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2018-05-15 Regional Transit Board of Directors Meeting

Sacramento Regional Transit Board Meetings — Tuesday, May 15, 2018
BodySacramento County, California
SessionSacramento Regional Transit Board Meetings
DateTuesday, May 15, 2018
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0:44

I think you're safe.

0:45

I think you're safe.

0:47

Yeah.

0:54

Okay.

0:54

We're going to call to order the uh May 14th, 2018 meeting of the Regional Transit Board of Directors with the clerk.

1:03

Please call the role to establish quorum.

1:05

Director Budge.

1:07

Director Hansen will be a little late.

1:09

Director Harris.

1:11

Director Hume.

1:12

Director Jennings.

1:14

Director Miller.

1:15

Director Morin.

1:16

Director Natoly.

1:18

Here.

1:18

Director Shanier.

1:20

Director Cerna?

1:22

Chair Kennedy.

1:24

Here.

1:24

With that, we have a quorum at 100 votes.

1:28

This meeting of the Sacramento Regional Transit District will be cable cast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel.

1:37

Tonight's meeting will air on Wednesday, May 16th at 9 a.m.

1:41

and replayed on Friday, May 18th at noon.

1:45

And webcast at WWW SAC Metro Cable.tv is also closed caption.

1:53

Members of the audience wishing to address the board should fill out a speaker card located at the room, rear of the room, and provide it to me or Adam.

2:01

Please speak into the microphone and state your name for the record.

2:05

We would appreciate everyone turning off their cell phones.

2:09

Thank you.

2:10

And noting the arrival of Director Shanier.

2:13

Thank you very much.

2:14

Would you please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

2:26

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

2:42

Thank you.

2:42

We have three cards.

2:46

The first of which is Barbara Stanton.

2:51

We will have four cards when Arthur turns his in.

2:54

Thank you.

2:59

Good evening, Chair and members of the board, directors.

3:03

Barbara Stanton, writership for the Masses Group.

3:07

A long time ago we were asked to write a letter of support for travel training for the YOLO bus bid.

3:16

And our question is, are we going to see the general manager report on the issue?

3:25

And if so, when will that be reported to the public?

3:29

And what was the outcome of the bid?

3:32

And how much did the whole thing cost?

3:36

So that's our question.

3:37

We did write a letter of support for travel training because we like tran the travel training that Paratransit uh provides to people.

3:47

So that's my question.

3:49

Mr.

3:49

Lee, you have a response.

3:51

Yes, actually we bid on the contract.

3:54

And uh uh what contract you could just in a service provider, which is a you know private service provider, and uh bid very close to NABIT.

4:06

Uh considering they have done that a thousand of times.

4:10

You know, the international company repeat um thousands of this type of projects.

4:15

Uh yeah.

4:16

And did it cost RT a lot of money to put the bid in and as far as man hours or it didn't up, but uh we did this as a first time with bitch something like that, and we kind of like uh we we you know well in the final mist.

4:32

Great.

4:33

Thank you so much.

4:34

Thank you.

4:35

Mike Bernbaum.

4:39

Thank you, Chair Kennedy, members of the board.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Transit█████████████████████████████████████████████54%
Real Estate Management████████9%
Public Comment██████7%
Procedural█████6%
General Manager Report█████6%
Budget and Finance████5%
Engineering And Infrastructure████5%
Labor Standards███4%
Governance Options██2%
Summary of Proceedings

2018-05-15 Regional Transit Board of Directors Meeting

Note: The meeting transcript opens with the Chair stating "May 14th, 2018 meeting," but the provided meeting date is 2018-05-15. This summary uses the supplied date but notes the discrepancy.

The Regional Transit Board of Directors convened on May 15, 2018, with a quorum of 100 votes. The meeting covered consent calendar items, public comments, a general manager's report, and several resolutions. Key topics included a grant delegation for microtransit pilot routes, a summer student fare program, a property sale amendment, and updates on state transit grants and service improvements.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 1 through 10, 12, 13, and 16 were approved unanimously. Item 11 (resolution approving second and third amendments to the purchase and sale agreement for 880-936 Arden Way) was pulled by Director Budge due to concerns about an undetermined purchase price reduction. It was continued to the end of the meeting after closed session. Item 12 (Horn Road Light Rail Station project) was questioned by Director Natoli about the initial phase and grant amount; staff clarified the project is moving into final design with a $1 million grant and approximately $8 million construction cost. Item 14 (microtransit pilot delegation) and Item 15 (summer student pass) were advanced with separate votes.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Barbara Stanton (Ridership for the Masses) asked about the travel training contract bid for YOLO bus; staff confirmed they bid but were not selected. She also expressed concern that North Sacramento/Del Paso Heights and South Sacramento were excluded from the microtransit pilot, recalling prior neighborhood shuttle programs that were discontinued. She concurred with a letter from SACRUE.
  • Mike Bernbaum reported on recent state grant awards including the Valley Rail Project, Shasta Regional bus service, Fast/Fairfield/Suisun Transit, and Capitol Corridor improvements. He later urged the board to oppose efforts to repeal SB1 and suggested exploring a regional transit measure for the SACOG area.
  • Felix Huerta (Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3) submitted a petition to represent 66 management and professional employees at Regional Transit. He warned against retaliation and requested the board allow the process to proceed through state mediation.
  • Brenda Anderson requested clarification on the transfer of authority from the board to the CEO/GM regarding decision-making.
  • Jeffrey Tardiya raised multiple issues: a streetcar meeting, the Connect card system (malfunctions at several stations and on Route 51), microtransit pilot purpose, lack of inclusion of disadvantaged areas, and route frequency on Route 51. He also asked Director Kennedy to disclose any conflict of interest regarding microtransit and the Sacramento Transportation Authority.
  • Arthur Ketterling asked about a scheduled folding event (June 17th) from a prior STA meeting; staff confirmed.
  • Rick Hodgkins supported preserving SB1, noted concerns about microtransit not running weekends, and suggested raising parking fees at light rail stations and bringing paratransit in-house or using microtransit for paratransit trips.
  • Sarah Kerber (Sacramento Transit Riders Union) supported the discounted summer student pass program.

