Section 99238.5 Of Article 3. Local Transportation Funds From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
99238.5
. (a) The transportation planning agency shall ensure the
establishment and implementation of a citizen participation process
appropriate for each county, or counties if operating under a joint
powers agreement, utilizing the social services transportation
advisory council as a mechanism to solicit the input of transit
dependent and transit disadvantaged persons, including the elderly,
disabled, and persons of limited means. The process shall include
provisions for at least one public hearing in the jurisdiction
represented by the social services transportation advisory council.
Hearings shall be scheduled to ensure broad community participation
and, if possible, the location of the hearings shall be rotated among
the various communities within the advisory council's jurisdiction.
Notice of the hearing, including the date, place, and specific
purpose of the hearing shall be given at least 30 days in advance
through publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The
transportation planning agency shall also send written notification
to those persons and organizations which have indicated, through its
citizen participation or any other source of information, an interest
in the subject of the hearing.
(b) In addition to public hearings, the transportation planning
agency shall consider other methods of obtaining public feedback on
public transportation needs. Those methods may include, but are not
limited to, teleconferencing, questionnaires, telecanvassing, and
electronic mail.