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Making Your Voice Heard

Making Your Voice Heard. Brian Gibson, OahuMPO Executive Director. Presentation to the CAC, February 12, 2014. What is the CAC?. Public input for the transportation planning process Created by Comprehensive Agreement Advisors to the Policy Committee

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Making Your Voice Heard

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  1. Making Your Voice Heard Brian Gibson, OahuMPO Executive Director Presentation to the CAC, February 12, 2014

  2. What is the CAC? • Public input for the transportation planning process • Created by Comprehensive Agreement • Advisors to the Policy Committee • Must include non-government organizations representing those traditionally underserved by transportation systems

  3. The Hand of the King

  4. Purpose and Need • Together, we are smarter than any individual among us • Multiple perspectives leads to better decisions • Informed consent • Federal requirement • “…reasonable opportunity to comment…” • Participation Plan

  5. Why? • History • Arrogance • Bad Planning • “Move Cars” • Not “Improve Lives”

  6. OahuMPO Participation Plan • Identifies minimum procedures and guidelines to involve communities, groups, and individuals in OahuMPO plans and projects • Scheduled for full update to start this year • http://www.oahumpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Participation_Plan_Rev_2013.pdf

  7. Operations • Prospective members • Must attend 4 meetings and apply • PC makes final decision • Current members • Must attend at least 50% of meeting per year • Chair and Vice-Chair elected annually • Chair sets the agenda, conducts meetings, transmits CAC views to the PC • Vice-Chair presides in absence of Chair • MPO staff are not members

  8. OahuMPO Products

  9. CAC Summary • An advisory body to the ED and the Policy Committee • Foundation of federally required public input • A two-way street • OahuMPO staff support you so that better decisions can get made

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