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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
TIME: 12:00
DATE: Monday, October 23, 2000
Records
LOCATION: Riverside County Transportation Commission Office
3560 University Avenue, Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92501
• • • COMMITTEE MEMBERS • • •
Robin ReeserLowe/Lori Van Arsdale, City of Hemet, Chairman
Percy Byrd/Conrad Negron, City of Indian Wells, Vice Chair
Gerald Zeller/Brian DeForge, City of Beaumont
Robert Crain/Gary Grimm, City of Blythe
John Chlebnik/Gregory V. Schook, City of Calimesa
Eugene Bourbonnais/Cora Sue Barrett, City of Canyon Lake
Greg Ruppert/Jerry Pisha, City of Desert Hot Springs
Jack van Haaster, City of Murrieta
Frank Hall/Harvey Sullivan, City of Norco
Dick Kelly/Robert Spiegel, City of Palm Desert
Will Kleindienst/Deyna Hodges, City of Palm Springs
Daryl Busch/Mark Yarbrough, City of Perris
Bob Buster, County of Riverside, District
Roy Wilson, County of Riverside, District IV
••• STAFF •••
Eric Haley, Executive Director
Cathy Bechtel, Director, Planning and Programming
• • • AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY • ® •
State Transportation Improvement Program
Regional Transportation Improvement Program
New Corridors
Intermodal Programs (Transit, Rail, Rideshare)
Air Quality and Clean Fuels
Regional Agencies, Regional Planning
Intelligent Transportation System Planning and Programs
Congestion Management Program
Comments are welcomed by the Committee. if you wish to provide comments to the
Committee, please complete and submit a Testimony Card to the Clerk of the Board.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2000
12:00 NOON
AGENDA*
* Action may be taken on any items listed on the agenda.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (September 25, 2000)
5. REVIEW OF 1-215 PROJECT COST INCREASE - OPTIONS
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Overview
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Request Caltrans to participate in funding the cost increase
on the 1-215 project in the amount of $7.5 million of ITIP
funds;
Plans & Programs Committee Meeting
October 23, 2000
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8. STIP DISCRETIONARY FUNDING CALL FOR PROJECTS AND
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Pg. 11
Overview
This item is to seek Committee approval to release a call for projects •
using the recommended evaluation criteria for programming 2000 -
and 2002 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
discretionary funds and forward to the Commission for final action.
9. 2000 STIP AUGMENTATION 2% PLANNING REQUEST
Pg. 14
Overview
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Program 2000 STIP Augmentation 2% planning funds from
both the Western County and Discretionary pots totaling
$778,559, and a portion of the un-programmed balance of the
1998 STIP 2% discretionary planning funds totaling
$221,441, for a total of $1,000,000 to be programmed for
the Community and Environmental Transportation
Acceptability Process (CETAP) planning effort and;
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
10. STATUS OF 2000 STIP AUGMENTATION SUBMITTAL
Pg. 16
Overview
This item is to seek Committee approval to receive and file the
status of the 2000 STIP Augmentation Submittal as an information
item and forward to the Commission for final action.
MINUTES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COIVIIVIISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Monday, September 25, 2000
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Plans and Programs Committee was called to order by Chairperson Robin
Lowe at 1:00 p.m., at the offices of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, 3560
University, Suite 100, Riverside, California, 92501.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Members Absent:
Eugene Bourbonnais
Bob Buster *
John Chlebnik
Frank Hall
Dick Kelly
Will Kleindienst
Robin Lowe
Greg Ruppert
Jack van Haaster *
Gerald Zeller
* Arrived late
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no comments from the public.
Daryl Busch
Percy Byrd
Robert Crain
Roy Wilson
Michelle Cisneros, Accounting Supervisor, distributed the 2000-01 Budget, which was
approved and adopted by the Commission at the June 14, 2000, meeting. •
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M/S/C (Kleindienst/Kelly) approve the minutes dated August 28, 2000 as submitted.
5. 2001 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE
Chester Britt, SCAG Consultant, provided the Committee with an update on the 2001 Regional
Transportation Plan. It is a twenty-year blue print of transportation in Southern California and
covers six counties and 184 cities. The Regional Transportation Plan is required to obtain
federal and state funding.
