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Technical Advisory Committee
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was called to order at
1:32 p.m. by Chairperson Cameron in Conference Room B-106, Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority (VTA), 3331 North First Street, San José, California.
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Representing Status Girum Awoke Vice Chairperson City of Gilroy Present
Nichol Bowersox Member Town of Los Altos Hills Absent Dawn Cameron Chairperson City of Mountain View Present
Todd Capurso Member City of Campbell Present
Steve Chan Alternate Member City of Milpitas N/A
John Cherbone Member City of Saratoga Present
Scott Creer Member City of Morgan Hill Absent
Steve Erickson Member City of Milpitas Present
Harry Freitas Member County of Santa Clara Absent David Gittleson Alternate Member City of Morgan Hill Absent
Zahir Gulzadah Member City of San José Absent
Gary Heap Alternate Member City of Gilroy N/A
Jessica Kahn Member City of Monte Sereno Absent
Philip Kamhi Member City of Palo Alto Present
Helen Kim Alternate Member City of Mountain View Absent
Roger Lee Member City of Cupertino Absent
Michael Liw Member City of Santa Clara Present
Matt Morley Member Town of Los Gatos Absent Barry Ng Alternate Member County of Santa Clara Absent Dennis Ng Member City of Sunnyvale Present Macedonio Nunez Alternate Member City of Saratoga N/A
Amy Olay Alternate Member City of Campbell N/A
Lisa Petersen Alternate Member Town of Los Gatos Absent Jim Sandoval Member City of Los Altos Absent
Carol Shariat Alternate Member City of Santa Clara N/A
Sylvia Star-Lack Alternate Member City of Palo Alto N/A
David Stillman Alternate Member City of Cupertino Present
Lillian Tsang Alternate Member City of Sunnyvale N/A
Jessica Zenk Alternate Member City of San José Present
VACANT Alternate Member City of Los Altos N/A
VACANT Alternate Member Town of Los Altos Hills N/A VACANT Alternate Member City of Monte Sereno N/A
Technical Advisory Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 October 9, 2019
Attendee Name Title Representing Status Nick Saleh Ex-Officio Member California Department of Transportation Absent
Fariba Zohoury Ex-Officio Alt. Member California Department of Transportation Present
Pilar Lorenzana Ex-Officio Member Metropolitan Transportation Commission Absent
Therese Trivedi Ex-Officio Alt. Member Metropolitan Transportation Commission Absent
Ngoc Nguyen Ex-Officio Member Santa Clara Valley Water District Absent
Chris Hakes Ex-Officio Alt. Member Santa Clara Valley Water District Absent
2. ORDERS OF THE DAY
There were no Orders of the Day.
3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no Public Presentations.
4. Committee Staff Report
Marcella Rensi, Deputy Director of Grants & Fund Allocations and Staff Liaison, provided
a report, highlighting the following: 1) actions taken at the October 3, 2019 VTA Board of
Directors (Board) meeting; 2) VTA’s year-long safety campaign, “You Can’t Beat a
Train,” in conjunction with National Rail Safety Month; 3) VTA’s Caltrain Santa Clara
Station Pedestrian Underpass Project received its fifth award, the American Public Works
Association’s Project of the Year Award, under the Transportation Category; and
4) announced Scott Haywood, Deputy Director, Transit Planning and Capital Development
will be the new TAC Staff Liaison.
On order of Chairperson Cameron, and there being no objection, the Committee
received the Committee Staff Report.
5. Chairperson’s Report
Chairperson Cameron reported the Board, on an 8 to 4 vote, approved the 2016 Measure B
Bicycle/Pedestrian Capital Projects Competitive Grant Program Criteria and increased the
Communities of Concern criteria from 5 to 10 points. She expressed appreciation to the
TAC working groups’ efforts and announced the call for projects for the program is
forthcoming.
6. Reports from TAC Working Groups
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Working Group
Celeste Fiore, Transportation Planner, provided a brief report of the
September 24, 2019, CIP Working Group meeting, highlighting the following:
1) Plan Bay Area 2050; 2) 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models
Competitive Grant Program Draft Criteria; and 3) next scheduled meeting is
October 22, 2019.
Systems Operations & Management (SOM) Working Group
There was no report.
