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MEETING AGENDA
Technical Advisory Committee
Time 10:00 a.m. (PLEASE NOTE TIME)
Date December 9, 2019
Location Riverside County Transportation Commission
Conference Room A
4080 Lemon Street
Riverside, CA 92501
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lori Askew, City of Calimesa
Vacant, City of Hemet
Chad Blais, City of Norco
K. George Colangeli, PVVTA
John A. Corella, Cathedral City
Jesse Eckenroth, City of Rancho Mirage
Tom Garcia, City of Palm Desert
Christopher Gray, WRCOG
Remon Habib, City of Lake Elsinore
Jeff Hart, City of Beaumont
Jonathan Hoy, City of Coachella
William Hemsley, City of Eastvale
Tom Koper, City of Corona
Steve Loriso, City of Jurupa Valley
Martin Magana, CVAG
Chris Mann, City of Canyon Lake
Bryan McKinney, City of La Quinta
Bob Moehling, City of Murrieta
Farshid Mohammadi, City of Riverside
Joel Montalvo, City of Palm Springs
Habib Motlagh, Cities of Perris and San Jacinto
Dan Ojeda, City of Blythe
Daniel Porras, City of Desert Hot Springs
Patricia Romo, County of Riverside
Ken Seumalo, City of Indian Wells
Jonathan Smith, City of Menifee
Brittney Sowell, SunLine Transit Agency
Patrick Thomas, City of Temecula
Art Vela, City of Banning
Alberto Vergel De Dios, Caltrans District 8
Kristin Warsinski, Riverside Transit Agency
Timothy T. Wassil, City of Indio
Michael Wolfe, City of Moreno Valley
Dan York, City of Wildomar
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
TECHNICAL ADVISORY SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA*
*Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda.
TIME: 10:00 A.M. (PLEASE NOTE TIME)
DATE: December 9, 2019
LOCATION: Riverside County Transportation Commission
4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor
Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92501
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 MINUTES
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ̶ This is for comments on items not listed on agenda. Comments
relating to an item on the agenda will be taken when the item is before the Committee.
5. DRAFT TRAFFIC RELIEF PLAN (Attachment)
6. NEXT GENERATION RAIL CORRIDORS ANALYSIS REPORT (Attachment)
7. PARK AND RIDE STRATEGY AND TOOLKIT (Attachment)
8. LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION STUDY (LRTS) UPDATE (Attachment)
9. SALT CREEK TRAIL FUNDING REQUEST (Attachment)
10. HAMNER BRIDGE LOAN REQUEST (Verbal Presentation)
11. STATUS OF SAFER AFFORDABLE FUEL EFFICIENT (SAFE) VEHICLES RULE (Attachment)
12. SENATE BILL 1 (2017) PROGRAMS UPDATE (Attachment)
13. DRAFT OBLIGATION DELIVERY PLAN UPDATE – FFY2019/20 (Attachment)
14. CALTRANS UPDATE (Attachment)
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15. OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER COMMISSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (Attachment)
16. 2020 TAC MEETING SCHEDULE (Attachment)
17. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
18. OTHER BUSINESS
19. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the TAC is scheduled to be held March 16, 2020, 10:30 a.m., at the
Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ Board Room, 73710 Fred Waring Drive,
Palm Desert 92260.
MINUTES
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES
Monday, September 16, 2019
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Riverside County Transportation Commission (ROTC) Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) was called to order by Chair Farshid Mohammadi at 10:00 a.m. at the Riverside
County Transportation Commission, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501.
2. Members Present:
Others Present:
Lori Askew, City of Calimesa
Brad Brophy, Cities of Perris and San Jacinto
John Corella, Cathedral City
Remon Habib, City of Lake Elsinore
Jeff Hart, City of Beaumont
William Hemsley, City of Eastvale
Jonathan Hoy, City of Coachella
Steve Loriso, City of Jurupa Valley
Martin Magana, Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Bob Moehling, City of Murrieta
Farshid Mohammadi, City of Riverside
Jonathan Smith, City of Menifee
Patrick Thomas, City of Temecula
Albert Verge! De Dios, Caltrans District 08
Kristin Warsinski, Riverside Transit Agency
Eric Weck, City of Indio
Michael Wolfe, City of Moreno Valley
Dan York, City of Wildomar
Manuel Alcala, SunLine Transit Agency
Amer Attar, City of Temecula
Leslie Avila, Caltrans District 8
Jenny Chan, RCTC
Shirley Gooding, RCTC
Jillian Guizado, RCTC
Eric Lewis, City of Moreno Valley
Patrick Louie, Caltrans Headquarters
Alfredo Machuca, RCTC
Martha Masters, RCTC
Shirley Medina, RCTC
Lorelle Moe -Luna, RCTC
Eduardo Moreno-Castaneda, Caltrans
Roy Null, County of Riverside
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3. APPROVAL OF JULY 15, 2019 MINUTES
July 15, 2019 minutes were approved as submitted.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
5. DRAFT LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION STUDY
Shirley Medina, RCTC, announced her impending retirement in December and introduced Jillian
Guizado, RCTC's Planning and Programming Manager.
