Recent Informational Hearings

5/14/13 Informational Hearing

Caltrans:  The State Auditor's Recent Investigation And a Bay Bridge Update

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)

 

3/19/13 Informational Hearing

AB 32 Implementation:  Light Duty Vehicles and Their Fuels

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF) - Revised
• Witness Presentation - Alberto Ayala and Richard Corey, California Air Resources Board
• Witness Presentation - Blake Simmons, Sandia National Laboratories and the Joint BioEnergy Institute
• Witness Presentation - Catherine Dunwoody, California Fuel Cell Partnership, Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2, Handout No. 3, Handout No. 4
• Witness Presentation - Bob Epstein, Environmental Entrepreneurs
• Witness Presentation - Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association, Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2, Handout No. 3
• Witness Presentation - Eileen Wenger Tutt, California Electric Vehicle Coalition, Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Witness Presentation - Adrienne Alvord, Union of Concerned Scientists, Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Witness Presentation - Simon Mui, National Resources Defense Council, Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Public Comment - Testimony - Neville Fernandes, Neste Oil
• Public Comment - Testimony - Joan Ogden, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

 

11/28/12 Informational Hearing

Caltrans Peer Review Process

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Malcolm Dougherty, California Department of Transportation (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Bimla Rhinehart, California Transportation Commission Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Jay Higgins, URS Corporation, American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9 (PDF), ASCE Region 9 Statement (PDF), Agreement for Peer Review of Design (PDF), ASCE Code of Ethics 10/2020 (PDF), ASCE Manual 73, Chapter 22, Peer Review (PDF), Definitions from CMAA (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Elizabeth Goldstein Alexis, Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Darren Kettle, Ventura County Transportation Commission
• Witness Presentation - Jacqui Irwin, City of Thousand Oaks
• Witness Presentation - Keith Millhouse, City of Moorpark, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Ventura County Transportation Commission

 

11/27/12 Informational Hearing

Implementation Transportation Development Act in Ventura County

• Agenda-Revised (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Bob Huber, City of Simi Valley

 

8/14/12 Informational Hearing

Addressing Safety Concerns Relating to State Bridges

• Revised Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)

 

3/7/12 Informational Hearing

The State of California's Housing Market 2012

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Leslie Appleton-Young, California Association of Realtors (PPT)
• Witness Presentation - Arthur C. Nelson, Urban Land Institute (PPT)
• Witness Presentation - Meea Kang, Domus Development/California Infill Builders Association (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Linda Wheaton, Department of Housing and Community Development (PDF)

 

2/22/12 Joint Informational Hearing with Senate Governance and Finance Committee

Financing Affordable Housing and Local Economic Development: New Reality, New Opportunity

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF)
• Witness Testimony - Kate Klimow, Orange County Business Council
• Witness Presentation Handout, Prepared Remarks - Seth Merewitz, Best, Best & Krieger
• Witness Presentation Handout - Seth Merewitz, Best, Best & Krieger
• Witness Presentation Handout - Seth Merewitz, Best, Best & Krieger
• Witness Presentation Handout - Seth Merewitz, Best, Best & Krieger
• Financing Affordable Housing and Local Economic Development:  New Reality, New Opportunity Summary Report

 

1/24/12 Informational Hearing

Review of the California Transportation Commission's 2011 Statewide Transportation Needs Study

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Report (PDF - revised)

 

12/13/11 Informational Hearing

Regional Governance in the Bay Area:  Ensuring Effective Community Outreach and Public Participation

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)
• Witness Testimony - Will Travis, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
• Witness Testimony - Guillermo Mayer, Public Advocates

 

12/8/11 Informational Hearing

Regional Governance in the Bay Area:  The Role of Regional Institutions in Fostering Economic Development

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Steve Heminger, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (PPT)

 

12/5/11 Joint Informational Hearing with the Select Committee on High-Speed Rail

Review of the Draft High-Speed Authority's Business Plan

• Agenda (PDF) 
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

11/22/11 Informational Hearing

Department of Transportation:  Bridge Foundation Inspection Practices

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

11/16/11 Joint Informational Hearing with Assembly Transportation Committee

Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

10/24/11 Informational Hearing

Meeting the Goals of AB 32:  Fuels of the Future

• Agenda (PDF) 

• Background Paper (PDF)

• Summary Report

• Fuels of the Future Summary Report - Fuel Properties Comparison Table

• Witness Presentation - Mary D. Nichols, California Air Resources Board

• Witness Presentation - Daniel Kammen, University of California, Berkeley (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Daniel Kammen, University of California, Berkeley

• Witness Presentation - Dawn Manley, Sandia National Laboratories (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Dawn Manley, Sandia National Laboratories

• Witness Presentation - Dawn Manley, Sandia National Laboratories

• Witness Presentation - Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Denise Gitsham, Sapphire Energy, Inc., representing the Advanced Biofuels Association

• Witness Presentation - Eileen Tutt, California Electric Transportation Coalition

• Witness Presentation - Catherine Dunwoody, California Fuel Cell Partnership (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Catherine Dunwoody, California Fuel Cell Partnership

• Witness Presentation - Tim Carmichael, California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition

• Witness Presentation - Simon Mui, Natural Resources Defense Council

• Witness Presentation - Simon Mui, Natural Resources Defense Council

• Witness Presentation - Don Anair, Union of Concerned Scientists (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Don Anair, Union of Concerned Scientists

• Witness Presentation - Bonnie Holmes-Gen, American Lung Association (PPT)

• Witness Presentation - Bonnie Holmes-Gen, American Lung Association

• Witness Presentation - Bonnie Holmes-Gen, American Lung Association

• Witness Presentation - Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics

• Witness Presentation - Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics

• Witness Presentation - Bob Epstein, Environmental Entrepreneurs

 

09/13/11 Informational Hearing

Regional Governance in the Bay Area

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)
• Witness Presentation - Margaret Abe-Koga, Chair, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (PPTX)
• Witness Presentation - Jessica Zenk, Director of Transportation Policy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group (PPT)
• Witness Presentation - Elizabeth Deakin, Professor of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley (PPT)

 

07/15/11 Joint Informational Hearing

From Food to Rail: High-Speed Rail Impacts on Agriculture

• Agenda and Background Information (PDF)

 

07/08/11  Informational Hearing 

Build California Bonds and Los Angeles METRO's 30/10 Program

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

 

05/16/11  Informational Hearing

Forclosures and the California Housing Market

• Agenda (PDF)
• Background Paper (PDF)
   
• Witness Testimony- Stephen Levy , Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy
  Housing Demand and the California Economy (PPTX)
   

• Witness Testimony- Heather Morton, National Conference of State Legislatures
   State Legislation Adressing Forclosures (PPTX)

 

03/01/11 Informational Hearing

National Freight Policy: A Strategic and Vital Need

• Agenda (PDF) 
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

02/28/11 Joint Informational Hearing

Transportation Funding Overview

• Agenda (PDF ) 
• Background Paper (PDF)

 

02/15/11 Joint Informational Hearing

Redevelopment and Affordable Housing Finance

• Agenda (PDF) 
• Background Paper (PDF)
• Overview of Affordable Housing Finance and Role of Redevelopment Funds (PDF)