Technical Advisory Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 October 9, 2019
CONSENT AGENDA
7. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 11, 2019
M/S/C (Kamhi/Capurso) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of
September 11, 2019.
8. FY2019 Annual Transit Operations Performance Report
M/S/C (Kamhi/Capurso) to receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Annual Transit Operations
Performance report.
RESULT: APPROVED – Agenda Items #7-8
MOVER: Philip Kamhi, Member
SECONDER: Todd Capurso, Member
AYES: Awoke, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Kamhi, Liw, Ng,
Stillman, Zenk
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bowersox, Creer, Freitas, Kahn, Morley, Sandoval
REGULAR AGENDA
9. Election Process for 2020 Advisory Committee Leadership: Appoint Nomination
Subcommittee.
Michelle Oblena, Associate Management Analyst and Advisory Committee Coordinator,
provided an overview of the election process.
M/S/C (Awoke/Zenk) to appoint a nomination subcommittee comprised of Members
Capurso and Kamhi to identify Committee members interested in serving as the
chairperson or vice chairperson for 2020.
RESULT: APPROVED – Agenda Items #9
MOVER: Girum Awoke, Vice Chairperson
SECONDER: Jessica Zenk, Member
AYES: Awoke, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Kamhi, Liw, Ng,
Stillman, Zenk
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bowersox, Creer, Freitas, Kahn, Morley, Sandoval
10. 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program
Draft Criteria
Nicole He, Transportation Planner II - Grants & FA, provided a presentation on the 2016
Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program criteria.
Technical Advisory Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 October 9, 2019
A robust discussion ensued on the program criteria, specifically on first/last mile distances.
M/S/C (Capurso/Stillman) on a vote of nine ayes to zero noes to one abstention to
recommend that the VTA Board of Directors approve the 2016 Measure B Innovative
Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program criteria and further recommended staff
to 1) clarify catchment area for first/last mile and 2) revisit the criteria after the first call
for projects to determine if any adjustments should be made.
RESULT: APPROVED – Agenda Items #10
MOVER: Todd Capurso, Member
SECONDER: David Stillman, Alternate Member
AYES: Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Kamhi, Liw, Ng, Stillman,
Zenk
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Awoke
ABSENT: Bowersox, Creer, Freitas, Kahn, Morley, Sandoval
11. VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report Ending June 30, 2019
Gene Gonzalo, Engineering Group Manager - Capital Program provided a written report
on the VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report Ending June 30, 2019.
On order of Chairperson Cameron, and there being no objection, the Committee
received a status update on the VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report Ending
June 30, 2019.
OTHER
12. Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Activities and Initiatives Update
Chairperson Cameron indicated Ex-Officio Member Lorenzana provided a written report
regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) activities and initiatives
update.
13. Caltrans Activities and Initiatives Update
There was no Caltrans activities and initiatives update.
14. Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Activities and Initiatives Update
There was no Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) activities and initiatives update.
15. TAC Committee Work Plan
Ms. Rensi provided an overview of the Committee Work Plan.
On order of Chairperson Cameron, and there being no objection, the Committee
reviewed the TAC Committee Work Plan.
Technical Advisory Committee Minutes Page 5 of 5 October 9, 2019
16. ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no Announcements.
17. ADJOURNMENT
On order of Chairperson Cameron, and there being no objection, the meeting was
adjourned at 2:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Mena, Board Assistant
VTA Office of the Board Secretary
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
and
2000 MEASURE A CITIZENS WATCHDOG COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER The Regular Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)/2000 Measure A Citizens
Watchdog Committee (CWC) was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairperson Schulter in
Conference Room B-106, VTA River Oaks Campus, 3331 North First Street, San Jose,
California.
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Represents
nts
Status
Jon Cacciotti Member Business & Labor Absent
Aneliza Del Pinal Vice Chairperson Community & Societal Interest Absent
Nupur Gunjan Member Business & Labor Present
Michelle Huttenhoff Member Business & Labor Absent
Steven Lee Member Community & Societal Interest Present
Aaron Morrow Transitional Member Member
Community & Societal Interest Present
Aboubacar Ndiaye Member Business & Labor Absent
Matthew Quevedo Member Business & Labor Absent
Martin Schulter Transitional Chairperson
Community & Societal Interest Present
Vignesh Swaminathan Member Community & Societal Interest Present
Noel Tebo Transitional Member Community & Societal Interest Present
Herman Wadler Transitional Member Community & Societal Interest Present
A quorum was not present and a Committee of the Whole was declared.
