MEETINGS OF THE Board of Directors Valley Metro RPTA METRO Light Rail MEETING DATE MEETING DATE Thursday, February 20, 2014 Thursday, February 20, 2014 TIME TIME 12:15 p.m. Meeting will begin no earlier than 1:30 p.m. LOCATION Valley Metro RPTA Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor Phoenix VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 February 13, 2014 TO: Members of the Valley Metro RPTA and METRO Light Rail Board of Directors FROM: Steve Banta Chief Executive Officer RE: February 20, 2014 Packet Notes Attached is the February 20, 2014 agendas and supporting information for the Valley Metro RPTA and METRO Light Rail Board of Directors meetings. These meetings can be attended via teleconference. Please contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433 for the call-in information. If you have any questions regarding the information in this packet, please let me know. Parking is available onsite and parking can be accessed via the entrance on Adams Street. Parking validation will be available at the meeting. Transit tickets are also available to those who attend the meeting using transit. If you need detailed directions, please contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 February 13, 2014 Board of Directors Thursday, February 20, 2014 Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor 12:15 p.m. For those participating by telephone, please mute your phone when not speaking. Members please make sure your microphone is turned on when speaking and turned off when you are not speaking. The Pledge of Allegiance will be said at the beginning of the meeting. Action Recommended 1. Public Comment 1. For information A 15-minute opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on all agenda items. The Chair may recognize members of the public during the meeting at his/her discretion. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes total for all speakers. 2. Minutes 2. For action Minutes from the January 23, 2014 Board meeting are presented for approval. 3. Chief Executive Officer’s Report 3. For information Steve Banta, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will brief the Board on current issues. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 CONSENT AGENDA 4A. Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance 4A. For action Coverage Renewal Staff will request that the Board of Directors authorize Valley Metro to purchase workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance to cover work-related injuries to all RPTA employees. The current insurance policy will expire on March 1, 2014. 4B. Contract Award for Concrete Rehabilitation at the Mesa 4B. For action Operations Facility Staff will request that the Board of Directors authorize the CEO to execute a job-order contract with Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. for concrete rehabilitation work at the Mesa Operations Facility for an amount not to exceed $300,000. 4C. Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) Comprehensive Annual Financial 4C. For action Report (CAFR) and Single Audit Act Reporting Package Staff will request that the Board of Directors accept the FY13 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Single Audit Act Reporting Package. REGULAR AGENDA 5. 2014 Federal Public Transportation Agenda 5. For action Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce John Farry, Government Relations Officer, who will request that the Board of Directors approve the Valley Metro Federal Public Transportation Agenda for 2014. 6. East Valley Dial-a-Ride Update – Pilot Program Status 6. For information Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce Ron Brooks, Accessible Transit Services Manager, who will provide an informational update on the East Valley Dial-a-Ride Brokerage Model Pilot Project. 2 7. Transit Performance Report 7. For information Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce John McCormack, Chief Financial Officer, who will provide information to the Board concerning ridership, operating costs, fare revenue, and performance indicators contained in the FY13 Transit Performance Report. 8. Review of 2014 Bond Issuance 8. For information Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce Paul Hodgins, Manager of Revenue Generation and Financial Planning, who will provide information regarding the results of the recent sale of $115 million in tax-exempt, senior lien bonds. 9. Future Agenda Items Request and Report on Current 9. For information Events and discussion Chair Somers will request future agenda items from members, and members may provide a report on current events. 10. Next Meeting 10. For information The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 12:15 p.m. Qualified sign language interpreters are available with 72 hours notice. Materials in alternative formats (large print, audiocassette, or computer diskette) are available upon request. For further information, please call Valley Metro at 602-262-7433 or TTY at 602-251-2039. To attend this meeting via teleconference, contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433 for the dial-in- information. The supporting information for this agenda can be found on our web site at www.valleymetro.org. 3 DATE AGENDA ITEM 1 February 13, 2014 SUBJECT Public Comment PURPOSE A 15-minute opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on all agenda items. The Chair may recognize members of the public during the meeting at his/her discretion. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes total for all speakers. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Steve Banta Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENTS None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 2 February 13, 2014 Minutes of the Valley Metro RPTA Board of Directors Thursday, January 23, 2013 12:15 p.m. Meeting Participants Councilmember Scott Somers, City of Mesa, Chair (via phone) Councilmember Trinity Donovan, City of Chandler, Vice Chair Councilmember Jim McDonald, City of Avondale, Treasurer (via phone) Vice Mayor Eric Orsborn, City of Buckeye Mayor Lana Mook, City of El Mirage (via phone) Councilmember Jenn Daniels, Town of Gilbert Councilmember Gary Sherwood, City of Glendale Vice Mayor Joe Pizzillo, City of Goodyear Vice Mayor Ron Aames, City of Peoria Councilmember Thelda Williams, City of Phoenix Councilmember Shana Ellis, City of Tempe Councilmember Kathie Farr, City of Tolleson Councilmember Bob Littlefield, City of Scottsdale Members Not Present Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County Mayor Sharon Wolcott, City of Surprise Councilmember Sam Crissman, Town of Wickenburg Vice Chair Donovan called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. and said welcome to the January meeting. Can we have the people who are on the phone say who you are? Chair Scott Somers said here. Mayor Lana Mook said here. 1. Public Comment Vice Chair Donovan said I have one general public comment card. So an opportunity is provided to the public to address the Board of Directors on items that are not on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of RPTA or non-action agenda items that are on the agenda for discussion and information only. Citizens are requested not to exceed a three-minute time period for their comments. And a total of fifteen minutes will be provided for the public comment agenda item VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 unless the Board requests an exception to this limit. Please note that those wishing to comment on agenda items posted for action may be provided the opportunity at the time the item is heard. And actually I realized that I skipped the Pledge of Allegiance. Now that I've read that why don't we go to the Pledge of Allegiance and then we'll go back to the public comment cards. (The pledge is recited.). Vice Chair Donovan said thank you. So we have one public comment card. Blue Crowley, if you could state your name and address for the record. And then you'll be given three minutes for your comments. Mr. Crowley said thank you. William C. Blue Crowley and western Maricopa County mostly, but all over this region. I've got some maps here and I'd point them out, but then when you have it in the minutes it doesn't show it as well as it is, but if you look at the bus map and compare it to the detail of the bicycle map, the amount of usage of the populous and the coverage isn't the same. And I'm looking at the super grid from the six to twenty-six and it says years funded. And one of the things in here for 2012 was Camelback Road to Litchfield to Scottsdale Community College. And then I see in 2014 it's saying that we're going to be doing Thunderbird from 103rd to Fountain Hills. And I don't see that in your plans. I don't see where you are doing your due diligence and outreach and also acquisition of the ability to use the bus pass. I had the unfortunateness [sic] of having to go to seven different vendors around Arrowhead mall trying to get a bus pass finally getting one at Union Hills and 67th, and I had started out at Thunderbird. So when you do the $2.00 extra on the bus and say, City of Phoenix, we won't change that, I wonder why.