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Information and Procedures Concerning Conduct at Board of Directors’ Meetings

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:  All members of the public may address the Board on any  Special presentations which include slides, video, etc., item listed on the agenda. during the course of a meeting will only be allowed when  All members of the public may address the Board on non- requested of the Board Secretary eight days in advance of agenda items from “Business From The Floor.” the meeting, which will require prior approval from the Chair.  Each speaker will be asked to complete a Speaker Card

and turn it in to the Board Secretary prior to the conclusion BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: of the staff presentation and will state his/her name at the podium before speaking.  A member of the general public may address the Board on any matter not appearing on the agenda that is of interest  Persons demonstrating rude, bois- to such person and within the jurisdiction of the terous or profane behavior will be Board. called to order by the Chair. If such conduct continues, the Chair may  No action can be taken by the Board on any call a recess, requesting the removal The Board of Directors items brought forward at this time. The Board of such person(s) from the Council and Staff shall work to may request this item be brought back at a Chamber, adjourn the meeting or subsequent meeting. take some other appropriate action. preserve order and de- AGENDA COPIES: TIME LIMIT: corum during Board  Available online 72 hours in advance of the  Three-minute time limit for each meetings. meeting at www.lbtransit.com. speaker unless the Board specifies a  Available at the meeting. different time limit based on the time  May be picked up in advance at the Board allotted for the item and the number Secretary’s office without charge. of speakers.  Speakers may address the Board COPIES OF AGENDA ITEMS: only one time on each agenda item  Available online 72 hours in advance of the after submitting a Speaker Card to meeting at www.lbtransit.com the Board Secretary.  Available for public review at the Board  A speaker may not defer his/her time Secretary’s office 72 hours prior to the meet- to other speakers. ing.  Groups or organizations are encour-  Copies may be obtained after payment of any aged to select a spokesperson to applicable copy fees. speak on their behalf. Each subse- quent speaker is encouraged to sub- CLOSED SESSION: mit new information, rather than  A description of the items, if any, to be discussed in repeating comments made by prior speakers to simply closed session are always listed on the agenda. Any ac- indicate their agreement with prior speaker’s comments. tion taken during this time will be announced when the

Board reconvenes to open session. WRITTEN MATERIAL:

 The Board is unable to read written materials presented at USE OF CELL PHONES DURING MEETINGS: the meeting. If any person intends to appear before the  The Board appreciates your cooperation in silencing all Board and provide written material, it should be delivered cell phones while the meeting is in session. to the Board Secretary’s office eight days in advance of

the meeting (sooner if there are holidays prior to the meet- ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON POSTED AGENDA: ing) in order that copies may be included with the agenda This agenda was posted outside of Long Beach City Hall in the and to give the Board an opportunity to review the material information case at least 72 hours in advance of this meeting in advance. and online at www.lbtransit.com. In order for the Board to take

action on an item not appearing on the posted agenda, other AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990: than merely acknowledging receipt of correspondence or other  The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable information, the Board must make one of the following determi- accommodations in accordance with the Americans with nations: Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accommodations are 1. Determine by a majority vote that an emergency exists as desired, please call the City Clerk Department 48 hours defined in Government Code Sec. 54956.5. prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6101. 2. Determine by a two-thirds vote, or by unanimous vote if  The City Clerk’s office is closed on weekends. To assure less than two-thirds of the Board is present, that there is a proper accommodations, please call by 4:30 p.m. on the need to take immediate action and that the need for action Friday prior to the meeting. came to the attending of the Board subsequent to the  For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), please agenda being posted. call (562) 570-6626. Inquire at the City Council Chamber 3. Determine that the item appeared on a posted agenda for Audio Visual Room for Assistive Listening Device. a meeting occurring no more than five calendar days prior to this meeting, and the time was continued to this meet- ing.

January 2016 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AGENDA CIVIC CHAMBERS, 9:00 AM

Colleen Bentley, Chair Sumire Gant, Director Michael Clemson, Vice Chair Lea Eriksen, City Representative Adam Carrillo, Secretary/Treasurer Maricela de Rivera, Director Kenneth A. McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer

REGULAR MEETING - 9:00 A.M.

