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1 NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT Board Members Ed Gallo Chairman City of Escondido Dave Roberts Vice-Chair City of Solana Beach Julianne Nygaard City of Carlsbad David Druker City of Del Mar Jerome Stocks City of Encinitas Jim Wood City of Oceanside Chris Orlando City of San Marcos Bob Campbell City of Vista Bill Horn County of San Diego Executive Director Karen King General Counsel C. Michael Cowett For more information on NCTD, please check out our web page at: MEETING of the NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT Board Room 810 Mission Avenue Oceanside, CA THURSDAY August 16, :00 P.M. Regular Meeting NCTD s Mission Deliver safe, convenient, reliable, and user-friendly public transportation services. NCTD s Vision Provide an integrated transit system that enables our customers to travel easily and efficiently throughout the region. For individuals with disabilities, we will provide assistive services. To obtain such services or copies of documents in an alternate format, please call or write, a minimum of 72 hours prior to the event, to request these needed reasonable modifications. We will make every attempt to accommodate requests that do not give 72 hour notice. Please contact our Customer Service Supervisor at (760) Persons with hearing impairment please use the California Relay Service (CRS): using TTY; using voice; for Spanish. CRS Customer Service: or TTY. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 1

2 The NCTD office located at 810 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA is accessible by the COASTER (NCTD Commuter Rail) and the BREEZE (NCTD Bus). Please log onto to check current routes and schedules, or call COMMUTE. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 2

3 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING BEGINNING AT 2:00 PM ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG CHANGES TO THE AGENDA A. CLOSED SESSION Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section Conference with Real Property Negotiators Location of Property is portion of Assessor Parcel Numbers through , and in Solana Beach. Negotiator: NCTD: Rick Howard and Lance Schulte Negotiating Party: Shea Properties. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation Jacqueline Laurel, et al v. NCTD; Superior Court Case No. GIN Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation Hickerson v. NCTD, WCAB Case Number: SDO and SDO PRESENTATION OF COMMENDATIONS Presentation of July 2007 Employees of the Month Commendations to: * Mr. Jose F. Acuna, Mechanic 1 * Mr. Aaron A. Fournier, Coach Operator PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS There is a time limit of 15 minutes for this section of Public Communications and each speaker is limited to three minutes for their presentation. All persons wishing to address the Board during the meeting must complete a Request to Speak form. These forms are provided in a box at the table in the hallway, and must be completed and given to the Clerk of the Board before that agenda item is called. RECOMMENDED ACTION B. MINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 19, 2007 (Pages 5-9) Approve Meeting Date: 8/16/07 3

4 All matters listed under CONSENT are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion, unless members of the Board, the Executive Director, or the public, request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. A request from the public to discuss an item must be filed with the Clerk of the Board on the Request to Speak form before that agenda item is called. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT WILL BE MOVED TO THE END OF THE AGENDA C. CONSENT ITEMS (Tab 1) Items reviewed and recommended for approval by the Governance Committee (G), Planning Committee (P), Monitoring Committee (M) or Staff (S ) 1. Increase Purchase Order to Project Design Consultants (PDC) for Engineering Support for the SPRINTER Project (S) RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve D. OTHER BUSINESS (Tabs 2-6) 2. Draft Report for 2007 Regional Transportation Plan (SANDAG) (Attachments 2A and 2B) Receive 3. Tribal Transit Feasibility Study (SANDAG) (Attachment 3A) Receive 4. Regional Short-Range Transit Plan and Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Coordinated Plan (S) (Attachments 4A, 4B and 4C) Receive 5. SPRINTER Marketing Campaign Report (S) Receive 6. Monthly SPRINTER Update (Enclosure) (S) Receive SANDAG AGENDA REVIEW AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES UPDATE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, COMMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT REMAINING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS For any remaining speakers who have completed a Request to Speak form before the start of the meeting. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATIONS AND RULES (FOR BOARD AND PUBLIC INFORMATION) Posting of Board Agenda (Page 16) Rules for Public Speakers at meetings of the North County Transit District (Page 17) The next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 810 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA Meeting Date: 8/16/07 4

