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Meeting of Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting of Metro-North and Long Island Committees May 2019 Members K. Law S. Metzger A. Albert N. Brown R. Glucksman R. Herman D. Mack V. Tessitore, Jr. V. Vanterpool N. Zuckerman Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 2 Broadway 20th Floor Board Room New York, NY Monday, 5/20/2019 9:00 - 10:30 AM ET 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS PERIOD 2. Approval of Minutes - April 15, 2019 LIRR Minutes Approval of LIRR Minutes - April 15, 2019 - Page 5 MNR Minutes Approval of MNR Minutes - April 15, 2019 - Page 16 3. 2019 WORK PLAN LIRR Work Plan LIRR Work Plan - Page 24 MNR Work Plan MNR Work Plan - Page 31 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORTS LIRR Report LIRR Safety Report LIRR Safety Report - Page 38 MNR Report MNR Safety Report MNR Safety Report - Page 42 MTA Capital Construction Report MTA Capital Construction Report - Page 45 MTA Police Report MTA Police Report - Page 49 5. AGENCY ACTION ITEMS MTA Capital Construction East Side Access & Regional Investments Budget Transfer East Side Access & Regional Investments Budget Transfer - Page 58 6. AGENCY INFORMATION ITEMS Joint Information Item LIRR-MNR PTC Project Update LIRR-MNR PTC Project Update - Page 61 LIRR Information Items Summer Service & TrackWork Programs Summer Service & Trackwork Programs - Page 85 Lease Agreement For Lawrence Station Lease Agreement For Lawrence Station - Page 89 MNR Information Items MNR Information Items - Page 91 Progress on Way Ahead Strategic Plan Progress on Way Ahead Strategic Plan - Page 92 Lease with Xarupa LLC at the Bronxville Station Lease with Xarupa LLC at the Bronxville Station - Page 115 Lease with The Coiffure Clique LLC at the Bronxville Station Lease with The Coiffure Clique LLC at the Bronxville Station - Page 117 7. PROCUREMENTS LIRR Procurements LIRR PROCUREMENTS - Page 119 LIRR Non-Competitive (None) LIRR Competitive (None) LIRR Ratifications (None) MNR Procurements MNR Procurements - Page 120 MNR Non-Competitive (None) MNR Competitive MNR Competitive - Page 123 MNR Ratifications (None) MTA CC Procurements MTA CC Procurements - Page 127 MTACC Non-Competitive (None) MTACC Competitive MTA CC Competitive - Page 131 MTACC Ratifications MTA CC Ratifications - Page 136 8. AGENCY REPORTS ON OPERATIONS, METRICS, FINANCE, RIDERSHIP AND CAPITAL PROGRAM LIRR Performance Summaries LIRR Operations Report LIRR Operations Report - Page 139 LIRR Performance Metrics Report LIRR Performance Metrics Report - Page 149 LIRR Financial Report LIRR Finacial Report - Page 154 LIRR Ridership Report LIRR Ridership Report - Page 176 LIRR Capital Program Report LIRR Capital Program Report - Page 183 MNR Performance Summaries MNR Operations Report MNR Operations Report - Page 186 MNR Performance Metrics Report MNR Performance Metrics Report - Page 196 MNR Finance Report MNR Finance Report - Page 200 MNR Ridership Report MNR Ridership Report - Page 222 MNR Capital Program Report MNR Capital Program Report - Page 233 Next Meeting: Joint with MNR Monday, June 24, 2019 at 8:30 am Minutes of the Regular Meeting Long Island Rail Road Committee Monday, April 15, 2019 Meeting held at 2 Broadway – 20th Floor New York, New York 10004 8:30 a.m. The following Board Members were present: Hon. Kevin Law, Co-Chair Hon. Susan G. Metzger, Co-Chair Hon. David Mack, Vice Chair Hon. Rhonda Herman, Vice Chair Hon. Norman Brown Hon. Randolph Glucksman Hon. Vincent Tessitore, Jr. The following Board Member participated by teleconference: Hon. Neal Zuckerman The following Board Member was not present: Hon. Veronica Vanterpool Representing Long Island Rail Road: Phillip Eng, Rod Brooks, Chris Calvagna, Loretta Ebbighausen, Mark Young, Dennis Mahon, and Mark D. Hoffer Representing MTA Capital Construction Company: Janno Lieber, Evan Eisland, David Cannon and Peter Kohner Representing MTA Police: Chief Joseph McGrann Metro-North Committee Chair Susan G. Metzger called the Joint Meeting of the Metro- North Committee and Long Island Rail Road Committee (“LIC”) to order. In addition to MTA Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) President Phillip Eng and members of the LIRR staff noted above, MTA Metro-North Railroad (“MNR”) Executive Vice President Susan J. Doering and members of the MNR staff attended the Joint Committee meeting. The minutes of the Metro-North Committee meeting of April 15, 2019 should be consulted for matters addressed at the Joint Committee meeting relating to Metro-North. ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 5 of 242 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 5/20/2019 SAFETY PROCEDURES MNR Vice President of System Safety Justin Vonashek reviewed the emergency safety procedures. PUBLIC COMMENT Richard L. Gans, MNR Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary introduced the six (6) public speakers. Mr. Gans requested each speaker to limit his or her comments to two minutes, and to only address matters on the agenda for the meeting. Orrin Getz, Vice Chairman Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council, spoke about matters pertaining to MNR. Jason A. Pineiro commented that he has observed an increase in the homeless population at LIRR stations, particularly Merrick Station, and expressed his concern for the condition of MNR’s Mount Vernon West Station. H.P. Schroer, Executive Director of U and Me Become We and a World War II veteran, urged that veterans and their spouses receive the same transportation discounts as senior citizens. Murray Bodin stated that today’s comment will be town hall style, public participation, not public comment. He then commented about matters pertaining to MNR. Lisa Daglian, Executive Director of Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee (“PCAC”) commented on the budget agreement, PCAC’s support of congestion pricing, Board Member terms, and terminal On-Time Performance (“OTP”). She requested that the Committee Books be made available earlier on the Friday before the Committee meetings. Victor Andrews commented on the lack of assistance for handicapped riders when traveling in the early morning to Atlantic Terminal and Penn Station. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND 2019 WORK PLAN CHANGES Co-Chair Susan Metzger commented that Board Member Neal Zuckerman, Chair of the Positive Train Control (“PTC”) Committee, will be participating in today’s meeting via teleconference and that his participation will not be counted towards a quorum. She then introduced the new Board Members, Hon. Kevin Law, Hon. David Mack and Hon. Rhonda Herman. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee approved the minutes of the March 25, 2019 Long Island Rail Road Committee Meeting. There were no reported changes to the 2019 Work Plan. MNR Executive Vice President Susan J. Doering commented that the Joint Committee Homeless Outreach Report will be no longer be presented at the Joint Committee meeting. The ________________________________________________________________________________ Master Page # 6 of 242 - Joint Metro-North and Long Island Committees Meeting 5/20/2019 report is being consolidated and will be presented at the July Safety Committee meeting. The MNR accelerated track maintenance report has been moved from June to May when the internal MNR analysis will be presented to the Committee. MTA LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD PRESIDENT’S REPORT President Eng first thanked former LIC Chair former LIC Chair Mitchell Pally for all his contributions and years of service to the MTA. He then welcomed the new MTA Board Members to the Metro North and Long Island Railroad Committees, Vice Chairs Rhonda Herman and David Mack and new LIC Chair Kevin Law. President Eng stated that he is looking forward to working with everyone to make sure LIRR continues to meet the demands of a growing and thriving region. President Eng reported that LIRR carried over 7.5 million customers in March, 270,000 more riders or a 3.8% increase from March 2018. Year- to- date (“YTD”), we have seen an increase of 3% over the same time period in 2018, which itself represented a modern day LIRR record. Revenue generated from ridership is a key piece of the LIRR’s budget and our increase in ridership helps the bottom line. Since it is only one component, it is imperative for LIRR to continueo t identify ways to operate more efficiently and cost effectively. At the request of MTA Chairmann a d CEO Pat Foye, each month we will be reporting LIRR’s YTD financial performance in the form of our operating loss/deficit. Through the end of March, the LIRR generated $282 million in revenue and spent $468 million, resulting in a net operating loss of $186 million. With higher than expected revenues and lower than expected expenditures, our net operating loss through March is lower than what was assumed in the Adopted Budget. President Eng reported that LIRR’s OTP is also up and trending in the right direction. Last month we exceeded our performance goal and reached 94.6% OTP. Last month we exceeded or performance goal and reached 94.6% OTP. The last time we met or exceeded 94% was September 2016. Since we have been keeping records from 1979, March was our 8th best March. President Eng stated that he is thankful to our employees and our labor partners as we “get it done” under LIRR Forward, delivering improved and more timely situational responses, planned maintenance and critical modernization projects. President Eng stated that while we did not see the snow totals this winter that can impact service, we faced many wind events. In March of 2018 high winds brought down many utility poles and trees, delaying our customers. This March, we have been able to mitigate the effects of strong winds, with no downed poles and/or trees on our Right-of-Way (“ROW”) and countless delays avoided. President Eng stated that we’ve received positive feedback from customers with the new MyLIRR feature which provides real time train location information. We are seeing growing usage each month and now have 55,000 distinct users that have taken advantage of MyLIRR since it launched in January. As we receive feedback, we will continue to improve this tool and are sharing information with MNR.
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