She reported that the Long Range Transportation Plan has been shifted to a Long Range
Transportation Study (LRTS) that will serve as a framework for future planning and policy decisions.
The following various actions and developments have occurred that have delayed finalizing the LRTS:
• In July, RCTC approved developing a countywide transportation improvement and traffic relief
plan that will be prepared for the possibility of a new measure or extension that will be taken
to the voters in November 2020. RCTC's board and an ad hoc committee are overseeing the
development of the traffic relief plan and potential new measure.
• The Commission took action to pause on project study reports for express lanes. The board is
concerned about the possibility of existing I-IOV lanes being converted to express lanes.
• Caltrans just kicked off a management study and the Commissioners want to look at the
outcome of that study.
• SCAG just came out with its financial assumptions for its RTP/SCS.
RCTC's analysis of the study is expected to be done in the next couple of weeks.
6. 2020 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP) RECOMMENDATION FOR
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Shirley Medina, reported the STIP program capacity is only $21M. Per the STIP Intracounty MOU,
Western County will get $16M, which will be programmed on the 71/91 interchange. Coachella Valley
will get $4.4M and CVAG will be providing its recommendations.
7. CITY OF WILDOMAR'S FUNDING REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUNDY CANYON WIDENING
PROJECT
Ms. Medina reported the City of Wildomar is working on its Bundy Canyon Road Widening project,
which has been broken up into three segments and will start with segment No. 1. The City has a
shortfall of $3.5M and it requested some funding from RCTC.
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Dan York, City of Wildomar, referenced a letter dated August 20, 2019 from the City's City Manager
to RCTC's Executive Director that is part of the agenda in which the project was broken out into
multiple phases.
He summarized the letter and what the City has done. The City of Wildomar requested RCTC fund
$3,516,000 to construct the widening of Bundy Canyon Road — Segment 1 in FY 19-20/20-21.
M/S/C (City of Menifee/City of Lake Elsinore) to approve funding $3,516,000 to construct
the widening of Bundy Canyon Road — Segment 1 in FY 19-20/20-21.
8. 2021 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Martha Masters, RCTC, stated that SCAG is responsible for updating the FTIP every two years and the
Commission is responsible for gathering and inputting agency projects within Riverside County into
the FTIP. All federal and state funded projects must be included in the FTIP prior to obligating these
funds.
The 2021 FTIP covers federal fiscal years 2020/21 through 2025/26 with anticipated approval in
December 2020.
Emai15 regarding the 2021 FTIP process along with agency FTIP project sheets for updating have been
sent out. She asked that the TAC reach out to RCTC if an agency would like to meet with staff to go
over the process and answer any questions.
New to the 2021 FTIP process are performance measures for highway safety, infrastructure
conditions, congestion, delay air quality, freight movement and transit asset management. Caltrans
and SCAG are required to adopt targets for these performance measures and those targets are
required to be included in the FTIP. SCAG staff has not provided additional direction on how these
will be included in the FTIP and the TAC should be aware that a second part to the 2021 FTIP process
is to come once more information is received.
9. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: SAFER AFFORDABLE FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES RULE
Jillian Guizado reported that over the weekend, the governor signed AB 1475, which allows that any
transportation project not on the state highway system for the CMGC procurement delivery method
can be used by any agency.
She provided her Legislative Update staff report in the agenda along with its attachments and
reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) are in the process of finalizing a rule named the SAFE rule. She explained
the rule and its impacts on transportation projects.
She and Shirley Medina responded to various questions.
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10. OBLIGATION DELIVERY PLAN UPDATE — FP( 2018/19
Jenny Chan, ROTC, referred to her staff report and its attachment — the draft 18/19 obligation plan
for CMAQ and STPL funded projects. She stated that about seventy-four percent of ❑bligational
Authority (OA) has been delivered with some projects waiting to be obligated with August OA
redistribution.
11. CALTRANS UPDATE
Alberto Vergel De Dios, Caltrans District 8, introduced Leslie Avila, Eduardo Moreno-Castaneda, and
Patrick Louie.
Caltrans provided Local Assistance Updates — August 1-September 11, 2019.
Alberto stated:
• New assignment sheets from District 8 that will be updated next month.
• The HBP survey sent to the TAC should be completed and returned by September 18.
• There is new information in the Office Bulletin 19-02 regarding the project delivery policy.
