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Attachment I.l
JTA
Skyway
Subcornmittce
FROM:
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr..
CEO
Brad Thoburn,
VP
Long Pla¡uri and
S
CC:
JTA Board of Directors
Sþway
Advisory
Group
SUBJECT:
Resolution}0l5-30:
Approval of
the
Board
of
Directors
Foiicy
Regarding
the
Future
of
the Automated Skyway Express
RECOMMENDATION
Staffrecommends the
JTA
Skyway
Subcommittee
approve for
Board
consideration
the
affached
resolution
supporting the continued operation
of
the
Automated Skyway
Express
iSkyway)
and
development
of a
Skyr*ay
Modemization Program
The Skyway
Modernization Program will
include
replacernent
of
the
existing
vehicles and
evaluation
of
future extensions.
SUMMAR.Y
A
Board
resolution related
tc
the future
of
the Sþway
recommends
conliru.red
operations
of the
Skyway
and
deveioprnent
of a Skyway Modernization Prograrn that includes
the
following:
A
Capital
Plan
to support
r,ehicle
replacement
and
upgrades
the
operating system
and
infrastructure.
The
capiøl
plan
should consider innovative
technologies available
to
replace the
existing
vehicles
A System
Flan
identifying
the optimal
dr:wntown circulator
system
that
connects
with
existing
and
emerying downtown devclopments
and nearby neighborhoods. This should
include
evalvation of,options, including different
modes,
fbr
an Ðast-West
corridor
from
Riverside
to the Stadiurn/Shipyards
and
a sorridor
connecting
San
Marco
to the
Southbank:
System
planning
should
be
conduçtedín
a
manner that allows the JTA to
pursue
FTA
Section 53û9 New
Starts funding.
An ûperating Plan
for
the
existing and
expanded
system
that
includes service hours,
frequency of
service
and fleet requirement.
This sl¡ould
consider expansion
of
Skyway
sçryioe horrs
an
evenings
and
weekends.
A
Financial Plan îdenti{yíng funding needs
for
modernízatton,
potentiatr
system
expansion,
and
long-term
aperatians
and maintenance.
The
financial
plan
wiil
inciude
a
strategy
to
a
a
a
a
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Subj:
Resolution
20154A
Approval
of
the
Board
of
Directors
Policy
Regarcling
the
Furure
of
the
Automatcd
Skyr,vay
Express
Page 2
Department
of Transporfation,
Federal
Transit Adrninistration,
Florida
Department
of
Transportation,
North
Florida Transportation
Planning
Organizafion,
City
of Jacksonville
and
other
potential
public
and
ptivzte
funding
partners.
Staff
will
solicit
the services
of
a
Skyway
Modernization
consuh¿nt
to assist
in
the
development
of
the madernization program.
The
resolution also
requires
JTA
staffto
report
qlßrterly
to the
Board
of
Directors
and
provide
the
final
Skyway
Modernization
Program
to
the
Board
of
Directors
and
Members
of the
Skyway
Advisory
Group
by
December2tl6.
BACKGROUND
Planning
for the
Skyway started
in
the early
1970's to
address
traffîc congestion,
air qualíty
and
parking
issues,
Construction
of
a
starter
line from
the
Prime
Osborne Convention
Center
to Central
Station began
in
1987
and operations
on
the line
began
in
1989.
The
currenl ccnfiguration
of
the
Skyway was
completed
in
2000. The
Skyway
is a2.5
mile bi-directional
sysrem
with
I
stations
and. a25,At0
square
f,oot operations
and
maintenance
facility.
Today, the
Skyrvay supporfs
approximately
5,000
trips
per
day
and hàd
L.32
million
trips
in ñscal
year
2t15.
The
Skyway
operates
on
weekdays
from
6
a.m.
to
9
p.m.
and for
select
special events.
Total
systern
cost including
planning,
design,
construction,
vehicles
and
equipment
was
185
mülion.
Funding
for
the system came
from JTA,
the
City of
Jackscnville, Florida
Department
of
Transportation
and the
Federal
Transit
Administration.
If JTA
fails
to utilize
the
federal
assets for
their
useful life
and
defaults
on
the
grant
agreement
with
the
Federal
Transit
Administration
or
the
Florida
Department
of
T'ransportation,
JTA
could
be required
to
pay
back
the
remaining
value
of those
assets.
Furthermore,
any
default
on
a
grant
agreement
would
be
considered
when evaluating
future
grant
applications,
JTA
estimates
the
crnrent value
of the tbderai
ínvestrnent
to
be
33.5
million
and the value
of
state investments
at
12.I
million.
