11-22-19 SJJPA Agenda Packet
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Supervisor Vito Chiesa, Chair, Stanislaus County Alternate Richard O’Brien, City of Riverbank Councilmember Patrick Hume, Vice-Chair, City of Elk Grove Alternate Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, Vice-Chair, Alameda County Councilmember Kevin Romick, City of Oakley Alternate David Hudson, City of San Ramon Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza, Merced County Alternate Daron McDaniel, Merced County Councilmember Bob Johnson, City of Lodi Alternate Bob Elliott, San Joaquin County Supervisor Doug Verboon, Kings County Alternate Francisco Ramirez, City of Hanford Supervisor Brett Frazier, Madera County Alternate Andrew Medellin, City of Madera Supervisor Sal Quintero, Fresno County Alternate Rey Leon, City of Huron Supervisor Amy Shuklian, Tulare County Alternate Bob Link, City of Visalia REVISED AGENDA November 22nd, 2019 – 1:15 PM Merced County Board of Supervisors Chambers 2222 M Street 3rd Floor, Merced, CA, 95340 Call-In Locations Heritage House Alameda County 1311 Midvale Road County of Alameda Administration Bldg. Lodi, CA 4501 Pleasanton 1221 Oak Street Ste. 95240 Ave., Pleasanton, CA 536, Oakland, CA 94566 94612 This Agenda shall be made available upon request in alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12132) and the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code § 54954.2). Persons requesting a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission staff, at 209-944-6220, during regular business hours, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of the meeting. All proceedings before the Authority are conducted in English. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Authority regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the offices of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission located at 949 E. Channel Street, Stockton, California, 95202 during normal business hours or by calling (209) 944-6220. The Agenda and meeting materials are also available on the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Website: http://www.sjjpa.com/Home 1 Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Chair Chiesa 2 Consent Calendar Chair Chiesa 2.1 Approve Minutes from July 26, 2019 Board Meeting ACTION 2.2 Appoint New Members to the San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee ACTION 2.3 Approve 2020 SJJPA Board Meeting Calendar ACTION 2.4 Next Board Meeting Location INFORMATION 2.5 SJJPA Operating Expense Report INFORMATION 2.6 San Joaquins Operations Update INFORMATION 2.7 Administrative Items INFORMATION 3 Public Comments Chair Chiesa Persons wishing to address the Authority on any item of interest to the public regarding SJJPA and the San Joaquin Rail Service shall state their names and addresses and make their presentation. Please limit presentations to three minutes. The Authority cannot take action on matters not on the agenda unless the action is authorized by Section 54954.2 of the Government Code. 4 Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Stacey Mortensen ACTION Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Authorizing the Chair to Negotiate and Execute the Second Amendment to Agreement by and Between the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority and the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission for Managing Agency Services in the Oversight of the San Joaquin Intercity Rail Service 5 Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Paul Herman ACTION Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Authorizing the Executive Director to Submit and Execute Any and All Grant Applications, Agreements, Certifications and Assurances and any Other Documents Necessary to Obtain Financial Assistance Provided by the California State Transportation Agency Under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program for the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project and Hybrid Equipment Studies 6 Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Paul Herman ACTION Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Any and All Agreements, Certifications, and Assurances and Any Other Documents Necessary with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for the Design and Construction of the Oakley Station Platform Project 7 Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Kevin Sheridan ACTION Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, Authorizing the Chair to Execute Any and All Agreements Necessary to Use State Rail Assistance (SRA) Funding Designated by State of California for PA&ED and PS&E Phases for the Expansion and Improvement of the Existing San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Rail Maintenance Facility in Stockton that Will Allow the Repair, Maintenance and Storage of State-Owned Intercity Rail Equipment for the State-Supported Rail Services 8 Valley Rail Program Update Kevin Sheridan INFORMATION 9 Network Integration Update Dan Leavitt/Paul INFORMATION Herman 10 SB 742 Update Dan Leavitt/ Paul INFORMATION Herman 11 Merced to San Jose Thruway Bus Pilot Update Paul Herman INFORMATION 12 Resource Systems Group On-Board Passenger Market David Lipari INFORMATION Survey Update 13 Hispanic Outreach Update and Report on Rene Gutierrez INFORMATION SJJPA/California Chambers of Commerce Partnership and Signature Events 14 Executive Director’s Report Stacey Mortensen 15 Board Member Comments Chair Chiesa 16 Adjournment 3 of 86 SAN JOAQUIN JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY November 22, 2019 STAFF REPORT Item 2.1 ACTION Minutes of July 26, 2019 The regular meeting of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) was held at 9:00 AM, July 26, 2019 at the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Chambers (Basement) room, 1010 10th Street Modesto, CA 95354. 