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Home My Public Portal About01 January 25, 1998 Plans and Programs• RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTAI Records 044957 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA TIME: 12:00 P.M. DATE: Monday, January 25, 1998 LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM A 3560 University Avenue, Suite 100 Riverside, CA 92501 Plans and Programs Committee Members Supervisor Bob Buster, County of Riverside Supervisor Roy Wilson, County of Riverside Mayor Jan Leja, City of Beaumont Mayor Robert Crain, City of Blythe Councilmember John Chlebnik, City of Calimesa Councilmember Eugene Bourbonnais, City of Canyon Lake Mayor Pro Tem Doug Sherman, City of Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Robin Reeser Lowe, City of Hemet Councilmember Percy Byrd, City of Indian Wells Mayor Chris Silva, City of Indio Councilmember Frank Hall, City of Norco Councilmember Dick Kelly, City of Palm Desert Mayor Will Kleindienst, City of Palm Springs Mayor A. L. Landers, City of Perris PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE 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 Eric Haley, Executive Director Hideo Sugita, Director - Planning and Programming 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 Commission. • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ROOM A 3560 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100, RIVERSIDE 92501 MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1999 12:00 P.M. AGENDA* "Action may be taken on any items listed on the agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS. 4. 1998 STIP AMENDMENT $15 MILLION EL NINO, REHABILITATION & ARTERIAL PROGRAM Staff and TAC recommend that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission eliminate the El Nino storm damage category from the $15 million call for projects and approve the list of arterial and rehabilitative projects for STIP funding. 5. 1998 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission to program the entire amount of discretionary 1998 STIP amendment funds and the entire Western County formula share of 1998 STIP Amendment funds to Measure A projects, consider any programming recommendations coming from CVAG for the Eastern County projects and approve a combined planning, programming and monitoring program. 6. PRIORITY RAIL PROJECTS FOR CALIFORNIA STIP AND FEDERAL PROGRAM Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission endorse the priority project lists developed by Metrolink and the Southern California Intercity Rail Group and actively advocate for STIP funding of the particular rail capital projects listed above; and And, that the Committee recommend RCTC's endorsement of Metrolink's federal funding request as listed in Attachment III. 7. CMAQ SET ASIDE FOR LNG LOCOMOTIVE Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission set aside up to $300,000 of CMAQ funds to cover RCTC's share of costs for manufacturing a prototype LNG fueled locomotive. 8. CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS FOR CETAP Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission schedule, at minimum, two contract/agreement action items for the February 10, 1999 Commission meeting. RCTC Agenda Plans and Programs Committee January 25, 1999 Page 2 • 9. MEASURE A SPECIALIZED TRANSIT ALLOCATION TO FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission approve operating support for two vehicles to Family Service Association until such time that the Specialized Transit Analysis is complete and recommendations are provided regarding the future service levels for the Jurupa area, and amend the funding agreement with Family Service Association to include additional Measure A Specialized Transit funds of $4,375 per month to support the operating cost of this second vehicle in the Jurupa/Rubidoux area. 10. REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC/SSTAC) Staff recommends that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission reappoint five members to the Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Service Transportation Advisory Council, as well as, the appointment of an additional member. 11. METROLINK MONTHLY REPORT Presented is the Metrolink operating report for December, 1998, along with the most recent weekly updates to Board Members, for information, receive and file. 12. ADJOURNMENT. The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 12:00 p.m., on February 22, 1999 at the RCTC offices. • • AGENDA ITEM 4 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Hideo Sugita, Director of Planning and Programming THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: 1998 STIP Amendment $1.5 Million El Nino, Rehabilitation &Arterial Program At the December 9, 1998 meeting, the Commission approved issuing a call for projects for $15 million of 1998 STIP Amendment funds for storm damage, rehabilitation and arterial improvements. Staff issued a request for projects (RFP) to the Cities and County of Riverside on December 14, 1998. The deadline for project submittal(s) was at 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 1999. A total of 17 agencies met the deadline and submitted 44 projects for the rehabilitation and arterial improvements categories requesting a total of $93,029,813 in STIP funding. Three (3) agencies submitted El Nino projects requesting $2,246,882 in STIP funding. The total amount requested equaled $95,276,695. Staff and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on January 13 following the Commission meeting to evaluate projects. The work to be accomplished was to reduce $95,276,695 of project requests into $15,000,000 of available funding. The first area of discussion was to address the "off the top" funding for the El Nino storm damage projects. The discussion surrounded the fact that in many cases there is a window of time which can extend upwards of 20 months whereby the storm damage projects could be funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Therefore, if the Commission funded these projects and FEMA or FHWA came up with funding to support them in the future, the funded projects would technically be ineligible for reimbursement. This situation would create an awkward situation for the Commission because the Commission has a long standing policy to maximize the receipt of federal and state funds. The only other option staff and TAC could consider is to reserve an amount of the $15 million to address the submitted and qualified unfunded storm damage after the federal funding window closed. Staff and TAC determined that it would be best to recommend the Commission eliminate the El Nino category from the call for projects because there were more than enough projects to consider for rehabilitation and arterial improvements. Setting aside a reserve of funds would not support the 000001 California Transportation Commission and Caltran's efforts to spend down the State Highway Account balance nor would it put these funds to work as soon as possible. It is the recommendation of staff and the TAC that the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission eliminate the El Nino storm damage category of the $15 million call for projects. 17 agencies submitted 44 projects for rehabilitation and arterial projects for a total request of $93,029,813. Staff and the TAC determined that a reasonable way to narrow the evaluation of project requests was to allow each agency to identify their highest priority project. With the Commission structure in mind, each agency, with the exception of the County of Riverside identified their highest priority project. The County was allowed to identify the highest priority project per supervisorial district, or 5 projects. This narrowed the field to 20 projects requesting $42,480,288 of STIP funding. Staff and the TAC applied 7 of the 8 Commission approved criteria assigning a low, medium and high point structure (1,2 or 3 points per criteria) and evaluated each of the 20 projects. The maximum points a project could receive was 21. The 8th criteria "Geographic Balance" was withheld until after the projects were evaluated, scored and placed in rank order. The priority list, by evaluation score, left two obvious omissions from the distribution of projects namely the Pass Area and the City of Riverside. Even though it was not necessary, because their project ranked well into the funding area, the City of Hemet staff offered to seek $400,000 of local funds to support their arterial widening and rehabilitation project on State Street with the knowledge that this could allow the funding line to be lowered resulting in an additional funded project. This contribution has since been confirmed and will be in writing the week of January 18th Given the Commission's discussions prior to establishing the intra county formula, the list when viewed in terms of the Discretionary funds showed almost $2 million of discretionary funds going to the Coachella Valley area ($1,994,457 of $3,630,000 of available discretionary funding). The project which was viewed as being funded with discretionary funds was the rehabilitation and widening of Washington Street which was the highest ranked project and is a joint submittal by the Cities of La Quinta, Indian Wells and Palm Desert along with the County as lead agency for the project. As a result of discussion between staff and the TAC on how to reach geographic balance , it is recommended that STIP funding for the Washington Street project be reduced by $1,000,000. The reduction of the Washington Street project and the increased local contribution of $400,000 from the City of Hemet makes it possible to establish a reasonable geographic balance for the distribution of the funds by; • funding the highest scored Pass Area project (rehabilitation of Highland Springs Avenue - $446,320), and 000J�:1 • • • • funding the City of Riverside's project (rehabilitation of Magnolia Avenue - $600,000), and the recommendation is consistent with the adopted Intra-county Formula by identifying the Palo Verde Valley Area formula share of funds ($156,906). STAFF AND TAC RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission eliminate the El Nino storm damage category from the $15 million call for projects. 2) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission approve the attached list of arterial and rehabilitation projects for STIP funding recognizing that the two actions listed below make it possible to establish a reasonable level of geographic equity by funding the Pass Area project which received the highest score in the evaluation process; funds the City of Riverside's project, and establishes a reserve of formula STIP funds for the Palo Verde Valley Area, consistent with the adopted Intra-County Formula for allocating STIP Regional Improvement Program funds: a) The City of Hemet has increased its local share for the State Street arterial widening and rehabilitation project by $400,000. b) The Washington Street widening and rehabilitation project STIP request is reduced by $1,000,000. F: \users\preprint\ 1999\February\Plan_Pro\STIP$15. wpd 000303 FY 1999 Call for Projects for El Nino Unfunded Storm Damage, Rehabilitation and Arterial Improvements Projects: Amount Available $15,000,000 in STIP/RIP Score A gency Project Desc. To tal Project STIP Req Local Match Type Match DISC $ (24.2%) $3,630,000 W.C. (72.23%) $8,212,551 C.V. (26.39%) $3,000,543 P.V. (1.38%) $156,906 16 County/PD/IW/La Rehab & widen ng of Washington St from SR 111 to Country Club Driv S5,061,000 S3,495,000 51,566,000 County, CVAG & City S S3,495,000 14 Hemet Arterial Wideni. ig & Rehab on State St b/w Chambers & Domenigoni P S1,662,000 S1,262,000 S400,000 Local S $1,262,000 14 Moreno Valley Rehab Box Spri igs Rd from Morton to Day St. S1,290,000 $1,125,000 S165,000 Meas. A $1,125,000 14 Perris Rehab Ramona Expressway b/w 1-215 & Ryder 5800,000 S650,000 S150,000 Meas. A S650,000 14 San Jacinto Rehab Sanderson Ave (ext of Hwy 79) from Ramona to Esplanade S750,000 S550,000 S200,000 Meas. A S550,000 14 County Rehab Reche Canyon Rd from S.B. County Line to Reche Vista Drive S4,570,000 53,930,000 S640,000 Meas A/State S $3,930,000 13 Corona Rehab Pavement on North Main St & River Road S1,719,770 S1,335,757 S384,013 M eas. A/Gas Tax • $1,335,757 13 Palm Springs Rehab Palm Cyii Drive from Ramon to Alejo S717,106 S500,000 S217,106 Meas. A. S500,000 13 Temecula Rehab Jefferso i/Front St from no. city limits to Rancho Ca Rd/Winche 51,100,000 S816,000 5284,000 Meas. A S816,000 12 Banning/Beaum Rehab Highland Springs from Sun Lakes to Brookside S557,900 5446,320 S111,580 Local S&R 5446,320 12 Riverside Rehab Magnolia i Ave. b/w La Sierra & Van Buren 5721,000 S600,000 $121,000 Local S 5600,000 SUBTOTAL $18,948,776 $14,710,077 $4,238,699 TOTA L RECOMMENDED = $14,866,983 $11),715,077 $3,995,000 $156,906 (Reserved) 12 Lake Elsinore Rehab Main St i rom 1-15 to Lakeshore Drive S600,600 S527,500 S73,100 M eas. A/Gas Tax S527,500 12 Murrieta Rehab Jefferso 1 Avenue from Corning to M urrieta Hot Springs Road S4,348,204 S2,000,000 $2,348,204 M eas. A/Gas Tax/Local Mit :'2.,000,000 12 County Rehab & construction of Newport Rd - Menifee Rd to Winchester Rd ( S12,399,000 $12,399,000 SO $12,399,000 12 County Rehab/Widening of Valley Way/Armstrong Rd - SR60 to Sierra Avenue 53,431,619 53,201,619 S230,000 Econ Dev Agency $3,201,619 11 Beaumont Rehab Sixth St. b/w 1-10 & SR 60 S558,092 S558,092 S0 S558,092 11 County Rehab Cajalco F oad from La Sierra to Kirkpatrick Rd S4,285,000 S3,840,000 5445,000 M eas. A 53,840,000 10 Cathedral City Rehab streets can Cove Assessment District Area S3,605,000 S721,000 S2,884,000 Meas. A/Gas Tax/Assess 5721,000 10 Norco Rehab Hamner Ave from 3rd St to Hamner bridge ( no bridgework) $592,000 S592,000 SO S592,000 9 Indio Rehab Indio BIB d from Jefferson to Hwy 111 S2,531,000 52,531,000 SO In -kind 52,531,000 TOTAL $51,299,291 $41,080,288 $10,219,003 Corona Storm Damage on Rincon b/w Corydon and Smith $449,119 S449,119 Moreno Valley Storm Drain Ln 1 south of Nason & Alessandro Intersection * DSR fort 5100,000 S100,000 - County Various Storm Damage S1,647,800 S1,647,800 Total Storm Related Projects $2,196,919 $2,196,919 Assumptions: -No funds are allocated for storm dam ige requests. -The joint County, Palm Desert, Indian 1 Velis and La Quinta project will include a total of 51.566 M in local funds. -The City of Hemet will provide S400,0( 0 in local matching funds. • • • FY 1999 Call for Projects for El Nino unfunded Storm Damage, Rehabilitation and Arteriay Improvements Projects: Amount Av3iiable $15,000,00(3 in STIP/RIP Agency Project Desc. Total Project STIP Rt,q Local Match Type M atch Amt. Avail ,?15,000,000 Disc $ (24. 2%) $3,086,255 W.C. (72.23%) S6,982,375 C.V. (26.39%) $2,551,085 P.V. (1.38%) $133,403 Corona Storm Damage on Rincon b/w Corydon and Smith 5449,119 $443,119 Moreno Valley Storm Drain Ln 1 south of Nason & Alessandro Intersection ' DSR forth 9100,000 $103,000 County Various Storm Damage $1,697,763 $1,657,763 Total Storm Related Projects $2,246,882 $2,24(+,882 -; 12,753,118 Banning/Beaum Rehab Highland Springs from Sun Lakes to Brookside 9557,900 5443,320 S111,580 Local S&R S446,320 Beaumont Rehab Sixth St. b/w 1-10 & SR 60 9558,092 $553,092 50 9558,092 Cathedral City Rehab streets on Cove Assessment District Area (2 copies) S3,605,000 5721,000 92,884,000 Meas. A/Gas Tax/Assess S721,000 Cathedral City Rehab Ramon Rd from Whitewater River Bridge to east city limits $4,143,000 93,314,400 5828,600 7 S3,314,400 Cathedral City Rehab & Art Imp. (cable & loop work) Perez Rd fr Cathedral Cyn to Date $570,000 S501,600 968,400 7 9501,600 Corona Rehab Pavement on Sampson Avenue 5943,614 9754,891 9188,723 M eas. A/Gas 9754,891 Corona Arterial Widening of El Cerrito Rd/Foothill Parkway 96,488,000 53,310,500 S3,177,500 ? 93,310,500 Corona Rehab Railroad Street from West Grand to Auto Center 51,462,893 9292,579 51,170,314 Meas. A/Gas Tax $292,579 Corona Arterial Gap Closure of Foothill Parkway b/w Lincoln & Green Riv 2.68m 520,310,579 $5,077,645 $15,232,934 Meas. A/Dev Fee $5,077,645 Corona Rehab Pavement on North Main St & River Road 51,719,770 51,335,757 9384,013 Meas. A/Gas Tax 91,335,757 Corona Arterial Widening of Main St from 3rd to Grand 95,615,000 S4,210,000 91,405,000 7 94,210,000 Corona Reconstruct 1-15 M agnolia Ave Interchange S7,598,110 56,901,850 S696,260 Meas. A/State/Fed 96,901,850 Corona Arterial Widening of Ontario Avenue from Compton to State 5622,000 $340,000 9282,000 ? $340,000 Hemet Arterial Widening & Rehab on State St b/w Chambers & Domenigoni Pk S1,662,000 91,662,000 SO Local Funded Dedication S1,662,000 Indio Rehab Indio Blvd from Jefferson to Hwy 111 52,531,000 92,531,000 $0 In -kind 52,531,000 Lake Elsinore • Rehab Main St from 1-15 to Lakeshore Drive S600,600 9527,500 573,100 Meas. A/Gas Tax 5527,500 La Ouinta Rehab sb 12 lane of Washington St. from Ave 47/Highland Palms Ave 510,616 510,616 50 910,616 M oreno Valley Rehab Heacock St. from M ariposa to Iris Ave and near Gentian $1,415,000 $1,224,000 9191,000 Meas. A 91,224,000 Moreno Valley Rehab Heacock from Ironwood to Parkland 91,715,000 $1,454,000 9221,000 Meas. A 91,494,000 Moreno Valley Rehab Box Springs Rd from Morton to Day St. 91,290,000 $1,1'x5,000 9165,000 Meas. A 91,125,000 M oreno Valley Rehab Frederick St. from cottonwood to Centerpointe 92,505,000 52,2(5,000 9300,000 M eas. A 92,205,000 Moreno Valley Rehab JFK Drive from Indian St to Perris Blvd. 91,035,000 $8£,2,000 9153,000 M eas. A 9882,000 Murrieta Rehab Jefferson Avenue from Corning to Murrieta Hot Springs Road 54,348,204 52,0( 0,000 92,348,204 M eas. A/Gas Tax/Local Mit 92,000,000 Norco . Rehab Hamner Ave from 3rd St to Hamner bridge 1 no bridgework) $592,000 $5E2,000 90 9592,000 Palm Springs Rehab Palm Cyn Drive from Ramon to Alejo $717,106 $50,000 9217,106 Meas. A. 9500,000 Perris Rehab Ramona Expressway b/w 1-215 & Ryder 9800,000 $6! 3,000 9150,000 Meas. A 9650,000 Riverside Rehab Lincoln Ave from van Buren to Washington St. 5893,500 $760,000 5193,500 Local $ 9700,000 Riverside Rehab Washington St. from southerly city limits to Overlook Parkway 5591,500 5500,000 591,500 Local $ 9500,000 Riverside Rehab Main St from 3rd to northerly city limits 5863,000 5700,000 5163,000 Local $ 5700,000 Riverside Arterial Widening of Arlington Ave b/w M onroe & Adams $1,214,000 9803,000 $414,000 Meas . A. 5800,000 Riverside Rehab Alessandro Blvd. From Canyon Crest to easterly city limits 5793,000 S60),000 5193,000 Local $ $600,000 Riverside Rehab Magnolia Ave. b/w La Sierra & Van Buren $721,000 5600,000 9121,000 Local $ $600,000 San Jacinto Rehab Sanderson Ave (ext of Hwy 79) from Ramona to Esplanade 5750,000 $553,000 5200,000 Meas. A 9550,000 Temecula Rehab Jefferson/Front St from no. city limits to Rancho Ca Rd/Winches $1,100,000 5816,000 5284,000 Meas. A 5816,000 County/PD/IW/L Rehab & widening of Washington St from SR 111 to Country Club Drive S5,061,000 54,495,000 $566,000 In -kind 54,495,000 County Rehab/Widening of Valley Way/Armstrong Rd - SR60 to Sierra Avenue 53,431,619 93,201,619 5230,000 Econ Dev Agency 53,201,619 County Rehab of Bellgrave - Hamner Ave to Etiwanda Ave 51,245,000 $1,01),000 9235,000 Meas. A 91,010,000 County RehabReche Canyon Rd from S.B. County Line to Reche Vista Drive 94,570,000 53,933,000 $640,000 Meas A/State $ 53,930,000 County Rehab Cajalco Road from La Sierra to Kirkpatrick Rd 54,285,000 53,840,000 5445,000 Meas. A 53,840,000 County Rehab & Widening of Scott Rd - 1-215 & Winchester Rd (SR 79) S10,380,000 $10,383,000 $0 $10,380,000 County Rehab & construction of Newport Rd - Menifee Rd to Winchester Rd (S 912,399,000 S12,3S3,000 SO $12,399,000 County Rehab Gilman Springs Rd from Bridge St to Sanderson Ave 51,585,000 S1,383,000 $205,000 Meas. A S1,380,000 County Rehab Alessandro Blvd. from Alexander St to M.J. city limits 51,125,000 91,000,000 5125,000 Meas. A 91,000,000 County Rehab Limonite b/w Hamner and Etiwanda 53,183,444 52,963,444 9223,000 County EDA S 92,960,444 TOTAL REHABILITATION & ARTERIAL PROJECTS $127,606,547 $93,02i,,E13 $34,576,734 $80,956,197 $12,073,616 TOTAL PROJ $129,853,429 $95,27E,695 , $34,576,734 (H PJ ( .1 ~ • AGENDA ITEM 5 • • • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISS/ON DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Hideo Sugita, Director of Planning and Programming THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: 1998 State Transportation ImnrnvAmpnt Prnnrirri A.A.....