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Committees and Board of Directors Meeting Minutes - August 14, 2002

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Board of Directors
Community Relations
Finance
Legislative

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
(Accessibility, Senior Services, and Community Issues)

Committee Members Present: Michael D. Nevin (Committee Chair), Shirley Harris, Albert Teglia

Other Board Members Present: John Barbour, Michael Guingona, Jerry Hill, Mary Janney, Arthur Lloyd, Steve Schmidt

Staff Present: Michael Scanlon, David Miller, George Cameron, Cheryl Cavitt, Monica Colondres, Roger Contreras, Tina Dubost, Jim Gallagher, Howard Goode, Chuck Harvey, Rita Haskin, Aurora Jose, Ian McAvoy, Ed Stewart

Pledge of Allegiance
Board Chairman Hill led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

All Committee members were present. Committee Chair Nevin called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m.

Approval of Minutes of Community Relations Committee Meeting of July 10, 2002
The Committee (Harris/Hill) recommended Board approval of the minutes.
                                                                                                                                [MOTION]

PCC and PCC Advocacy Reports
Dale Edwards, Chair, Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC), reported on the affairs of the PCC under the Public Comment portion of the full Board meeting towards the end of this session.

Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Liaison Report
Anthony Mills reported on the CAC meeting of August 7. He said Carter Mau, SamTrans Senior Planner, presented the San Mateo BART SFO Extension fare structure and parking fees. The CAC was concerned that despite service not yet being implemented, the monthly parking fee might be raised already from $63 to $105. The Committee discussed their proposed seamless fare structures, annual survey of bus riders, joint meeting of the three CACs, and the proposed CAC handbook revisions. Discussed with staff was the posting on the buses of flyers showing the names, addresses and possibly photographs of CAC members so that consumers could contact them directly. They also requested presentation on the Measure A Reauthorization, the shuttle bus service improvements, and how the MTC requirement to increase ridership over the 1983 levels could be implemented. Staff reported that the suggested 12-month pass does not look promising as the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is going to eliminate this program due to lack of public support. The meeting was dedicated in memory of Jim Castagno, SamTrans Manager of Operations, who recently passed away.

BART Performance Report
Chuck Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, reported average weekday ridership continued to be soft on BART. It went down from the systemwide average daily ridership of 330,000 to approximately 300,000. The San Mateo County BART existing stations in Daly City and Colma are experiencing the same softness. On-Time Performance is tracking the 95 percent range, a little below their goal. On the July 29th test event, the first train ran on to the SFO BART station. Legislators, SamTrans Board members and the BART partners attended the event.

Mr. Harvey spoke about the parking program fees and policies. Mutual agreements with the BART Board on some issues are underway. Today, staff will seek authorization from the Board to grant the SamTrans General Manager the same flexibility as the BART General Manager so they could work together. Service levels, fare structure and surcharges will be established. Addressing the concern of the CAC, he clarified that fees for reserved parking would be based on market demand and will not be simply implemented immediately upon opening.

A lot of outreach and campaign work will begin to inform the public of the forthcoming opening date to get the ridership up as quickly as possible.

Director Nevin asked when the opening date would be. Mr. Harvey assumed there would be testing by the end of the year. Depending on how the tests will go, he believes that it may be operational sometime in January or February 2003.

Multimodal Ridership Report
Mr. Harvey stated ridership for all modes for the year is down 5.3 percent. SamTrans bus was down about 6 percent. Paratransit established an all-time record. Caltrain ridership in San Mateo County was down only three percent for the year.

Director Nevin noted transit ridership is down everywhere. In comparison with other transit properties, he asked where SamTrans is situated. Mr. Harvey advised that systemwide, BART has been down approximately seven or eight percent. SamTrans is a little bit better than that. Caltrain is a little stronger than the average in the Bay Area. All systems in the Bay Area have been down over five percent and some are approaching 10.

Director Schmidt inquired on the relationship between the number of shuttle lines and the drop in the SamTrans ridership. Mr. Harvey explained shuttle lines are always changed, adjusted and relocated to get more ridership. The number on the report shows how many people are using the shuttle system to connect to other modes.

Adjourned: 2:16 p.m.


