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MEETING DATE: October 14, 2013 MEETING TIME: 7:00 P.M. MEETING PLACE: YCTD Board Room 350 Industrial Way Woodland, CA 95776

The Chairman reserves the right to limit speakers to a reasonable length of time on any agenda item, depending upon the number of people wishing to speak and the time available. Time Estimated Info/Discussion

Deliberation/Action

7:00 PM 1. Call to order/roll call/Pledge of Allegiance X (Voting members: Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, Yolo County) (Nonvoting members: Caltrans, UCD) 7:00 2. Consider Approval of Agenda for October 14, 2013 meeting X 7:00 3. Comments from public regarding matters NOT on the Agenda, but within the purview of X YCTD

CONSENT CALENDAR 7:00 4a. Approve YCTD Board Minutes for Meeting of September 9, 2013 (Souza) (p 1-5) X 7:00 4b. Approve Revisions to Authorized Shop Equipment List (Phillips) (pp 7-8) X 7:00 4c. Authorize Executive Director to execute Agreement with U.C. Davis for the X provision of transit services to UCD undergraduates(Phillips) (pp 9-14)

REGULAR CALENDAR 7:05 5. Board Member Reports, Announcements, Other Nominations, Presentations (Oral Reports) X a. Appoint Martha Guerrero as City of West Sacramento representative on Citizens Advisory Committee (p 15) 7:10 6. Oral Update from Veolia Transportation (Carmen Alba, Veolia General Manager) X 7:20 7. Discussion on Federal Funding Issues (Phillips) (pp 17-23) X a. Federal Shutdown & Impacts b. Yolo Managers Group and Technical Advisory Committee c. Job Access/Reverse Commute Funding d. Sacramento Urbanized Area Section 5307 and 5339 Funds 7:40 8. Approve Process for Considering Upcoming Proposed Service Changes (Phillips) (pp 25- X 26) 7:45 9. Receive Director’s Report (Bassett/Phillips) (pp 27-35) X a. No November YCTD Board Meeting b. Update on Madison Project c. Status of AB 1222 and SB 556 d. Streetcar Update e. Update on Proposed Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Center Project f. Safety/Security grant g. Legislation Suggestions 1. Community College Transit Fee Elections by Campus 2. Triple bike bicycle racks h. Bike Share Update i. Connect Card Survey Results j. Oral Report 1. Results from October 10, 2013 SACOG unmet transit needs hearing k. Attachments i. Fixed Route and Paratransit Ridership Reports Through August, 2013 ii. Letter to City of Sacramento Regarding Proposed Entertainment and Sports Complex iii. Connect Card Survey Results 8:00 10. Adjournment X

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE DECEMBER 9, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE YCTD BOARD ROOM, 350 INDUSTRIAL WAY, WOODLAND, CA 95776. The Board reserves the right to take action on all agendized items, including items under the Executive Director's Report, at any time during the meeting, except for timed public hearings. Items considered routine or non-controversial are placed on the Consent Calendar. Any Consent Calendar item can be separately addressed and discussed at the request of any member of the YCTD Board. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted on or before Friday October 11, 2013 at the Yolo County Transportation District Office (350 Industrial Way, Woodland, California). Additionally, copies were FAXED or transmitted electronically to the Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento and Winters City Halls, as well as to the Clerk of the Board for the County of Yolo.

, YCTD Secretary Terry V. Bassett, Executive Director Item 4a YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES September 9, 2013 Yolo County Transportation District Board Meeting 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776

Agenda Item 1 – Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance Chair Frerichs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He asked Gary Sandy to lead the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. The following representatives were in attendance: Davis Lucas Frerichs, (Primary) West Sacramento Oscar Villegas (Primary) Winters Harold Anderson (Primary) Woodland Williams Marble (Primary) Yolo County Mike McGowan (Primary) UC Davis Gary Sandy Staff present were: Terry Bassett, YCTD Executive Director, Janice Phillips, YCTD Deputy Director, Erik Reitz, YCTD Associate Transportation Planner, Sonia Cortes, YCTD Legal Counsel, Kwai Reitz, YCTD Finance Officer, and Sue Vannucci, Note taker. Also present were: Carmen Alba, Veolia Transportation; William Lowell, West Sacramento and Lacey Symons-Holtzen and Amy Martin, SACOG. Absent was Caltrans. Agenda Item 2 – Consider Approval of Agenda for the September 9, 2013 meeting. Minute Order No. 2013-26 Board Chair Frerichs asked if there were any changes to the agenda. There being none, the agenda for the September 9, 2013 meeting was approved on a motion by Director Villegas, and seconded by Director Marble. Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Frerichs, Marble, McGowan, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Agenda Item 3 – Comments from the Public regarding items NOT on the Agenda, but within the purview of YCTD. William Lowell of West Sacramento said a stop on Poplar and West Capitol (east bound) had too many people using the bench at that stop for purposes other than boarding. Those individuals were waving on the drivers resulting in others waiting for the bus being missed. He requested more benches be installed, not just for bus stops but for citizens needing to sit while shopping. On Route 40-41, there was no eastbound stop between the Transit Center and Fifth Street. Mr. Lowell said if the bus was routed to Gateway, then turned left, Yolobus would provide better service at the Fifth Street route. He continued to be of the opinion that a route 40 bus stop at Sacramento Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard (on the Southeast corner, across from a shopping center) should be reinstated. Bassett reminded the board that there are no ADA complying bus stop improvements, including landing pad and sidewalk, at that location.