5 NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT HELD JUNE 21, 2007 PAGE 1 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Ed Gallo called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS Ed Gallo (City of Escondido); Julianne Nygaard (City of Carlsbad); David Druker (City of Del Mar); Jerome Stocks (City of Encinitas); Rocky Chavez (Alternate, City of Oceanside); Dave Roberts (City of Solana Beach); Bill Horn (County of San Diego) Bob Campbell (City of Vista) arrived at 1:50 p.m. Absent: Chris Orlando (City of San Marcos) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG Rocky Chavez led the Board, staff and the public in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA None PRESENTATION OF COMMENDATIONS Presentation of June 2007 Employees of the Month Commendations Brian Graham, Director of Bus Operations and Maintenance, recognized Mr. Walt Amsler, Facility Maintenance Worker and Mr. Jerry Bing, Coach Operator, as the June 2007 Employees of the Month, with the Board s congratulations. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS None APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY JEROME STOCKS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 21, 2007, SECONDED BY BILL HORN. ABSTAIN: JULIANNE NYGAARD. MOTION CARRIED. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 5

6 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT HELD JULY 19, 2007 PAGE 2 CONSENT ITEMS 1. Draft Process for Placement of Art on NCTD Property 2. COASTER Internet Connectivity Service 3. FY 08 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) 4. Joint Contract with MTS to Secure a Regional Transit Multimedia Customer Information System with Transit Television Network 5. Increase Purchase Order to Boyle Engineering for Stuart Mesa Ground Water Pumping System Project 6. Purchase Order to HDR Engineering, Inc. for Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Permitting Services for the Replacement of the Northerly Segment of Bridge On-Call Engineering Contracts to National Railroad Passenger Corporation and JL Patterson and Associates, Inc. for Railroad Infrastructure Support Services 8. Increase to the Existing MACTEC Purchase Order # for Material Testing and Inspection Services on the SPRINTER Project 9. Increase to Existing Purchase Order # for Maintenance and Repair Services on the COASTER Ticket Vending Machines 10. UCSD Unlimited Access Pass Program 11. COASTER and SPRINTER Stations Soda Vending Concession Agreement MOTION BY JEROME STOCKS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11. SECONDED BY DAVE ROBERTS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OTHER BUSINESS 12. Purchase Order to TransitAmerica Services, Inc. Under the COASTER Services Contract MOTION BY BILL HORN TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 12, SECONDED BY JEROME STOCKS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 13. Participation in the Partners for Mobility Pilot Program with Full Access and Coordinated Transportation Alane Haynes, Accessible Services Administrator, provided background information on the Partners for Mobility Pilot Program. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 6

