San Joaquin Hills Foothill/Eastern

Transportation Transportation
Corridor Agency Corridor Agency

Chair: Chair:
Fred Minagar
Transportation Corridor Agencies ~ Christina Shea
Laguna Niguel Irvine

April 16, 2019

The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Chair, Assembly Committee on Local Government
State Capitol, Room 5144
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: Opposition to AB 1273 (Brough)

Dear Chair Aguiar-Curry,

I am writing to you today to inform you that the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
(F/ETCA) voted at the April 11 Joint San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency (SJHTCA)
and F/ETCA Boards of Directors Meeting to adopt an opposition position on Assembly Bill 1273
by Assembly Member Bill Brough, which proposes to strip the Transportation Corridor Agencies
(TCA) authority to plan, design, finance, build and operate major thoroughfares and bridges in
Orange County as part of the state highway system.

The joint powers authorities’ (JPA) mission is to improve mobility in Orange County which is a
precious commodity that is essential to our economic viability and protecting our quality of life. In
a county where gridlock can be the norm, The Toll Roads has created 51 miles of free-flowing
roadway – that’s more than 20% of the county’s major thoroughfare highway system. The TCA
JPAs are overseen by Boards of Directors represented by elected officials appointed from 18 local
cities and the County of Orange.

Record levels of motorists are taking advantage of The Toll Roads, including more than 1,000
account sign ups per day for a total of 1.5 million accounts, over 325,000 trips on a typical
weekday and more than three billion transactions since the roads opened. In other words, billions
of trips that would otherwise add to existing congestion on the I-5, 405, or 55 freeways, are instead
being taken on The Toll Roads, providing needed traffic relief to all motorists in Orange County.

TCA has planned, designed and built roughly $4 billion of infrastructure, financed locally and
deeded to the State of California – without the use of tax dollars. The roads are now part of the
state highway system and TCA works closely with Caltrans to ensure the roads are well-
maintained and managed.

Additionally, TCA has continued to invest in Orange County, successfully planning, funding, and
constructing 17 system improvement projects worth over $130 million. More than $100 million in
projects is currently under construction with non-tax funding provided by TCA and we have more
than $3 billion in planned projects upcoming. California must protect all available funding options
to address the state’s extensive transportation needs.

125 Pacifica, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618-3304 • (949) 754-3400 Fax (949) 754-3467
TheTollRoads.com
Members: Aliso Viejo • Anaheim • Costa Mesa • County of Orange • Dana Point • Irvine • Laguna Hills • Laguna Niguel • Laguna Woods • Lake Forest
Mission Viejo • Newport Beach • Orange • Rancho Santa Margarita • Santa Ana • San Clemente • San Juan Capistrano • Tustin • Yorba Linda
The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
April 16, 2019
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AB 1273 threatens the partnership between TCA, the Orange County Transportation Authority,
the Southern California Association of Governments and Caltrans that creates transportation
options for Orange County residents who want to get to their jobs, schools and homes in the most
efficient way possible.

AB 1273 targets a highly successful, collaborative agency that is critical to the future success of
Orange County. We respectfully ask for your opposition to this legislation.

Sincerely,

The Honorable Christina Shea

Chair, Foothill/Eastern

cc: Assembly Committee on Local Government

The Honorable Phillip Chen, Assembly Member
The Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assembly Member
The Honorable Steven Choi, Assembly Member
The Honorable Tom Daly, Assembly Member
The Honorable Tyler Diep, Assembly Member
The Honorable Bill Brough, Assembly Member
The Honorable Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assembly Member
The Honorable Ling Ling Chang, Senator
The Honorable Bob Archuleta, Senator
The Honorable Tom Umberg, Senator
The Honorable Pat Bates, Senator
The Honorable John Moorlach, Senator
Mr. Darrell Johnson, CEO, Orange County Transportation Authority
Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors
Transportation Corridor Agencies Boards of Directors
San Joaquin Hills Foothill/Eastern
Transportation Transportation
Corridor Agency Corridor Agency

Chair: Chair:
Fred Minagar
Transportation Corridor Agencies ~ Christina Shea
Laguna Niguel Irvine

April 16, 2019

The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Chair, Assembly Committee on Local Government
State Capitol, Room 5144
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: Opposition to AB 1273 (Brough)

Dear Chair Aguiar-Curry,

I am writing to you today to inform you that the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
(SJHTCA) voted at the April 11 Joint SJHTCA and Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor
Agency Boards of Directors Meeting to adopt an opposition position on Assembly Bill 1273 by
Assembly Member Bill Brough.

Sincerely,

The Honorable Fred Minagar, MS, PE, RCE, FITE

Chair, San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency

cc: Assembly Committee on Local Government

The Honorable Phillip Chen, Assembly Member
The Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva, Assembly Member
The Honorable Steven Choi, Assembly Member
The Honorable Tom Daly, Assembly Member
The Honorable Tyler Diep, Assembly Member
The Honorable Bill Brough, Assembly Member
The Honorable Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assembly Member
The Honorable Ling Ling Chang, Senator
The Honorable Bob Archuleta, Senator
The Honorable Tom Umberg, Senator
The Honorable Pat Bates, Senator
The Honorable John Moorlach, Senator
Mr. Darrell Johnson, CEO, Orange County Transportation Authority
Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors
Transportation Corridor Agencies Boards of Directors

125 Pacifica, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618-3304 • (949) 754-3400 Fax (949) 754-3467
TheTollRoads.com
Members: Aliso Viejo • Anaheim • Costa Mesa • County of Orange • Dana Point • Irvine • Laguna Hills • Laguna Niguel • Laguna Woods • Lake Forest
Mission Viejo • Newport Beach • Orange • Rancho Santa Margarita • Santa Ana • San Clemente • San Juan Capistrano • Tustin • Yorba Linda