Transportation Committee

Meeting Minutes

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

SANDAG Boardroom

1011 Union Street, First Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Voting Members Present:

• Chair David Zito (North County Coastal)
• Supervisor Joel Anderson (County of San Diego)
• Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Mendoza (East County)
• Councilmember Patricia Dillard (Metropolitan Transit System)
• Mayor Dane White (North County Inland)
• Deputy Mayor Eric Joyce (North County Transit District)
• Rafael Perez (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)

Voting Members Absent:

• Vice Chair Sean Elo-Rivera (City of San Diego)
• Commissioner Michael Zucchet (Port of San Diego)
• Mayor John Duncan (South County)

Other Members Present:

• Deputy Mayor Joy Lyndes (North County Coastal)
• Steve Hutchison (Association of Planning Groups)
• Melina Pereira (Caltrans)

 

Meeting Video

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1.

Call to Order

Chair Zito called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.

2.

Non-Agenda Public Comments/Member Comments

Public Comments: Jillian Quint, Blair Beekman. 

Member Comments: None. 

Senior Director of Regional Planning Antoinette Meier presented an update on agency activities. 

3.

Consent

Public Comments: Blair Beekman. 

• Motioned by: Chair Zito
  Seconded by: Councilmember Dillard

  to approve Consent Items 3.1 and 3.2.

  For (6)	Supervisor Anderson, Mayor White, Councilmember Dillard, Chair Zito, Mayor Pro Tem Mendoza, and Rafael Perez
  Abstain (1)	Deputy Mayor Joyce
  Absent (3)	Mayor Duncan, Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, and Commissioner Zucchet

  The motion passed. (6 to 0)

3.1

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Approved the minutes from the September 19, 2025, Joint Policy Advisory Committee meeting, as amended to correct the attendance list. 

3.2

FY 2026 State Transit Assistance Claim Amendment and FY 2025 State Transit Assistance and State of Good Repair Claim Amendments

Adopted:

1. Resolution No. 2026-03, Approving the Revision to FY 2026 State Transit Assistance Claim for the North County Transit District;
2. Resolution No. 2026-04, Approving the Revision to FY 2025 State Transit Assistance Claim for the North County Transit District; and
3. Resolution No. 2026-05, Approving the Revision to FY 2025 State Transit Assistance, State of Good Repair Program Claim for the North County Transit District.

4.

Transit Fare Change Study

Deputy Director of Regional Planning Jennifer Williamson; Associate Regional Planner Tim Garrett; Mark Olson, Metropolitan Transit System (MTS); and Mary Dover, North County Transit District (NCTD); presented an update on the Transit Fare Change Study that SANDAG is conducting on behalf of the MTS and NCTD. This item was presented for information. 

Public Comments: Blair Beekman. 

5.

Youth Opportunity Pass Program Update

Tim Garrett presented an update on the Youth Opportunity Pass Program. This item was presented for information. 

Public Comments: Vicente Sayas, Noel Garcia, Maria Cortez, Karely Serrano, Blair Beekman. 

6.

Adjournment

The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 14, at 1 p.m. 

Chair Zito adjourned the meeting at 10:03 a.m.