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MEETING AGENDA
9:30 a.m. / Wednesday, October 12, 2011
BOARD ROOM
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside
,. COMMISSIONERS -tA
Chair G reg Pettis
First Vice Chair -John J. Benoit
Second Vice Chair Karen Spiegel
Bob Buster, County of Riverside
John F. Tavaglione, County of Riverside
Jeff Stone, County of Riverside
John J. Benoit, County of Riverside
Marion Ashley, County of Riverside
Bob Botts / Don Robinson, City of Banning
Roger Berg / Jeff Fox, City of Beaumont
Joseph DeConinck / To Be Appointed, City of Blythe
Ella Zanowic / Jeff Hewitt, City of Calimesa
Mary Craton / Barry Talbot, City of Canyon Lake
Greg Pettis / Kathleen DeRosa, City of Cathedral City
Steven Hernandez / Eduardo Garcia, City of Coachella
Karen Spiegel/Steve Nolan, City of Corona
Scott Matas / Russell Betts, City of Desert Hot Springs
Adam Rush / Ike Bootsma, City of Eastvale
Larry Smith / Robert Youssef, City of Hemet
Douglas Hanson I Patrick Mullany, City of Indian Wells
Glenn Miller I Michael Wilson, City of Indio
Frank Johnston I Micheal Goodland, City of Jurupa Valley
Terry Henderson I Don Adolph, City of La Quinta
Bob Magee I Melissa Melendez, City of Lake Elsinore
Darcy Kuenzi / Wallace Edgerton, City of Menifee
Marcelo Co / Richard Stewart, City of Moreno Valley
Rick Gibbs I Kelly Bennett, City of Murrieta
Berwin Hanna / Kathy Azevedo, City of Norco
Jan Harnik / William Krooner:'l, City of Palm Desert
Steve Pougnet / Ginny Foat, City of Palm Springs
Daryl Busch / AI Landers, City of Perris
Scott Hines I Gordon Moller, City of Rancho Mirage
Steve Adams / Andy Melendrez, City of Riverside
Scott Miller / Andrew Kotyuk, City of San Jacinto
Ron Roberts I Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula
Ben Benoit I Timothy Walker, City of Wildomar
Raymond Wolfe, Governor's Appointee
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.
Tara Byerly
From: Tara Byerly
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 20111:58 PM
To: Tara Byerly
Subject: Barney Barnett's Handouts for the October Commission Meeting
Attachments: ECOPY1_LDAPMAIL_10122011-133455.PDF
Importance: High
Good Afternoon Commissioners,
For your information, attached above is Barney Barnett's correspondence dated October 12, 2011, along
with the map that depicts the proposed Highgrove Metrolink Station. Since there were not enough
copies of Mr. Barnett's letter and there were no copies of the map at the Commission Meeting we
wanted to ensure you received both. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Tara S. Byerly
RCTC
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Tara Byerly
From: Tara Byerly
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:13 PM
To: Tara Byerly
Subject: RCTC October Commission Agenda
Importance: High
Good Afternoon Commission Alternates:
Attached below is the link to the October 12, 2011 Commission Meeting Agenda. Please copy the link
and past it into a web page http://www.rctc.org/downloads/current/agenda 2011 10.pdf. Thank you.
Respectfu lIy,
Tara S. Byerly
Senior AdIninistrative Assistant
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 787-7141
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Tara Byerly
From: Tara Byerly
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:07 PM
To: Tara Byerly
Subject: RCTC October Commission Agenda -Ipad Users
Attachments: Conflict of Interest Memo.pdf; Conflict of Interest Form.pdf
Importance: Hjgh
Good Afternoon Commissioners,
The October Commission Agenda for the IPad Users is available. Please copy this link:
http://www.rctc.org/downloads/current/agenda ipad.pdf
In addition, attached is the conflict of interest memo and the form for your review. Please let me know if
you have any questions.
Respectfu lIy,
Tara S. Byerly
Senior Administrative Assistant
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 787-7141
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Rivenicle (GUllty'ranspartation Comnissian
TO: Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM: Jennifer Harmon, Office and Board Services Manager
DATE: October 5, 2011
SUBJECT: Possible Conflicts of Interest Issues -Riverside County Transportation
Commission Agenda of October 12, 2011
The October 12, 2011 agenda of the Riverside County Transportation Commission
includes items which may raise possible conflicts of interest. A RCTC member may
not participate in any discussion or action concerning a contract or amendment if a
campaign contribution of more than $ 250 is received in the past 12 months or
3 months following the conclusion from any entity or individual listed.
Agenda Item No. 7H -Awards for Freeway Service Patrol Tow Truck Services
Consultant(s): Pepe's Towing Service
2000 W. Key Street
Colton, CA 92324
Jose Acosta, President
Roy and Dot's Towing
667 W. Rialto Avenue
Riaito, CA 92376
David McClure, President
Navarro's Towing
76657 Orange Way
Fontana, CA 92335
Heriberto Eddie Navarro, Owner
RCTC Conflict of Interest Form
Purpose: This form is provided to assist members of the RCTC Commissioners in meeting requirements of
Government Code Section 84308 and 87100 in documenting conflict of interests as related to RCTC
Commission/Committee agenda items.
Instructions: Under certain circumstances, RCTC Commission may be required to disclose and disqualify
themselves from participating in, influencing, or voting on an agenda item due to personal income, real
property interests, investments, business positions, or receipt of campaign contributions. If applicable,
Commissioners must personally state the following information, for entry into the public record, prior to
consideration of the involved agenda item(s) and turn in the completed form to the Clerk of the Board
prior to leaving the meeting. An RCTC member may not participate in any discussion or action
concerning a contract or amendment if a campaign contribution of more than $250 is received in the past
12 months or 3 months following the conclusion from any entity or individual.
I. Board Member Information
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4 0 8 0 L e m o n S t r e e t , F i r s t F l o o r , R i v e r s i d e , C A
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d i s t r i b u t e d 7 2 h o u r s p r i o r t o t h e m e e t i n g , w h i c h a r e p u b l i c r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o o p e n s e s s i o n
a g e n d a i t e m s , w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e f o r i n s p e c t i o n b y m e m b e r s o f t h e p u b l i c p r i o r t o t h e m e e t i n g a t
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m e e t i n g t i m e w i l l a s s i s t s t a f f i n a s s u r i n g t h a t r e a s o n a b l e a r r a n g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d e t o
p r o v i d e a c c e s s i b i l i t y a t t h e m e e t i n g .
1 . C A L L T O O R D E R
2 . P L E D G E O F A L L E G I A N C E
3 . R O L L C A L L
4 . P U B L I C C O M M E N T S - E a c h i n d i v i d u a l s p e a k e r i s l i m i t e d t o s p e a k t h r e e ( 3 )
c o n t i n u o u s m i n u t e s o r l e s s . T h e C o m m i s s i o n m a y , e i t h e r a t t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e C h a i r
o r b y m a j o r i t y v o t e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n , w a i v e t h i s t h r e e m i n u t e t i m e l i m i t a t i o n .
D e p e n d i n g o n t h e n u m b e r o f i t e m s o n t h e A g e n d a a n d t h e n u m b e r o f s p e a k e r s , t h e
C h a i r m a y , a t h i s / h e r d i s c r e t i o n , r e d u c e t h e t i m e o f e a c h s p e a k e r t o t w o ( 2 ) c o n t i n u o u s
m i n u t e s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e m a x i m u m t i m e f o r p u b l i c c o m m e n t f o r a n y i n d i v i d u a l i t e m o r
t o p i c i s t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) m i n u t e s . A l s o , t h e C o m m i s s i o n m a y t e r m i n a t e p u b l i c c o m m e n t s i f
s u c h c o m m e n t s b e c o m e r e p e t i t i o u s . S p , e a k e r s m a y n o t y i e l d t h e i r t i m e t o o t h e r s
w i t h o u t t h e c o n s e n t o f t h e C h a i r . A n y w r i t t e n d o c u m e n t s t o b e d i s t r i b u t e d o r
p r e s e n t e d t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C l e r k o f t h e B o a r d . T h i s p o l i c y
a p p l i e s t o P u b l i c C o m m e n t s a n d c o m m e n t s o n A g e n d a I t e m s .
" U n d e r t h e B r o w n A c t , t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h o u l d n o t t a k e a c t i o n o n o r d i s c u s s m a t t e r s
r a i s e d d u r i n g p u b l i c c o m m e n t p o r t i o n o f t h e a g e n d a t h a t a r e n o t l i s t e d o n t h e a g e n d a .
C o m m i s s i o n m e m b e r s m a y r e f e r s u c h m a t t e r s t o s t a f f f o r f a c t u a l i n f o r m a t i o n o r t o b e
p l a c e d o n t h e s u b s e q u e n t a g e n d a f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda
October 12, 2011
Page 2
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 •
6. ADDITIONS 1 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.
7 A. FISCAL YEAR 2010/11 MEASURE A LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS
BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
Page 1
Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve a budget adjustment for an
increase in FY 2010/11 revenues and expenditures related to Measure A
local streets and roads allocations. •
7B. PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL GRANT REGARDING EXPRESS AND
TOLL LANES
Page 3
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1 ) Direct staff to participate in the Southern California Association of
Governments' (SCAG) regional congestion pricing study known as
the Express Travel Choices study;
2) Approve Agreement No. 12-65-016-00 with SCAG in the amount
of $68,400 for the Commission's share of the local match for the
$4 million effort; and
3) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute
the agreement on behalf of the Commission.
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October 12, 2011
Page 3
• 7C. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE FISCAL YEARS 2012-16 MEASURE A FIVE
YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR LOCAL STREETS AND
ROADS
Page 120
Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the county of Riverside's
FYs 2012-16 Measure A Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for
Local Streets and Roads as submitted.
7D. 2009 MEASURE A PROGRAM MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT
Page 132
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1 ) Approve the 2009 Measure A Maintenance of Effort (MOE) base
year level for the city of Hemet (Hemet);
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2) Approve the retroactive application of Hemet's 2009 MOE to
FY 2009/10 and FY 2010/11 with the condition there is no
excess MOE carryover available from the 1989 Measure A after
FY 2008/09; and
3) Make a revised finding that Hemet did meet its MOE for
FY 2009/10.
7E. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 11-014 FOR COMMISSION ELECTION TO
HEAR FUTURE RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY FOR THE INTERSTATE
215 CENTRAL WIDENING PROJECT AND DESIGNATION OF
COMMISSION'S GENERAL COUNSEL
Page 137
Overview
This item is for the Commission to adopt Resolution No. 11-014,
#Commission Electing to Hear Future Resolutions of Necessity for the
Interstate 215 Central Widening Project Between Scott and Nuevo Roads
and Designation of Commission's General Counsel to Process Resolution
of Necessity Packages for the Project".
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Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda
October 1 2, 2011
Page 4
7F. RESOLUTION NO. 11-015 FOR COMMISSION ELECTION TO HEAR
FUTURE RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY FOR THE STATE ROUTE 74 •
CURVE WIDENING PROJECT AND DESIGNATION OF COMMISSION'S
GENERAL COUNSEL
Page 140
Overview
This item is for the Commission to adopt Resolution No. 11-015,
#Commission Electing to Hear Future Resolutions of Necessity for the
State Route 74 Curve Widening Project Between Calvert and
California A venues and Designation of Commission's General Counsel to
Process Resolution of Necessity Packages for the Project H
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7G. COMMUTER RAIL STATION CODE OF CONDUCT
Page 143
Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the Commuter Rail Station
Code of Conduct (Code of Conduct) and allow the Executive Director to
make future changes as necessary.
7H. AWARDS FOR FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL TOW TRUCK SERVICES
Page 147 •
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Award Agreement No. 11-45-146-00 to Pepe's Towing (Pepe's)
for tow truck services on Beat No. 4 of the Freeway Service
Patrol (FSP) program for a three-year term, and two one-year
options to extend the agreement, in an amount not to exceed
$1,000,000;
2) Award Agreement No. 11-45-147-00 to Roy and Dot's Towing
(Roy and Dot's) for tow truck services on Beat No.7 of the FSP
program for a three-year term, and two one-year options to
extend the agreement, in an amount not to exceed $1,020,000;
3) Award Agreement No. 11-45-148-00 to Navarro's Towing and
Recovery (Navarro's) for tow truck services on Beat No.8 of the
FSP program for a three-year term, and two one-year options to
extend the agreement, in an amount not to exceed $909,000;
and •4) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to execute
the agreements, including option years, on behalf of the
Commission.
Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda
October 12, 2011
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• 8. RESPONSE TO BARNEY BARNETT'S PUBLIC COMMENTS
Page 178
Overview
This item is for the Commission to receive and file the Commission's
response to Barney Barnett's comments at the September 14
Commission meeting.
9. 2012 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INTRA-COUNTY
FORMULA ADJUSTMENT
Page 182
Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the 201 2 State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) intra-county formula percent adjustment based on
a thorough review of the formulas used to apportion state funds between
Western Riverside County, the Coachella Valley, and the Palo Verde Valley.
10. STATE ROUTE 79 REALIGNMENT PROJECT UPDATE
• Page 216
Overview
This item is for the Commission to receive an oral presentation on the SR-79
realignment project.
11 . ITEM(S} PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
12. COMMISSIONERS I 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. CLOSED SESSION
13A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (a)
Case No. RIC 10016058
• Case No. RIC 1113896
Riverside County Transportation Commission Agenda
October 12, 2011
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13B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
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Item APN(s) Property Owner(s}
1 426-020-007
William R. Sweeney
Nancy B. Cunningham
Lori A .Sukoff
Gary J. Buchanan
William J. Buchanan I
14. ADJOURNMENT
The next Commission meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, Board Chambers, First Floor, County
Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside.
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County of Riverside, District IV
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City of Coachella
City of Coron a ;:r
City of Desert Hot Springs
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City of Hemet
City of Indian Wells a
City of Indio
City of Jurupa Valley ~
City of La Quinta
City of Lake Elsinore Z
City of Menifee
City of Moreno Valley 0
City of Murrieta
City of Norco n
City of Palm Desert
City of Palm Springs LI
City of Perris
City of Rancho Mirage a-
City of Riverside 0
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1 . C A L L T O O R D E R
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 w a s c a l l e d t o o r d e r b y
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R i v e r s i d e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C e n t e r , 4 0 8 0 L e m o n S t r e e t , R i v e r s i d e , C a l i f o r n i a ,
9 2 5 0 1 .
2 . P L E D G E O F A L L E G I A N C E
A t t h i s t i m e , V i c e C h a i r B e n o i t l e d t h e C o m m i s s i o n i n a f l a g s a l u t e .
3 . R O L L C A L L
" C o m m i s s i o n e r s / A l t e r n a t e s P r e s e n t C o m m i s s i o n e r s A b s e n t
S t e v e A d a m s S t e v e n H e r n a n d e z R i c k G i b b s
M a r i o n A s h l e y S c o t t H i n e s G r e g P e t t i s
B e n B e n o i t F r a n k J o h n s t o n J e f f S t o n e
J o h n J . B e n o i t A n d r e w K o t y u k
R o g e r B e r g D a r c y K u e n z i
B o b B o t t s B o b M a g e e
D a r y l B u s c h S c o t t M a t a s
B o b B u s t e r G l e n n M i l l e r
M a r c e l o C o R o n R o b e r t s
M a r y C r a t o n A d a m R u s h
J o s e p h D e C o n i n c k L a r r y S m i t h
G i n n y F o a t K a r e n S p i e g e l
B e r w i n H a n n a J o h n F . T a v a g l i o n e
D o u g l a s H a n s o n R a y W o l f e
J a n H a r n i k E l l a Z a n o w i c
T e r r y H e n d e r s o n
4 . P U B L I C C O M M E N T S
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A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r , p r e s e n t e d 2 0 - y e a r s e r v i c e a w a r d s t o
C a t h y B e c h t e l , P r o j e c t D e v e l o p m e n t D i r e c t o r , a n d S h i r l e y M e d i n a ,
P r o g r a m m i n g a n d P l a n n i n g M a n a g e r .
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September 14, 2011
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Cynthia Rullo, a Thousand Palms resident, expressed her strong concern •
regarding the effects of second-hand smoke. . Ms. Rullo expressed the
Commission-owned commuter rail stations need designated smoking areas at
least 100 feet from the platforms. She also noted she has seen the Western
Area Service Security guards smoking by the benches. Ms. Rullo explained
the Commission signage at the commuter rail stations states smoking is
prohibited on the platforms and requested it be enforced. In addition, Ms.
Rullo recommended the Commission request guards not to smoke around
commuters or at the benches. She referred to the Smokefree Air for
Everyone hand out that was distributed to the Commissioners.
Cynthia Rullo then discussed an unmet transit need in the Pass Area and
expressed concern that the transit agencies fixed routes do not meet the
needs for disabled people in this area. She cited the 2.4-mile distance
between 300 S. Highland Springs Avenue to 3055 West Ramsey Street
where there is· no transit connection for disabled people. Ms. Rullo proposed
that Riverside County could be divided into six transit regions for better
coordination of transit services.
Commissioner John Tavaglione requested clarification regarding designated
smoking areas at the commuter rail stations. Commissioner Tavaglione
stated he recently visited the Downtown Riverside Station and noticed a
guard was smoking and quite rude. He suggested utilizing a silent shopper
tool to evaluate the service quality of the guards.
Anne Mayer replied staff will look into this issue.
R.A. Barney Barnett discussed his new approach to utilize the Citrus
Connector property for a regional transportation benefit and referred to the
September 2011 Highgrove Happenings publication and his correspondence
dated September 14 that was distributed to the Commissioners. He clarified
that Highgrove is not part of any legal action against the Commission. Mr.
Barnett stated he met with or presented information to representatives of
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Metrolink, and San
Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) regarding regional
transportation benefits. He requested the Commission utilize the remaining
acres at the Citrus Connector property for a parking lot and Metrolink station
to benefit Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -JULY 13 AND JULY 25,2011
MIS/C (HendersonlBusch) to approve the minutes of JUly 13 and
July 25, 2011 meetings as submitted.
Abstain -July 13, 2011 minutes: Foat and G. Miller
Abstain -July 25, 2011 minutes: Foat and Hanson
6. ADDITIONSIREVISIONS
Commissioner Douglas Hanson requested Agenda Item 71, "Advance
Agreements with Southern California Edison, AT&T, Southern California Gas
Co., and Questar for Advanced Engineering and Material Procurement for
Schedule Critical Utility Relocations for the State Route 91 Corridor
Improvement Project", and Agenda Item 71\1, "Agreement with Sunesys, LLC
to Provide Fiber Optic Connections and/or Infrastructure to Link the Pedley
Station to the Downtown Riverside Station ", be pulled for further discussion.
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Commissioners Bob Buster and Ginny Foat requested Agenda Item 7P,
"TIGER Discretionary Grants: State Route 91 Corridor Improvement Project",
be pulled for further discussion .
Vice Chair Benoit announced a letter of support dated September 12, from
Dan Silver. Endangered Habitats League Executive Director. for Agenda Item
7G. "Consideration of Transportation Enhancement Funds for the B Canyon
Wildlife Crossing", was distributed to the Commissioners at the dais.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
MIS/C (HarniklSpiegel) to approve the following Consent Calendar
items:
7A. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Receive and file the Quarterly Financial Statements for the period
ended June 30. 2011.
7B. QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT
Receive and file the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ended
June 30. 2011 .
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7C. SINGLE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY REPORT •
Receive and file the Single Signature Authority report for the fourth
quarter ended June 30, 2011.
70. QUARTERLY SALES TAX ANALYSIS
Receive and file the sales tax analysis for Quarter 1 (Q 1) 2011.
7E. CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY FISCAL YEARS 2012-16 MEASURE A
FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR LOCAL STREETS
AND ROADS
Approve the city of Cathedral City's FYs 2012-16 Measure A Five
Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Local Streets and Roads as
submitted.
7F. 2009 MEASURE A PROGRAM MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT
Approve the 2009 Measure A Maintenance of Effort (MOE) base year
levels for the following cities:
• Calimesa • Cathedral City • Coachella •• Palm Desert • Palm Springs • Rancho Mirage
• San Jacinto
7G. CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDS
FOR THE B CANYON WILDLIFE CROSSING
Approve $3.1 million of regional Transportation Enhancement (TE)
funds for the B Canyon wildlife crossing project.
7H. EXTENSION OF TASK ORDERS ISSUED TO ON-CALL RIGHT OF WAY
CONSULTANTS
1) Approve Agreement No. 07-72-026-40, Amendment No.3 to
Agreement No. 07-72-026-00, with Overland Pacific and Cutler,
Inc. (OPC) and Agreement No. 07-72-027-26, Amendment No.
3 to Agreement No. 07-72-027-00, with Epic Land Solutions,
Inc. (Epic) to extend the term of the agreements to enable the
consultants to complete the right of way components of certain
highway and rail projects assigned to them, as identified in the
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2) Authorize staff to extend the term of current task orders for
OPC and Epic and to issue the pending task orders for OPC, as
identified in the attachment, for the additional amount of
$751,600, plus a 10 percent cost contingency of $75,160, for
a total additional cost of $826,760;
3} Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; and
4} Authorize the Executive Director to further extend the term of
the agreements and related task orders as the corresponding
future project schedule revisions may require.
7 J. SURPLUS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT LA SIERRA AVENUE
AND INDIANA AVENUE IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE
1 ) Declare the real property located at La Sierra A venue and
Indiana Avenue as surplus; and
2) Authorize staff to initiate the 60-day public agency notification
period and, if no interest is expressed, authorize the Executive
Director to offer the surplus property for sale.
• 7K. AMENDMENT TO COMMISSION'S RAIL PROGRAM SHORT RANGE
TRANSIT PLANS
1 ) Amend the Commission's Commuter Rail Program's
FY 200911 0, FY 2010/11, and FY 2011/12 Short Range Transit
Plans (SRTPs) to reflect the allocation of $5.2 million in Federal
Transit Administration (FT A) Section 5309 program funds to the
Southern California Regional Rail Authority's (SCRRA)
Rehabilitation and Renovation project and deobligation of
$3,877,300 in FTA Section 5307 program funds from the
SCRRA Rehabilitation and Renovation project;
2) Amend the Commission's Commuter Rail Program's
FY 2008/09 and FY 2009/10 SRTPs to re"Hect deobligation of
$216,000 in Local Transportation Fund (L TF) funds and
$279,000 in State Transit Assistance (STA) funds for the
Station Rehabilitation and Preventative Maintenance Plan
(Station Plan) and reallocation of $100,000 in STA funds from
the Station Plan to the Perris Multimodal Facility construction
project;
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3) Amend the Commission's Commuter Rail Program's •
FY 2004/2005, FY 2008/09, and FY 2010/11 SRTPs to reflect
deobligation of $1,575,000 in L TF funds from the SCRRA
rolling stock purchase and reallocation of $1,575,000 in
Proposition 'I B Public Transportation Modernization,
Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA)
funds from the Station Plan, Operations Control Center, and
La Sierra Parking Lot Expansion projects to the SCRRA rolling
stock purchase;
4)' Amend the Commission's Commuter Rail Program's
FY 2008/09, FY 2009/10, FY 2010/11, and FY 2011/12 SRTPs·
to reflect the reallocation of PTIVIISEA funds of $724,268 from
the La Sierra Station Parking Lot Expansion project and
$635,847 from the Station Plan to the Perris Valley Line CCTV
and Operations Control Center projects; .and
5) Approve budget adjustments to increase revenues for
FY 2010/11 and FY 2011/12 in the amount of $1,490,476 and
$100,000, respectively.
7L. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH OWEN DESIGN GROUP, INC.
TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIOI\l MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE •
PERRIS MUL TIMODAL FACILITY
1) Approve Agreement No. 08-33-011-04, Amendment No.4 to
Agreement No. 08-33-011-00, with Owen Design Group, Inc.
(Owen Group) for construction management services for the
Perris Multimodal (PIVIM) Facility in an amount not to exceed
$100,000;
2) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; and
3) Approve a FY 2011/12 expenditure budget increase of
$100,000 related to the PMM Facility construction
management.
7M. AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE TO PROVIDE
SECURITY GUARD SERVICES FOR FIVE COMMISSION-OWNED
COMMUTER RAIL STATIONS
1 ) Award Agreement No. 11-24-057-00 to Universal Protection
Service for security guard services at the five Commission
owned commuter rail stations for a three-year term, and two
one-year options in the amount of $5,367,382, plus a
contingency amount of $536,718, for a total amount not to
exceed $5,904,100; and •
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2) Authorize the· Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement, including option years, on behalf of the
Commission.
70. 2011 COACHELLA VALLEY SPECIALIZED TRANSIT CALL FOR
PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
Receive and file the report on the implementation of 2011 Specialized
Transit Call for Projects.
70. IOWA AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT
1)· Allocate $6 million in federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
(CMAQ) and/or Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds to
the city of Riverside (Riverside) in support of the Iowa Avenue
grade separation project to front Proposition 1 B . Trade Corridor
Improvement Fund (TCIF) funds;
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2) Approve Agreement No. 12-67-009-00 with Riverside for
reimbursement of TCIF/CMAQ/STP funds; and
3) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission .
7R. AVENUE 66 GRAOE SEPARATION ON THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR
EAST -FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 APPROPRIATIONS
Allocate $1.3 million to the county of Riverside in support of the
Avenue 66 grade separation project $950,000 from the Omnibus
Appropriations Act of 2009 and $350,000 in federal Congestion
Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds.
8. FISCAL YEAR 2011/12 ANNUAL LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
PLANNING ALLOCATIONS TO WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS AND COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS
Shirley Medina, Programming and Planning Manager, provided an overview
of the Local Transportation Fund (L TF) planning funds allocations,
highlighting the following areas:
• Background;
• Regional planning role of a council of governments (COG);
• • Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and Western
Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) work plans; and
• Staff recommendations.
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Rick Bishop, WRCOG Executive Director, explained WRCOG utilizes LTF •
planning ·funds for a wide range of programs such as TUMF, congestion
relief, discovering ways to reduce vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled,
and adhering to SB 375 and ultimately AB 32. WRCOG also utilizes these
funds to compliment a number of Southern California Association of
Governments' (SCAG) projects that WRCOG has undertaken such as transit
oriented development, bus rapid transit, and electric vehicles.
Tom Kirk, CVAG Executive Director, provided an overview of CVAG's role
with respect to L TF planning funds, which are utilized for a wide range of
programs such as transportation department operations, TUMF, and air
quality. The result is more funds for road and bridge projects.
Commissioner Roger Berg explained at its August 22 Budget and
Implementation Committee meeting he requested staff review the
Transportation Development Act (TDA) to determine the eligible
subrecipients. He stated staff responded that it is discretionary in how the
Commission distributes these funds. Commissioner Berg expressed concern
for WRCOG's work plan as he believes WRCOG is no longer as effective as it
once was. He expressed the city of Beaumont (Beaumont) does not receive
any benefits from WRCOG as Beaumont is responsible for its own
transportation planning. Commissioner Berg opposes the LTF planning funds
request for WRCOG as it could be better spent. He recommended these •funds be allocated to the cities or the county transportation department for
road improvements.
In response to Commissioner Adam Rush's question about what measures
are being taken to avoid overlap between the cities, county, Commission,
and SCAG related to AB 32 and SB 375, Rick Bishop replied the answers are
forthcoming as AB 32 is in the beginning stages of implementation. SB 375
was never implemented by any of the agencies throughout California that are
charged with developing a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which
includes sustainable community strategy. He explained this document will
ultimately describe how greenhouse emissions/reductions will occur through
improved land use, transportation connections, and compatibility.
Mr. Bishop described the requirements for SB 375 and WRCOGs' role.
Anne Mayer explained SCAG's outreach to the regional partners and COGs
provided the opportunity for an individual COG to acquire a leadership role in
developing the sustainable community strategies. She explained the local
agencies determined SCAG acquires the leadership role on a region wide
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Commissioner Karen Spiegel expressed gratitude to Rick Bishop and
Tom Kirk for their presentations and commended them for their work plans
as they address ways to meet the needs for cities to implement new
requirements such as SB 375 and AB 32.
Commissioner Ginny Foat expressed concern the formula was not explained
in the agenda item and suggested staff evaluate the formula specifically for
distribution to the Coachella Valley.
Commissioner Terry Henderson expressed that in trying to comply with AB
32 and SB 375, SCAG has absolutely committed itself to understanding a
baseline, taking into account the accomplishments made before the
mandated legislation.
Commissioner Berg concurred with Commissioner Foat's comment and
recommended staff re-evaluate the allocations and provide an update at the
next Commission meeting. He stated since Beaumont is not a member of
CVAG or WRCOG, Beaumont would like the opportunity to apply for a
portion of these planning funds based on population.
• Commissioner T avaglione stated he advocates a periodic review of
allocations. Commissioner Tavaglione explained he was a Commissioner in
the 1990s and charged with negotiating this allocation ..He cautioned there
are four new cities in Western Riverside County and these new cities'
demands will be charged. He supports the current formula as it has worked
extremely well.
MIS/C (HendersonlSpiegel) to approve an allocation of Local
Transportation Fund (LTF) Planning funds in the amount of $467,800
to the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) and
$255,150 to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments
(CVAG) to support transportation planning programs and functions as
identified in the FY 2011/12 LTF Program ObjectiveslWork Plan (Work
Plan),
No: Berg
9. UPDATE ON FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION
Aaron Hake, Government Relations Manager, presented the bill positions and
an overview of federal and state legislative activities, highlighting the following
• areas:
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• Reauthorization status; •
• American Jobs Act;
• Project delivery legislation -H.R. 2389 (Miller), H.R. 2538 (Calvert),
and H.R. 2766 (Miller);
• Status of AB 294 (Portantino), AB 900 (Buchanan), and SB 791
(Steinberg); and
• SB 791 Details and staff's concerns.
In response to Commissioner Henderson's question about SB 791 and how it
is different from Measure A, Aaron Hake replied there is a 50 percent vote
requirement and the eligible project costs are fairly limited and more
restrictive than Measure A.
In response to Commissioner Spiegel's question if the state has discussed
pulling funding if an agency chose not to put a tax on the ballot, Aaron Hake
replied it is a concern because when the state passed SB 375, transit
funding zeroed out at the same time. It has been difficult for transit
advocates to get the funding necessary to implement and meet air quality
goals.
Commissioner Darcy Kuenzi explained based on the Commissioner's •
comments, the frustration with the state's situation, and the lack of
attention the Inland Empire receives, the Inland Empire should work with all
regional partners to continue being a self-help county and not rely or fight
Sacramento.
Commissioner Steve Adams referred to President Obama's speech that
mentioned of the "cutting of red tape", which is presumed to mean the
blending of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) with National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPAl. He asked if this has been clarified.
Additionally, he expressed support for the Commission's bill positions for
project delivery legislation as these bills will expedite projects.
Aaron Hake replied there have been few specifics coming from Washington,
D.C. as far as streamlining projects. He then discussed the President's
American Jobs Act proposal.
Anne Mayer stated she expects the continuation of the work the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) is doing with its Everyday Counts program
where several key areas have been identified in getting projects out to
construction quicker. She said the Federal Transit Administration is doing
the same.
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Vice Chair Benoit stated representatives in Washington, D.C. have expressed
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support of the idea for cutting red tape, specifically the CEQA substitution
for NEPA. However, getting it signed into law on a permanent basis will be
the challenge.
Commissioner John Tavaglione stated when Commissioner or council
members visit Washington, D.C. and there is an opportunity for testimony,
there are a number of examples of projects that took several years to
complete, due largely in part to the conflict between CEQA and NEPA.
At Commission Rush's request, Aaron Hake discussed the eligibility criteria
for AB 900 as follows: 1) project capital costs; 2) a level of guarantee for
the number of jobs to be created; 3) economic development as a result; 4) a
specific threshold that the Governor would consider before the project is
approved; and 5) certification by the Governor that it meets the criteria.
Commissioner Henderson reported on her attendance at the National league
of Cities (NlC) Policy Forum meeting on September 19. The NlC is moving
in the same direction as the Commission regarding SB 791. She expressed
her opposition to any action being taken in Sacramento that makes it easier
to raise taxes to pay for the state's mistakes. She recommends the
Commission stay neutral and provide no support for SB 791 .
At Vice Chair Benoit's request, Aaron Hake provided an update the
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan
program, the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) III program, the American Jobs Act, and a national infrastructure
bank.
MIS/C (Adams/Craton) to:
1 ) Receive and file an update on federal and state legislation; and
2) Adopt the following bills positions:
a) H.R. 2389 (Miller) -Support;
b) H.R. 2766 (Miller) -Support;
c) H.R. 2538 (Calvert) -Support.
The Commission then discussed the appropriate language to use in its
position against SB 791 .
Commissioner Adams stated he is adamantly against any legislation that
places the burden on the local agencies to raise taxes on its constituents .
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Commissioner Kuenzi expressed the state has no sustainable funds and laws •
have been imposed that the state cannot afford to fund. While the
Commission may take an oppose position on this legislation, she believes
Sacramento lawmakers are not listening. She believes the Commission
needs to focus on other measures to protect the itself.
Commissioner Foat expressed her belief that an opposed position will
exclude the Commission from changing the bill and expressed support for the
staff recommendation.
Commissioner Tavaglione stated this is just the start in Senator Steinberg's
efforts to pass responsibility for tax initiatives to the local government. He
explained the California State Association of Counties had numerous
discussions with Senator Steinberg last year as it relates to the challenges of
local government and realignment back to the counties. It was made very
clear that Senator Steinberg wants to give local jurisdictions the opportunity
to raise its taxes for its services. Commissioner Tavaglione stated all
transportation agencies in California need to express strong opposition to
SB 791.
Commissioner Bob Botts suggested the Commission needs to send a strong •
message to the state that it is unacceptable to shift raising taxes to the local
jurisdictions.
MIS/C (Henderson/Adams) to adopt a bill position of Oppose for
S8 791 (Steinberg).
No: Foat and Hernandez
Abstain: Kuenzi
10. ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
71. ADVANCE AGREEMENTS WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON,
AT&T, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO., AND QUESTAR FOR
ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND MATERIAL PROCUREMENT FOR
SCHEDULE CRITICAL UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR THE STATE
ROUTE 91 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
In response to Commissioner Hanson's request for clarification on
costs related to utility relocation and right of way, Anne Mayer replied
the determination of paying for the utility relocation costs is
dependent on which entity has prior legal rights and provided
examples. •
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In response to Commissioner Hanson's question regarding Caltrans
process for utilities relocation and right of way, Ray Wolfe replied
Caltrans charges an encroachment permit fee for entering Caltrans'
right of way, but there is no fee charged to occupy Caltrans' right of
way.
MISIC (Hanson/Kotyuk) to:
1) Authorize the Executive Director to execute advance
agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE), AT&T,
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCaIGas), and Questar,
pursuant to legal counsel review, for advanced
engineering and material procurement for utility
relocations for the State Route 91 Corridor Improvement
Project (SR-91 CIP) for a combined amount of
$2,070,000, plus a contingency amount of $330,000,
for a total not to exceed amount of $2.4 million; and
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2) Authorize the Executive Director to approve contingency
work up to the total not to exceed amount as may be
required for these future utility relocation agreements for
advanced engineering and material procurement .
7N. AGREEMENT WITH SUNESYS, LLC TO PROVIDE FIBER OPTIC
CONNECTIONS AND/OR INFRASTRUCTURE TO LINK THE PEDLEY
STATION TO THE DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE STATION
In response to Commissioner Hanson's questions regarding the fiber
optic connection, Sheldon Peterson, Rail Manager, replied the distance
is approximately 11.28 miles from the Pedley Station to the
Downtown Riverside Station. He stated it is an existing fiber optic
cable owned and operated by Sunesys, LLC and the Commission is
being charged to utilize it.
MIS/C (HansonlHenderson) to:
1) Award Agreement No. 11-25-132-00 to Sunesys, LLC for
fiber optic connections to link the Pedley Station to the
Downtown Riverside Station for a five-year term for an
amount not to exceed $72,000; and
2) Authorize the Chair, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission .
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7P. TIGER DISCRETIONARY GRANTS: STATE ROUTE 91 CORRIDOR •
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Commissioner Bob Buster requested clarification on the correlation
between the grant and the loan for the TIGER/TIFIA program.
Anne Mayer replied a TIFIA I?an is slightly complicated by the fact
that it is a TIGER/TIFIA program. She explained the Commission will
submit the project as a TIGER project for a grant and if eligible, it will
shift over to the TIFIA component of a TIGER loan.
In response to Commissioner Buster's question regarding the
competition for this program, Anne Mayer replied it is expected that
the competition is much broader and much more extensive, of those it
is likely the competitors in the last round of TIFIA will be joining the
Commission in trying to get through TIGER III into the TIFIA loan. She
expressed it is very appropriate and important for the Commission to
go through this process since the State Route 91 Corridor
Improvement Project (SR-91 CIP) meets the criteria.
In response to Commissioner Buster's question regarding how the
project will be promoted in the application, Anne Mayer replied that
repeatedly over the past year, the Ontario/Riverside/San Bernardino
metropolitan region as defined in the Census program tops the list for
unemployment of all 49 metropolitan regions of a million people or
more. She explained one of the Commission's key arguments is that
there is current unemployment data produced through the Census
program and reflects why the SR-91 CIP is ideal for the TIGER III
program.
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Commissioner Buster suggested staff augment that argument as the
President's proposal does not have anything directly for the housing
industry. He recommended stressing the interrelated signs for this
area that are unlike anything in the nation.
Vice Chair Benoit stated there is a component of the process that
involves the prioritization of a project from a transportation
prospective. He discussed the meetings held in Washington, D. C.
and it was determined the SR-91 CIP is high on the list as a nationally
significant mUlti-regional project.
Anne Mayer stated when the Commission went through the last round
for the TIFIA program and in the category of national and regional
significance the project scored very well. She discussed a meeting
with TIFIA staff to go through a debriefing of the Commission's plan
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of finance for the project. In addition, she met with Joey Mendez,
FHWA Administrator, and updated him on the status of the SR-91 CIP
and the delivery process. Mr. Mendez offered advice on how to
accelerate the environmental approval process.
In response to Commissioner Foat's question regarding any
disadvantages of pursuing both a grant and a loan, Anne Mayer replied
there is no disadvantage to the Commission for competing in TIGER III
program. She explained when the U.S. Department of Transportation
(U.S. DOT) reviews the application, U.S. DOT will make that
distinction between grant or loan.
Commissioner Foat requested the amount the Commission is asking
for and how the Commission will repay the TIFIA loan.
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Anne Mayer explained the amount being requested for the TIGER III
program is based on the Commission's plan of finance for the SR-91
CIP. The TIFIA loan is capped at 30 percent of the total project cost.
The Commission will ask for the maximum amount allowed under the
TIFIA program and the loan will be reimbursed with toll revenues .
MISIC (SpiegellBuster) to:
1} Direct staff to prepare a grant and Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation ACT (TIFIA) letter
of interest (LOt) submittal package to U.S. Department of
Transportation (U.S. DOT) for the SR-91 Corridor
Improvement Project (SR-91 CIP); and
2) Authorize the Executive Director to submit the grant
application and TIFIA LO!.
11 . COMMISSIONERSIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
11 A. Commissioner Mary Craton announced SCAG is preparing its regional
housing needs assessment and each city needs to get its housing
development certified before October 2012.
11 B. Commissioner Marion Ashley requested the Executive Director report
on Barney Barnett's request at the October Commission meeting.
At this time, Commissioners Adams, Hanson, Johnston, Magee, Miller, and
• Tavaglione left the meeting .
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12. CLOSED SESSION •
12A. COI\IFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (a)
Case No. RIC 1113896
There was no announcement for this closed session item.
12B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)
Potential Number of Case(s): One
The Commission denied the claim received from claimants David,
Jennifer, and Colin Kerr in the matter of Alana Kerr and directed a
rejection letter be sent.
At this time, Commissioners Foat, Hernandez, and Kuenzi left the meeting.
12C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Executive Director or Designee
Property Owners: See the List Below
•Item APN(s) Property Owner(s)
1 331-410-061
331-090-025 Tract No. 23311 Community Association
2 331-090-008 AI-Wafaa Family Trust
3
311 -1 90-035
311-190-002
331-190-044
Seal Beach Business Center, Inc.
4 311 -1 80-01 4 North Valley Schools, Inc.
5 311-180-032 Lilian Stephens
Judith A. Blake
6 311-1 90-048 T emplo Del Evangelio
7 311-120-023 Josephine Miller
8 311-120-002
311-110-028 Michael G. Murphy
9 31 1 -1 1 0-01 1 Ismael Penaloza
10 311-110-01 0 William R. Westendorf
Rosa Alba
1 1 311-120-022 Laurel Palms Apts, Inc.
12 311-110-001 Carmen Sanabria
Item APN(s) Property Purchaser(s)
1 211-1 91-026 City of Riverside •
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Commissioners Ashley and Busch recused themselves from this item and
left the meeting.
There was no announcement for this closed session item.
13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Riverside County
Transportation Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 11 :41 a.m.
The next Commission meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in the Board Room, at the County of
Riverside Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M :
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
M i c h e l e C i s n e r o s , A c c o u n t i n g a n d H u m a n R e s o u r c e s M a n a g e r
T h e r e s i a T r e v i n o , C h i e f F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 M e a s u r e A L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s B u d g e t
A d j u s t m e n t
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 S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N :
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 b u d g e t a d j u s t m e n t f o r a n i n c r e a s e i n
F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 r e v e n u e s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s r e l a t e d t o M e a s u r e A l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d
r o a d s a l l o c a t i o n s .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
" A s p a r t o f t h e y e a r e n d c l o s i n g p r o c e d u r e s , t h e F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 M e a s u r e A r e v e n u e s
h a v e b e e n d e t e r m i n e d t o b e $ 1 2 3 , 4 3 9 , 8 3 3 , a 7 . 8 % i n c r e a s e f r o m t h e F Y 2 0 0 9 1 1 0
M e a s u r e A r e v e n u e s o f $ 1 1 4 , 5 2 6 , 2 5 4 . T h e F Y 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 b u d g e t e d M e a s u r e A
r e v e n u e s w e r e $ 1 1 4 . 7 m i l l i o n .
A s a r e s u l t o f t h e h i g h e r r e v e n u e s , t h e r e i s a r e l a t e d i n c r e a s e i n t h e M e a s u r e A
l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s a l l o c a t i o n s t h a t a r e t u r n e d b a c k a n d d i s b u r s e d t o t h e c o u n t y
a n d e l i g i b l e c i t i e s . A c c o r d i n g l y , a b u d g e t a d j u s t m e n t i s r e q u i r e d t o i n c r e a s e
b u d g e t e d M e a s u r e A l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s r e v e n u e s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s , a s f o l l o w s :
M e a s u r e A L o c a l F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 B u d g e t
S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s B u d g e t A l l o c a t i o n s ( a c t u a l ) A d j u s t m e n t
W e s t e r n C o u n t y $ 2 4 , 2 2 6 , 0 0 0 $ 2 6 , 3 5 0 , 1 0 0 $ 2 , 1 2 4 , 1 0 0
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y 9 , 5 3 9 , 0 0 0 1 0 , 0 0 9 , 6 0 0 4 7 0 , 6 0 0
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y 8 1 3 , 0 0 0 8 6 6 , 8 0 0 5 3 , 8 0 0
T o t a l $ 3 4 , 5 7 8 , 0 0 0 $ 3 7 , 2 2 6 , 5 0 0 $ 2 , 6 4 8 , 5 0 0
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In Fiscal Year Budget: No Year: FY 2010/11 Amount:
$2,648,500 revenues
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Roads Budget Adjustment: I Yes.
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267 71 401 40101 $2,124,100 we LSR revenues
267 71 86104 2,124,100 we LSR expenditures
25771 401 40101 470,600 ev LSR revenues
25771 86104 470,600 ev LSR expenditures
234 71 401 40101 53,800 PVV LSH revenues
23471 86104 53,800 PVV LSR expenditures
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M : 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
J o h n S t a n d i f o r d , D e p u t y E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n R e g i o n a l G r a n t R e g a r d i n g E x p r e s s a n d T o " L a n e s
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 S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N :
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 :
1 ) D i r e c t s t a f f t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f
G o v e r n m e n t s ' ( S C A G ) r e g i o n a l c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g s t u d y k n o w n a s t h e
E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y ;
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2 ) A p p r o v e A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 2 - 6 5 - 0 1 6 - 0 0 w i t h S C A G i n t h e a m o u n t o f
$ 6 8 , 4 0 0 f o r t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s s h a r e o f t h e l o c a l m a t c h f o r t h e $ 4 m i l l i o n
e f f o r t ; a n d
3 ) A u t h o r i z e t h e C h a i r , p u r s u a n t t o l e g a l c o u n s e l r e v i e w , t o e x e c u t e t h e
a g r e e m e n t o n b e h a l f o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r , S C A G , 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 L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( M e t r o ) e m b a r k e d
o n a p l a n n i n g e f f o r t r e g a r d i n g t h e u s e o f t o l l s a n d o t h e r c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g
s t r a t e g i e s f o r t h e S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a r e g i o n . T h e g o a l b e h i n d t h e e f f o r t i s t o b r i n g
a b o u t a n � o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a g e n c i e s i n S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a t o
c o o r d i n a t e t h e i r o n g o i n g e f f o r t s t o d e v e l o p t o l l f a c i l i t i e s t o e n s u r e t h a t r e g i o n a l
i s s u e s a r e c o n s i d e r e d a n d a d d r e s s e d . 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 i n t h a t
c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g a n d o t h e r i n n o v a t i v e f o r m s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f i n a n c i n g w i l l l i k e l y
b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e n e x t R e g i o n a l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n ( R T P ) t h a t w i l l b e a d o p t e d b y
S C A G n e x t y e a r .
W i t h t h i s g o a l i n m i n d , S C A G a n d M e t r o a p p l i e d f o r a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y r e c e i v e d a
$ 3 . 2 m i l l i o n f e d e r a l g r a n t t o f u n d a s t u d y o f a r e g i o n a l h i g h o c c u p a n c y t o l l ( H O T )
l a n e n e t w o r k a n d a c o r d o n p r i c i n g s t u d y o f v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s i n L o s A n g e l e s .
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The Commission's interest in this study is limited to consideration of a regional •
HOT lane network because it is pursuing a $1.3 billion widening of State Route 91
through the city of Corona, which includes express lanes similar to those in
Orange County. When surveying the region, in addition to the existing express
lanes in Orange County, Metro is constructing HOT lanes on Interstates 10 and
110, San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) is studying the idea, the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is considering HOT lanes on 1-405,
and the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) owns and operates three toll
facilities in Orange County. In addition, there are two toll facilities currently .in
operation in San Diego County, which is outside the SCAG region but relevant to
motorists throughout Southern California.
Each of these facilities differs slightly in terms of their operation, location, regional
impact, and philosophy behind their development. For example, Metro is
converting existing high occupancy vehicle lanes into HOT lanes to improve traffic
flow and fund additional transit service, while the Commission's SR-91 Corridor
Improvement Project seeks to expand highway capacity while offering more
efficient public transit service along the corridor.
By providing a share of the local match for this study, the Commission will
continue to play a key role in providing input and guidance regarding the direction
of the work effort. The effort will be helpful to Riverside County's SCAG
representatives as they consider issues involving the RTP. In the past, the •
Commission has helped fund the local match of a regional study involving goods
movement that was led by SCAG, but involved the participation of transportation
agencies throughout the region.
The $68,400 amount represents the Commission's share of the portion of the
grant that involves the HOT lane network. Overall, a match of $800,000 is needed
to ensure a grant of $3.2 million. The HOT lane network portion of the grant
represents 43 percent of the match amount and is being split five ways. The
Commission, OCT A, and SANBAG are expected to pay the same amount of
$68,400 each, while Metro and SCAG will pay a higher amount totaling $297,400
each due to the cordon area pricing component of the study exclusive to
los Angeles County. Preparation of Agreement No. 12-65-016-00 with SCAG for
the Commission's share of the match amount has not been completed. Staff
recommends that the Commission authorize the Executive Director, subject to legal
counsel review, to execute the agreement.
Cordon pricing involves a toll charge that is assessed on motorists for entering a
particular area during congested hours. It is currently used in congested areas of
london, Singapore, and Stoc'kholm. It is usually confined to the Central Business
District, airports, and other high activity areas. This kind of financing scheme is
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p a r t i c u l a r c o m p o n e n t o f t h e s t u d y w i l l n o t i n v o l v e a l o c a l m a t c h o u t s i d e o f S C A G
a n d M e t r o .
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I n F i s c a l Y e a r B u d g e t : I Y e s I Y e a r : I F Y 2 0 1 1 / 1 2 A m o u n t : J $ 6 8 , 4 0 0
i S o u r c e o f F u n d s : I S T I P P P M f u n d s B u d g e t A d j u s t m e n t : I N o
G L l P r o j e c t A c c o u n t i n g N o . : 6 5 2 0 4 0 8 1 5 0 1 1 0 6 6 5 8 1 5 0 1
c a l P r o c e d u r e s A p p r o v e d : ' " 1 . 1 " ~ ) ~ I D a t e : I 0 9 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 1
A t t a c h m e n t : E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s ( P h a s e I / )
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M a i l S t o p : E 8 6 - 2 0 5
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W a s h i n g t o n , D C 2 0 5 9 0
R E : V a l u e P r i c i n g P i l o t P r o g r a m - E x p r e s s T r o v e l C h o i c e s ( P h o s e I I ) P r o p o s a l
D e a r M s . J a c o b s :
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 ) , t h e S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f
G o v e r n m e n t s ( S C A G ) , a n d L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( M e t r o ) h a v e
e x p e n d e d s i g n i f i c a n t r e s o u r c e s o v e r t h e l a s t t h r e e y e a r s t o s t u d y t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r u s i n g v a l u e p r i c i n g
s t r a t e g i e s t o c o m b a t g r o w i n g c o n g e s t i o n i n S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a . T h e s e s t r a t e g i e s f i t w i t h i n o u r s h a r e d
s y s t e m m a n a g e m e n t p h i l o s o p h y a n d r e f l e c t t h e f a c t t h a t t h e r e g i o n c a n n o t s i m p l y b u i l d i t s w a y o u t o f
c o n g e s t i o n . O u r v a l u e p r i c i n g s t r a t e g i e s p r o v i d e a n i n n o v a t i v e a p p r o a c h t o a l t e r t r a v e l b e h a v i o r a n d
e n c o u r a g e t h e u s e o f a l t e r n a t i v e m o d e s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e s e s t r a t e g i e s w i l l h e l p S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a m e e t
i t s g r e e n h o u s e g a s ( G H G ) e m i s s i o n r e d u c t i o n c o m m i t m e n t s u n d e r C a l i f o r n i a S e n a t e B i l l 3 7 5 ( S B 3 7 5 ) .
" S C A G ' s r e g i o n a l c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g s t u d y , a l s o k n o w n a s t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y , r e p r e s e n t s
n e a r l y $ 4 m i l l i o n i n r e s o u r c e e x p e n d i t u r e s t o f a c i l i t a t e e n h a n c e d e v a l u a t i o n a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t r a v e l
b e h a v i o r a l i m p a c t s f r o m p r i c i n g . C a l t r a n s , M e t r o , a n d o t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p a r t n e r s i n t h e r e g i o n h a v e
c o n t r i b u t e d s e v e r a l m i l l i o n i n a d d i t i o n a l p r e - i m p l e m e n t a t i o n f u n d s b y c o n d u c t i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n
p r o j e c t s o n t h e 1 - 1 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 0 a n d p l a n n i n g f o r o t h e r v a l u e p r i c i n g p r o j e c t s . T h e s e e f f o r t s h a v e e n a b l e d
t h e r e g i o n t o m o v e b e y o n d p l a n n i n g a n d f e a s i b i l i t y t e s t i n g . H o w e v e r , t h e r e g i o n n e e d s f e d e r a l f i n a n c i a l
a s s i s t a n c e t o m o v e m o r e a g g r e s s i v e l y i n t h a t d i r e c t i o n .
F i n d i n g s f r o m t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y i n d i c a t e t h a t r e d u c i n g c o n g e s t i o n c a n h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t
i m p a c t o n S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a ' s e c o n o m y . F o r e v e r y 1 0 - p e r c e n t r e d u c t i o n i n d e l a y , t h e r e g i o n w i l l a d d
$ 1 7 b i l l i o n a n n u a l l y i n G r o s s R e g i o n a l P r o d u c t a n d 1 3 2 , 0 0 0 t o t a l j o b s . C a l i f o r n i a a n d t h e r e g i o n n e e d a
s u b s t a n t i a l f e d e r a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o f a c i l i t a t e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e . R e l y i n g o n o n l y s t a t e
a n d l o c a l f u n d i n g w o u l d d e l a y i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e s e e c o n o m i c b e n e f i t s .
S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a ' s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p a r t n e r s a r e s u b m i t t i n g t h i s f u l l g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e F e d e r a l
H i g h w a y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( F H W A ) t o s e e k f u n d i n g a s s i s t a n c e f r o m t h e V a l u e P r i c i n g P i l o t ( V P P ) p r o g r a m i n
r e s p o n s e t o t h e F e d e r a l R e g i s t e r n o t i c e d a t e d O c t o b e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 0 . W e p r o p o s e t o d e v e l o p a n
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n , E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s ( P h a s e I I ) , f o r a t w o - p r o n g e d p r i c i n g s t r a t e g y :
1 ) B u i l d - o u t o f t h e e x i s t i n g a n d p l a n n e d m a n a g e d n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e s a c r o s s S o u t h e r n
C a l i f o r n i a .
2 ) I n t e g r a t i o n w i t h o n e o r m o r e p i l o t p r o j e c t s f o r c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g w i t h i n s p e c i f i c m a j o r a c t i v i t y
" c e n t e r s ( e . g . , d o w n t o w n L o s A n g e l e s u r b a n c o r e a n d t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e L o s A n g e l e s W o r l d
A i r p o r t s c o m p l e x ) .
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We previously submitted a sketch plan that summarized our proposed value pricing project for review
and comment by FHWA. We appreciate the guidance you provided and have addressed all comments •
received in our proposal:
• Provide detailed budget breakdown by task. We provide a detailed itemized budget for
developing the implementation plan in Section 10 of this proposal. We have scaled our request
for VPP program funds back to $4 million. We understand that this may still be high in
comparison to the total funds available to award. The itemized budget should allow the review
team to select higher priority portions of the proposal to receive funding, if sufficient funds are
not available for the full requested amount.
• Identify champion and attach supporting documentation on potential to obtain State Legislature
approval of cordon/area pricing. The City of Los Angeles is a major supporter and a letter of
support is included in Appendix B. The State Legislature has previously indicated support for
value pricing strategies with recent passage of California Assembly Bill 798 (AB 798).
• Provide quantitative measures ofpotential impacts by strategies. Our proposed value pricing
strategy integrates both express/HOT lanes and cordon/area pricing. In Section 5 of our
proposal, we provide our best estimates of how the value pricing strategy will meet the VPP
program goals. As part of our implementation plan, SCAG will continue to enhance its travel
demand model to capture the impact on level of service, flows, speeds, safety, mode choice,
route,and time-of-day, auto occupancy, transit usage, and parking utilization. The
implementation plan will also include an evaluation of the performance of the pricing
alternatives. Air quality and GHG impacts will be included in the analysis.
• Address the eligibility of hybrid vehicles. California Vehicle Code §5205.5 allows for 85,000 Clean •
Air Vehicle Stickers to be issued to hybrid vehicles. All 85,000 stickers have been assigned.
Recent State law, Senate Bill 535 extends the use of Clean Air Stickers for hybrids through July 1,
2011. The stickers must also be reauthorized by FHWA and will expire sooner if reauthorization
is not provided. Carpool lane use may be restricted at any time by State and federal law for all
Clean Air Vehicles carrying fewer occupants than the posted minimum requirement, if their
presence is determined by Caltrans to contribute to increased traffic congestion, increased
travel times, and decreased sustained travel speeds. Hybrids are currently treated as standard
vehicles on the 91 Express Lanes and the Metro's ExpressLanes demonstration projects on the
1-110 and 1-10. Hybrids are expected to be treated similarly under the proposed express/HOT
lane network and cordon/area pricing strategies. However, this issue will be explored in the
implementation plan.
Southern California's transportation partners thank you and FHWA for your leadership. FHWA's support
for Metro's Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project has helped Los Angeles reduce congestion and
establish a foundation for value pricing as part our system management toolkit. Our proposed pre
implementation project will build on this previous pioneering effort and continue to break new ground
by testing cordon/area pricing with a regional express/HOT lane network. This will be the first place in
the United States that cordon/area pricing will be integrated with a regional HOT lane network.
According to Texas Transportation Institute's Urban Mobility Report, Southern California leads the
nation in congestion. As such, we are an ideal laboratory for testing innovative congestion reduction •
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• measures. Our proposed pre-implementation project will provide a valuable addition to the VPP
program. We ask you to consider the following aspects of our application:
• The project is located in the nation's second largest metropolitan area and the most congested
region.
• The project includes cordon/area pricing, which is a less-tested, innovative strategy.
• The project will use traveler surveys to advance the understanding of traveler behavior and
transportation economics. It will also build on public opinion surveys conducted for the Express
Travel Choices study to assess user acceptance of these strategies.
• The project can take advantage of the region's already extensive monitoring capabilities through
the Freeway Performance Measurement System (PeMS). In combination with traveler surveys,
we will monitor the effects on driver behavior, congestion dynamics (e.g., speeds, traffic
volumes, and travel time reliability), as well as transit ridership.
• The project will help the nation get more out the existing infrastructure without major
expansion and improve mobility, travel time reliability, and safety.
• The project combines managed lanes with cordon/area pricing strategies not tested elsewhere
in the United States.
