Our May Meeting speaker will be Tom Zlotkowski, Executive Director of the Capital SouthEast Connector JPA.
In March of 2008, Tom became the Executive Director of the Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector JPA, currently referred to as the Capital SouthEast Connector JPA. The JPA is responsible for the planning, environmental review, design, and construction of “Connector” which is a proposed 35-mile multi-modal transportation corridor southeast of Sacramento. Amongst other duties, Tom oversees project and program development, funding and fiscal planning, as well as community and governmental interests. To date, a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) was adopted in April, 2012, concurrent with the selection of the project general alignment. Other recent project milestones include the adoption of an initial Plan of Finance (POF), along with Project Design Guidelines (PDG) by the JPA board of directors in March, 2013. The project was made eligible for Design-Build procurement by the state legislature in September, 2013.
Previously, Mr. Zlotkowski was the Director of the Sacramento County Department of Transportation where he oversaw the planning, design, construction and ongoing maintenance & operations of 2600 miles of street and highways located in the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County. He was responsible for an organization of 375 employees, with a $160 million annual budget to maintain, operate and improve a transportation system that includes over 5,000 lane miles of road. Tom is widely recognized for innovative approaches to advance transportation solutions within the Sacramento region and for making numerous improvements to the local and regional transportation system.
Tom’s professional acknowledgements include the Institute of Transportation Engineers, “2007 Distinguished Service Award” and the American Public Works Association, “2006 National Transportation Manager of the Year.” He is both a registered Civil and Traffic engineer in the state of California as well as holding a national certification as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
