Yolo County Transportation District to Encourage Participation in the Meetings of the Board of Directors

AGENDA (530) 661-0816

NOTICE

If requested, this agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Persons seeking an alternative format should contact Kathy Souza, Administrative Assistant, for further information. In addition, a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in a public meeting should telephone or otherwise contact Kathy Souza as soon as possible and preferably at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Kathy Souza may be reached at telephone number (530) 661-0816 or at the following address: 350 Industrial Way, Woodland, CA 95776. It is the policy of the Board of Directors of the Yolo County Transportation District to encourage participation in the meetings of the Board of Directors. At each open meeting, members of the public shall be provided with an opportunity to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board of Directors. Please fill out a speaker card and give it to the Board Clerk if you wish to address the Board. Speaker cards are provided on a table by the entrance to the meeting room.

MEETING DATE: Monday, May 14, 2012 MEETING TIME: 7:00 P.M. MEETING PLACE: Woodland City Hall, Council Chambers 300 First Street Woodland, CA 95695

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

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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 May 14, 14,2012 2012 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 March 12, 12,2012 2012 (Souza) (pp 1-4) X 7:00 4b. Authorize Amendment to Agreement for On-Call Engineering Services (Bassett) (pp X 5-8)

REGULAR CALENDAR 7:03 5. Board Member Reports, Announcements, Appointment Nominations, Presentations (Oral X Reports) 7:05 6. Oral Update from Veolia Transportation (Carmen Alba,Alba, Veolia Veolia General Manager) X 7:08 7. Consider Request from City of Woodland and Sacramento/Yolo Mutual Housing X Association to Initiate Service in Spring Lake Development in Woodland ((E.E. Reit'!)Reitz) (pp 9- 11)) 7:23 8. Review Proposed 2012/2013 YCTD Budget (Kwai Reitz, Bassett) (p 13)) X

7:53 9. Receive Director’s Report (Bassett) (pp 15- 20 )) X a. Yolobus Breaks 30 Million Rides b. Report on Cap-to-Cap Trip c. West Sacramento/Sacramento Streetcar Update d. Facility Update e. Other Activities f. Oral Update g. Attachments i. Fixed Route and Paratransit Ridership Reports Through March, 2012 ii. APTA Newsletter of April 27, 2012 8:00 10. Adjournment X

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE JUNE 11, 2012 AT A TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. 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 May 11, 2012 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 4a YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING March 12, 2012 Woodland City Hall, Council Chambers 300 First Street, Woodland, CA Agenda Item 1 – Call to Order/Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance Vice Chair Pimentel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He requested Ms. Souza call roll. He then asked Sonia Cortés to lead the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. The following representatives were in attendance: Davis – Sue Greenwald (Primary) arrived at 7:35 p.m. West Sacramento – Oscar Villegas (Primary) Winters – Harold Anderson (Primary) Woodland – Art Pimentel (Primary) Yolo County – Mike McGowan (Primary) arrived at 7:08 p.m. Not in attendance were representatives from Caltrans District 3 and UC Davis Staff present were Terry Bassett, YCTD Executive Director; Janice Phillips, YCTD Deputy Director; Paul Nguyen, YCTD Assistant Transportation Planner; Sonia Cortés, YCTD Legal Counsel and Kathy Souza, YCTD Administrative Assistant. Also present were Carmen Alba, Veolia Transportation; William Lowell, West Sacramento and Holly Wunder Stiles, Sacramento-Yolo Mutual Housing Association. Agenda Item 2 - Consider Approval of Agenda for March 12, 2012 meeting Vice Chair Pimentel asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Mr. Bassett responded there were none. Minute Order 2012-09 Director Villegas made the motion, seconded by Director Anderson, to approve the agenda for the March 12, 2012 meeting. Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Pimentel, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: Representatives of City of Davis and County of Yolo ABSTAIN: None Agenda Item 3 - Comments from public regarding matters NOT on the Agenda, but within the purview of YCTD William Lowell, West Sacramento, stated the 42A buses were crowded even during non-commute times. He attributed the increased passenger load to the Los Rios Community College campus in West Sacramento. He suggested the District consider providing service every ½ hour on the route 42 to alleviate the crowding. He added he would attend Sacramento Regional Transit’s public hearing on its 5-year transit/renewal plan the following week to provide testimony. Agenda Item 4 – Consent Calendar Minute Order 2012-10 Director Villegas made the motion, seconded by Director Anderson, to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar: 4a. Approve YCTD Board Minutes for Meeting of February 13, 2012 4b. Authorize Invitation for Bids for Improvements at Woodland Transit Center Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, Pimentel, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: Representatives of City of Davis and County of Yolo ABSTAIN: None 1