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Agenda Item 4 – Consent Calendar Chair Frerichs removed the following item from the Consent Calendar for discussion: 4c. Adopt Resolution 2013-05, “A Resolution Approving the 2013 Update to the Yolo County Transportation Districts Title VI Program” Minute Order 2013-27 The following Consent Calendar items were approved on a motion by Director Anderson and seconded by Director Villegas: 4a. Approve YCTD Board Minutes for the meeting of August 12, 2013 4b. Adopt the Revised YCTD Drug and Alcohol Policy Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Frerichs, Marble, McGowan, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Item 4c Adopt Resolution 2013-05, “A Resolution Approving the 2013 Update to the Yolo County Transportation Districts Title VI Program” Board Chair Frerichs requested that Associate Planner Reitz present a brief overview of the proposed Resolution 2013-05, Update to the YCTD Title VI Program. Planner Reitz said this item was an update to the Title VI Plan as required by the Civil Rights Act and the Federal Transit Administration, Title 49, every three years. The new information form submission was complied with in the update and would allow the District to apply for a Federal Grant. Chair Frerichs said there was an attachment detailing composition of the YCTD Citizens’ Advisory Committee. It appeared there was a need for additional committee members and Chair Frerichs asked for clarification on areas of representation that should be included. He added that the report’s population figures were broken down by different backgrounds for the County as a whole and those percentages totaled more than 100%. Planner Reitz said when the survey was done, the District was allowed to mark more than one category. Mr. Reitz explained that the question of race was not asked and there could be individuals with a variety of racial backgrounds. Chair Frerichs asked if there are still have vacancies on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee. Mr. Bassett replied the Cities of Winters and West Sacramento were still unrepresented. Director Villegas said the City of West Sacramento would propose an appointee in the near future. Executive Director Bassett said at present the representative membership is 100% Caucasians. Minute Order 2013-28 - Adopt Resolution 2013-05, “A Resolution Approving the 2013 Update to the Yolo County Transportation Districts Title VI Program” Chair Frerichs moved and Director Marble seconded to adopt Resolution 2013-05, “A Resolution Approving the 2013 Update to the Yolo County Transportation Districts Title VI Program”. Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Frerichs, Marble, McGowan, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Agenda Item 5 – Board Member Reports, Announcements, Presentations None. Agenda Item 6 – Oral Update from Veolia Transportation General Manager Carmen Alba reported: • A Pioneer High School student was assaulted and his cell phone taken on a local bus. The victim reported to the Police afterward and the bus surveillance video was used to identify the assailant. The District’s IT Department copied the video and provided it to the Police. • Veolia’s safety focus was on passenger assistance. There had been a slight increase in reports of passengers falling and that issue would be addressed. 2

• Veolia and the District had been working with Regional Transit and the University of California on the new Connect Card system scheduled to become operational soon. Veolia’s Safety & Training Manager and Operations Manager were involved and more training would be forthcoming. Agenda Item 7 – Presentation on Connect Card Mrs. Lacey Symons-Holtzen, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Project Coordinator for the Connect Transit Card (CTC) provided the Board with details of the project using a PowerPoint presentation. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen explained the CTC roll-out was scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014 following a testing phase during the winter of 2013/14. All existing transit fares, policies and agreements would be honored until replaced by the new media. Amy Martin was introduced as the SACOG Project Staff member assisting with the new system. The project budget was approximately $13.5M. The contract was with Innovations in Transportation (INIT) from Germany, with offices in Virginia. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen stated about two years into implementation, the annual operating cost was estimated to be $720K based on projected ridership, with YCTD’s share to be at an estimated 4.4%. Mr. Bassett stated part of the computation on cost was based on ridership and the other was based on equipment. The District’s equipment percentage rate was estimated at 8.8 %. Mr. Bassett added that one computation related to maintenance and repair and the rest to the Service Center, which will be operated by Sacramento Regional Transit District. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen stated an increase in ridership was predicted, with a reduction in fare issues. Mr. Sandy asked if the ridership figures included Unitrans and Executive Director Bassett responded that they did not. He explained Unitrans had been approached but declined to participate at this time, leaving open the option to participate in the future. Mr. Sandy expressed the opinion that Unitrans should be a big part of the picture. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen agreed to follow up with Unitrans. Mr. Sandy asked if the kiosks would include instructions in other languages. Ms. Symons-Holtzen replied Spanish initially and SACOG was working with RT to identify any need for additional languages. Chair Frerichs asked about the process for those not computer literate to obtain passes. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen said current methods of access would remain in place with other options added. Mr. Sandy said the SACOG Advisory Committee on the Connect Card needed to be expanded to represent those who not currently heard. Mrs. Symons-Holtzen said they were hopeful to add further members to represent these individuals. Ms. Martin stated SACOG had LTK Engineering on the Project Management Team who was working to meet the needs of all potential riders. Representatives from Resources for Independent Living had shared their concerns. Director Marble stated he understood this would be in addition to our system’s current fare media. Mr. Bassett responded that while it would be addition to YCTD’s existing fare media initially it could replace it entirely eventually. Director Marble said he purchased a smart card while in Washington, D.C. and has been able to add on and use it for quite some time, as it was very user friendly. Agenda Item 8 – Summary of Yolo County Related Transportation Project Nominees to SACOG Executive Director Bassett said the call for project process had been undertaken by SACOG. The projects included: four projects for the City of Davis at $6.4 M; three projects for the City of West Sacramento at $5.2M; three projects for the City of Winters at $848K; three projects for the City of Woodland at $14M; two projects for the County of Yolo at $5.3M; and three projects for YCTD at $2.4M. Mr. Bassett explained there were three other projects that would have an impact; Caltrans at $22M, a project for ramp metering and bus and carpool bypass lanes; the Streetcar project development phase at $5M and the bike share project at $3.1M. The Transportation Committee at SACOG would receive the recommendations, staff evaluate a on the types of split and merits of the project. Recommendations would be out in early November, followed by SACOG board action in December. Mr. Sandy asked about the prioritization of the projects. Mr. Bassett replied the board had decided at the August meeting not to prioritize projects because SACOG staff had indicated it would not affect their consideration. Director McGowan and Chair Frerichs indicated a desire for future rounds to include a YCTD prioritization input component. Agenda Item 9- Receive Director’s Report a. Update on Grant Pass-Through with Paratransit, Incorporated – Mr. Bassett shared a letter from Mike Wiley, RT General Manager, recommending that YCTD not apply for the grant. He explained that AB 1222 had passed the 3

