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PLEASE NOTE:
THE JUNE 25, 2001 PLANS AND PROGRAMS
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COMMENCE AT
10:00 A.M.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
DATE: Monday, June 25, 2001
LOCATION: Riverside County Transportation Commission Office
3560 University Avenue, Conference Room A
Riverside, CA 92501
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Percy L. Byrd/Robert Bernheimer, City of Indian Wells, Chairman
Gregory V. Schook/John Chlebnik, City of Calimesa Vice Chair
Robert Crain/Gary Grimm, City of Blythe
Alfred "Bill" Trembly/Jack Wamsley, City of Canyon Lake
Janice L. Rudman/Jeff Miller, City of Corona
Greg Ruppert/Matt Weyuker, City of Desert Hot Springs
Robin ReeserLowe/Lori Van Arsdale, City of Hemet
Jack van Haaster/Warnie Enochs, City of Murrieta
Frank Hall/Harvey Sullivan, City of Norco
Dick Kelly/Robert Spiegel, City of Palm Desert
Daryl Busch/Mark Yarbrough, City of Perris
Bob Buster, County of Riverside, District I
Roy Wilson, County of Riverside, District IV
Tom Mullen, County of Riverside, District V
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Eric Haley, Executive Director
Cathy Bechtel, Director, Planning and Programming
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State Transportation Improvement Program
Regional Transportation Improvement Program
New Corridors
Intermodal Programs (Transit, Rail, Rideshare)
Air Quality and Clean Fuels
Regional Agencies, Regional Planning
Intelligent Transportation System Planning and Programs
Congestion Management Program
Comments are welcomed by the Committee. If you wish to provide comments to the
Committee, please complete and submit a Testimony Card to the Clerk of the Board.
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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2001
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AGENDA*
Action may be taken on any items listed on the agenda.
0 1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. MINUTES (MAY 21, 2001)
5. PROGRAMMING OF STIP INTRA COUNTY FORMULA PROJECTS IN
THE COACHELLA VALLEY Pg. 1
This item is to seek Committee approval to program five (5)
Coachella Valley State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Formula projects into the 2000 STIP and forward to the Commission
for final action.
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6. AMENDMENT #2 TO C-96-387 THE INTER -AGENCY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OCTA AND RCTC AND ADD OCTA'S FUNDING
OBLIGATION FOR RIVERSIDE-FULLERTON-LOS ANGELES
COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE Pg. 3
This item is to seek Committee approval of Amendment #2 to C-96-
387 the Inter -Agency Agreement between the Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA) and RCTC to add OCTA's funding
obligation for Riverside -Fullerton -Los Angeles service, pursuant to
legal counsel review, and forward to the Commission for final
action.
7. ALAMEDA CORRIDOR -EAST (ACE) TRADE CORRIDOR POSITION
PAPER Pg. 6
This item is to seek Committee approval of the Alameda Corridor -
East Trade Corridor Position Paper and forward to the Commission
for final action.
8. AMENDMENT TO FY 01/02 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FOR
COMMUTER RAIL Pg. 12
This item is to seek Committee approval to amend the Commuter
Rail FY 02 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) and allocate $4,507,000
in Federal Section 5307 funds for the Tier II Stations and San
Jacinto Branch Line Projects and forward to the Commission for
final action.
9. FY 2002 FTA SECTION 5307 PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Pg. 14
This item is to seek Committee approval to forward the Federal Transit
Administration's Section 5307 Program of Projects for Riverside County for FY
2001/02 directly to the Commission for final action.
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10. FY 2002 FTA SECTION 5311 RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Pg. 16
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the proposed FY 2001-02 FTA Section 5311 Program of
Projects for Riverside County; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
11. FY 01/02 STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE ALLOCATIONS AND RESOLUTION
NO. 01-008 "A RESOLUTION OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION TO ALLOCATE STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDS"
Pg. 19
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the FY 01/02 State Transit Assistance Fund allocations in
Riverside County as presented on the attached table;
2) Adopt Resolution No. 01-008; and
3) Forward to the Commission for final action.
12. FY 2001-02 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND ALLOCATIONS FOR TRANSIT
Pg. 23
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the FY 2001-02 Local Transportation Fund Allocations for
Transit as shown on the attached table; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
13. REQUEST TO REALLOCATE $38,000 OF LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FROM CAPITAL TO OPERATING AND
AMEND THE CITY OF BANNING'S FY 00/01 SHORT RANGE
TRANSIT PLAN Pg. 26
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
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1) Reallocate $38,000 of Local Transportation Fund (LTF) from
Capital to Operating;
2) Amend the City of Banning's FY 00/01 Short Range Transit
Plan (SRTP); and
3) Forward to the Commission for final action.
14. FY 99/00 SECTION 5310 MATCHING FUNDS - FAMILY SERVICE
ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY Pg. 28
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Provide $9,000 in Measure A Specialized Transit funds as local match to
Family Service Association of Western Riverside County for the purchase
of a single wheel cutaway through the Section 5310 grant process; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
15. RCTC AND TRANSIT OPERATORS RESPONSES TO THE FY 97/98, 98/99 AND
99/00 RCTC PERFORMANCE AUDITS Pg. 29
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve RCTC and the Transit Operators' responses to the FY 97/98,
98/99 and 99/00 Triennial Performance Audits;
2) Direct staff to implement the RCTC recommendations and provide a
status report, on progress made, in December 2001;
3) Monitor Transit Operators' progress made regarding implementation of
the recommendations; and
4) Forward to the Commission for final action.
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16. RIVERSIDE COUNTY 2001 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
FINANCIAL RESOLUTION Pg. 47
This item is to seek Committee approval to adopt a resolution certifying that the
Riverside County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) submitted for
inclusion in the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) FY
2001 - FY 2006 Regional TIP is financially constrained and forward to the
Commission for final action.
17. RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE Pg. 51
This item is to seek Committee approval to receive and file the Rail Program
Update as an information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
18. ADJOURNMENT - The Plans and Programs Committee will be dark
in July. The next meeting will be at noon, Monday, August 27,
2001 at the RCTC offices.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Monday, May 21, 2001
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Plans and Programs Committee was called to order by
Chairman Percy Byrd at 12:00 p.m., at the offices of the Riverside County
Transportation Commission, 3560 University Avenue, Suite 100, Riverside,
California, 92501.
2. ROLL CALL
Members/Alternates Present
Daryl Busch
Bob Buster
Percy Byrd
Frank Hall
Richard Kelly
Tom Mullen
Robin Lowe
Gregory Schook
Alfred W. Trembly
Roy Wilson
Members Absent
Robert Crain
Janice Rudman
Greg Ruppert
Jack van Haaster
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests from the public to speak.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — April 23, 2001
M/S/C (Lowe/Schook) approve the April 23, 2001 minutes as
corrected.
5. 2002 STIP DISCRETIONARY CALL FOR PROJECTS
Shirley Medina, Program Manager, reviewed the evaluation criteria developed
by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the call for projects for
2002 STIP Discretionary funding. For the air quality criteria, she noted that
most projects do not include an air quality analysis.
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
May 21, 2001
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Chairman Percy Byrd asked if the TAC reviewed the MOU. Cathy Bechtel,
Director of Planning and Programming, responded that the TAC members
were provided a copy of the MOU in the agenda packets and they were
considered while reviewing criteria.
Commissioner Roy Wilson expressed concern that Criteria No. 1, Emphasis
on Measure "A", would eliminate projects that arose after the inception of
Measure "A". Shirley Medina responded that only three projects would
qualify for the points under this criterion. Cathy Bechtel added that the
emphasis on Measure "A" has always been one of the evaluation criteria
with the understanding that one of the goals of the Commission was to
expedite the completion of Measure "A" projects. Eric Haley, Executive
Director, emphasized that this criterion was less than 10% of the
consideration.
M/S/C (Wilson/Lowe) to recommend:
1. That Criteria No. 1 "Projects in the RCTC Strategic Plan not
expected to be funded from anticipated revenues" remain the
same.
M/S/C (Mullen/Schook) to approve:
1. Release of a call for projects for 2002 State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) Discretionary funding;
2. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) recommendation on
adjustments to the Criteria No. 2 through 10 that will be used
for the 2002 STIP project evaluations;
3. Retaining a consultant to perform air quality analysis; and,
4. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
6. UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS HEARING TESTIMONY AND RESPONSES
Tanya Love, Program Manager, reviewed the Unmet Transit Needs Hearing
held on March 1, 2001. Requests for fixed route service, expanded service
hours and transportation for the veterans to the Jerry L. Pettis Veterans'
Memorial Hospital in Loma Linda were the primary areas of interest. Given
the proposed implementation of a fixed route service during FY 02, which
will also result in expanded service hours, and the Local Transportation
Funds (LTF) allocated to the City of Blythe to implement a transportation
service for veterans, there are no additional transit needs which can be
reasonably met.
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May 21, 2001
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Staff is also requesting reaffirmation of the previously adopted definition of
"Unmet Transit Needs" and "Reasonable to Meet" due to the time it will take
to implement fixed route service. Based on this information, staff
recommends the Committee certify by Resolution No. 01-006 that there are
no unmet needs that can be reasonably met in the Palo Verde Valley area.
M/S/C (Hall/Wilson) to approve:
1. Reaffirmation of the Commission's definition of "Unmet Transit
Needs" and "Reasonable to Meet" standards;
2. Making a finding that based upon a review of the requests for
services received through the "unmet transit needs" hearing
process, review of existing services and proposed
improvements to the available services, that there are no
additional unmet transit needs which can be reasonably met in
the Palo Verde Valley area;
3. Adoption of Resolution No. 01-006; and,
4. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for Final Action.
7. FISCAL YEAR 2002-2008 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLANS
Tanya Love briefly reviewed the FY 02-08 Short Range Transit Plans for the
cities of Banning, Beaumont, Corona, Riverside, Palo Verde Valley Transit
Agency, Riverside Transit Agency, SunLine Transit Agency and Regional
Commuter Rail.
M/S/C (Wilson/Mullen) to approve:
1. The FY 02-08 Short Range Transit Plans for the cities of
Banning, Beaumont, Corona, Riverside, Palo Verde Valley
Transit Agency, Riverside Transit Agency, SunLine Transit
Agency and Regional Commuter Rail; and,
2. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
8. PROPOSED METROLINK BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager, provided an overview of the proposed
Metrolink budget for FY 01-02, highlighting the Riverside County service
level changes for FY 01-02, the Inland Empire Orange County (IEOC) subsidy
decrease and RCTC's operating subsidy decrease.
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
May 21, 2001
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Commissioner Tom Mullen requested Stephanie Wiggins to provide
information for the Commissioners on the following items: 1) Subsidy for
comparable rail operators per passenger mile; 2) Cost per parking space; 3)
On -time performance of the Riverside line; 4) Report on Riverside line
ridership; and, 5) The number of cars taken off of the freeway.
M/S/C (Mullen/Lowe) to approve:
1. Adoption of the preliminary FY 01-02 Metrolink operating and
capital budgets and allocate RCTC's funding commitment to the
Southern California Regional Rail Authority in an amount not to
exceed $3,657,435; and,
2. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
9. FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 MINIMUM FARE REVENUE RATIO FOR THE
RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY AND SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY
M/S/C (Lowe/Schook) to approve:
1. The FY 01-02 minimum required fare revenue to operating
expense ratio of %18.30% for the Riverside Transit Agency and
15.86% for the SunLine Transit Agency;
2. Reaffirm the methodology used to calculate the required ratio;
3. Request Caltrans' concurrence with the methodology and ratios
for FY 01-02; and,
4. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
10. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIDESHARE FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 WORK
PROGRAM CONTRACT
John Standiford, Public Information Officer, reviewed the Southern California
Rideshare FY 01-02 Work Program Contract with the Southern California
Association of Governments, noting the language of the contract clearly
protects and delineates the public interest in the intellectual property of the
program.
M/S/C (Wilson/Schook) to approve:
1. The FY 01-02 Southern California Rideshare (SCR) Work
Program;
2. Authorizing the expenditure of Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality
and/or State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funds
in an amount not to exceed $242,654 pursuant to adoption of
RCTC's FY 01-02 budget;
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3. Authorizing the Commission Chairman to execute an agreement,
pursuant to legal counsel review, with SCR; and,
4. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
11. FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 SECTION 5310 - EXCEED (A DIVISION OF
VALLEY RESOURCES CENTER)
M/S/C (Mullen/Lowe) to approve:
1. Providing $ 59,460 in Measure "A" Specialized Transit Funds as
local match to Exceed, a Division of Valley Resource Center for
the purchase of six vehicles (two replacements and four
expansion vehicles), a base station with ten mobile radios and
computer equipment and software through the Section 5310
grant process; and,
2. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
12. SPECIALIZED TRANSIT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM - JURUPA AREA
M/S/C (Lowe/Wilson) to approve:
1. Providing $7,500 in Measure "A" Specialized Transit Funds to
the Riverside County Housing Authority to support the operation
to two specialized transit vehicles for Jurupa area residents;
2. Reviewing and evaluating existing transportation services in the
Jurupa area over the next six months:
3. Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a grant
agreement, upon legal counsel review, with the Riverside
County Housing Authority; and,
4. Forwarding of this item to the Commission for final action.
13. THIRD QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 TRANSIT OPERATORS' REPORT
M/S/C (Lowe/Byrd) to receive and file the Third Quarter FY 00-01
Transit Operators' Report as an informational item and forward this
item to the Commission for Final Action.
