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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/
SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
www.rctc.org
AGENDA*
*Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda
1:00 P.M.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
County Administrative Center
Conference Room A
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
Indio Teleconference Site
Apt. A216
82490 Requa Avenue
Indio, CA 92201
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — NOVEMBER 1, 2012
5. 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.)
Citizens Advisory Committee/
Social Services Transportation Advisory Council
May 9, 2013
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6. FY 2013/14 — FY 2015/16 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLANS
Overview
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Review and approve, in concept, the FY 2013/14 — FY 2015/16 Short
Range Transit Plans for the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Corona,
Riverside, Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency, Riverside Transit Agency,
SunLine Transit Agency and the Commission's Regional Commuter Rail
program, as presented; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND INFORMATION
Overview
This item provides the opportunity for the Committee Members and staff to report
on attended and upcoming meetings/conferences and issues related to
Committee activities.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The next Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory
Council meeting is to be determined at a later date and will be held at the
Riverside County Transportation Commission, County Administrative Center,
4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501, 3rd Floor, Conference Room A.
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MINUTES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE/
SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Minutes
November 1, 2012
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Peter Benavidez called the Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Services
Transportation Advisory Council to order at 2:15 P.M. at the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Offices, 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor, Conference
Room A, Riverside, California 92501.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present
Michelle Anglin
Peter Benavidez
Jim Collins
Joe Forgiarini
Andrea Puga
Gordon Robinson
Mary Venerable
Members Absent
Fortunato Penilla
Sherry Thibodeaux
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes were approved as submitted.
5. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS
There were no additions/revisions to the agenda.
6. 2013 UNIVERSAL CALL FOR PROJECTS
Heather Menninger, AMMA provided an update on the 2013 Universal Call for
Projects. In the recent 2010 census, the population in Riverside County grew,
especially in the Coachella Valley area. The increase in population requires
additional services. There is an increase in veterans and disabled persons. The
2012 Update to the Public Transit -Human Services Transportation Coordination
Plan for Riverside County was recently approved. It identified and prioritized the
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Social Services Transportation Advisory Council
November 1, 2012
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needs of persons with disabilities, older adults, and low-income individuals. Ms.
Menninger provided an additional update to the plan. There were new areas and
population that were addressed. Not only was there a change in the type of
needs, but also the volume.
Martha Durbin, RCTC, presented an update on the outcome of the FY 2011 Call
for Projects. A brief discussion was held.
Dennis Brooks, AMMA went over the application process. For this Call, the
instructions and forms are on separate pages. There is an overview of
instructions page and an application form. The due date is January 8, 2013 at
2:00 P.M. and must include one electronic copy and one hard copy. There will
be a development workshop on December 3 from 2:00-4:00 P.M. The
applications will be available on RCTC's website on November 16. The results
are expected to go to the Commission in April with a recommendation to award.
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND INFORMATION
Gordon Robinson, RTA, announced that on October 25, the RTA Board approved
a study for the Twin Cities Transit Center. There will be a meeting with Murrieta
and Temecula to identify a possible site. A comprehensive transportation
analysis has been started.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Citizens Advisory
Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory Council, the meeting
adjourned at approximately 3:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Fina Clemente
Transit Manager
AGENDA ITEM 7
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
May 9, 2013
TO:
Citizens Advisory Committee/Social Services Transportation Advisory
Council
FROM:
Josefina Clemente, Transit Manager
THROUGH:
Robert Yates, Multimodal Services Director
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2013/14 — Fiscal Year 2015/16 Short Range Transit Plans
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Committee to:
1) Review and approve, in concept, the FY 2013/14 - FY 2015/16 Short Range
Transit Plans (SRTPs) for the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Corona, Riverside,
Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (MA/TA), Riverside Transit Agency (RTA),
SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine) and the Commission's Rail program, as
presented; and
2) Forward to the Commission for final action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As part of the statewide public transportation program, the Commission is tasked with
the responsibility to identify, analyze and recommend potential productivity
improvements to ensure that federal, state and local funds allocated to transit operators
provide services needed by county residents and are used in an efficient and effective
manner. Through the SRTP planning process, the Commission and transit agencies,
determine the transit needs of the community, analyze current transportation services
and their ability to meet those needs, and recommend service and organizational
initiatives aimed at improving service delivery and meeting identified unmet needs, over
a three-year time frame.