Senate. That bill exempts public agency transit bargaining units from the California Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) for 15 months. Mr. Bassett also explained that SB 556 originally required giant lettering on government vehicles, including buses, and was now limited to health and safety. Board agreed to continue opposing this bill. b. Streetcar Update- An economic benefit report is being prepared. Information will soon be available to interested parties, developers and government. Benefits in such areas as retail sales, sales tax and projected changes in property values as the result of streetcars will be identified. c. Public Hearing Policy Mr. Bassett explained that staff was reviewing the District’s Public Hearing Policies. He stated the goal was to provide more flexibility in making minor service changes without the need for a public hearing. Mr. Bassett added that the Citizens’ Advisory Committee would review the current fare and service changes policy and provide comments at a future meeting for a possible policy update. Chair Frerichs requested that, if CAC stayed at less than full membership, staff continue to bring fare and service change issues to the Board for information purposes, and where needed, action. d. California Transit Association and CalACT Combined Conference Mr. Bassett reported he and Ms. Phillips would attend the conference in Anaheim October 15-18, 2013. e. Oral Update- Mr. Bassett reported that Sacramento Urban Section 5307 Funds for the District would be reduced from $1.3M to $6K if concepts currently being considered by a working group move forward. MAP-21 is supposedly the mechanism that has changed how the federal transit funds would be programmed. The group at SACOG is considering having a base amount and a discretionary amount beyond that. The route to the airport might be covered under discretionary funds. Bassett warned the board that he felt it would be unfair if YCTD must rely on year-to-year discretionary funds for a staple service like the route 42. The Madison project was to begin between September 16 and 23, 2013 and be completed by October 23, 2013. The generator installation would be completed in a 6-8 weeks On October 10, 2013 there would be a Yolo County Unmet Transit Needs hearing at the YCTD offices, conducted by SACOG. SACOG would also hold its region-wide Unmet Transit Need hearing in January 2014, at SACOG. Mr. Bassett stated that Fehr and Peers, Inc. had contacted the District regarding the Downtown Arena and asked if Yolobus and the other operators would run extra service to and from the events. Mr. Bassett explained that regular service would be impacted during demolition and construction, including street closures. Service would also be impacted after the facilities are constructed, as well. Bassett suggested that any additional service be paid for by users and the developers of the project. A Draft Environmental Impact Report would likely be distributed by the end of December, approved in April 2014, demolition by August 2014 and a construction start in in late 2014. Completion was anticipated by 2016. Director McGowan asked about the process to respond to the EIR. Board Attorney Cortes said the Board would need to respond via a letter and Executive Director Bassett could work with the County to prepare a response. Director McGowan asked that staff start considering the response language and provide a scope on possible responses. He stated that comments were being received from West Sacramento residents regarding the Streetcar as there would be a great deal of parking in West Sac and the Streetcar system needed for transport to the arena.

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Minute Order 2013-29 On a motion by Director McGowan, seconded by Director Marble the Board directed Staff to contact the jurisdictions and prepare a response letter to the Downtown Arena Environmental Impact Report. Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Frerichs, Marble, McGowan, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None f. Attachments i. August 15, 2013 letter from Mike Wiley, RT ii. CTA & CalAct conference Preliminary Agenda iii. Yolobus Fixed Route and Paratransit Ridership Tends Through July 2-013 iv. Preliminary financial Statements through June 3013 v. Quarterly Performance Reports through June 2013 Agenda Item 10 – Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned by consent at 8:21 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted:

Kathy Souza Clerk to the Board

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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776 --- (530) 661-0816

Topic: Approve Revisions to Agenda Item #: Authorized Shop Equipment List 4b Agenda Type: Deliberation/Action Attachments Yes No Prepared by: Janice Phillips Approved by: Meeting Date: October 14, 2013

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors approve certain revisions to the authorized shop equipment list, consistent with the staff report below. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: These steps will allow staff to procure needed equipment primarily utilizing federal grant funds specifically awarded for shop and yard equipment. BACKGROUND: The 2013/14 budget includes $160,036 in Maintenance/Operations Equipment. This includes $128,029 in FTA funds and the remaining $32,007 in STA funds. Some of our needs have changed and some projects have carried over into the new fiscal year since the budget was prepared. Please see the attached spreadsheet on proposed shop and yard equipment to be acquired. An explanation is needed here. Our new maintenance manager recommends that we focus on replacing four special exhaust hoses in the large shop with ones capable of withstanding the extreme heat that comes off of a CNG exhaust pipe in exchange for keeping the remaining roll-up doors as manual doors (we have two electric roll-up doors already). Regarding the utility vehicle, we may want to procure a diesel or propane powered unit, with accessories, so that more activities can be accomplished with that vehicle throughout the facility. The wheel polisher has always been on the approved list; however, we want to entertain obtaining a fully enclosed automatic system which would decrease exposure of contaminants to employees. We also seek permission to obtain other equipment not specifically identified but which would be useful for the facility. In the event there are savings on the other approved equipment purchases, we seek authorization to use the balance of the available grant project to acquire other shop and yard equipment. That would include anything from bus refrigerant recycling equipment, to new swamp coolers for the shop, to new bus cleaning equipment, to a pickup truck for parts running, to spare parts for our electric gate system, to more facility surveillance cameras, to other items that may become necessary. We are asking to cap the authorized expenditures at the $160,036 level already in the adopted budget. BUDGET IMPACT: None. The capital budget includes a line item for Maintenance/Operations Equipment of $160,036.

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REMAINING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED

Cost Estimate Cumulative Comments: ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE $16,000 $16,000 Remote cleaning & maintenance of fleet in yard REPLACE MANUAL ROLL-UP DOOR SYSTEMS WITH ELECTRIC ROLL-UP Replaces manual door controls which are very time DOOR SYSTEMS $25,000 $41,000 consuming & cause heat loss SERVICE TRUCK TOOLS, TREE TRIMMING EQUIPMENT $6,000 $47,000 To properly equip bus shelter truck To provide shop with ability to weld aluminum, ALUMINUM SPOOL WELDING TOOL ATTACHMENT $2,500 $49,500 decreasing vehicle down time

BUS WASHER SPARE PARTS $14,000 $63,500 Spare brush sections, motors, other replacement parts WHEEL POLISHER $30,250 $93,750 Part of fleet enhancement and improvement efforts

PROPOSED Cost Estimate Cumulative Comments: UTILITY VEHICLE WITH ACCESSORIES (DIESEL, PROPANE OR ELECTRIC) $20,000 $20,000 Remote cleaning & maintenance of fleet in yard REPLACE EXHAUST HOSES IN SHOP FOR HIGH HEAT FROM CNG Replaces manual door controls which are very time EXHAUST $12,000 $32,000 consuming & cause heat loss SERVICE TRUCK TOOLS, TREE TRIMMING EQUIPMENT $6,000 $38,000 To properly equip bus shelter truck To provide shop with ability to weld aluminum, ALUMINUM SPOOL WELDING TOOL ATTACHMENT $2,500 $40,500 decreasing vehicle down time BUS WASHER SPARE PARTS $14,000 $54,500 Spare brush sections, motors, other replacement parts To maintain & allow for closer inspections of 354 WHEEL POLISHER $100,000 $154,500 aluminum alloy wheels OTHER SHOP & YARD EQUIPMENT* $5,536 $160,036 Part of fleet enhancement and improvement efforts

