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11 November 7, 2001 Citizens Advisory Committee / Social Services Transportation Advisory council
11.36.10 • • • RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA 1 1 :30 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2001 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 3560 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes will be available at the meeting. 4. STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Overview To receive and file information provided in the State and Federal Legislative Update. 5. MULTI -USE LANES Overview To receive and file information provided for the "Multi -Use Lanes in Riverside County. 6. PALO VERDE VALLEY TRANSIT AGENCY'S REQUEST FOR A SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT FIXED ROUTE SERVICE O vervie w To receive and file information provided in the oral report on the Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency's Request for a Short -Range Transit Plan Amendment to Implement Fixed Route Service. 11.36.10 7. STATUS OF VETERAN'S EXPRESS SERVICE IN BLYTHE Overview To receive and file information presented in the oral report presented on the Status of the Veteran's Express Service in Blythe. 8. ANNUAL REPORT PUBLICATION Overview To receive and file the Annual Report Publication. 9. CALL BOX PROGRAM UPDATE AND FUTURE PLANS Overview To receive and file information provided in the Call Box Program Update and Future Plans. 10. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - This item provides the opportunity for the Committee Members to report on attended and upcoming meetings/conferences and issues related to Committee activities. 11. ADJOURNMENT 1 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANPSORTATION COMMISSION �S `f 69 3 CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE / SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL SIGN IN SHEET DATE: 020 311 200 NAME , froaJATc7 /_)/L.LA \% l SA-c0rtz- 4- s. 604-y Cr eevi ti i A} Lo (re- Lt i'k)&�So,k) J t4 4f4t/ F:IUSERSIAGENDAICAC Sign In.doc AGENCY / CITY TELEPHONE -19 /-ff Caoq (c)S.-3 3 2. C ram, €C0)34-3-34 SAS-9/7S- f lY, Jv ass-�oo ck"- /Z:Pkt -'1JNR4n A2 4,-7c. ? 8 7 - 7/ V/ G (�r5 Q<6. (°/019 383 - C Y ©` d777'("6- �ZZ- b/6;/ ,C (7C 7/y/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANPPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE / SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL NAME SIGN IN SHEET DATE: 00litnA W ( 2.00 AGENCY / CITY TELEPHONE (!�/.y_e-rc) FAUSERSIAGENDAICAC Sign In.doc RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE / SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Minutes August 15, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER The Citizen's Advisory Committee / Social Services Transportation Advisory Council was called to order Chair Judy Nieburger at 11:45 a.m. at the Sunline Transit Agency, 32-505 Harry Oliver Trail, Thousand Palms, California. Present Absent Peter Benavidez Fortunato Penilla** Grant Bradshaw Chris Millen William Densmore * Nellie Ortega attended for Kerry Kerry Forsythe Forsythe Judylynn Gries Pat Murphy Judy Nieburger Andrea Puga Cindy Scheirer Mary Venerable Mike Wertz* Jim Collins Arrived after start of the meeting * Excused Absence * * 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS Judy Nieburger acknowledged Phil Stack as a Guest of the Committee. Phil stated that he is the Mayor Pro-Tem for Rancho Mirage and welcomed the Committee to Sunline for the meeting. Judy Nieburger requested the future agendas have a space provided on agendas for Committee Comments. Jim Collins commented that he has started a new non-profit organization named "Include Me" whose purpose and mission as an advocacy and service organization is the inclusion of all persons with disabilities. He also stated that all ADA settlements are sent to non-profit organizations. • " " " C i t i z e n ' s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l A u g u s t 1 5 , 2 0 0 1 P a g e 2 3 . A P P R O V A L O F M I N U T E S M / S / C ( P u g a / G r i e s ) t o a p p r o v e t h e M a y 1 6 , 2 0 0 1 m i n u t e s a s s u b m i t t e d . A b s t e n t i o n - J i m C o l l i n s 4 . S T A T E A N D F E D E R A L L E G I S L A T I V E U P D A T E S t a t e - A B 2 9 2 8 G o v e r n o r s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P r o g r a m t o t a k e t h e s a l e s t a x p l a c e d o n g a s o l i n e a n d p l a c e i t i n t h e s t a t e s g e n e r a l f u n d t o b e m o v e d o u t t o t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f u n d s w i t h a s p l i t o f 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 ( 2 0 / 2 0 ) d e s i g n a t e d t o c o u n t i e s a n d c i t i e s . D u e t o t h e e n e r g y c r i s i s , t h e g o v e r n o r d e f e r r e d t h i s a c t i o n o f m o v i n g t h e m o n e y t o s t a t e a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s a n d t o t r a n s i t . T h i s b i l l , A B 2 9 2 8 w o u l d m a k e t h i s a p e r m a n e n t d e d i c a t i o n o f t h e s e f u n d s f o r t h e s e e n t i t i e s t o r e c e i v e . O n e v e r y g a l l o n o f g a s , t h e r e i s f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e g a s t a x a s w e l l a s a s a l e s t a x . T h i s i s p r o p o s e d t o g o t o t h e v o t e r s a s a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a m e n d m e n t i n M a r c h o f 2 0 0 2 . I t c o u l d p o s s i b l e m o v e t o N o v e m b e r . F e d e r a l - C u r r e n t l y t h e o n l y i t e m s a r e a r e q u e s t f o r a $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 e x t e n s i o n o f t h e S a n J a c i n t o B r a n c h l i n e i n H i g h g r o v e i n t o d o w n t o w n R i v e r s i d e . S t a f f i s d r a f t i n g a l e t t e r t o C o n g r e s s a n d w i l l b e i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e C o n f e r e n c e C o m m i t t e e w h i c h w i l l m e e t w h e n C o n g r e s s c o n v e n e s i n e a r l y S e p t e m b e r . W i l l i a m D e n s m o r e n o t e d t h a t t h e r e i s a p r o v i s i o n f o r t r a n s f e r i n c a s e o f e c o n o m i c h a r d s h i p . H e q u e s t i o n e d w h e t h e r t h i s w i l l g o t h r o u g h C o n g r e s s . H i d e o n o t e d t h a t t h e t a x a l r e a d y e x i s t s t h e i s s u e i s w h e t h e r t h e r e w i l l b e a p r o b l e m g e t t i n g t h e m o n e y o u t o f t h e g e n e r a l f u n d a n d h a v i n g s u p p o r t f r o m b o t h h o u s e s . H a v e G o v e r n o r s u p p o r t b u t i t r e q u i r e s a 2 / 3 v o t e f r o m b o t h h o u s e s t o m a k e t h i s o c c u r . T h e l a s t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e g r o w i n g r a p i d l y a n d t h e l a s t r e a l i n c r e a