Substitute
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): District 7
To Record the Appointment of Mr. Lance Hammonds to the Transit Master Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee
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Information Contact: Antwyn Brown
Phone Number: (404) 687- 3515
PURPOSE:
To record the appointment of Mr. Lance Hammonds to the DeKalb County Transit Master Plan study’s Transit Master Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
NEED/IMPACT:
DeKalb County is developing a Transit Master Plan. As part of plan development the County has formed a
Transit Master Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee is a voluntary advisory group that will advise County officials and project consultants as they work toward developing a guiding document to support more detailed transit planning and expansion in DeKalb County. The group will utilize their influence to support and encourage community participation in the various processes and tactics that will be employed to garner public feedback. The group will be tasked with the following:
• Previewing the existing public processes related to transit services;
• Visioning the potential benefits of harnessing economic and community-building power of transit; and
• Helping to refine other community engagement strategies intended to elicit broader public input on this project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Direct the Clerk to record the following appointment to the Transit Master Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee with the term to begin immediately and the term ending upon completion of the Transit Master Plan: Lance Hammonds District 7 -Commissioner Adams.