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April 21, 1988 <br /> Page Two <br /> <br /> agency after meeting with the Director would be to get <br /> assigned to the project for our ma~n contact, principally by <br /> myself, a Deputy Director, and I would attempt to make this <br /> person Carolyn Ewing, an old friend frc~ Orange County whose <br /> presence in Caltrans is partially due to my involvemnt. The <br /> value of such a person is their ability fk'vjJtt the top in the <br /> agency to i~aent~ify the appr~te people in order to <br /> expedite decisions, and to make sure that the type of people <br /> <br /> the major prnblem with meet highway de~t~m~mts and Caltrans <br /> <br /> will have to work with, in particular the Chief of Engineer- <br /> ing who is e~e with whcm I have do~e battle many times, but <br /> <br /> In other words, there is going to be an over-ull need for <br /> ce%~ant ad~/n/stxmtive assistance to the client in dealing <br /> with Caltr-uns and we would ccr~urol that situatic~ and in fact <br /> be responsible for it. <br /> <br /> 2) CAnrF~ TmNSmenU~ON ~SSI~ (CTC) <br /> <br /> ..- fact the agency which originally sets up the STIP (State <br />- Transportation Improvement Plan). New projects are added to <br /> the STIP cu~-tantly, and since our project is already in the <br /> STIP, we are talking about a matter of timing. Therefore, we <br /> are talking about cc~0etition for funds available on an <br /> annual basis, and tb~ is totally within the province of CIC. <br /> <br /> constituticrkllly prot~ fk-~a being invaded for any other <br /> uses. It 'searue of funding b~s to do with g~s tax incem~, a <br /> portion of the sales tax ivrxmB, and bond funds, together <br /> with incidental sources. In general we have ~ $1 billion <br /> a year available, since most of the ~, cc~si_aerBbly more <br /> than that figure, is needed for oc~tinued maintenance of the <br /> <br /> projects. It would appear to me that the ~me good blessing <br /> that has occurred at this stage is tba infusion of some new <br /> mmley by virtue of a nearly $2 billion bond issue passed in a <br /> hurry recently and signed by the Governor, which will begin <br /> to make scee funds available by the end of the year. These <br /> monies are not going to do much for new projects, but are <br /> anticipated to move the STIP along ar~ accelerate the process <br /> <br /> structed. <br /> <br /> <br />