Begir::ring
in
August
2014,
JTA.
staff initiated
a
study to
assess the
condition
of
the
vefucles,
operating
system and
tnfrastructure of
fhe
Sk1'r,vay
and
develop
options
addressing
the needs
of
the
Sk1'r,vay in
prepantion
fcrr the
rnid-life overhaul
of the
Skyway
vehicies.
The
current
Skyway
vehicles
are not
used
eisewherc
and.
ate
no longer
supported
or
reproduced
by the
manutacturer,
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Approval
of
the
Board
of
Directors
Policy
Regarding the Future
of
the
Automated
Skyway
Express
Page
3
rehabilitation
of
elevators
and
replacement
of some escalators.
Guideway decks and
concrete
beams
xe in
overall satisfactory condition,
but
the
bearns
are
experiencing
some diagonal
and
rcdial cracking
requiring
repair
and
application
of fiber
reinforced
polymer
in thc
near
future. The
steel
box
girders,
piers
and
column
support arc
in overall
satisfactory
condition,
needing
routine
maintenance,
such
as a
new
paintcoatfor
the steel
box members,
The
operating
system
is experiencing
obsolescence issues, the
most significant
being the
powsr
supply
distribution,
which is called
the
Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA).
Programmable
Logic
Controllers
(PLCs)
are
akey
ccmponent of this systern
and a¡e also
obsolete.
The
SCADA
system
is
planned
for upgrades
The most
significant
issues facing the
Skyway
involve
the
condition
ofthe
vehicles
and
the
abllity
to overhaul
thern
to
extend theír
service liFe. Four
of the ten
vehicles
are not
in
service
today due
to
an issue
known
as the
permíssíve
movement
authority failure.
Even more
critical, the
propulsion
control
system
is obsolete and
it
is
unclear whether
it
can be upgraded
or replaced.
JTA
purchased
25 of
the main
contrsller
boa¡ds
needed
to
keep the
propulsion
system
operating.
Staffcontinues
to
look
for alternative
solutions
for
replacement
of these
boards.
Another issue
that is
plaguing
the
vehicle
system
is nnotor repairs.
The motor
is
a
special
unil which
is
not
comrnercially available
on
the
market.
The lead time
of
motor repair at
present
time
is
four
to
six
months
An
altemative
solution
is being
explored
to cr¡t
the turnaround
time
on repairs.
These issues
sall into
question
the
ability
to
effectively
overhaul
the vehicles.
Because
of
concerns
about
the
ability
to
overhaul
the
vehicles
the
study
explores
various
technologies
and rnodes
to
determine
if
any were
suítable as replacements
f,or the current
technology.
The
assessrnent
also involved
a lormal
Request
of
Industry
Feedback
(RFIÐ
to
gauge
interest
and
feasibilþ
ofthree opfions:
¡
Overhaul
of
Vehicles
r
Like-kind
replacement
of Skyway vehicles
o
Repiacement
with new vchicles
allowing
for
minor modifications
to
the
guideway
infrastructure
Responses to
the RFIF
offered the f.ollor,ving insights:
o
The
feasibility
of an overhaul
of the
vehicles
was not
seen
favorably
o
No
interest
v/as
expressed
for
thc
like-kind vehicle
repiacement
.
The option
of
rnodifying
the structure
to
accommodate
anew'
vehicie is
líkely
too
costly,
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Resolution
2Al5-30:
Approvai
of
the
Board
of
Directors
Policy Regarding
the Future
of
the
Automated
Skyway
Express
Page
4
of the
Skyway.
The
Skyr,vay
Subcommittee
mct
six
times
and
the
Skyway
Advisory
Group
participated
in
tive
meetings.
A
public
forum
was
held
on October
26
andNovember
3.
Additionally,
an
oniine
survey
was
made available
to
gain
additional
pubiic
feedback.
JTA
stafi
identified
four options
for consideration
by
the
Subcommittee and
Advisory
Group.
These
included:
1,
Overhaul
vehiclcs
2.
Replace
vehicles
3. Decommission
and
rcplace Skyway
with
Streetcar,
trolley
bus rapid
Transit
or
Personal
Rapid
Transit
4.
Decommission
Skyway,teplase
with streetcar,
trolley,
bus rapíd
transit
or
personal
rapid
transit
and
repurpose
sþway infrastructure
as
elevated
bicycle
and
pedestrian
pafh
While the
Subcomrnittee
was nst established
to
çvaluate the Skyway
extension,
input
from
the
Advisory
Group
and
public
feedback
indicated
thís
was
an important
consideration-
Therefore,
JTA
íncluded
questions
about
extending
the
Skyway
in
the
online
survey.