14. AB1012 "USE IT OR LOSE IT" - 2001 OBLIGATION PLAN
M/S/C (Schook/Trembly) to receive and file the AB1012 "Use It or
Lose It" Obligation Plan as an informational item and forward this item
to the Commission for final action.
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
May 21, 2001
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15. AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2000 POST -CENSUS REGIONAL TRAVEL
SURVEY
M/S/C (Mullen/Lowe) to approve:
1. Entering into an agreement (01-807) with the Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG) for the
development of the Year 2000 Post -Census Regional Travel
Survey;
2. Authorize the Commission Chairman to execute the agreement,
pursuant to legal counsel review, on behalf of the Commission;
and,
3. Forwarding this item to the Commission for final action.
16. 2001-2002 BEACH TRAIN PROGRAM UPDATE AND APPROVAL OF MOU
WITH SCRRA FOR BEACH TRAIN SPECIAL CHARTER SERVICE
M/S/C (Mullen/Buster) to approve:
1. Receive and file the 2001-02 Beach Train Program Update;
2. The Memorandum of Understanding with SCRRA and RCTC
regarding 2001 Beach Train Special Charter Service, subject to
legal counsel review; and,
3. Forwarding this item to the Commission for final action.
17. RESOLUTION NO. 01-007 "RESOLUTION OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AMENDING GUIDELINES FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEASURE "A" FUNDED COMMUTER INCENTIVE
PROJECTS AS PART OF ITS COMMUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"
John Standiford reviewed the Measure "A" Funded Commuter Incentive
Projects noting there were no major changes to the program except in the
expansion of the vanpool incentive to encourage greater vanpool usage.
M/S/C (Mullen/Hall) to approve:
1. Adopting Resolution No. 01-007 "Resolution of the Riverside
County Transportation Commission Amending Guidelines for the
Administration of the Measure "A" Funded Commuter Incentive
Projects as part of its Commuter Assistance Program"; and,
2. Forwarding this item to the Commission for final action.
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May 21, 2001
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0 18. CETAP UPDATE
M/S/C (ReeserLowe/Busch) to receive and file the CETAP Update as
an information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
Commissioner Bob Buster asked when a meeting would be held with the Orange
County Transportation Authority regarding future corridors. Eric Haley, Executive
Director, responded that there is no meeting scheduled to date but staff is working
to achieve this.
19. RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE
M/S/C (Lowe/Hall) to receive and file the Rail Program Update as an
information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
20. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Plans and Programs
Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m. The next meeting will
be at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, June 25, 2001, at the RCTC offices.
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Jennifer Harmon
Deputy Clerk of the Board
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COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Shirley Medina, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Programming of STIP Intra County Formula Projects in the Coachella
Valley
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to program five (5) Coachella Valley State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Formula projects into the 2000 STIP and
forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
We received notification by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments that they
have allocated STIP Formula funds to the following projects:
Lead Agency
Cathedral City
Indian Wells
Indio
Palm Springs
Desert Hot Sprgs
Project Description
Ramon Rd from Date Palm to
Da Vall Dr.
Miles Av Bridge
Indio Blvd, Jackson to Hwy11 1
Sunrise Way, Signal
Pierson Rd @ new High School
STIP Funds Allocated
$1,383,750
$6,225,000
$ 325,050
$ 120,000
$ 637,500
Total $8,692,050
Upon approval of the Commission, the process to include the above projects in the
2000 STIP is as follows:
Step 1 RCTC meets with project sponsors to review STIP Guidelines and
programming procedures
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Step 3
Project Sponsors provide RCTC the Project Study Report (PSR) or
equivalent and nomination forms for review by July 27, 2001.
ROTC submits PSR and nomination forms to Caltrans District 8 by
August 3, 2001 for approval at the October 2001 California
Transportation Commission meeting.
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Step 5
Step 6
RCTC includes projects in the Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (RTIP). Capacity enhancement projects will be submitted to
SCAG in December for conformity analysis with federal approval
anticipated in October 2002. Non capacity enhancement projects will be
submitted to SCAG in August 2001 with federal approval anticipated in
February 2002.
Once the project has been included in the STIP and RTIP, the project
sponsor can request a STIP fund allocation during the fiscal year funds
are identified under.
The project sponsor completes appropriate paper work to receive
Obligational Authority and a Notice to Proceed from Caltrans prior to
incurring costs expected to be reimbursed with STIP funds.
It is our understanding that CVAG allocates STIP Formula funds with the condition that
jurisdictions have committed to having their projects under construction within one
year. We have no problem with this condition. However, we want to highlight the
fact that given the above steps involved with programming projects in the STIP and
RTIP, these projects may not be under construction within one year.
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AGENDA ITEM 6
RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Amendment #2 to C-96-387 the Inter -Agency Agreement Between
OCTA and RCTC to Add OCTA's Funding Obligation for Riverside -
Fullerton -Los Angeles Commuter Rail Service
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval of Amendment #2 to C-96-387 the Inter -
Agency Agreement between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and
RCTC to add OCTA's funding obligation for Riverside -Fullerton -Los Angeles service,
pursuant to legal counsel review, and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning at Metrolink is now underway for the Riverside -Fullerton -Los Angeles(RFL)
service. The alignment roughly follows the Riverside Freeway (SR91) through
Riverside County to Fullerton in Orange County where it continues northwest to
downtown Los Angeles. Existing stations that would serve this Line include Riverside -
Downtown, Riverside -La Sierra, West Corona, Fullerton, Norwalk, Commerce, and Los
Angeles Union Station. Future stations that could serve this Line include Van Buren
and North Main Corona in
Riverside County, and Buena Park
in Orange County.
The RFL route was included in the
original system plan for Metrolink,
adopted in 1990. This system
plan is referred to as the "Senate
Bill 1402 Plan". Based upon the
1402 Plan, all Metrolink agencies
undertook major capital
investments. For its part, among
other investments, ROTC
purchased passenger train
operating rights from the Santa Fe
Railway on the tracks through
Fullerton. In addition ROTC purchased two trains to be used on the RFL line. The two
trains ROTC purchased pursuant to the 1402 Plan have since been re -distributed
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throughout the Metrolink system. New cars are currently on order and scheduled for
delivery next fiscal year. Two train sets will be set aside for the new service.
The operation of this route has some unique characteristics and is governed by two
agreements. The first is the Capital Improvements Agreement between SCRRA, its
member agencies, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), on whose
tracks the route would operate; and the second, a Cooperative Agreement between
OCTA and RCTC.
Under the terms of the Capital Improvements Agreement, the start-up of the new
route is contingent on the construction of a series of specific track capacity
improvement projects such as a third main line between Fullerton and Los Angeles.
Most of the capital improvements have been made along the route alignment. Once
the construction of the first segment of the third main line (commonly referred to as
Bandini) is complete, and the new locomotives are delivered, the new route can be
started. Preliminary schedule estimates are targeting an August 2002 start date and
include two peak period round trips.
Inter -Agency Agreement Between OCTA & RCTC
The implementation and funding for Metrolink commuter rail service, between
Riverside and Orange Counties are governed by an inter -agency agreement executed
in 1992 by the OCTA and RCTC. The original agreement included two routes, the
current IEOC Line and proposed RFL Line. In 1996, the agreement
was amended to expand the number of trains on the Inland Empire -Orange County
(IEOC) Line and removed OCTA's funding obligation for service on the RFL Line.
From humble beginnings, the IEOC service has exploded during the past 18 months
with a 56% gain in ridership, from 1,910 to 2,974 average daily
trips. Because of the surge in ridership on the IEOC line, RCTC has embarked on a
$18 million dollar expansion program. We are building two new stations and adding
almost 1,000 additional parking spaces. These improvements will be in place in early
2002. These projects will also benefit the RFL service.
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Ridership Forecast for the New Service
A June 2000 Metrolink on -board survey revealed that 12% of IEOC riders currently
transfer at the Orange Metrolink Station. RCTC recently completed a one -day survey
of commuters from Riverside who must now transfer in the City of Orange to travel
to Fullerton, Norwalk, Commerce, or LA via Riverside. Respondents consistently
indicated the proposed direct route from Riverside to Fullerton would save (on average)
a minimum of 1 hour a day per passenger to get to Fullerton & LA County stations.
Previous ridership estimates conducted on the RFL route in 1995 forecast an initial
range of daily one way trips of 1,032-1 ,616 depending upon the number of trains and
whether Buena Park Station was in service. At a similar pre -service stage on the IEOC
route the RCTC ridership study forecast approximately 1,200 daily one way trips. We
have greatly exceeded that IEOC estimate and have every confidence that we will
have the same experience on this new route.
Why Amendment #2?: Funding of the RFL Service
The economies of scale that now exist throughout the Metrolink system allow for
addition of service at an incremental cost. For instance, the annual cost of the new
route is estimated to be $1 million (for three peak period round trips and one mid -day
round trip.) On an annual basis, the cost to ROTC for this level of service would be
$330,000.
Metrolink's cost allocation plan determines each member agencies' share of operating
expenses, and for the RFL, the costs would be distributed in thirds between Los
Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties. However, the current Inter -Agency
agreement as amended removed OCTA's funding obligation for RFL. Because the
Inter -Agency Agreement governs commuter rail service between Riverside and Orange
County, it must be amended to include OCTA's funding obligation to the new service.
On May 31, 2001, OCTA authorized the CEO to amend the inter -agency agreement
to include the funding of the RFL route pursuant to Metrolink's cost allocation plan.
Because the service is not slated to begin until FY2003, there is no impact for the
recently adopted RCTC or Metrolink budget.
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AGENDA ITEM 7
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Alameda Corridor -East (ACE) Trade Corridor Position Paper
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval of the Alameda Corridor -East Trade Corridor
Position Paper and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Alameda Railroad Corridor, currently under construction, is a major public works
project serving the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It will consolidate all freight
train movements to and from the ports over a 17 mile, fully grade -separated alignment
through several Los Angeles communities. Upon completion in April 2002, the
Corridor will accommodate 100 trains a day, many approaching two miles in length.
Though this project mitigates rail freight impacts closest to the ports, communities
farther east will see increased rail traffic and grade crossing delays: Southern
California counties and SCAG have identified the eastern continuation of the major
railroad corridors as the "Alameda Corridor -East" (ACE).
A provision of AB 2928 required the San Gabriel Valley COG, SANBAG, OCTA, and
RCTC to develop a corridor plan addressing the regional mobility needs, the regional,
state, and national impacts of the corridor, and a strategy for financing proposed
corridor improvements. This regional collaborative effort has resulted in a Corridor
Plan that highlights the growing conflict between trains, trucks, and cars in Southern
California. The report was approved by the California Transportation Commission
earlier this month. The Corridor Plan will be used to support a federal earmark in the
re -authorization of TEA -21.
Impact to Riverside County
As a result of ROTC's involvement in the development of the Corridor Plan, a
prioritized list of grade crossing improvements along the three main lines (UP Los
Angeles subdivision, UP Yuma Main subdivision, and BNSF San Bernardino
Subdivision) was developed with the involvement of the affected jurisdictions: Cities
of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Coachella, Corona, Indio, and Riverside, and the
County of Riverside. This is part of an ongoing cooperative effort with WRCOG,
building upon the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Goods Movement Element.
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In developing the priority list, the Plans & Programs Committee requested that a formal
position paper be prepared to be shared with legislators that illustrates the significant
impact the increased train traffic has on the County. The position paper not only
highlights the problem and the impact on Riverside County, it summarizes the benefits
of grade separations, and the need for additional funding. Attached is the position
paper prepared in consultation with Parsons Brinckerhoff and WRCOG. Upon approval
by the Commission, the paper will be presented to WRCOG for approval as well.
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DRAFT
Introduction
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Alameda Corridor East -
Riverside County Impacts & Needs
Southern California is a victim of its
own success and a healthy economy.
Home to the Ports of Long Beach and
Los Angeles, Southern California is the
gateway to much of the world as goods
move into and out of the busiest ports in
the nation. While it's critical for
business and the creation of jobs, the
movement of goods through Southern
California has a severe impact on the
quality of life as more and more goods
are shipped through our local ports.
