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State Funds Awarded for
Highway 101 HOV Project
The California Transportation
Commission allocated the funds necessary to complete the third phase of
the Highway 101 HOV Project, Central San Rafael section, relieving a
critical bottleneck in Marin County.
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TAM Appoints New Executive
Director
The Transportation
Authority of Marin is pleased to announce the appointment of Dianne
Steinhauser as TAM Executive Director on July 7, 2005. Ms.
Steinhauser will begin her work with TAM on August 24, 2005.
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Stakeholder Committee
Applications for the
Canal Neighborhood
Community Based Transportation Plan
The City of San Rafael and TAM will receive funds from the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) to develop a Community Based
Transportation Plan (CBTP) in the Canal neighborhood. The plan will
include a list of important improvements needed to make it easier to get
around the Canal and other destinations.
To guide the planning project,
the San Rafael City Council is creating a "Canal Stakeholder Committee."
The Stakeholder Committee members will work with their neighbors and other
interested people to learn about transportation issues, identify and
evaluate possible solutions, and recommend a list of improvements that
will make it safer and more comfortable for people to walk, bike and use a
bus in the Canal.
The City of San Rafael is
accepting applications for appointment to the Canal Stakeholder Committee,
which will include residents, property and business owners, and people who
work in the Canal. The Committee will begin work this fall, meet
approximately five (5) times, including two community-wide workshops.
To apply for appointment to
the Canal Stakeholder Committee, download the document below. For
the convenience of community members, cover letters and Application forms
are provided in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Applications
are due to the City of San Rafael by Friday, August 12, 2005.
Canal Stakeholder Committee
Application Materials
Help Shape the Future of Transit Service in Marin:
Participate in Marin County
Transit District Summer Meetings
The Marin County Board of Supervisors and the Marin County Transit
District (MCTD) invite the public and press to participate in MCTD's five
(5) evening discussions/meetings this summer to help shape the future of
transit service in Marin County.
Additional information,
including meeting dates, times and locations
Fiscal Year 2005-06 Budget for Review
TAM held a public hearing on June 23, 2005 to
adopt the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2005-06.
Approved
Fiscal Year 2005-06
Budget
TAM Still Accepting Applications for
Citizens' Oversight
Committee
On June 23, 2005, TAM appointed members to a
local Measure A "Citizens' Oversight Committee."
The Citizens' Oversight Committee will review all sales tax related
expenditures of TAM and will report directly to the public.
However, TAM is still accepting Citizens' Oversight Committee
applications for certain vacant areas of representation, including:
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One member and alternate
from Central Marin nominated by TAM Commissioners
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One alternate member from
Ross Valley nominated by TAM Commissioners
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One member and alternate
from West Marin nominated by TAM Commissioners
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One alternate member from,
and nominated by, a school district, including parents
If you are interested in
serving on the Citizens' Oversight Committee and you represent one of
the above areas, please fill out and submit the application form
contained in the following documents:
Citizens'
Oversight Committee Call for Applications letter, Committee Application
Form, and TAM Committee Standing Rules
TAM Still Accepting Applications for
Technical Advisory Committee
On June 23, 2005, TAM appointed members to a
local Measure A "Technical Advisory Committee." The
Technical Advisory Committee is
charged with reviewing proposals and making recommendations for Federal
and State transportation funding programs, as well as recommendations on
the annual work program and biennial strategic plan of TAM, which identify
priorities for infrastructure projects and the dates for project
implementation based on performance criteria outlined in Measure A.
However, TAM is still
accepting Technical Advisory Committee applications for certain vacant
areas of representation, including:
If you are interested in
serving on the Technical Advisory Committee and you represent one of the
above areas, please fill out and submit the application form contained
in the following documents:
Technical
Advisory Committee Call for Applications letter, Committee Application
Form, and TAM Committee Standing Rules
Measure A Background Information and Documents
FINAL Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan
Fact Sheet
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Stakeholder Presentation
2004
Transportation Sales Tax Presentations
The March 2004 Voter Survey
Results are Available
A
voter survey was conducted in March 2004 to ascertain the support for a
one-half cent sales tax increase to fund local transit and transportation
programs.
Download
the Survey Results PowerPoint Presentation
(Adobe
Acrobat required. Large file, may take a long time to download)
TAM Administrative
Code
The TAM Administrative Code prescribes the powers and duties of the
Authority's Chair and Vice Chair, the method of appointing Authority
employees, and methods, procedures and systems of operation and management
of the Authority.
TAM Ordinance 2004-02
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