The Riverside County FY 2013/14 - FY 2015/16 SRTPs are comprised of plans that
cover the county apportionment areas of Western Riverside, Coachella Valley and Palo
Verde Valley. The plans are developed to meet the Commission's Productivity
Improvement Program (PIP) which was adopted as part of a comprehensive effort with
the county's public transit operators to maintain financially sustainable transit systems.
The SRTP process also requires that transit operators address recommendations that
are made by regular performance audits. In addition, the SRTP is used as
documentation to support projects included in the regional transportation plan prepared
by the Southern California Association of Governments, the region's metropolitan
planning organization, which also serves as the primary justification for receipts of
Federal grants for transit operations and capital projects.
Agenda Item
The state's economic outlook this coming fiscal year remains optimistic but slightly
dampened by possible delay of this year's projected federal revenues due to the
ongoing dispute between the Department of Labor (DOL) and State of California
regarding the implementation of the Public Employee Pension Reform Act and Section
13(c) of the Federal Transit Act. Until this is resolved, the DOL is continuing its practice
of withholding certification of federal transit grant funds to State of California grantees at
the request of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). There has been no indication to date
that the ATU or DOL will allow transit agencies to receive certification of their federal
operating grant to fund the remainder of FY 12/13 operations. As a result, the current
RTA and SunLine financial plans are prepared to absorb the impact of the current
disruption. To meet the growing demand for transit services, the operators are focusing
on purchasing the needed vehicles for replacement of aging buses and other capital
equipment that were programmed and fully funded in previous years. They are also
furthering efforts to develop and assess marketing plans to continue and introduce new
transit options and alternatives to serve the growing transit users in the county as well
as improve necessary access and mobility for the large segment of the county's
disabled, elderly, and lower -income populations.
This annual update aims to continue evaluating current transit service and performance
measures to keep up with increasing travel demand within the region. Staff is
requesting that the SRTPs be approved in concept only, as requests for financial
allocations will be made at the July Commission meeting.
City of Banning
The city of Banning (Banning) works closely with the city of Beaumont (Beaumont) to
provide a seamless transit system for the residents of Banning, Beaumont, and the
unincorporated areas of Cabazon, Cherry Valley, and the commercial area of the
Morongo Band of Mission Indians reservation. Planned services for FY 2013/14
include:
• A Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) of both cities of Banning and
Beaumont will be conducted by Transportation Management Design Inc.;
• Purchase one fixed route coach and one ADA accessible van for expansion;
• Install additional bus stops signs along Routes 1, 5 and 6 to reduce number of flag
stops;
• Closely monitor service to the Mt. San Jacinto College campus and the Cabazon
Evening Express and address needs as necessary; and
• Continue working with the City of Beaumont staff on route and schedules, fares
and passenger amenities to provide seamless transit service in the Pass area.
City of Beaumont
Beaumont Transit provides both dial -a -ride and fixed route services and works closely
with Banning to provide a seamless transit system in the Pass area. Planned services
for FY 2013/14 include:
Agenda Item
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t i m e s ;
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" I n s t a l l m o r e b u s s h e l t e r s a n d b u s b e n c h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s e r v i c e a r e a ;
" D e v e l o p a n d p r i n t a s y s t e m - w i d e m a p s h o w i n g B e a u m o n t a n d B a n n i n g r o u t e s ; a n d
" C o n t i n u e c o l l a b o r a t i v e e f f o r t s w i t h B a n n i n g t o i m p r o v e c o o r d i n a t i o n o f r o u t e s ,
s c h e d u l e s , p a s s e n g e r a m e n i t i e s a n d f a r e s f o r s e a m l e s s t r a n s i t s e r v i c e i n t h e P a s s
a r e a .
