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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1:30 P.M., Monday, June 22, 1987
Riverside City Hall
5th Floor Conference Room
3900 Main Street, Riverside 92522
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Minutes.
3. Transit Quarterly Report. Information
4. Local Sales Tax for Transportation Information/
Public Opinion Poll. Discussion
5. TDA Allocations for Transit. Information
6. SB 821 Committee Appointments. Action
7. UMTA 16(b)(2) Capital Assistance Grants. Action
8. Other Business.
9. Adjournment.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting No. 2-87
May 4, 1987
1. Call to Order.
The meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order by
Chairman Terry Allen at 1:40 p.m., on May 4, 1987, at the Riverside
City Hall, 5th Floor Conference Room, 3900 Main Street, Riverside.
Members present:
Terry Allen
Herb Krauch
Don Kurz
Joanne Moore
Rena Parker
Don Senger
Others present:
Jesse Roach, Riverside Transit Agency
2. Approval of Minutes.
M/S/C (PARKER/MOORE) to approve the minutes of the March 9, 1987
meeting.
3. RTA Lake Perris Shuttle Service.
Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director, informed the Committee of RTA's
proposal for a weekday shuttle service from Riverside, Moreno Valley
and Perris to Lake Perris to be operated from June 22, 1987 through
September 4, 1987. The service provide three round trips per day.
Weekend service will not be provided due to crowding at the Lake and
ingress/egress problems on the entrance roads. If the service is
successful and improvements are made to the roads, weekend service
may also be provided to Lake Perris next year.
M/S/C (MOORE/KRAUCH) to recommend approval of the Lake Perris
shuttle service to the Commission.
4. Unmet Transit Needs.
Paul Blackwelder said that the staff report that was presented to the
Commission on unmet transit needs is included in the Committee's
agenda packet as well as a summary written and oral comments received
by the Commission. The comments were reviewed with the transit
operators and were listed in the report in three categories: 1)
requests which will totally or partially be accommodated; 2) requests
which may be accommodated but will require further investigation;
and, 3) requests for improved or revised services which should not be
implemented because the cost would not be justified by the
anticipated use of the service. The Commission, based on the
existing service and services planned to be implemented next year,
found that there are no unmet transit needs that can be reasonably
met in Riverside County.
A study to evaluate the alternative for fixed route service in the
Corona/Norco area is currently is in progress. Corona will be
holding a public hearing and will meet with handicapped advocates
and senior citizens to get their input. In the Coachella Valley
area, a study of elderly and handicapped transportation needs is
being undertaken by SunLine. One of alternatives being reviewed is
to change the Foundation for the Retarded service. The Commission
has informed SunLine that any change in the elderly and handicapped
services implemented as a result of the elderly and handicapped study
must be approved by the Commission and determined by the Commission
that the service changes will not create an unmet transit need for
users of existing services. The request to reroute the Line 13
service along Palm Avenue in Riverside between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for
direct service to the Riverside Plaza was reviewed. Staff will
recommend to the Commission not to reroute Line 13 between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. as it will inconvenience an average of 360
passengers/per day using the service. Service to the Riverside Plaza
is available to residents along Palm Avenue by taking Line 12 and
transferring to Line 1 near Riverside Community College.
Rena Parker asked whether the 360 riders use Line 12 before 9:00
a.m. and after 4:00 p.m. to commute to and from work.
Paul Blackwelder said that over 50% of the trips are made between
9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and, therefore, it would inconvenience too
many riders to reroute Line 13 during that period.
Rena Parker commented that with the expansion of Ontario Airport,
there is a need for bus service from the Inland County areas to the
airport.
Barry Beck, Executive Director, said that RTD's Line 496 provides
service to and from Ontario Airport but it makes several stops along
the way. The frequency of demand for such a service is very low and
it would not justify the cost. He noted that he was informed by the
Sheraton Hotel in Riverside that they will be applying for a permit
to provide service to and from Ontario Airport for their customers.
Rena Parker noted that a number of requests for various service in
the SunLine area have been received. She suggested that SunLine
review and consider the requests.
Paul Blackwelder stated that SunLine plans to do a study in the
upcoming year and these requests will be addressed again at the
study.
5. 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan.