1. Call to Order. (Colleen Bentley)

2. Roll Call. (Ivette Dubois)

3. Employee Recognition. (LaVerne David)

Employees of the Month for November 2019:

Dolores Williams, Transit Service Delivery and Planning Luan Nguyen, Maintenance and Infrastructure Thelma Zaras-Medrano, Staff

Employees of the Month for December 2019:

Martin Alcala, Transit Service Delivery and Planning Martin Esparza, Maintenance and Infrastructure Samantha Ihlenfeldt, Staff

INFORMATION ITEM

4. Public Comment.

Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Long Beach Transit (LBT) Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board.

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5. President and CEO Monthly Report. (Kenneth McDonald)

• Safety and Service Quality • Employee Engagement • Customer Experience • Community and Industry Focus

INFORMATION ITEM

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

All matters included on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the LBT Board of Directors and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board of Directors or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

CONSENT CALENDAR (6)

6. 19-079TR Recommendation to approve the minutes of the regular session meeting held on November 7, 2019.

Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.

REGULAR CALENDAR

7. 19-080TR Monthly Financial Report. (Lisa Patton)

INFORMATION ITEM

8. 19-081TR Actuarial Valuation of Retirement Plans for Contract and Salaried Employees as of July 1, 2019. (Lisa Patton)

INFORMATION ITEM

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9. 19-082TR Fiscal Year 2019 Retirement Plan Financial Statements for Contract and Salaried Employees. (Lisa Patton)

INFORMATION ITEM

10. 19-083TR 2020 Legislative Program. (Debra Johnson)

INFORMATION ITEM

11. 19-084TR Recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing the President and CEO to execute a Letter of Agreement and Project Readiness Certification as part of the County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2015 Call for Projects Purchase of Zero-Emission Buses for a total authorization amount not to exceed $2,111,201. (Debra Johnson)

Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.

12. 19-085TR Recommendation to authorize the President and CEO to enter into a three-year contract with a two-year option with Charter Communications to provide broadband internet service for the agency for a total authorization amount not to exceed $209,880. (Patrick Pham)

Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.

13. 19-086TR Election of Officers. (Colleen Bentley) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.

14. Closed Session.

1) Conference with Real Property Negotiations (§54956.8) Property: 4801 Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815; AIN: 7149-013-923 / 7149-013-924 Long Beach Transit Negotiators: Kenneth McDonald, Debra Johnson Negotiating Parties: City and Under Negotiation: Purchase

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15. Public Comment.

Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the LBT Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board.

16. Board Requests.

17. 19-087TR Adjourn. The next regular meeting will be held on January 23, 2019. (Colleen Bentley) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.

Note:

The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accomodation is desired, please call the City Clerk Department 48 hours prior to the meeting at 562.570.6101.

(*The City Clerk's office is closed on weekends. To assure proper accommodations, please call by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting.)

(For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, please call 562.570.6626. Inquire at the City Council Chamber Audio Visual Room for Assistive Listening Device.)

Long Beach Transit is an entity which is separate and distinct from the City of Long Beach

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Colleen Bentley, Chair Mary Zendejas, Director Michael Clemson, Vice Chair Lea Eriksen, City Representative Adam Carrillo, Secretary/Treasurer Maricela de Rivera, Director Kenneth A. McDonald, Sumire Gant, Director President and Chief Executive Officer

REGULAR MEETING - NOON

1. Call to Order. (Colleen Bentley)

Chair Bentley called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m.

2. Roll Call. (Ivette Dubois)

Commissioners Maricela de Rivera, Mary Zendejas, Adam Carrillo and Colleen Present: Bentley Commissioners Sumire Gant and Michael Clemson Excused:

3. Public Comment.

Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Long Beach Transit (LBT) Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board.

There were no public comments.

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4. President and CEO Monthly Report. (Kenneth McDonald)

• Safety and Service Quality • Employee Engagement • Customer Experience • Community and Industry Focus

INFORMATION ITEM

CEO McDonald presented his monthly oral report.

IMPROVE SAFETY AND SERVICE QUALITY

Under LBT’s focus to Improve Safety and Service Quality:

· Monday, October 28 was an accident-free day at LBT. There were no preventable or non-preventable accidents on that day.

Since the beginning of the calendar year, LBT has had a total of 33 accident-free days at LBT.

· During the month of November, LBT’s Safety department will conduct a safety blitz campaign concentrated around the theme of ‘Leave Yourself an Out’-the third principle of the ‘Five Keys of Safety.’