2. ORDERS OF THE DAY
There were no Orders of the Day.
3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Blair Beekman, Interested Citizen, commented on the following: 1) expressed
appreciation to VTA for oversight of the Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data
collection policy guidelines, and; 2) data collection technology accountability.
CAC/2000 Measure A CWC Minutes Page 2 of 6 October 8, 2019
Aaron Morrow, Interested Citizen, made the following comments: 1) requested VTA
staff assist in facilitating communication with City of San Jose regarding the curb cut
located at 3331 North First Street, noting at the curb cut going towards Tasman the
crowning of the road has made the slope into the ramp non-accessible for his power
chair; and; 2) expressed concern about the public comment made at the October 3, 2019
Board meeting regarding fixed route transportation in Santa Clara County.
4. Committee Staff Report
Manolo Gonzalez-Estay, Government Affairs, Policy Analyst and Staff Liaison, reported
on the following: 1) summary of actions the VTA Board of Directors (Board) took at
their October 3, 2019 meeting; 2) rail safety campaign, and; 3) VTA’s Caltrain Santa
Clara Station Pedestrian Underpass Project received the American Public Works
Association Project of the Year Award.
Member Swaminathan took his seat at 3:10 p.m. and a quorum was established.
Transitional Member Wadler requested a link to the “Can’t Beat a Train” video be sent to
the Committee.
Members of the Committee and staff discussed the following: 1) expressed concern about
the recent Caltrain incident on Monterey Highway and Chynoweth in San Jose, and;
2) importance of pedestrian preference at intersections along North First Street.
Transitional Member Morrow requested data on how VTA stacks up nationally against
incidents and fatalities across the board.
Public Comment
Mr. Beekman commented on the following: 1) ALPR oversight and accountability of
surveillance technology, and; 2) bicycle funding.
On order of Chairperson Schulter and there being no objection, the Committee
received the Committee Staff Report.
5. Chairperson's Report
Chairperson Schulter reported that he provided a CAC Chairperson report at the
October 3, 2019 VTA Board of Directors’ meeting.
• Ad-Hoc Workplan Subcommittee
Transitional Member Wadler reported that the Ad-Hoc Workplan Subcommittee
met and outlined procedures for placing an item on the workplan to bring to the
Committee.
CAC/2000 Measure A CWC Minutes Page 3 of 6 October 8, 2019
COMBINED CAC AND 2000 MEASURE A CITIZENS WATCHDOG
COMMITTEE CONSENT AGENDAS
Transitional Member Morrow noted he will submit questions related to Access Paratransit
Program on Agenda Item #7., Transit Operations Performance Report – Annual FY2019.
6. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 11, 2019
M/S/C (Wadler/Morrow) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of
September 11, 2019.
7. Transit Operations Performance Report – Annual FY2019
M/S/C (Wadler/Morrow) to receive the FY2019 Annual Transit Operations
Performance Report.
8. VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report Ending June 30, 2019
M/S/C (Wadler/Morrow) to receive the VTP Highway Program Semi-Annual Report
Ending June 30, 2019.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Consent Agenda Item #6 - 8
MOVER: Wadler, Transitional Member
SECONDER: Morrow, Transitional Member
AYES: Gunjan, Lee, Morrow, Schulter, Swaminathan, Tebo, Wadler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cacciotti, Del Pinal, Huttenhoff, Ndiaye, Quevedo
2000 MEASURE A CITIZENS WATCHDOG COMMITTEE REGULAR
AGENDA
9. VTA’S BART Silicon Valley Extension Phase I Project
Dennis Ratcliffe, Director, SVRT/BART Capital Program, and Krishna Davey, Deputy
Director, SVRT/BART Capital Program, provided the staff report and a presentation
entitled “VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension: Phase 1 Project.”
Members of the Committee and staff discussed the following: 1) pre-revenue operations;
2) start up delivery and hand over; 3) readiness for revenue service; 4) planning a
“Lessons Learned” program for the transportation industry at large, and; 5) historical
context and enabling legislation.
On order of Chairperson Schulter and there being no objection, the Committee
received an update on VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension Phase I Project.
NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED,
THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
CAC/2000 Measure A CWC Minutes Page 4 of 6 October 8, 2019
Public Comment
Roland Lebrun, Interested Citizen, commented on the following: 1) project delays;
2) budget; 3) debt service, and; 4) reminded the Committee of their watchdog duties.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR AGENDA
10. Election Process for 2020 Advisory Committee Leadership: Appoint Nomination
Subcommittee
Michelle Oblena, Associate Management Analyst, provided a brief overview of the staff
report.
M/S/C (Wadler/Morrow) to appoint Members Lee, Swaminathan and Tebo as the
nomination subcommittee to identify Committee members interested in serving as the
chairperson or vice chairperson for 2020.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] - Agenda Item #10
MOVER: Wadler, Transitional Member
SECONDER: Morrow, Transitional Member
AYES: Gunjan, Lee, Morrow, Schulter, Swaminathan, Tebo, Wadler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cacciotti, Del Pinal, Huttenhoff, Ndiaye, Quevedo
11. 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program
Draft Criteria
Marcella Rensi, Deputy Director of Grants and Fund Allocations, introduced Nicole He,
Transportation Planner II, who provided the staff report and a presentation entitled “2016
Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program Criteria.”
Members of the Committee commented on the following: 1) timeline; 2) support
increasing points for Criterion #3 and adding “elderly” as a category; 3) support
increasing points for Criterion #5; 4) suggested changing ½ mile walking distance to ¼
mile radius walking distance for Criterion #2 and noted first/last mile connection may be
in competition with demand/response transportation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), and; 5) suggested creating a business plan to bring together
employers and local transit agencies for Criterion #1.
Public Comment
Mr. Beekman encouraged VTA to consider using San Mateo Counties innovative
paratransit rideshare service as a guideline.
CAC/2000 Measure A CWC Minutes Page 5 of 6 October 8, 2019
M/S/F (Lee/Morrow) on a vote of 2 ayes to 5 noes to 0 abstentions to not recommend
that the VTA Board of Directors approve the 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service
Models Competitive Grant Program criteria unless the following changes are included:
1) Criterion #5: Serves Underserved Market, be amended to “Serves Underserved
Markets and/or serves or encourages adoption by underutilized populations,” and
increase the max points to 20; 2) Criterion #3: Serves Vulnerable/transit Dependent
Population be amended to include the senior population, and increase the max points to
25; 3) change the eligible projects to allow for projects that duplicate VTA or other
transit provider services; 4) Criterion #7: Non-2016 Measure B Contribution, amend to
include public/private partnerships, and; 5) Criterion #2: First/last Mile Connections –
explicitly state the criterion is not in direct competition with demand/response
transportation under the ADA, and existing providers should be excluded. Members
Gunjan, Schulter, Swaminathan, Tebo and Wadler opposed.
RESULT: FAILED - Agenda Item #11
MOVER: Lee, Member
SECONDER: Morrow, Transitional Member
AYES: Lee, Morrow
NOES: Gunjan, Schulter, Swaminathan, Tebo, Wadler
ABSENT: Cacciotti, Del Pinal, Huttenhoff, Ndiaye, Quevedo
ABSTAIN: None
M/S/F (Wadler/Morrow) on a vote of 6 ayes to 1 no to 0 abstentions to recommend that
the VTA Board of Directors approve the 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service
Models Competitive Grant Program criteria. Further, that the VTA Board of Directors
consider the Committee’s comments and concerns as previously noted. Member Lee
opposed.
RESULT: FAILED - Agenda Item #11
MOVER: Wadler, Transitional Member
SECONDER: Morrow, Transitional Member
AYES: Gunjan, Morrow, Schulter, Swaminathan, Tebo, Wadler
NOES: Lee
ABSENT: Cacciotti, Del Pinal, Huttenhoff, Ndiaye, Quevedo
ABSTAIN: None
M/S/F (Lee/Tebo) on a vote of 6 ayes to 1 no to 0 abstentions to not recommend that the
VTA Board of Directors adopt the proposed motion to approve the 2016 Measure B
Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program criteria. Further, that the
VTA Board of Directors consider the Committee’s comments and concerns as previously
noted. Member Schulter opposed.
NOTE: M/S/f MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED.
