, in some cases, will help get transportation projects off the ground sooner than planned.  

In accordance with the Policies & Project Descriptions for the Transportation Safety & Investment Plan, a Citizens Oversight Committee representing a diverse range of community interests was formed within 6 months of voter approval of Measure X. Members and their alternates were nominated by the bona fide organization they are representing. Additional members were appointed by the Transportation Agency Board of Directors to assure that a broad range of geographic and stakeholder interests are represented on the committee.

Members of the Citizens Oversight Committee were appointed by the Transportation Agency Board of Directors on March 22, 2017. Initial terms were staggered, with half of the committee members serving a 2-year term, and the other half serving a 3-year term, as specified by the Transportation Agency.

Laurie Eavey currently serves as the pedestrian advocate for Communities for Sustainable Monterey County and Robin Lee serves as the alternate pedestrian advocate. The organization has requested that their appointments be switched, so that Robin Lee will serve as their representative and Laurie Eavey will serve as their alternate representative on the oversight committee.

This report seeks the appointment of Robin Lee to serve as the pedestrian advocate representative and Laurie Eavey to serve as the alternate pedestrian advocate representative on the Measure X Transportation Safety & Investment Plan Citizens Oversight Committee on behalf of Communities for Sustainable Monterey County.