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approval to commence and complete the proceedings required for the judicial <br />validation process. He also mentioned that the City of Oxnard is currently <br />going through this validation process. We can get a better feeling of how the <br />investors react to that bond structure. <br />Staff will provide an update to the Committee on City of Oxnard's outcome on <br />the Certificates of Participation. <br />Jill informed the Committee that an extensive Outreach Program on the Local <br />Street Repair Strategy will commence in September. The outreach will be in <br />English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Information will be posed on the website, <br />included in the water bill, announced on message boards, and mentioned at the <br />neighborhood meetings. She informed the Committee that their assistance in <br />speaking at some of the neighborhood meetings will be needed. <br />3. PRESENTATION ON RENAISSANCE PLAN RELATING TO TRANSIT <br />STRATEGY <br />Jay informed the Committee that the Draft Renaissance Plan will be released in <br />late September or early October. The Environmental Impact Report will be <br />released in November. He went over a pamphlet on the new vision for the <br />SARCTIC and surrounding properties from the Santa Ana Renaissance <br />Specific Plan. <br />4. TRANSIT MASTER PLAN UPDATE/PORTLAND STREET CAR DISCUSSION <br />Jim informed the Committee that City staff and Toni Bates attended a workshop <br />a couple of weeks ago to see Portland's street car system that was <br />implemented in 2001. <br />Toni Bates from PB Corporation gave a presentation and slide show on the <br />proposed Transit Master Plan along with some pictures of the street cars in <br />Portland. City will submit a proposal to OCTA as part of the Go Local Program <br />to install a fixed guideway system that links the SARTIC to the Civic Center <br />area. An expansion of the SARTIC will be considered to accommodate other <br />projects and the Metrolink expanded service, Renaissance Plan, BRT, LRT, <br />Maglev, and HOV. <br />5. PRESENTATION ON THIRD RAIL TECHNOLOGY <br />Dave Biondolillo provided a handout on the ground level power supply, also <br />known as Alimentation par Sol (APS). This is a modern method of third rail <br />electrical pick-up for street trams. Bordeaux is the only place with APS. This <br />technology is used as an alternative to overhead lines. Angers, Reims, and <br />Orleans will implement this system in 2009/2010. <br />TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL COMMITTEE MINUTES <br />AUGUST 7, 2007 <br />2 <br />