• At the SCLAMM meeting there was discussion where agencies would be able to proceed with
PE phase project once the project is approved in the FTIP and there is no need to wait for an
authorization. implementation of that is upcoming.
• In the new fiscal year effective October 1, Caltrans will use Invoice Form 5A. An Office Bulletin
will be provided.
Leslie Avila reported the following that are listed in Local Assistance Updates
• Caltrans released the FY 2020/21 Grant Application Guide and call for applications
The application deadline is October 11, 5:00 p.m.
• Office Bulletin 19-02 was released specific to the Interim ATP Count Guidance.
• She requested local agencies send their comments on the Local Assistance Procedures Manual
(LAPM).
• Resident Engineers Academy - lists six dates in Southern California
• Free classes for local agencies — lists five dates
• Highway Program Funding Class
• Local Road Safety Plan Webinars
Eduardo Moreno-Castaneda reported:
• There were two HSIP webinars last week
• HSIP call in 2020 and 2022. A road safety plan is optional for the 2020 call and required for
the 2022 call. There will be funding available - $80,000 per plan of which $72,000 will be
through HSIP and $8,000 for local match. Additional funding will be allowed depending on
population size and complexity of the plan. It will be a one -page application. He will provide
more information as it is available.
• Inactive projects — agencies are required to submit at least one invoice every six months.
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12. SEPTEMBER COMMISSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Shirley Medina reported:
• Express lane PSR's were put on hold pending outcome of Caitrans managed lanes study
• 71/91 connector will be submitted for the 2020 STIP
• SCAG is going to release draft 2020 RTP/SCS in November
Jillian Guizado reported:
• Truck lanes update
• Forty -hour closure on SR-60 in October
13. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no other announcements.
14. OTHER BUSINESS
Jenny Chan said she received a request from SCAG asking if there are any local projects that plan to
pave unpaved roads. The information is needed for its air quality model.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Technical Advisory Committee, the meeting
adjourned at approximately 11:02 a.m. The next meeting will be November 18, 10:30 a.m., at the
Coachella Valley Association of Governments, 73710 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Medina
Planning and Programming Director
AGENDA ITEM 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE: December 9, 2019
TO: Technical Advisory Committee
FROM: Aaron Hake, External Affairs Director
SUBJECT: Draft Traffic Relief Plan
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to receive and file an update on development of the Draft Traffic Relief Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Commission has authorized development of a draft Traffic Relief Plan (Plan) for potential
placement on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot, accompanied by a countywide half -cent
sales tax ordinance to fund the Plan.
To craft the Plan, the Chair of the Commission has appointed a Traffic Relief Strategy Committee
consisting of ten Commissioners. The Committee has met t hree times thus far and has made progress
in developing several components of the Plan which are attached to this staff report. All meetings of
the Committee are held in public and staff reports and supplemental materials are published on the
RCTC website.
The draft Plan will be presented to the Commission on January 8, 2020 as the first step in a multi-month
public review and comment period. The Commission intends to vote on June 10, 2020 on whether to
submit the Plan and a proposed sales tax ordinance to the voters.
The purpose of this staff report and verbal presentation is to inform TAC members of the process and
progress underway for development of the Plan.
TRAFFIC RELIEF PLAN DEVELOPMENT:
OVERVIEW AND UPDATE
RCTC Technical Advisory Committee
December 9, 2019
Aaron Hake, External Affairs Director
1
Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations
•Disband Future Funding Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee
•Officers appoint new committee to oversee development of Transportation Improvement Plan
•Diversity of membership, viewpoints
•Public meetings, transparency
•Set schedule
2
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Development of Traffic Relief Plan
Milestone Committee
Review/Recommendation
Commission
Review/Approval
Vision/Goals & Objectives September October
Plan Structure and Funding Assumptions October November
Project and Program Priorities November December
Open Public Comment Period for Draft Plan
Begin Countywide Public Engagement N/A January
Conclude Public Comments (after ~60 days)N/A March
Review Public Comments
Amend Draft Plan
Review Draft Ordinance
March April
Review Final Research
Adopt Final Plan and Ordinance
Submit to Board of Supervisors to Place on Ballot
May June
Schedule
Revenue Estimate and Economic Study
•Official revenue estimate adopted by the Commission:
•$8.5 billion over 30 years (0.5% sales tax) –countywide
•$6.7 billion –Western County
•$1.8 billion –Coachella Valley
•$37.3 million –Palo Verde Valley
•Conservative
•UCR School of Business/Beacon Economics study
4
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Policy
–Return to source by sub-region
Geography
5
Western
County
Coachella
Valley
Palo
Verde
Valley
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Expenditure Categories
6
Purpose-driven
Direct
Countywide
Durable
Public Support
Reducing Congestion and
Connecting Communities
Improving Safety and
Keeping Infrastructure in
Good Condition
Supporting Seniors,
Veterans, Students, and
Individuals with
Disabilities Projects, Programs, ServicesTraffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Committee Direction: Local Streets/Roads
7
•Local streets and roads funding via a needs/merit-based
system that:
–Encourages collaboration among local jurisdictions
–Encourages leveraging other funding
–Includes smaller cities and unincorporated areas
•Prioritize major regional projects
Commission Direction sought on 12/11/19
8
Western County
•Specific investment list items
–Projects
–Services
•Planning horizon
–30 years or other
Coachella Valley
•Continue prioritization through TPPS
–Include transit, maintenance, rail, active transportation, technology
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
Commission Direction sought on 12/11/19
9
Traffic Relief Plan Framework (Draft)
•Outline
•Are we headed in the right direction so far?