--.. At the December 9, 1998 meeting the Commission approved the following Intra-County Formula allocation of new programming capacity for the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). INTRA-COUNTY FORMULA APPLICATION 1998 STIP AMENDMENT ($'s in millions) STIP/RIP Funds Available 2% Planning Funds Regional Rideshare Discretionary STIP 24.20% Subtotal STIP $50.333 01.007) 511.220) ($11.642) El Nino, Rehab & Arterials Formula STIP Western County 72.23% Coachella Valley 26.39% Palo Verde Valley 1.38% Distribution of El Nino, Rehab & Arterial Funds: Discretionary 24.20% Western County 72.23% Coachella Valley 26.39% Palo Verde Valley 1.38% $36.464 ($15.000) $21.464 $15.503 85.665 50.296 $3.630 $8.213 $3.000 $0.157 This item will provide recommendations for the allocation the discretionary STIP funds $11.642 million; the formula STIP shares which are; Western County = $15.503 million; Coachella Valley = $5.665 milllion; and the Palo Verde Valley = $.0296 million. It is staff's recommendation that the full amount of discretionary STIP funds and the Western County formula share be allocated to the following Measure A projects in the following amounts: Route 91 - Mary Street to 7th Street $ 1.OM for Environmental $10.OM for PS&E Project Subtotal = $11.0M 000006 Route 79 Newport Road to Keller Road $ 0.5M for Environmental $ 1.5M for PS&E S 2.5M for R/W and Utilities $ 8.3M for Construction Project Subtotal $12.8M Route 91 Phase II Sound Walls & Auxiliary lanes $ 3.345M Construction Total Western County= $27.145M The Western County formula share ($15.503M) plus the STIP discretionary share ($1 1.642M) is '$27.145M. The Western County funding recommendation will lead to the full delivery of the Newport to Keller Measure A project by 2003-04, complete the needed refinement for the environmental, preliminary studies and engineering for the Route 91 widening project from Mary Street to Seventh Street, and will complete the Route 91 Phase II soundwall project, required mitigation for the Route 91 HOV lanes previously constructed, and add auxiliary lanes between interchanges to improve traffic flow. At this time, CVAG has not taken formal action to make a recommendation on the Coachella Valley or Palo Verde Valley STIP formula shares. CVAG may take action on all or a portion of their formula shares the evening of January 25, 1999 at their regularly scheduled Executive Committee meeting. Staff recommends, due to the deadlines established by the California Transportation Commission for the 1998 STIP Amendment that any recommendation(s) coming forth from the CVAG Executive Committee meeting be forwarded directly to the Commission's February 10 meeting agenda. If no recommendation is forwarded from the CVAG Executive Committee, staff recommends reserving the Coachella and Palo Verde Valleys' formula share of 1998 STIP Amendment funds for their use at a later date. With respect to the $1.007M of Planning, Programming and Monitoring (PP&M) funds, staff recommends the Commission to reserve the funds for a combined programming recommendation including previously programmed PP&M funds of $1.376M which is in the 1999-00 year of the STIP. The reason for this recommendation is to make programming recommendations for these planning funds consistent with the Commission's direction to allocate the funds in accordance with the adopted Intra- County Formula for allocating shares of STIP funds. (Commission action October 14, 1998) This will provide a short window of time to align the PP&M funds with RCTC and CVAG because the CTC is not meeting in April. In order to amend the STIP by the CTC's June 9th and 10th meeting staff estimates that the Commission will have to adopt recommendations on the PP&M program at our March 10, 1999 meeting. In order to 000007 meet this schedule Commission staff and CVAG staff will have to get this program recommendation in order as soon as possible. • STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 1) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission to program the entire amount of discretionary 1998 STIP amendment funds and the entire Western County formula share of 1998 STIP Amendment funds to the following Measure A projects in the following amounts: Route 91 - Mary Street to 7th Street $ 1.0M for Environmental $10.OM for PS&E Project Subtotal = $11.0M Route 79 - Newport Road to Keller Road $ 0.5M for Environmental $ 1.5M for PS&E $ 2.5M for R/W and Utilities $ 8.3M for Construction Project Subtotal $12.8M Route 91 Phase II Sound Walls & Auxiliary lanes $ 3.345M Construction Total Western County = $27.145M • 2) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Co mmission to consider any programming recommendations coming from the January 25, 1998 CVAG Executive Committee meeting for the Coachella and Palo Verde Valleys' formula share of 1998 STIP Amendment funds. 3) Should no recommendation be forwarded from CVAG, then staff recommends the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission to reserve the respective Coachella and Palo Verde Valleys' formula shares of 1998 STIP Amendment funds for their future programming recommendations. 4) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission combine the $1.007M of 1998 STIP Amendment Planning, Programming & Monitoring funds with the $1.376M of previously programmed 1998 STIP funds to make programming recommendations for these planning funds consistent with the Commission's direction to allocate the funds in accordance with the adopted Intra- County Formula for allocating shares of STIP funds. (Commission action October 14, 1998) F:\users1preprint119991February\Plan_Pro198STIPA.wpd • 000008 • AGENDA ITEM 6 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Susan Cornelison, Rail Program Manager THROUGH: Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: Priority Rail Projects for California STIP and Federal Program Background: With the anticipated amendment, or augmentation, to the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the five Metrolink county partners and the seven county agencies which comprise the Intercity Rail Group have studied needs and developed lists of the most critical rail capital projects needed for system growth, reliability and coordination of services. The lists in Attachments I and II reflect the priorities adopted by each of those two governing boards. Staff is recommending that the Commission endorse these priority lists. And, as RCTC has particular interest in three of the projects listed, staff further recommends that the Commission actively advocate for STIP funding of the following: - Track Improvements at Bandini (located in L.A. County; system wide benefit). - Metrolink Rolling Stock (system wide benefit). - Colton Junction (located in San Bernardino Co.; benefit to Inland Empire Line). The Metrolink Board has also adopted a list of projects for which it will seek federal funding and is asking RCTC's endorsement of this list as well. (See attachment III) STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission endorse the priority project lists developed by Metrolink and the Southern California Intercity Rail Group and actively advocate for STIP funding of the particular rail capital projects listed above; and That the Committee recommend RCTC's endorsement of Metrolink's federal funding request as listed in Attachment III. 000009 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA R IONAL RAILAIJT NORJTY INTERCIT/ANTERREAIONAL PROJECTS F r Ian STIP AMENDMENT - REVISED 12/1/98 PRIG ROJECTS (1) FIRST T1ER Thy. Mile' Trace Track r Brdlnl (2) Single Crossover between Vai Wirt and Raymer (2 3) Upgrade TVMS b 10-kay Pei Operation (4) Additional Mein ** Rdlirg Skid Phase I Upgrade Crossover el CP Alen b 80 mph a 3.5) Cdlon Crossing Grade 1. usratbn Mend Cad Siding el JDlrberk to CP LodtkAe d (2, 3) SECOND TIER Ruling Stock Storage Fedhlies Phase 1 Ruling Egad Storage Fa cllllea Phase I1 AdJNlrre l Meirolnk Ralllrg Stoll Phase 1 PIWWmu r Van Nuys HaldingTradr and Crossovr NKite Move Mil Pleion lAd'd Passenger Platform (8) Track/Signal linprouerseria Tracks 13114 (5) PROJECT TYPE I nlerctly Intercity Inlercily17t-1sn.g Inl.rrsgbnat Inteweglanal Intercity Wang dial Region lnbrrsg oral IMernagbrtel IMarch! InNrtty !Moray Inlatty LOCATION/ LINE 1EOC Lin. Ventura Line ion Region Ventura Line nps Co LJne LAOS LAL1S AMOUNT REQUESTED 15.000.000 81,875,003 11,770,000 82,650,000 89.700,000 83.800,003 53. 950,000 32. 500,003 *2•000,00c• PROJECT COST 878,000, TOTAL (') The Fed Per projects are SCRRA s higher! prbrity;xojscia (2) Asr-nlee 2514 ocnlrlbuCon from Amtrak San dhi Pro(ed a so sss. nes 1514 =Slbu lon f o BNSF. (3) Potenile' poled cre dit toward VCTCJUP Agra.rt (4) This prcjed: fir rD97ded TVMu En file tolnk:unitary and includes 8704000 prior iota and 11.250 00 State finds. Amtrak r3, provldhg S909 700 In additional funding tot hteraity station. (5) The roptannari al tI s oroasowr el CP Mn wee ° ndsd with M TA kc al F_nds in the FY 6Br98 Bu dget Tie addillo-al 11 million sibvrs upgr aded the domed' fr m 45 mph to 63 mph. (6) These pro.dU must be oordelec prty b Ira LAOS Safi End Etnensian ova. I-101 (Hol moo s Fretnve y). 