On Wednesday, November 13 at LBT2 and Friday, November 15 at LBT1, Safety staff will share information with Operators focusing on in the importance of Operators having a planned escape route by creating and maintaining adequate space around their vehicles.

Healthy snacks, water and raffle tickets will be provided to Operators answering safety questions about fixed objects and space around their vehicles.

FOSTER EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

In LBT’s continued effort to Foster Employee Engagement:

· LBT’s Training department facilitated three courses to 51 employees on topics including, but not limited to: o De-Escalation Training;

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o Operator Special Bus Refresher; and o Retraining for Operators who have returned from long-term absences or have had preventable accidents

ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Under LBT’s priority to Enhance Customer Experience:

· LBT participated in seven events geared towards students: o Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) School of Choice at McBride High School; o and “Trunk or Treat” Halloween events at: · Mann Elementary; · Tincher Prepatory; · Minnie Gant Elementary; · Child Development Center at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park; · Hudson Elementary; and · Keller Middle School

· Other events across the service area included: o City of Long Beach Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Michelle Obama Library; o City of Long Beach Department of Development Services Outdoors Community Resource Fair at Whaley Park; o Our Future North Long Beach Uptown Plan; and o ‘Your Family, Our Focus’ Resource Fair at Harbor Regional Center

PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY FOCUS

In an effort to strengthen LBT’s focus on the communities it serves and the transportation industry:

· On Friday, October 25, the Deputy CEO was honored with a “Women in Action” award sponsored by the Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute at a gala awards reception held in downtown Los Angeles.

Ms. Johnson was one of four women leaders recognized for their commitment to giving back to the community and always looking to lend a hand in helping to create more African-American women leaders. Moreover, her contributions to the public policy landscape of was a contributor for her recognition.

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· On Wednesday, October 30, LBT hosted its inaugural Mobility and Sustainability Summit held at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.

Panelists from State University, Long Beach; the Port of Long Beach; Long Beach Airport; LA Metro; as well as LBT, shared their respective agency’s efforts implementing sustainable solutions to local mobility challenges and discussed the future of sustainable transportation in the region.

· Congratulations to Deputy CEO Johnson for being re-elected by her industry peers to the California Transit Association 2019-2021 Executive Committee.

Comprised of 25 seats across transit agencies, governing boards, supplier and transit support groups, the Executive Committee is responsible for managing the affairs of the Association, including setting policies and directing the Association’s staff.

This marks Ms. Johnson’s third two-year term on the Committee.

Director Zendejas suggested that the next Transit Mobility and Sustainability Summit be recorded for the public and for those who were unable to attend.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

All matters included on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the LBT Board of Directors and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board of Directors or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

CONSENT CALENDAR (5)

Passed the Consent Calendar

A motion was made by Maricela de Rivera to approve Consent Calendar Item 5. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Maricela de Rivera, Mary Zendejas, Adam Carrillo and Colleen Bentley Excused: 2 - Sumire Gant and Michael Clemson

5. 19-076TR Recommendation to approve the minutes of the regular session meeting held on October 24, 2019.

REGULAR CALENDAR

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6. 19-077TR Recommendation to authorize the President and CEO to exercise contract options with BYD Motors, Inc./BYD Coach & Bus LLC and enter into an agreement for the procurement of 14 battery-electric buses, for an amount of $14,193,275, with a five percent contnigency of $709,664, for a total authorization amount not to exceed $14,902,939. (Kenneth McDonald)

CEO McDonald presented the staff report.

Discussion ensued regarding the liquid-cooled battery packs that would be installed in the new battery-electric buses (BEBs).

CEO McDonald noted that the liquid-cooled battery packs weighed less than the old batteries.

Director Zendejas asked if the new BEBs would need additional BEB charging stations. CEO McDonald stated that the contract included BEB chargers.

CEO McDonald noted that LBT1 would house the agency’s BEB fleet and LBT2 would house LBT’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses.

CEO McDonald stated that LBT staff held regular meetings with Edison (SCE) to discuss the agency’s power requirements. He noted that there would be different electricity requirements once LBT obtained 50 BEBs.

CEO McDonald presented James Holtz, BYD North American Fleets Sales Manager. Mr. Holtz stated that BYD was excited to be partnering with LBT.

Chair Bentley asked if LBT would have another charging station installed for en-route charging, similar to the Long Beach Convention Center Bus Stop.