1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Vito Chiesa, Chair of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA), called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Member Frazier. Board Members Present: Chair Chiesa, Vice-Chair Haggerty, Vice-Chair Hume, Romick, Espinoza, Johnson, Shuklian and Frazier. 2. Consent Calendar 2.1 Approve Minutes from May 31, 2019 Board Meeting ACTION 2.2 Next Board Meeting Location INFORMATION 2.3 SJJPA Operating Expense Report INFORMATION 2.4 San Joaquin Operations Update INFORMATION 2.5 Administrative Items INFORMATION Mike Barnbaum of Sacramento addressed the Board of Directors. Chair Chiesa thanked Mr. Barnbaum for his comments. Doug Kerr, RailPac, requested that future SJJPA Board Meeting times have a rail connection from Martinez, CA. M/S/C (Frazier/Espinoza) to approve Items 2.1-2.5. Passed and Adopted by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority on July 26, 2019, by the following vote to wit: Ayes: 8 Chair Chiesa, Vice-Chair Hume, Vice-Chair Haggerty, Espinoza, Romick, Johnson, Frazier, Shuklian Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 Quintero, Verboon 1 4 of 86 3. Public Comments Mr. Barnbaum announced next RailPac Steel Wheels Conference on September 28, 2019 at 11am-3pm in Fullerton, CA. 4. Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Joaquin Joint Powers ACTION Authority Increasing the Budget Authority for the 2018/19 San Joaquin Amtrak Contract by $5,245,000 Executive Director Stacey Mortensen did a presentation on this item. The content of Ms. Mortensen presentation is summarized in the Board Briefing Materials, and in the PowerPoint slides for this agenda item (available on the SJJPA website). Chair Chiesa asked if there are additional Amtrak additive costs associated with the increase other than fuel and maintenance costs. Brian Schmidt responded that there were no other costs. He further explained there is an equipment maintenance cost and an additive cost connected to equipment maintenance. Ms. Mortensen further explained that if there is a disproportionately high maintenance equipment cost, then operations will have a disproportionate high additive cost associated with this cost. She said that staff wants to reduce both the equipment maintenance costs and additive costs to where they are justifiable for the SJJPA. M/S/C (Frazier/Hume) to approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Increasing the Budget Authority for the 2018/19 San Joaquin Amtrak Contract by $5,245,000. Passed and Adopted by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority on July 26, 2019 by the following vote to wit: Ayes: 8 Chair Chiesa, Vice-Chair Hume, Vice-Chair Haggerty, Espinoza, Romick, Johnson, Frazier, Shuklian Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 Quintero, Verboon 5. Presentation by Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority on the ACTION Valley Link Project and the Altamont Corridor Vision Phase 1 Improvement Program and Approve a Resolution of the Governing Board of San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Authorizing the Chair to Submit a Letter of Support for the Altamont Corridor Vision Phase 1 Improvement Program Marianne Payne and Diane Cowin did a presentation on this item. The presentation is summarized in the Board Briefing Materials, and in the PowerPoint slides for this agenda item (available on the SJJPA website). 2 5 of 86 Member Frazier asked if they have calculated the monetarized operating cost savings from reducing the travel times with the proposed project. Mrs. Cowin replied that they haven’t calculated this savings yet, but that this is something that they will do in the future. Chair Chiesa asked if the BART Extension funding is being used to develop the project feasibility report. Mrs. Cowin replied that those funds are not being used for these studies. She said that funding for the Valley Link feasibility study was provided to the Tri-Valley Authority by San Joaquin Council of Governments funding part one (1) of project feasibility report, Caltrans funding was used for part two (2) of project feasibility report, and the Bay Area MTC funding is being used for the CEQA and Engineering. Member Romick commented that Brentwood, CA is planning for a future transit facility and asked if there is a transportation study linking Valley Link and the City of Brentwood. Mr. Leavitt replied that Contra Costa Transit Agency recently received funding for a study and SJJPA staff would like to collaborate and look into connectivity between transportation projects.