• The project encourages the use of alternative travel modes and supports efforts to reduce GHG
emissions and to promote environmental sustainability.
• The project builds on extensive regional studies of congestion pricing to enhance
implementation.
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Additionally, our proposal directly meets the core outcome measures identified by FHWA as follows:
• Livability. Our proposal builds on regional efforts to promote smart growth and integrated
transportation and land use decision-making. It targets areas in which we have invested heavily
in transit and neighborhood design. Complementary value pricing strategies (especially
cordon/area pricing) will leverage this investment and promote non-motorized travel as a viable
alternative.
• Sustainability. As part of the overafl 2012 Regional Transportation Plan, the region will reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent per capita by 2020 and by 13 percent per capita by 2035.
These reductions in climate change related emissions cannot be achieved without value pricing
strategies. Based on our initial analysis, a broad array of pricing strategies is needed to achieve
our reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions.
• Equity. Southern California's experience with HOT lanes has taught us that value pricing can be
less regressive than traditional transportation funding sources. It has also given us
opportunities to develop mitigation measures, such as Metro's Toll Credit Program, to address
equity concerns.
• Congestion reduction. Our proposal benefits from cutting-edge work in the region to promote
solutions to our long-standing congestion problem. This ranges from development of the
nation's most extensive HOV system to regional deployment of ramp metering, freeway service
patrol, traveler information services, and other strategies focused on optimizing the use and
productivity of our existing transportation infrastructure. Value pricing will serve as a critical
addition to our congestion management approach.
• Safety. The combination of express/HOT lanes and cordon/area pricing will result in a
substantial shift to tranSit, reducing the overall amount of driving and cutting exposure to
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• State of good repair. Our strategies are anticipated to make additional funds available for
operations and maintenance along the corridors where they are implemented. Furthermore,
these strategies will helps to maximize operational performance and avoid the need for •
expansion. In the long-term, this reduces our overall system maintenance needs.
We look forward to working with you and your staff throughout the evaluation and screening process. If
you have any questions about our proposed pre-implementation project, please feel free to contact
myself, Annie Nam of SCAG at (213) 236-1827 or Stephanie Wiggins of Metro at (213) 922-1023.
Sincerely,
Frank Quon
Deputy District Director Division of Operations, Caltrans District 7
~Metro
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C o n t a c t P e r s o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
D e s c r i p t i o n o f A g e n c i e s R e q u e s t i n g F u n d i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
F u n d i n g O n l y S t a t e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
D e s c r i p t i o n o f O p e r a t i n g A g e n c i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C O R E A P P L I C A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 D e s c r i p t i o n o f C o n g e s t i o n P r o b l e m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
2 P r o p o s e d ' P r i c i n g P r o g r a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
3 F a c i l i t i e s C o v e r e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
4 A n t i c i p a t e d E f f e c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
5 A d d r e s s i n g P r o g r a m G o a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
6 S o c i a l a n d E c o n o m i c E f f e c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8
7 R o l e o f A l t e r n a t i v e M o d e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9
8 P r o j e c t T a s k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2
9 P r o j e c t T i m e l i n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
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1 1 M o n i t o r i n g P l a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
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1 3 P r e v i o u s P u b l i c I n v o l v e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
1 4 l e g a l a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i v e R e q u i r e m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
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• The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG), and los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), have
expended significant resources over the last three years to study the potential for using value pricing
strategies to combat growing congestion in Southern California. These strategies fit within our shared
system management philosophy and reflect the fact that the region cannot simply build its way out of
congestion. The strategies provide an innovative approach to alter travel behavior and encourage the
use of alternative travel modes. In addition, value pricing strategies have the potential to help Southern
California meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction commitments under California Senate Bill
375 (SB 375).
Mobility Challenges
Vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) in the SCAG region has grown slightly faster than population (see Figure 1).
While this indicates that per capita VMT continues to grow, it has worrying implications for congestion
and GHG emissions. The SCAG region is already experiencing hyper-congestion, so even small additions
to VMT will generate large increases in traveler delay. Over the last decade, vehicle-hours of delay have
grown twice as fast as population. Without measures to curtail VMT, congestion will get much worse.
Figure 1: Growth in Population, VMT, and Congestion in Southern California
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Caltrans and the region understand that system management practices will be critical to addressing
congestion. In its 2004 Regional Transportation Plan, SCAG recognized that infrastructure expansion has
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not kept pace with demand, and adopted a system management philosophy to address Southern
California's current and future transportation needs in a comprehensive manner. Similarly, Caltrans
developed its Transportation Management System (TMS) Master Plan. The TMS Master Plan outlines a •
new approach to improve mobility across California that includes an emphasis on productivity,
reliability, flexibility, safety, and performance using TMS elements, Active Transportation Demand
Management (ATOM)' and other operational strategies. Figure 2 illustrates core components of these
system management approaches. As with several recent federal initiatives, the emphasis is on getting
more out of the region's existing transportation system through innovative approaches. To support the
system management philosophy, Caltrans, SCAG, and local agencies have embarked on a series of
Corridor System Management Plan (CSMP) studies to identify bottlenecks and potential system
management strategies for improving system performance.
Figure 2: Components of System Management Philosophy
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Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The projected increase in traffic and congestion will compound existing air quality problems in Southern
California. Despite improvements gained in the last two decades, the SCAG region continues to have the
worst air quality in the nation. Much of the region exceeds the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) identified in the federal Clean Air Act. Given that over one-third of air pollutants in the region
come from transportation sources, rapidly worsening traffic congestion poses ongoing air quality
challenges and health threats to the public. Of the people nationwide that are exposed to PM 2.5 levels
exceeding the federal health-based standard, 52 percent live in the SCAG region. With pending
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• proposed revisions to strengthen the NAAQS for ground-level ozone, there is greater urgency placed on
the region's ability to manage congestion better and achieve air quality goals.
Efforts to reduce GHG emissions present a tremendous challenge to the transportation sector.
Transportation represents 38 percent of total emissions and is the largest source of GHG emissions in
California. The State of California has aggressively committed to reducing its contribution to climate
change by passing Assembly Bill 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) and Senate Bill 375 (SB
375). AB 32 established a 2020 GHG emissions reduction goal and directed the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) to develop discrete early actions for reducing GHG emissions.
SB 375 enhances California's ability to reach its AB 32 goals by promoting good planning with the goal of
more sustainable communities. SB 375 requires CARB to develop 2020 and 2035 GHG emission
reduction targets for passenger vehicles for each MPO region in California. Each MPO must prepare a
"sustainable communities strategy" (SCS) to meet its GHG emission reduction target through integrated
land use, housing, and transportation planning. Once adopted, the SCS is incorporated into the region's
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP).
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As part of its SCS, SCAG and its local partners are seeking to reduce GHG emissions from passenger
vehicles through incentives for more compact and efficient development, and more sustainable
transportation and housing choices. It is expected that changes in residential development and land-use
patterns, such as higher density, mixed-use development, and related increases in pedestrian
acceSSibility, would be the key parts of the strategy employed to reduction GHG emissions. However,
achieving the GHG emission reduction targets cannot be accomplished through land-use changes alone.
Complementary strategies are needed .
Supportive transportation policies and investments, including innovative pricing and demand
management strategies, will reduce reliance on automobile use, while encouraging use of transit and
non-motorized modes. Ultimately this will lead to GHG emissions reductions. Value priCing forms a
critical part of the SCS for Southern California.
Express Travel Choices
SCAG has led a regional congestion pricing study, also known as Express Travel Choices, to facilitate
enhanced evaluation and understanding of travel behavioral impacts from pricing. This study represents
$4 million in resource expenditures for pre-implementation analysis of value pricing in the region.
Caltrans, Metro, and other transportation partners in the region have contributed several million in
additional pre-implementation funds by conducting demonstration projects on the 1-110 and \-10 and
planning for other value pricing projects. These studies have enabled the region to move beyond
planning and feasibility testing. However, the region needs federal financial assistance to move more
aggressively in that direction.
California and the region need a substantial federal contribution to enable Southern California to move
towards implementation as quickly as possible. Relying on only state and local funding would delay
implementation and realization of economic benefits. Findings from the Express Travel Choices study
indicate that reducing congestion can have a significant impact on Southern California's economy. For
every lO-percent reduction in delay, the region will add $17 billion annually in Gross Regional Product
• and 132,000 total jobs .
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Caltrans, SCAG, and Metro ("Southern California's transportation partners") are proposing to develop an
operational implementation plan, Express Travel Choices (Phase II), for a two-pronged pricing strategy
that includes: •
1) Build-out of the existing and planned managed network of express/HOT lanes across Southern
California.
2) Integration with one or more pilot projects for cordon/area pricing within specific major activity
centers (e.g., downtown los Angeles urban core and the vicinity of the los Angeles World
Airports complex).
The strategy would build on the Express Travel Choices study and include the pre-implementation work
necessary for deployment by 2015-2016. The two-pronged approach will address core performance
objectives of reducing congestion, optimizing overall regional transportation system productivity,
reducing emissions to meet regional air quality goals, and identifying more efficient means of generating
revenue to support transportation system investments and associated mitigation. Political support
already exists for one or more pilot projects beyond existing demonstration initiatives. There is interest
by key local jurisdictions, including the City of los Angeles, to establish pilot demonstrations for
cordon/area pricing within major activity centers. Federal grant assistance through the Value Pricing
Pilot (VPP) program would facilitate accelerated development of such demonstration templates for the
region and potentially other jurisdictions throughout the nation.
Southern California's transportation partners believe that the following aspects of the proposed Express
Travel Choices (Phase II) pre-implementation project will be a valuable addition to the VPP program:
• The project is located in the nation's second largest metropolitan area and the most congested
region.
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• The project includes cordon/area pricing, which is a less-tested, innovative strategy.
• The project will use traveler surveys to advance the understanding of traveler behavior and
transportation economics. It will also build on public opinion surveys conducted for the Express
Travel Choices study to assess user acceptance of these strategies.
• The project can take advantage of the region's already extensive monitoring capabilities through
the Freeway Performance Measurement System (PeMS). In combination with traveler surveys,
we will monitor the effects on driver behavior, congestion dynamics (e.g., speeds, traffic
volumes, and travel time reliability), as well as transit ridership.
• The project will help the nation get more out the existing infrastructure without major
expansion and improve mobility, travel time reliability, and safety.
• The project combines managed lanes with cordon/area pricing strategies not tested elsewhere
in the United States.
• The project encourages the use of alternative travel modes and supports efforts to reduce GHG
emissions and to promote environmental sustainability.
• The project builds on extensive regional studies of congestion pricing to enhance
implementation.
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• Contact Person
As requested in the Federal Register Notice, this application is being made through the State
Department of Transportation (DOT), Caltrans, which already has an established VPP program. Caltrans
District 7 in Los Angeles will act as the point of contact on behalf of all three requesting agencies
participating in the application:
Name: Frank Quon
Title: Deputy District Director, Division of Operations, Caltrans District 7
Email: frank.quon@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (213) 897-0362
Questions may also be directed to Annie Nam of SCAG at (213) 236-1827 or Stephanie Wiggins of Metro
at (213) 922-1023.
Description of Agencies Requesting Funding
This application represents a partnership among Caltrans, SCAG, and Metro -the "Southern California's
transportation partners." This collaborative effort will help Caltrans manage the freeway system better;
SCAG meet its mobility, livability, and GHG emission reduction commitments; and Metro make transit a
more attractive alternative.
• The California Department of Transportation (Ca/trans) manages more than 50,000 miles of California's
highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports
and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies. Caltrans has been in the vanguard for
innovative transportation solutions by starting one of the earliest ramp metering systems in the country
in the Los Angeles area, demonstrating managed lane approaches on the SR-91, promoting Integrated
Corridor Management OCM), and making use of archived traffic data for monitoring transportation
improvements through the Freeway Performance Measurement System (PeMSj.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is the California-chartered
regional transportation planning agency (RTPA) and the public transportation operating agency for Los
Angeles County. As a result of these dual roles, Metro serves as transportation planner and coordinator,
designer, builder, and transit operator for the nation's largest and most populous county. More than
9.6 million people nearly one-third of California's residents -live and work within its 1,433-square
mile service area. Through its many bus, bus rapid transit (BRT), light-rail, and heavy rail lines, Metro
operates one of the largest public transportation systems in the United States. Metro administers three
half-cent transportation sales taxes approved by county voters.
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) serves as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) for the six-county Southern California region that includes Los Angeles, Orange, San
Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperial counties. SCAG is the largest MPO and council of
governments in the United States, representing over 190 cities and 19 million residents .
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Funding Only Statement •This application is seeking funding from the VPP program to support pre-implementation activities.
Tolling authority will be sought through one of the other programs identified in the Federal Register as
appropriate at a later date.
Description of Operating Agencies
Pre-implementation work will be conducted jointly by SCAG, Caltrans, and Metro in coordination with
affected jurisdictions within the six-county SCAG region. Agencies anticipated to be responsible for
operating, maintaining, and enforcing the pricing program include Caltrans, Metro, Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA), Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTq, San Bernardino
Associated Governments (SAN BAG), and partnering local jurisdictions.
The Orange County Transportation Authority {OCTA) is a multi-modal transportation agency serving
Orange County. OCTA is the California-chartered RTPA for Orange County. The agency plans freeway
and road improvements and operates countywide bus and paratransit service as well as the 91 Express
lanes toll facility.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) is the RTPA for Riverside County. RCTC plans
and implements transportation and transit improvements, assists local governments with money for
local streets and roads, and helps smooth the way for commuters and goods movement. RCTC
administers Measure A, a half-cent transportation sales tax approved by county voters in 1988 and
reauthorized in 2002.
San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) is the council of governments ~nd RTPA for San
Bernardino County. SANBAG is responsible for cooperative regional planning and furthering an efficient
multi-modal transportation system. SAN BAG administers Measure I, a half-cent transportation sales tax
approved by county voters in 1989.
The City of Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the
United States, with a population of approximately 3.8 million on a land area of about 470 square miles.
In addition to operating three public transit systems (Commuter Express, DASH, and City Ride), the City
is responsible for 4,300 signalized intersections, 6,500 miles of streets, tens of thousands of traffic
control devices, and operation of one of the most advanced city-based traffic control center (ATSCAC).
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• 1 DESCRIPTION OF CONGESTION PROBLEM
The Southern California region covers the six counties of Imperial, los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, and Ventura and has over 19 million residents. It has also been consistently ranked as the
most congested metropolitan area in the nation. The Texas Transportation Institute (TIl) estimates in
its Urban Mobility Report (2010) that for the los Angeles-long Beach-Santa Ana area:
• Up to 86 percent of peak period travel is congested and 57 percent of lane-miles are congested.
• Average commuters lose 63 hours per year due to congestion.
• Congestion costs $12 billion annually in terms of wasted time and fuel.
SCAG estimates that, on average, every driver loses more than 20 minutes per day in delay, and
collectively about 5.7 million person-hours are lost each day to traffic delays. Despite significant
investments in rail capacity and the second highest bus ridership in the nation, transit constitutes less
than four percent of all trips. Conditions are expected to worsen as the region grows to 24 million
residents by 2035. Per capita daily delay will rise to over 30 minutes, and peak period freeway speeds
will drop below 15 miles per hour on most major routes. According to the INRIX National Traffic
Scorecard (see Figure 3}, the los Angeles metropolitan area was the most congested metropolitan area
in the nation.
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In addition to providing information for the Urban Mobility Report, Caltrans conducts detailed analyses
of urban mobility through its Highway Congestion Monitoring Program (HICOMP). For over 20 years,
Caltrans has collected extensive information on the duration and extent of freeway congestion. In 200g,
the SCAG region accounted for over 55 percent of California's freeway congestion. With 127,122 daily
vehicle-hours of delay (DVHD), Los Angeles County alone accounted for about a third of the state total.
Figure 4 shows where freeway congestion occurs in Los Angeles County -basically on every freeway.
According to the 2008 HICOMP Report, 23 percent (or 29,504 DVHD) of the congestion in Los Angeles
County occurs within five miles of downtown los Angeles (Le., area bounded by 1-5, US 101, 1-10, and
1-110). This area accounts for 13 percent of all congestion in the SCAG region. If one assumes a $10
value of time and average vehicle occupancy (AVO) of 1.1, the congestion in this area causes travel
delays worth over $80 million dollars per year.
Increasing international and domestic cargo volumes place even greater demands on the region's highly
congested network as goods and containers compete with everyday commuter traffic. Mor~ than 75
percent of the containers processed by the San Pedro Bay Ports in 2006 and 2007 involved truck trips
within the SCAG region to rail intermodal facilities, warehouses, or transload facilities. These trucks will
contribute to more congestion as the number of trucks is projected to more than double for several
major highways by 2035. SCAG's travel demand model projects that regional daily truck VMT will
increase from 29.0 million in 2003 to 50.4 million by 2035. Delays caused by congestion could increase
the cost of transporting goods by as much as 50 to 250 percent.
This would have measurable costs to the national and regional economy. A recent SCAG analysis of the
imported goods traveling through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, show that almost 75 percent
of the goods get consumed outside California. Clearly, increasing the cost of transportation for these
goods would lead to negative economic ramifications for the nation. Moreover, California's economy
• ranks as the gth largest in the world between Italy and Brazil. The region's economy ranks 14th between
Mexico and Korea .
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• Figure 4: Morning and Evening Congestion in Los Angeles County
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Corridor System Management Plans •Caltrans and SCAG recently developed and prepared Corridor System Management Plans (CSMPs)
covering all modes to provide an in-depth understanding of highway corridors, including their
infrastructure, demand profiles, related land-use developments, modal interactions and mode shares,
and environmental issues. The CSMPs focus on all aspects of the system management pyramid,
particularly operational strategies and techniques. While SCAG and Caltrans led the effort, several other
local jurisdictions were involved, including Metro, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, San
Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, the City of los Angeles, and other cities along the corridors
participated in the effort. Figure 5 illustrates CSMP corridors studied in los Angeles County. The CSMP
corridors included the areas near downtown los Angeles and the los Angeles World Airports complex.
Figure 5: CSMP Corridors in Los Angeles County
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Source: Ca/trans
The CSMP prepared for each corridor includes:
• Comprehensive corridor-wide performance assessment, including trends of different
performance measures.
• Identification of performance deficiencies along the corridor and the causes of these
deficiencies.
• Alternative scenarios of short-term and medium-term investments to address these
deficiencies.
• Tools to evaluate the scenarios and develop an implementation plan for strategies that provide
the highest return on investment.
• Consultation with stakeholders throughout and incorporation of their feedback to maximize
acceptance of the final recommendations.
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" V a l u e P r i c i n g P i l o t P r o g r a m E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s ( P h a s e 1 / ) P r o p o s a l
2 P R O P O S E D P R I C I N G P R O G R A M
I n t h i s E x p r e s s T r o v e l C h o i c e s ( P h o s e I I ) p r e - i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p r o j e c t , S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a ' s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
p a r t n e r s p r o p o s e t o d e v e l o p a n o p e r a t i o n a l i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n f o r a t w o - p r o n g e d p r i c i n g s t r a t e g y
t h a t i n c l u d e s :
1 ) B u i l d - o u t o f t h e e x i s t i n g a n d p l a n n e d m a n a g e d n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e s a c r o s s S o u t h e r n
C a l i f o r n i a .
2 ) I n t e g r a t i o n w i t h o n e o r m o r e p i l o t p r o j e c t s f o r c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g w i t h i n s p e c i f i c m a j o r a c t i v i t y
c e n t e r s ( e . g . , d o w n t o w n l o s A n g e l e s u r b a n c o r e a n d t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e L o s A n g e l e s W o r l d
A i r p o r t s c o m p l e x ) .
T h e s t r a t e g y w o u l d b u i l d o n t h e E x p r e s s T r o v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y a n d i n c l u d e t h e p r e - i m p l e m e n t a t i o n w o r k
n e c e s s a r y t o i n i t i a t e d e p l o y m e n t b y 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 . T h e t w o - p r o n g e d a p p r o a c h w i l l a d d r e s s c o r e
p e r f o r m a n c e o b j e c t i v e s o f r e d u c i n g c o n g e s t i o n , o p t i m i z i n g s y s t e m p r o d u c t i v i t y , r e d u c i n g e m i s s i o n s t o
m e e t r e g i o n a l a i r q u a l i t y g o a l s , a n d g e n e r a t i n g r e v e n u e t o s u p p o r t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m i n v e s t m e n t s
a n d m i t i g a t i o n n e e d s . P o l i t i c a l s u p p o r t a l r e a d y e x i s t s f o r o n e o r m o r e p i l o t p r o j e c t s b e y o n d e x i s t i n g
d e m o n s t r a t i o n i n i t i a t i v e s . I n a d d i t i o n , k e y l o c a l j u r i s d i c t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g t h e C i t y o f L o s A n g e l e s , a r e
i n t e r e s t e d i n e s t a b l i s h i n g p i l o t d e m o n s t r a t i o n s f o r c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g w i t h i n m a j o r a c t i v i t y c e n t e r s .
F e d e r a l g r a n t a s s i s t a n c e t h r o u g h t h e V P P p r o g r a m w o u l d e n a b l e a c c e l e r a t e d d e p l o y m e n t o f
" d e m o n s t r a t i o n t e m p l a t e s f o r t h e r e g i o n . S i n c e t e c h n i c a l a n a l y s i s i s a l r e a d y u n d e r w a y , a d d i t i o n a l f e d e r a l
s u p p o r t w o u l d a u g m e n t p r e v i o u s f e a s i b i l i t y a s s e s s m e n t s a s f o l l o w s :
1 ) P h a s e d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n o f a n e x p r e s s l a n e / H O T n e t w o r k a c r o s s j u r i s d i c t i o n a l b o u n d a r i e s ,
i n c l u d i n g s y s t e m d e s i g n s p e C i f i c a t i o n s , b u s i n e s s r u l e s , a n d i n s t i t u t i o n a l / l e g a l f r a m e w o r k .
2 ) I m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g p i l o t p r o j e c t s , i n c l u d i n g
d e l i n e a t i o n o f g e o g r a p h i c p e r i m e t e r s , c o n c e p t o f o p e r a t i o n s , s y s t e m d e s i g n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , a n d
i n s t i t u t i o n a l / l e g a l f r a m e w o r k .
3 ) I n t e g r a t e d a s s e s s m e n t o f o p e r a t i o n a l p a r a m e t e r s t o a d d r e s s h o w a c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g p i l o t
w o u l d f u n c t i o n i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e p r o p o s e d n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e s .
E x p r e s s / H O T l a n e N e t w o r k P h a s e d I m p l e m e n t a t i o n P l a n
T h e f i r s t p r o n g o f t h e p r o p o s e d p r i c i n g s t r a t e g y i s b u i l d - o u t o f a r e g i o n a l n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e s .
A p h a s e d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n w i l l p r o v i d e s e g m e n t - b y - s e g m e n t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s . T h e s e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s i n c l u d e
d e s i g n r e q u i r e m e n t s t o f a c i l i t a t e o p t i m a l p e r f o r m a n c e a n d o p e r a t i o n a l p a r a m e t e r s f o r t h e i n i t i a l
r e g i o n a l n e t w o r k . T h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n w i l l a l s o i n c l u d e b u s i n e s s r u l e s f o r f a c i l i t a t i n g n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i v i t y ,
p r o m o t i n g s e a m l e s s u s e r - i n t e r f a c e s a c r o s s j u r i s d i c t i o n a l b o u n d a r i e s ( e . g . , o c c u p a n c y r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d
p r i c i n g s t r u c t u r e ) , a n d e s t a b l i s h i n g a l e g a l / i n s t i t u t i o n a l f r a m e w o r k f o r o p e r a t i o n s . T h e b u s i n e s s r u l e s
a r e i n t e n d e d t o q u e l l o p e r a t i o n a l i s s u e s t h a t m a y s u r f a c e i n a b r o a d n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e s . F o r
e x a m p l e , p o o r l y s y n c h r o n i z e d o r c o o r d i n a t e d a d j u s t m e n t s t o p r i c i n g l e v e l s w o u l d h a v e u n i n t e n d e d
c o n s e q u e n c e s o n t r a v e l b e h a v i o r a n d c o n g e s t i o n m a n a g e m e n t . T h e p l a n w i l l n e e d t o a d d r e s s
" c o o r d i n a t e d t r a f f i c m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s .
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Preliminary phasing/performance analyses conducted though the Express Travel Choices study will be
the starting point for more detailed corridor and system traffic simulation assessments. The initial •regional network (see Figure 6) is identified in Metro's Los Angeles County 2015 HOV to HOT Conversion
Technical Feasibility Study and SCAG's Express Travel Choices study. It is also consistent with the State's
HOV/Express Lane Business Plan. Many facilities are already under construction. Planned facilities for
pricing include the implementation of a Congestion Pricing Demonstration Project on the existing 1-110
and 1-10 HOV lanes in Los Angeles County, implementation of Express Lanes on 1-15 in Riverside County,
extension of the current SR-91 Express Lanes in Orange County to 1-15 in Riverside County, and
evaluation of an express facility alternative for the 1-405 Improvement Project in Orange County.
Additionally, traffic and revenue studies are currently underway for the 1-10 and 1-15 in San Bernardino
County.
Figure 6: Strategic Express/HOT Network
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Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
Recently completed studies and projects have identified numerous physical capacity and constructability
constraints associated with a full build-out of an express/HOT network. Nevertheless, further
innovation with operational strategies and better interface with existing investments can facilitate
system integration. The implementation plan will explore these opportunities further to address
connectivity requirements.
The strategic express/HOT network shown in Figure 6 was developed in the SCAG Express Choices study
after a thorough evaluation of the region's congestion dynamics. For some corridors, Caltrans and SCAG
have developed CSMPs and identified corridor bottlenecks. For other corridors, the performance
monitoring capabilities available in PeMS helped Southern California's transportation partners identify
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• bottlenecks. Figure 7 shows a compilation of the region's freeway bottlenecks. Most delay on the
region's freeway system is experienced along corridors that serve inter-regional/inter-county travel.
Some corridors experience over 1,000 vehicle-hours of delay daily at critical bottlenecks.
Figure 7: Regional Freeway Bottlenecks
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The nature of congestion dynamics in the region is further explained through inter-county trip flows.
Figure 8 and Figure 9 show the magnitude of inter-county work trips and non-work trips in the SCAG
region. These long-distance trips represent a tremendous demand exerted on local freeways. For many
facilities, half to two-thirds of the peak hour travel is due to inter-county traffic rather than intra-county
or local travel. These dynamics reinforce the need and the potentially significant benefits from a
regional-priced network .
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Figure B: 2020 Weekday County-to-County Work Trip Flows
(in thousands of trips) •
Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
Figure 9: 2020 Weekday County-to-County Non-Work Trip Flows
(in thousands oftrips)
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Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
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• Cordon/Area Pricing Pilot Project Template
The second prong of the pricing strategy is conducting a pilot project for cordon/area pricing within one
or more specific major activity centers. Federal funding support is needed to develop a detailed
demonstration template for establishing cordon/area pricing. While necessary for the SCAG region, the
template may be transferable to other urban areas throughout the nation. The polycentric nature of
Southern California, the resulting complexity in travel patterns, and geographic concentration of wor~
production and attractions will present some unique challenges for our implementation plan. However,
as shown in Figure 10, there are opportunities for identifying strategic nodes as potential candidates for
cordon/area pricing.
Figure 10: Peak Period Home to Work Productions and Attractions
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Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
A demonstration template for cordon/area pricing would include operational parameters, such as:
• Business rules that facilitate seamless interface with local traffic operations.
• Technology deployment design requirements, including ITS architecture requirements.
• legal/institutional analyses and framework for implementation.
Two geographic areas (Le., downtown los Angeles and in the vicinity of the los Angeles World Airport
complex) have been identified as initial candidates and are currently under evaluation (see Figure 11 for
location). As part of the project template, Southern California's transportation partners will conduct a
more detailed assessment of geographic perimeters, pricing structures (including variable rates and
charge pointsL as well as policies and methods for revenue collection and distribution. Figure 12
illustrates a conceptual cordon/area pricing around downtown los Angeles in context with area transit
• services .
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Figure 11: Cordon/Area Pricing Locations under Evaluation •
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Source: SCAG Express TrC!vel Choices Study
Southern California's transportation partners will need to tackle challenging integration issues, such as
how to overlay cordon/area pricing onto existing assessment and business improvement districts as well
as active parking management and pricing initiatives. Impacts on communities immediately adjacent to
cordon/area pricing perimeters will need to be evaluated as well. In addition, the template must
address concerns about impacts on commercial delivery vehicles and local business development. The
current and projected economic climate dictates careful consideration of the economic impacts of any
pricing strategy.
The underlying goal is to develop a clear roadmap for integrating pricing into a comprehensive approach
to congestion management. While this effort is focused on creating an implementation and
performance template for Southern California, the lessons learned will be crucial for other metropolitan
areas contemplating cordon/area pricing.
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Integrated Express/HOT Lane Network and Cordon/Area Pricing Assessment
The dominate approach to designing a pricing program often involves isolated assessment of a single
pricing strategy. The challenge for Southern California, however, is integrating multiple pricing
strategies under consideration for a coordinated approach to implementation. Building on the
implementation plan for the regional network of express/HOT lanes and pilot program for cordon/area
• pricing, the integrated assessment will detail business rules that facilitate seamless interface for
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travelers and system operators across pricing strategies, document technology deployment
requirements, and identify the legal/institutional steps that need to be taken to ensure timely and •successful implementation.
FACILITIES COVERED
The SCAG region has over 20,750 centerline miles and over 65,000 lane-miles of roadways. It includes
the most extensive High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane systems in the country (see Figure 13) -366
centerline miles in 2010, growing to 684 by 2035 -which could serve as the backbone of a regional HOT
lane or managed lane system. The region also has an expanding network of express lanes and HOT lanes
(see Figure 6 and Figure 13). The Express Travel Choices (Phase 1/) pre-implementation effort will
encompass most of the region's urban core and cover Interstates, state and local highways, as well as
major arterial routes.
Figure 13: Southern California HOV System
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Interregional
HOV System Status
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Figure 6 (found earlier in this proposal in section 2) shows the strategic express /HOT lane network that
will form the first prong of the pricing strategy. Planned facilities for pricing include the implementation
of a Congestion Pricing Demonstration Project on the existing 1-110 and 1-10 HOV lanes in Los Angeles
County, implementation of Express Lanes on 1-15 in Riverside County, extension of the current SR-91
Express Lanes in Orange County to 1-15 in Riverside County, and evaluation of an express facility
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• alternative for the 1-405 Improvement Project in Orange County. Additionally, pricing evaluations are
currently underway for the 1-10 and 1-15 in San Bernardino County as well as the 1-710 South Freight
Corridor in Los Angeles County. The initiatives already underway represent the first phase of the
strategic express/HOT network. These corridors are anticipated to be followed by additional corridors
being evaluated by Caltrans, SCAG, Metro, and other local jurisdictional partners.
The second prong of the pricing strategy will involve highways and major arterial routes as part of
cordon/area pricing. The implementation study will focus on one or two candidate locations. As
previously referenced in section 2, Figure 11 shows the location of initial candidates (i.e., downtown Los
Angeles and in the vicinity of the Los Angeles World Airport complex).
4 ANTICIPATED EFFECTS
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Understanding the behavioral response of travelers is an important part of evaluating the policy
implications of different forms of pricing. Depending on the type and extent of pricing and the specific
implementation details, travelers may respond by shifting their primary travel route, departure time,
travel mode, or destination. Alternatively, they may stop making certain trips or make them less often.
SCAG recently conducted stated-preference surveys as part of the Express Travel Choices study. The
purpose of the stated-preference survey was to estimate toll sensitivity, or the value of time (VOT), in
the region as well as travelers' elasticities in shifting mode, route, time of day, and destination. The
survey also sought to estimate the levels of trip reduction that could result from various pricing
strategies. These estimates are being turned into inputs to the SCAG regional travel demand model,
which will evaluate proposed pricing strategies and alternatives .
The survey and choice model results indicate that pricing has a significant impact on travel behavior in
the SCAG region. Overall, 40 percent of drivers indicated they have the flexibility to shift their departure
time by a half-hour or more. Also, 20 percent of survey respondents indicated that they could change
the destination of their trips.
The initial models show that pricing facilities individually and as a regional network could substantially
affect travel behavior through shifts in departure time, mode, and route. Similarly, the models show
that cordon/area pricing could affect trip destinations and cause trip suppression. These effects can
become quite significant as prices increase. Trip suppression results are illustrated in Figure 14 by
income and trip distance for the work commute segment with no travel time difference at a $2.00 toll.
Overall, Southern California's transportation partners expect the combination of express/HOT lane
network with cordon/area pricing to have a very large impact on reducing congestion and encouraging
the use of alternative modes. The cordon/area pricing is likely to have a particularly large impact in
curtailing highway trips and encouraging transit use. More detailed estimates of the effects will be
developed in the implementation plan using the travel demand model modified during the Express
Travel Choices study .
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Figure 14: Trip Suppression -Work Commute Segment •
2.00%
1.75%
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Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
ADDRESSING PROGRAM GOALS •
The congestion pricing program is intricately linked to other strategies being implemented in the region.
Southern California's transportation partners have been developing, and implementing through pilot
projects, an aggressive smart land-use strategy to reduce vehicular demand and meet the State's SB 375
mandate to reduce GHG emissions. In addition, Southern California's transportation partners have been
actively implementing the transportation system management strategies identified in Caltrans' TMS
Master Plan. The combination of pricing, land use, targeted transit investments, and operational traffic
management strategies, is expected to yield substantial mobility and air quality benefits, while
enhancing the region's ability to maintain and operate its transportation system in a fiscally responsible
manner. Anticipated benefits from the region's integrated approach include:
• Reducing per capita VMT by 6 percent by 2020 and by 14 percent by 2034.
• Reducing GHG emissions by 20 percent by 2035, which is comparable to 1995 levels.
• Reducing congestion up to 20 percent by 2035.
• Improving freeway productivity (and traffic flow) up to 20percent by 2035.
• Improving travel time reliability by 10 percent or more.
Revenues from pricing will be dedicated to the priced corridors and affected areas. In addition to
helping to operate and maintain roadways, priCing revenues will be used to expand and enhance transit
services. The value pricing strategy proposed in this application provides a win-win scenario for all
travelers, including those who choose to pay the congestion fee, those who use tranSit, and those who
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• enjoy improved mobility on corridors with reduced vehicular demand. The program also benefits non
travelers, since air quality and GHG emissions are expected to decline significantly.
To address equity concerns, Southern California's transportation partners will apply many lessons from
Metro's current Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project. These include coordinating the provision
of transit services, providing toll credits, and offering options for the unbanked (Le., people lacking
traditional checking or savings accounts).
livability
Our two-pronged pricing strategy is linked to other regional strategies and is expected to yield
significant livability benefits for Southern California. In 200l, the region began a growth visioning
exercise that identified locations for strategic investment and infill development (including areas with
high potential for transit-oriented development); developed guidelines for establishing "complete
communities" (e.g., a mix of land uses in strategic growth areas where most daily needs can be met by
walking or cycling a short distance); and established the regional blueprint for future growth, known as
Compass Blueprint. Potential locations for the cordon/area pricing pilots are consistent with the
region's growth visioning effort and have received substantial investment in transit improvements.
Value pricing will leverage existing land-use and transit investments and reduce the demand for motor
vehicle use. This, in turn, will free land for activities that do not involve automobiles and reclaim travel
corridors for non-motorized travel.
• Initial findings from the Express Travel Choices study indicate that the expansion of pricing strategies
already in the region will make funding available for non-motorized travel, additional transit services,
and other transportation demand measures (e.g., expansion of ridesharing programs). While individual
expreSS/HOT lane projects might provide revenue to fund faster bus service and expanded rideshare
programs along specified corridors, the proposed integrated express/HOT lane network and
cordon/area pricing pilots are expected to generate substantial revenues for travel choices throughout
the region. Research conducted in the Express Travel Choices study indicates that integrating multiple
priCing strategies affects traveler behavior and reinforces benefits anticipated from investments in
alternative transportation modes.
Sustainability
The 2012 RTP for the SCAG region will incorporate the regional strategy for sustainable communities.
Travel demand modeling suggests that this strategy will result in an 8-percent reduction in per capita
GHG emissions for 2020 and a 13-percent per capita reduction by 2035. The proposed express/HOT
lane network and cordon/area pricing are part of several strategies to achieve these GHG emission
reduction goals. When developing its sustainable community strategy, Southern California's
transportation partners found that the most effective measures involve relying on value pricing to
influence traveler behavior, expanding transportation demand management (TDM) measures, and
substantially increasing non-motorized travel. Value priCing may also provide additional revenues. It
will be an integral part of how Southern California reduces its carbon footprint.
A key objective for the managed network of expreSS/HOT lanes is to maximize the operational
performance of the transportation system with minimal investment in new capacity. This will also
• provide secondary benefits in avoiding the environmental impacts of capacity expansion. Along with on
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going efforts to link land-use decisions with transportation investments, the regional express/HOT
network and cordon/area pricing will result in a more sustainable Southern California. •
Equity
In the coming months, the Express Travel Choices study will analyze the equity impacts resulting from a
managed network of express/HOT lanes and cordon/area pricing. Complementary transit and non
motorized improvements to mitigate potential pricing impacts will be identified before work on the
implementation plan is initiated. However, the region's experiences with the 91 Express lanes and
Metro's ExpressLanes Demonstration Project reveal some of the potential equity impacts and mitigation
measures to be expected.
While equity is often cited as a potential issue with value pricing, tolls on the 91 Express lanes has
impacted low-income residents less than ifthe lanes had been financed through sales tax measures.
Dedicated sales taxes, passed by super-majorities, are the primary funding source for transportation
improvements in Southern California. A 91 Express lane impact study found that middle and upper
middle income travelers paid $26 million more each year under tolling than they would have through
sales taxes, while the very poorest travelers saved money under tolling ($3 million less than if they had
paid through sales taxes). The 91 Express lanes have also yielded operation improvements on the non
tolled, mixed-flow lanes. Even though the express lanes are used predominately by middle and upper
middle income travelers, lower-income travelers benefit without paying more. The 91 Express lanes are
very popular among all income groups despite the higher fees.
To address other equity concerns and the potential impacts of pricing on low-income commuters,
Metro's ExpressLanes Demonstration Project includes a Toll Credit Program. This mitigation program •
was approved by the Metro Board of Directors on March 25, 2010 and is the first of its kind in California.
The program credits qualifying households with $25 for the account set-up/establishment fee. This
credit can be applied to the transponder deposit or pre-paid toll deposit. The program also waives the
monthly $3 non-usage maintenance fee. low-income commuters benefit substantially from the $70
million investment in the transit and rideshare elements included in the ExpressLanes program.
Southern California's transportation partners expect to implement similar measures for the proposed
network of express/HOT lanes and cordon/area pricing.
Congestion Reduction
Since the proposed pricing strategy integrates express/HOT lanes with cordon/area pricing, initial
analysis suggests that the traveling public will experience measureable reductions in congestion and
delay. The implementation plan focuses on maximizing the economic return of existing investments and
optimizing the use of the existing infrastructure, rather than substantially expanding roadway capacity.
In addition, cordon/area pricing is expected to increase transit utilization and leverage recent transit
investments in the pilot project areas.
Potential mode shifts are being analyzed on a corridor-by-corridor basis in the Express Travel Choices
study for SCAG's 2012 RTP. The identified mode shifts will help the region decide whether sufficient
transit capacity exists to meet the projected demand. If transit capacity is insufficient, pricing revenues
can fund new multimodal capacity (including transit, non-motorized, and ridesharing). The
implementation plan will leverage previous planning efforts and focus on components that require
detailed analysis prior to implementation.
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is considering truck-only lanes with tolls along the 1-710 and an east-west corridor that links 1-710 with
the rest of the region. like the value pricing strategies proposed in this application, truck pricing is
expected to benefit freight traffic and other travelers. As part of its 2012 RTP, SCAG is preparing a
regional goods movement strategy to identify specific improvements and will be evaluating the impacts
of pricing on commercial vehicles. SCAG is conducting a stated-preference survey to measure the likely
behavioral responses of truck drivers to pricing in Southern California.
Safety
Build-out of the express/HOT lane network and implementation of cordon/area pricing will yield
substantial safety benefits through improved traffic flow and reductions in motor vehicle trips (through
mode shifts and trip suppression). The Express Travel Choices study suggests that a substantial shift to
transit will occur when cordon/area pricing is imposed. For example, findings from stated-preference
survey indicate that with area pricing the percentage of commuters that would use transit would
increase from 5 percent to 27 percent based on the fee level imposed. Value pricing will also eliminate
trips not worth the cost to the traveling public. Lower VMT and the shift to safe modes (e.g., transit) will
reinforce the long-term trend of declining accident rates on Southern California's highways.
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The addition of special purpose lanes has the potential to reduce safety at the access points. However,
Southern California has gained valuable experience in deSigns that curtail accidents related to lane
access through its extensive network of HOV lanes and growing network of express/HOT lanes. Lessons
from our substantial operating experience and state and national examples will help ensure that the
regional system is implemented with safety in mind.
The implementation plan will also benefit from insurance companies beginning to offer VMT-based
automobile insurance to California motorists. This market-based incentive, approved by the California
Insurance Commission in December 2010, will complement the value pricing implementation plan. The
Pay-As-You Drive Auto Insurance Program rewards drivers who voluntarily drive fewer miles with lower
auto insurance rates. The cordon/area pricing pilot projects will also include substantial investments in
non-motorized and public transportation, resulting in safety benefits for ali travelers.
State of Good Repair
A key objective of the express/HOT lane network is to maximize operational performance from the
existing transportation system with minimal investment in new capacity. Southern California simply
does not have enough money to operate and maintain its transportation system at desired levels nor
continue to invest in expansion. California's State Highway Operation and Protection Plan
{SHOPP)provides funding for highway operations and maintenance. Statewide, SHOPP is funded at only
24 percent of estimated need.
Regional leaders view value pricing as a promising strategy, because it can improve mobility and
generate revenue. While the actual revenues raised depend on whether optimal system usage or
revenue generation are the priority, experience with the 91 Express Lanes demonstrates that toll lanes
can provide sufficient revenue to pay debt service related to construction and cover operating and
• maintenance needs when this is the objective. The proposed value pricing strategies will need to
balance revenue and system operation objectives .
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While value pricing will not Single-handedly lead to a state of good repair, it can make funds available for
operations and maintenance along the corridors where it is implemented. In addition, value pricing
helps to maximize operational performance and avoid continued highway expansion. In the long~term, •
fewer highway miles reduce our overall system maintenance needs.
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS
Full economic impact analysis of the managed network of express/HOT lanes and pilot projects for
cordon/area pricing will be completed later this year as part of the Express Travel Choices study.
Preliminary analysis indicates that the region's failure to reduce congestion has cost the region in output
(i.e., foregone increases in Gross Regional Product) and net losses in employment. REM I modeling for
the Express Travel Choices study indicates that a 10-percent reduction in congestion delay is associated
with an annual increase in Gross Regional Product of approximately $17 billion (2010 dollars) or 1.2
percent (see Figure is). This is a significant increase in terms of the economy. Without pricing, the
Gross Regional Product is expected to grow $44 billion or 3 percent annually over the next 25 years. A
lO-percent reduction in congestion delay generates roughly one-third additional economic growth.
Likewise, the lO-percent reduction in congestion delay is associated with an increase of approximately
132,000 total jobs or an annual increase of 1.2 percent.
Figure 15: Economic Impact oflncreasing Mobility through
Decreasing Travel Time Delay by 10% in SCAG Region
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Source: SCAG Express Travel Choices Study
The Express Travel Choices study is just beginning to explore the equity impacts of these value pricing
projects and its equity findings will be integrated into SCAG's 2012 RTP. Prior analyses of environmental
justice provide an indication of what the region may expect. Analyses for the 2008 RTP indicate that the
transit system expansion will provide low-income better access to employment via local bus and rail
compared to higher-income groups. Transit system expansion is focused on the same areas targeted for
the corridor/area pricing, which will likely encourage greater transit use. In addition, the 2008 RTP
identified no disproportionate accessibility impacts between income groups for automobile usage.
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commuter rail service. Southern California's transportation partners have invested heavily in transit
over the last 20 years, including rail (heavy, light, and commuter) lines shown in Figure 12. This project
will maximize this investment.
As Table 1 shows, BRT and express bus ridership has grown considerably over the last few years. BRT
ridership alone grew by 70 percent between Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 and FY2009, with much of the growth
occurring after 2008 when several lines began operation. About 44 percent of BRT ridership and 86
percent of express bus ridership is for trips on lines that run into downtown Los Angeles .
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Table 1: Metro Ridership by Line Type and Service to Downtown Los Angeles •
Source: Metro data
There is likely to be some capacity available on transit to carry travelers who choose not to drive as a
result of the pricing strategies, especially cordon/area pricing. Revenues from the pricing strategies will
be used to expand or enhance transit services to ensure that sufficient transit capacity is available.
Figure 17 shows the average load ratios (riders per seat) for the three major transit sub-modes serving
downtown los Angeles: bus, Metro Rail (light and heavy), and Metrolink. The average load ratios listed
are for all routes (include routes not in downtown los Angeles) and for the entire day. The average load
ratios for the downtown los Angeles sections of the routes are likely higher. In addition, transit routes
typically experience very heavy ridership during the peak commute hours when buses and trains are
often overcapacity. However, average load ratios provide an indication of how efficiently vehicles are
being used over time.
Metro Rail has the highest load ratios of the sub-modes -exceeding 50 percent (or an average of two
seats per rider) over most of the last decade. Regional buses operate at above 30 percent, which is
similar to the Metrolink average. Since 2003, Metro Rail has been increaSingly utilized by riders, while
buses and Metrolink have shown stable trends.
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8 PROJECT TASKS
The following scope of work specifies tasks to develop the proposed implementation plan. It is
acknowledged that upon approval of this proposal, a formal cooperative agreement will be prepared,
which will include a refined scope of work with guidance from FHWA.
Task 1: Provide Project Management Support
The objective of this task is to provide coordination and management of project activities including
administrative, contractual and technical activities to accomplish project objectives. Task activities
include refinement to the scope of work with guidance from FHWA to clearly articulate the approach for
developing an implementation plan and submittal of a project management plan (PMP) defining project
control/management processes. Additionally, task activities include establishment and staffing of
project meetings as well as coordination with SCAG, Metro, and Caltrans' relevant technical advisory
and policy committees, and other agency stakeholders.
• Deliverobles: Revised scope of work and detailed project management plan .
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Task 2: Define Pricing Alternatives Including Pilot Perimeter and Options for Phasing •The proposed value pricing pilot project in Southern California includes a two-pronged strategy to
address regional mobility needs: an express/HOT lane network and cordon/area pricing. This task
includes assessment of a range of considerations and constraints that apply to the two proposed
strategies. Three sub-tasks are identified below:
2.1 Define Express/HOT lane Network Including Phasing and Operational Alternatives
Screening of alternative express/HOT lane network configurations, operational parameters, and phasing
will be drawn primarily from recommended strategies identified through the current Express Travel
Choices study and supplemented with technical findings from Metro's Los Angeles County 2015 HOV to
HOT Conversion Technical Feasibility Study. This sub-task includes the following steps:
+ Establish goals for optimizing system (e.g., optimal traffic flow, revenue generation, emissions
reduction, etc.) and develop commensurate measures/criteria for evaluation-building on
current study and refining for implementation/phasing objectives;
+ Detail corridor characteristics of network configurations, including physical conditions and
constructability with evaluation of varying cross-sections for right-of-way and
design/engineering or other physical constraints;
+ Define alternative network concepts, including potential modifications to alignments and
segments as appropriate, variations in access and egress points, restriping of lanes as applicable,
operational policies including occupancy requirements, and potentially variations in
complementary measures (including accessibility to transit facilities, capacity/service levels and •
traffic management projects); and
+ Identify pricing structures (toll policy alternatives) including constrained tolls or toll caps with
dynamic priCing (by time of day/demand), variations based on vehicle occupancy, hybrid vehicle
use and other exemptions.
2.2 Define Cordon/Area Pricing Pilot Perimeter and Operational Alternatives
Screening of alternative geographic configurations, operational parameters, and phasing will be drawn
primarily from technical findings identified through the current Express Travel Choices study. This sub
task includes the following steps:
+ Define cordon/area priCing alternatives including potential variations in zonal systems as
appropriate; extent of the highway and arterial network within the cordon/area perimeter (e.g.,
to capture through trips on the highway and arterial network) and modifications to hours of
operation, operating policies, and enforcement; variations in entry/exit charge pOints or internal
movements; and potential variations in complementary measures (transit accessibility and
service levels, other improvement initiatives including parking and traffic management
projects);
+ Define pricing structures (toll policy alternatives) including variable rates by location and time of
day or time of week, identification of potential discounts and/or exemptions (e.g., hybrid
vehicles, public fleets, taxis, commercial vehicles, resident vehicles, etc.);
+ Examine how to integrate with parking pricing policies and other pricing measures including
benefit assessment districts/business improvement districts;
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Network; and
• Examine existing incentives for employees and private businesses (e.g., telecommute and night
deliveries).
2.3 Develop Integrated Express HOT Network and Cordon/Area Pricing Alternatives
The dominant approach to designing a pricing program often involves isolated assessment of a single
pricing strategy. The challenge for Southern California, however, is integrating multiple pricing
strategies under consideration for a coordinated approach to implementation. This sub-task focuses on
combining alternatives identified in 2.1 and 2.2 and developing feasible hybrid alternatives for phased
implementation.
Deliverables: Documentation of pricing alternatives identified for an express/HOT lane network and
cordon/area pricing.
Task 3: Evaluate Performance of Pricing Alternatives
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Understanding the behavioral response of travelers is an important part of evaluating the policy
implications of different forms of congestion pricing. Depending on the type of pricing and the specific
details of the pricing implementation, travelers may respond by shifting their primary travel route,
departure time, travel mode, or destination, or they may stop making certain trips all together or make
them less often. To enhance SCAG's capability to analyze the effects of pricing, recent efforts have
included major modifications to SCAG's regional travel demand forecasting model and collection of
stated-preference surveys to support model changes. SCAG is also developing a next generation
Activity-Based Travel Model and land Use Model-expected to be functional by 2012. This task includes
some additional modifications, as may be needed, to incorporate use of additional modeling techniques
such as Dynamic Traffic ASSignment (DTA) to analyze the regional express/HOT network and
cordon/area pricing pilot program. Task activities will include augmenting traffic, transit, and parking
data, as appropriate, to support modeling and analysis of alternatives.
Analysis of travel impacts will include changes in VMT, VHT, delay, as well as impact on level of service,
flows, speeds, safety, mode choice, route, and time-of-day, auto occupancy, transit usage, and parking
utilization. The impact analysis will be conducted at the regional, corridor, cordon, and local levels, as
appropriate for the specific strategies. Additionally, analysis will be conducted for each of the strategies
individually and as combined alternatives.
Performance assessment will include air quality analysis to evaluate the impact on regional levels of
Nitrous Oxides (NO.), reactive organic compounds, (ROCs), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter
(PM lO and PM 2,S) and greenhouse gases (GHG). The analysis will be based on the traffic data produced
and include estimates of total pollutants for the entire study area.
Additionally, community impact assessments will be conducted. Pricing alternatives that involve a
cordon charge during select time periods would impact local and adjacent communities. It will be
critical to understand the impact on local businesses and to consider the spill-over effects on adjacent
• communities, including increased traffic and parking demand, and localized economic effects .
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Economic assessment methodologies will consider direct user benefits of the pricing alternatives to the
cost of implementing. Direct user benefits include value of travel time savings, reduced vehicle •operating costs, reduced emissions, pollution, noise and energy use, etc. Pricing alternatives are
anticipated to improve mobility within corridors and pricing areas/zones for both passenger vehicles
(autos) and trucks, but may have the potential to reduce total trips. As such, impacts on businesses will
need to be evaluated. Analysis will include labor market and industry impacts, including the distribution
of economic activities within the pricing area/zone. Additionally, analysis will include distribution of
benefits and impacts across different socio-economic groups (e.g., low-income groups).
Deliverobles: data collection and modeling; performance evaluation report including assessment of
transportation impacts-localized and at regional level; economic analysis technical report; and
environmental analysis technical report.
Task 4: Define Technology Requirements
Implementation of the regional express/HOT lane network will continue California's use of the FasTrak n •
electronic toll collection system. The FasTrokn • system is made up of an electronic transponder that is
mounted on the inside of a vehicle's windshield, toll recording equipment located on the road, and an
enforcement system. Facilities throughout California use the FasTrok™ system. Launch of the
ExpressLanes Demonstration project in Los Angeles County will also employ FasTrak'M but with the
option of a "self-declaration" transponder that can account for different minimum occupancy
requirements.
Additional analysis, however, is needed to specify the technology requirements for the cordon/area
pricing pilot program. A key consideration in developing the toll collection system for the pilot program
will be integration with the existing FasTrakTM system to ensure a seamless experience for the traveling •
public. Additionally, system design criteria such as cost, performance, reliability, and simplicity will be
important in determining specifications that meet the proposed cordon/area pricing program goals.
Technology evaluation will include identification of implementation costs and schedules; system
deployment requirements including technology infrastructure needs; institutional, legal and
enforcement reqUirements, including addressing privacy issues as applicable; and ITS architecture
requirements.
Deliverables: Technology design and specification report for cordon/area pricing.
Task 5: Develop Investment and Financial Plan
The primary focus of this task is to assess the revenue generating capacity of the pricing alternatives
identified in Task 2. The financial assessment will include identification of net excess revenue generated
after capital and operating expenses for each of the pricing alternatives. At a minimum, the financial
model will include the following elements:
• Annualized revenues,
• Deductions for discounted and exempted vehicles,
• Capital costs-equipment and construction expenses,
• Other upfront costs-ROW acquisition, planning, financing, etc., and
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" O p e r a t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e c o s t s ; e n f o r c e m e n t , s u r v e i l l a n c e , a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c o s t s ( e . g . ,
t r a n s a c t i o n , c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e , e t c . ) .
T o h e l p b a l a n c e f i n a n c i a l r e t u r n s a g a i n s t c o n g e s t i o n i m p a c t s , r e v e n u e f o r e c a s t i n g a n d t r a v e l d e m a n d
m o d e l i n g a c t i v i t i e s w i l l b e i t e r a t i v e . T h e r e v e n u e m o d e l s h o u l d f a c i l i t a t e s e n s i t i v i t y a n a l y s e s o f v a r i o u s
p r i c i n g l e v e l s a n d f i n a n c i n g o p t i o n s ( d e b t a n d e q u i t y f i n a n c i n g ) i n c l u d i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l i m p a c t o f p u b l i c �
p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s ( e . g . , o p e r a t i n g c o n c e s s i o n s ) . A n a l y s i s w i l l b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o a f i n a l f i n a n c i a l
p l a n f o r e a c h o f t h e p r i c i n g a l t e r n a t i v e s .
A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h i s t a s k i n c l u d e s d e v e l o p m e n t o f a n i n v e s t m e n t p l a n f o r t h e a l l o c a t i o n o f e x c e s s r e v e n u e s .
A n a l y s i s w i l l i n c l u d e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f a d d e d f i n a n c i a l c a p a c i t y g e n e r a t e d f r o m p r i c i n g r e v e n u e s t o
s u p p l e m e n t f u n d i n g f o r t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s , r o a d i m p r o v e m e n t s , r o a d c a p a c i t y a c c e l e r a t i o n a n d / o r
e x p a n s i o n , o r s y s t e m s m a n a g e m e n t , a s m a y b e a p p l i c a b l e .
D e l i v e r a b l e s : D o c u m e n t a t i o n o j j i n a n c i a l a n a l y s i s c o n d u c t e d j o r e a c h a l t e r n a t i v e , i n c l u d i n g i n v e s t m e n t
a n d j i n a n c i a l p l a n s .
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b o n d s t o f i n a n c e c a p i t a l e x p e n d i t u r e s a s m a y b e n e e d e d , a n d t o e n t e r i n t o c o n t r a c t s / c o o p e r a t i v e �
a g r e e m e n t s w i t h p r i v a t e e n t i t i e s a n d g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s . T h i s t a s k i n c l u d e s e v a l u a t i o n o f i n s t i t u t i o n a l
a r r a n g e m e n t s a n d g o v e r n a n c e i n c l u d i n g e v a l u a t i o n o f s u c c e s s f u l m o d e l s ( e . g . , e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a J o i n t
P o w e r s A u t h o r i t y ) f o r p r i c i n g a l t e r n a t i v e s . A n a l y s i s w i l l i d e n t i f y t h e l e g i s l a t i v e , s t a t u t o r y , a n d i n t e r �
a g e n c y p o l i c y r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t w i l l g o v e r n t h e a b i l i t y o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a g e n c i e s t o
i m p l e m e n t a n d o p e r a t e t h e p r o p o s e d p r i c i n g p r o g r a m . A d d i t i o n a l l y , a n a l y s i s w i l l i n c l u d e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n
o f a c t i o n s n e c e s s a r y t o o b t a i n e n a b l i n g l e g i s l a t i o n f o r t o l l i n g a u t h o r i t y ( e . g . , s t a t e l e g i s l a t i v e a u t h o r i t y
a n d l o c a l a p p r o v a l s ) a s w e l l a s c o o p e r a t i v e a g r e e m e n t s a n d p r o c u r e m e n t o p t i o n s t o f a c i l i t a t e p r o j e c t
d e l i v e r y . T h e p r i C i n g p r o g r a m w i l l r e q u i r e l e g i s l a t i v e a c t i o n s f o r t o l l c o l l e c t i o n , i n c u r r i n g d e b t , t o l l
e n f o r c e m e n t , a n d a u t h o r i t y t o p r o c u r e a n d c o n t r a c t f o r d e s i g n , c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d o p e r a t i o n . F o c u s w i l l
b e p l a c e d o n s e l e c t i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t e p r o j e c t d e l i v e r y m e t h o d , i n c l u d i n g t r a d i t i o n a l d e s i g n - b u i l d a s w e l l
a s o p e r a t i o n c o n c e s s i o n s / p u b l i c - p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , a n a l y s i s w i l l i n c l u d e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f
f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d l o c a l r e g u l a t o r y a p p r o v a l s a n d o t h e r c l e a r a n c e s t o i m p l e m e n t t h e p r i C i n g p r o g r a m
( i . e . , e n v i r o n m e n t a l c l e a r a n c e s a s w e l l a s c o n s i s t e n c y a n d c o m p l i a n c e w i t h l o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l p l a n s ) .