FINANCE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Committee Members Present: Mary Janney (Committee Chair), Michael Guingona, Shirley Harris

Other Board Members Present: John Barbour, Jerry Hill, Arthur Lloyd, Michael Nevin, Steve Schmidt, Al Teglia

Staff Present: Michael Scanlon, David Miller, George Cameron, Cheryl Cavitt, Monica Colondres, Roger Contreras, Tina Dubost, Jim Gallagher, Howard Goode, Chuck Harvey, Rita Haskin, Aurora Jose, Ian McAvoy, Ed Stewart

All Committee members were present. Committee Chair Janney called the meeting to order at 2:16 p.m.

Approval of Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting of July 10, 2002
The Committee (Lloyd/Teglia) recommended Board approval of the minutes.
                                                                                                                               [MOTION]

Approval of Statement of Revenues and Expenses for June 2002
Roger Contreras, Chief Financial Officer, reported revisions were made to the current budget to reflect estimated year-end numbers. This report is preliminary because audit has not yet been completed. Final numbers will be reported in the October meeting. The year-end number reflects a reduction of the deficit presented in May by $2.5 million. This was achieved despite the dropping revenues from ridership and sales taxes. He indicated that for July and August, budget numbers for expenses would be presented. The reason is that due to a lot of accruals and activities involved in the audit, numbers will not represent meaningful trends.

The Committee (Guingona/Harris) recommended Board acceptance of the statement.
                                                                                                                                [MOTION]

Quarterly Investment Report and Fixed Income Market Review and Outlook, June 2002
Bill Osher of Harris, Bretall, Sullivan and Smith discussed the environment in the market. He advised that for the year, the value of the District’s portfolio is up between 7.3 and 8.5 percent.

The Committee (Guingona/Harris) recommended Board acceptance of the report.
                                                                                                                                [MOTION]

Execution of Memorandum of Understanding with the Valley Transportation Authority for a Zero Emissions Bus Demonstration and Evaluation Program
Chuck Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, reported this is part of staff’s on-going effort with the California Air Resources Board and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to demonstrate the technology that has the capability of reducing emissions. Staff selected the diesel path for the fleet emissions reductions program on District full-size buses. Staff will be purchasing, evaluating, testing and operating at least three fuel cell zero emissions buses.

The Committee (Nevin/Teglia) recommended Board approval of the action.
                                                                                                                                [RESOLUTION]

Adoption of Resolution to Effect Change to Employer-Paid Member Contributions to PERS for Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1574
Monica Colondres, Director of Human Resources, reported this is part of the new labor contract approved by the Board last month. Over the next couple of months, the changes that will be made with regard PERS contributions will be taken to the Board for approval. At this time, the action asked of the Board is the approval of increasing the employer-paid member contributions to PERS from 1.5 to seven percent as agreed upon in the contract.

The Committee (Nevin/Harris) recommended Board approval of the resolution.
                                                                                                                                [RESOLUTION]

  1. Award of Contract to Lenat & Partners, Inc. for Providing Creative Advertising and Graphics Services for a Three-Year Term for a Not-to-Exceed Cost of $450,000 with Two Additional One-Year Option Terms
  2. Award of Contract to Granite Rock Company dba Construction Division of Redwood City for Pavement Rehabilitation at South Base Bus Maintenance and Operations Facilities for a Total Contract Price of $427,400
  3. Award of Contract to Bay Area Maintenance, Inc. for Providing Building Maintenance Services for a Three-Year Term at a Total Estimated Cost of $589,723
  4. Second Amendment to the Contract with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. for Consultant Services for the SamTrans 2020 Strategic Plan and 10-Year Short Range Transit Plan for a Total Contract Cost of $627,900
There being no questions from the Board, the four contract items outlined above were taken as a group. The Committee (Teglia/Lloyd) recommended Board approval of the proposed actions.
                                                                                                                                [RESOLUTIONS]

Adjourned: 2:27 p.m.


LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Committee Members Present: Arthur Lloyd (Committee Chair), Michael Nevin, Stephen Schmidt

Other Board Members Present: John Barbour, Michael Guingona, Shirley Harris, Jerry Hill, Steve Schmidt, Al Teglia

Staff Present: Michael Scanlon, David Miller, George Cameron, Cheryl Cavitt, Monica Colondres, Roger Contreras, Tina Dubost, Jim Gallagher, Howard Goode, Chuck Harvey, Rita Haskin, Aurora Jose, Ian McAvoy, Ed Stewart

All Committee members were present. Committee Chair Art Lloyd called the meeting to order at 2:27 p.m.