82,500, SUBTOTAL REQUESTED • 191619 FISCAL YEAR 1118100 2000/01 2031102 $28,556.o0O 1100,000 81,7'5,000 I6,C00.000 2012/13 2003104 827Co .DOC 53 830.326.000 132875 .000 81,000,000 • *774000 11.3)0,000 81363,000 1I.000A00 542,676.000 *97814000 13.800 000 846275.000 ♦600,003 83 COt?,0o0 13 3860000 350225.070 1200000 337520M a 500 D30 162725-000 8500,000 152.000.000 2000,Dc0 $400000 81.500000 $54:726.Du0 1 554.72 5.000 1 4101. 130.0031 1 31,000,000E 118.4?5,0001 812.99'_.0013 518, 7D0,000 Attachment I SCRRA INTERREGIONAL/INTERCITY PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR THE 1998 STIP AMENDMENT - REVISED 12/9/98 The first e * seven projects in SCRRA proposed list for funding in the 1998 STIP Amendment total 523.5 528.155 million. These are the projects staff recommends for endorsement by the Member Agencies. It should be noted that for all the projects listed below, in some way, benefit accrues not only to the line on which the project is located, but to the entire Metrolink system. Each Metrolink equipment set does not remain on one line, but during each day is cycled through to other lines. Thus, in increasing flexibility and reliability on one line, the project will also benefit all other Metrolink lines. In addition for example, projects located north of Los Angeles, such as a new crossover, will not only benefit Amtrak and Metrolink service north of Los Angeles, but will improve service south of Los Angeles, as a late train north of Los Angeles will not be able to maintain its schedule going south. 1. Three Miles Of Triple Track At Bandini $7.08 million This project is located in the City of Commerce and would build three miles of triple track between Fullerton and Los Angeles Union Station at Bandini starting at the currently proposed end of BNSF four track main line. It will provide an improvement which is essential if Metrolink and Amtrak are to increase the number of trains running in this corridor. The project total cost is $12 million: a 16% contribution is assumed from BNSF and a 25% contribution from Amtrak. The project is located on the LOSSAN Corridor between San Diego and Los Angeles. This corridor is the second busiest in the United States. It is also located on Metrolink's Riverside to Los Angeles via Fullerton Line which is proposed to open FY 2002/03. This section of the corridor is very active: each day there are 21 Amtrak Intercity trains, 22 commuter rail trips and over 41 freight trips. Metrolink ridership on the Orange County Line has grown to over 5,000 daily trips. The corridor is now entirely owned by public agencies except the 25 -mile section between downtown Los Angeles and Fullerton. This segment of the corridor is owned by the Burlington Northern: Santa Fe Railroad. Each Metrolink equipment set does not remain on one line, but during each day is cycled through to other lines. Thus, in increasing flexibility and reliability on the Orange County and Riverside to Los Angeles via Fullerton lines, the project will also benefit all other Metrolink lines. The project will also benefit Amtrak service not only between San Diego and Los Angeles, but also north of Los Angeles, since a late Amtrak train south of Los Angeles cannot maintain its schedule north of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo. Lastly, the project will benefit BNSF since it will permit better control of freight train movements as they go into and out of the Alameda Corridor which will soon be under construction. • • 000011 Attachment I • • 2. Single Crossover between Van Nuys and Raymer $.75 million This project would provide a single crossover between the Van Nuys Station and CP Raymer, 2 miles west of the Van Nuys Station on the Ventura Line. This segment is double track, but there is currently only a full length passenger platform on one track and there is nowhere for trains to cross from one track to the other and allow trains to pass near the station. The project will increase flexibility and reliability for commuter, Amtrak Intercity and freight trains using this corridor since Metrolink dispatchers will be able to move UP freight traffic in and out of UP's GEMCO Yard and still maintain a high level of passenger rail traffic. Through this section of the corridor, there arc 10 Amtrak Intercity trains, 18 commuter rail trips and over 12 freight trips daily. The project total cost is $1 million and a 25% contribution from Amtrak is assumed. 3. Upgrade Ticket Vending Machings to 10 -Key Pad Operation $1.6 million This project will provide for new and/or upgraded passenger rail ticket vending machines (TVMs) at Metrolink and Amtrak stations. The project benefits the entire Metrolink system, Amtrak Intercity service and has the potential to benefit other transit providers in the region. These new machines will be able to vend either Metrolink, Amtrak, and Coaster tickets. The machines will also have the potential to sell bus tickets. This means that fewer total capital costs for ticketing machines are needed and servicing costs are lowered and shared. The new machines will be able to vend different types of tickets. For example, they will not only vend tickets for a regular one-way, round-trip, 10 -trip, or monthly pass for adult, student, handicapped, or off-peak fare, they will also allow someone to buy a ticket for a future date and several different types of tickets at once. They will vend interline tickets and be able to allocate the money collected to the different operators. For example, a person will be able to buy a single ticket allowing the user to travel from Riverside using Metrolink, then transfer to Amtrak to Santa Barbara, then return home —and do this so that both Metrolink and Amtrak get their share of the ticket price. Similarly, commuters could purchase joint Metrolink and Coaster tickets transferring at Oceanside. This makes the entire passenger rail network in Southern California much more useable to many, many more travelers. Finally, the SB 457 study on ways to save operating costs in the San Diegan Corridor determined that one of the most productive cost saving measures is to introduce TVMs for Intercity Rail passengers. Savings come about by eliminating, over time, and as worked out with the union, station agents at lesser -used Amtrak stations, or at least the number of hours an agent needs to be present. In addition, almost half of the stations on the San Diegan route are unstaffed and the machines would allow Amtrak tickets to be purchased at these stations or when stations are closed. 000012 Attachment I 4. Additional Metrolink Rolling Stock: Phase 1 $11.5 million The SCRRA vehicle fleet consists of 33 locomotives and 119 cars. Average daily ridership has reached over 27,600 in November 1998. Metrolink's ridership has continued to grow at an impressive rate. However, future growth will be constrained by the lack of new equipment. In the 1998 STIP, SCRRA was awarded $35 million in federal funds for new rolling stock. When combined with a prior state grant, we have sufficient funding for two locomotives.and 21-22 cars. Our projections of ridership demand show a need for additional cars. Our request for $21.2 million in state funding has been split into two phases. It is assumed that the Phase I cars would be added to the current federal grant application and would add 7 cars to the order. We are requesting an additional 5 to 6 cars in Phase II. 5. Uperade Crossover at CP Allen to 60 mph $.75 million In the FY 98/99 Capital Maintenance Budget, MTA funded the replacement of this crossover at $2 million. The MTA project will replace the power crossovers at CP Allen in kind with new turnouts and with new controls and signals. This interlocking was built by the Southern Pacific in 1968 and the track components are worn out and the signal controls are obsolete. The work will consist of constructing a new set of crossovers just south of the existing location and placing them into service before retirement of the old ones. This construction method will minimize impacts to train service. The current crossovers allow for speeds of 30 mph, the replacement crossovers would allow higher speeds of 45 mph and the upgrade project would allow speeds of 60 mph. This will substantially reduce time impacts to commuter and Amtrak Intercity trains that have to use the crossovers in this high speed 79 mph territory. Through this section of the corridor, there are 10 Amtrak Intercity trains, 18 commuter rail trips and over 12 freight trips daily. The project total cost is $1 million and a 25% contribution from Amtrak is assumed. 6. Colton Crossing Grade Separation 55.000 million This project would grade separate the existing at grade crossing of the BNSF and UP main lines at Colton between Metrolink's San Bernardino and Riverside stations. As freight traffic continues to increase, the at grade crossing becomes a serious bottleneck not only for freight trains, but also for Metrolink service. The Inland Empire to Orange County (IEOC) Line passes through the Colton Crossing, and grade separation would reduce delays and increase capacity on the line. The grade separation will also benefit the Orange County Line as many of the IEOC trains cycle through to the Orange County Line. In addition, since the grade separation will reduce delays to BNSF and UP freight trains, the project will increase reliability and capacity on the Riverside (UP) Line and for the future peak direction service on the Riverside -Los Angeles via Fullerton Line. Currently on a daily basis, BNSF has about 45 trains, UP has over 20 trains, Metrolink has 10 trains and Amtrak has 2 trains passing through the Colton Crossing in a north - • • • 000013 Attacnment i south direction and UP has over 30 trains passing through the crossing in an east - west direction. The total project cost is 538 million and it is expected that the BNSF and UP will participate in the funding. 