*The balance of unspent funds would be used to acquire other shop and yard equipment, possibly including a shop truck

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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776 --- (530) 661-0816

Topic: Authorize Executive Agenda Item #: Director to execute Agreement with U.C. Davis for the provision 4c of transit services to UCD Agenda Type: undergraduates Deliberation/Action Attachments Yes No Prepared by: Janice Phillips Approved by: Meeting Date: October 14, 2013

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors authorize the Executive Director to execute the attached agreement #UCD14-0814 with the University of California, Davis for the provision of transit services to the undergraduates, in return for $175,000 in revenue annually, subject to minor modifications which may be made by YCTD’s legal counsel. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: It is necessary to execute this agreement between the University of California, Davis and the District for YCTD to receive payment. The annual dollar amount is increased from $125,000 to $175,000. BACKGROUND: This contract amendment continues the program providing Yolobus service for no fare to U. C. Davis undergraduates. This agreement extends the program until otherwise cancelled by either party. Undergraduates ride Yolobus simply by showing their registration cards, just as they do to ride UNITRANS. For this service, Yolo County Transportation District will receive quarterly payments of $43,750 ($175,000 total annually) from the student registration fees. In addition, UNITRANS will provide unlimited free access throughout their fixed route service areas for riders with valid Yolobus monthly and daily passes and transfers. This program is the result of an ASUCD election in which students voted to increase their fees to be able to have a higher level of transit service from UNITRANS, and to be able to ride Yolobus with their registration cards. To date, this program has been successful, with students able to travel to Woodland, Winters, West Sacramento, downtown Sacramento and the Sacramento International Airport.

The following is a summary of Yolobus boardings by U. C. Davis undergraduate students in the previous fiscal year:

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Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus) UCD Undergraduate Ridership 07/01/2012 through 6/30/2013

Month Ridership Quarter Total Jul-12 11,327 Aug-12 14,542 Sep-12 15,385 Jul-Sep 2012 41,254 Oct-12 20,235 Nov-12 18,330 Dec-12 12,091 Oct-Dec 2012 50,656 Jan-13 16,129 Feb-13 18,936 Mar-13 17,325 Jan-Mar 2013 52,390 Apr-13 15,890 May-13 15,507 Jun-13 10,931 Apr-Jun 2013 42,328 Grand Total 186,628 Assuming 2013/14 ridership is similar to the previous year, U. C. Davis undergraduate students will be paying 93.7 cents per ride, which is very close to what we receive from Sacramento Regional Transit District for riders from Sacramento State University and the Los Rios Community College District. U. C. Davis is increasing its overall payment to YCTD by $50,000, or 40% above the current $125,000 level. It is our intention to re-visit ridership versus payment from U. C. Davis every two to three years, which might lead to a future revision in compensation. BUDGET IMPACT: The agreement will generate $175,000 annually in fare revenue to YCTD for ridership on routes already running and budgeted, using available capacity on the buses. This funding is part of the fare revenue that was projected for the 2013- 2014 adopted budget.

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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776----(530) 661-0816

Topic: Discussion on Funding Issues Agenda Item#: 7

Agenda Type: Deliberation/*Action

Attachments: Yes No

Prepared By: Terry Bassett Approved By: Meeting Date: Info/Discussion

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors review the following report and provide guidance to staff regarding transportation funding issues, particularly as they relate to Sacramento urbanized FTA Section 5307 and 5339 funds. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: A revised resolution is required to be adopted to comply with Federal, State and Local requirements for grant applications. BACKGROUND: e. Federal Shutdown & Impacts—YCTD is not exempt from being impacted by the federal shutdown. Currently, we are due $293,000 in FTA funds for preventive maintenance, $58,000 for route 42 (the airport route), and $35,000 for paratransit trips for kidney dialysis, cancer treatment and other medical purposes. We will continue providing these services, using YCTD reserves until such time that we can be reimbursed. The cost to the district will be about $31 a day, or $930 a month in lost interest at this point in time.

The adopted budget includes the following federally derived funds, which amounts to 26.5% of the total YCTD budget:

Fixed route preventive maintenance, overhauls, job access/reverse commute: $2,337,068

Federal Natural Gas Incentives: 350,000

Paratransit (ADA & Medical): 316,000

Capital Projects (primarily buses and bus rehabilitation) 2,590,073

Total Federally Derived Funds $5,593,141 Bear in mind that the numbers above are for a full year. The capital funds aren’t drawn down until federally funded capital expenses are being incurred. Likewise, most of the other federal funds trickle in either quarterly or at the end of the fiscal year. Obviously, a long-term federal funding loss would have significant impacts on our ability to provide public transportation services.

