ADVISORY/Economic, Employment and Population Effects of High-Speed Train System to Be Revealed.

    Assignment Desks
    ADVISORY...for Tues. (June 24)

    --(BUSINESS WIRE)--California High-Speed Rail Authority
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WHO:    California High-Speed Rail Authority

WHEN:   Tuesday, June 24, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:  Elihu Harris Building, Auditorium
        1515 Clay Street
        Oakland

INFO:   Find out how the high-speed train system stacks up against
        other transportation modes when it comes to accommodating job
        growth, smart land use and moving the more than 54 million
        Californians projected by 2035.

        Representatives from Cambridge Systematics, Inc., will present
        statewide, regional and local impacts three transportation
        system alternatives will have on California's population,
        employment and land use trends.

        Other key subjects of the meeting include:

        --  Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with Peninsula
            Corridor Joint Powers Board regarding shared use of the
            Caltrain corridor along the San Francisco Peninsula.

        --  A summary of preliminary results from draft environmental
            impact studies related to geology, water quality, and
            visual and cultural considerations.

        --  A review of the cooperative agreement between the
            Authority and the Spanish Government to share information
            and ideas regarding high-speed rail.

        A copy of the meeting agenda is attached.

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Agenda Items                               Responsible Party   Status*

1.  Approval of
    May 27, 2003 Meeting Minutes             Chairperson Diridon    A

2.  Authority Members' Meetings
    for Compensation                         Chairperson Diridon    A

3.  Election of Officers                     Chairperson Diridon    A

4.  Members' Reports                         Chairperson Diridon    I

5.  Executive Director's Report              Mehdi Morshed          A

6.  Summary of Economic Growth
    Effects Analysis                         Mehdi Morshed          I
     Staff will present a summary            Chris Wornum
     of preliminary results from             George Mazur
     the Draft Economic Effects
     Analysis.

7.  Summary of Selected Topics from
    Draft Technical Studies                  Mehdi Morshed          I
                                             Peter Gertler
    Staff will present a summary
    of preliminary results from the
    draft environmental technical
    studies on the following
    topics:
        --  Geology
        --  Cultural Resources
        --  Aesthetics/Visual Resources
        --  Traffic/Transit and Parking
        --  Hydrology/Water Quality
        --  Section 4(f) and 6(f)
        --  Public Utilities

8.  Review and Approval of Outreach
    Request for Proposal                     Mehdi Morshed          A
     Staff will present the Request
     for Proposal (RFP) and timeline
     for an Outreach contract for
     Authority review and approval.

9.  SamTrans Memorandum of
    Understanding                            Mehdi Morshed          A

10.  Cooperative Agreement with
     Spanish Government                      Mehdi Morshed          A

11.  Public Comment
      An opportunity for public comment
      will also be provided during each
      agenda item.

12.  Identification of date and
     location of next meetings.
     Adjournment.                            Chairperson Diridon    A

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    CONTACT: California High-Speed Rail Authority
             Kris Deutschman, 916/444-5701, 916/425-7174

    KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT ADVISORY
    SOURCE: California High-Speed Rail Authority