The good news is that the infrastructure
of the ports is being addressed. The
Alameda Corridor is currently one of the
nation's most complex and needed
infrastructure projects. It will ease the
shipment of goods from the ports to
major rail yards in Los Angeles. In
doing so, it will protect neighborhoods
in the southern part of Los Angeles
County and strengthen the ability of
Southern California to compete in the
global marketplace.
The Problem
Completing the Alameda Corridor is
welcome news, but it will not eliminate
the impact of freight transportation on
Southern California. While the Alameda
Corridor addresses transportation needs
between the Ports and Los Angeles,
goods still need to reach the rest of the
country. The area immediately east of
the Alameda Corridor is at risk from the
impact of burgeoning freight traffic.
Trains many of which can be as much as
a mile long, lumber across, busy
thoroughfares, while drivers and
emergency vehicles come to a grinding
halt. Increased freight traffic causes
motorist delays, jeopardizes safety and
adds to the area's pollution problem.
The numbers are compelling; for
example, between 1993 and 2000,
freight tonnage shipped through the
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
increased by 60 percent and is projected
to increase by another 165 percent in
volume by 2020.
After traveling through the Alameda
Corridor, a significant percentage of the
trains will continue traveling east to
locations throughout the country. The
only way to travel east is to travel
through the San Gabriel Valley, North
Orange County, San Bernardino or
Riverside County. This area is known as
the Alameda Corridor East (ACE) Trade
Corridor.
The Impact on Riverside
County
Riverside County is a significant
component of ACE and currently, 85
freight trains pass through Riverside
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County every single day. By the year
2020, the number is expected to increase
to 169.
What that means is even more trains to
disrupt the local community. There are
59 locations where main freight rail lines
cross city streets. These crossings are
not grade -separated which results in
countless daily backups on major
thoroughfares. The City of Riverside
alone has 28 non -separated rail crossings
and bears the brunt of the impact.
Whenever a freight train crosses one of
these streets, drivers (including
emergency vehicles) must wait for the
train to pass before continuing on their
trip. These crossings effectively bisect
communities causing delay for drivers
and resulting in more pollution as cars
idle.
AB2928 & ACE Trade
Corridor Plan
In 2000, Governor Davis signed AB
2928 which allocated funding for grade
separations within the ACE region. The
legislation required a comprehensive
four -county study of rail crossing delays
and improvement needs prior to the
distribution of funding. The study found
that the average rail crossing gate in
Riverside County could be down for as
long as two hours a day. This causes
Riverside County motorists to spend a
combined 603 hours per day waiting for
trains. This causes idling vehicles to
generate 45 tons of additional pollutants
annually. In 2020, the projected growth
of freight traffic, will result in several
Riverside County arterials being blocked
by trains for as much as five hours per
day. This means that drivers will wait
four times longer than they are now and
will generate 208 tons of extra pollution
each year.
Solutions
Increasing imports and exports are
important for this region's economy.
Busy ports result in more jobs and more
opportunities for all of Southern
California. While that is certainly
laudable, the impact of freight rail traffic
must be mitigated and an emphasis must
be placed on the impact to Riverside
County. An aggressive program of
grade separations must be implemented
as quickly as possible. Though the costs
are significant, addressing grade
crossings in Riverside County will result
in the following achievements by 2020:
• Eliminate 2687 hours of daily driver
delay
• Eliminate 208 tons of pollutants
annually
• Eliminate 7 auto -train accidents
annually
• Eliminate many nighttime train
whistles that disrupt thousands of
residents
Funding Needs and
Opportunities
New funding sources for grade
separation could be made available with
the reauthorization of federal omnibus
transportation legislation, which has
been referred to in the past as ISTEA
and TEA -21. As these new funding
sources are committed, it is particularly
important that future allocations of
funding are based on objective criteria so
that grade separations can be
implemented in the areas of greatest
need. Riverside County's needs are
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especially compelling and should be prioritized.
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Throughout the ACE Trade corridor, plans are being made to improve or grade -separate
rail crossings. To date, a total of $561 million has been committed from various sources,
including federal TEA -21 funds, state AB 2928 funds, and other sources. As indicated in
the following table, despite having some of the most significant improvement needs,
Riverside County has received the smallest amount of funding. Future. funding decisions
must keep this disparity in mind and seek to address needs throughout the Southern
California region.
Area
San
Gabriel
Valley
No. of
Grade
Separations
43
Cost
(in
millions)
$1,309
(inflated)
Funded
Costs
(in
millions)
$385
Unfunded
Costs
(in millions)
$924
Percentage
Unfunded
71%
No. of High
Delay Locations
(2020)
9
COouran y e
11
$476
(uninflated)
$37
$439
92%
7
San
Bernardino
County
29
$560
(uninflated)
$133
$427
76%
17
Riverside
County
47
$725
(uninflated)
$6
$719
99%
17
TOTAL
130
$3,070
$561
$2,590
84%
50
Source: Alameda Corridor -East Trade Corridor Plan, April 2001
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RCTC ACE Trade Corridor Grade Crossing Improvement List, March 2001
Rail Line
Cross Street
Jurisdiction
Overall
Weighted
Score
Priority Group
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
3rd St
Riverside
4260
Iowa Av
Riverside
3880
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Avenue 48/ Dillon Rd
Indio/Coachella
3775
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
McKinley St
Magnolia Av
Corona
3600
Riverside County
3600
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Avenue 50
Coachella
3500
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Chicago Av
Streeter Av
Riverside
3440
UP (LA SUB)
Riverside
3000
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Spruce St
Riverside
3180
UP (LA SUB)
UP (LA SUB)
Magnolia Av
Riverside Av
Riverside
3100
Riverside
3060
BNSF (SB SUB)
Mary St
Riverside
3320
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Columbia Av
Riverside
2940
BNSF & UP (RIV)
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Cridge St
Riverside
2820
Avenue 52
Coachella
2750
BNSF (SB SUB)
Auto Center Dr
Corona
2738
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Sunset Av
Banning
2675
UP (LA SUB)
Jurupa Rd
Riverside County
2650
BNSF (SB SUB)
Washington St
Riverside
2520
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Center St
Riverside County
2500
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Hargrave St
Brockton Av
Banning
Riverside
2500
UP (LA SUB)
2480
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Kansas Av
Riverside
2480
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
Tyler St
Riverside
2460
Adams St
Riverside
2400
Madison St
Riverside
2240
UP (YUMA MAIN)
UP (YUMA MAIN)
San Timoteo Canyon Rd
Calimesa
2225
California Av
Beaumont
2200
BNSF (SB SUB)
Smith Av
Corona
2113
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
7th St
Riverside
2000
BNSF (SB SUB)
Railroad St
Corona
1975
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Broadway
Pierce St
Riverside County
1950
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
Riverside
1885
Buchanan St
Riverside
1880
Joy St
Corona
1850
UP (LA SUB)
Palm Av
Riverside
1820
BNSF (SB SUB)
Jackson St
Riverside
1755
UP (YUMA MAIN)
22nd St
Banning
Riverside
1750
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
Harrison St
1740
Jefferson St
Riverside
1740
Cota St
Corona
1713
UP (LA SUB)
UP (LA SUB)
Bellgrave Av
Clay St
Riverside County
Riverside County
1700
1700
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Pennsylvania Av
Beaumont
1667
UP (LA SUB)
Rutile St
Riverside County
1650
UP (YUMA MAIN)
UP (YUMA MAIN)
San Gorgonio Av
Banning
1625
Airport Road
Riverside County
Riverside County
1450
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Main St
1350
BNSF (SB SUB)
BNSF (SB SUB)
Gibson St
Riverside
1220
Jane St
Riverside
1200
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Viele Av
Beaumont
1133
BNSF (SB SUB)
Sheridan St
Corona
1125
UP (LA SUB)
Panorama Rd
Riverside
1060
BNSF & UP (SB SUB)
Palmyrita Av
Riverside
1020
UP (LA SUB)
Mountain View Av
Riverside
1000
UP (YUMA MAIN)
UP (YUMA MAIN)
UP (YUMA MAIN)
Avenue 66
Riverside County
950
Avenue 54
Coachella
825
Apache Trail
Riverside County
800
BNSF (SB SUB)
Radio Rd
Corona
563
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2*
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
• = Per RCTRC March 2001
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AGENDA ITEM 8
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Amendment to FY 01/02 Short Range Transit Plan for Commuter
Rail
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to amend the Commuter Rail FY 02 Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP) and allocate $4,507,000 in Federal Section 5307 funds for
the Tier II Stations and San Jacinto Branch Line Projects and forward to the
Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At its June 2000 meeting, the Commission allocated $15 million of Measure A funds
for capital improvements on the San Jacinto Branch Line (SJBL) for extension of
Metrolink service to Perris. The Commission's action, coupled with a previous action
of an allocation of $2.5 million of CMAQ, and a New Start earmark for $.5 million for
the SJBL, brings the total amount of funds available for the project to $18 million.
Unfortunately, the project cost exceeds $63 million.
While staff continues to aggressively seek full funding for this project from the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA), it has become clear that to move forward on the project
in the meantime will require the coordination of two federal agencies, FTA and Federal
Highways Administration (FHWA). In order to streamline the approval process, it is
recommended that the federal funds be under the purview of one agency, the FTA.
Therefore, the request is to "flex" or transfer the CMAQ funds, which are under the
purview of FHWA, to Section 5307 funds, which are under the purview of the FTA.
This action requires an amendment to the commuter rail SRTP and a $2,507,000
allocation of Federal Section 5307 funds.
Tier II Stations
The Tier II Stations project involves the construction of two new stations and the
possibility of expansion of existing stations. The North Main Corona and Van Buren
stations entered Final Design this month. In anticipation of finalizing negotiations with
landowners regarding right-of-way and the freight railroad regarding track work, an
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increase of $2 million in Federal Section 5307 funds in requested for programming
purposes. Programming the funds now will allow for expedited processing of the grant
request in the fall, once negotiations are finalized this summer. This request would
increase the project budget from $16 million to $18 million.
Federal Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula revenue is generated by the commuter
rail program for rail capital expenditures. RCTC began accruing these revenues in
FY92/93 when the Riverside Line began operating. These funds are in addition to bus
Section 5307 entitlement to the County; rail capital Section 5307 comes from a
separate pot of money. RCTC has adequate federal commuter rail Section 5307
monies to advance these funds now and no current or planned RCTC rail projects are
impeded by this advance.
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AGENDA ITEM 9
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
FY 2002 FTA Section 5307 Program of Projects
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
This item to seek Committee approval to forward the Federal Transit Administration's
Section 5307 Program of Projects for Riverside County for FY 2001/02 directly to the
Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Annually, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) distributes federal operating and
capital block grant funds to urbanized areas through its Section 5307 Program
(formerly known as Section 9). There are four urbanized areas in Riverside County:
Western Riverside County; Hemet; Palm Springs; and Indio/Coachella. In order for
grants from these funds to be approved, the Commission must develop a Program of
Projects for each area and approve the programs.
Staff is in the process of reviewing and up -dating the current financial data for the
Section 5307 Program. Unfortunately, the up -dated financial sheets for the Program
of Projects (POP) were not available for mailing to the Plans and Programs Committee.
Staff is seeking Committee approval to forward the finalized FY 01/02 POP's directly
to the July 11, 2001 Commission meeting.
Program of Projects for the four areas in Riverside County will be developed using the
FY 2000-2001 area apportionments. The actual apportionments for FY 2001/02 will
not be known until later this calendar year when final appropriations are made by
Congress. The Programs will be developed at the highest anticipated amount to allow
the operators to proceed with filing their grant applications and to avoid delays,
program amendments and additional paperwork if the actual apportionments are in fact
lower than estimated.
The proposed Programs of Projects will contain projects taken from the approved Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP) for FY 2002-2008 and will be developed in cooperation
with the eligible public transit operators. The balances available will be carried over
to next fiscal year.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CO MMISSION
FY 01/02 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
ALLOCATIONS FOR TRANSIT
ESTIMATED
ESTIMATED LTF
RECO MMENDED
OPERATING
ESTI MATED
ESTIMATED
CARRYOVER
ESTIMATED NON
LTF TRANSIT
COSTS
CAPITAL COSTS
TOTAL C OSTS
FUNDS
LTF REVENUES
ALLOCATIONS
Banning
$778,000
$55,000
$833,000
$0
$179,477
$653,523
$611,500
Be aumont
$685,000
$15,000
$700,000
$0
$88,500
$860,100
Corona
$1,043,200
$73,700
$1,116,900
$0
$256,800
$1,464,818
Riverside Special Services*
$1,589,178
$280,000
$1,869,178
$0
$404,360
$23,702,000
Riverside Transit Agency
$31,375,000
$6,102,000
$37,477,000
$0
$13,775,000
$4,806,000
RCTC's Commuter Rail (Metrolink)
$18,245,100
$945,000
$19,190,100
$0
$14,384,100
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TOTA L
$53,715,478
$7,470,700
$61,186,178
$0
$29,088,237
$32,097,941
Sunline Transit Agency
$14,968,000
$5,469,000
$20,437,000
$0
$11,647,000
$8,790,000
$8,790,000
COA CHELLA VALLEY TO TAL
$14,968,000
$5,469,000
$20,437,000
$0
$11,647,000
Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
$250,256
$0
$250,256
$14,640
$27,918
$207,698
$207,698
PA LO VERDE VALLEY TRANSIT AGENCY TOTAL
$250,256
$0
$250,256
$14,640
$27,918
COUNTY TOTA L
$68,933,734
$12,939,700
$81,873,434
$14,640
$40,763,155
$41,095,639
*Includes $100,000 in STA funds fo r Downtown Terminal
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AGENDA ITEM 10
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
FY 2002 FTA Section 531 1 Rural Transportation Program
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the proposed FY 2001-02 FTA Section 5311 Program of
Projects for Riverside County; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Section 5311 Rural Transit Assistance Program from the Federal Transit
Administration (formerly known as Section 18) provides federal operating assistance
funds for rural transit operators. These funds are administered by Caltrans and the
majority of the funds are passed through to counties based on a population formula.