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming, advised the Committee that Shirley
Medina, Program Manager, would be following the RTP development for RCTC.
M/S/C (Bourbonnais/Zeller) recommend the Commission receive and file the 2001
Regional Transportation Plan Update.
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
September 25, 2000
Page 3
9. FY 2000-01 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE PALO VERDE TRANSIT
AGENCY
Jerry Rivera, Program Manager, advised the Committee that the Government Service Agency
is donating the vehicle for this program and that the requested $10,000 would be used to
operate the vehicle for the balance of the year.
Commissioner Chlebnik asked if it was necessary to limit this service to only veterans, or would
it be possible .to provide transportation to others needing transportation to medical services in
the Coachella Valley. Jerry Rivera responded that he did not believe this program would be
limited to veterans only. Currently the proposed plan of operation would travel into the
Coachella Valley twice a month and to Loma Linda once a month. If space were available he
believed that the transportation of non -veterans would be considered.
M/S/C Ivan Haaster/Kleindienst) recommend the Commission: 1) Amend thel FY
2000-01 Short Range Transit Plan for the Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency to allow
implementation of a pilot program for transportation of veterans from the Palo Verde
Valley into the Coachella Valley and Loma Linda for medical needs; and 2) Allocate an
additional $10,000 in Local Transportation Funds to pay for this pilot program.
10. RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager provided an update on the Rail Program as well as the
effects of the MTA strike. Metrolink on -time performance has improved slightly. Due to the
previous problems, Metrolink Board approved a 2 for .1 discount for Riverside Line holders. This
is just a first step in addressing the UP performance.
Commissioner Ruppert stated that Measure "A" is coming up for renewal in two years, taking
into consideration the estimated population growth he asked if it would be feasible to consider
a tax increase of 3/4 a cent, instead of Y2 a cent? Eric Haley, Executive Director, responded that
per the Commissions direction, RCTC is forming focus groups after the November elections.
These focus groups will discuss different options for tax extension, and attempt to discern the
public's feelings on a tax increase. The areas of the state that have comprehensive programs
do_ have a full penny tax. Santa Clara County, for instance, has 1/2 cent for transit and Y2 cent
for roads, which were approved under majority vote items. Mr. Haley assured the Committee
a tax increase would be tested.
M/S/C Ivan Haaster/Ruppert) recommend the Commission receive and file the Rail
Program Update as an information item.
11. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Plans and Programs Committee, the
meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m. The next meeting will be held at 12:00 p.m., Monday,
October 23, 2000 at the RCTC offices.
Respectfully submitted,
Traci R. McGinley
Deputy Clerk of the Board
AGENDA ITEM 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Hideo Sugita, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Review of 1-215 Project Cost Increase - Options
RECOMMEIVDA T/ON:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1. Request Caltrans to participate in funding the cost increase on the I-215 project
in the amount of $7.5 million of ITIP funds;
2. Request Caltrans to apply $20.0 million of the TCRP funds for the Route 91
Mary Street to the 91 /215/60 interchange to assist in addressing the I-215 cost
increase;
3. Program $10.278 million of Route 91 Mary Street to Seventh Street project to
the 1-215 cost increase;
4. Program the I-215 reserve funds of $729,000 of Western County formula funds
from the 1998 STIP to address the 1-215 cost increase;
5. Program $11,451,000 of 2000 STIP Augmentation Western County Formula
funds (total available $26, 493,930) to the 1-215 cost increase; and
6. Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND lIVFORMA T1ON:
Following the September 13, 2000 Commission meeting the Chairman appointed the
following members to an Ad Hoc Committee to review information related to a
$48.958 million cost increase on the I-215 project. The Ad Hoc Committee members
are: Dick Kelly, Ameal Moore, Tom Mullen, Kevin Pape, John Tavaglione, Frank West.
The Ad Hoc Committee met twice first on September 27, 2000 with the second
meeting on October 6, 2000.
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Meeting with FHWA
At the September 27th Ad Hoc Committee meeting, staff was directed to meet with
Federal Highway Administration staff to explore the possibility of deferring a portion
of the 1-215 improvement. On September 29th Caltrans and Commission staff met
with FHWA senior staff and discussed what information would have to be provided
to FHWA in order to provide justification for deferring a segment of work on the I-215
project.
