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Solano Transportation Authority Member Agencies: Benicia ♦ Dixon ♦ Fairfield ♦ Rio Vista ♦ Suisun City ♦ Vacaville ♦ Vallejo ♦ Solano County One Harbor Center, Ste. 130, Suisun City, CA 94585-2473 ♦ Phone (707) 424-6075 / Fax (707) 424-6074 Email: [email protected] ♦ Website: sta.ca.gov SOLANOEXPRESS INTERCITY TRANSIT CONSORTIUM 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88097749804?pwd=dmdzWkQzdU4vSmRwYkVpeW9PclcxQT09 Password: 112026 Join by Phone Dial: 1(408) 638-0968 Webinar ID: 880 9774 9804# MEETING AGENDA ITEM STAFF PERSON 1. CALL TO ORDER Beth Kranda, Chair 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (1:30 –1:45 p.m.) 4. REPORTS FROM MTC, STA STAFF AND OTHER AGENCIES (1:35 – 1:40 p.m.) • Update on MTC’s Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force Daryl Halls • Summary from STA Board Transit Workshop Daryl Halls • Managed Lanes – Request Letters of Support Vincent Ma 5. CONSENT CALENDAR Recommendation: Approve the following consent items in one motion. (1:45 – 1:50 p.m.) A. Minutes of the Consortium Meeting of May 26, 2020 Johanna Masiclat Recommendation: Approve the Consortium Meeting Minutes of May 26, 2020. Pg. 5 CONSORTIUM MEMBERS Louren Kotow Diane Feinstein Brandon Thomson Beth Kranda Lori DaMassa Joyce Goodwin Debbie McQuilkin VACANT (Chair) (Vice Chair) Dixon Fairfield and Rio Vista Solano County Vacaville County of Solano Mobility STA Readi-Ride Suisun Transit Delta Breeze Transit City Coach Solano (FAST) (SolTrans) Ron Grassi STA Staff The complete Consortium packet is available1 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov 6. ACTION FINANCIAL A. Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Matrix – July 2020 – City of Vacaville (City Coach) Lori DaMassa, and Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) City Coach and Recommendation: Ron Grassi Forward the following recommendations to the STA TAC and Board: 1. Approve the July 2020 TDA Matrix for FY 2020-21 which includes the TDA Claim for the City of Vacaville (City Coach) and the City of Fairfield (FAST) as shown in Attachment B; and 2. Authorize the Executive Director to request that MTC shift $150,000 in RM2 Funds from the Green Express to the Red Line for FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. (1:50 –1:55 p.m.) Pg. 9 7. ACTION NON-FINANCIAL A. Extension of Solano County Intercity Taxi Scrip Program Debbie McQuilkin Memorandun of Understanding (MOU) through June 30, 2022 Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the TAC and STA Board to authorize the Executive Director to extend the amended Solano County Intercity Taxi Card Program MOU between transit agencies, the County, and STA through June 30, 2022. (1:55 – 2:00 p.m.) Pg. 15 8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. SolanoExpress Capital Projects Update Anthony Adams (2:00 – 2:05 p.m.) Pg. 19 B. Status of Implementation of SolanoExpress Partial Beth Kranda and Restoration of Service John Sanderson, SolTrans (2:05 – 2:10 p.m.) Diane Feinstein and Pg. 23 Amber Villareal, FAST C. SolanoExpress Marketing Update Vincent Ma (2:10 – 2:15 p.m.) Pg. 45 D. STA/Solano County Transit (SolTrans) Lyft Program and Lloyd Nadal and MicroTransit Update Katelyn Costa (2:15 – 2:20 p.m.) Pg. 47 The complete Consortium packet is available2 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov E. Update on Short Range Transit Plans (SRTPs) Brandon Thomson, Delta Breeze (2:20 – 2:25 p.m.) Beth Kranda, SolTrans Pg. 49 Diane Feinstein, FAST Lori DaMassa, City Coach F. Status of Local Service Recovery Plans - 5307 Operators Brandon Thomson 5311 Operators (2:25 – 2:30 p.m.) Pg.51 NO DICUSSION G. Legislative Update Vincent Ma Pg. 53 H. Solano Mobility Programs Update Debbie McQuilkin Pg. 125 I. Solano Mobility Call Center/Transportation Depot Monthly Update Amy Antunano Pg. 129 J. Summary of Funding Opportunities Brent Rosenwald Pg. 135 9. TRANSIT CONSORTIUM OPERATOR UPDATES AND COORDINATION ISSUES 10. FUTURE INTERCITY TRANSIT CONSORTIUM AGENDA ITEMS Group August 2020 A. Discussion of Intercity Transit Funding Agreement and Capping Member Contributions B. TDA Claims C. Transit Element of the CTP D. Mobility Program Annual Report E. SolanoExpress Annual Ridership Report F. TDM/Lyft Pilots September 2020 A. Draft SolanoExpress Operating Budget FY 2021-22 October 2020 A. Updated Intercity Capital Funding Plan 11. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. The complete Consortium packet is available3 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov Meeting Schedule for the Calendar Year 2020 No Meeting in July (Summer Recess) 1:30 p.m., Tues., August 25th 1:30 p.m., Tues., September 29th 1:30 p.m., Tues., October 27th No Meeting in October 1:30 p.m., Tues., November 17th (Earlier Date) 1:30 p.m., Tues., December 15th (Earlier Date) Translation Services: For document translation please call: Para la llamada de traducción de documentos: 對於文檔翻譯電話 Đối với tài liệu gọi dịch: Para sa mga dokumento tawag sa pagsasalin: (707) 399-3239 The complete Consortium packet is available4 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov Agenda Item 5.A June 23, 2020 INTERCITY TRANSIT CONSORTIUM Meeting Minutes of May 26, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Kranda called the regular virtual meeting of the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium to order at approximately 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Members Present: Beth Kranda, Chair Solano County Transit (SolTrans) Lori DaMassa, Vice Chair Vacaville City Coach Claudia Williams Dixon Readi-Ride Diane Feinstein Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) Brandon Thomson Rio Vista Delta Breeze Debbie McQuilkin Solano Mobility Members Absent: Joyce Goodwin County of Solano –Health & Social Services Also Present (In Alphabetical Order by Last Name): Anthony Adams STA Kristina Botsford SolTrans Pat Carr SolTrans Katelyn Costa STA Triana Crighton STA Daryl Halls STA Ron Grassi STA Robert Guerrero STA Johanna Masiclat STA Erika McLitus STA Vincent Ma STA Mary Pryor STA Transit Financial Consultant Natalie Quesada STA John Sanderson SolTrans Shawn Vigil FAST Amber Villarreal FAST Debbie Whitbeck Vacaville City Coach 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA On a motion by Brandon Thomson, and a second by Debbie McQuilkin, the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium approved the agenda. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent – County of Solano) 3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT None presented. 5 4. REPORTS FROM MTC, STA STAFF AND OTHER AGENCIES STA staff announced the following: 1. STA Board Transit Workshop presented by Daryl Halls 2. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Grant presented by Anthony Adams 5. CONSENT CALENDAR On a motion by Diane Feinstein, and a second by Brandon Thomson, the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium approved Consent Calendar Items A and B. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent – County of Solano) A. Minutes of the Consortium Meeting of April 28, 2020 Recommendation: Approve the Consortium Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2020. B. Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Matrix –June 2020- Solano County Transit (SolTrans), and Solano Transportation Authority (STA) Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA TAC and Board to approve the June 2020 TDA Matrix for FY 2020-21 which includes the TDA Claim for SolTrans and STA as shown in Attachment B. 6. ACTION FINANCIAL ITEMS A. Programming of Fiscal Year (FY) FY 2020-21 State Transit Assistance Funds (STAF) Population-Based Funds Ron Grassi reviewed staff’s recommendation for approval of a comprehensive list of transit projects, services, and plans to be funded by the FY 2020-21 STAF based on the STA’s Overall Work Plan tasks adopted by the STA Board on May 13, 2020. He outlined that os the total $4,992,950, $2.9 million is new FY 2020-21 funds and $1.791 million is STAF carryover funds approved by the STA Board in FY 2019-. Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA TAC and Board to approve the programming of $2.9 million in FY 2020-21 STAF Population Based funding for FY 2020-21 and $1,791,327 in FY 2019-20 carryover funds for FY 2020-21 as specified in Attachment B. On a motion by Brandon Thomson, and a second by Diane Feinstein, the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium approved the recommendation. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent – County of Solano) B. Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Taxi Card/PEX Program Transportation Development Act (TDA) Funding and FY 2018-19 Reconciliation Debbie McQuilkin reviewed the contributions by jurisdiction, the funding match, and the total cost of the actual transactions for the Intercity Taxi Card service with a total available TDA funding for the program for FY 2018-19 of $410,000. She commented that based on the total usage for FY 2018-19, the proposed contribution for FY 2020-21 reflects reduced contributions for the credited back claim amounts. Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) has requested to reduce their contribution to $25,000 for FY 2020-21, reflected in the table provided in the packet. 6 Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA TAC and Board to approve the FY 2020-21 Countywide Intercity Taxi Program member funding contributions as shown in Attachment A. On a motion by Diane Feinstein, and a second by Claudia Williams, the SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium approved the recommendation. (6 Ayes, 1 Absent – County of Solano) 7. ACTION NON-FINANCIAL ITEMS A. Public Hearing for SolanoExpress Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Partial Restoration Service Plan Brandon Thomson reviewed the development process of the SolanoExpress Partial Service Restoration Plan for FY 2020-21. He summarized staff and consultant’s recommendation for approval of the Plan criteria and schedules which generally yields the results in service span, frequency, and coverage. He also noted that the Plan includes feedback from a recent coordination meeting with STA, SolTrans and FAST staff.