Agenda Item 5 – Board Member Reports, Announcements, Appointment Nominations, Presentations Director Villegas reported the Port of West Sacramento had been awarded a $960,000 Federal Railroad Administration grant to build a railroad track loop to increase freight capacity and handling efficiency. Director Anderson announced he had brought in new crop oranges to share. Agenda Item 6 - Oral Update from Veolia Transportation a) General Manager Carmen Alba stated February 22 & 23, Jacob Ortiz of Veolia performed an audit of the safety and training department. She reported they received a higher score on the audit results than the previous year. b) Ms. Alba reported that Veolia continued to participate in the weekly construction meetings and that Veolia staff was grateful for and looking forward to the new, expanded facility. c) Ms. Alba informed the directors that the recent student protests in downtown Sacramento had caused numerous service disruptions that were capably handled by Veolia’s operations team. d) Ms. Alba reported Veolia had partnered with Kaiser Permanente to encourage employees to increase health awareness and adopt healthy lifestyles. She mentioned the new walking path would be beneficial in helping reach these goals. e) Ms. Alba stated Veolia had instituted daily pre-shift safety meetings to heighten awareness of safety issues and enable supervisory staff to communicate more effectively with operators. Director McGowan arrived. Director Villegas asked if Veolia had provided any student transportation during the recent protests. Ms. Alba responded there was none that she was aware of unless students had traveled on regular fixed route service. Agenda Item 7 – Public Hearing to Adjust Rural Bus Service for Knights Landing, Dunnigan Routes (continued from February 13, 2012 meeting) Ms. Phillips introduced Paul Nguyen, YCTD Assistant Transportation Planner. Mr. Nguyen reviewed the proposed changes with a PowerPoint presentation. He reported, as requested, staff had met with the Knights Landing community group. He stated that as a result of that meeting a survey was distributed within Knights Landing regarding service needs and passenger demographics. The results of the survey were contained in the staff report. Mr. Nguyen reported that, based on the survey results, as well as input from a meeting with Dunnigan residents, minor route and time changes had been made to the staff recommendations. Director Pimentel thanked staff for their outreach to the Knights Landing community. Chair McGowan asked if anyone wished to make any additional comments regarding the service adjustments. There being none, he closed the Public Hearing at 7:18 p.m. Minute Order 2012-11 Director Pimentel made the motion, seconded by Director Villegas, to adopt the following changes to the Dunnigan and Knights Landing rural bus service, designated as routes 216 and 217, Dunnigan: • Change service days to Tuesday & Thursday • Adjust route in Dunnigan & Yolo to minimize risk at a number of intersections • Adjust route in Woodland to provide service to La Superior Mercado, Ross, & Wal-Mart. Connections are available to all Woodland Local Routes along Court Street & Intercity Route 42 on E. Main Street. • Adjust morning schedule to arrive approximately 30 minutes earlier. • Add 7 minutes running time on the last return trips to allow for handling of groceries. • Pull into Country Fair Estates to better serve seniors there. • Include a stop at the Zamora Market.

