Members Joe Kellejian, Chair Mayor, Solana Beach (Representing North County Coastal) Dick Murphy, Vice Chair Mayor, City of San Diego Mickey Cafagna Mayor, Poway (Representing North County Inland) TRANSPORTATION Vacant (Representing East County) COMMITTEE Jerry Rindone Deputy Mayor, Chula Vista AGENDA (Representing South Bay) Ron Roberts Supervisor, County of San Diego Bob Emery Friday, December 12, 2003 Metropolitan Transit Development Board 9 a.m. – 12 Noon Judy Ritter, Chair SANDAG Board Room North San Diego County th Transit Development Board 401 B Street, 7 Floor Terry Johnson San Diego, CA 92101-4231 San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Alternates Christy Guerin Councilmember, Encinitas (Representing North County Coastal) AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Jim Madaffer Councilmember, City of San Diego • STIP FUND ESTIMATE Corky Smith Mayor, San Marcos (Representing North County Inland) • POTENTIAL NEW NORTH-SOUTH FACILITY Jack Dale Councilmember, City of Santee (Representing East County) Phil Monroe Mayor Pro Tem, City of Coronado (Representing South Bay) PLEASE TURN OFF Dianne Jacob/Bill Horn Supervisor, County of San Diego CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING Leon Williams, Chair Metropolitan Transit Development Board YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Ann Kulchin/Jack Feller North San Diego County MEETING BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SANDAG.ORG Transit Development Board Mary Sessom San Diego County Regional Airport Authority MISSION STATEMENT Advisory Member The 18 cities and county government are SANDAG serving as the forum for regional decision-making. Pedro Orso-Delgado SANDAG builds consensus, makes strategic plans, obtains and allocates resources, and provides District Director, District 11 California Department of information on a broad range of topics pertinent to the region’s quality of life. Transportation San Diego Association of Governments ⋅ 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 Gary L. Gallegos (619) 595-5300 ⋅ Fax (619) 595-5305 ⋅ www.sandag.org Executive Director, SANDAG Welcome to SANDAG! Members of the public may speak to the Transportation Committee on any item at the time the Committee is considering the item. Please complete a Speaker’s Slip which is located in the rear of the room and then present the slip to Committee staff. Also, members of the public are invited to address the Committee on any issue under the agenda item entitled Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments. Speakers are limited to three minutes. The Transportation Committee may take action on any item appearing on the agenda. This agenda and related staff reports can be accessed at www.sandag.org under meetings on SANDAG’s Web site. Public comments regarding the agenda can be forwarded to SANDAG via the e-mail comment form also available on the Web site. E-mail comments should be received no later than 12:00 p.m., two working days prior to the Transportation Committee meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SANDAG will accommodate persons who require assistance in order to participate in SANDAG meetings. If such assistance is required, please contact SANDAG at (619) 595-5300 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. To request this document or related reports in an alternative format, please call (619) 595-5300, (619) 595-5393 (TTY), or fax (619) 595-5305. SANDAG offices are accessible by public transit. Phone 1-800-COMMUTE or see www.sdcommute.com for route information. 2 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA Friday, December 12, 2003 ITEM # RECOMMENDATION + 1. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 14, 2003 MEETING MINUTES (pp. 6-15) APPROVE 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS Members of the public will have the opportunity to address the Transportation Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of the Committee. Speakers are limited to three minutes each. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item. Note: A letter is to be received from Caltrans re: I-15 Express Lanes Weekend Operations Status Report (Joe Hull/CT, Derek Toups) CONSENT ITEMS (3 through 7) + 3. 