Citizens Advisory Committee AGENDA
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P1 SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Citizens Advisory Committee San Joaquin Council of Governments 555 East Weber Avenue, Stockton, California Wednesday, August 15, 2018 6:00 p.m. Citizens Advisory The San Joaquin Council of Governments is in compliance with the American with Committee Members Disabilities Act and will make all reasonable accommodations for the disabled to Leonard Smith (Chair) participate in employment, programs and facilities. Persons requiring assistance or CITY OF MANTECA auxiliary aid in order to participate should contact Rebecca Calija at 235-0600 at least 24 Paul Plathe (Vice Chair) hours prior to the meeting. SIERRA CLUB Richard Blackston Note: All items are available for action by the committee. The right hand column identifies CITY OF LODI staff recommendations. Stephanie Hobbs CITY OF RIPON AGENDA Michael Carouba BUSINESS INDUSTRY 1. Call to Order Jim Hilson CITY OF LATHROP 2. Minutes: Approve Minutes of June 20, 2018 ACTION Bobby Bivens SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 3. Public Comments Lauren Ah Tye LEAGUE OF WOMEN At this time the public may address the CAC on any non-agenda item that is within VOTERS the subject matter of this agency. A five-minute maximum time limit will apply to all Leonard Smith public comments. CITY OF MANTECA Gracie Marx CITY OF ESCALON 4. dibs Quarterly Activity Report: April – June, 2018 INFORMATION Eleassia Davis CITY OF TRACY 5. State Route 99/Turner Road Interchange ACTION Programming Recommendation LaCresia Hawkins NAACP 6. Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority INFORMATION Rick Grewal CITY OF STOCKTON Update Albert Nunez TRUCKING INDUSTRY 7. Career Development and the Changing Workforce INFORMATION August 21 Speaker Series Event Marty Van Houten UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC 8. SJCOG Staff Update Vacant TRANSIT ADVOCATE 9. Updates / Requests from the Committee 10. Meeting Adjourned to Wednesday, September 19, 2018. SJCOG Andrew T. Chesley EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR P2 AGENDA ITEM 2 P3 SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Citizens Advisory Committee 555 East Weber Ave. Stockton, CA 95202 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 ACTION MINUTES 1) Call to Order Chair Blackston called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Members Present: Richard Blackston (Chair), City of Lodi; Stephanie Hobbs (Vice Chair), City of Ripon; Gracie Marx, City of Escalon; Paul Plathe, Sierra Club; Leonard Smith, City of Manteca; Jim Hilson, City of Lathrop; Rick Grewal, City of Stockton; Michael Carouba, Business Industry; Marty Van Houten, University of the Pacific; Lauren Ah Tye, League of Women Voters; Carol Blevins, City of Tracy SJCOG Staff Present: Kim Anderson, Senior Regional Planner; David Ripperda, Associate Regional Planner; 2) Minutes: Approve Minutes of May 16, 2018 A motion was made and seconded (Marx/Smith) to approve the minutes of May 16, 2018. Motion passed, with Blevins abstaining. 3) Public Comments None. 4) Protecting SB 1 Mr. David Ripperda presented this item. He stated that SJCOG staff were recommending to support transportation funding from Senate Bill 1 and oppose the November 2018 ballot measure that would repeal it. Mr. Ripperda noted that the funding was constitutionally protected by the passage of Proposition 69 by the voters at the June 2018 Primary Election. Mr. Carouba arrived during this item. The committee members discussed their various viewpoints on Senate Bill 1 and discussed its merits. A motion was made and seconded (Bivens/Blevins) to reject staff recommendations and to support the repeal of Senate Bill 1. Motion failed (4-5-1). A motion was made and seconded (Hilson/Bivens) to take a neutral position on Senate Bill 1. Motion passed (6-4). P4 5) 2018 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and 2019 Federal Transportation Improvement Program Ms. Kim Anderson presented this item. She described the purpose of the documents and the public review process that had occurred and described some of the comments that had been received. Ms. Anderson noted that the SJCOG Board would be taking action on the documents and the Air Quality Conformity Analysis document at their June 28, 2018 meeting. A motion was made and seconded (Van Houten/Smith) to approve the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and 2019 Federal Transportation Improvement Program. Motion passed (7-1-1), with Blevins against and Bivens abstaining. 