s e w a s i n 1 9 9 0 w h e n 9 G w a s a d d e d t o t h e s t a t e g a s t a x . A n o t h e r l e t t e r i s b e i n g p r e s e n t e d r e g a r d i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n m o n i e s f o r a p r o j e c t o n r o u t e 7 1 a n d m a k i n g s o m e f u n d s a v a i l a b l e t o b u i l d o n t h e d i r e c t c o n n e c t o r s E / B 9 1 t o N / B 7 1 . F u n d s f r o m S T I P a r e b e i n g r e q u e s t e d a n d t h e p r e l i m i n a r y i n f o r m a t i o n i s t h a t w e a r e o n t h e l i s t . W e a r e t r y i n g t o g e t p e r m i s s i o n t o u s e t h e m o n e y f o r w h a t w a s a c t u a l l y d e s c r i b e d i n t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n d e s c r i p t i o n . J i m C o l l i n s a s k e d a b o u t c o m m i s s i o n c o n c e r n s o f a t a x o n a t a x a n d w h e t h e r t h e c o n c e r n s w e r e r e l i e v e d . H i d e o s t a t e d t h a t o n e c o m m i s s i o n e r a c t u a l l y d i d r a i s e i t a s a n i s s u e b u t w h e n t h e v o t e w a s c o m p l e t e , t h e r e w a s o n l y o n e d i s s e n t i n g v o t e . " " " C i t i z e n ' s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l A u g u s t 1 5 , 2 0 0 1 P a g e 3 5 . S T A T U S O F C A P I T A L C O N S T R U C T I O N P R O J E C T S R o u t e 9 1 - F o r t h e l a s t t w o y e a r s a u x i l i a r y l a n e s h a v e b e e n d e s i g n e d a n d b u i l t f r o m M a r y S t r e e t t o T y l e r . F u n d s i n i t i a l l y w e r e w h o l l y f r o m M e a s u r e " A " a s w e l l a s S T I P . C a l t r a n s p r o v i d e d s o m e d i s c r e t i o n a r y f u n d i n g . O v e r a l l , t h e f u n d s r e c e i v e d t o t a l $ 2 1 m i l l i o n , $ 1 7 . 5 f r o m C a l t r a n s , $ 3 . 5 f r o m t h e c o m m i s s i o n . J a c k s o n S t r e e t B r i d g e - C u r r e n t l y t h i s p r o j e c t i s t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e b r i d g e t o w i d e n t h e b r i d g e t o a l l o w a d d i t i o n o f a u x i l i a r y l a n e s . T h e p r o j e c t i s s c h e d u l e d t o t a k e a b o u t 2 4 m o n t h s t o c o m p l e t e a n d s t a r t e d M a r c h o r A p r i l 2 0 0 1 . V a l l e y W a y - C u r r e n t l y c o m p l e t e , t h i s p r o j e c t t o o k a b o u t 3 y e a r s t o c o m p l e t e . T h i s a d d e d 1 l a n e i n e a c h d i r e c t i o n f r o m V a l l e y W a y t o U n i v e r s i t y A v e n u e o n R o u t e 6 0 g i v i n g t w o l a n e s i n e a c h d i r e c t i o n , o n e H O V , b y m a k i n g a t o t a l o f 4 l a n e s i n e a c h d i r e c t i o n . M a r y S t r e e t I n t e r c h a n g e - T h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e A r l i n g t o n I n t e r c h a n g e e x t e n d i n g t h e H O V l a n e s u p t o 7 t S t r e e t w h e r e t h e y w i l l b e a d d e d t o a n o t h e r p r o j e c t c u r r e n t l y u n d e r d e s i g n a t t h e 9 1 / 6 0 / 2 1 5 i n t e r c h a n g e . T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n e s t i m a t e i s c u r r e n t l y 2 6 3 m i l l i o n a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n 5 0 m i l l i o n o n t h e R i g h t o f W a y . T h i s w i l l a d d l a n e s i n t h e e a s t b o u n d a n d s o u t h b o u n d 6 0 / 2 1 5 a n d a d d s a n e x c l u s i v e t r u c k - c l i m b i n g l a n e . J i m C o l l i n s s t a t e d t h a t t h e E P A h a s b r o u g h t u p s e v e r a l i s s u e s r e g a r d i n g P M 1 0 o n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y 1 - 1 0 p r o j e c t s . H e q u e s t i o n e d w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n i f t h i s h a p p e n s w i t h R o u t e 9 1 p r o j e c t s . H i d e o s t a t e d t h a t i f t h e r e w e r e c o n f o r m i t y p r o b l e m s , t h e c o m p l e t e p r o j e c t w o u l d b e s h u t d o w n o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s f o r c a p a c i t y e n h a n c e m e n t l e a v i n g o n l y t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s a f e t y p r o j e c t s . R o u t e 6 0 H O V L a n e s - F r o m t h e 6 0 / 2 1 5 I n t e r c h a n g e t o w e s t o f R e d l a n d s B o u l e v a r d . P r o j e c t s h o u l d b e d o n e b y A u g u s t 2 0 0 2 . L e t t e r s h a v e b e e n r e c e i v e d r e q u e s t i n g a l t e r n a t e H O V l a n e s w h i c h s t a f f s u p p o r t s f u l l y . I t i s c u r r e n t l y b e i n g r e v i e w e d . R o u t e 7 4 R e a l i g n m e n t - C i t y o f P e r r i s T h & G S t r e e t b e i n g e x t e n d e d t o D e x t e r A v e n u e . R o u t e 7 4 i s p r o b a b l y t h e m o s t d a n g e r o u s r o a d w a y r e p l a c i n g R o u t e 8 6 . T h i s p r o j e c t w i l l r e p l a c e a w i n d i n g t w o - l a n e r o a d w i t h a 4 - l a n e r o a d w a y w i t h a m e d i a n a n d c e n t e r l i n e l e f t t u r n a r e a s . I n a d d i t i o n , f u l l s h o u l d e r s w i l l b e i n s t a l l e d a l o n g t h e h i g h w a y t o h e l p f a c i l i t a t e r i g h t t u r n l a n e s a n d p u l l o u t a r e a s f o r v e h i c l e s . C o n s t r u c t i o n i s a n t i c i p a t e d t o b e g i n i n J a n u a r y 2 0 0 2 " " " C i t i z e n ' s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l A u g u s t 1 5 , 2 0 0 1 P a g e 4 R o u t e 9 1 - S o u n d w a l l s a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n r e s u r f a c i n g . R o u t e 7 1 - S t a f f i s a t t e m p t i n g t o r e c e i v e f u n d i n g f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f c o n n e c t o r s t o t h e R o u t e 9 1 e a s t r o a d w a y . A d d i t i o n a l c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s a r e t w o n e w c o m m u t e r r a i l s t a t i o n s , o n e a t V a n B u r e n a n d R o u t e 9 1 a n d t h e o t h e r b e i n g C o r o n a M a i n S t r e e t . T h e C i t y o f C o r o n a h a s d o n a t e d 5 a c r e s o f l a n d f o r t h e p r o j e c t . W e a r e c u r r e n t l y p u r c h a s i n g a n a d d i t i o n a l 1 1 / 2 a c r e s t o c o m p l e t e t h e p r o j e c t . J i m C o l l i n s s u g g e s t e d w e e x p l o r e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e s f o r r e s i d e n t s o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y f o r p e r s o n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e c a l l b o x e s a r e i n e s s e n c e o u t o f r e a c h o f p e r s o n s i n w h e e l c h a i r s o r w i t h o t h e r d i s a b i l i t i e s . J u d y N i e b u e r g e r r e q u e s t e d t h a t J i m C o l l i n s b r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n b a c k t o t h e C o m m i t t e e r e g a r d i n g o t h e r c o u n t i e s a n d t h e s t a t u s o f t h e i r c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e s p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s . B i l l D e n s m o r e c o m m e n t e d t h a t h e w a s u n d e r t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e c o m m i t t e e w a s s u p p o s e d t o b e f o c u s i n g o n i t e m s p r e s e n t e d t o i t b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n a n d t h a t t h e y d o n o t g e n e r a t e i s s u e s o n t h e i r o w n . H e i s n o t d i s c r e d i t i n g t h e c o n c e r n s o f o t h e r m e m b e r s b u t r e q u e s t s c l a r i f i c a t i o n o f t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e c o m m i t t e e . M / S / C ( C o l l i n s / V e n e r a b l e ) T o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e S t a t u s o n C a p i t a l C o n s t r u c t i o n P r o j e c t s . 