CAC/2000 Measure A CWC Minutes Page 6 of 6 October 8, 2019
RESULT: FAILED - Agenda Item #11
MOVER: Lee, Transitional Member
SECONDER: Tebo, Transitional Member
AYES: Gunjan, Lee, Morrow, Swaminathan, Tebo, Wadler
NOES: Schulter
ABSENT: Cacciotti, Del Pinal, Huttenhoff, Ndiaye, Quevedo
ABSTAIN: None
COMBINED CAC AND CITIZENS WATCHDOG COMMITTEE ITEMS
12. Citizens Advisory Committee and Citizens Watchdog Committee Work Plans
Members of the Committee requested the following items be added to the workplan:
1) ridership decline; 2) rail safety report, and; 3) update on Vasona & Eastridge light rail
extensions.
On order of Chairperson Schulter and there being no objection, the Committee
reviewed the Citizens Advisory Committee and Citizens Watchdog Committee Work
Plans.
OTHER
13. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Member Swaminathan announced shuttle start-up Via and the City of Cupertino are
launching an on-demand public transportation network, the latest example of municipalities
trying out alternatives to traditional buses.
Chairperson Schulter announced the next CAC/CWC meeting will be on Wednesday,
November 13, 2019.
14. ADJOURNMENT
On order of Chairperson Schulter and there being no objection, the meeting was
adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Anita McGraw, Board Assistant
VTA Office of the Board Secretary
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
SUMMARY MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The Workshop Meeting of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) was called to order at 6:33 p.m. by Chairperson Stallman in Conference Room B-106, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), 3331 North First Street, San José, California.
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Representing Status Brandon Alvarado Member City of San José Present Neil Berman Member City of Morgan Hill Present Kristal Caidoy Member City of Milpitas Present Barry Chaffin Member City of Monte Sereno Absent Susan Cretekos Member Town of Los Altos Hills Present Peter Hertan Member Town of Los Gatos Present Erik Lindskog Member City of Cupertino Present Robert Neff Vice Chairperson City of Palo Alto Absent Rafael Rius Member City of Santa Clara Present Carolyn Schimandle Member City of Gilroy Present David Simons Member City of Sunnyvale Absent Jim Stallman Chairperson City of Saratoga Present Paul Tuttle Member City of Campbell Absent Greg Unangst Member City of Mountain View Present Herman Wadler Member County of Santa Clara Present Vacant Member City of Los Altos n/a John Cordes Ex-Officio SV Bicycle Coalition Present Shiloh Ballard Alt. Ex-Officio SV Bicycle Coalition Absent
A quorum was present.
2. ORDERS OF THE DAY
Staff requested that Agenda Item #6: Announcements be heard following Agenda Item #3: Public Presentations.
M/SC (Hertan/Wadler) to accept the Orders of the Day.
NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Page 2 of 3 October 9, 2019 Committee Workshop Summary Minutes
RESULT: ACCEPTED – Agenda Item #2 MOVER: Peter Hertan, Member SECONDER: Herman Wadler, Member AYES: Alvarado, Berman, Caidoy, Cretekos, Hertan, Lindskog, Rius,
Stallman, Unangst, Wadler NOES: None ABSENT: Chaffin, Neff, Schimandle, Simons, Tuttle
3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no Public Presentations.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lauren Ledbetter, Senior Transportation Planner and BPAC Staff Liaison, introduced Deborah Dagang, Director of Planning and Programming.
Ex-Officio Member Cordes reminded the Committee of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) infrastructure ride in Sunnyvale on October 25, 2019.
Chairperson Stallman welcomed new Member Brandon Alvarado, representing the City of San José.
Member Rius announced that the City of Santa Clara BPAC will review the draft pedestrian master plan on October 28, 2019.
Member Caidoy announced that the City of Milpitas bicycle and pedestrian master plan will be available for public review.
4. Overview of VTA’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding
Ms. Ledbetter provided a presentation, entitled “VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding Programs.”
Member Schimandle arrived and took her seat at 7:10 p.m.
On order of Chairperson Stallman, the Committee received an overview of VTA’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding.
5. Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project
Ven Prasad, Engineering Group Manager - Rail, provided a presentation, entitled “Eastridge to BART Regional Connector - Capitol Expressway Light Rail.” Mr. Prasad answered questions and provided additional information on the project specific to bicycles and pedestrians.