Knights Landing: • Increase the level of service to three days a week and change days to Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Additionally, add service between Knights Landing and Woodland every second Saturday of each month, providing an extra hour stay in Woodland. • Adjust the route in Knights Landing, providing a more efficient route with bus stops within walking distance (within 1/4 of a mile). • Adjust route in Woodland, reducing the travel time for most riders going to La Superior Mercado, while still serving destinations such as Ross & Wal-Mart. Connections are available to all Woodland local routes (210, 211, 212, 214) along Court Street & Intercity Route 42 on E. Main Street. • Adjust weekday afternoon schedule to depart approximately one hour later. • Add 7 minutes running time on the last return trips to allow for handling of groceries. Implement said changes on or after April 30, 2012 Roll call resulted in: AYES: Anderson, McGowan, Pimentel, Villegas NOES: None ABSENT: Representative of City of Davis ABSTAIN: None Agenda Item 8 – West Sacramento/Sacramento Streetcar Update Mr. Bassett reported recently meeting with Supervisor Cohn, Mayor Cabaldon, RoseMary Covington and Jeff Damon (Sacramento Regional Transit District (Sac RT)), at which time the group decided that Sac RT should submit the proposed grant and serve as the Project Manager with West Sacramento serving as the Deputy Project Manager. He added that he indicated that Ms. Souza (YCTD’s Administrative Assistant) would likely continue to record the minutes of the Policy Steering Committee meetings, as well as distribute agendas and meeting materials, which he stated would help keep the District informed of current project activity. He also advised the directors that a revised memorandum of understanding would have to be developed and approved by each of the four entities Agenda Item 9 - Receive Director’s Report a. SACOG Annual Unmet Needs Hearing in Yolo County Mr. Bassett reported that several residents of Twin Pines in Davis had requested fixed route service for that area. Holly Wunder Stiles requested that the District consider service into the Spring Lake development area, if not immediately, no later than 2014 when an additional 101 apartment complex would be completed bringing the number of apartments in the area to 257. She provided a letter requesting service to the Clerk. Director Pimentel stated he had received emails stressing the upcoming need with the pending completion of the new apartment complex. He stated he supported the request for service into the area. Mr. Bassett responded that the District had planned to provide service after two-thirds (2/3) build-out in the area but would reassess the matter. b. Cap-to-Cap Trip Topics Mr. Bassett informed the directors of Congressman Mike Thompson’s letter, included in the board packet, inviting jurisdictions to provide some indication of what their transportation needs and priorities were. He stated that YCTD jurisdictions should communicate such interests directly to Congressman Thompson by March 15th, as his letter indicated. He stated, regarding YCTD projects that, if the directors had no objection, staff would inform Congressman Thompson that Yolobus and Unitrans were requesting funding for 16 buses and Unitrans to fund a bus lift under FTA’s State of Good Repair grant program. c. Bus Shelter Status Mr. Bassett reported a total of 20 bus shelters with solar powered lights had been installed in the last couple months, including 1 in Winters, 3 in Davis, 9 in Woodland and 7 in West Sacramento. He advised the 3

remaining 10 shelters would be installed in conjunction with bus pad work that was still needed. d. YCTD Facility Update Mr. Bassett stated progress was continuing and YCTD administrative offices were expected to be moved into the new facility around the week of April 2, 2012. Director Pimentel stated he had received a phone call asking if the existing brick posts would match the new posts when completed. Mr. Bassett replied there was no current plan to change the posts but indicated he would look into the matter. Director Greenwald arrived. Mr. Bassett stated he was working on potential dates for the grand opening of the new facility but with pending turnover in the board members might consider scheduling before the construction was completely finished to involve the current board members. Director McGowan indicated that the present board members, all of whom have been involved in the facility project, should be listed and acknowledged on any plaque that is made. e. Oral Update – None f. Attachments i. March 2, 2012 Letter from Congressman Mike Thompson Agenda Item 10 - Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned by consensus at 7:39 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted:

, Secretary TERRY V. BASSETT TB/ks

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

Topic: Authorize Amendment Agenda Item #: to Agreement for On-Call Engineering Services 4b Agenda Type: Deliberation/Action Attachments U Yes No -. ./""\ Prepared by:: K. Reitz Approved by: ~1'. U4llfW ~ Meeting Date: May 14, 2012