CEO McDonald stated that the new BEBs would have a mileage range of more than 200 miles; therefore LBT would not need en-route charging as LBT routes are less than 200 miles.

A motion was made by Mary Zendejas to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes: 4 - Maricela de Rivera, Mary Zendejas, Adam Carrillo and Colleen Bentley Excused: 2 - Sumire Gant and Michael Clemson

7. Public Comment.

Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the LBT Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board.

There were no public comments.

8. Board Requests.

There were no Board requests.

9. 19-078TR Adjourn. The next regular meeting will be held on December 12, 2019 at 9 a.m. (Colleen Bentley)

The meeting adjourned at 12:59 p.m.

A motion was made by Director de Rivera, seconded by Director Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Maricela de Rivera, Mary Zendejas, Adam Carrillo and Colleen Bentley Excused: 2 - Sumire Gant and Michael Clemson

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Note:

The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accomodation is desired, please call the City Clerk Department 48 hours prior to the meeting at 562.570.6101.

(*The City Clerk's office is closed on weekends. To assure proper accommodations, please call by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting.)

(For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, please call 562.570.6626. Inquire at the City Council Chamber Audio Visual Room for Assistive Listening Device.)

Long Beach Transit is an entity which is separate and distinct from the City of Long Beach.

Page 8 of 8 LONG BEACH TRANSIT STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2019 TO OCTOBER 31, 2019 Page 1 of 4

October October October Year to Date Year to Date Year to Date 2018 2019 Budget % FY 2019 FY 2020 Budget % OPERATING REVENUE Passenger Fares $1,330,747 $1,362,243 $1,328,792 103 $4,703,118 $4,725,500 $4,677,275 101 Dial A Lift Fares 6,262 5,884 5,988 98 22,468 22,474 22,799 99 Aqua Service Fares 12,575 16,917 11,878 142 205,506 204,561 189,831 108 Special Event Service Revenue 19,740 45,853 40,620 113 122,035 139,702 130,360 107 Advertising Revenue 56,250 56,250 57,937 97 218,750 227,500 226,687 100 Interest & Miscellaneous 202,105 184,104 159,833 115 606,868 725,673 645,987 112

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $1,627,679 $1,671,251 $1,605,048 104 $5,878,745 $6,045,410 $5,892,939 103

SUBSIDY REVENUE Federal $384,750 $250,000 $250,000 100 $1,353,195 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 100 State 2,513,303 2,138,620 2,138,620 100 9,322,874 10,605,212 10,605,213 100 County 3,351,945 3,588,294 3,588,294 100 13,431,231 14,356,573 14,356,574 100 Local 13,049 15,366 15,365 100 1,825,688 1,972,430 1,972,414 100

TOTAL SUBSIDY REVENUE $6,263,047 $5,992,279 $5,992,279 100 $25,932,988 $27,934,215 $27,934,201 100

TOTAL REVENUE $7,890,725 $7,663,530 $7,597,327 101 $31,811,732 $33,979,625 $33,827,140 100

OPERATING EXPENSES Operations $3,868,819 $4,476,916 $4,714,589 95 $15,554,944 $17,690,978 $18,682,633 95 Maintenance 1,604,309 1,811,094 1,730,397 105 5,990,728 6,557,131 6,960,226 94 Administration 1,708,435 1,685,547 1,982,014 85 6,647,093 6,089,374 7,475,069 81 Fuel & Lubricants 436,538 451,682 537,621 84 1,771,202 1,669,666 2,081,924 80

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $7,618,101 $8,425,238 $8,964,621 94 $29,963,967 $32,007,149 $35,199,852 91

NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE DEPR. $272,625 ($761,708) ($1,367,294) $1,847,765 $1,972,476 ($1,372,712)

DEPRECIATION $1,394,701 $1,295,455 $1,375,291 94 $5,565,904 $5,202,777 $5,501,164 95 LONG BEACH TRANSIT SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2019 TO OCTOBER 31, 2019 Page 2 of 4

TotalCurrent Month Year to Year to Date Operations Maintenance Admin Curr. Month Budget % Date Budget % LABOR Operators (Union) $2,367,069 $0 $0 $2,367,069 $2,506,268 94 $9,339,887 $9,843,046 95 Maintenance (Union) 0 481,674 0 481,674 478,343 101 1,898,739 1,959,031 97 Salaried 302,556 264,286 566,613 1,133,455 1,301,212 87 4,491,823 5,110,323 88