At the fifth
meeting
of
the
Sþ way
Subcommittee
and
Skyway
Advisory
Group, the
following
consensus
policy
stateûrents
were
developed:
1.
It
is
importanf
to
have
a
high
quality
Downtown
transit circulator.
2.
The
Skyway
represents
a
significant
investment
by
the
taxpayers. JTA
and the
Ciff
should
carefirlly
consider
that
ínvesfment
when
making its
decísion
about
the future
of the
Skyway
3.
The
transportation
systern
should
be
modernized,
íncluding
improvements
to
the
operating
system,
stations,
gaið,eways
and vehicles.
4.
Future
plans
rnust supporf
the
vision
for
downtown
developmentr
consistent
with
the
Downtown
Investrnent
Authority's
Community
Reinvcstment
Plan,
anð.that
vision
shoutd
drive
decisian-naaking
fw
dawrrtown transportation
investments.
5. To
rcach its
full
potentiatr,
varíous extensions,
without being
specific
fo rnode
andincluðing
expansion
of apenting
hours, should
be considered
to
support
the
Downtown
Investment
Authority's
vision
for lJowntown
Jacksonville
and
to connect ta
ategional
transportation
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the Board
of Directors
Poiicy
Regarding
the
Future
of
the
Automated
Skyway Express
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5
preferred
converting
to
an elevated multi-use
path.
When
asked
about
potential
extensions
of
the
Skyway,
83%
supported
the
Sports Complex/Shipyards
extension;
79Yo
werc
in
favor
of
the
Riverside/Brooklyn
extension
and66o/a supported connecting
the
system
to San lvfarco.
At the
sixth meeting
of
the
Skyway Subcommittee,
JTA staff was dirccted
to
develop a
formal
policy
recommendation for
consideration
at the
December
trO
meeting of the
JTA
Board of
Directors.
Based on the technical analysis,
consensus
policy
statements and
public
feedback;
JTA
staff
developed
the
poiicy
recommendations
for
Board
consideration.
FISCAL
IMPACT
The
preliminary
estimate of
cost to
replace
vehícles and modernize the
infrastructure
and
operaiing
system
is
74
million. These
are
planning
level estimates
and do
not
include contingency
firnding
or the cost of
ertensions.
The
Skyway Modernization
Propam
will
include
a
Financial
Plan with
long-term fiscal
impacts.
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R_U,SOLUTION
NO.
2015-30
RESOI,UTION
STATING
THE .ITA
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS
POLICY
RELATED
TO THE
FUTURE
OF
THE
AUTOMATED
SKYWAY
EXPRE,SS
IVHER-EAS,
'fhe
Automated Sky,'vay Express
is a
downtown transit
circulator
that
extends
2.5
bi-dkectional miles, operatcs
from
6 a.m.
to
9
p.m.
on weekdays,
provides
approximately 5,000 trips
per
weekday, and had
L32 million
trips in fìscal
year
2015;
WHEREAS,
planning for
the
Skyway
began
in
the
early
1970s
by the
Florida
Department
of Transportation
(FDOT)
and
the
City of Jacksonville to
help address
downtown
congestion,
air
qtality
and
parking
issues;
WIIER-EAS,
the
Skyway is
an
elevated structure that
provides
highly
reliable, fast
and
frequent service in
the urban
core;
WIIEREAS' the
Sky*ay
cosû
185
million for
planning,
design, construction,
vehicles
and
equipment
and
was funded
by
the
JTA,
Federai
Transít
Administration (FTA,
formerly
the
Urban Mass
Transit
Administration),
FÐOT
and
the
City
of
Jacksonvilie;
\ryHER.EÄS,
if
the
JTA
fails to
use
the federally
and state
funded
assets for their useful
life, JTA
is subject
to
pay
back
the
remaining useful
life
of
the
assets
to
the
grant
making agencies;
WHEREAS,
any
default
on
the
gtarrt
agreemerrt would
be a
factor cansidered in seeking
future
grants
from
the
FTA;
1ryHEREAS, the
vehicles
used
for the
Sklway are due
for theír
midlife
overhaul
and are
no longer
produced
or in
operation elsewhere,
making
parts
and service increasingly difñcult
to
obtain;
\ryHEREAS,
the
difficutty
in
abtaining
parts
and servicing the
vehicles
results
in higher
operation and maintenance costs and aáversely impacting
system
reliability;
WHEREAS,
the
Skyway is
a
unique system that
has
iconic
value
for
Jacksonville;
1ryHEREAS, downtown
çírçulaúon is
an important
pafi
of
the
Downtown
investment
Authority's
vision;
WHEREAS,
developing an ef{ective
publîc
transit
sysTem
is
important for
strengthening
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gain
public
inpuT;
WHEREAS,
807ô of,
the
1,ó19
respondents
to
the
public
survey
indicated support
for
replacing the
Skywa¡'
vehicles
and
expanding
the
system;
and
WIIER-EAS,
the
Skyw ay Subcommittee
and Skyway Advisory Group developed
the
following
consensus
policy
statements:
1. It is important to
have
a
high
quality
downtown
transit circulator.