6 . E X T E N S I O N O F M E A S U R E " A " P R O G R A M T h e M e a s u r e " A " P r o g r a m w a s a 2 0 y e a r p r o g r a m t h a t s t a r t e d i n 1 9 8 9 a n d e n d s i n 2 0 0 9 . T h e c o m m i s s i o n i s l o o k i n g f o r a 2 0 - 3 0 y e a r e x t e n s i o n t o 2 0 3 9 . A n a d h o c c o m m i t t e e h a s b e e n f o r m e d t o d e t e r m i n e w h i c h p r o j e c t s w o u l d b e p a r t o f t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . P o l l i n g t o d e t e r m i n e t h a t p u b l i c s u p p o r t o f t h e e x t e n s i o n h a s b e e n c o n d u c t e d . R e s u l t s h a v e b e e n f a v o r a b l e a t a b o u t 7 0 % i n s u p p o r t o f a n e x t e n s i o n . T h e c u r r e n t M e a s u r e " A " p r o g r a m s c o n s i s t o f C o m m u t e r R a i l a n d H i g h w a y P r o g r a m , L o c a l R e t u r n P r o g r a m , C o m m u t e r A s s i s t a n c e a n d S p e c i a l i z e d T r a n s i t A s s i s t a n c e . I n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , t h e o n l y d i f f e r e n c e i s t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a c o m m u t e r r a i l p r o g r a m b u t t h e r e i s a R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l P r o g r a m . T h i s p r o g r a m h a s b e e n v e r y s u c c e s s f u l a n d i s t i e d t o t h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n U n i f o r m M i t i g a t i o n F e e o n " " " 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 / S S / O N D A T E : N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 1 T O : C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l F R O M : D a r r e n K e t t l e , D i r e c t o r o f I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A f f a i r s T H R O U G H : E r i c H a l e y , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r S U B J E C T : S t a t e a n d F e d e r a l L e g i s l a t i v e U p d a t e S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N : T o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e S t a t e a n d F e d e r a l L e g i s l a t i v e 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 . B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N : S t a t e U p d a t e T h e l a s t d a y f o r t h e G o v e r n o r t o a c t o n b i l l s p r e s e n t e d t o h i m b y t h e L e g i s l a t u r e w a s O c t o b e r 1 4 , 2 0 0 1 . A s w a s r e p o r t e d a t t h e S e p t e m b e r B u d g e t a n d I m p l e m e n t a t i o n C o m m i t t e e a n d C o m m i s s i o n m e e t i n g s , t h e s i g n i f i c a n t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n m e a s u r e s , s p e c i f i c a l l y A C A 4 , w e r e c o n c l u d e d e a r l i e r i n t h e y e a r a n d w e r e n o t s u b j e c t t o t h e a n n u a l " 1 1 t h o u r " o n s l a u g h t o f b i l l s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e L e g i s l a t u r e . T h e G o v e r n o r r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l h u n d r e d b i l l s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t u r e d u r i n g t h e l a s t w e e k o f t h e s e s s i o n . S t a f f w i l l v e r b a l l y r e p o r t o n a c t i o n s o n b i l l s a s n e c e s s a r y . F e d e r a l U p d a t e A s t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t b e g i n s t h e 2 0 0 1 - 0 2 f i s c a l y e a r , C o n g r e s s i s k e e p i n g t h e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i n g b y p a s s i n g a s e r i e s o f C o n t i n u i n g R e s o l u t i o n s t h a t f u n d f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a t p r i o r y e a r l e v e l s . T h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A p p r o p r i a t i o n s b i l l i s s t i l l p e n d i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n b y t h e H o u s e / S e n a t e C o n f e r e n c e C o m m i t t e e w i t h n o s c h e d u l e s e t f o r c o n v e n i n g t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d t h e S e n a t e n o t y e t a p p o i n t i n g c o n f e r e e s . S t a f f w i l l v e r b a l l y r e p o r t o n a c t i o n s o n b i l l s a s n e c e s s a r y . 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O P P O S E S A N B A G : 5 / 2 / 0 1 R C T C : 4 / 1 1 / 0 1 A B 1 3 2 ( H o r t o n ) T h i s b i l l w o u l d a m e n d t h e M e y e r s - M i l i a s - B r o w n A c t t o p r o v i d e t h a t a p u b l i c a g e n c y s h o p a g r e e m e n t m a y a p p l y t o m a n a g e m e n t , c o n f i d e n t i a l , S i g n e d b y t h e G o v e r n o r 9 / 8 / 0 1 . N o p o s i t i o n t a k e n . A B 1 3 3 ( A l q u i s t ) T h i s b i l l w o u l d a u t h o r i z e R T P A ' s t o i n c l u d e o t h e r f a c t o r s o f l o c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e a s a n e l e m e n t o f t h e R T P . S i g n e d b y t h e G o v e r n o r 7 / 2 3 / 0 1 . N o p o s i t i o n t a k e n . A B 2 2 7 ( L o n g v i l l e ) T h i s b i l l w o u l d e x t e n d i n d e f i n i t e l y t h e p e r i o d d u r i n g w h i c h t h e C o n t r o l l e r w o u l d b e r e q u i r e d t o m a k e t h e q u a r t e r l y t r a n s f e r s f r o m t h e G e n e r a l T w o - Y e a r B i l l . S U P P O R T S A N B A G : 3 / 7 / 0 1 R C T C : 3 / 1 4 / 0 1 A B 2 5 7 ( L o n g v i l l e ) E x i s t i n g l a w a u t h o r i z e s a c o u n t y , a n d c i t i e s w i t h i n t h e c o u n t y , t o c r e a t e a s e r v i c e a u t h o r i t y f o r f r e e w a y e m e r g e n c i e s f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f e s t a b l i s h i n g a n d i m p l e m e n t i n g a n e m e r g e n c y m o t o r i s t a i d s y s t e m o n p o r t i o n s o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a F r e e w a y a n d E x p r e s s w a y S y s t e m l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e c o u n t y i n w h i c h t h e a u t h o r i t y i s e s t a b l i s h e d . E x i s t i n g l a w a l l o w s t h e a u t h o r i t y t o c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a H i g h w a y P a t r o l o r a p r i v a t e e n t i t y t o r e s p o n d t o t h o s e c a l l s . T h i s b i l l T w o - Y e a r B i l l . N o p o s i t i o n t a k e n . 