FRINGE BENEFITS FICA 182,610 51,885 38,714 273,209 323,431 84 1,086,421 1,276,746 85 Pension 367,944 108,110 99,705 575,759 647,224 89 2,156,522 2,551,506 85 Health 507,546 140,709 93,103 741,359 792,544 94 2,736,230 2,919,800 94 Workers' Compensation 323,849 27,562 2,756 354,167 354,751 100 1,418,174 1,419,004 100 Uniform & Tool Allowance 11,770 32,263 246 44,279 25,843 171 108,215 113,555 95 Unemployment & Other Fringes 4,039 500 14,206 18,745 33,781 55 76,139 138,078 55

SERVICES Advertising 0 0 55,293 55,293 63,237 87 187,325 252,948 74 Professional & Technical 0 23,076 247,809 270,885 380,947 71 780,268 1,183,784 66 Contract Maintenance 0 193,027 163,346 356,372 270,751 132 1,096,728 1,068,899 103 Security 246,331 18,598 0 264,929 275,316 96 1,081,101 1,089,981 99 Employment Physicals 0 0 11,570 11,570 11,459 101 37,936 45,836 83 Other 0 8,592 6,848 15,440 13,550 114 46,658 54,200 86 LONG BEACH TRANSIT SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2019 TO OCTOBER 31, 2019 Page 3 of 4

Total Current Month Year to Year to Date Operations Maintenance Admin Curr. Month Budget % Date Budget % MATERIALS & SUPPLIES Fuel & Lubricants $0 $451,682 $0 $451,682 $537,621 84 $1,669,666 $2,081,924 80 Fleet Parts & Supplies 0 364,007 0 364,007 272,795 133 1,215,689 1,075,161 113 Other Materials & Supplies 0 36,331 5,112 41,442 57,261 72 140,254 208,422 67

UTILITIES 0 57,476 31,167 88,643 95,450 93 375,955 471,693 80 CASUALTY/LIABILITY COSTS 0 0 267,151 267,151 289,858 92 1,021,954 1,159,432 88

PURCHASED TRANS. SERVICE Dial A Lift 103,346 0 0 103,346 96,890 107 351,394 359,300 98 Aqua Service 59,773 0 0 59,773 49,113 122 431,385 429,447 100

MISC. EXPENSES Dues & Subscriptions 0 0 11,684 11,684 14,813 79 52,905 59,252 89 Training, Travel & Meetings 0 0 41,716 41,716 32,084 130 82,367 128,336 64 Schedules & Tickets 0 0 17,299 17,299 7,375 235 74,157 69,332 107 Safety & Misc. Items 0 2,677 654 3,331 5,604 59 11,506 22,416 51 Recruitment Advertising 0 0 5,167 5,167 22,917 23 24,634 91,668 27 Other 83 321 5,387 5,792 4,183 138 13,119 16,732 78

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES: $4,476,916 $2,262,776 $1,685,547 $8,425,238 $8,964,621 94 $32,007,149 $35,199,852 91 LONG BEACH TRANSIT BALANCE SHEET

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Balance Balance Balance at at at 10/31/19 09/30/19 10/31/18 ASSETS Cash and Investments 78,498,369 80,326,740 72,420,037 Receivables Federal 665,522 4,357 610,606 State 2,051,482 2,051,482 3,093,797 County 1,021,377 969,652 566,002 Local 1,593,211 1,665,129 1,683,428 Miscellaneous 1,704,584 1,787,509 1,529,077 Materials & Supplies Inv. 2,320,103 2,217,602 1,961,413 Net Capital Assets 88,494,450 88,784,455 98,880,660 Other Assets 21,267,525 21,865,726 21,533,307

TOTAL ASSETS 197,616,623 199,672,651 202,278,326

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

Trade Payables 2,146,937 2,672,311 2,683,790 Accrued Payroll Liabilities 6,334,358 6,285,319 6,865,321 Net Pension Liability (GASB 68) 33,013,550 33,013,550 34,344,586 Compensated Absence Liabilities 3,214,932 3,211,412 3,307,861 Estimated Liabilities 51,081,624 51,576,049 45,410,409 Deferred Credits 25,299,017 25,336,094 23,511,194

