October 11, 2019
One of the highlights of the joint meeting of the California Air Resources Board and the California Transportation Commi...
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Overview:
Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) is a joint powers authority that serves as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the county. As such, MCAG is responsible for all the long range transportation planning and project programming under federal and state planning processes. Most recently, MCAG became the sales tax authority for the ½ cent tax voters approved for transportation investments in November 2016.
MCAG also provides a number of common services for the regional agency, such as managing the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process, serving as the Areawide clearinghouse, and Census Data Center affiliate. But the Board also serves its community in a number of more unique ways:
Primary Funding Sources:
Federal and state transportation funds,
Total Members:
155,349
Population Represented:
271,579
Staff:
37
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Board Makeup:
The Governing Board is comprised of a supervisor from each of the 5 county districts and an elected official from each of the 6 incorporated cities in Merced County.
Executive Director:
Stacie Guzman
CALCOG Board Representative:
Josh Pedrozo, Supervisor, Merced County
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