Caltrans is currently constructing a Measure A project on Route-60 from Valley Way
to University Ave. This project is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2001.
If we are able to defer the 60/215 segment from the 91 /215/60 interchange to
University Ave it would defer the additional auxiliary lanes supporting the freeway to
freeway interchange transition on the 60/215and thus defer the immediate need to
replace the overpass bridges at Blaine, Linden and Iowa. This would defer, to a later
date, approximately $30 million in project costs.
Deferral does not appear to be a viable alternative. FHWA required Caltrans to perform
an analysis of how the interchange would operate without the additional auxiliary
lanes. In other words FHWA wants to assess when this section of the highway would
breakdown (fall to level of service F). The preliminary assessment, while not complete
at this time, does not support the deferral of this segment. It appears this segment,
without the additional auxiliary lanes would fail in 2007 which is close to when the
facility would be open for use.
Funds Available to Address this issue
From prior years there is $728,988 of funds reserved for 1-215 and $7,200,000 of
funds which is committed to replace CMAQ funds on the project. The CMAQ funds
are committed to the Route 60 HOV project from Redlands Blvd to the east junction
60/215 in Moreno Valley. This project is currently in environmental and preliminary
engineering and the CMAQ funds are needed for Route 60 project delivery.
While the 2000 STIP Augmentation provides $26,493,930 of new formula funds to
the Western County Area, the Commission previously acted to commit these funds to
the Route 91 Mary Street to Seventh Street project. It is important to note that the
Commission committed all Western County formula STIP funds through the 2008 STIP
for this project. Last but not least, the Transportation Congestion Relief Program
(TCRP - Governor's program) has committed $40,000,000 to the Route 91 Mary
Street to the Interchange project.
Following the Ad Hoc Committee meeting on October 6th, Caltrans District 08 staff
and Commission staff had a conference call with Caltrans Headquarters staff. The
District staff had submitted a request for $20.137 million of discretionary Interregional
program funds (ITIP) to assist with the cost increase. This request did not make the
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AGENDA ITEM 6
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Hideo Sugita, Deputy Executive Director
THROUGH:
Eric Haley, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Route 74 Reprogramming
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Reprogram $3.345 million of RIP funds from the Route 74 project to the Route
91 Auxiliary Lane project.
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At the February 9, 2000 meeting the Commission acted to reprogram $3.345 of
Regional Improvement program funds and $9.155 million of Measure A funds to the
Route 74 project contingent on the receipt of discretionary Transportation Operations
Strategy (TOPS) funds or State Highway Operations Protection Program (SHOPP)
funds to replace the above noted funds on the Route 91 Auxiliary Lane project.
This funding has been pending since July and Caltrans District 08 staff recently stated
there is a very high level of confidence that SHOPP funds will be made available to the
Route 91 Auxiliary Lane project. This will be confirmed by a California Transportation
Commission (CTC) action on the SHOPP program at their November 1' and 2'
meeting in San Diego.
The auxiliary lane project is estimated at approximately $20 million and Caltrans
District staff has requested that the Commission reassign the $3.345 million of RIP
funds formerly scheduled to fund a portion of the Route 74 project back to the Route
91 Auxiliary Lane project. Staff recommends the Commission to make this
reassignment in order to secure approximately $16.7 million of additional discretionary
state funding.
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AGENDA ITEM 7
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Ken Lobeck, Staff Analyst
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and.Programming
SUBJECT:
2000 STIP Augmentation Formula Adjustment
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval of the adjusted SB 45 formula shares for the
2000 STIP Augmentation and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The table below summarizes the 2000 STIP Augmentation funds presented to the
Commission at its September 13, 2000 meeting. The formula shares are based on the
June 15th, 1998 MOU between RCTC, CVAG, and WRCOG.
