Joint Long Island and Metro-North Committees Meeting
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Joint Long Island and Metro-North Committees Meeting December 2019 Members K. Law S. Metzger D. Mack R. Herman N. Brown R. Glucksman V. Tessitore V. Vanterpool N. Zuckerman Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting Monday, 12/16/2019 8:30 - 10:00 AM ET 2 Broadway 20th Floor Board Room New York, NY 1. Summary of Actions LIRR Summary of Actions LIRR Summary of Actions - Page 5 MNR Summary of Actions MNR Summary of Actions - Page 6 2. Public Comments Period 3. Approval of Minutes - November 12, 2019 LIRR Minutes LIRR Minutes - Page 7 MNR Minutes MNR Minutes - Page 14 4. 2019 Work Plans LIRR Work Plan LIRR Work Plan - Page 23 MNR Work Plan MNR Work Plan - Page 30 5. AGENCY PRESIDENTS’/CHIEF’S REPORTS LIRR Report LIRR Safety Report LIRR Safety Report - Page 37 MNR Report MNR Safety Report MNR Safety Report - Page 41 MTA Capital Construction Report (None) MTA Police Report MTA Police Report - Page 44 6. AGENCY ACTION ITEMS LIRR Item 2020 Final Proposed Budget 2020 Final Proposed Budget - Page 53 MNR Item 2020 Final Proposed Budget 2020 Final Proposed Budget - Page 66 7. AGENCY INFORMATION ITEMS Joint Information Item LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update - Page 77 LIRR Information Items 2020 Proposed Committee Work Plan 2020 Proposed Committee Work Plan - Page 96 Diversity/EEO Report – 3rd Quarter 2019 Diverstiy - EEO Report - 3rd Quarter 2019 - Page 104 January Timetable Change & Trackwork Programs January Timetable Change & Trackwork Programs - Page 120 MNR Information Items MNR Information Items - Page 123 2020 Proposed Committee Work Plan 2020 Proposed Committee Work Plan - Page 124 Diversity/EEO Report - 3rd Quarter 2019 Diversity - EEO Report - 3rd Quarter 2019 - Page 131 2017 Metro-North Origin and Destination Survey 2017 Metro-North Origin and Destination Survey - Page 147 8. PROCUREMENTS LIRR Procurements LIRR Procurements - Page 173 Non-Competitive (None) Competitive Competitive - Page 178 Ratifications (None) MNR Procurements MNR Procurements - Page 190 Non-Competitive - None Competitive MNR Competitive Procurements - Page 194 Ratifications - None MTACC Procurements - NONE 9. AGENCY REPORTS ON OPERATIONS, FINANCE, RIDERSHIP AND CAPITAL PROGRAM LIRR Reports LIRR Operations Report LIRR Operations Report - Page 198 LIRR Performance Metrics Report LIRR Performance Metrics Report - Page 208 LIRR Finance Report LIRR Finance Report - Page 213 LIRR Ridership Report LIRR Ridership Report - Page 237 LIRR Capital Program Report LIRR Capital Program Report - Page 245 MNR Reports MNR Operations Report MNR Operations Report - Page 248 MNR Performance Metrics Report MNR Performance Metrics Report - Page 259 MNR Finance Report MNR Finance Report - Page 264 MNR Ridership Report MNR Ridership Report - Page 287 MNR Capital Program Report MNR Capital Program Report - Page 298 Long Island Railroad Committee Actions and Presentations Summary for December 2019 Responsible Department Vendor Name Total Amount Summary of action Procurement Various $2,300,000,000 In preparation for the Capital Program, the (estimated) MTA requests the Board approve an all Agency contract to retain consultants who perform personal services for design, engineering, construction supervision and inspection services, and miscellaneous construction‐related professional services to support both the 2020 – 2024 Capital Program and the 2020 – 2024 needs of MTA Operating Divisions. ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 5 of 305 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/16/2019 METRO-NORTH RAILROAD COMMITTEE ACTIONS and PRESENTATIONS SUMMARY for DECEMBER 2019 Responsible Vendor Name Total Amount Summary of action Department P&MM John Civetta & $10,417,500 (not- The design and construction of the 3rd Ave. Sons to-exceed) Bridge located over the New Haven Line in Mount Vernon, New York. ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 6 of 305 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/16/2019 Minutes of the Regular Meeting Long Island Rail Road Committee Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Meeting held at 2 Broadway – 20th Floor New York, New York 10004 8:30 a.m. The following Board Members were present: Hon. Kevin Law, Chair, Long Island Rail Road Committee Hon. Susan G. Metzger, Chair, Metro-North Committee Hon. Norman Brown Hon. David Mack, Vice Chair, Long Island Rail Road Committee Hon. Rhonda Herman, Vice Chair, Metro-North Committee Hon. Randolph Glucksman Hon. Vincent Tessitore, Jr. Hon. Veronica Vanterpool The following Board Members were absent: Hon. Robert W. Linn Hon. Neal Zuckerman Representing Long Island Rail Road: Phillip Eng, Robert Free, Chris Calvagna, Loretta Ebbighausen, Mark