Meeting Assistance

In person: SANDAG Board meetings take place in the SANDAG Board Room on the first floor of 1011 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101. Attendees are subject to metal detector screening for weapons prohibited from the meeting per California Penal Code §171b. Review the SANDAG Public Meeting Screening Policy and expectations of conduct during the Board meeting (below) before attending. SANDAG offices are transit accessible. Public bike racks are available on the west side of the building.

Virtually: SANDAG uses Zoom for virtual participation. The Zoom link for each meeting can be found on its calendar event page about a week before the meeting. To join by phone, dial 1.669.900.6833 or 1.929.205.6099.

Members of the public may speak to the committee on agenda items when they are considered during the meeting. Comments must be limited to issues relevant to the agenda item.

Public comment on matters not on the agenda are permitted during the non-agenda public comment period, so long as the topic is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board or committee. In-person and virtual public comments on items listed under Consent are taken together with reasonable speaker time as determined by the Chair.

Comments are generally limited to three minutes per speaker or as determined by the Chair (Board Policy No. 004).

All comments made in the methods outlined below will become part of the meeting record. 

In person: Complete a speaker slip in the lobby. When the agenda item is up for discussion, the clerk will call names for public comment in the order received. Public comment slips must be received by the end of the item’s presentation. 

Virtually: At the start of the relevant agenda item, use Zoom’s “Raise Hand” feature to be entered into the speaker queue. If participating by phone, press *9 to "Raise Hand" and *6 to unmute yourself when it is your turn to speak. The clerk will call names in the order hands are raised. Hands must be raised by the end of the item's presentation. Note: The Zoom chat is for procedural matters only and is not a part of the meeting record. Comments provided via the chat feature will not be retained as part of the meeting record.

No person may yield speaking time to another person unless otherwise determined by the Chair.

Online: The online eComment portal is available once an agenda is published. To submit an eComment, locate the meeting in the "Upcoming Meetings" window on its calendar event page and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on, and then click on the blue “Leave Comment” button. Note that any information provided, including email addresses, may be subject to public records requests.

Per Government Code § 54957.9 any person who engages in disorderly behavior that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any meeting can be barred from further audience before the Board during that meeting.

Public comments shall not use loud, threatening, profane, or abusive language that disrupts the orderly conduct of the meeting. 

Signs and visuals may be held by members of the public, as long as they don’t block the view of other meeting attendees or otherwise interrupt or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting.

The Board of Directors may adjourn to closed session to consider litigation, personnel matters, or to discuss with legal counsel matters within the attorney-client privilege (Government Code Section 54954.5.). Members of the public can provide public comment on the closed session item prior to the Board adjourning and via eComment, but cannot attend the closed session discussion. If reportable action is taken during the closed session, it will be provided at the conclusion of the discussion.

Interpretation: Meetings are conducted in English, and simultaneous interpretation is provided in Spanish (by request only at the Chiefs’/Sheriff’s Management Committee meeting). Interpretation devices are provided at the meeting. SANDAG will provide simultaneous or consecutive interpretation in another language, including ASL, during public meetings or events upon request. Email languageassistance@sandag.org at least 72 business hours before the meeting or event.

Esta reunión se llevará a cabo en inglés, y se ofrecerá interpretación simultánea en español. Se ofrecerá interpretación en otros idiomas previa solicitud a languageassistance@sandag.org al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión.

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Closed captioning: Closed captioning is available via Zoom’s Show Captions “CC” icon. SANDAG uses readily available speech recognition technology to automatically create captions for our online meeting and video content. The accuracy of captions may vary based on pronunciations, accents, dialects, or background noise.

Other accommodations: For other ADA accommodations or alternative formats, contact clerkoftheboard@sandag.org or 619.699.1900 at least 72 business hours before the meeting. For TTY services, dial 711. Available accommodations include person guiding (a guide to accompany a visually impaired person) and assistive listening devices (to personalize the volume of the meeting).

Notice of nondiscrimination: SANDAG complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, ensuring no discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. For complaints or inquiries, contact SANDAG’s compliance officer at 619.699.1900, or file with the Federal Transit Administration or Federal Highway Administration. See Discrimination Complaint Procedures in SANDAG Board Policy No. 009.

SANDAG Notice of Non-Discrimination | Aviso de no discriminación de SANDAG | Abiso sa Hindi Pandidiskrimina ng SANDAG | Thông cáo Không phân biệt đối xử của SANDAG | SANDAG 非歧视通知 | SANDAG: إشعار عدم التمييز 

Compensation: Per Government Code §54952.3, legislative body members receive the following compensation for simultaneous or serial meetings attended: $100 for Executive Committee, $100 for Borders Committee, and $150 for Board of Directors, pursuant to the SANDAG Bylaws; $100 for Regional Transportation Commission pursuant to state law.

Access agendas and materials from the calendar event page for each meeting or subscribe for notifications.

An asterisk (*) next to an agenda item indicates that the Board of Directors also is acting as the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission for that item.

Physical agendas are available for review at the SANDAG Customer Service Center, 1129 La Media Road, San Diego, CA 92154. A limited number of printed agenda materials are provided at Board and committee meetings. Agenda materials are always available online. Video recordings are generally available three to five business days after the meeting on the calendar event page for each meeting.

We strive to make all of our PDFs compatible with screen readers, but if one of our documents is not, we will reformat it to make it compatible.

Email languageassistance@sandag.org 72 business hours before you need these accommodations for written materials:

• Adaptation for screen reader
• Large print document (14-point or larger type, Arial, double-spaced)
• Braille transcription