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HomeMy Public PortalAbout11 November 23, 1987 Citizens Advisory0.4k C'ffe 040250 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AGENDA CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1:30 P.M., Monday, November 23, 1987 Riverside City Hall 5th Floor Conference Room 3900 Main Street, Riverside 92522 1. Call to Order. 2. Approval of Minutes. (Minutes will be distributed to members at the meeting.) (Action) 3. RIVSAN Study - Initial Findings (Info.) A representative from SCAG will present the material at the meeting. 4. SB 821 Projects. (Info.) The list of projects approved by the Commission for SB 821 funds for FY 87-88 is provided for information. 5. Local Sales Tax for Transportation - Update. (Info.) 6. Adjournment. RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting No. 4-87 November 23, 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., at the Riverside City Hall, 5th Floor Conference Room, 3900 Main Street, Riverside. The Committee operated as a Committee as a Whole since a quorum was not present. Members present: Terry Allen Harry Brinton Herb Krauch Don Kurz Joanne Moore Lori Nickel Bertram Vinson 2. RIVSAN Study - Initial Findings. Gil Hicks, Project Manager from SCAG, gave a status report on the RIVSAN Study. He said that SCAG had done trafic forecasting using a computerized travel demand model which used employment, population and housing to estimate demand. In Riverside County, the primary driving force of this effort are assumptions on population/employment growth. He showed on a map the projected levels of employment and population growth, and the travel demand for 1984 and 2010 by major areas. The traffic that the population growth will generate has been plotted by using a no -build scenario as well as a scenario with proposed improvements. SCAG, as an add on to the study, will evaluate the impacts of extending the proposed Cajalco Parkway, the possibility of other corridors, HOV lanes on Route 91 and the feasibility of commuter rail service along the Santa Fe line adjacent to Route 91. Chairman Allen suggested using the rail line from Perris to Colton as one of the alternatives. Herb Krauch asked about the possibility of Santa Fe selling the San Bernardino to Los Angeles line. Gil Hicks said that obtaining rights for commuter rail on existing lines will be a difficult task but is one of the alternatives that SCAG plans to look at. Joanne Moore asked what the proposed Cajalco Parkway project study entails. Paul Blackwelder replied that one of the alternatives being looked at is extending Cajalco Parkway through the mountains and to tie into Orange County's eastern corridor. The cost of such a project will be extremely high. Chairman Allen noted the importance of meeting with the local agencies' planning commissions to discuss the need to set aside the right-of-way needed for the proposed corridors as soon as possible. Paul Blackwelder told the Committee of Orange County's plan to extend carpool lanes either east or west from Route 55. They have informed the Commission that if Riverside County could get funding for a carpool lane from Riverside to the county line, they have sufficient funding to extend the carpool lane from the county line on Route 55. If not, then they will propose a carpool lane from Route 55 westerly to Route 57. 3. SB 821 Projects. The approved project list was passed out for information only. 4. Local Sales Tax for Transportation. Paul Blackwelder stated that the local sales tax measure in San Bernardino County failed by 45% (for)/55% (against). In Riverside County, the Commission has received a letter from the Board of Supervisors' Chairman Walt Abraham requesting that the local sales tax measure be placed on the November ballot rather than on the June ballot. To date, the Commission has not taken any action on the Board's request. 5. Additional Items. Paul Blackwelder briefed the Committee on SB 498 (Greene) that requires counties using a portion of the Transportation Development Act funds for streets and roads must, as part of the unmet transit needs process, establish a Social Service Advisory Council. The Council will make recommendations to the Commission on whether there are transit needs that can reasonably be met. Staff will be recommending that the Commission request SCAG to designate its Citizens Advisory Committee as the County's Social Service Advisory Council and that the membership be expanded to comply with the SB 498 requirements. He stated that this year, the unmet transit needs hearings will be held in Palm Desert in February and in Corona and Riverside in March. Don Kurz stated that the Committee previously took an action requesting the Commission's support for Amtrak's Desert Wind to stop in Riverside. He said that it would be helpful if a letter of support from the Commission could be sent to the Mayor's Office. Paul Blackwelder said that the Commission has previously taken an action in support of Amtrak's Desert Wind to stop in Riverside. He said he will be glad to forward a letter to the Mayor's Office. 6. Adjournment. There being no other items to discuss, Chairman Allen adjourned the meeting at 2:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ad„,&io_e____- au ckwelder Assistant Director nk DATE 0 U. o� 3 qv) a) -r -L1 NAME REPRESENTING PHONE 686--3 993