Approval of Minutes of Legislative Committee Meeting of July 10, 2002
The Committee (Teglia/Guingona) recommended Board approval of the minutes.
                                                                                                                               [MOTION]

State Legislative Affairs
  • AB 2184 – Prohibition on Loitering on Transit Vehicles
    Ed Stewart, Legislative Analyst, reported this bill, supported by the Valley Transportation Authority, has been amended to include a list of activities that would be deemed crimes under the State law, such as interference with the operation of a vehicle or unauthorized entry into vehicles or facilities of a transit district. Currently, a transit district has the authority to eject offenders from transit properties or vehicles, but cannot cite or fine them. Passage of this bill would authorize transit agencies to cite people from their properties for unauthorized activities and fine or impose community service. The bill is in the Senate Appropriations Committee, and if passed by the full Senate it will be sent to the Governor’s desk.

    Director Schmidt inquired what the word "loitering" embraces. Mr. Stewart advised that that language was stricken. The bill specifies "interfering with safe operation of transit service", not just in being on the property.


  • SB 873 – Regional Transit Expansion Program
    This bill is sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. It would codify the Regional Transit Expansion Program in State law. This would help MTC in its future efforts to secure Federal and State discretionary funds for the projects listed in SB 873. The programs that are affected include Caltrain electrification, Dumbarton Rail service and the Caltrain Downtown Extension. This bill is in the Senate for concurrence with amendments made in the Assembly. It should be heading to the Governor and he is expected to sign it.

    Director Schmidt further inquired about the bridge toll hike bill sponsored by Senator Perata. Mr. Stewart noted Senator Perata hopes to introduce legislation next year. He convened the Toll Bridge Task Force to look at the idea of raising bridge tolls on the State-owned toll bridges by $1. The funds that would be generated would be used for transit operations or capital purposes. SamTrans is involved in the task force. They are looking at what projects may be funded and how much revenue would be generated. The District is particularly interested in the Dumbarton Rail project. Staff will be making a presentation to the Task Force on this project next month.

    Director Nevin remarked in addition to the $1 that is under consideration, discussions are going on several issues including congestion pricing on bridges during peak periods. Mr. Stewart commented it is not clear where it is going to end up. The baseline proposal of $1 can vary.

    The Committee (Schmidt/Janney) recommended Board support of the bills.
                                                                                                                                   [MOTION]

Verbal Report on Federal Legislative Affairs
Mr. Stewart reported the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2003 transportation appropriations bill authorizing $64.6 billion in transportation spending next year. No action has been taken by the House. The bill authorizes $4 billion more for next fiscal year than the baseline set by TEA-21. It includes $7.3 billion for transit programs nationwide, an increase of about 8 percent. Highway funding is virtually the same as last year. The Senate bill also provides $1.2 billion for Amtrak for next year. Also the BART to SFO project got the full $100 million that was requested, consistent with the project’s full funding grant agreement.

Mr. Stewart also brought up the lawsuit that was filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has issued a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of MTC’s air quality conformity budget. This puts the region at risk of another air quality conformity lapse. Staff is looking at what projects may be affected and what may be done to keep those projects moving forward. A decision will come sometime in October. In the meantime, agencies around the region are trying to figure out what to do in the event of an adverse decision. Any project that affects air quality, either positively or negatively, could be stalled.

Adjourned: 2:40 p.m.


SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Members Present: Jerry Hill (Chair), Michael Guingona (Vice Chair), John Barbour, Shirley Harris, Mary Janney, Arthur Lloyd, Michael Nevin, Stephen Schmidt, Al Teglia

Staff Present: Michael Scanlon, David Miller, George Cameron, Monica Colondres, Roger Contreras, Tina Dubost, Jim Gallagher, Howard Goode, Chuck Harvey, Rita Haskin, Aurora Jose, Ian McAvoy, Ed Stewart

All Board members were present. Chair Hill called the meeting to order at 2:40 p.m.