•Input before January release of draft Plan
–Public and stakeholder review/input –Jan. thru ~April
Traffic Relief Plan Development: Overview & Update
QUESTIONS &DIALOGUE
10
AGENDA ITEM 6
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE: December 9, 2019
TO: Technical Advisory Committee
FROM: Sheldon Peterson, Rail Manager
SUBJECT: Next Generation Rail Corridors Analysis Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to receive and file of the Next Generation Rail Corridors Analysis Report.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In January 2016, the Commission approved the final recommendations from the 2016 RCTC
Strategic Assessment, including direction to staff to conduct a Next Generation Rail Study (Study).
This Study serves as one of the modal “building blocks” for an overall Riverside County Long
Range Transportation Study and will help the Commission develop a path forward for improving
high-capacity regional rail and transit in the county.
The study was initiated in early 2017 with HDR as the consultant supporting the effort. The
objective of the Study is to review previously identified high-capacity transit corridors, identify
potential new corridors, prioritize potential future rail corridors for proceeding into project
development, and develop additional information and data needed to initiate planning for the
high priority corridors. The goal is also to identify what the best next step would be after the
Perris Valley Line Metrolink Extension opened in 2016. The Study includes two tasks:
Task 1: Corridors Analysis Report – identifies corridors to be evaluated and technology
options available; recommends priority corridors for potential future rail extension and
further detailed analysis.
Task 2: Detailed Analysis of Priority Corridors – defines the corridors in more detail
including ridership estimates and capital and operating costs, a cost-effectiveness
analysis, and air quality impacts.
Next Generation Rail Corridors Analysis Report
This item was approved by the Commission on November 13, 2019. The purpose of this report
is to document the process used to identify and evaluate potential future regional transit
corridors and to present the resulting recommendation of corridors to be planned for future
extensions of the regional rail system. The steps of the process are identified as follows:
Through the initial screening process, several regional transit and rail corridors were identified
as potential future options.
• Coachella Valley Rail – Los Angeles to Indio
• Rail Extension – Perris to Temecula
• Rail Extension – Perris to Hemet/San Jacinto
• Rail Extension – Corona to Temecula
• Rail Extension – Temecula to San Diego
• Express Bus – San Jacinto to Banning/Beaumont
• Express Bus – Lake Elsinore to Perris
In addition to the corridors, there was an evaluation of the transportation technology options
that might be available and could potentially provide the most public benefit. The various options
included:
• Express Bus – Limited Stops/Longer Distances
• Bus Rapid Transit – High Density/High Frequency corridors
• Light Rail Transit – Electric Exclusive Right of Way/High Demand/High Frequencies
• Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) – Shared Rail Right of Way/High Demand
• Commuter Rail – Longer Train/Longer Distances
• Intercity Rail – Regional Service travels further than traditional commuter service.
The potential corridors were analyzed with an initial screening using high level evaluation criteria
that reviewed the big picture opportunities, which included corridor right of way (ROW), property
issues, population and employment density. Several of the corridors initially identified would be
good candidates for Intercity Rail or Express Bus alternatives. However, the balance of the study
focused on options that would be good for commuter rail or DMU services ; therefore, the San
Jacinto to Banning/Beaumont and Lake Elsinore to Perris corridors were excluded for further
evaluation because it was deemed more appropriate for express bus service. Three corridors
(Indio to Los Angeles; Corona to Temecula; Temecula to San Diego) that would be appropriate
for rail technology were not recommended for further evaluation for the following reasons:
• Indio to Los Angeles (via Fullerton and Riverside) corridor was removed because the
planning process for developing this corridor is underway in the Coachella Valley-San
Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Development Plan and Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement.
Document
existing
services
Review
previous
studies
Identify
corridors to
evaluate
Evaluate
technology
options
Identify
evaluation
criteria
Evaluate
corridor
alternatives
Conduct
stakeholder
outreach
Make
recommen-
dations
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