Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission heard that its Regional Transportation Plan update has met some discord in the first gathering of its “Stakeholder Roundtable.” ACTC Program Manager Neil Peacock said that he was not expecting as much confrontation in the first meeting of the RTP “Stakeholder Roundtable.” He sought “consensus building,” but after spending 25 minutes discussing where the group should meet, he exercised the authority to call for a vote. He said after picking a central location in Jackson for meeting, people from groups in the Upcountry said it was “an undue hardship to meet in Jackson.” Peacock said they will meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month “for the duration of the project,” and will meet at 6 p.m. at the government services administration building. ACTC board member John Plasse asked if the dialogue, motions and voting in the first roundtable meeting were open to both primary members and alternates. Plasse said they “need to stick to primary” members for voting and making motions. Peacock said he appreciated the board direction. He said all attendees were allowed to speak because he “wanted to hear from all members,” and he “didn’t think it would be so contentious.” He intended to use a “caucus,” or a dialogue between primary and alternate members, but he did not get to that point. He said the meeting had already gone past the intended ending time. Supervisor Richard Forster said the roundtable idea started with 24 members, but became 15. And with alternates in attendance, became 30 members at the first meeting. John Carlson of the Upcountry Community Council said the argument about location was whether the roundtable meetings should circulate around the county and meet at different locations. He also questioned the alternate status of some groups, including his group and Amador Citizens for Smart Growth, and the primary status of others, such as Foothill Conservancy. Regarding roundtable membership, Plasse said they were “recognizing this board’s decision to have 15 stakeholders.” Forster said he liked the idea of having a central, primary meeting place for the roundtable, with rotating alternate meeting places at different places around the county. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission heard that its Regional Transportation Plan update has met some discord in the first gathering of its “Stakeholder Roundtable.” ACTC Program Manager Neil Peacock said that he was not expecting as much confrontation in the first meeting of the RTP “Stakeholder Roundtable.” He sought “consensus building,” but after spending 25 minutes discussing where the group should meet, he exercised the authority to call for a vote. He said after picking a central location in Jackson for meeting, people from groups in the Upcountry said it was “an undue hardship to meet in Jackson.” Peacock said they will meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month “for the duration of the project,” and will meet at 6 p.m. at the government services administration building. ACTC board member John Plasse asked if the dialogue, motions and voting in the first roundtable meeting were open to both primary members and alternates. Plasse said they “need to stick to primary” members for voting and making motions. Peacock said he appreciated the board direction. He said all attendees were allowed to speak because he “wanted to hear from all members,” and he “didn’t think it would be so contentious.” He intended to use a “caucus,” or a dialogue between primary and alternate members, but he did not get to that point. He said the meeting had already gone past the intended ending time. Supervisor Richard Forster said the roundtable idea started with 24 members, but became 15. And with alternates in attendance, became 30 members at the first meeting. John Carlson of the Upcountry Community Council said the argument about location was whether the roundtable meetings should circulate around the county and meet at different locations. He also questioned the alternate status of some groups, including his group and Amador Citizens for Smart Growth, and the primary status of others, such as Foothill Conservancy. Regarding roundtable membership, Plasse said they were “recognizing this board’s decision to have 15 stakeholders.” Forster said he liked the idea of having a central, primary meeting place for the roundtable, with rotating alternate meeting places at different places around the county. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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