Discussion Items

  • Item 11 – Arden Way Property Sale (Continued from consent): Director Budge objected to approving a price reduction determined in closed session without board deliberation. After discussion, the item was deferred to the end of the meeting following closed session. Later, the board voted unanimously to approve after closed session.
  • Item 14 – Microtransit Pilot Program Delegation: Staff presented the delegation of authority to execute a grant agreement with the Sacramento Transportation Authority for microtransit in 10 (later 11) communities. Public comment noted exclusion of North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights. The motion passed unanimously.
  • Item 15 – Summer Student Pass: A resolution to authorize a two-month summer student pass ($20) for July and August 2018, available on Connect Card and Zip Pass. Staff reported the pilot was successful. Mike Bernbaum proposed a friendly amendment to consider a three-month pass ($40) for future years; the board agreed to evaluate after the pilot. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Item 17 – General Manager’s Report: GM Lee reported on recent state grant awards totaling over $84 million from TIRCP and SCCP for light rail vehicle replacement, gold line expansion (low-floor vehicles, double tracking), and a $300,000 planning grant for a BRT corridor study. He also mentioned extended gold line service to midnight starting June 17. Staff provided an update on Route 51/82 capacity issues: wheelchair pass-ups are about 1% system-wide, and operators will be instructed to ask ambulatory riders to vacate wheelchair securement areas. Microtransit may help address capacity.
  • Item 19 – Amended Light Rail Operations Agreement with Sacramento: Staff presented the revised agreement providing more equitable cost sharing. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Item 21 – Surplus Property at Calvine Road and Albury Drive: Staff presented two offers: Catalyst Development ($1.6M for multifamily housing) and Calvine Development ($1.5M for unspecified retail). Staff recommended Catalyst due to alignment with TOD goals. Director Natoli requested staff examine a remnant easement to the east, coordinate with Elk Grove Unified School District, and address long-term maintenance. Informational only.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Items 1-10, 12, 13, 16 approved unanimously. Item 11 continued to end of meeting, then approved unanimously.
  • Item 14: Resolution delegating authority for microtransit grant approved unanimously.
  • Item 15: Summer student pass resolution approved unanimously.
  • Item 18: Public hearing on FY19 preliminary budget accepted; motion to continue to June 11, 2018 passed unanimously.
  • Item 19: Light rail operations agreement approved unanimously.
  • General Manager's Report: Received with public comment; no formal vote.
  • Surplus Property: Informational; staff to return with next steps.
  • Closed Session: Held for real estate negotiation on Arden Way property; item 11 approved upon reconvening.

Meeting Transcript

I think you're safe. I think you're safe. Yeah. Okay. We're going to call to order the uh May 14th, 2018 meeting of the Regional Transit Board of Directors with the clerk. Please call the role to establish quorum. Director Budge. Director Hansen will be a little late. Director Harris. Director Hume. Director Jennings. Director Miller. Director Morin. Director Natoly. Here. Director Shanier. Director Cerna? Chair Kennedy. Here. With that, we have a quorum at 100 votes. This meeting of the Sacramento Regional Transit District will be cable cast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel. Tonight's meeting will air on Wednesday, May 16th at 9 a.m. and replayed on Friday, May 18th at noon. And webcast at WWW SAC Metro Cable.tv is also closed caption. Members of the audience wishing to address the board should fill out a speaker card located at the room, rear of the room, and provide it to me or Adam. Please speak into the microphone and state your name for the record. We would appreciate everyone turning off their cell phones. Thank you. And noting the arrival of Director Shanier. Thank you very much. Would you please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. We have three cards. The first of which is Barbara Stanton. We will have four cards when Arthur turns his in. Thank you. Good evening, Chair and members of the board, directors. Barbara Stanton, writership for the Masses Group. A long time ago we were asked to write a letter of support for travel training for the YOLO bus bid. And our question is, are we going to see the general manager report on the issue? And if so, when will that be reported to the public? And what was the outcome of the bid? And how much did the whole thing cost? So that's our question. We did write a letter of support for travel training because we like tran the travel training that Paratransit uh provides to people. So that's my question. Mr. Lee, you have a response. Yes, actually we bid on the contract.

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