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Transit Management Committees MEETINGS OF THE Transit Management Committees Transit TMC/RMC Management Rail Management Joint Meeting Committee (TMC) Committee (RMC) Date Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Starting time 11:00 a.m. Meetings to occur sequentially Location Valley Metro Lake Powell Conference Room (10A) 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor Phoenix If you require assistance accessing the meetings on the 10th floor, please go to the 13th floor or call 602-262-7433. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 July 27, 2017 Joint Meeting Agenda Transit Management Committee and Rail Management Committee Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor 11:00 a.m. Action Recommended 1. Items from Citizens Present (yellow card) 1. For information An opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the TMC/RMC on non- agenda items. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes for all speakers. 2. Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) Report 2. For information Scott Smith, CEO, will brief the TMC/RMC on current issues. 3. Minutes 3. For action Minutes from the June 7, 2017 Joint TMC/RMC meeting are presented for approval. 4. Public Comment on Agenda Action Items (blue card) 4. For information The public will be provided with an opportunity at this time to address the TMC/RMC on all action agenda items. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker to address all agenda items unless the Chair allows more at his/her discretion. A total of 15 minutes for all speakers will be provided. Consent Agenda 5A. Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for Federal 5A. For action Legislative Consulting Services Staff recommends that the TMC/RMC forward to the Boards of Directors authorization for the CEO to issue a Request for Proposals for Federal Legislative Consulting services. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 5B. Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for State 5B. For action Legislative Consulting Services Staff recommends that the TMC/RMC forward to the Boards of Directors authorization for the CEO to issue a Request for Proposals for State Legislative Consulting services. 5C. Purchase of Nimble Storage Solutions; and Other Related 5C. For action Software Licenses Staff recommends that the TMC/RMC forward to the Boards of Directors authorization for the CEO to purchase the data storage management solution; and related data protection, management software and licenses from authorized resellers through the NASPO State of Arizona Contract, at a cost not to exceed $540,000. Regular Agenda Items 6. Fiscal Year 2017 Quarterly Reports 6. For information Quarterly Reports for Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail are provided as an informational update of Valley Metro activities. 7. Travel, Expenditures and Solicitations 7. For information The monthly travel, expenditures and solicitations for Valley Metro RPTA and Valley Metro Rail are presented for information. 8. Future Agenda Items Request and Report on Current 8. For information Events Chairs Basha and Brady will request future agenda items from members, and members may provide a report on current events. Qualified sign language interpreters are available with 72 hours notice. Materials in alternative formats (large print, audiocassette, or computer diskette) are available upon request. For further information, please call Valley Metro at 602-262-7433 or TTY at 602-251-2039. To attend this meeting via teleconference, contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433 for the dial-in-information. The supporting information for this agenda can be found on our web site at www.valleymetro.org. 2 DATE AGENDA ITEM 1 July 27, 2017 SUBJECT Items from Citizens Present PURPOSE An opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the TMC/RMC on non-agenda items. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes for all speakers. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Scott Smith Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENT None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 2 July 27, 2017 SUBJECT Chief Executive Officer’s Report PURPOSE Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer, will brief the TMC/RMC on current issues. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Scott Smith Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENT None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 3 July 27, 2017 Minutes of a Joint Meeting of Transit Management Committee and Rail Management Committee Wednesday, June 7, 2017 11:00 a.m. Transit Management Committee Meeting Participants Ed Zuercher, City of Phoenix, Chair Kristen Taylor for Gina Montes, City of Avondale Roger Klingler, City of Buckeye Ryan Peters for Marsha Reed, City of Chandler Marc Skocypec, Town of Gilbert Kevin Link for Kevin Phelps, City of Glendale Rob Bohr for Brian Dalke, City of Goodyear Reed Kempton, Maricopa County Chris Brady, City of Mesa Stuart Ken for Jeff Tyne, City of Peoria Paul Basha, City of Scottsdale Steven Methvin, City of Tempe Martin Soto for Nicole Lance, City of Surprise Sara Allred, ADOT Members Not Present James Shano, City of El Mirage City of Tolleson Rail Management Committee Meeting Participants Steven Methvin, City of Tempe, Chair Scott Butler for Chris Brady, City of Mesa, Vice Chair Ryan Peters for Marsha Reed, City of Chandler Kevin Phelps, City of Glendale Ed Zuercher, City of Phoenix Chair Zuercher called the meeting to order at 11:04 a.m. 1. Public Comment Mr. Crowley said one of the jobs of government is transportation. And that's more than just building roads. And part of the reason that transportation is one of your jobs is one of the others is the environment and the ability to breathe with the air quality. Over the last eight days, your county facility of air quality has given, what, six days in a row we are not in the warning area, we're in the unhealthy area. In fact, we've gotten VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 very close to the unhealthy for everybody. And each time they do that, you guys get a knock on what you're going to get for funding, because supposedly, those aren't going to happen being that you are doing what it is to make the air cleaner. Well, we've only gotten to 108 and part of the ozone is the temperature. June 26, 1990, any of you happen to be around? That's when it got to 122, so when I see that part of the equation and knowing that I believe that if we happen to just get around one of the those it's gonna be worse than it should be. Which then takes me back to another part of the thing that I keep on banging the drum about, why is it that y'all feel that putting people in injurious situations during the summer is the way you do it being that it's gonna be -- it's at 11 today for UV index, that means it's under 10 minutes for any of you white folks with white skin that wanna be out there in the direct sunlight that that is injurious and can hurt and kill you. Well, if you happen to be using our transit system, being the logistics are such that it is, remember that if you're going to be at any stop that doesn't have a cover, which is one-third of them, and being that if you transfer from one bus to the other and the logistics within our system you know is such that if it's priority on one direction, the other's going to be waiting there, what, twenty minutes to a half hour before the next one comes by on that transfer. That we had one death this week, and they didn't say what it was caused by, but if that unfortunate person at the bus stop that passed on was from exposure, who didn't build a bus stop. Thank you 2. Chief Executive Officer’s Report Mr. Smith provided an update on the following items: Tempe Streetcar 50th Street Station Kick-off New Paratransit contract on July 1 Dump the Pump Day Safety/Security Training Video Work Place Safety Mr. Smith also thanked Mr. Zuercher and Mr. Methvin who have served as chairs of TMC and RMC. 3. Minutes Minutes from the May 3, 2017 Joint TMC/RMC meeting were presented for approval. IT WAS MOVED BY ROGER KLINGLER, SECONDED BY KEVIN LINK AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO APPROVE THE MAY 3, 2017 JOINT TMC/RMC MEETING MINUTES. 2 4. Public Comment Mr. Crowley said I love it I've got the vision that's 'twixt. It's between nearsighted and farsighted, so that means I'm blind both ways. The fare policy partnerships I think that that should be just something we could go along with and be appreciative of and I am. And then the uniform fare policy, I haven't seen anything on any of the buses letting them know that that is now the norm that it's -- you aren't getting the surcharge. And it's a uniform fare policy throughout the system.
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