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Yolo County Transportation District Board of Directors authorize staff, working with legal counsel, to make the following modifications to Agreement Number 2010-13 with Ponticello Enterprises Consulting Engineers, Incorporated On-Call General Engineering Services: Extend the termination date from December 9, 2013 to December 31, 2014. Approve the following increases in compensation for the following bus stop related work: Madison Bus Turnout Engineering work: $ 38,430 (includes pre-design, CEQA, Project Management, Contract Documents, Construction Management/Inspection, contingency) Madison Bus Stop Access Road Engineering work: 92,900* (includes above but excludes inspection work, which county would arrange) Bus stop pad/shelter Engineering work: 90,000 (includes pre-design, Project Management, Construction Management/Inspection, Contingency. Excludes contract documents) (Up to 8 stops, plus Esparto) *Subject to funding from the County of Yolo REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: Design and inspection related work is needed to complete these important projects. BACKGROUND: In 2010, after undertaking a competitive Request for Qualifications process, YCTD entered into a three-year agreement with Ponticello Enterprises for on-call engineering services. Projects they have been involved with include a proposed bus turnout at Main Street and Industrial Way, solar powered lighting and road surface rehabilitation work. The existing scope of work is attached. Since that agreement was signed, there have been numerous developments requiring more engineering services. YCTD was fortunate to be awarded both a Gaming Commission related grant and a grant from SACOG to develop and construct a bus stop in Madison. Staff have held several meetings with County staff, and we have met with Madison representatives in developing a proposed bus stop site. In addition to the turnout and related shelter, sidewalk, curb, gutters, ADA ramps and lighting, the access road (Railroad Street) needs to be rehabilitated. Because it is bus stop related, we are proposing to both the County and SACOG that State Transit Assistance Funds that the County receives be used for the rehabilitation work, including project and construction management. Next, there are several bus stop pads for which design work is needed and we recently became aware of significant road damage at bus stops in Esparto (see the attached photo) that need to be remedied ASAP. Hence, additional engineering services are needed there, as well. The current agreement includes language that allows YCTD to extend the term of the agreement, as well as adjust the compensation. 5

BUDGET IMPACT: The budget will need to be amended at some point to reflect the extra engineering services required for the road rehabilitation design and construction work (total cost of around $400,000). The design and construction work for the bus turnout itself is covered by the proposed preliminary budget. Regarding repairs needed on the road surface in Esparto, we will work with the County to determine if there are sufficient STA funds remaining to cover that cost.

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

Topic: Approve Limited Bus Agenda Item #: Service to Spring Lake (Woodland) 7 Agenda Type: Deliberation/Action

