Arroyo Grande City Council
January 13, 2026

SLOCOG’s Draft Transportation Expenditure Plan and
Implementation Guidelines
Dec. ‘25/Jan. ‘26
Introduction to SLOCOG
Founded
in 1968
San Luis Obispo County & 7 Cities
 Arroyo Grande
 Atascadero
 Grover Beach
 Morro Bay
 Paso Robles
 Pismo Beach
 San Luis Obispo
12 Member
Elected-Board
2  US 101 South County
 Southbound through Shell
Beach – Funded!!
 No funding to go further
 Northbound – no funding
 Interchanges – no funding
 US 101 North County
 Northbound – no funding
 Southbound – no funding
 Interchanges – no funding
3 Highway investment is needed
Funding Approach: Central Coast Counties
Region ‘18 STIP
(1 Yr)
‘22 STIP
(1 Yr)
‘26 STIP
(1 Yr)
TranspTax
(2024)
Santa Cruz $4M $2.3M $1.9M $24.4M
Monterey $7.1M $3.9M $3.4M $34.8M
Santa Barbara $8.4M $4.6M $4.1M $48.9M
SLO $7.5M $4.1M $3.6M $0
4 The Solution: Central Coast Counties
Currently, 25 Counties (89% of
Californians) HAVE a Voterapproved Transportation Tax
Region Collected
(’16-pres)
Grants
Won
Santa Cruz $196M $350M
Monterey $277M $227M
Santa Barbara $458M $759M
SLO $0 $0
Lost out on $270M $430M
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Engagement Activities
Engagement & Input
 Public
 Presentations – ongoing
 Online Tool – ongoing
 Focus Groups – Aug. 2025
 7 Community Workshops – Oct. 2025
 1,000 Phone/Internet Polling – Fall 2025
 Topic Specific
 City Managers/County CEO / Staff
 Transit Providers
www. LocalRoadsFirst.com
70+ public meetings
Flexibility: priorities differ
Guarantees: appropriate spending
Assurances: $ will benefit them
7 DRAFT San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan ½% Sales tax generates ~
$35M/yr + a 30-year sunset
55% ($19.25M) Local Road Repairs, Safety,
& Improvements
 Population Basis to each jurisdiction
 Each Governing Board sets own priorities
(Local Control and Flexibility) – requires
public input – every 2 years in CIP
 Only for Transportation
8 DRAFT San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan ½% Sales tax generates ~
$35M/yr + a 30-year sunset
40% ($14.00M) Regional Corridor
Improvements
 Population Basis to each subregion
 SLOCOG Board sets priorities – requires
public input – every 2 years in CIP-
 Only for Transportation
9 DRAFT San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan ½% Sales tax generates ~ $35,000,000
How will $ be spent? (Before spending)
How were $ spent (After spending)
To Augment transportation funds
Oversight and Guarantees requirements
10 Draft Implementation Guidelines and Safeguards
11 What is the Cost?
 Dec. 10, 2025: SLOCOG Board – Reviewed Draft Investment Plan and Guidelines; Sent to Cities/BOS
 Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026: 7 Cities and County Review Draft Expenditure Plan  Feb. 4, 2026: SLOCOG Board – Review/Approve Final Measure Materials, Introduce Ordinance
 Feb. 2026 – Mar. 2026: 7 Cities and County Consider Approval of Plan  Apr. 1, 2026: SLOCOG Board – Consider Adoption of Ordinance with Measure Materials; Request for Ballot
 Nov. 3, 2026: Election Day / Voter-Consideration of Measure  Fail -> No Change
 Pass -> Delivers Expenditure Plan
 Other/Future Election
12 Schedule and Next Steps
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