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Because FTA (Federal Transit Administration) is shut down, they cannot provide guidance on environmental documents for the West Sacramento/Downtown Sacramento streetcar project, so that project may be delayed if the shutdown is for an extended period of time and as a result of any work backed up at FTA. For Unitrans, there is no immediate impact; however, they still need environmental clearance for a maintenance facility improvement project prior to submitting their grant application for Davis formula funds, and a long delay could result in that project being delayed and having a higher cost. They should not experience any cash flow issues, but won’t be getting any federal reimbursements for their ongoing capital projects until FTA is up and running again. According to Caltrans, “this potential shutdown will NOT affect the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), our primary federal funding partner” (on the roads side). Also, according to Caltrans, in the absence of a federal budget, no notices of apportionment or obligation authority for FHWA PL or FTA 5303 funds will be released; however, it is Caltrans’ current understanding from FHWA and FTA that MPOs may continue planning work that has been approved FY 2013–14 OWPs as approved by FHWA and FTA. Until further notice, Caltrans will continue to process and pay invoices received. However, Caltrans will not be reimbursed by FTA for any funds it passes through to MPOs until a federal budget is in place. While, this isn’t a transportation issue, per se, your Board may want to know that the US Army Corps is on furlough, which impacts their flood protection program. f. Yolo Managers Group and YCTD’s Technical Advisory Committee—The Yolo Managers Group (YMG) recently had a discussion on SACOG’S Call for projects and has indicated an interest in the YMG continuing to recommend project priorities, much like it did in the previous SACOG round. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met and requested that two of its members meet with the YMG (or perhaps a subcommittee from that group) to get clarification regarding how the TAC should evaluating projects and passing on recommendations to the YMG. For example, should the scoring focus on SACOG’s established criteria and the likelihood that the project will do well at SACOG, or should it be limited to comparison of project nominations within Yolo County? It is assumed that it is too late for the current funding round, as initial SACOG recommendations should come out within the next few weeks. Some TAC members reminded the group that members may tend to rate their own projects higher than others. The YMG also asked that the TAC continue working on developing some sort of consistent methodology for determining the cost estimate of backlogged road repairs and unfunded road maintenance needs. This information is considered highly important as the YMG struggles with ways to finance that backlog. Accordingly, the TAC is in the process of gathering pavement management system methodologies from all jurisdictions, with the hope of putting together a clearer picture of what the needs are. This is a challenge. For example, at least two different pavement management systems are being used and some TAC members expressed concern about how much work (and expense) it might take for jurisdictional assumptions to be consistent with one another, when virtually every jurisdiction has experienced staffing cutbacks. If anything, the TAC members acknowledged the need to have better clarification as to why their numbers per unit are so different from one another. For example, the county has fewer curb, gutter, sidewalk needs than a city, but it also has a lot more bridges to worry about. One city may have legally mandated ADA sidewalk improvements, while another city may be excluding sidewalk, curb and gutter work, particularly from neighborhoods that currently have fewer such features. Another significant variation is likely with what level of total road reconstruction is being assumed, a slurry seal versus an overlay. g. Job Access/Reverse Commute Funding—To follow up on Job Access/Reverse Commute (JARC) funding programmed for certain Sacramento urbanized serving transit operators, SACOG prepared and submitted a regional application, rather than have the individual agencies apply on their own. At first, the application included RT; however, because of the Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) issues, RT was removed from the application, leaving Yolobus, Roseville, Elk Grove, Paratransit, Inc. and SACOG administration in the application. 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SACOG region can recover those funds. Elk Grove Transit $152,000 Paratransit, Inc. $250,000 Roseville Transit $185,840 Yolobus $190,000

SACOG Admin $94,135 Total $871,975

h. Sacramento Urbanized Area Section 5307 and 5339 Funds—SACOG staff cancelled the October 10, 2013 workshop involving Sacramento urbanized Section 5307 and 5339 funds. It will be rescheduled sometime during or after the week of October 21st. According to SACOG, YCTD has been receiving an average of $1,322,446 per year in Section 5307, 5339 and JARC funds. We use $900,000 for preventive maintenance (a way to help fund route 42) with the balance of $422,446 going to ADA paratransit service and ADA vehicles for frail elderly and disabled. At the last workshop the following was being floated by a group as a whole: Take 88% ($23 million) of total Section 5307 and 5339 funds and distribute it to existing operators by one of seven different formulas. For the last 12% ($2 million), create a competitive discretionary pot. Services like Yolobus route 42 to the airport could be considered for funding under that category but would need to compete for funding. I have forewarned the operators that the proposed methodologies would reduce Sacramento urbanized Section 5307 and 5339 funds to Yolobus by $349,210 to $732,657 (26.4-55.4%) per year, leaving YCTD subject to the whims of a discretionary process to provide funding needed to meet our route 42 and ADA obligations. There are several proposals on the table, including from Sacramento RT, YCTD and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency. I have proposed the following. It is based on the notion that Yolobus should be fairly dealt with because of its huge investment in intercity route 42 service to Sacramento International Airport and that reasonable steps should be taken to assure that transit operators can maintain service levels.

1. Section 5307 and 5339 programming should be in 2-year increments 2. We start with the scenario described below 3. All operators except YCTD take a 2.5% “haircut” from their share of the Sacramento urban 5307/5339 amount under the scenario 4. That “haircut” amount goes back to YCTD to help it cover its obligations 5. The net result is YCTD still loses 7% from its historical share, which is about equal to the loss of JARC funding it used to receive 6. For the next 6 years, YCTD would receive a share of the 88% of the combined 5307/5339 pot based on the proposed methodology 7. Every 2 years, the number would be recalculated, taking into account the most recent operator statistics and this “haircut” concept 8. For the next 2 years, YCTD would not apply for any of the 12% discretionary pot 9. YCTD is allowed to apply for all other funding that it is otherwise eligible to receive

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Available funding is distributed based on % of 2010 population (25%), % of FY 11/12 vehicle revenue hours (25%), % of FY 11/12 vehicle revenue miles (25%), and % of FY 11/12 unlinked passenger trips (25%). change from 3- 2.5% haircut year avg Share of $ Agency % of Total Share of $ El Dorado Transit 2.0% $ 439,645 $ 428,654 116% 1.92% Elk Grove 6.1% $ 1,357,859 $ 1,323,913 91% 5.94% Folsom 1.7% $ 369,211 $ 359,981 -16% 1.61% Lincoln 1.0% $ 232,017 $ 226,216 58% 1.01% PCT 3.8% $ 852,535 $ 831,222 60% 3.73% Roseville 4.1% $ 910,785 $ 888,015 28% 3.98% SRTD & PI 78.3% $ 17,449,268 $ 17,013,037 -7% 76.31% YCTD 3.1% $ 683,673 $ 1,223,956 -7% 5.49% Total 100% $ 22,294,993 $ 22,294,993 0% 100.00%

What is fair about this approach is it does not put our route 42 service in jeopardy, as we are not forced to grovel every year or two for discretionary funding to keep it operating at the current levels. It also removes YCTD as a competitor for about $6 million in discretionary funds. The trade-off would at least provide some level of funding stability for everyone. This also benefits Placer and El Dorado County by including population shares. As systems in those counties increase their shares of overall service hours and miles and ridership, they will be entitled to an increasing share of the total every two years. I don’t object to use of formulas as a guide or barometer of what is happening, but no more than that. YCTD is penalized because a huge part of the Yolobus system is removed from the proposed formula, as not all of Yolobus goes into the Sacramento urbanized area. (We actually carry 1.7 million rides a year but could only count less than a third of those rides, miles and hours, as Yolobus is also funded from rural and small urban funds.) When one reads the following excerpts from a federal circular (9030 1E), they learn it dissuades the use of formulas: “SUB-AREA ALLOCATION. In UZAs with more than one designated recipient or other recipients, FTA expects local officials, operating through the MPO, and designated recipients to determine the allocation of Section 5307 funds together. The designated recipient(s) and the MPO(s) should determine the subarea allocation fairly and rationally through a process based on local needs and agreeable to the designated recipients. A suballocation that is based on predetermined fixed percentages, for example, is not considered satisfactory in reflecting local needs.” Someone (certainly not me) has started labeling the proposed formula approaches as “Earned Share Scenarios”, which implies that it “rewards” good performance of transit systems. This simply isn’t true. Excluding light rail, the suggested methodologies don’t recognize or reward the fact that Yolobus has the second highest trips per hour, second highest trips per capita, the lowest subsidy per ride, the lowest subsidy per mile, the lowest cost per hour and the second highest farebox recovery ratio of the Sacramento urbanized Section 5307 recipients operating buses in the region. Some members feel population should be a significant part of the formula, but if the transit service level is low, that doesn’t make sense. RT and YCTD staff have suggested that the number of rides per capita should somehow be factored in, but that probably won’t happen. 20