7 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT HELD JULY 19, 2007 PAGE 3 MOTION BY BOB CAMPBELL TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 13, SECONDED BY DAVE ROBERTS. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 14. Proposed December 2007 BREEZE and FAST Service Changes Jerome Stocks, Planning Committee Chair, stated that a Public Hearing was held at the June 21, 2007 Board meeting for proposed route changes effective December He said that the Board asked staff to go back and look at some of the changes, particularly the more frequently expressed concerns from the public. Mr. Stocks said staff came back to the Committee with some thoughtful ideas that didn t add service hours, but re-directs them in a way that tries to eliminate the greatest areas of concern. He said that even where they are proposing to slightly reduce some service times under the new plan, at no point do they reduce them to levels below what they were prior to the proposed earlier changes. Stefan Marks, Manager of Service Development, reviewed the revised proposed changes. Rocky Chavez clarified that the Costa Serena area would continue to have the same service they currently have. He requested that Mr. Marks meet with him and the community in the near future. Mr. Marks responded that the Costa Serena area would have hourly service Monday through Saturday and that service is provided to Plaza Camino Real and Carlsbad Village. Dave Druker asked if the transfer concerns were resolved. Mr. Marks responded that they resolved most of the connection issues that riders raised, and in some cases they had to add a trip to resolve the issue, but there are still some issues to resolve with Palomar Airport road in terms of frequency of service. Julianne Nygaard clarified that SPRINTER service would be every half hour. Mr. Marks stated that service would be every thirty minutes. Ms. Sophia Plontek, Oceanside, CA spoke on her concerns regarding service to Costa Serena. Mr. Marks stated that service to Costa Serena would remain. Mr. Don Betts, San Marcos, CA spoke on his concerns regarding routes 302 and 305 connection. MOTION BY ROCKY CHAVEZ TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 14, SECONDED BY JULIANNE NYGAARD. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 15. SPRINTER Project Update Bob Campbell, Monitoring Committee Vice-Chair, stated they discussed the issue of timing of signals and the coordination between the contractor and the various cities. He said that his city s engineer said they are working very successfully with NCTD on this issue, and that it s an important area for all the cities along the line to make sure they cooperate with NCTD. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 7

8 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT HELD JULY 19, 2007 PAGE 4 Don Bullock, Manager of Capital Construction, provided Board members with a copy of a letter he would be sending to the City Managers along the SPRINTER route explaining a grant program NCTD received from SANDAG and Caltrans to optimize signal timing interface between the local street traffic signals and the SPRINTER traffic interface. He said that this grant was applied for a couple of years ago and NCTD just received the funds through the PATH Foundation from UC Berkeley, in conjunction with Caltrans. Mr. Bullock said the letter is a request to ask the traffic engineers to participate in the information cycle so that they can move forward with the research. He said the product would be very valuable in terms of determining what measures could be done to minimize the impact of the SPRINTER as it preempts signals along the corridor. Julianne Nygaard asked if this would be a one-time expense. Mr. Bullock responded that the study would be a one-time expense and the funding is available for that. He said that NCTD would be applying for a follow-up grant to fund some of the measures that can be taken for implementation. Mr. Bullock said the current study would provide recommendations for devices or infrastructure changes that could be used to optimize the signalization. He stated that having the results of the study would allow NCTD to go forward to request the follow-up implementation funding. Rocky Chavez thanked staff for being proactive in taking these measures and requested a written timeline on implementation of the signalization equipment. No action required. SANDAG AGENDA REVIEW AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES UPDATE Ellen Roundtree, Intergovernmental Affairs Officer, provided an update on the State legislative activities and reviewed the SANDAG agenda. No action required. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, COMMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE Bill Horn requested that Tom Lichterman give a report on the COASTER ridership. Tom Lichterman, Director of Rail Services, stated that on July 18, 2007, the COASTER had 9,100 passengers, due to a combination of a Padre game and the Del Mar races. Dave Roberts provided a report on the APTA Board Members Seminar that he attended in Norfolk, VA. He stated that the City of Solana Beach implemented a public transit credit for their 73 employees and he challenged other cities to look into having a similar program. Mr. Roberts informed the Board that the City would be holding their final EIR meeting at 5:00 pm. He said Bob Campbell was recently elected Chair of FACT and Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler joined the FACT Board. Ed Gallo provided a report on the APTA Board Members Seminar. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT Karen King stated that there would be a Board meeting on August 16, but there would be no Committee meetings in August. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 8

