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TTAAMMCC Regional Transportation Planning Agency - Local Transportation Commission Monterey County Service Authority for Freeways & Expressways - Email: [email protected] AGENDA TAMC RAIL POLICY COMMITTEE Meeting of Monday August 5, 2019 Transportation Agency for Monterey County Transportation Agency Conference Room 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas Alternate Call-In Location: Office of Mary Adams, District 5 Supervisor, Monterey Courthouse, 1200 Aguajito Rd, Suite #100, Monterey, CA 93940 3:00 PM Complete agenda packets are on display at the Transportation Agency for Monterey County office and at these public libraries: Carmel, Monterey, Salinas Steinbeck Branch, Seaside, Prunedale, and King City. Any person who has a question concerning an item on this agenda may call the Agency Secretary to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda. Please recycle this agenda. 1. Quorum Check, Call to Order and Introductions A quorum is 7 of the following members: Adams, Alejo, Chavez, Davis, Delgado, Hawthorne, LeBarre, Oglesby, Parker, Phillips, Potter and Smith.. If you are unable to attend, please make sure that one of your alternates attends the meeting. Your courtesy to the other members to assure a quorum is appreciated. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON TRANSPORTATION MATTERS NOT ON TODAY’S AGENDA Any member of the public may address the Rail Policy Committee on any item not on Page 1 of 34 the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Rail Policy Committee. Comments on items on today's agenda may be given when that agenda item is discussed. 3. BEGINNING OF CONSENT AGENDA Approve the staff recommendations for items listed below by majority vote with one motion. Any member may pull an item off the Consent Agenda to be moved to the end of the CONSENT AGENDA for discussion and action. 3.1. APPROVE minutes of the Rail Policy Committee meeting of June 3, 2019. - Montiel The draft minutes of the June 3, 2019 Rail Policy Committee meeting are attached for review. 3.2. RECEIVE update on the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study. - Watson Progress on the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study since the last report to this Committee on June 3 includes securing approval of the contract by Caltrans Audits and Investigations. Since the contract has only just been fully executed, no activities have happened since the last report. END OF CONSENT AGENDA 4. RECEIVE update on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project. - Watson Activities on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project since the last update on June 3, 2019 include progress on the construction of the City of Salinas' storm drain project, right- of-way activities related to Package 2 and continued operations discussions with Caltrain. 5. RECEIVE update on the planned increase in passenger rail service along the coast corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles. - Watson The next meeting of the Coast Rail Coordinating Council Policy Committee is scheduled for Friday, August 16 as a phone call. 6. RECEIVE information and PROVIDE direction to staff as to the proposed interim use of the Monterey Branch Line right-of-way for a recreational enterprise. Page 2 of 34 - Watson Staff has received multiple proposals over the years to use the Monterey Branch Line right-of-way for recreational purposes. A proposal from the Museum of Handcar Technology LLC, received in July 2019, is more developed than any received to date, but such effort would require a competitive process in which all interested entities could participate. Work on such a proposal is outside the Agency’s adopted work program, goals and objectives. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS and/or COMMENTS from Rail Policy Committee members on matters that they wish to put on future Committee agendas. 