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a n a l y s i s w i l l c o n s i d e r f e d e r a l p r o g r a m s ( e . g . , S p e c i a l E x p e r i m e n t a l P r o j e c t s N o . 1 5 o r S E P - 1 5 ) a l l o w i n g
d e v i a t i o n s f r o m f e d e r a l r e g u l a t i o n s , a n d a n y r e s u l t i n g E a r l y D e v e l o p m e n t A g r e e m e n t s .
D e l i v e r a b l e s : T e c h n i c a l r e p o r t a d d r e s s i n g t h e l e g i s l a t i v e a n d i n s t i t u t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s j o r i m p l e m e n t i n g
t h e p r i C i n g p r o g r a m .
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P r e p a r e a n d e x e c u t e a n e x t e n s i v e p u b l i c o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n . T h e o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n w i l l b e a p p l i e d
" t h r o u g h o u t t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t , a n d w i l l i n c l u d e t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a c o m p r e h e n s i v e
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t r a t e g y t o e d u c a t e r e g i o n a l s t a k e h o l d e r s , t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c , a n d p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s . T h i s
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campaign should include the establishment of multiple advisory committees, targeted thematic
workshops, and focused industry sector meetings, as well as direct outreach meetings with affected •communities and stakeholders. Additionally, outreach will include market research activities, in
strategic iterations throughout the project, to gauge public awareness and opinion about the proposed
strategies. In addition to focus groups, public opinion surveys will be conducted to determine overall
awareness and level of acceptability. The outreach effort will include development of marketing and
educational materials (e.g., print, web including use of social media tools, video, etc.).
The outreach campaign will be designed to gain support and build coalitions (among regional
stakeholders, political leaders, media, and advocates) for carrying out the implementation plan and to
secure support for the ultimate implementation of the express/HOT lane network and cordon/area
pricing pilot program. A key element of the outreach campaign will be to identify a successful path to
implementation that strikes a balance between the most effective management of system supply and
demand and what is viable both politically and from a transportation consumer's perspective.
Deliverable: Public involvement and education plan, marketing materials, market research reports
including identification and analysis of data from surveys/focus groups, and outreach
meetings/workshops summaries.
Task 8: Develop Implementation Plan Including Pilot Program Procurement Documentation and
Design Specifications
This task includes development of detailed phasing and implementation plan for a regional express/HOT
lane network and cordon/area pricing pilot program. The implementation plan will draw upon the
findings and recommendations from each of the analyses completed in previous tasks. •
The implementation plan will include identification of institutional roles/responsibilities in the
collection, administration and distribution of revenues; concept of operations; technology requirements,
conceptual design specifications, and detailed financial plan.
Procurement documentation will be developed for the system design needed to launch cordon/area
pricing pilot recommendations. Additionally, monitoring plans will be developed to conduct before and
after assessments of travel time savings, economic, environmental, and safety benefits (with driver and
transit surveys; and highway traffic and transit operating data; and public opinion surveys). Monitoring
is discussed further in section 11.
Deliverables: Implementation plan including procurement documentation, conceptual design
specifications, concept of operations, financial plan, and procurement documentation.
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• 9 PROJECT TIMELINE
The overall schedule for completion of the tasks identified in this proposal is estimated to be two years
(see Table 2}-following the Express Travel Choices study. Implementation activities for the pilot
program would begin in 2013 with full scale deployment by 2015-2016.
Table 2: Proposed Schedule by Task
Year 1 Year 2
•
Provide Project Management Support
me Pricing Alternatives Including Pilot
Perimeter and Options for Phasing
Evaluate Performance of Pricing Alternatives
Define Technology Requirements
Develop Investment and Financial Plan
lative
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Conduct Stakeholder Outreach and Marketing
Campaign
Develop Implementation Plan
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10 ITEMIZED BUDGET •Proposed Budget by Task
The proposed budget for this proposal is $4 million and is shown below in Table 3.
Table 3: Proposed Budget by Task
Budget
Task 1
$300,000
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Provide Project Management Support
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Task 2 Define Pricing Alternatives Including Pilot Perimeter and Options for Phasing $400,000
Define Express/HOT Lane Network Alternatives $150,000
Define Cordon/ Area Pricing Alternatives $150,000
$100,000Integrate Express/HOT Lane Network and Cordon/ Area Pricing
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Task 3 ormance of Pricing Alternatives $1,200,000
Data Collection and Model Enhancement $500,000
Express/HOT Lane Network Alternative Analysis $200,000
Cordon/ Area Pricing Alternative Analysis $300,000
Economic Impact Analysis
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Task 4 $350,000Define Technology Requirements for Cordon/ Area Pricing
$100,000Evaluation of Pricing Technologies for Cordon/Area Pricing
$250,000System Design and Integration with Express/HOT Lane Network
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Task 5 Develop Investment and Financial Plan $350,000
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Task 6 $350,000Assess Institutional and Legislative Requirements for Implementation
$150,000Express/HOT Lane Network Requirements
$200,000~a Pricing Requirements
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Task 7 $700,000Conduct Stakeholder Outreach and Marketing Campaign
$200,000Express/HOT Lane Network Approach
$500,000Cordon/Area Pricing Approach
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T",••~mplementat;o.Pia. I $350,000
" Operations and Procurement Documentation
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Description of All Funding Sources
A 20 percent local match of $800,000 would be required if this proposal is accepted for funding by the
FHWA. The anticipated main funding source for the local match is local Transportation Development Act
(TDA) funds.
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1 1 M O N I T O R I N G P L A N
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l o n g - t e r m m o n i t o r i n g t o a s s e s s t h e i m p a c t o f t h e p r i c i n g s t r a t e g i e s o n d r i v e r b e h a v i o r , t r a f f i c v o l u m e ,
a n d t r a n s i t r i d e r s h i p . I n a d d i t i o n , C A R B w i l l m o n i t o r h o w w e l l t h e S C S ( o f w h i c h t h e v a l u e p r i c i n g p r o j e c t
i s a c r i t i c a l c o m p o n e n t ) h e l p s S C A G m e e t A B 3 2 G H G g o a l s . T h e m o n i t o r i n g w i l l l e v e r a g e e x i s t i n g
i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m P e M S , M e t r o , a n d p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y s , a s w e l l a s i n c l u d e a d d i t i o n a l d a t a c o l l e c t i o n
a f t e r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n .
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S t a t e t o l l i n g a u t h o r i t y a s w e l l a s t h e C o n g e s t i o n R e d u c t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o n P r o g r a m r e q u i r e s m o n i t o r i n g
a n d e v a l u a t i o n o f i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p r o j e c t s . S p e c i f i c a l l y , m o n i t o r i n g a n d e v a l u a t i o n i n c l u d e s 1 2 m o n t h s
o f p r e - d e p l o y m e n t d a t a c o l l e c t i o n , o n e - y e a r d e m o n s t r a t i o n p e r i o d , a n d p o s t - d e p l o y m e n t d a t a
c o l l e c t i o n . T h e F r a m e w o r k f o r t h e E v a l u a t i o n E x e c u t i v e S u m m a r y i s i n c l u d e d i n A p p e n d i x D . M e t r o ' s
s t a t e t o l l i n g a u t h o r i t y r e q u i r e s C a l t r a n s a n d M e t r o t o r e p o r t j o i n t l y t o t h e L e g i s l a t u r e b y D e c e m b e r 3 1 ,
2 0 1 4 . I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t a s i m i l a r c o m m i t m e n t t o m o n i t o r i n g , e v a l u a t i o n , a n d r e p o r t i n g o f t h e
c o r d o n / a r e a p r i C i n g p i l o t p r o j e c t s w i l l a l s o t a k e p l a c e .
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I n t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y , S C A G c o n d u c t e d a p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y t o g a u g e t h e p u b l i c ' s
p e r c e p t i o n o f v a l u e p r i C i n g a n d w i l l i n g n e s s t o a c c e p t s u c h i n n o v a t i v e s t r a t e g i e s . I n t h e s u r v e y , S C A G
f o u n d t h a t 7 0 p e r c e n t o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a r e s i d e n t s h a v e f a v o r a b l e v i e w s o f e x p r e s s l a n e s . S i m i l a r
s u r v e y c o n d u c t e d a f t e r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n c o u l d s h o w h o w t r a v e l e r s ' o p i n i o n s o f p r i c i n g c h a n g e w i t h
e x p e r i e n c e .
S t a t e d - p r e f e r e n c e s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d f o r t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y s u g g e s t t h a t t r a v e l e r s h a v e
f l e x i b i l i t y t o a d j u s t t r a v e l t i m e s a n d d e s t i n a t i o n s . D e t a i l e d m o n i t o r i n g o f f r e e w a y t r a f f i c f l o w s a f t e r
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n c a n h e l p d e t e r m i n e h o w a c c u r a t e l y t h e s t a t e - p r e f e r e n c e s u r v e y s p r e d i c t d r i v e r
b e h a v i o r .
T h e r e g i o n a n d t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a h a v e a n e x t e n s i v e A r c h i v e d D a t a U s e r S e r v i c e ( A D U S ) f o r f r e e w a y
t r a f f i c d a t a c a l l e d P e M S . T h e s y s t e m c o l l e c t s t r a f f i c d a t a i n r e a l - t i m e f r o m o v e r 3 2 , 0 0 0 i n d i v i d u a l
d e t e c t o r s a c r o s s C a l i f o r n i a . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 9 , 4 0 0 o f t h e s e d e t e c t o r s a r e l o c a t e d i n L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y
a n d m o r e a r e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h o u t t h e S C A G r e g i o n . P e M S a l s o p r o v i d e s o v e r t e n y e a r s o f d a t a f o r
h i s t o r i c a l a n a l y s i s . I t i n t e g r a t e s a w i d e v a r i e t y o f i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m C a l t r a n s a n d o t h e r 1 0 c ~ J a g e n c y
s y s t e m s i n c l u d i n g :
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" I n C i d e n t s ,
" L a n e c l o s u r e s ,
" T o l l t a g s ,
" C e n s u s t r a f f i c c o u n t s ,
" V e h i c l e c l a S S i f i c a t i o n ,
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" R o a d w a y i n v e n t o r y .
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The monitoring plan for the Express Trovel Choices (Phase II) pre-implementation project will include
before and after assessments of project impacts using three components: •
• Public opinion survey - A public opinion survey will be conducted after implementation. The
results of this survey can be compared with the survey conducted during the Express Travel
Choices study to see how opinion's of value pricing change after implementation.
• Driver and transit surveys -This information will be supplemented with surveys of drivers and
transit riders into downtown los Angeles to determine factors that affect travel behavior and
mode choice.
• Analysis of highway traffic and transit operating data -Metro transit statistics and PeMS
monitoring data provide a database of before and after data to explore issues, such as how
value pricing has affected travel times, reliability, collisions, and transit ridership into downtown
los Angeles.
As required for the VPP program, long-term monitoring and documentation of the project's effects will
continue for at least ten years after implementation.
12 FINANCE AND REVENUE PLAN
The Express Trovel Choices (Phase /I) pre-implementation project includes the development of a
comprehensive financial plan as identified in the project task section-Task 5 of Section 8. The plan will •
identify all sources and uses of revenues and detail annual capital and operating costs.
Using the conceptual designs of alternatives defined in Task 2, cost estimates will be developed and/or
refined as appropriate, including necessary right-of-way, construction, signing, striping, technological
systems and associated transit or carpool facility improvement costs. Additionally, annualized cost
estimates for operation and maintenance, administrative, and enforcement will be developed.
Further, each of the pricing alternatives will be tested with toll optimization procedures-to balance
benefits of a robust revenue stream with travel benefits. USing SCAG's regional travel demand model
and potentially micro-simulation tools for specific segments/areas as appropriate, demand, optimal
average toll rates, and annual revenue will be estimated.
Based on cost and revenue estimation efforts, a financial feasibility assessment will include a cash flow
analysis-matching revenue sources (toll revenues and other sources offunding) with capital and
ongoing operation and maintenance expenses. Analysis will also include evaluating the potential for
private equity investment, identification of additional public resources as may be needed, as well as the
potential for innovative debt financing strategies to expedite implementation. Pilot initiatives will be
designed to be self-sustaining within the time period specified as per FHWA's VPP program
requirements. Operational parameters and optimal phasing of system components will be critical in
deSigning a financially sustainable project.
Already, Southern California has consistently relied upon local initiatives to facilitate implementation of
transportation projects as voters have passed measures dedicating a portion of sales taxes to
transportation projects. Approximately 70 percent of expected revenues in the 2008 Regional
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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n ( R T P ) a r e f r o m l o c a l s o u r c e s . A m a j o r i t y ( a b o u t 6 9 p e r c e n t ) o f t h e s e l o c a l r e v e n u e s
r e l y o n s a l e s t a x r e v e n u e s . R e c e n t e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n w i t h p r i c i n g i n i t i a t i v e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e r e g i o n
c o n t i n u e s t o r e i n f o r c e a l o c a l " s e l f - h e l p " a p p r o a c h t o f i n a n c i a l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y . T h e d e s i g n o f p i l o t
i n i t i a t i v e s a s p r o p o s e d i n t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n w i l l i n c o r p o r a t e t h i s " s e l f - h e l p " e m p h a s i s t o e n s u r e f i n a n c i a l
s u s t a i n a b i l i t y .
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a n d s u p p o r t o f p r i c i n g a s a v a l u a b l e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c h o i c e i s w i d e s p r e a d . I n d e e d , p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y s
c o n d u c t e d f o r t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y i n d i c a t e t h a t 7 0 p e r c e n t o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a r e s i d e n t s
h a v e f a v o r a b l e v i e w s o f e x p r e s s l a n e s , e v e n i f t h e y d o n o t r e a d i l y a s s o c i a t e t h e m w i t h v a l u e o r
c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g . C o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g i s l e s s w e l l - k n o w n a n d i s t h e s u b j e c t o f a d d i t i o n a l o u t r e a c h
e f f o r t s i n t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y .
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i n w h i c h t h e S C A G R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l ( c o m p r i s i n g 8 4 m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g 6 c o u n t i e s a n d o v e r 1 9 0
c i t i e s ) d i r e c t e d S C A G s t a f f t o c o n d u c t a d e t a i l e d s t u d y f o r e s t a b l i s h i n g a r e g i o n a l s t r a t e g y o n c o n g e s t i o n
p r i c i n g f o r t h e 2 0 1 2 R T P . T h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y d e l i v e r s o n t h a t d i r e c t i o n . T h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l
C h o i c e s s t u d y i n c l u d e s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p u b l i c o u t r e a c h c o m p o n e n t w i t h a S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e
( c o m p r i s i n g r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r s , a c a d e m i c a n d r e s e a r c h i n s t i t u t i o n s ,
a d v o c a c y o r g a n i z a t i o n s , a n d v a r i o u s o t h e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s t a k e h o l d e r s ) ; p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y s ; f o c u s
g r o u p s ; a s t u d y w e b s i t e , a n d r e g u l a r s t u d y u p d a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o S C A G ' s t e c h n i c a l a n d p o l i c y
c o m m i t t e e s , a n d g r o u p s t h r o u g h o u t S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a . B e c a u s e t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y w i l l
b e i n t e g r a t e d i n t o t h e 2 0 1 2 R T P , i t w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m t h e f u l l p u b l i c i n v o l v e m e n t p l a n p r e p a r e d p u r s u a n t
t o s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s .
A t a l o c a l l e v e l , e x t e n s i v e c o m m u n i t y o u t r e a c h e f f o r t s a r e u n d e r w a y i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h M e t r o ' s
C o n g e s t i o n R e d u c t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o n P r o j e c t ( H O T l a n e s o n 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 ) . E f f o r t s h a v e i n c l u d e d
t a r g e t e d f o c u s g r o u p s , l i c e n s e p l a t e a n d p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y s , o u t r e a c h m e e t i n g s w i t h a f f e c t e d
c o m m u n i t i e s ( C o m m u n i t y A d v i s o r y G r o u p s o r C A G s ) , m e e t i n g s w i t h M e t r o ' s A d - H o c C o n g e s t i o n P r i c i n g
C o m m i t t e e ( c o m p r i s i n g e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s ) , a n d m e d i a r e l a t i o n s a c t i v i t i e s . R e c e n t m e d i a n e w s c l i p s a r e
p r o v i d e d i n A p p e n d i x C .
T h e V P P p r o g r a m g r a n t w i l l s u p p o r t a n o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n f o r c o a l i t i o n b u i l d i n g a n d m e d i a r e l a t i o n s t o
e n s u r e p u b l i c s u p p o r t b e f o r e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e e x p r e s s / H O T l a n e n e t w o r k a n d t h e c o r d o n / a r e a
p r i c i n g c o m p o n e n t s .
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S C A G i s c u r r e n t l y d e v e l o p i n g t h e 2 0 1 2 R T P f o r S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a . T h e n e w R T P w i l l i n c o r p o r a t e
f i n d i n g s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s s t u d y . T h i s w i l t e n s u r e t h a t t h e
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e a p p r o v e d m e t r o p o l i t a n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p l a n a n d t h a t t h e
e l e m e n t s i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h d e t e r m i n i n g t h e m e t r o p o l i t a n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
" p l a n ' s c o n f o r m a n c e w i t h t h e s t a t e a i r q u a l i t y i m p l e m e n t a t i o n p l a n a r e f u l l y a n a l y z e d c o n c u r r e n t w i t h
t h e 2 0 1 2 R T P a d o p t i o n .
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While the 2012 RTP will address environmental impacts at a programmatic-level consistent with state •and federal environmental requirements, subsequent project-level environmental analysis will be
required for consistency with state and federal requirements. Detailing of other subsequent activities
for meeting federal, state, and local legal, planning, and administration will be established through the
implementation plan.
As part of the Express Travel Choices (Phase II) pre-implementation project, Southern California's
transportation partners will facilitate California authorizing legislation as well as review the applicability
of recent California law to a cordon/area pricing program. Existing state law (California Vehicle Code
Section 9400.8) provides that a local agency may not impose a new tax, permit fee, or other charge for
the privilege of using streets and roads after December 31, 1990, except for a permit fee for extra-legal
loads and unless the fee was imposed after June 1, 1989. Therefore, any cordon/area pricing program
will require authorizing state legislation to ensure that this prohibition does not apply to the authorized
program.
Additionally, the recent passage of Proposition 26 will need to be considered. Approved by California
voters on November 2, 2010, Proposition 26 amended the State Constitution and reclassified certain
fees as taxes. While a cordon/area pricing program may fall within the exception for service-related
fees (particularly if the revenues are used for operation and maintenance of the system within the
cordon), the implementation plan will explore this issue further.
As described earlier in this proposal, express lanes have enjoyed considerable public support, so
authorization to implement has significantly progressed. Specific to Metro's existing state enabling
authority for tolling, SB 1422 (Ridley-Thomas) was enacted on September 28, 2008, providing Metro
with legal authority to implement the ExpressLanes projects' congestion pricing component by adding
Section 149.9 to the California Streets and Highways Code. Two years later, on September 29,2010, •
AB 1224 (Eng) was enacted, which extends Metro's tolling authority until January 2015.
In October 2009, the Governor signed AB 798 establishing the California Transportation Financing
Authority (CFTA). The CFTA has the power to grant tolling authority to Caltrans or to any regional
transportation agency so long as certain conditions are met. AB 798 also lifts the requirement for the
HOT lane projects authorized under AB 1467 (such as the 1-10 and 1-110 ExpressLanes) to have separate
legislative approval. These changes will significantly increase the possibilities to use tolling as a
financing and traffic management tool in the state.
15 PRIVATE ENTITY INVOLVEMENT
No private entity participation is planned for expenditure of grant funds or cost sharing in development
of this implementation plan. However, based on recent discussions with private entities and regional
experience with public-private partnerships, opportunities for private entity participation are
anticipated in full-scale implementation. The implementation plan will outline potential roles for private
entities in successful delivery of the regional express/HOT lane network and cordon/area pricing
program. Metro is also utilizing a Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM) contract for the ExpressLanes
demonstration project in Los Angeles County. Task 6 of Section 8 provides additional discussion on
evaluating the potential for private entity involvement.
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Tolling Authority
Southern California's transportation partners are not seeking toll authority through the VPP program,
since this application is for support of pre-implementation efforts only. Toll authority will be required
for the express/HOT lane network and cordon/area pricing during implementation. As noted in the
Federal Register, there are a number of programs outside the VPP program that can provide the
necessary federal toll authority: HOV-to-HOT Conversion Program (23 USC 166), Interstate System
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program, Interstate System Construction Toll Pilot Program,
ExpressLanes Demonstration Program, and Section 129 toll agreements. One of these programs will be
used for toll authority to preserve the programming lines in the VPP program.
Compatibility of Tolling Equipment
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The toll collection equipment chosen for the Express Travel Choices network will be compatible with
other regional electronic toll collection (ETC) systems. Southern California's transportation partners will
continue using the FasTrak™ ETC system for the regional express/HOT lane network and cordon/area
pricing. In 1990, the California Legislature passed "Title 21" (California Senate Bill 1523, Chapter 1080,
Section 27565), which required a single statewide specification for ETC in California. As a result,
compatible FasTrakTM systems are used on all tolling facilities in California. The FasTrak rr• system
consists of an electronic toll tag (placed inside vehicles), toll recording equipment located on the road,
and an enforcement system.
Travelers can use FasTrakTtll on all Southern California toll roads, including the 91 Express Lanes and the
San Joaquin Hills (SR-73) and Foothill/Eastern (SR-241, SR-133 and SR-261) Toll Roads in Orange County.
FasTrakTM is also accepted on the South Bay Expressway (SR-125) and 1-15 Express Lanes in San Diego
County, the 1-680 Express Lanes in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, and all eight bridges in the San
Francisco Bay Area. FasTrak'" will be used soon on the 1-580 Express Lanes. The ExpressLanes
Demonstration project (1-10 and 1-110) in Los Angeles County will also employ FasTrakTM but with the
option of a "self-declaration" transponder that can account for different minimum occupancy
requirements.
Currently, five Customer Service Centers (CSCs) operate FasTrak™ accounts for travelers in California:
• Bay Area FasTrak™ Customer Service Center,
• Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA),
• San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG),
• Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), and
• South Bay Expressway.
Although the accounts are separate, money is transferred among the agencies, so the back-office
functions are hidden and seamless from the standpoint of the traveling public.
In response to Title 21, Caltrans formed the California Toll Operators Committee (CTOC). One goal of
• the CTOC is to offer inter operability to customers including the ability to offer a single account
. statement to each customer setting their transaction activities on all participating facilities. Each toll
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agency establishes an electronic interface to CTOC participating agencies for the exchange of
transponder status and toll transaction data according to the Interface Control Document that governs •the exchange of information. The tolling agency processes away accounts (transponders issued by other
California tolling agencies) and transfers of funds for its transponder accounts used on other facilities.
The CSC provides pre-paid customer toll account management, violations processing, and programmatic
accounting functions. Each CSC receives transaction data from the toll collection system and posts the
transactions to customer accounts and to the CTOC clearinghouse.
It is envisioned that a similar approach and process will apply to the cordon/area pricing pilot and an
inter-county express/HOT lane network. Tolling for the network could be handled through an existing,
new, or consolidated CSc. The Bay Area CSC provides a useful example of a single service center for
multiple agencies in a region. A copy of Title 21 is included in Appendix E.
The FasTrakn • system has the potential to collect origin-destination, speed, and volume information if
antennas are placed around the transportation network. For example, Caltrans and the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) use FasTrakTM data to supplement other archived traffic data for
system monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area. This information could be use for monitoring and
evaluating the implementation of the cordon/area pricing pilot and an inter-county express/HOT lane
network. Starting January 1, 2011, traveler location data is kept private as a result of California Senate
Bill 1268.
FasTrakTM also facilitates travel by alternate modes and can be used for innovative parking strategies.
For example, FasTrak™ is used to facilitate bus travel through toll lanes on existing facilities. The San
Francisco International Airport has recently started accepting FasTrakTM to pay for airport parking.
FasTrakTM could be used later for more innovative parking strategies in downtown los Angeles.
As noted in the project tasks, the Express Travel Choices (Phase /I) pre-implementation project will
include detailed technology requirements for the cordon / area pricing pilot program. A key
consideration in developing a toll collection system for the pilot program will be integration with the
existing FasTrakTM system. This will help ensure a seamless travel experience for the public.
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g r e w , a d j u s t m e n t s c o u l d b e m a d e t o t h e H O V l a n e n e t w o r k t o f u r t h e r c o n g e s t i o n r e l i e f . C h a n g e s s u c h a s
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w i t h t h e i n c r e a s e i n c o n g e s t i o n , i n c l u d i n g o n s o m e H O V l a n e s , t h e n e e d m a k e o p e r a t i o n a l a d j u s t m e n t s t o t h e H O V
l a n e n e t w o r k h a s b e c o m e m o r e c r i t i c a l t h a n b e f o r e .
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c h a l l e n g e s t o t r a n s f o r m i n g t h e H O V o p e r a t i o n s b u s i n e s s i n t o s o m e t h i n g m o r e d y n a m i c a n d m o d e r n . A f t e r
i s s u e s f r o m t h e d r a f t B u s i n e s s P l a n w e r e a d d r e s s e d , o n e - a n - o n e r e g i o n a l m e e t i n g s c o n f i r m e d b u y - i n .
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& c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g . F e d e r a l s u p p o r t f o r H O T L a n e s e n c o u r a g e d e a r l y p r o j e c t s i n
H o u s t o n , M i n n e a p o l i s , a n d S e a t t l e , a n d C a l i f o r n i a r e g i o n s b e g a n s h o w i n g i n t e r e s t
i n H O T l a n e s t r a t e g i e s . O r a n g e C o u n t y a p p e a l e d t o C a l t r a n s a s k i n g t o c o n v e r t
b u f f e r - s e p a r a t e d f a c i l i t i e s t o c o n t i n u o u s - a c c e s s s t r i p i n g ( a t y p i c a l f o r S o u t h e r n
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a n d i n d u s t r y e x p e r t s t o d i s c u s s t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p t i o n s a h e a d o f u s i n m a k i n g
t h e H O V l a n e n e t w o r k e v e n m o r e p r o d u c t i v e g i v e n t h e i n c r e a s i n g d e m a n d .
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o p e r a t i o n s , a k e y p a r t o f w h i c h i s H O V a n d E x p r e s s L a n e s t r a t e g i e s .
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D e m o n s t r a t i o n P r o j e c t ( $ 2 1 7 m i l l i o n ) t o i m p r o v e t r a n s i t a n d i m p l e m e n t E x p r e s s
L a n e s o n 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 .
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p o t e n t i a l i n t h e r e g i o n . B a y A r e a p a r t n e r s u t i l i z e r e s u l t s o f M T C r e g i o n a l H O T L a n e
S t u d y t o p r o p o s e l e g i s l a t i v e a u t h o r i t y f o r a n e n t i r e n e t w o r k o f E x p r e s s L a n e s i n t h e
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How TECHNOLOGY
WILL CONTRIBUTE:
-Automated
enforcement and
person counts
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and ultimate
Active Traffic
Management
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open the shoulder
in peak periods
with ATMS will
lead to space for
dual-lane
HOVlExpress
lanes
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detection systems
Making Strategic Improvements:
The state-level strategic actions needed to evolve the
•HOV/Express Lane business to optimize and balance traffic flow
through System Management are categorized into Four Focus
Areas. Actions have already begun in all Focus Areas and will
require continued focus and resourcing to provide successful
results. While Caltrans Traffic Operations is the lead on most
Critical Actions, partner involvement is critical to success.
Focus A: Support Performance-based Decisions
• Improve data collection and analysis
• Improve decision-making knowledge with research and pilot projects
Outcome: Increase system performance with changes such as increased carpool occupancy
requirements, multi-lane facilities, tolled Express Lanes.
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• Increase informal communication between partners
• Learn lessons and adopt best practices from initial interagency agreements
• Share and adopt best message material to increase the government's compelling common voice
Outcome: Potential new platform for partner interaction, partner authoritylroleslresponsibilities are win•win and largely consistent statewide. Consistent core message and language in outreach materials
within Caltrans Traffic Operations Program initially, with partners ultimately. Public and political
satisfaction.
Focus C: Update Technical Policies and Regulations
• Update HOV Guidelines and other design/operating/approval standards
• Explore and clarify federal guidance and requirements for system changes
• Update State and federal tolling statutes as necessary
Outcome: Updated guidelines and standards address current questions on dual-lane facilities, access
control, and toll collection. Titfe-21 and automated occupancy detection technology improvements
enable open-road tolling.
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staff at (213) 978-3061.
Mayor
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ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
MAYOR
January 11, 2011
Honorable Ray LaHood
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Room 10200
Washington, D.C. 20590
Administration Value Pricin Re:
lication Letter
• I write to express my support for the Value Pricing Pilot (VPP) application for funding to be
submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) by the Southern California
Ass()ciation of Governments, the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on behalf of the Los Angeles County
region.
This application includes countywide mobility enhancements made possible through cordon
area pricing and technology projects that will effectively address the traffic congestion
challenges faced daily by Los Angeles County's ten million residents, the most populous and
congested urban area in the U.S. These challenges also have an impact on the economy of the
country due to the status of Los Angeles as a trade gateway. For these reasons, Los Angeles
County would be a prime candidate to become a qualified jurisdiction under the USDOT's Value
Pricing Pilot program.
I thank you in advance for your careful review of our region's application. Should you have any
questions concerning MTA's application, please contact Borja Leon, Associate Director, of my
rul Y7:vC---
OR. VILLARAIGOSA
• ARV:bl
200 NORTH SPRING STREET • Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012
PHONE: (213) 978-0600 • FAX: (213) 978-0750
EMAIL: MAY6~!hACITY.ORG
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor· Riverside, CA
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 12008 • Riverside, CA 92502-2208
(951) 787-7141 • Fax (951) 787-7920· www.rctc.
Riverside Counly Transportation Commission
January 18, 2011
Ms. Angela Jacobs
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
Mail Stop: E8G-20S
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Ms. Jacobs:
On behalf of the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), thank you for your consideration of the
Value Pricing Pilot Program application entitled Express Travel Choices (Phase /I) submitted by the
California Department of Transportation, los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), and
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). RCTC lends its support for the application and urges
funding for this critical project. •
The Express Travel Choices (Phase /I) could provide an excellent foundation for getting Riverside County
commuters moving. The plan to integrate build-out of the existing and planned managed network of express
lanes across Southern California is of direct interest. RCTC is moving forward with an express lanes project on
State Route 91 and considering options on Interstate 15. Funding for the express lane/high occupancy toll
network portion of the grant will facilitate coordination among the Southern California transportation
agencies, which is needed because there is a wide variety of pricing projects and financing proposals in
various stages of implementation throughout the region. A coordinated planning effort will facilitate earlier
implementation, enhanced communication, and the opportunity for a number of agencies to work
collaboratively throughout the region.
Thank you for your leadership and support.
Sincerely,
Anne Mayer
Executive Director
cc: Hasan Ikhrata, SCAG
Stephanie Wiggins, Metro •
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M A R K R I D L E Y - T H O M A S
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O f f i c e o f O p e r a t i o n s
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1 2 0 0 N e w J e r s e y A v e n u e , S E
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A s C h a i r o f t h e A d H o c C o n g e s t i o n P r i c i n g C o m m i t t e e f o r t h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y M e t r o p o l i t a n
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( M e t r o ) . I t h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h e V a l u e P r i c i n g P i l o t P r o g r ' a m
a p p l i c a t i o n e n t i t l e d E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s ( P h a s e / I ) a n d u r g e y o u t o p r o v i d e n e e d e d f u n d i n g f o r t h i s
c r i t i c a l p r o j e c t .
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c o n t i n u e s t o s p e a r h e a d i n v e s t m e n t s i n s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t t e c h n o l o g y a n d i n n o v a t i v e , d a t a - d r i v e n s o l u t i o n s
t o g e t L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y c o m m u t e r s m O v i n g a g a i n . M e t r o i s a g g r e s s i v e l y p u r s u i n g s u s t a i n a b l e q u a l i t y
o f l i f e s o l u t i o n s t h a t n o t o n l y r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n b u t c r e a t e j o b s , i m p r o v e a i r q u a l i t y , a n d h e l p t h e
r e g i o n ' s e c o n o m y r e c o v e r .
A s M e t r o p r e p a r e s t o k i c k o f f t h . e E x p r e s s L a n e s C o n g e s t i o n R e d u c t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o n P r o w a m ,
f u n d e d b y a $ 2 1 0 m i l l i o n f e d e r a l g r a n t . t h e E x p r e s s T r a v e l C h o i c e s ( P h a s e / I ) w i l l p r o v i d e s i g n i f i c a n t
a d d i t i o n s t o o u r t o o l s f o r g e t t i n g L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y c o m m u t e r s m o v i n g a g a i n . N a m e l y . t h e p l a n t o
i n t e g r a t e b u i l d - o u t o f t h e e x i s t i n g a n d p l a n n e d m a n a g e d n e t w o r k o f e x p r e s s l a n e s a c r o s s S o u t h e r n
C a l i f o r n i a w i l l h e l p t o e n s u r e . o u r f r e e w a y s f l o w e f f i c i e n t l y . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e c o r d o n / a r e a p r i c i n g p i l o t
s t u d y f o r u r b a n c o r e a r e a s w i l l p r o v i d e a t e m p l a t e f o r h o w w e a n d o t h e r r e g i o n s c a n r e d u c e p o l l u t i o n ,
m a k e c o m m e r c i a l d e l i v e r y s c h e d u l e s m o r e r e l i a b l e , i m p r o v e t r a n s i t a n d c r e a t e j o b s .
I f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t m y D e p u t y f o r M o b i l i t y F e r n a n d o R a m i r e z a t 2 1 3 - 9 7 4 - 2 2 2 2 .
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c o r r i d o r s t o c o n v e r t H O V
l a n e s t o H O T l a n e s . F o r a
b e t t e r l o o k , v i s i t o u r G o o g l e
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D r i v e r s w i l l i n g t o p a y a n e x t r a
f e e f o r a c o n g e s t i o n f r e e
c o m m u t e c o u l d g e t s o m e g o o d
n e w s i n t h e c o m i n g m o n t h s .
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S u b c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t i s a n
i n t e r e s t i n g u p d a t e o n M e t r o ' s
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a d d i t i o n t o t u r n i n g s t a n d a r d
H O V L a n e s o n t h e 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 �
1 1 0 i n t o H O V a n d t o l l l a n e s
d u r i n g n o n p e a k h o u r p e r i o d s ,
a m o v e t h a t s e e m s m o r e a b o u t c a p a c i t y e x p a n s i o n p l a n t h a n c o n g e s t i o n r e d u c t i o n ; t h e M T A i s a l s o p l a n n i n g t o
s t u d y w h e t h e r t o b r i n g c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g i n s o m e f o r m o r a n o t h e r t o f i v e m o r e s t r e t c h e s o f L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y
H i g h w a y s .
S t a f f i s p r o p o s i n g t o s t u d y f i v e s t r e t c h e s o f h i g h w a y t o a s s e s s t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f e x p a n d i n g t h e i r C o n g e s t i o n P r i c i n g
p r o g r a m . I f y o u c a n ' t r e a d t h e m a p a b o v e , t h e r e p o r t r e c o m m e n d s s t u d y i n g :
" 1 - 1 0 5 , f r o m 1 - 4 0 S t o 1 - 6 0 5
" 1 - 4 0 5 , f r o m I - l O S t o I - S n o r t h o f L A X
" S R 9 1 , f r o m 1 - 1 1 0 t o t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y L i n e
" S R S 7 , f r o m S R 6 0 t o t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y L i n e
" A d d i t i o n a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n m a y a l s o b e w a r r a n t e d f o r t h e 1 - 1 0 b e t w e e n 1 - 6 0 5 a n d t h e S a n B e r n a r d i n o C o u n t y
L i n e .
T h e s e c o r r i d o r s w e r e s e l e c t e d b a s e d o n a c r i t e r i a c r e a t e d b y t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t . E v e r y c o r r i d o r w a s r a t e d
o n c o n n e c t i v i t y , c o n s t r u c t a b i l i t y , t r a n s i t b e n e f i t s a n d r e v e n u e p o t e n t i a l . T h i s l a s t c a t e g o r y i s a t r i c k y i s s u e f o r
M e t r o w h o s t a t e d o v e r a n d o v e r a g a i n , i n t h e f a c e o f h a r s h m e d i a c r i t i c i s m , t h a t t h e i r c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g p l a n s a r e
a b o u t r e d u c i n g c o n g e s t i o n a n d p r o t e c t i n g i n v e s t m e n t i n H O V l a n e s . T h e " r e v e n u e p o t e n t i a l " o f t h e s e t o l l s w a s
j u s t a b o n u s .
A t t h i s p o i n t , M e t r o i s n ' t u s i n g t h e t e r m " E x p r e s s L a n e s " t o d i s c u s s t h e s t u d y . " E x p r e s s L a n e s " i s t h e t e r m t h e y
c r e a t e d f o r t h e i r a l m o s t - c o n g e s t i o n - p r i c i n g p i l o t p l a n s f o r t h e 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 t h a t w i l l b e g i n c o n s t r u c t i o n
" s o m e t i m e i n 2 0 1 1 . A s w e d i s c u s s e d e a r l i e r , t h e E x p r e s s L a n e s c o n c e p t , w h i c h d o e s n ' t c h a n g e a n y p a r t o f t h e r o a d
p a t t e r n d u r i n g r u s h h o u r , w o u l d a l l o w d r i v e r s o f s i n g l e p a s s e n g e r v e h i c l e s t o b u y a c o n g e s t i o n f r e e r i d e d u r i n g
n o n - p e a k h o u r s b y b u y i n g t h e i r w a y i n t o t h e c a r p o o l l a n e .
I n s t e a d , E x p r e s s L a n e s ' i m p a c t o n p e a k h o u r t r a v e l t i m e i s l i n I i t e d t o t h e t r a n s i t e x p a n s i o n p r o j e c t s t h a t t h e
f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t p a i d f o r t o e n t i c e M e t r o t o e x p e r i m e n t w i t h H O V / E x p r e s s L a n e s c o n v e r s i o n .
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As for these five corridors, Metro staff says its way to soon to know what form, if any, congestion pricing might
take. But one thing is for certain, Metro's plans for congestion pricing in existing HOV lanes go way beyond a one
year pilot study on the 1-10 and 1-11 O. •
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h t t p : / / w w w . p a s a d e n a s t a m e w s . c o m / n e w s / c i 1 6 6 3 1 2 4 4
T w o S a n G a b r i e l V a l l e y f r e e w a y s a r e a m o n g t h e t o p c a n d i d a t e s f o r a n e w t o 1 1 l a n e p r o j e c t , a c c o r d i n g t o a s t u d y
r e l e a s e d T u e s d a y b y t h e c o u n t y ' s M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y .
T h e M T A h a s b e e n l o o k i n g t o e x p a n d a p r o g r a m t h a t c o n v e r t s c a r p o o l l a n e s t o H i g h O c c u p a n c y T o l l l a n e s .
T h e 5 7 F r e e w a y b e t w e e n t h e 6 0 F r e e w a y a n d t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y l i n e w a s l i s t e d a s a t o p c a n d i d a t e f o r a t o l l l a n e .
S o w a s t h e 1 0 F r e e w a y b e t w e e n t h e 6 0 5 a n d t h e S a n B e r n a r d i n o C o u n t y l i n e .
T h e o t h e r c a n d i d a t e s i n c l u d e s e c t i o n s o f t h e 9 1 , t h e 4 0 5 a n d t h e 1 0 5 f r e e w a y s .
" I t d o e s n ' t m e a n t h e y a r e g o i n g t o d o t h e s e , " s a i d M a r k L i t t m a n , a n M T A s p o k e s m a n . " I t ' s a s t u d y t o g a t h e r
m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n w h e r e t o g o n e x t . "
T h e s t u d y c o n d s i d e r e d c o s t , c o m m u t e - t i m e s a v i n g s , c o n s t r u c t a b i l i t y a n d p u b l i c p e r c e p t i o n .
T h e s t u d y f o l l o w s a n M T A H O T l a n e p r o j e c t o n 2 8 m i l e s o f t h e 1 0 F r e e w a y .
T h a t p r o j e c t r u n s b e t w e e n d o w n t o w n L o s A n g e l e s a n d t h e 6 0 5 F r e e w a y . I t s t a r t e d t h i s y e a r a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o
b e c o m p l e t e d i n 2 0 1 2 .
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T h e t o l l o n t h e 1 0 w o u l d v a r y d e p e n d i n g o n t r a f f i c . A t r u s h h o u r t h e r a t e w o u l d b e $ 1 . 4 0 p e r m i l e . F o r o f f - p e a k
h o u r s , t h e r a t e w o u l d b e 2 5 c e n t s p e r m i l e .
C a r s w i t h a t l e a s t t w o p e o p l e c o u l d s t i l l u s e t h e l a n e s f o r f r e e . A n d n o s o l o r i d e r s w o u l d b e a l l o w e d i f t r a f f i c i n t h e
l a n e w a s m o v i n g t o o s l o w . T h e l a n e w o u l d a l s o b e u s e d b y b u s e s . T h e M T A i s d o i n g a s i m i l a r p r o j e c t o n t h e 1 1 0
F r e e w a y .
T h e H O T l a n e p r o j e c t
o n t h e 1 0 w a s o p p o s e d b y s e v e r a l S a n G a b r i e l V a l l e y - a r e a p o l i t i c i a n s , i n c l u d i n g S u p e r v i s o r M i k e A n t o n o v i c h , w h o
t h o u g h t t h e p r o j e c t w a s t o o r u s h e d .
O f f i c i a l s h o p e t h e M T A w i l l t a k e m o r e t i m e t o i n v o l v e l a w m a k e r s i n a n y p r o j e c t s t h a t c o m e f r o m T u e s d a y ' s
r e p o r t .
" I t ' s a n i n t e r e s t i n g s t u d y , " s a i d A n t o n o v i c h ' s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n d e p u t y , M i c h a e l C a n o . " I n o u r m i n d s e t i t s m o r e
t h e o r e t i c a l a t t h i s p o i n t . W e ' r e n o t o p p o s e d t o t h e i d e a o f t o l l l a n e s . B u t w e ' d l i k e t o s e e h o w t h e 1 0 c o r r i d o r p l a y s
o u t f i r s t . "
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6 2 6 - 9 6 2 - 8 8 1 1 , e x t . 2 2 3 0
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MTA considers more freeway toll lanes to reduce congestion
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Advancing their experiment with toll roads, Los Angeles County transportation officials are considering more •projects for local freeways -including a heavily congested freeway on the Westside that would allow solo
motorists to pay to use carpool lanes.
A preliminary study by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has recommended that five locations be
explored in detail for the installation of high-occupancy toll lanes or so-called HOT lanes. The MTA's ad hoc .
congestion-pricing committee is set to discuss the matter Wednesday.
Officials said the highways that demonstrate a strong potential for conversion to HOT lanes include: The 105
Freeway between the 405 and the 605; the 405 from the 105 to the 5 in the San Fernando Valley; the 91 from
the 110 Freeway to the Orange County line; the 57 from the 60 to the Orange County Line; and the 10 between
the 605 and the San Bernardino County Line.
With motorists making up to 310,000 trips a day, the 405 from the 105 to the 5 is one of the busiest highways in
the state.
"We had good timing for the study," said Stephanie Wiggins, the MT A's project manager for tollways. "The
Southern California Assn. of Governments is doing a regionwide congestion-based-pricing study, and other
counties are looking at potential projects."
Wiggins said if the ad hoc committee selects a route for further study the MT A would have to apply for federal
funding to pay for construction because the agency has no money budgeted for it at this time.
The California Department of Transportation and the MTA are now converting existing carpool lanes to HOT •lanes on 14 miles of the 10 from Alameda Street to the 605 and on 11 miles of the 110 from Adams Boulevard to
the Artesia Transit Center at 182nd Street.
It is the county's first venture into congestion-based pricing -tolls that are set higher or lower in direct relation
to the traffic volume. The MTA plan, however, would prohibit solo motorists from entering HOT lanes if the speed
of traffic falls below 45 mph.
The demonstration project, which will be evaluated to see if congestion is indeed reduced, has received a $210.6
million federal grant. Some of the money will go to improving transit service along the 10 and 110, including the
purchase of 57 clean-fuel buses. The project, which is estimated to cost $332 million, is expected to be completed
in late 2012.
Charging solo motorists to use carpool lanes has been implemented in other states including Texas, Florida and
Washington. In California, HOT lanes have been installed along the 15 Freeway in north San Diego County.
The Bay Area's first high-occupancy toll lanes opened in September along a 14-mile stretch of southbound
Interstate 680 through Alameda and Santa Clara counties.
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" P a y i n g t o u s e t h o s e c a r p o o l l a n e s
h l t p : / l w w w . p r e s s t e l e q r a m . c o m l o p i n i o n s / c i 1 6 6 2 9 1 2 1
F i v e m o r e o f o u r j a m m e d f r e e w a y s w i l l g e t a l o o k a s p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r t o l l l a n e s .
W h o d o e s n ' t l o o k l o n g i n g l y a t t h e c a r p o o l l a n e w h e n d r i v i n g s o l o o n o u r j a m m e d f r e e w a y s ? S o o n w e m a y b e a b l e
t o g o w i t h t h e f l o w .
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c o n v e r t f i v e h i g h - o c c u p a n c y v e h i c l e l a n e s ( H O y ) t o H O T ( h i g h o c c u p a n c y / t o l l ) . T h e l i s t i n c l u d e s o n e o f a d r i v e r ' s
w o r s t n i g h t m a r e s : t h e S a n D i e g o F r e e w a y ( 4 0 5 ) b e t w e e n t h e 1 0 5 a n d t h e 1 0 .
T h e f i v e s t r e t c h e s o f f r e e w a y c o u l d b e n e x t i n l i n e f o r c o n v e r s i o n t o t o l l r o a d s , a l l o w i n g l o n e m o t o r i s t s t o p a y f o r
t h e p r i v i l e g e o f s h a r i n g a l a n e n o w r e s e r v e d f o r c a r p o o l e r s . W e c a n h a r d l y w a i t .
B u t i t m a y b e a w h i l e , b e c a u s e t h e M T A d o e s n ' t a c t u a l l y h a v e t h e m o n e y t o d o t h e c o n v e r s i o n s . T h e f i v e p r o j e c t s
a r e u n d e r r e v i e w b y a n a d h o c c o n g e s t i o n - p r i c i n g c o m m i t t e e , a n d f i n a n c i n g w o u l d h a v e t o c o m e f r o m f e d e r a l a n d
s t a t e g r a n t s .
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w h i c h i s o n e o f t h e m o s t m i s e r a b l e l a t e a f t e r n o o n d r i v e s i n t h e r e g i o n f o r a n y o n e t r y i n g t o g e t t o d o w n t o w n L A
f r o m p o i n t s s o u t h w i t h o u t b e n e f i t o f t h e c a r p o o l l a n e . A n o t h e r i s i n p r o g r e s s o n t h e 5 b e t w e e n d o w n t o w n L A a n d
t h e 6 0 5 .
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w o r s t c o m m u t e s . W h e t h e r i t h e l p s a l i t t l e o r a l o t ,
h o w e v e r , w o n ' t m a k e i t p o p u l a r w i t h a n o f t h o s e h a r r i e d d r i v e r s .
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s o m e c a r p o o l e r s w o r r y t h a t t h e y w i l l s o m e h o w g e t s q u e e z e d o u t . B o t h c o n c e r n s a r e u n d e r s t a n d a b l e .
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i n t h e r e g u l a r l a n e s ? F l e x i b l e p r i c i n g , b a s e d o n t h e l e v e l o f d e m a n d , c o u l d h e l p b a l a n c e t h e f l o w , a n d r e v e n u e f r o m
t o l l s w o u l d h e l p p a y f o r m o r e f r e e w a y i m p r o v e m e n t s .
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t h e 9 1 f r o m t h e 1 1 0 t o t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y l i n e ; t h e 5 7 f r o m t h e 6 0 t o t h e O r a n g e C o u n t y l i n e , a n d t h e 1 0 b e t w e e n
t h e 6 0 5 a n d S a n B e r n a r d i n o C o u n t y l i n e .
M T A o f f i c i a l s s a y t h o s e f r e e w a y s h a v e s t r o n g p o t e n t i a l f o r c o n v e r s i o n t o H O T l i n e s . T h a t ' s w h a t m a n y d r i v e r s
w o u l d s a y , t o o , b u t a l o t l e s s p o l i t e l y .
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Streetsblog Los Angeles» What a Difference Two Years Makes.
Warm Reception for Congestion pricing in San Gabriel Valley
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Metro will look at five
corridors to convert HOV
lanes to HOT lanes. For a
better look, visit our Google
Map
Throughout 2008, local
politicians and the media
seemed to be in a race to see
who could say more
substance-free attacks on
converting HOV Lanes on two
Los Angeles freeeways. In
particular, politicians of both
parties representing the San
Gabriel Valley, including
Member of Congress, State
Senators and County
Supervisors on the Metro
Board, threw such a fit they managed to get one freeway, the 1-210, removed from the proposal. •
Along with those nasty off-peak toll lanes, these leaders managed to chase off hundreds of millions of federal
dollars for transit improvements that the federal government was offering as a carrot to agencies for a one-year
pilot program. Ifyou consider that Metro's final plan for the pilot project won't remove any cars from the HOV
lanes that are being converted, those "leaders" have to be smarting that they basically gave away a hundred
million dollars. Yet, outside of Streetsblog, nobody has seemed to call them on it.
Which is why it is somewhat surprising to see the San Gabriel Valley Tribune publish an editorial that's basically a
lukewarm embrace of Metro's plans to study converting HOV to variable toll lanes on five more stretches of L.A.
County freeways ... especially since this time there's no promise of transit improvements to go with the toll lanes.
The editorial recognizes that someone has to pay to maintain our highway system, and it might as well be the
people that use it.
We know deep down in our fuel injectors that we pay for the roadways one way or another, even if
we never drive on a particular one, and that doing so directly -throwing bills into the gaping maw of
a booth, or having a FastTrak device attached to our windshields may make some economic sense.
Such a measured response would have benefited residents of the San Gabriel Va]]ey in 2008 when Supervisor
Michael Antonovich pushed the Metro Board to remove the 210 from Metro's original congestion pricing plan.
The hundreds in millions in transit improvements for the corridor would already have been spent to relieve
thousands of residents of their car-dependency. Meanwhile, Metro hasn't even begun construction of the much
feared toll booths on its replacement freeway, the 1-110. •But this time around, Antonovich's office is also taking a wait and see approach. They tell the Tribune:
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"It's an interesting study," said Antonovich's transportation deputy, Michael Cano. "In our mind set
• its more theoretical at this point. We're not opposed to the idea of toll lanes. But we'd like to see how
the 10 corridor play s out first."
Congestion pricing supporters welcome this change-of-heart from leaders in the San Garbiel Valley. Hopefully it
leads to a more balanced and sustainable highway system in San Gabriel and beyond .
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" T i m e f o r L . A . t o p a y t h e t o l l ?
h t t p : / / w w w . d a i l y b r e e z e . c o m / o p i n i o n s / c i 1 6 7 0 4 2 8 0
E a s t C o a s t e r s h a v e d e a l t w i t h t o l l r o a d s f o r a s l o n g a s t h e r e h a v e b e e n h i g h w a y s i n A m e r i c a . W e s t C o a s t e r s �
e s p e c i a l l y C a l i f o r n i a n s - n o t s o m u c h .
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s p e c t a c u l a r o n e . B u t s u r f a c e r o u t e s ? N o w a y . E s p e c i a l l y n o t i n t h e c o u n t y t h a t p r i d e s i t s e l f a s b e i n g t h e h e a r t o f
A m e r i c a n c a r c u l t u r e , L o s A n g e l e s .
B u t t h e d a y o f " f r e e " i n o u r f r e e w a y s m i g h t b e c o m i n g a n e n d .
T h e M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y i s a b o u t t o l a u n c h a m a j o r e x p l o r a t i o n o f t o l l s i n S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a
w i t h a n e x p e r i m e n t a l o n g k e y p a r t s o f t h e r e g i o n ' s f r e e w a y s y s t e m .
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O r a n g e C o u n t y ; a n d I n t e r s t a t e 1 0 b e t w e e n t h e 6 0 5 a n d S a n B e r n a r d i n o C o u n t y .
T h e p l a n w i l l a l l o w s o l o m o t o r i s t s t o j o i n t h e c a r p o o l e r s a n d t h e h y b r i d v e h i c l e s i n t h e d i a m o n d l a n e a t r u s h h o u r �
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p r i c e t o d r i v e s o l o i n t h e s o - c a l l e d H O T l a n e s w i l l b e m o r e e x p e n s i v e .
T h e o b j e c t i o n s t o t h i s t r i a l a r e l e g i o n . O n e o f t h e m o s t p r e v a l e n t i s t h e r e g r e s s i v e n a t u r e o f t h e t o l l s . F o r t h e
w e a l t h y , a n e x t r a c o u p l e o f b u c k s w i l l n o t p u t a
n o t i c e a b l e d e n t i n t h e i r b u d g e t s . B u t f o r t h e w o r k i n g p o o r , t h e c o s t f o r t h e s o l o H O V l a n e s m i g h t n o t b e a f f o r d a b l e .
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a r e r u n n i n g l a t e a n d c o u l d t r u l y u s e t h e p u r c h a s e o f t h a t m o s t i m p o r t a n t c o m m o d i t y .
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m e a n i n g t h o s e w h o d o n ' t p a y e x t r a w i l l b e n e f i t a s w e l l .
T h e s p r e a d o f t o l l r o a d s - o r a t l e a s t t o l l l a n e s - i n t o L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y w a s p e r h a p s i n e v i t a b l e , c o n s i d e r i n g t h e
t r a f f i c a n d c o s t o f m a i n t a i n i n g t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . W h i l e t h e e x p e r i m e n t m a k e s s e n s e , t r a n s i t o f f i c i a l s m u s t g u a r d
a g a i n s t t h e t r a n s i t v e r s i o n o f g a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s : P r i v a t e f r e e w a y s w i t h p r i c i n g t h a t a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y e l i m i n a t e s
t h e l e s s - t h a n - r i c h .
O n e w a y o r t h e o t h e r , w e a l l p a y f o r t h e r o a d s a n d w e a l l o w n t h e m . A n d a n y a t t e m p t t o s p e e d u p t h e r e g i o n ' s
t r a f f i c i s w e l c o m e .
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New eastbound 91 lane opening liane, new, road -News
http://www.ocregjster.com/newsflane-278297-new-road.hlml
Motorists traveling from Orange County into Riverside County could soon shave an expected 15 minutes from •their commute as a new eastbound 91 lane is set to open Thursday.
Officials said the new six-mile addition, between the 241 toll road and the 71, will ease traffic on a key stretch of
the freeway by improving a traffic chokepoint near Coal Canyon Road.
Officials said the new six-mile addition, between the 241 toll road and
the 71, will ease traffic on a key stretch of the freeway by improving a
traffic chokepoint near Coal Canyon Road.
ERIC CARPENTER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
On Thursday, transportation officials and construction workers will
gather on Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim to inaugurate the new
lane at a ceremony dubbed as the "first step to a better commute and
a better connection."
With more than 300,000 motorists who travel the 91 daily, the added lane is set to be a traffic relief for
commuters, officials said. The project also helped create 12-foot standardized lanes and a 10-foot shoulder area
within the expanded segment.
The $59.5 million project is primarily funded by the federal stimulus program, which is contributing $47.9 million .
The Riverside County Transportation Commission provided $5 million for the project and the Orange County
Transportation Authority is allocating $6.6 million in tolls from the 91 Express Lanes. •
The lane addition is the first of numerous improvements planned for the 91. Construction is expected to begin
next year to add one new lane in each direction from the 55 freeway to the 241 toll road.
Transportation leaders from Riverside and Orange counties have been at odds for years over what to do with the
91.
Just this August, the Riverside Orange Corridor Authority suspended any further analysis of a proposed tunnel
that would connect both counties. Officials said the $8.6 billion project, that was envisioned to be built beneath the
Santa Ana Mountains in the Cleveland National Forest, would be too expensive.
Last year, two new lanes also opened along the 241 toll road where it meets the 91.
The lane dedication ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at 8712 East Santa Ana Canyon Road.
Contact the writer: amolina@ocregister.com or 714-704-3795
Article
Motorists traveling from Orange County into Riverside County could soon shave an expected 15 minutes from
their commute as a new eastbound 91 lane is set to open Thursday.
Officials said the new six-mile addition, between the 241 toll road and the 71, will ease traffic on a key stretch of •
the freeway by improving a traffic chokepoint near Coal Canyon Road.
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On Thursday, transportation officials and construction workers will gather on Santa Ana Canyon Road in Anaheim
• to inaugurate the new lane at a ceremony dubbed as the ":first step to a better commute and a better connection."