At the end of the day, some sort of compromise might be occur, where YCTD gets a shrinking part of the Sacramento urbanized area FTA Section 5307 pie over the next several years. What that implies is that a substitute funding source will need to be explored. Meanwhile, some systems with subsidies per ride more than twice that of Yolobus may see their share of the 5307/5339 pie jump by 26% to over 100% higher than current levels. BUDGET IMPACT:

The impacts vary, depending on the issue. The short term impact of the federal shutdown is not significant. The impact of a proposed change in how Sacramento urbanized funds are programmed could affect the subsequent 2014/15 fiscal year, and beyond.

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Elk Grove Folsom Stage Lincoln Placer County Roseville SRTD & PI (RT RT Total (bus + Total El Dorado Transit* (e-tran) Line Transit Transit* Transit bus and ADA) RT Light Rail LRT + ADA) YCTD* Non-performance population 1,723,634 61,416 150,816 65,433 42,685 68,917 118,788 - - 1,167,314 48,265 % below poverty (2011 5-yr ACS) 11.50% 2.73% 8.76% 3.91% 7.15% 7.21% 7.51% 0.00% 0.00% 14.90% 18.90% population below poverty 198,165 1,677 13,211 2,558 3,052 4,969 8,921 - - 154,654 9,122 land area 470.98 48.00 42.00 22.00 15.00 60.00 42.00 - - 220.98 21.00 density 3,659.68 1,279.50 3,590.86 2,974.23 2,845.67 1,148.62 2,828.29 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 5,282.44 2,298.33 historical share 100.0% 0.9% 3.1% 2.0% 0.0% 2.4% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 83.4% 6.0% Performance Data (all sources are by mode, except census data) operating cost (F/W-30) $ 150,098,777 $ 1,472,647 $ 8,031,727 $ 1,771,387 $ 886,899 $ 3,950,371 $ 4,582,313 $ 80,696,275 $ 45,528,946 $ 126,225,221 $ 3,178,212 farebox revenue (F-10 or W-30) $ 34,732,824 $ 749,686 $ 1,600,000 $ 75,252 $ 51,651 $ 703,229 $ 852,871 $ 15,381,924 $ 14,507,772 $ 29,889,696 $ 810,439 operating cost per ride $ 5.15 $ 10.60 $ 8.59 $ 24.22 $ 13.84 $ 10.36 $ 12.45 $ 6.00 $ 3.45 $ 4.74 $ 6.02 one-way rides (FFA-10) 29,123,568 138,905 935,233 73,150 64,073 381,214 367,998 13,442,844 13,192,601 26,635,445 527,550 vehicle revenue hours (FFA-10) 1,086,397 11,185 64,732 11,568 9,347 35,340 46,616 676,124 195,769 871,893 35,717 vehicle revenue miles (FFA-10) 15,972,906 449,792 1,028,227 178,421 96,664 853,464 626,063 8,220,430 3,822,585 12,043,015 697,260 passenger miles (FFA-10) 154,949,850 6,395,044 12,992,974 6,181,454 49,151,813 74,705,518 123,857,331 5,523,047 farebox recovery ratio 23.1% 50.9% 19.9% 4.2% 5.8% 17.8% 18.6% 19.1% 31.9% 23.7% 25.5% average fare $ 1.19 $ 5.40 $ 1.71 $ 1.03 $ 0.81 $ 1.84 $ 2.32 $ 1.14 $ 1.10 $ 1.12 $ 1.54 subsidy per one-way ride $ 3.96 $ 5.20 $ 6.88 $ 23.19 $ 13.04 $ 8.52 $ 10.13 $ 4.86 $ 2.35 $ 3.62 $ 4.49 annual one way rides per capita 16.90 2.26 6.20 1.12 1.50 5.53 3.10 11.52 11.30 22.82 10.93 Cost per revenue hour $ 138.16 $ 131.66 $ 124.08 $ 153.13 $ 94.89 $ 111.78 $ 98.30 $ 119.35 $ 232.56 $ 144.77 $ 88.98 Passenger miles per ride 5.32 46.04 13.89 - - 16.22 - 3.66 5.66 4.65 10.47 subsidy per passenger mile $ 7.22 $ 1.61 $ 6.26 $ 9.51 $ 8.64 $ 3.80 $ 5.96 $ 7.95 $ 8.12 $ 8.00 $ 3.40 Avg Speed 14.70 40.21 15.88 15.42 10.34 24.15 13.43 12.16 19.53 13.81 19.52 *numbers have been scaled to reflect only the portion of service that is in the Sac UZA

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BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776----(530) 661-0816 Topic: Approve Process for Agenda Item#: Considering Upcoming Proposed Service Changes 8 Agenda Type: Deliberation/*Action Attachments: Yes No Prepared By: Terry Bassett Approved By: Meeting Date: October 14, 2013