The remaining funds, if sufficient to justify a call for projects, are awarded in a
statewide discretionary program by Caltrans for rural capital projects and intercity bus
programs. Transit operators in counties where formula funds are fully programmed
submit projects for discretionary funding to Caltrans. In order for grants to be
approved, the Commission must develop and approve a Program of Projects.
The attached program was prepared using the FY 2000-01 funding level for
operations. As with the Section 5307 program (Section 9), the actual apportionments
will not be known until after the start of our fiscal year. By programming at what may
be a higher level of funding, the operators will be able to apply for maximum funding
and avoid delays and additional work to amend programs and grants.
FORMULA PROGRAM:
The proposed program allocates the estimated $457,424 in formula funds for Riverside
County in FY 2001-02 to RTA (61.7% or $282,000) and SunLine Transit Agency
(38.3% or $175,000). This is the formula that the Commission has used in past years
and is based on estimates of rural population. Each operator has planned for the use
of Section 5311 operating funds in their Short Range Transit Plan.
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DISCRETIONARY FUNDS:
It is not known at this time whether Caltrans will release a call in FY 2002 for
discretionary rural transit funds. Currently, none of our transit operators have planned
for the use of Section 531 1 capital funds. However, should Caltrans release a call for
projects, all transit operators will be contacted about the availability of funds and if
they have a project, a request for an amendment to the program of projects will be
submitted for the Commission's consideration.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY
FTA SECTION 5311
RURAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
FY 01/02
FORMULA FUNDS*
COUNTY RTA SUNLINE
100.0% 61.7% 38.3%
Federal Funds Available: $457,424 $282,231 $175,193
Carryover $ -0- $ -0- $ _0_
Total Funds Available: $457,424 $282,231 $175,193
*Formula funds were programmed at the FY 01 level for planning purposes. The actual
apportionment will be shared by the operators using the above percentages.
fra APPROVED BY RCTC:
TL: 6/25/01
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AGENDA ITEM 11
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
FY 01/02 State Transit Assistance Allocations and Resolution No.
01-008 "A Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission to Allocate State Transit Assistance Funds"
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the FY 01/02 State Transit Assistance Fund allocations in
Riverside County as presented on the attached table;
2) Adopt Resolution No. 01-008; and
3) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In order for the public transit operators to claim State Transit Assistance (STA) funds
for operating and capital purposes, the Commission must allocate funds to support the
transit services and capital projects contained in the approved FY 2002-2008 Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP) identified for funding with State Transit Assistance funds.
The Riverside County SRTP's were approved at the June 13, 2001, Commission
meeting.
When the SRTPs were prepared, the operators assumed for planning purposes that the
State appropriation of funds would be the same as the previous year. According to the
State Controller's Office, the amount of STA funds that are expected to be received in
Riverside County for FY 02 is $4,644,188 ($4,194,019 discretionary pot, $450,169
operators specific pot).
Attachment 1 outlines the specific operators' allocations which need to be approved by
the Commission. The State allocated non -discretionary funds will be used first with the
balance derived from the discretionary allocation. The FY 2002 STA allocations are
consistent with the approved SRTPs and the funds allocated are explicitly for the
projects as stated in the approved plans.
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Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: Y Year: FY 2001 - 02
Source of Funds: State Transit Assistance Funds
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
Amount: $3,788,300
Budget Adjustment: N
Date: 6/18/01
Attachment 1
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 02
STATE TRANSIT
ASSISTANCE FY 02 ALLOCATIONS
Current Year Allocation
Request per SRTPs
Western
Riverside
(Bus)
Western
Riverside
(Rail)
Coachella
Valley
Palo
Verde
Valley
Banning
$55,000
Beaumont
$15,000
Palo Verde Valley Transit
Agency
$0
Commuter Rail
$0
Corona
$58,700
Riverside Special Services
$47,600
Riverside Transit Agency
$2,653,000
SunLine Transit Agency
$959,000
Total Current Year Funding
Requests Per Area
$2,829,300
$0
$959,000
$0
Total Current Year Funding
Requests All Areas
$3,788,300
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RESOLUTION NO. 01-008
A RESOLUTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
TO ALLOCATE STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission is designated the
regional entity responsible for the allocation of State Transit Assistance Funds within
Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission has examined the Short
Range Transit Plan and Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, all proposed expenditures in Riverside County are in conformity with the
Regional Transportation Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the level of passenger fares is sufficient for claimants to meet the fare
revenue requirements of Public Utilities Code sections 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5,
and 99268.9, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, the claimant is making full use of federal funds available under the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the sum of the claimant's allocations from the state transit assistance
fund and from the local transportation fund does not exceed the amount the claimant is
eligible to receive during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, priority consideration has been given to claims to offset reductions in
federal operating assistance and the unanticipated increase in the cost of fuel, to enhance
existing public transportation services, and to meet high priority regional, countywide, or
area -wide public transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, the public transit operators have made a reasonable effort to implement
the productivity improvements recommended pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 99244;
and
WHEREAS, the claimant is not precluded by any contract entered into on or after
June 28, 1979 from employing part-time drivers or contracting with common carriers or
persons operating under a franchise or license.
WHEREAS, operators are in full compliance Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, as
required in Public Utilities Code section 99251.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Riverside County Transportation
Commission to allocate State Transit Assistance Funds for FY 01/02 as detailed in
Attachment 1.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
Approved and adopted this 11th day of July, 2001
William G. Kleindienst, Chairperson
Riverside County Transportation Commission
Attest:
Naty Kopenhaver, Clerk of the
Riverside County Transportation Commission
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AGENDA ITEM 12
RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
FY 2001-02 Local Transportation Fund Allocations for Transit
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve the FY 2001-02 Local Transportation Fund Allocations for
Transit as shown on the attached table; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In order for the public transit operators to claim Local Transportation Fund (LTF) money
for operating and capital purposes, the Commission must allocate funds to support the
transit services and capital projects contained in the approved FY 2002-2008 Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP). The Riverside County SRTPs were approved at the June
13, 2001 Commission meeting.
At the February 14, 2001 Commission meeting, the estimated FY 2001-02 LTF funds
were apportioned to the three apportionment areas: Western Riverside, Coachella
Valley, and the Palo Verde Valley area. The apportionments for the three areas were
$32,132,000; $8,438,000, and $737,000, respectively. In addition, any apportioned
but unclaimed funds in the Western County and Coachella Valley area will also be
available for transit services.
The FY 2002 LTF allocations for the transit operators are consistent with the approved
SRTPs and the funds allocated are explicitly for the projects as stated in the approved
Plans. The allocation for Metrolink also includes the RCTC Operating and Support
costs contained in the RCTC budget approved by the Commission at it June 13, 2001
meeting.
Carry-over funds used in these calculations are preliminary estimates and may change.
Any modifications in fare box revenue, federal grants, Measure A funding, or carry-
over funds may require the operator(s) to revise their services to operate within the
LTF funding limitations.
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Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: N Year: FY 2000-02
Source of Funds: TDA/LTF - County
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
Amount: $41,095,639
Budget Adjustment: N
Date: 6/18/01
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CO MMISSION
FY 01/02 LOCAL TRANSPORT ATION FUND
ALLOCATIONS FOR TRANSIT
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Banning
Beaumont
Corona
Riv erside Special Services*
Riverside Transit Agency
RCTC's Commuter Rail (Metrolink)
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY TOTAL
Sunline Transit Agency
COACHELLA VALLEY TOTAL
ESTIMATED
OPERATING
COSTS
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
ESTIMATED
TOTAL COSTS
ESTIMATED LTF
CARRYOVER
FUNDS
Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
PALO VERDE VALLEY TRANSIT AGENCY TO TAL
COUNTY TOTAL
$778,000
$685,000
$1,043,200
$1,589,178
$31,375,000
$18,245,100
$53,715,478
$14,968,000
$14,968,000
$250,256
$250,256
$55,000
$15,000
$73,700
$280,000
$6,102,000
$945,000
$7,470,700
$5,469,000
$5,469,000
$0
$0
$833,000
$700,000
$1,116,900
$1,869,178
$37,477,000
$19,190,100
$61,186,178
$20,437,000
$20,437,000
$250,256
$250,256
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14,640
$14,640
ESTIMATED NON
LTF REVENUES
$179,477
$88,500
$256,800
$404,360
$13,775,000
$14,384,100
$29,088,237
$11,647,000
$11,647,000
$27,918
$27,918
RECO MMENDED
LTF TRANSIT
ALLOCATIONS
$653,523
$611,500
$860,100
$1,464,818
$23,702,000
$4,806,000
$32,097,941
$8,790,000
$8,790,000
$207,698
$207,698
$68,933,734
$12,939,700
$81,873,434
* Includes $100,000 in STA funds fo r Downtown Terminal
$14,640
$40,763,155
$41,095,639
6/11/01 10:25 AM
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AGENDA ITEM 13
RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Request to Reallocate $38,000 of Local Transportation Funds from
Capital to Operating and Amend the City of Banning's FY 00/01
Short Range Transit Plan
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Reallocate $38,000 of Local Transportation Fund (LTF) from Capital to
Operating;
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(SRTP); and
3) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Banning (City) is requesting approval to reallocate $38,000 of LTF funds
from capital to operating and amend their SRTP for FY 00/01. In the fall of 2000, the
City's Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station was out of service for
approximately three weeks. During this period, CNG was supplied to the City by
SunLine Transit Agency using their mobile fueling unit. The cost of the natural gas,
delivery and associated staff costs totaled $24,000. Originally, it was anticipated that
this would not have a major impact on the City's transit operation. However,
increases in natural gas as well as vehicle maintenance costs has increased the city's
deficit in operating costs to $38,000. The city has sufficient capital funds available
for this transfer as a result of bus and van purchases coming in at a lower price than
budgeted.
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Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: N Year: FY00/01
Source of Funds: TDA/LTF - County
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
Amount: $38,000
Budget Adjustment: N
Date: 6/18/01
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
FY 99/00 Section 5310 Matching Funds - Family Service
Association of Western Riverside County
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Provide $9,000 in Measure A Specialized Transit funds as local match to
Family Service Association of Western Riverside County for the purchase
of a single wheel cutaway through the Section 5310 grant process; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
a BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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Family Service Association of Western Riverside County (Family Services) was recently
notified by Caltrans that they were approved for $45,000 in funding under the FTA
Section 5310 program. Funding was approved to purchase one single wheel cutaway
at a total cost of $45,000.
The Section 5310 program provides 80% of the cost of the capital project. Family
Services is requesting that the required 20% match ($9,000) be funded from Measure
A Specialized Transit funds available in the western Riverside County. Measure A
Specialized Transit funds are specifically set aside, on an annual basis, to provide local
match to non-profit operators located in western Riverside County participating in the
Section 5310 program. Family Services provides transit assistance to seniors and the
developmentally disabled consumers of the Inland Regional Center.
Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: Y Year: FY 2000-01
Source of Funds: Measure A
GLA Line Item: 222-26-86101
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
Amount: $ 9,000
Budget Adjustment: N
Date: 6/18/01
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AGENDA ITEM 15
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Tanya Love, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
RCTC and Transit Operators Responses to the FY 97/98, 98/99
and 99/00 RCTC Performance Audits
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to:
1) Approve RCTC and the Transit Operators' responses to the FY 97/98,
98/99 and 99/00 Triennial Performance Audits;
2) Direct staff to implement the RCTC recommendations and provide a
status report, on progress made, in December 2001;
3) Monitor Transit Operators' progress made regarding implementation of
the recommendations; and
4) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In accordance with Public Utilities Code 99246, the Commission is required to
designate an entity other than itself to conduct a performance audit of its activities and
the activities of each operator to whom we allocate funds. The audits are required to
evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the Commission and the public
transit operators and must be conducted in accordance with the guidelines set by the
State Comptroller General's Office. For this audit period, the firm of O'Melia
Consulting was hired. The Commission reviewed and approved the audit results at the
May 9, 2001 meeting.