7. Extend Coast Siding at Burbank to CI Lockhe d $1.875 million This project would extend the existing Coast Siding at Burbank on the Ventura Line from 4,000 to 8,000 feet and add power switches.: This added storage capacity along with the power switches will allow freight trains to use the siding and .be passed by passenger trains. This increases flexibility and reliability on this line for commuter, Amtrak Intercity and freight trains using the corridor. Through this section of the corridor, there are 10 Amtrak Intercity trains, 18 commuter rail trips and over 12 freight trips daily. The project total cost is S2.5 million and a 25% contribution from Amtrak is assumed. 000014 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERCITY RAIL GROUP ATTACHMENT 2 January 8, 1999 Joint Powers Board TO: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERCITY RAIL GROUP - 1/15/99 FROM: PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR SUBJECT: PROPOSED SCIRG STIP AMENDMENT LIST ISSUE: In order to meet the current CTC 1998 STIP amendment date for Project Study Report (PSR) submissions, the SCIRG needs to decide if it will propose a list of projects for inclusion in the 1999 intercity/interregional STIP amendment list. RECOMMENDATION: The Project Administrator proposes that: 1) the SCIRG Board approve the attached list of projects for inclusion in the 1998 STIP Amendment; and 2) comments be drafted for inclusion in the submittal recommending priority setting criteria including the provision of matching shares; and 3) the SCIRG Board endorse and request approval by the CTC of a "4%" level for intercity/interregional funds consistent with the 1998 STIP process. 4) the SCIRG Board members should individually and collectively advocate for this priority list. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Orange County Transportation Authority • Riverside County Transportation Commission San Bernordino Associated Govemments • San Diego Association of Governments • San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Santa Barbara County Association of Governments • Ventura County Transportation Commission Southern California Association of Governments • California Deportment of Transportation 000013 SCIRG Proposed STIP Amendment List January 8, 1999 Page 2 BACKGROUND: The California Transportation Commission (CTC) is in the process of setting interim project evaluation criteria guidelines and establishing a fund estimate for a 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)-Amendment. The CTC is meeting on January 14, to adopt this item. As part of your adopted SCIRG FY '99 scope of work, you directed staff and consultants to begin preparation of a capital programming document for the corridor. Subsequent to that action, the CTC announced it would be considering a 1998 STIP Amendment. The result was the need to develop an SCIRG project list before an initial draft capital program is prepared by staff, the TAC and LSTS, your consultant. The TAC met a number of times to draft a list of projects for the Board's endorsement. All member agencies participated and considerable compromise was required. The resulting list (attached), staff and TAC believes is a reasonable request for STIP Amendment funds. SB45 identified a minimum of what is called the "2.25 %" level for intercity rail projects in the State. Because rail carriers, such as MetroIink, are "interregional" in nature, not regional (and therefore not qualifying for designated regional funds), the CTC broadened the definition to intercity/interregional and in the '98 STIP, settled on a "4%" level. Because of the substantial north/south needs for intercity projects and the interregional needs, that "4 %" level needs to be maintained for the STIP Further, $12.3 million already approved for track and signal improvements between tween t. Sacramento and Stockton should not count against this "4%" level. The TAC with the cooperation of Amtrak, local agencies and railroads identified significant non -state funds for many of these projects. Staff believes that this is a significant action and should be highlighted as well as given credit when the CTC allocates funds for the STIP Amendment. The Board is requested to endorse the list for submission to the CTC, comment on the significant coordination efforts in terms of agencies and non -State funding and urge the CTC to adopt the "4% " level of funding and exclude the $12.3 million Sacramento - Stockton project from the "4 %" level. The advocacy actions needed to ensure this priority Chair funded. members and should take those Attachment 000016 1 ISLO Three macs, third man at Bances Electronic Message S wide and install signs in Grover, Paso Robles and Guadalupe New and Upgrade Ticket Vendor Machines - 1 O4Cey Pad Sell Amtrak Tkytets & Metrolirak Tam Del Mar bluffs suWl¢athon along NCTD tracks Single Crossover between Van Nuys and Raymer Upgrade Crossover at CP Allen to Upgrade and rehabdrtate sidrg, stcludng replacing rail, lees and switches at Gavials Extend Centralized Traffic Control Sign! System from the north end to the south end of double tracks and replace crossover near OnRm Road 'Subtotal Tier 1 .SB Install a 4O-rnph crossover track between double tracks at Montecao Street 12 1 S8 Construct new sKLng weh CTC and switches between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara Construct Van Nuys Parking addition Oceartsae Transit Center Phases 1 and 2 - Add 450 Parking Spaces Extend Coast Siding at Burbank to CP Lockheed 16 1 ,SD Extend double track, nck li g related CTC signal work between O'Neil ark) Flores 1/8/99 000017 Southern California Intercity Rap Group Draft STIP Amendment Request -January-1M Costs (r1 0OO's) Total I Find's! FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 519,700 515.000 57,000 51,000 52.500 51,875 512.270 ATTACHMENT 2 opo^ •to1a99.tds • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGICINAL RAIL A UTHORITY STATUS OF REQUESTS FOR FEDER AL FUNDING AND PROJECT AUTHORIZATION December 1, 1998 ($millions) • Proposed Projects Line Pr oject Cost Or1g Fed Fund • Requested TEA 21 Authorized Stat e Funds St ate Funds Federal A DProPrta tloreslLteqursis Future Fund S ource TBD FY 98 FY 39 FY 00 FY Ol FY 02 1 Rofn g Stock Acquisition (2) r 335.00 , , , ; 2 Additional Trade: LA Union Station to Fullert on Orang e County $15.00 $12 .00 rr Si 8erna+dino Line Capacity knproverttents 3 Siding in the 12i0 Corridor San Bernardino $3 .40 4 5 Double Track Pomona -Montclair San Bernardino 311 .60 Platform on South Sided Covina San Bernardino 31.50 , r e New Siring West of Pomona San Be rnardino $8 .60 $6.00 r . 7 Siding on East Bank of Los Angeles River San Bernardino 12_80 $2 .30 8 Siding In Fontana (3) San Bernardino 53.50 32 .00 rr 9 Tunnel Safety Impro vements (4) Venbire $20.00 $16 .00 03 r .25 37.00 $8.00 $2_00 10 Tunnel Safely Improvemen ts Sante Clarile S17.50 $14.00 $14.00 Ventura like Capacity Improvements 11 Platforms at Van Nu ys Statio n Ventura 53.60 $2.90 $3.6r 12 Cturts worth Sk1Mr 'Platfo rm Ventura S3.00 $2.40 , Riverside Line Capacity Improvements 13 Double Track M LA County r $2.50 $2.5(1 Siding at Mks Lama RNewlde (UP) 62.90 12.30$2.3 ' Upgrade Ticke t Vending Ma chines Systemwide 33.60 31.60 11.60 - 1 Global Poullon ing System Systemwide $2_00 12. 00 " Ro iling Steck Stor age Facilities Syslemwkle $5.00Newhall $4 .42 Newhall - Siding Faderrslon (�6) -- - -- - Antelo pe Valley $1.40 - - TOTAL - - -X160.40 1114.20 $42A7 $10.83 30 00 10.25 $21.30 $1.20 $ 00 - - LocalState Matc h 06620 310.62 $31 B - -- - $8.117 Other Projects Requested by Member Agen des Sen Bemardbto Metrolink Project (3.5) San B ernardino 55.7 X $3-7 31.0 $1.0 TBD San Jaoinio Ex ten sion Riverside 30.5 X 30.5 118 (1) 121 (3) (4) (5) (e) Proposed re quests for lundirg Ihroul tr Ihe1990 STIP Amendment Stala awarded 335 minion in lederal STP funds to this project. Prier slate a nd local funds of 5123 million also re oe ived for this project. The 99 Appropnation o131 million In TEA 21 funds tor the San Bemaniino Metrolnk Pro ject was made flexible to be used for Fontan a Siding or Redlands Extension. The $3.035 mill it state funds a ss propose d as match to any federal funds_ A Lester of No Preju dice has been requested of FTA to allow u se of state funds in a dvance el federal. 