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" N e w e a s t b o u n d l a n e o p e n s o n 9 1 F r e e w a y
h t t p : / / w w w , s e p r , o r g / n e w s / 2 0 1 0 / 1 2 / 0 2 l n e w - 9 1 - l a n e - 1 2 0 2 1 0 1
T h e h e a d a c h e i s n o t o v e r f o r c o m m u t e r s b e t w e e n R i v e r s i d e a n d O r a n g e c o u n t i e s , b u t i t ' s g e t t i n g b e t t e r . C o u n t y ,
s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l o f f i c i a l s t o d a y o p e n e d a n e w e a s t b o u n d l a n e o n t h e 9 1 F r e e w a y .
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R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y .
T h e $ 6 5 m i l l i o n p r i c e t a g i s p a i d f o r m o s t l y b y f e d e r a l s t i m u l u s m o n e y . T h i s i s t h e f I r s t s t i m u l u s - f u n d e d
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o j e c t t o b e c o m p l e t e d i n O r a n g e C o u n t y .
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h i g h w a y , " s a i d V i c t o r M e n d e z o f t h e u . s . 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 F e d e r a l H i g h w a y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
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o n l y a t t r a c t n e w t r a f f i c . B u t t h e 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 ' s W i l l K e m p t o n s e e s i t t h e o t h e r w a y
a r o u n d .
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T h e y a r e h e r e a n d t h e y w i l l k e e p c o m i n g . S o w e ' v e g o t t o m a k e s u r e w e h a v e a l t e r n a t i v e f o r m s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
a v a i l a b l e . W e ' v e g o t t o m a k e s u r e t h a t w e c a n p r o v i d e w h a t e v e r c a p a c i t y t h a t w e c a n . "
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e a c h d i r e c t i o n o n t h e 9 1 F r e e w a y b e t w e e n t h e 5 5 a n d t h e 2 4 1 . T h a t p r o j e c t i s d u e t o b e g i n n e x t y e a r .
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T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n . " W e ' l l h a v e t w o e x p r e s s l a n e s i n e a c h d i r e c t i o n . W e ' r e a l s o g o i n g t o b e a d d i n g
a n o t h e r l a n e o f g e n e r a l p u r p o s e c a p a c i t y o n t h e o u t s i d e . W e ' l l b e r e b u i l d i n g a l l o f t h e i n t e r c h a n g e s . "
T h o s e n e w l a n e s w i l l s t r e t c h a l l t h e w a y f r o m t h e O r a n g e - R i v e r s i d e c o u n t y l i n e t o I n t e r s t a t e 1 5 . T h e y ' r e e x p e c t e d
t o b e c o m p l e t e d b y 2 0 1 6 .
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Insurance Commissioner Poizner Approves
Californias First-Ever Pay-As-You Drive Auto
Insurance Program •
News: 2010 Press Release
For Release: December 2. 2010
Media Calls Only: 916-492-3566
Insurance Commissioner Poizner Approves California's First-Ever Pay-As-You Drive
Auto Insurance Program
State Farm estimates customers will reap $31 million in savings from their new
program; Auto Club estimates $68 in savings per vehicle for participating customers
Insurance Commissioner Poizner announced today that he is enabling Californians to
take advantage of a cutting-edge program that will reward drivers who voluntarily drive
fewer miles with lower auto insurance rates. Commissioner Poizner has approved filings
by the Automobile Club of Southern California and State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance to offer this kind of coverage to customers.
"The voluntary pay-as-you-drive initiative is an innovative program that will allow
insurers to offer plans based on more accurate mileage, so that people who choose to
drive less will pay less for auto insurance," said Commissioner Poizner. "The regulations •
I finalized last year allow insurers to offer this innovative option without compromising
consumer privacy. I'm pleased to approve plans for Automobile Club of Southern
California and State Farm to offer this kind of coverage to policyholders. I hope other
insurers follow suit."
"Since the Auto Club began offering auto insurance in 1912, we have focused on
providing members with quality service and competitive rates that accurately reflect
their driving experience," said Christopher Baggaley, senior vice president of insurance
operations. "We implemented a verified mileage program because we expect that it will
provide more accurate, lower rates to policyholders who choose to participate in the
program."
"Drive Safe & Save™ will help us better match price to risk and that's a good thing," said
Tom Conley, State Farm Agency Vice President. "We believe customers will respond
positively to this program."
Beginning on February 28,2011, State Farm customers will have an option to move
into the new verified mileage plan, which State Farm has labeled its Drive Safe and Save
program. Under the plan, State Farm will offer an initial 5 percent discount for the first
policy term to insured drivers who agree to self-report their odometer readings at the
beginning and end of each policy period or who agree to allow State Farm to access
their mileage data automatically when the insured's vehicle has an active On Star
system.
The mileage amounts used in determining the applicable rates for each subsequent
policy term will be based upon the actual verified mileage from the previous term. Those •
insureds who choose these more accurate mileage reporting methods and drive less
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than 19,000 miles will have lower premiums than those insureds who simply estimate
their miles for the policy term based upon current loss projections. In addition, State
• Farm has created 39 new and narrower 500 mile pricing intervals for its Drive Safe and
Save program which will allow those who drive fewer miles to achieve even greater
savings.
State Farm presently has 3.3 million auto policies in force with written premiums of $2.5
billion in California for 2009. They estimate 25 percent of their policyholders may select
the optional Drive Safe and Save program which would result in a saving to
policyholders of $31 million.
Drivers who choose to purchase this policy will then be rated based upon the actual
annual miles they have driven. Under the program, consumers who reduce their driving
habits by as little as 500 miles per year will see a reduction in their rates.
Beginning on February 1, 2011, The Automobile Club of Southern California's Pay-Drive
program will be made available to insured drivers who agree to report their odometer
readings at the beginning and end of each policy period or who agree to plug in a small
"telematics" device into their automobile which will automatically record the nurnber of
miles driven. The rates for those who verify their actual miles driven via these methods
will now be, depending on the number of miles driven, from 1 percent to 10.5 percent
lower than those insureds in the same "mileage band" who simply estimate their miles
for the policy term.
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Existing policyholders who choose to be part of the Auto Club's verified mileage
program will pay an average of $68 per vehicle less than those who choose not to be
part of the program .
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Drive Less, Pay Less: New Insurance Plans for California
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Drivers who telecommute or who keep their mileage to a minimum can soon opt to sign up for insurance plans •
that offer' savings for driving less. California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced yesterday that
two insurance providers, State Farm and the Automobile Club of Southern California, will implement new pay-as
you-drive insurance plans effective February 2011.
Using verified mileage, the new plans will better allow insurance providers to offer premiums based on more
accurate risk; the less distance you cover behind the wheel, the less of a risk you have for being involved in an
accident.
Poizner's office released details about each of the plans:
Beginning on February 28, 2011, State Farm customers will have an option to move into the new
verified mileage plan, which State Farm has labeled its Drive Safe and Save program. Under the
plan, State Farm will offer an initialS percent discount for the first policy term to insured drivers
who agree to self-report their odometer readings at the beginning and end of each policy period or
who agree to allow State Farm to access their mileage data automatically when the insured's vehicle
has an active On Star system.
They have created a series of 500 mile intervals for narrower pricing plans, and for those participating in the
program, "consumers who reduce their driving habits by as little as 500 miles per year will see a reduction in
their rates."
Via the Automobile Club, a similar plan will be available as of February 1, 2011. The new plan "will be made •
available to insured drivers who agree to report their odometer readings at the beginning and end of each policy
period or who agree to plug in a small 'telematics' device into their automobile which will automatically record the
number of miles driven." Customers participating in the verified mileage plans will pay rates "from 1 percent to
10.5 percent lower than those insureds in the same 'mileage band' who simply estimate their miles for the policy
term."
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10,000 new parking meters that accept
credit card payments were installed by
the city this summer.
IXJWNTOWN LOS ANGELES The
streets of Downtown should get a whole
lot smarter in 2011 as implementation
work gets underway on ExpressPark, an
ambitious parking management system
that designed to give the city's
Department of Transportation and the
public a real-time view of 5,500 on-street
and 7,500 off-street parking spaces.
The department will use that data to alter rates at K"{pressPark zones throughout Downtown, raising or lowering
them up to 50 percent in order to achieve a 70 to 90 percent occupancy rate.
• While that aspect of the program has gotten the most media attention, project manager Peer Ghent says it's only
a piece of the puzzle. "The part that's never been done is the management system to integrate all these different
systems," he says of the smart meters, parking sensors and web interfaces included in the project.
The city's parking meter technology has already gotten smarter in recent years. Pay stations were deployed on
some Downtown blocks in 2008, and earlier this year the city deployed 10,000 smart parking meters across the
city. The new technologies allow drivers to pay for their parking with a credit card and are more resistant to the
tampering that has plagued traditional meters. Requirements for ExpressPark call for cell phone payments to be
added to that mix.
E.xpressPark's most noticeable addition will be the installation of sensors in those 5,500 on-street spaces that will
communicate their availability back to the management system. That data will then be communicated in real
time to message boards on the street, a website that the city will set up and the regionalSl1 traffic information
system. The requirements even call for ties allowing both pricing and availability data to find its way into in
vehicle GPS systems.
Despite the ambitious aims, Downtowners won't see a lot in the way of torn-up streets. Construction will take
place to install the parking sensors, but most of the rest of the work will take place behind the scenes. "The
meters themselves are not challenging," says Ghent, who calls the hardware and software on the backend "the
real guts of the project."
Those new parking meters installed this summer may stay, or they may not. The city i<; leasing the units
currently on the streets, and it will be up to the winning bidder on the ExpressPark project to recommend what
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hardware the system should use. Those new units will be purchased instead of rented.
The program is federally-funded as part of Metro's ExpressLanes project, aimed at congestion relief on the 10
and 110 freeways. Proposals are due in two weeks from companies interested in implementing the system for the
city. A winning bid will be chosen in February, and installation is required to be completed by October.
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While Ghent and the city hope that ExpressPark's smarts will make parking simpler and reduce the time drivers
spend looking for a space, the program won't solve all of Downtown's parking woes.
State law mandates that drivers with handicap placards can park free and for an unlimited time at any meter, so
no amount of rate tweaking will affect availability at spots currently filled by placard parkers. •The system also won't eliminate traffic crunches around major events. "If there's a Laker game, it's going to be
congeSted regardless of what we do," Ghent notes.
Still, Ghent thinks the system has a lot of promise. "If somebody can get excited about parking meters, this is the
tinle."
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" h o u r s . I t ' s w h e n e v e r y o n e ' s d r i v i n g i n t o w o r k a n d w h e n e v e r y o n e ' s l e a v i n g i n t h e i r c a r s . T h o s e a r e
a l s o t h e p e a k h o u r s f o r M u n i o r f o r o t h e r t r a n s i t , f o r c y c l i s t s . E v e r y b o d y ' s c o n d e n s e d i n t h i s a r e a a t
t h e s a m e t i m e , s o t h a t ' s w h e n y o u w a n t t o m a k e t h e i m p r o v e m e n t s .
M I N E R : A n d s o h a s t h a t s u c c e s s o f t h e c o n g e s t i o n p r i c i n g o n t h e B a y B r i d g e , y o u w e r e s a y i n g
p e o p l e d i d c h a n g e t h e i r h a b i t s , i s t h a t s o m e t h i n g t h a t h a s l a s t e d i n t h e s u b s e q u e n t m o n t h s ?
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ROTH: Yes, from what I understand from the data, there has been a shift, and you have less traffic
in the most congested hours.
MINER: And so would it be reasonable to expect that you'd see similar results in San Francisco
with a congestion pricing structure? •
ROTH: All the models they've created tend to suggest that you would have quite a bit of savings in
congestion and also a lot revenue -revenue is anywhere between 60 and 80 million dollars, and
you could see upwards a 10, 12, 15 percent reduction in traffic, according to the models. Of
course they don't know, these are just models. One of the things that remains to be seen is a pilot.
And if we do a pilot, then we'll have a real-world example of whether or not it's a success.
MINER: We're talking to Matthew Roth, deputy editor of Streetsblog San Francisco. Speaking of
bridge tolls, in cities like New York, tolls are much higher than they are in the Bay Area. I'm
wondering if we can expect to see our own tolls continue to go up, and how you think people would
react to something like that?
ROTH: I think we're going to see higher tolls, in my opinion, we're going to see a cost of driving
that better reflects actual extemal costs to environment, to our health, in congestion and lost
productivity because of traffic.
MINER: Do you think that's something that the public will be on board with, or will it have to be to
be forced on people?
ROTH: I think it's going to be a difficult pitch to get the public excited about paying more, but if
planners do a couple of things, they start out, elaborate the issue very well, and they talk about the •
problem and clarify what that is, then say here's the solution, here's how we're going to do it, and
you show that through demonstration projects or pilots, and you deliver on the promise, I think
people will be less upset about it. But I think at some level, there's going to be a degree of it where
we look and we say: these are our values, climate change and how we want to address it. All the
driving we do right now is inimical to those values. I think we'll get to a point where we look back
on this period of a great deal of driving, of vehicles that are not very fuel efficient, and we'll think to
ourselves, how did we live in that?
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The Truth About HOT Lanes» INFRASTRUCTURIST
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one for each HOT lane in operation today.* questions
Fifteen years ago this month, the country's first HOT
lane opened up on Route 91 in Orange Country,
California. Short for "high-occupancy toll lanes," HOT
lanes allow solita ry drivers to pay for the perks of the
HOV carpool lane. The lanes employ electronic
payment and graduated pricing systems to maintain
a steady flow of 60 mi les per hour.
HOT lanes have been criticized at times (including on
this site) for favoring the wealthy. But interest in HOT
lanes -heck, we can't resist -seems to be heating
up. San Francisco and Miami recently opened them,
joining San Diego, Denver, and Minneapolis, and
more than 30 others are being developed or
constructed in places like Los Angeles, Houston,
Dallas, and Washington, D.C. We asked Jack Finn,
head of toll services for HNTB Corporation -the
infrastructure firm that designed Route 9 -nine
Infrastructurist: A recent poll conducted by HNTB found that more than two-thirds of
• respondents were willing to pay higher tolls to save time. Why are HOT lanes taking off
now?
Jack Finn: Orange County was very successful. Shortly after that, in San Diego, we had another
lane that was also very successful. They did a lot of surveys and were getting an approval rating up
around 75-80%, even for people who don't payforthe lane. That's because people in the general
purpose [free] lanes are happy that people getting are out of their lanes and driving in HOT lanes.
Coupled with that is the lack offederal and state funding for roadways. Places are looking for
other ways of financing road construction now they can get a revenue stream to get a new lane
and pay for the construction.
I: Who pays for the construction of HOT lanes?
...IF: [Route 91] was built as a public-private partnership. So the private sector company built the
lanes and was allowed to collect and keep tolls to payoff their investment. In 2003" Orange
County bought it back from private sector.
Typicallywhat's happened is it's built as a new lane in a congested corridor. Or you can take an
existing HOV lane and construct a charge toll. I don't think any have overtaken existing general
purpose, free lanes.
A big one is the Washington, D.C. area. They're building a HOT lane on the Beltway, and building
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one on 1-95/395 that's about 35 miles long, I believe. That's also being done as public-private
partnerships. They're over $1 billion each .
I: What's the difference between HOV lanes and HOT lanes?
JF: One of the criticisms of [HOV lanes] is that they're underutilized. The general-purpose lanes
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next to them can be bumper-to-bumper, while the HOV lanes are underutilized. With HOT lanes,
they're HOV lanes but you also charge a toll for single-occupant drivers to use them. So you can
sell off that extra capacity to those single-occupancy drivers. You can price it just enough so that
not everyone jumps in. If you have room for 1,000 vehicles an hour, you can price it so the lane still
flows at 60 miles per hour.
I: How do you make sure traffic stays at 60 miles per hour?
JF: A general lane can handle 2,000 vehicles per hour per lane. Once you go above that, you're
squeezing too many in. You may try to target 1,800 cars an hour in a HOT lane. For Route 91, they
monitor traffic every 6 months. If it exceeds the targeted number by more than 10 percent, they
jack up price 50 cents for next 6 months. So at 9 a.m. on Friday, if they're charging $3 and getting
too many cars, then you'd go to $3.50. In San Diego, they measure traffic immediately, as it starts
to get too crowded they change the price.
I: What's an average price for a HOT lane?
JF: It significantly varies by location and time of day. Orange County, for instance, is a very affluent
area, and congestion is horrible, as you can imagine. The HOT lane there is 10 miles long. At the
peak hour, the worst hour of the week, they charge $10 to go 10 miles. The alternative is, in that
corridor, it's going to take you 45 minutes to an hour to get through that 1 O-mile stretch. In the off
peak, at night, it's 75 cents on that same roadway.
Others around the country, in Colorado, and down in Miami, the highest price is around $3 to go
10 miles. You might say typically the price range is 50 cents to three or four dollars.
I: Some have criticized HOT lanes for being unfair to the poor.
JF: The ones in California, when they first opened, people started to call them the "Lexus lanes."
Then they started doing studies and it turns out everybody from all income levels and age groups
uses the lanes. If you gotta punch a clock and were late two days before, you're willing to pay to
make sure you get to work on time.
One of the beauties of the HOT lane is that people don't typically pay to drive it every day. If they're
running late or have to get to a meeting, they get in lane, pay, and bypass all the traffic. It's there
when they need it.
I: Is it possible that HOT lanes will encourage drivers to drive alone, which could be
worse for the environment and for congestion?
JF: You know, quite the opposite. They're building a lot of parking lots along the roadway-like
the one in D.C. so people can carpool. You can pay to use [the HOT lane if you drive alone], but
if you don't want to pay, you can carpool and ride in it for free. That's a guaranteed 60 miles per
hour. For buses it works well. They ride for free.
I: A recent report found that 45 percent of New York's urban highways were congested
in 2007. That's a lot of time and money wasted. But the Northeast doesn't appear
interested in HOT lanes. Why not?
JF: I'm not 100% sure. The northeast does have a fair amount of toll roads. Because most drivers
already have EZ-pass tag in their cars, so that would make it very easy. You'd have customers all
over the place. There's a lot of HOV lanes, in Long island for instance. New Jersey, years ago, got
federal money for HOV lanes, but then got rid of all their HOV lanes in the mid-'90s. It's a shame
because they could have just converted them [to HOT lanes] and made money.
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I: What's the biggest challenge to the success of HOT lanes?
• JF: Probably the biggest obstacle is the education of the general public on what these things are
being used for. It's not the total [traffic] solution. They work because the other lanes are congested.
No one would pay if the lanes beside them were free-flowing. You still have congestion in general
purpose lanes. But corridors in New York and elsewhere, there's no option, and no money to build
more lanes. A good introductory solution is to put a HOT lane in. At least you have one lane that's
moving.
* This Wiki entry lists only eight, but Route 91 remains a HOT lane.
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Streetsblog San Francisco» California's Pay as You Drive
Insurance Program Could Reduce Driving
The California Department of Insurance has approved a pay-as-you-drive insurance program
encouraged by environmental advocates and transportation planners because it provides an
incentive to drive less by reducing premiums for low-mileage drivers. Widespread adoption of
similar insurance policies could reduce driving in the U.S. by as much as eight percent, according
to a Brookings Institution study.
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'The voluntary pay-as-you-drive initiative is an innovative program that will allow insurers to offer
plans based on more accurate mileage, so that people who choose to drive less will pay less for
auto insurance," California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said recently when he
announced the program with the participation of State Farm Insurance and the Automobile Club of
Southern California.
Though other insurance companies, notably Progressive Insurance, have experimented with pay
as-you-drive policies, because of the large number of drivers in California and the scale of the
program, it could have national Significance.
State Farm -the state's largest automobile insurance company with 3.3 million policy holders
and premiums of $2.5 billion -had previously required mileage to be self-reported by customers,
who then got a small discount if they drove less than 7,500 miles in a year. Starting in late
February, State Farm will offer an initialS percent discount for the first policy term to drivers who
opt-in to the Drive Safe and Save program and agree to self-report their odometer readings at the
beginning and end of each policy period. Policy holders with an active On Star system, which
comes with many vehicles made by General Motors, can agree to allow State Farm to access
their mileage data automatically.
Customers who opt-in under the program will have their policies adjusted based on 500-mile
segments up to 19,000 miles per year. For those who rarely drive, State Farm expects their
premiums will be reduced by up to 45 percent. Assuming State Farm achieves its target of
convincing one quarter of its policy holders to switch to pay-as-you-drive, the resulting savings
would be $31 million a year.
"From our perspective it's an opportunity to help our customer have more options when pricing
their policy," said Sevag Sarkissian, a spokesperson for State Farm. "An exciting positive that
goes along with this is the potential impact this has on the environment."
State Farm and OnStar partnered in 2009 for a small pilot in Ohio, though both companies believe
Californians will embrace the program in large numbers, given the state's reputation for
environmental advocacy.
"Both OnStar and State Farm are trying to be leaders. We're trying to work with California
consumers to get lower rates," said Mark DuBois, manager of strategic alliances at OnStar.
DuBois said the program is primarily about saving drivers money, but he noted the incentive to
drive less would help the environment. "We're all trying to look at how to make green initiatives
and look at ways to reduce that carbon footprint. We look at it as a potential to change consumer
behavior."
The environmental impact would be substantial, as the Brookings Institution study noted. If every
driver in the state switched to pay-as-you-drive, the eight percent reduction in driving would
translate to 24 billion fewer miles driven, 1.2 billion fewer gallons of gasoline and a seven to nine
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percent reduction in carbon dioxide.
According to a Victoria Transport Policy Institute study, widespread adoption of pay-as-you-drive
would also reduce traffic crashes, lowering medical bills and saving lives. "Mileage reductions
reduce traffic density (vehicles per lane-mile), which reduces crash rates," the study noted. •
Another potential benefit of the program is the gradual public acceptance of reporting vehicle
miles traveled (VMT). For Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology and
Innovation Foundation and former chair of the National Commission on Surface Transportation
Infrastructure Financing at the U.S. Department of Transportation, this could make it easier to
transition to a distance-based VMT tax to pay for roads.
This is particularly important as cars get increaSingly better mileage and the gas tax now pays for
barely half the cost of highways. Given that raising the gas-tax has been a political third rail, a shift
to another funding mechanism will be crucial to pay for infrastructure, according to Atkinson.
"People will get marginally used to the notion of paying by the mile. Then it's less of a big
emotional or intellectual shift," said Atkinson about moving to a distance-based tax.
"If it works in California, then they talk about it elsewhere. Eventually these innovations will
permeate to other states," he said.
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New App Tells Parkers Where the Spaces are in
Hollywood -Parking -Curbed LA
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Today Los Angeles and parking tech company Streetline announced the release of
Parker for iPhone, "the first app that gives drivers real-time parking information,"
according to a press release. The app is Hollywood-only right now (zinger from City
Council President Eric Garcetti: "Sometimes it feels like more movie stars have been
discovered in Hollywood than parking spaces."). It costs $1.99 and shows users which
blocks have more than four, more than two, or fewer than two spots, plus time limits,
pricing, and payment methods. The app uses data from Streetline's in-ground sensors,
which in addition to Hollywood, have been installed in Studio City and parts of
Chinatown, according to TechCrunch. The company's CEO says an Android app is
coming in the next quarter.
· Streetline and the City of Los Angeles Unveil First Real-Time Parking ApR for iPhone
[PRNewswire]
· New Streetline App Gives L.A. Drivers Real Time Data On Available Parking
[TechCrunch]
· Parker [iTunes]
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Streetline and the City of Los Angeles unveil first
real-time parking app for iPhone -LA Daily News
LOS ANGELES -Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa and City Council President Eric Garcetti
today joined Streetline CEO Zia Yusuf to announce the Parker for iPhone App -the first
app that gives drivers real-time parking information and a fast. convenient way to find
open metered parking spaces and nearby garages. It is available now from the App
Store.
The Parker for iPhone App features a simple interface that gives users an instant,
location-based map pinpointing the city blocks with the most available parking spaces.
Users can see which blocks have: more than four, more than two or less two spots; as
well as blocks with "rock star" parking -the areas closest with the most open spaces.
The app also delivers information about parking space time limits, pricing, and whether
meters take credit cards or coins. It also will direct drivers to the nearest City parking
garages as an alternative to street parking.
The app is based on Streetline's patented smart parking platform that detects the
presence of a car through a network of ultra-low power wireless sensors located in
each parking space. This information is then transmitted back to mobile smart phones
and web ?pplications that give drivers a live, accurate picture of open parking spaces
across a city. The entire system helps cities, airports, universities and private
organizations reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and alleviate the environmental impact
of traffic caused by parking.
Studies estimate
that more than 30 percent of city traffic is caused by drivers looking for parking, and
Parker for iPhone dovetails Los Angeles' and Streetline's efforts to implement smart city
technologies that make urban areas more livable, cleaner, and more efficient. Streetline
smart parking solutions have been deployed in California and New York, and several
U.S. cities will deploy its smart parking technology in 2011.
"We are excited that Los Angeles is the first city in the country to offer this unique app
to residents and visitors," said Mayor Villaraigosa. "By making parking easier, we can
help people get where they are going faster, and reduce pollution and traffic congestion
caused by drivers circling in hopes of finding an open spot."
"Sometimes it feels like more movie stars have been discovered in Hollywood than
parking spaces. This app will help drivers save time, reduce traffic and air pollution, and
make visiting Hollywood even more enjoyable than it already is," said Council President
Eric Garcetti.
"LADOT has been working hard to utilize new technologies like Streetline's to help
connect the residents and visitors of Los Angeles with valuable information to make
their lives easier," saidAmir Sedadi, InterimGeneral Manager of the City Los Angeles
Department of Transportation. 'This new system will transform the parking and driving
experience in Hollywood, and we look forward to rolling out this service to other parts
of Los Angeles. II
"We are excited to partner with the City of Los Angeles to launch this innovative service
for locals and visitors in Hollywood," said Zia Yusuf, CEO of Streetline. "We applaud Los
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Angeles for exploring and implementing smart parking solutions that can not only
transform how people park, but also address the critical need to reduce traffic and
• pollution."
Initially covering the areas in and around Hollywood, the Parker for iPhone App is
available for $1.99 from the App Store or at www.itunes.com/appstore .
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Steps taken to connect 241 and 91 Express Lanes I toll,
express, road -News -The Orange County Register
The agency that operates the 241 Toll Road is taking steps to design a connector to
the 91 Express Lanes -easing the commute between Orange and Riverside counties.
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For up to $2.3 million, RBF Consulting would begin designing the connector and
determining how such a project, targeted for years, would affect the environment and
the traffic.
Officer Richard Powell attemps to pull a vehicle over on the eastound 91 Express
Lanes in this file photo.
CINDY YAMANAKA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
ADVERTISEMENT
Currently, commuters willing to pay tolls to bypass some of Orange County's worse
traffic -on the eastbound 91 freeway through Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda -must
choose either the 91 Express Lanes that bisect the 91 freeway, or the 241 Toll Road
that rolls south to Rancho Santa Margarita.
The 241 Toll Road agency and the Orange County Transportation Authority want
motorists to be able to take both toll roads in the same trip.
Besides making the commute faster for those paying tolls, the project would lure
drivers off of the 91 freeway, even helping those who don't pay tolls.
'The reason that they're doing it is to improve mobility and decrease the backup on
the 91," Toll Road spokeswoman Susan Williams said. "That's where most of the
problem is.II
If approved, a connector will be constructed from the northbound 241 Toll Road
directly to the eastbound 91 Express Lanes. There would also be a direct connector
from the westbound 91 Express Lanes to the southbound 241.
In November, more than 1 million trips were taken on the 91.Express Lanes alone.
said Joel Zlotnik. an OCTA spokesman.
The OCTA, which operates the countis public-bus line, owns the Express Lanes that
run 10 miles between the 55 freeway and the Riverside County border. Tolls
depending on the day, the hour and the direction -range from $1.30 to $9.95 a trip.
The 241 is run by a local government, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor
Agency. To take the entire 25-mile route can cost $5.50 .
It is unclear if the tolls would change somehow if the toll roads were directly
connected.
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At a meeting Wednesday, a 241 committee recommended that the full board proceed
with the $2.3-million phase of the project. The majority of the study would be
completed by October 2012.
"We anticipate the environmental impact will be minimal," said Lisa Telles, a 241
spokesman. •
A 2008 study considered how people wanting to drive both the 241 and the 91
Express Lanes had to take indirect routes.
"It showed 54 percent of the northbound 241 toll road trips actually travel past the
interstate 15," Williams said." Those are people who would be good candidates for the
direct connector."
How to fund the connectors' construction and the total cost for the project have not
been determined. But the OCTA and the toll road agency have already agreed to split
the cost.
The $2.3-million contract will be considered by the toll road board on Jan. 13 for final
approval. Caltrans would help with any design and engineering and must sign off on
the project.
"A lot of people ask about this project," Telles said. 'They wonder, 'Why can't I connect
from the toll road to the Express Lanes?' The answer is that it's not a simple solution."
Article •The agency that operates the 241 Toll Road is taking steps to design a connector to
the 91 Express Lanes -easing the commute between Orange and Riverside counties.
For up to $2.3 million, RBF Consulting would begin designing the connector and
determining how such a project, targeted for years, would affect the environment and
the traffic.
Currently, commuters willing to pay tolls to bypass some of Orange County's worse
traffic -on the eastbound 91 freeway through Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda -must
choose either the 91 Express Lanes that bisect the 91 freeway, or the 241 Toll Road
that rolls south to Rancho Santa Margarita.
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o t h e r m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s . T h e n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t i o n w i l l a l s o g e n e r a t e f i n d i n g s f o r u s e i n f u t u r e
f e d e r a l p o l i c y a n d p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n t r e l a t e d t o m o b i l i t y , c o n g e s t i o n , a n d f a c i l i t y p r i c i n g .
T h e B a t t e l l e t e a m d e v e l o p e d a N a t i o n a l E v a l u a t i o n F r a m e w o r k ( N E F ) t o p r o v i d e a f o u n d a t i o n
f o r e v a l u a t i o n o f t h e U P A l C R D s i t e s . T h e N E F i s b a s e d o n t h e 4 T s c o n g e s t i o n r e d u c t i o n
s t r a t e g i e s a n d t h e q u e s t i o n s t h a t t h e U . S . D O T s e e k s t o a n s w e r t h r o u g h t h e e v a l u a t i o n .
T h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y C R D P r o j e c t s
T h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y ( L A ) C o n g e s t i o n R e d u c t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o n e f f o r t i s l e d b y t h e L o s
A n g e l e s C o u n t y M e t r o p o l i t a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( M e t r o ) . T h e C R D p r o j e c t s a r e b e i n g
i m p l e m e n t e d w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f a n u m b e r o f s u p p o r t i n g a g e n c i e s e s p e c i a l l y 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 L o s A n g e l e s 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
( L A D O T ) . T h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y C R D p r o j e c t s a r e i n t e n d e d t o r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n , p r o m o t e
t h r o u g h p u t , a n d e n h a n c e m o b i l i t y i n t h e 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 c o r r i d o r s , a n d i n d o w n t o w n L o s A n g e l e s .
F i g u r e E S - l s h o w s t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e L . A . C R D p r o j e c t e l e m e n t s .
L o s A n g e l e s U r b a n P a r t n e r s h i p A g r e e m e n t J a n u a r y 1 3 , 2 0 1 0 " F i n a l N a t i o n a l E v a l u a t i o n P l a n P a g e v i i
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The U.S. DOT is allocating $210.6 million in Federal grant funding for the Los Angeles projects.
These funds are drawn from the Federal Transit Administration (FT A) 5309 Bus and Bus
Facilities Program (the "Bus Program"). The Los Angeles County CRD projects are briefly
described as follows.
Transit Improvements. Over half of LA's CRD budget will be devoted to transit
improvements. The frequency of Metro Rapid service in the 1-10 EI-Monte Busway and 1-110
Harbor Transitway corridors will be significantly increased through the acquisition of new buses.
Other major improvements include a new downtown transit operating and maintenance facility;
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" i m p r o v e d A r t e s i a T r a n s i t C e n t e r s e c u r i t y ; e x p a n s i o n o f t h e E I M o n t e T r a n s i t C e n t e r ; t h e c r e a t i o n
o f a n E I M o n t e B u s w a y f U n i o n S t a t i o n c o n n e c t i o n ; e x p a n s i o n o f t h e P o m o n a M e t r o l i n k S t a t i o n
( p l a t f o r m s a n d p a r k i n g ) ; a n d t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a d d i t i o n a l t r a n s i t s i g n a l p r i o r i t i z a t i o n i n
d o w n t o w n L o s A n g e l e s .
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i n t h e 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 f r e e w a y s . T h i s w i l l e x p a n d f r e e w a y c a p a c i t y b y p e r m i t t i n g t o l l - p a y i n g ,
s i n g l e - o c c u p a n c y v e h i c l e s t o u s e s l a c k , H O T l a n e c a p a c i t y . S i n c e t h e c u r r e n t 1 - 1 0 H O V l a n e
o p e r a t e s n e a r c a p a c i t y d u r i n g p e a k t r a v e l p e r i o d s , L . A . a l s o p l a n s t o a d d a n a d d i t i o n a l H O T l a n e
t o t h e s e c t i o n o f t h e 1 - 1 0 b o u n d e d b y t h e 1 - 7 1 0 a n d 1 - 6 0 5 i n t e r c h a n g e s .
I n t e l l i g e n t P a r k i n g M a n a g e m e n t ( I P M ) . L A D O T w i l l b e d e p l o y i n g a n I P M ( a l s o k n o w n a s
" E x p r e s s P a r k " ) i n d o w n t o w n L . A . t o a l l e v i a t e c o n g e s t i o n b y r e d u c i n g p a r k i n g s p a c e s e e k t i m e ,
a n i m p o r t a n t s o u r c e o f t r a f f i c c o n g e s t i o n . I P M e n t a i l s d e m a n d - b a s e d p r i c i n g o f c i t y m a n a g e d
p a r k i n g t o p r o m o t e s p a c e t u r n o v e r a n d t o m a i n t a i n b a l a n c e b e t w e e n t h e p a r k i n g s p a c e s a v a i l a b l e
a n d t h e n u m b e r o f t r a v e l e r s w i s h i n g t o m a k e u s e o f t h o s e s p a c e s . T h e I P M e f f o r t w i l l u s e
a d v a n c e d t e c h n o l o g i e s t o h e l p d o w n t o w n t r a v e l e r s r a p i d l y l o c a t e a v a i l a b l e p a r k i n g s p a c e s a n d t o
a p p r i s e t h e m o f c u r r e n t p a r k i n g p r i c e s .
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e f f o r t s . T h e s e t e c h n o l o g i e s i n c l u d e a l g o r i t h m s t h a t e s t i m a t e H O T l a n e c a p a c i t y a n d d e t e c t
p a r k i n g s p o t a v a i l a b i l i t y ; a n d a d v a n c e d , r e a l - t i m e i n f o r m a t i o n d i s s e m i n a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y t h a t w i l l
m a k e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o t r a v e l e r s t h r o u g h t h e i r c o m p u t e r s , c e l l p h o n e s , P D A s , a n d
e l e c t r o n i c s i g n a g e .
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v a r i e t y o f p r o m o t i o n a l m e t h o d s t o i n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r o f r e g i s t e r e d v a n p o o l s , a n d m a j o r
e m p l o y e r - b a s e d r i d e s h a r i n g i n g e n e r a l , i n t h e 1 - 1 0 a n d 1 - 1 1 0 c o r r i d o r s . T h e m e t h o d s i n c l u d e
s u b s i d i e s t o t r a v e l e r s a n d v a n p o o l o p e r a t o r s a n d p r o m o t i o n a l o u t r e a c h t o m a j o r e m p l o y e r s .
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i n J u l y , 2 0 1 0 . M o s t o f t h e r e m a i n i n g p r o j e c t s e l e m e n t s w i l l b e d e p l o y e d b y D e c e m b e r , 2 0 1 0 .
T h e m a j o r e x c e p t i o n i s a n e w M e t r o t r a n s i t o p e r a t i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e f a c i l i t y . I t i s s c h e d u l e d t o
b e c o m p l e t e d i n D e c e m b e r , 2 0 1 1 .
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T h e n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t i o n o f t h e L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y C R D p r o j e c t s f o c u s e s o n t h e 1 1 o f 1 2
a n a l y s i s a r e a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e N E F . ( T h e g o o d s m o v e m e n t a n a l y s i s a r e a w a s n o t j u d g e d t o b e
r e l e v a n t t o t h e L . A . C R D p r o j e c t s . ) P l a n s f o r c o l l e c t i n g a n d a n a l y z i n g t h e d a t a t o s u p p o r t t h e 1 1
a n a l y s e s a r e d e s c r i b e d i n 1 1 t e s t p l a n s . T a b l e E S - l p r e s e n t s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p a m o n g t h e a n a l y s i s
a r e a s a n d t h e t e s t p l a n s .
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F i n a l N a t i o n a l E v a l u a t i o n P l a n P a g e i x
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Table ES-1. Relationships among Data Test Plans and Evaluation Analyses
Tolling • • 0 •
Transit • 0 0 0 0 •
Ridesharing 0 0 0• 0 0
Safety 0 • •
Transportation Modeling •
Environmental • 0 0
Surveys and Interviews • • • • 0 0 • • •
Content •
Cost Benefit •
Exogenous Factors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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• Major Input o Supporting Input
* =This corresponds to the "TelecommutingITDM" analysis in the UPA/CRD National Evaluation
Framework. The L.A. CRD local partners have requested that the reference to telecommuting be
dropped in the L.A. evaluation documents because telecommuting is not included among their strategies.
The transit analysis area is summarized in Table ES-2 to provide a representative example of the
hypothesis-driven evaluation approach used in the L.A. CRD National Evaluation Plan. Transit
is a key element of the Los Angeles County CRD. The CRD transit projects focus on making
riding the bus in the 1-10 and 1-110 corridors more attractive and convenient by significantly
increasing the frequency of bus rapid transit (BRT) service, reducing bus travel times through
signal prioritization; mitigating traffic bottlenecks through infrastructure investments; and by
reducing travelers potential security concerns at park-and ride-lots and bus stops.
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C R D p r o j e c t s w i l l e n h a n c e
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C R D c o r r i d o r s t h r o u g h
r e d u c e d t r a v e l t i m e s ,
i n c r e a s e d s e r v i c e
r e l i a b i l i t y , a n d i n c r e a s e d
s e r v i c e c a p a c i t y
U s e r p e r c e p t i o n s o f
s e c u r i t y a t t r a n s i t
s t a t i o n s l p a r k - a n d - r i d e l o t s
w i l l b e i m p r o v e d b y C R D
p r o j e c t s
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C R D p r o j e c t s w i l l i n c r e a s e
r i d e r s h i p a n d f a c i l i t a t e a
m o d e s h i f t t o t r a n s i t w i t h i n
C R D c o r r i d o r s
I n c r e a s e d r i d e r s h i p a n d
m o d e s h i f t t o t r a n s i t w i l l
c o n t r i b u t e t o i n c r e a s e d
p e r s o n t h r o u g h p u t ,
c o n g e s t i o n m i t i g a t i o n , a n d
t r a n s i t c o s t - e f f e c t i v e n e s s
w i t h i n C R D c o r r i d o r s
W h a t w a s t h e r e l a t i v e
c o n t r i b u t i o n o f e a c h C R D
p r o j e c t e l e m e n t t o
i n c r e a s e d r i d e r s h i p / t r a n s i t
m o d e s h a r e l p e r s o n
t h r o u g h p u t ?
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F i n a l N a t i o n a l E v a l u a t i o n P l a n
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t i m e s
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p a s s e n g e r t r i p t i m e s
" I n c r e a s e d i n - t r a n s i t s e r v i c e s p e e d s
" I n c r e a s e d t r a n s i t r e l i a b i l i t y ( h e a d w a y
v a r i a n c e i f f r e q < 1 2 m i n s I s c h e d u l e
a d h e r e n c e i f f r e q > 1 2 m i n s )
" I n c r e a s e d t r a n s i t c a p a c i t y ( # s e a t s p e r
h o u r )
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" U s e r p e r c e p t i o n s o f s e c u r i t y a t t r a n s i t
s t a t i o n s l p a r k a n d r i d e l o t s
" I n c r e a s e d t r a n s i t r i d e r s h i p
" I n c r e a s e d p e r s o n s p e r p e a k r e v e n u e
h o u r / p e r i o d
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" I n c r e a s e d p a r k - a n d - r i d e l o t u t i l i z a t i o n
" C o r r i d o r m o d e s p l i t ( % )
" I n c r e a s e i n p e r s o n t h r o u g h p u t
a t t r i b u t a b l e t o t r a n s i t
" T o t a l c h a n g e i n t r a f f i c c o n g e s t i o n ( a s
d e t e r m i n e d i n t h e C o n g e s t i o n
A n a l y s i s )
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m i l e
" U s e r p e r c e p t i o n s o f p r o j e c t i m p a c t s
" A l l o f t h e a b o v e m e a s u r e s ,
s u p p l e m e n t e d b y t h o s e o b t a i n e d f r o m
o t h e r a s p e c t s o f t h e e v a l u a t i o n
" T r a n s i t t r a v e l t i m e d a t a
" T r a n s i t r e l i a b i l i t y /
s c h e d u l e a d h e r e n c e
d a t a
" T r a n s i t s e r v i c e
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d a t a
" T r a v e l e r s u r v e y d a t a
" T r a v e l e r s u r v e y d a t a
" T r a n s i t r i d e r s h i p d a t a
" T r a v e l e r s u r v e y d a t a
" T r a n s i t s e r v i c e
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d a t a
" P a r k - a n d - R i d e l o t
u t i l i z a t i o n d a t a
" T r a f f i c v o l u m e a n d
v e h i c l e o c c u p a n c y d a t a
" T r a n s i t r i d e r s h i p d a t a
" T r a v e l e r s u r v e y d a t a
" T r a n s i t s e r v i c e
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d a t a
" P a r k - a n d - R i d e l o t
u t i l i z a t i o n d a t a
" T r a f f i c c o n g e s t i o n d a t a
( f r o m C o n g e s t i o n
A n a l y s i s )
" T r a f f i c v o l u m e a n d
v e h i c l e o c c u p a n c y d a t a
" T r a n s i t c o s t d a t a
" A l l o f t h e a b o v e d a t a
s o u r c e s
J a n u a r y 1 3 , 2 0 1 0
P a g e x i
1 0 8
The first hypothesis shown in Table ES-2 relates to the use of CRD funds to attain reduced •
transit travel times and improved service reliability by buses in the 1-10 and 1-110 corridors.
Six measures of effectiveness (reduced end-to-end transit route trip times, reduced perceived
door-to-door passenger trip times, etc.) are presented in the adjacent column. They enumerate
the measures that the evaluation will use to assess the correctness of the hypothesis. The third
column lists the key data elements that will be needed to compute the measures of effectiveness.
In the case of the first hypothesis, these data elements include numeric transit travel time and
reliability data, which will provide objective measures of service improvements. Required data
also includes survey data that will help the evaluation determine whether transit users perceive
these service improvements.
This transit analysis example typifies the multi-layered approach that will be used in many of the
CRD evaluation analyses. In such a multi-layered approach, the later hypotheses focus on the
intended "bottom line" results, which for the CRD is primarily to reduce congestion. The earlier
hypotheses focus on the series of causes and effects that are intended to yield those bottom line
results. In this case those earlier causes and effects consist of improving transit performance in
order to increase ridership and transit mode share. Testing hypotheses at each of these layers
helps explain how and why the intended congestion reduction results were realized or not
realized.
Plans for collecting and analyzing data pertaining to the transit hypotheses and all other
evaluation hypotheses are detailed in a series of data test plan documents. Preliminary versions
of these data test plan documents are included within the body of this evaluation plan. Futl,
finalized versions of the data test plans will be generated in coming months.
Responsibility for collecting the data required by the evaluation resides with the Los Angeles •County CRD partners. The Battelle evaluation team will provide guidance to the partners on
data collection. The evaluation team is also responsible for analyzing the data and reporting
results.
Next Steps
The next steps in the Los Angeles County CRD National Evaluation include developing the
detailed test plans and initiating data collection and analysis activities. The detailed test plans
will be developed based on this Los Angeles County CRD National Evaluation Plan. It is
anticipated that the draft test plans will be developed by January 2010. The results of the Los
Angeles County CRD national evaluation are expected in late-2012.
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1 6 , A r t i c l e s I t h r o u g h 4 , a n d i s c o m m o n l y r e f e r r e d t o a s " T i t l e 2 1 " .
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t o l l c o l l e c t i o n a n d o t h e r n e w a p p l i c a t i o n s . T o m a i n t a i n t h e g r o w t h o f T i t l e 2 1 i t w a s s p e c i f i e d t h a t C a l t r a n s s h a l l
f u n c t i o n a s t h e s t a n d a r d s m o n i t o r i n g a u t h o r i t y t o a u t h o r i z e t h e u s e o f n e w r e c o r d t y p e s a n d t o a s s i g n r e c o r d t y p e
n u m b e r s t o n e w l y a u t h o r i z e d r e c o r d s .
I N T E N T
T h i s d o c u m e n t r e p r e s e n t s t h e c u r r e n t C a l t r a n s a p p r o v e d T r a n s a c t i o n R e c o r d T y p e c o d e s .
A P P R O V A L H I S T O R Y " F o l l o w i n g i s t h e A p p r o v a l H i s t o r y o f T i t l e 2 1 T r a n s a c t i o n R e c o r d T y p e c o d e s .
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I 7 - 2 7 - 9 2 C a l t r a n s C a l i f o r n i a C o d e o f
R e g u l a t i o n s
R e a d e r a n d T r a n s p o n d e r c o m p a t i b i l i t y
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s w i t h a n i n i t i a l s e t o f T r a n s a c t i o n
R e c o r d T y p e c o d e s d e f m e d f o r e l e c t r o n i c t o l l
c o l l e c t i o n i n C a l i f o r n i a .
2 1 - 3 1 - 9 7 T e x a s I n s t r u m e n t s C a l t r a n s N u m e r o u s a d d i t i o n a l T r a n s a c t i o n R e c o r d T y p e
c o d e s a p p r o v e d i n v o l v i n g l a n e s p e c i f i c , d a t a
t r a n s f e r a n d o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r s p e c i f i c
i n f o r m a t i o n . M e s s a g e T y p e s w e r e c r e a t e d t o
f u r t h e r d e f m e i n f o r m a t i o n e x c h a n g e .
C A L T R A N S T E C H N I C A L C O N T A C T
D a v i d C o r d o n e , P E
T r a f f i c O p e r a t i o n s
O f f i c e o f I T S P r o j e c t s a n d S t a n d a r d s
E m a i l : d a v i d _ c o r d o n e @ d o L c a . g o v
T e l e p h o n e : ( 9 1 6 ) 6 5 3 - 4 6 7 0
" C a l i f o r n i a D e p a r t m e n l o f T r a n s p o r l a t i o n P a g e 1 o f 6
A p r i l 5 , 1 9 9 9
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Caltrans Approwd Tllk 21 Transaction Record Type Colles
DEFINlTIOl'f OF TECHNICAL TERMS •
Alternative Polling: A synchronized process where a Reader checks to see ifa transponder bas arrived
by alternatively using a Reader Polling Message with a ditfarem Transaction
Record Type code.
Approved Codes: Title 21 Transaction ~Type Codes that have been approved by the
California Department ofTransportation.
Data Element: A formalized representation of information. Elements are combined to form a
message to provide the information defined by the Transaction Record Type
codes.
Data Registration: A process where the fonnat ofall data elements is collected and compiled so that
different data assigmnents remainuniqae and functionality fa defined. It also
provides the foundation fo.; regional and interregional iDteroperibility.
Half Duplex: Data GanOe transmitted in both directions, but not at the same time.
Message Types: M~e types in this dOcument are used. to fut1het define the fimetion and
infon.nation exchanged between the reader and tnmsponderdming each stage of
the half duplex communication scheme. 1'here are cwrentIy three types defined
for the Reader Polling, Transponder Data and Reader Acknowledge messages.
The ''message types" are spec:ific to this document and do not represent message
types (e.g. in Title 21, Type 1 is a poll message) ideQtified in the T'ttle 21
standard. The "type" discrepancy will be clarified in a future T'ttle 21 standard
.amcndment
Polling: A synchronized process where a Reader checks to see if'a transponder bas
arrived.
Protoeol: A set ofrules orconveetions .formulated to control the exclla.nge of data between
two or more entities.
Reader: A system, typically in a fixed locati9n,. that triggers «activates a transponder.
poUsthe transponder for specific information. and provides an acknowledge •
messase to the k&n5ponder after;& validresponse to the polling message bas been
receivld.
Reader Acknowledge M ...: The third and final step in a halfduplex communication scheme. Provided to inform specific transponders that they have been sutcesSftllf:y processed and can
be used to t.imninate the transaction. or continue processing. It i& a specific
response to a Ttansaction Record Type.eode transmitted during the Transponder
~Messap.
Reader Polling Message: . The first step in a half duplex communication scheme. Tells the t:ransponder the
type.of transaction the reader wishes to conduct by transmission of a Transaction
Record Type code.
Title 21 Standard: California's compatibility specifications for a two way communications protocol
for automatic vehicle identification including an initial set oftransaction record
codes for use in electronic toll collection applications.
Transaction Record Type: A unique code that specifies the type of valid transaction between a reader and a
transponder. This code is transmitted during the Reader Polling, Transponder
Data and Reader Acknowledge messages and lUrlquely defines the fUnction and
information exclla.nged between the reader and transponder.
Transponder: A typically portable electronic device that contains information which can be
communicated to the reader. The transpOnders may have the capability to read
and write information.
Transponder Data Message: The second step in a halfduplex comml.Ulication scheme. Transponder provides
the reader a specific response to a Transaction Record Type code tnmsmitted
during the Reader Polling Message.
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• OVERVIEW OF PROTOCOL:
The California Department of Transportation is providing the foUowing/orln/ormationai purposes only, and
assumes no l",bUIlies for errors and omissions contained within. It is recommended that you contact your Title 21
system provider to confin:n capabilities and ensure that no proprietary implementations or design improvements
compromise interoperability with other Title 21 systems.
The currently defined Title 21 protocol is a half duplex communication scheme where the transponder takes its cues
from the reader in the following order:
L Reader Polling Message
2. Transponder Data Message
3. Reader Acknowledge Message.
Each of these three stages of cotnmunication has three defined Message Types that further deftne the function and
information exchanged between the reader and transponder.
For complete technical details ofthe communication protocol refer to this document and to:
• Bardays California Code ofRegulations for the rItle 21 standard for Reader and Tralisponder compatibility
specifications
• California's Definition for Title 21's Transponder ID Number Field for interoperabi1ity assignments within the
State. .
An overview of this protocol consists ofthe following ordered bits:
1. READER POllING M~GE:
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• 3. . READER ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE:
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HPE tLIlIT~ . [ DESCR1l:'TIQl"j "';:.;~G,r tHEXVAL~ ."' .. :
1 12 Header Always "AAC"
16 Transaction Record Type Code Always "COOO" ~.~_I
32 Transponder ID Number (Must Match Defmed in California and
Transmission) undefmed everywhere else
32 Reader ID Number Undefmed
16 Transaction Status Code
16 Error Detection Code ,.
124 Iotal
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Weader12
~'-<-'.2 . Always "AAC"
16 Transaction Record Type Code Currently Always "COOX"
16 Agency Code Undefmed
32 Transponder ID Number (Must Match I Defmed in California and
Transmission) undefmed everywhere else
16 Reserved Currently "00" Until Defmed ~-
32 Reader ID Number Undefined
16 TransactIon Status Code (Activates Undefmed
-microprocessor if present when >= 8000)
16 Error Detection Code (CRC 16) Dependent on Above
156 Total
"""',., '.
3 12 . Header Always"AA C"
16 Transaction Record Type Code Currently Always "COOx"
16 Agency Code Undefmed
32 Transponder ID Num-ber (Must Match Defmed in California and
Transmission) undefmed everywhere else
16 Reserved Currently ''00'' Unti} Defmed
32 Reader ID Nwnber Undefmed.
16 Transaction Status Code (Activates Undefmed
microprocessor if present when >= 8000)
128 Data Undefmed
16 Error Detection Code (CRC16) Ji Dependent on Above
284 I Total
~-
There are a nurnber of undefmed data elements within the above messages which are summarized as follows
Reader PoUing Message:
• Transaction Record Type Code(s) -16 Bits
• Agency Code(s) -16 Bits
Transponder Data Message:
• Transaction Record Type Code(s) 16 Bits
• Transponder ID Nurnber (Currently defmed only within California) -32 Bits
Reader Acknowledge Message:
• Transaction Record Type Code(s) -16 Bits
• Reader ID Nurnber(s) -32 Bits
• Transaction Status Code(s) -16 Bits .
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APPROVED TRANSACTION RECORD TYPE CODES •Since Title 21 is an open standard, the functionality of all Approved Transaction Record Type Codes is available for
manufacturers to develop interoperable products. However, in some cases (e.g. code functionality affecting account
balance on transponders) additional institutional arrangements must be made to avoid potential liability. Please
contact Caltrans for further information on developing interoperable products, or to request approval for new
Transaction Record Type Codes.
The Caltrans approved Transaction Record Type codes are separated by half duplex communication stage and are
summarized as follows:
IJALF DUPLEXCOM~~ATION STAGE .. nuNSAC'BON,RE(:~IP.l TYPE cqJ>~W~» ....
1. Reader Polling Message* 25 Total 8000,8001,8002,8003,8004,8010,8011,80]2,8013,
I
8014,8020,8021,8022,8023,8024,8030,8031,8032,
8033,8034,8800,8801,8802,8803,8804._---......
2. Transponder Data Message* 5 TotaJ 0001,0002,0003,0004,0007
:
3. Reader Acknowledge Message* 16 Total COOO, COOl, C002, C003, COO4, C005, C006, C007, C008,
C009,COOA,COOB,CooC,COOD,COOE,COOF
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Please note that with the exception ofthe interoperable messages 8000, 0001 and COOO the Transaction Record
Type codes are specific Texas Instruments product implementations.
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M :
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 r e a Z u r e i c k , S e n i o r S t a f f A n a l y s t
S h i r l e y M e d i n a , P r o g r a m m i n g a n d P l a n n i n g M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : C o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e F i s c a l Y e a r s 2 0 1 2 - 1 6 M e a s u r e A F i v e - Y e a r
C a p i t a l I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n f o r L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s
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 S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N :
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 t h e c o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e ' s F Y s 2 0 1 2 - 1 6
M e a s u r e A F i v e - Y e a r C a p i t a l I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n ( C I P ) f o r L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s a s
s u b m i t t e d .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
" M e a s u r e A i m p o s e s s e v e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s o n l o c a l a g e n c i e s i n o r d e r t o r e c e i v e l o c a l
s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s f u n d s . F i r s t , t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , W e s t e r n C o u n t y c i t i e s , a n d
t h e c o u n t y m u s t b e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n e i t h e r t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y A s s o c i a t i o n o f
G o v e r n m e n t s ( C V A G ) o r W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n c i l o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( W R C O G )
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 ( T U M F ) p r o g r a m . W e s t e r n C o u n t y a g e n c i e s
m u s t a l s o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y M u l t i p l e S p e c i e s H a b i t a t
C o n s e r v a t i o n P l a n m a n a g e d b y t h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y R e g i o n a l
C o n s e r v a t i o n A u t h o r i t y ( R C A ) . T h e c i t i e s o f B e a u m o n t a n d L a Q u i n t a a r e n o t
T U M F p a r t i c i p a n t s , a n d s t a f f i s i n t h e p r o c e s s o f o b t a i n i n g c o n f i r m a t i o n f r o m
C V A G , W R C O G , a n d R C A r e g a r d i n g t h e c u r r e n t p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e i r p r o g r a m s .
A d d i t i o n a l l y , a g e n c i e s a r e r e q u i r e d t o a n n u a l l y p r o v i d e t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n a C I P
d e t a i l i n g h o w t h o s e f u n d s a r e t o b e e x p e n d e d a n d a n a n n u a l c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f
m a i n t e n a n c e o f e f f o r t ( M O E ) a l o n g w i t h d o c u m e n t a t i o n s u p p o r t i n g t h e c a l c u l a t i o n .
O n F e b r u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 1 1 , s t a f f p r o v i d e d t h e l o c a l a g e n c i e s w i t h M e a s u r e A r e v e n u e
p r o j e c t i o n s f o r l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s t o a s s i s t i n p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e r e q u i r e d C I P .
T h e C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d t h e C I P s f o r a l l o f t h e l o c a l a g e n c i e s e x c e p t t h e c o u n t y
o f R i v e r s i d e a n d t h e n e w l y i n c o r p o r a t e d c i t y o f J u r u p a V a l l e y a t i t s J u l y a n d
S e p t e m b e r m e e t i n g s . T h e r e q u i r e d C I P a n d s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t a t i o n h a s n o w
b e e n r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e c o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e a n d i s a t t a c h e d . T h e F Y 2 0 1 1 1 1 2
M e a s u r e A L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s d i s b u r s e m e n t s t o l o c a l a g e n c i e s w i t h
C o m m i s s i o n - a p p r o v e d C I P s b e g a n i n S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 1 .
