Regular Meeting No. 2020-3A March 26, 2020 2:00 p.m. AGENDA Regular Board of Directors Meeting Telephonic Meeting Please dial-in: Telephone number: +1 (872) 240-3212 Code: 358317125 When asked for an Audio PIN, just press # SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. Public gatherings are to be limited. Further, on March 18, 2020, Governor Newsom temporarily suspended the Brown Act requirements pertaining to telephonic conferencing of local government meetings and the requirement to have at least one physical location available to the public for purposes of attending the meeting. As such, RTA has opted to conduct the March 26, 2020 meeting via teleconference. Participants can participate via teleconference in each participant’s own office / home area which will not be made physically accessible to the public. Members of the public wishing to participate via teleconference, can do so by dialing in to the following number at 2:00 p.m. on March 26, 2020: (872) 240-3212; Access Code: 358317125. If you do not wish to speak, please silence / mute your device during the meeting. Those wishing to speak during the meeting, may submit comments and/or questions in writing for Board consideration by sending them to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]. If possible, please submit your written comments by Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Once you dial in, you must ensure that you are in a quiet environment with no background noise (traffic, children, pets, etc.) You must mute your phone until called upon by the Chair or the Clerk to speak. Once called upon, please unmute your device and speak. You will be warned prior to your allotted time being over. RTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING PAGE 2 MARCH 26, 2020 Additionally, a conference center that complies with social distancing guidelines will be available at RTA Headquarters, 1825 3rd Street, Riverside, for any Board member and member of the public to participate in person. Communications equipment will be managed by staff to allow the ability to listen and submit public comments. If you are experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness (cough, fever, shortness of breath), or have traveled to a country with an identified CDC Level 3 Travel Health Notice (China, Iran, South Korea and most of Europe) or otherwise have reason to believe you may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus, please do not attend this meeting in person. If you are in the group of individuals who may be most vulnerable to COVID-19, including those over the age of 60 and those with underlying health conditions (including but not limited to lung, heart, immune-compromised, diabetes, or other conditions that could interfere with your ability to fight COVID-19), please carefully consider your personal safety before attending this meeting in person. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, or any person with limited English proficiency (LEP) who requires language assistance to communicate with the Riverside Transit Agency Board of Directors during the meeting, should contact the Riverside Transit Agency Clerk of the Board, telephone number (951) 565-5066, no fewer than two business days prior to this meeting to enable the Riverside Transit Agency to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility or language assistance for this meeting. Agenda item descriptions are intended to provide members of the public a general summary of business to be conducted or discussed. Posting of any recommended action on an agenda item does not indicate what action will be taken. The Board of Directors may take any action it believes is appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the notice of any recommendation. All documents related to any agenda item are available for public inspection at www.riversidetransit.com or through the Clerk of the Board’s office at the Riverside Transit Agency, 1825 Third Street, Riverside, CA 92507. ITEM RECOMMENDATION 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL RTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING PAGE 3 MARCH 26, 2020 ITEM RECOMMENDATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS RECEIVE COMMENTS Members of the public may address the Board regarding any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board; however, no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to matters not listed on the agenda. Members of the public may comment on any matter listed on the agenda at the time that the Board considers that matter. Each person's presentation is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – FEBRUARY 27, 2020 BOARD MEETING (P.6) APPROVE 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items on the Consent Calendar will be approved by one motion and there will be no discussion on individual items unless a Board member or member of the public requests a specific item to be pulled from the calendar for separate discussion. 