| High Signif- icance | Date | Source | Document | Notes |
| 5/??/2002 | SACOG | Regional Priority Projects 2002/2003 | Apparently precedes origin of Connector project | |
| » | 10/4/2002 | SACOG | Memo from Martin Tuttle, SACOG Executive Director, to Interested Agencies and Persons: DRAFT AMENDMENT 1 TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) FOR 2025 ... | Near origin of Connector, from SACOG MTP: First reference to Connector project in currently web-visible documents |
| 3/8/2003 | SACOG | Model Update Report: Sacramento Regional Travel Demand Model Version 2001 (SACMET 01) | Details of mathematical theory and tooling to forecast regional traffic demand | |
| » | 12/5/2003 | SACOG | Meeting materials and presentation to Policy Advisory Committee: Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector Study | First web-visible plan for Connector route; includes demographic summaries severely understating EDH population and growth rate. |
| » | 2/5/2004 | SACOG | Meeting materials and presentation to Stakeholders Advisory Committee: Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector Study | Second version of 12/5/2003 presentation. 2 of 3 maps fail to even identify El Dorado Hills; one illustrates traffic flow from the east emanating from Placerville. |
| 3/10/2004 | SACOG | Meeting Summary, Stakeholders Advisory Committee | Minor updates to Statement of Purpose and Need | |
| 3/30/2004 | SACOG | Introduction to Small Group Exercise, Stakeholder Advisory Committee | Studying route alignment | |
| » | 8/26/2004 | SACOG | Action noted in 11/4/2004 PAC document, reporting minutes of 8/26/2004 meeting of Policy Advisory Committee | On 8/26/2004 the Policy Advisory Committee "directed staff to present the Draft Concept Plan to each participating agency to get official endorsement of the Draft Concept Plan and input on preferred alternatives." |
| » | 8/31/2004 | DKS Associates, for SACOG | DRAFT Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector Concept Plan | First web-visible draft of Concept Plan, including alternative alignments in Sacramento County |
| » | 10/7/2004 | EDCTC | Minutes for Regular Meeting of El Dorado County Transportation Commission Meeting materials: Staff Report Attachments: 1 2 3 4 | EDCTC endorsed the Connector Study Concept Plan, deferred consideration of alternatives on Segment 6 (EDH) until review by BOS. EDCTC decision was made in the 10/7/2004 Regular Meeting. |
| » | 11/3/2004 | City of Elk Grove | Agenda for Regular Meeting of the City Council | Agenda item 5.8 was to support the Alternative 3 alignment and endorse environmental evaluation of each alternative. All alternatives were in Sacramento County. |
| » | 11/4/2004 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee meeting materials | PAC received endorsements of the Concept Plan, began preparation for environmental studies. Materials include the endorsement memo from EDCTC. |
| 12/13/2004 | City of Elk Grove | Notes from Question & Answer Session | ||
| » | 2/24/2005 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee meeting materials | Meeting includes approval of updated Concept Plan; Concept Plan document is in meeting materials |
| » | 3/10/2005 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee meeting minutes | PAC approved Concept Plan still without attention to El Dorado Hills and consequent alignment needs in eastern Sacramento County. "Director Miklos stated we need to get the Concept Plan approved to keep moving." |
| 3/10/2005 | SACOG | SACOG board meeting materials | Resolution 11-2005 to adopt Concept Plan on agenda for SACOG Board meeting on 3/17. No action occurred due to lack of quorum. | |
| 4/7/2005 | EDCTC | Executive Director's report to EDCTC board | Report noted PAC approval of Concept Plan. | |
| » | 5/12/2005 | SACOG | Meeting materials for SACOG Board of Directors meeting on 5/19/2005 | Resolution 17-2005 to adopt Concept Plan and full copy of Concept Plan were included for agenda item 21. |
| » | 5/19/2005 | SACOG | Final Concept Plan | Final Concept Plan published |
