AGENDA March 28, 2014 – 10:00 AM Madera County Board of Supervisors, Board Room 200 West Fourth Street Madera, CA

Supervisor John Pedrozo, Chair, Merced County Councilmember Steve Cohn, Vice Chair, City of Sacramento c/o San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Supervisor Henry Perea, Vice Chair, Fresno County 949 East Channel Street Supervisor Vito Chiesa, Stanislaus County Stockton, CA 95202 Supervisor Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Supervisor Allen Ishida, Tulare County Councilmember Bob Johnson, City of Lodi (209) 944-6220 or (800) 411-RAIL Councilmember Don Tatzin, City of Lafayette Supervisor Doug Verboon, Kings County Email: [email protected] Supervisor Tom Wheeler, Madera County AGENDA March 28, 2014 – 10:00 AM Madera County Board of Supervisors, Board Room 200 West Fourth Street Madera, CA 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 Regional Rail Commission Website: http://www.acerail.com/Home/AboutUs/SJJPA.aspx, 1 Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Chair Pedrozo 2 Public Comments 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. 3 Consent Calendar Chair Pedrozo 3.1 Approve Minutes from Jan. 24, 2013 Board Meeting ACTION 3.2 Approve Next SJJPA Board Meeting Location and Time ACTION 4 Edits to SJJPA Bylaws (Election of Officers) and JEPA Chair Pedrozo ACTION 15 (SJJPA Board) 5 Presentation by Madera County Member Wheeler INFORMATION 17 6 Draft Chapters for SJJPA Business Plan Dan Leavitt INFORMATION 18 7 San Joaquin Rolling Stock Update Brian Schmidt ACTION/ 43 INFORMATION 8 California Intercity Passenger Rail Leadership Dan Leavitt INFORMATION 44 Coalition Update 9 Update on Interagency Transfer Agreement and Stacey Mortensen ACTION 55 Schedule 10 Letters of Support for TIGER Grant Applications for Dan Leavitt ACTION 56 Elk Grove Station, Hercules Station, and ACE Stockton Track Extension 11 Administrative Matters or Announcements Stacey Mortensen INFORMATION 62 Correspondence FY14/15 Amtrak Agreement for the San Joaquins 12 Board Member Comments Chair Pedrozo INFORMATION 13 Adjournment Chair Pedrozo SAN JOAQUIN JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY March 28, 2014 STAFF REPORT Item 3.1 ACTION January 24, 2014 SJJPA Board Meeting Minutes Note: There is a problem with the audio from this meeting. With the exception of the Chair, the audio from the Board Members cannot be heard. The regular meeting of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) was held at 12:30 pm, January 24, 2014 at the San Joaquin Council of Governments Board Room, 555 E. Weber Avenue, Stockton CA. 1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call John Pedrozo, Chairperson of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA), called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm and had Member Chiesa lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Thomas Reeves administered the oath of office to Alternate Garrad Marsh. Board Members Present: Chiesa, Ishida, Tatzin, Vice-Chair Perea, and Chair Pedrozo Alternates Present: Blalock, Hume, Harris, Marsh On behalf of the Stockton City Council, Stockton Vice Mayor Canepa welcomed SJJPA to the City of Stockton and the downtown area. The Vice Mayor said it was an exciting time for Stockton and that they were proud of the new $61 million maintenance facility for ACE which has helped an area which has been a blighted area. He noted that his daughter is attending San Jose State and uses the service often and that ACE has been a “life saver” for his family. He said ACE helps make Stockton a better place. He let the Board know that improving rail service is very important to Stockton. He thanked them for having their Board Meeting in Stockton. Chair Pedrozo introduced Bruce Roberts, Acting Chief for the Division of Rail. Mr. Roberts introduced himself to the Board and let the board know that he had been working with Ms. Mortensen and Mr. Leavitt. He said that he met with the SJJPA staff recently to help complete a SJJPA data request. Mr. Roberts said that Caltrans is willing to provide comments on the SJJPA Draft Business Plan chapters as they are being produced. He said that Caltrans looks forward to working with the SJJPA in the future, as the service is transferred over the SJJPA, to coordinate equipment, and with capital projects to be constructed to improve the San Joaquin service. He noted that the San Joaquin corridor was the largest recipient of funding in this year’s State ITIP for intercity rail with $23 million for the improvements between Stockton and Escalon. Mr. Roberts said this was a nice element within a very fiscally constrained budget and that it Page 3 of 69 is Caltrans’ desire to see improvements of the San Joaquin corridor. Mr. Roberts reiterated that he looks forward to working with the SJJPA in the future. 2. Public Comment Alan Scott from Kings County discussed his views on high-speed rail and what he had learned in his recent trip to Europe. He raised his concerns about how he thinks future high-speed rail service in the San Joaquin Valley could hurt the existing rail service. Timothy Smith, State Chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) introduced himself and the BLET to the Board. The BLET is the labor union of the engineers that operate the Amtrak services. He offered his support and the BLET’s support to the SJJPA to help them do their job. Donna DiMartino, General Manager and CEO with San Joaquin RTD introduced herself and San Joaquin RTD the regional transit provider for the entire San Joaquin County. She said that she supports their efforts and looks forward to working with the SJJPA to provide greater transportation options and connectivity. Mike Barnbaum, from “Here We Ride” let the Board know of the activities of Here We Ride and their efforts to promote improved transit connectivity in the Sacramento and Lodi area. He let the Board know that there was now a new San Joaquin “pocket” timetable available at stations dated January 13, 2014. He also let the board know about trackwork on the San Joaquins being done in February and provided this information to staff. 3. Consent Calendar 3.1 Approve Minutes from November 22, 2013 Board Meeting ACTION 3.2 Approve Next SJJPA Board Meeting Location and Time ACTION Chair Pedrozo entertained a motion for the approval of the minutes from the November 22, 2013 Board Meeting. M/S/C (Perea/Tatzin to approve Consent Calendar Item 3.1. Passed and Adopted by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority on January 24, 2014, by the following vote to wit: Ayes: 8 Blalock, Harris, Tatzin, Chiesa, Ishida, Hume, Vice-Chair Perea, Chair Pedrozo Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 Wheeler, Verboon Page 4 of 69 Michael Barnbaum spoke on Item 3.2. He said that he wanted to discuss the train schedule with the goal of serving everybody. Mr. Barnbaum said Here We Ride recommends that the SJJPA hold the next SJJPA Board Meeting in Madera as recommended by SJJPA staff, but they would like the meeting be from 1 pm – 3 pm which they felt would work better with the SJJPA train schedules. He noted that starting the meeting at 10 am in Madera would not enable passengers from the Bay Area to have a direct San Joaquin train connection to the meeting. Chair Pedrozo asked staff to respond. Ms. Mortensen said that staff typically leans to morning times to be able to get the board members home on Friday’s at a reasonable time. She did acknowledge that this creates a problem for one leg of the train service from the Bay Area. She said that it was the staff preference, subject to the board’s approval to have the meeting begin at 10 am. There was some discussion amongst the board members and then there was a motion and a second for the staff recommendation of Madera starting at 10 am for the March 28, 2014 SJJPA Board Meeting. M/S/C (Perea/Tatzin) to approve Consent Calendar Item 3.2 Passed and Adopted by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority on January 24, 2014, by the following vote to wit: Ayes: 8 Blalock, Harris, Tatzin, Chiesa, Ishida, Hume, Vice-Chair Perea, Chair Pedrozo Noes: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 Wheeler, Verboon 4. Election of Officers Chair Pedrozo noted that with SJJPA being so new that after talking with his colleagues and staff that he recommends that SJJPA keep the same leadership for another year, and then they could change next year. He asked if any of the other board members or the public had other motions. Member Hume made a motion to continue with the same Chair and Vice Chairs and Chair Pedrozo seconded the motion.

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