Young, Dennis Mahon, and Stephen N. Papandon Representing MTA Capital Construction Company: Janno Lieber, Evan Eisland, David Cannon and Peter Kohner Representing MTA Police: Assistant Chief Sean Montgomery The members of the Long Island Committee met jointly with the members of the Metro-North Committee. In addition to MTA Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) President Phillip Eng and members of the LIRR staff noted above, MTA Metro-North Railroad (“Metro-North”) President Catherine Rinaldi and members of the Metro-North staff attended the Joint Committee meeting. The minutes of the Metro- North Committee meeting of November 12, 2019 should be consulted for matters addressed at the Joint Committee meeting relating to Metro-North. Metro-North Committee Chair Susan G. Metzger called the joint meeting to order. ‐1‐ ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 7 of 305 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/16/2019 SAFETY PROCEDURES A pre-recorded safety public address announcement was used to review the emergency safety procedures. PUBLIC COMMENT Richard Gans, Metro-North Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary, introduced the five public speakers. He requested each speaker to limit comments to two minutes and to only address matters on the agenda for the meeting. The following public speakers commented on matters related to LIRR: Murray Bodin commented that the infrastructure changes at the LIRR and Metro-North are momentous and acknowledged the accomplishments of the MTA system. Matt Kamper, an LIRR rider and advocate, commented that to ease congestion and travel time on the Main Line on weekends caused by work being done, LIRR should use shuttlebuses between Hicksville and Bellmore to take trains west to New York City destinations and use local buses between Floral Park and Hicksville for those with local stops. Jason Pineiro, an LIRR rider, commented that we need more service on the Main Line and that WiFi is needed on LIRR trains. Additional details of the comments made by the public speakers are contained in the minutes of the Joint Committee meeting of this day. The video recording of the meeting produced by the MTA and maintained in the MTA minutes contains a complete record of the public comments. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND 2019 WORK PLAN CHANGES Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee approved the minutes of the October 21, 2019 Joint Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road Committee Meeting. There were no reported changes to the 2019 Work Plan. MTA LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Eng began his remarks by thanking all LIRR employees and labor partners for their dedication and efforts. In recognition of Veterans Day which had occurred the day before, President Eng gave a special thank you to veterans. President Eng stated that in the month of November, we are accomplishing a significant amount of work in 11 construction zones across the system. This work includes: upgrading Nassau Interlocking, one of our most heavily trafficked areas; signal testing at Harold Interlocking, which ‐2‐ ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 8 of 305 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/16/2019 gets us one step closer to East Side Access (“ESA”); and over 10,000 ties were replaced along the Babylon Branch, improving track reliability. Regarding Positive Train Control (“PTC”), President Eng noted that over the past 11 months, we’ve outfitted 65 route miles with PTC, including the Port Washington and Hempstead Branches and the stretch between Babylon and Patchogue. Last month, with the approval of the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”), we are now running with PTC on four additional branches: Far Rockaway, Long Beach, Oyster Bay and West Hempstead. He stated that as we bring more segments on line, we are full steam ahead testing the rest of our system and by the end of the year, we anticipate 45% completion. Another major milestone we recently hit was the approval of the Harold Interlocking design, working closely with our partners at Amtrak. Based on the reports with our System Integrator and the progress being made, President Eng stated that he is confident we will hit our December 2020 goal. President Eng reported that we have replaced and elevated two bridges in East Hampton which, built in the late 19th century, are some of the oldest in our system. When these bridges get hit, like many of our other low clearance bridges, service comes to a halt affecting our ability to transport riders across the entire system. These two bridge replacements, along with four other bridge replacements, are not only improving service but community access and safety. In the past nine