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Home My WebLink AboutREDwalterph1lailloN►u"I CO u n c l l m E m o Ran ()u m January 18, 201 1 City Counci l VIA :Michael Codron, Assistant City Manage r FROM :Jay Walter, Public Works Directo r SUBJECT : Public Hearing Item PH-1 January 18, 2011– MTC Concurrenc e Public Hearing Item #1 on the January 18, 2011 Council agenda recommends adopting th e proposed FY 2010-11 Program of Projects (POP). The Mass Transportation Committee (MTC) reviewed the POP at their regular meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 and concurred wit h recommendation by unanimous vote . Attached are the January 12, 2011 MTC draft minutes . Date : TO :RECEIVE D JAN 18 2010 SLO CITY CLER K RED FIL E MEETING AGENDA PATE,I/It/i(.ITEM #r ?a , hard copy: email: a COUNCIL a CDD DIR o CITY MGR a FTT DIR a ASST CM a FIRE CHIEF a ATTORNEY a PW DIR a CLERIUORIG 0 POLICE CHIEF a PIE a PARKS RRECDIR a TRIBUNE o UTIL DI R a NEW TIMES o HR DIR a SLO CITY NEWS 0 COUNCIL o CITY MGR a CLERK T :\Council Agenda Reports\Public Works CAR\2011\TRANSIT\CAR-SLO TRANSIT PROGRAM OF PROJECTS (POP) 01-18-2011\RE D FILE COUNCIL MEMORANDUM-MTC DRAFT MINUTES .doc CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISP O MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTE E COUNCIL HEARING ROO M 995 PALM ST . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 201 1 DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER : Chairperson Elizabeth Thyne called the meeting to order at 2 :45 p .m . ROLL CAL L Present: Susan Rains, Denise Martinez, Elizabeth Thyne, Art Apruzzese, Louis e Justice, Margaret Crockett, and Jonathan Elli s Vacant : Student Representativ e Staff: John Webste r ANNOUNCEMENT S Mr. Webster reported that the Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) System had bee n formally accepted by the city on October 31, 2011 and provided a demonstration of th e On Time Vehicle Information Access (OTvia) option now available for passengers vi a the internet . There was general MTC/Staff discussion about the city transit website an d informatio n PUBLIC COMMENT S There were no public comments . A . CONSENT ITEM S A-1 . Approval of November 10, 2010 Regular Meetin g Ms . Justice noted some date corrections . Ms . Crockett moved to approve the November 10, 2010 meeting minutes as amended . Ms . Rains seconded the motion . The motion passed unanimously . B. DISCUSSION ITEMS B-1.Marketing Sub-Committee Updat e Ms . Crockett reported that the sub-committee had a productive meeting with Fre d Munroe at the Laguna Senior Mobile Home Park regarding the transit systems an d educational outreach efforts . Mr . Apruzzese discussed his second draft of updating the marketing plan presentatio n and the goal of getting a new campaign implemented . He outlined the possibility of th e City Transit Dept . expanding the part-time position to a full-time position to be used fo r marketing and outreach . He reiterated the marketing goal of getting more people out o f their cars and onto public transportation . Mr . Webster noted that he would bring a final marketing plan report to the March 9, 201 1 MTC meeting for review prior to submission to Council for updating . He agreed with th e need for expanding the position to a full-time to be able to implement any additional in - house marketing . He stated that although 50% of the funding for operations comes fro m Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5307 the 50% local match would be the challeng e as it was generated from the Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds which ar e below historical levels . Given the existing staff workloads there was currently not enoug h staff to work on facilitating marketing goals, e .g . outreach to student factions and senior centers and this position would be a valuable addition to try and generate new riders an d revenue . Mr. Yucikas recommended the sub-committee speak with regional ridesharing and rapi d transit agencies to explore what those agencies were doing in their marketing effort s within their infrastructures . He also suggested that a Jury badge be valid for free bu s transportation . B-2.Receive Staff Report on Possible Taxi Ordinance Revision s Mr . Webster discussed staff research into the possibility of a MTC recommendation t o Council to change the current taxi regulations and for the Council to hold an annua l review of city taxi fare structures, permit allocations, and operation requirements . H e noted that if the Council approved an annual public hearing and review process, the n future taxi operators and permits could be approved and assigned as an administrativ e process . He outlined some basic changes proposed to Municipal Code/Chapter 5 .20 . He also distributed a handout regarding Santa Monica city taxicab rules and asked MT C members to review the document to determine if there were any components therein tha t could be added to San Luis Obispo's city requirements . He asked members to email input and agreed to return at the March meeting with recommendations in a final repor t for review and submission to Council . C . ACTION ITEM S C-1 . Review and Approve FY 2010-11 Program of Projects (POP ) Mr. Webster discussed the annual Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant requirement s to review/approve POP listings . Since the 1990 census, the City of San Luis Obispo ha s been classified as an Urbanized Zone Area by the federal government and is eligible t o receive Federal FTA grants for transit operating and capital assistance . To apply for thes e grants, the City Council must complete the following on an annual basis : 1.Publish the Program of Projects (POP); 2.Seek approval by the San Luis Obispo Urbanized Zone Area (SLO UZA ) Technical Committee ; 3.Hold a public hearing on the proposed POP for federal transit assistance ; 4.Adopt a resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to file a gran t application and execute the grant agreement ; an d 5.Forward the approved POP to San Luis Obispo Council of Government s (SLOCOG) for review and amendment into the Federal Transportatio n Improvement Program (FTIP). The planning estimate for the SLO UZA for this fiscal year is $2,075,803 . This i s comprised of $1,843,246 in new revenue for this year plus an unused amount of $232,55 7 from last year . The original draft POP was legally noticed in the Tribune on December 18, 2010 . Mr . Webster noted that as part of the SLO UZA review process it was agreed that som e projects are discretionary in nature and might need to be deferred if the final FT A apportionment (due early this year) is lower than the estimated fund amount . With this i n mind the Marketing Trailer capital project will be deferred until next fiscal year and wa s the reason it was removed from the original draft POP table published in the Tribune o n December 18, 2010 . If the final apportionment comes in higher than expected the exces s funding will be carried over to next fiscal year programming process for SLO transi t Projects . The outline of POPs/line items was as follows : SLO TRANSIT OPERATIONS FOR 2010/1 1 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANC E BUS CAPITAL REPAIRS BUS REPLACEMEN T SLORTA PARA TRANSIT OPERATION S SLO CITY RESERV E He also discussed the local match funding and the request of additional funding for th e expanded/full-time marketing position . Mr . Yucikas moved to concur with the submitted Program of Projects and recommende d that it be sent to Council for adoption . Ms . Crockett seconded the motion . The motion passed unanimously . D . INFORMATION ITEM S D-1.Transit Manager's Repor t D-2.Operating-Performance Report s Mr . Webster presented highlight discussion on the reports as presented . MEMBER COMMENT S Ms . Justice discussed the inconvenience to the public when reduced service was in plac e during Cal Poly breaks . Ms . Thyne reported that the roof leaked at the Judson Terrace stop . The meeting adjourned at 4 :45 p .m . to the regular meeting March 9, 2011 at 2 :45 p .m . Respectfully submitted , Lisa Woske, Recording Secretary