| » | 6/9/29005 | SACOG | Minutes of 5/19/2005 meeting of SACOG Board of Directors | SACOG Board approved the Concept Plan. Resolution 17-2005 was adopted by majority vote, 5 directors opposed. |
| » | 7/18/2005 | Paul Raveling | Personal first contact with SACOG, by email | Expressed general support and high concern about traffic congestion issues on White Rock Road. |
| 7/21/2005 | SACOG | SACOG reply to email | Reply by Aimee Hagen | |
| 9/28/2005 | SACOG | RFP for Environmental Phase 1 studies | RFP defines scope of work for Alternatives analysis and project definition. One objective: "Define a reasonable range of alternatives at a sufficient level of detail to support further analysis, environmental and engineering studies." Screening criteria include a fatal flaw analysis and travel demand forecasting. The Conceptual Engineering task referst to the Alternatives cited in the Final Concept Plan while stating that the study may include "any other viable/practical “alternative” (or combination of features that may not be identified in the Final Concept Plan)". | |
| 9/29/2005 | SACOG | Minutes of joint meeting of Policy Advisory Committee and Strategic Planning Committee, 9/2/2005 | Discussed assignment of project governance to a JPA. "Director Cooper expressed the need to expedite the process, and a JPA may be the best option." | |
| 12/29/2005 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee, meeting materials | Progress report on Environmental Phase 1 Studies; includes Task 8, "Prepare Alternatives evaluation and Final Report". Basically, driving this task to completion prior to ability to consider alternatives other than the four then under consideration. | |
| 12/29/2005 | SACOG; Miller, Owen & Trost | Policy Advisory Committee, meeting materials | Includes 12/1/2005 memo to Technical Advisory Committee on governance and process issues. | |
| 2/14/2006 | SACOG | Draft Purpose and Need Statement | Includes related content. | |
| » | 3/3/2006 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee meeting materials | Agenda includes Draft Statement of Purpose and Need, Draft Functional Guidelines, and Public Outreach. The public outreach strategy "will focus on the purpose and goals of the current phase of the Connector Project. She [Ms Hoyt] explained that the public outreach will focus on information dissemination and education of the public on the project and the current process.". Four meetings were planned, one each in Rancho Cordova, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and Sheldon. Note absence of input from the public to SACOG in the public outreach process. |
| 6/XX/2006 | SACOG | Frequently Asked Questions document | One relevant question & answer: Q: "Will there be an opportunity to study other alignments not identified in the Concept Plan?" A: "At the start of the formal environmental review process, there will be an opportunity during the scoping process to suggest new alternatives were not included in the Concept Plan. To be considered, new alternatives will need to address the Purpose and Need of the project." | |
| » | 6/21/2006 | DKS Associates for URS Corporation | Draft Travel Demand Analysis Technical Report | Comparison
of housing unit estimates for EDH with EDH Fire Depf. statistictics,
using sum of SACOG sub-RAD 851 & 852 estimates... SACOG area may be slightly smaller than EDH Fire District. 2005 -- SACOG: 10,210 Fire Dept: 13,215 2032 -- SACOG: 25,054 Fire Dept: 28,350* * FD 2032 estimate projected from 2005 conditions using 5-year history to derive growth rate |
| 6/26/2006 | SACOG | Presentation for Public Information Sessions | Sessions scheduled 6/26, 6/27, and 6/29 | |
| 6/29/2006 | SACOG | Public comments from community outreach | Comments include those I submitted on behalf of the El Dorado Hills Citizens Alliance. These include noting need for an alternative alignment on the south side of El Dorado Hills. | |
| » | 7/19/2006 | SACOG | Technical Advisory Committee meeting minutes | "Mr. [James] Labanowski [URS Corporation] stated that the conceptual designs are complete." Note that the formal environmental review process had not yet been started. Therefore either this is a false milestone or the JPA's process management precludes the promised ability to 'suggest new alternatives ... not included in the Concept Plan'. |