Member Caidoy left the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
On order of Chairperson Stallman, the Committee received an update on the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project.
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Page 3 of 3 October 9, 2019 Committee Workshop Summary Minutes
7. ADJOURNMENT
On order of Chairperson Stallman and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Thalia Young, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary
Policy Advisory Committee
Thursday, October 10, 2019
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) was called to order at 4:03 p.m.
by Chairperson Hendricks in Conference Room B-106, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA),
3331 North First Street, San José, California.
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Anne Bybee City of Campbell Absent Susan Landry (Alternate) City of Campbell Absent Darcy Paul City of Cupertino Present Steven Scharf (Alternate) City of Cupertino N/A Marie Blankley City of Gilroy Present Fred Tovar (Alternate) City of Gilroy N/A Lynette Lee Eng City of Los Altos Present Neysa Fligor (Alternate) City of Los Altos N/A Roger Spreen Town of Los Altos Hills Absent Vacant (Alternate) Town of Los Altos Hills Absent Steve Leonardis Town of Los Gatos Absent Marico Sayoc (Alternate) Town of Los Gatos Absent Karina Dominguez City of Milpitas Absent Vacant (Alternate) City of Milpitas Absent Javed Ellahie City of Monte Sereno Absent Shawn Leuthold (Alternate) City of Monte Sereno Absent
Rich Constantine City of Morgan Hill Present Yvonne Beltran Martinez (Alternate) City of Morgan Hill N/A Lisa Matichak City of Mountain View Present Margaret Abe-Koga (Alternate) City of Mountain View N/A Liz Kniss City of Palo Alto Absent Vacant (Alternate) City of Palo Alto - Sergio Jimenez City of San Jose Present Vacant (Alternate) City of San Jose N/A Raj Chahal City of Santa Clara Present Karen Hardy (Alternate) City of Santa Clara N/A Howard Miller City of Saratoga Present Rishi Kumar (Alternate) City of Saratoga N/A Glenn Hendricks City of Sunnyvale Present Nancy Smith (Alternate) City of Sunnyvale N/A Mike Wasserman County Board of Supervisors Absent
A quorum was not present and a Committee of the Whole was declared.
Policy Advisory Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 October 10, 2019
2. ORDERS OF THE DAY
There were no Orders of the Day.
3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no Public Presentations.
4. Committee Staff Report
Aaron Quigley, Senior Policy Analyst and Committee Staff Liaison, provided a report,
highlighting: 1) summary of actions the VTA Board of Directors (Board) took at their
October 3, 2019, meeting; 2) VTA’s launching of year-long safety campaign, “You Can’t
Beat a Train”; and 3) VTA’s Caltrain Santa Clara Station Pedestrian Underpass Project
received its fifth award, Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works
Association.
• Receive Government Affairs Update
Mr. Quigley provided a written Government Affairs Report which was
distributed to the members.
Chairperson Hendricks recommended that the Safety Campaign video be provided to local
news agencies and the social media.
Member Constantine arrived at the meeting and took his seat at 4:10 p.m.
Upon query of Members of the Committee, Staff Liaison Quigley noted the Board’s
approval of the competitive grant for Bike Pedestrian project and scoring.
5. Chairperson's Report
• Update on efforts to enhance PAC input into VTA's policy-making process
Chairperson Hendricks provided a report, highlighting: 1) urged PAC members to
be more engaged with Board level decisions by attending pre-meeting briefings,
meet with city group representatives, and attending board and committee meetings;
2) reiterated leadership for next year for continuity of involvement with the Board;
and 3) Board Ad Hoc Enhancement Committee discussion on attendance.
The Committee had a discussion on attendance and communication among the
members and their respective city alternates.
Mr. Quigley expressed that comments and recommendations received from
Advisory Committees are relayed to Standing Committees and eventually to the
Board.
Member Jimenez arrived at the meeting and took his seat at 4:27 p.m.
and a quorum was established.
Policy Advisory Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 October 10, 2019
CONSENT AGENDA
6. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2019
M/S/C (Jimenez/Miller) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2019.
7. Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) Highway Program Semi-Annual Report Ending
June 30, 2019
M/S/C (Jimenez/Miller) to receive the Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) Highway Program
Semi-Annual Report Ending June 30, 2019.
