MOBILITY21 Coalition: LA County Moving Together

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MOBILITY-21 Coalition LA County Moving
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Todays Objectives

• Welcome and Introductions
• Access D.C. 2003 Recap
• June Access Sacramento Trip - June 10 11, 2003
• Update on MOBILITY-21 Activities
• Guest Speaker The Honorable Betty Karnette
  (D-27), California State Senator
• Transportation Legislative and Budget Update
  (Federal, State, and Local)
• Discussion of Possible Strategies for Dealing
  with the Projected State Budget Cuts
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Access D.C. 2003 Recap

• Coalition members advocated on TEA-21
  reauthorization, FY 04 appropriations, goods
  movement, environmental streamlining, and airport
  security needs
• Met with U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, Dianne
  Feinstein, Patty Murray and U.S. Representatives
  Hal Rogers, Sam Farr, Lucille Roybal-Allard,
  Nancy Pelosi, William Lipinski, Thomas Petri,
  Gary Miller, James Oberstar, Nick Rahall, David
  Dreier, and Mike Honda
• Met with USDOT officials including FRA
  Administrator Allan Rutter and FTA Deputy
  Administrator Robert Jamison
• Coalition will monitor budget and legislation and
  advocate on issues throughout the year

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Access Sacramento Trip

• Trip is scheduled for June 10-11, 2003
• June 10 Evening reception with LA County
  delegation
• June 11 Full day of meetings with legislators
  and key policy makers breakfast and lunch with
  keynote speakers
• Key priorities Preservation of Prop. 42
  revenues and transportation revenue legislation

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MOBILITY-21 Activities

• 2003 MOBILITY-21 Summit
• November 17, 2003 Place TBD
• Smart Growth Partnership
• A public/private partnership to address future
  growth and land use in our region will meet on
  June 17, 2003
• Meeting will kick-off our efforts to use the
  Partnership to get good infill projects built
  near transit stations
• If you're interested in joining the Partnership,
  please let the Chamber know

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• Guest Speaker
• The Honorable Betty Karnette
• California State Senator

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• Federal Legislative Update
• TEA-21 Reauthorization
• FY 2004 Transportation Appropriations
• Chairman Ernest Istook (R-OK) Visit

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• Local Legislative Update
• Realignment of duties from the state to the
  county
• Lack of Vehicle License Fee backfill
• Impact to local street maintenance and other
  related activities

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• State Legislative Update
• Successes ACA 7 (Dutra) and State
  Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
  Amendment
• State Budget Update
• Whats Next - May Revise and Preservation of
  Prop. 42

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• Future Revenue Options
• Direct Revenue Increases
• SB 314 (Murray) LA County Sales Tax
• SB 541 (Torlakson) Gas Tax Indexing
• AB 1500 (Diaz) Petroleum Fee

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• Future Revenue Options
• Bond Issuances
• SB 341 (Torlakson) General Obligation Bonds for
  Infrastructure
• ACA 11 (Levine) General Obligation Bonds Voter
  Threshold

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• Future Revenue Options
• Pay-As-You-Go
• March 2004 Initiative for Infrastructure Projects
  sponsored by Assistant Republican Leader Keith
  Richman

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MOBILITY-21 Coalition

• Next Coalition Meeting
• Thursday, June 5, 2003
• 9 a.m. 1030 a.m.
• LA Area Chamber
• Sign up today - Membership forms passed out drop
  in box on the way out today.

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MOBILITY-21 LA County Moving Together