Boards & Committees

For minutes and agendas for Kern COG boards and committees click here.

For schedule of meetings click here.
Board of Directors

The Kern COG Board of Directors is comprised of one elected official from each of the 11 incorporated cities in Kern County, two Kern County Supervisors and ex-officio members representing Caltrans and Golden Empire Transit District. Monthly board meetings provide the public forum for discussion and collaborative decision-making on significant issues of regional transportation and mobility. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month.
 
Executive Committee

The Executive Committee reviews the annual operating budget, future agenda items, and provides guidance to the Executive Director on financial and personnel matters. The committee consists of a board member from the County of Kern, a member from the City of Bakersfield , and a member from one of the ten smaller cities.
 
Transportation Planning & Policy Committee (TPPC)

The Transportation Planning and Policy Committee makes technical funding decisions about how Kern COG transportation dollars are spent. The committee is made up of one representative from each of Kern's 11 incorporated cities, two county supervisors, and a representative each from Caltrans, Golden Empire Transit District and the Joint Planning Policy Board (military). Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, immediately preceding the Kern COG board meeting.
 
Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC)

The TTAC is a committee of local agency representatives who provide technical review and recommendation to the Kern Council of Governments Board of Directors. Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., two weeks prior to the Kern COG / TPPC Meetings.
 
Social Service Technical Advisory Committee (SSTAC)

The SSTAC addresses the needs of the transit-dependent, including the elderly and handicapped. Specifically the committee:

  1. works with private transportation providers regarding proposed service and transportation planning opportunities;
  2. informs private sector transportation providers of the criteria used in making service decisions and
  3. offers private-sector transportation advisors opportunities to present their ideas on transit plan development.
 
Public Transportation Operators Committee (PTOC)

Representatives of transit providers throughout Kern County make up this committee, which provides a forum for any transit-related issue, including performance measures, performance audits, short-range transit plans, productivity-enhancing strategies and new regulations. Fundamentally, the committee works to establish a seamless transit system in the county.
 
Transportation Modeling Committee (TMC)

The Regional Transportation Modeling Subcommittee oversees the regional transportation model and regional growth forecast. The model is used to forecast the demand for future transportation infrastructure by predicting future travel patterns. Some of the forecast input variables include populations, households, employment, school enrollment, income, traffic counts, speeds, intersection configuration, existing and planned transportation networks.

The Kern Climate Change Task Force (KCCTF) holds joint meetings with the Transportation Modeling Subcommittee. Agendas, minutes, hand-outs, and maps for the KCCTF can be downloaded here.