Attachments ~ --- Yes No - Prepared by: Erik J. Reitz Approved __~/-r'fJ.by: r.. 1-- Meeting Date: May 14, 2012 /' (J RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to plan and initiate limited bus service to Spring Lake, effective on or after July 1, 2012 with the immediate goal of providing transit access to the vicinity, with the following caveats: 1. Total gross costs not to exceed $30,000 per year. 2. Subject to concurrence from the City of Woodland. 3. Subject to a financial contribution from Pioneer Investors, LLC not to exceed $20,000 per year for at least two years, plus not more than $10,000 per year for at least two years from the City of Woodland. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: City of Woodland staff and the Sacramento / Yolo Mutual Housing Association (MHA) have requested YCTD’s assistance in providing transit service to the project area. BACKGROUND: In early March 2012, YCTD and MHA staff began discussions on how YCTD might assist MHA with their March 22 California Tax Credit Application. The application was a request for funding for their affordable, high density, residential project located in Spring Lake, at the intersection of Pioneer and Farmers Central Streets. The project, a 101-unit affordable housing complex, would start construction November 2012 and be completed approximately November 2013. MHA asked that YCTD provide a letter describing the location of two unused bus stops around the project and a description of the plan (Spring Lake Specific Plan [Transit Plan]) to provide service to those stops. MHA also raised the idea of a limited bus service consisting of one (1) AM and one (1) PM trip between the project area and County Fair Mall (Woodland Transit Center) Monday through Friday. On March 13, 2012, MHA Director of Housing Holly Wunder Stiles requested that the District consider service into the Spring Lake development area, if not immediately, no later than 2014 when an additional 101 apartment complex would be completed bringing the number of apartments in the area to 257. She provided a letter requesting service to the District. YCTD Director Pimentel stated he had received emails stressing the upcoming need with the pending completion of the new apartment complex. He stated he supported gearing up for service into the area. Mr. Bassett responded that the District had planned to provide service after two-thirds (2/3) build-out in the area but would reassess the matter. On April 18, 2012, MHA, YCTD, City of Woodland and SACOG staffs met to discuss the possibilities of providing limited bus service consisting of one (1) AM and one (1) PM trip between the project area and County Fair Mall (Woodland Transit Center) Monday through Friday. MHA Director of Housing Holly Wunder Stiles informed the group that MHA had received approximately $10 million in funding commitments for its project and that another $10 to $19 million depended on the project receiving California Tax Credit approval. MHA staff also informed the group that in order for MHA to receive points for transit service in their application, that service would need to be in place no later than July 11, 2012. Possible funding sources, service standards and other possible transit issues were also discussed at the meeting, with no clearly defined resolution. Since the April 18th meeting YCTD staff has met with City of Woodland Staff , including its new City Manager, Paul Navazio, YCTD Board members from the Woodland City Council, MHA and Pioneer Investors LLC staff to identify a funding source for the limited bus service to Spring Lake. We are expecting a letter from the Pioneer Investors LLC showing its interest in partnering with City of Woodland to fund the limited bus service to Spring Lake. 9

The specific service improvement will not serve all of Spring Lake and will be limited to two trips a day, on weekdays only. While the route would run near the proposed new housing project, it will also serve other housing units, including another apartment complex located nearby. We have indicated to city staff that the startup of the initial route may result in requests for other service expansions, in both routing and service hours, in the Spring Lake development, which may eventually become part of SACOG’s unmet transit needs testimony. The “Catch 22” is the risk of creating accelerated unmet transit need requests that could draw on Woodland’s Local Transportation Fund (also used for roads) versus the risk of losing $20-$29 million in funding for a key affordable housing project. In reality, the risk on the unmet transit needs side has always existed. But with Spring Lake at only about 30% build-out, and certain streets not being built yet, more growth (i.e., construction) appears necessary before a higher level of service can be reasonably justified. City of Woodland staff will present this issue to the Woodland City Council on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. A key part of our recommendation is that moving forward be subject to support from the City of Woodland. We will ascertain from legal counsel whether the specific schedule and route need to go back to your Board or if the change is minor enough that we can move forward without any further Board action being necessary. BUDGET IMPACT: The proposed preliminary FY 2012-13 budget assumes $30,000 for this added service.

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

Topic: Introduction of Agenda Item #: 2012/2013 Preliminary Budgets 8 Agenda Type: Deliberation/Action Attachments U Yes No (Budget copies sent to Board on April 30, 2012) Prepared by: K. Reitz Approved by: ~r8~ Meeting Date: May 14, 2012 ~

