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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
TIME: 12:30 P.M. RECORDS
DATE: April 24, 2006
LOCATION: Board Chambers, 1" Floor
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, Riverside
*** COMMITTEE MEMBERS ***
Daryl Busch/Mark Yarbrough, City of Perris, Chairman
Mary Roche/Robert Bernheimer, City of Indian Wells, Vice Chairman
John Chlebnik/Shenna Moqeet/ Bill Davis, City of Calimesa
Mary Craton/John Zaitz, City of Canyon Lake
Jeff Miller/Karen Spiegel, City of Corona
Robin Lowe/Lori Van Arsdale, City of Hemet
Michael H. Wilson/Gene Gilbert, City of Indio
Frank West/Charles White, City of Moreno Valley
Frank Hall/Harvey Sullivan, City of Norco
Dick Kelly/Robert Spiegel, City of Palm Desert
Ronald Oden/Ginny Foat, City of Palm Springs
RonsRoberts/Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula
Bob Buster, County of Riverside, District I
Roy Wilson, County of Riverside, District IV
*** STAFF ***
Eric Haley, Executive Director
Cathy Bechtel, Project Delivery Director
*** AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY ***
State Transportation Improvement Program
Regional Transportation Improvement Program
New Corridors
Intermodal Programs (Transit, Rail, Rideshare)
Air Quality and Clean Fuels
Regional Agencies, Regional Planning
Intelligent Transportation System Planning and Programs
Congestion Management Program
The Committee welcomes comments. 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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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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AGENDA*
*Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda
12:30 P.M.
Monday, April 24, 2006
BOARD ROOM
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS (The Committee may add an item to the Agenda
after making a finding that there is a need to take immediate action on the
item and that the item came to the attention of the Committee subsequent to
the posting of the agenda. An action adding an item to the agenda requires
2/3 vote of the Committee. If there are less than 2/3 of the Committee
members present, adding an item to the agenda requires a unanimous vote.
Added items will be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.)
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April 24, 2006
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6. CONSENT CALENDAR - All matters on the Consent Calendar will be
approved in a single motion unless a Commissioner(s) requests separate
action on specific item(s). Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be
placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.
6A. FISCAL YEARS 2006/07 AND 2207/08 CALL FOR PROJECTS:
MEASURE A SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM: WESTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
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Overview
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Receive and file a progress report on the Measure A
Specialized Transportation Program's Request for.
Proposals/Call for Projects for the provision of specialized
transportation services for western Riverside county residents;
and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
6B. RIVERSIDE COUNTY 2006 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (TIP) FINANCIAL RESOLUTION AND ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION NO. 06-006, "RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAS RESOURCES TO FUND PROJECTS IN
FISCAL YEARS 2006/2007 THROUGH 2011/2012
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND AFFIRMING
COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL PROJECTS IN THE PROGRAM"
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Overview
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Adopt the Riverside County 2006 Transportation Improvement
Program Financial Resolution 06-006 for submittal to the
Southern California Association of Governments for inclusion in
the 2006 Regional Transportation Improvement Program; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
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7 . P R E S E N T A T I O N : P I E R P A S S
O v e r v i e w
T h i s i t e m i s f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e t o :
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1 ) R e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n b y C a m b r i d g e S y s t e m a t i c s , I n c . ( C S )
o n t h e P i e r P a s s p r o g r a m ; a n d
2 ) F o r w a r d t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r f i n a l a c t i o n .
8 . A U T H O R I Z A T I O N F O R R E L E A S E O F A R E Q U E S T F O R P R O P O S A L F O R A 1 - 1 5
C O M M U T E R R A I L F E A S I B I L I T Y S T U D Y
O v e r v i e w
T h i s i t e m i s f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e t o :
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1 ) A u t h o r i z e t h e r e l e a s e o f a R e q u e s t f o r P r o p o s a l f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f
p e r f o r m i n g a n 1 - 1 5 C o m m u t e r R a i l F e a s i b i l i t y S t u d y ; a n d
2 ) F o r w a r d t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r f i n a l a c t i o n .
