About SANDAG
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On January 1, 2003, a new state law (SB 1703) consolidated all of the roles and responsibilities of SANDAG with many of the transit functions of the Metropolitan Transit Development Board and the North San Diego County Transit Development Board. The consolidation allows SANDAG to assume transit planning, funding allocation, project development, and eventually construction in the San Diego region in addition to its ongoing transportation responsibilities and other regional roles.
These interdependent and interrelated responsibilities permit a more streamlined, comprehensive, and coordinated approach to planning for the region's future.
Office of the Independent Performance Auditor
The SANDAG Office of the Independent Performance Auditor is the official body of SANDAG to investigate allegations of potential fraud, waste, and abuse identified by SANDAG staff or other stakeholders.
Social Media Terms of Use
Social Media Terms of Use
This document provides the guidelines for the establishment and use by SANDAG of social media sites as a means of conveying information to the public and terms of use for members of the public posting comments on those sites.
Grievances, Claims, and Requests
Third Party Discrimination Grievance Procedure
SANDAG does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, race, color, or national origin in
conducting government business. Persons who believe they have been subjected
to discrimination on the basis of disability have the right to use this
grievance procedure.
Public Records Request Guidelines
SANDAG has developed guidelines to assist members of the public
in submitting public records requests. View SANDAG Enterprise System Catalog.
Policy for Handling Claims Against SANDAG
Claims for money or damages against SANDAG must be presented
to, and acted upon, in accordance with the procedures of this policy.
Language Assistance Plan
SANDAG is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or discriminated against under its projects, programs or activities on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or disability as provided in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 49 United States Code Section 5332.
Conflict of Interest Code
The Political Reform Act, Government Code Sections 81000, et seq., requires SANDAG to adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code. The most recent version of the Conflict of Interest Code lists persons who have been designated to disclose their financial interests.
Meeting Assistance
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SANDAG will accommodate persons who require assistance in order to participate in SANDAG meetings. If such assistance is required, please contact SANDAG at (619) 699-1900 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. To request documents in an alternative format, please call (619) 699-1900 or (619) 699-1904 (TTY), or fax (619) 699-1905.
SANDAG agenda materials can be made available in alternative languages. To make a request, call (619) 699-1900 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Los materiales de la agenda de SANDAG están disponibles en otros idiomas. Para hacer una solicitud, llame al (619) 699-1900 al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión.
Bylaws
Final Bylaws
(Adopted July 2003; Amended November 2003, November 2004, January 2006, July 2007, December 2008, January 2010, March 2014, November 2014, December 2015, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019, April 2020, February 2021, June 2021)
Board Policies
Board Policy No. 001
Operations Policy - Board and Policy Advisory Committees Responsibilities (Adopted January 2003; Amended November 2004, January 2006, December 2006, January 2010, October 2013, March 2014, November 2014, December 2015, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019, February 2021, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 002
Policy Advisory Committee Membership (Adopted January 2003; Amended December 2003, November 2004, December 2005, December 2006, July 2007, November 2010, March 2014, September 2014, December 2015, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019, February 2021)
Board Policy No. 003
Investment Policy (Adopted January 2003; Amended November 2004, September 2005, December 2007, July 2008, July 2009, November 2010, February 2012, October 2013, November 2014, November 2015, February 2018, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 004
Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors, Policy Advisory Committees, and Other Legislative Bodies (Adopted June 2003; Amended November 2004, January 2006, December 2006, July 2007, December 2007, September 2008, January 2010, February 2012, November 2015, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 005
Sponsorship of Events (Adopted June 2003)
Board Policy No. 006
Proclamations (Adopted June 2003)
Board Policy No. 007
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Programs (Adopted June 2003; Amended November 2004, December 2006, December 2008, November 2010, February 2012, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019)
Board Policy No. 008
Legal Matters (Adopted June 2003; Amended November 2004, December 2006, December 2008, January 2010, November 2014, January 2017, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 009
Discrimination Complaint Procedures (Adopted June 2003; Amended November 2004, January 2010, February 2012, October 2013, January 2017)
Board Policy No. 010
Ballot Measures (Adopted June 2003; Amended February 2018)
Board Policy No. 011
Travel Expenses (Adopted June 2003; Amended January 2006, December 2006, December 2008, January 2010, November 2015, February 2018, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 012
SANDAG Service Bureau (Adopted June 2003; Amended May 2005, January 2010, February 2018)
Board Policy No. 013
Conflict Resolution Procedure (Adopted June 2003)
Board Policy No. 014
Environmental Quality (Adopted June 2003, October 2013)
Board Policy No. 015
Records Management (Adopted June 2003; Amended December 2004, December 2006, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019)
Board Policy No. 016
Procurement of Services (Adopted October 2003; Amended November 2004, December 2006, December 2007, December 2008, January 2010, November 2010, March 2014, November 2014, December 2015, January 2017, February 2018, February 2021, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 017
Delegation of Authority (Adopted October 2003; Amended November 2004, December 2006, December 2008, February 2012, October 2013, November 2014, January 2019, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 018
Transit Service Policies (Adopted June 2003; Amended September 2004, March 2005, August 2006, December 2008, February 2012, May 2013, January 2017)
Board Policy No. 019
Project Plans, Specifications and Estimates (Adopted November 2003, December 2008)
Board Policy No. 020
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) for Capital Improvement Projects (Adopted November 2003)
Board Policy No. 021
Acquisition of Real Property Interests and Relocation Assistance (Adopted November 2003; Amended December 2008, October 2013)