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors review and approve the following proposed process for considering upcoming proposed Yolobus service changes. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: Staff are proposing service changes to improve on-time performance and to address current operational issues. BACKGROUND: From time to time, YCTD needs to consider adjusting routes and schedules to reflect realistic running times, changes in traffic conditions and other factors. For example, if an afternoon route 241 bus from Sacramento into West Sacramento departs downtown Sacramento five minutes before the route 42A does, that might help alleviate overcrowding and improve on-time performance of the route 42A trip. Likewise, adjustments to running time on route 42 are needed to accommodate changes in traffic conditions and ridership loads. The following approach is proposed for changes between now and January, 2014. Winters Service—No workshop or public hearing is necessary. The proposed Winters route 220 service changes are solely minor modifications in the bus schedule so that buses run on time. The number of trips, route and destinations remain unchanged. Given this, the Winters changes will be implemented without a public hearing. We intend to undertake efforts to promote the changes and educate the Winters community. Such Winters changes will take place on or around Monday, December 2, 2013. West Sacramento, Woodland and intercity route 42A/B Service-- On or around Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the West Sacramento Community Center-- YCTD staff will hold an open house regarding proposed changes for West Sacramento local routes. Members of YCTD’s Citizens Advisory Committee are invited to attend. On or around Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at YCTD Board room, Woodland—YCTD staff will hold an open house regarding Woodland local routes and intercity routes 42A and 42B. Members of YCTD’s Citizens Advisory Committee are invited to attend. On or around Thursday, November 14, 2013—YCTD reviews the proposed changes and open house feedback with YCTD’s Citizens Advisory Committee, which makes its recommendations. Monday, December 9, 2013 at YCTD Board room, Woodland—The YCTD Board conducts a public hearing and, after taking testimony into consideration, adopts West Sacramento, Woodland and route 42A/B changes. (Conversely, if a service change requires further review and consideration, the Board could opt to continue the item to another meeting.) On or after Sunday, January 12, 2014—West Sacramento routes, Woodland routes and intercity routes 42A/B service changes are implemented. Other minor service changes—YCTD staff reserves the right to make other minor alterations in routes and schedules throughout the Yolobus system to improve on-time performance of Yolobus service. Such changes shall be communicated and promoted in such a way as to maximize dissemination of information to current and prospective riders.

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BOARD COMMUNICATION: YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776---- (530) 661-0816 Topic: Agenda Item #: Receive Director’s Report 9 Agenda Type: Deliberation/Action*

Attachments: Yes No Prepared By: Terry Bassett Approved By: Meeting Date: October 14, 2013 & Janice Phillips RECOMMENDATION: Items with a staff recommendation, if any, are in italics and marked with an asterisk below. Your board reserves the right to take action on all items below. BACKGROUND:

a) No November YCTD Board Meeting —There will be no Board meeting on November 11, 2013 in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday. The next meeting of the YCTD Board of Directors will be Monday, December 9, 2013. b) Update on Madison Project —The road rehabilitation and bus stop construction project in Madison is nearing completion. With the exception of two light poles, which are being acquired separately, the project should be complete in the October 16-23rd timeframe. One section of road on private property could not be removed because the property owner refused access for that purpose.

c) Status of AB 1222 and SB 556—AB 1222 was signed by the Governor and chaptered by the Secretary of State on October 4. The California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), among other things, establishes new retirement formulas for employees first employed on or after January 1, 2013, which a public employer offering a defined benefit pension plan is prohibited from exceeding, requires those employees to contribute a specified percentage of the normal cost of the defined benefit plan, and prohibits public employers from paying an employee’s share of retirement contributions. Another measure, SB 556 by State Senator Corbett, would have required overtly conspicuous labeling of services contracted by government agencies. This measure was amended late in the session to exclude public transit and revert back to its original intent which was to address contracted services by police and fire agencies. It was ordered to the inactive file on the request of an Assembly member. We are uncertain if it will be resurrected in the next session. d) Streetcar Update—Nothing new to report, other than the fact that the federal shutdown may result in delays in matters that require FTA feedback as the environmental documents are being developed. The streetcar Project Management Team (PMT) meets bi-weekly on the project. Some PMT members will be touring the streetcar systems in Portland, Tacoma and Seattle October 18-20, just prior to a rail conference and there has been some dialogue about a higher level streetcar tour for members of the Streetcar Policy Steering Committee. 27

e) Update on Proposed Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Center Project—Attached is a letter I prepared and sent to the City of Sacramento regarding the project. I had a discussion with the county attorney assigned to Yolo County Planning Commission matters prior to writing the letter. It was important to get the letter out as soon as possible, in hopes of having an influence on the draft EIR which is being developed over the next 2 ½ months. f) Safety/Security Grant— On September 19, 2013 SACOG released a call for projects for the FY 2013-14 Prop 1B Safety and Security Funds. SACOG set October 11, 2013 as the due date for Investment Justifications (IJ) and SACOG Applications. YCTD staff completed and submitted both the IJ and application with a request for $190,554 for Bus Stop and Facility Safety and Security Improvements. Bus Stop improvements include purchasing, engineering, constructing and installing bus stop shelters, shelter pads, wheelchair accessibility, lighting, video surveillance systems and intelligent transportation systems (signal pre-emption and electronic message signs). Facility improvements include purchasing and installing lighting and video surveillance systems equipment. This description is considered generic enough to accommodate various transit projects, including requests from two jurisdictions for more bus shelters. g) Legislation Suggestions—In preparation for each Legislative session, the California Transit Association solicits legislation suggestions from its members. The first one below offers an opportunity for community college districts to hold student transit fee elections by campus, while the second suggestion adjusts language related to bike racks on buses. i. Community College Transit Fee Elections by Campus- Amend the State Education Code to allow community college districts the option of holding transit fee elections by campus or other pre-defined area rather than district-wide. ii. Triple bike bicycle racks- Amend regulations to allow triple bike bicycle racks be added on all buses that are up to 45 feet in length. A majority of transit operators in the Greater Sacramento region would benefit from this amendment, including those who offer transfers to and from Sacramento Regional Transit District buses, which will be equipped with triple bike bicycle racks. h) Bike Share Update— The final Bike Share Business Plan (being prepared by Fehr & Peers) should be report ready by October 11th and will be provided to your Board as soon as it is available. This final report will include some added infill locations and a more robust identification of stations in equity areas. These locations will need to have a detailed review by city staffs and the public once there is a bike share contract in place. This project is dependent upon approval of a $3.7 million request for funds under SACOG’s bike/ped program. i) Connect Card Survey Results—A draft report of SACOG’s survey of transit users that will be part of the Connect Card is attached as a separate document. Near the end of the report are some survey results regarding satisfaction of riders. As shown on Page 65, El Dorado Transit had the highest service satisfaction scores, Regional Transit had the lowest and Yolobus was somewhere between. j) Oral Update k) Attachments i. Yolobus Fixed Route and Paratransit Ridership Trends Thru August 2013 ii. Letter to City of Sacramento Regarding Proposed Entertainment iii. Connect Card Survey Results

