The SPRTA Board conducted public hearings to receive comments on the Draft Tier 1 EIS/EIR on:

August 6 – 7:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Community building
1425 Veterans Memorial Circle
Yuba City, CA

August 8 – 7:00 p.m.
Roseville City Hall Council Chambers
311 Vernon Street
Roseville, CA

The Roseville public hearing was broadcast live over the City of Roseville’s Government Access Channel (COR-TV) – shown on Channel 14 on Comcast cable (available to Roseville-area subscribers) and on Channel 73 on SureWest cable (available to subscribers in the greater Sacramento region).

The Roseville Government Access Channel is streamed live on the City’s web site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The public hearing was replayed a number of times via the City’s regular rotation broadcasts. The public hearing broadcast can be viewed at the City of Roseville’s Streaming Video Center.

The August 6th Yuba City public hearing was not taped. Both public hearings had similar formats. Meeting materials at both public hearings included:

• Executive Summary – Draft Tier 1 EIS/EIR
• Corridor Alternatives Poster
• Planned and Proposed Major Developments Poster
• Public Hearing Instructions Poster
• Draft Tier 1 EIS/EIR (2 volumes) and 14 Technical Reports

Approximately 20 people attended the Yuba City hearing. Approximately 50 people attended the Roseville hearing.

Continuing public input and agency coordination are keys to ensure the completion of a comprehensive planning and environmental review process.

Corridor Alternatives and Environmental Scoping
The public outreach and agency coordination process to identify the reasonable range of alternatives and to start the proposed project's environmental review, to date, include:

• Community stakeholder interviews
  Interviews with Community Stakeholders Summary Report (September 2003)
   
• 18 advisory committee meetings
  Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Study Advisory Committee (SAC), and Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting agendas, materials, and minutes are available - contact PCTPA.
   
• Public scoping meetings in Roseville (October 6, 2003) and Pleasant Grove (October 9, 2003)
  Scoping Meetings & Scoping Process Summary Report
   
• Public Meetings in Roseville (August 23, 2004) and Pleasant Grove (August 26, 2004)
  Public Meetings Summary Report  (August 2004)
   
• Newsletters
  July 2004; August 2005; February 2007; and July 2007
   
• 18 interagency meetings (modified NEPA/404 process) with federal resource agencies
  Meeting agendas, materials, and minutes are available - contact PCTPA.
   
• Numerous meetings with FHWA, Caltrans, other State and regional agencies, local jurisdictions, community groups, special interest groups, property owners, and other interested organizations/individuals
  Project Summary Outline (updated May 2008)
   
• Status reports to the SPRTA Board, Sutter County Board of Supervisors, and local jurisdictions (such as Placer County, Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville)
  Reports are available - contact PCTPA.
   
• 2007 Public Hearings (see above)
   
• 2008 Public Workshop (see above)

For information on when public outreach events took place, see the PROJECT SCHEDULE.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Three project advisory committees are tracking the project and its environmental review.

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Study Advisory Committee (SAC) 
• Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)

HOW TO STAY INVOLVED
Continuing public input and project team response are key actions to ensure the completion of a comprehensive planning and environmental review process. Your comments or feedback on the project and its environmental review is important. Please plan to attend future public meetings and hearings. To request project information such as meeting notices and newsletters, please contact:

Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA)
299 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-4030 - phone
(530) 823-4036 - fax
email