" A t t a c h m e n t : C o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e F Y s 2 0 1 2 - 1 6 M e a s u r e A F i v e - Y e a r C I P
A g e n d a I t e m 7 C
1 2 0
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M E A S U R E " A " L O C A L F U N D S P R O G R A M P a g e 1
F i s c a l y e a r s 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 6
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 D E P A R T M E N T 0 8 / 1 8 / 2 0 1 1
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I
M e a s u r e A F u n d s b y F i s c a l Y e a r
L i m i t s i S o u r c e S o u r c e A m o u n t . I t $ 1 0 0 0
L e n g t h ( m ; ) E I J C f t ) / P I J ( f t ) ! A m o u n t
D e s c r i p t i o n x $ 1 0 0 0 D = D e s i g n R = R i g h t o f Y a y A c q u i s i t i o n
( C O I 1 1 I 1 e n t s ) E = E n v i r o n m e n t a l C = C o n s t r u c t i o n
: T o t a l 1 1 / 1 2 I 1 2 / 1 3 I 1 3 / 1 4 I 1 4 / 1 5 I 1 5 / 1 6
O 4 t h S t 4 3 0 1 1 1 3 D 0 0 0 0 0
S R " 1 H a m n o n d R d E 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 e m i ) e f t ) ! ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
C o n s t r a i s e d m e d i a n a t R R c r o s s i n g o t h e r C 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
3 0 1 M e a s u r e A / C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
T o t a l 1 1 3
1 0 t h A v e / : f c i 2 1 7 7 D 1 0 0 0 0
C . l . B l y t h e C a n d D B l v d E 1 0 0 0 0
. 6 3 ( m T ) 1 3 ( t t ) / 1 3 ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
R e c o n s t A C p a v e d r o a d o t h e r C 1 7 5 0 0 0 0
3 0 2 M e a s u r e A / P a l o V e r d e
T o t a l 1 n
2 1 s t A v e 5 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Y C i r c l e 8 D r 0 . 0 2 m i E C i r c l e B D r 0 . 0 2 m i E 0 0 1 0 0
. 0 4 ( m i ) 1 8 ( f t ) / 1 8 ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
R e s u r f R M S p a v e d r o a d o t h e r C 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 0 1 M e a s u r e A / C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
T o t a l 1 2
6 6 t h A v e 4 3 0 1 8 1 D 0 0 0 0 0
T y l e r S t E ' l y O . 2 5 m i E 0 0 0 0 0
. 2 5 ( m i ) 2 4 ( f t ) ! 2 4 e f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
C o n s t s i d e w a l k o n S ' l y s i d e o t h e r 1 4 7 C 8 1 0 0 0 0
3 0 1 M e a s u r e A / C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
T o t a l 2 2 8
A l e s s a n d r o A v e 3 ~ 5 0 7 0 3 5 0 0 0 0
S ' l y C y p r e s s 0 . 0 2 m i R a m o n a E x p y ! E 2 0 0 0 0
. 7 9 ( m i ) 2 0 ( f t ) / 2 0 ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
G r i n d a n d R e s u r f . o t h e r C 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
I
i 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A / Y e s t e r n
: T o t a l 5 0 7
A p a c h e T r / 1 - 1 0 I n t e r c h a n g e 5 1 ~ 6 D 0 0 0 0 0
S e m i n o l e O r M a i n S t ; E 0 0 0 0 0
. 2 0 ( m i ) 4 0 ( f t ) / 4 0 ( f t ) R 3 0 0 0 0
C a n s t R o u n d a b o u t s a t 2 o f f / o n r a m p i n t e r s e c t i o n s i o t h e r C 3 0 0 0 0
t o i m p r o v e c a p a c i t y o f i n t e r c h a n g e .
F u n d s s h o w n a r e f o r C o u n t y a c t i v i t y o n l y . ! 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A j l J e s t e r n
T o t a l 6
B e d f o r d C a n y o n R d 2 ~ 5 6 7 D 0 0 0 0 0
E l C e r r i t o R d S ' l y E 0 0 0 0 0
. 1 0 { m i l 3 3 ( f t ) / 4 0 ( f t ) R 3 5 1 0 0 0 0
R e a l i g n r o a d a n d i n s t a l l t r a f f i c s i g n a l o t h e r C 2 1 6 0 0 0 0
P a r t o f C o r o n a ' s F o o t h i l l P k w y / E l C e r r i t o R d
p r o j e c t . 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A / l J e s t e r n
T ' O " t a l 5 6 7
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Name Measure A Funds by Fiscal YearSUPV.Distl Fund I Fund
Limits Amount x $1000 ,Source, Source
Length emi) Ell (ft)/PII (ft) Amount!Description x $1000 o =Design R = Right of lIay Acquisition
(Comments) E =Environmental C = Construction
11/12 I 12/13 I 13/14 I 14/15 I 15/16ITotal
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Bennett Rd 4 i""""301 187 0 0 0 1 0 0
Di llon Rd S'ly1.12mi 0E 0 0 1 0
1.12 (mi) 23 (ft)/ 23 (ft) I 0R 0 0 00
Resurf RMS paved road 0other 185 0C 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
Total 187
Butterfield Stage Rd 3 0110 46 0 0 0300 0
Auld Rd Murrieta Hot Sprgs Rd 0 0 0 0E 64
2.11 (mi) (ft)/ 48 (ft) 0 0 0 0R 0
Canst AC paved road other C 0 05401 0 0 0
Part of the Eastern Bypass Corridor
300 Measure A/llestern , , ITotal 5511
Cactus Ave Interchange 11 300 34 0 7 7 0 0 0
1-215 E 0 0 0 0 0
.55 (mi) 40 (ft)/ 76 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Recon and widen overpass and ra"l>S other 49200 C 0 0 0 10 10
70X in SD#1, 30X in SD#5
Moreno Valley is the lead.agency
Total 49234 I 300 Measure A/llestern
Cal ico Ave 5 300 124 0 13 0 0 0 0
Chaparral Rd Cottonwood Rd E 1 0 0 0 0
.21 (mi) 60 (ft)/ 60 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf AC paved road other C 110 0 0 0 0
300 Measure A/llestern
Total 124
Camino Campanero 5 ~ 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ave Descanso Ave Florencita E 0 0 0 0 0
.40 (mi) 15 (ft)/ 15 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Canst sidewalk on S'ly side other 127 C 55 0 0 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
Total 182
Chaparral Rd 5 300 215 0 22 0 0 0 0
Tamarack Rd Haugen Lehmann \Iy E 1 0 0 0 0
.37 (mi) 60 (ft)/ 60 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf AC paved road other C 192 0 0 0 0
300 Measure A/llestern
Total 215
Chico Cir 5 301 18 0 0 0 1 0 0
Circle B Dr NII'ly E 0 0 1 0 0
.03 (mi) 34 (ft)/ 34 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf RMS paved road other· C 0 0 16 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
Tot!!l 18
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Name Supv.Dist I Fund ! Fund Measure A Funds by Fiscal Year
limits I Source I Source
Amount x $1000
length (mi) EW eft)/pw (ft) ':Amount
Description x $1000
D =Design R =Right of Way Acquisition
(Cooments) E =Environmental C = Construction
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Coachella Valley Area 4 301 I 1235 0 0 0 0 0 0
various roads E 0 0 0 0 0
6.00 emi) eft)1 eft) ROO 0 0 0
Resurfacing program in the Coachella Valley other '00 C 275 300 220 220 220
I 301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
1335
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Contreras Rd
Johnson Rd
.49 (mi)
Resurf RMS paved road
S.H. 371
27 eft)1 27 eft)
3300
other
327 o
E
R
C
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
1
1
o
325
Total 327
300 Measure A/Western
Cottonwood Rd 5 300 260
Tamarack Rd Verbenia Ave
.45 (mi) 60 eft)1 60 eft) ,
Resurf AC paved road other
Total 260
Countywide solar Radar Speed Feedback Signs 1.300 101
various locations
.00 (m;) eft)/ eft)
Install Solar Powered Radar Speed Feedback Signs
Da Vall Dr Interchange on 1-10
30th Ave Varner Rd
1.02 (mi) (ft)/110 eft)
Const new interchange, connecting roads and
bridges over UPRR and Long Cyn Creek channel.
Cathedral City is lead agency.
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44th Ave Nly landfill Rd 0.28mi
.91 em;) 37 Ot)1 37 eft)
Resurf AC paved road
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Cajalco Rd Mc All ister Rd
5.00 (mi) 26 eft)1 26 eft)
Recon AC paved road
other
Total 101
30
other 1000
Total I 1030
o o 26 o
E o 1 o
R o o o
C o o 233
300 Measure A/Western
o 5 o o
E o o o
R o o o
C 96 o o
300 Measure A/Western
o 10 10 10
E o o o
R o o o
C o o o
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
o o
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o o
o o o o
o o
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other 166
Total
300;
I 738
3240
other i
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E 2 0 0 0 0
ROO 0 0 0
C 532 0 0 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
o 225 o o
E o o5
R o o o
C 5 1805 1200
300 Measure A/Western
o o
o o
o o
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Name Supv.Dist Fund Measure A Funds by Fiscal YearFund
Limits Source Amount x $1000 Source
Length (mi) EW (ft )/PW (ft) Amount
Description x $1000 D =Design R =Right of Way Acquisition
(Cooments) E =Envi ronnental C =Construction
Total 11/12 I 12/13 I 13/14 I 14/15 I 15/16
El Sobrante Rd 1 0 0 0300 97 D 0 0
Mc All ister St E'ly 1.00 mi 0 0E 0 0 0
2.00 (mi) 24 (ft)/ 32 (ft) 0R 0 0 0 0
Widen shoulders and add roadway illumination 0other C 97 0 0 0
Plus segment from Mockingbird Cyn Rd to
Cajalco Rd --300 Measure A/Western
Total 97
Eucalyptus St 5 300 37 D 6 0 0 0 0
Esperanza Ave Ida Ave E 1 0 0 0 0
.17 (m;) 24 (ft)/ 24 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Grind and Resurf other C 30 0 0 0 0
300 Measure A/Western
Total 37
Fremontia Rd 5 300 216 0 0 22 0 0 0
Tamarack Rd Cot tonwood Rd E 0 1 0 0 0
.37 (mi) 60 (ft)/ 60 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf AC paved road other C 0 0 193 0 0
--300 Measure A/Western
Total 216
Frontage Rd 3 300 113 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rainbow Canyon Rd /
.67 (mi)
N San Diego C.l.
36 (ft)/ 36 (ft)
E
R
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 111 0 0
300 Measure A/Western
Total 113
I ---Gavilan Rd/Lake Mathews Dr 1 300 221 0 0 0 0 0 0
S'ly Elderidge Dr
.26 (mi)
S'ly 0.07 mi-E'ly side
30 (ft)/ 30 (ft)
E
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Const Guard rail other C 221 0 0 0 0
on
Dr
Gavilan Rd and
to Malta Pl on
on Lake Mathews
w'ly side.
from Capello
--300 Measure A/Western
Total 221
Hattie Ave 5 """300 30 D 6 0 0 0 0
Elm St
.14 (mi)
Grind and Resurf
E'lyend
22 (ft)/ 22 (ft)
other
E
R
C
1
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--300 Measure A/Western
Total 30
Haugen-Lehmann Wy 5 """300 295 D 0 29 0 0 0
Railroad Ave
.51 (mi)
Chaparral Rd
60 (ft)/ 60 (ft)
E
R
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Resurf AC paved road other C 0 0 265 0 0
300 Measure A/Western
Total 295
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1 . 0 0 ( m i ) 2 6 ( f t ) 1 2 6 e f t ) R 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Name SupV.Dist! Fund i Fund Measure A Funds by Fiscal Year
Limits Source Source Amount x $1000
length (mi) EW (ft)/PW (ft) Amount
Description x $1000 D = Design R = Right of Way Acquisition
(Comnents) E = Environnental C = Construction
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Main St 5i 300 34 D 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan Ave E 0 0 0 0 0
.00 (mO 24 (ft)/ 24 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Install Traffic Signal other C 34 0 0 0 0
Misc funds=Colton USD + Grand Terrace. Funding
is 25% Colton USD, 25% Grand Terrace, 50% County 300 Measure A/Western
!Total 34
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l Market Street Bridge 2 300 675 D 54 0 39 78 40
Santa Ana River E 186 124 154 0 0
.00 (ml) (ft)/ (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Replace bridge i other 15129 C 0 0 0 0 0
Seek federal bridge replacement funds I
300 Measure A/Western-Total 15804
Mitchell Rd 3:300 376 D 0 0 1 0 0
Bautista Rd Regal Blue Tr E 0 0 1 0 0
1.43 (mi) 23 (ft)/ 23 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 374 0 0
300 Measure A/Western
Total 376
Mitchell Rd 3 300 143 D 0 0 1 0 0
Kirby Rd W'ly Bohlen Rd 0.11 m; E 0 0 0 0
.57 (lIIf) 22 (ft)/ 22 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 141 0 0
300 Measure AJWestern
~. 143
Monterey Ave at 1-10 4 -=-:--. 10 D 0 0 0 0 0
C.t. Palm Desert N'ly Varner Rd 0.1 mi E 0 0 0 0 0
.00 (1IIi) 76 (ft)/ 90 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Real ign/Add W.bound ramps, Widen Varner Rd, and other 2288 C 10 0 0 0 0
Install traffic signal at WB ramp.
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2298
New Chi cago Ave 3 300 205 0 21 0 0 0 0
At to Dr Acacia Ave E 2 0 0 0 0
.13 (mO 16 (ft)/ 26 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Recon surface and widen road other C 0 182 0 0 0
300 Measure A/Western
Total 205
Nuevo Rd 5 300 5 D 0 0 5 0 0
Dunlap Dr Menifee Rd E 0 0 0 0 0
2.01 (mO 32 (ft)/ 56 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Widen road to 4 lanes other 4072 C 0 0 0 0 0
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4077
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Name SLpII.Di st Fund 1 Fund Measure A Funds by Fiscal Year
Limi ts Source Source Amount x $1000
length (mi) Elol (ft)/Plol (ft) Amount
Desc ri pt ion x $1000 D Design R =Right of loIay Acquisition
(COIIIJIents) E =: EnvirOl'1llental C =Construction
Total 11/12 I 12/13 I 13/14 I 14/15 I 15/16
Plum St 5 300 37 D 6 0 0 0 0
Esperanza Ave Ida Ave E 1 0 0 0 0 .17 (mi) 24 (ft)1 24 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Grind and Resurf other C 30 0 0 0 0
300 Measure A/Uestern
Total 37
Pueblo Ct 1 300 14 D 0 0 0 0 0 Vista Grande Dr U'ly 0.03 mi E 0 0 0 0 0
.03 (mi) 31 (ft)/ 31 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0 Resurf AC paved road other C 14 0 0 0 0
300 Measure Atwestern
Total 14
Rainbow Canyon Rd 3 300 97 D 0 0 1 0 0 Frontage Rd 1 N San Diego C.L. E 0 0 1 0 0
.66 (mi) 31 (ft)1 31 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0 Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 95 0 0 ,
1 300 Measure A/Uestern
Total 97
Reche Vista Dr 1 Reche Canyon Rd 5 300 33 D 13 0 0 0 0 lIeacock St San Bernardino Co.line E 20 0 0 0 0
5.23 (m; ) 26 (ft)1 86 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Realign 1.3 miles and widen to 4 lanes other 8481 C o· 0 0 0 0
Coordinate with RCTC/SANBAG bi-county CETAP
project. . 300 Measure A/Iolestern
, Total 8514
River Rd Bridge 2 300 3 [) 0 0 0 0 0 Santa Ana River E 0 0 0 0 0
.12 (mi) (ft)/ (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0Bridge Replacement other 8 C 3 0 0 0 0
Half in the City of Eastvale.
300 Measure A/Uestern
I
Total 11
Riverside County Bridge Maintenance Program 3 300 250 D 250 0 0 0 0 Various locations Countywide E 0 0 0 0 0
.00 (mi) (ft)1 (ft) ! R 0 0 0 0 0
Pursue federal bridge maintenance funds other C 0 0 0 0 0
300 Measure Atwestern
Total 250
Rudell Rd 2 300 41 D 3 0 0 0 0 Ontario Ave U'ly 0.23 m; E 0 0 0 0 0
.23 (mi) 33 (ft)! 33 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Grind and Resurf AC paved road other C 38 0 0 0 0
300 Measure A/Uestern
Total 41
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l r i m e r o C ; r 5 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
C i r c l e B D r S ' l y E 0 0 1 0 0
. 0 8 ( m i ) 3 0 ( f t ) / 3 0 ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
R e s u r f R M S p a v e d r o a d o t h e r C 0 0 3 2 0 0
3 0 1 M e a s u r e A / C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
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MEASURE "A" LOCAL FUNDS PROGRAM page 10
Fiscal years 2012-2016
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Name S~v.Dist Fund fund Measure A Funds by fiscal Year
Limits Source Source Amount x $1000
Length (mi) E\.I (ft)/PII (ft) Amount
Description x $1000 D =Design R =Right of lIay Acquisition
(conrnents) E Env i ronnenta l C '" Construction
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11/12 I 12/13 I 13/14 I 14/15 I 15/16
Van Buren BLvd 1 i 300 34 D 2 0 0 0 0
\.Iashington St lload Rd E 32 0 0 0 0
2.10 (ml) 62 (ft)/110 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
\.Iiden AC paved road to 6 lanes ,other 5980 C 0 0 0 0 0
i 300 Measure AIWestern
'Total 6014
Van Buren Blvd Bridges 2 300 354 D 0 0 0 0 0
Santa Ana River E 1 1 0 0 0
.10 (rol) (ft)! (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Replace existing bridges other 8348 C 347 5 0 0 0
in cooperation with the City of Riverside.
300 Measure Ailiestern
ITotaL 8702
Vineland St 51-=-::-570 0 0 0 75 0 0
Edgar Canyon ChanneL E 0 0 15. 0 0
.01 (ml) 26 (ft)1 26 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
other IConstruct box cuLvert C 0 0 0 480 0
300 Measure Ailiestern I~ 570
Vista Grande Or 51-=-:--, 35 0 0 0 1 0 0
Circle B Dr Nil' Ly & SE'ly , E 0 0 1 0 0
.08 (ml) 29 (ft)1 29 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 33 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
Total 35
lIashington St 1 300! 1303 D 0 120 0 0 0
Tava Ln Hermosa Dr(City Limit) E 0 3 0 0 0
1.60 (mi) 33 (ft)1 33 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf AC paved road other C 0 0 1180 0 0
This road received an interim overlay under
B6-0565. 300 Measure Ailiestern
Total 1303
lIatkins Dr 5 300 157 0 30 0 0 0 0
1-215 Riverside C.L. E 3 0 0 0 0
.17 (mi) 40 (ft)1 40 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf AC paved road other C 124 0 0 0 0
300 Measure Aillestern
Total 157
1I0rsley Rd 5 301 219 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dillon Rd pierson Blvd E 0 0 1 0 0
2.63 (mi) 22 (ft)1 22 (ft) R 0 0 0 0 0
Resurf RMS paved road other C 0 0 218 0 0
301 Measure A/Coachella Valley
Total 219
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F i s c a l y e a r s 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 6
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T o t a l 1 1 / 1 2 I 1 2 / 1 3 I 1 3 / 1 4 I 1 4 / 1 5 I 1 5 / 1 6
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D i s t r i c t 1 O n l y E 0 0 0 0 0
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T o t a l 8 4 1 5
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o t h e r 4 3 5 0 C 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 0
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r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n t h e y e a r s s h o w n . 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A / W e s t e r n
' T ' O t a l 5 1 6 0
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. 0 0 ( m i ) ( f t ) / ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
o t h e r n o o C 0 1 2 5 0 8 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 4 5 0
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r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n t h e y e a r s s h o w n . 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A l w e s t e r n
T o t a l 1 2 6 5 0
z * F u t u r e P r o j e c t s 4 3 0 1 3 8 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0
D i s t r i c t 4 O n l y E 0 0 0 0 0
. 0 0 ( A ' l i ) ( f t ) / ( f t ) R 0 0 0 0 0
o t h e r 1 6 3 5 0 C 8 0 0 9 5 0 1 5 0 9 5 0 9 5 0
T h e s e f u n d s w i I I b e u s e d f o r p a v e m e n t
r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n t h e y e a r s s h o w n . 3 0 1 M e a s u r e A / C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
T o t a l 2 0 1 5 0
z * f u t u r e P r o j e c t s 5 3 0 0 4 0 2 5 D 0 0 0 0 0
D i s t r i c t 5 O n l y E 0 0 0 0 0
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o t h e r 3 4 0 0 C 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 7 5 1 5 0 0
T h e s e f u n d s w i l l b e u s e d f o r v a r i o u s p a v e m e n t
r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p r o j e c t s i n t h e y e a r s s h o w n . 3 0 0 M e a s u r e A / W e s t e r n
T o t a l 7 4 2 5
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3 0 2 M e a s u r e A / P a l o V e r d e
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F i s c a l Y e a r ( A m t ) ( $ 1 0 0 0 )
F u n d T o t a l s
1 1 / 1 2 1 2 / 1 3 1 3 / 1 4 1 4 / 1 5 1 5 / 1 6
4 8 5 1 5 1 4 3 6 8 6 1 3 7 7 7 3 2 8 5 2 3 9 1 7
1 9 2 6 1 2 7 0 9 3 5 1 4 4 5 1 4 7 0 7 0 4 6
I n 1 5 0 1 5 5 1 6 0 1 7 0 8 1 2
6 9 5 4 6 5 6 3 7 9 5 1 5 3 8 2 4 9 2 5 3 1 7 7 5
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D A T E : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M :
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
T h e r e s i a T r e v i n o , C h i e f F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r
S h i r l e y M e d i n a , P r o g r a m m i n g a n d P l a n n i n g M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A P r o g r a m M a i n t e n a n c e o f E f f o r t
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 S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T l O N :
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 :
1 ) A p p r o v e t h e 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A M a i n t e n a n c e o f E f f o r t ( M O E ) b a s e y e a r l e v e l
f o r t h e c i t y o f H e m e t ( H e m e t ) ;
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2 ) A p p r o v e t h e r e t r o a c t i v e a p p l i c a t i o n o f H e m e t ' s 2 0 0 9 M O E t o F Y 2 0 0 9 / 1 0
a n d F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 , w i t h t h e c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e r e i s n o e x c e s s M O E c a r r y o v e r
a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e 1 9 8 9 M e a s u r e A a f t e r F Y 2 0 0 8 / 0 9 ; a n d
3 ) M a k e a r e v i s e d f i n d i n g t h a t H e m e t d i d m e e t i t s M O E f o r F Y 2 0 0 9 / 1 O .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
M e a s u r e A i m p o s e s s e v e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s o n l o c a l a g e n c i e s i n o r d e r t o r e c e i v e l o c a l
s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s f u n d s . T h e 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A o r d i n a n c e c o n t i n u e d t h e
r e q u i r e m e n t f o r l o c a l a g e n c i e s t o m a i n t a i n t h e c u r r e n t c o m m i t m e n t o f l o c a l
d i s c r e t i o n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s t o w a r d 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 a n d m a i n t e n a n c e
a c t i v i t i e s . T h i s r e q u i r e m e n t i s t o e n s u r e t h a t M e a s u r e A f u n d s s u p p l e m e n t c u r r e n t
e x p e n d i t u r e s , n o t s u p p l a n t . I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A o r d i n a n c e , i f
l o c a l a g e n c i e s d o n o t m e e t t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e M O E b a s e y e a r l e v e l i n a g i v e n y e a r ,
M e a s u r e A l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s d i s b u r s e m e n t s w i l l b e w i t h h e l d t h e f o l l o w i n g
y e a r .
A t i t s J u l y 2 0 1 0 m e e t i n g , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d t h e M O E g u i d e l i n e s d e v e l o p e d
b y s t a f f a n d t h e T e c h n i c a l A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e ( T A C ) . T h e M O E g u i d e l i n e s a l s o
i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e 2 0 0 9 M O E b a s e y e a r l e v e l s w o u l d b e
a p p l i c a b l e t o F Y 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 . F o r t h e f i r s t t w o y e a r s o f t h e 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A p r o g r a m
( i . e . , F Y 2 0 0 9 / 1 0 a n d F Y 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 ) , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e d t h e u s e o f t h e 1 9 8 9
M e a s u r e A M O E ( 1 9 8 9 M O E ) b a s e y e a r a m o u n t s , o r t h e P r o p o s i t i o n 4 2 M O E
a m o u n t f o r c i t i e s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n o r a f t e r 1 9 8 9 . T h e 1 9 8 9 M O E b a s e y e a r a m o u n t s
" w e r e b a s e d o n d i s c r e t i o n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r s t r e e t a n d r o a d c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d
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maintenance as identified in the FY 1987/88 Annual Street Report to the State •
Controller (Street Report) or the three-year average of FYs 1985/86 through
1987/88.
The 2009 Measure A MOE annual certification process is as follows:
• Local agencies complete the MOE report template to include discretionary
general fund expenditures for construction and maintenance activities for the
reporting year;
• General ledger documentation/forms must be submitted as an attachment to
the MOE report template;
• MOE reports will be submitted to the Commission's auditor;
• Staff will report to the T AC and Commission regarding the outcome of the
auditor's findings regarding agencies meeting the MOE base year levels; and
• Local agencies that do not meet the MOE base year may submit a request
for special consideration, which will be presented to the Commission.
The newly incorporated cities of Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Menifee, and Wildomar
are eligible to receive Measure A local streets and roads funding upon notice of
participation in the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation
Plan and participation in the Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform
Mitigation Fee program. These cities will be required to determine their respective •
MOE base year levels to meet the MOE certification requirement after the third year
of incorporation.
At its July 2011 and September 2011 meetings, the Commission approved 2009
MOE base years for all of the 22 eligible cities except Hemet.
2009 MOE Base Year Level Determination
Hemet submitted a 2009 MOE base year level of $18,924, which is significantly
lower than the 1989 MOE base year level of $1,183,605. The 1989 MOE, which
was based on the 1988 Street Report, appears to have been based primarily on
discretionary funding of maintenance and construction expenditures by non-general
fund sources. Several years later, as a result of State Controller changes to the
Street Report, which appeared to have narrowed the definition of discretionary
expenditures to the general fund, the actual discretionary expenditures were lower
than the base year level.
Through FY 1995/96 Hemet had accumulated a significant MOE carryover of
approximately $1 2.7 million using the State Controller's broader definition of
discretionary expenditures per the Street Report; this carryover continued to be
utilized in subsequent years to cover any current year deficiency of MOE
Agenda Item 70 •
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" e x p e n d i t u r e s . I n F Y 2 0 0 8 / 0 9 u p o n t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e 1 9 8 9 M e a s u r e A , t h e M O E
c a r r y o v e r h a d b e e n r e d u c e d t o $ 8 3 5 , 7 8 8 . F o l l o w i n g i s a n a n a l y s i s o f t h e
d i s c r e t i o n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s c o m p a r e d t o t h e 1 9 8 9 M O E b a s e y e a r r e q u i r e m e n t :
F i s c a l D i s c r e t i o n a r y L e s s : 1 9 8 9 M O E D e f i c i e n c y o f c u r r e n t E x c e s s M O E
Y e a r E x p e n d i t u r e s p e r b a s e y e a r l e v e l y e a r e x p e n d i t u r e s a t e n d o f F Y
S t r e e t R e p o r t u n d e r M O E
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1 9 9 6 $ 1 2 , 7 3 5 , 3 5 2
1 9 9 7 $ 6 7 1 , 5 4 7 $ 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 $ ( 5 1 2 , 0 5 8 ) 1 2 , 2 2 3 , 2 9 4
1 9 9 8 5 4 3 , 7 9 6 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 6 3 9 , 8 0 9 ) 1 1 , 5 8 3 , 4 8 5
1 9 9 9 6 0 9 , 0 3 2 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 5 7 4 , 5 7 3 ) 1 1 , 0 0 8 , 9 1 2
2 0 0 0 2 3 8 , 5 9 0 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 9 4 5 , 0 1 5 ) 1 0 , 0 6 3 , 8 9 7
2 0 0 1 7 2 4 , 1 4 2 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 4 5 9 , 4 6 3 ) 9 , 6 0 4 , 4 3 4
2 0 0 2 7 4 , 1 8 0 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 0 9 , 4 2 5 ) 8 , 4 9 5 , 0 0 9
2 0 0 3 6 , 6 0 7 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 7 6 , 9 9 8 ) 7 , 3 1 8 , 0 1 1
2 0 0 4 5 , 4 1 3 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 7 8 , 1 9 2 ) 6 , 1 3 9 , 8 1 9
2 0 0 5 1 , 6 9 2 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 8 1 , 9 1 3 ) 4 , 9 5 7 , 9 0 6
2 0 0 6 2 4 2 , 7 8 4 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 9 4 0 , 8 2 1 ) 4 , 0 1 7 , 0 8 5
2 0 0 7 2 5 6 , 1 7 4 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 9 2 7 , 4 3 1 ) 3 , 0 8 9 , 6 5 4
2 0 0 8 3 1 , 9 7 5 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 5 1 , 6 3 0 ) 1 , 9 3 8 , 0 2 4
2 0 0 9 8 1 , 3 6 9 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ( 1 , 1 0 2 , 2 3 6 ) 8 3 5 , 7 8 8
T h e s e c h a n g e s b y t h e S t a t e C o n t r o l l e r a l s o a f f e c t e d t h e P r o p o s i t i o n 4 2 M O E o f
$ 1 , 8 2 2 , w h i c h w a s b a s e d o n t h e t h r e e - y e a r a v e r a g e o f d i s c r e t i o n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s
f r o m F Y 1 9 9 6 / 9 7 t h r o u g h 1 9 9 8 / 9 9 . W h i l e d i s c u s s i n g t h e c o m p a r i s o n t h e 1 9 8 9
a n d p r o p o s e d 2 0 0 9 M O E b a s e y e a r l e v e l s , s t a f f n o t e d t h a t H e m e t ' s s t r e e t a n d r o a d
c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e e x p e n d i t u r e s h a v e b e e n s u b s t a n t i a l l y f u n d e d b y
M e a s u r e A a n d f u e l t a x f u n d s . B a s e d o n s t a f f ' s r e v i e w o f H e m e t ' s p r o p o s e d 2 0 0 9
M O E b a s e y e a r l e v e l , i t a p p e a r s t h a t H e m e t ' s g e n e r a l f u n d h a s i n c u r r e d s m a l l
a m o u n t s o f d i s c r e t i o n a r y e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s f o r m a n y y e a r s . T h e
p r o p o s e d 2 0 0 9 M O E o f $ 1 8 , 9 2 4 r e f l e c t s H e m e t ' s g e n e r a l f u n d d i s c r e t i o n a r y
e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e i n F Y 2 0 0 9 / 1 0 .
f Y 2 0 1 0 a n d 2 0 1 1 M O E C o m p l i a n c e M a t t e r s
A s p r e v i o u s l y n o t e d , H e m e t ' s 1 9 8 9 M O E c a r r y o v e r a t J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 0 9 , w a s
$ 8 3 5 , 7 8 8 a n d t h e 1 9 8 9 M O E b a s e y e a r a m o u n t s w e r e t o b e u s e d d u r i n g t h e f i r s t
t w o y e a r s o f t h e 2 0 0 9 M e a s u r e A . S i n c e H e m e t ' s F Y 2 0 0 9 / 1 0 l o c a l d i s c r e t i o n a r y
e x p e n d i t u r e s w e r e $ 1 8 , 9 2 4 a n d t h e 1 9 8 9 M O E b a s e y e a r l e v e l w a s $ 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 ,
t h e a v a i l a b l e c a r r y o v e r w a s u t i l i z e d t o d e t e r m i n e c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e M O E
r e q u i r e m e n t . T h i s r e s u l t e d i n a d e f i c i t o f M O E e x p e n d i t u r e s o f $ 3 2 8 , 8 9 3 a n d a
f i n d i n g , a s r e p o r t e d a t t h e J u l y C o m m i s s i o n m e e t i n g t h a t H e m e t d i d n o t m e e t i t s
" M O E r e q u i r e m e n t . A r e s p o n s e f r o m H e m e t r e g a r d i n g s u c h n o n c o m p l i a n c e w a s
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requested prior to taking any action. Considering the 1989 MOE base year level, •
the FY 2009/10 MOE deficiency, and Hemet's level of discretionary expenditures,
Hemet anticipates that the FY 2010/11 MOE requirement also will not be met.
Hemet and staff reviewed these compliance matters in connection with the
determination of the 2009 MOE base year level. Considering that, for at least the
last 14 years, Hemet's general fund has not had the level of discretionary
expenditures as originally determined in 1988 due to changes in the Street Report,
staff recommends the retroactive application of the proposed 2009 MOE to
FY 2009/1 0 and FY 2010/11. However, since any 1989 MOE carryover remaining
at the end of FY 2008/09 was available for use with the 1989 MOE base year level
for FY 2009/1 0 and FY 2010111, staff recommends that the 1989 MOE carryover
is not available to Hemet after FY 2008/09. As a result of this recommendation,
Hemet will 1) have met the FY 200911 0 MOE requirement with no carryover MOE
available for FY 2010/11; and 2) be required to have incurred at least $18,924 in
general fund discretionary expenditures in FY 2010/11.
The attached listing identifies Hemet's 2009 MOE base year calculation that is
recommended for approval in addition to those that were previously approved.
Attachment: 2009 Measure A MOE Base Year Recommendations •
Agenda Item 7D •
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2 0 0 9 M E A S U R E A M O E B A S E Y E A R L E V E L S
2 0 0 9 M O E B a s e Y e a r s R e c o m m e n d e d f o r A p p r o v a l a t t h e O c t o b e r 2 0 1 1 C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g
P r o p o s e d R C T C R e c o m m e n d e d
A g e n c y 1 9 8 9 M O E 2 0 0 9 M O E A d j u s t m e n t s 2 0 0 9 M O E
H e m e t 1 , 1 8 3 , 6 0 5 1 8 , 9 2 4 1 8 , 9 2 4
2 0 0 9 M O E B a s e Y e a r s - A p p r o v e d a t t h e S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 1 C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g
A p p r o v e d
A g e n c y 1 9 8 9 M O E 2 0 0 9 M O E
C a l i m e s a 7 , 2 9 4 2 , 4 0 1
C a t h e d r a l C i t y 6 2 5 , 2 3 0 3 9 1 , 6 8 8
C o a c h e l l a 6 9 , 6 6 3 9 2 , 2 0 5
P a l m D e s e r t 9 0 4 , 7 9 8 2 , 3 9 8 , 1 4 6
P a l m S p r i n g s 1 , 8 9 2 , 5 8 4 1 , 4 9 8 , 7 3 2
R a n c h o M i r a g e 1 , 1 9 1 , 0 3 6 6 7 4 , 8 1 1
S a n J a c i n t o 1 4 3 , 3 4 7 1 5 6 , 3 9 1
2 0 0 9 M O E B a s e Y e a r s - A p p r o v e d a t t h e J u l y 2 0 1 1 C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g
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l a Q u i n t a N / A N / A C i t y d o e s n o t q u a l i f y f o r M e a s u r e A l S R f u n d s
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T O : 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
F R O M : M i n S a y s a y , R i g h t o f W a y M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T :
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F u t u r e R e s o l u t i o n s o f N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e I n t e r s t a t e 2 1 5 C e n t r a l
W i d e n i n g P r o j e c t a n d D e s i g n a t i o n o f C o m m i s s i o n ' s G e n e r a l
C o u n s e l
S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N :
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 d o p t R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1 1 - 0 1 4 , " C o m m i s s i o n
E l e c t i n g t o H e a r F u t u r e R e s o l u t i o n s o f N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e I n t e r s t a t e 2 1 5 C e n t r a l
W i d e n i n g P r o j e c t B e t w e e n S c o t t a n d N u e v o R o a d s a n d D e s i g n a t i o n o f
C o m m i s s i o n ' s G e n e r a l C o u n s e l t o P r o c e s s R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y P a c k a g e s f o r t h e
P r o j e c t " .
" B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
T h e 1 - 2 1 5 C e n t r a l w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t p r o p o s e s t o w i d e n a 1 2 . 5 - m i l e s e c t i o n o f t h e
1 - 2 1 5 f r o m S c o t t R o a d n o r t h o f M u r r i e t a t o N u e v o R o a d i n P e r r i s . T h e C o m m i s s i o n
a n d C a l t r a n s D i s t r i c t 8 h a v e p a r t n e r e d i n a c q u i r i n g t h e r i g h t o f w a y n e c e s s a r y f o r
t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t . I t w a s f u r t h e r a g r e e d t h a t o n e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s
r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i n t h e r i g h t o f w a y a c q u i s i t i o n p r o c e s s i s t o h e a r f u t u r e R e s o l u t i o n s
o f N e c e s s i t y a n d d e s i g n a t e t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s g e n e r a l c o u n s e l t o p r o c e s s a n d
a p p r o v e t h e r e s o l u t i o n s p a c k a g e s .
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p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e r e s o l u t i o n s o f n e c e s s i t y p r o c e s s a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e C a l t r a n s R i g h t
o f W a y m a n u a l , w h i c h r e q u i r e s c o n d e m n a t i o n e v a l u a t i o n a n d c o n d e m n a t i o n p a n e l
r e v i e w m e e t i n g s u n d e r c e r t a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s , p r i o r t o s e e k i n g r e s o l u t i o n s o f
n e c e s s i t y .
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E L E C T I N G T O H E A R F U T U R E R E S O L U T I O N S
O F N E C E S S I T Y F O R T H E I N T E R S T A T E 2 1 5 C E N T R A L P R o . J E C T
B E T W E E N S C O T T A N D N U E V O R O A D S
A N D D E S I G N A T I O N O F C O M M I S S I O N G E N E R A L C O U N S E L T O
P R O C E S S R E S O L U T I O N O F N E C E S S I T Y P A C K A G E S F O R T H E P R O J E C T
W H E R E A S , 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 ) i s
e m p o w e r e d t o a c q u i r e b y e m i n e n t d o m a i n a n y p r o p e r t y t o c a r r y o u t i t s p o w e r s o r
f u n c t i o n s p u r s u a n t t o P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o d e s e c t i o n 1 3 0 2 2 0 . 5 ;
W H E R E A S , p r o p e r t y m a y p r o p e r l y b e a c q u i r e d b y e m i n e n t d o m a i n f o r t h e
S t a t e H i g h w a y S y s t e m p u r s u a n t t o S t r e e t s a n d H i g h w a y s C o d e s e c t i o n 1 0 2 ;
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W H E R E A S , R C T C h a s a p p r o v e d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f n e w m i x e d f l o w l a n e s o n
I n t e r s t a t e 2 1 5 b e t w e e n S c o t t R o a d t o N u e v o R o a d , a p r o j e c t o n t h e S t a t e o f
C a l i f o r n i a H i g h w a y S y s t e m a n d h a s a p p r o v e d a c o o p e r a t i v e a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e
S t a t e o f 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 ) p r o v i d i n g t h a t R C T C w i l l
p e r f o r m r i g h t o f w a y a c t i v i t i e s a s s e t f o r t h i n t h e c o o p e r a t i v e a g r e e m e n t f o r s a i d
p r o j e c t ;
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H i g h w a y S y s t e m , w i t h i n t h e e x i s t i n g o r p r o p o s e d S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a r i g h t s o f w a y
a r e s u b j e c t t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e S t a t e o f 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 ) R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l , a n d r e c e n t p r o v i s i o n s t o t h e
C a l t r a n s R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l n o w r e q u i r e a l o c a l p u b l i c a g e n c y t o p a s s a
r e s o l u t i o n , b y a f o u r - f i f t h s v o t e , m a k i n g a n e l e c t i o n t o h e a r a l l t h e R e s o l u t i o n s o f
N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e p r o j e c t ; a n d
W H E R E A S , R C T C w i l l f o l l o w s t a t e s t a t u t e r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d t h e C a l t r a n s
R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l p r o c e s s e s i n t h e i s s u a n c e o f t h e N o t i c e o f I n t e n t t o a d o p t a
R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y a n d i n t h e a d o p t i o n o f a R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y , a n d t h e
R C T C G e n e r a l C o u n s e l i s d e s i g n a t e d t o p r o c e s s a n d a p p r o v e t h e r e s o l u t i o n
p a c k a g e s ( s ) ;
N O W , T H E R E F O R E , B E I T R E S O L V E D t h a t 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 , b y a f o u r - f i f t h s v o t e , w i l l h e a r t h e R e s o l u t i o n s o f
N e c e s s i t y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f l a n e s o n I n t e r s t a t e 2 1 5 f r o m S c o t t
R o a d t o N u e v o R o a d .
" 1 7 3 3 6 . 0 0 0 0 0 \ 6 9 6 7 5 8 6 . 1
1 3 8
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that RCTC designates its General Counsel to •
prepare, review, process, and approve the Resolutions of Necessity packages for
this project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of October, 2011.
By:
------------~----------~---------Gregory S. Pettis, Chajr
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTEST:
By:
Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
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139
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M : M i n S a y s a y , R i g h t o f W a y M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T :
R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1 1 - 0 1 5 f o r C o m m i s s i o n E l e c t i o n t o H e a r F u t u r e
R e s o l u t i o n s o f N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e S t a t e R o u t e 7 4 C u r v e W i d e n i n g
P r o j e c t a n d D e s i g n a t i o n o f C o m m i s s i o n ' s G e n e r a l C o u n s e l
S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T l O N :
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 d o p t R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1 1 - 0 1 5 , " C o m m i s s i o n
E l e c t i n g t o H e a r F u t u r e R e s o l u t i o n s o f N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e S t a t e R o u t e 7 4 C u r v e
W i d e n i n g P r o j e c t B e t w e e n C a l v e r t a n d C a l i f o r n i a A v e n u e s a n d D e s i g n a t i o n o f
C o m m i s s i o n ' s G e n e r a l C o u n s e l t o P r o c e s s R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y P a c k a g e s f o r t h e
P r o j e c t " .
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T h e S R - 7 4 c u r v e w i d e n i n g i n H e m e t i s o n e o f t h e l a s t r e m a i n i n g h i g h w a y p r o j e c t s
i n t h e 1 9 8 9 M e a s u r e A e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n . T h e C o m m i s s i o n a l o n g w i t h C a l t r a n s
D i s t r i c t 8 o v e r s i g h t , i s a c q u i r i n g t h e r i g h t o f w a y n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
t h e S R - 7 4 c u r v e w i d e n i n g p r o j e c t f r o m C a l v e r t A v e n u e t o C a l i f o r n i a A v e n u e . A s a
p a r t o f t h e s t r e a m l i n e d o v e r s i g h t p r o c e s s , o n e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
i n r i g h t o f w a y a c q u i s i t i o n i s t o h e a r f u t u r e r e s o l u t i o n s o f n e c e s s i t y a n d d e s i g n a t e
t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s g e n e r a l c o u n s e l t o p r o c e s s a n d a p p r o v e t h e r e s o l u t i o n s
p a c k a g e s .
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p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f n e c e s s i t y p r o c e s s a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e C a l t r a n s
R i g h t o f W a y m a n u a l , w h i c h r e q u i r e s c o n d e m n a t i o n e v a l u a t i o n a n d c o n d e m n a t i o n
p a n e l r e v i e w m e e t i n g s u n d e r c e r t a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s , p r i o r t o s e e k i n g r e s o l u t i o n s o f
n e c e s s i t y .
A t t a c h m e n t : R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1 1 - 0 1 5
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1 4 0
" R E S O L U T I O N N O . 1 1 - 0 1 5
R E S O L U T I O N O F 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
E L E C T I N G T O H E A R F U T U R E R E S O L U T I O N S
O F N E C E S S I T Y F O R T H E S T A T E R O U T E 7 4 C U R V E W I D E N I N G
P R O J E C T B E T W E E N C A L V E R T A N D C A L I F O R N I A A V E N U E S
A N D D E S I G N A T I O N O F C O M M I S S I O N G E N E R A L C O U N S E L T O
P R O C E S S R E S O L U T I O N O F N E C E S S I T Y P A C K A G E S F O R T H E P R O J E C T
W H E R E A S , 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 ) i s
e m p o w e r e d t o a c q u i r e b y e m i n e n t d o m a i n a n y p r o p e r t y t o c a r r y o u t i t s p o w e r s o r
f u n c t i o n s p u r s u a n t t o P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o d e s e c t i o n 1 3 0 2 2 0 . 5 ;
W H E R E A S , p r o p e r t y m a y p r o p e r l y b e a c q u i r e d b y e m i n e n t d o m a i n f o r t h e
S t a t e H i g h w a y S y s t e m p u r s u a n t t o S t r e e t s a n d H i g h w a y s C o d e s e c t i o n 1 0 2 ;
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W H E R E A S , R C T C ' s M e a s u r e A i n c l u d e s t h e w i d e n i n g o f m e d i a n s , s h o u l d e r s
a n d l a n e s o n S t a t e R o u t e 7 4 b e t w e e n C a l v e r t a n d C a l i f o r n i a A v e n u e s , a p r o j e c t o n
t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a H i g h w a y S y s t e m , a n d S t a t e o f 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 ) h a s a u t h o r i z e d R C T C t o p e r f o r m r i g h t o f w a y a c t i v i t i e s f o r
s a i d p r o j e c t ;
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H i g h w a y S y s t e m , w i t h i n t h e e x i s t i n g o r p r o p o s e d S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a r i g h t s o f w a y
a r e s u b j e c t t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e S t a t e o f 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 ) R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l , a n d r e c e n t p r o v i s i o n s t o t h e
C a l t r a n s R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l n o w r e q u i r e a l o c a l p u b l i c a g e n c y t o p a s s a
r e s o l u t i o n , b y a f o u r - f i f t h s v o t e , m a k i n g a n e l e c t i o n t o h e a r a l l t h e R e s o l u t i o n s o f
N e c e s s i t y f o r t h e p r o j e c t ; a n d
W H E R E A S , R C T C w i l l f o l l o w s t a t e s t a t u t e r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d t h e C a l t r a n s
R i g h t o f W a y M a n u a l p r o c e s s e s i n t h e i s s u a n c e o f t h e N o t i c e o f I n t e n t t o a d o p t a
R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y a n d i n t h e a d o p t i o n o f a R e s o l u t i o n o f N e c e s s i t y , a n d t h e
R C T C G e n e r a l C o u n s e l i s d e s i g n a t e d t o p r o c e s s a n d a p p r o v e t h e r e s o l u t i o n
p a c k a g e s ( s ) ;
N O W , T H E R E F O R E , B E I T R E S O L V E D t h a t 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 , b y a f o u r - f i f t h s v o t e , w i l l h e a r t h e R e s o l u t i o n s o f
N e c e s s i t y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e w i d e n i n g o f m e d i a n s , s h o u l d e r s a n d l a n e s o n S t a t e
R o u t e 7 4 b e t w e e n C a l v e r t a n d C a l i f o r n i a A v e n u e s .
" 1 7 3 3 6 , 0 0 0 0 0 \ 6 9 6 8 3 7 0 . 1 1
1 4 1
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that RCTC designates its General Counsel to •
prepare, review, process, and approve the Resolutions of Necessity packages for
this project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of October, 2011.
By:------------------------------------Gregory S. Pettis, Chair
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTEST:
By:
Jennifer Harmon
Clerk of the Board
•
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142
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M : S h e l d o n P e t e r s o n , R a i l M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : C o m m u t e r R a i l S t a t i o n C o d e o f C o n d u c t
S T A F F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N :
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 t h e C o m m u t e r R a i l S t a t i o n C o d e o f
C o n d u c t ( C o d e o f C o n d u c t ) a n d a l l o w t h e E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r t o m a k e f u t u r e
c h a n g e s a s n e c e s s a r y .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
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A p p r o x i m a t e l y t w o y e a r s a g o , s t a f f a n d l e g a l c o u n s e l d e v e l o p e d t h e C o d e o f
C o n d u c t f o r t h e s t a t i o n s w i t h t h e g o a l t o p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e s t a t i o n p a t r o n s
f o r t h e s a f e a n d a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i v i t i e s a t t h e s t a t i o n s . O n e o f t h e e l e m e n t s o f t h i s
C o d e o f C o n d u c t i s t h e s t a t i o n s m o k i n g p o l i c y . A t t h e S e p t e m b e r 1 4 C o m m i s s i o n
m e e t i n g , a p a s s e n g e r b r o u g h t t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s a t t e n t i o n a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t o
e s t a b l i s h d e s i g n a t e d s m o k i n g a r e a s . S t a f f i s e x p l o r i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f c r e a t i n g
t h e s e d e s i g n a t e d s m o k i n g a r e a s a n d i s a l s o w o r k i n g w i t h t h e n e w s e c u r i t y g u a r d
c o n t r a c t o r o n w a y s t o e f f e c t i v e l y i m p l e m e n t t h e c h a n g e s . I n l i g h t o f t h i s
d i s c u s s i o n , i t w a s d e t e r m i n e d a p p r o p r i a t e t o b r i n g t h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t t o t h e
C o m m i s s i o n f o r a p p r o v a l .
T h e C o m m i s s i o n - o w n e d c o m m u t e r r a i l s t a t i o n s i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y a r e u s e d b y
t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e e a c h d a y . W i t h a l l t h a t a c t i v i t y a t t h e s t a t i o n s , a c l e a r s e t o f
g u i d e l i n e s i n t h e f o r m o f a C o d e o f C o n d u c t n e e d e d t o b e e s t a b l i s h e d . T h e i n t e n t
o f t h i s C o d e o f C o n d u c t i s t o p r o v i d e a m e a n s t o e n s u r e s a f e t y , s e c u r i t y , a n d
m a i n t a i n e f f i c i e n t a n d c l e a n s t a t i o n s . T h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t i s d i s p l a y e d
p r o m i n e n t l y a t t h e s t a t i o n s t o s u p p o r t t h e s e c u r i t y g u a r d f o r c e i n o v e r s i g h t o f t h e
s t a t i o n s . T h e s e c u r i t y g u a r d s ' f o c u s i s t o b e h e l p f u l a n d f r i e n d l y y e t m a i n t a i n o r d e r
t o p r o t e c t t h e f a c i l i t y .
T h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t w a s d e v e l o p e d c o o p e r a t i v e l y b e t w e e n s t a f f a n d l e g a l c o u n s e l
t o e n s u r e t h a t a l l e l e m e n t s w e r e a p p r o p r i a t e a n d n e e d e d . S a f e t y i s a p r i o r i t y i n t h e
C o d e o f C o n d u c t a n d i t a d d r e s s e s s a f e t y i s s u e s s u c h a s p l a t f o r m s a f e t y , s u s p i c i o u s
i t e m s , v a n d a l i s m , a s s a u l t , w e a p o n s , e t c . T h e C o d e o f C o n d u c t i s c o m p r e h e n s i v e
" a n d d e a l s w i t h a w i d e r a n g e o f i s s u e s i n c l u d i n g t i c k e t i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s , o v e r n i g h t
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parking, photography, smoking, food, alcohol, animals, bikes, skateboards, •
solicitation, etc. All of these issues are questions the guards are asked on a regular
basis and this document answers the questions in a clear and concise manner.
The Code of Conduct may need to be revised as situations change. It would be
appropriate for the Executive Director to make future changes as necessary in order
to keep the document up to date. Major changes will be brought to the
Commission for review and approval as appropriate.
Attaohment: Code of Conduct
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RCTC Station Information and
Code of Conduct
These guidelines have been established to ensure that all passengers enjoy their experience at this Metrolink
Station. Guards are on duty to protect passengers and equipment. Please report all incidents to guards or
notify 911 in an emergency.
PLATFORM SAFETY: Remain behind the yellow line at all times prior to boarding. Train stops are brief, board
immediately. Never run on station platforms. Never walk onto the tracks. Use extreme caution at all times.
TICKETS: Passengers are required to obtain proper transit fare media prior to boarding the train. Tickets are not sold
on board Metrolink/Amtrak Trains.
PARKING: Station parking is for Train Passengers Only, unless otherwise specified. Park at your own risk: RCTC,
Metrolink, and Amtrak are not responsible for theft of or damage to property. Utilize designated parking areas only.
Violators are subject to tow at the vehicle owner's expense. Erratic or careless driving in station parking areas is
prohibited.
OVERNIGHT PARKING: Overnight parking is allowed except in the East Side Lot at the Downtown Riverside. Please
notify the guard in advance of leaving any vehicle parked overnight. Vehicles left at stations for more than two consecutive
weeks are subject to tow.
SUSPICIOUS ITEMS: Personal items must remain in your possession at all times. If you encounter a suspicious
package or an unattended bag, please report it to station security or train crew member immediately.
VANDALISM: Stations have extensive video surveillance systems. Anyone observed damaging property, including
tagging, are subject to the full extent of prosecution .
ASSAULT: Physically assaulting or verbally harassing any person is strictly prohibited and police will be notified
• immediately.
LOITERING: Use of this facility is limited to station patrons only. Loitering is strictly prohibited.
NOISE: Loud music or disruptive noise of any kind is prohibited.
WEAPONS: Unauthorized firearms or weapons of any kind are strictly prohibited.
CLOTHING: Shirts and shoes are required.
SMOKING: Smoking is prohibited on platforms, platform entrances and designated vending areas around which "No
Smoking" signs are posted. Designated smoking locations may be established at the stations as needed.
ALCOHOL: Consumption of alcoholic beverages and open alcoholic beverage containers are prohibited.
FOOD: Eating is permitted at stations and on trains. Please exercise care and properly dispose of your trash.
LITTER: Littering of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please utilize designated trash receptacles on platforms and trains.
ANIMALS: Animals, other than restrained service animals (e.g. seeing-eye dogs), are prohibited.
SOLICITATION: Solicitation of any kind without prior written permission of station management is strictly prohibited.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Photography is allowed. Stay safe and clear of platforms and train tracks. Please use proper
discretion and do not interfere with other passengers. Media and commercial inquiries should be referred to RCTC at
(951) 787-7141.
BICYCLES: Bicycles must be walked on entrance walkways and platforms. Bicycles parked at stations shall be secured
to bicycle racks. BikeLids or in lockers only .
SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS, ROLLERBLADES, ETC.: Use of skateboards, scooters, rollerblades or similar items is
not permitted on platforms or walkways. •
LOST & FOUND: If you have lost an item, report it to the guard. If you have found an item, present it to a guard.
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Any other unacceptable behavior that constitutes or causes a nuisance, a disturbance, or harm or a threat of harm is
prohibited.
Failure to obey these guidelines or to comply with lawful and reasonable requests by the Station Management, Police or.
Security will result in your being asked to leave the station. If you refuse to leave, you may be arrested and prosecuted for
criminal trespass.
If you have any questions, suggestions or helpful comments about our stations, we invite you to contact us at our RCTC
Customer Service Hotline at 951-778-1092 or visit www.rctc.org. For schedules and train conditions contact Metrolink at
800-371-LlNK. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
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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 : O c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 1
T O : 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
F R O M : J i l l i a n E d m i s t o n , S t a f f A n a l y s t
B r i a n C u n a n a n , C o m m u t e r A s s i s t a n c e M a n a g e r
T H R O U G H : A n n e M a y e r , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r
S U B J E C T : A w a r d s f o r F r e e w a y S e r v i c e P a t r o l T o w T r u c k S e r v i c 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 t e m i s f o r t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o :
1 ) A w a r d A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 6 - 0 0 t o P e p e ' s T o w i n g ( P e p e ' s ) f o r t o w
t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 4 o f t h e F r e e w a y S e r v i c e P a t r o l ( F S P ) p r o g r a m f o r
a t h r e e - y e a r t e r m , a n d t w o o n e - y e a r o p t i o n s t o e x t e n d t h e a g r e e m e n t , i n a n
a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ;
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2 ) A w a r d A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 7 - 0 0 t o R o y a n d D o t ' s T o w i n ~ ( R o y a n d
D o t ' s ) f o r t o w t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 7 o f t h e F S P p r o g r a m f o r a
t h r e e - y e a r t e r m , a n d t w o o n e - y e a r o p t i o n s t o e x t e n d t h e a g r e e m e n t , i n a n
a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 1 , 0 2 0 , 0 0 0 ;
3 ) A w a r d A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 8 - 0 0 t o N a v a r r o ' s T o w i n g a n d R e c o v e r y
( N a v a r r o ' s ) f o r t o w t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 8 o f t h e F S P p r o g r a m f o r a
t h r e e - y e a r t e r m , a n d t w o o n e - y e a r o p t i o n s t o e x t e n d t h e a g r e e m e n t , i n a n
a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 9 0 9 , 0 0 0 ; a n d
4 ) A u t h o r i z e t h e C h a i r , p u r s u a n t t o l e g a l c o u n s e l r e v i e w , t o e x e c u t e t h e
a g r e e m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g o p t i o n y e a r s , o n b e h a l f o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n .
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O N :
I n 1 9 8 6 , t h e C o m m i s s i o n e s t a b l i s h e d i t s e l f a s 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 ( R C S A F E ) a f t e r t h e e n a c t m e n t o f S B 1 1 9 9 i n
1 9 8 5 . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e f o r m a t i o n o f S A F E s i n C a l i f o r n i a w a s t o p r o v i d e c a l l b o x
s e r v i c e s a n d , w i t h e x c e s s f u n d s , p r o v i d e a d d i t i o n a l m o t o r i s t a i d s e r v i c e s . F u n d i n g
f o r R C S A F E i s d e r i v e d f r o m a o n e d o l l a r p e r v e h i c l e r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e o n v e h i c l e s
r e g i s t e r e d i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . I n i t i a l l y , t h e s e f u n d s w e r e u s e d o n l y f o r t h e c a l l b o x
p r o g r a m . A s a d d i t i o n a l m o t o r i s t a i d s e r v i c e s w e r e d e v e l o p e d , S A F E f u n d s w e r e
a l s o u s e d t o p r o v i d e F S P a n d t h e I n l a n d E m p i r e 5 1 1 t r a v e l e r i n f o r m C ! t i o n s e r v i c e s a s
p a r t o f a c o m p r e h e n s i v e m o t o r i s t a i d s y s t e m i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y .