2000 STIP Augmentation -Unadjusted
Total Available
Discretionary
Pot
(24.20%)
Formula Pot (75.80%)
Western
County
(72.23%)
Coachella
Valley
(26.39%)
Palo Verde
Valley
(1.38%)
2000 STIP
Augmentation
$49,378 000
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Less 2% Planning
$987,560
$238,990
$540,692
$197.548
$10,330
Available for
Projects
$48,390,440
$11,710,486
$26,493,930
$9,679,840
$506,183
Unprogrammed Project
Balances from 98 STIP
$8,752,275
5135,215
$0
$6,778,704
$1,838,356
Committed,
Unprogrammed
Balances from the
98 STIP
$18,206,988
Available for
Programming for 2000
STIP
$57,142,715
$11,845,701
$26,493,930
$16,458,544
$2,344,539
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SB 45 Formula Allocation for the 2000 STIP Augmentation
2000 STIP Augmentation available for projects: $48,390,440
2000 STIP Augmentation Discretionary pot (24.20%1: $11,710,486
2000 STIP Augmentation Formula allocation (75.80%1: $36,679,954
Existing Share
Adjusted Share
Change
Western Riverside County
$26,493,931
$26,438,910
- $55,021
(72.23%)
(72.08%)
Coachella Valley
$9,679,840
-$9,870,576
+$190,736
(26.39%)
(26.91 %)
Palo Verde Valley
$506,183
$370,468
- $135,715
(1.38%)
(1.08%)
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$36 679 954
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Using the adjusted formula shares for the three County areas, the next table reflects
the 2000 STIP Augmentation with the associated adjustments.
2000 STIP Augmentation - Adjusted
Total Available
Discretionary
Pot
(24.20%)
Formula Pot (75.80%)
Western
County
(72.08%)
Coachella
Valley
(26.91 %)
Palo Verde
Valley
(1.01 %)
2000 STIP
Augmentation
$49,378,00
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$987,560
$238,990 I $539,569
$201,440
$7,561
Available for
Projects
$48,390,440
$11,710,1-86
$26,438,910
$9,870,576
$370,468
Unprogrammed Project
Balances from 98 STIP
$8,752,275
$135,215
$0
$6,778,704
$1,838,356
Committed,
Unprogrammed
Balances from the
98 STIP
$18,206,988
Available for
Programming for 2000
STIP
$57,142,715
$11,845,701
$26,438,910
$16,649,280
$2,208,824
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AGENDA ITEM 8
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Shirley Medina, Program Manager
THROUGH:
d
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
STIP Discretionary Funding Call for Projects and Evaluation
Criteria
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to release a call for projects using the
recommended evaluation criteria for programming 2000 and 2002 State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) discretionary funds and forward to the
Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At the July 12, 2000 Commission meeting, the Commission directed staff to "move
forward with the development of a call for projects. for the 2000 STIP Augmentation
cycle identified by CTC recognizing the need to be flexible in order to accommodate
the Governor's transportation program recommendations and any additional
programming capacity which may result and forward to the Commission for final
action." In response to this direction, staff has met with the RCTC Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) to review and recommend evaluation criteria. The TAC also decided
that it would be beneficial to apply this next call for projects to the 2002 STIP
discretionary funding so that a county wide list of priorities is established. This
proactive approach would also benefit a timely submittal- of the required project
information (i.e. project nomination sheets and Project Study Reports (PSR's) for the
2002 STIP submittal. The 2002 STIP Fund Estimate is scheduled to be released June
2001.
Per the STIP Intra-County Formula Memorandum of Understanding, the discretionary
pot is defined as follows: "24.2% of the SB 45 Regional Choice Funds which may
be programmed at the discretion of RCTC for transportation projects throughout the
County and without regard to the percentages set forth in Section 1, above. In
programming these funds, RCTC may take into account one or more of the following:
safety, congestion, economic development, and other special conditions which have
arisen since the passage of Measure "A" 'in 1988."
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* No weighting is given.
Criteria 1 through 8 have previously been approved by the Commission and
successfully used in various calls for federal funding (i.e. STP and CMAQ). Criteria 9
and 10 were added by the TAC given the importance of local commitment, and
projects that provide continuity to the overall transportation system. The Commission
may want to consider whether project evaluation criteria should apply to other
categories such as planning.
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AGENDA ITEM 9
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Shirley Medina, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming .
SUBJECT:
Proposed Programming of State Transportation Improvement
Program 2% Planning Funds
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Program 2000 STIP Augmentation 2% planning funds from both the
Western County and Discretionary pots totaling $778,559, and a portion
of the un-programmed balance of the 1998 STIP 2% discretionary
planning funds totaling $221,441, for a total of $1,000,000 to be
programmed for the Community and Environmental Transportation
Acceptability Process (CETAP) planning effort and;
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The intra-county STIP formula includes a 2% set aside for planning activities. The
total amount set aside for planning under the 2000 STIP Augmentation is $987,560.
Applying the formula share, the break out is as follows:
Discretionary Pot $238,990
Western County $539,569
Coachella Valley $201,440
Palo Verde Valley $ 7,561
Total Planning $987,560
In addition, there is an un-programmed 1998 STIP 2% discretionary planning fund
balance of $491,946.
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AGENDA ITEM 10
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Shirley Medina, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Status of 2000 STIP Augmentation Submittal
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to receive and file the status of the 2000
STIP Augmentation Submittal as an information item and forward to the Commission
for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The 2000 STIP Submittal was due to the California Transportation Commission (CTC)
on September 29, 2000. At the September 13, 2000 Commission meeting, the
Commission approved for programming in the 2000 STIP four projects in the Coachella
Valley and two projects in the Palo Verde Valley (one from the County of Riverside and
one from the City of Blythe). All project sponsors were notified of the deadline to
submit to RCTC their project nomination and fund sheets and Project Study Reports
(PSRs) or equivalent. We received the required information from the County for a
rehabilitation project on Lovekin Boulevard in the amount of $500,000. No other
projects were submitted by the deadline. Therefore, the 2000 STIP submittal sent to
the CTC dated September 28, 2000 consisted of the County of Riverside's project on
Lovekin Boulevard.
On October 12, 2000, we received from the City of Blythe the required project
information for a rehabilitation and arterial improvement project for Hobsonway for
$1.8 M. On October 16, 2000, we received the project information sheets for two
of the Coachella Valley projects (Fred Waring Drive - Phase 1, $2.0 M, and Jefferson
Street - North Phase, $8.0 M). The project information sheets are currently being
reviewed by staff and will be forwarded to the CTC as soon as possible.
The Western County STIP Submittal and STIP discretionary funding was placed on
hold until resolution of the cost increase on the 60/91 /215 interchange and corridor
projects.
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AGENDA ITEM 11
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Transportation Specialists, Inc. - Jurupa Valley Senior Shuttle
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve additional funding to Transportation Specialists, Inc. in the amount
of $ 5,000 for FY 01 and $10,000 for FY 02; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On June 14, 2000, the Commission approved funding for the Jurupa Valley Senior
Shuttle's West Loop, operated by Transportation Specialists, Inc. (TSI). An additional
$52,500 was placed in contingency to cover the cost of expanded transportation
services in the Jurupa area should the need arise. The shuttle is a grocery and nutrition
service which operates on an advanced reservation system and provides deviated fixed
route, curb -to -curb service to grocery' stores and nutrition sites throughout the Jurupa
Valley. The shuttle provides a reliable and fully accessible mode of transportation, which
in coordination with the Riverside Transit Agency's (RTA) Dial -A -Ride, maximizes the
available options for seniors and transit -dependent passengers residing in the Jurupa
area. _
Originally, the proposed hours for the shuttle were 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday. However, in an attempt to be more responsive to the FY 01 activities
at the senior center, TSI has been providing services beginning at 9:00 a.m. so that the
seniors can arrive at the center by 9:40 a.m. TSI has been able to absorb the added cost
of running the extra hour, however, as the service continues to grow in popularity, TSI
will not be able to continue to provide the "non -reimbursed" service after December 31,
2000, unless additional funding is received.
For FY 01, funding for the Jurupa Valley Senior Shuttle is provided by a $20,000
Measure A grant and $20,000 (cash) provided by TSI. To continue operating the service
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, TSI is requesting additional funding
in the amount of $5,000 for FY 01 and $10,000 for FY 02.
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Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: Yes Year: FY2000-01
Source of Funds: Measure A Budget Adjustment: No
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
Amount: $5,000
Date: 10/.17/00
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Dear Tanya,
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Re: Jurupa Senior
. • Transportation Services
As you are aware it has been ahnost three months since transportation
services for Jurupa seniors was altered. During this period we have received
numerous complaints and calls, summarized as follows:
1) The Jurupa "Shuttle" Service does not operate as a shuttle.