6) Fiscal Year 2018/19 Unmet Transit Needs Findings Mr. Ripperda presented this item. He noted that the item was being brought back to the committee for action. Mr. Ripperda described the staff recommendations regarding the proposed weekend service to BART to be funded from surplus State Transit Assistance (STA) funding from the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Service. Mr. Ripperda also described the proposed service between the Delta College Mountain House campus, Mountain House, and Tracy, and noted that SJCOG was still in discussions with Tracy and RTD regarding the service. A motion was made (Carouba/Blevins) to adopt the FY 18/19 UTN Report and Findings with the exception of the Intercity Service finding (Mountain House service). Motion passed 8-2 with Smith and Plathe dissenting. A motion was made (Carouba/Blevins) to adopt findings that the proposed Intercity Service finding (Mountain House service) was not an unmet transit need and that it was not reasonable to meet. Motion passed 8-2 with Smith and Plathe dissenting. A motion was made (Blevins/Van Houten) to allocate the $175,000 of 99313 STA funds for the Weekend Service to BART. Motion passed 9-0. A motion was made (Blevins/Van Houten) to support continued collaboration with RTD and Tracy, along with the addition of Mountain House CSD and Delta College, to develop a scope and funding strategy for service between Tracy, Mountain House, and Delta College. Motion passed 9-0. 7) Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for Fiscal Year 2018/19 The committee discussed candidates for the position of Chair and Vice-Chair, with Ms. Hobbs declining the position of Chair due to conflicts. A motion was made (Blackston/Hobbs) to appoint Mr. Smith as the Chair for Fiscal Year 2018/19. Motion passed unanimously. A motion was made (Blackston/Smith) to appoint Mr. Plathe as the Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2018/19. Motion passed unanimously. P5 8) SJCOG Staff Update Mr. Ripperda reminded the committee that there would be no meeting in the month of July. 9) Committee Updates / Future Agenda Items Mr. Smith informed the committee of the pending groundbreaking ceremony of the Great Wolf Lodge development in Manteca. Chair Blackston requested a future update on the Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority and their ACE to BART project. 11) Meeting Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m. P6 AGENDA ITEM 4 P7 August 2018 CAC STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: dibs Quarterly Activity Report: April – June 2018 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information SUMMARY: The dibs program provides information and encouragement to help people learn about and use travel options other than driving alone. These options include riding transit, carpooling, vanpooling and biking to work. This is accomplished by working directly with commuters, organizing community events, conducting employer outreach and partnering with local agencies. The attached report summarizes the activities that occurred to accomplish our mission. Highlights Include: Bike Month Feedback Preview dibs Donut Day for Amtrak Morning Express Train Merced Vanpool Project BACKGROUND Formerly known as Commute Connection, dibs were established in 1978 by SJCOG. The program was re-branded to dibs in 2016 to modernize the image, appeal to a wider audience and offer users a more engaging and convenient way to obtain information. Since inception, the program has expanded to include the counties of Stanislaus and Merced through contracts with the Stanislaus Council of Governments and Merced Association of Governments. As a result, through extensive marketing and outreach, the program has registered over 9,000 commuters. Ultimately, the dibs program aims to help improve air quality and reduce roadway congestion by encouraging commuters not to drive alone. Primary features of the program include: P8 Vanpool & Community Marketing Transit & Online Trip Emergency Outreach & & Park and Planning Ride Home Events Promotions Ride Incentives Prepared by: Yvette Davis, Sr. Program Specialist P9 Call dibs on our Program Success April - June 2018 Activity Report Bike Month Changes the Cycle We asked our riders what they enjoyed most about Bike Month and besides the expected “less traffic” and “the exercise”, we were surprised that a large chunk mentioned that seeing other riders out and about was their highlight of the month. Not only did they love seeing their coworkers and neighbors in the bike lanes with them, but they loved the Smart Travel option enough to keep it going after Bike Month, with 86% of riders continuing their habit! With the average rider logging just over 10 miles, it’s no wonder that they majority said they’re in it solely for the health benefits! “I believe what you are doing by putting others together to reduce our overall footprint on society is simply awesome.” -local rider, David. Hey thanks David, we think you guys are awesome too! Great job San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties! You did it! In the Works! • Development of the Bike to Work Results Infographic TOTAL TOTAL ALT. TRIPS DOLLARS CO2 MEMBERS VANPOOLS LOGGED SAVED SAVINGS 9,274 142 21,000 $241,561 172 TONS USER Social PAGEVIEWS 1,000,000 4% SESSIONS 800,000 Direct 20,568 43% 6,272 Referral 600,000 Organic 31% 400,000 23% 200,000 569,573 0 NEW RETURNING VISITORS VISITORS Organic = search engine/paid ads 86.8% 13.2% Statistics represent dibsmyway.com and dibstrips.com P10 April - June 2018 Activity Report dibsmyway.com Travel Smart with the Morning Express (and donuts!) Mornings up and down the Central Valley just got a whole lot more exciting with the launch of Amtrak’s Morning Express Train! The train will carry rail enthusiasts from as far south as Fresno up to Sacramento in time for work each day.