Advisory and Coordinating Committees
- Citizens (CAC)
- Transit Paratransit (TPCC)
- Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian (CBPAC)
- Planning (PAC)
- Technical (TAC)
- Transit Technical (T-TAC)
Citizens
The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is composed of 20 members from community groups and 5 members from the public at large. The primary function of the CAC is to review projects, policy statements, funding programs, and any other items that may be acted on by the SCTA and to provide input and recommendations for the SCTA’s decision making process. The CAC also serves as the independent oversight committee for Measure M. The Chair of the CAC is Dennis Harter, representing the Sonoma County Alliance. Upcoming Meeting Information
Dennis Harter, Chair, Sonoma County Alliance
Mousa Abbasi, Vice Chair, Santa Rosa Metro Chamber of Commerce
Curt Nichols, Building Industry Association
John Bly, Engineering Contractors Association
Willard Richards, League of Women Voters of Sonoma County
Lisa Badenfort, North Bay Association of Realtors
Alan Soule, North Bay Chapter of the Electric Auto Association
Tom Woods, North Bay Labor Council
Amber Szoboszlai, North Bay Organizing Project
Steve Birdlebough, Sierra Club
Kathleen Cortez, Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging
Eris Weaver, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
Tom Conlon, Sonoma County Conservation Council
Ray Mulas, Sonoma County Farm Bureau
Michael Lavin, Sonoma County Taxpayers Association
Claudia Vecchio, Sonoma County Tourism
Teri Shore, Sonoma County Transportation and Land Use Coalition
Jeff Blakeslee, Save Our Sonoma Roads
Dennis Battenberg, Transit Paratransit Coordinating Committee
Vacant, Sonoma County Winegrowers
David Oster, 1st District
Vacant, 2nd District
Tom Bahning, 3rd District
Brian Ling, 4th District
Carmen Flores, 5th District
Transit Paratransit
The Transit Paratransit Coordinating Committee (TPCC) assists the SCTA in making funding decisions regarding transit and paratransit programs throughout the county. It is composed of: one potential transit user over 60 years of age, one who is disabled, one representing the Latino community, two representing local social service providers for seniors, two representing social service providers for disabled persons, one representing the low income community, and one representative from each public transit operator within the county. Each city council may also appoint one representative. The Chair of the TPCC is Dennis Battenberg, disability activist. Upcoming Meeting Information
Dennis Battenberg, Chair, Citizen
Stan Gow, Vice Chair, Citizen
Robert Cuneo, Citizen
Kathleen Cortez, Area Agency on Aging, Advisory Council
Tyler Hewitt, Becoming Independent
Lake Kowell, Disability Services & Legal Center
Tim Webster, Earle Baum Center of the Blind
Jon Gaffney, Golden Gate Transit
Mohammed Ali, MV Transportation
Silvia Martinez-Palacios / Jared Hall / Emily Betts, Petaluma Transit
Yuri Koslen/Rachel Ede, Santa Rosa CityBus
Steven Schmitz / Bryan Albee / Jodi Curtis, Sonoma County Transit
Joanne Parker, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
April Pearson, Volunteer Wheels
Tony Senese, Whistlestop
Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian
The Countywide Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CBPAC) advises the SCTA on programming decisions for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and aids in project coordination and planning. It is composed of representatives from each bicycle advisory committee in the cities and County (and serves as the BPAC for cities that do not have their own). The Chair of the CBPAC is Jon-Paul Harries, City of Cotati. Upcoming Meeting Information
Jon-Paul Harries, Chair, City of Cotati
David Kelley/Rafael Miranda, City of Cloverdale
Robert Boinski, City of Healdsburg
Gina Benedetti-Petnic, City of Petaluma
Eydie Tacata/Tim Hensel, City of Rohnert Park
Nancy Adams/Rachel Ede, City of Santa Rosa
Henry Mikus, City of Sebastopol
Wendy Atkins, City of Sonoma
Steven Schmitz/Joe Morgan, County of Sonoma
Amy Lyle, County of Sonoma, Permit & Resource Management Department
Elizabeth Tyree/Ken Tam, County of Sonoma, Regional Parks
Alejandro Perez/Mona Ibrahim, Town of Windsor
Planning
The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) is a subcommittee of the TAC and meets regularly to discuss countywide and regional planning processes. The SCTA Modeling Subcommittee functions including oversight of the travel demand modeling is part of the PAC responsibility as well. The Chair of the PAC is Vicki Parker, City of Cotati. Upcoming Meeting Information
Kari Svanstrom, Chair, City of Sebastopol
Vacant, City of Cloverdale
Noah Housh, City of Cotati
Scott Duiven, City of Healdsburg
Heather Hines, City of Petaluma
Jeff Beiswenger, City of Rohnert Park
Jessica Jones / Clare Hartman, City of Santa Rosa
David Storer, City of Sonoma
Ken McNab, Town of Windsor
Tennis Wick / Amy Lyle / Kyle Rabellino, County of Sonoma – Permit Sonoma
Vacant, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Mark Bramfitt, LAFCO
Bryan Albee / Steven Schmitz, Sonoma County Transit
Vacant, Santa Rosa CityBus
Ron Downing, Golden Gate Transit
Libby Payan / Joanne Parker, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Vacant, Petaluma Transit
Philip Cox, Caltrans
Technical
The primary function of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is to advise the SCTA on all technical matters. It is composed of Public Works Directors or their representatives, Planning Directors and Transit Operators from each jurisdiction in Sonoma County. It also includes representatives from Caltrans, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District. The Chair of the TAC is Katherine Wall, City of Sonoma. Upcoming Meeting Information
Public Works
Marc Rincon / Eric Janzen, City of Cloverdale
Craig Scott, City of Cotati
Steven Urbanek, County of Sonoma, Transportation & Public Works
Elizabeth Tyree, County of Sonoma, Regional Parks
Larry Zimmer, City of Healdsburg
Jeff Stutsman, City of Petaluma
Eydie Tacata, City of Rohnert Park
Nancy Adams / Jason Nutt, City of Santa Rosa
Henry Mikus, City of Sebastopol
Vacant, City of Sonoma
Alejandro Perez, Town of Windsor
Transit
Bryan Albee, Sonoma County Transit
Rachel Ede, Santa Rosa CityBus
Ron Downing, Golden Gate Transit
Joanne Parker, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Jared Hall, Petaluma Transit
Transit Technical Advisory Committee
The Transit Technical Advisory Committee (T-TAC) is a subcommittee of the TAC. This committee consists primarily of transit operators and serves to coordinate operations and funding. Upcoming Meeting Information
Bryan Albee / Steven Schmitz, Sonoma County Transit
Rachel Ede / Yuri Koslen, Santa Rosa CityBus
Joanne Parker / Libby Payan, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
Jared Hall / Emily Betts, Petaluma Transit
David Davenport / Barbara Vincent / Ron Downing, Golden Gate Transit
Robert Betts, Marin Transit