Transportation Committee

Meeting Minutes

Friday, December 05, 2025 at 1:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

SANDAG Boardroom

1011 Union Street, First Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Voting Members Present:

• Chair David Zito (North County Coastal)
• Vice Chair Sean Elo-Rivera (City of San Diego)
• Supervisor Joel Anderson (County of San Diego)
• Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Mendoza (East County)
• Councilmember Patricia Dillard (Metropolitan Transit System)
• Councilmember Jewel Edson (North County Transit District)
• Mayor Esther Sanchez (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)
• Councilmember Mark Fleming (South County)

Voting Members Absent:

• Mayor Dane White (North County Inland)
• Commissioner Michael Zucchet (Port of San Diego)

Other Members Present:

• Danielle Weizman (Association of Planning Groups)
• Roy Abboud (Caltrans)
• Rafael Perez (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)

 

Meeting Video

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1.

Call to Order

Chair Zito called the meeting to order at 1 p.m.

2.

Non-Agenda Public Comments/Member Comments

Public Comments: Purita Javier, Cesar Javier, Geoffrey Hueter, Blair Beekman, Jim Baross. 

Member Comments: None.

Chief Executive Officer Mario Orso presented an update on agency activities. 

3.

Consent

Public Comments: Cesar Javier, Jillian Quint, Cory Lee, Blair Beekman. 

• Motioned by: Vice Chair Elo-Rivera
  Seconded by: Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza

  to approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 3.1 - 3.4.

  For (7)	Supervisor Anderson, Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, Councilmember Edson, Councilmember Dillard, Chair Zito, Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza, and Councilmember Fleming
  Against (1)	Mayor Sanchez
  Absent (2)	Mayor White, and Commissioner Zucchet

  The motion passed. (7 to 1)

3.1

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Approved the October 17, 2025, meeting minutes. 

3.2

2025 Regional Transportation Improvement Program Amendment No. 11

Adopted Resolution No. 2026-07, approving Amendment No. 11 to the 2025 Regional Transportation Improvement Program.

3.3

Annual Public Transit Report

Recommended that the Board of Directors approve the report for submission to the state legislature.

3.4

2026 Performance Management Rule 1 Safety Targets and Traffic Safety Updates 

Approved supporting the 2026 statewide safety targets established by Caltrans.

4.

TransNet Proposed 2026 Bond Issuance: Refunding Overview

Chief Financial Officer Dawn Vettese and Mudra Patel, Public Financial Management, presented an overview of the proposed 2026 bond issuance. This item was presented for information only. 

5.

Proposed Final 2025 Coordinated Plan and Public Hearing

Chair Zito opened the public hearing at 1:54 p.m.

Public Comments: Cesar Javier, Christian Hernandez.

Chair Zito closed the public hearing at 1:59 p.m.

• Motioned by: Mayor Sanchez
  Seconded by: Supervisor Anderson

  to adopt Resolution No. 2026-06, (Attachment 1) approving the proposed final 2025 Coordinated Plan in substantially the same form as available online at www.sandag.org/coordinatedplan.

  For (8)	Supervisor Anderson, Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, Councilmember Edson, Councilmember Dillard, Chair Zito, Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza, Mayor Sanchez, and Councilmember Fleming
  Absent (2)	Mayor White, and Commissioner Zucchet

  The motion passed. (8 to 0)

6.

TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program: Cycle 6 Funding Recommendations

Public Comments: Cesar Javier, Blair Beekman. 

• Motioned by: Mayor Sanchez
  Seconded by: Supervisor Anderson

  to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the Smart Growth Incentive Grant Program Cycle 6 Funding Recommendations except that the Planning Program recommendations not include Escondido Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The Transportation Committee noted that Escondido may wish to attend the Board meeting where the Board will consider this item to provide information on how the Escondido project includes a transportation component.

  For (8)	Supervisor Anderson, Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, Councilmember Edson, Councilmember Dillard, Chair Zito, Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza, Mayor Sanchez, and Councilmember Fleming
  Absent (2)	Mayor White, and Commissioner Zucchet

  The motion passed. (8 to 0)

7.

Transit Ridership Dashboard

Associate Data Scientist Connor Vaughs presented an update on the newly released transit ridership dashboard. This item was presented for information only. 

Public Comments: Cesar Javier, Geoffrey Hueter, Blair Beekman. 

8.

Adjournment

The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 9, 2026, at 1 p.m.

Chair Zito adjourned the meeting at 3:01 p.m.