July 24, 2015 Board Meeting. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Item 1 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Oath of Office

July 24, 2015 Board Meeting

San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority

Item 1

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll CallOath of Office


Item 2

June 29 Signing of Interagency Transfer AgreementChair Pedrozo & Dan Leavitt

June 29 Signing of ITA



On June 29, 2015 Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty and SJJPA Chairperson John Pedrozo signed the Interagency Transfer Agreement (ITA).

Management of the San Joaquin intercity passenger rail service to SJJPA became effective on July 1, 2015.

Caltrans and the LOSSAN agency concurrently signed the ITA to transfer management of the Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service to the LOSSAN agency.


The full signed SJJPA ITA is available on the SJJPA webpage at: www.acerail.com/sjjpa

The completion of the ITA is a substantial achievement (over 500 pages in length with Appendices).

The ITA could not have been completed without the efforts and commitment from CalSTA and Caltrans. Chad Edison, Deputy Secretary of

Transportation for CalSTA, and Bruce Roberts, Chief of Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation


Special Recognition for: Kristina Assouri, Deputy Attorney with Caltrans Legal Division and Crystal Ortiz, Rail Transportation Manager with Caltrans, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation They were brought on late in the process by

Caltrans to get the two ITAs completed. SJJPA Letter to the Director of Caltrans

regarding the SJJPA’s appreciation of Kristina’s and Crystal’s exceptional work in getting the SJJPA ITA completed and signed prior to the deadline.


Item 3

Presentation by City of SacramentoCouncil Member Steve Hansen


Item 4

Consent Calendar 4.1 Approve Minutes from May 15, 2015 Board Meeting

4.2 Approve Next SJJPA Board Meeting Location and Start Time

September 18, 2015: Merced at 1:30 pm


Item 5

Public Comments


Item 6

Presentation by BNSF: San Joaquin Performance, Projects, & PTCRick Depler

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San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Board Meeting

BNSF Passenger Operations Friday, July 24, 2015

Rick Depler BNSF Assistant Director Passenger Operations

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Passenger Operations Vision Statement

“To be the best Passenger Operations Team in the industry - measured by safety, on-time and incentive earned – composed of highly trained, highly motivated

personnel, committed to continuous improvement and capable of fully realizing the

potential of the passenger operator agreements while protecting the BNSF freight

franchise.”

BNSF Yearly Contractual OTP2005 through July 22, 2015

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BNSF Yearly Contractual OTP2015 Jan-Jul 22

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Passenger Train Speed Restrictions – daily average per week – July 2014 – July 2015

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21” total (05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)

13” total (05” basic tolerance,

08” BNSF ½ recovery time)

Heat Restrictions

Tie gang

Passenger Train Speed Restrictions – daily average per week – July 2014 – July 2015

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Heat Restrictions

Tie gang

BNSF Contractual OTPPer train for - July 1-22, 2015

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Passenger Speed Restrictions – daily average per week – May – July 2015

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Heat Restrictions


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Heat Restrictions


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Heat Restrictions

Operating Challenges

2304/19/23

Train Volumes

MOW Production

Operating Challenges continued…

2404/19/23

Weather

Service Interruptions

Operating Challenges continued…

2504/19/23

Amtrak failure

Slow Orders

Summary Challenges

On-going new dispatcher training/development.

MoW planning

Signal issues

Schedule

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04/19/2327

Network Operations Center

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Item 7

Ratify State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee Representative & Alternate

Brian Schmidt

SJJPA was invited to participate in the “State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Committee”

The Committee will be comprised of participating representatives and members of each state and public entity that sponsors a state-supported intercity service, and representatives from Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Ratify State-Amtrak Committee Reps.

This Committee will aid in negotiations, decision-making and planning for the benefit of the state-supported intercity services and will address issues related to the cost methodologies of the services provided by Amtrak.

As the Managing Agency for the San Joaquin rail service, the SJJPA could designate one State Representative and one Alternate.


On July 6, 2015, Chairperson Pedrozo appointed Stacey Mortensen, Managing Director as the Representative for SJJPA and Brian Schmidt, Director of Operations for SJJPA as the Alternate.

