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Hillsborough Transit Authority Trip to Sun Rail and Presentation March 5, 2020 Hillsborough Transit Authority Trip to Sun Rail and Presentation March 5, 2020 Board Members Present (2) Staff Present Commissioner Pat Kemp Danielle Arthur Commissioner Mariella Smith Lorena Hardwick Lena Petit Others Present Libertad Acosta- Anderson, FDOT/Sun Rail Beth Alden, Hillsborough MPO Stephen Benson, City of Tampa Amanda Brown, Commissioner Smith’s Aide Mark Calvert, Evolve Michael Carman, CFRC/ Sun Rail Jessica Dean, Jacobs Engineering Ming Gao, FDOT District 7 Sandra Gutierrez, CFRC/ Sun Rail Jessy Jimenez, Jacobs Engineering Caitlin Johnston, Tampa Bay Times Laura Lawson, Commissioner Kemp’s Aide Sarah McKinley, Hillsborough MPO Tamika Monterville, LYNX Cheryl Wilkening, Hillsborough MPO BOARDING AT SUN RAIL SAND LAKE STATION HART staff arrived at the Sand Lake station at 9:00 a.m. The participants were offered an option to board the Sun Rail at 9:13 a.m. at the Sand Lake Road Station located at 8030 S. Orange Ave., Pine Castle, FL 32809. ARRIVAL AT LYNX ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Participants present arrived at the LYNX Administrative Office located at 455 North Garland Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 at 9:32 a.m. Mark Calvert, Chief Executive Officer at Evolve, greeted the group at the LYNX station. He mentioned that the Sun Rail service has a 97.1% On-Time Performance (OTP). PRESENTATION BY LYNX AND SUNRAIL STAFF DOT District 5 staff, LYNX and Sun Rail staff presented on the following topics: Funding strategies, Investment, Cost per mile, Revenue, Development of Stations, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Fare system composition/zones, and LYNX interaction/connection with Sun Rail. A full copy of the presentation is available upon request from the Board Administrator at [email protected]. Libertad Acosta-Anderson, FDOT/Sun Rail gave the following facts about the Sun Rail service: Each train has three levels with electrical outlets and free Wi-Fi. There are no restrooms at the stations because there are restrooms on every train. The seats on the first level fold up to make room for bikes. No pets are allowed on the trains unless they are crated. Hillsborough Transit Authority Trip to Sun Rail and Presentation March 5, 2020 Each station brings massive Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and she spoke about the TOD that arose from the Tupperware factory. Director Pat Kemp, Director Mariella Smith, Amanda Brown, and Laura Lawson arrived at 9:54 a.m. Tamika Monterville, LYNX, welcomed the participants and introduced the presentation team. She remarked that transit is about connections that change people’s lives. Ms. Monterville gave a safety briefing, in which Danielle Arthur was given CPR/First Aid responsibility and Director Kemp was given the responsibility of calling 911 in the case of an emergency. Mr. Calvert presented an overview of the Sun Rail service that included the project history, investment, funding, station development, TOD, first/last mile connectivity, lessons learned, and the importance of Sun Rail. A full copy of the presentation is available upon request from the Board Administrator at [email protected]. Ms. Alden inquired if the capital cost of $615 million included both funding grant agreements. Mr. Calvert answered affirmatively and stated that it is the total for phase one and two. Director Kemp commented that the local match came without a sale tax referendum and asked if a State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan was employed for some of the local funding. Sandra Gutierrez, Deputy Program Manager for Sun Rail, confirmed that some of the local entities did use SIB loans to come up with their share of the local match. Ms. Alden inquired about the breakdown of the local match. Ms. Gutierrez stated that the local match was divided between the four affected counties and one city and the percentage was based on the track miles in the jurisdiction. Mr. Calvert stated that University of Central Florida, who has been an excellent partner, is currently compiling reports on how the introduction of the commuter rail affects property taxes. He stated that the report can be forward to HART once it is received. Michael Carman, Director of Operations for Sun Rail, explained the breakdown of the cost and what services or products are needed for the operations and maintenance for the system. He stated that the new statewide requirement for all railroad crossings is to have dynamic envelope or a paint striping at the crossing to give drivers, pedestrians, bicyclist, etc. a visual of how far to stay back. Ms. Alden asked what positive train control (PTC) was and if there was an operating cost associated with the capital. Mr. Carman described PTC as a safety overlay that will stop the train in certain situations and it costs about $6 million a year to operate for Sun Rail. Director Kemp shared that based on her research, the