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In 1990, Proposition C was passed to fund transportation improvements and to •
help reduce traffic congestion in California. From this, the FSP program was
created by Caltrans, which developed the corresponding Local Funding Allocation
Plan to distribute funds to participating jurisdictions. In addition to funding
received from Caltrans, agencies are required to contribute a 25% local match.
For the Commission, SAFE revenues are used to meet this match requirement.
The Commission, acting in its capacity as the SAFE, is the principal agency in
Riverside County, in partnership with Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol
(CHP), managing the FSP program. The purpose of the FSP program is to provide a
continuous roving tow services patrol along designated freeway segments (referred
to as beats) to relieve freeway congestion and facilitate the rapid removal of
disabled vehicles and those involved in minor accidents on local freeways.
Contracts to provide FSP tow service are competitively bid as needed for each
beat. Currently, the Commission contracts with three tow truck operators to
provide service on a total of nine beats Monday through Friday during the peak
commute hours, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (1 :00 p.m. on Fridays) to
7:00 p.m.
Staff sought a competitive solution to award tow service contracts to qualified
firms for Beat Nos. 4, 7, and 8, of the nine total beats administered by the
Commission. Beat No.4 operates on State Route 91 from Magnolia Avenue in the
city of Riverside (Riverside) to the 60/91/215 interchange in Riverside and requires •
the use of two tow trucks during normal service hours. Beat No.7 operates on
SR-60 from Milliken Street in the city of Eastvale to Main Street in Riverside, which
requires the use of two tow trucks during normal service hours. Beat No. 8
operates on SR-60 from the 60/215 interchange in Riverside to Theodore Street in
the city of Moreno Valley, which requires the use of two tow trucks during normal
service hours. Since the Commission's FSP requirements are demanding, the
Commission reserved the right to limit the number of beats awarded to one
contractor.
Procurement Process
This procurement was conducted in accordance with established Commission
procurement policies and procedures. Staff established certain minimum
qualifications required of each potential proposer and developed a weighted
evaluation criterion to select qualified tow services contractors for Beat Nos. 4, 7,
and 8. Non-price elements of the evaluation criteria included experience, the
relative qualifications of the firms, proposed work plan, and the proposer's ability
to respond to the requirements set forth under the terms of the request for
proposals (RFP).
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" R F P N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 6 - 0 0 w a s r e l e a s e d a n d a d v e r t i s e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n J u l y 1 ,
2 0 1 1 . A p r e - p r o p o s a l c o n f e r e n c e w a s c o n d u c t e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n J u l y 1 4 ,
a n d w a s a t t e n d e d b y a p p r o x i m a t e l y e i g h t f i r m s . S t a f f r e s p o n d e d t o a l l q u e s t i o n s
s u b m i t t e d b y p o t e n t i a l p r o p o s e r s p r i o r t o t h e J u l y 2 8 p r o p o s a l d e a d l i n e d a t e . F o u r
r e s p o n s i v e a n d r e s p o n s i b l e f i r m s - B o b a n d D a v e ' s T o w i n g , I n c . , N a v a r r o ' s , P a t r i o t
T o w i n g , a n d P e p e ' s - s u b m i t t e d a p r o p o s a l i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e R F P f o r s e r v i c e s o n
B e a t N o . 4 . S i x r e s p o n s i v e a n d r e s p o n s i b l e f i r m s - B o b a n d D a v e ' s T o w i n g , I n c . ,
N a v a r r o ' s , P a c i f i c T r u c k a n d A u t o T o w i n g , P a t r i o t T o w i n g , P e p e ' s , a n d R o y a n d
D o t ' s s u b m i t t e d a p r o p o s a l i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e R F P f o r s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 7 .
F o u r r e s p o n s i v e a n d r e s p o n s i b l e f i r m s - B o b a n d D a v e ' s T o w i n g , I n c . , N a v a r r o ' s ,
P a t r i o t T o w i n g , a n d P e p e ' s s u b m i t t e d a p r o p o s a l i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e R F P f o r
s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 8 .
A n ' e v a l u a t i o n c o m m i t t e e c o n s l s t m g o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e C H P I n l a n d
D i v i s i o n , S a n B e r n a r d i n o A s s o c i a t e d G o v e r n m e n t s , a n d C o m m i s s i o n s t a f f e v a l u a t e d
e a c h p r o p o s a l i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e e v a l u a t i o n c r i t e r i a s e t f o r t h i n t h e R F P a n d
s h o r t - l i s t e d f o u r f i r m s . T h e C o m m i t t e e p e r f o r m e d s i t e v i s i t s , i n t e r v i e w e d t h e s h o r t �
l i s t e d f i r m s , a n d p r o v i d e d f i n a l s c o r i n g b a s e d o n a c o m p r e h e n s i v e e v a l u a t i o n o f
e a c h f i r m ' s w r i t t e n p r o p o s a l a n d i n t e r v i e w .
B e a t N o . 4
" P r o p o s a l s s u b m i t t e d i n r e s p o n s e t o B e a t N o . 4 w e r e s c o r e d b y t h e e v a l u a t i o n
c o m m i t t e e b a s e d u p o n t h e c r i t e r i a s e t f o r t h i n t h e R F P . T h e t w o s h o r t - l i s t e d f i r m s
s u b m i t t e d h o u r l y r a t e s f o r t o w ' s e r v i c e s t h a t r a n g e d f r o m a l o w o f $ 4 5 . 7 5 p e r h o u r
t o a h i g h o f $ 5 0 . 0 0 p e r h o u r . B e a t N o . 4 s e r v i c e s a r e c u r r e n t l y p r o v i d e d b y P e p e ' s
a t a n h o u r l y r a t e o f $ 5 1 . 0 0 . T h e a l l - i n c l u s i v e h o u r l y s e r v i c e r a t e f o r t h i s b e a t , a s
w e l l a s t h e o t h e r t w o b e a t s , i n c l u d e s a l l d i r e c t c o s t s ( e . g . , f u e l , l a b o r , e q u i p m e n t ) ,
i n d i r e c t c o s t s ( e . g . , f r i n g e b e n e f i t s , o v e r h e a d ) , a n d p r o f i t t o p r o v i d e t h e s u b j e c t
s e r v i c e s .
T h e o v e r a l l r a n k i n g s , i n c l u s i v e o f p n c m g , l i s t e d f r o m h i g h e s t t o l o w e s t t o t a l
e v a l u a t i o n s c o r e f o r B e a t N o . 4 a r e a s f o l l o w s :
S h o r t - l i s t e d F i r m H o u r l y R a t e O v e r a l l R a n k i n g
P e p e ' s $ 5 0 . 0 0 1 ' t
N a v a r r o ' s $ 4 5 . 7 5 2 n d
B a s e d o n t h e o v e r a l l s c o r e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e e v a l u a t i o n c r i t e r i a l i s t e d i n t h e R F P , t h e
e v a l u a t i o n c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d s P e p e ' s f o r a w a r d o f B e a t N o . 4 .
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Beat No.8
Proposals submitted in response to Beat No. 8 were scored by the evaluation
committee based upon the criteria set forth in the RFP. The two short-listed
proposers submitted hourly rates for tow services that ranged from a low of
$45.75 per hour to a high of $50.00 per hour. Beat No.8 services are currently
provided by Tri City Towing at an hourly rate of $50.00.
The overall rankings, inclusive of pricing, listed from highest to lowest total
evaluation score for Beat No.8 are as follows:
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Short-listed Firm Hourly Rate Overall Ranking
Pepe's $50.00 1 51
Navarro's $45.75 2 nd
In light of Pepe's anticipated award of Beat No.4, the evaluation committee
recommends Navarro's for award of Beat No.8.
Beat No.7
Proposals submitted in response to Beat No. 7 were scored by the evaluation
committee based upon the criteria set forth in the RFP. The four short-listed
proposers submitted hourly rates for tow services that ranged from a low of •
$45.75 per hour to a high of $51.00 per hour. Beat No.7 services are currently
provided by Pepe's at an hourly rate of $48.50.
The overall rankings, inclusive of pricing, listed from highest to lowest total
evaluation score for Beat No.7 are as follows:
Short-listed Firm Hourly Rate Overall Ranking
Pepe's $50.00 pI
Navarro's $45.75 2 nd
Roy and Dot's $51.00 3'd
Pacific Truck and Auto Towing $50.00 4th
In light of Pepe's anticipated award of Beat No.4 and Navarro's anticipated award
of Beat No.8, the evaluation committee recommends Roy and Dot's for award of
Beat No.7.
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I n o r d e r t o a d d r e s s i t s c o n c e r n s r e g a r d i n g w o r k l o a d , f l e x i b i l i t y , c a p a c i t y ,
e x p e r i e n c e , a n d o t h e r b u s i n e s s c o n s i d e r a t i o n s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n r e s e r v e d t h e r i g h t
t o l i m i t t h e n u m b e r o f b e a t s a w a r d e d t o o n e c o n t r a c t o r . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e R F P
s t a t e s t h a t a c o n t r a c t o r w i t h n o p r i o r F S P e x p e r i e n c e s h a l l b e c o n s i d e r e d n e w a n d
m a y o n l y b e a w a r d e d o n e F S P b e a t .
B a s e d o n t h e f o r e g o i n g , a l t h o u g h i t r a n k e d h i g h e s t o v e r a l l f o r e a c h o f t h e t h r e e
b e a t s , s t a f f r e c o m m e n d s l i m i t i n g t h e n u m b e r o f b e a t s a w a r d e d t o P e p e ' s t o o n e .
C u r r e n t l y , f i v e o u t o f n i n e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s F S P b e a t s a r e a w a r d e d t o P e p e ' s ,
c a u s i n g c o n c e r n r e g a r d i n g P e p e ' s c a p a c i t y a n d w o r k l o a d . S t a f f i s r e c o m m e n d i n g
P e p e ' s f o r a w a r d o f B e a t N o . 4 b e c a u s e o f P e p e ' s p r o x i m i t y t o t h e b e a t , a n d i t s
F S P e x p e r i e n c e f o r n o r m a l a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n - r e l a t e d s e r v i c e , a s c o n s t r u c t i o n i s
e x p e c t e d o n t h e b e a t .
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I n a d d i t i o n , s t a f f r e c o m m e n d s l i m i t i n g t h e n u m b e r o f b e a t s a w a r d e d t o N a v a r r o ' s
T o w i n g t o o n e s i n c e N a v a r r o ' s i s n e w t o t h e F S P p r o g r a m . T h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s F S P
r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e d e m a n d i n g , a n d f i r m s t h a t a r e n e w a n d u n f a m i l i a r t o t h e p r o g r a m
m a y e x p e r i e n c e d i f f i c u l t y m e e t i n g t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s . A w a r d i n g a n i n i t i a l c o n t r a c t
f o r o n e b e a t s e t s a p r e c e d e n t f o r a w o r k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p t h a t a s s u r e s c o m p e t e n t
p e r f o r m a n c e a n d r e d u c e s ( m u l t i p l e b e a t ) l i a b i l i t y .
D u e t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s c o n c e r n s o f a w a r d i n g m u l t i p l e b e a t s t o P e p e ' s a n d
N a v a r r o ' s , s t a f f r e c o m m e n d s t h e a w a r d o f B e a t N o . 7 t o R o y a n d D o t ' s T o w i n g .
R o y a n d D o t ' s i s c u r r e n t l y p r o v i d i n g s a t i s f a c t o r y s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 2 5 .
T h e p r o p o s e d a l l - i n c l u s i v e h o u r l y r a t e s o f $ 5 0 . 0 0 b y P e p e ' s f o r B e a t N o . 4 , $ 5 1 . 0 0
b y R o y & D o t ' s f o r B e a t N o . 7 , a n d $ 4 5 . 7 5 b y N a v a r r o ' s f o r B e a t N o . 8 a r e
c o n s i d e r e d f a i r a n d r e a s o n a b l e b a s e d u p o n a d e q u a t e p r i c e c o m p e t i t i o n u n d e r t h e
R F P p r o c e s s , a n d t h e h i s t o r i c a l c o s t e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n f o r c o m p a r a b l e
s e r v i c e s . A s n o t e d a b o v e , c u r r e n t h o u r l y r a t e s f o r t h e s e t h r e e b e a t s r a n g e f r o m
$ 4 8 . 5 0 t o $ 5 1 . 0 0 .
S t a f f r e c o m m e n d s t h e a w a r d o f A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 6 - 0 0 t o P e p e ' s f o r t o w
t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 4 i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; A g r e e m e n t
N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 7 - 0 0 t o R o y a n d D o t ' s f o r t o w t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 7 i n a n
a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 1 , 0 2 0 , 0 0 0 ; a n d A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 8 - 0 0 t o N a v a r r o ' s
f o r t o w t r u c k s e r v i c e s o n B e a t N o . 8 i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 9 0 9 , 0 0 0 . T h e
C o m m i s s i o n ' s s t a n d a r d f o r m F S P s e r v i c e s a g r e e m e n t w i l l b e e n t e r e d i n t o w i t h e a c h
f i r m s u b j e c t t o a n y c h a n g e s a p p r o v e d b y t h e E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r , a n d p u r s u a n t t o
l e g a l c o u n s e l r e v i e w .
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All obligations incurred by the Commission under the terms of this award are •
funded 75% from state funds and 25% from local SAFE revenues and are subject
to continued funding from the state of California for the Riverside County FSP
program. The FY 2011112 cost of $260,000 has been included in the FY 2011/12
budget.
Financial Information
In Fiscal Year Budget: I ~~~ I FY 2011/12 Amount: I $ 260,000
Year: FY 2012/13 + $2,669,000
Source of Funds: IState of California -75%
SAFE DMV Fees -25 % Budget Adjustment: I No
GLlProject Accounting No.: 00217381014201 4581002
II Fiscal Procedures Approved: ~~ I Date: I 09/26/11
Attachment: Standard Form FSP Services Agreement
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" N o t e I t e m s i n r e d / b o l d / u n d e r l i n e w i l l b e f i l l e d i n w i t h c o n t r a c t e x e c u t i o n
A g r e e m e n t N o . 1 1 - 4 5 - 1 4 6 - 0 0
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 C T I N G A S 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 ,
A N D
[ N A M E O F C O N T R A C T O R ]
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F R E E W A Y S E R V I C E P A T R O L F O R B E A T N O . X W I T H I N R I V E R S I D E C O U N T Y
1 . P A R T I E S A N D D A T E .
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1 . 1 T h i s C o n t r a c t ( " C o n t r a c t " ) i s m a d e a n d e n t e r e d i n t o t h i s X l h d a y o f
M o n t h , 2 0 1 1 , b y a n d b e t w e e n 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 , a
p u b l i c e n t i t y , a c t i n g a s 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
( r e f e r r e d t o h e r e i n a s " S A F E " ) , a n d [ N A M E O F F I R M l , a [ L E G A L S T A T U S O F
C O N T R A C T O R e . g . , C O R P O R A T I O N ] ( r e f e r r e d t o h e r e i n a s " C O N T R A C T O R " ) . S A F E
a n d C O N T R A C T O R a r e s o m e t i m e s i n d i v i d u a l l y r e f e r r e d t o h e r e i n a s " P a r t y " a n d
c o l l e c t i v e l y a s " P a r t i e s " .
1 . 2 T h e C a l i f o m i a H i g h w a y P a t r o l h e r e i n r e f e r r e d t o a s " C H p u a n d
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 , h e r e i n r e f e r r e d t o a s " C a l t r a n s " a r e h e r e b y
e x p r e s s l y d e s i g n a t e d a s t h i r d - p a r t y b e n e f i c i a r i e s o f C O N T R A C T O R ' s p e r f o r m a n c e
u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t .
2 . R E C I T A L S .
2 . 1 W H E R E A S , 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 " ) i s a C a l i f o r n i a 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
e x i s t i n g u n d e r t h e a u t h o r i t y o f S e c t i o n 1 3 0 0 5 0 e t s e q . o f t h e
C a l i f o r n i a P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o d e ;
2 . 2 W H E R E A S , R C T C i s a u t h o r i z e d , p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 2 5 5 0 e t s e q .
o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a S t r e e t s a n d H i g h w a y s C o d e , t o a c t a s S A F E f o r
p u r p o s e s o f p r o v i d i n g a m o t o r i s t a i d s y s t e m , i n c l u d i n g p r o v i s i o n o f
f r e e w a y s e r v i c e p a t r o l s ;
2 . 3 W H E R E A S , S A F E r e q u i r e s t h e s e r v i c e s o f a C O N T R A C T O R t o
p r o v i d e t h e f r e e w a y s e r v i c e p a t r o l p r o f e S S i o n a l s e r v i c e s a s
d e s c r i b e d i n t h e S c o p e o f S e r v i c e s ;
2 . 4 W H E R E A S , S A F E h a s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t C O N T R A C T O R i s b e s t
" q u a l i f i e d t o p e r f o r m t h e r e q u i r e d s e r v i c e s ;
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2.5 WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR is able and willing to perform the •
required services under the terms and conditions of this Contract;
2.6 WHEREAS, RCTC is the short range transportation planning
agency for Riverside County, and programs federal, state, and local
funds. RCTC has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
with Caltrans and CHP to fund peak period freeway service patrols
on selected freeway segments in Riverside County; and
2.7 WHEREAS, Section 21718 (a) of the California Vehicle Code
specifically authorized CHP to be responsible for freeway service
patrols stopping on freeways for the purpose of rapid removal of
impediments to traffic. Article 3, Section 91, of the Streets and
Highways Code, states that Caltrans has responsibility to improve
and maintain the state highways. Caltrans also has the
responsibility for traffic management and removing impediments
from the highways.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the consideration hereinafter stated, SAFE and
CONTRACTOR agree as follows:
3. TERMS.
3.1 General Scope of Services.
3.1.1. Contract Oversight. Caltrans and CHP will jointly oversee •the Services. Both agencies will have responsibility for overseeing Service performance
and ensuring that the CONTRACTOR abides by the terms of this Contract. CHP is
responsible for dispatch services to incident locations within the CONTRACTOR's patrol
limits. The dispatching will be done in accordance with this Contract. A Standard
Operating Procedures ("SOP") manual will be given to the CONTRACTOR explaining
the types of incidents to which his/her operators may be dispatched.
3.1.2 Beat Descriptions. The Freeway Service Patrol ("FSP") will
operate on selected freeway segments referred to herein as "beats". Each beat has
specific turnaround locations and designated drop locations identified by the CHP.
Exhibit "A-1" shows the specific limits, number of tow trucks, number of back-up trucks
and hours of operation and Exhibit "A-2" details the fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014 and
2015 holidays for the CONTRACTOR's specific beat. SAFE reserves the right to add or
delete holidays to the work schedule, provided that SAFE provides CONTRACTOR
seven (7) days advanced notice of such addition or deletion. Travel time to and from the
beat will be at the expense of the CONTRACTOR.
At any time during the term of this Contract, SAFE reserves the
right to adjust beat specifications to better accommodate demand for the Services.
These changes can occur during the course of this Contract through written change
orders. If warranted and during the hours of operation of the Services, the
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" C O N T R A C T O R m a y b e r e q u e s t e d t o t e m p o r a r i l y r e a s s i g n h i s / h e r F S P o p e r a t o r s / t r u c k s
t o l o c a t i o n s o u t s i d e t h e a s s i g n e d b e a t .
3 . 1 . 3 D e s c r i p t i o n o f S e r v i c e s . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l b e
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h o s e s e r v i c e s s e t f o r t h i n t h i s S e c t i o n 3 . 1 . 3 , h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s
" S e r v i c e s . " T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e F S P p r o g r a m i s t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e r a p i d r e m o v a l o f
d i s a b l e d v e h i c l e s a n d v e h i c l e s i n v o l v e d i n m i n o r a c c i d e n t s f r o m t h e f r e e w a y . W h e r e
c o n d i t i o n s p e r m i t , s a f e r e m o v a l o f s m a l l d e b r i s w i l l b e r e q u i r e d . C O N T R A C T O R
v e h i c l e s s h a l l b e e x c l u s i v e l y d e d i c a t e d t o t h e S e r v i c e s d u r i n g t h e h o u r s o f o p e r a t i o n . A l l
v e h i c l e m a i n t e n a n c e a c t i v i t i e s s h a l l b e c o n d u c t e d d u r i n g n o n - S e r v i c e s h o u r s . W h e n
c o n d u c t i n g t h e S e r v i c e s o n a n F S P s h i f t , t h e C O N T R A C T O R ' s v e h i c l e s h a l l d i s p l a y a l l
F S P m a r k i n g s a n d t h e v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s h a l l w e a r a n F S P u n i f o r m , a s d e t a i l e d i n
E x h i b i t " A - 3 " .
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T h e C O N T R A C T O R ' s v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s s h a l l a s s i s t m o t o r i s t s
i n v o l v e d i n m i n o r a c c i d e n t s a n d t h o s e w i t h d i s a b l e d v e h i c l e s . T h e y s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e
f o r c l e a r i n g t h e f r e e w a y o f a u t o m o b i l e s , s m a l l t r u c k s a n d s m a l l d e b r i s . W h e n a n d w h e r e
c o n d i t i o n s w a r r a n t , s e r v i c e m a y b e e x e c u t e d o n t h e f r e e w a y s h o u l d e r s . W h e r e
c o n d i t i o n s d o n o t w a r r a n t , v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s w i l l r e m o v e t h e v e h i c l e s f r o m t h e f r e e w a y
t o p r o v i d e s e r v i c e . T h e F S P v e h i c l e s s h a l l c o n t i n u o u s l y p a t r o l t h e i r a s s i g n e d b e a t ,
r e s p o n d t o C H P d i s p a t c h e s f o r S e r v i c e s , u s e t h e d e S i g n a t e d t u r n a r o u n d l o c a t i o n s a n d
u s e t h e C H P i d e n t i f i e d d e s i g n a t e d d r o p l o c a t i o n s .
A l l F S P s e r v i c e s s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d a t n o c o s t t o t h e m o t o r i s t . F S P
v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s s h a l l n o t b e a c c e p t g r a t u i t i e s , p e r f o r m s e c o n d a r y t o w i n g s e r v i c e s ,
r e c o m m e n d s e c o n d a r y t o w s , o r r e c o m m e n d r e p a i r / b o d y s h o p b u s i n e s s e s .
F S P v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s m a y b e r e q u i r e d t o c h a n g e f l a t t i r e s , p r o v i d e
" j u m p " s t a r t s , p r o v i d e o n e g a l l o n o f g a s o l i n e o r d i e s e l f u e l , t e m p o r a r i l y t a p e c o o l i n g
s y s t e m h o s e s a n d r e f i l l r a d i a t o r s . V e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s m a y s p e n d a m a x i m u m o f t e n ( 1 0 )
m i n u t e s p e r d i s a b l e m e n t i n a t t e m p t i n g t o m o b i l i z e a v e h i c l e .
I f a v e h i c l e c a n n o t b e m o b i l i z e d w i t h i n t h e t e n ( 1 0 ) m i n u t e t i m e l i m i t ,
i t s h a l l b e t o w e d t o a d e s i g n a t e d d r o p l o c a t i o n i d e n t i f i e d b y t h e C H P . T h e m o t o r i s t c a n
r e q u e s t t h e F S P v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r t o c a l l t h e C H P C o m m u n i c a t i o n s c e n t e r t o r e q u e s t a
C H P r o t a t i o n a l t o w o r o t h e r s e r v i c e s . F S P o p e r a t o r s s h a l l n o t b e a l l o w e d t o t o w a s a n
i n d e p e n d e n t c o n t r a c t o r f r o m a n i n c i d e n t t h a t o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e F S P s h i f t u n l e s s c a l l e d
a s a r o t a t i o n t o w b y C H P . I f c a l l e d a s a r o t a t i o n t o w a f t e r a F S P s h i f t , t h e v e h i c l e
o p e r a t o r m u s t r e m o v e a l l F S P m a r k i n g s a n d c h a n g e h i s / h e r F S P u n i f o r m .
T h e r e m a y b e s o m e i n s t a n c e s w h e r e F S P o p e r a t o r s m a y b e
r e q u e s t e d t o p r o v i d e a s s i s t a n c e t o C H P o f f i c e r s . F S P o p e r a t o r s s h a l l f o l l o w t h e
i n s t r u c t i o n s o f t h e C H P o f f i c e r a t t h e s c e n e o f a n y i n c i d e n t w i t h i n t h e s c o p e o f t h e F S P
p r o g r a m .
" 3 . 1 . 4 . T h e S O P M a n u a l . T o p r o m o t e a s a f e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t a n d
f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f p r o f e S S i o n a l i s m . t h e m o s t c u r r e n t v e r s i o n o f t h e S O P m a n u a l
s h a l l , a t a l l t i m e s , b e f o l l o w e d b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R a n d i t s v e h i c l e o p e r a t o r s . T h e
1 7 3 3 6 . 0 0 0 2 A \ 6 0 3 0 1 9 8 A 3
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SOP manual, as such manual may from time to time be amended, is incorporated into
this Contract by reference. CONTRACTOR shall be notified and provided with a copy
of any changes to the SOP manual. Drivers found not to be in compliance with FSP
procedures, as set forth in the SOP manual or this Contract, may be suspended or
terminated from the FSP program and the CONTRACTOR may be fined three (3) times
the hourly Contract rate in one (1) minute increments until a replacement vehicle is
provided (Driver and Truck must return to beat compliant with all FSP requirements), or
fined for the entire shift at three (3) times the hourly rate at the discretion of the FSP
Field Supervisors.
3.1.5 Check In. Upon arrival at the location for each instruction to
provide Services, and upon completion of each such request, CONTRACTOR shall
check in with the CHP field supervisor using the radio provided by SAFE as set forth in
Section 3.2, entitled "Equipment Requirements".
3.2 Equipment Requirements. CONTRACTOR shall comply with all
equipment requirements outlined in RFP No. FSP11-45-146-00. Notwithstanding any
other provision contained in the RFP, radio and AVL equipment shall be supplied by
SAFE and installed (mounted) in all CONTRACTOR vehicles by SAFE's installation
vendor, and shall remain mounted in all CONTRACTOR vehicles at all times.
3.3 Commencement of Services. The CONTRACTOR shall commence
work upon receipt of a written Notice to Proceed from SAFE.
3.4 Term. The term of this Contract shall be from Month 1, 2012
through Month 31,2015 unless earlier terminated as provided herein. SAFE, at its
sole discretion, may renew this Contract for a total of two (2) separate one year terms,
based on the option-year rates. SAFE shall also have the right to renew this Contract
from one month up to a one year term after the initial term by providing notice as
provided below. SAFE must provide written notice to CONTRACTOR no less than
ninety (90) days prior to the end of the applicable term, indicating its renewal of the
Contract. CONTRACTOR shall complete the Services within the term of this Contract,
and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. All applicable
indemnification provisions of this Contract shall remain in effect following the termination
of this Contract. If SAFE, at its sole discretion, renews this Contract for one or both of
the additional separate one year terms as provided, the option-year rates shall be as
follows:
SCHEDULE OF HOURLY RATES
Classification Option Year 1 Hourly Rate Option Year 2 Hourly Rate
Contract tow truck operators $ per hour $ per hour
3.5 SAFE's Representative. SAFE hereby designates the SAFE
Executive Director or his or her designee, to act as its Representative for the
performance of this Contract ("SAFE's Representative"). SAFE's Representative shall
have the authority to act on behalf of SAFE for all purposes under this Contract.
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C O N T R A C T O R ' s w o r k a s i t p r o g r e s s e s . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n o t a c c e p t d i r e c t i o n o r
o r d e r s f r o m a n y p e r s o n o t h e r t h a n t h e S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o r h i s o r h e r d e s i g n e e .
3 . 6 C O N T R A C T O R ' S R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . C O N T R A C T O R h e r e b y d e s i g n a t e s
[ I N S E R T N A M E , T I T L E ] , t o a c t a s i t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h i s C o n t r a c t
( " C O N T R A C T O R ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e " ) . C O N T R A C T O R ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l h a v e f u l l a u t h o r i t y
t o a c t o n b e h a l f o f C O N T R A C T O R f o r a l l p u r p o s e s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t . T h e C O N T R A C T O R ' s
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l s u p e r v i s e a n d d i r e c t t h e S e r v i c e s , u s i n g h i s b e s t s k i l l a n d a t t e n t i o n , a n d
s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a l l m e a n s , m e t h o d s , t e c h n i q u e s , s e q u e n c e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s a n d f o r t h e
s a t i s f a c t o r y c o o r d i n a t i o n o f a l l p o r t i o n s o f t h e S e r v i c e s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t . C O N T R A C T O R
s h a l l w o r k c l o s e l y a n d c o o p e r a t e f u l l y w i t h S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d a n y o t h e r a g e n c i e s
w h i c h m a y h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r o r a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e S e r V i c e s . C O N T R A C T O R ' s R e p r e s e n t a �
t i v e s h a l l b e a v a i l a b l e t o t h e S A F E s t a f f a t a l l r e a s o n a b l e t i m e s . A n y s u b s t i t u t i o n i n
C O N T R A C T O R ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l b e a p p r o v e d i n w r i t i n g b y S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e .
3 . 7 S u b s t i t u t i o n o f K e y P e r s o n n e l . C O N T R A C T O R h a s r e p r e s e n t e d t o S A F E
t h a t c e r t a i n k e y p e r s o n n e l w i l l p e r f o r m a n d c o o r d i n a t e t h e S e r v i c e s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t . S h o u l d
o n e o r m o r e o f s u c h p e r s o n n e l b e c o m e u n a v a i l a b l e , C O N T R A C T O R m a y s u b s t i t u t e o t h e r
p e r s o n n e l o f a t l e a s t e q u a l c o m p e t e n c e u p o n w r i t t e n a p p r o v a l b y S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . I n
t h e e v e n t t h a t S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d C O N T R A C T O R c a n n o t a g r e e a s t o t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n
o f t h e k e y p e r s o n n e l , S A F E s h a l l b e e n t i t l e d t o t e r m i n a t e t h i s C o n t r a c t f o r c a u s e , p u r s u a n t t o t h e
p r o v i s i o n s o f S e c t i o n 3 . 1 5 . T h e k e y p e r s o n n e l f o r p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h i s C o n t r a c t a r e : [ L I S T
" N A M E S A N D T I T L E S ] .
3 . 8 R e v i e w o f W o r k a n d D e l i v e r a b l e s . A l l r e p o r t s , w o r k i n g p a p e r s , a n d
s i m i l a r w o r k p r o d u c t s p r e p a r e d f o r s u b m i s s i o n i n t h e c o u r s e o f p r o v i d i n g S e r v i c e s u n d e r
t h i s C o n t r a c t m a y b e r e q u i r e d t o b e s u b m i t t e d t o S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n d r a f t f o r m ,
a n d S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e m a y r e q u i r e r e v i s i o n s o f s u c h d r a f t s p r i o r t o f o r m a l
s u b m i s s i o n a n d a p p r o v a l . I n t h e e v e n t t h a t S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , i n h i s o r h e r s o l e
d i s c r e t i o n , d e t e r m i n e s t h e f o r m a l l y s u b m i t t e d w o r k p r o d u c t t o b e i n a d e q u a t e , S A F E ' s
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e m a y r e q u i r e C O N T R A C T O R t o r e v i s e a n d r e s u b m i t t h e w o r k a t n o c o s t
t o S A F E . U p o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n b y S A F E t h a t C O N T R A C T O R h a s s a t i s f a c t o r i l y
c o m p l e t e d t h e S e r v i c e s r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t a n d w i t h i n t h e t e r m s e t f o r t h i n
S e c t i o n 3 . 4 , S A F E s h a l l g i v e C O N T R A C T O R a w r i t t e n N o t i c e o f F i n a l C o m p l e t i o n .
U p o n r e c e i p t o f s u c h n o t i c e , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l i n c u r n o f u r t h e r c o s t s h e r e u n d e r ,
u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e N o t i c e o f C o m p l e t i o n . C O N T R A C T O R m a y r e q u e s t
i s s u a n c e o f a N o t i c e o f F i n a l C o m p l e t i o n w h e n , i n i t s o p i n i o n , i t h a s s a t i s f a c t o r i l y
c o m p l e t e d a / l S e r v i c e s r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s C o n t r a c t .
3 . 9 A p p e a r a n c e a t H e a r i n g s . I f a n d w h e n r e q u i r e d b y S A F E ,
C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l r e n d e r a s s i s t a n c e a t p u b l i c h e a r i n g s o r o t h e r m e e t i n g s r e l a t e d t o
t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e S e r v i c e s .
3 . 1 0 S t a n d a r d o f C a r e : L i c e n s e s . C O N T R A C T O R r e p r e s e n t s a n d
m a i n t a i n s t h a t i t i s s k i l l e d i n t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l c a l l i n g n e c e s s a r y t o p e r f o r m a l l S e r v i c e s ,
d u t i e s a n d o b l i g a t i o n s r e q u i r e d b y t h i s C o n t r a c t . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p e r f o r m t h e
" S e r v i c e s a n d d u t i e s i n c o n f o r m a n c e t o a n d c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e s t a n d a r d s g e n e r a l l y
r e c o g n i z e d a s b e i n g e m p l o y e d b y p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n t h e s a m e d i s c i p l i n e i n t h e S t a t e o f
C a l i f o r n i a . C O N T R A C T O R w a r r a n t s t h a t a l l e m p l o y e e s a n d s u b c o n t r a c t o r s s h a l l h a v e
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sufficient skill and experience to perform the Services assigned to them.
CONTRACTOR further represents and warrants to SAFE that its employees and
subcontractors have all licenses, permits, qualifications (including medical certification)
and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the Services, and
that such licenses and approvals shall be maintained throughout the term of this
Contract. CONTRACTOR shall perform, at its own cost and expense and without
reimbursement from SAFE, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which
are caused by the CONTRACTOR's failure to comply with the standard of care provided
for herein, and shall be fully responsible to SAFE for all damages and other liabilities
provided for in the indemnification provisions of this Contract arising from the
CONTRACTOR's errors and omissions. Any employee of CONTRACTOR or its
subcontractors who is determined by SAFE to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat
to the adequate or timely completion of the Services, a threat to the safety of persons or
property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner
acceptable to SAFE, shall be promptly removed from performing the Services by the
CONTRACTOR and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services.
3.11 Opportunity to Cure. SAFE may provide CONTRACTOR an
opportunity to cure, at CONTRACTOR's expense, all errors and omissions which may
be disclosed during performance of the Services. Should CONTRACTOR fail to make
such correction in a timely manner, such correction may be made by SAFE, and the
cost thereof charged to CONTRACTOR.
3.12 Inspection of Work. CONTRACTOR shall allow SAFE's
Representative to inspect or review CONTRACTOR's performance of Services in
progress at any time. SAFE/Caltrans/CHP also reserves the right to audit all paperwork
demonstrating that CONTRACTOR participates in an employee alcohol/drug-testing
program and the DMV Pull Notice Program.
3.13 Laws and Regulations. CONTRACTOR shall keep itself fully
informed of and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and
regulations in any manner affecting the performance of the Services, including all
Cal/OSHA requirements, and shall give all notices required by law. CONTRACTOR
shall be solely liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with
Services. If the CONTRACTOR performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such
laws, rules and regulations and without giving written notice to SAFE, CONTRACTOR
shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. CONTRACTOR shall defend,
indemnify and hold SAFE, their officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free
and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Contract, from any
claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws,
rules or regulations.
3.14 Damage Complaints. Upon receiving a damage complaint from a
motorist assisted by the CONTRACTOR, that the CONTRACTOR damaged their
vehicle while lending aSSistance, the CONTRACTOR shall notify CHP immediately
regarding the nature of the damage complaint and its disposition. The CONTRACTOR
shall reply to the motorist by telephone within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving the
damage complaint notification. If necessary, the CONTRACTOR shall send either his or
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t h e v e h i c l e a n d c o m p l e t e a n i n c i d e n t r e p o r t w i t h i n f o r t y - e i g h t ( 4 8 ) h o u r s a f t e r r e c e i v i n g
t h e d a m a g e c o m p l a i n t . I f t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n s h o w s t h a t d a m a g e t o t h e v e h i c l e c o u l d h a v e
b e e n c a u s e d b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R , t h e C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n e g o t i a t e i n g o o d f a i t h t o
t r y a n d r e s o l v e t h e i s s u e a n d s h a l l r e p o r t t o t h e C H P t h e r e s u l t o f t h e n e g o t i a t i o n s . A l l
c o m p l a i n t s s h a l l b e r e s o l v e d w i t h i n a r e a s o n a b l e p e r i o d o f t i m e a f t e r b e i n g r e c e i v e d .
3 . 1 4 . 1 C o m p l a i n t R e v i e w C o m m i t t e e . T h e F S P T e c h n i c a l A d v i s o r y
C o m m i t t e e ( " F S P T A C " ) i s c o m p o s e d o f v o t i n g m e m b e r s f r o m C H P , S A F E a n d
C a l t r a n s . V o t i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e F S P T A C a r e h e r e b y d e s i g n a t e d a s t h e m e m b e r s o f
t h e D a m a g e C o m p l a i n t R e v i e w C o m m i t t e e ( " D C R C " ) . I f t h e D C R C f i n d s t h a t j u s t i f i a b l e
c o m p l a i n t s a r e n o t r e s o l v e d w i t h i n a r e a s o n a b l e t i m e f r a m e , i t c a n r e c o m m e n d t h a t
p a y m e n t t o t h e C O N T R A C T O R i n t h e a m o u n t o f t h e d a m a g e c l a i m m a y b e d e d u c t e d
f r o m t h e C O N T R A C T O R ' s m o n t h l y i n v o i c e .
3 . 1 5 T e r m i n a t i o n .
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3 . 1 5 . 1 N o t i c e ; R e a s o n . S A F E m a y , b y w r i t t e n n o t i c e t o
C O N T R A C T O R , t e r m i n a t e t h i s C o n t r a c t , i n w h o l e o r i n p a r t , i n c l u d i n g , w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n ,
t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l t e r r i t o r y c o v e r e d b y t h i s C o n t r a c t , a t a n y t i m e b y g i v i n g w r i t t e n n o t i c e
t o C O N T R A C T O R o f s u c h t e r m i n a t i o n , a n d s p e c i f y i n g t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e t h e r e o f ( " N o t i c e
o f T e r m i n a t i o n " ) . S u c h t e r m i n a t i o n m a y b e f o r S A F E ' s c o n v e n i e n c e o r b e c a u s e o f
C O N T R A C T O R ' s f a i l u r e t o p e r f o r m i t s d u t i e s a n d o b l i g a t i o n s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t ,
i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , t h e f a i l u r e o f C O N T R A C T O R t o t i m e l y p e r f o r m S e r v i c e s
p u r s u a n t t o t h e S c o p e o f S e r v i c e s d e s c r i b e d i n S e c t i o n 3 , e n t i t l e d " T e r m s , " a s w e l l a s
S e c t i o n 7 o f t h e R F P . C O N T R A C T O R m a y n o t t e r m i n a t e t h i s C o n t r a c t e x c e p t f o r
c a u s e .
3 . 1 5 . 2 D i s c o n t i n u a n c e o f S e r v i c e s . U p o n r e c e i p t o f t h e w r i t t e n
N o t i c e o f T e r m i n a t i o n , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l d i s c o n t i n u e a l l a f f e c t e d S e r v i c e s a s
d i r e c t e d i n t h e N o t i c e o f T e r m i n a t i o n , a n d d e l i v e r t o S A F E a l l D o c u m e n t s a n d D a t a , a s
d e f i n e d i n t h i s C o n t r a c t , a s m a y h a v e b e e n p r e p a r e d o r a c c u m u l a t e d b y
C O N T R A C T O R i n p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e S e r v i c e s , w h e t h e r c o m p l e t e d o r i n p r o g r e s s .
3 . 1 5 . 3 E f f e c t o f T e r m i n a t i o n F o r C o n v e n i e n c e . I f t h e t e r m i n a t i o n i s
t o b e f o r t h e c o n v e n i e n c e o f S A F E , S A F E s h a l l c o m p e n s a t e C O N T R A C T O R f o r
S e r v i c e s f u l l y a n d a d e q u a t e l y p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t e r m i n a t i o n a s
p r o v i d e d i n t h e N o t i c e o f T e r m i n a t i o n . S u c h p a y m e n t s h a l l i n c l u d e a p r o - r a t e d a m o u n t
o f p r o f i t , i f a p p l i c a b l e , u p t h r o u g h s u c h e f f e c t i v e d a t e , b u t n o a m o u n t s h a l l b e p a i d f o r
a n t i c i p a t e d p r o f i t o n u n p e r f o r m e d S e r v i c e s p a s t s u c h e f f e c t i v e d a t e . C O N T R A C T O R
s h a l l p r o v i d e d o c u m e n t a t i o n d e e m e d a d e q u a t e b y S A F E ' s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o s h o w t h e
S e r v i c e s a c t u a l l y c o m p l e t e d b y C O N T R A C T O R p r i o r t o t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t e r m i n a t i o n .
T h i s C o n t r a c t s h a l l t e r m i n a t e o n t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t h e N o t i c e o f T e r m i n a t i o n .
3 . 1 5 . 4 E f f e c t o f T e r m i n a t i o n f o r C a u s e . I f t h e t e r m i n a t i o n i s f o r
" c a u s e , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l b e c o m p e n s a t e d f o r t h o s e S e r v i c e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n f u l l y
a n d a d e q u a t e l y c o m p l e t e d a n d a c c e p t e d b y S A F E a s o f t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t e r m i n a t i o n
a s p r o v i d e d i n t h e N o t i c e o f T e r m i n a t i o n . I n s u c h c a s e , S A F E m a y t a k e o v e r t h e w o r k
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and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise. Further,
CONTRACTOR shall be liable to SAFE for any reasonable additional costs or damages
incurred to revise work for which SAFE has compensated CONTRACTOR under this
Contract, but which SAFE has determined in its sole discretion needs to be revised, in
part or whole. Termination of this Contract for cause may be considered by SAFE in
determining whether to enter into future contracts with CONTRACTOR.
3.15.5 Cumulative Remedies. The rights and remedies of the
Parties provided in this Section are in addition to any other rights and remedies
provided by law or under this Contract.
3.15.6 Procurement of Similar Services. In the event this Contract
is terminated, in whole or in part, as provided by this Section, SAFE may procure, upon
such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, services similar to those
terminated.
3.15.7 Waivers. CONTRACTOR, in executing this Contract, shall
be deemed to have waived any and all claims for damages which may otherwise arise
from SAFE's termination of this Contract, for convenience or cause, as provided in this
Section.
3.15.8 Authorization to Terminate. The Executive Director of SAFE
shall have the full authority and discretion to exercise SAFE's rights under this ,Section
3.15, entitled "Termination".
3.16 Trend Meetings. CONTRACTOR shall attend, or send a
designated management-level representative, to all trend meetings (Le. required FSP
TAC meeting which meets every other month). These trend meetings will encompass
focused and informal discussions concerning, but not limited to: scope, Services,
schedule, current progress of Services, relevant cost issues, and future objectives.
CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for having a representative attend all meetings (i.e.
FSP TAC meetings) that has the ability to make management-level decisions on the
behalf of the CONTRACTOR If the CONTRACTOR cannot have a management-level
representative at a meeting, CONTRACTOR shall notify SAFE and CHP prior to the
meeting. Management-level attendance at these meetings shall be considered part of
the CONTRACTOR's contractual responsibility. Meetings are scheduled, and
CONTRACTOR will be notified of such schedule, no later than three (3) working days
prior to the meeting.
3.17 Fees and Payment.
3.17.1 Amount to be Paid. Subject to the provisions set forth below for
Services satisfactorily performed hereunder, SAFE shall pay the CONTRACTOR on a Time and
Materials basis a ceiling price NOT TO EXCEED DOLLARS ($ ).
3.17.2 Maximum Payment is the Ceiling Price. SAFE shall not be
obligated to pay costs which exceed the ceiling price set forth above, except as
provided in Sections 3.15 and 3.17.10. CONTRACTOR agrees to use its best efforts to
perform the services and all obligations under this Contract within such ceiling price.
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C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l b e p a i d f o r l a b o r e x p e n d e d d i r e c t l y i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e
S e r v i c e s a t t h e r a t e s s p e c i f i e d b e l o w . T h e C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n o t b e e n t i t l e d t o
r e i m b u r s e m e n t s f o r a n y e x p e n s e s u n l e s s a p p r o v e d i n a d v a n c e i n w r i t i n g .
S C H E D U L E O F H O U R L Y R A T E S
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n H o u r l y R a t e
C o n t r a c t - t o w t r u c k o p e r a t o r s $
3 . 1 7 . 4 P a y m e n t C o v e r a g e . T h e c o m p e n s a t i o n h e r e i n a b o v e
s p e c i f i e d w i l l c o v e r a n d i n c l u d e a l l a p p l i c a b l e l a b o r s u r c h a r g e s s u c h a s t a x e s , i n s u r a n c e
a n d f r i n g e b e n e f i t s , a s w e l l a s i n d i r e c t c o s t s , o v e r h e a d , g e n e r a l a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e
e x p e n s e , a n d p r o f i t .
3 . 1 7 . 5 F i n e s . F i n e s f o r s t a r t i n g l a t e ; l e a v i n g e a r l y ; t a k i n g m o r e t h a n
1 5 - m i n u t e s w o r t h o f b r e a k s p e r 3 - h o u r s h i f t ; o r b e i n g o r d e r e d o u t o f s e r v i c e b y a C H P o r
C a l t r a n s s u p e r v i s o r f o r C o n t r a c t i n f r a c t i o n s s h a l l b e d e d u c t e d f r o m t h e
C O N T R A C T O R ' s m o n t h l y i n v o i c e a t t h r e e ( 3 ) t i m e s t h e h o u r l y r a t e .
" 3 . 1 7 . 6 I n v o i c e s . I n v o i c e s f o r C O N T R A C T O R ' s S e r v i c e s s h a l l b e
s u b m i t t e d m o n t h l y o n f o r m s a p p r o v e d b y S A F E . I n v o i c e s w i l l b e r o u t i n e l y v e r i f i e d b y
C H P . T o e n s u r e p r o m p t p a y m e n t , m o s t b i l l i n g d i s p u t e s m a y b e r e s o l v e d w i t h i n t e n ( 1 0 )
w o r k i n g d a y s o f w r i t t e n n o t i c e o f d i s p u t e . H o w e v e r , a t S A F E ' s d i s c r e t i o n , r e c o n c i l i a t i o n
o f d i s p u t e d f i n e s t h a t s u m t o l e s s t h a n 2 % o f t h e m o n t h s ' I n v o i c e m a y b e c o r r e c t e d o n
t h e n e x t m o n t h ' s I n v o i c e t o e n s u r e p r o m p t p a y m e n t o f t h e m a j o r p o r t i o n o f t h e i n v o i c e .
E a c h I n v o i c e s h a l l i n c l u d e a c o v e r s h e e t b e a r i n g a c e r t i f i c a t i o n a s t o t h e a c c u r a c y o f t h e
s t a t e m e n t s i g n e d b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R ' s a u t h o r i z e d o f f i c e r .
3 . 1 7 . 6 . 1 M o n t h l y P r o g r e s s R e p o r t s . A s p a r t o f i t s I n v o i c e ,
C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l s u b m i t a M o n t h l y P r o g r e s s R e p o r t , i n a f o r m d e t e r m i n e d b y
S A F E , w h i c h w i l l c o v e r t h e I n v o i c e p e r i o d a n d i n c l u d e s p r e a d s h e e t s s h o w i n g h o u r s
e x p e n d e d f o r e a c h d a y o f t h e m o n t h p e r v e h i c l e p e r b e a t , a n d t h e t o t a l f o r t h e t e r m o f
t h e C o n t r a c t t o d a t e . S u b m i s s i o n o f s u c h M o n t h l y P r o g r e s s R e p o r t b y C O N T R A C T O R
s h a l l b e a c o n d i t i o n p r e c e d e n t t o r e c e i p t o f p a y m e n t f r o m S A F E f o r e a c h m o n t h l y
I n v o i c e s u b m i t t e d .
3 . 1 7 . 6 . 2 P a y m e n t S c h e d u l e . I n v o i c e p e r i o d s s h a l l b e b a s e d
u p o n a c a l e n d a r m o n t h , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t d a y o f t h e m o n t h . S A F E s h a l l r e i m b u r s e
C O N T R A C T O R f o r S e r v i c e s a d e q u a t e l y p r o v i d e d u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 )
d a y s o f r e c e i v i n g t h e c u r r e n t p e r i o d i n v o i c e w i t h n o e r r o r s . I f t h e I n v o i c e i s c o m p l e t e d
i n c o r r e c t l y b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R i t w i l l d e l a y p a y m e n t . I f S A F E f a i l s t o p a y a n y a m o u n t
o w e d t o C O N T R A C T O R u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s a f t e r r e c e i p t o f t h e
" i n v o i c e , C O N T R A C T O R m a y g i v e S A F E a n o t i c e o f f a i l u r e t o p a y w h i c h s h a l l s e t f o r t h
t h e i n v o i c e ( s ) a n d a m o u n t ( s } w h i c h C O N T R A C T O R b e l i e v e s a r e t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s
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overdue. SAFE shall pay any undisputed invoice(s) and amount(s) within thirty (30) •
days of receipt of a notice of failure to pay.
3.17.7 Authorization to Inspect and Audit. The CONTRACTOR
shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all costs and expenses
incurred and fees charged under this Contract. All such records shall be clearly
identifiable. The CONTRACTOR shall permit the authorized representatives of SAFE,
and any other government agency to inspect, audit and make transcripts or copies of
any and all records, including ledgers and books of account, invoices, vouchers,
cancelled checks, and any other documents, of CONTRACTOR relating to it and its
subcontractor's performance under this Contract from date of Contract through and until
expiration of three (3) years after completion of the Contract. Contracts with the
CONTRACTOR's subcontractors shall include such provisions for such audits, as
applicable. For purposes of audit, the date of completion of the Contract shall be the
date of SAFE's payment for CONTRACTOR's final billing (so noted on the invoice)
under this Contract, or a period of ninety (90) days from the date of SAFE's Notice of
Final Acceptance.
3.17.8 Taxes. CONTRACTOR shall pay any sales, use, or other
taxes, if any, attributable to the provision of the Services.
3.17.9 Source of Funding. It is understood that SAFE funding for
the Services is being provided primarily from the State's FSP Funding program and the
Department of Motor Vehicles (UDMV") Registration Fees (funding source for Motorist •
Assistance Programs). It is acknowledged that at any time funds from the State and
DMV Registration Fees are not available to SAFE for the full amount of this Contract,
SAFE may terminate this Contract pursuant to Section 3.15 entitled "Termination."
3.17.10 Extra Work. At any time during the term of this Contract,
SAFE may request CONTRACTOR to perform Extra Work. "Extra Work" shall mean
any work which is determined by SAFE to be necessary for proper completion of the
Services, but which the Parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the
time of the execution of this Contract and was not included in the Scope of Services.
Extra Work, if any, shall be reimbursed at the same hourly rate as identified in Section
3.17.3. CONTRACTOR shall not perform, nor be compensated for Extra Work without
obtaining authorization in the form of a written Extra Work Order issued by SAFE's
Representative. For instance, Construction FSP services as it relates to construction
activity can be considered Extra Work. In the event an Extra Work Order is not issued
and signed by SAFE's Representative, CONTRACTOR shall not provide such Extra
Work. However, no compensation or reimbursement for Extra Work shall be paid if it is
not authorized by SAFE and if the cumulative total of such Extra Work under the
Contract exceeds $25,000. All Extra Work in a cumulative total in excess of $25,000
must be approved in advance by amendment to this Contract.
3.17.11 Most Favored Customer. CONTRACTOR agrees that,
throughout the term of this Contract, it shall not enter into any FSP services agreement
with any government agency with whom it has either existing contractual relationship or •
has no contractual relationship that predates this Contract, pursuant to which
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" C O N T R A C T O R a g r e e s t o c h a r g e F S P s e r v i c e s f e e s l e s s t h a n t h o s e a s i n d i c a t e d i n t h i s
C o n t r a c t f o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e s a m e l e v e l o f F S P s e r v i c e s c o n t e m p l a t e d b y t h i s C o n t r a c t .
S h o u l d S A F E e s t a b l i s h t h a t s u C h l o w e r f e e s h a v e b e e n a g r e e d t o b y C O N T R A C T O R
w i t h a n o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y , C O N T R A C T O R a g r e e s t o r e n e g o t i a t e t h e f e e s o r t o
r e f u n d S A F E a n a m o u n t e q u a l t o t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e f e e s i n d i c a t e d i n t h i s
C o n t r a c t a n d t h e f e e s c h a r g e d t o o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y c u s t o m e r .
3 . 1 8 D e l a v i n P e r f o r m a n c e .
3 . 1 8 . 1 E x c u s a b l e D e l a y s . N e i t h e r P a r t y s h a l l b e c o n s i d e r e d i n
d e f a u l t i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f i t s o b l i g a t i o n s t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f a n y
s u c h o b l i g a t i o n i s p r e v e n t e d o r d e l a y e d b y a n E x c u s a b l e D e l a y . S h o u l d
C O N T R A C T O R b e d e l a y e d o r p r e v e n t e d f r o m t h e t i m e l y p e r f o r m a n c e o f a n y a c t o r
S e r v i c e s r e q u i r e d b y t h e t e r m s o f t h e C o n t r a c t b y a n E x c u s a b l e D e l a y , C o n t r a c t o r ' s
s c h e d u l e f o r c o m p l e t i o n o f t a s k s a f f e c t e d b y s u c h d e l a y m a y b e e x t e n d e d a s s e t f o r t h i n
S e c t i o n 3 . 1 8 . 2 . B u t i n e v e r y c a s e , C O N T R A C T O R ' s f a i l u r e t o p e r f o r m m u s t b e
r e a s o n a b l y b e y o n d t h e c o n t r o l , a n d w i t h o u t t h e f a u l t o r n e g l i g e n c e o f t h e
C O N T R A C T O R . E x c u s a b l e D e l a y s a r e a c t s o f G o d o r o f t h e p u b l i c e n e m y , a c t s o r
o m i s s i o n s o f S A F E o r o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s i n e i t h e r t h e i r s o v e r e i g n o r
c o n t r a c t u a l c a p a c i t i e s , f i r e s , f l o o d s , e p i d e m i c s , q u a r a n t i n e r e s t r i c t i o n s , s t r i k e s , f r e i g h t
e m b a r g o e s o r u n u s u a l l y s e v e r e w e a t h e r .
" 3 . 1 8 . 2 W r i t t e n N o t i c e . I f C O N T R A C T O R b e l i e v e s i t i s e n t i t l e d t o a n
e x t e n s i o n o f t i m e d u e t o c o n d i t i o n s s e t f o r t h i n s u b s e c t i o n 3 . 1 8 . 1 , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l
p r o v i d e w r i t t e n n o t i c e t o t h e S A F E w i t h i n s e v e n ( 7 ) w o r k i n g d a y s f r o m t h e t i m e
C O N T R A C T O R k n o w s , o r r e a s o n a b l y s h o u l d h a v e k n o w n , t h a t p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e
S e r v i c e s w i l l b e d e l a y e d d u e t o s u c h c o n d i t i o n s . F a i l u r e o f C O N T R A C T O R t o p r o v i d e
s u c h t i m e l y n o t i c e s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a w a i v e r b y C O N T R A C T O R o f a n y r i g h t t o a n
e x c u s a b l e d e l a y i n t i m e o f p e r f o r m a n c e .
3 . 1 8 . 3 M u t u a l C o n t r a c t . P e r f o r m a n c e o f a n y S e r v i c e s u n d e r t h i s
C o n t r a c t m a y b e d e l a y e d u p o n m u t u a l a g r e e m e n t o f t h e P a r t i e s . U p o n s u c h
a g r e e m e n t , C O N T R A C T O R ' s S c h e d u l e o f S e r v i c e s ( a s d e f i n e d i n t h e i r P r o p o s a l ) s h a l l
b e e x t e n d e d a s n e c e s s a r y b y S A F E . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l t a k e a l l r e a s o n a b l e s t e p s t o
m i n i m i z e d e l a y i n c o m p l e t i o n , a n d a d d i t i o n a l c o s t s , r e s u l t i n g f r o m a n y s u c h e x t e n s i o n .
3 . 1 9 S t a t u s o f C O N T R A C T O R / S u b c o n t r a c t o r s .
3 . 1 9 . 1 I n d e p e n d e n t C o n t r a c t o r . T h e S e r v i c e s s h a l l b e p e r f o r m e d
b y C O N T R A C T O R o r u n d e r i t s s u p e r v i s i o n . C O N T R A C T O R w i l l d e t e r m i n e t h e m e a n s ,
m e t h o d s a n d d e t a i l s o f p e r f o r m i n g t h e S e r v i c e s s u b j e c t t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s
C o n t r a c t . S A F E r e t a i n s C O N T R A C T O R o n a n i n d e p e n d e n t c o n t r a c t o r b a s i s a n d n o t a s
a n e m p l o y e e , a g e n t o r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e S A F E . C O N T R A C T O R r e t a i n s t h e r i g h t t o
p e r f o r m s i m i l a r o r d i f f e r e n t s e r v i c e s f o r o t h e r s d u r i n g t h e t e r m o f t h i s C o n t r a c t . A n y
a d d i t i o n a l p e r s o n n e l p e r f o r m i n g t h e S e r v i c e s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t o n b e h a l f o f
" C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l a t a l l t i m e s b e u n d e r C O N T R A C T O R ' s e x c l u s i v e d i r e c t i o n a n d
c o n t r o l . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p a y a l l w a g e s , s a l a r i e s a n d o t h e r a m o u n t s d u e s u c h
p e r s o n n e l i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e o f S e r v i c e s a n d a s r e q u i r e d b y l a w .