The Committee held its first meeting on July 9, 2015 and SJJPA was represented by Stacey Mortensen and was appointed to the Reports Sub-Working Group and the 514 Equipment Capital Group.


Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact.

Recommendation: Ratify the Chairperson’s appointment

of Stacey Mortensen as SJJPA representative to the Committee and Brian Schmidt as the Alternate to the Committee.



Item 8

San Joaquin Operations Update

Brian Schmidt

San Joaquin Update

State Working Group - Working on the New Generation Locomotive Procurement with Caltrans, CCJPA and Amtrak. Delivery of the first of 6 locomotives to Northern California is scheduled for July 2016. The working group has three (3) sub-committees for the project: Production/Schedule Delivery & Testing, and Operations and Servicing.

Participating with the time checks between stations

on the San Joaquin Corridor to create a revised and reduced schedule for the train service. This is scheduled to be completed in August.

San Joaquin Update

Working on identifying Minor Capital Projects at Stations on the corridor in coordination with Caltrans and Amtrak.

Participate on the daily morning calls for the San Joaquin Service.

Beginning to receive text and email alerts regarding San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor Service trains.

Working with Caltrans and Capitol Corridor to develop a plan defining Equipment Maintenance responsibilities in the Oakland Facility and at outlying locations in Bakersfield and Sacramento

Train Delays for October through June

Near Miss Incidents - 41 Average Delay 6 minutes

Vehicle on Tracks - 56 Average Delay 37 minutes

San Joaquin Incidents- 13 Average Delay 76 minutes (24 trains delayed due to the 13 incidents)

Other Train Incidents - 17 Average Delay 82 minutes

(BNSF, UPRR & CCJPA)

San Joaquin Rolling Stock Update

San Joaquin On Time Performance

San Joaquin OTP Oct. 1 thru July 12, 2015

Trains Operated - 3,458 Trains On-Time - 484 Trains Late - 974 FY Year OTP - 71.8% July OTP - 81.3%

San Joaquin On Time Performance

Ridership Year-to-date vs. Projected %

FY15 Projected Diff San Joaquin 873,007 916,700 -

4.8 Capitol Corridor 1,099,296 1,059,100

+3.7 Pacific Surfliner 2,030,858 1,968,200

+6.0

FY 2015 Ridership


Item 9

Amtrak 2015-16 Operations Contract

Brian Schmidt


Item 10

SJJPA Marketing and Outreach Update

Karlha Davies


Marketing goals by next Board Meeting

Hire staff (1 full time position) Partner with Caltrans Division of Rail and

Mass Transportation to ensure a smooth transition plan from Amtrak California and discuss TMD Marketing Contract

Develop strategic deliverables for Marketing & Outreach goals in business plan and focus on 2 corridor communities


3 Month Goals Develop RFP for SJJPA.com website

development Develop RFP for graphic designer Develop RFP for outreach community

representatives Transition social media from Amtrak

California to San Joaquin JPA


Item 11

San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee

Dan Leavitt

The purpose of the SJVRC is to discuss and formulate plans, suggestions, and ideas for changes and improvements to passenger trains service in the San Joaquin Rail Corridor and then pass these on to SJJPA.

Per the May 15, 2015 SJJPA Board action, before the SJVRC can report to the SJJPA, the SJVRC will need to convene and take action to change their By Laws.


“Regular Members must be a resident of the county they represent and cannot be an elected official. Regular Members cannot be staff of SJJPA Member Agencies or SJJPA staff.”

“The SJJPA may select up to four (4) additional Regular Members who reside in counties outside of the those counties listed above that are served by San Joaquin Thruway bus services and/or represent areas that could be served by future extensions of the San Joaquin (as indentified in the latest SJJPA Business Plan).”

Recommended Edits to SJVRC Bylaws

There will be no “Associate Members” or “Agency Associate Members”.

Regular Members and their respective Alternates shall be appointed by the SJJPA.

The Committee shall meet 2-4 times a year, at the time and place designated by prior minute order of the Committee.

Special Meetings may be called by the Chairperson or upon the request of any six (6) Regular Members if approved by the Chairperson of SJJPA.