32 mP assumed from Amtrak The fie appropria tio n was origisal%for the LNG Proje ct. FTA ruled this project was not eigible for New Starts funds and funds were appropriated for the Redlands Eslension. Proposed requite for funding through Me M IA CPU to Prefects. • AGENDA ITEM 7 • • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Susan Cornelison, Rail Program Manager THROUGH: Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: CMAQ Set Aside for LNG Locomotive Background: For several years RCTC, along with the other Metrolink counties, has helped fund the research and development of a Liquid Natural Gas fueled locomotive engine. This effort, known as "GasRail USA," has also been supported by other a number of other sources, including the California Air Resources Board. The research resulted in successful test firings last year, with the next step being the manufacture of a prototype locomotive which would be put in demonstration service on Metrolink's Riverside Line. The necessary resources had been arranged, but last fall the Congressional appropriation process moved S1 million from this effort to another rail project. The five Metrolink counties must make up the funding shortfall or lose this opportunity to build their clean -fuel locomotive. The logical source is Congestion Management Air Quality (CMAQ) funds available to each county. Some of the other counties have already begun their CMAQ call for projects and are submitting the locomotive construction for funding. The capital portion of RCTC's adopted Commuter Rail Short Range Transit Plan calls for retrofit of Metrolink existing diesel locomotives or replacement with LNG locomotives over the next several years using federal Section 5307 funds. A successful demonstration is necessary before that effort can begin. So that the development and manufacturing process can proceed on schedule, staff is asking that the Commission consider the commitment of an advance set -aside of CMAQ funds for RCTC's share, in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Additional technical information will be available at the Committee meeting. Financial Assessment Source of Funds 1 CMAQ Project Cost - RCTC Share 5260,000 to 8300,000 000019 Financial Assessment Included in Fiscal Year Budget N Year Included in Program Budget Y as part of Short Range Transit Plan 99-05 Approved Allocation Year of Allocation Budget Adjustment Required N If approved, will be included in FY 2000 Budget Financial Impact Not Applicable STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee recommend the Commission set aside up to $300,000 of CMAO funds to cover RCTC's share of costs for manufacturing a prototype LNG fueled locomotive. 000 ATTACHMENT A i • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY (METROLINK) LNG LOCOMOTIVE CONVERSION PROJECT ESTIMATED COSTS TO COMPLETE CONVERSION AND TESTING Task (1) Transient Development Engine Durability Locomotive Engineering Aux -Car Engineering Equipment Purchase Conversion $ $ $ $ MateriaUSubs and Travel SwRI Labor (2) SCRRA Costs Total Task 39,500 40.000 688,500 429,000 296,000 $ 150,000 $ 69,000 $ 58,000 $ 46,000 $ 26,000 $ 58,500 $ 52,000 $ 60,000 $ $ $ Locomotive Testing Revenue Demonstration OCTA In -kind services 54,000 $ 264,000 40,000 15,000 $ 500.000 $ $ 189,500 109,000 746.500 475.000- 322,000 112.500 316,000 600,000 TOTALS 1,866,000 $ 519,500 $ 500,000 $ $ 15.000 2.885, 500 ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS A. Funding Needed to Complete Engine Development Only Expenses to Complete Engine Development SCRRA Operating Budget (available through 6/99) Contribution from OCTA as of January 1999 B. Funding Needed to Complete Entire Project Expenses to Complete Project Contingency (4.5%) OCTA In -kind Contribution (OCTA staff costs not charged to project) SCRRA Operating Budget (available through 6/99) Contribution from OCTA as of January 1999 AB 2766 (Available only if locomotive converted) CARB Diesel Emissions Grant Program (available May/June 9g ?) (3) Match to Grant from SCAQMD (Available May/June 99) Needed to Complete Project $ 474,500 (231,500) (243.000) Potential Sources to Meet Shortfall MTA Call for Projects VCTC Call for Projects (CMAQ) SANBAG (4) RCTC $ 2.885,500 $ 140,000 $ (15,000) $ (231,500) $ (243,000) $ (476,000) $ (1,000,000) $ (250,000) $ 810,000 Potential Funds Available from Member Agencies (1) Also includes in -kind contributions from Union Pacific Railroad including use of a tanker car, technical expertise on conversion; and staff to educate the public along operating rights -of --way. (2) SWRI - Southwest Research Institute located in San Antonio, Texas - is the technical consultant for the conversion (3) Funds currently available in this grant program are $25 million statewide. However, truck engine fines are likely to add another $20 million. • (4) If SANBAG receives additional appropriations for the Redlands Extension, they may be able to provide additional funds from the $996,766 originally programmed for the LNG project. (270,000) (270,000) (270.000) (810,000) LERPScape.xls, TAC, 12/9/98 000021 • AGENDA ITEM 8 • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Hideo Sugita, Director of Planning and Programming THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: Contracts/Agreements for CETAP The CETAP project requires the Commission execute a contract/agreement with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in order to facilitate the flow of SCAG planning funds to the Commission to support the CETAP project. Staff estimates approximately $350,000 to $400,000 of SCAG planning funds will be available to support the CETAP project on an annual basis for a period of three years. The Commission previously approved $1.5 million of SB 45 State Transportation Improvement Program Planning, Programming & Monitoring funds to support the CETAP project. Additionally, the CETAP project will include all work associated with updating the County General Plan's Circulation Element. County staff has agreed to pay the Commission for all costs associated with updating the County's Circulation Element. There is a very constrained time line for reviewing consultant proposals, interviewing and developing a recommendation for consultant(s) selection and executing a contract with the selected consultant(s). The current time line has the County of Riverside making a consultant selection on February 16, 1999. Due to the Commission's meeting schedule, as well as the consultant selection schedule, staff proposes that the Commission make every effort to expedite the selection and contract for the recommended CETAP consultant. The current schedule is to review proposals and short list consultants for interviews by January 28,_ 1999. If the schedule is maintained, consultant interviews will be conducted on February 3, 1999. The selection process may allow staff to bring recommendations forward to the Commission at the February 10, 1999 meeting. Due to the unusually aggressive time frame for reviewing proposals, interviewing and selecting consultant(s) to conduct the CETAP project, which will include the development of both a Western County Multi -Species Habitat Conservation Plan and an update of the County's General Plan, staff recommends the following: 000022 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission schedule, at minimum, two contract/agreement action items for the February 10, 1999 Commission meeting. The contract/agreements recommendations are: 1) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission authorize the Chairman to execute a contract/agreement with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to facilitate the flow of SCAG planning funds to support the Commission's CETAP planning project, subject to Legal Counsel to. and 2) That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission authorize the Chairman to execute a contract/agreement with the County of Riverside which secures the County's obligation to pay up front or reimburse RCTC in a timely fashion for work performed by the selected CETAP consultant to develop and complete the update to the County of Riverside's General Plan Circulation Element, subject to Legal Counsel review and subject to the amount o.f funds previously allocated by the Commission to support the CETAP planning project, and 3) Additionally, staff recommends the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission schedule an action item on the February 10, 1999 Commission meeting to provide for the possible selection of a recommended CETAP consultant and authorization for staff to negotiate a contract with the selected CETAP consultant (if a selection is made) and authorize the Chairman to execute a contract with the selected CETAP consultant subject to the level of previously allocated funds, including SCAG planning funds and County funds, subject to Legal Counsel review. F:\users\preprint\ 1999\tebruary\Plan_Pro\CETAPSEL.wpd • • • 000023 AGENDA ITEM 9 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Cathy Bechtel, Program Manager THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: Measure A Specialized Transit Allocation to Family Service Association of Western Riverside County Specialized transit service levels in the Jurupa area were reviewed by the Commission earlier this year. Both the Riverside Transit Agency and Family Service Association of Western Riverside County have been operating in the area for a number of years serving seniors and persons with disabilities. In July 1998, the Riverside Transit Agency expanded their service level with the operation of an additional van in the Jurupa/Rubidoux area. When the Commission was making its allocations of Measure A Specialized Transit operating funds for FY 1999 and FY 2000, it questioned whether Family Services needed to receive its previous level of funding support in light of the expanded service levels to be provided by RTA. Commission actions have approved funding for two vehicles through the end of February 1999, with this dropping to support the operation of one van for the balance of FY99 and all of FY 2000. The Commission required that both RTA and Family Services submit ridership and cost information to assist staff in the determination of appropriate service and funding levels for the balance of the programming term. Earlier Commission action also directed that a detailed review of all specialized transit in the Western Riverside County be conducted to determine the effectiveness of our current Measure A program and to provide input to the Commission on whether current service levels were appropriate or whether service duplication was occurring. The Commission has secured a consultant with considerable experience in specialized transit programs to conduct this Specialized Transit Analysis. The consultants are in the process of doing -a thorough field review of all the non-profit transit providers receiving Measure A funds, including Family Service Association. Additionally, an on -board survey will be conducted on all the dial -a -rides in early February, including the RTA Jurupa Dial - A -Ride and Family Service, to obtain rider feedback on the efficiency and effectiveness of the services. A community survey will also be conducted during the same timeframe to receive input on unmet needs of non -users. Due to the careful analysis that is underway by our consultants it appears that it would be premature to make changes to the service level of Family Service Association at this time. The results of the surveys will be compiled by the end of February, with the completion of the full study ready for Commission consideration in March/April. Staff 000024 is recommending that a status quo service level be continued for Family Service Association until the results of the full analysis are complete. The cost to support the operation of the second vehicle is $4,375 per month. Sufficient funds are available in the Specialized Transit budget to cover this cost. 