8. ADJOURN ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Rail Policy Committee meeting: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Transportation Agency for Monterey County Conference Room 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, California 93901 Light refreshments will be provided If you have any items for the next agenda, please submit them to: Christina Watson, Rail Program Coordinator [email protected] Documents relating to an item on the open session that are distributed to the Committee less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA. Documents distributed to the Committee at the meeting by staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Committee by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. Transportation Agency for Monterey County 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901-2902 Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. TEL: 831-775-0903 FAX: 831-775-0897 The Committee Agenda will be prepared by Agency staff and will close at noon nine (9) working days before the regular meeting. Any member may request in writing an item to appear on the agenda. The request shall be made by the agenda deadline and any supporting papers must be furnished by that time or be readily available. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals requesting a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may contact Transportation Agency at 831-775-0903. Auxiliary aids or services include wheelchair accessible facilities, sign language interpreters, Spanish Language interpreters and printed materials, and printed Page 3 of 34 materials in large print, Braille or on disk. These requests may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting, and should be made at least 72 hours before the meeting. All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the request. Page 4 of 34 CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, MEDIA CLIPPINGS C 1. RECEIVE correspondence attached online. C 2. RECEIVE reports attached online. C 3. RECEIVE media clippings attached online. Page 5 of 34 Agenda Item 3.1. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum To: Rail Policy Committee From: Maria Montiel, Administrative Assistant Meeting Date: August 5, 2019 Subject: Draft June RPC Minutes RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE minutes of the Rail Policy Committee meeting of June 3, 2019. SUMMARY: The draft minutes of the June 3, 2019 Rail Policy Committee meeting are attached for review. ATTACHMENTS: RPC Draft June Minutes Page 6 of 34 TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY (TAMC) RAIL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING Draft Minutes of June 3, 2019 Transportation Agency for Monterey County 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 L. Alejo, Dist. 1 N P(A) P(A) C P N P(A) C P(A) C P(A) P(A) (L. Gonzalez, J. Gomez) J. Phillips, Dist. 2 O P(A) P(A) A P(A) O P(A) A P(A) A P(A) E (J. Stratton, C. Link) J. Parker, Dist. 4 P(A) P(A) N P(A) P(A) N E N P(A) E (W. Askew) M. Adams, Dist. 5, M P(A) E C P(A) M P(A) C P(A) C P E (Y. Anderson) M. LeBarre, King City, E P P E P E P E P E P P Chair (C. DeLeon) B. Delgado, Marina, E P - L P E P L P L P P Vice Chair (F. O’Connell) E. Smith, Monterey T - - L E T P L P L P P(A) (A. Renny) S. Davis, Salinas, I P P E P I P E P E - - (C. Cromeenes) G. Hawthorne, Sand N P P D - N - D - D - - City (J. Blackwelder) I. Oglesby, Seaside G P P P(A) G - P P P (D. Pacheco) A. Chavez, Soledad - - P - P - P (F. Ledesma) D. Potter, At Large - P P Member M. Twomey, AMBAG - - - P(A) - P(A) P(A) (H. Adamson, P. Hierling) O. Monroy-Ochoa, - - P - - - - Caltrans District 5 C. Sedoryk, MST P(A) P(A) P(A) P(A) P(A) P(A) P(A) (H. Harvath, L. Rheinheimer) STAFF D. Hale, Exec. Director P E P P E E E T. Muck, P E P P P P P Deputy Exec. Director C. Watson, P P P P P P P Principal Transp. Planner M. Zeller, P E P P P P P Principal Transp. Planner Theresa Wright, P P P P P E E Outreach Coordinator M. Montiel P P P P P P Admin Assistant L. Williamson, P P E P P Senior Engineer Page 7 of 34 Draft Rail Policy Committee Meeting Minutes of June 6, 2019 1. QUORUM CHECK AND CALL TO ORDER Chair LeBarre called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. A quorum was established, and self- introductions were made. OTHERS PRESENT Kim Cruz Sand City Councilmember Brad Tarp Salinas Resident Jennifer Russell MNS Engineers Don Reynolds City of Salinas Cheryl Ku Monterey County RMA Colleen Courtney Senator Monning’s office 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS None this month. 3. CONSENT AGENDA M/S/C Delgado/Potter /unanimous 3.1 Approved minutes of the May 6, 2019 Rail Policy Committee meeting. END OF CONSENT AGENDA 4. RAIL NETWORK INTEGRATION STUDY The Committee received an update and provided feedback on the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study. Christina Watson, Principal Transportation Planner, reported that TAMC kicked off the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study with AECOM and stakeholders on May 16, 2019 with partner agencies.