dynamic envelope procedures averages about $1 million a mile. Hillsborough Transit Authority Trip to Sun Rail and Presentation March 5, 2020 Mr. Carman stated that the cost is probably a little higher, but it is a federal mandate. He explained that this system will communicate between the dispatch and the train engineer to prevent on time stopping and unsafe situations. Stephen Benson, City of Tampa Transportation Division, referred to the FY19/20 Operating Budget Update and asked what services fall into which category. Mr. Carman gave a detailed description of the handout. Director Kemp inquired how the trains are purchased from a French-Canadian company when there are mandated by the Buy America Act (BAA). Mr. Carman commented that there are two cars in production now from the original contract in Plattsburgh, NY. He explained that the cars are being built in the United States by an American company. Mr. Carman did note restrictions on some vendors with the BAA. Ms. Gutierrez noted that the BAA requirement is not 100% for rolling stock, but the percentage that was agreed upon at the initiation of the project which was 60%. She added that the standard percentage has increased to 70%. Mr. Calvert stressed the importance of an aggressive safety plan because the dynamic envelope will not do it all. Ming Gao, FDOT District 7, stated that the dynamic envelopes are expected to begin construction in July in his District. Caitlin Johnston, Tampa Bay Times, noted that the timing of the dynamic envelope implementation and local partners taking over the service are about the same. She inquired where the $80 million for the implementation is expected to come from. Mr. Carman responded that the state is expected to cover the costs, while the local partners will take over the operations and maintenance costs. Director Kemp asked for clarification that the stations within the city do not have free parking. Mr. Calvert answered affirmatively. Mr. Benson inquired if there is any parking available at all at the four destination stations that do not currently offer free parking. Mr. Calvert stated that there is free parking for four hours at the Winter Park station, but otherwise there is no parking because there is no space. He commented that the stations with no parking are very close to destinations and gave the example of the Advent Health station where the train is deboarded 60 feet from the front door. Director Kemp commented that she has ridden the whole track before and the four stations in the middle are only about a mile apart through the city and then the stations are more spaced out. Director Smith inquired who funds the Limo service. Hillsborough Transit Authority Trip to Sun Rail and Presentation March 5, 2020 Ms. Monterville explained that it is funded by the City of Orlando who is in partnership with the Redevelopment Authority and the Downtown Development Board. She continued that while the City pays for the operation, the service is largely funded through grants. Ms. Monterville noted that the Limo service is free and expands nine miles of fixed guideway. Director Smith asked how much advertising revenue is generated. Mr. Calvert stated that advertising revenue right now is about $150,000 a year excluding the train wraps. Director Smith inquired how much revenue is expected from the train wraps. Mr. Calvert responded that the expected revenue is about $60,000 per wrap. Ms. Brown inquired how many studies or alternative analyses have been done about this system. Ms. Gutierrez responded that there were about six or seven studies for alternatives services underway before the concentration was placed on only the Sun Rail. Director Kemp asked for more information on the TOD along the line. Mr. Calvert described the TOD opportunities that spurred with introduction of the service, including 29 completed projects valued at $991 million and the 12 projects valued at $774 million that are currently under construction. Director Kemp inquired if there was a tax increment financing (TIF) around any of the stations to pay for the contributions to the stations. Ms. Gutierrez stated that she does not have the answer because the local municipalities were the ones responsible for the land use and TOD planning. She noted that a lot of the municipalities hired independent consultants to assist in promoting TOD and developing a TOD overlay system. Mr. Ming spoke about the TOD and increasing property tax income and inquired if there was any formal agreement or arrangements that the increased value is reinjected back into the Sun Rail service. Ms. Gutierrez stated that there is nothing formalized. Director Kemp noted that the service is a commuter rail only operating Monday through Friday; however, research indicates that weekend service could be just as profitable or more. She asked for comments on weekend service. Mr. Calvert responded that weekend service is only ran for big events that are within walking distance from the stations.
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