TOTAL LIABILITIES 121,090,419 122,094,734 116,123,161

Federal Capital Contributions 308,144,245 307,728,767 306,004,640 State Capital Contributions 91,102,743 91,095,173 89,872,795 Local Capital Contributions 93,436,858 92,854,456 90,839,536 Accumulated Earnings (Losses) (416,157,642) (414,100,480) (400,561,805)

TOTAL CAPITAL 76,526,204 77,577,917 86,155,165

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL 197,616,623 199,672,651 202,278,326

2020 Legislative Program

Long Beach Transit’s (LBT) 2020 Legislative Program helps to guide the work program for LBT staff at the local, regional, state and federal levels. The Program is meant to serve as a strategic document, providing general direction for staff activities. The Program was created in conjunction with LBT’s industry trade associations, the California Transit Association (CTA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). In addition to its own advocacy efforts, LBT works through each of these organizations in order to advance common goals and efforts. The Program was also designed in support of LBT’s Strategic Priorities:  Improve Safety and Service Quality  Exercise Financial Accountability  Foster Employee Engagement  Enhance Customer Experience  Promote Community and Industry Focus

Local Legislative Priorities

1. Protect and Enhance Local and Regional Transportation Funding  Work with the City of Long Beach and surrounding cities, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to ensure transportation funding is maximized and continues to flow on a consistent and reliable basis

2. Partner with Stakeholders on Transit Service Improvements  Work with the City of Long Beach and surrounding cities on opportunities to enhance and provide transit service where needed  Continue to implement the recommendations of LBT’s Systemwide Transit Analysis and Reassessment (STAR) Initiative within the City of Long Beach and surrounding communities in a systematic and phased approach

3. Support Regional Transit Service Coordination  Work with regional stakeholders to implement new regional transit transfer policies that support improved revenue collection  Continue to work cooperatively and collaboratively with LBT’s partners at Metro and the Los Angeles County Municipal Operators Association (LACMOA) to analyze and implement recommendations from the Ridership Growth Action Plan (RGAP) that grow transit ridership in LA County by better understanding changes in the region’s demographics, travel options, and patterns

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4. Monitor and Support Access Services  Work with and support Access Services, the federally mandated complementary ADA paratransit provider in Los Angeles County, to ensure it is effectively and efficiently providing ADA paratransit services on behalf of LBT

5. Public Awareness  Enhance public awareness of transit and its daily positive impact on the lives of all customers within the LBT service area and Los Angeles County region through various community engagement activities

State Legislative Priorities

1. Protect and Enhance State Transportation Funding  Pursue funding opportunities provided by Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road and Repair Accountability Act of 2017 o Seek opportunities to support capital and operating needs through SB1- funded programs including the State Transit Assistance (STA) Program, State of Good Repair (SGR) Program, as well as the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)

 Preserve Cap and Trade Revenues Available for Public Transit o Work to pursue additional funding from the Cap and Trade programs for transit operators from the 40 percent non-dedicated share o Work to protect existing and long-term Cap and Trade revenue available for transit through the Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP), the TIRCP, as well as the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program o Work to ensure maximum eligibility and flexibility for transit projects within these programs

 Work to Ensure Transit Funding Inclusion in Statewide Comprehensive Transportation and Infrastructure Package o Advocate for new and dedicated funding for transit agencies including funding for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) and programs that support zero-emission bus infrastructure buildout o Advocate for flexible guidance that supports transit funding and that may be the result of additional revenues generated for highways, local streets and roads projects o Continue to participate in the CTA-led Transportation Development Act (TDA) Task Force to examine TDA performance measures for the state’s public transportation system and provide legislative recommendations for any reform or changes to the current program that govern funding distributions

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2. Support Legislative and Regulatory Efforts that Protect and Enhance Service Delivery  Support Air Quality Regulations that Impact Transit o Work with CTA to ensure the California Air Resources Board’s (CARBs) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation is fully implemented which requires transit agencies to begin purchasing zero-emission buses (ZEB), as soon as 2023, with the goal of transitioning all transit buses in California to zero-emission technology by 2040 o Monitor the implementation of the regulation and work with the CTA’s ZEB Task Force to identify and pursue strategies to reduce the costs associated with deploying ZEBs o Work with CTA and the ZEB Task Force to monitor and pursue regulatory solutions to reduce the cost of electricity required to operate ZEBs