Recommended Edits to SJVRC Bylaws

There are a number of vacancies currently with the SJVRC. A number of Members have left their

service with the SJVRC (including several SJJPA Board Members and Alternates) and have not been replaced.

With the recommended changes to the By Laws, there will be many more openings available on the SJVRC.


Alameda County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws changed

Contra Costa County: 1 appointment open Fresno County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws

changed Kern County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws

changed Kings County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws

changed Los Angeles County: No appointments open


Madera County: 0 open; 2 after By Laws changed Mariposa County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws changed Merced County: 2 appointments open Sacramento County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws

changed San Joaquin County: 0 open; 2 after By Laws

changed Stanislaus County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws

changed Tulare County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws changed


Fiscal Impact: There will be some staff hours needed

to provide staffing for the SJVRC. However, this is an anticipated activity of SJJPA staff and is not expected to impact the proposed budget of the SJJPA.


Recommendation: Approve the suggested changes to the

San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee By Laws.

Direct staff to work with SJJPA Member Agencies to provide recommendations to the SJJPA for new SJVRC Members & Alternates.



Item 12

Northern California Mega-Region Study

Dan Leavitt

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is planning on doing a study focused on “The expansion of the Northern California Mega Region and the role of the Sacramento Area’s growing innovation ecosystem”.

The Institute is a partnership of business with labor, government, higher education, and philanthropy.


A key question guiding the study:

As the Northern California Mega Region continues to grow, what new infrastructure needs are emerging to support the growing economic activity?


The work will examine the growing housing crisis in the Bay Area and how the Northern San Joaquin Valley is providing housing for people who live and work in the Bay Area and Sacramento.

A focus of the work will be the increased pressure on key roadways such as I-5, I-580, I-680, I-880 and I-80 and the role that the expansion of the Capitol Corridor and ACE can play in supporting the Mega Region.


The scope of their work initially focused predominately on the 1-80 corridor (Sacramento – Bay Area) the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority is

helping to fund the study. ACE is expecting to be a participant in

the study and the scope has been revised to include the ACE service and ACE expansion program.


Staff is under discussion with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute regarding the potential for the study to include the San Joaquin Service.

Additional focus on the connection between the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, and the Northern San Joaquin Valley to the Bay Area via San Joaquin Corridor.


This study should investigate the potential economic impacts of the San Joaquin improvements proposed in the SJJPA 2015 Business Plan Update including: More frequent San Joaquin service, San Joaquin service that arrives in the Bay

Area and Sacramento in the early morning (utilizing mid-corridor starts),

The extension of the San Joaquin service to Oakland Coliseum/BART (Oakland Airport).



Item 13

CIPR Leadership Coalition Update

Dan Leavitt

CA Intercity Passenger Rail Leadership Coalition

17 California State Senators (including Senator Galgiani, Senator Cannella, and Senator Pan from the San Joaquin Corridor) are advocating for at least $500 million annually in funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the TIRCP or increase the funding percentage from 10%

of ongoing Cap & Trade funds to 20% to support the expansion of transit and intercity rail services throughout California.


The Assembly Select Committee on Rail will be holding a hearing on August 21, 2015 at 10:00 am in Modesto (1010 10th Street, Modesto City Hall/Stanislaus County Chambers): This hearing will focus on the improvement and

expansion of the San Joaquin and Altamont Corridor Express rail services.

The members of the Senate Select Committee on Passenger Rail and other member of the Legislature from the San Joaquin Valley will be invited.



Item 14

Administrative Matters or Announcements• Correspondence

Dan Leavitt

On June 30, 2015 CalSTA announced the recipients of the first round of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for Cap & Trade.

The Capitol Corridor JPA was awarded $4.62 million for a travel time reduction/track improvement program in the Bay Area. This program will result in a 3-minute travel

time savings for San Joaquin passengers traveling to Oakland.

Correspondence

CalSTA informed the SJJPA that the $21.5 million “Stockton-Escalon Double Track Segment 4” project (SJJPA’s major application) did not receive Cap & Trade funding since it will be fully funded through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

Correspondence


Item 15

Board Members Comments


Item 16

Adjournment

July 24, 2015 Board Meeting

Documents

July 24, 2015 Board Meeting. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Item 1 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Oath of Office