9 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION AND THE REGULAR MEETING OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT HELD JULY 19, 2007 PAGE 5 REMAINING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Fred Troost, Escondido, CA spoke on his concerns regarding the walking distance between the SPRINTER station and the bus station in Escondido and at Palomar College, where students have to cross the street. He asked if NCTD had a backup plan in the event the SPRINTER would breakdown, and he questioned if there were bathrooms on the train or if there would be porta-apotties at each station. Ms. Joan Bockman, Oceanside, CA spoke on her concerns regarding the setback locations of the Oceanside Boulevard fence. Ms. Lorraine Leighton, El Cajon, CA spoke on her concerns regarding the timings between the COASTER, SPRINTER and BREEZE schedules. Ms. Dina Smith, Oceanside, CA spoke on her concerns regarding route changes and timings, specifically on Route 309. D. CLOSED SESSION The Board went into Closed Session at 2:58 p.m. 16. Closed Session Pursuant To Government Code Section Re: Personnel Matter Public Employee Performance Evaluation; And Conference with Labor Negotiators Regarding Unrepresented Employee (Section ) Title: Executive Director The Board returned from Closed Session at 4:02 p.m. Michael Cowett, General Counsel, stated that the Board met in Closed Session, discussed Agenda item 16 and had nothing to report. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:03 p.m. Submitted by Jill McNaughton, Clerk of the Board for North County Transit District. CHAIRMAN: CLERK OF THE BOARD: DATE: For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document is available in alternate formats. For information, please contact the Customer Service Supervisor at 760/ Persons with hearing impairment, please use the California Relay Service (CRS): 800/ TTY; 800/ voice; 800/ Spanish. CRS Customer Service: 800/ or TTY. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 9

10 STAFF REPORT to the North County Transit District Board of Directors Agenda Item # TITLE: INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER TO PROJECT DESIGN CONSULTANTS (PDC) FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE SPRINTER PROJECT 1 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: That the Board increase the Purchase Order to Project Design Consultants, under their On-Call contract, for design support services for the SPRINTER project in the amount of $325,000. Throughout the construction of the SPRINTER light rail project, DMJM Harris has been the Engineer of Record. There are, however, various other engineering services firms which have provided design support, usually involving specialized expertise. In April 2007, NCTD issued a purchase order to PDC for design support services. PDC entered into a subcontract with Dave Evans and Associates (DEA) to perform the necessary SPRINTER design support services. NCTD requested that DEA be retained by PDC, due to the fact that key engineering personnel previously employed by DMJM-Harris on the SPRINTER project team were now employed by DEA. These key personnel, which included the DMJM project manager, had worked extensively with the SPRINTER and were highly familiar with the design background and issues history. Since the time the purchase order was issued, additional DMJM personnel assigned to the project have also joined DEA. NCTD has continued to retain DMJM as the engineer of record for SPRINTER design responsibility; however, this arrangement provides continued project team continuity. As personnel have departed DMJM and joined DEA, they have not been replaced by other DMJM engineers. In accordance with a cost to complete plan DMJM developed in 2006, each individual dedicated to the project was identified and allocated a specified number of hours/month for the expected duration of the project. Weekly reports on utilization are given to NCTD, and DMJM has maintained a level of effort within the budget identified in their last contract amendment. The current request is being made to continue this arrangement in order to ensure key project personnel remain available in lieu of having DMJM provide engineers unfamiliar with the project. In addition to core services previously identified in the DMJM scope, additional tasks such as the preparation of CPUC-required track charts for operations are also included in this request. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 10

11 ATTACHMENT: None FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact of this item is $325,000. These costs would be charged to the SPRINTER project under JB #709509, Environmental Analysis and Design Support during Construction. The current budget for this item is $14,892,571, of which $12,703,916 has been expended and $1,612,065 has been encumbered, leaving an available balance of $576,590. COMMITTEE REVIEW: None STAFF CONTACT: Don Bullock SPRINTER Project Manager Phone: 760/ x 257 Meeting Date: 8/16/07 11