Federal Legislative Priorities

1. Protect and Enhance Federal Transportation Funding  Infrastructure Initiative o Work with APTA and CTA to ensure that transit funding is part of a comprehensive infrastructure spending program o Support emphasis on infrastructure spending that provides for direct federal spending coupled with private investment

 Alternative Fuel Excise Tax o Work with CTA in support of the permanent renewal of the alternative fuel excise tax benefit, which expired December 31, 2017, to enable LBT to take advantage of tax credits for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus fleet o Continue to support additional legislative efforts to extend credit incentives for battery-electric and hybrid-electric buses as well as charging infrastructure and batteries

 FY 2020 Federal Transportation Appropriations o Advocate for the highest possible appropriation levels of overall funding for highways and public transit, as well as for individual programs within the transit funding programs consistent with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act authorized spending levels o Support maintaining discretionary grant opportunities provided through the FAST Act

 Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill o Continue to seek a long-term (six-year) authorization at funding levels of no less than the FAST Act baseline at year five including inflation. This will provide transit agencies and state and local governments with the stability needed to plan and implement multi-year transportation projects, including transit capital projects

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o Support all opportunities for federal funding of transportation, including Congressionally directed spending

2. Support Legislative and Regulatory Efforts that Protect and Enhance Service Delivery  Ensure Implementation of the FAST Act Maximizes Support for Transit in all Programs o Work with CTA in monitoring the FAST Act concerning public transit agencies State of Good Repair and the implementation of the Transit Asset Management and Public Transit Safety Rules

 Rolling Stock Procurements o Monitor the impact of an amendment to the Senate’s version of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit funds made available to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) from being used for the procurement of rolling stock from manufacturers supported by certain foreign governments

 Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC) o Work with the SCRTTC on its legislative program and efforts to support bus maintenance training in the transit industry o Monitor and provide comments on proposed regulatory changes that may impact LBT’s provision of transit service o Work to ensure flexibility in the application of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) spare-ratio requirements for zero-emission buses

 Automated Vehicle Regulation o Monitor federal policies related to Automated Vehicles to ensure the priorities of LBT and Los Angeles County regional transit agencies are considered in any new policy framework for automated vehicles

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Agenda Item No. 12 December 12, 2019 ______

SUBJECT

Broadband Service Contract (Staff Representative: Patrick Pham)

RECOMMENDED ACTION

To authorize the President and CEO to enter into a three-year contract with a two-year option with Charter Communications to provide broadband internet service for the agency for a total authorization amount not to exceed $209,880.

BACKGROUND

Long Beach Transit (LBT) staff relies on broadband internet service (internet) to perform daily operations, as it enables staff to communicate and conduct business externally, such as sending and receiving emails, accessing various websites, updating LBT’s social media, as well as obtaining local, state and national news.

Moreover, LBT continues to adopt Software as a Service (SaaS), a method of software delivery and licensing in which software is accessed online via a subscription, rather than bought and installed on individual computers. LBT utilizes SaaS for its electronic Board portal, timekeeping, quarterly and annual reporting, and in the near future, Microsoft Office 365 and intranet.

LBT currently uses two internet connections with a bandwidth of 100 megabytes (MB) from Frontier Communications (Frontier) at LBT1 and an internet connection of 10MB bandwidth from AT&T at LBT2. LBT plans to upgrade its internet bandwidth from 100MB to 1GB at both LBT1 and LBT2, to be delivered by one provider, Charter Communications (Charter).

With Charter providing broadband service to both facilities, should the internet connection at one location be down, Charter will redirect the internet connection to the other location with minimal downtime to LBT ensuing continuity of business operations.

PROCUREMENT

LBT issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to several qualified firms. The IFB required the supplier to be responsible for the complete turn-key solution of the broadband internet service, including site readiness assessment, network design, construction, procurement of hardware, ancillary equipment, software integration, shipping, installation, as well as training for LBT staff.

LBT received two proposals which were reviewed for the technical design of the project, specifications of the equipment and total price.

Charter, located in Cerritos, California, provided the best solution for LBT’s established specifications and was found to be responsive and responsible by LBT’s Purchasing department, at a firm-fixed price of $125,928 for the first three years, with two, one-year options for a five-year

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