2002 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (RTIP) APPROVE QUARTERLY AMENDMENT (Resolution #2004-09) (Sookyung Kim) (pp. 16-26) The SANDAG Board, at its meeting on June 28, 2002, adopted the 2002 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), the five-year program of major transportation projects in the San Diego region covering the period from FY 2003 to FY 2007. During the course of the two-year RTIP cycle, SANDAG processes amendments on a quarterly basis. Amendment No. 16 includes requests for changes submitted by local agencies for various projects. The Transportation Committee is asked to adopt Resolution 2004-09 approving Amendment No. 16 to the 2002 RTIP. + 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TROLLEY TICKETING PROGRAMS (James Dreisbach- APPROVE Towle) (pp.27-33) In support of the April 2004 opening of PetCo Park, SANDAG staff and operations representatives from the Metropolitan Transit Services (MTS) have been exploring potential new fare programs that would benefit transit riders, the MTS operators, and the Padres. The two proposed fare programs are being reviewed by the MTS Board and are now forwarded to the SANDAG Transportation Committee for a finding of consistency with the overall regional transit fare policy. The first proposed fare program are a first half and second half-season pass with pricing based upon the existing expected day rate of the adult MTS regional pass and would be good on the day of Padres home games. The second proposed fare program is targeted to capitalize on the under-utilized downtown Trolley loop before and after games at PetCo Park. The pricing for this program is being based on the expected day rate of the former downtown Trolley monthly pass. Both programs are expected to reach new target markets and increase the overall awareness of mass transit. 3 + 5. TRANSFER OF EXCESS LANDS TO GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Dean Hiatt) APPROVE (pp. 34-49) The Grossmont-Cuymaca Community College District (GCCCD) has submitted a letter requesting SANDAG to participate in their Life/Safety Entrance Road project. The request is to have SANDAG authorize Caltrans to transfer a parcel of land at little or no cost to Grossmont College. The parcel, located at the entrance of Grossmont College was originally purchased with TransNet highway funds and would be used for their Life/Safety Entrance Road project. The project would serve to relieve congestion both entering and exiting the college, allow for safe travel from the adjoining neighborhood through the college to State Route 125, improve operation of the MTS bus service, Routes 854 and 858, and provide unencumbered access to the school for emergency vehicles. Transfer of the excess lands to Grossmont College would allow GCCCD to obtain funding for the improvement of their Life/Safety Entrance Road project. + 6. INTERSTATE 15 (I-15) MANAGED LANES/ BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) INFORMATION PROJECT STATUS (Dave Schumacher; Kathy Donnelly) (pp. 50-54) This report provides a quarterly progress update and a discussion of current issues related to project implementation. + 7. SENIOR/ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES (Nan Valerio) (pp. 55-58) RECOMMEND The Subcommittee for Accessible Transportation (SCAT) has several proposals for improving transportation services to senior citizens. REPORTS + 8. NORTH - SOUTH TRANSPORTATION FACILITY CORRIDOR STUDY UPDATE APPROVE (Mike Hix) (pp. 59-60) The Working Group for the North - South Transportation Facility Corridor Study has met four times, discussing constraints and travel demand in the study area, and reviewing historical studies and actions affecting area circulation. Given the obstacles to providing a new north-south corridor in North County, the group requests policy guidance from the Transportation Committee regarding a more focused approach on localized improvements or connections. + 9. DRAFT REGIONAL SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN (RSRTP) (Conan Cheung) ACCEPT FOR (pp. 61-63) DISTRIBUTION The Regional Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) supports the vision of MOBILITY 2030 by providing a short-term (five-year) plan for transit system adjustments and enhancements. As such, it proposes how the region should balance the short-term needs of maintaining and optimizing existing services, while beginning to implement the long- term vision identified in MOBILITY 2030. The Regional SRTP will be presented for public hearing in January 2004 and adoption in February 2004. 4 + 10. 2004 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP): INFORMATION PRELIMINARY FUNDING SCENARIO AND CALENDAR (Jose Nuncio) (pp. 64-68) The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is a five year transportation funding program that is updated biennially. Each new STIP typically carries forward remaining commitments from the previous STIP and adds two new years of funding capacity. For the 2004 STIP, however, no new funding capacity will be available. This report outlines the preliminary funding levels recently released by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) as part of the Draft 2004 Fund Estimate. Over the next few months, the region will need to review and approve the set of projects that will be funded out of the 2004 STIP, which will cover Fiscal Years 2004/05 through 2008/09. This report also presents the proposed calendar for review, discussion and approval of the 2004 STIP by the Board of Directors to be completed prior to the April 12, 2004 deadline. The CTC is scheduled to adopt the 2004 STIP by August 2004.