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CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such •
personnel, including but not limited to, social security taxes, income tax withholdings,
unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance.
3.19.2 Assignment or Transfer. CONTRACTOR shall not assign,
hypothecate, or transfer, either directly or by operation of law, this Contract or any
interest herein, without the prior written consent of SAFE. Any attempt to do so shall be
null and void, and any assignees, hypothecates or transferees shall acquire no right or
interest by reason of such attempted assignment, hypothecation or transfer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, SAFE may transfer or assign any and all of its rights and
obligations under this Contract, including, without limitation the rights to terminate this
Contract, as assigned, pursuant to Section 3.15 hereof.
3.19.3 Subcontracting. CONTRACTOR shall not subcontract any
portion of the work or Services required by this Contract, except as expressly stated
herein, including the Scope of Services, without prior written approval of the SAFE.
Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all proviSions
stipulated in this Contract. SAFE shall have no liability to any subconsultant(s) for
payment for services under this Contract or other work performed for CONTRACTOR,
and any subcontract entered into by CONTRACTOR pursuant to the conduct of
services under this Contract shall duly note that the responsibility for payment for the
technical services or any other work performed shall be the sole responsibility of
CONTRACTOR.
3.20 Ownership of Materials and Confidentiality. •
3.20.1 Documents & Data; Licensing of Intellectual Property. All
plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, materials, data, and other
documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including
but not limited to, physical drawings, spreadsheets, or data magnetically or otherwise
recorded on computer diskettes, prepared by or on behalf of CONTRACTOR under this
Contract ("Documents and Data"), shall be made available to SAFE at all times during
this Contract and shall become the property of SAFE upon the completion of the term of
this Contract, except that CONTRACTOR shall have the right to retain copies of all such
Documents and Data for its records. Should CONTRACTOR, either during or following
termination of this Contract, desire to use any Documents and Data, it shall first obtain
the written approval of SAFE. This Contract creates a no-cost, non-exclusive, and
perpetual license for SAFE to copy, use, mOdify, reuse, or sublicense any and all
copyrights, deSigns, and other intellectual property embodied in the Documents and
Data which are prepared or caused to be prepared by CONTRACTOR under this
Contract ("Intellectual Property"). CONTRACTOR shall require all subcontractors to
agree in writing that SAFE is granted a no-cost, non-exclusive, and perpetual license for
any Intellectual Property the subcontractor prepares under this Contract.
CONTRACTOR represents and warrants that CONTRACTOR has the legal right to
license any and all Intellectual Property prepared or caused to be prepared by
CONTRACTOR under this Contract. SAFE shall not be limited in any way in its use of
the Intellectual Property at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes
intended by this Contract shall be at SAFE's sole risk.
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" 3 . 2 0 . 2 C o n f i d e n t i a l i t y . A l l i d e a s , m e m o r a n d a , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , p l a n s ,
p r o c e d u r e s , d r a w i n g s , d e s c r i p t i o n s , c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m d a t a , i n p u t r e c o r d d a t a , w r i t t e n
i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d o t h e r D o c u m e n t s a n d D a t a e i t h e r c r e a t e d b y o r p r o v i d e d t o
C O N T R A C T O R i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h i s C o n t r a c t s h a l l b e h e l d
c o n f i d e n t i a l b y C O N T R A C T O R t o t h e e x t e n t p e r m i t t e d b y l a w , i n c l u d i n g , w i t h o u t
l i m i t a t i o n , t h e C a l i f o r n i a P u b l i c R e c o r d s A c t , G o v e r n m e n t C o d e s e c t i o n 6 2 5 0 e t s e q .
S u c h m a t e r i a l s s h a l l n o t , w i t h o u t t h e p r i o r w r i t t e n c o n s e n t o f S A F E , b e u s e d b y
C O N T R A C T O R f o r a n y p u r p o s e s o t h e r t h a n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e S e r v i c e s a s
p r o v i d e d h e r e i n . N o r s h a l l s u c h m a t e r i a l s b e d i s c l o s e d t o a n y p e r s o n o r e n t i t y n o t
c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e S e r v i c e s , e x c e p t a s p r o v i d e d h e r e i n . N o t h i n g
f u r n i s h e d t o C O N T R A C T O R w h i c h i s o t h e r w i s e k n o w n t o C O N T R A C T O R o r i s
g e n e r a l l y k n o w n , o r b e c o m e s k n o w n , t o t h e r e l a t e d i n d u s t r y s h a l l b e d e e m e d
c o n f i d e n t i a l . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n o t u s e S A F E ' s n a m e o r i n s i g n i a , p h o t o g r a p h s , o r
a n y p u b l i c i t y p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e S e r v i c e s i n a n y m a g a z i n e , t r a d e p a p e r , n e w s p a p e r ,
t e l e v i s i o n o r r a d i o p r o d u c t i o n , o r o t h e r s i m i l a r m e d i u m w i t h o u t t h e p r i o r w r i t t e n c o n s e n t
o f S A F E .
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3 . 2 1 I n d e m n i f i c a t i o n . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l i n d e m n i f y a n d h o l d S A F E ,
R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s a n d t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c i a l s , o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , c o n t r a c t o r s ,
c o n s u l t a n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a n d v o l u n t e e r s f r e e a n d h a r m l e s s f r o m a n y a n d a l l c l a i m s ,
d e m a n d s , c a u s e s o f a c t i o n , c o s t s , e x p e n s e s , l i a b i l i t i e s , l o s s e s , d a m a g e s o r i n j u r i e s , i n
l a w o r i n e q u i t y , t o p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s , i n c l u d i n g w r o n g f u l d e a t h , i n a n y m a n n e r a r i s i n g
o u t o f , o r i n c i d e n t t o , a l l e g e d n e g l i g e n t a c t s , o m i s s i o n s , o r w i l l f u l m i s c o n d u c t o f t h e
C O N T R A C T O R , i t s o f f i c i a l s , o f f i c e r s , e m p l o y e e s , a g e n t s , c o n s u l t a n t s , a n d c o n t r a c t o r s
a r i s i n g o u t o f o r i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e S e r v i c e s o r t h i s C o n t r a c t ,
i n c l u d i n g w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n , t h e p a y m e n t o f a l l c o n s e q u e n t i a l d a m a g e s a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d
c o s t s a n d e x p e n s e s . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l d e f e n d , a t C O N T R A C T O R ' s o w n c o s t ,
e x p e n s e a n d r i s k , a n y a n d a l l s u c h a f o r e s a i d s u i t s , a c t i o n s , o r o t h e r l e g a l p r o c e e d i n g s
o f e v e r y k i n d t h a t m a y b e b r o u g h t o r i n s t i t u t e d a g a i n s t S A F E , R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s o r
t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c i a l s , o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , c o n t r a c t o r s , c o n s u l t a n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a n d
v o l u n t e e r s . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p a y a n d s a t i s f y a n y j u d g m e n t . a w a r d , o r d e c r e e t h a t
m a y b e r e n d e r e d a g a i n s t S A F E , R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s o r t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c i a l s ,
o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , c o n s u l t a n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a n d v o l u n t e e r s , i n a n y s u c h s u i t , a c t i o n , o r
o t h e r l e g a l p r o c e e d i n g . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l r e i m b u r s e S A F E , R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s
a n d t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c i a l s , o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , c o n s u l t a n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a n d v o l u n t e e r s ,
f o r a n y a n d a l l l e g a l e x p e n s e s a n d c o s t s i n c u r r e d b y e a c h o f t h e m i n c o n n e c t i o n
t h e r e w i t h o r i n e n f o r c i n g t h e i n d e m n i t y h e r e i n p r o v i d e d . C O N T R A C T O R ' s o b l i g a t i o n t o
i n d e m n i f y s h a l l n o t b e r e s t r i c t e d t o i n s u r a n c e p r o c e e d s , i f a n y , r e c e i v e d b y t h e
C O N T R A C T O R , S A F E , R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s o r t h e i r d i r e c t o r s , o f f i c i a l s , o f f i c e r s ,
a g e n t s , c o n s u l t a n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a n d v o l u n t e e r s .
3 . 2 2 I n s u r a n c e .
3 . 2 2 . 1 T i m e f o r C o m p l i a n c e . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n o t c o m m e n c e
" w o r k u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t u n t i l i t h a s p r o v i d e d e v i d e n c e s a t i s f a c t o r y t o S A F E t h a t i t h a s
s e c u r e d a l l i n s u r a n c e r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h i s s e c t i o n . I n a d d i t i o n , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l n o t
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allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract until it has secured all
insurance required under this section.
3.22.2 General Liability Insurance. CONTRACTOR shall procure a
Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy in amounts and form set forth below:
3.22.2.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance. A policy
of Commercial General Liability which provides limits of not less than:
a. Per occurrence: $2,000,000
b. Project Specific Aggregate: $4,000,000
c. Products/Completed Operations: $1,000,000
d. Personal Injury Limit: $1,000,000
3.22.2.2 General Liability Policy Coverage. Any general
Liability policy provided by CONTRACTOR hereunder shall include the following
coverage:
a. Premises and Operations
b. Products/Completed Operations with limits of at least one million
dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained for three
(3) years following acceptance of the work by SAFE.
c. Contractual Liability expressly including liability assumed under
this Contract.
d. Independent Contractor's Liability.
If CONTRACTOR is unable to provide Commercial General Liability Insurance with the
four million dollar ($4,000,000) project specific aggregate limits indicated in Section
3.22.2.1 above, or the two million dollar ($2,000,000) per occurrence limits in Section
3.22.2.2 above, CONTRACTOR shall provide an Excess or umbrella option which
achieves twice the per occurrence limits.
3.22.2.3 Additional Insured Endorsement. Any general
liability policy provided by CONTRACTOR hereunder shall also contain an additional
insured endorsement which applies its coverage to RCTC, SAFE, CHP Caltrans and
their officers, agents and employees. Any self-funded program and/or insurance policy
of any of the foregoing referenced agencies shall be excess only and not contributing to
such coverage.
3.22.2.4 Form of General Liability Insurance Policies. All
general liability policies shall be written to apply to all bodily injuries, including death,
property damage, personal injuries and other covered loss, however, occasioned,
occurring during the policy term, and shall specifically insure the performance by
CONTRACTOR of that part of the indemnity agreement contained in this Contract
relating to liability for injury to or death of persons and damage to property per project,
per location aggregate endorsement. If the coverage contains one or more aggregate
limits, a minimum of 50% of any such aggregate limit must remain available at all times;
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" i f o v e r 5 0 % o f a n y a g g r e g a t e l i m i t h a s b e e n p a i d o r r e s e r v e d , S A F E m a y r e q u i r e
a d d i t i o n a l c o v e r a g e t o b e p u r c h a s e d b y C O N T R A C T O R t o r e s t o r e t h e r e q u i r e d l i m i t s .
C O N T R A C T O R m a y c o m b i n e p r i m a r y , u m b r e l l a a n d a s b r o a d a s p o s s i b l e e x c e s s
l i a b i l i t y c o v e r a g e t o a c h i e v e t h e t o t a l l i m i t s i n d i c a t e d a b o v e . A n y u m b r e l l a o r e x c e s s
l i a b i l i t y p o l i c y s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e A d d i t i o n a l I n s u r e d E n d o r s e m e n t d e s c r i b e d a b o v e .
3 . 2 2 . 3 C o m p r e h e n s i v e A u t o m o b i l e L i a b i l i t y I n s u r a n c e .
C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p r o c u r e C o m p r e h e n s i v e A u t o m o b i l e L i a b i l i t y I n s u r a n c e w r i t t e n f o r
b o d i l y i n j u r y , i n c l u d i n g d e a t h , a n d p r o p e r t y d a m a g e , h o w e v e r o c c a s i o n e d o c c u r r i n g
d u r i n g t h e p o l i c y t e r m , i n t h e a m o u n t o f n o t l e s s t h a n o n e m i l l i o n d o l l a r ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) ,
c o m b i n e d s i n g l e l i m i t s p e r o c c u r r e n c e , a p p l i c a b l e t o a l l o w n e d , n o n - o w n e d a n d h i r e d
v e h i c l e s . T h i s c o v e r a g e s h a l l i n c l u d e c o n t r a c t u a l l i a b i l i t y .
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3 . 2 2 . 4 S t a t u t o r y W o r k e r ' s C o m p e n s a t i o n a n d E m p l o y e r ' s L i a b i l i t y
I n s u r a n c e . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l m a i n t a i n a p o l i c y o f C a l i f o r n i a W o r k e r ' s C o m p e n s a t i o n
c o v e r a g e i n s t a t u t o r y a m o u n t a n d E m p l o y e r ' s L i a b i l i t y c o v e r a g e f o r n o t l e s s t h a n o n e
m i l l i o n d o l l a r s ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) p e r o c c u r r e n c e f o r a l l e m p l o y e e s o f C O N T R A C T O R
e n g a g e d i n s e r v i c e s o r o p e r a t i o n s u n d e r t h i s C o n t r a c t . C O N T R A C T O R ' s p o l i c y s h a l l
c o n t a i n t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o v i s i o n , o r C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p r o v i d e e n d o r s e m e n t s o n f o r m s
a p p r o v e d b y S A F E t o a d d t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o v i s i o n t o i t s i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y : t h e i n s u r e r
s h a l l a g r e e t o w a i v e a l l r i g h t s o f s u b r o g a t i o n a g a i n s t S A F E , R C T C , C H P , C a l t r a n s a n d
t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e i r B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s a n d t h e i r o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , e m p l o y e e s a n d
v o l u n t e e r s . C o v e r a g e s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g e n d o r s e m e n t s :
3 . 2 2 . 4 . 1 B r o a d F o r m A l l - S t a t e s e n d o r s e m e n t .
3 . 2 2 . 5 S u b c o n t r a c t o r ' s I n s u r a n c e . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l m a k e
c e r t a i n t h a t a n y a n d a l l s u b c o n t r a c t o r s h i r e d b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R a r e i n s u r e d i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h i s C o n t r a c t . I f a n y s u b c o n t r a c t o r ' s c o v e r a g e d o e s n o t c o m p l y w i t h
t h e f o r e g o i n g p r o v i s i o n s , C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l i n d e m n i f y a n d h o l d S A F E , R C T C , C H P
a n d C a l t r a n s h a r m l e s s o f a n d f r o m a n y d a m a g e s , l o s s o r c o s t o r e x p e n s e p u r s u a n t t o
S e c t i o n 3 . 2 1 , I n d e m n i f i c a t i o n , i n c u r r e d b y a n y o f t h e m a s a r e s u l t t h e r e o f .
3 . 2 2 . 6 G e n e r a l P r o v i s i o n s .
3 . 2 2 . 6 . 1 E v i d e n c e o f I n s u r a n c e . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l , a s
s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e f o l l o w i n g t h e p l a c e m e n t o f i n s u r a n c e r e q u i r e d h e r e u n d e r , b u t i n n o
e v e n t l a t e r t h a t t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t h i s C o n t r a c t , d e l i v e r t o S A F E c e r t i f i c a t e s o f
i n s u r a n c e e v i d e n c i n g t h e s a m e , t o g e t h e r w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e s e p a r a t e e n d o r s e m e n t s
t h e r e t o , e v i d e n c i n g t h a t C O N T R A C T O R h a s o b t a i n e d s u c h c o v e r a g e f o r t h e p e r i o d o f
t h i s C o n t r a c t . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l d e l i v e r c e r t i f i e d c o p i e s o f t h e a c t u a l i n s u r a n c e
p o l i c i e s s p e c i f i e d h e r e i n , w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s a f t e r c o m m e n c e m e n t o f w o r k .
T h e r e a f t e r , c o p i e s o f r e n e w a l p o l i c i e s , o r c e r t i f i c a t e s a n d a p p r o p r i a t e s e p a r a t e
e n d o r s e m e n t s t h e r e o f , s h a l l b e d e l i v e r e d t o S A F E w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s p r i o r t o t h e
e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e t e r m o f a n y p o l i c y r e q u i r e d h e r e i n . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l p e r m i t S A F E
" a t a l l r e a s o n a b l e t i m e s t o i n s p e c t a n y p o l i C i e s o f i n s u r a n c e o f C O N T R A C T O R w h i c h
C O N T R A C T O R h a s n o t d e l i v e r e d t o S A F E .
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3.22.6.2 Claims Made Coverage. If coverage is written on a
"claims made" basis, the Certificate of Insurance shall clearly so state. In addition to the
coverage requirements specified above, such policy shall provide that:
a. The policy retroactive date coincides with or preceded
CONTRACTOR's commencement of work under this Contract
(including subsequent policies purchased as renewals or
replacements ).
b. CONTRACTOR will make every effort to maintain similar insurance
during the required extended period of coverage following expiration of
this Contract, including the requirement of adding all additional
insureds.
c. If insurance is terminated for any reason, CONTRACTOR shall
purchase an extended reporting provision of at least two (2) years to
report claims arising in connection with this Contract.
d. The policy allows for reporting of circumstances or incidents that might
give rise to future claims.
3.22.7 Failure to Obtain or Maintain Insurance: SAFE Remedies.
CONTRACTOR's failure to procure the insurance specified herein, or failure to deliver
certified copies or appropriate certificates of such insurance, or failure to make the
premium payments required by such insurance, shall constitute a material breach of this
Contract, and SAFE may, at its option, obtain and pay for such insurance and deduct
from payments due to CONTRACTOR such amounts paid, or terminate this Contract for
any such default by CONTRACTOR.
3.22.8 No Litigation of Obligations. The foregoing requirements as
to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by the CONTRACTOR,
and any approval of said insurance by SAFE or its insurance contractor(s), are not
intended to or shall not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations
otherwise assumed by the CONTRACTOR pursuant to this Contract, including, but not
limited to, the provisions concerning indemnification.
3.22.9 Notice of Cancellation of Change of Coverage. All insurance
and the certificates of insurance provided by CONTRACTOR must evidence that the
insurer providing the policy will give SAFE thirty (30) days written notice, at the address
shown in Section 3.30, Notices, of this Contract, in advance of any lapse, cancellation,
reduction or other adverse change respecting such insurance.
3.22.10 Qualifvino Insurer. All policies of insurance required
hereby shall be issued by companies which have been approved to do business in the
State of California by the State Department of Insurance, and which hold a current
policy holder's alphabetic and financial size category rating of not less than A: VIII
according to the current Best Current Rating Guide, or a company of equal financial
stability as determined by SAFE.
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" 3 . 2 2 . 1 1 R e v i e w o f C o v e r a g e . S A F E r e t a i n s t h e r i g h t a t a n y t i m e t o
r e v i e w t h e c o v e r a g e , f o r m a n d a m o u n t o f i n s u r a n c e r e q u i r e d h e r e i n a n d m a y r e q u i r e
C O N T R A C T O R t o o b t a i n a d d i t i o n a l i n s u r a n c e r e a s o n a b l y s u f f i c i e n t i n c o v e r a g e , f o r m ,
a m o u n t t o p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e k i n d a n d e x t e n t o f r i s k w h i c h e x i s t s
a t t h e t i m e o f c h a n g e i n i n s u r a n c e r e q u i r e d .
3 . 2 2 . 1 2 S a f e t y . C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l e x e c u t e a n d m a i n t a i n i t s
w o r k s o a s t o a v o i d i n j u r y o r d a m a g e t o a n y p e r s o n o r p r o p e r t y . I n c a r r y i n g o u t i t s
S e r v i c e s , t h e C O N T R A C T O R s h a l l a t a l l t i m e s b e i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a l l a p p l i c a b l e
l o c a l , s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l l a w s , r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s , a n d s h a l l e x e r c i s e a l l n e c e s s a r y
p r e c a u t i o n s f o r t h e s a f e t y o f e m p l o y e e s a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e n a t u r e o f t h e w o r k a n d t h e
c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r w h i c h t h e w o r k i s t o b e p e r f o r m e d . S a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n s a s a p p l i c a b l e
s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t s h a l l n o t b e l i m i t e d t o : ( A ) a d e q u a t e l i f e p r o t e c t i o n a n d l i f e s a v i n g
e q u i p m e n t a n d p r o c e d u r e s ; ( 8 ) i n s t r u c t i o n s i n a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n f o r a l l e m p l o y e e s a n d
s u b c o n t r a c t o r s , s u c h a s s a f e w a l k w a y s , s c a f f o l d s , f a l l p r o t e c t i o n l a d d e r s , b r i d g e s , g a n g
p l a n k s , c o n f i n e d s p a c e p r o c e d u r e s , t r e n c h i n g a n d s h o r i n g , e q u i p m e n t a n d o t h e r s a f e t y
d e v i c e s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d w e a r i n g a p p a r e l a s a r e n e c e s s a r y o r l a w f u l l y r e q u i r e d t o
p r e v e n t a c c i d e n t s o r i n j u r i e s ; a n d ( C ) a d e q u a t e f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e p r o p e r i n s p e c t i o n a n d
m a i n t e n a n c e o f a l l s a f e t y m e a s u r e s .
" 3 . 2 3 P r o h i b i t e d I n t e r e s t s .
3 . 2 3 . 1 S o l i c i t a t i o n . C O N T R A C T O R m a i n t a i n s a n d w a r r a n t s t h a t i t
h a s n o t e m p l o y e d n o r r e t a i n e d a n y c o m p a n y o r p e r s o n , o t h e r t h a n a b o n a f i d e
e m p l o y e e w o r k i n g s o l e l y f o r C O N T R A C T O R , t o s o l i c i t o r s e c u r e t h i s C o n t r a c t . F u r t h e r ,
C O N T R A C T O R w a r r a n t s t h a t i t h a s n o t p a i d n o r h a s i t a g r e e d t o p a y a n y c o m p a n y o r
p e r s o n , o t h e r t h a n a b o n a f i d e e m p l 0 y e e w o r k i n g s o l e l y f o r C O N T R A C T O R , a n y f e e ,
p e r c e n t a g e , b r o k e r a g e f e e , g i f t , o r o t h e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n c o n t i n g e n t u p o n o r r e s u l t i n g f r o m
t h e a w a r d o r m a k i n g o f t h i s C o n t r a c t . F o r b r e a c h o r v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s w a r r a n t y , S A F E
s h a l l h a v e t h e r i g h t t o r e s c i n d t h i s C o n t r a c t w i t h o u t l i a b i l i t y .
3 . 2 3 . 2 C o n f l i c t o f I n t e r e s t . F o r t h e t e r m o f t h i s C o n t r a c t , n o
m e m b e r , o f f i c e r o r e m p l o y e e o f S A F E , d u r i n g t h e t e r m o f h i s o r h e r s e r v i c e w i t h S A F E ,
s h a l l h a v e a n y d i r e c t i n t e r e s t i n t h i s C o n t r a c t , o r o b t a i n a n y p r e s e n t o r a n t i c i p a t e d
m a t e r i a l b e n e f i t a r i s i n g t h e r e f r o m .
3 . 2 3 . 3 C o n f l i c t o f E m p l o y m e n t . E m p l o y m e n t b y t h e
C O N T R A C T O R o f p e r s o n n e l c u r r e n t l y o n t h e p a y r o l l o f S A F E s h a l l n o t b e p e r m i t t e d i n
t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h i s C o n t r a c t , e v e n t h o u g h s u c h e m p l o y m e n t m a y o c c u r o u t s i d e o f
t h e e m p l o y e e ' s r e g u l a r w o r k i n g h o u r s o r o n w e e k e n d s , h o l i d a y s , o r v a c a t i o n t i m e .
F u r t h e r , t h e e m p l o y m e n t b y t h e C O N T R A C T O R o f p e r s o n n e l w h o h a v e b e e n o n S A F E
p a y r o l l w i t h i n o n e y e a r p r i o r t o t h e d a t e o f e x e c u t i o n o f t h i s C o n t r a c t , w h e r e t h i s
e m p l o y m e n t i s c a u s e d b y , a n d o r d e p e n d e n t u p o n , t h e C O N T R A C T O R s e c u r i n g t h i s o r
r e l a t e d C o n t r a c t s w i t h S A F E , i s p r o h i b i t e d .
" 3 . 2 4 E q u a l O p p o r t u n i t y E m p l o y m e n t . C O N T R A C T O R r e p r e s e n t s t h a t i t
i s a n e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y e m p l o y e r a n d i t s h a l l n o t d i s c r i m i n a t e a g a i n s t a n y s u b c o n t r a c t o r ,
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employee, or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin,
ancestry, sex, age, disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical
condition (cancer), marital status, denial of family and medical care leave, or denial of
pregnancy disability leave. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to,
all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or
recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination. Employment and Housing Act (Gov.
Code Section 12900 et seq.) and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder
(Cal. Admin. Code, Tit. 2, Section 7285.0 et seq.): The applicable regulations of the
Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing Government Code, Sec
12900, set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Administrative
Code, Sec 12900, set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California
Administrative Code are incorporated into this Contract by reference and made a part
hereof as if set forth in full. CONTRACTOR shall include the provisions of this Section
in all of CONTRACTOR's subcontracts with respect to 'work under this Agreement,
unless exempted by the Regulations. CONTRACTOR shall also comply with all
relevant provisions of SAFE's Minority Business Enterprise program, Affirmative Action
Plan, or other related SAFE programs or guidelines currently in effect or hereinafter
enacted.
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3.25 Right to Employ Other CONTRACTORs. SAFE reserves the right
to employ other CONTRACTORs in connection with the Services.
3.26 Governing Law. The validity of this Contract and of any of its terms
or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of the parties hereunder, shall be
governed by and construed with the laws of the State of California.
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3.27 Venue. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Contract was
entered into and intended to be performed in Riverside County, California. The Parties
agree that the venue for any action or claim brought by any Party will be the Central
District of Riverside County. Each Party hereby waives any law or rule of court which
would allow them to request or demand a change of venue. If any action or claim
concerning this Contract is brought by any third party, the Parties agree to use their best
efforts to obtain a change of venue to the Central District of Riverside County.
3.28 Time of Essence.
provision of this Contract.
Time is of the essence for each and every
3.29 Headings. Article and section headings, paragraph captions, or
marginal headings contained in this Contract are for convenience only and shall have
no effect in the construction or interpretation of any provision herein.
3.30 Notices. All notices hereunder and communications regarding
interpretation of the terms of this Contract or changes thereto shall be given to the
respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as the
respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:
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• CONTRACTOR: SAFE:
Name Riverside County Service Authority
Title for Freeway Emergencies
Address FSP Program
City, State Zip P.O. Box 12008
Attn: Riverside, CA
92502-2208
Attn: Brian Cunanan
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, forty
eight (48) hours after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, and
addressed to the Party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed
adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.
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3.31 Contract Documents and Conflicting Provisions. This Contract
consists of, in addition to the Exhibits attached hereto and incorporated by reference
herein, the following documents ("Contract Documents"): (1) Request for Proposal No.
FSP11-45-146-00, including all of the Exhibits attached thereto and incorporated therein
by reference and any amendment or addendum thereto (the "RFP"); aRd (2)
CONTRACTOR's response thereto, including any amendments or addendums
("CONTRACTOR's Proposal"). In the event that provisions of this Contract conflict in
any way with the provisions of the RFP, and/or CONTRACTOR's Proposal, the terms of
this Contract shall control. In the event that the provisions of the RFP conflict with
CONTRACTOR's Proposal, the terms of the RFP shall control. Otherwise, the Contract
Documents are intended to be complementary. Services required by one of the
Contract Documents and not by others shall be performed as required by all. In the
event that provisions of any attached Exhibits conflict in any way with the provisions set
forth in this Contract, the language, terms and conditions contained in this Contract shall
control the actions and obligations of the Parties and the interpretation of the Parties'
understanding concerning the performance of the Services.
3.32 Amendment or Modification. No supplement, modification, or
amendment of this Contract shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by
both Parties.
3.33 Entire Contract. This Contract contains the entire Contract of the
Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations,
Contracts or understandings.
3.34 Invalidity; Severability. If any portion of this Contract is declared
invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
3.35 No Waiver. Failure of CONTRACTOR to insist on anyone
occasion upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof
shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant or condition, nor shall any waiver
• or relinquishment of any rights or powers hereunder at anyone time or more times be
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deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such other right or power at any other time or •
times.
3.36 Counterparts. This Contract may be signed in one or more
counterparts, anyone of which shall be effective as an original document.
3.37 Attorneys' Fees and Costs. If any legal action is instituted to
enforce or declare any Party's rights hereunder, each Party, including the prevailing
Party, must bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. This paragraph shall not apply to
those costs and attorneys' fees directly arising from any third party legal action against a
Party hereto and payable under Section 3.21, Indemnification.
3.38 Consent. Whenever consent or approval of any Party is required
under this Contract, that Party shall not unreasonably withhold nor delay such consent
or approval.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
first herein written above.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
ACTING AS THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SERVICE [CONTRACTOR'S COMPANY NAME]
AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY [LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACTOR]
EMERGENCIES •
By:~_____~~__~________ By: ________________________
Gregory S. Pettis, Chair
(Name)
{Title}
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Attest:
By: _______________________By:=-~~~~----~------
Best Best & Krieger LLP,
Counsel to the Riverside County Its: Secretary
Service Authority for
Freeway Emergencies
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d e v e l o p , b u i l d , o p e r a t e , o r m a i n t a i n s t a t i o n s w i t h i n t h a t s y s t e m . M e t r o l i n k d o e s
n o t h a v e p l a n s f o r s e r v i c e e x p a n s i o n i n t h i s c o r r i d o r i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e . A n y
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approached the Commission to discuss this issue, and
SANBAG's priority continues to be a rail extension
San Bernardino to Redlands.
to staff's knowledge
with stations from
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Subsequent Follow Up: On September 27 Executive Director Anne Mayer met with
Mr. Barnett at his request. He presented a proposal for construction of a station at
the Highgrove location. He also asked what the Commission's plans are for the
likely surplus property once the Commission has built the connection for the Perris
Valley Line (PVU.
Anne Mayer explained to Mr. Barnett that there are currently no plans to construct
additional stations beyond those needed for the PVL project. There are or will be
stations in the Hunter Park area, Downtown Riverside, and San Bernardino that will
provide access to commuter rail for the Highgrove residents. The adjacent
neighborhood is residential and it is not an appropriate location for a transit hub ..
The Commission purchased the property at this location in order to construct the
Citrus Connection between the San Jacinto Branch Line and the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway mainline. The Citrus Connection is necessary for the
PVL project operation. Once the construction of the project is complete it is likely
the Commission will have surplus land. It was explained to Mr. Barnett that the
Commission would not surplus the land until after the project was built to ensure
that the Commission owned the property if needed for construction purposes.
Once it is declared surplus by the Commission, it would be sold following the
Commission's policies and procedures. These procedures include an initial offering
to public agencies. Mr. Barnett indicated his desire was to allow this property to
be utilized by others as soon as possible. It was explained to Mr. Barnett that an
interested buyer could contact the Commission at any time to have an earlier sale
opportunity evaluated.
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Conclusion:
The Commission has spent over nine years and at least $200,000 addressing the
feasibility of a Highgrove station. Through repeated independent study, complete
management and project team turnover, and personal engagement of several
Commissioners, the answer remains the same. The Highgrove location between
Villa and Citrus Streets is not a feasible location for a Metrolink station now or in
the future. Its geographic, topographic, access, and community impacts are
prohibitive from both a technical and cost perspective. Should another party be
interested in developing this parcel in the future, the Commission has existing
processes in place that provide that opportunity for acquiring the property once it is
declared surplus.
Attachments:
1) Map of the Citrus Connector Site
2) Letter from SCAG Dated September 23, 2011
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September 23, 2011
Mr. R,A. "Barney" Barnett
474 Prospect Avenue
Highgrove, CA 92507
Dear Mr. Barnett:
Thank you for taking the time to meet with my staff over the last few weeks regarding the
Highgrove site for the planned Perris Valley Metrolink service. The identification of the
proper station location sites for the Perris Valley Line is the responsibility of the
Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC). The RCTC is planning,
designing, and funding this future rail service.
RCTC has completed a detailed environmental and technical analysis regarding station
locations in terms of engineering and technical feasibility, costs and ridership potential.
After a thorough review and analysis, RCfC has not chosen the Highgrove site to be a
station location but rather the location in Hunter Park. ReTC has cited a number of
operational, engineering and ridership challenges with the Highgrove site. These
challenges include:
• Highgrove is not an employment center as is Hunter Park, and Highgrove does
not have the population density to support a train station, especially when the
current downtown Riverside station is approximately two miles away. (The
selected Hunter Park station site is just one mile south of Highgrove.)
• The Highgrove site's location on the BNSF mainline would create operational
and safety concerns that would impact dispatching and require complicated
switching facilities. To address these concerns would be exceptionally
expensive.
• There are significant engineering challenges including the need for a grade
separation at Villa Ave. and a pedestrian undercrossing, and drainage issues.
RCTC estimates these challenges would double the cost of a station at Highgrove
over the one selected at Hunter Park.
As a regional planning agency SCAG docs not make or ratify decisions such as siation
location that must be made at the county level by the implementing agency.
Sincerely,
Executive Director, SCAG
.£c: Anne Mayer, ReTC
The Regional Council is comprised of B4 elected officials representing 191 cities. six couOlieS.
six County Transportation Commissions and 11 Tribal Government representative within Southern California.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM 8
METROLINI<®
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
SENT VIA U.S. MAIL
October 3,2011
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONR.A. Barnett
474 Prospect Avenue
Highgrove, CA 92507
Re: Proposed Highgrove Metrolink Station Letter dated August 23, 2011 I Public
Comment -September 9, 2011 Board Meeting
Dear Mr. Barnett,
I would like to thank you both for your letter dated August 23, 2011 and your attendance at
the September 9, 2011 Board Meeting to speak on this matter in the time allotted for
Public Comment. The Board appreciated hearing your comments regarding a proposed
Highgrove Metrolink"Station. Metrolink's Member Agency Riverside County Transportation
Commission (RCTC) owns and plans all stations in their jurisdiction. Therefore, we will be
referring your comments to RCTC and forwarding a copy of the materials you presented
during the Public Comment period at the Board Meeting for their information.
All the Best,
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Richard Katz
Chair, Metrolink Board of Directors
cc: Clerk of the Board,RC'J'"C',
One Gateway Plaza, Roar 12 Los Angeles, CA 90012 T (213) 452.0200 metrolinktrains.com
92502
Riverside County Transportation Commission Oct. 12, 2011
4080 Lemon St.
Riverside, Ca.
Congratulations to you in your efforts toward establishing new commuter rail service between
Riverside and Perris. You have accomplished an important goal by purchasing property for a
curved track that will connect the Perris Valley Line to the BNSF main line.
At the Sept. 14,2011 RCTC meeting I stated how this property could be used for 2 purposes: one
to connect the 2 railroads and the other for a Metrolink station on the west side using the existing
commuter trains between Riverside and San Bernardino.
Our freeway system connects cities and counties and the commuter rail system is supposed to do
the same. RCTC now owns the 17.22 acres in Highgrove and this land should only be used for
future commuter rail purposes because of its ideal location.
RCTC should develop the excess land north of the curved track for a future Metrolink station
that would benefit the entire region. Transportation organizations such as Mobility 21, the former
5 County Coalition, or SCAG's Regional Transportation Plan are all designed to promote
efficient transportation. Instead of opposing this location, RCTC should be promoting this
location to help relieve 1-215 freeway congestion.
The benefits of this location are too numerous to continue to ignore. It is only Y2 mile from the 1
215 freeway, it is at a natural railroad junction point, it has railroad tracks on both sides,
construction of the $202 million dollar Colton Crossing will start next month and the $32 million
dollar Iowa Ave. overpass has already started.
$250 million dollars has already been spent in infrastructure in the Spring Mountain Ranch
housing project in Highgrove. The Spring Mountain Ranch is straight up Spring st. only 1 mile
east of the 17.22 acres owned by RCTC. The Riverside County EDA reports that there are 1,555
acres of vacant land in Highgrove and there are already over 30,000 residents within a 2 mile
radius of the Highgrove location before thousands of new homes are built in Spring Mountain
Ranch.
RCTC should keep the remainder of the 17.22 acres not needed for the curved track for future
parking and the 1.75 acres north of Villa st. should also be purchased. This would create 19
acres of pie shaped land owned by RCTC between the 2 railroads and another access point from
Center St. for future commuter rail transportation uses.
You own it, keep it, you are going to need it!
R A. 44Barney" Barnett
4 7 4 Prospect Ave.
Highgrove, Ca.
92507
(951) 683 4994
highgrovenews@roadrunner.com
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W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y , t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , a n d t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y .
C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v a l o f t h e a l l o c a t i o n p e r c e n t a g e s f o r e a c h p a r t o f t h e c o u n t y i s
n e c e s s a r y b e c a u s e t h e C a l i f o r n i a T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n ( C T C ) a d o p t s t h e S T I P
i n M a r c h 2 0 1 2 . P r i o r t o t h a t a c t i o n , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a n d o t h e r r e g i o n a l
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a g e n c i e s a r e r e q u i r e d t o s u b m i t t h e i r p r o p o s a l s t o s p e n d S T I P f u n d s
b y D e c e m b e r 1 5 , 2 0 1 1 . T h e t o t a l e x p e c t e d a m o u n t o f S T I P f u n d s t o b e a l l o c a t e d
b e t w e e n t h e t h r e e a r e a s o f t h e c o u n t y i s $ 9 1 , 5 6 8 , 2 6 0 , b a s e d o n a n e s t i m a t e
a p p r o v e d b y t h e C T C i n A u g u s t .
S t a f f ' s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s t o a l l o c a t e t h e f u n d s f o l l o w i n g t h e t e r m s o f a n
e x i s t i n g m e m o r a n d u m o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g ( M O U ) a p p r o v e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n ,
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n c i l o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( W R C O G ) , a n d C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
A s s o c i a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( C V A G ) i n 1 9 9 8 . A c o p y o f t h i s M O U i s a t t a c h e d a n d
w a s a d o p t e d a f t e r m o n t h s o f d i s c u s s i o n b e t w e e n e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s f r o m a l l t h r e e
e n t i t i e s . T h e t e r m s o f t h e f o r m u l a o u t l i n e d i n t h e M O U a l l o c a t e t h e S T I P d o l l a r s
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based on taxable sales. This type of funding split is identical to how Measure A •
funds are allocated in order to ensure a return to source of revenue to the area in
which the revenue. was generated.
Per the STIP Intra-County MOU, the formula percentage applied to the STIP
programming capacity must be adjusted to reflect the current apportionment of
Measure A taxable sales by geographic area. The adjustment is to be done each
odd year prior to the submittal of the STIP to the CTC.
Based on verified taxable sales by geographic area in the previous fiscal year, the
following percentage split of 2012 STIP funds was identified and recommended by
staff for the geographic split by regional area:
Western County: 75.59%
Coachella Valley: 23.69%
Palo Verde Valley: 0.72%
The above percentages were calculated using the following numbers:
Fiscal Year 2011 Riverside County Taxable Sales
Western Riverside County $154,234,506
Coachella Valley 48,325,818
Palo Verde Valley 1,464,703 •Countywide Total $204,025,027
Staff's recommendation to approve this allocation based on the updated sales tax
revenues was approved by the Budget and Implementation Committee. However
during the discussion of the item, staff was directed to review the appropriateness
of the STIP intra-county formula.
In response to that direction, staff not only reviewed and evaluated the STIP intra
county formula and the process to implement but also took a comprehensive
approach to review the major funding formulas that govern the allocation of
transportation revenues between geographic areas of the county.
While staff does not recommend altering the existing formulas or allocation
process, a detailed discussion and review follows.
Agenda Item 9 •
183
" E x i s t i n g T r a n s p o r t a t i o n F u n d i n g A l l o c a t i o n F o r m u l a s
T h e C o n c e p t o f R e t u r n t o S o u r c e - C r e a t e d b y M e a s u r e A
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y i s s o m e w h a t u n i q u e i n C a l i f o r n i a t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c i r c l e s w i t h i t s
f o r m a l d e s i g n a t i o n o f g e o g r a p h i c a r e a s i n i t s v o t e r - a p p r o v e d m e a s u r e s . R i v e r s i d e
C o u n t y ' s M e a s u r e A e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n s a p p r o v e d b y v o t e r s i n 1 9 8 8 a n d 2 0 0 2 b o t h
i n c l u d e a r e t u r n t o s o u r c e p r o v i s i o n t h a t e n s u r e s t h a t e v e r y d o l l a r f r o m t h e h a l f �
c e n t s a l e s t a x c o l l e c t e d i n t h e t h r e e g e o g r a p h i c a r e a s o f t h e c o u n t y a r e r e t u r n e d
b a c k t o t h e s p e c i f i c g e o g r a p h i c s u b r e g i o n . I n f a c t , t h e r e a r e d i f f e r e n t M e a s u r e A
e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n s 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 a n d t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y .
T h e l a n g u a g e f r o m t h e c u r r e n t M e a s u r e A o r d i n a n c e r e a d s :
" S E C T I O N V I I I . R E T U R N T O S O U R C E . F u n d s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p u r p o s e s s h a l l
b e a l l o c a t e d t o t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y , C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , a n d P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y
a r e a s p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e M e a s u r e " A " f u n d s g e n e r a t e d w i t h i n t h e s e a r e a s . "
"
F u r t h e r m o r e t h e e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n s d e f i n e t h e c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t c o m p r i s e e a c h
s u b r e g i o n . F o r e x a m p l e , W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y i s c l e a r e d s p e l l e d o u t i n P a g e 4
o f t h e e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n a n d r e a d s :
" . . . T h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y a r e a i n c l u d e s t h e c i t i e s o f B a n n i n g , B e a u m o n t ,
C a l i m e s a , C a n y o n L a k e , C o r o n a , H e m e t , L a k e E l s i n o r e , M o r e n o V a l l e y ,
R i v e r s i d e , M u r r i e t a , N o r c o , P e r r i s , S a n J a c i n t o , a n d T e m e c u l a . I t a l s o i n c l u d e s
t h e u n i n c o r p o r a t e d c o m m u n i t i e s o f J u r u p a , M i r a L o m a , M e n i f e e , W i l d o m a r , a n d
S u n C i t y a n d o t h e r m o r e s p a r s e l y p o p u l a t e d a r e a s , a n d t h e r e s e r v a t i o n s o f t h e
P e c h a n g a B a n d o f M i s s i o n I n d i a n s , t h e S o b o b a B a n d o f M i s s i o n I n d i a n s , t h e
C a h u i l l a B a n d o f M i s s i o n I n d i a n s , t h e R a m o n a B a n d o f C a h u i l l a I n d i a n s , a n d t h e
M o r o n g o B a n d o f I n d i a n s . "
T h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y s u b r e g i o n i s s p e l l e d o u t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g m a n n e r :
" T h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a r e a i s l o c a t e d i n t h e c e n t r a l p a r t o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y a n d
i n c l u d e s t h e c i t i e s o f C a t h e d r a l C i t y , C o a c h e l l a , D e s e r t H o t S p r i n g s , I n d i a n
W e l l s , I n d i o , L a Q u i n t a , P a l m D e s e r t , P a l m S p r i n g s , a n d R a n c h o M i r a g e . I t a l s o
i n c l u d e s t h e u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a s , a n d t h e r e s e r v a t i o n s o f t h e A g u a C a l i e n t e
B a n d o f C a h u i l l a I n d i a n s , t h e C a b a z o n B a n d o f M i s s i o n I n d i a n s , a n d t h e T o r r e s
M a r t i n e z D e s e r t C a h u i l l a I n d i a n s . "
A d d i t i o n a l l a n g u a g e i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n i n l e s s d e t a i l t o d e f i n e t h e
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y b u t i t i s r e c o g n i z e d a s b e i n g l o c a t e d i n t h e e a s t e r n a r e a o f
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e c i t y o f B l y t h e a n d u n i n c o r p o r a t e d p a r t s o f t h e
" c o u n t y .
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Other counties with voter-approved sales tax measures have not established this
type of geographic return to source mechanism. As an example, Los Angeles
County's three half-cent sales tax measures do not ensure that sales tax revenues
generated in one subregion such as the San Gabriel Valley or the Antelope Valley
stays in the subregion. San Diego County with its Transnet Sales Tax program
does not require that sales tax revenues in Northern San Diego County be returned
dollar-for-dollar back to that region and this type of return to source does not exist
in Orange County.
Riverside County took this approach because there are clear geographic and
topographic boundaries between the areas. Moreover, the Coachella Valley is
rather unique in having a sizable number of part-time residents and also being a
significant sales tax generator as an international tourist destination. The return to
source provision was necessary to ensure widespread support for Measure A
throughout the county and was included in 1988 and in 2002. Changing the
expenditure plan, which includes the definition of the three geographic subregions,
in any manner would require a formal amendment of Measure A. This process
would require ratification by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and
approval by a majority of the cities constituting a majority of the incorporated
population. Changing or removing the return to source provision would necessitate a
change in the ordinance, which would require countywide voter approval.
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In that Measure A is a sales tax program, apportioning the revenue based on taxable
sales by area has been quite effective. The apportionment is dynamic in that the
percentage of funding for each geographic area adjusts to reflect changes in taxable
sales and there is a clear nexus between the formula and the source from which it is
generated. As a result, staff does not recommend any adjustment to the definition of
geographic subregions nor in the return to source provision for the Measure A program.
However, Measure A is only one of a number of funding programs that are apportioned
to the three geographic areas of the county.
The STIP Funding Formula
Commission consideration of the biennial adjustment of the STI P formula is the topic
that led to this review of funding formulas. As previously mentioned in this staff
report, STIP funds are currently allocated based on an MOU that was agreed upon by
the Commission, WRCOG, and CVAG. The process that led to the adoption of the
MOU involved months of negotiation involving an ad hoc committee comprised of the
three agencies.
Agenda Item 9 •
185
" T h e e v e n t u a l s o l u t i o n w a s t o c o m e t o a n a g r e e m e n t t h a t m i r r o r e d t h e M e a s u r e A
a p p r o a c h o f a p p o r t i o n i n g f u n d i n g b a s e d o n s a l e s t a x g e n e r a t i o n . W h i l e S T I P f u n d s
a r e g e n e r a t e d p r i m a r i l y t h r o u g h m o t o r f u e l e x c i s e t a x e s a n d n o t s a l e s t a x d o l l a r s , a
s i g n i f i c a n t p o r t i o n o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s S T I P d o l l a r s a r e u s e d t o l e v e r a g e a n d f u n d
p r o j e c t s i n t h e M e a s u r e A e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n s . A s a n e x a m p l e , a n u m b e r o f p r o j e c t s
i n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y h a v e o r w i l l r e c e i v e b o t h M e a s u r e A a n d S T I P f u n d i n g ; t h e y w i l l
i n c l u d e t h e w i d e n i n g o f I n t e r s t a t e 2 1 5 , 1 - 1 0 f r e e w a y i n t e r c h a n g e s i n t h e C o a c h e l l a
V a l l e y , a n d t h e P e r r i s V a l l e y L i n e p r o j e c t .
A n i m p o r t a n t f a c t t h a t s h o u l d b e n o t e d i s t h a t t h i s i n t r a - c o u n t y a p p o r t i o n m e n t o f
s t a t e f u n d i n g d o e s n o t i n v o l v e t h e s t a t e i t s e l f . T h e a g r e e m e n t t o a p p o r t i o n S T I P
f u n d i n g i n t h i s m a n n e r w a s a r r i v e d a t t h r o u g h l o c a l a c t i o n a n d d o e s n o t i n v o l v e
a p p r o v a l o f t h e C T C . T h e a p p r o a c h i s a v o l u n t a r y o n e t o e n s u r e t h a t s t a t e
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f u n d s a r e s p e n t i n a m a n n e r t h a t i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e v o t e r ' s
a c t i o n s t o a p p r o v e M e a s u r e A .
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O n e q u i r k i n t h e e x i s t i n g M O U i s t h a t f u n d i n g i s d i v i d e d i n t o t w o s e c t i o n s . T h e
f i r s t s e c t i o n t h a t i s a p p o r t i o n e d a m o n g t h e t h r e e a r e a s o f t h e c o u n t y i s m a n d a t o r y
a n d s p e c i f i e s t h a t 7 5 . 8 p e r c e n t o f S T I P f u n d i n g b e s p l i t b a s e d o n p o p u l a t i o n .
S e c t i o n 2 o f t h e M O U a l l o w s t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o t a k e 2 4 . 2 p e r c e n t o f t h e e n t i r e
S T I P t o t a l t o u s e o n p r o j e c t s a t i t s d i s c r e t i o n . T h e l a n g u a g e s t a t e s t h a t t h i s
f u n d i n g " m a y " b e p r o g r a m m e d a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n ' s d i s c r e t i o n a n d t h a t t h e
C o m m i s s i o n . m a y t a k e i n t o a c c o u n t s a f e t y , c o n g e s t i o n , e c o n o m i c
d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d o t h e r s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h h a v e a r i s e n s i n c e t h e p a s s a g e o f
M e a s u r e A i n 1 9 8 8 . "
I n r e c e n t y e a r s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n h a s n o t a c t e d t o t a k e t h e 2 4 . 2 p e r c e n t f o r i t s o w n
u s e s a n d h a s i n s t e a d a l l o c a t e d t h e e n t i r e S T I P a m o u n t b a s e d o n t a x a b l e s a l e s
p e r c e n t a g e s . I n r e c e n t y e a r s n o s t a t e f u n d i n g o f a n y k i n d h a s b e e n m a d e a v a i l a b l e
w h e n S T I P d o l l a r s w e r e d i v e r t e d i n t h e G e n e r a l F u n d s o i t w a s a m o o t p o i n t .
M o r e o v e r , t h e r e h a s b e e n a c h a n g e i n p r a c t i c e f r o m t h e C T C t o r e q u i r e t h a t S T I P
f u n d s b e s p e n t o n t h e s t a t e h i g h w a y s y s t e m , w h i c h m a k e s i t e v e n h a r d e r f o r l o c a l
a g e n c i e s t o m a k e u s e o f t h e f u n d i n g . T h i s y e a r , t h e C o m m i s s i o n w i l l n o t
r e c o m m e n d t a k i n g t h e 2 4 . 2 p e r c e n t o f f t h e t o p t o e n s u r e t h a t a l l t h r e e a r e a s o f t h e
c o u n t y a r e a b l e t o u t i l i z e S T I P f u n d i n g f o r p r o j e c t s o n t h e s t a t e h i g h w a y s y s t e m .
I n r e v i e w i n g t h e S T I P f o r m u l a , s t a f f i s o f t h e o p i n i o n t h a t t h e c u r r e n t a l l o c a t i o n
b a s e d o n t a x a b l e s a l e s h a s b e e n e f f e c t i v e . T h i s h a s b e e n e s p e c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t i n a
f i n a n c i a l c l i m a t e a n d s t a t e b u d g e t e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t h a v e o f t e n j e o p a r d i z e d t h e
a v a i l a b i l i t y o f S T I P f u n d i n g . A l l o c a t i n g t o t h e v a r i o u s s u b r e g i o n s o f t h e c o u n t y h a s
e n s u r e d t h a t p r o j e c t s s u c h a s t h e 1 - 1 0 i n t e r c h a n g e s a n d a n u m b e r o f o t h e r W e s t e r n
C o u n t y p r o j e c t s h a v e b e e n a b l e t o m o v e f o r w a r d i n s p i t e o f f u n d i n g u n c e r t a i n t i e s .
" M o r e o v e r t h e a l l o c a t i o n s p l i t i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h w h a t v o t e r s h a v e a p p r o v e d i n t h e
M e a s u r e A e x p e n d i t u r e p l a n s .
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Yet Another Formula -State Transit Funding •
The Commission also allocates state public transit funding that is generated by a
state quarter-cent sales tax program from the Transportation Development Act
(TDA). In this case, apportionment of funding to any area is governed by state law
and can only be distributed in a manner that is based on population percentages.
The key portion in state law can be found in Section 99231 of the Public Utilities
Code and reads:
"The term "apportionment" has reference to that proportion of the total
annual revenue anticipated to be received in the fund that the population of
the area bears to the total population of the county. "
This section of state law also includes a number of passages that include language
that is specific to certain counties. One such passage recognizes Riverside
County's unique geographic areas and the transit operators that serve the public:
"(g) With reference to the County of Riverside, the area within the
jurisdiction of the transit operator established by the joint exercise of powers
of one or more cities and the County of Riverside. The area within the
jurisdiction of the transit operator shall be as it existed on January 1, 1981,
as determined by the Riverside County Transportation Commission."
Finally this same law has a unique consideration that is important to the Palo Verde •Valley and Blythe:
"(m) With reference to the County of Riverside, the area including the
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, even if annexed by the City of Blythe. "
Using population as the means for apportioning funds between the subregions of
the county differs from the Commission's practice of using taxable sales for STIP
and Measure A funding allocations. The thinking behind the state law is that TDA
funding is intended to fund transit services primarily used by local residents.
Recent Trends
Riverside County Taxable Sales Fiscal Year 1998/99
Western Riverside County $79,397,134 72.50%
Coachella Valley 28,742,411 26.30%
Palo Verde Valley 1,316,591 1.20%
Riverside County Total $109,456,136
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" R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y T a x a b l e S a l e s F i s c a l Y e a r 2 0 1 0 / 1 1
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y $ 1 5 4 , 2 3 4 , 5 0 6 7 5 . 5 9 %
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y 4 8 , 3 2 5 , 8 1 8 2 3 . 6 9 %
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y 1 , 4 6 4 , 7 0 3 0 . 7 2 %
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y T o t a l $ 2 0 4 , 0 2 5 , 0 2 7
D u r i n g t h e l a s t d e c a d e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y h a s s e e n r e c o r d g r o w t h a n d i t h a s t a k e n
p l a c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e a r e a , a l t h o u g h W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y h a s s e e n m o r e r a p i d
g r o w t h i n t e r m s o f s a l e s t a x r e v e n u e t h a n e i t h e r t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y o r t h e P a l o
V e r d e V a l l e y . T h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r t s c o m p a r e s a l e s t a x r e c e i p t s i n 1 9 9 9 c o m p a r e d
t o 2 0 1 0 .
T h e l o n g - t e r m e f f e c t o f t h e s e n u m b e r s i s t h a t t h e r e h a s b e e n a s i g n i f i c a n t g r o w t h
i n t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e v e n u e s f r o m t h e S T i P a n d M e a s u r e A f o r b o t h W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e
C o u n t y a n d t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y . H o w e v e r , t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f f u n d i n g f o r t h e
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a n d t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y h a s d e c l i n e d s o m e w h a t s i n c e g r o w t h
h a s b e e n m o r e p r o n o u n c e d i n W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . I t p r o v i d e s a n e x a m p l ~ o f
t h e d y n a m i c n a t u r e o f t h e f u n d i n g f o r m u l a a s t h e c o u n t y g r o w s . '
" T h e n u m b e r s r e g a r d i n g p o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h r a t e s d u r i n g t h e s a m e t i m e h a v e b e e n
m o r e c o n s i s t e n t :
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y P o p u l a t i o n 1 9 9 9
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y 1 , 1 2 0 , 7 7 4 7 7 . 8 0 %
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y 2 9 3 , 9 6 4 2 0 . 4 0 %
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y 2 6 , 4 4 9 1 . 8 0 %
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y P o p u l a t i o n 2 0 1 1
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y 1 , 6 6 6 , 2 8 1 7 7 . 9 0 %
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y 4 4 4 , 6 2 6 2 0 . 8 0 %
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y 2 8 , 6 2 7 1 . 3 0 %
P o p u l a t i o n i s u s e d o n l y t o d e t e r m i n e t h e a p p o r t i o n m e n t o f s t a t e t r a n s i t f u n d i n g . I n
t h i s c a s e , w h i l e t h e p e r c e n t a g e s h a v e r e m a i n e d s o m e w h a t c o n s t a n t , t h e C o a c h e l l a
V a l l e y r e c e i v e s a s m a l l e r p e r c e n t a g e o f f u n d i n g s i n c e p o p u l a t i o n i s t h e d e t e r m i n a n t
f a c t o r .
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DISCUSSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDA TlON: •Although the current formula to determine the apportionment of STIP funding has
been in place since 1998, staff does not recommend a change in the approach that
determines the allocations through the use of taxable sales. Using taxable sales as
a determinant is consistent with the approach called for in the voter-approved
Measure A expenditure plan and ordinance. It recognizes the unique transportation
needs created by part-time residents and tourism in the Coachella Valley; yet it also
is dynamic to adjust to changes in Riverside County's population and growth
patterns. Finally, the demonstrated track record of project development that has
been made possible by combining Measure A and STIP revenues has benefited the
entire county and created a productive working relationship that stretches from
Western Riverside County to Blythe and includes the input of cities, the county,
councils of governments, and public transit agencies.
The original intent of this staff report was to seek Commission approval to update
the percent apportionments of STIP revenues that will be used to formulate the
Commission's slate of STIP-funded projects for 2012. Riverside County's 2012
STIP is currently scheduled for approval at the November Commission meeting.
In order to complete that effort, Commission staff will recommend programming of
funds for Western County.
CVAG will recommend programming of funds allocated to the Coachella Valley that •
will provide the area with maximum flexibifity in making decisions regarding this
funding. Staff will work with the city of Blythe and the county of Riverside
regarding the Palo Verde Valley STIP recommendation.
The STIP intra-county formula with existing percentages is also attached. Based
on these percentages, 2012 STIP funds will be allocated to the subregions as
follows: .
Western County: $69,216,448
Coachella Valley: 21,692,521
Palo Verde Valley: 659,291
Total $91,568,260
There is no financial 'impact created by this particular action, since its purpose is to
adopt the apportionment formula.
