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11 November 11, 2009 Commission
88243 RECORDS RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA TIME: 9:30 a.m. DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2009 LOCATION: PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER 277 North Avenida Caballeros Palm Springs, California 92262 Commissioners Chair: Bob Magee 1" Vice Chair: Bob Buster 2nd Vice Chair: Greg Pettis Bob Buster, County of Riverside John F. Tavaglione, County of Riverside Jeff Stone, County of Riverside To Be Appointed, County of Riverside Marion Ashley, County of Riverside Bob Botts / Don Robinson, City of Banning Roger Berg / Jeff Fox, City of Beaumont Joseph DeConinck / Robert Crain, City of Blythe Ray Quinto / Jim Hyatt, City of Calimesa Mary Craton / Jordan Ehrenkranz, City of Canyon Lake Greg Pettis / Kathleen DeRosa, City of Cathedral City Eduardo Garcia / Steven Hernandez, City of Coachella Karen Spiegel / Steve Nolan, City of Corona Scott Matas / Russell Betts, City of Desert Hot Springs Robin Lowe / Eric McBride, City of Hemet Patrick J. Mullany / Larry Spicer, City of Indian Wells Glenn Miller / Ben Godfrey, City of Indio Terry Henderson / Don Adolph, City of La Quinta Bob Magee / Melissa Melendez, City of Lake Elsinore Darcy Kuenzi / Scott Mann, City of Menifee Jesse Molina / Bonnie Flickinger, City of Moreno Valley Rick Gibbs / Kelly Bennett, City of Murrieta Frank Hall / Malcolm Miller, City of Norco Jim Ferguson / Cindy Finerty, City of Palm Desert Steve Pougnet / Ginny Foat, City of Palm Springs Daryl Busch / Al Landers, City of Perris Ron Meepos / Alan Seman, City of Rancho Mirage Steve Adams / Andy Melendrez, City of Riverside James Potts / Jim Ayres, City of San Jacinto Ron Roberts / Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula Scott Farnam / Bridgette Moore, City of Wildomar Raymond Wolfe, Governor's Appointee Anne Mayer, Executive Director John Standiford, Deputy Executive Director Comments are welcomed by the Commission. If you wish to provide comments to the Commission, please complete and submit a Speaker Card to the Clerk of the Board. 11.36.00 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION www.rctc.org AGENDA* *Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda 9:30 a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2009 PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER 277 North Avenida Caballeros Palm Springs, CA 92262 In comp/iance with the Brown Act and Government Code Section 54957.5, agenda materials distributed 72 hours prior to the meeting, which are public records relating to open session agenda items, will be available for inspection by members of the public prior to the meeting at the Commission office, 4080 Lemon Street, Third Floor, Riverside, CA, and on the Commission's website, www.rctc.org. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Government Code Section 54954.2, if special assistance is needed to participate in a Commission meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (951) 787-7141. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to meeting time will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility at the meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS — Each individual speaker is limited to speak three (3) continuous minutes or less. The Commission may, either at the direction of the Chair or by majority vote of the Commission, waive this three minute time limitation. Depending on the number of items on the Agenda and the number of speakers, the Chair may, at his/her discretion, reduce the time of each speaker to two (2) continuous minutes. In addition, the maximum time for public comment for any individual item or topic is thirty (30) minutes. Also, the Commission may terminate public comments if such comments become repetitious. Speakers may not yield their time to others without the consent of the Chair. Any written documents to be distributed or presented to the Commission shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Board. This policy applies to Public Comments and comments on Agenda Items. Under the Brown Act, the Board should not take action on or discuss matters raised during public comment portion of the agenda which are not listed on the agenda. Board members may refer such matters to staff for factual information or to be placed on the subsequent agenda for consideration. Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda November 12, 2009 Page 2 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — OCTOBER 14, 2009 6. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS — The Commission 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 Commission subsequent to the posting of the agenda. An action adding an item to the agenda requires 2/3 vote of the Commission. if there are less than 2/3 of the Commission 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. 7. 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. 7A. FISCAL YEAR 2007/08 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT AUDIT Page f Overview This item is for the Commission to receive and file the audited financial statements for the FY 2007/08 Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA). 7B. CLOSE-OUT AUDIT Page 14 Overview This item is for the Commission to receive and file the report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Planning, Programming and Monitoring (PPM) Program, Fund Transfer Agreement No. 06-66-529, Project No. PPM 06-6054(042). 7C. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION REVIEWS Overview This item is for the Commission to: 1) Receive and file a report on the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) FY 2009 Financial Management Oversight (FMO) Review of the Commission; and 2) Receive and file a report on the FTA's FY 2009 Triennial Review of the Commission. Page 20 • " " 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 A g e n d a N o v e m b e r 1 2 , 2 0 0 9 P a g e 3 7 D . I N T E R N A L A U D I T R E P O R T S P a g e 7 1 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 s s i o n t o a p p r o v e a r e p o r t o n t h e i n t e r n a l a u d i t o f : 1 ) R i g h t o f W a y M a n a g e m e n t P r o c e s s ; 2 ) P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t P r o c e s s ; 3 ) T r a n s i t P r o v i d e r S e r v i c e s M a n a g e m e n t ; a n d 4 ) E D E N I m p l e m e n t a t i o n P r o c e s s e s . 7 E . F I S C A L Y E A R 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 A N D 2 0 0 7 / 0 8 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N D E V E L O P M E N T A C T A N D M E A S U R E A A U D I T R E S U L T 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 s s i o n t o : P a g e 9 7 1 ) R e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n D e v e l o p m e n t A c t ( T D A ) a n d M e a s u r e A a u d i t r e s u l t s r e p o r t f o r t h e F Y 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 ; a n d 2 ) R e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e T D A a n d M e a s u r e A a u d i t r e s u l t s r e p o r t f o r t h e F Y 2 0 0 7 / 0 8 . 7 F . Q U A R T E R L Y F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S P a g e 1 2 7 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 s s i o n t o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e Q u a r t e r l y F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t s f o r t h e p e r i o d e n d e d J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 . 7 G . S I N G L E S I G N A T U R E A U T H O R I T Y R E P O R T 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 s s i o n t o r e c e i v e a n d f i l e t h e S i n g l e S i g n a t u r e A u t h o r i t y R e p o r t f o r t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r e n d e d S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 . P a g e 1 3 3 Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda November 12, 2009 Page 4 7H. STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPROGRAMMING FOR STATE ROUTE 91 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Page 135 Overview This item is for the Commission to: 1) Approve reprogramming $2 million of State Transportation Improvement (STIP) Program Regional Improvement Program (RIP) funds from the 71 /91 interchange project to the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project (CIP); and 2) Approve programming of $4 million federal earmark funds to the 71 /91 interchange project. 71. STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2009/10 ALLOCATION PLAN AND 2010 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND ESTIMATE Page 137 Overview This item is for the Commission to receive and file the FY 2009/10 Allocation Plan and 2010 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) fund estimate report. 7J. CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL UPDATE Overview This item is for the Commission to: Page 139 1) Formally accept the California High -Speed Rail Authority's (CHSRA) invitation to join as a participating agency as part of the environmental impact report/statement (EIR/EIS) process for the Los Angeles to San Diego via the Inland Empire high-speed train (HST) project; 2) Direct staff to work closely with the CHSRA and affected local jurisdictions in Riverside County to ensure a thorough and comprehensive analysis of high-speed rail service for Riverside County to include the study of potential alignments along with Interstates 15 and 215; and 3) Convene and conduct meetings of the Commission's High -Speed Rail Ad Hoc Committee to consider and provide input on the environmental process for the Los Angeles to San Diego via the Inland Empire project with periodic updates to the entire Commission. Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda November 12, 2009 Page 5 7K. FISCAL YEAR 2009 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT — RIVERSIDE AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION Page 147 Overview This item is for the Commission to allocate $570,000 to the city of Riverside (Riverside) in support of the Riverside Avenue grade separation project. 7L. STATE ROUTE 91 HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES PROJECT — RIGHT OF WAY AND DESIGN FUNDING INCREASE AND UTILITY AGREEMENTS Page 150 Overview This item is for the Commission to: 1) Approve the following options for right of way and design costs related to the State Route 91 high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes project: Option 1: $5.4 million of State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Regional Improvement Program (RIP) funds; or Option 2: $3,983,850 of federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and/or Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds and $1,416,150 of Measure A funds as local match; 2) Authorize the Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute agreements with Caltrans to reflect funding changes and to execute utility agreements related to the SR-91 HOV lanes project on behalf of the Commission; and 3) Approve a budget transfer of $1,416,150 from the SR-91 HOV lanes project right of way acquisition expenditures to the final design expenditure in the amount of $516,150 and the right of way support services expenditure in the amount of $900,000 in the FY 2009/10 budget. 7M. AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT REPROGRAMMING OPTIONS Page 153 Overview This item is for the Commission to authorize the Executive Director to approve the reprogramming of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) highway funds resulting from project savings to regional, high priority projects that meet the eligibility and timeline requirements of ARRA. Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda November 12, 2009 Page 6 8. AGREEMENT WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE ROUTE 74/INTERSTATE 215 INTERCHANGE PROJECT Page 154 Overview This item is for the Commission to: 1) Award Agreement No. 09-31-080-00 to Jacobs Engineering Group (Jacobs) to provide construction management, materials testing, and surveying services for the SR-74/I-215 interchange project, in the city of Perris, based on the scope and cost included in Attachment 1, for the base amount of $3,786,428, plus a contingency amount of $513,572, for a total not to exceed amount of $4.3 million; 2) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; 3) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve contingency work as may be required for the project; 4) Approve Cooperative Agreement No. 10-31-025-00 with Caltrans for construction of the SR-74/I-215 interchange project; and 5) Authorize the Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute the cooperative agreement and future non -funding related amendments to this agreement. 9. FUNDING MODIFICATION FOR RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHWEST COUNTY MEASURE A AND JOBS ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE SPECIALIZED TRANSIT GRANT AWARDS Page 232 Overview This item is for the Commission to: 1) Approve the reallocation of FY 2007 $58,319 Jobs Access Reverse Commute (JARC) funds from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest County (BGCSC) to the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA); 2) Approve programming of Measure A specialized transit funds to BGCSC in the amount of $82,048 for a total Measure A award of $462,141 with a revised local match requirement of $231,035; 3) Approve the reduction of $31,420 in Measure A specialized transit funds from RTA; and 4} Amend RTA's and BGCSC's current Measure A, JARC, and New Freedom (NF) agreements to reflect the proposed funding award modifications. • Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda November 12, 2009 Page 7 • 10. COACHELLA VALLEY RAIL STUDY UPDATE • • Page 236 Overview This item is for the Commission to receive and file an update on the Coachella Valley Rail Study. 11. ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA 12. COMMISSIONERS / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT Overview This item provides the opportunity for the Commissioners and the Executive Director to report on attended meetings/conferences and any other items related to Commission activities. 13. ADJOURNMENT The next Commission meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Board Room, County of Riverside Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside, California. r RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COMMISSIONER SIGN -IN SHEET NOVEMBER 12, 2009 NAME AGENCY E MAIL ADDRESS \m c(' V�Scm eGu nn ,Q�er -� �\.sm Q 9 ar l aw . � tm W-- i�n-� s {:110,traT'IALA71:;,i' /keyil-�Sve. �5r2,i.)etS Pv ne.t FaL,.� , fi-g2tal°< %Tv k,& 4-fe/Y ,vkPflee,ei _le,/,-�-S' 61 e.v"" U`(MV-f- _.1--L\PO t 0 R�Jv ��Pc)-� ' /117 /260- S Elite 5',d '2'6�/0/ c�� sia4 (.t)4 i API /,o---c-oe 11V- x.e4--------- ,�i� � / /7 / �%l�' r U cAt j 4124,. e /jj/nub( !"' 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City of La Quinta City of L6k-e=-Elsinlar-e-Tr' City of Menifee City Of Moreno :Malley , - City of Murrieta Cj _ City:Of o o .017( City of Palm Desert . - _ _ - _ - _ City of .Paiht-S - - - _ _ City of Perris City of-136ri City of_Riverside, City of S.Sti,j-d-diiito City of Temecula ' O O O City of Wiloo ar Governor's Appointee, Caltrans District 8 ,I7rO - RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMM/SS/ON MINUTES Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1. CALL TO ORDER The Riverside County Transportation Commission was called to order by Chair Bob Magee at 9:32 a.m. in the Board Room at the County of Riverside Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California, 92501. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At this time, Chair Magee led the Commission in a flag salute. 3. ROLL CALL Commissioners/Alternates Present Steve Adams Marion Ashley Roger Berg Bob Botts Daryl Busch Bob Buster Mary Craton Scott Farnam Jim Ferguson Eduardo Garcia Frank Hall Terry Henderson Darcy Kuenzi Robin Lowe Ron Meepos 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS Bob Magee Scott Matas Glenn Miller Jesse Molina Patrick J. Mullany Greg Pettis James Potts Steve Pougnet Ray Quinto Ron Roberts Karen Spiegel Jeff Stone John F. Tavaglione Ray Wolfe Commissioners Absent Joseph DeConinck Rick Gibbs County of Riverside, D4 Tanya Love, Goods Movement Manager, stated the Commission, in partnership with Mobility 21, San Bernardino Associated Governments, Southern California Association of Governments, and Western Riverside Council of Governments, hosted a workshop on Advancing Goods Movement in the Inland Empire and included updating the Commission's video on goods movement projects. MBI Media updated and nominated the video for a 2009 Telly Award. Riverside County Transportation Commission Minutes October 14, 2009 Page 2 Mary McCormick, MBI Media, announced the Commission received a 2009 Telly Award for Perfection and Excellence in Business Communication. Mike Myers, city of Moreno Valley, expressed support for Agenda Item 7D, Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Regional Arterial Program Recommendations for Programming Funds" specifically Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2, and stated he would be available if the Commission had any questions for the city of Moreno Valley. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 M/S/C (Henderson/Stone) to approve the minutes of September 9, 2009, meeting. Abstain: Farnam and Meepos 6. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS Chair Magee announced additional information for Agenda Item 9, "Eligibility for Measure A Local Streets and Roads Funding". 7. CONSENT CALENDAR Commissioner Roger Berg requested to pull Agenda Item 7C, "Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Regional Arterial Program Fiscal Year 2009/10 Budget Adjustments", and Agenda Item 7D, "Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Regional Arterial Program Recommendations for Programming Funds" for further discussion. M/S/C (Ashley/Craton) to approve the following Consent Calendar items: 7A. QUARTERLY SALES TAX ANALYSIS Receive and file the sales tax analysis for Quarter 1, 2009. Riverside County Transportation Commission Minutes October 14, 2009 Page 3 7B. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR ON -CALL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ADVISOR SERVICES WITH KPMG CORPORATE FINANCE, LLC 1) Approve Agreement No. 06-66-026-07, Amendment No. 6 to Agreement 06-66-026-00, for On -Call Strategic Partnership Advisor Services with KPMG Corporate Finance, LLC (KPMG) to continue providing on -call financial advisory services for the proposed State Route 91 and Interstate 15 corridor improvement projects for the amount of $329,736; and 2) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission. 7E. SB 821 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES PROGRAM EXTENSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO Grant the city of San Jacinto (San Jacinto) an extension to February 2010, for approved SB 821 program funds for the installation of concrete sidewalk and handicap ramps along the south side of Commonwealth Avenue from Hewitt Street to Girard Avenue. 7F. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT FUNDS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATORS 1) Adopt Resolution No. 09-016, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation Commission for the Purpose of Applying and/or Accepting Grants Awarded to the Commission's Rail Program from the Proposition 1B - Public Transportation Modernization, Improvements, and Service Enhancement Account Program "; 2) Allocate FY 2008/09 Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) funds as follows: • $178,536 to the city of Banning; • $120,000 to the city of Beaumont; • $312,552 to the city of Corona; • $1,500,000 to the city of Riverside; • $2,828,307 to the Commission's Commuter Rail Program; • $140,067 to the Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (PVVTA); • $2,700,735 to Riverside Transit Agency (RTA); • $2,273,111 to SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine); Riverside County Transportation Commission Minutes October 14, 2009 Page 4 3) Approve budget adjustments to increase revenues and other financing sources for a net total of $685,000 and transfers out by $729,000; and 4) Amend the Commission's Rail Program FY 2009/10 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) to reflect the Proposition 1 B funds of $870,637 for the La Sierra Multimodal Station Project. 7G. FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2009 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION'S SECTION 5310 CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATIONS 1) Adopt the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Section 5310 Riverside County project rankings as recommended by the Local Review Committee; 2) Include the projects in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (RTIP); and 3) Certify by Resolution No. 09-018, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation Commission Certifying Project Consistency with Regional. Transportation Plan", that the projects are derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit -human services transportation plan. 7H. COMMUTER RAIL PROGRAM UPDATE Receive and file an update on the Commuter Rail Program. 8. STATE ROUTE 91 PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES Michael Blomquist, Toll Program Director, provided an overview of the professional services contract with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., to perform project and construction management (PCM) services on the State Route 91 corridor improvement project, discussing the following areas: • Commission goals and SR-91 project mission; • 10-Year Delivery Plan projects and status of project development; • PCM role and contract phasing; • PCM procurement summary and introduction of the consultant team; • Updated financial feasibility and measured approach to design -build work; and • Staff recommendations. In response to Commissioner Jeff Stone's questions regarding the selection process, Michael Blomquist replied as follows: 1) Four firms submitted a written proposal — CALTROP Corporation, PB Americas, Inc., Parsons • • • " " 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 M i n u t e s O c t o b e r 1 4 , 2 0 0 9 P a g e 5 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n G r o u p , I n c . , a n d U R S W a s h i n g t o n D i v i s i o n ; 2 ) T h e p a n e l c o n s i s t e d o f K i p F i e l d , c i t y o f C o r o n a ; R a y W o l f e , C a ! t r a n s D i s t r i c t 0 8 ; K i r k A v i l a , O r a n g e C o u n t y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ; a n d J o h n S t a n d i f o r d , a n d M i c h a e l B l o m q u i s t , C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f ; 3 ) T h e f o u r f i r m s w e r e r a n k e d a n d t h e t o p t w o f i r m s w e r e s e l e c t e d f o r i n t e r v i e w s P a r s o n s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n G r o u p , I n c . a n d P B A m e r i c a s , I n c . H e d i s c u s s e d v a r i o u s d i s t i n g u i s h i n g a s p e c t s b e t w e e n t h e t w o f i r m s . 4 ) T h e s a v i n g s b o n u s i n E x h i b i t "