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A B 4 0 3 ( B a t e s ) T h i s b i l l w o u l d a u t h o r i z e t h e f u n d s t r a n s f e r r e d a s s p e c i f i e d t o c i t i e s , c o u n t i e s , a n d c i t i e s a n d c o u n t i e s t o b e e x p e n d e d t o f u n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s f o r t h e e l d e r l y , a s d e f i n e d , i f a l l o f c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s a r e m e t . T h e b i l l t h e r e b y w o u l d m a k e a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n b y e x p a n d i n g t h e p u r p o s e s f o r w h i c h c o n t i n u o u s l y a p p r o p r i a t e d f u n d s m a y b e e x p e n d e d . T h i s b i l l i s d e a d . N o p o s i t i o n t a k e n . F : l u s e r s \ p r e p r i n t l j S V e g m a t . d o c Legislation/ Author Description Bill Status Position Date of Board Adoption ' - AB 419 (Dutra) This bill would authorize, until January '1, 2010, certain transportation authorities to use a design -build process for bidding on transportation projects, including a requirement that certain information be verified under oath. Because a verification under oath is made under penalty of perjury, the bill would impose a state -mandated local program by changing the definition of a crime. Two -Year Bill. No position taken. AB 608 (Dickerson) This bill provides that, if a transportation projects contract award amount is more than 20% below the project cost estimate, the California Transportation Commission could adjust county share funding allocations to reflect the savings, thereby increasing the funds available for (re)programming in the affected county or counties. The bill authorizes an increase in the percentage of a region's transportation funds, which can be used for project administrative expenses. The percentage increase would vary among agencies, depending on whether the agencies receive federal planning funds. On the Governor's Desk. AB 631 (Oropeza) This bill would require the CTC, in conjunction with the department and state's regional transportation planning agencies, to prepare and submit to the Governor a comprehensive statewide transportation needs assessment containing specified information regarding unfunded transportation needs every 5 years beginning on 12/1 /03. This bill would require the needs assessment to include, to the extent possible, a list compiled by the department and the regional agencies participating in the needs assessment prioritizing their top 10 unfunded Vetoed by Governor 10/10/01 , No position taken. AB 710 (Chavez) Existing law requires the DOT to develop contract specifications to conduct a statewide study of technically feasible and available cost- effective means to reduce 4- and 5-axle truck traffic from congested urban freeways during commute hours. This bill would delete the This bill is dead. No position taken. . AB 860 (Negrete- McLeod) "Spot Bill" that includes Legislative intent language to fund transportation projects that will mitigate the impacts of local traffic impacts caused by the construction of the Alameda Corridor. Two -Year Bill. SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS SANBAG: 4/4/01 RCTC: 4/11/01 AB 1039 (Oropeza) This bill would eliminate the $1 million cap on funding received by the Southern California Association of Governments from RCTC, SANBAG, This bill is dead. WATCH SANBAG: 4/4/01 RCTC: 4/1 1 /01 AB 1091 (Pacheco) This bill would provide that any provision in a contract for the design, construction, maintenance, or operation of a transportation facility, entered into between a state entity and private party, is void if the provision purports to limit the authority of the state to exercise its jurisdiction over the state highway system, or any other transportation system that is subject to state jurisdiction, in order to minimize competition with the transportation facility. Vetoed by the Governor 10/9/01. No position taken. F: \users\preprint\js\legmat.doc Legisl on/ A,Statusdoption Description Bill Position ii‘e of Board AB 03 (Hollingsworth) This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that alternative routes that may be used to travel from Riverside County to Orange County be evaluated and considered. Two -Year Bill. No position taken. AB 1396 (Longville) This bill would create the Passenger Rail Improvement, Safety, and Modernization Program Subaccount to the Public Transportation Account and appropriates $100,000,000 from the State General Fund to the subaccount to be used for commuter and light rail improvement, modernization and safety projects, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee. In Committee, held under submission 5/31 /01. SUPPORT SANBAG: 4/4/01 RCTC: 4/11/01 AB 1463 (Longville) Existing law requires a court in an eminent domain action to award the defendant his or her litigation expenses whenever the proceeding is wholly or partly dismissed or when the final judgment is that the plaintiff cannot acquire the property sought. This bill would specify that the court is required to award the defendant his or her litigation expenses whenever the proceeding is wholly or partly dismissed, provided that the defendant owned or had an interest in the property that is the subject of the litigation. Signed by the Governor 8/13/01. SUPPORT SANBAG: 1 /8/01 RCTC: 1 /10/01 AB 1587 (Pacheco) Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to improve and maintain the state highways. This bill, contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for the purposes of the bill, would require the County of Riverside, in consultation with a steering committee comprised of representatives from Orange County, the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Transportation Corridor Agencies of Orange County, the City of Riverside, Riverside County Transportation Commission, the City of Corona, and Districts 8 and 12 of the department, to complete and submit to the Legislature, not later than July 1, 2003, a study and route alignment to develop and gain legislative approval for an alternative to the State Highway Route 91 transportation corridor from Riverside County to Orange County. The bill would require the study to address the issues of the jobs and housing balance in the area, the movement of goods and services, and Two -Year Bill. SUPPORT RCTC: 5/9/01 SB 10 (Soto) Existing law requires the DOT, in consultation with the California Highway Patrol, to establish and administer a "Safe Routes to School" construction program pursuant