The audits covered FY 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00 and included the Commission and the
seven public operators: the City of Banning; City of Beaumont; City of Corona; Palo
Verde Valley Transit Agency; City of Riverside Special Services; Riverside Transit
Agency and SunLine Transit Agency.
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The final performance audit reports were forwarded to the operators with a request
that they provide the Commission with written responses to each of the audit
recommendations. All operators have responded and indicated they are in agreement
with the recommendations and will implement them as recommended. All
recommendations for the transit operators have been included in their Short Range
Transit Plans. In addition, each transit operator will present the recommendations and
responses to their governing boards. Attached for your review is a copy of the transit
operators' responses. Staff will monitor the progress regarding implementation of the
recommendations.
The RCTC Management Audit was conducted through written surveys and interviews
with the Commissioners, RCTC staff and representatives from a number of outside
agencies. The results were very positive with respect to the image of the ROTC and
its' staff. During the audit review period, ROTC had expanded its policy board to be
more inclusive and undertaken significant new planning and legislative advocacy and
communications projects. ROTC continues to perform programming and project
implementation duties effectively and efficiently. The consultants made four
recommendations for ROTC. Following are the consultant recommendations together
with staff responses:
RECOMMENDATION 1: COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND USE OF THIS PROGRAM IN
SHORT RANGE PLANNING EFFORTS:
Staff will continue to implement the Productivity Improvement
Program. Quarterly ridership information will be obtained from the
transit operators and submitted to the Commission a minimum of two
times a year.
Short Range Transit Plans will be reviewed using the criteria
established by the Productivity Improvement Program. All Short
Range Transit Plans will be approved by the governing body of each
transit operator or city municipality.
RECOMMENDATION 2: IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND CAPABILITIES:
End of Year Funding Information and Future Year Estimate
During FY 2000-0001, the Commission started doing a Mid Year
Revenue projection. This projection was made to accomplish two
tasks. First, the projection allowed the Commission to include the
prior year carry forward revenue. This allowed the transit agencies to
receive the excess revenues from the prior fiscal year within 6 months
of the end of the year. In prior years, this carry forward was added to
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the next fiscal years available resources. Second, staff adjusted
revenues as the trend indicated as opposed to making allocations
based on prior year budget numbers. This allows the agencies to
better manage their available resources.
Staff initiated meetings with the transit agencies to explain the funding
resources and to provide agencies a better level of comfort that they
are receiving their funding. Staff plans to continue holding these
meetings to improve information to allow the member agencies to
plan their resources accordingly. Staff is also planning to meet with
the member agencies to address their needs and provide them with
timely information.
Cash Flow Revenue and Expenditure Model
Staff will continue their efforts to create this model to allow for better
investments, allow for quick responses to questions and provide a
summary of all the projects currently being worked on and their
schedule to be completed.
• Financial System
Staff recognized the need to update their financial system. A server
for the Accounting Department to convert the present financial system
software to the Windows version was recently installed. Upon
approval of the renewal of the Measure, staff will perform a needs
assessment of its financial needs and proceed accordingly.
RECOMMENDATION 3: REVIEW AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPROVED AND
UPGRADED OFFICE AUTOMATION:
Communication with Commissioners
Staff agrees with the recommendation to increase the use of
electronic mail. A survey to verify such things as e-mail addresses,
telephone and fax numbers was mailed to Commissioners so that
staff has the latest information. Staff has been using and will continue
to use e-mail to relate information and messages. Based on review
of the current directory, with the exception of three Commissioners,
all of the Commissioners have e-mail. Staff will update the directory
when the completed surveys are received.
• Communications with the Public
Four years ago, the Administrative Services Department saw the
need for a Commission web page and, therefore, internally created an
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ROTC web page. The current web page includes Commission
agenda and reports in its entirety, requests for proposals, project
pictures to show progress in the various capital projects, a directory
of Commission members with links to their respective cities/county,
RCTC's DBE Program and links to Metrolink, RTA, Amtrak,
Greyhound, Beach Train Schedules and Caltrans. As the
Commissioners indicated, there is a need to modernize and update
the web page and the Director of Regional Issues and
Communication is in the process of soliciting bids.
• Records Management
Staff agrees that there is a need to update records' management.
The Administrative Services and Finance Departments made a
presentation to the Executive Committee in September 2000 and
they approved a release of a Request for Proposal (RFP). Due to
a number of activities in the Administrative Services Department and
because it had not been budgeted for FY 00/01, the release of the
RFP was delayed. This effort is included in the Administrative
Services Department budget for FY 01/02. An RFP will be released
in August 2001. Note that even though the system is being updated,
there are staffing issues that need to be resolved.
Financial Systems
See response above under "Financial Systems".
Process Re -Engineering
The Administrative Services Department has been working towards
an efficient and reduced process by using available on-line systems.
Just recently, RCTC connected (on line) with the California Public
Employees Retirement System (CALPERS) Automated
Communications Exchange System (ACES). Staff now use ACES
to submit forms for CALPERS participants on retirement, health
insurance, new hires, information changes and payroll. Other
changes will be implemented when the RFP for records management
is in place.
RECOMMENDATION 4: CONSIDER EXPANDING THE SPEAKER'S BUREAU
IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE A REAUTHORIZATION EFFORTS:
Staff concurs with the recommendation to consider how the
Speaker's Bureau activities might be enhanced to provide the public
information regarding the successes of the Measure "A" program and
the importance of extending the sales tax. Discussions at the staff
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level are underway to identify what tools might be prepared such as
videos and power point presentations to support staff appearances
at community and service club meetings.
To date, four staff members routinely participate in making public
presentations to community groups and local governments.
Increasing in -person presentations may require the involvement of
additional RCTC staff. Planning is in progress to coordinate
speaking requests and staff assignments to ensure that appropriate
staff is scheduled who can best address the group's interests and
distribution of presentation workload is spread across a larger
number of staff to minimize any impacts. Staff selected to participate
in Speaker Bureau activities will be provided training as may be
necessary. In addition, a mechanism will be established to facilitate
discussion between staff making presentations regarding their
experiences including question and answer dialogue that takes
place.
Staff resources will be in place to expand the Speaker's Bureau
contact list and outreach to the groups to solicit presentation
opportunities. The development of an RCTC master contact
database will begin in July 2001 that will increase the distribution of
the "Commission Connection". The monthly newsletter includes a
reference to the Speaker's Bureau availability.
Staff will report to the Commission in approximately six months the progress made
in implementing the above recommendations.
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CITY of BANNING
£ST1k$LISH£D 1 9 7 3 789 N. San Gorgonio Ave. • P.O. Box 998 • Banning. CA 92220-0998 • (909) 9__-,'.3? • Fay , 909
COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
June 1. 2001
Tanya Love
Program Manager
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue, Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92501
Dear Tanya:
Per your request for the City's responses to the FY 97-00 Triennial Performance Audit
improvement recommendations, attached is Table 11 of the City of Banning's Short
Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Years 2002-2008. The table lists the improvement
recommendations and the plan for implementation.
The responses to the recommendations are part of the City's Short Range Transit Plan.
This plan is approved through the City's budget process. The City Council is expected to
approve the budget at their meeting on June 12, 2001.
If you require any additional information, please contact me at (909) 922-3241.
Respectfully yours,
Chris Millen
Community Services Manager
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City of Banning
FY 2002-2008
Short Range Transit Plan
TABLE 11 - PROGRESS TO IMPLEMENT PRIOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
Prior Audit Recommendation
Action(s) Taken And Results la)
The City has been active in recruiting both
part-time and on -call drivers. Two on -call
Bus Driver positions were created in FY
2000. Currently both are vacant. The City
will continue it's efforts to recruit qualified
individuals to fill the vacant Bus Driver
positions.
Recommendation 1: Hire an additional on -
call vehicle operator for both the fixed route
and Dial -A -Ride services to avoid service
disruptions caused by driver turnover and
missed shifts.
Recommendation 2: Conduct more routine
evaluations of schedule adherence as part of
fixed route system performance review.
Staff is currently researching viable options
for a statistically valid method of
implementation. A formal process will be in
place July 1, 2001.
Recommendation 3: Refine marketing
strategies to appeal to market segments that
will be served by expansion initiatives
outlined in the Short Range Transit Plan.
With the Pass Area Transit Study pending,
no action has been taken to further develop
the transit system's marketing plan.
Appropriate action will be taken based on the
results of the transit study.
Recommendation 4: Track repairs covered
by warranty through the existing maintenance
accounting system.
The Fleet Maintenance Division is
researching a method of implementing this
recommendation using the existing vehicle
maintenance software. A formal procedure
will be in place by July 2001.
(a) If no action taken, provide schedule for implementation or explanation of why the recommendation is no
longer relevant.
Revised 6/1/01
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nL.9 of S&aumozL
550 East Sixth Street
Beaumont, CA 92223
(909) 769-8520
FAX (909) 769-8525
FAX (909) 769-8526
Ms. Tanya Love
Program Manager
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue Suite 100
Riverside, California 92501
Subject: Responses to FN 98 — F/Y 00 Triennial Performance Audit
Recommendations
Listed below are the responses to the audit recommendations and proposed corrective
actions. I will forward this letter of responses to the City Manager for his review and
include this letter with the approval of the SRTP scheduled for June 19, 2001 City
Council meeting.
Recommendation #1:
Modify the procedure for removing fares from the fare vault at the end of the day to
preclude the possibility of skimming fares by limiting access to the fare vault to the
proposed position of Transit Services Coordinator.
Response:
Since April 2001 the drivers have been removing the fare vaults from the bus fare box
and placing the vaults in a secured locker with a supervisor present at the end of the day.
The Dispatcher/Clerk (Transit Services Coordinator) removes the fare vaults from the
secured locker the next morning, and removes the money from the fare vaults, counts the
money, prepares the deposit slip and places the money in a sealed deposit bag. The
money is counted in front of other personnel. In the absence of the Dispatcher/Clerk
personnel from City Hall will be available as needed to ensure that the fare vaults are
processed in a secure manner.
Recommendation #2:
Reconcile farebox receipts to driver ridership counts on a random, periodic basis to
ensure that fare revenues are consistent with actual ridership counts by passenger
type -
Response:
This recommendation was reviewed with the City of Beaumont's Finance Manager, you
recommended that he perform a random fare box revenues and driver log reconciliation
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at our location. This will commence with the start of the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 on July
1, 2001. A report of this reconciliation's will be compiled and forwarded to the City
Manager and RCTC.
Recommendation #3
Increase resources dedicated to marketing new fixed route services being rolled out
in FY01.
Response:
The recent Pass Area Transit outreach study pointed to a need to provide increased
passenger awareness of the transit services available in the Pass Area. An effort will be
made to increase marketing of the transit services in the next fiscal year. A progress
report to RCTC on these efforts will be compiled for review by January of 2002.
Recommendation #4
Modify the procedure for reviewing the performance of the Transit Services
Manager, which currently does not adequately ensure that the City of Beaumont
clearly understands the capabilities and performance of the Transit Manager with
relation to official functional responsibilities.
Response:
The City Manager and the Transit Manager will jointly compile a performance evaluation
with elements that will measure an agreed upon performance criteria. In addition,
sections for tracking current and future goals and plans for improvement will be included.
This will be completed by January of 2002, which is the Transit Services Manager's
anniversary month.
Should you have any questions please contact me.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael A. Pistilli,
Transit Services Manager
CC: City Manager
Finance Manager
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(909) 736-2235
(909) 279-3627 (FAX)
AnneP@ci.corona.ca.us (E-mail)
June 5, 2001
OFFICE OF: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PWA-0321-01
Triennial Audit
055502
815 WEST SIXTH STREET, P.O. BOX 940, CORONA, CAL 11RN1A-52878.&
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CORONA CITY HALL - ONLINE, ALL THE TIME (http://ci.cor
Tanya Love
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92501
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SUBJECT: FY 98 - FY 00 TRIENNIAL PERFORMANCE AUDITS - RESPONSES TO AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS
In reference to your letter dated April 23, 2001 the following is the City's response for the two
recommendations made by the auditors.
The two recommendations were:
1. Ensure that quarterly reports are prepared and submitted to RCTC, and
2. Update Marketing materials to publicize the new fixed route service and changes to Dial -A -Ride.
The actions taken are recorded on Table 11, attached, and included in the Short Range Transit Plan
2002-2008. This was further communicated to the Corona City Council at their May 16`h meeting,
detailed in the staff report for approval of the SRTP. In addition to the actions noted in Table 11, there
have been several opportunities to conduct marketing activities of the transit services since that
writing. Specifically, the Contractor, Transportation Concepts, has made presentations to Senior
groups and to person with disabilities, assisting them with reading the "Corona Cruiser" schedule and
offering to take them on familiarization trips.
