LOSSAN RAIL CORRIDOR AGENCY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) the LOSSAN TAC May Take Action on Any Item Appearing on This Agenda
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MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA LOSSAN RAIL CORRIDOR AGENCY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) The LOSSAN TAC may take action on any item appearing on this agenda. Friday, November 1, 2013 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Santa Barbara County Administration Building Large Supervisor’s Conference Room, 4th Floor 105 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA Staff Contact: Danny Veeh (619) 699-7317 [email protected] AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS • MANAGING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AGREEMENT STATUS UPDATE • SANTA MARIA REFINERY EXPANSION • LOSSAN 2014 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM • INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOSSAN RAIL CORRIDOR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY To request this document or related reports in an alternative format, please call (619) 699-1900, (619) 699-1904 (TTY), or fax (619) 699-1905. MEETING LOCATION The meeting will be located at the County Administration Building 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara, California. Metropolitan Transit District operates a downtown electric shuttle along State Street connecting the Amtrak station to the meeting location. The downtown shuttle operates every 15 minutes with a fare of $0.50. 105 East Anapamu Several LOSSAN member agencies will be attending this meeting via teleconference from the following locations: Riverside County Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA Amtrak, 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA Caltrans Division of Rail, 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA The public is welcome to attend and testify at any of the LOSSAN member agency locations listed above, all of which are accessible to the public. For more information, please contact LOSSAN staff at (619) 699-7317 or email [email protected] for specific meeting room locations at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Otherwise, conference calling is available. 2 Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Friday, November 1, 2013 ITEM # ACTION 1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 2. PUBLIC COMMENT/COMMUNICATIONS Speakers are limited to three minutes each. +3. OCTOBER 3, 2013, MEETING MINUTES (Danny Veeh, SANDAG) APPROVE The LOSSAN TAC is asked to approve the minutes from the TAC’s last meeting. Please see the attachment. 4. MANAGING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AGREEMENT INFORMATION STATUS UPDATE (Linda Culp, SANDAG) The Draft Administrative Support Agreement with the LOSSAN Managing Agency was presented to the Board at its October meeting and will consider finalizing this agreement at the November 20, 2013, meeting. Staff will provide a status update. 5. SANTA MARIA REFINERY EXPANSION (Pete Rodgers, SLOCOG) INFORMATION The Phillips 66 oil refinery in San Luis Obispo County has proposed an expansion that includes increased shipments by rail (estimated at 10 trains per week). Staff will discuss potential conflicts between the additional freight rail service and the existing/future passenger rail service on the LOSSAN North Corridor, and Coast Corridor north of San Luis Obispo. +6. LOSSAN 2014 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM (Linda Culp, SANDAG) DISCUSSION LOSSAN staff will review the proposed 2014 LOSSAN Legislative Program and seek TAC comments. +7. CHANGES TO BOARD POLICY NOS. 01 AND 02 BASED ON THE DISCUSSION AMENDED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT AND BYLAWS (Linda Culp, SANDAG) LOSSAN staff will review potential changes to LOSSAN Board Policy Nos. 01 and 02 that will be presented to the LOSSAN Board for approval on November 20, 2013. 3 +8. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOSSAN RAIL INFORMATION CORRIDOR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY (Linda Culp, SANDAG; Lane Fernandes, Parsons Brinkerhoff) SANDAG and Parsons Brinkerhoff will summarize the findings of the recently completed Infrastructure Development Plan for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor in San Diego County. 9. CALIFORNIA INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM CORRIDOR INFORMATION JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES CHAIRS AND VICE CHAIRS MEETING (Danny Veeh, SANDAG) The chairs, vice chairs, and staff representing LOSSAN, Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin, Coast Daylight, and other emerging corridors met on October 17, 2013, in Orange, California. Staff will present a summary of the meeting. 