Board Policy No. 022
Utility Agreements and Relocation (Adopted November 2003, December 2008)
Board Policy No. 023
Procurement and Contracting - Equipment & Supplies (Adopted November 2003; Amended December 2006, December 2007, December 2008, November 2014, February 2018, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 024
Procurement and Contracting - Construction (Adopted November 2003; Amended December 2006, December 2007, December 2008, January 2010, November 2010, February 2012, October 2013, November 2014, January 2017, February 2018, January 2019, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 025
Public Participation/Involvement Policy (Adopted November 2004; Amended March 2005, January 2006, December 2007, December 2008, January 2010, November 2012, September 2017, February 2018)
Board Policy No. 026
Public Safety Policy Advisory Committee (PSPAC) (Adopted December 2003; Amended November 2004, September 2014)
Board Policy No. 027
Transportation Development Act (Adopted February 2004; Amended December 2007, November 2010, October 2013, January 2017, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 028
Asset Ownership and Disposition (Adopted April 2004; Amended November 2010, November 2014, January 2019)
Board Policy No. 029
Regional Fare Policy and Comprehensive Fare Ordinance (Adopted October 2004; Amended February 2006, December 2008)
Board Policy No. 030
Contingency Reserve Policy (Adopted June 2005; Amended December 2006, November 2014, January 2019)
Board Policy No. 031
TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan Rules (Adopted February, April, and May 1988; August 1989; March, July, and November 1990; October 1992; September and November 2005, Amended June and December 1990; February 1991; November 2005; December 2006; December 2007; February 2008; March 2008; September 2008; July 2009; January and November 2010; February and July 2012; October 2013; January 2017; January 2019; June 2021)
Board Policy No. 032
San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission Interest Rate Swap Policy (Adopted November 2005; Amended November 2013, November 2014, February 2018, June 2021)
Board Policy No. 033
Implementation Guidelines for SANDAG Regional Housing Needs Assessment Memorandum (Adopted April 2006; Amended November 2008, January 2012, November 2015)
Board Policy No. 034
Advertising Policy (Adopted April 2008; Amended February 2012)
Board Policy No. 035
Competitive Grant Program Procedures (Adopted January 2010; Amended November 2014)
Board Policy No. 036
San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission Debt Policy (Adopted October 2013; Amended January 2017)
Board Policy No. 037
Debt Policy (Adopted September 2017)
Board Policy No. 038
SANDAG State Route 125 South Bay Expressway Toll Policy (Adopted September 2017)
Board Policy No. 039
Audit Policy Advisory Committee and Audit Activities (Adopted December 2017; Amended January 2019; Amended September 2019)
Board Policy No. 040
Unsolicited Proposals and Partnership Requests (Adopted June 2019)
Board Policy No. 041
Internal Control Standards Policy (Adopted September 2019)
Board Policy No. 042
Policy of Reporting Procedures and Form for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (Adopted September 2019)
Legislation
- SB 1703, Peace. San Diego Consolidated Transportation Agency
- AB 361, Kehoe. San Diego Consolidated Transportation Agency
- SB 1296, Kehoe. San Diego Consolidated Transportation Agency: Governance
SB 1549, Vargas. Transportation Projects: Alternative Project Delivery Methods
SB 10, Kehoe. Airport land commissions: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
AB 2032, Dutra. Hot Lanes: Demonstration Projects
SB 463, Ducheny. Toll roads: State Highway Route 125
SB 1486, Ducheny. Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act
SB 468, Kehoe. North Coast Corridor Project
SB 1685, Kehoe. Regional Comprehensive Plan and Expansion of the Purposes for Which TransNet Revenues Can Be Used
SB 374, Hueso 2015. Expansion of design build authority to cover projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to transit facilities developed or jointly developed by SANDAG.
AB 805, Gonzalez Fletcher. County of San Diego: transportation agencies
SB 1151, Bates. Neighborhood electric vehicles: County of San Diego.
AB 1730, Gonzalez. Regional transportation plans: San Diego Association of Governments: housing.
AB 1413, Gloria. Transportation: transactions and use taxes
Comprehensive Fare Ordinance (April 2021)
TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan (1988-2008)
TransNet Extension Ordinance and Expenditure Plan (2008-2048)
Amended and Restated TransNet Extension Ordinance and Expenditure Plan
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - December 2006
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - May 2008
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - July 2009
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - November 2009
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - March 2012
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - March 2017
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - February 2019
TransNet Ordinance Amendment - May 2021
California Fair Political Practices Commission Gifts Requirements
SANDAG requests that consultants, contractors, vendors and agents thereof currently doing business with or planning to seek contract awards from SANDAG are strongly discouraged from giving gifts to SANDAG officers, employees, agents or Board members who have taken or may in the future take part in contracting decisions for SANDAG. SANDAG’s officers, employees, agents, and Board members shall not solicit or accept gifts, gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties to subagreements that could bias their decision-making. This prohibition applies to any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, or loan, and includes such items as liquor, lodging, travel, food, and tickets to public functions such as sports events, theater, etc. If a person has any reason to believe a financial or organizational conflict of interest exists with regard to a particular procurement, he/she should notify the SANDAG Office of General Counsel immediately.
Officials, employees and agents of SANDAG involved in the SANDAG contracting process are “designated officials and employees” in SANDAG’s Conflict of Interest Code and must report gifts from third parties on a Statement of Economic Interests Form 700 as required by the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). SANDAG Board Policy Nos. 004 and 011, the Conflict of Interest Code, and Guidance Regarding Gifts are all documents that discuss the obligations of designated officials and employees with regard to gifts and travel.
Qualifying gifts and donations to SANDAG versus an individual are reported on FPPC Forms 801 and 802, which must be filed with the state's filing agent for San Diego County and posted on the SANDAG Web site. Additional information regarding FPPC reporting requirements can be found on the FPPC's Web site, and in Title 2 of California Code of Regulations section 18944 et seq.
2009 Form 801
2018 Form 801
2020 Form 806
2022 Form 806