Transit Planning & Operations Committee Thursday, March 20, 2014 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The Regular Meeting of the Transit Planning and Operations (TP&O) Committee was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairperson Rocha in Conference Room B-104, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), 3331 North First Street, San Jose, California. 1. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Xavier Campos Member Present Johnny Khamis Member Present Gail A. Price Vice Chairperson N/A Donald Rocha Chairperson Present Rich Larsen Alternate Member Present *Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member. A quorum was present. 2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Roland Lebrun, Interested Citizen, expressed concern with the travel time when the connection between Caltrain and light rail are missed at the Diridon station. He suggested shuttles be run or light rail continue to Tamien station during the evening. Michael Ludwig, Interested Citizen, expressed concern with the automated announcements on light rail trains and suggested operators have the ability to hear the system as well so they will know if the announcements are incorrect. 3. ORDERS OF THE DAY There were no Orders of the Day. 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134-1927 Administration 408.321.5555 Customer Service 408.321.2300
CONSENT AGENDA 4. Regular Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2014 M/S/C (Campos/Khamis) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2014. 5. 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program M/S/C (Campos/Khamis) to receive the 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program Semi-Annual Report (December 2013). REGULAR AGENDA 6. Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) - Investment Program Marcella Rensi, Programming and Grants Manager, provided a brief overview of the staff report. Member Khamis suggested the order of related items on the Agenda be information first and action following. M/S/C (Khamis/Campos) to approve submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to adopt a resolution authorizing the General Manager to file and execute grant applications and agreements with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for funding from the Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) - Investment Program. 7. Light Rail Efficiency Project Mountain View Double Track and Caltrain Realignment John Ristow, Chief CMA Officer, provided a brief overview of the staff report highlighting the realignment maps and summary. Alternate Member Larsen took his seat at 3:15 p.m. The Committee discussed the following: 1) budget appropriations and funding; 2) construction schedule; and 3) Evelyn station closure. Member Campos expressed concern with the closure of the station and suggested taking into consideration potential development surrounding the station and noted the need for multi-modal transportation. Mr. Lebrun expressed support of light rail double tracking and commented on the speed of the train, capacity, safety, and cost. Mr. Ludwig expressed concern with the project, consolidation of stations, and lack of transit service in the area. NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY Transit Planning & Operations Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 March 20, 2014
Member Khamis indicated he would like to learn why it costs so much to construct a new line. Mr. Ristow indicated more information will be brought to the Committee as the next stage is entered. and discussed the Light Rail Efficiency Project Mountain View Double Track and Caltrain Realignment. 8. Stevens Creek BRT Project - Planning Update & Environmental Process Mr. Ristow provided a brief overview of the staff report. Mr. Ludwig expressed concern with the bus stop at DeAnza College and suggested when expanded should accommodate other routes that serve the area. and discussed the Stevens Creek BRT Project - Planning Update & Environmental Process. 9. April 2014 Transit Service Changes Jim Unites, Deputy Director, Operations, provided a brief overview of the staff report. Mr. Ludwig noted the closure of Pruneridge Avenue in Cupertino is between Wolfe and Tantau, not Homestead. He noted the error is on the public notices and requested corrections be made to future printouts. and discussed the April 2014 Transit Service Changes. 10. Quarterly Marketing Report Dino Guevarra, marketing Development Manager, provided a brief overview of the staff report. He showed a video on Rapid 522 service. He also provided a presentation, highlighting: 1) Rapid 522 - Billboard; 2) Rapid 522 - Bus Shelter Ad; 3) Other 522 Rapid Collateral; 4) Rapid 522 Ridership 5) Real Time Information; 6) Real Time Information Outreach Events; 7) Real Time Information Usage (bus); and 8) Final Updates. s Mr. Lebrun expressed concern with the lack of billboards in areas of high traffic that promote public transportation. the Quarterly Marketing Report. Transit Planning & Operations Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 March 20, 2014
OTHER ITEMS 11. Ridership Report Joonie Tolosa, Operations Analysis Reporting and Systems Manager, provided a handout and brief overview of the February 2014 Monthly Ridership report. Member Khamis suggested reaching out to businesses and corporations along First Street in the City of San Jose to help increase ridership. Nuria I. Fernandez, General Manager, noted staff will be returning to the Committee with an update on outreach efforts to corporations with offices along the light rail alignment. the Ridership report. 12. Items of Concern and Referral to Administration Alternate Member Larsen questioned the status of the digital billboard program. Greta Helm, Chief External Affairs Officer, noted the suggestion was fully vetted with staff, and ultimately determined that it would not be pursued at this time because of the costs and legal constraints. Chairperson Rocha expressed interest in having a study session on VTA s BART project for new Board Members. 13. Review Committee Work Plan Michael Hursh, Chief Operating Officer and Staff Liaison, provided a brief overview of the work plan drawing attention to the On-Board Passenger Survey Report and the Short Range Transit Plan. Alternate Member Larsen suggested the Technology department provide an update to the Committee on their current projects. the Committee Work Plan. 14. Committee Staff Report Mr. Hursh provided a written report to the Committee and gave a brief overview. He also provided the first edition of the Joint Workforce Investment (JWI) newsletter. the Committee Staff Report. 15. Chairperson's Report There was no Chairperson's Report. Transit Planning & Operations Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 March 20, 2014
16. Determine Consent Agenda for the April 3, 2014 Board of Directors Meeting CONSENT: Item #6., Approve submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to adopt a resolution authorizing the General Manager to file and execute grant applications and agreements with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for funding from the Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) - Investment Program. Item #8., Review and discuss the Stevens Creek BRT Project - Planning Update & Environmental Process. Item #9., Review and discuss the April 2014 Transit Service Changes. REGULAR: Agenda Item #7., Review and discuss the Light Rail Efficiency Project Mountain View Double Track and Caltrain Realignment. 17. Announcements There were no Announcements. 18. ADJOURNMENT On order of Chairperson Rocha and there being no objection the meeting was adjourned at 4:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Menominee L. McCarter VTA Office of the Board Secretary Transit Planning & Operations Committee Minutes Page 5 of 5 March 20, 2014