to authority granted under specified federal law and to use federal transportation funds for construction of bicycle and pedestrian safety and traffic calming projects. This bill would delete an obsolete study and reporting provision and the January Signed by the Governor 10/7/01. No position taken. SB 18 (Alarcon) Existing law provides for the membership of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This bill would require that 6 of the members of the authority be elected and would otherwise substantially revise the membership of the authority. This bill is dead. No position taken. F:\users\preprint\jsllegmat.doc Legislation/ Author Description Bill Status Position Date of Board' - Adoption SB 106 (Sher) Existing law authorizes the establishment of a service authority and the importance of a $1 service • fee in a county if the county board of supervisors, by a 2/3 vote, and a majority of the cities having a majority of the incorporated population within the county, adopt a resolution establishing the authority and the imposition of a service fee on vehicles, as specified. This bill would limit the authority to suspend the service fee to abatement programs that have been in existence for at least 2 full fiscal years and would require every service authority that imposes a service fee to issue a fiscal year end report, as specified, to the Controller on or before October 31 of each year. The bill would require each service authority that fails to submit the report by Signed by the Governor, 8/12/01. No position taken. SB 116 (Kuehl) This bill would prohibit a state or local agency from constructing, or approving the construction of any public road, or from making any improvement to an existing road that substantially increases vehicular traffic capacity in or through any property under jurisdiction of the State Department of Parks and Recreation. Two -Year Bill. OPPOSE SANBAG: 4/4/01 RCTC: 4/1 1 /01 SB 127 (Johnson) Under existing law, certain local entities are authorized to use design- build procurement for specified types of projects. This bill would require the Legislative Analyst to conduct a study and report to the Legislature on the appropriateness of expanding the number of local This bill is dead. No position taken. SB 171 (McClintock) This bill would authorize a transportation gridlock emergency to be declared for the purpose of relieving traffic congestion on any highway or segment of highway for the DOT has determined that the average daily vehicle hours of delay, excluding weekends, exceeds 3,000 vehicle hours. Two -Year Bill. No position taken. SB 618 (Margett) This bill would require expenditures for retrofitting soundwalls included on Caltrans priority list to be funded prior to making state transportation funds available for interregional and regional capital improvement projects in the STIP. This bill is dead. OPPOSE SANBAG: 4/4/01 RCTC:4/11/01 SB 759 (Murray) Existing law requires that a regional or local receiving an allocation from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund certify that it will sustain its level of expenditures of transportation purposes at a level that is consistent with the average of its annual expenditures during the 97/98, 98/99, and 99/00 fiscal years. This bill would make technical, non -substantive Signed by Governor 10/14/01. No position taken. SB 790 (Karnette) This bill would specify that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that removes restrictions on county share advances from the State Transportation Improvement Program process to promote efficient Two -Year Bill. No position taken. j SB 829 (Karnette) This bill extends indefinitely the transfer of motor vehicle fuel sales tax revenues from the State General Fund to the Transportation Improvement Fund. This bill is dead. SUPPORT SANBAG: 5/2/01 RCTC: 5/9/01 F:\users\pro rint\js\legmat.doc • Legisl / Aut Description' • Bill Status Position of Board:` option' SB 10 (Dunn) This bill would provide that, in any action filed on or after January 1, 2002, challenging the validity of a housing element, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of nonvalidity of the element or amendment if the department has found that the element or amendment does not substantially comply. Two -Year Bill. OPPOSE SANBAG. 5/2/01 RCTC: 4/1 1/01 SB 956 (Ackerman) Existing law provides for the funding of state, local, and regional highway projects. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to appropriate $500,000,000 annually from the General Fund for the purpose of funding the annual maintenance cost of, and to begin to address a backlog in deferred maintenance for, local streets and roads. This bill is dead. No position taken. ACA 2 (Vargas) This measure would impose certain conditions upon a loan to the General Fund of funds in the Congestion Relief Transportation Trust Fund in the State Treasury, which fund would be created separately by statute, or the Transportation Investment Fund in the State Treasury, or any successor to either of those funds. Contains other related provisions. This bill is dead. No position taken. ACA 4 (Dutra, Longville) This measure would lock in, for transportation purposes, the dedication of the state's sales tax revenues collected at the gas pump that heretofore have accrued in the State General Fund. Expected to be placed on March 2002 voter ballot. SUPPORT SANBAG: 5/2/01 RCTC: 5/9/01 ACA 9 (Dutra) Amended to a non -transportation related activity, provisions are now part of ACA 4. SUPPORT SANBAG: 5/2/01 RCTC: 5/9/01 ACR 81 Assembly Concurrent Resolution urging the California Department of Transportation, RCTC, and OCTA to facilitate the establishment of an alternative transportation corridor between Riverside and Orange Counties. Assembly Floor. Two- Year Bill. SUPPORT SANBAG: 7/11/01 RCTC: 7/1 1 /01 SCA 5 Senate Constitutional Amendment to dedicate the sales tax on gasoline to transportation purposes and set a simple majority vote requirement Two -Year Bill. SUPPORT SANBAG: 7/1 1 /01 RCTC: 7/1 1 /01 for local transportation sales tax measures. F:\users\preprint\js\legmatdoc i • i RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION DATE: November 7, 2001 TO: Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council FROM: Darren Kettle, Director of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs THROUGH: Eric Haley, Executive Director SUBJECT: High -Occupancy Vehicle Lane to Mixed -Flow Lane Initiatives STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file report on High -Occupancy Vehicle Lane to Mixed -Flow lane initiatives. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In January 2000 the California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) produced a comprehensive HOV lane report entitled "HOV Lanes in California: Are They Achieving Their Goals?" that goes into tremendous detail on how HOV lanes have worked in California. In the report, the LAO addresses the question raised by the Citizens Advisory Committee about the ability to open HOV lanes to mixed -flow traffic during non -peak travel times. It is important to note that the decision to allow the use of HOV lanes by mixed flow traffic during non -peak periods is made by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), with the CALTRANS districts playing an integral role in the decision -making. According to the LAO, who references policies established by the CALTRANS, HOV lanes in Southern California operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week because traffic peak periods are so long in Southern California that part-time operation is impractical. Furthermore, full time operation of HOV lanes in Southern California has become the norm in order to minimize motorist confusion. In contrast, in Northern California, HOV lanes operate only during peak traffic hours due to shorter periods of congestion. The hours of operation are determined by CALTRANS in consultation with the appropriate regional transportation planning agencies. 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B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N : P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y T r a n s i t A g e n c y ( P V V T A ) i s r e q u e s t i n g a n a m e n d m e n t t o t h e i r F Y 0 2 S h o r t R a n g e T r a n s i t P l a n ( S R T P ) t o c o v e r t h e c o s t s o f i m p l e m e n t i n g a f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e . T h e t o t a l c o s t i s $ 1 5 6 , 7 0 0 w h i c h c o n s i s t s o f $ 9 4 , 3 5 0 f o r e q u i p m e n t a c q u i s i t i o n a n d $ 6 2 , 3 5 0 f o r o p e r a t i n g . T h e f o l l o w i n g p r o v i d e s d e t a i l e d c o s t i n f o r m a t i o n a n d h i g h l i g h t s o f t h i s n e w s e r v i c e w h i c h s t a r t e d A u g u s t 2 3 , 2 0 0 1 : 1 ) P V V T A w i l l p u r c h a s e a n i n t e r m e d i a t e s i z e d l i f t - e q u i p p e d v e h i c l e f o r t h e D i a l - A - R i d e s e r v i c e , r e p l a c i n g a 1 9 8 9 v e h i c l e . A d d i t i o n a l l y , a 1 5 - p a s s e n g e r v a n , a c q u i r e d t h r o u g h a l e a s e / p u r c h a s e a g r e e m e n t h a s b e e n s e c u r e d t o r e p l a c e a h i g h m i l e a g e 1 9 9 1 v a n . A p p r o x i m a t e c a p i t a l c o s t : $ 9 4 , 3 5 0 ; 2 ) O p e r a t i n g c o s t s w i l l b e $ 6 2 , 3 5 0 t o s u p p o r t t h e f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e ; 3 ) S e r v i c e w i l l o p e r a t e b e t w e e n t h e H o b s o n W a y c o r r i d o r a n d t h e c o l l e g e s i t e w h i c h i s l o c a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y f i v e m i l e s f r o m t o w n ; 4 ) H o u r s o f s e r v i c e w i l l b e M o n d a y t h r o u g h T h u r s d a y , 7 : 3 0 a . m . t o 1 0 : 0 0 p . m . a n d F r i d a y , f r o m 7 : 3 0 a . m . t o 5 : 0 0 p . m . ; a n d 5 ) T h e f a r e w i l l b e $ 1 . 0 0 . P V V T A h a s c r e a t e d p a s s e s ( 1 0 r i d e s f o r $ 1 0 . 0 0 a n d 2 0 r i d e s f o r $ 2 0 . 0 0 ) w h i c h a r e s o l d t h r o u g h V a l l e y R e s o u r c e C e n t e r ( c o n t r a c t s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r ) a n d P a l o V e r d e C o l l e g e . T o a s s i s t s t u d e n t s w i t h t h e i r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s t o t h e n e w c o l l e g e ; P V V T A s t a r t e d t h i s d e m o n s t r a t i o n p r o g r a m o n A u g u s t 2 3 , 2 0 0 1 . T h e f i r s t m o n t h , w h i c h c o n s i s t e d o f 1 9 - w e e k d a y s , s h o w e d a r i d e r s h i p o f 6 3 4 p a s s e n g e r s . I f r i d e r s h i p c o n t i n u e s t o g r o w , P V V T A m a y l o o k a t i m p l e m e n t i n g a s e c o n d f i x e d r o u t e i n F Y 0 2 / 0 3 . The request for additional funds will be presented to the PVVTA's board on October 31, 2001. There are sufficient Local Transportation Funds available to meet this request. Staff from PVVTA will be available to answer questions at the November 7, 2001 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting. • • " " " R I V E R S I 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 D A T E : N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 1 T O : C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l F R O M : N a t y K o p e n h a v e r , D i r e c t o r o f A d m i n i s t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s S U B J E C T : S t a t u s o f V e t e r a n s ' E x p r e s s S e r v i c e i n B l y t h e S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N : T h i s i s a r e c e i v e a n d f i l e i n f o r m a t i o n i t e m o n t h e S t a t u s o f t h e V e t e r a n s ' E x p r e s s S e r v i c e i n B l y t h e . B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N : L e s N e l s o n , C i t y M a n a g e r o f B l y t h e , w i l l p r e s e n t a n o r a l r e p o r t o n s t a t u s o f v e t e r a n s ' e x p r e s s s e r v i c e . " " " R I V E R S I 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 D A T E : N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 1 T O : C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l F R O M : J o h n S t a n d i f o r d , P u b l i c I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e r T H R O U G H : M a r i l y n W i l l i a m s , D i r e c t o r o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d R e g i o n a l I s s u e s S U B J E C T : A n n u a l R e p o r t P u b l i c a t i o n S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N T o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e A n n u a l R e p o r t P u b l i c a t i o n a s a n i n f o r m a t i o n i t e m . B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N : E v e r y y e a r s i n c e 1 9 9 0 , t h e R i v e r s i 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 ( R C T C ) h a s p u b l i s h e d a n a n n u a l r e p o r t d e t a i l i n g t h e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n d u r i n g t h e p a s t y e a r . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e r e p o r t i s t o k e e p t h e p u b l i c i n f o r m e d o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s a c t i v i t i e s . T h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t s i n c e s o m u c h o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s b u d g e t a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s a r e c o m p r i s e d o f v o t e r - a p p r o v e d M e a s u r e " A " r e v e n u e s a n d f u n d i n g . T h i s y e a r , t h e r e p o r t w a s p u b l i s h e d o n S u n d a y , O c t o b e r 2 1 . T o e n s u r e c i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e r e p o r t , i t w a s p l a c e d a s a n a d v e r t i s i n g s u p p l e m e n t i n t h e P r e s s - E n t e r p r i s e , D e s e r t S u n a n d C a l i f o r n i a n n e w s p a p e r s . T h i s i s t h e f i r s t y e a r t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s p u r c h a s e d a d v e r t i s i n g i n t h e C a l i f o r n i a n , a n d t h e m o v e r e f l e c t s t h e g r o w i n g p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e S o u t h w e s t p o r t i o n o f t h e c o u n t y . S o o n a f t e r t h e p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e r e p o r t i n t h e n e w s p a p e r s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n r e p r i n t s a n u m b e r o f t h e r e p o r t s f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n a t c o m m u n i t y e v e n t s a n d t o t h e p u b l i c . T h e r e p r i n t o f t h e p u b l i c a t i o n i s a n e x c e l l e n t o u t r e a c h t o o l a n d c a n b e u s e d b y R C T C C o m m i s s i o n e r s a n d s t a f f w h e n m a k i n g s p e a k i n g a p p e a r a n c e s o r p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n p u b l i c g a t h e r i n g s . C o p i e s o f t h e r e p o r t w i l l b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o C A C m e m b e r s a s s o o n a s r e p r i n t s h a v e b e e n p r o d u c e d . " " R I V E R S I 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 D A T E : N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 1 T O : C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e / S o c i a l S e r v i c e s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l F R O M : J e r r y R i v e r a , P r o g r a m M a n a g e r S U B J E C T : C a l l B o x P r o g r a m U p d a t e a n d F u t u r e P l a n s S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N : T o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e C a l l B o x P r o g r a m U p d a t e a n d F u t u r e P l a n s a s a n i n f o r m a t i o n i t e m . B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N : T h e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y S e r v i c e A u t h o r i t y f o r F r e e w a y E m e r g e n c i e s ( S A F E ) w a s f o r m e d i n A u g u s t 1 9 8 6 w h e n t h e C o u n t y B o a r d o f S u p e r v i s o r s a n d a m a j o r i t y o f t h e c i t i e s a p p r o v e d r e s o l u t i o n s e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e S A F E i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . T h e S A F E w a s f o r m e d u n d e r t h e 1 9 8 5 C a l l B o x l e g i s l a t i o n S e n a t e B i l l 1 1 9 9 . T h e l e g i s l a t i o n e s t a b l i s h e d t h e f u n d i n g s o u r c e ( 5 1 v e h i c l e r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e ) t o d e v e l o p a n d m a n a g e a m o t o r i s t a i d s y s t e m o f r o a d s i d e c a l l b o x e s a l o n g t h e C o u n t y ' s s t a t e h i g h w a y s y s t e m . T h e S A F E i s o p e r a t e d i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e C a l i f o r n i a D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ( C a l t r a n s ) a n d t h e C a l i f o r n i a H i g h w a y P a t r o l ( C H P ) a n d i t s p r i v a t e s e c t o r c o n t r a c t o r s A T & T W i r e l e s s S e r v i c e s , C o m a r c o W i r e l e s s T e c h n o l o g i e s , a n d T e l e T r a n T e k S e r v i c e s . T h e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y C a l l B o x p r o g r a m c u r r e n t l y h a s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 , 0 1 0 c a l l b o x e s i n o p e r a t i o n , w h i c h c o v e r 6 5 7 c o u n t y h i g h w a y m i l e s a n d g e n e r a t e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 0 , 0 0 0 c a l l s p e r y e a r . T h e c a l l b o x s y s t e m c o v e r s I n t e r s t a t e 1 0 , 1 5 , a n d 2 1 5 , U . S . 9 5 , S t a t e R o u t e s 3 1 , 6 0 , 6 2 , 7 1 , 7 4 , 7 8 , 7 9 , 8 6 , 9 1 , 1 1 1 , 2 4 3 , a n d 3 7 1 , a s w e l l a s s e v e r a l P a r k - n - R i d e l o t s a n d i n t e r c h a n g e s . C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f w i l l b e p r e p a r i n g a t e n y e a r s t r a t e g i c p l a n f o r t h e c a l l b o x p r o g r a m t o d e f i n e t h e c u r r e n t s y s t e m , i d e n t i f y f u t u r e n e e d s , o u t l i n e e x i s t i n g f i n a n c i a l c o n s t r a i n t s , a n d p r o v i d e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o c o n t i n u e a n d i m p r o v e t h e s y s t e m w i t h i n t h e c o n t e x t o f c u r r e n t a n d p r o j e c t e d r e v e n u e s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s . T h e P l a n w i l l a l s o a d d r e s s s e v e r a l i m p o r t a n t i s s u e s , w h i c h c u r r e n t l y f a c e t h e p r o g r a m . O v e r t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e i n c r e a s e d u s e o f c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e s h a s a f f e c t e d t h e c a l l v o l u m e o f t h e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y C a l l B o x p r o g r a m . C a l l s h a v e d e c r e a s e d approximately 50% since FY 1995-96 and the Commission may want to consider increasing the spacing between call boxes in the urban areas and redeploying boxes to the more rural areas of the County. Accessibility issues arising from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Caltrans' revised site design guidelines for "B" and "C" sites may warrant improvements to a significant number of existing sites. Conversion from analog to digital cellular service may become necessary as the cellular industry migrates to new technologies. The Commission may wish to explore other means of maintaining and servicing its call boxes in light of the fact that one provider is the "sole source" which manufactures and maintains the call boxes for all programs throughout the State. On a related issue, the Commission may need to decide if the Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program, which is partially funded from call box revenues, is to be continued, expanded to other congested freeways if seen as a better use of funds, or otherwise changed as a result of increasing costs and/or limited revenues. As mentioned previously, the call box program is funded by a $1 vehicle registration fee added to the annual registration of each vehicle in the County. For FY 2001-02, revenues are estimated to be $1.1 million. However, expenditures, including $220,400 for the Freeway Service Patrol program, are estimated to be $1,638,500, so the program has had to transfer funds from its reserve fund balance to make up the deficit. Accessibility for motorists must also be addressed. Not only in access to the call box but also accessibility for speech and hearing