RECOMMENDATION: The Proposed 2012/2013 preliminary budgets for Yolo County Transportation District are being introduced at this time. No specific action will be recommended until the June 11, 2012 Board meeting; however, the Board may wish to provide direction at this meeting. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: A public hearing for the proposed preliminary budgets will be conducted at the June 11, 2012 meeting, at which time the Board will be asked to adopt the preliminary budgets as the final budgets. BACKGROUND: A color copy of the proposed preliminary budget for the 2012/2013 fiscal year was sent to all Board members, Public Works Directors and City Managers on April 30th of this year. Additional copies will be available at the meeting. Yolo County Transportation District’s bylaws state that “the Board shall adopt at least a preliminary budget by June 30th which shall serve as the tentative District budget pending adoption of a final budget. A final budget shall be adopted no later than August 30th of each year.” The overall budget is up 6.72%. Operating expenses (transit operating, congestion management activities and transit planning) are up only 1.60% from the prior year. Purchased transportation contract rate changes, utilities and insurance account for the majority of the overall increase. Proposed capital expenses are up 11.60%, primarily because the budget includes a placeholder to replace 15 CNG buses and two Paratransit vehicles. The funding (State of Good Repair and PTMISEA) for these purchases requires them to be included in an approved budget, as we work through the application process. The facility improvement project, which accounts for 11.1% of the proposed capital budget as a carryover item, is nearing completion. The final 26.2% of the capital budget is comprised of bus components for overhauls, passenger facilities and maintenance/operations equipment. BUDGET IMPACT: Please refer to the provided preliminary budgets.

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

Agenda Type: 9 -- .••...... • Attachments:( Yes ") No Prepared By: Terry Bassett Approved~-1:'f) By: / ..2- Meeting Date: May 14, 2012 ---'" -~ . (J RECOMMENDATION: Actions that your Board may wish to focus on, or take action on, are shown in bold and underlined. Your Board reserves the right to take action on all of the items discussed below. BACKGROUND: g. Yolobus Breaks 30 Million Rides - Sometime around the end of April, Yolobus fixed route service hit a major milestone—30 million rides since it began in 1982. That is equivalent to 44 seasons of sold out home basketball games at Power Balance Pavilion (formerly Arco Arena), or nearly 27 seasons of sold out home baseball games at Raley Field! Cumulative ridership has surpassed the population of Texas and is about five years from equaling California’s population. h. Report on Cap-to-Cap Trip- YCTD Vice Chair Art Pimentel and the Deputy Director Janice Phillips attended this year’s Cap-to-Cap trip to Washington D.C. Fourteen policy teams showed our representatives, administrative offices and policy think tanks how effective we can be during the 249 meetings that covered 58 policy papers. Meetings occurred with the following officials or their staff: • Congressmen Mike Thompson • Congresswoman Doris Matsui • Congressman Nick Rahall, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the Authorization Bill • Congressman Dan Lungren • Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon regarding the West Sacramento Streetcar Project • ENO Center for Transportation • Amtrak • Office of Management and Budget, Transportation and General Services Branch • Congressman Wally Herger We also heard from Hon. David M. Walker. Walker is the founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative, which promotes nonpartisan fiscal responsibility and sustainability. Walker has been an outspoken advocate for fiscal reform at the federal, state and local level. The main issue that the Transportation Committee brought was for Congress to pass a Transportation Authorization Bill that will maintain road and transit funding. In a meeting with the Cap-to-Cap Leadership Team, Senator Barbara Boxer discussed her efforts to get the Transportation Authorization Bill passed. Additionally, meetings focused on the following Yolo County Projects: • Support continuation of the Small Transit Intensive Cities (STIC) program. These funds are allocated to smaller urbanized areas with very high levels of transit ridership. • Allow MPOs and transit operators the flexibility to use transit funds for both operations and capital. • Port of West Sacramento Channel Deepening • Yolo Freight Rail Relocation • Bus Replacement and Bus Maintenance Facilities, Multiple Transit Operators 15

