HomeMy Public PortalAbout12 December 13, 1989 CommissionRIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AND
SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES
2:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1989
RCTC BOARD ROOM
3560 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92501
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Minutes.
3. Public Comments.
4. Executive Director's & Commissioners' Reports.
A. Report on RCTC Workshop.
B. Report on November 30, 1989 RCTC/OCTC Meeting.
C. Other Items.
5. Consent Calendar - All matters on the consent calendar will
be approved in a single motion unless a Commission member
request separate action on specific items.
A. General RCTC Consent Calendar Items.
(1) 1990 Legislative Agenda.
Approve the proposed 1990 Legislative Agenda, as
presented, as the basis for direction to D.J. Smith
and Commission staff in dealing with the California
Legislature.
(2) FY 1990 Transportation Development Act Unmet Needs
Hearings.
That the Commission hold the FY 1990 unmet transit
needs hearings in Lake Elsinore and Riverside in
February and Palm Desert in March, and designate
staff to serve as a hearing board in Blythe. That
the Commission direct staff to locate appropriate
facilities for the hearings.
(3)
Report on Caltrans Transportation Management
Associations Informational Workshops.
Receive and file.
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(4) Delay in State Transportation Improvement Program
Development Schedule.
Receive and file.
(5) Airport Site Consensus Program for Orange County.
Receive and file.
(6) Provision of Short Term Disability Insurance to RCTC
Employees and Consolidation of Life. Short Term and
Long Term Disability Insurance.
Personnel Committee Recommendation
The Personnel Committee will meet prior to the
Commission meeting. If the Personnel Committee
recommendation is different from the staff
recommendation, this item will be pulled from the
Consent Calendar.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission: Consolidate short and long
term disability insurance and life insurance under
one provider, and accept the proposal from Pacific
Benefits to provide the Commission's consolidated
employee insurance.
B. SAFE Consent Calendar Items.
Authorization to Re-release the Request for Proposals for
Cellular Radiotelephone Service
Staff Recommendation
That the Riverside County Service Authority for Freeway
Emergencies authorize the re-release of the Request for
Proposal to obtain cellular telephone service for callbox
systems in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Counties.
C. Measure A Consent Calendar Items.
(1) RCTC/Caltrans Measure A Cooperative Agreement.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission give final 'approval to the
Cooperative Agreement. This will allow RCTC to move
ahead with the Measure A highway program using
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Measure A funds with a formal understanding that
Caltrans will recognize those expenditures and make
"good faith" efforts to achieve the 50 percent
minimum match provision of Measure A over the life
of the Measure A program.
(2) Consultant Selection for Category 3, Traffic
Engineering.
Receive and file.
Bechtel Right -of -Way for the 60/91/215 Interchange.
Receive and file.
(3)
6. Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. Performance Audit Phase IIB
Report.
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Phase IIb Report prepared by Booz-Allen & Hamilton
and the process for incorporating their recommendations into
the FY 1991-95 Short Range Transit Plan development process,
and the Productivity Improvement Program for FY 1989/90.
7. South Coast Air Quality Management District - Program for
Additional Registration Fee in Riverside County.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission authorize the Chairman to sign the
attached letter to the Chairman of the SCAQMD requesting
approval and authorization for the Commission to develop this
program for Riverside for submittal and approval to the SCAQMD
by May 1, 1990.
8. Resolution 89-011: Support for Feasibility Study and Tier 1
Environmental Document for Cajalco Corridor.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission adopt Resolution 89-011 as proposed.
9. "Road to the Coast" - Pre -feasibility Study Presentation.
Receive and file.
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10. Measure A Program Items.
A. Route 91 Project Items.
(1) Report on Route 91 Environmental Assessment.
An oral report on the environmental assessment being
prepared for Route 91 will be presented at the
meeting for information.
(2) Route 91 HOV Study by Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Ouade
and Douglas, Inc.
(3)
Receive and discuss.
Survey of 91 Freeway Commuter Patterns and
Attitudes.
The Commission should: 1) Review the survey results
in preparation for discussion of Item 9A(4), Project
Implementation Policy Issues; and, 2) Request
proposals for additional research as suggested by
the Wirthlin Group.
(4) Route 91 Project Implementation Policy Issues
Related to Interim HOV as Construction Mitigation
and Transportation Management Plan Programs.
That the Commission consider the policy options
listed in the staff report and provide some
direction to staff, Caltrans, and consultants.
B. Proposed Measure A Policy - New Cities Receipt of Local
Streets and Roads Funds.
Western County Policy Advisory Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommendation will be presented to the
Commission at the meeting.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission use the State method for distributing
the State Sales Tax subventions to cities/counties to
allocate Measure A Local Street and Road Program Funds
to newly formed cities in Riverside County.
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C. Authorization to Issue Reauest for Proposal for
Engineering Assessment of Commuter Train Intearation Into
Santa Fe Railway Freight Operation on the San Bernardino
Subdivision.
Budget and Finance Committee
The recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
will be presented during the meeting.
Staff Recommendations
To: 1) Authorize the Executive Director to issue the
Request for Proposal to the firms identified; and, 2)
Transfer $500,000 from Measure A Contingencies to Measure
A Consultant and Specialized Services for the proposed
study.
D. Measure A Local Interchange Funding Request - County of
Riverside.
Western County Policy Advisory Committee Recommendation
Committee recommendation will be presented during the
meeting.
Budget and Finance Committee Recommendation
E.
Committee recommendation will be presented
meeting.
during the
Application of Measure A Consultants to the
Highway Projects.
Receive and file.
F. Addendum to RCTC/CVAG Agreement.
Measure A
The results of the Special CVAG Executive Committee
meeting and staff recommendations will be presented
during the meeting.
G. Bechtel Contract Amendment.
Budget and Finance Committee Recommendation
The Committee recommendation will be presented during the
Commission meeting.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission: 1) Approve the amendment to
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Staff Recommendation
That the Commission: 1) Approve the amendment to
Bechtel's contract as presented; and, 2) Authorize staff
to transfer $561,000 from the Contingency Account to the
Professional and Services Account.
H. CVAG Request for Measure A - State Highway Program
Funding for Portion of Route 111 in Cathedral City.
CVAG (Coachella Valley Measure Policy Advisory Committee)
Recommendation
That the Commission approve the $600,000 request on
behalf of Cathedral City.
Staff Recommendation
That the Commission:
1) First determine the issue of "funding flexibility"
in relation to the RCTC/CVAG Agreement Addendum (see
Agenda Item No. 10F). If RCTC is not provided
sufficient flexibility to shift funds between areas
and/or programs, no funding should be allocated to
Route 111 projects, at least until formal review and
action is taken on the Measure A Short Range
Financial Plan for Implementation of Highway and
Commuter Rail Projects.
2
Defer action, at least until it has determined how
quickly Cathedral City might need the highway funds
in relation to the corridor concept planning and
engineering which RCTC will sponsor for Route 111.
An interim source of revenue for Cathedral City
might be its "local street and road" share of
Measure A funds.
11. RCTC Representative and Alternate to the Interagency AQMP
Implementation Committee.
That the Chairman appoint an RCTC Representative and Alternate
to Interagency AQMP Implementation Committee.
12. Adjournment.