impaired individuals once you are at the box. CaISAFE, an informal organization of call box agencies that meets quarterly throughout the State, has been working with its partner agencies, Caltrans and the CHP, to develop accessible sites so that individuals in wheelchairs or other walking aids can readily get to the call boxes. One such site, a modified "F" site which is located behind a berm or curb on the freeway, has received tentative approval from Caltrans and will be implemented on all future "F" type locations and on existing locations as they are repaired. The L. A. County SAFE has installed TTY devices on all of its call boxes as part of a settlement to a law suit; however, they have experienced several operational problems with the boxes and are currently working with Comarco, the call box manufacturer to correct the problems. MTC in the Bay Area is developing a "Yes/No" box that allows for a push button response to "yes/no" questions but does not include a TTY keyboard. MTC conducted a twelve-month field test using 200 boxes and staff is ready to implement the boxes throughout its system. However, management has questioned the capital costs, estimated at $3.25 million, since only one call was received during the field test. MTA spent $4.5 million to install the TTY's on its 4,500 call boxes; however, the manufacturer has recently increased the cost by over 50%. " " I n 1 9 9 3 , C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f c o n s i d e r e d d i s t r i b u t i n g c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e s t o m o t o r i s t i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . A t t h e N o v e m b e r 1 0 , 1 9 9 3 C o m m i s s i o n m e e t i n g , s t a f f w a s d i r e c t e d t o p r o c e e d v v i t h d e v e l o p i n g a R e q u e s t f o r P r o p o s a l ( R F P ) f o r c e l l u l a r 9 - 1 - 1 t e l e p h o n e s t o p r o v i d e t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c a p a b i l i t y t o t h e m o t o r i n g p u b l i c w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . P o r t a b l e c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e s w o u l d b e i s s u e d t o c o u n t y r e s i d e n t s w h o d r i v e b u t c a n n o t u s e t h e r o a d s i d e c a l l b o x e s d u e t o m o b i l i t y i m p a i r m e n t . S t a f f p r e p a r e d a n d i s s u e d t h e R F P o n J a n u a r y 1 4 , 1 9 9 4 , a n d r e c e i v e d b i d s f r o m e i g h t v e n d o r s t o p r o v i d e t h e c e l l u l a r p h o n e s a n d r e l a t e d e q u i p m e n t . T h e b i d s r e c e i v e d w e r e h i g h e r t h a n a n t i c i p a t e d a n d r a n g e d i n p r i c e f r o m $ 3 5 2 . 0 0 t o $ 7 4 3 . 0 0 o n c e a l l t h e o p t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t w a s i n c l u d e d . T h e t w o l o w b i d d e r s w e r e n o t l o c a l c o m p a n i e s a n d c o u l d n o t p r o v i d e l o c a l s e r v i c e a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n , a n d t h e r e f o r e , w e r e d e e m e d n o n - r e s p o n s i v e . A n A d - h o c c o m m i t t e e c o m p r i s e d o n t h r e e m e m b e r s f r o m t h e C i t i z e n s A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e , R T A , S u n l i n e , C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f , a n d T i t a n , o u r c a l l b o x c o n s u l t a n t a t t h a t t i m e , e v a l u a t e d t h e p r o p o s a l s a n d i n t e r v i e w e d t h r e e v e n d o r s . A f t e r w a r d s , t h e v e n d o r s w e r e a s k e d t o s u b m i t a B e s t a n d F i n a l O f f e r ( B A F O ) f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e B A F O ' s w e r e n o b e t t e r t h a n t h e o r i g i n a l p r o p o s a l s . A s a r e s u l t o f t h e h i g h e r t h a n a n t i c i p a t e d b i d s r e c e i v e d f o r c e l l u l a r t e l e p h o n e e q u i p m e n t , s t a f f r e q u e s t e d C o m m i s s i o n d i r e c t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e C e l l u l a r 9 - 1 - 1 T e l e p h o n e P r o g r a m . O p t i o n s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n i n c l u d e d : 1 ) R e j e c t a l l b i d s r e c e i v e d f o r c e l l u l a r 9 - 1 - 1 t e l e p h o n e e q u i p m e n t ; 2 ) E x a m i n e t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f r e - o p e n i n g t h e c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e c a l l b o x c e l l u l a r s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r ( L . A . C e l l u l a r ) t o i n c l u d e a p r o v i s i o n t h a t a s p e c i f i c n u m b e r o f c e l l u l a r p h o n e s w i t h 9 - 1 - 1 c a l l i n g c a p a b i l i t y b e d i s t r i b u t e d a s d i r e c t e d b y t h e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y S A F E ; 3 ) D e v e l o p a n e w a p p r o a c h t o d i s t r i b u t e c e l l u l a r p h o n e s t o m o b i l i t y i m p a i r e d l i c e n s e d m o t o r i s t s w h i c h w o u l d p r o v i d e a r e i m b u r s e m e n t p r o c e d u r e t o p a y a f i x e d a m o u n t o f t h e c o s t o f a 9 - 1 - 1 o n l y c e l l u l a r p h o n e p u r c h a s e d b y a l i c e n s e d C o u n t y r e s i d e n t w i t h a d o c u m e n t e d m o b i l i t y i m p a i r m e n t ; o r 4 ) D i r e c t s t a f f t o c e a s e w o r k o n t h e p r o g r a m p e n d i n g i s s u a n c e o f f i n a l r e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e A m e r i c a n s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s A c t . S t a f f w o u l d c o n t i n u e t o m o n i t o r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e r e g u l a t i o n s a n d r e p o r t b a c k t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n , a s i n f o r m a t i o n b e c a m e a v a i l a b l e . A t i t s A p r i l 1 3 , 1 9 9 4 m e e t i n g , t h e C o m m i s s i o n r e j e c t e d a l l o f t h e b i d s s u b m i t t e d t o p r o v i d e e q u i p m e n t f o r t h e C e l l u l a r 9 . - 1 - 1 t e l e p h o n e p r o g r a m . T h e C o m m i s s i o n a l s o directed staff to work with other call box agencies in the development of alternate technologies to allow mobility -impaired motorists access to the call box system. Both the TTY used in L. A. and the "Yes/No" box in the Bay Area are products of this effort. Also, the Riverside County SAFE participated along with other SAFE in funding a study of various options for call box accessibility for the hearing and speech impaired. While the study did not recommend one of four options over the other, it did provide some solutions available to the SAFE. These solutions, along with the other issues mentioned above, will be reviewed and evaluated in the ten-year strategic plan that staff will be preparing for the Commission. • i