Staff has promoted the transit services at several public events such as "Corona Beautiful" on May 19,
"-Public Works Day" on May 24 and the "Old Timer's Picnic" at City Park on June 3, 2001. During
the first week of June,37,000 brochures printed by Metrolink with postage paid for by the City were
mailed out to all households in the City of Corona. The brochure was a joint effort of City staff and
Metrolink to advertise the "Corona Cruiser" feeder service to the Metrolink trains. Promotion of both
services, the general public Dial -A -Ride and the Corona Cruiser, will continue this summer with special
ads that have already been prepared.
If you need any further clarification of the City's response, please feel free to call.
Sincerely,
ANNE PALATINO
Transportation Planner
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TABLE 11 - PROGRESS TO IMPLEMENT PRIOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
Prior Audit Recommendation
Action(s) Taken And Results
1. Ensure that quarterly reports are
prepared and submitted to ROTC
During this Audit period the City had a turnover of
staff responsible for this task. The need for quarterly
reports was not communicated nor requested by
ROTC to City Staff until recently. City staff have
since commenced with submittals and reports for the
first & second quarters of the current fiscal year have
been submitted.
2. Update Marketing materials to
publicize the new fixed route service
and changes to Dial -a -Ride.
The City implemented two new fixed routes as a
community shuttle and feeder system to Metrolink and
RTA in February 2001. Fares for Dial -A -Ride were
increased in July 2000. In preparation for the service
change and the fare change, the City staff had sent direct
mailings to businesses and schools along the route,
advertised on the City web site and on the local cable T.V.
station. Ads were run in all local newspapers and public
meetings were held. A new updated Dial -A -Ride brochure
was done in January 2001.
In regards to Marketing the new fixed route service, a full
color brochure of routes and schedules was developed
and have been widely distributed to businesses, schools,
senior'centers and residences, stores, medical facilities
and all public service agencies. Eight ads were placed in
the newspapers and numerous public visits have been
made to local events. The vehicles have large print phone
numbers displayed on the side and it is also painted on
,the bus stop benches. A RTA transfer agreement has
been established and the kiosk at the Metrolink station
have updated information.
(a) If no action taken, provide schedule for implementation or explanation of why the recommendation
is no longer relevant.
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PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
3900 Main Street • Riverside, Calif ,rnia 9252 • 909.702-5301
Mrs. Tanya Love,Program Manager II
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue
Riverside, Ca. 92501
RE: Recommendations from Triennial Review
Dear Mrs. Love,
Per your recent memo, here are the Recommendations from the Treinnial Audit with the City's date for
implemetation.
1. Ensure the fiscal and compliance audit is submitted to the State Controller's Office within 180 days
of the end of the fiscal year.
This recommendation will be reviewed by Council on June 14,2001. The City's Finance Director was
contacted and offers the following: The submission of audit materials had been delayed due to a problem with
electronic filing. This problem has been addressed and corrected.
2. Ensure consistency in the reporting of FTE's and other data between the report to the State
Controller's office and the Federal Transit Administration reports.
This recommendation will also be reviewed by Council on June14,2001. This recommendation can be
implemented starting July1,2001. In the future all Federal reports will have an annotation showing the
number of hours worked as overtime hours on the Federal report. In the past this information was only listed
on the City's line item budget. This caused a discrepancy in the reporting of VI E's as the number is divided
by 2,000 hours (which represents one 1-1 L ),when in fact many staff members covered for drivers who had
jury duty and workers compensation injuries.
If you need futher clarification on either issue, feel free to contact me at (909)351-6141.
Sincerely,
Helen Wariner
Special Transit Supervisor
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May 9, 2001
Tanya Love
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University
Riverside, CA 92501
Dear Tanya:
Riverside Transit Agency
1825 Third Street
P.O. Box 59968
Riverside, CA 92517
Phone: (909) 684-0850
Fax: (909) 684-1007
We have reviewed the comments and recommendations included in the RCTC's recent
FY 98-FY00 Triennial Performance Audit. We found the process to be collaborative in
nature and overall it was very productive. We offer the following comments in light of
the recommendations.
Recommendation 1: Assign responsibility for external reporting and document control,
and come into compliance for reporting demand response service statistics.
As noted in the Report, with the filling of the Planning Manager vacancy, external
reporting was centralized within that position. However, it should be noted that the
Planning Manager will work closely with the Finance Director to ensure accuracy of all
external reporting.
Effective with the FY 2001 audit, farebox revenue and operating expense information by
mode will be reported. The Director of Contracts has begun work with the demand
response service providers to better provide deadhead time and travel, and staff has begun
to develop source documents outlining desktop procedures for recurring document
preparation. Many of these recurring documents are in the Planning and Finance
departments, and as new staff familiarizes themselves with existing procedures, source
documents will be updated.
Recommendation 2: Determine organizational strategy given current agency challenges,
including the provision of adequate planning resources.
The Planning Department will have a total of 3 filled positions by mid-FY2002, restoring
it to a level appropriate for the duties for which it is responsible. Other recommendations
regarding organizational structure will be brought before the Board on May 24, 2001 for
their consideration & possible implementation at the beginning of FY2002.
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Recommendation 3: Re -institute route level performance evaluations including
efficiency, effectiveness and service quality factors. Look at other service innovations to
increase ridership.
With appropriate staffing in the Planning Department, route level performance reporting
will be on a monthly basis. On -time performance checks have increased and supervisory
staff are spending more time in the field, particularly to monitor contracted service on -
time performance, which had not been appropriately monitored before. The FY 2002
SRTP also includes additional vehicle trips for routes having difficulty with on -time
performance mainly because of ambient traffic.
The Planning Manager and the Director of Contracts have already begun working closely
to better monitor demand response services, including trip denials and opportunities to
work more closely with other agencies to minimize trip denials. The FY 2002 SRTP also
includes a section on "Issues" which raises the issue of tracking service productivity, cost
effectiveness and efficiency on a route -level basis to determine appropriateness of
services.
Management believes that drivers have the most knowledge of actions to potentially
increase ridership, since they are the main point of contact for many riders. Meetings
have been held with drivers to obtain input on missed transfer opportunities, changes to
routes and schedules and bus stop placement. Many of the suggestions will lead to
service changes with minimal cost impact. These meetings will be held at least monthly
on a recurring basis.
Recommendation 4: Prepare quarterly variance and progress reports for use by project
managers and upper management in assessing the RTA capital program budget.
With a number of open grants, the Planning Manager is meeting with Directors on a
monthly basis to ensure timely expenditure of funds. Several grants have been closed in
the last few months, with at least two more ready for closure in the near future. Until
there is better organization of grant projects, meetings will continue to occur on a
monthly basis.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the FY 98-00 Triennial Performance
Audit. Please contact me if I can provide additional information.
Sincerely,
Larry Rubio
General Manager
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June 5, 2001
Desert Ho! Springs
Palm Springs
Cathedral City
MEMBERS:
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A Public Agency
Ms. Tanya Love, Program Manager
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92501
Dear Tanya:
To elaborate further on the responses to the three recommendations made by the State
Triennial auditors that I gave to the Board of Directors at the May 30, 2001 Board
meeting:
Recommendation 1: Report employee full-time equivalents in compliance with the
State definition and clarify definitions for services to include in reporting demand
response statistics.
As pointed -out in the auditors' report, SunLine supplied the information according to
the correct definition during the audit. SunLine fully intends to continue to supply the
correct statistics in future state annual reports.
Recommendation 2: Prepare trend analyses of customer concerns and test the
effectiveness of the new customer concern process.
During the next 90 days, Planning/Customer Service Department will begin reviewing
complaints by type and by route as recommended by the auditors to determine if there are
trends developing which management may wish to address. This action will continue as
needed.
Recommendation 3: Conduct ridership analysis and develop targeted marketing
program for fixed route bus and demand response services.
As described in somewhat less clear terms, the auditors final period of examination, fiscal
year 2000, showed a marked slowdown in fixed roule ridership, and SunLine was
examining the causes of this slowdown as the audit was taking place. Planning and
Marketing departments, working closely with Maintenance, will continue to determine if
there is an equipment malfunction causing/contributing to the problem. In addition, they
will attempt targeting marketing efforts including route specific promotions. We
anticipate that these actions will begin within the next 90 days and continue until
completed.
32 -SOS Harry Oliver Trail, Thousand Palms, California 92276
Phone 760-343-3456 Fax 760-343-3845
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Tanya, please call if you have any further questions regarding SunLine's response to the
State Triennial Audit.
Sincerely,
William A. Maier
Chief Financial Officer
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Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
235 N. Broadway
Blythe, California 92225
(760) 922-8161
Fax (760) 922-4938
June 13, 2001
Tanya Love, Program Manager
Riverside County Transportation Commission
3560 University Avenue, Suite 100
Riverside, California 92501
RE: Triennial Audit Recommendations and Responses
Dear Ms. Love:
Regarding the Triennial Audit, I have had the opportunity to review the recommendations
made by O'Melia Consulting. Attached is a copy of the recommendations made along with
the actions to be taken by the Palo Verde Transit Agency and also the implementation
date.
Should you have any questions pertaining to the information enclosed, please feel free to
give me a call at (760) 921-2340.
Sincerely,
Helen Colbert
Director of Finance
Enclosure
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TRIENNIAL AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
Triennial Audit Recommendations
Actions to be Taken And Implementation Date
PVVTA should modify the monthly invoicing
process by requiring VRC to provide the full
complement of reporting data collected through
the MIDAS dispatching system.
PVVTA will modify the Invoicing process to
ensure that VRC is submitting a report which
summarizes the scheduling, phone system,
complaints, incidents, complements, safety and
operations.
PVVTA will work with VRC to implement this
change no later than August 31, 2001.
PVVTA should track complaints, roadcalls, and
accidents in order to facilitate a high-level
analysis of performance throughout the contract
period.
PVVTA will work with VRC to establish a system
for tracking complaints, roadcalls and accidents.
PVVTA will work with VRC to implement this
change no later than July 31, 2001.
PVVTA should implement procedures to ensure
that vehicle service hours is reported correctly
in State Controller's Report.
Deadhead time was not being excluded from
vehicle service hours. PVVTA will create a log
form for VRC to track the deadhead time per
service vehicle so that at year end it can be
properly reported on the State Controller's
Report.
PVVTA will implement this change no later
than July 31, 2001.
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AGENDA ITEM 16
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Shirley Medina, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Riverside County 2001 Transportation Improvement Program
Financial Resolution
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to adopt a resolution certifying that the
Riverside County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) submitted for
inclusion in the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) FY
2001 - FY 2006 Regional TIP is financially constrained and forward to the
Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21St Century (TEA 21) requires
that a Regional TIP be adopted and included in federally approved statewide
documents before receiving federal funds for transportation projects. The TIP
must be updated by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) at least
every two years, or within six months after adoption of a new Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP).
Under state law, the Riverside County Transportation Commission is responsible
for the Riverside County TIP. SCAG passes through certain federal
requirements associated with the TIP to the RCTC, as follows:
• Financial Constraint: The RCTC must certify that the Riverside
County TIP is financially constrained to the funding that may be
reasonably expected to be available to carry out the program.
• Project Commitments: The RCTC must affirm that its highest
priority for funding is the projects in the Riverside County TIP. This
affirmation is specifically targeted to enforceable Transportation
Control Measures (TCMs). TCMs are strategies employed to
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reduce emissions from on -road mobile sources. Enforceable TCMs
are simply the projects that are listed in the first two years of the
TIP.
The 2001 RTIP Update is scheduled for approval by the SCAG Regional Council
on August 2, 2001. The current Regional TIP will expire on October 1 1 , 2001,
and the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has to accept a new
Regional TIP no later than October 12, 2001 to allow programmed projects to
be funded and implemented.
Over the past six months, staff has reviewed projects submitted by Caltrans,
local agencies, and transit operators in Riverside County to ensure that each
project has a clearly identified funding source and schedule. Projects that have
been completed were identified and removed from the document, while other
projects were added or modified. All programming was done with the
concurrence of each project sponsor. The end result is that the Riverside
County TIP is consistent with the financial constraint and TCM implementation
requirements of TEA 21.
Attached is a resolution that certifies that Riverside County's portion of the
Regional TIP is financially constrained. SCAG subsequently will pursue the
necessary state and federal approvals for the Regional TIP. These approvals are
anticipated to occur October, 2001.