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". . ., vi:>`v^ �titi�i:•i:;"::}vtiy ;i +t za'EY51iCtn\C �4#.:�Ya3'Ctos+•"`�:.kS .. �� --- - .......,v .,�w..xn-m:.::.•:•:;....\s.:.- :-4, ,x.�v , b..:.. .'.':r.•.t. ••1416}.. •. \.v:,+.: Included in Fiscal Year Budget Y Year Included in Program Budget Y Year Programmed 99 Approved Allocation Year of Allocation 99 Budget Adjustment Required Financial Impact Not Applicable STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission: 1) Approve operating support for two vehicles to Family Service Association until such time that the Specialized Transit Analysis is complete and recommendations are provided regarding the future service levels for the Jurupa area, and 2) Amend the funding agreement with Family Service Association to include additional Measure A Specialized Transit funds of $4,375 per month to support the operating cost of a second vehicle in the Jurupa/Rubidoux area. F:\users\preprint\ 1999\February\Plan_Pro\Jurupa.wpd 000025 • AGENDA ITEM 10 • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: February 10, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Tanya Love, Program Manager THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director . SUBJECT: Reappointment to the Citizens Advisory Committee/Social. Service Transportation Advisory Council (CAC/SSTAC) Membership terms of five of our members expire during the month of February. The. ordinance prescribing membership on the CAC/SSTAC states we should strive to attain geographic representation on the Committee as well as representation from a broad spectrum of social service and transit providers representing the elderly, persons with disabilities and persons of limited means. Following is information on the five members whose terms are due to expire: • Ace Atkinson from Area Board 12 has been a very active participant on the Committee and is an advocate for persons with disabilities. Mr. Atkinson is active in transportation issues in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. • Judylynn Gries of Transportation Specialist was recently elected Chairperson of CAC/SSTAC and previously served as Vice Chairperson. In addition, she has also provided assistance on the Section 5310 Local Review Committee. She has a long time interest in transportation issues in the County and desires to continue on the Committee. • Milt Kandl resides in Sun City and represents the senior population. Mr. Kandl is an occasional rider of mass transit and regularly attends the CAC meetings. He is quite active in senior activities. • Michelle Rainer is employed by the Office on Aging and is familiar with a number of transportation needs voiced by seniors in the county through her work on the Riverside County Needs and Resources Assessment. • Fortunato Penilla is employed by Inland Regional Center which provides transportation services for the disabled in Riverside County. He is active in the Service Providers Association of Riverside County (SPARC), and has expressed an interest in continuing his work with CAC/SSTAC. 60002!6 In addition, a recommendation has been made from Supervisor John Tavaglione's office to appoint Edith F. Pinette to the Committee. See Exhibit A for a copy of Supervisor Tavaglione's recommendation and Exhibit B for a copy of Ms. Pinette's resume. Ms. Pinette resides in the Jurupa area and depends entirely on RTA for transportation. Her experience as a user of mass transit would be helpful to CAC/SSTAC. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission reappoint Ace Atkinson, Judylynn Gries, Milt Kandl, Michelle Rainer and Fortunato Penilla to the Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Service Transportation Advisory Council, with their terms expiring in February 2002. In addition, staff requests that Edith Pinette be appointed to CAC/SSTAC with her term also expiring in February 2002. • 000027 JOHN F. TAVAGUONE SECOND DISTRICT SUPERVISOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE January 5, 1999 Eric Haley Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission 3560 University Avenue, Ste. 100 Riverside, California 92501 Re: RCTC Citizens Advisory Committee Dear Eric: ry STAFF RAPHAEL DE LA CRUZ. Senior Le tne Assess ANNE STEPHENS. Lesitslatne Assistant DONNA JOHNSTON. Soard Assistant KAREN CHRISTENSEN. Adnunstrawe Assistant RECEIVED JAN 0 7 iggg I am writing to recommend Edith F. Pinette for a position on the Riverside County Transportation ComniiGsion's Citizens Advisory Committee, as a representative of the.Second District. My staff has interviewed Ms. Pinette and feels that she would be an asset to the committee. Ms. Pinette is a resident of County Village, and depends entirely on RTA for transportation. We feel that her experience as a user of mass transit would be helpful to the committee. I would like to ask that this issue be taken up at the next regularly scheduled commission meeting on January 13. I have enclosed a copy of Ms. Pinette's resume for your reference. Should you have any questions prior to the commission meeting, please feel free to contact my office. Very truly yours, Tavaglione rvisor Second District 4080 LEMON STREET • 14TH FLOOR • P.O. BOX 1646 • RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92502-1646 • (909) 955-1020 000328 EXHIBIT B 10311 South Lynn Circle Apt H Mira Loma, CA 91752 909-6814120 Edith F. Pinette Objective Qualifications Experience Education Seeking position as an administrative assistant utilizing computer skills in a progressive company where I can increase productivity and profitability I Manata.ld security and staffing for a large drug retailer Directed wo:t flow, supervised and trained staff. Increased sales steadily every month for ten years. inventory control responsible for inventory and purchasing. 1989-1997 Rite Aid Corporation Security Coordinator (Bonded) • Managed facility security at Distribution Center • Managed contract security officers • Controlled incoming and outgoing shipment security. Ontario, CA 1986-1989 United Security Industries Los Angeles, CA Account Supervisor • Supervised security staff at a forty story high-nse office building. • Fire/Life Safety Director • Maintained records, wrote training manual, and trained building personnel. 1984-1976 Boston Music Company Manager of Recorded Music Department • Sales: Increased sales steadily every month for ten years • Inventory Control: Responsible for inventory and purchasing • Supervised staff. Computer Services and Training, Inc. Certificate - Micro Computer Operator MS Word, Excel, Access, QuickBooks Completed courses at : The University of Maine, Orono, ME. Northeastern University, Boston, MA. John Bapst High School, Bangor ,ME. GED Scored in the top 6% for New England Boston, MA Rancho Cucamonga, CA • • 000329 • AGENDA ITEM 11 • • • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION DATE: I January 25, 1999 TO: Plans and Programs Committee FROM: Susan Cornelison, Rail Program Manager THROUGH: I Paul Blackwelder, Deputy Executive Director SUBJECT: J Metrolink Monthly Report Attached is the Metrolink operating report for December, 1998, along with the most recent weekly updates to Board Members. Among items of particular note is the appointment of David Solow (former Deputy Executive Director and acting Executive Director) to the position of Executive Director of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink). This action occurred, by unanimous vote of the Board, at Metrolink's special board meeting on Friday, January 8. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the Plans and Programs Committee recommend the Commission accept this item as receive and file. 00O 030 • METROLINK PERFORMANCE SUMMARI ES December 1998 1IM ETROLINK • • • • • O 28,000 ,26,000 24,879 METROLINK AVERAGE WEEKDAY PASSENGER TRIPS 24,000 - 22,000 — 20,000 — 18,000 — 16,000 — 14,000 26,713 26,642 7\%1 kkk 26,514 Dec -97 Jan -98 Feb -98 Mar -98 Apr -98 May -98 5,590 Jun -98 ® Holiday Adj 25,207 26,304 25,546 25,626 \\\\ \\ \\ \ \ Jul -98 Unadj Av g 1 Aug -98 Sep -98 Oct -98 27,362 Nov -98 25,947 Dec -98 3 METROLINK AVERAGE WEEKDAY PASSENGER TRIPS THIRTEEN M ONTH WINDOW - HOLIDAY ADJUSTED ROUTE _> Ventura County Antelope Valley San Bernardind I Burbank Turns Riverside Orange Inl Emp/ Riv/Full/ TOTAL SYSTEM % Change vs Prior Mo County OC LA Dec 97 3,175 3,878 7,547 327 3,905 4,566 1,438 42 24,879 Jan 98 3,425 4,123 8,016 399 4,079 5,023 1,603 46 26,713 -6 % 7% Feb 98 3,431 3,627 8,028 361 4,233 4,917 1,617 43 26,258 -2% Mar 98 3,608 3,960 7,828 336 4,178 5,008 1,681 44 26,642 1% Apr 98 3,690 4,041 8,188 318 4,061 4,953 1,682 48 26,981 26,514 _ _ _ _ 1% -2 % May 98 3,711 3,998 7,945 345 4,034 4,665 1,768 49 Jun 98 3,462 3,814 7,553 380 3,940 4,677 1,720 43 25,590 25,207 -3% -1 % Jul 98 3,427 3,762 7,427 401 405 3,774 4,700 1,671 45 Aug 98 3,327 3,925 7,656 3,644 4,816 1,716 57 25,546 1% Sep 98 3,324 3,893 7,673 381 3,751 4,790 1,757 57 25,626 0% O ct 98 3,429 3,970 7,853 405 3,800 5,035 1,760 52 26,304 3% Nov 98 3,615 4,011 8,219 343 3,838 5,418 1,861 58 27363 25,949 Dec 98 3,622 3,931 7,725 350 3,813 4,793 1,658 57 _7 % -5%, School Trips - December 98: Avg Daily School Trips % of Monthly Trips 20 1% 36 1% 122 2% I 0 0% I 34 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 212 1% c:1123ardladr-mo. wk4 4,4 • • • • Avg Daily Passenger Trips 2100 1800 1500 1200 900 600 300 0 Dec 97 Jan98 Feb Inland Empire/Orange County Line Average Daily Passenger Trips - Holiday Adjusted 1,681 Mar Apr May 1,671 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 0 100% 80% LL - 60% 40% 20% 0% Inland Empire/Orange County Line % of Peak -Direction Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time i 94. 