| 9/1/2006 | SACOG | Policy Advisory Committee meeting materials | Same notes as for 7/19/2006 TAC meeting with additional content mainly regarding funding. | |
| » | 11/16/2006 | SACOG | Environmental Phase 1 Studies Final Technical Report | Includes Project Conceptual Design, with alternatives for Sacramento County, without alteratives for EDH area. |
| 6/19/2007 | Connector JPA | Project briefing to SACOG Goods Movement Advisory Group | ||
| » | 4/3/2009 | Connector JPA | Draft Purpose and Need statement, "clean-1" version | |
| 4/3/2009 | Connector JPA | Draft Purpose and Need statement, "clean-3" version | ||
| 4/29/2009 | Connector JPA | Presentation for EDH Community Workshop | Connector map still shows only the major alternatives in Sacramento County, still no alternative for the EDH area. Project Timeline shows Technical Studies complete in April, 2010.. | |
| 6/8/2009 | Connector JPA | Presentation for EDH Community Workshop #2 | Estimates of growth in housing units appear more consistent with Fire District statistics than in prior documents. Forecast traffic at county line in 2045 is ~36,000 ADT for Draft "High" Connector Concept, ~23,000 ADT for No Build. Expected % of traffic on White Rock between Latrobe Rd & US 50 and on US 50 east of Silva Valley appears far too low. Presentation includes 2 slides showing alternative alignments suggested by the EDH Citizens Alliance. | |
| » | 10/5/2009 | EDC BOS | Legislative File Nmber 09-1189 | County DOT reccomendations: -- Support Connector JPA -- Pursue individual grants for Connector-supportive projects -- Work with Connector JPA & El Dorado/Folsom JPA to include alternatives other than White Rock Road -- Work with Connector JPA to receive credit for EDC CIP projects |
| » | 1/4/2010 | DKS Associates | Memo on 2035 Traffic Demand in El Dorado Hills | Problems with traffic estimates are most extreme at White Rock Road & US 50/Silva Valley Pkwy: Estimate for Existing traffic is 1,900 ADT, DOT traffic count for 2008 is 9,248. Discrepancy is a factor of 4.9, 7,348 ADT. Estimate for 2035 is 11,400 - 15,100 ADT, DOT estimate for 2025 is 44,600. Discrepancy is greater than a factor of 2.2 to 3.9 -- 26,300 to 30,000 ADT. (Note comparison of JPA 2035 statistics to DOT 2025 statistics.) |
| 1/4/2010 | DKS Associates | 2035 Daily Traffic Volume Plot | In EDH area, with Connector, White Rock Rd alignment only | |
| 2/17/2010 | Connector JPA | Project Description plus Purpose and Need, "clean-6" draft | Apparently final | |
| » | 2/XX/2010 | Connector JPA | Notice of Preparation, Program EIR | NOP notes ONLY Sacramento County alternative alignments |
| » | 4/1/2010 | EDC DOT | Presentation on 2010 West Slope CIP | Includes estimates of 2025 traffic levels. |
| 5/11/2010 | Connector JPA | Presentation to EDC BOS | Maps still show no alternative to White Rock Road for carrying regional traffic. Two maps suggest possible local connectors to Connector, which could partially mitigate impacts from traffic originating or terminating in EDH. This mitigation is independent from regional traffic requirements. | |
| 5/11/2010 | Connector JPA | Update to EDC BOS | Update
notes direction from BOS to County staff on 10/5/2009 for 7 action
items. Item v is "Work with the Southeast Connector JPA and the El
Dorado County/City of Folsom JPA to include alternatives that terminate
at points other than just White Rock Rd/Silva Valley Interchange". Status presented in this update with regard to all items is: "DOT and the Capital SouthEast Connector JPA* staff are working together on this project." No details were reported. | |
| » | 5/21/2010 | Connector JPA | JPA Board Packet | Includes memo from Maggie Townsley (ICF International) on screening and selection of a preferred alternative. Only the Sacramento County alternatives are considered. |
| » | 6/XX/2010 | Connector JPA | June 2010 Fact Sheet | Map still shows only Sacramento County alternatives |
| » | 6/XX/2010 | Connector JPA | RFQ/P for Financial Advisory Services | Entire document still refers only to Sacramento County alternatives |