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Attachment B, The Centerline Project Action Plan Page 7 Project Schedule: The overall project schedule for the Centerline Project is provided as Attachment A to this report. This project schedule has been provided to the FTA in the request to enter Preliminary Engineering. A more detailed schedule for the Preliminary Engineering phase is provided as Attachment B to this . . report. Project Management Approach / Advisory Committees: The Transportation System Development (TSD) group will take the lead for the, project management of The Centerline Project. Project reports and design issues will be presented to the Transit Planning and Operations Committee as the principal Board focal point. The Board and the three cities will also have an active role in the project through the advisory committe'es, which are as follows: . Elected Officials Advisory Committ,ee - comprised of the three cities' Mayors and/or an elected city official with;OCTA Board representative(s). The first meeting of this group is to take place in February. . City Managers Group - comprised of the three city managers with the OCT A CEO and Directors, as appropriate for the project phase. . Technical. Steering Committee - comprised of the designated cities' technical representatives with the' aCTA program manager and appropriate technical staff depending on the phase of the project. City Agreements: At this time an aCTA drafted Agreement defining roles and responsibilities is being reviewed by aCTA staff. After staff comments are reviewed by'OCTA legal counsel, meetings are to be conducted with the individual city staffs in late January and early February to reach formal agreement with the signing of the document. Prr5ject Staffing Plan: On January 28, the Board will consider a mid year adjustment to the FY02 'Budget which will recommend the addition of staff in support of The centerline Project. For the current fiscal year these positions will include four staff members devoted to outreach, one each in marketing and media relations in support of The Centerline Project, a senior civil engineer, and a new Director of Rail Activation and Operations. It will be important to include the operator,of the rail system even at this early stage of projett design, to ensure that operational characteristics are included at every stage of the design.