C i t y o f C o r o n a
T h e c i t y o f C o r o n a ( C o r o n a ) o p e r a t e s a f i x e d r o u t e s y s t e m k n o w n a s t h e C o r o n a
C r u i s e r a n d a g e n e r a l p u b l i c d i a l - a - r i d e p r o g r a m . C o r o n a c l o s e l y c o o r d i n a t e s a l l
t r a n s f e r s w i t h b o t h R T A a n d t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s R a i l s e r v i c e s . P l a n n e d s e r v i c e s f o r F Y
2 0 1 3 / 1 4 i n c l u d e :
" P u r c h a s e o n e e x p a n s i o n a n d f i v e r e p l a c e m e n t C o r o n a C r u i s e r b u s e s ;
" I n s t a l l a n e w l a n d m o b i l e - b a s e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m ;
" I m p l e m e n t p h a s e o n e o f a m u l t i - y e a r e f f o r t t o e n h a n c e a c c e s s i b i l i t y o f C o r o n a
C r u i s e r b u s s t o p s ;
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c o n t r a c t o r t o o p e r a t e t h e c i t y t r a n s i t s e r v i c e a n d c o n t i n u e o p e r a t i o n b e g i n n i n g
A u g u s t , 2 0 1 3 ; a n d
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a n d l o c a t i o n s w h e r e t o t r a n s p o r t s t u d e n t s d u e t o c o n t i n u i n g c o n s t r a i n t s o n s c h o o l
b u s i n g .
C i t y o f R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s
R i v e r s i d e S p e c i a l S e r v i c e s ( R S S ) o p e r a t e s a 2 4 - h o u r a d v a n c e r e s e r v a t i o n d i a l - a - r i d e
f o r s e n i o r s a n d p e r s o n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s w i t h i n t h e R i v e r s i d e c i t y l i m i t s . T h e p r o g r a m
s e r v e s a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o R T A ' s t r a n s i t s e r v i c e f o r s e n i o r s a n d p e r s o n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s
u n a b l e t o u s e f i x e d r o u t e s e r v i c e . P l a n n e d s e r v i c e s f o r F Y 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 i n c l u d e :
" I n s t a l l f i v e a d d i t i o n a l s l o w f i l l s t a t i o n s a t t h e R i v e r s i d e C o r p o r a t i o n Y a r d i n F Y
2 0 1 3 / 1 4 t o m e e t f u e l i n g d e m a n d ;
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J u n e , 2 0 1 3 ;
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o p e r a t i o n a l s t a r t i n g J u l y 2 0 1 3 . T h e f a c i l i t y i n c l u d e s 6 b a y s , a n o f f i c e a n d a l a r g e
s t o r a g e a r e a f o r p a r t s a n d e q u i p m e n t ;
" C u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n t h e d e s i g n p l a n t o e x p a n d a n d m o d e r n i z e t h e O p e r a t i o n s
f a c i l i t y t o i n c l u d e a l a r g e r d i s p a t c h c e n t e r a n d a s e p a r a t e c o n f e r e n c e r o o m ; a n d
A g e n d a I t e m
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t h e b a c k w i n d o w s o f a g e n c y m i n i b u s e s .
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
T h e P V V T A p r o v i d e s f i x e d r o u t e a n d a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e i m b u r s e m e n t p r o g r a m f o r
i n d i v i d u a l s w h o c a n n o t r i d e t h e p u b l i c b u s s y s t e m . T h e f i x e d r o u t e c a n d e v i a t e u p t o
t h r e e - q u a r t e r s o f a m i l e a w a y f r o m t h e a c t u a l f i x e d r o u t e . S e r v i c e i s p r o v i d e d w i t h i n t h e
c i t y o f B l y t h e a n d s u r r o u n d i n g u n i n c o r p o r a t e d c o u n t y a r e a s i n t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y .
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C a l t r a n s t o e x t e n d p r o g r a m u n t i l 2 0 1 4 ;
" C u r r e n t f a r e s t r u c t u r e w i l l b e m a i n t a i n e d f o r F Y 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 w i t h a p o s s i b i l i t y o f
m o d e s t i n c r e a s e i n F Y 2 0 1 4 / 1 5 ;
" C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d u p g r a d e i n s t a l l a t i o n f o r t h e n e w T r a n s i t F a c i l i t y w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d
i n F Y 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 ;
" C o n t i n u e t o i m p l e m e n t t h e P V V T A X - T e n d - A - R i d e , a d e m a n d r e s p o n s e s e r v i c e t o
a d d r e s s s p e c i a l t i m e s w h e n c o m m u n i t y e v e n t s r e q u i r e g e n e r a l p u b l i c s e r v i c e t h a t
a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e o n t h e e x i s t i n g f i x e d r o u t e s y s t e m ; a n d
" R u n e x i s t i n g s e r v i c e s f o r R o u t e s 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , a n d 5 w i t h m i n o r c h a n g e s i n f r e q u e n c y
t o u n p r o d u c t i v e a r e a s .
