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Solano Transportation Authority Member Agencies: Benicia ♦ Dixon ♦ Fairfield ♦ Rio Vista ♦ Suisun City ♦ Vacaville ♦ Vallejo ♦ Solano County One Harbor Center, Ste. 130, Suisun City, CA 94585-2473 ♦ Phone (707) 424-6075 / Fax (707) 424-6074 Email: [email protected] ♦ Website: sta.ca.gov TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Solano Transportation Authority STA Conference Room 1 One Harbor Center, Suite 130, Suisun City, CA 94585 MEETING AGENDA ITEM STAFF PERSON 1. CALL TO ORDER Daryl Halls, Chair 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (1:30 -1:35 p.m.) 4. REPORTS FROM MTC, STA, AND OTHER AGENCIES (1:35 – 1:45 p.m.) 5. CONSENT CALENDAR Recommendation: Approve the following consent items in one motion. (1:45 – 1:50 p.m.) A. Minutes of the TAC Meeting of June 26, 2019 Johanna Masiclat Recommendation: Approve TAC Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2019. Pg. 5 B. Updated Intercity Bus Replacement Capital Plan Brandon Thomson Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board for approval of the following: 1. Updated Intercity Bus Replacement Funding Plan (September 2019) as specified in Attachment B adding four SolanoExpress buses for expansion of the Red Line; TAC MEMBERS William Tarbox Joe Leach Paul Kaushal Robin Borre Matthew Medill Shawn Cunningham Terrance Davis Matt Tuggle (Interim) City of City of City of City of City of City of City of County of Benicia Dixon Fairfield Rio Vista Suisun City Vacaville Vallejo Solano The complete STA TAC packet is available1 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov 2. Authorize the Executive Director to allocate $1.4 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 STAF for the purchase of two SolanoExpress buses by Solano County Transit (SolTrans); and 3. Program $700,000 in FY 2020-21 STAF for the funding of one SolanoExpress Bus by SolTrans. Pg. 11 C. 2019 SolanoExpress Ridership and Analysis Study Brandon Thomson Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to authorize the Executive Director to: 1. Issue a Request for Proposal (RFP); and 2. Enter into a contract for the SolanoExpress Ridership and Analysis Study for an amount not-to-exceed $125,000. Pg. 19 D. STA Support of Full Implementation of SolTrans AVL/APC Jim McElroy System Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to authorize the Executive Director to: 1. Issue a Request for Proposal (RFP); and 2. Enter into a contract not to exceed $75,000 for the support of SolTrans transition to an automated AVL/APC system. Pg. 23 6. ACTION FINANCIAL ITEMS A. None. 7. ACTION NON-FINANCIAL ITEMS A. Legislative Update Vincent Ma Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to endorse the Final Draft of Caltrans’ California Federal Surface Transportation Reauthorization Consensus Principles Document as shown in Attachment J. (1:50 – 2:00 p.m.) Pg. 25 B. Addendum to the 2019 Solano County Pothole Report Erika McLitus Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to approve the addendum to the 2019 Solano Countywide Pothole Report as shown in Attachment A (to be provided under separate cover) . (2:00 – 2:10 p.m.) Pg. 77 The complete STA TAC packet is available2 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov 8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS – DISCUSSION A. Status of Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and Priority Robert Guerrero Production Areas (PPAs) Designation and Implementation (2:10 – 2:20 p.m.) Pg. 79 B. Solano Safe Routes to School Program 4th Quarter Report for FY Lloyd Nadal 2018-19 (2:20 – 2:25 p.m.) Pg. 91 C. Regional Transportation Impact Fee (RTIF) – 4th Quarter Update Anthony Adams Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 (2:25 – 2:30 p.m.) Pg. 99 D. I-80/I-680/State Route (SR) 12 Interchange - Construction Janet Adams Package 2 Update (2:30 – 2:35 p.m.) Pg. 103 E. 2020 Surface Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Janet Adams Programming (2:35 – 2:40 p.m.) Pg. 107 F. One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Cycle 3 Funding Guidelines and Erika McLitus Schedule (2:40 – 2:50 p.m.) Pg. 163 NO DISCUSSION G. Summary of Funding Opportunities Triana Crighton Pg. 167 H. Draft Meeting Minutes of STA Board & Advisory Committees Johanna Masiclat Pg. 171 I. STA Board and Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule for Johanna Masiclat Calendar Year 2019 Pg. 177 9. UPCOMING TAC AGENDA ITEMS September 2019 A. CTP Elements - Equity & Land Use Chapters B. Draft Legislative Platform for 2020 C. Bike Facilities Demo D. Solano-Napa Activity Based Model Validation E. Mode Transition Plan/Parking Study Update The complete STA TAC packet is available3 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov F. Programming of 2020 STIP G. Highway Projects Update: I-80, SR 12, SR 29, SR 37 and SR 113 10. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee is tentatively scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Meeting Schedule for the Calendar Year 2019 1:30 p.m., Wed., September 25, 2019 No Meeting in October 1:30 p.m., Wed., November 20, 2019 (Special Date) 1:30 p.m., Wed., December 18, 2019 (Special Date) Translation Services: For document translation please call: Para la llamada de traducción de documentos: 對於文檔翻譯電話 Đối với tài liệu gọi dịch: Para sa mga dokumento tawag sa pagsasalin: 707-399-3239 The complete STA TAC packet is available4 on STA’s website: www.sta.ca.gov Agenda Item 5.A August 28, 2019 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE DRAFT Minutes for the Meeting of June 26, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the STA’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was called to order by Daryl Halls at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the Solano Transportation Authority (STA)’s Conference Room 1. TAC Members Present: William Tarbox City of Benicia Joe Leach City of Dixon Paul Kaushal City of Fairfield Matt Medill City of Suisun City Tracy Rideout for Shawn Cunningham City of Vacaville Terrance Davis City of Vallejo Matt Tuggle County of Solano TAC Members Absent: Robin Borre City of Rio Vista Shawn Cunningham City of Vacaville STA Staff and Others Present: (In Alphabetical Order by Last Name) Anthony Adams STA Janet Adams STA Katelyn Costa STA Triana Crighton STA Ron Grassi STA Robert Guerrero STA Daryl Halls STA Vince Ma STA Johanna Masiclat STA John McKenzie STA Erika McLitus STA Lloyd Nadal STA Krishal Sharma STA High School Intern Nouae Vue City of Benicia 5 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA On a motion by Matt Tuggle, and a second by Terrance Davis, the STA TAC approved the agenda. (6 Ayes) 3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT None presented. 4. REPORTS FROM MTC, STA, AND OTHER AGENCIES STA staff made the following announcements: 1. Erika McLitus distributed a detailed report on each City’s current Pavement Condition Index (PCI). 2. Ron Grassi announced the ribbon cutting event of the Solano Vehicle Share Program which will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019 in the courtyard located in the front of the County Government Center. 3. Anthony Adams presented the status of the Active Transportation Plan 4. Robert Guerrero announced the Active Transportation Committee is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2019 at the STA. Joe Leach, City of Dixon, arrived at the meeting. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR On a motion Joe Leach, and a second by Matt Tuggle, the STA TAC approved Items A through D. (7 Ayes) A. Minutes of the TAC Meeting of May 29, 2019 Recommendation: Approve TAC Meeting Minutes of May 29, 2019. B. Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Matrix – July 2019 – City of Vacaville (City Coach), Solano County Transit (SolTrans), and Solano Transportation Authority (STA) Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to approve the July 2019 TDA Matrix for FY 2019-20 which includes TDA Claims for the City of Vacaville (City Coach), Solano County Transit (SolTrans) and STA for FY 2019-20 as shown in Attachment B. C. Submittal of Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Grant for State Route (SR) 37 Corridor Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Pilot Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to authorize the STA Executive Director to jointly apply for the BAAQMD Pilot Trip Reduction Program grant along with NVTA, SCTA and TAM to pilot a coordinated TDM approach focused on reducing single- occupancy vehicle trips and congestion on the SR 37Corridor. D. Commuter Profile and Marketing Research Request for Proposal (RFP) Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to authorize the Executive Director to: 1. Make a budget modification of $100,000 to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Program’s department budget; and 6 2. Use the funds to hire a consultant(s) to create an updated Commuter Profile of Solano County commuters and commute patterns and additional marketing research to encourage use of SolanoExpress and other alternative travel modes. 6. ACTION FINANCIAL ITEMS A. None. 7. ACTION NON FINANCIAL ITEMS A. Solano-Napa Activity Based Model Update Robert Guerrero reviewed the scope of work that addresses the deficiencies to update the model. He commented that a better performing model with up to date data is necessary for the 2019 Congestion Management Program Update and Solano Express Lanes project, and also necessary for the upcoming Short Range Transit Plan updates planned for later this year as well as any new projects requiring VMT CEQA analysis. He noted that staff recommends a continued partnership with NVTA for cost savings from common tasks and data acquisition. Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the STA Board to approve the Scope of Work to update the Solano Napa Activity Based Model contingent on input from the STA Model Technical Advisory Committee as shown in Attachment A.