8. Transit Operations Performance Report – Annual – FY2019
M/S/C (Jimenez/Miller) to receive the FY2019 Annual Transit Operations Performance
Report.
RESULT: APPROVED – Consent Agenda Items #6 - #8
MOVER: Jimenez
SECONDER: Miller
AYES: Blankley, Chalal, Constantine, Lee Eng, Hendricks, Jimenez, Matichak,
Miller, Paul
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bybee, Dominguez, Ellahie, Kniss, Leonardis, Spreen, Wasserman
REGULAR AGENDA
9. 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive Grant Program
Draft Program
Jane Shinn, Sr. Transportation Planner, and Nicole He, Transportation Planner II, provided
a presentation entitled “2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models Competitive
Grant Program Criteria.”
Members of the Committee and staff engaged in a discussion and provided the following
suggestions: 1) include schools as major activity centers for Criterion #2; 2) add more
points to Criteria #5 and #6; 3) allow at least six months for agencies to submit their
projects after the first call-for-projects, so that agencies can have enough time to
communicate/partner with private companies; and 4) share the 2016 Measure B ballot
language with the Committee Members.
M/S/C (Blankley/Lee Eng) on a vote of 8 ayes and 1 no to recommend that the VTA
Board of Directors approve the 2016 Measure B Innovative Transit Service Models
Competitive Grant Program Criteria. The Committee recommended changes to the
following: 1) Criterion #2 change to 25 points and Criterion # 8 change to 15 points;
2) Criterion #4 High points change to $1 ≤, Medium change to ≥ $1 <$4; and 3) review the
proposed criteria after first round of call for projects.
NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED,
THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
Policy Advisory Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 October 10, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED – Regular Agenda Item #9
MOVER: Blankley
SECONDER: Lee Eng
AYES: Blankley, Chalal, Lee Eng, Hendricks, Jimenez, Matichak, Miller, Paul
NOES: Constantine
ABSENT: Bybee, Dominguez, Ellahie, Kniss, Leonardis, Spreen, Wasserman
10. Update on SB 743 and LOS-to-VMT Transition
Robert Swierk, Principal Transportation Planner, provided a presentation entitled “Update
on SB 743 and Level of Service (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Transition.”
Members of the Committee and staff discussed the difference between LOS and VMT
under the new CEQA Guidelines. Members of the Committee requested a demonstration
of the working tool once in place.
On order of Chairperson Hendricks and there being no objection, the Committee
received an Update on Senate Bill 743 and the transition from Level of Service (LOS) to
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in transportation impact analysis.
11. Express Bus Partnership Program Status Update
Janice Soriano, Transportation Planner II, provided a presentation entitled “Express Bus
Partnership Program-Status Update.”
Chairperson Hendricks referenced the October 3. 2019 Board meeting and noted several
members of the public expressed their the importance of express bus service to them and
implored the Board not to cancel their bus routes.
Members of the Committee had discussions on the Express Bus Partnership Program and
the unique geographical situation of the City of Gilroy which Express Bus 121 is currently
serving.
Members of the Committee provided the following suggestions: 1) advertise a marketing
strategy to encourage the public to take public transportation; 2) subsidize electric cars for
people to carpool; 3) request private companies to subsidize the fare their employees.
On order of Chairperson Hendricks and there being no objection, the Committee
received a status update on VTA's forthcoming Express Bus Partnership Program.
OTHER
12. Committee Work Plan
On order of Chairperson Hendricks and there being no objection, the Committee
accepted the Committee Work Plan.
Policy Advisory Committee Minutes Page 5 of 5 October 10, 2019
13. Announcements
Member Paul announced that the City of Cupertino is rolling out VIA shuttle pilot program
on October 28, 2019, at the City of Cupertino Community Hall, noting the City is open to
collaborations with nearby jurisdictions. Chairperson Hendricks asked that the information
on the pilot program be provided to the Board Office to be forwarded to Committee
Members. Member Lee Eng recommended that the City of Cupertino manager reach out
to Los Altos manager for collaboration opportunities.
14. ADJOURNMENT
On order of Chairperson Hendricks, and there being no objection, the meeting was
adjourned 6:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Reyne Jimeno, Board Assistant
VTA Office of the Board Secretary