2.
The Skyway represents a significant
investment by the
taxpayers. JTA
and
the
City
should
carefully consider thaf
investment
when making
its
decision about the future
of the
Sþnvay.
3,
The
transportaian
system
shculd
be modernized,including improvements to the
operating
system, stations,
guideways
and
vehicles
4.
Future
plans
must
support the vision lor
downtown
development consistent
with
the
Downtown
Investment
Authority s
Community
Reinvestment
Plan,
and
that visíon should
drive decision-making
for
downtown
transportation investments.
5. To reach its
full
potential,
varíous
exûensions, without
being
specific io mode
and including
expansion
of
operating hcuts, should be considered
to
support
the
Downtown
[nvestrnent
Authority's
vision
for Downtown
Jacksonville
and
to
connect
to a
regional transportation
plan.
6.
The ultimate
Sþway
solution
should be
a collective
effort
among rnultiple
stakeholders
(e.g.,
federal,
state,
local,
and
private
sector).
NOlry, THEREFORE
BE IT
RESOLVED,
that
the
JTA Board
supports
keeping
the
Automated
Skyway
Express,
modemizing
the system by
replacing the
vehicles, and
exploring
options to build on to
the
existing system.
The
JTA
Board
fuither
directs staff
to
develop
a
Skyway Moderdtzation
Program that
addresses
the
following:
o
A
Capital Plan 1o supporl vehicle
rcplacamñfit and
upgracles
to the
operating system
and
infrastructure.
Thc
capital
plan
should
consider innovative technologies
available {o
replace
the
existing
vehicles.
o
A
System
Plan
that
identifics the
optimal
downtown circulator
syslem
and
connects
cxisting
anci emerging downtown.
deveiopmenfs.
This
should include
evaluationof options
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secure
state
and
federal
funds;
explore
joint
use
development,
transit
oriented
development
and
public
private
partnerships
to
assist
in
funding,
financing
and
delivering
projects
and
services;andevaluaterarcpolicyFundingopportunitieswillbeexpioredr,viththeU,S'
Department
of
Transportation,
Federal
rtantit
Administration,
FDOT,
North
Florida
Transportation
Plannin
gorganzation,
city
of
Jacksonville
and
other
potential
public
and
private
funding
Paftners'
The
JTA
Board
directs
thaf
JTA
sta{T
report
quartcrly
o.n
the
development
of
the
Skpv'ay
Modernization
program
anci
submit
the
dnal
l,tlodetn.',xion
Program
to
the
ITA
Board
of
Directors
by
December
2aï6
Copies
of
the
modernízation
program
will
also
be
provided
to
members
of
the
Skyway
Advisory
Group'
staff
is
also
directed
to
provide
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Mayæ
of
the
cily
c
I Jacksonville'
Members
of
the
.lacksonville
city
council,
the
Duval
County
state
an4
federar
regislative
delegation,
Secretary
of
the
Florida
Departmént
of
Transportation,
District
Two
Secretary
of
the
Florida
Department
of,Transportation,
a ä g
edminr¡trator
ofthe
Federal
Transit
Administration'
Region
Four
Adrninistrator
åf
tn
Federal
dansit
Administration,
Members
of
the
North
Florida
Transportation
Planning
Oryatnzatioo,--
uo¿
members
of
the
Northeast
Ftorida
Regional
'fransportation Commission.
V|/8,
the
undersigned,
being
the
Chairman
and
Secretary
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Jacksonvill
t
ansportaãon
Authoiity,
do
hereby
certifu
that
the
foregoing
is
a
true
and
correct
copy
of
a resolutiai- ãåp J
at
a
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o uä*¿-* ting
of
the
Board
of
Ðirectors
of
the
Jacksonville
Transportation
Authority
held
on
December
10,2Ût5.
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L
McCaleb,
Chairrnan
{sEAL)
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J.
Holzendorf,
SecretarY
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