2% i 93. 2% l 7- 81. 6% /. Dec 97 Jan98 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2.4°/ Sep Oct Nov Dec c:1123r5vAboard19812IEOC. WK4 Avg Daily riders 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 San Bernardino Line Saturday Service Average Daily Passenger Trips 1 :91 1.33 1 Dec 97 Jan98 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct ' Nov Dec Note: Sept inclu de s L. A. County Fair Riders) O 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% San Bernardino Line Saturday Service % of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time 3.8% 96. 9°/ •6.9% 090. 0°/ . 7 .5°/ 0 .99/ 3.8°/ 5. 0% f IrTJJ7 .5°/ 87 .5°/ % 0 .0 % nor 07 h. .nG . .-- Feb pr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec cA123r5Ird19812SAT.WK4 • • • • Avg Daily riders 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 13 149 Antelope Valley Line Saturday Service Average Daily Pass enger Trips Average Daily Passenger Trips 9 1 5 148 Dec 97 Jan98 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec All service annu led 2I14%9U ti 0 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Dec 97 Jan98 Feb Antelope Valley Line Saturday Service % of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time i 95 - -, 0% 100. 0°i / : / V. - ' / 93 .6% 93.8 % 0 / / / / / / 82.5 /0 80 .0% 76 .9 % 81 .3% 70. 0% / / 60 .0% ' ; ,,• 1- /—_/. _ l , ...,,-------z Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct N ov Dec c:1123r5w1board19812SAT. WK4 7 METROLINK SCHEDULE ADHERENCE Peak -Period, Peak -Direction Trains Only (Latest 13 Months) Jan 98 Feb 98 Mar 98 Apr 98 % Arriving with 0 -min delay e % Arriving within 5 -min Dec 98 c:1123r5 rd1Peak-OTP.wk4 • • METROLINK SCHEDULE ADHERENCE All Weekday Trains (Latest 13 Months) 97„0/ Dec 97 Jan 98 Feb 98 92°/0 99% A 9Q% M ar 98 Apr 98 May 98 Jun 98 86 % 80/ Jul 98 Aug 98 Sep 98 Oct 98 Nov 98 Dec 98 % Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time 1 c: 1123r5w1board\OT-13mo. wk4 METROLINK SCHEDULE ADHERENCE SUMMARY Percentage of Weekday Trains Arriving Within 5 Minutes of Scheduled Time LATEST 13 MONTHS ROUTE => I Ventura County Antelope Valley San Bernardino I Burbank Turns Riverside Orange County Inland i=mp%OC Riv/Ful/LA In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out So No In Out Dec 97 98% 96% Jan 98 Feb 98 Mar 98 Apr 98 May 98 Jun 98 Jul 98 Aug 98 Sep 98 Oct 98 Nov 98 Dec 98 98% 97% 99% 97% 94% 93% 97% 91% 90% 79% 90% 83% 90% 86% 90% 75% 95% 78% 85% 77% 93% 71% 97% 94% 98% 98% 85% 84% 94% 87% 96% 87% 97% 95% 90% 92% 93% 86% 94% 93% 75% 88% 95% 88% 93% 89% 96% 93% 93% 95% Peak Period Trains Arriving Within 5 M inutes of Scheduled Time Dec 98 VEN Route Peak Period Trains 99V . $9% 94% 94% 97 % 97% 95 % 91% 98% 98 % 98% 95% 92% 90% 93% 92% 90% 87% 92% 90% 94% 94% 91% 91% 85% 90% 87% 88% 98% 98% 98% 98% 86 % 86% 92 % 92 % 92% 90% 89 % 98% 93% 91 % 90% 85 % _ 79 % 68% 96% 92% 95 % 97% 98% 98% 98% 93% 95% 96 % 94% 94% 98% 97% 98% 96% 97% 97% 98% 95% 85% 91% 85% 88% 80 % 71% 64% 73% 80% 79% 72% 61% 86% 65% 82 % 67 % 95% 92% 83% 92 % 80% 83% AVL Route Ir SNB Ro ute I} BUR Turns RIV Route 94% 97% I 94% 36V.I 97% 96% . 88% !2% No adjustments have been made for relievable delays. Terminated train s ere considered OT it they were on -time at point of termin ation. Annulled trains ere not included in the on -time calculation. 94% 89% 99 % 97 % 91% 96 % 79 % 93 % 94% 89% 90 % 94 % 84% 90 % 79% 89% 85% 81% 95% 93 % 92% 94% 89 % 81% - 86% 92% 94% 88% 91 % 89% 85% 89% 88% 93% 92% 88 % 80% 89 % 93% 85% 82% 82% 83 % 82% OC Route Int EmpIOC Ro ut* I •RivlFuVLA kibd TOwl _ I Tot Tot Syst es% 9% BM t6% 7er.l 0% 0% 91% t7 xl eril 86 % 91 % 100% 90% 80 % 90% 95 % 86 % 82 % 95% 95 % 90°Lo • 63 % 70 % 52 % 52 % 76 % 70% 75% 67% 86 % 68% '89 % 50 % - 73% 64% TOTAL SYSTE M In Out TOTAL All Trains 95 % 94% 96% 96% 90% 86% 93 % 92% 93 % 88 % 91% 90% 90% 90% 87 % 84% 92% 83% 90% 87% 92% 87% 88% 89% 89% 88 % 94% 96% 88 % 92 % 90 % 90 % 90 % 86 % 87% 88% 90% 89% 89% at123,801beerill 3me.rrkl 411, • • • CAUSES OF METROLINK DELAYS December 1998 CAUSE: Signals/Detectors Slow Orders/MOW Track/Switch Dispatching Mechanical Freight Train Amtrak Train Metrolink Meet/Turn Vandalism Passenger(s) SCRRA Hold Policy Other TOTAL PRIMARY CAUSE OF TRAIN DELAYS GREATER THAN 5 MINUTES VEN AVL SNB BUR RIV OC INUOC R/F/L 1 0 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 4 14 1 1 0 2 2 0 9 15 12 10 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 3 12 14 1 6 1 0 4 1 7 1 1 0 5 24 0 1 10 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1. 0 0 7 12 20 5 18 3 4 3 20 27 70 12 49 69 39 22 TOTAL 13 3 35 50 18 35 21 44 8 7 2 72 308 % of TOT 4% 1% 11% 16 % 6% 11% 7% 14% 3% 2% 1% 23 % 100 % Saturday SNB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Saturday AVL 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 c1127r5w1DwrdWa 12CAUS.wK1 11 FREQUENCY OF TRAIN DELAYS BY DURATION Decemb er 1998 MINUTES LATE: NO DELAY 1 MIN - 5 M IN 6 M IN - 10 MIN 11 MIN - 20 MIN 21 MIN - 30 MIN GREATER THAN 30 MIN A1101 11 1 an TOTAL TRAINS OPTD TRAINS DELAYED >0 min VEN AVL SNB _ BUR RIV OC IE/OC RIV/FUI 348 367 429 356 153 305 136 35 26 45 73 28 62 44 44 9 9 14 36 8 14 34 17 9 6 9 20 1 17 22 15 7 1 1 6 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 8 2 14 11 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL % of TO1 2129 331 141 97 20 50 4 76.9% 12.0% 5.1% 3.5 % 0 .7 % 1.8% 0 .1% TRAINS DELAYED > 5 min 394 439 572 396 264 418 219 66 46 72 143 40 111 113 83 31 20 27 70 12 49 69 14 22 2768 639 100% 23 .1 % 3US I 11.1 %I This summary exclude s Saturday Service. a l rd19t12FRE4.1 C4 • 42- • • • PERCENT OF DELAYS BY DURATION (ALL WEEKDAY TRAINS) December 1998 (76. 9%) 0 min delay % Trains Arriving within 5 -Minutes = 88. 9% (2 .5%) > 20 min late (3 .5%) 11-20 min delay (5 .1%) 6-10 min delay (6 .2 %) 3-5 min delay (5 .7%) 1-2 min delay /V eMETROLINK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTH JANUARY 11, 1998 TO: MEMBERS, ALTE FROM: DAVID SOLOW SUBJECT: WEEKLY PROGRESS: WEEK OF JANUARY 4 - 9 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Member Agencies: Los Angeles County Metropolitan T Authority. Orange Count74111 Transportation Authority Riverside County Transportation Commission. San Bernardino Associated Governments. Ventura County Transportanon Commission. Ex Officio Members: Southern California Association of Governments. San Diego Association of Governments. State of California. Metrolink started out the year with a good week operationally. Staff is visiting the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe in Ft. Worth to address the delays being experienced by the Inland Empire - Orange County trains and the Riverside via Fullerton trains. San Bernardino Line: Tuesday, the second afternoon train from Los Angeles was terminated at Rancho Cucamonga due to mechanical problems. The passengers were transferred to the third afternoon train, which arrived into San Bernardino 16 minutes late. Due to equipment turns, this delay cascaded to the second to the last train from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, which departed San Bernardino 84 minutes late, and the sixth peak period train, which departed Los Angeles 34 minutes late. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Signal Engineer Clayton Tinkham Retires More than 60 friends, family, and working partners of Clayton Tinkham celebrated a dinner in his honor on Friday, January 8, at the Casa Santa Fe banquet room at the Santa Ana station. Clayton was one -of the pioneers at Metrolink, bringing the fruits of full careers at the Santa Fe Railway and Safetrans Systems, Inc. to our signal engineering group. In addition to his wide experience and technical expertise in past, present, and future railway signaling, Clayton is equally well known as one of the finest gentlemen and nicest people many of us have ever had the privilege to know. He plans to alternate between his Fullerton home and the "summer place" in his native Wisconsin. 700 S. Flower Street 26th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 Tel [213] 452.0200 Fax [213] 452.0425 • 00004.1 www.metrolinktrains.com Weekly Progress: Week of January 4 - 9 January 11, 1999 Page 2 More Rail at Ravenna The "Rail Gang" of the C.A. Rasmussen has continued to replace rail between Vincent and Via Princessa. Because they were unable to come to agreement with their union, they have had to continue work on Saturdays, with bus service substituting for trains between Lancaster and Via Princessa for the middle of the day. Ribbon Rail Train The new rail for siding extensions and improvements was unloaded over the January 8-10 weekend. This work train utilized our two newest locomotives, 882 and 883, which were purchased from the group which had planned to operate the "Marlboro Express" promotional train. As they are not yet set up for passenger service, this was a good workout for them. No, they are not painted red and white, and the surgeon general's warning has been taken off. 000345