9 . A P P R O V A L O F A L A M E D A C O R R I D O R E A S T ( A C E ) T R A D E C O R R I D O R R A I L
C R O S S I N G G R A D E S E P A R A T I O N P R I O R I T Y L I S T W I T H S W I T C H I N G I M P A C T
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O v e r v i e w
T h i s i t e m i s f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e t o :
1 ) A p p r o v e t h e A l a m e d a C o r r i d o r E a s t ( A C E ) T r a d e C o r r i d o r R a i l C r o s s i n g
G r a d e S e p a r a t i o n P r i o r i t y L i s t i n c o r p o r a t i n g s w i t c h i n g a c t i v i t i e s ; a n d
2 ) F o r w a r d t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r f i n a l a c t i o n .
1 0 . C O M M U T E R R A I L P R O G R A M U P D A T E
O v e r v i e w
T h i s i t e m i s f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e t o :
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1 ) R e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e C o m m u t e r R a i l P r o g r a m U p d a t e a s a n i n f o r m a t i o n
i t e m ; a n d
2 ) F o r w a r d t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r f i n a l a c t i o n .
Plans and Programs Committee Agenda
April 24, 2006
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11. COMMISSIONERS / STAFF REPORT
Overview
This item provides the opportunity for the Commissioners and staff. to report
on attended and upcoming meetings/conferences and issues related to
Commission activities.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The next Plans and Programs Committee meeting is scheduled to be held at
12:30 P.M., Monday, May 22, 2006, Board Chambers, 1st Floor, County
Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside.
ATTENDANCE ROSTER
PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEETING
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R I V E R S / D E C O U N T Y T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C O M M I S S I O N
P L A N S A N D P R O G R A M S C O M M I T T E E
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M I N U T E S
1 . C A L L T O O R D E R
T h e m e e t i n g o f t h e P l a n s a n d P r o g r a m s C o m m i t t e e w a s c a l l e d t o o r d e r b y
C h a i r D a r y l B u s c h a t 1 2 : 3 0 p . m . , i n t h e B o a r d R o o m a t t h e C o u n t y o f
R i v e r s i d e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C e n t e r , 4 0 8 0 L e m o n S t r e e t , F i r s t F l o o r , R i v e r s i d e ,
C a l i f o r n i a , 9 2 5 0 1 .
2 . R O L L C A L L
M e m b e r s / A l t e r n a t e s P r e s e n t M e m b e r s A b s e n t
D a r y l B u s c h
B o b B u s t e r
J o h n C h l e b n i k
M a r y C r a t o n
F r a n k H a l l
D i c k K e l l y
R o b i n L o w e
J e f f M i l l e r
R o n a l d O d e n
R o n R o b e r t s
M a r y R o c h e
F r a n k W e s t
M i c h a e l W i l s o n
R o y W i l s o n
3 . P U B L I C C O M M E N T S
T h e r e w e r e n o r e q u e s t s f r o m t h e p u b l i c t o s p e a k .
4 . A P P R O V A L O F M I N U T E S - J a n u a r y 2 3 , 2 0 0 6
M / S / C ( C r a t o n / M . W i l s o n ) t o a p p r o v e t h e J a n u a r y 2 3 , 2 0 0 6 m i n u t e s
a s s u b m i t t e d .
A b s t a i n : C h l e b n i k , L o w e
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
March 27, 2006
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5. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS
Eric Haley, Executive Director, requested that the Committee add "2006
State Transportation Improvement Program Priorities" to the agenda as an
urgency item. This item arose after the agenda was posted and mailed, and
there is a need that this item be addressed by the Committee at this time.
M/S/C (Henderson/West) to approve the addition of the '2006 State
Transportation Improvement Program Priorities" as Agenda Item 12.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S/C (Roche/Miller) to approve the following Consent Calendar items:
6A. SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY'S REQUEST TO AMEND ITS SHORT
RANGE TRANSIT PLAN TO PROGRAM' FUNDS` FOR EXPANSION OF
ITS CLEAN FUELS MALL AND HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FACILITY
1) Allocate $21,844 in Local Transportation Funds (LTF) to
SunLine Transit Agency as an additional local match for the
Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Section 5309 earmark for
expansion of SunLine's Clean Fuels Mall and Hydrogen Facility;
2) Include the project in the Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (RTIP);
3) Amend SunLine's Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) to reflect
these changes; and
4) Forward to the Commission for final action.