12 STAFF REPORT to the North County Transit District Board Of Directors Agenda Item # 2 TITLE: DRAFT REPORT FOR 2007 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: That the Board Receive the Draft Report for 2007 Regional Transportation Plan. SANDAG staff will present the Draft 2007 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) to the Board. The presentation will cover the draft 2007 RTP with particular reference to proposed transit improvements in the Plan and how this year s plan has been updated from prior RTP s. A public hearing on the Draft RTP and EIR is scheduled for Friday, September 14, 2007, at SANDAG, with final comments due by Monday, September 17, The Final 2007 RTP and EIR are scheduled to come to the NCTD Board for adoption in November As the Board will not have an opportunity to discuss this item prior to the comment deadline, staff has drafted a comment letter identifying NCTD s position for the Board s consideration. If revisions to the letter are needed, the Planning Committee could undertake additional review at the September 6, 2007 Planning Committee meeting. ATTACHMENTS: # 2A - Draft 2007 Regional Transportation Plan # 2B - Draft Letter to SANDAG FISCAL IMPACT: None STAFF CONTACT: Stefan Marks Manager of Service Development smarks@nctd.org Phone: 760/ Meeting Date: 8/16/07 12

13 STAFF REPORT to the North County Transit District Board Of Directors Agenda Item # 3 TITLE: TRIBAL TRANSIT FEASIBILITY STUDY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: That the Board receive the Tribal Transit Feasibility Study. SANDAG staff will present the Tribal Transit Feasibility Study. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of implementing transit service in one or two key transportation corridors between selected tribal reservations and cities and/or urbanized community planning areas in the unincorporated area of San Diego County. The study looked at traditional public transit services, as well as the potential for non-traditional services that could be funded by private sources and/or publicprivate partnerships and be integrated in services coordinated by the Coordinated Public Transportation and Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan). NCTD and MTS staff worked with SANDAG and the Reservation Transportation Authority (RTA), a consortium of Tribes with reservations in southern California, to develop a plan that could be implemented. The Feasibility Study specifically identifies the need to improve NCTD s Route 388 which serves Rincon, Pala, Pauma and San Pasqual reservations and grew 6% in the last year to 133,000 annual boardings. SAFETEA-LU created a new Tribal Transit Fund only available to tribal governments to improve their access to transit service, while servicing the general rural population. The RTA has applied for these funds, based on the recommendations from the Feasibility Study. This is a new grant program that provides 100% federal funding and can be utilized on an ongoing basis. An element of the proposed grant would make it possible for NCTD to significantly improve its service by extending service to Pauma and the San Pasqual Casinos, and reduce existing transit travel time to Escondido by 60% for Pala tribal members and 50% percent to Pauma tribal members. If the grant were approved by the Federal Transit Administration, the Board would have an opportunity to approve a memorandum of understanding with the RTA detailing the budget and service levels. ATTACHMENTS: # 3A - Draft Tribal Transit Feasibility Study FISCAL IMPACT: None STAFF CONTACT: Stefan Marks Manager of Service Development smarks@nctd.org Phone: 760/ Meeting Date: 8/16/07 13

14 STAFF REPORT to the North County Transit District Board Of Directors Agenda Item # 4 TITLE: REGIONAL SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN AND COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATED PLAN STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: That the Board receive the Regional Short-Range Transit Plan and Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Coordinated Plan Report. SANDAG staff will present the Coordinated Plan to the Board. SANDAG is required to prepare an annual Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) with input from the transit agencies through the Service Improvement Plan (SIP) process. Recent federal legislation through the Safe Accountable Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETY-LU) also requires the development of a coordinated public transit and human service plan. SANDAG has elected to combine both plans since policy areas overlap. Through the Coordinated Plan, it is SANDAG s intent to improve coordination in transportation planning and operations between public transit and human services coordination. The Coordinated Plan also includes goals, objectives and indicators that will be used to evaluate performance improvements; and will be used by SANDAG to guide the award of up to $2 million of new federal funding for New Freedom and Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Projects in FY Staff has drafted a letter for the Board s consideration. If revisions to the letter are needed, the Planning Committee could undertake additional review at its September 6, 2007 meeting. The SANDAG Transportation Committee met on August 3, 2007 to review the Coordinated Plan and will forward a recommendation to the SANDAG Board of Directors which will adopt the Coordinated Plan on September 21, 2007 following a Public Hearing. ATTACHMENTS: # 4A - Transportation Committee, August 3, 2007, Agenda Item # 5 # 4B- The Coordinated Plan, Draft July 2007 # 4C Draft letter to SANDAG FISCAL IMPACT: None STAFF CONTACT: Stefan Marks Manager of Service Development smarks@nctd.org Phone: 760/ Meeting Date: 8/16/07 14

