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Governor's Advisory Committees
Committee Introduction


Governor's Advisory Committees
advise the ODOT Transportation Safety Division (TSD) and the Governor's Highway Safety Representative on safety issues in a variety of disciplines.
 
The Governor's Advisory Committees serve under Executive order of the Governor or by statute.  The committees are: 
 
OTSC - Oregon Transportation Safety Committee
GAC DUII - Governor's Advisory Committee on DUII
GAC Motorcycle -  Governor's Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety


 
About the OTSC

Membership:

 
Mike Laverty, Chair
Marian Owens, Vice Chair
Jerome S. Cooper, Member
Victor Hoffer, Member
Louis A. Ornelas, P.E., Member 
 
Committee Secretary:  Rachelle Nelson                                      
                                      503 986-4188
 
Charge:
 
ORS 802.300:
(1) The Transportation Safety Committee is created within the Department of Transportation to advise the department and the Oregon Transportation Commission concerning the functions described under ORS 802.310 and to perform any other functions related to transportation safety that the commission delegates. The committee established under this section shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the commission. The term of office of each member is four years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the office for the unexpired term.   

 

 
*Meetings are on Tuesdays, unless otherwise noted.* 


Proposed 2013 Meeting Schedule:
 
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 (Northwest Viticulture Center, Time TBD)
 
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
 
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
 
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
 
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
 
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
 
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
 
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
 
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
 
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
 
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
 
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
 
 
Times (except January meeting):
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Pre-Meeting
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Formal Meeting
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. hold for other ODOT Division presentations
 
Location (except January meeting)
ODOT TLC Building – Alsea Conference Room
4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
Salem, OR 97301

 

 
GAC on DUII
Membership:
 
Chuck Hayes, Chair
Jody Vaughan, Vice-Chair
Connie Cabrera 
Kathleen M. Dailey
Teresa Douglas
Vinita Howard
Roger Kirby 
Jason Myers
Anne Pratt
Terry Timeus
 
Committee Staff:
Linda Fisher-Lewis , DUII Program Manager
Transportation Safety Division
1-800-922-2022 
503 986-4183
503 986-3143 FAX
Email: Linda.Fisher-Lewis@odot.state.or.us 
 
DPSST
4190 Aumsville Highway SE
Salem, Oregon  
 
Committee Secretary:  Rachelle Nelson                                       
                                      503 986-4188
 
Charge: 
 
The Governor's advisory on DUII shall broadly represent the Legislative Assembly, public and private organizations involved in DUI countermeasures, victims of drunk drivers, and the general public." "...Heighten public awareness of the seriousness of the drunk driving problem. Persuade communities to attack the drunk driving problem in a more organized and systematic manner, including plans to eliminate bottlenecks in the arrest, trial and sentencing process that impair the effectiveness of many drunk driving laws. Generate public support for increased enforcement of state and local drunk-driving laws. Educate the public as to the dangers of driving while under the influence and its effects on life and property..."
 
Time:
Meetings are scheduled 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
 
Location:
Oregon Public Safety Academy
4190 Aumsville Highway SE
Salem, Oregon
  
 
**PROPOSED**
2013 Meeting Dates
Governor’s Advisory Committee on DUII 
 
The 2013 meeting dates of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (GAC on DUII) will be held the first Friday of every month as follows:
 
January 4, 2013
February 1, 2013
March 15, 2013
April 12, 2013
May 10, 2013

June 14, 2013 - This meeting will be held at the ODOT - TLC Building
                          4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem - Alsea Conference Room 
July 12, 2013
August 2, 2013
September 6, 2013
October 4, 2013
November 1, 2013
December 6, 2013
 
Meetings are scheduled 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    
 
GAC on Motorcycle Safety
Membership:
David W. Peterson, Oregon City - Chair
Robert Reichenberg, Jefferson - Vice Chair
Van Moore, Salem
Peggy Munsell, Gervais
Peter Russell, Bend
Ted Tracy, Hillsboro
 
 
 
Contact: 
Michele O'Leary, Motorcycle Program Manager
(503) 986-4198
 
Committee Secretary: Rachelle Nelson                                    
                                      503 986-4188
 
Liaisons to Committee: 
DMV:   Becky Renninger - DMV HQ
Oregon State Police:    Dave Mazour
Portland Police Bureau:    Bret Barnum
TEAM Oregon:  Pat Hahn– Oregon State University
 
Charge:
The committee’s focus shall be upon rider education, drinking and riding, road hazards unique to motorcyclists, motorist awareness of motorcycles, sharing the road and other safety issues. The committee advises the Governor and the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative on safety for motorcyclists in Oregon. The committee works closely with the Oregon Department of Transportation to find solutions to engineering related safety issues that effect motorcyclists.
 
Location: 
Unless otherwise notified, meetings are held at:

ODOT - Transportation Safety Division
TLC Building, Alsea Conference Room
4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
Salem, Oregon 97302-1142

*Time:  4:00pm - 6:30pm 

*Please note that beginning in May, the meeting days and time have changed from Fridays starting at 6:30pm to Thursdays starting at 4:00pm.  Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow for checking in at the reception desk.

 

 

2013  
Meeting Information

 

2012
Meeting Information
2011
Meeting Information

January 8-9, 2013
Annual Planning Workshop

January 27, 2012
Agenda
January 21, 2011
Agenda
Minutes

January 11, 2013
Agenda
Minutes

April 20, 2012 canceled
 
 
 

February 15, 2013
Agenda
Minutes

May 18, 2012
Agenda
Minutes 
 
February 18, 2011
Agenda
Minutes

March 15, 2013
Agenda
Minutes

 

July 20, 2012
 
 
March 11, 2011
Agenda
Minutes
 
 

April 19, 2013
Agenda 

October 19, 2012
Diamond Lake Conference Room

April 15, 2011
Agenda
Minutes

 

*May 16, 2013
Agenda

 

   
 

 

May 13, 2011
Embassy Suites
7900 NE 82nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Agenda                                    
Minutes

*June 20, 2013



 

 


June 10, 2011 
Agenda
Minutes

 

*July 18, 2013




July 8, 2011
Agenda
Minutes

*October 17, 2013


 
October 21, 2011
Agenda
Minutes
  

2013 Events of Interest
 
May 4, 2013 -  Motorcycle Safety Awareness Rally
October, 17, 2013 - TEAM OREGON Banquet​