6B. COMMUTER RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE
1) Receive and file the Commuter Rail Program Update as an
information item; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
7. AWARD OF ALAMEDA CORRIDOR EAST SAFETEA-LU EARMARK
Stephanie Wiggins, Regional Programs Director, provided an overview of the
recommendations allocating $21 million of the Alameda Corridor East (ACE)
SAFETEA-LU earmark funds for the grade separation projects.
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M/S/C (Roberts/Lowe) to:
1) Allocate $21 million of the $31.25 million of RCTC
SAFETEA-LU ACE earmark funds as presented in Table A which
represents the amount requested by the local agencies;
2) Condition the allocation of $6 million to the city of Riverside for
Jurupa Avenue contingent upon the reallocation of $6 million in
local funds towards the design and construction of other
railroad grade separation projects in their city;
3) Authorize a 10-year loan from the commercial paper program
for up to $1.5 million for the Sunset Avenue grade separation
project which represents the maximum commercial paper
amount available to the city of Banning;
4) Designate the remaining unprogrammed balance of
$10.25 million for construction funding for a Tier 1 or Tier 2
crossing(s) to be made available on a rolling "first come/first
serve" basis; and
5) Forward to the Commission for final action.
CITY OF RIVERSIDE JURUPA AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION CPUC
SECTION 190 10% LOCAL MATCH REQUEST
Stephanie Wiggins provided a brief overview of the grant program that
encourages local jurisdictions to seek California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) funding for grade separation projects and reviewed the request from
the city of Riverside for the Jurupa Avenue grade separation project.
In response to Commissioner Bob Buster's question regarding the cost
increase on this project, Tom Boyd, Deputy Public Works Director for the city
of Riverside, responded that the current cost is $20 - $22 million depending
on right-of-way costs.
M/S/C (Oden/R. Wilson) to:
1) Allocate $500,000 in available Rail Local Transportation Funds
to provide a non-federal match to the city of Riverside for the
Jurupa Avenue grade separation project; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
Plans and Programs Committee Minutes
March 27, 2006
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9. CALIFORNIA STATE RAIL PLAN 2006/06 TO 2015/16: LOS ANGELES TO
INDIO (COACHELLA VALLEY)
Sheldon Peterson, Program Manager, provided an overview on the issue of
providing passenger rail service to Coachella •Valley. He reviewed, the Pass
to Desert Rail Ad Hoc Committee's determination that the best way to
pursue passenger rail service to the region was to support the efforts of the
California State Rail Plan (Plan). He then provided a brief summary of the
draft Plan.
Commissioner Michael Wilson stated that as the chairman of the Pass to
Desert Rail Ad Hoc Committee, there was a unanimous vote to support this
recommendation.
Commissioner John Chlebnik stated that the city of 'Calimesa supports .this
recommendation. He also suggested that two additional stations be added
to better serve the needs through the pass area.
In response to Commissioner Bob Buster's inquiry regarding issues with
Union Pacific Railroad, Sheldon Peterson responded that the primary issues
related to the connection between Colton .and Indio. Union Pacific has not
set up any agreement for Metrolink to travel over its tracks. The area would
be better served for Amtrak and the State to pursue it.
Commissioner Robin Lowe stated that an emphasis needs to 'be put on
protecting the transportation corridors in the respective areas being
discussed and ensure that the importance of those areas is understood at the
state and federal levels.
M/S/C (M. Wilson/Oden) to:
11 Endorse the summary of the California State Rail Plan as it
relates to intercity rail service to and through the Pass and the
Coachella Valley areas,
2) Formally request that the Draft California State Rail Plan amend
the section on Potential New Service for the Los Angeles to
Indio route to include a proposed train station in the Pass Area,
(Banning or Beaumont),
3) Approve a Resolution of Support for the Los Angeles to Indio
service and request adoption by the local cities; and
4) Forward to the Commission for final action.
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