CONSENT CALENDAR
The Board (Harris/Guingona) unanimously approved the following items under the Consent Calendar:
  • Adoption of Minutes of Board of Directors meeting of July 10, 2002.
  • Approval of Statement of Revenues & Expenses Report, June 2002.
  • Quarterly investment Report and Fixed Income Market Review and Outlook, June 2002.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Dale Edwards, Chair, Paratransit Coordinating Council, thanked the Board and General Manager/CEO Mike Scanlon for their sensitivity to the plight of the low-income paratransit riders and maintaining the current fare level. The PCC Executive Committee will be meeting next Tuesday to review and discuss the PCC workplan for the remainder of fiscal year 2002 and for the next fiscal years. The PCC members will present the highlight of the plan to this Board following review and approval by the PCC. He also advised that Nancy Knific, PCC Vice Chair will give the PCC and PCC Advocacy report to this Board next month.

REPORT OF THE CHAIR
Chair Hill reported he enjoyed watching the recent SamTrans Roadeo competition. He described how skillfully the SamTrans drivers maneuvered the big buses around. He also spoke about his tour of the SamTrans maintenance facility. He witnessed how the buses are cleaned. He gained knowledge of the number of hours (240) involved to get the engines completely checked and serviced and get them back in service. He was impressed by the competence, dedication and skill of SamTrans employees and commended them for making these things possible. Chair Hill announced that this meeting will be adjourned in memory of Jim Castagno and requested a moment of silence at the conclusion of this meeting.

REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO
General Manager/CEO Michael Scanlon gave the following report:
  • He honored Luis Maldonado with a "20 Years of Safe Driving" award. The certificate was presented by Chair Hill and Vice Chair Guingona.
  • Considering that the September Board meeting date coincides with the anniversary of the September 11th event and some Board members may be attending memorial services in some other places, Mr. Scanlon suggested moving the meeting to another date. Chair Hill instructed the Board Secretary Aurora Jose to poll the Board member’s availability to be able to pick the new date.
  • Mr. Scanlon, on the passing of Jim Castagno, thanked the Board members and staff for their outpouring support for his family. Staff was advised of the sad event during the SamTrans Roadeo competition. It was decided that henceforth, the SamTrans Roadeo will be named the "James V. Castagno Memorial Roadeo".
  • Edwin Freeman, Bernardo Hernandez, and Mark Greene won the Operations Team in the Roadeo competition. The three-person team of Gary Cox, Greg Resche and Ashok Singh was the top Maintenance Team. Ron Jordan, who was recently promoted as instructor, edged out William Snell by a few points. These employees will join the regional roadeo competition. The winners from the bus operator ranks will join the international competition to be held in Las Vegas as part of the APTA annual competition.
  • Mr. Scanlon highlighted the report published by Chief Communications Officer Rita Haskin on conserving energy, preserving the environment and the role of public transportation.
  • The construction is making an excellent progress during the weekend Caltrain service shutdown. The bus bridge service and baseball substitute service are working very well.
  • There was very light Giants baseball ridership.
  • He invited everyone to the San Mateo County Fair where SamTrans and Caltrain have exhibit booths.
At this time, Chair Hill requested everyone to observe a moment of silence and dedicated the meeting to the memory of Jim Castagno.

PUBLIC HEARING
Resolution: Approval of BART/SFO Extension – Proposed Fare Surcharge and Service Levels – Monthly Reserved Parking Program – Millbrae Station Parking

Carter Mau, Senior Planner, reported the purpose of today’s public hearing is to receive public testimony on the proposed SFO Extension fare surcharge, service levels and parking program scheduled to take effect when the BART Extension opens. He stated per the SamTrans/BART Comprehensive Agreement, the initial establishment and future modifications of service levels and fare structures must be mutually agreed upon by both agencies. He outlined the obligations for which revenues and surplus revenues would be used. Regarding service levels, Mr. Mau noted that two of the four BART lines will be extended south to Colma, the Pittsburg/Bay Point line will be extended to Millbrae and the Dublin/Pleasanton line will be extended to the airport. He described their headways during the peak hours, the midday, late in the evening and on the weekends and the corresponding headways for Millbrae shuttles that go back and forth between Millbrae and the airport. He also showed the train links that are being proposed. He mentioned that some of the seats from the shuttle trains near the doorways will be removed to accommodate luggage. Mr. Mau presented a comparative illustration of the proposed fare structure -- non-SFO trips vs. SFO trips -- that come to San Mateo through the Transbay and through the West Bay. He discussed the proposal on how trips going to the airport will be handled. He mentioned BART is proposing a $1.50 SFO premium fare. These funds will cover capital costs of BART for the SFO project. For trips from San Francisco stations to the airport, they will charge a base fare, a distance fare, the San Mateo County surcharge and the $1.50 premium fare. SamTrans proposes to charge the base fare and the distance fare. It has no choice but to charge the $1.50 premium fare. Staff also proposes to waive the San Mateo County surcharge for trips between the San Mateo County stations and the airport to encourage ridership along the extension. This underwriting however, will affect the District’s net revenues for the extension by $225,000 for fiscal year 2003. Under the SamTrans/BART agreement, all Caltrain transfers are free unless BART charges an airport premium fare. Since BART is choosing to charge the $1.50 airport premium fare, all customers will be charged this amount regardless of whether they are Caltrain passengers or not.

