STA Committees

The STA uses an open and inclusive public involvement process through various committees made up of local elected officials, public works directors, transit operators, and interested citizens. Download agendas for these committees from the calendar or agenda archives pages.

Policy Committees

Three policy committees act in an advisory capacity to the STA Board of Directors and STA Staff. Elected officials and some staff representatives from each member jurisdiction make recommendations on the Comprehensive Transportation Plan and any studies the STA conducts,

State Route (SR) 12 Steering Committee

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This policy committee makes recommendations to the STA Board with regard to strategies and actions to improve safety on SR 12, including studies, improvements, programs and enforcement activities to be conducted and to provide additional SR 12 and funding recommendations to the STA Board.

Committee Members

Rio Vista	Ed Woodruff, Chair

Fairfield	Harry Price

Suisun City	Pete Sanchez

County of Solano	Jim Spering

County of Solano	Mike Reagan

Committee Staff Person	Bob Macaulay Director of Planning (707) 424-6006 rmacaulay@sta-snci.com

Arterials, Highways, and Freeways Committee

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This policy committee makes recommendations to the STA Board of Directors for changes and updates to the Arterials, Highways, and Freeways Element of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan as well as recommendations on corridor studies, such as the I-80/I-680/I-780 Major Investment & Corridor Study.

Committee Members

Vacaville	Len Augustine , Chair

Benicia	Elizabeth Patterson

Dixon	Jack Batchelor, Jr

Rio Vista	Ed Woodruff

Suisun City	Pete Sanchez

County of Solano	Mike Reagan

Technical Advisory Committee	Paul Wiese
Committee Staff Person	Janet Adams Director of Projects (707) 424-6010 jadams@sta-snci.com

Transit Committee

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This policy committee makes recommendations to the STA Board of Directors for changes and updates to the Transit Element of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan as well as recommendations on corridor studies, such as the I-80/I-680 Transit Corridor Study.

Committee Members

Dixon	Mary Ann Courville, Chair

Benicia	Alan Schwartzman

Fairfield	Chuck Timm

Suisun City	Mike Segala

Vallejo	Osby Davis

Committee Staff Person	Elizabeth Richards Director of Transit and Rideshare Services (707) 427-5109 erichards@sta-snci.com

Transit Consolidation Committee

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This policy committee will provide guidance to the countywide Transit Consolidation Study effort initiated in 2007.

Committee Members

Rio Vista	Ed Woodruff, Chair

	Hector de la Rosa

County of Solano	Jim Spering

	Mike Johnson

Dixon	Mary Ann Courville

	Belinda Espinosa

Benicia	Elizabeth Patterson

	Jim Erickson

Fairfield	Harry Price

	Sean Quinn

Suisun City	Pete Sanchez

	Suzanne Bragdon

Vacaville	Len Augustine

	David Van Kirk

Vallejo	Osby Davis

	Joseph Tanner

Committee Staff Person	Elizabeth Richards Director of Transit and Rideshare Services (707) 427-5109 erichards@sta-snci.com

Alternative Modes Committee

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This policy committee makes recommendations to the STA Board of Directors for changes and updates to the Alternative Modes Element of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan. This committee also makes funding recommendations for Transportation for Livable Communities Planning and Capital Grants as well as other alternative modes funds.

Committee Members

County of Solano	Jim Spering, Chair

Benicia	Alan Schwartzman

Dixon	Jack Batchelor, Jr.

Fairfield	Chuck Timm

Rio Vista	Jan Vick

Vacaville	Steven Wilkins

Vallejo	Tom Bartee

Suisun City	Mike Segala

Pedestrian Advisory Committee	Lynne Williams

Bicycle Advisory Committee	J.B. Davis

Technical Advisory Committee	Ed Huestis

Committee Staff Person	Bob Macaulay Director of Planning (707) 424-6006 rmacaulay@sta-snci.com

Technical Committees

Both the Technical Advisory Committee and the Intercity Transit Consortium meet on the last Wednesday of every month.

Two staff based committees act in an technical advisory capacity to the STA Board of Directors and STA staff.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Members

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Staff representatives from each member jurisdiction serve on the STA Technical Advisory Committee consisting of City Public Works Directors and the Transportation Engineering Manager from the County of Solano.

Committee Members

Benicia	Dan Schiada

Dixon	Royce Cunningham

Fairfield	Gene Cortright

Rio Vista	Brent Salmi

Solano County	Paul Wiese

Suisun City	Fernando Bravo

Vacaville	Dale Pfeiffer

Vallejo	Gary Leach

Committee Staff Person	Janet Adams Director of Projects (707) 424-6010 jadams@sta-snci.com

Solano Links Intercity Transit Consortium Members

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The Solano Links Intercity Transit Consortium coordinates intercity transit issues between the various transit operators within Solano County.

SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium

Committee Members

Rob Sousa	Rob Sousa, Chair

Vallejo Transit	Crystal Odum Ford, Vice Chair

Dixon Readi-Ride	Jeff Matheson

Fairfield/Suisun Transit	George Fink

Rio Vista Delta Breeze	John Andoh

Vacaville CityCoach	Brian McLean

County of Solano	Paul Wiese

Committee Staff Person	Elizabeth Richards Director of Transit and Rideshare Services (707) 427-5109 erichards@sta-snci.com

Citizen Advisory Committees

Several public advisory committees assist the STA Board of Directors and staff in the development of specific policies and transportation plans to improve Solano County’s transit systems, roads and freeways, and alternative modes.

Safe Routes to School (SR2S)

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The STA Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee is responsible for
guiding the STA’s Safe Routes to School Program and recommending
projects and programs for funding countywide to the STA Board.

Committee Members

Rio Vista Chief of Police	Bill Bowen

Benicia Public Works Director	Dan Schiada

Superintendent of Schools	Dee Alarcon

Vallejo Public Works Director	Gary Leach

Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District	Jim Antone

Vacaville USD Superintendent	John Aycock

Benicia Police Captain	Ken Davena

Pedestrian Advisory Committee Rep.	Lynn Williams

Bicycle Advisory Committee Rep.	Mike Segala

Solano County Public Health	Robin Cox

Committee Staff Person	Sam Shelton Assistant Project Manager (707) 399-3211 sshelton@sta-snci.com

Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC)

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Meets the first Thursday of every other month in the STA office conference room at 6:30 PM.

The Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) is responsible for updating and monitoring the progress of the Solano Countywide Bicycle Plan and make funding recommendations for countywide bicycle projects to the STA Board of Directors and member agencies.

Committee Members

Member-at Large	Barbara Wood , Chair

Rio Vista	Larry Mork, Vice Chair

Benicia	J. B. Davis

Dixon	Jim Fisk

Fairfield	Randy Carlson

Rio Vista	Larry Mork

Suisun City	Michael Segala

Vacaville	Ray Posey

Vallejo	Mick Weninger

County of Solano	Glen Grant

Committee Staff Person	Sara Woo Planning Assistant (707) 399-3214 swoo@sta-snci.com

Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC)

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Meets the third Friday of every other month at 12 pm.

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The Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) works on countywide senior and disabled transit issues as required by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and makes recommendations on transit and paratransit funding, claims and coordination.

Committee Members

Members at Large (2 Positions)	Jim Simon Jim Williams
MTC/EDAC Representative (1 Position)	Richard Burnett , Vice Chair
Public Agencies (2 Positions) *	Catarina Evanson Kim Barkus
Social Service Providers (3 Positions)	George Bartolome, Chair Susan Rotchy Vacant- seeking 1 member
Transit Users (3 Positions) **	Vacant – seeking 1 member Tom Morgan Shirley Stacy
Committee Staff Person	Liz Niedziela Transit Program Manager/Analyst (707) 399-3217 eniedziela@sta-snci.com
* Public Agency position consists of a representative from Solano County Department of Health and Social Services.
** Transit users consist of one (1) elderly representative, one (1) disabled representative, and one (1) low-income representative.

Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC)

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Meets at least once on a quarterly basis at the STA office

The Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC) is responsible for updating and monitoring the progress of the Solano Countywide Pedestrian Plan and make funding recommendations for countywide pedestrian related projects to the STA Board of Directors and member agencies.

This committee has numerous vacancies, anyone interested in participating is encouraged to contact Robert Guerrero at 707.424.6014 or rguerrero@sta-snci.com for more information.

Committee Members

City of Vallejo	Lynne Williams, Chair

City of Fairfield	Pat Moran, Vice Chair

City of Benicia	J.B. Davis

City of Dixon	Michael Smith

City of Rio Vista	Larry Mork

City of Suisun	Michael Segala

City of Vacaville	Todd & Carol Rewick

Solano County	Linda Williams

Bay Area Ridge Trail Council	Kathy Hoffman

San Francisco Bay Trail Program	Maureen Gaffney

Solano Community College	VACANT

Solano County Agriculture Commissioni	VACANT

Solano Land Trust	Frank Morris

Tri City and County Cooperative Planning Group	Brian Travis

Member-at-Large	Allan Deal

Committee Staff Person	Sara Woo Planning Assistant (707) 399-3214 swoo@sta-snci.com

Lifeline Advisory Committee (LAC)

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The STA has established a Lifeline Advisory Committee as the review team. Members include representatives from a Community Action Council, Children’s Network, Transit Consortium, Paratransit Coordinating Council, Solano County Health and Social Services and an At-Large Member. This committee will make their recommendations to the STA Board’s Transit Subcommittee.

Committee Members

Dixon	Mary Ann Courville, Chair
Benicia	Elizabeth Patterson
Fairfield Council Representative	Chuck Timm
Susiun City Councilmember	Michael Segala
Vallejo	Osby Davis
County of Welfare to Work Program Staff	Gail Jack
Community Action Council	Mary Frances Kelly Poh
Children's Network	Kim Johnson
Transit Consortium	Jeff Matheson
Paratransit Coordinating Council	VACANT
At-Large Member	TBD
Committee Staff Person	Elizabeth Richards Director of Transit and Rideshare Services (707) 427-5109 erichards@sta-snci.com