15 STAFF REPORT to the North County Transit District Board Of Directors Agenda Item # 5 TITLE: SPRINTER MARKETING CAMPAIGN REPORT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: That the Board receive the SPRINTER Marketing Campaign Report. As the SPRINTER moves closer to its opening in December 2007, an overview of marketing strategies as well as events and activities planned for the coming months is in order. Communications concerning the SPRINTER construction activities have dominated the past several years. Now comes the time to get the public educated, excited and involved in the opening of NCTD s new light rail system. ATTACHMENT: None FISCAL IMPACT: The FTA requires certain pre-revenue marketing, promotional and educational activities be performed for the SPRINTER as part of the FFGA. The marketing costs associated with the opening of the SPRINTER are included in the SPRINTER capital budget. COMMITTEE REVIEW: March/07 The Planning Committee received a report on the Market Assessment of the SPRINTER in March This presentation incorporates information from the market assessment and contains the goals and objectives of the marketing campaign as well as some of the creative elements created to date. STAFF CONTACT: Tom Kelleher Manager of Marketing and Communications tkelleher@nctd.org Phone: 760/ Meeting Date: 8/16/07 15

16 August 16, 2007 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: North County Transit District Board Members Clerk of the Board POSTING OF BOARD AGENDA In Compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, As Amended, the following information is provided. The Agenda for this meeting of the Board was posted as follows: Meeting Date and Time: Posted At: Date & Time of Posting: Posted By: August 16, 2007; 2:00 p.m. 810 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA August 10, 2007; 5:00 p.m. Clerk of the Board Meeting Date: 8/16/07 16

17 August 16, 2007 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: North County Transit District Board Members Ed Gallo, Chairman RULES FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT MEETINGS OF THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT Per Board policy, all public communications at meetings of the North County Transit District shall be made and received in accordance with the following procedures: I. COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA A. Total time limit all speakers: Beginning of Meeting: Fifteen (15) minutes End of Meeting: No time limit. B. Time limit per speaker per meeting: Three (3) minutes, with no donation of time allowed C. Priority: First come first served. All Speaker Slips will be numbered as the Clerk of the Board receives them. Those not allowed to speak at the beginning of the meeting due to limit stated above, will be called at the end of the meeting. D. Order on agenda: Items will be heard at the beginning of the meeting and if the time limit stated in paragraph A is exhausted, those who filled out a speaker slip and have not yet spoken, will be given an opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting under Remaining Public Communications. Comments not addressing items on the agenda are out of order. II. TIME LIMITS FOR ADDRESSING MATTERS ON THE AGENDA A. Total time limit: None. B. Time limit per speaker: Three (3) minutes, with one donation of three minutes, for a maximum of six minutes C. These rules apply to both public hearing and non-public hearing items listed on the agenda. Comments made not germane to the subject matter of the agenda are out of order. III. CUTOFF FOR TURNING IN SPEAKER SLIPS Speakers wishing to speak to an item on the Board Agenda must submit a speaker slip to the Clerk of the Board before that agenda item is called. Speaker slips will be available at the meeting. Speakers turning in slips after discussion begins on an item will be heard at the end of the meeting under Remaining Public Communications. IV. MODIFICATION OF RULES BY CHAIR The Board Chair may, in his or her absolute discretion, relax the requirements of these rules. However, a decision of the Chair to do so in one instance shall not be deemed a waiver of the rules as to any other instance or matter. Meeting Date: 8/16/07 17