HomeMy Public PortalAbout05 May 3, 1989 CommissionRIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AND
SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES
2:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1989
14TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
RIVERSIDE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER
4080 LEMON STREET, RIVERSIDE 92501
1. Call to Order.
L. Approval of April 5, 1989 Minutes.
3. Public Comments.
4. Consent Calendar. - (All matters on the consent calendar
will be approved in a single motion unless a Commission/SAFE
member requests separate action on specific items.)
A. D.J. Smith Monthly Sacramento Report.
Receive and file.
B. Citizens Advisory Committee Appointment - Redesignation.
To change the Citizens Advisory Committee appointment
of Arnold Dickson to the Chairman of the Riverside
County Coalition for Better Transportation or his/her
designated alternate.
C. RCTC Quarterly Financial Report.
Receive and file.
D. FY 1988-89 RCTC/SAFE Budgets.
For information only.
E. Commissioners' Per Diem.
The Budget and Finance Committee propose to increase
the Commissioners' per diem to $100 per day, not to
exceed $400 per month.
F. Resolution of Intention Amending RCTC Employees' PERS
Benefits.
To adopt the Resolution of Intention amending RCTC
employees' PERS benefits.
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G. Resolution to Establish Money Purchase Retirement Plan
401(a) with ICMA.
To approve the resolution with ICMA.
H. FY 1988-89 Financial Audits.
To authorize the Executive Director to execute an
agreement with Ernst & Whinney in an amount not to
exceed $130,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses not to
exceed 15% to conduct the FY 1988-89 financial audits
of the Commission, LTF, STA, SAFE, and the claimants
for transit, streets and roads, and bicycle/pedestrian
projects.
I. Proposal to Support Billboard Ban on I-15.
That RCTC support a billboard ban on the newly opened
section of I-15 between Norco and Route 60, and
cooperate with Supervisor Melba Dunlap to develop and
implement a longer term strategy to landscape the
corridor.
J. Request Authorization to Retain Norm Blacher to Assist
Staff Prior to Filling New Positrons.
To approve contract with Norm Blacher. Also, approve
transfer of funds from the RCTC Contingency Account to
Professional and Specialized Services Account.
5. PUBLIC HEARING - Proposed 1989-90 RCTC, SAFE, and Measure A
Budgets
The Budget and Finance Committee recommends approval of the
proposed FY 1989-90 RCTC, SAFE and Measure A budgets subject
to findings, notations and revisions as noted in the report.
6. Transportation Development Act Items
A. Unmet Transit Needs Findings.
Based upon review of unmet transit needs comments and
requests and review of existing services as well as
service changes and new service(s) planned to be
implemented, that the Commission find that there are no
unmet transit needs which can be reasonably met in
Riverside County and request that SCAG concur with this
finding.
B. City of Banning - State Transit Assistance Fund Request
to Amend the Use of Allocated Funds.
To approve the request from the City of Banning to use
STA funds for the purchase of benches and bus stop
signs for their fixed route system.
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C. Local Transportation Fund Apportionments.
That the Commission consider appropriate action
regarding possible change to the apportionment formula
following the SunLine presentation and discussion.
7. Federal Aid Urban (FAU) Programs - Revised FY's 1989-93 and
1990-94.
Approve the FAU projects shown in the attached FY 1989-93
and EY 1990-94 Transportation Improvement Programs.
8. Patent Litigation Protection for Callbox Project.
To: 1) approve to enter into an agreement with Laff,
Whitesel, Conte, and Saret to provide review and
incorporation of appropriate indemnification and patent
protection language in the Bi-County SAFE RFP, prior to its
approval for release, for an amount not to exceed $5,000;
and, 2) to approve a SAFE budget amendment to transfer
$2,500 from contingency to legal services.
9. Legal Policies and Procedures - CEQA Guidelines and Real
Property Acquisitran Guidelines.
Approve resolution to adopt guidelines for implementing the
CEQA guidelines.
10. SCAG Related Items.
A. SB 969 (Bergeson) - SCAG Reorganization.
To support SB 969 with amendments discussed by
B. Other.
11. Discussion of Various Transportation Funding Proposals.
That RCTC discuss the issues in the staff report related to
transportation funding increases to help determine direction
for legislative advocacy.
12. Impact of Walled Subdivisions on Transit Use.
To request all
recognize that
impact on the
system, and that
to address this
staff.
cities and the County of Riverside to
walled subdivisions may have a negative
use of transit by limiting access to the
they develop and adopt appropriate policies
impact as part of their subdivision review
and approval process.
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13. Measure A Program Items.
A. Amendment No. 2 to Contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff
Related to Route 91 Survey - Prevailing Wage Rate
Adjustment.
Legal counsel will present an oral report and a
recommendation to the Commission at the meeting.
B. Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans District 11 for the
Route 86 Project Design.
Approve the cooperative agreement with Caltrans
District 11 for the Route 85 Project Design.
C. General Progress Report on Measure A Highway Projects.
The Executive Director will present an oral report.
D. Commission Fact Finding Trips to San Diego and Santa
Clara Counties' Measure A OrganTzalaTns.
Mark Massman, Commission Consultant, will present an
oral report at the meeting.
E. Measure A Transit Subsidy Policy - Western County Area.
To adopt the policies to provide Measure A funds to
subsidize fares for the elderly and handicapped for
public transit operators to meet their minimum fare
revenue to operating cost ratio required by the State
for funding eligibility under the Local Transportation
Fund (LTF) Program.
F. RCTC/CVAG Memorandum of Understanding.
Approve the draft MOU as submitted.
G. Proposal for RCTC to Secure a Commercial Line of Credit
for Interim CapitaI—Financing.
To approve the Budget and Finance Committee's
recommendations.
H Finding that Acquisition of Existing, operating
Rai road Lines are "Categorically Exempt" from CEQA
Requirements.
To accept Helene B. Kornblatt's report and indicate its
intent to determine that acquisition of the San Jacinto
Branch line from the Santa Fe would be categorically
exempt from the requirements of CEQA.
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1g. Closed Session.
A. Instruct Negotiators Regarding Acquisition of Property.
14:. Adjournment.