6A. Financial Profile – February 2020 (P.12) RECEIVE AND FILE 6B. Ridership Report – February 2020 (P.26) RECEIVE AND FILE 6C. On Time Performance – February 2020 (P.33) RECEIVE AND FILE 6D. Travel Training Report – February 2020 (P.34) RECEIVE AND FILE 6E. Board Administration and Operations Committee Meeting – March 4, 2020 Draft Minutes (P.35) RECEIVE AND FILE 6F. Board Budget and Finance Committee Meeting – March 4, 2020 Draft Minutes (P.38) RECEIVE AND FILE 6G. February FY20 Farebox Recovery Ratio (FRR) Performance and FYE20 FRR Projection (P.41) RECEIVE AND FILE 6H. Transportation NOW Update – February 2020 (P.43) RECEIVE AND FILE RTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING PAGE 4 MARCH 26, 2020 ITEM RECOMMENDATION CONSENT CALENDAR CONTINUED: 6I. Agency Credit Card Statement – February 2020 (P.45) RECEIVE AND FILE 6J. Approve and Adopt the Agency’s Initial Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) (P.47) APPROVE AND ADOPT (Board Administration and Operations Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 3/4/20) 6K. Authorization to Award Agreement No.19-088 to Fritts Ford for the Purchase of Three Trucks for Stops and Zones (P.83) APPROVE (Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 3/4/20) 6L. Adopt Revisions to the Agency’s Policy for Transferring Title of Surplus Vehicles (P.85) ADOPT (Board Executive Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 2/27/20) 6M. Authorization to Award Agreement No. 20-009 to ND Construction Company for the Refurbishment of 30 Bus Stop Shelters (P.96) APPROVE (Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 3/4/20) 6N. Authorization to enter into Agreement No. 20- 010 with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) to Reimburse the Agency for Bus Bridge Services (P.98) APPROVE (Board Administration and Operations Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 3/4/20) 6O. Approve 2020 Census Public Service Announcement (P.108) APPROVE (Board Executive Committee Reviewed and Recommended – 2/27/20) RTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING PAGE 5 MARCH 26, 2020 ITEM RECOMMENDATION REGULAR CALENDAR: 7. APPROVE AND ADOPT THE AGENCY’S CONTAGIOUS VIRUS RESPONSE PLAN; APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SECTION 9-1 COVID-19 LEAVE AND COMPENSATION POLICY; AND AUTHORIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TIER II SERVICE REDUCTIONS TO SUNDAY LEVEL SERVICE SEVEN-DAYS PER WEEK TO BE EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS OPERATIONALLY FEASIBLE (P.110) APPROVE 8. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10. NEXT MEETING Thursday, April 23, 2020 2:00 p.m. Riverside County Administration Center Board Chambers 4080 Lemon St., First Floor Riverside, CA 92501 11. MEETING ADJOURNMENT RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Board of Directors Minutes of Meeting No. 2020-2A Regular Meeting February 27, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Bridgette Moore called the regular meeting of the Riverside Transit Agency Board of Directors to order at 2:02 p.m., on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside, CA. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 1. Art Welch, City of Banning 2. Nancy Carroll, City of Beaumont 3. Linda Molina, City of Calimesa 4. Jeremy Smith, City of Canyon Lake 5. 1Jason Scott, City of Corona 6. Linda Krupa, City of Hemet 7. Anthony Kelly, Jr., City of Jurupa Valley 8. Timothy J. Sheridan, City of Lake Elsinore 9. David Marquez, City of Moreno Valley 10. Berwin Hanna, City of Norco 11. Malcolm Corona, City of Perris 12. Andy Melendrez, City of Riverside 13. Alonso Ledezma, City of San Jacinto 14. Zak Schwank, City of Temecula 15. Bridgette Moore, City of Wildomar 16. 2Jerry Sincich, County of Riverside, District I 17. Karen Spiegel, County of Riverside, District II 18. 3Michelle DeArmond, County of Riverside District III 19. 4Barry Busch, County of Riverside District V Absent: 1. Brandon Plott, City of Eastvale 2. Greg August, City of Menifee 3. Scott Vinton, City of Murrieta 1Alternate for Jim Steiner, City of Corona 2Alternate for Kevin Jeffries, County of Riverside, District I 3Alternate for Chuck Washington, County of Riverside District III 4Alternate for Jeff Hewitt, County of Riverside, District V Item 5 6 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Second Vice Chair Alonso Ledezma led the pledge of allegiance. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS None 5. PRESENTATIONS Chair Moore presented a Hero Award to RTA Coach Operator Glenn David for his heroic actions in the line of duty. Chair Moore presented Hero Awards to RTA Director of Maintenance Adam Chavez, Maintenance Manager Robert Fernandez, Safety and Security Manager Jeff Hixon, Director of Information Technologies Rick Kaczerowski, Senior Facilities/Construction Project Manager Rob Wyman and Operations Manager Stephanie Sirls for their heroic actions in the line of duty.