The published locations are not consistently served and riders are placed on a
"manifest log" — indicating more of a demand response approach (such as
previously contracted with Family Service).
2) Pick Up Drop Off Times at Senior Center are inconsistent and not per
the orig-inal proposal.
The "shuttle" often doesn't arrive for pick ups at the Smith Center until 1:30
PM, even though Seniors are ready for returns at 12:30 PM. Drop off's in the
morning are earlier, around 9 am, then the proposed start time of 10 am.
3) RTA Dial -A -Rider Services are inconsistent
We have had to pick up eight (8) stranded clients since July 1. These are
clients who were not picked up by Dial -A -Ride after being transported to an
appointment. In addition we receive many calls from seniors who are not able
to get rides, or are bumped due to ADA priorities.
In addition, I would also appreciate feedback on the amount of seniors.per
hour being transported by TSI and RTA, as well as the amount of hours TSI is being
reimbursed with Measure A funds.' (Note: As you recall TSI's original proposal
indicated that they wouid transport an average of 7 clients per hour, for four hours per
day.)
Seniors in Jurupa have few options for other means of transportation. Thanks
for your attention and feedback on these matters.
Sierely,
om Betro, A.C.S.W.
President/CEO
ON upervi sor Tavaglione — rd District
Supervisor Buster — RCTC Planning Committee
Transportation: Tanya Love 9-22-00
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Serving the Community Since 1953
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is received for a particular location, the van does not stop. Passengers schedule
both their desired arrival and departure times when making reservations.
Time points for specific stops such as the Eddie D. Smith Nutrition Site and the
DeAnza Stater Bros. are monitored continuously. A recent audit of time point pick-
up and drops resulted in an on -time performance indite (with a window of five
minutes) of 99.2%.
Additionally, you have requested specific performance information, including the
present Measure A funding,level and passenger per hour indite for TSI on the
JVSS. TSI is receiving the amount approved by the RCTC in June-$20,000 per
year, for a four hour -a -day service. As per our Measure A proposal budget,
Measure A funds constitute approximately 50% of the- revenues required to
operate the service. After only two months of service we are operating at an
average ratio of 4.1:1 passengers per revenue hour. Individual hourly runs vary
between 1.8 and 7.0 passengers per hour. JVSS's ridership (at system maturity) is
estimated at 6.7 rides per hour.
The JVSS, like all other services operated by our agency, is subject to on going
monitoring of performance indices and measuring of numerous quality control
standards. Like FSAWRC, we take all comments, complaints and suggestions
very seriously and strive continually to make our transportation programs user
friendly, timely, responsive and safe. Unfortunately, without having access to
names, dates and details regarding your reported concems, it becomes difficult for
us to address such issues. More appropriately perhaps, would be to refer
individuals to TSI's Comment/ Complaint phone line (909.358.9175), where their
questions and comments can be dealt with directly by our staff.
We couldn't be more pleased with the responses received from passengers and
Jurupa grocery stores alike for the JVSS. The DeAnza Stater Bros. even
displayed our flyers in a special holder at each check stand for the first month of
the service.. Several large mobile home parks have included either our flyer or an
article in their monthly newsletter. Any ideas that you might have for JVSS
information dissemination to Jurupa's seniors would be most welcome. And of
course, our open invitation to distribute the center's nutrition site information on the
van still stands.
May I suggest that TSI be invited to do a short presentation during the nutrition
hour at the center? I believe it would benefit all of the center's transit -dependent
seniors (and staff) if TSI were to be given the opportunity to present an overview of
the JVSS and how to book rides on the system. Perhaps a 15 minute
presentation (during the nutrition hour) could be arranged in the near future?
also understand that our flyers and brochures are being kept back in the FSAWRC
transportation office. Might I suggest that this information be posted out in the
reception area along with the other informational pieces for seniors?