With the foregoing presentation, Mr. Mau stated staff is recommending that the Board take the following actions:
  • Adopt the San Mateo County surcharge proposal as outlined in the presentation;
  • Authorize the General Manager to increase the monthly reserve parking fee based on demand to $105 per month in consultation with the BART General Manager; and
  • Authorize the General Manager to negotiate with BART and Caltrain the setting aside of spaces for the monthly parking permit holders at the Millbrae station.
Director Nevin commented staff is being extremely sensitive to the San Mateo County residents in suggesting underwriting $1 surcharge for the riders in the county. Reflecting on the day when the initial agreement with BART was signed, he inquired if all of the elements and issues of the agreement between SamTrans and BART have been satisfied in the package that is before the Board.

General Manager/CEO Scanlon responded there are a number of significant issues that are under discussion and need to be resolved, an example of which is airport rent.

Director Nevin suggested putting a language in the resolution that would satisfy SamTrans’ good faith and willingness to finally conclude some of the outstanding issues.In response to Director Nevin’s inquiry, Attorney Miller advised there are a number of operating cost issues that remain open, including the issue of whether airport rent is an operating cost at all. He explained how SamTrans’ interests are protected under the Comprehensive Agreement relative to capital costs. He mentioned BART has a great incentive to produce net revenues under the agreement in order to receive the remaining capital contributions of SamTrans. He advised that it is important to resolve the issues and have a complete understanding of the cost side of the ledger before the service begins, which means that an agreement should first be completed before the operation starts.Chair Hill recommended incorporation of the appropriate language in the resolution.

Mr. Scanlon stated the resolution may be approved contingent upon resolving the other issues. On the $225,000 probable loss of revenue due to underwriting the San Mateo trip, he believed that by waiving the $1 surcharge, more riders will be attracted. Although there is no baseline at this time to measure it against, by achieving higher ridership it may cost the District much less than $225,000 or even nothing.

Director Lloyd remarked it was the understanding that Caltrain passes will not be charged. The present proposal might be a violation of the original agreement. Currently, passengers do not pay any fare on shuttles to the airport. The existing service is very convenient. His concern is that riders will be paying $1.50 for a service that is less convenient than the existing one.

Mr. Mau explained BART’s proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Agreement which states that Caltrain transfers will be free unless BART establishes an airport premium fare. BART has established that airport premium fare and they are proposing to charge that for the Millbrae to SFO trip. Director Lloyd asked staff to do something to make taking public transportation easy for the riders, like including the $1.50 on the tickets that are bought at the stations.

Mr. Scanlon responded the airport pays for the shuttle service that is presently in place. The airport has put $200 million into this system. He believes that the airport will not continue to pay $600,000 to keep the shuttles going. Likewise, he feels that San Francisco and Santa Clara would not be willing to subsidize the $1.50.

Director Schmidt asked what types of passengers are expected to use the service, whether they are airport workers or passengers. Mr. Mau answered about 65 percent of the BX motorbus service could be airport workers.

Director Schmidt suggested having a regular monthly-based instrument for people who use the shuttle service to get into the airport from Millbrae. Mr. Mau stated BART does not offer a monthly pass program with the extension but BART does offer a high-value ticket discount. Director Schmidt assumes that any changes in the SamTrans service to the airport would depend on how that ridership is affected by the BART service. Mr. Harvey advised that a presentation was previously made as part of the adoption of the fiscal year budget for 2003. The Board and the public were provided a series of maps of the north county bus service realignment to feed various stations and improve circulation of buses in South San Francisco and San Bruno. He clarified that the reallocation of those services and the cost associated with the budget were predicated on the cancellation of the BX service. The BX service will not operate when BART opens.

