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San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Teleconference Board Meeting Chair, Christina Fugazi, City of Stockton Commissioner, Nancy Young, City of Tracy Vice Chair, Leo Zuber, City of Ripon Commissioner, Bob Elliott, San Joaquin County Commissioner, Debby Moorhead, City of Manteca Commissioner, Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Commissioner, John Marchand, City of Livermore Executive Director, Stacey Mortensen SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL RAIL COMMISSION TELECONFERENCE BOARD MEETING Call-In Information: 1 (872) 240-3412 Conference Access Code: 442-680-861 GoToMeeting Link: https://www.gotomeet.me/acerail/sjrrc-board-meeting-april SPECIAL NOTICE Coronavirus COVID-19 In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Board Members will be attending this meeting via teleconference. Members of the public may observe the meeting by dialing 1 (872) 240-3412 with access code: 442-680-861 or log-in using a computer, tablet or smartphone at GoToMeeting.com using link: https://www.gotomeet.me/acerail/sjrrc-board-meeting-april. Please note that all members of the public will be placed on mute until such times allow for public comments to be made. If a person wishes to make a public comment during the meeting, to do so they must either 1) use GoToMeeting and will have the option to notify SJRRC staff by alerting them via the “Chat” function or they can 2) contact SJRRC staff via email at [email protected] in which staff will read the comment aloud during the public comment period. Public comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per comment. This Agenda shall be made available upon request in alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12132) and the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code § 54954.2). Persons requesting a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) staff, at (209) 944-6220, during regular business hours, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of the meeting. All proceedings before the Commission are conducted in English. Anyone wishing to address the SJRRC Board is advised to have an interpreter or to contact SJRRC during regular business hours at least 48 hours prior to the time of the meeting so that SJRRC can provide an interpreter. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available upon request in both English and Spanish for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Director located at 949 East Channel Street, Stockton, California, 95202 during normal business hours or by calling (209) 944-6220. The Agenda is available on the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission website: www.acerail.com. April 3, 2020 – 8:00 am 949 East Channel Street Stockton, CA 95202 (800) 411-RAIL (7245) www.acerail.com 1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Oath of Office for Incoming Chair Fugazi Commissioner Doug Kuehne, Roll Call Roll Call: Haggerty, Marchand, Elliott, Moorhead, Young, Kuehne, Zuber, Chair Fugazi Ex- Officios: Chesley, Salazar, Zoslocki, McElhinney 2. Public Comments Persons wishing to address the Commission on any item of interest to the public regarding rail shall state their names and addresses and make their presentation. Please limit presentations to two minutes. The Commission cannot take action on matters not on the agenda unless the action is authorized by Section 54954.2 of the Government Code. Materials related to an item on the Agenda submitted to the Board of Directors after distribution of the agenda packet are available for the public inspection in the Commission Office at 949 E. Channel Street during normal business hours. These documents are also available on the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission website at https://acerail.com/board-of-directors/ subject to staff’s ability to post the documents prior to the meeting. 3. Consent Calendar 3.1 Minutes of SJRRC Board Meeting March 6, 2020 ACTION 3.2 Rail Commission/ACE Monthly Expenditure INFORMATION 3.3 ACE Monthly Fare Revenue INFORMATION 3.4 ACE Ridership INFORMATION 3.5 ACE On-Time Performance INFORMATION 3.6 Update on Positive Train Control INFORMATION 3.7 Washington Update INFORMATION 3.8 Conceptual Work Program INFORMATION 3.9 Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San ACTION Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Approving the Fiscal Year 2019- 20 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Claim and Authorizing Submission by the Executive Director to the San Joaquin Council of Governments for Local Transportation Funds (LTF) and State Transit Assistance Funds (STA) for a Total of $9,558,852 3.10 Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San ACTION Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Adopting the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Debt Policy 3.11 Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San ACTION Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Adopting Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget Amendment #1: a) Replacing the Public Information Display Systems (PIDS) Project with the WiFi Project, Increasing the Capital Budget in the Amount of $100,000, from $92,733,015 to $92,833,015 3.12 Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San ACTION Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Authorizing and Directing the Executive Director to Sign and Submit the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 State Transit Assistance Application to Claim Alameda County Transportation Commission Apportionment for the ACE Service in the Amount of $495,904 4. Status of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Passenger Rail Service and INFORMATION the Reduction of ACE and San Joaquin Service (Stacey Mortensen) 5. Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San ACTION Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Approving an Agreement with Bombardier Transit Corporation for Bi-Level Commuter Passenger Rail Coach and Cab Cars and Associated Costs, Not-To-Exceed $66,500,000, and Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Any and All Necessary Documents (Brian Schmidt/Autumn Gowan) (All Voting Members) 6. Approve Two (2) Resolutions of the Board of Commissioners of ACTION the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Approving Agreements with Nomad Digital, Inc. and Xenconsult, Inc. (dba Xentrans) for Wi-Fi Hardware, Software, Service, Support, and Oversight Services and Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Any and All Documents Related to the Project (David Lipari/Autumn Gowan) Action 1. Approve a Five (5) Year Agreement with a Five Year Extension Option with Nomad Digital, Inc. for Wi-Fi Hardware, Installation, Software, Service, and Support Not-To- Exceed $2,620,000 and Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Any and All Documents Related to the Project (All Voting Members) Action 2. Approve a Five (5) Year Agreement with a Five Year Extension Option with Xenconsult, Inc. (dba Xentrans) for Wi-Fi Oversight, Service, and Support Not-To-Exceed $830,000 and Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Any and All Documents Related to the Project (All Voting Members) 7. Appoint a Member and an Alternate of the San Joaquin Regional ACTION Rail Commission Who is a Resident of San Joaquin County to be a Board Member of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (Stacey Mortensen) (Regular Voting Members) 8. Commissioner’s Comments 9. Ex-Officio Comments 10. Executive Director’s Report 11. Adjournment The next regular meeting is scheduled for: May 1, 2020 – 8:00 am Robert J. Cabral Station 949 East Channel Street Stockton, CA 95202 SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL RAIL COMMISSION Meeting of April 3, 2020 Item 3.1 ACTION Minutes of SJRRC Board Meeting March 6, 2020 The regular meeting of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission was held at 8:00 am, March 6, 2020 at the Robert J. Cabral Station, 949 East Channel Street Stockton, CA 95202. 1 Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call Chair Fugazi called the meeting to order at 8:00 am and led the audience in the pledge of Allegiance. Commissioners Present: Haggerty, Marchand, Elliott, Young, Zuber, Chair Fugazi Commissioners Absent: Moorhead Ex-Officio Members Present: Mr. Chesley, Mr. McElhinney 2 Moment of Silence in Honor of Commissioner Bob Johnson Chair Fugazi commended Commissioner Johnson’s service to the Rail Commission and gave her condolences. Ms. Mortensen shared her history with Commissioner Johnson and commended his service to the Rail Commission and gave condolences on behalf of staff. Commissioner Elliott offered his condolences. Mr. Chesley shared his history with Commissioner Johnson and offered his condolences. Commissioner Young shared her history with Commissioner Johnson and offered her condolences. 3 Public Comments No public comments were made. 4 Consent Calendar 4.1 Minutes of SJRRC Board Meeting February 7, 2020 ACTION 4.2 Rail Commission/ACE Monthly Expenditure INFORMATION 4.3 ACE Monthly Fare Revenue INFORMATION 4.4 ACE Ridership INFORMATION 4.5 ACE On-Time Performance INFORMATION 4.6 Update on Positive Train Control INFORMATION 4.7 Washington Update INFORMATION 4.8 Accept Independent Auditors’ Report for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 ACTION M/S/C (Zuber/Young) Approve the Consent Calendar. Passed and Adopted by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission on the 6th day of March, 2020 by the following vote to wit: AYES: 6 Haggerty, Marchand, Elliott, Young, Zuber, Chair Fugazi NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 1 Moorhead 5 Approve a Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the San Joaquin ACTION Regional Rail Commission to Create an Ad Hoc Performance Review Process Committee of Two (2) Regular Voting Members to Recommend to the Commission at the May 2020 Board Meeting a Process and Forms for Performing the Annual Performance Evaluation of the Executive Director Counsel did a presentation on this item. Chair Fugazi inquired about which fiscal year the Ad Hoc committee would be reviewing.
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