Sacramento Regional Transit District Board of Directors Meeting - June 12, 2019
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Sacramento Regional Transit District Board of Directors Meeting - June 12, 2019
Note: The transcript of the meeting indicates the meeting was called to order on June 10, 2019; however, the provided metadata specifies the meeting date as June 12, 2019. This summary uses the specified date.
The meeting was called to order with a quorum of 100 votes. The board approved the consent calendar and the FY2020 operating and capital budget, and received updates on marketing and security initiatives.
Consent Calendar
- Items 1–21 were considered. Public comment was heard from Mike Barnbaum, who expressed concern that approving the staff recommendation to reschedule the July 15 board meeting to a noon retreat would eliminate an evening meeting for the public. He proposed an alternative that added an evening meeting on July 29 and maintained the regular schedule. Jeffrey Tardi Giacke commented on disabled access to the building. The board voted unanimously to approve the consent calendar.
Public Comments & Testimony
- On item 22 (FY2020 Budget), no additional public comments were made beyond those during the consent calendar.
- During the public address portion (non-agenda items), Mike Barnbaum informed the board about upcoming meetings of the Paratransit Board, Roseville Transportation Commission, Capitol Corridor JPA, and an RT open house on the light rail modernization project.
- Jeffrey Tardiya thanked RT for addressing a bus stop issue on 14th & L Street and suggested that the IT department could offer insights at the board retreat.
- Arthur Ketterling reported a train announcement error on a Sunrise train where the stop designation was given incorrectly.
- After the General Manager's report, Mike Barnbaum gave a lighthearted comment on the marketing campaign.
Discussion Items
- FY2020 Budget (Item 22): Brent Berniker presented the operating budget of ~$193 million and capital budget additions of ~$230 million. 82% of the operating budget goes to service. The budget includes new service for Elk Grove, Folsom, Smart Ride, and SAC Forward. The reserve balance is healthy with an estimated $5 million surplus for FY2019. The board approved the budget and the TDA claim resolution unanimously.
- General Manager’s Report (Item 23): Henry Li acknowledged the finance department, noted a meeting with FTA, and reported on a discussion to convert the streetcar project to a light rail extension under SAC ID. He mentioned RT’s recognition at the APTA Mobility Conference and an invitation to testify. Deborah Sernanis presented the marketing campaign, including new bus stop signs with ADA compliance and a geo-targeted digital billboard campaign. Vincent Beatty introduced the Transit Ambassador Program, a reorganization of fare inspection to emphasize customer service and flexibility, with more staff coverage at the same cost. The board discussed trip planning tools and ambassador deployment.
- Reports (Items 24–25): Written reports were received on the Paratransit Inc. Board and San Joaquin JPA meetings. Mike Barnbaum provided additional information on the San Joaquin service schedule and Amtrak connections.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the consent calendar (items 1–21) unanimously.
- Adopted the FY2020 operating and capital budget and the TDA claim resolution unanimously.
- Received and filed reports on the General Manager’s update and JPA meetings.
- The board noted the upcoming Rancho Cordova Lyft pilot program “Free Five to Ride” for RT riders.
- No formal votes were taken on the General Manager’s report items; they were informational.
Meeting Transcript
It's pretty hot out there. Especially with these jackets on. Yeah, I know. That's true. Yeah, thanks. No, I know that's why I resent the LSP. So I think that's where we have our one. I hope it's getting more similar. Hey Arthur, how are you? Good evening. Call to order the June 10, 2019 meeting of the Sacramento Regional Transit District Board of Directors. Would the clerk please call the roll? Director Budge? Director Hansen. Director Kozloski? Here. Director Hume? Here. Director Jennings is marked as being absent. Director Miller? Director Natoli. Director Shanier? Director Cerna? Here. 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 an eruption, a Metro Cable the 14, the local government affairs channel. Tonight's meeting will air on June twelfth at 6 p.m. and replayed on June 17th at 2 p.m. and will be webcast at WWS Metro Cable dot TV. It is also closed caption. Members of the audience wishing to address the board should fill out a speaker card located at the rear of the room and provide it to me or Adam. Please speak into the microphone and state your name for the record. Thank you. Thank you. Would you please stand and join me in the Pledge Allegiance? Underground. We have the consent calendar items one through twenty-one. And I have a speaker in my hand for item six, and I believe you have one as well. I do. So we will start with Mike Barnbaum. Mike Barnbaum and I wanted to speak about uh the rescheduling of of the meeting. Uh I recall back when the RT meeting calendar came out uh for calendar year two thousand nineteen in December of two thousand eighteen. Uh there was uh a bit of public comment about not enough meetings or lack of meetings. Uh and just on that note, I I looked into this uh agenda item, and I know that what if approved, what it would do is uh not have an evening meeting throughout the month of July, meaning that the next evening meeting uh on the regular calendar would not occur until Monday, August 12th. So I I thought that that would be a concern for the public uh not having their evening available to come to uh an open meeting uh of the board and afternoons might be a little bit difficult uh to get to, but I fully get it and understand the reasoning behind the idea and the need for a board retreat. So I want to put I want to put this on the table. Uh I would make a motion to approve the staff recommendation of a retreat for 12 noon at the address listed in the resolution on Monday, July 15th. I would in addition uh request an open 530 p.m.
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