• City of Davis Capitol Corridor multimodal facility • Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar Project As the Cap-to-Cap delegation was leaving Washington, DC, both the Senate and the House were appointing conferees to a conference committee where the two chambers of Congress will negotiate a final multi-year surface transportation bill. See attached APTA Legislative Alert. i. West Sacramento/Sacramento Streetcar Update—There have been a few staff and policy steering committee meetings on the West Sacramento/Sacramento streetcar project, and they have led to a change in the approach. A proposed new Memorandum of Understanding, and a paper on revised roles and responsibilities, is being drafted. A basic premise is that SACOG will be added to the MOU, joining the Cities of West Sacramento and Sacramento, Sacramento Regional Transit District and YCTD. SACOG will be the grant applicant for federal funds and will undertake the procurement process for the consultant for the next phase of the streetcar project; namely, alternatives analysis and environmental. Additionally, a “Project Management Team” will get together regularly to guide the next phase and provide input in such areas as infrastructure and service design, connecting/feeder services, financing plan and recommendations regarding governance. SACOG management also hope to serve as a facilitator/mediator between the jurisdictions in a manner that will help refine the issues and expedite timely, effective solutions. j. Facility Update—Over the last year, and particularly over the last six months, I have spent a significant amount of time working with the construction contractor, our architect and inspector on the YCTD facility construction project. YCTD administrative offices have been moved into, demolition of the interior of the old offices is complete, some wiring systems were installed, and the sewer connection between the drivers break room and the shop restrooms is completed. Maintenance offices and restrooms/locker areas for the large shop should be completed within a week. Remaining work includes renovating existing offices and the mechanic break room, finishing new driver break room, restrooms, and training rooms; adding a diesel fuel tank and fuel management system, replacing two entrance/exit driveways, including automatic gates, activating an extensive video surveillance system, parking lot lights and a keyless lock system, demolishing a modular office, adding employee parking areas, adding a structure over the bus washer/steam rack, slurry sealing asphalt surfaces, adding two shelters (one for the public on Industrial) and an employee shelter. The contract term goes into August; however, the contractor hopes to complete most, if not all, remaining work by June 30, 2012. We also hope to replace our generator with a much larger unit; and do certain related concrete pad improvements; however, we are uncertain of the completion date for that work, as it is added work and the design part is still under way. Until the price of the generator part of the project is fully known, we do not yet know if we will be able to keep the budget total within authorized levels. If any sort of adjustment is needed, it will likely be presented at the June YCTD Board meeting. We believe that most of the added costs can be covered through a combination of savings on furniture expenses, plus new state grants that may cover some subcomponents of this facility. Regarding a facility dedication ceremony date, that has not yet been set. Most work won’t be finished until near the end of June or mid-July. A possible date suggested by Congressman Thompson’s staff is Monday, August 6th. k. Other Activities Revised Knights Landing and Dunnigan service is now under way. We are gearing up for our “Summer Sizzler” discounted service for youth, who pay either 35 cents per boarding (normally $1.00) or $15 for the entire summer (June 1-August 31. Veolia Transportation ran shuttle service at the Port of West Sacramento, taking the public to and from the “Golden Bear” ship on April 29-30. We have also been asked to provide transportation for an agribusiness tour in the Winters area and a tour of Woodland’s industrial area. YCTD’s contract with Veolia requires that the contractor provide up to 100 hours of community service transportation per year. Veolia recently assisted the Woodland Police Department in transporting a wheelchair bound person (not a Yolobus rider) to the Monroe Detention Center. April 20th was a trying day for all. A series of vehicle hijackings led to a complete stoppage of traffic along I-80, 16

resulting in severe traffic congestion on I-5 and Highway 113. Veolia did an admirable job of responding to the situation, placing five extra buses into service to mitigate the impacts to bus riders. Still, there were significant impacts. Commuters were late to work, it took 75 minutes for buses to travel from downtown Sacramento to Sacramento International Airport (normally a 16 minute trip) and transfers between local and intercity buses were impacted. We have received more complaints about overcrowding on intercity route 42. Recently, a passenger complained that there were over 50 people waiting for the bus at the airport on the 42B (headed to Woodland, Davis). Such a severely high load problem usually relates to U.C. Davis students returning from school breaks. It is sometimes difficult to ascertain exactly when the crush loads will occur. We will look deeper into the matter to determine if there are ways to rapidly detect the problem and deploy an additional bus in such situations. I served on evaluation panels for Unitrans and SolTrans (Solano County Transit) for their General Manager and Executive Director positions, and I’ve been asked to participate in assisting Unitrans which will be recruiting for the Assistant General Manager position. My staff and I have participated in ongoing meetings associated with SACOG’s “CONNECT Card”, a regional smart card that will be used by eight transit operators. We’ve also met with the consultant (Fehr and Peers) and two developers regarding the Dunnigan Specific Plan to determine what sort of phased-in approach for alternative transportation services and other improvements should be recommended for consideration. l. Oral Update m. Attachments iii. Fixed Route and Paratransit Ridership Reports Through March, 2012 iv. APTA Newsletter of April 27, 2012

