810 Mission Avenue Oceanside, CA 92054 Agenda (760) 966-6500 (760) 967-2001 (fax) www.GoNCTD.com Saturday, February 9, 2019 Special Meeting: 9:00 A.M. Location: Carlsbad Room, Westin Carlsbad Resort & SPA 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 MISSION North County Transit District’s mission is to deliver safe, convenient, reliable and user-friendly public transportation services. VISION Our vision is to build an integrated transit system that enables our customers to travel easily and efficiently throughout our growing region. For individuals with disabilities, NCTD will provide assistive services. To obtain such services or copies of documents in an alternate format, please call or write, a minimum of 72 hours prior to the event, to request these needed reasonable modifications. NCTD will make every attempt to accommodate requests that do not give 72-hour notice. Please contact the Clerk of the Board at (760) 966-6553. For individuals with sensory disabilities, this document is available in alternate formats. For information, please contact the Clerk of the Board at 760/966-6553. Persons with hearing impairment, please use the California Relay Service (CRS): 800/735-2929 TTY; 800/735-2922 voice; 800/855-3000 Spanish. CRS Customer Service: 877/632-9095 English or 877/419-8440 Spanish. Agenda materials can be made available in alternative languages upon request. To make a request, please call (760) 966-6553 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Los materiales de la agenda de NCTD están disponibles en otros idiomas. Para hacer una solicitud, llame al (760) 966-6553 al menos 72 horas antes de la reunión.” Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members of the NCTD Board of Directors regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk of the Board located at 810 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92054, during normal business hours. 1 SPECIAL MEETING BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM • CALL TO ORDER • ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG • SAFETY BRIEF & EVACUATION PROCEDURES – Anthony Flores, Clerk of the Board • PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS There is a time limit of 15 minutes for this section of Public Communications and each speaker is limited to three minutes for their presentation. All persons wishing to address the Board during the meeting must complete a “Request to Speak” form. These forms are provided in a box at the table in the hallway and must be completed and given to the Clerk of the Board before that agenda item is called. A. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions Tony Kranz, NCTD Board Chair and City of Encinitas Council Member Rebecca Jones, Past NCTD Board Chair and Mayor of San Marcos NCTD’s current and most recent Board Chairs will review the Retreat Agenda and discuss desired outcomes for the meeting. Time is also provided to support brief introduction of Retreat attendees. 9:50 – 11:15 a.m. Transit Ridership Trends and Strategies to Increase Ridership Katie Persons, Transit Planner – Strategic Planning, North County Transit District Antoinette Meier, Principal Regional Planner, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Jennifer Bergener, Managing Director, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN) Katie Persons will provide an overview of transit ridership trends and key activities that NCTD is advancing to increase transit ridership. Antoinette Meier will provide an update on a pilot project that is being advanced to support last mile connections and improved transit services in lower density areas. Jennifer Bergener will present plans that are being discussed to support improved coordination and frequencies of rail service. 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Break 2 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 2019-2050 Regional Plan-Focused on North County Charles “Muggs” Stoll, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning, SANDAG Muggs Stoll will provide an overview of the constrained and unconstrained Regional Plan focused on North County. The presentation will include a discussion of high priority projects that SANDAG and NCTD are seeking to fund. 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Break for Lunch 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Land Use and Transit in North County Tuere Fa’aola, Associate Manager, Transportation Planning, IBI Group Tuere Fa’aola will provide an overview of NCTD’s Land Use and Transit Integration Study (LUTIS), including a discussion of existing land use, demographic, and employment patterns in North County in relation to the surrounding region. This presentation will outline the key themes that will guide strategic mobility recommendations for NCTD. 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Real Estate Management Program Tracey Foster, Chief Development Officer, NCTD Tracey Foster will provide an overview of NCTD’s Real Estate Portfolio, review relevant Board Policies, and provide information on past studies and current strategies for joint development. 