ADVISORY/Leaders to Gather At Transportation Summit.

Business/News Editors & Transportation Writers

ADVISORY...for Friday (April 28)

Note to Editors: Public registration is closed

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:  More than 300 of San Mateo County's business, policy and
       community leaders will come together at a countywide
       Transportation Summit. The Transportation Summit is being
       hosted by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, San Mateo
       County Transit District and Economic Vitality Partnership.

WHEN:  Friday, April 28, program from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Oracle Corporation Solutions Center
       350 Oracle Parkway
       Redwood City

WHY:   The Transportation Summit will provide the opportunity to focus
       on and discuss solutions to the transportation issues that
       threaten the quality of life and work in San Mateo County.

       Panelists include business and policy leaders, such as:
          U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer
          U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo
          State Senators Jackie Speier and Byron Sher
          Members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
          Bay Area Council President/CEO Sunne McPeak
          Shutterfly.com Vice President Jim Healey
          Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group President/CEO Carl
           Guardino
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                         Transportation Summit
                   Moving the Transportation Agenda
                            April 28, 2000

8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.      Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.   Welcome
                      San Mateo County Supervisors Mike Nevin and
                       Jerry Hill

8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.      Opening Remarks
                      U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo introduced by Supervisor
                       Rose Jacobs Gibson

9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.     Private and Public Plans, Programs, Projects and
                       Future Needs

                      Moderator: Redwood City Councilman Jim Hartnett
                      Panelists:
                       Mike Nevin, San Mateo County Supervisor
                       Rich Gordon, San Mateo County Supervisor
                       Assemblyman Lou Papan
                       Sunne Wright McPeak, President & CEO, Bay Area
                        Council
                       Shelly Kessler, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
                        Central Labor Council

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break / Coffee

10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Private and Public Financing and Partnerships

                      Moderator: Bill Millar, President, American
                       Public Transportation Assoc.
                      Panelists:
                       State Senator Jackie Speier
                       State Senator Byron Sher
                       State Assemblyman Ted Lempert
                       Jim Healey, Vice President, Shutterfly.com
                       Carl Guardino, President & CEO, Silicon Valley
                        Manufacturing Group

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Where do we go from here?  A call for action!

                    Moderator: Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Supervisor
                    Panelists:
                     Angelo Siricusa, Interim President & CEO,
                      SAMCEDA/EVP
                     Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
                     Mike Nevin, San Mateo County Supervisor

12:15 p.m.-1 p.m.    Lunch

                     Audience will cast its vote on a list of action
                     items developed during the summit. The results
                     will become framework for the San Mateo County
                     Transit Action Plan.

1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.     Keynote Speaker
                     U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer