Meeting of Metro-North and Long Island Committees
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Meeting of Metro-North and Long Island Committees September 2015 Members J. Sedore, Chair, MNR Committee M. Pally, Chair, LIRR Committee F. Ferrer, MTA Vice Chairman J. Ballan R. Bickford N. Brown I. Greenberg J. Kay S. Metzger J. Molloy C. Moerdler V. Tessitore, Jr. C. Wortendyke N. Zuckerman Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 2 Broadway, 20th Floor Board Room New York, New York Monday, 9/21/2015 8:30 - 10:00 AM ET 1. Public Comments Period 2. Approval of Minutes - July 20, 2015 a. MNR Minutes MNR Minutes - Page 6 b. LIRR Minutes LIRR Minutes - Page 10 3. 2015 Work Plans a. MNR 2015 Work Plan MNR 2015 Work Plan - Page 16 b. LIRR 2015 Work Plan LIRR 2015 WORK PLAN - Page 22 4. AGENCY PRESIDENTS’/CHIEF’S REPORTS a. MNR Report (no material) July Safety Report July Safety Report - Page 26 June Safety Report June Safety Report - Page 29 Enhanced Safety Update Enhanced Safety Update - Page 32 b. LIRR Report (no material) Safety/Enhanced Safety Update c. MTA Capital Construction Report MTA Capital Construction Report - Page 33 d. MTA Police Report MTA Police August Report MTA Police August Report - Page 39 MTA Police July Report MTA Police July Report - Page 46 5. AGENCY ACTION ITEMS a. MNR Action Item NYSDOT Grant for Connecting Services NYSDOT Grant for Connecting Services - Page 53 6. AGENCY INFORMATION ITEMS a. Joint Information Items 2016 Preliminary Budget (Public Comment) b. MNR Information Items MNR 2015 Mid-Year Forecast MNR 2015 Mid-Year Forecast - Page 55 MNR Diversity-EEO Report - 2nd Q 2015 MNR Diversity-EEO Report - 2nd Q 2015 - Page 65 Track Program Quarterly Update Track Program Quarterly Update - Page 75 c. LIRR Information Items 2015 LIRR Mid-Year Forecast LIRR 2015 Mid-Year Forecast - Page 88 LIRR Diversity/EEO Report - 2nd Q 2015 LIRR Diveristy/EEO Report - 2nd Q 2015 - Page 99 2015 Fall Track Program 2015 LIRR Fall Track Program - Page 108 7. PROCUREMENTS a. MNR Procurements MNR Procurements - Page 111 Non-Competitive MNR Non-Competitive Procurements - Page 115 Competitive MNR Competitive Procurements - Page 123 Ratifications MNR Ratifications - Page 133 b. LIRR Procurements LIRR Procurements - Page 134 Non-Competitive LIRR Non-Competitive Procurements - Page 138 Competitive LIRR Competitive Procurements - Page 141 Ratifications (No Items) c. MTA CC Procurements MTA CC Procurements - Page 145 Non-Competitive (No Items) Competitive MTA CC Competitive Procurements - Page 146 Ratifications (No Items) 8. AGENCY REPORTS ON OPERATIONS, FINANCE, RIDERSHIP AND CAPITAL PROGRAM a. MNR MNR August Operations Report MNR August Operations Report - Page 148 MNR July Operations Report MNR July Operations Report - Page 156 MNR July Finance Report MNR July Financial Report - Page 165 MNR June Finance Report MNR June Financial Report - Page 185 MNR July Ridership Report MNR July Ridership Report - Page 204 MNR June Ridership Report MNR June Ridership Report - Page 214 MNR Capital Program Report MNR Capital Program Report - Page 224 b. LIRR - Performance Summaries LIRR August Operations Report - Transportation LIRR August Operations Report - Transportation - Page 230 LIRR August Operations Report - Mechanical LIRR August Operations Report - Mechanical - Page 235 LIRR August Operations Report - Safety LIRR August Operations Report - Safety - Page 239 LIRR July Operations Report - Transportation LIRR July Operations Report - Transportation - Page 244 LIRR July Operations Report - Mechanical LIRR July Operations Report - Mechanical - Page 249 LIRR July Operations Report - Safety LIRR July Operations Report - Safety - Page 253 LIRR Enhanced Safety Memo LIRR Enhanced Safety Action Update - Page 258 LIRR July Finance Report LIRR July Finance Report - Page 259 LIRR June Finance Report LIRR June Finance Report - Page 280 LIRR July Ridership Report LIRR July Ridership Report - Page 301 LIRR June Ridership Report LIRR June Ridership Report - Page 308 LIRR Capital Program Report LIRR Capital Program Report - Page 315 LIRR Capital Program Report - Page 317 Next Meeting Date: MNR - Monday, October 26, 2015 at 8:30 am LIRR - Monday, October 26, 2015 at 9:30 am Minutes of the Regular Meeting Metro-North Committee Monday, July 20, 2015 Meeting held at 2 Broadway – 20th Floor New York, New York 10004 8:30 a.m. The following members were present: Hon. Fernando Ferrer, Vice Chairman, MTA Hon. Mitchell H. Pally, Chairman of the Long Island Committee Hon. Jonathan A. Ballan Hon. Norman Brown Hon. Susan G. Metzger Hon. Charles G. Moerdler Hon. John J. Molloy Hon. Carl V. Wortendyke Hon. Neal Zuckerman Not Present: Hon. James L. Sedore, Jr., Chairman of the Metro-North Committee Hon. Robert C. Bickford Hon. Ira Greenberg Hon. Jeffrey A. Kay Also Present: Joseph J. Giulietti – President, Metro-North Railroad Catherine Rinaldi – Executive Vice President Ralph Agritelley– Vice President, Labor Relations Katherine Betries-Kendall – Vice President, Human Resources Michael R. Coan – Chief, MTA Police Department Susan J. Doering – Vice President, Customer Service and Stations Glen Hayden – Vice President - Chief Engineer John Kennard – Vice President – Capital Programs John Kesich– Senior Vice President, Operations Kim Porcelain – Vice President, Finance and Information Systems Robert Rodriguez – Director, Diversity and EEO Susan Sarch – Acting General Counsel Michael Shiffer – Vice President, Operations Planning and Analysis Joseph Streany – Acting Chief Safety Officer Board member Metzger called the meeting of the Metro-North Committee to order. ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 6 of 317 - Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 9/21/2015 PUBLIC COMMENT Orrin Getz discussed New Jersey Transit’s elimination of west of Hudson train number 1601 which arrives in Hoboken, New Jersey at 12:45 a.m. He also discussed the 9% fare increase. He stated that the Pascack Valley Line is the only line that will not have a late train on weekdays. He suggested that late night bus service should be operated to replace train number 1601. William Henderson, Executive Director of the PCAC read a statement on behalf of Randy Glucksman, Chair, Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, regarding the New Jersey Transit’s service cuts that affect Pascack Valley Line riders. A copy of Mr. Glucksman’s statement is filed with the records of this meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the members of the Committee present approved the minutes of the June 22, 2015 Metro-North Committee meeting. There were no changes to the work plan. MTA METRO-NORTH RAILROAD PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Giulietti discussed service reliability, noting that reliability continues to improve. In June, east of Hudson system-wide performance operated at 94%; peak service continues to operate reliably and weekend service operated slightly above 95%. Infrastructure constraints contributed to 45% of train delay minutes in June, a 25% reduction from May with 98.1% of trains arriving within 10 minutes of schedule and only 1% of trains delayed greater than 15 minutes. Consist compliance in June 2015 was 99.6%. In May 2015, the Mean Distance Between Failure was above goal. In May 2015, west of Hudson service operated at 97.6%. President Giulietti reported that overall customer complaints have decreased 47% since January and have been on a continual decline, despite a slight uptick in June. Complaints concerning late or canceled trains have decreased 76% since January. President Giulietti also reported on ridership during the month of June 2015, noting that east of Hudson total rail ridership increased 0.9% compared to the comparable period of 2014; rail commutation ridership increased 1.7%; rail non-commutation ridership decreased 0.3% and managed connecting services ridership increased 5.5%. In June 2015, ridership on the Hudson Rail Link increased 7.5% compared to the comparable period of 2014, ridership on the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry increased 3.5% and ridership on the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry decreased 1.2%. Actual west of Hudson ridership data for June 2015 is not yet available. Year-to-date May 2015 total system ridership was 1.3% above the comparable period of 2014 and 0.6% below budget. President Giulietti continued his report with a discussion of a July 1 incident wherein the northern span of the Devon Moveable Bridge that carries tracks one and three was stuck in the open position, leaving only the southern span that carries tracks two and four in service under a 15 mile per hour speed restriction, causing rush hour delays of 15 minutes. In response to the failure, President Giulietti with Metro-North and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) personnel assessed the damage and identified the repairs needed to close and lock the span. The northern span was closed the following day, permitting the southern span to resume operations at the normal 45 miles per hour speed limit. The cause of the failure is under investigation. In May, the CDOT and Metro-North began work on the bridge involving steel repairs, a new wooden deck and new miter rails on the Track 3 span. Its completion by early November is a prerequisite to the next and final phase of CDOT's overhead catenary wire replacement project. The steel repair and track project was delayed by approximately one week due to the failure. In order to get the project back on schedule, track 1 remained out of service until July 20 with minimal impacts on service. President Giulietti ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 7 of 317 - Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 9/21/2015 thanked Metro-North and CDOT forces for all their efforts in addressing this incident and making the necessary repairs to the bridge. President Giulietti concluded his report with a discussion of the MWBE Outreach Event to be held in Tarrytown for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. He reported that Metro-North’s and MTA’s Departments of Diversity and Civil Rights (DDCR) have teamed up with the joint venture firms of Skanska-ECCO III for an outreach event to inform prospective firms of subcontracting opportunities for the Croton-Harmon Shop replacement project.