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MEETINGS OF THE Boards of Directors RPTA/VMR RPTA Board of Valley Metro Rail Joint Meeting Directors Board of Directors Date Thursday, May 18 2017 Starting time 11:15 a.m. Meetings to occur sequentially Location Valley Metro Lake Powell Conference Room (10A) 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor Phoenix If you require assistance accessing the meetings on the 10th floor, please go to the 13th floor or call 602-262-7433. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 May 11, 2017 Joint Meeting Agenda RPTA Board of Directors and Valley Metro Rail Board of Directors Thursday, May 18, 2017 Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor 11:15 a.m. Action Recommended 1. Items from Citizens Present (yellow card) 1. For information An opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on non-agenda items. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes for all speakers. 2. Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) Report 2. For information Scott Smith, CEO, will brief the Boards of Directors on current issues. 3. Minutes 3. For action Minutes from the April 20, 2017 Joint Boards of Directors meeting are presented for approval. 4. Possible Executive Session 4. For possible action The Boards may vote to enter Executive Session for the purpose of obtaining legal advice with regard to any matter on the agenda pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3) (Legal Advice) and A.R.S. 38- 431.03(A)(4) (Litigation, Contract Negotiations, and Settlement Discussions) to discuss and consult with attorney(s) concerning Valley Metro’s position regarding claim(s) and related issues, and to instruct and authorize attorney(s) to proceed regarding claims that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve possible litigation. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 5. Executive Session Action Items 5. For possible action The Boards may take action related to items discussed as part of Agenda Item 4. 6. Fiscal Year 2017 Quarterly Reports 6. For information Quarterly Reports for Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail are provided as an informational update of Valley Metro activities. 7. Travel, Expenditures and Solicitations 7. For information The monthly travel, expenditures and solicitations for Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail are presented for information. 8. Future Agenda Items Request and Report on Current 8. For information Events Chairs Williams and Mitchell will request future agenda items from members, and members may provide a report on current events. Qualified sign language interpreters are available with 72 hours notice. Materials in alternative formats (large print, audiocassette, or computer diskette) are available upon request. For further information, please call Valley Metro at 602-262-7433 or TTY at 602-251-2039. To attend this meeting via teleconference, contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433 for the dial-in-information. The supporting information for this agenda can be found on our web site at www.valleymetro.org. 2 DATE AGENDA ITEM 1 May 11, 2017 SUBJECT Items from Citizens Present PURPOSE An opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on non-agenda items. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes for all speakers. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Scott Smith Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENT None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 2 May 11, 2017 SUBJECT Chief Executive Officer’s Report PURPOSE Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer, will brief the Board on current issues. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Scott Smith Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENT None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 3 May 11, 2017 Minutes of a Joint Meeting of Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail Boards of Directors Thursday, April 18, 2017 11:15 a.m. RPTA Meeting Participants Councilmember Thelda Williams, City of Phoenix, Chair Councilmember Suzanne Klapp, City of Scottsdale, Vice Chair Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff, City of Glendale, Treasurer Councilmember Pat Dennis, City of Avondale Councilmember Eric Orsborn, City of Buckeye Councilmember Mark Stewart for Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke, City of Chandler Councilmember Jack Palladino, City of El Mirage Councilmember Brigette Peterson, Town of Gilbert Councilmember Sharolyn Hohman, City of Goodyear Supervisor Steve Gallardo, Maricopa County Councilmember Chris Glover, City of Mesa Vice Mayor Jon Edwards, City of Peoria (phone) Councilmember Skip Hall, City of Surprise Mayor Mark Mitchell, City of Tempe Councilmember Linda Laborin, City of Tolleson Mayor Everett Sickles, Town of Wickenburg Valley Metro Rail Meeting Participants Mayor Mark Mitchell, City of Tempe, Chair Councilmember Chris Glover, City of Mesa, Vice Chair Councilmember Mark Stewart for Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke, City of Chandler Councilmember Thelda Williams, City of Phoenix Chair Williams called the joint meeting to order at 11:21 a.m. The pledge was recited. 1. Public Comment Chair Williams said first on the agenda are citizen comments. And I do have three. Dianne Barker. You have up to three minutes. Ms. Barker said I'm Dianne Barker. And I'm a transit passenger. And I just wanted to let you know that this is what a passenger looks like. I read the comments from KTAR today from City of Phoenix giving this body Valley Metro Rail, anyway, $50 million for the extension. I'm all for really good transportation VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 and certainly South Phoenix. I've gone there for years using the bus system. But I noticed all of the comments without exception had to do with - we're going to be importing the homeless down to South Phoenix. So that's like an attitude and I'd like to dispel that. I really was not -- I'll be honest -- in favor of the fifty because I know from 2012 the city gave sixty million, which hasn't been paid back yet. Our public transit director has let me know that it is on the budget and I still will be looking at that. I want us all in transportation to know that I think there's a big picture in all of transportation and I just happen -- I don't want to ramble here, but in regards to the big picture, I was out at the Tempe streetcar yesterday and talking to them about mobility and looking, and I offered them -- you know, I used transit to go down there and I was on Mill Avenue and the sidewalks are very skinny in relation to the populous that's walking. Then they have all these cars. And they want to bring in a trolley. So I said it's way too narrow down there. I said what about, you know, a moving sidewalk that would have seats that would go along and people could get on it then they'd get off at the restaurant they view and like that. Well, our friend Marvin said that's how that sounds like a tram. That would really work better and they need to lessen the other traffic. Well, the engineer that was there kind of laughed, he said, oh, but you've got to figure it out and ask me an engineering question for this. Anyway, I brought you the Tempe streetcar. I did give that input. I let them know again what my mantra was, the big picture. We've got the sun corridor, we need to look at that as multimodal. My choice would be build the best train you could find in the world because it's supposed to be a regional area for economics here and there. All of this needs to fit in. If we did that, South Phoenix could have a huge beautiful interactive mobile center that would really surpass, I believe, your present plans. And so when I talked to Bennet the planes that are flying out of the airport, if they were to change the routes from the lawsuit that where the planes are flying over historic areas, they would go back over 51st Avenue, and ADOT is building with federal money a huge bypass there, so where I'm going with this -- it's the big picture. We need to take all these components and put it down to see where we're going and how it fits in to move people. Chair Williams said thank you. I must be in a hurry today, because I forgot to introduce our newest member on this Board. Linda Laborin, I believe, is brand new to us and she is representing the City of Tolleson. But welcome. Delighted to have you here. Next is Judy Hartman. Ms. Hartman said the one thing I have heard two things that we are discontinuing on the bus sale of tickets. As of about a week from now, I think this is the worst thing anybody thought up. At least in Mesa, I only know of six, seven places you can buy a bus ticket. We need more of them.