10. LOSSAN NORTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/ INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (Joe Valdez, Caltrans) Caltrans Division of Rail is working collaboratively with Caltrans District 5 to prepare a program-level environmental document to become eligible for federal funding. Project scoping meetings were held in January 2012 and the draft document is expected to be released to the public in March 2014, with the final document in October 2014. Caltrans staff will provide a status update. +11. REVISED DRAFT 2014 LOSSAN MEETING SCHEDULE INFORMATION (Michael Litschi, OCTA) Staff will discuss the proposed changes to the 2014 LOSSAN Meeting Schedule. +12. CORRIDOR TRENDS (Danny Veeh, SANDAG) INFORMATION The latest corridor statistics, including ridership and revenue statistics and customer satisfaction indices, are attached. +13. REVIEW NOVEMBER 20, 2013, BOARD OF DIRECTORS DRAFT REVIEW AND AGENDA (Linda Culp, SANDAG) COMMENT The LOSSAN TAC will review the draft agenda for the next LOSSAN Board of Directors meeting. 14. LOSSAN TAC MEMBER UPDATES INFORMATION 4 15. NEXT MEETING APPROVE The next LOSSAN TAC meeting is scheduled for December 5, 2013, at LA Metro in Los Angeles from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. + next to an item indicates an attachment 5 Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE November 1, 2013 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 3 Action Requested: APPROVE OCTOBER 3, 2013, MEETING MINUTES File Number 3400600 The LOSSAN Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on October 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. In attendance were: Danny Veeh, SANDAG Linda Culp, SANDAG Weston Parsel, OCTA Sheldon Peterson, RCTC William Ringland, SCRRA Mark Waier, SCRRA Michael Litschi, OCTA Mike Dwyer, Amtrak Jay Fuhrman, Metro Via Teleconference: Henning Eichler, SCRRA John Preston, Amtrak Scott Spaulding, SBCAG Jonathan Hutchinson, Amtrak Megan Taylor, OCTA Joe Valdez, Caltrans James Hinkamp, VCTC Pete Rodgers, SLOCOG Steve Fox, SCAG Gretchen Brigaman, Caltrans WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Danny Veeh (SANDAG) welcomed everyone to the meeting. He also mentioned that there will be a tour of Amtrak's new First Class passenger lounge in Union Station. Those who are interested should meet at the Subway sandwich shop inside Union Station at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Veeh thanked Amtrak for arranging this tour. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATION No public comments. SEPTEMBER 5, 2013, MEETING MINUTES The minutes were approved. STATUS OF MANAGING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT Linda Culp (SANDAG) informed the TAC that the initial Draft Administrative Services Agreement (ASA) was presented to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). OCTA has reviewed and provided comments back to LOSSAN staff. The LOSSAN negotiations team will then review the comments from OCTA and develop staff responses to be included in a revised draft ASA for the October 16, 2013, Board meeting. No action is requested in October, but the goal is to have a final approval from the Board of Directors in November. 6 Pete Rodgers (SLOCOG) asked if the Amtrak California Thruway Bus service would be addressed in the ASA. Michael Litschi (OCTA) mentioned that the ASA is a high-level document, but the Thruway bus connections will be addressed in the Interagency Transfer Agreement. METROLINK BIKE PROGRAM OVERVIEW William Ringland (SCRRA) provided an overview of the Metrolink bike program. Metrolink has 24 specifically designated bike cars in their fleet as well as capacity for 3 bikes on all other cars. Bike cars are assigned to specific trains with high bike usage and clearly listed in the Metrolink timetable. Metrolink trains carry over 900 bikes per weekday on all routes. In 2013, bikes on board have increased with an 8 percent growth in the first quarter and 10 percent growth in the second quarter. Metrolink tracks bike usage and places bike cars based on demand. Metrolink also supports and promotes many events including CicLAvia, bike to work week, and other special requests from bike groups. All bike information is housed on Metrolink’s website. There was a following discussion regarding ridership and storage facilities at stations. The TAC felt that it was important to track bike boardings by stations to help prioritize investments in bike infrastructure at stations. ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BIKE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Weston Parsel (OCTA) presented a general overview of OCTA's bike program. OCTA’s goal is to increase bike funding and focus on first- and last-mile connections. OCTA was awarded $9.4 million for a bike corridor improvement program and subsequently awarded grants to local agencies. They also have held events such as national bike month and produced a promotional bike video, which is hosted on their website. OCTA also is initiating a bike share pilot program in the City of Fullerton. This program will track usage via GPS units installed on bikes. The data from this pilot program will provide key information that can be used to pursue additional funding. Ms. Culp announced that the SANDAG Board approved a bike Early Action Plan allocating $200 million to be used for the construction of bike infrastructure in San Diego County, including construction along the Coastal Rail Trail, which shares the LOSSAN Corridor. Mr. Veeh suggested that the bike data summary that was presented at the TAC meeting in September, along with the summaries of the Metrolink and OCTA bike programs from today, should be presented