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October 16, 2000
Mr. Dom Betro
Family Service of Western Riverside County
3730 Elizabeth Street
Riverside, CA 92506
RE: Letter of September 22, 2000, addrPgs d to Tanya Love
Dear Mr. Betro:
Riverside Transit Agency
1825 Third street
P.O. Box 59968
Riverside, CA 92517
Phone:(909) 684-0850
Fax: (909)684-1007
I am in receipt of a copy of your letter to Tanya Love, Riverside County Transportation
Commission. T also have a copy of the letter written to you from Judylynn Gres, -
Executive Director, Transportation Specialists, Inc. Judylynn has responded to two of the
issues raised in your letter, items one and two, I would like to take this opportunity to
respond to item three:
3) "RTA Dial -A -Ride Services are inconsistent. We have had to pick up eight (8)
stranded clients since July 1. These are clients who were not picked up by Dial -
A -Ride after being transported to an appointment. In addition, we receive many
calls from seniors who are not able to get rides or are bumped due to ADA
priorities."
I am also in receipt of a copy of the log that JOAnn Horchar faxed to Tanya Love on
October 9, 2000, covering the period of July 3, 2000 through September 10, 2000.
Although there were 15 complaints logged in July, there were only three in August Did
one in September. This is noteworthy because the service was new in July and, as we all
know, when new service begins there are snags and difficulties that need to be resolved.
Our Paratransit/Dispatch Supervisor has researched the client histories for the months of
their registered complaints. Attached please find a breakdown of their requests and the
service provided. RTA, as a public transportation provider, strives to ensure our
passengers' safe, reliable service. Thank you for your interest in assisting the community
and bringing these issues to our attention.
Sincerely yours,
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Susan J. Hafner
General Manager
Attachment
cc: Supervisor John Tavaglione
Tanya Love, RCTC
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AGENDA ITEM 72
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
THROUGH: _
Hideo Sugita, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT:
CETAP CORRIDORS STATUS REPORT
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to.receive and file the CETAP Corridors Status
Report as an information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The evaluation of alternatives within the two intra-county CETAP corridors
(Banning/Beaumont to Temecula, and Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore) is proceeding.
Working Paper 7a (Evaluation of Initial Alternatives in the Banning/Beaumont to
Temecula Corridor) and Working Paper 7b (Evaluation of Initial Alternatives in the
Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore Corridor) have been prepared and distributed to the
CETAP Advisory Committee, city staff, and members of the Commission. These draft
working papers provide information that can be used to help determine which of the
alternatives in each corridor should be carried forward into the CEQA/NEPA (California
Environmental Quality Act/National Environmental Policy Act) process for each
corridor. A draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement will
be prepared for each corridor by approximately July of 2001, evaluating each of these
alternatives in detail.
An important part of making the decision. on which alternatives to carry forward
involves input from the public. Three public meetings have been scheduled, as listed
below. The meetings will be held from 4:00 to 8:30 on each of the dates. Interested
citizens will be able to come and go as they wish, view the displays, and talk with
project staff. There will also be three opportunities for discussion groups, focusing on
the pros and cons of the various alternatives. The discussion group sessions will begin
at 4:30, 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. on each of the three evenings.
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AGENDA ITEM 13
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
October 23, 2000
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning & Programming
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SUBJECT:
Rail Program Update
STAFF RECOMMENDATION. -
This item is to seek Committee approval to receive and file the Rail Program Update
as an information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
MTA Strike Update:
As of Monday, October 16th, the MTA Strike has been in effect for 31 days. Ridership
on Metrolink trains has been impacted by the strike. The attached Metrolink
Performance Summary for the month of September illustrates that most of the lines
with destinations in Los Angeles had a significant. ridership decrease.
While the strike is underway, Metrolink continues to operate the "Red Line Special"
bus service along two routes. There is no charge to riders for the bus service which
operates Monday through Friday during the MTA strike. Also, Metrolink continues to
accept all MTA bus and rail passes on its commuter trains for travel from its stations
in the MTA service area.
Riverside Line
Weekday Patronage: Ridership on Metrolink's Riverside Line for the month of
September averaged 4,100, a decrease of 1 % from the month of August. As has
been previously reported to the Committee, this summer we experienced serious
performance problems on the Line. Although the on -time performance has improved
to 85 %, Metrolink staff continues to work with Union Pacific on strategies to address
the problem. In addition, Riverside Line riders have been offered a discount on their
December monthly pass.
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