R i v e r s i d e T r a n s i t A g e n c y
R T A p r o v i d e s l o c a l , i n t e r c i t y , a n d r e g i o n a l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s . A s t h e C o n s o l i d a t e d
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S e r v i c e A g e n c y ( C T S A ) f o r w e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y , R T A i s
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o o r d i n a t i n g t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s e r v i c e a r e a , p r o v i d i n g
d r i v e r t r a i n i n g a n d g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n s a s s i s t a n c e t o o p e r a t o r s i n W e s t e r n C o u n t y .
P l a n n e d s e r v i c e s f o r F Y 2 0 1 3 / 1 4 i n c l u d e :
" T h e C O A s t u d y w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d i n 2 0 1 4 a n d w i l l s e r v e a s a b l u e p r i n t o f s e r v i c e
i m p r o v e m e n t s f o r t h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s ;
" P r o p o s e d s e r v i c e c h a n g e s i n c l u d e l a t e r s e r v i c e o n m a j o r r o u t e s s e r v i n g c o l l e g e s
a n d u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d r e i n s t a t e m e n t o f t h r e e h o l i d a y s ( M e m o r i a l D a y , I n d e p e n d e n c e
D a y a n d L a b o r D a y ) ;
" C o n t i n u e r e f i n i n g e x i s t i n g s e r v i c e t h r o u g h i m p r o v e d s c h e d u l i n g , s t r e a m l i n i n g a n d
b e t t e r s e r v i n g c o m m u n i t i e s w i t h t h e a v a i l a b l e r e s o u r c e s ; a n d
" I n c r e a s e o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t b y a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 . 4 % o v e r F Y 2 0 1 2 / 1 3 b u d g e t .
S u n L i n e T r a n s i t A g e n c y
S u n L i n e i s t h e C T S A f o r C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a n d i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o o r d i n a t i n g t r a n s i t
s e r v i c e s i n t h e v a l l e y , w h i c h c o v e r s a s e r v i c e a r e a o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 , 1 2 0 s q u a r e m i l e s .
S u n L i n e p r o v i d e s b o t h l o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e s w i t h 1 3 f i x e d r o u t e s
A g e n d a I t e m
and demand response dial -a -ride services known as SunDial. Planned services for FY
2013/14 include:
• Complete construction and occupy the new Administrative Building project at
Thousand Palms;
• Implement the new Indio -Palm Desert and North Shore -Indio bus services;
• Implement route improvements to Lines 14, 15, 24, 30, 32, 53, 70, 90, 91, and 111;
• Continue the Taxi Voucher program in Coachella Valley and the Riverside
Commuter Link 220 express bus service; and
• Procure additional bus shelters and continue working with local jurisdictions on bus
stop improvements.
Commission's Rail Program
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority operates seven commuter rail lines with
52 locomotives and 150 commuter rail cars. Three routes, the Riverside to Los Angeles
Line, the Inland Empire to Orange County Line (IEOC), and the Riverside to Los
Angeles via Fullerton Line (91 Line) directly serve western Riverside County with
connecting service available to destinations on the other four lines. Planned services for
FY 2013/14 include:
• Potential implementation of 5%+ fare increase;
• Begin construction of the Perris Valley Line Metrolink extension;
• $1 million cost increase due to implementation of positive train control;
• Potential service increase on 91 Line; and
• Support development of Coachella Valley commuter rail facilities.
Attachments: FY 2013/14-FY 2015/16 Operator SRTPs
1) City of Banning
2) City of Beaumont
3) City of Corona
4) City of Riverside
5) PVVTA
6) RTA
7) SunLine
8) Commuter Rail Program
Agenda Item