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RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAS RESOURCES TO
FUND PROJECTS IN FY 2000/01-2005/06 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AND AFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL PROJECTS
IN THE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Riverside County is located within the metropolitan planning
boundaries of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); and
WHEREAS, the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (ISTEA), as amended by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21St
Century (TEA -21; H. R. 2516) (1997) requires SCAG to adopt a regional
transportation improvement program for the metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the 1991 ISTEA and TEA -21 also require that the regional
transportation improvement program include a financial plan that demonstrates
how the transportation improvement program can be implemented; and
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WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) is
the agency responsible for short-range capital and service planning and
programming for the Riverside County area within SCAG; and
WHEREAS, as the responsible agency for short-range transportation
planning, the RCTC is responsible for developing the Riverside County
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), including all projects utilizing federal
and state highway and transit funds; and
WHEREAS, the RCTC must determine annually the total amount of funds
that may be available for transportation projects within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the ROTC has adopted the FY 2000/01 - 2005/06 Riverside
County TIP for fiscal year 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03 for funding
purposes and has adopted the TIP for fiscal years 2003/04 through 2005/06
for programming purposes and to allow environmental work on approved
projects to proceed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Riverside County
Transportation Commission that it affirms its continuing commitment to the
projects in the FY 2000/01-2005/06 Riverside County TIP; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the FY 2000/2001-2005/06 Riverside
County TIP Financial Plan identifies the resources which may be reasonably
expected to be made available to carry out the program, and that the RCTC
certifies to the following:
1. The projects in the FY 2000/01 - 2005/06 Riverside County TIP
remain the highest priority for funding by the RCTC;
2. All projects in the State Highways component of the FY 2000/01 -
2005/06 Riverside County TIP have been included in the County's
proposed program of projects for inclusion in the State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), as requested by state
laws and amended by SB 45;
3. All projects in the State Highways component of the FY 2000/01 -
2005/06 Riverside County TIP have complete funding for each
programming phase identified in the Federal State Transportation
Improvement Program (FSTIP);
4. Riverside County has the funding capacity in its county Surface
Transportation Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality (CMAQ) Program allocations to fund all of the projects in
the FY 2000/01 - 2005/06 Riverside County TIP; and
5. Local matching funds for projects financed with federal STP and
CMAQ Program funding have been identified in the Financial Plan.
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned, duly qualified and serving as Clerk of the Board of the
Riverside County Transportation Commission, certifies that the foregoing is a
true and correct representation of a Resolution adopted at a legally convened
meeting of the Board of the Riverside County Transportation Commission held
July 11, 2001.
NATY KOPENHAVER
Clerk of the Board
DATED:
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AGENDA ITEM 17
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
June 25, 2001
TO:
Plans and Programs Committee
FROM:
Stephanie Wiggins, Program Manager
THROUGH:
Cathy Bechtel, Director of Planning and Programming
SUBJECT:
Rail Program Update
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is to seek Committee approval to receive and file the Rail Program Update
as an information item and forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Riverside Line
Weekday Patronage: Passenger trips on Metrolink's Riverside Line for the month of
May averaged 4,802, an increase of 3% from the month of April. The Line has
averaged an increase of 4% from a year ago, May 2000.
Saturday Patronage: Passenger trips on the Riverside Line Saturday Service remained
unchanged during the month of May at an average of 313 trips per Saturday, an
increase of 0% from the month of April. The service began last June and ridership
numbers have been below expectations. Since the change in operating times in
February, ridership has increased 94% to an average of 313 trips however the target
ridership number is 652. A targeted marketing effort for boosting awareness and
ridership on the Line is underway.
Inland Empire - Orange County Line
Weekday Patronage: Ridership on Metrolink's Inland Empire -Orange County (IEOC)
Line for the month of May averaged 2,974, a 6% increase from the month of April.
This Line continues to grow averaging 29% increase from May '00 to May '01.
Increased ridership on this Line is due to the addition of the mid -day train, marketing
efforts, and increasing congestion on the 91 Freeway.
Special Trains
Beach Trains - Tickets for the 6th Annual Beach Train season went on sale May 7th and
over 1,980 tickets have been sold; our target is 11,583. Beach Trains are chartered
by the RCTC and will run every Saturday beginning June 30th and select Sundays. The
trains travel from the Inland Empire to San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente Pier and
Oceanside.
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I(IS II METROLINK
FACT SHEET
The Metrolink Regional System May '01 May '00
Number of Routes
Stations in Service
Route Miles
Average Trains Operated/Weekday
Average Daily Riders
Average System Speed (mph with stops)
6
49
416
128
33,712
44 m.p.h.
6
47
416
124
31,538
45 m.p.h.
Metrolink By Route Corridor May '01 May '00
Ventura County Line (Oxnard to Los Angeles) *Includes 12 Burbank Airport trains
Stations 11 11
Route Miles 66.1 66.1
Trains Operated/Day 30* 30*
Average Daily Riders 3,702 3,959
Average Speed 44 m.p.h. 42 m.p.h.
Antelope Valley Line (Lancaster to Los Angeles)
Stations 10 9
Route Miles 76.6 76.6
Trains Operated/Weekday 22 22
Trains Operated/Saturday 8 8
Average Weekday Daily Riders 5,551 4,992
Average Saturday Service Riders 2,379 1,824
Average Speed 43 m.p.h. 46 m.p.h.
San Bernardino Line (San Bernardino to Los Angeles)
Stations 13 13
Route Miles 56.2 56.2
Trains Operated/Weekday 30 26
Trains Operated/Saturday 12 12
Trains Operated/Sunday 8 —
Average Weekday Daily Riders 10,117 9,541
Average Saturday Service Riders 3,429 2,782
Average Sunday Service Riders 1,496 —
Average Speed 39 m.p.h. 41 m.p.h.
Riverside Line (Riverside to Los Angeles)
Stations 7 6
Route Miles 58.7 58.7
Trains Operated/Weekday 12 12
Trains Operated/Saturday 4 —
Average Weekday Daily Riders 4,802 4,614
Average Saturday Service Riders 313 —
Average Speed 42 m.p.h. 47 m.p.h.
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2001 Southern California Regional Rail Authority - METROLINK
2 Southern California Regional Rail Authority's FACT SHEET - MAY 2001
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Orange County Line (Oceanside to Los Angeles)
Stations 11 11
Route Miles 87.2 87.2
Trains Operated/Day 19 19
Average Daily Riders 5,999 5,577
Average Speed 49 m.p.h. 48 m.p.h.
Inland Empire -Orange County Line (San Bernardino to San Juan Capistrano).mcwces3,!fa r5
—
Stations
Route Miles
Trains Operated/Day
Average Daily Riders
Average Speed
9 9
70.9 70.9
15* 15*
2,974 2,301
43 m.p.h. 45 m.p.h.
Metrolink FastFacts
• Number of Auto Trips Removed/Weekday
• Weekday Commuters Who Formerly Drove Alone
• Average Metrolink Commute Trip Length
• Percent of Freeway Traffic Removed
on Parallel Freeways each Peak Hour
• Percent of Riders that Make Downtown
Los Angeles their Destination
• Average weight of a Metrolink Train
• Average distance for a Metrolink train to stop
• Percent of revenue recovered by operations
• Percent of Ethnic Riders by Line Corridor
(Latino, Asian, African -American, other)
San Bernardino Line
Riverside Line
Antelope Valley Line
Ventura County Line
Orange County Line
Source: 2000 Metrolink Customer Satisfaction Survey
Note: survey methodology has changed since the last survey in 1997 to be more representative.
22,048
65.4 percent
36.7 miles
8.5 percent
35 percent
450 tons
1/3 mile
53 percent
56 percent
52 percent
46 percent
32 percent
38 percent
The Southern California Re • ional Rail Authorit /Metrolink
Date of Formation
Form of Government
Number of SCRRA Board Members
Number of Alternates
Number of Member Agencies
SCRRA Member Agencies
August 1991
Joint Powers Authority
11
9
5
Los Angeles County
Metropolitan
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2001 METROLINK®
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3 Southern California Regional Rail Authority's FACT SHEET - MAY 2001
Transportation Authority
Orange County
Transportation Authority
Riverside County
Transportation Commission
San Bernardino Associated
Governments
Ventura County
Transportation Commission
SCRRA/Contract Employment (full-time)
Operating Route Miles
by County in System
Operations 245
Construction & Maintenance 350
SCRRA Administration 148
TOTAL 743
Los Angeles County 199
Orange County 87
Riverside County 38
San Bernardino County 39
Ventura County 34
San Diego County 19
TOTAL 416
Metrolink's 2000-01 Annual Budget
Operating Budget
Projected percent of operating costs
covered by operation revenues
$84.8 million
53.3 percent
Highway -Rail Grade Crossings
Total Number of Network Grade -Crossings
Number of Public Crossings
Number of Private Crossings
Number of SCRRA-maintained Crossings
398
339
61
238
Metrolink Train Equipment
Number of Locomotives
On Order
Total Number of Commuter Rail Cars
Cab Cars
Coaches
On Order
33
4
119
37
82
28
The Monthly Fact Sheet is Prepared by the Metrolink External Communications Department
2001 METROLINK®
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METROLINK PERFORMANCE SU MMARIES
May 2001
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33,000
30,000 —
27,000 —
24,000 —
21,000 —
18,000 —
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32,000 -
30,000 —
28,000 —
26,000 —
24,000 —
22,000 —
20,000 —
18,000 —
16,000
31,807
31,474
METabLINK
AVER AGE WEEKDAY PASSENGER TRIPS
31,396
30,190
May -00 Jun -00 Jul -00 Aug -00 Sep -00
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31,169
Oct -00
31,994
Nov -00
29,460
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32,404
Jan -01
32,226
Feb -01
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May -01
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THIRTEEN MONTH WINDOW - HOLIDAY ADJUSTED
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3,959
4,992
9,541
462
4,614
5,577
2,301
92
31,538
-1%
Jun 00
3,829
5,006
9,636
460
4,676
5,667
2,433
100
31,807
1%
Jul00
3,722
4,911
9,586
481
4,335
5,818
2,521
100
31,474
-1%
Aug 00
3,681
4,824
9,507
477
4,133
6,065
2,610
99
31,396
0%
Sep 00
3,920
4,506
8,867
544
4,100
5,553
2,616
84
30,190
-4%
Oct 00
3,865
4,669
9,103
577
4,297
5,655
2,907
96
31,169
3%
Nov 00
3,697
4,661
9,599
521
4,678
5,894
2,844
100
31,994
3%
Dec 00
3,365
4,450
8,694
462
4,341
5,362
2,697
89
29,460
-8%
Jan 01
3,736
5,039
9,690
446
4,572
5,968
2,862
91
32,404
10%
Feb 01
3,612
5,170
9,762
437
4,669
5,668
2,817
91
32,226
-1 %
M ar 01
3,697
5,215
9,909
427
4,597
5,978
2,866
97
32,786
2%
Apr 01
3,545
5,421
9,785
420
4,682
5,925
2,804
102
32,684
0%
May 01
3,702
5,551
10,117
457
4,802
5,999
2,974
110
33,712
3%
% Change
May 01 vs Apr 01
4%
2%
3%
9%
3%
1%
6%
8%
3%
Change
May 01 vs May 00
-6%
11%
6%
-1%
4%
8%
29%
20%
7%
-May 01:
Avg Daily School Trips
109
102
146
0
129
48
8
0
542
% of M onthly Trips
3%
2%
1%
0%
3%
1%
0%
0%
2%
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Inland Empire/Orange County Line
% of Peak -Direction Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time
San Bernardino Line Saturday Service
% of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time
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Antelope Valley Line Saturday Service
% of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time
7
97.5°/
87.5°,
Ri verside Line Saturday Service
% of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minutes of Scheduled Time
0
100. 0%`
80.0% -
60.0% -
40.0% -
20.0%-
0. 0%/
May -00 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
62.50,
* *Riverside Line Saturday Service Began 06/24/00
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Avg Daily
3500
3000-
2500-
2000 -
1500-
1000-
500-
San Bernardin o Line Sunday Service
Averaaily Passenger Trips
1904
May -00 Jun -00 Jul Aug Sep Oct
Nov
Dec Jan -01 Feb
Mar
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Apr May -01
San Bernardino Line Sunday Ser vice
% of Trains Arriving Within 5 -Minut es of Scheduled Time
I
0
80.0% -
60. 0%
40. 0%
20.0% -
0.0%�
May -00 Jun -00
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan -01
Sunday Service Began 06/25/00
9
100. 0%
80.0%
60. 0%
40.0%
20.0%
0. 0%
May 00
Jun 00
Jul 00
A ug 00
Sep 00
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0
0
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2
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9
0
0
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21
5
3
36
31%
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1
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2
2
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9%
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1
0
0
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0
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0
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8
1
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9
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0
0
0
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May 2001
MINUTES LATE:
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484
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260
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TRAINS DELAYED >0 min
21
54
86
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96
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May 2001
0 min delay
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1-2 min d elay
(4 .0%)
> 20 min late
(1.0%)
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3-5 min delay
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JUNE 2 0 0 1
ATTE RS
Metrolink News
Two New Metrolink Stations
Coming on Orange County Line
Within the next year, Orange County, residents will have two
new Nletrolink stations to choose from.