Attachments:
1) 1998 MOU Among The Commission, WRCOG, and CVAG
2) Current Measure A Expenditure Plan
3) 2012 STIP Intra-County Formula for New Program Capacity
Agenda Item 9 •
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ATTACHMENT 1 ... ,,"'. ..
!.".I i MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
AMONG
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AND
THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AND
THE COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
REGARDING ALLOCATION OF S8 45 FUNDS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("Moun) is made by and among the
Riverside County Transportation Commission, the Western Riverside Coun~1 of
GOV~and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments as of this ~day
of 1998.I
WHEREAS, the legislature has adopted S845 (Chapter 622, Statutes of 1997)
authorizing the Riverside County Transportation Commission ("RCTC") to allocate certain
state transportation improvement program ("STIP") funds within Riverside County and;
WHEREAS, the parties to this MOU have agreed to a formula allocation of certain
funds as between Western Riverside County, the Coachella Valley, and the Palo Verde
Valley as described herein;
• NOW, THEREfORE, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the
Coachella Valley Association of Governments and the Western Riverside Council of
Governments hereby agree as follows:
Section 1:
75.8% of the S8 45 funds allocated to RCTC for capital improvement
projects under Section 164(a)(2) of the Streets and Highways Code ("Regional Choice
Funds")shall be apportioned by RCTC for projects located throughout the County as
follows:
Western Riverside County 72.23%
Coachella Valley 26.39%
Palo Verde Valley 1.38%
As used in this MOU, "Western Riverside County, II .. Coachella Valley, " II Palo Verde
Valley," shall have the same meanings as that in the Measure "A" Transportation
Improvement Plan dated July 13, 1988 and adopted by the voters of Riverside County
November 8, 1988..
The apportionment of funds in this Section 1 among Western Riverside County,
•
Coachella Valley and Palo Verde Valley is consistent with the current apportionment of
Measure "A it Funds among those areas. Every two years starting in February 2000 I the
percentages set forth above shall be adjusted to remain consistent with the then current
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" .". ..
... . .. • •' apportionment of Measure "A" funds (or if Measure "A" has expired, using the Measure
"A n formula) between Western Riverside County, the Coachella Valley and the Palo Verde
Valley. Changes to the apportionment percentages stated herein (other than the
adjustments authorized in the prior sentence) shall be made only by written amendment •
to this Agreement signed by each party thereto.
Section 2:
24.2% of the SB 45 Regional Choice Funds (as defined above) may be
programmed at the discretion of RCTC for transportation projects throughout the County
and without regard to the percentages set forth in Section 1, above. In programming
these funds, RCTC may take into account one or more of the following: safety,
congestion, economic development, and other special conditions which have arisen since
the passage of Measure nAn in 1988.
Section 3:
Should any party to this MOU be dissolved or disbanded without the
designation of a successor agency, such party shall be deemed no longer to be a party
of this MOU and the consent of such party shall not be required for an amendment to the
MOU. The reorganization of RCTC to expand its membership (currently S6 1851 (Kelley))
shall not be considered a dissolution or disbanding under this Section.
Section 4:
This MOU shall not effect any monies other than funds allocated \.Inder •Section 164(a)(2) of the Streets and Highways Code, or a successor section, if any.
Section 5:
This Memorandum of Understanding shall be deemed effective March 11,
1998.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION:
By: V;tdll .~
Robert Buster, Chairperson
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS
COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION
OF GOVERNMENTS
By: ~~~
Andrea Puga, Chairper on
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ATTACHMENT 2
• ORDINANCE NO. 02-001
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE PLAN
AND RETAIL TRANSACTION AND USE TAX ORDINANCE
PREAMBLE
The transportation system in Riverside County is rapidly deteriorating and our
population and economy are growing rapidly. Maintenance and repairs of existing
roadways and improvements to relieve congestion cannot be accomplished with
available funds. Without additional funds, the system will bog down and pavement
will crumble into permanent disrepair. State highway funds are inadequate and
competition for funds is increasing. Projects in areas where local sales tax funds
are available have been and will continue to be viewed much more favorably in the
selection process of the California Transportation Commission. Local governments
must either generate revenues to expand our system and maintain our investments
or watch the system collapse and endanger the health, welfare and safety of all
Riverside County residents.
•
Continuation of our one-half percent sales tax for transportation to
supplement traditional revenues and revenues to be generated through locally
adopted developer fees and assessment districts for transportation improvements is
the only way local governments can be sure the transportation system will serve
the current and future travel needs of Riverside County. Collection of the one-half
percent sales tax will commence upon the expiration of the existing tax.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission will continue to seek
maximum funding for transportation improvements through State and federal
programs. The Commission will not provide sales tax revenues to any city or to
the County unless revenues currently used by that agency for transportation are
continued to be used for transportation purposes.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. SUMMARY. This Ordinance provides for the imposition of a
retail transaction and use tax of one-half percent for a period of thirty (30)
years, the authority to issue bonds secured by such taxes, and the
administration of the tax proceeds and a county transportation expenditure
plan.
SECTION II. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions shall apply in this
ordinance:
A. Expenditure Plan. "The Expenditure Plan" means the Riverside County
Transportation Commission Expenditure Plan (attached as Exhibit B)
and adopted as part of this Ordinance including any future
amendments thereto.
B. "County" means the County of Riverside .
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C. "Commission" means the Riverside County Transportation Commission
s set forth in Sections 130053, 130053.5 and 130053.7 of the Public
Utilities Code. •
D. "TUMF" means Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee. This fee is
charged on new development by local governments to assist with the
building and improvement of regional arterials.
E. "MSHCP" means the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan
currently under development by the County of Riverside.
F. "Existing Tax" means the % % retail transactions and use tax adopted
pursuant to Ordinance No. 88-01.
SECTION III. AUTHORITY. This Ordinance is enacted, in part, pursuant to
the provisions of Division 25 (commencing with Section 240000) of the
Public Utilities Code, and Section 7252.22 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code.
SECTION IV. IMPOSITION OF RETAIL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX.
Subject to voter approval of the same, the Commission shall impose, in the
incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Riverside, a retail
transactions and use tax (referred to as the Measure"A" fund tax) at a zero
percent (0%) rate until the expiration of the Existing Tax. Thereafter, a tax
shall be collected for a thirty (30) year period at the rate of one-half of one
percent (0.5%). This tax shall be in addition to any other taxes authorized
by law, including any existing or future state or local sales tax or
transactions and use tax.
SECTION V. PURPOSES. Measure II A" funds may only be used for
transportation purposes including the administration of Division 25, including •legal actions related thereto, the construction, capital, acquisition,
maintenance, and operation of streets, roads, highways, including state
highways and public transit systems and for related purposes. These
purposes include expenditures for the planning, environmental reviews,
engineering and design costs, and related right-of-way acquisition.
SECTION VI. BONDING AUTHORITY. Upon voter approval of Measure "A" ,
the Commission shall have the power to sell or issue, from time to time, on
or before the collection of taxes, bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness,
including, but not limited to, capital appreciation bonds, in the aggregate
principal amount at anyone time outstanding of not to exceed $500 million,
and to secure such indebtedness solely by way of future collection of taxes,
for capital outlay expenditure for the purposes set forth in Section V hereof,
including to carry out the transportation projects described in the Expenditure
Plan.
SECTION VII. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. The Commission, by the
enactment of this Ordinance, intends the additional funds provided
government agencies by this Chapter to supplement existing local revenues
and required developer improvements being used for transportation purposes.
The government agencies shall maintain their existing commitment of local
funds for street, highway and public transit purposes pursuant to this
Ordinance, and the Commission shall enforce this Section by appropriate
actions including fiscal audits of the local agencies. •
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" T h e l o c a l c i t i e s a n d t h e C o u n t y s h a l l a n n u a l l y s u b m i t t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n a
l i s t o f t h e p r o p o s e d u s e s f o r t h e s e f u n d s a n d a c e r t i f i c a t i o n t h a t t h e
m a i n t e n a n c e o f e f f o r t r e q u i r e m e n t i s b e i n g m e t . I f i n a n y f i s c a l y e a r t h e
"
m a i n t e n a n c e o f e f f o r t r e q u i r e m e n t i s n o t m e t , t h e a g e n c y s h a l l n o t b e e l i g i b l e
f o r a n y M e a s u r e I I A " f u n d s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g f i s c a l y e a r . S u c h f u n d s s h a l l b e
d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e r e m a i n i n g l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s u s i n g t h e f o r m u l a f o r t h e
a r e a .
S E C T I O N V I I I . R E T U R N T O S O U R C E . F u n d s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p u r p o s e s
s h a l l b e a l l o c a t e d t o t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y , C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y , a n d P a l o V e r d e
V a l l e y a r e a s p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e M e a s u r e I I A H f u n d s g e n e r a t e d w i t h i n t h e s e
a r e a s .
S E C T I O N I X . A D M I N I S T R A T I O N O F P L A N S . T h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l i m p o s e
a n d c o l l e c t M e a s u r e I I A " f u n d s , s h a l l a l l o c a t e r e v e n u e s d e r i v e d , a n d s h a l l
a d m i n i s t e r t h e E x p e n d i t u r e P l a n c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e a u t h o r i t y c i t e d h e r e i n .
S E C T I O N X . A D M I N I S T R A T I V E C O S T S . T h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l e x p e n d o n l y
t h a t a m o u n t o f t h e f u n d s g e n e r a t e d f r o m M e a s u r e I I A " f o r s t a f f s u p p o r t ,
a U d i t , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e e x p e n s e s , a n d c o n t r a c t s e r v i c e s t h a t a r e n e c e s s a r y a n d
r e a s o n a b l e t o c a r r y o u t i t s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s p u r s u a n t t o D i v i s i o n 2 5 , a n d i n n o
c a s e s h a l l t h e f u n d s e x p e n d e d f o r s a l a r i e s a n d b e n e f i t s e x c e e d o n e p e r c e n t
( 1 % ) o f t h e a n n u a l n e t a m o u n t o f r e v e n u e r a i s e d b y M e a s u r e " A 1 / .
S E C T I O N X I . A N N U A L A P P R O P R I A T I O N S L I M I T . T h e a n n u a l a p p r o p r i a t i o n s
l i m i t h a s b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d p u r s u a n t t o O r d i n a n c e 8 8 - 0 1 p u r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e
X I l I B o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d S e c t i o n 2 4 0 3 0 8 ( b ) o f t h e P u b l i c
U t i l i t i e s C o d e . T h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s l i m i t h a s a n d s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o
a d j u s t m e n t a s p r o v i d e d b y l a w .
S E C T I O N X I I . E F F E C T I V E A N D O P E R A T I V E D A T E S . S u b j e c t t o v o t e r
a p p r o v a l , t h i s O r d i n a n c e s h a l l t a k e e f f e c t a t t h e c l o s e o f t h e p o l l s o n
N o v e m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 2 .
S E C T I O N X I I I . E L E C T I O N . T h e C o m m i s s i o n r e q u e s t s t h e B o a r d o f
S u p e r v i s o r s t o c a l l a n e l e c t i o n f o r v o t e r a p p r o v a l o f M e a s u r e " A " ( E x h i b i t A ) ,
w h i c h e l e c t i o n s h a l l b e h e l d o n N o v e m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 2 . T h e e l e c t i o n s h a l l b e
c a l l e d a n d c o n d u c t e d i n t h e s a m e m a n n e r a s p r o v i d e d b y l a w f o r t h e c o n d u c t
o f e l e c t i o n s b y a c o u n t y . P u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 2 4 0 3 0 8 o f t h e P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s
C o d e , t h e s a m p l e b a l l o t t o b e m a i l e d t o t h e v o t e r s s h a l l b e t h e f u l l
p r o p o s i t i o n a s s e t f o r t h i n t h e O r d i n a n c e , a n d t h e v o t e r i n f o r m a t i o n
h a n d b o o k s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e e n t i r e E x p e n d i t u r e P l a n . A p p r o v a l o f t h e a t t a c h e d
p r o p o s i t i o n , a n d t h e i m p o s i t i o n o f t h e M e a s u r e " A " r e t a i l s a l e s a n d u s e t a x
d e s c r i b e d h e r e i n , s h a l l r e q u i r e t h e a f f i r m a t i v e v o t e o f 2 ! 3 r d s o f t h e e l e c t o r s
v o t i n g o n t h e a t t a c h e d p r o p o s i t i o n a t t h e e l e c t i o n d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s s e c t i o n .
S E C T I O N X I V . E X P E N D I T U R E P L A N A M E N D M E N T S . T h e E x p e n d i t u r e P l a n
f o r M e a s u r e " A " f u n d s m a y o n l y b e a m e n d e d , i f r e q u i r e d , i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h
P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o d e s e c t i o n 2 4 0 3 0 2 , a s a m e n d e d . T h i s s e c t i o n c u r r e n t l y
p r o v i d e s t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e s s f o r a m e n d m e n t : ( 1 ) i n i t i a t i o n o f t h e
a m e n d m e n t b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n r e c i t i n g f i n d i n g s o f n e c e s s i t y ; ( 2 ) a p p r o v a l b y
t h e B o a r d o f S u p e r v i s o r s ; a n d , ( 3 ) a p p r o v a l b y a m a j o r i t y o f t h e c i t i e s
c o n s t i t u t i n g a m a j o r i t y o f t h e i n c o r p o r a t e d p o p u l a t i o n , u n l e s s s u c h p r o c e s s i s
a m e n d e d i n a m a n n e r c o n s i s t e n t w i t h S t a t e l e g i s l a t i o n .
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Commencing in 2019 and at least every ten years thereafter, the •
Commission shall review and, where necessary propose revisions to the
Expenditure Plan. Such revisions shall be submitted for approval according
to the procedures set forth in this Section XIV. Until approved, the then
existing Expenditure Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION XV. SEVERABILITY. If any tax or provision of this ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
that holding shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
Measure "A" funds or provisions, and the Commission declares that it would
have passed each part of this ordinance irrespective of the validity of any
o~her part.
SECTION XVI. THE EXISTING TAX. Nothing in the ordinance is intended to
modify, repeal, alter or increase the Existing Tax. The provisions of this
ordinance shall apply solely to the retail transactions and use tax adopted
herein, and not to the collection or administration of the Existing Tax.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Riverside County Transportation Commission at
its meeting on Wednesday, May 8,2002.
By:
John F. Tavaglione, Chairman
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTESTED:
By:
Naty Kopenhaver, Clerk of the Board
Riverside County Transportation Commission
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" 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 I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n
G O A L S A N D O B J E C T I V E S
M A I N T A I N A N D I M P R O V E T H E Q U A L I T Y O F L I F E I N R I V E R S I D E C O U N T Y B Y
S U P P L E M E N T I N G E X I S T I N G F U N D S F O R T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
R e d u c e c u r r e n t c o n g e s t i o n a n d p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s t o
a c c o m m o d a t e r e a s o n a b l e g r o w t h i n t h e f u t u r e .
P r o v i d e f u n d i n g f o r t h e a d e q u a t e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d i m p r o v e m e n t o f l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d
r o a d s i n t h e c i t i e s a n d u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a s .
E n h a n c e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y ' s a b i l i t y t o s e c u r e s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l f u n d i n g f o r
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n b y o f f e r i n g l o c a l m a t c h i n g f u n d s .
" P R O V I D E F O R A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y I N T H E E X P E N D I T U R E O F T A X P A Y E R F U N D S
P r o v i d e s f o r m a n d a t o r y d e d i c a t i o n o f s a l e s t a x f u n d s o n l y f o r t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d p r o g r a m s i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e E x p e n d i t u r e P l a n a n d n o o t h e r
p u r p o s e .
P r o v i d e s f o r a m a n d a t o r y , a n n u a l f i n a n c i a l a u d i t o f p r o g r a m e x p e n d i t u r e s t o i n s u r e
t h a t a l l f u n d s a r e s p e n t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h i s v o t e r a d o p t e d P l a n a n d a s s o c i a t e d
l e g a l o r d i n a n c e .
P r o v i d e s f o r a M a i n t e n a n c e o f E f f o r t r e q u i r e m e n t i n f u n d s m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o c i t y
a n d c o u n t y g o v e r n m e n t s f o r l o c a l s t r e e t a n d r o a d p r o g r a m s t o i n s u r e t h e n e w
m o n e y f o r t h i s p u r p o s e i s a d d i n g t o c u r r e n t f u n d i n g l e v e l s .
P r o v i d e s f o r t h e s t r i c t l i m i t a t i o n o f a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f c o s t s i n i m p l e m e n t i n g t h i s
P l a n , b y l i m i t i n g , i n l a w , f u n d s e x p e n d e d f o r s a l a r i e s a n d b e n e f i t s t o n o m o r e t h a n
o n e ( 1 ) p e r c e n t o f t h e a n n u a l n e t a m o u n t o f r e v e n u e s r a i s e d b y M e a s u r e n A n .
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Provides for the Plan to be updated every 10 years for the period it is in effect to •insure that the changing needs and priorities of the county are met.
Provides for the mandatory termination of the tax in 2039, requiring additional
voter approval for extension at a County General Election according to state law.
PROVIDE FOR EQUITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEASURE"A" REVENUES
Return funds to the Western County, Coachella Valley and Palo Verde Valley
proportionate to the funds generated in those areas.
Adopt a Transportation Improvement Plan, which address the unique needs of each
of the areas of the county.
Provide a reasonable balance between competing highway, commuter rail, transit,
and local streets and roads needs.
PROVIDE FOR LOCAL CONTROL OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
Provide for cost effective, local administration of the program through the existing
Riverside County Transportation Commission. No new agency would be required to
administer these funds. •
Delegates appropriate administrative responsibility to the cities and the county and
other local agencies for local programs.
This TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, which shall act as the County's
Expenditure Plan, was prepared by the Riverside County Transportation
Commission for the purpose of extending the current % cent local transaction and
use tax for transportation to be collected for an additional 30 years, if approved by
the voters on November 5, 2002 Measure II A". This is proposed by the
Commission as a means to fill the funding shortfall to: implement necessary
highway, commuter rail, and transit projects; secure new transportation corridors
through environmental clearance and right of way purchases; provide adequate
maintenance and improvements on the local street and road system; promote
economic growth throughout the county; and provide specialized programs to meet
the needs of commuters and the specialized needs of the growing senior and
disabled population.
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L E G A L D E D I C A T I O N O F F U N D S
M e a s u r e " A " f u n d s m a y o n l y b e u s e d f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p u r p o s e s a n d d e s c r i b e d i n
t h e l o c a l o r d i n a n c e g o v e r n i n g t h i s p r o g r a m , i n c l u d i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
e n v i r o n m e n t a l m i t i g a t i o n o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o j e c t s , c a p i t a l a c t i v i t i e s , a c q u i s i t i o n ,
m a i n t e n a n c e , a n d o p e r a t i o n o f s t r e e t s , r o a d s , h i g h w a y s , i n c l u d i n g s t a t e h i g h w a y s
a n d p u b l i c t r a n s i t s y s t e m s a n d f o r r e l a t e d p u r p o s e s . T h e s e p u r p o s e s i n c l u d e b u t
a r e n o t l i m i t e d t o e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r t h e p l a n n i n g , e n v i r o n m e n t a l r e v i e w s , e n g i n e e r i n g
a n d d e s i g n c o s t s , r e l a t e d r i g h t - o f - w a y a c q u i s i t i o n , a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n , e n g i n e e r i n g
a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
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N o l e s s t h a n a n n u a l l y , t h e R C T C s h a l l c o n d u c t a n i n d e p e n d e n t f i s c a l a u d i t o f t h e
e x p e n d i t u r e o f a l l s a l e s t a x f u n d s r a i s e d b y t h i s m e a s u r e . T h e a u d i t , w h i c h s h a l l b e
m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c , s h a l l r e p o r t o n e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e e x p e n d i t u r e o f f u n d s
i s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h 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 I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n a s
a d o p t e d b y t h e v o t e r s i n a p p r o v i n g t h e s a l e s t a x m e a s u r e o n N o v e m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 2 .
I n a d d i t i o n , t h e a u d i t s h a l l d e t e r m i n e t h a t M a i n t e n a n c e o f E f f o r t r e q u i r e m e n t s , o t h e r
r e q u i r e m e n t s r e g a r d i n g l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n 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 P r o g r a m s , a s w e l l a s r e q u i r e m e n t s d e s c r i b e d i n S e c t i o n 5 o f t h e P l a n
e n t i t l e d " L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s " h a v e b e e n c o m p l i e d w i t h . T h e a u d i t s h a l l a l s o
i n s u r e t h a t n o m o r e t h a n 1 ( o n e ) p e r c e n t o f t o t a l s a l e s t a x e x p e n d i t u r e s a r e u s e d
f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f s a l a r i e s a n d b e n e f i t s i n i m p l e m e n t i n g t h i s P l a n .
M A N D A T O R Y P L A N U P D A T E A N D T E R M I N A T I O N O F S A L E S T A X
T h i s P l a n s h a l l b e u p d a t e d b y R C T C e v e r y 1 0 y e a r s t h a t t h e s a l e s t a x i s i n e f f e c t t o
r e f l e c t c u r r e n t a n d c h a n g i n g p r i o r i t i e s a n d n e e d s i n t h e C o u n t y , a s d e f i n e d b y t h e
d u l y e l e c t e d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n t h e R C T C B o a r d . A n y c h a n g e s t o
t h i s P l a n m u s t b e a d o p t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h c u r r e n t l a w i n e f f e c t a t t h e t i m e o f
t h e u p d a t e a n d m u s t b e b a s e d o n f i n d i n g s o f n e c e s s i t y f o r c h a n g e b y t h e
C o m m i s s i o n . T h e s a l e s t a x a u t h o r i z e d t o b e c o l l e c t e d b y t h e v o t e r s s h a l l b e
t e r m i n a t e d o n M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 3 9 , u n l e s s r e a u t h o r i z e d b y t h e v o t e r s t o e x t e n d t h e
s a l e s t a x p r i o r t o t h e t e r m i n a t i o n d a t e a s r e q u i r e d u n d e r s t a t e l a w i n e f f e c t a t t h e
t i m e o f t h e v o t e f o r e x t e n s i o n .
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SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED •WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
The Expenditure Plan Map illustrates the Western and Coachella Valley areas. The
Western County area includes the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Canyon
Lake, Corona, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Riverside, Murrieta, Norco,
Perris, San Jacinto, and Temecula. It also includes the unincorporated communities
of Jurupa, Mira Loma, Menifee, Wildomar, and Sun City and other more sparsely
populated areas, and the reservations of the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, the
Soboba Band of Mission Indians, the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians, the Ramona
Band of Cahuilla Indians, and the Morongo Band of Indians.
1. STATE HIGHWAYS
Many more state highway improvement projects are needed to deal with
congestion and safety problems than existing state and federal revenues can
fund. Projected formula funds from these sources over the 30 years is
estimated to be $640 million and will fund less than % of the improvements
needed and identified in the Expenditure Plan, which are estimated to cost
$1.66 billion in current dollars. Measure "A" funds will supplement those
funding sources by an estimated $1.02 billion and will cover the remaining •
costs estimated to accomplish these improvements.
The Highway projects to be implemented with funding returned to the
Western County Area by extending the Measure"A" Program are as follows:
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S t a t e & F e d e r a l F o r m u l a F u n d s
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f r o m 1 - 1 5 $ 2 4 3
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A d d 2 l a n e s e a c h d i r e c t i o n $ 2 3 1
A d d 1 l a n e e a c h d i r e c t i o n $ 2 1 0
A d d 1 l a n e e a c h d i r e c t i o n $ 3 5 9
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l a n e
e a s t b o u n d t r u c k c l i m b i n g $ 7 5
C o n s t r u c t n e w i n t e r c h a n g e $ 1 2 9
A d d t r u c k c l i m b i n g l a n e $ 2 6
R e a l i g n h i g h w a y $ 1 3 2
$ 1 . 0 2 B i l l i o n
$ 0 . 6 4 B i l l i o n
$ 1 . 6 6 B i l l i o n
C o m m i s s i o n m a y a d d a d d i t i o n a l S t a t e H i g h w a y p r o j e c t s , s h o u l d
a d d i t i o n a l M e a s u r e I I A " r e v e n u e b e c o m e a v a i l a b l e .
A n e s t i m a t e d 5 % o f t h e t o t a l c o s t f o r t h e s e h i g h w a y p r o j e c t s ( $ 8 3 m i l l i o n )
w i l l b e u s e d f o r e n v i r o n m e n t a l p u r p o s e s t o m i t i g a t e t h e c u m u l a t i v e a n d
i n d i r e c t i m p a c t s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e s e p r o j e c t s .
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2. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS •State Routes 91 and 60 and Interstate Routes 15 and 215 cannot cost
effectively be widened enough to provide for the traffic expected as
Riverside County continues to grow. In addition to the specific highway
improvements listed in Section 1 above, congestion relief for these highways
will require that new north-south and east-west transportation corridors will
have to be developed to provide mobility within Riverside County and
between Riverside County and its neighboring Orange and San Bernardino
Counties.
Four new Transportation Corridors have been identified as necessary through
the Community Environmental Transportation Approval Process (CETAP)
currently underway. An estimated $370 million in Measure "A" matching
funds to leverage local, state and federal funding will be made available for
environmental clearance, right of way, and construction of these new
corridors. An estimated $70 million of these funds will be used to mitigate
the cumulative and indirect impacts associated with construction of these
projects.
3. PUBLIC TRANSIT
The Transportation Improvement Plan will provide an estimated $390 million •
to expand commuter rail, implement intercity bus services and to continue
and expand programs to assist the elderly, disabled and commuters.
A. Discount Fares and Transit Services for Seniors and Disabled Persons
Seniors and disabled persons are becoming an increasing percentage
of the population each year. They are currently charged a fare on
fixed route transit services that is one-half the normal fare for service
within the Western County area. In addition a number of specialized
transportation programs have been implemented which meet
specialized needs for transportation to medical services, social
service agencies and programs, shopping and other purposes that
cannot be met by conventional transit. A minimum of $85 million in
Measure IfA" funds will be used to guarantee these services.
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" B . C o m m u t e r R a i l a n d I n t e r c i t y B u s S e r v i c e
M e t r o l i n k h a s p r o v i d e d a v i a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e a u t o m o b i l e f o r
t h o u s a n d s o f d a i l y c o m m u t e r s t o O r a n g e a n d L o s A n g e l e s c o u n t i e s
a n d r e d u c e s t h e d e m a n d o n o u r f r e e w a y s . T h e c u r r e n t s e r v i c e l e v e l
n e e d s t o d o u b l e i n t h e f u t u r e a n d e x p a n s i o n o f t h e s y s t e m t o
M o r e n o V a l l e y a n d P e r r i s i s n e e d e d t o r e l i e v e c o n g e s t i o n o n 1 - 2 1 5 .
I n a d d i t i o n , a n i n t e r c i t y e x p r e s s b u s s e r v i c e t h a t f e e d s t h e M e t r o l i n k
s e r v i c e a n d p r o v i d e s a r e a s o n a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e a u t o m o b i l e f o r
d a i l y c o m m u t e r s w h o t r a v e l w i t h i n t h e r e g i o n i s n e e d e d . M e a s u r e
" A " f u n d s w i l l b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e f o r o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e s e s e r v i c e s a n d
t o m a t c h f e d e r a l f u n d s f o r c a p i t a l .
C . C o m m u t e r S e r v i c e s , R i d e s h a r i n g , V a n p o o l s , B u s p o o l s , P a r k - N - R i d e
"
C o m m u t e r t r a f f i c c r e a t e d b y R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y r e s i d e n t s t r a v e l i n g t o
j o b s i n n e i g h b o r i n g O r a n g e , L o s A n g e l e s , a n d S a n B e r n a r d i n o
c o u n t i e s a d d s s i g n i f i c a n t l y t o t h e p e a k h o u r c o n g e s t i o n o n t h e
f r e e w a y a n d h i g h w a y s y s t e m . A n u m b e r o f p r o g r a m s h a v e b e e n
i m p l e m e n t e d t o a s s i s t c o m m u t e r s t o s h a r e r i d e s , r e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n ,
a n d t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t r a v e l i n t h e " c a r p o o l I I l a n e s . T h e s e p r o g r a m s
i n c l u d e ; r i d e s h a r e m a t c h i n g s e r v i c e s ; i n c e n t i v e p r o g r a m s ; v a n p o o l
" s e e d m o n e y " ; b u s p o o l s u b s i d i e s ; a n d p a r k - n - r i d e l o t l e a s i n g . T h e s e
p r o g r a m s w i l l b e c o m e e v e n m o r e n e c e s s a r y i n t h e f u t u r e a s t r a f f i c
i n c r e a s e s . A m i n i m u m o f $ 5 0 m i l l i o n i n M e a s u r e " A " f u n d s w i l l b e
u s e d f o r t h i s p u r p o s e .
4 . R E G I O N A L A R T E R I A L S Y S T E M
T h e f r e e w a y a n d s t a t e h i g h w a y s y s t e m c a n n o l o n g e r b e e x p e c t e d t o h a n d l e
t h e t r a f f i c d e m a n d s f o r t r a v e l b e t w e e n a n d t h r o u g h t h e c i t i e s o f t h e W e s t e r n
C o u n t y a r e a , w i t h t h e d e v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t e d f o r t h e f u t u r e . A s y s t e m o f
r e g i o n a l a r t e r i a l s ( m a j o r l o c a l r o a d w a y s ) w i t h . l i m i t e d a c c e s s , f r e e w a y
i n t e r c h a n g e s , g r a d e s e p a r a t i o n s , a n d c o o r d i n a t e d t r a f f i c s i g n a l s a r e n e e d e d
t o s u p p l e m e n t t h e h i g h w a y b a c k b o n e s y s t e m . T h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n c i l
o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( W R C O G ) , i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e c i t i e s a n d t h e C o u n t y ,
h a s d e v e l o p e d t h i s s y s t e m o f r o a d w a y s t o m e e t t h i s n e e d . T h i s r o a d w a y
s y s t e m w i l l b e p e r i o d i c a l l y u p d a t e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n , o r t h e W e s t e r n
R i v e r s i d e C o u n c i l o f G o v e r n m e n t s , t o r e f l e c t a c t u a l d e v e l o p m e n t t r e n d s .
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Funding to widen existing roads and construct new roads on this system will •
be funded by an estimated $300 million in revenues generated by Measure
II A" and by matching revenues to be generated by the cities and County
implementing a Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) administered
by the Commission or the Western Riverside Council of Governments
(WRCOG).
Examples of the roadways on the regional arterial system that may be
eligible to receive Measure II A" and TUMF funding for widening and other
improvements to increase capacity and traffic flow are:
• Van Buren Boulevard from 1-215 to State Route 60
• Alessandro Boulevard from 1-215 westerly to Central Avenue
• Central Avenue from Alessandro Blvd to Van Buren Boulevard
• Arlington Avenue from Central Avenue to Van Buren Boulevard
• Green River Road from Dominguez Ranch Rd to State Route 91
• Foothill Parkway from Lincoln Ave to Green River Road
• Scott Road from State Route 79 to 1-215
• Clinton Keith Road from State Route 79 to 1-215
• Date Street from State Route 79 to 1-1 5
• State Route 79/1-10 Interchange Improvements and possible bypass to
1-10
• Ramsey Street from Banning City Limits to Field Road
• Ramona Expressway hom San Jacinto to 1-215 •
• Cajalco Road from 1-21 5 to 1-1 5
• Perris Boulevard from State Route 74 to San Bernardino Co. Line
• Pyrite Street from San Bernardino County Line to State Route 60
• Schleisman Road from San Bernardino County Line to 1-15 and
Arlington Avenue
• Domenigoni Parkway from State Street to 1-215
• Railroad Canyon/Newport Road from 1-21 5 to 1-1 5
The final scope and project limits of all improvements proposed for the
regional arterial system will be determined through noticed public hearings,
environmental clearance process, and agreement with affected agencies.
5. LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS
The local street and road system is critical to the every day movement of
people within the cities and the county. This system is reaching "middle
age", with potholes and is in need of continued maintenance and
rehabilitation. New local roads adjacent to new residential and business
developments will continue to be constructed and paid for by the developers .
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f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , c a n n o t p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e f u n d i n g t o m a i n t a i n t h e l o c a l
s t r e e t a n d r o a d s y s t e m a t t h e l e v e l n e c e s s a r y t o a d e q u a t e l y s e r v e t h e p U b l i c .
T h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n w i l l p r o v i d e a n e s t i m a t e d $ 9 7 0 m i l l i o n
s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . T h e f u n d s m a d e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y
a r e a w i l l b e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e c i t i e s a n d t h e c o u n t y b y a f o r m u l a b a s e d 7 5 %
o n p r o p o r t i o n a t e p o p u l a t i o n a n d 2 5 % o n r e v e n u e s g e n e r a t e d b y M e a s u r e
" A " . I n o r d e r t o b e e l i g i b l e f o r t h e s e f u n d s , e a c h a g e n c y w i l l b e r e q u i r e d t o ;
1 ) F i l e a F i v e - Y e a r C a p i t a l I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m , u p d a t e d a n n u a l l y , w i t h t h e
C o m m i s s i o n ; 2 ) P a r t i c i p a t e i n a 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
( T U M F ) P r o g r a m t o b e d e v e l o p e d a n d a d m i n i s t e r e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o r t h e
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n c i l o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( W R C O G ) ; a n d , 3 ) P a r t i c i p a t e i n
t h e M u l t i - S p e c i e s H a b i t a t C o n s e r v a t i o n P l a n ( M S H C P ) c u r r e n t l y u n d e r
d e v e l o p m e n t b y t h e C o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e b y e n d o r s i n g t h e P e r m i t A p p l i c a t i o n
a n d s i g n i n g t h e I m p l e m e n t a t i o n A g r e e m e n t .
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T h e T U M F P r o g r a m s h a l l b e a d o p t e d a c c o r d i n g t o a l l a p p l i c a b l e l a w s a n d
s h a l l p r o v i d e t h a t t h e f i r s t $ 4 0 0 m i l l i o n o f T U M F r e v e n u e s w i l l b e m a d e
a v a i l a b l e t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o f u n d e q u a l l y t h e : 1 ) R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l
S y s t e m , a s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ; a n d , 2 ) D e v e l o p m e n t o f N e w C o r r i d o r s
( " C E T A P " ) d e s c r i b e d a b o v e .
6 . E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T I N C E N T I V E S P R O G R A M
T h e n e e d t o a t t r a c t n e w c o m m e r c i a l a n d i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t a n d j o b s t o
R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y t o r e d u c e t h e n e e d f o r l o n g c o m m u t e s t o O r a n g e a n d L o s
A n g e l e s c o u n t i e s i s i m p o r t a n t t o t h e e c o n o m i c v i t a l i t y a n d q u a l i t y o f l i f e o f
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . A g r e a t e r j o b s - h o u s i n g b a l a n c e i s n e e d e d
i m m e d i a t e l y .
T h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n w i l l p r o v i d e a n e s t i m a t e d $ 4 0 m i l l i o n
f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . T h e s e f u n d s w i l l b e u s e d t o c r e a t e a n I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
I m p r o v e m e n t B a n k t o i m p r o v e e x i s t i n g i n t e r c h a n g e s , c o n s t r u c t n e w
i n t e r c h a n g e s , p r o v i d e p u b l i c t r a n s i t l i n k a g e s o r s t a t i o n s , a n d m a k e o t h e r
i m p r o v e m e n t s t o t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m . G i v e n t h e l i m i t e d a m o u n t o f
f u n d s a v a i l a b l e , t h e R C T C s h a l l d e v e l o p a p r o g r a m o f c o m p e t i t i v e i n c e n t i v e s
t o a t t r a c t c o m m e r c i a l a n d i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t a n d j o b s t o l o c a t e w i t h i n
t h e W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y a r e a .
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In particular, the highest priority for these funds shall be for use in attracting
key industrial development. For example, Western Riverside County through
the provision of a needed interchange or transit service as a part of an
overall package of incentives, could attract industrial development, which
may have otherwise located elsewhere in California, in the United States or
internationally.
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7. BOND FINANCING
Construction of the highway and rail projects and implementation of the local
streets and roads and other programs identified in the Transportation
Improvement Plan are needed as soon as possible. In order to accomplish
this, some level of borrowing will be required. The Commission will
determine the extent of borrowing that is reasonable as the program is
implemented. Up to $270 million, 8% of the revenues expected to be
generated, will be made available for this purpose.
COACHELLA VALLEY AREA
The Coachella Valley area is located in the central part of Riverside County and
includes the cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells,
Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage. It also includes
the unincorporated areas, and the reservations of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians, the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, and the Torre.s Martinez
Desert Cahuilla Indians. The Transportation Improvement Plan is designed to give
flexibility to adjust to changing circumstances and to:
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Improve Traffic Flow and Reduce Congestion on Highway 111
Add/Improve Interchanges on Highway 86 and 1-10
Provide funding for Local Streets and Roads Improvements
Improve Safety and Visibility at Major Intersections and Arterial Roads
Reduce Congestion by Improving Major Roadways Identified as
Important by Local Governments in the Coachella Valley
Provide Express East-West Transit Routes in the Coachella Valley
Improve and Expand Public and Specialty Transit Service
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F i f t y p e r c e n t ( 5 0 % ) o f t h e M e a s u r e " A " r e v e n u e s w i l l b e u s e d f o r S t a t e
h i g h w a y s a n d r e g i o n a l r o a d i m p r o v e m e n t s . T h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P r o j e c t
P r i o r i t i z a t i o n S t u d y ( T P P S ) , d e v e l o p e d t h r o u g h t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
A s s o c i a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t s ( C V A G ) , w i l l f u n c t i o n a s t h e P l a n f o r f u t u r e
n e e d s . P r e v e n t i v e m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e s e M e a s u r e " A " f u n d e d a r t e r i a l s w i l l
b e a l l o w e d , i f a m a j o r i t y o f t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s g i v e
a p p r o v a l .
T h e s y s t e m i m p r o v e m e n t s w i l l b e a c c o m p l i s h e d w i t h a m i x o f M e a s u r e " A "
f u n d s , s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l h i g h w a y f u n d s , a n d t h e e x i s t i n g 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 ( T U M F ) o n n e w d e v e l o p m e n t .
T h i s s e g m e n t o f t h e M e a s u r e I I A " E x p e n d i t u r e P l a n w i l l b e i m p l e m e n t e d
t h r o u g h t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y A s s o c i a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t s .
2 . L O C A L S T R E E T S A N D R O A D S
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T h i r t y - f i v e p e r c e n t ( 3 5 % ) o f t h e M e a s u r e " A " r e v e n u e s w i l l b e r e t u r n e d t o
t h e c i t i e s a n d t h e c o u n t y i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a n d s h a l l b e u s e d t o a s s i s t
w i t h t h e f u n d i n g l o c a l s t r e e t a n d r o a d i m p r o v e m e n t s . T h e s e f u n d s w i l l
s u p p l e m e n t e x i s t i n g f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d l o c a l f u n d s . L o c a l s t r e e t
i m p r o v e m e n t s a d j a c e n t t o n e w r e s i d e n t i a l a n d b u s i n e s s d e v e l o p m e n t s w i l l
c o n t i n u e t o b e p a i d f o r b y t h e d e v e l o p e r s .
C i t i e s a n d t h e c o u n t y i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y m u s t p a r t i c i p a t e i n 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 ( T U M F ) p r o g r a m t o a s s i s t i n t h e
f i n a n c i n g o f t h e p r i o r i t y r e g i o n a l a r t e r i a l s y s t e m i n o r d e r t o r e c e i v e t h e s e
f u n d s . I f a c i t y o r t h e c o u n t y c h o o s e s n o t t o l e v y t h e T U M F , t h e f u n d s t h e y
w o u l d o t h e r w i s e r e c e i v e f o r l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s w i l l b e a d d e d t o t h e
M e a s u r e " A " f u n d s f o r t h e R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l P r o g r a m .
A l l o c a t i o n s o f f u n d s t o t h e c i t i e s a n d t h e c o u n t y w i l l b e b a s e d o n a f o r m u l a
w e i g h t e d 5 0 % o n p r o p o r t i o n a t e d w e l l i n g u n i t s a n d 5 0 % o n M e a s u r e " A "
r e v e n u e s g e n e r a t e d w i t h i n e a c h j u r i s d i c t i o n . A F i v e - Y e a r C a p i t a l
I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m f o r t h e u s e o f t h e s e f u n d s w i l l b e p r e p a r e d a n d
a n n u a l l y u p d a t e d w i t h p u b l i c p a r t i c i p a t i o n b y e a c h c i t y a n d t h e c o u n t y .
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3. PUBLIC TRANSIT •Fifteen percent (15%) of the Measure "A" revenues will be used to improve
and expand public transit and specialized transportation services.
A. Discount Fares and Expanded Transportation Services for Seniors and
Persons with Disabilities
For Seniors (age 60 and older) and persons with disabilities, access to
healthcare, social services, shopping, and recreation is a key to quality
of life. Sunline Transit Agency offers a full array of public transit and
specialized transportation services at reduced prices to individuals in
these special groups. Measure "A" funds will guarantee discounts
continue for the next 30 years. Funds will also be used to expand
services to meet future needs of the growing population of the valley.
B. Specialized Transportation Services
In addition to providing SunBus public transit service, SunDial
paratransit service, and SunLink express commuter service to
Riverside, the Sunline Transit Agency offers specialized transportation
services to Coachella Valley residents and visitors. These services •
include the Vets Express that provides free transportation to the
Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda; SunTrip, that enables those beyond
Sunline's fixed route service area to receive reimbursement they can
pay to volunteer drivers; and SunRide that coordinates the
transportation services offered by many non-profit social service
organizations. All of Sunline's vehicles operate on clean, alternative
fuels thereby preserving the environment and creating a healthier
community while increasing access. Measure "A" funds will assist
these and other types of specialized transportation services which may
be implemented.
C. Bus Replacement and More Frequent Service
Public bus transportation offers communities many benefits -reduced
traffic congestion, reduced wear and tear on roads, reduced parking
demand, and lower emissions. By providing access to schools, jobs
and shopping, it is also a vital force in economic development. This is
especially true in the Coachella Valley where nearly 75% of the 4
million annual SunBus riders take a bus to work and/or school. Public
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S u n l i n e ' s f l e e t t o b e r e p l a c e d a s n e e d e d . F u n d s w i l l a l s o b e u s e d t o
i n c r e a s e f r e q u e n c y o f s e r v i c e , w h i c h i s t h e s i n g l e m o s t i m p o r t a n t
f a c t o r i n u s e o f p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .
P A L O V E R D E V A L L E Y A R E A
T h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y a r e a i s l o c a t e d i n t h e f a r e a s t e r n p a r t o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y . I t
i s g e o g r a p h i c a l l y s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e W e s t e r n a n d C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a r e a s . T h e
p o p u l a t i o n w i t h i n t h e a r e a i s r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l , a n d s i g n i f i c a n t g r o w t h o v e r t h e n e x t
3 0 y e a r s i s n o t a n t i c i p a t e d .
T h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y i s s e r v e d b y I n t e r s t a t e 1 0 w h i c h p r o v i d e s a d e q u a t e
c o n n e c t i o n s t o t h e m o r e w e s t e r l y p o r t i o n s o f R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y a n d e a s t e r l y t o
A r i z o n a . I n c r e a s i n g t r a n s i t n e e d s c a n b e a d e q u a t e l y m e t u s i n g e x i s t i n g r e v e n u e
s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h a t p u r p o s e . T h e g r e a t e s t n e e d f o r t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y i s
a d d i t i o n a l f u n d i n g t o a d e q u a t e l y m a i n t a i n a n d r e h a b i l i t a t e l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s .
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A l l o f t h e f u n d i n g g e n e r a t e d b y M e a s u r e " A " r e t u r n e d t o t h e P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y i s t o
b e u s e d f o r l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s . F u n d s s h a l l b e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e C i t y o f B l y t h e
a n d t h e C o u n t y o f R i v e r s i d e b y f o r m u l a . T h e f o r m u l a d i s t r i b u t i o n i s b a s e d 7 5 % o n
p r o p o r t i o n a t e p o p u l a t i o n a n d 2 5 % o n s a l e s t a x r e v e n u e s g e n e r a t e d i n e a c h a r e a .
M E A S U R E I I A " R E V E N U E A L L O C A T I O N S
( $ m i l l i o n s )
W e s t e r n C o u n t y A r e a
H i g h w a y I m p r o v e m e n t s $ 1 , 0 2 0
N e w C o r r i d o r s $ 3 7 0
C o m m u t e r R a i l ! I n t e r c i t y B u s ! S p e c i a l i z e d $ 3 9 0
T r a n s i t ! C o m m u t e r S e r v i c e s
R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l P r o j e c t s $ 3 0 0
L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d I m p r o v e m e n t s $ 9 7 0
B o n d F i n a n c e $ 2 7 0
E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t P r o j e c t s $ 4 0
T O T A L $ 3 , 3 6 0
C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y
H i g h w a y s a n d R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l s $ 6 2 8
L o c a l S t r e e t s a n d R o a d s $ 4 3 9
S p e c i a l i z e d a n d P u b l i c T r a n s i t $ 1 8 8
T O T A L $ 1 , 2 5 5
P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y A r e a
L o c a l S t r e e t a n d R o a d I m p r o v e m e n t s $ 4 7
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F e d e r a l a n d s t a t e p a r t i c i p a t i o n f o r h i g h w a y s , c o m m u t e r r a i l , n e w c o r r i d o r s ,
a n d m a j o r n o n - h i g h w a y r o a d w a y i m p r o v e m e n t s i s a s s u m e d t o b e $ 4 0 m i l l i o n
p e r y e a r a l l o c a t e d b i a n n u a l l y b y t h e C a l i f o r n i a T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n
t h r o u g h t h e S t a t e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m ( S T I P ) p r o c e s s . 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 c u r r e n t l y p r o g r a m s 2 4 . 2 % o f
t h e s e f u n d s o n a d i s c r e t i o n a r y b a s i s f o r p r o j e c t s . T h i s p r a c t i c e w i l l b e
c o n t i n u e d i n o r d e r t o f u n d m a j o r i m p r o v e m e n t s t h a t w i l l a r i s e a n d h a v e n o t
b e e n a n t i c i p a t e d b y t h i s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t P l a n .
M e a s u r e I I A " r e v e n u e e s t i m a t e s h a v e n o t b e e n a d j u s t e d t o r e f l e c t i n f l a t i o n .
I t i s a s s u m e d t h a t i n f l a t i o n r e v e n u e i n c r e a s e s w i l l b e o f f s e t b y i n f l a t i o n c o s t s
t o d e l i v e r t h e p r o j e c t s . " R e a l G r o w t h " i s a s s u m e d t o p a r a l l e l c o u n t y w i d e
p o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h . B a s e d u p o n t h e s e f a c t o r s M e a s u r e " A " r e v e n u e s o v e r
t h e 3 0 - y e a r p e r i o d a r e a s s u m e d t o b e a b o u t $ 4 . 6 6 5 b i l l i o n .
B A S I S F O R C O S T E S T I M A T E S
A l l c o s t e s t i m a t e s f o r h i g h w a y p r o j e c t s w e r e d e v e l o p e d b y C a l t r a n s b a s e d o n
a s p e c i f i c s c o p e o f i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d a r e b a s e d o n 2 0 0 1 v a l u e s . F u t u r e
c o s t s m a y i n c r e a s e d u e t o i n f l a t i o n o r o t h e r f a c t o r s b e y o n d t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e
C o m m i s s i o n . T h e 2 0 0 1 c o s t s e s t i m a t e s a r e t o b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e
p r o p o r t i o n a t e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f f u n d s t o t h e c a t e g o r i e s o f p r o j e c t s a n d p r o g r a m s
i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o g r a m .
S T A T E H I G H W A Y A N D M A J O R A R T E R I A L P R O G R A M S
A . E l i g i b l e s t a t e h i g h w a y p r o j e c t c o s t s i n c l u d e p r e l i m i n a r y e n g i n e e r i n g ,
e n v i r o n m e n t a l c l e a r a n c e s , d e s i g n e n g i n e e r i n g , p r o j e c t m a n a g e m e n t ,
r i g h t o f w a y a c q u i s i t i o n a n d l o n g - t e r m l e a s e s a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n .
M e a s u r e I I A " f u n d s a r e i n t e n d e d t o s u p p l e m e n t a n d n o t r e p l a c e
e x i s t i n g f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e s o u r c e s . I f i t i s d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e
C o m m i s s i o n t h a t R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y i s n o t r e c e i v i n g i t s f a i r s h a r e o f
e x i s t i n g f u n d s , s a l e s t a x f u n d s m a y b e d i r e c t e d t o o t h e r t y p e s o f
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n n e e d s .
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B. The actual scope of the highway, and major arterial projects to be
implemented is to be determined through a prioritization process, •required environmental analysis, and full consideration of reasonable
alternatives. Public participation during the environmental analysis
process is required.
C. The Commission shall establish a "State Highway Account" for
funding capital expenditures for state highway improvements.
4. PUBLIC TRANSIT
A. Eligible programs include: special discount fares for the elderly and
persons with disabilities; funding for computer assisted rideshare
programs; commuter incentive programs; "seed" programs to
encourage the creation of vanpools and buspools; bus capital
replacement and additional bus service in the Coachella Valley; and
capital and operating assistance for commuter rail expansion and
intercity bus service implementation in the Western County area.
B. Western County area commuter rail services are anticipated to
continue to be operated by Metrolink on existing rail lines to Los
Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties. Increasing the level of
services will require negotiation of the appropriate agreements with
the railroads and appropriate cost sharing between the counties •served. Extension of service to the Moreno Valley area and the City
of Perris is anticipated to be along the San Jacinto Branch Line owned
by the Commission. Measure"A" funds will be used for operating
costs and to match federal and state funds for capital improvements.
C. Western County area intercity bus express services to be implemented
are intended to specifically target commuters and provide a viable
connection to the Metrolink service and transportation between and to
key employment centers within the region.
D. The Commission shall establish a "Public Transit Account" for funding
these programs. The Commission shall determine which public
transportation or specialized transportation services operators, and
carpool/vanpool facilitating agencies, shall receive funding assistance.
The Commission may directly provide or operate these services and
programs if it is determined that they are the most appropriate agency
to do so in the Western County area. In the Coachella Valley area, the
services will be provided by the Sun Line Transit Agency. Based on 30
year funding estimates, the amount of funds should be $340 million
for the Western County and $188 million for the Coachella Valley
area.
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A . E l i g i b l e l o c a l s t r e e t a n d r o a d p r o j e c t c o s t s i n c l u d e a n y e n v i r o n m e n t a l
r e v i e w a n d m i t i g a t i o n , e n g i n e e r i n g , r i g h t o f w a y a c q u i s i t i o n a n d ,
c a p i t a l o r m a i n t e n a n c e c o s t . D e c i s i o n s o n p r o j e c t s a r e t o b e m a d e b y
l o c a l j u r i s d i c t i o n s , b u t s u b j e c t t o c a p i t a l I m p r o v e m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s .
B . A n n u a l p o p u l a t i o n e s t i m a t e s u s e d f o r t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n f o r m u l a f o r t h e
W e s t e r n C o u n t y a n d P a l o V e r d e V a l l e y a r e a s s h a l l b e f r o m t h e S t a t e
D e p a r t m e n t o f F i n a n c e . D w e l l i n g u n i t e s t i m a t e s u s e d f o r t h e
d i s t r i b u t i o n f o r m u l a i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y s h a l l b e f r o m t h e R i v e r s i d e
C o u n t y P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t . A c t u a l S t a t e B o a r d o f E q u a l i z a t i o n r e t a i l
s a l e s t r a n s a c t i o n s s h a l l b e u s e d f o r t h e f o r m u l a i n a l l t h r e e a r e a s . T h e
C o u n t y P l a n n i n g D e p a r t m e n t s h a l l e s t i m a t e t h e s h a r e f o r e a c h o f t h e
u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a s f o r t h e t h r e e a r e a s , f r o m t h e t o t a l r e t a i l s a l e s
t r a n s a c t i o n s f o r t h e t o t a l u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a .
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c o m p l i a n c e w i t h m a i n t e n a n c e o f e f f o r t r e q u i r e m e n t s b e f o r e a l l o c a t i n g
f u n d s f o r l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s . F u r t h e r , t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l n o t
a l l o c a t e f u n d s t o a n i n d i v i d u a l c i t y o r t h e C o u n t y f o r l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d
r o a d s w i t l : l i n t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y a n d C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a r e a s u n l e s s
t h e l o c a l a g e n c y i s c e r t i f i e d b y t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y A s s o c i a t i o n o f
G o v e r n m e n t s o r i n t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y A r e a b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n o r t h e
W e s t e r n R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y A s s o c i a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t s a s a p p l i c a b l e ,
t o b e a p a r t i c i p a n t i n 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
( T U M F ) p r o g r a m n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e R e g i o n a l
A r t e r i a l P r o g r a m i n t h e i r a r e a . T h e c i t i e s a n d t h e c o u n t y i n t h e
W e s t e r n C o u n t y A r e a m u s t p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e M u l t i S p e c i e s H a b i t a t
C o n s e r v a t i o n P l a n ( M S H C P ) b y e n d o r s i n g t h e P e r m i t A l l o c a t i o n a n d
e x e c u t i n g t h e I m p l e m e n t a t i o n A g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e r e s o u r c e s a g e n c i e s
i n o r d e r t o b e e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e l o c a l s t r e e t s a n d r o a d s f u n d s .
D . F u n d i n g w h i c h i s n o t a l l o c a t e d t o a c i t y o r t h e c o u n t y b e c a u s e i t i s n o t
a p a r t i c i p a n t i n t h e T U M F p r o g r a m i n t h e C o a c h e l l a V a l l e y a r e a a n d t h e
T U M F a n d t h e M S H C P i n t h e W e s t e r n C o u n t y a r e a s h a l l b e a l l o c a t e d
t o t h e R e g i o n a l A r t e r i a l P r o g r a m i n t h e g e o g r a p h i c a r e a i n w h i c h t h e
c i t y o r p o r t i o n o f t h e c o u n t y i s l o c a t e d .
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6. FUNDING FLEXIBILITY AND BONDING TO EXPEDITE PRO.JECTS •
The Commission may make maximum use of available funds by temporarily
shifting allocations between geographic areas and transportation purposes.
However, the proportionate shares for areas and purposes over the 30-year
period may not be changed without an amendment of the Transportation
Improvement Plan as required by law. Shifts may not be made without
previous consultation with the affected agencies and two-thirds majority
approval of the Board of Commissioners.
The Commission may also use bonds to speed implementation of some
projects. Bonding will not be used without first determining that the benefits
of an accelerated program outweigh the additional cost of interest on
borrowing funds.
7. INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF LOCAL FUNDING SUPPORT
All state highway, commuter rail, and regional arterial projects using $1
million or more of sales tax revenues shall be signed to inform the public that
local voter approved revenues are being used to support the project.
8. SEVERANCE PROVISIONS •If any provision of this Transportation Improvement Plan is for any reason
held invalid and unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that
holding shall not effect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
provisions, and the Commission declares that it would have passed each part
of the Plan irrespective of the validity of any other part.
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October 12, 2011
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THIRD D1STRICT September 27,2011
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
Riverside County Transportation Commission 'r:
4080 Lamon Street, Third Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
Dear Anne:
•
As a product of the private sector, I am used to getting things done in an expeditious
manner. So, as you can imagine, delays in public projects often frustrate me and at
times, even anger me. One of the most important infrastructure corridors to be defined
and built, exists in my District, the extension to Highway 79. I am dismayed at the length
of time this project has taken to finally define its orientation via the environmental
process. The defined alignment of this road, triggers important economic development
plans for the surrounding communities of Hemet, San Jacinto, and Winchester, at a Ume
when not only the construction jobs are needed, but also when the commercial
benefits to this corridor are needed.
, am formally requesting, at our next ReTC meeting, to have an agendized Item that will:
1. Give the Commission an update on where the environmental work is at this
point in time;
2. When a defined alignment will be determined, for the benefit of property
owners, along these potential corridors, so surrounding municipalities can
begin planning strategies;
3. What kind of funding is planned or not planned for right of way acquisition
along the chosen corridor;
4. Send staff direction to provide a timetable that begins when the alignment is
chosen and to have staff identify, if any funding sources are identified and if
not, to begin the process of haVing staff begin to look for funding
mechanisms to build this important corridor, and an assumption of when this
infrastructure necessity can be completed.
DISTRICT Om<.'E: FRENCH VALLEY
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37600 SK\' CANYON DRIVf;, #505
MlIRJlJ);rA" CA 92563
TOLL FREE ] -866-383-2203
RIVERSIDE OFflCE (951) 698-7326 • FAX: (951) 677-0669 HEMET OFFICE
4080 LEMON STREET, 5TH FLOOR www.supjeffstone.org 43950 E. ACACIA, SUITt: A
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 HEMET, CA 92543
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Thank you for your assistance in this matter. •
Third District Supervisor
County of Riverside
CC: Mayor Franchville, Oty of Hemet
CC: Mayor Miller, City of San Jacinto
CC: Chairman Domenigoni, Winchester M.A.C.
CQ John Petty, Third District Planning Commissioner
CC: Juan Perez, Director, Riverside County Transportation
CC: George Johnson, Director, Riverside County Transportation and land Management Agency
CC: Charles landry, Director, Regional Conservation Authority
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LEGEND
• Driveway
Existing State Route 79
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Figure 1.2-1
SR 79 Driveway
Encroachments
Draft Environmental Impact Report!
Environmental Impact Statement
State Route 79 Realignment Project
-----J Existing State Route 79
==---..J Hemet Locally PrefefTcd
Alternat ve
San Jacinto Locally
Preferred Alternative
-----J Potentia Corridor
Potentia Intersection
or Interchange
Ncw Design Option For
Potentia Intersection
or Interchange
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