Paul Blackwelder said that Riverside County's Short Range Transit
Plan includes the plans of the seven small transit operators
(Banning, Beaumont, Corona, Lake Elsinore Transit System, Palo Verde
Valley Transit Agency, Rancho Mirage, and Riverside Special
Services), the Riverside Transit Agency and the SunLine Transit
Agency. The plans for the small transit systems is basically a
continuation of the existing services at the current level of service
for the next five years with one exception. The City of Corona is
reviewing a proposal to change its general dial -a -ride service to a
fixed route service with the dial -a -ride service only be for
handicapped individuals.
Service changes being proposed by RTA for FY 1988 are: a) to
implement a local fixed route service in Hemet and change the
Hemet/San Jacinto dial -a -ride service to a 24 -hour advance
reservation system; b) to operate a shuttle service from Riverside,
Moreno Valley and Perris to Lake Perris from June to September; c) to
reroute Line 27 (Hemet/San Jacinto) to serve the new Kaiser Hospital
in Riverside; d) to reroute the morning and afternoon runs of Line 12
to serve the Jurupa industrial park; and, e) to conduct a study of
the San Sevine Industrial Park area and the Temecula/Rancho
California area to determine the need for transit services. In FY
1988, RTA is proposing improving the frequency of Route 29 (Rubidoux-
Riverside) to a one -hour headway and expanding the service hours on
weekdays and on Saturdays on Route 21 (Country Village -Tyler Mall).
In FY 1989, RTA plans to expand service on Routes 15 and 27E to
operate on Sunday.
Service changes being proposed by the SunLine Transit Agency in FY
1988 are: a) to operate the Sun Special service in Palm Springs from
October through May; b) to implement a park and ride shuttle service
to be funded by private funds in Palm Desert for shoppers at the Palm
Desert Town Center during the December shopping period; c) to add
morning and evening runs between Thousand Palms and Palm Springs;
and, d) to expand Line 20 (Palm Springs -Indio) provide service on
Sundays.
M/S/C (PARKER/SENGER) to recommend that the Commission approve
the FY 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan for Riverside County.
6. Committee Meeting Date.
Paul Blackwelder said that the Commission has changed its meeting day
from the third Thursday to the first Wednesday of the month. In
order to include Committee recommendations in staff reports to the
Commission, the Committee will have to change its meeting day.
After a brief discussion, staff was directed to contact each
Committee member to determine a suitable day for the Committee to
meet.
7. Miscellaneous Items.
A. Paul Blackwelder announced that Barry Beck has submitted his
resignation as Executive Director and has accepted a position as
Public Works Director for the City of Riverside.
B. Barry Beck briefed the Committee on the status of the local
sales tax effort. He said that after a number of years, it has
become apparent that fund allocations from federal and the State
are not sufficient to fund highway, and local street and road
projects. Three counties (Santa Clara, Alameda and Fresno) in
the State have already passed a 1/2 cent local sales tax measure
for transportation. Several additional counties (San Diego, San
Bernardino, Sacramento) are planning to have the local sales tax
measures on the ballot in November, 1987, and several other
counties are seeking enabling authorization from the State for a
local sales tax measure for the ballot in June, 1986. The
Commission, at its last meeting, took action to join San
Bernardino County in pursuing authorizing legislation for a 1/2
cent local sales tax. The bill would give us the opportunity to
place the measure on the ballot in November, 1987. At next
week's Commission meeting, staff will be recommending that the
Commission conduct a public opinion survey throughout the County
to see if there is enough public support for a 1/2 cent increase
in sales tax for transportation. The poll would also survey
what projects the public would like the proceeds to be used for.
Other provisions of the bill are: 1) that the 1/2 cent sales
tax would only be for 15-20 years; 2) that each city in the
county would have to continue to spend the same amount of money
for transportation purposed that they are spending now; and, 3)
the the county continue to receive its fair share of State
funds. There is legislation being proposed that would require
State matching funds for any locally funded State highway
projects.
Joanne Moore asked if the sales tax increase being proposed is a
fixed percentage or could it be changed at a later time.
Barry Beck said that the increase proposed on the ballot measure
will be fixed and that the time limit will be fixed as well.
Chairman Allen asked what the status is of the callbox system.
Barry Beck said the Department of Motor Vehicles has started
collecting the $1 surcharge for the callbox system for vehicle
registrations that are due in April. At this time, the
Commission will defer work on the system and wait for Orange and
San Diego Counties to pioneer the effort and sort out the
technology. Because the amount of funds being collected is
borderline for building a comprehensive system, the delay will
enable the Commission to collect additional fees.
9. Adjournment.
M/S/C (SENGER/KRAUCH) to adjourn the meeting at 2:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
aul Backwelder
Assistant Director
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