Tustin
By August 2001, the Tustin Metrolink Station will open exclu-
sively for Metrolink commuters. With the official groundbreaking
occuring last September 2000, this $4.2 million facility -
will be located at 2975 Edinger Avenue. 55% of
the station's funding came from Measure M,
Orange County's sales tax for transportation
projects, 38% from the state's Transit Capital
improvement funding program and 7% from
e City of Tustin.The station will have 324
parking spaces, a pedestrian
overcrossing and two
platforms.
Laguna Niguel/
Mission Viejo
Official ground-
breaking ceremonies
took place on April 20
with officials from the
Orange County
Transportation
Authority (OCTA),
representatives from the cities of Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo,
Metrolink, Caltrans, and other transportation agencies present.
The $9.2 million facility,
funded by Orange County's
Measure M sales tax revenues,
will have 300 parking spaces
and several electric vehicle -
charging stations. By spring
2002, the new station will
-r
and Events
serve Metrolink's Orange County Line as well as the Inland
Empire/Orange County Line. "OCTA is excited about the new
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Station and was happy to
,help facilitate its construction," said Mike Ward, Orange County
Transportation Authority chairman. "It will provide a valuable
alternative for local commuters when it opens. It also will alleviate
Metrolink CEO David Solow and Orange County
Transportation Authority CEO Arthur Leahy
officially break ground for a new Laguna
Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Commuter
Rail Station in Orange County.
CAL
June 13
June 19
June 3o
E N DAR
Irvine Station
Bridge Opens
Father's Day
Beach Trains
begin service
;v
some overcrowding of the parking lots at our
Irvine and San Juan Capistrano Metrolink
stations."
The station will be located at the
end of Forbes Road in Laguna
Niguel, immediately off the I-5
freeway and is easily accessible from
both Crown Valley Parkway and
Avery Parkway.
The construction and opening of
the two new Orange County stations
is yet another reminder of a
commitment to convenient,
accessible rail transit by Metrolink
and its partner cities.
Irvine Station
Pedestrian Bridge
To Open
State Assemblywoman Pat Bates,
Orange County Supervisor &
Metrolink Board Member Tom
Wilson, Metrolink Board
Member Sarah Catz, and the
Laguna Niguel and Mission
Viejo City Councils were on
hand recently for the official
ground breaking of a new
Metrolink station in Laguna
Niguel/Mission Viejo. The
station will be Metrolink's tenth
in Orange County when it
officially opens next spring.
The construction of a pedestrian
overcrossing at the Irvine Transportation Center is scheduled to be
completed on June 13. A steel bridge was constructed over the
two mainline tracks with elevators and stairways on both sides of
the structure. At the conclusion of the project, the temporary
center boarding platform will be removed and the overcrossing
will be opened to provide passengers with direct access to and
from the far boarding platform.
Irvine Transportation Center users should keep in mind that
crossing the new pedestrian bridge will take a few extra minutes.
Metrolink recommends that passengers plan to arrive at Irvine a
little earlier to avoid missing their train.
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MATTE RS JUNE 2 0 0 1
Metrolink Ties Beautification
Projects Together
When David Flannery, a high school sopho-
more from Altadena, was looking for an Eagle
Scout project, he thought of a stretch of messy
dirt alongside the Hill Harbeson House in
San Marino used by local Girl Scouts.
The 60 -foot patch had become an
eyesore, the result of erosion and debris.
Today, the area has been cleared, the
dirt has been moved, the area is neatly
planted and the sidewalk is passable again. For
his successful project, Flannery relied upon volunteer labor and
about 20 railroad ties donated by Metrolink.
"Many people want the ties to beautify their gardens or shore
up a slope," explains Francisco Oaxaca, Metrolink Manager of
Media and External Communications. "We are not permitted to
just give them away or sell them."
As a regulated public agency; there are cumbersome regulations
for resale of surplus property — but it is relatively straightforward
to donate to non-profit organizations that meet certain criteria for
use of the materials . Each year, Metrolink helps non-profit
agencies by donating about 1,000 railroad ties.
Railroad ties are the timber cross pieces that support the rail.
Ties are made from either Douglas fir or an Eastern hardwood and
coated with creosote that makes them impervious to decay.
Ties, which are 7 inches by 9 inches by 9 feet, weigh
about 180 pounds each. Trivia buffs will want to
know that Metrolink trains cross 3,250 wood ties
in each mile of track. The oldest remaining ties
on Metrolink rail lines are from 1941, but the
majority of the ties were installed after the
1960s. Metrolink now uses concrete ties in much
of the new track that is installed.
Ties can take a daily pounding for 30 to 50
years, until vibration enlarges the hole where
the spike is driven in so much that the tie
cannot hold down the rail or the wood becomes
decayed through organic decomposition. Metrolink
replaces about a quarter of its wood ties every ten years.
The ties may no longer work for the railroad, but they have
other uses. Since 1993, these donated railroad ties have been used
on playgrounds, in Eagle Scout projects, in gardens and even to
build a corral area for an organization that
provides therapy to children using horse..
Sixteen -year -old David Flannery, who spent
133 hours on his project. agrees. The
retaining wall in his project is
constructed of a double layer of ties.
"It was a great experience.
Helping the community is a great
thing to do," he says. "Those ties
weren't good anymore for the railroad,
but they were great for a retaining wall."
There are limitations on using the ties. In
addition to being restricted to official non-profit
projects for improvements or beautification, the ties have
to stay within the five primary counties served by Metrolink.
Requests for ties must be made in writing with a specific plan
for their use. This must include verification of an organization's
official non-profit status or identification number. Send requests to:
Francisco Oaxaca, Metrolink, 700 S. Flower St., 26th Floor, Los
Angeles, CA 90017. For further information, call (213) 452-0200.
Metrolink Employees Take their Daughter
(or Son) to Work
On April 26, passengers took their child with them for a free
trip on Metrolink and for a day of exposure to the working world.
As a supporter of the ninth consecutive "Take Your Daughter to
Work Day," Metrolink encouraged employees to take their
sons and daughters to work to learn about the
importance of rail safety. Jesus Ojeda, Rail
Safety Education Specialist, and Tiffany
Truong, Human Resources Intern
organized a fun -filled and educational day
for our young Metrolinkers.
Ojeda's 8 -year -old son, Jesus Ojeda Jr.,
took center stage to help his dad make the day a
success. He discussed railroad dangers, including
putting objects on the tracks, throwing things at
trains, walking on the tracks and trespassing on
railroad property.
At Metrolink, it was a worthwhile day at work.
-� Not only were the junior Metrolinkers able to visit
their parents' workplace but they also learned a valuable lesson
about rail safety.
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Keep Your Kids Safe, Too
You may think you have seen all the safety reminders put out
by Metrolink — the brochures, the posters, the Metrolink Matters
articles and the trinkets. You may think that you know what to
do to protect yourself from injury or death
around railroad tracks. Most likely, you
are right. You may be well educated on
railroad safety hazards.
But what about your children?
While you sit on a train during
your commute, do you know for
sure that your children do not
cross or walk on railroad tracks >
to get to their destinations? Do
you know for certain that they —
do not put pennies and
objects on the rails in an
attempt to see them
crushed? What about playing
chicken with the train? It is time to talk to
your children about deadly railroad hazards.
Education about hazards in a child's environment starts
at home. At Metrolink, we have an exceptional rail education
program that strives to reach the entire community. Our team
has targeted 1,500 schools within a two-mile radius of our train
tracks. But we cannot reach everybody. We need the help of
parents and teachers to educate children about dangers in
their environment.
Did you know
A It is illegal to trespass on railroad property? If caught on the
tracks, you can pay up to a S500 fine.
A California is No. 1 in the nation in terms of trespasser
fatalities?
A California is No. 4 in terms of train vs. auto incidents?
1 a A Every 110 minutes in the United States, a train
collides with a pedestrian or a car?
A It is impossible to estimate the speed of a train
from a distance?
A Metrolink trains are very quiet, causing little
noise or vibration? By the time you realize a train
is nearby; it is usually too late to react.
'4 A Trains are twice the width 01 the tracks?
A Very few people who have been hit by trains survive?
Those who do have missing limbs, severe head trauma,
are paralyzed or have other life -altering problems.
A Trespassers risk death? Some of the activities that cost
trespassers their lives include: taking shortcuts on the tracks,
crossing tracks while wearing headphones, placing foreign
objects on the tracks for fun, playing chicken with the train
and not paying attention to their surroundings.
We are asking all parents to PLEASE take an active approach
in warning their children and teenagers of tlfe deadly hazards
associated with railroad trespassing. If we all work together, we
will be able to save more lives. If you are interested in scheduling a
Metrolink safety presentation for a group, please call (800) 371 -LINK.
Q: I am interested in leaving my car overnight at
one of the Metrolink stations. Is this possible?
And, if so, is there overnight security?
A: Most Metrolink stations do not have overnight parking
restrictions. However, there is no overnight security available
at most of the stations. For more information about overnight
parking and a particular station's parking restrictions, please
call (800) 371 -LINK (5465) or visit our Web site at
www.metrolinktrains.com.
Q: I am concerned about the overcrowding on some
of the train cars, especially along the Antelope Valley
Line. Are there any plans to respond to this in the
near future?
A: Metrolink has continued to see ridership increase
during the last year. We have ordered additional train cars
and locomotives to accommodate this growth. The first of this
new equipment to roll into the fleet is tentatively projected to
arrive in the next few months. We will inform you via
Metrolink Matters, the Metrolink Web site and seat drops of
the exact date when the time nears.
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MATTERS JUNE 2 0 0 1
Upl—F Visit Main Street Upland's Second Avenue Market, a
weekly event held in the streets of historic downtown Upland.
Come enjoy live musical entertainment, a variety of food
vendors, arts and crafts, children's activities and a certified
farmers market. The market is held from 5 to 9 p.m. every
Thursday from April through October.
Poison= Commemorating Founder's Day, the central business
distract In the City of Pomona proudly invites you to the sixth
annual Carnival with "Mardi Gras" being this year's theme.
"'Pomona Camival Is the largest and most entertaining commu-
nity event in the City of Pomona. Enjoy a day with the whole
:family and shop the area's finest merchants in home decor,
arts, home fumishings, antiques,clothing and much more.
Stop by the education displays and learn about Pomona's rich
history, from the orange groves to our new and historically
renowned Metrolink train station. The day features an entire
menu of kid -centered entertainment, including face painting,
sides' alk painting, arts studios, petting zoos and pony rides.
The Camival event will be held in the Arts Colony and Antique
Row District located in downtown Pomona on Saturday, June
23, from1.0 a.m. until midnight. So, mark'your calendars!
Be an Artist! Design this Year's
Metrolink Anniversary Pin
Metrolink is pleased to announce that we are accepting designs
from our riders to he reproduced as this year's 2001 Anniversary
Lapel Pin.
Join us in commemorating our ninth year of train service and
submit the design you'd most like to wear and see on thousands of
your fellow commuters! Be a part of Metrolink history. Check out the
details below.
Mail submissions
to: S. Carrerow,
Passenger Relations,
Metrolink, 700 S.
Flower St., 26th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA
90017-4101
Rules Final selected
artwork and design become the property of
SCRRA for its sole and unlimited use at the
METROLINK. METROLIN
III II itl�ll
Melinda Prado is the first to
submit a design for this year's
Metrolink Anniversary Pin.
discretion of the authority. The selected winner will receive one
Metrolink monthly pass. Maximum of two designs per household will
be accepted. Final selected designer agrees to SCRRA's use of artist's
name and likeness in newsletters, stories or related publicity articles.
Runners-up also agree to future publication of their names and designs.
SCRRA is not responsible for lost or misdirected mail, or for submis-
sions that are not in acceptable format.
Design Specifications:1 to 2 inches.
Color. Metrolink logo colors (teal, blue, white, yellow)
Artwork format Submissions must be via U.S. mail on white
background paper no larger than 8 1/2 by 17 inches. Design must be
available in jpeg or gif color electronic format.
A Great Reason to Ride Metrolink... Gas Prices!
With the current gas prices, have you ever looked at what it costs to commute to work by car?
How much are you saving by riding Metrolink to work everyday? Compare that cost to the price of a
Metrolink monthly pass and you will see why you are one of almost 33,000 daily train commuters who
have already discovered — taking the train is more cost effective than driving your car. This is a savings
for any 4 -zone trip.
Now you can use Metrolink's online commuting cost calculator to see how much you would pay to
rive to work and determine how much money you are actually saving by riding Metrolink. To visit
ur online commuting cost calculator, visit www.metrolinktrains.com.
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MATTERS
Editor. Christine Tao
Writers: John Narcise, Christina Tao,
Dawn Sclortino, Teryl Zarnow,
Sheryl Carrerow
Manager, External Communications
Francisco Oaxaca
C.E.O: David Solon
Send comments or dory Ideas to
"Metrolink Matters," 700 South
Flower St., Suite 2600, Los Angst's,
CA 90017. Published by the
Metrolink External Communications
Department
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