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HOUSE AND SENATE APPOINT CONFEREES TO NEGOTIATE FINAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION BILL

4/27/2012 Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 4348) authorizing another 90-day extension of transit and highway law (SAFETEA-LU) through September 30, 2012. At the time of the vote, House Republican Leadership explained that the 90-day extension was not intended to result in another short-term extension of existing law, but rather as a vehicle to get to a conference committee with the Senate, where the two chambers of Congress will negotiate a final multi-year surface transportation bill. This week, both the Senate and the House of Representatives named conferees to the committee. The Senate named fourteen Senators to the conference committee. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will chair the committee, and will be joined by fellow Democrats Max Baucus (MT), Jay Rockefeller (WV), Dick Durbin (IL), Tim Johnson (SD), Chuck Schumer (NY), Bill Nelson (FL) and Robert Menendez (NJ). The six Republican Senators named to the committee include: James Inhofe (OK), David Vitter (LA), Orrin Hatch (UT), Richard Shelby (AL), Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX), and John Hoeven (ND). House Conferees were appointed to negotiate on provisions of the legislation specific to the committees on which they serve. On the House side, the relevant committees are: Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources; Science, Space and Technology; and Ways and Means. On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Speaker named thirty three Representatives to the conference committee. The twenty Republican Members include: John Mica (FL), Don Young (AK), John Duncan (TN), Bill Shuster (PA), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Rick Crawford (AR), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA), Larry Buschon (IN), Richard Hanna (NY), Steve Southerland (FL), James Lankford (OK), Reid Ribble (WI), Fred Upton (MI), Ed Whitfield (KY), Doc Hastings (WA), Rob Bishop (UT), Ralph Hall (TX), Chip Cravaack (MN), Dave Camp (MI) and Patrick Tiberi (OH). The remaining thirteen are Democrats: Nick Rahall (WV), Peter DeFazio (OR), Jerry Costello (IL), Jerrold Nadler (NY), Corrine Brown (FL), Elijah Cummings (MD), Leonard Boswell (IA), Tim Bishop (NY), Henry Waxman (CA), Ed Markey (MA), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Earl Blumenauer (OR) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC). The committee’s first meeting is scheduled for May 8, 2012. There are a number of important issues to work out, but initial discussions will likely involve matters related to the scope of issues to be considered during the conference. One contentious provision relates to the approval of the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline that was included in the House extension. There is optimism that this move to a conference committee on the legislation allows for continued momentum toward passage of a multi-year surface transportation authorization bill. However, the House and the Senate calendars diverge somewhat through the rest of the calendar year, meaning their availability to meet as an entire group will be somewhat limited.

Action Alert

APTA Members with Representatives or Senators who have been appointed to the House-Senate Conference Committee should contact them and urge their support for a strong Federal commitment to public transportation in the final negotiated bill. APTA is developing a more detailed letter to conferees that will be posted on the APTA website when it is sent.

Senate Appropriations Committee Completes Consideration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Transportation-HUD Spending bill

Meanwhile, the yearly appropriations process has continued. The Senate Appropriations Committee quickly followed the April 17, 2012 subcommittee mark-up of the Transportation, House and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill with a full-committee mark-up on April 19, 2012. The full-committee made appropriations based on SAFETEA-LU levels in the current extension and on the assumption that current funding levels would continue to be authorized through Fiscal Year 2013. As the new authorization law is just now entering conference committee, it is unclear how the final appropriations bill for the year will be affected. Further details on the bill will be provided next week.