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Strategic Focus and Key Next Steps Matthew O. Tucker, Executive Director, NCTD Bridget Hennessey, Intergovernmental Affairs Officer, NCTD Richard Harmon, State Legislative Lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs How well is NCTD positioned to be successful? What should NCTD be focused on from a staff perspective and from a Board perspective? NCTD’s Executive Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Officer, and Townsend’s State Legislative Lobbyist will provide an overview of NCTD’s proposed strategic priorities and legislative plan for FY19 and FY20. 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Tony Kranz, NCTD Board Chair and City of Encinitas Council Member 3 • REMAINING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ➢ For any remaining speakers who have completed a “Request to Speak” form. • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT • BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND CORRESPONDENCE • ADJOURNMENT • CERTIFICATIONS AND RULES (FOR BOARD AND PUBLIC INFORMATION) ➢ Posting of Board Agenda (Page 6) ➢ Rules for Public Speakers at meetings of the North County Transit District (Page 7) Upcoming Meetings: • MSPBD Committee Meeting: February 21, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. • Regular Board Meeting: February 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. All Regular Board and Committee Meetings will be held at NCTD Administrative Offices, 810 Mission Ave., Oceanside CA, unless otherwise provided on public notice. 4 WESTIN CARLSBAD RESORT & SPA 5480 GRAND PACIFIC DRIVE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008 5 February 4, 2019 To: North County Transit District Board Members From: Clerk of the Board Subject: POSTING OF BOARD AGENDA In Compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, as Amended, the following information is provided. The Agenda for this Special Meeting of the Board was posted as follows: Special Meeting: February 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Posted At: 5480 Grand Pacific Dr., Carlsbad, CA Posted At: 810 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA Posted Online At: www.goNCTD.com Date & Time of Posting: February 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Posted By: Anthony Flores, Clerk of the Board 6 Rules for Public Speakers at Meetings of the North County Transit District Per Board policy, all public communications at meetings of the North County Transit District shall be made and received in accordance with the following procedures: 1. COMMENTS NOT ON AGENDA A. Total time limit all speakers: • Beginning of meeting: Fifteen (15) minutes • End of meeting: No time limit. B. Time limit per speaker per meeting: Three (3) minutes, with no donation of time allowed. C. Priority: First come, first served. All speaker slips will be numbered as the Clerk of the Board receives them. Those not allowed to speak at the beginning of the meeting due to limit stated above, will be called at the end of the meeting. D. Order on agenda: Items will be heard at the beginning of the meeting and if the time limit stated in Paragraph A is exhausted, those who filled out a speaker slip and have not yet spoken, will be given an opportunity to speak at the end of the meeting under “Remaining Public Communications.” 2. TIME LIMITS FOR ADDRESSING MATTERS ON THE AGENDA A. Total time limit: None. B. Time limit per speaker: Three (3) minutes, with one donation of three minutes, for a maximum of six minutes. C. These rules apply to both public hearing and non-public hearing items listed on the agenda. D. Comments made not germane to the subject matter of the agenda item being considered are out of order. 3. CUTOFF FOR TURNING IN SPEAKER SLIPS A. Speakers wishing to speak to an item on the Board Agenda must submit a speaker slip to the Clerk of the Board before that agenda item is called. Speaker slips will be available at the meeting. B. Speakers turning in slips after discussion begins on an item will be heard at the end of the meeting under “Remaining Public Communications.” 4. MODIFICATION OF RULES BY CHAIR A. The Board Chair may, in his or her absolute discretion, relax the requirements of these rules. However, a decision of the Chair to do so in one instance shall not be deemed a waiver of the rules as to any other instance or matter. 7 Historic Transit Ridership Trends Board Retreat February 9, 2019 Presentation Overview • Historic Ridership Trends – National – Regional – District level • Factors Influencing Ridership – Social and economic incentives detracting from transit – Public policy • NCTD Strategic Efforts – Current and upcoming plans Total National Transit Ridership (000s) 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 National Modal Ridership Trends Rail & Demand Response Bus Ridership (000s) Ridership (000s) 6,000,000 600,000 5,500,000 500,000 5,000,000 400,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 300,000