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Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Totals 13-14 145,240 150,145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 295,385 12-13 136,029 152,771 141,712 158,319 138,423 122,854 138,422 138,245 144,978 143,474 145,716 129,271 1,690,214 11-12 125,846 143,688 140,150 142,995 134,523 124,528 137,741 143,683 147,795 139,652 145,890 131,767 1,658,258 10-11 140,034 143,616 136,714 139,815 130,272 118,877 133,058 130,088 141,582 141,200 140,848 132,082 1,628,186 09-10 144,651 141,258 144,049 150,809 132,730 125,460 133,705 136,346 148,367 140,109 136,272 132,315 1,666,071 08-09 160,580 161,041 158,082 168,903 143,478 140,487 153,123 138,164 152,247 147,277 144,946 140,563 1,808,891 07-08 159,817 155,510 152,555 163,369 138,675 136,205 148,057 133,631 147,265 142,604 140,421 136,372 1,754,481 06-07 122,800 126,074 114,147 127,610 116,009 106,480 116,214 117,959 124,535 134,526 138,991 140,437 1,485,782 05-06 106,044 121,542 111,262 118,112 107,259 101,906 114,092 105,096 123,411 115,029 122,358 116,621 1,362,732 04-05 107,150 117,018 108,890 112,076 103,828 95,674 107,599 101,379 113,837 105,354 118,847 115,748 1,307,400 03-04 105,206 106,152 104,410 103,943 97,488 95,852 99,008 96,068 106,015 105,685 105,309 105,176 1,230,312 02-03 108,939 103,488 101,711 108,467 92,480 89,168 92,516 89,648 106,759 101,867 102,835 103,819 1,201,697 01-02 112,889 111,782 105,554 114,277 97,067 92,461 101,652 95,307 106,049 104,030 106,669 101,146 1,248,883 00-01 117,273 121,631 108,539 118,293 106,027 96,291 105,754 98,203 105,663 109,432 113,032 103,519 1,303,657

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Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Totals 13-14 2,023 2,026 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,049 12-13 1,798 2,005 1,761 2,181 1,930 1,792 2,050 1,764 1,975 2,248 2,035 1,845 23,384 11-12 1,422 1,554 1,507 1,479 1,425 1,346 1,452 1,441 1,677 1,577 1,791 1,648 18,319 10-11 1,399 1,435 1,471 1,443 1,288 1,346 1,396 1,382 1,557 1,515 1,519 1,530 17,281 09-10 1,447 1,326 1,349 1,306 1,260 1,292 1,273 1,265 1,414 1,334 1,310 1,341 15,917 08-09 1,504 1,465 1,606 1,667 1,341 1,531 1,590 1,582 1,701 1,415 1,378 1,444 18,224 07-08 1,456 1,640 1,276 1,478 1,272 1,275 1,283 1,300 1,344 1,467 1,491 1,368 16,650 12.5% 1.0%

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2014 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM PROPOSAL

1. Agency/Organization:Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority

2. Name of contact person at your organization to whom all inquiries regarding the proposed legislative change can be directed:Keith Martin, Transit Manager

3. Contact phone and email address:(530) 634-6880 – [email protected]

4. Description of proposed amendment or legislation: Amend the State Education Code to allow community college districts the option of holding transit fee elections by campus or other pre-defined area rather than district-wide.

5. Existing code sections (s) referenced: State Education Code Section 76361

6. Background and justification of need for change: Sections 76361(a) and (b) of the State Education Code now allow a transit fee program to be established for a “campus”, but subsection (d)(1) of that same section states that any election to implement such a program must be approved in an election by “a majority of the students of that district.” Yuba-Sutter Transit is proposing that Section 76361 be amended to correct this internal conflict and allow the establishment of a transit fee including the related election for an area encompassing less than a full district or campus at the discretion of the governing board of the applicable community college district.

The Yuba Community College District serves all or part of eight Northern California counties (Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Lake, Yolo, Butte, Glenn and Placer)with three campuses and several outreach centers. The apparent requirement for a district-wide electionfor any proposed transit fee program has stymied such discussions for yearsdue to the sprawling, rural nature of the districtwhere multiple transit systemsprovidea wide rangeof service levels. The Chancellor of the Yuba Community College District recently endorsed alegislative change to allow community college districts to hold transit fee elections by some pre-defined service area encompassing less than the full district. If approved, this change would enhance the potential for such fees in community college districtsbenefiting transit systems statewide.

7. Anticipated impact on operations of your organization: This legislation would allow long-stalled discussions with the Yuba Community College District to resume by providing a transit fee and election option for an area encompassing less than an entire district or campus. In addition to Yuba-Sutter Transit, such discussions in the past have also included the Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus), Colusa County Transit and Lake County Transit.

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2014 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM PROPOSAL

1. Agency/Organization:Yolo County Transportation District

2. Name of contact person at your organization to whom all inquiries regarding the proposed legislative change can be directed:Terry Bassett, Executive Director

3. Contact phone and email address:(530) 402-2812– [email protected]

4. Description of proposed amendment or legislation: Amend regulations to allow triple bike bicycle racks be added on all buses that are up to 45 feet in length. A majority of transit operators in the Greater Sacramento region would benefit from this amendment, including those who offer transfers to and from Sacramento Regional Transit District buses, which will be equipped with triple bike bicycle racks.

5. Existing code sections (s) referenced: SECTION 1.

Section 35400.8 to the California Vehicle Code 6. Background and justification of need for change: • Existing law imposes a 40-foot limitation on the length of vehicles that may be operated on the highways, with specified exemptions. Existing law exempts from this limitation an articulated bus or trolley and a bus, except a schoolbus, that is operated by a public agency or passenger stage corporation that is used in a transit system if it is equipped with a folding device attached to the front of the vehicle that is designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles, does not materially affect efficiency or visibility of vehicle safety equipment, and does not extend more than 36 inches from the front of the body of the bus or trolley when fully deployed. In addition, existing law prohibits a bicycle that is transported on the above-described device from having the bicycle handlebars extend more than 42 inches from the front of the vehicle. • This bill would authorize public transportation operators to install folding devices attached to the front of its buses that are designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles if the use of the device meets certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the device does not extend more than 40 inches from the front of the bus when fully deployed, and that the handlebars of the bicycles being transported do not extend more than 46 inches from the front of the bus. The bill would also pertain to buses as long as 45 feet in length.

7. Anticipated impact on operations of your organization: This legislation would allow all transit operators in the State of California the ability to legally operate triple bike bicycle racks without the risk of the CHP or other law enforcement entity ordering that they be removed from buses.

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