Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting December 2018 Members S. Metzger, Chair, MNR Committee M. Pally, Chair, LIRR Committee N. Brown R. Glucksman I. Greenberg C. Moerdler A. Saul S. Rechler V. Tessitore, Jr. V. Vanterpool N. Zuckerman Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 2 Broadway 20th Floor Board Room New York, NY Monday, 12/10/2018 8:30 - 10:00 AM ET 1. Public Comments Period 2. Approval of Minutes - November 13, 2018 a. MNR Minutes MNR Minutes - Page 5 b. LIRR Minutes LIRR Minutes - Page 15 3. 2018 Work Plans a. MNR Work Plan MNR Work Plan - Page 25 b. LIRR Work Plan LIRR Work Plan - Page 32 4. AGENCY PRESIDENTS’/CHIEF’S REPORTS a. MNR Report (no material) MNR Safety Report MNR Safety Report - Page 39 b. LIRR Report (no material) LIRR Safety Report LIRR Safety Report - Page 42 c. MTA Capital Construction Report MTA Capital Construction Report - Page 46 d. MTA Police Report MTA Police Report - Page 50 5. AGENCY ACTION ITEMS a. MNR Item 2019 Final Proposed Budget 2019 Final Proposed Budget - Page 58 b. LIRR Item 2019 Final Proposed Budget 2019 Final Proposed Budget - Page 70 6. AGENCY INFORMATION ITEMS a. Joint Information Item LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update LIRR/MNR PTC Project Update - Page 82 b. MNR Information Items 2019 Proposed Committee Work Plan 2019 Proposed Work Plan - Page 96 Diversity/EEO Report – 3rd Quarter 2018 Diversity-EEO Report - 3rd Quarter 2018 - Page 103 Acquisition of property from HPH Fleetwood LLC for commuter parking at the Fleetwood Station Acquisiton of Property in Mount Vernon, NY - Page 120 c. LIRR Information Items 2019 Proposed Committee Work Plan 2019 Proposed Committee Work Plan - Page 121 Diversity/EEO Report - 3rd Quarter 2018 Diversity/EEO Report 3rd Quarter 2018 - Page 129 January Timetable Change & Trackwork Programs January Timetable Change & Trackwork Programs - Page 146 7. PROCUREMENTS a. MNR Procurements MNR Procurements - Page 149 Non-Competitive - None Competitive MNR Competitive Procurements - Page 153 Ratifications - None b. LIRR Procurements LIRR Procurements - Page 156 Non-Competitive (No Items) Competitive LIRR Competitive Procurements - Page 160 Ratifications (No Items) c. MTA CC Procurements MTA CC Procurments - Page 163 Non-Competitive (No Items) Competitive MTA CC Competitve - Page 167 Ratifications (No Items) 8. AGENCY REPORTS ON OPERATIONS, FINANCE, RIDERSHIP AND CAPITAL PROGRAM a. MNR Reports MNR Operations Report MNR Operations Report - Page 171 MNR Finance Report MNR Finance Report - Page 184 MNR Ridership Report MNR Ridership Report - Page 207 MNR Capital Program Report Capital Program Report - Page 218 b. LIRR - Performance Summaries LIRR Operations - Transportation LIRR Operations - Transportation Report - Page 228 LIRR Operations - Mechanical LIRR Operations - Mechanical Report - Page 234 LIRR Finance Report LIRR Finance Report - Page 239 LIRR Ridership Report LIRR Ridership Report - Page 264 LIRR Capital Program Report LIRR Capital Program Report - Page 272 Minutes of the Regular Meeting Metro-North Committee Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Meeting held at 2 Broadway – 20th Floor New York, New York 10004 8:30 a.m. The following members were present: Hon. Susan G. Metzger, Chair of the Metro-North Committee Hon. Mitchell H. Pally, Chair of the Long Island Committee Hon. Norman Brown Hon. Charles G. Moerdler Hon. Veronica Vanterpool Hon. Carl V. Wortendyke Not Present: Hon. Randy Glucksman Hon. Andrew Saul Hon. Neal J. Zuckerman Also Present: Janno Lieber, MTA Chief Development Officer Catherine Rinaldi – President, Metro-North Railroad Susan J. Doering – Executive Vice President, Metro-North Railroad Glen Hayden – Vice President, Engineering Yvonne Hill-Donald - Vice President, Human Resources Richard L. Gans – Vice President and General Counsel John Kennard – Vice President – Capital Programs Kevin O’Connor – Chief Transportation Officer, Transportation Mark Mannix – Sr. Director, Corporate and Public Affairs Thomas Mitchell – Vice President, Customer Service and Stations Owen Monaghan, Chief, MTA Police Department Andrew Paul – Vice President, Labor Relations Michael Shiffer – Vice President, Planning Justin Vonashek – Vice President, System Safety Steve Weiss – Executive Director Management and Budget Chair Metzger called the meeting to order. 1. SAFETY PROCEDURES Justin Vonashek, Vice President, System Safety, reviewed the emergency safety procedures. ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 5 of 274 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/10/2018 2. PUBLIC COMMENT Orrin Getz, Vice Chairman Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council, commented on the Way Ahead Plan. He stated that the only west of Hudson matter mentioned in the plan is for the Mid-Hudson Yard at Campbell Hall. Mr. Getz stated that the June 2016 letter written by Rockland County Executive Ed Day provides a detailed explanation regarding what Rockland County needs from the MTA, noting that stations are a major issue. He expressed his opinion that the Spring Valley Station needs to be rehabilitated. He stated that Suffern Station which is a New Jersey Transit (NJT) station, also needs to be rehabilitated. Mr. Getz noted that a hearing regarding Transit Oriented Development will be held at the Clarkstown Town Hall this evening. Jason Pineiro stated that he hopes Metro-North makes the December 31, 2018 deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC). He enjoyed President Rinaldi’s presentation of the Way Ahead Plan and looks forward to Metro-North’s progress. Murray Bodin stated that he is working with the New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation’s representative on New Jersey’s manual for uniform traffic control devices. He stated that he has commented that the red box painted on the roadway at the Roaring Brook Road grade crossing is illegal and nothing has been done about it. He expressed his opinion that the Committee has the job of ensuring that Metro-North abides by the law. Additional details of the comments made by the public speakers are contained in the video recording of the meeting produced by the MTA and maintained in the MTA records. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee approved the minutes of the October 22, 2018 Metro-North Committee meeting. METRO-NORTH 2018 WORK PLAN The Metro-North 2018 Work Plan has been changed. The Charter Review has been removed from the Work Plan because the Committee on Corporate Governance and the full Board completed the annual review of all the charters in March, 2018. The details of the Metro-North 2018 Work Plan are contained in a report filed with the records of this meeting and in the video recording of the meeting produced by the MTA and maintained in the MTA records. MOMENT OF SILENCE President Rinaldi led the Committee in observing a moment of silence to recall MTA’s Director of Strategic Planning Bill Wheeler who recently passed away. She stated that Mr. Wheeler was a Metro-North commuter and a friend to Metro-North. PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Rinaldi reported on the progress Metro-North has made on the implementation of PTC. She reported that the railroad has performed PTC interoperability testing with Amtrak and CSX, who operate on Metro-North’s lines. Metro-North’s test train continues to run on the pilot track between Croton-Harmon and Tarrytown in order to successfully demonstrate safe and reliable PTC operations. At the end of October 2018, several state and federal representatives ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 6 of 274 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 12/10/2018 and staff traveled with the project team on the test track and saw first-hand the complexity of the PTC system. On the Port Jervis Line, the railroad has completed the latest phase of the signal system upgrades that will support the installation of PTC. With the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) conditional approval of Metro-North’s Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD) application, the railroad is on target to begin the RSD later this month. Metro-North is currently working on a schedule that calls for the simultaneous commissioning of PTC on multiple segments; the railroad will have a better idea of how quickly that can be accomplished once it enters into RSD. President Rinaldi reported on the initiatives taken in September 2018 with the goal of improving service reliability. Infrastructure improvements were performed over several fall weekends to remove speed restrictions at critical locations on the Hudson Line. Undercutting work was suspended on the New Haven Line and the undercut track was restored. Substitute bus service was provided on the Danbury and Waterbury branches over two consecutive weeks in October for the installation of PTC equipment and infrastructure improvements. President Rinaldi reported that since undertaking these initiatives, the railroad has begun to see an improvement in running times and in the reliability of the service. In the month of October 2018, on-time performance on the Hudson Line was at 92.1%, on-time performance on the New Haven Line improved slightly at 88.1%, and system wide on-time performance improved slightly from the month of September but was below goal at 89.6%. Year-to-date October 2018, system wide on- time performance was below goal at 90.5% against a goal of 93%. President Rinaldi reported that a significant storm moved through Metro-North’s region on October 2, 2018 with high winds and tornadoes, heavily impacting Harlem Line service for two days. Track 2 just north of Hawthorne Station experienced significant damage with a washout that was repaired by 6 a.m. on October 4. As a result of the storm, on-time performance on the Harlem Line in the month of October was 89.6%. President Rinaldi reported that the railroad is beginning to see an increase in train delays of six to 10 minutes during the a.m. peak due to the onset of slippery rail conditions. She noted that Metro-North has taken a very proactive approach to minimize the delays and inconvenience that slippery rail may create for Metro-North customers.