Chair Hill commented it would be a good idea to bring that presentation back.

Director Harris asked about the seats that are being removed to accommodate luggage from Millbrae. Mr. Mau stated that the seat removal only applies to the three-car train between Millbrae and SFO. At this point, BART is not planning to remove seats for luggage on the runs that come out of the East Bay to the airport, because of BART’s standing policy that every rider will have a seat. Director Hill inquired which station is anticipated to have the most activity. Mr. Mau responded Millbrae will have the most activity. As to the headway, he explained that BART does not have the rolling stock to run 7 ½-minute headway. Staff believes that there will be no demand for a 7 ½ -minute headway at this point, because ridership should first be built.

Mr. Scanlon and Director Nevin expressed optimism on the ridership potentials of BART meeting Caltrain at Millbrae. Chair Hill, referring to headways and timing, reminded that there should be good Caltrain connection in order not to discourage people from taking BART.

Mr. Scanlon remarked this system is just beginning. Adjustments to bus schedules, BART and Caltrain schedules will be made according to the needs of the customers and make them work. The system will adjust to the customers.

Mr. Mau advised that Caltrain headway in the northbound direction during the peak period will be close to that of BART’s.Discussions having been concluded, Board Secretary Aurora Jose, reviewed the steps taken to inform the public of this public hearing.

Public Comments:
Jeff Carter, Burlingame, stated parking charges are part of transit fares, They must be kept as low as possible and used to offset high fares. SamTrans must make sure that the bus and Caltrain services and fares are not adversely affected by the new system. He stated the proposed parking rates are very high and detrimental to the service. He hoped that Caltrain closely match BART service levels to get a good transfer, and that Caltrain will continue service to San Francisco. He suggested putting pressure on BART to come up with a monthly pass. He supported Director Lloyd’s comment that the $1.50 should be included in the ticket to the airport. He asked whether Millbrae would be able to accommodate a third or fourth track and what would be the effect of the new system to the Caltrain and SamTrans service and fares.Margaret Okuzumi, Bay Rail Alliance, thanked Director Lloyd for raising the issue of charging fare for the shuttle airport connection that is currently free. She suggested that the ticketing system be made seamless especially for people who are pulling luggage. Further, she stated trains should be timed to minimize transfer times. She indicated the Alliance supports maintaining the original parking fee proposal. She urged staff not to amend it.

Ken Feldstein, Foster City, thanked staff for being sensitive to the needs of the San Mateo County residents with regard fares. He invoked coordination of schedules between BART and Caltrain to get good connections.

John Carpenter, Mountain View, expressed concern on charging Caltrain passengers fare between Millbrae and SFO. He suggested making it easy for riders to buy at the stations, tickets that will take them to and from the airport. Shuttles should be free of charge until this issue gets resolved.

Ernie Hills, San Mateo, pointed out that BART rail lines to Richmond and Fremont will have low ridership going to the airport. Pittsburgh and Dublin lines should not only go into the airport but also back down to Millbrae to interface with the Caltrain service and the SamTrans buses going south. San Francisco airport is a 24-hour system, 7 days a week. BART and Caltrain must have hourly service 24 hours a day.

Andy Chow, Bay Rail Alliance, advised that instructions to people to take public transit must be really simple and easy to understand. He strongly urged the Board to look at how Caltrain and Bart integrate fares to and from the airport in order to achieve the goal of encouraging transit ridership.

Attorney David Miller stated the summary of staff recommendations was heard. The public had the opportunity to comment on all of the issues that are before the Board. All legal requirements have been satisfied for the establishment of the proposed surcharges and initial fare levels. He suggested closing the public hearing. The action items are contained in the staff report and the formal resolution will be drafted after the hearing, to incorporate amendatory language to conform to the suggestions of the Board.

The Board (Guingona/Teglia) unanimously voted to close the public hearing.

Attorney Miller outlined the proposed subject matter of the amendment to be added to the resolution in trying to accomplish the suggestions of the Board.

Chair Hill added staff would also be working on the issues raised by Director Lloyd and the integration of Caltrain charges to the airport and the ease of ticketing.

Mr. Scanlon remarked Translink is a universal system but it still needs a lot of work. If Translink goes as planned, it would be a very easy way to accomplish this goal.

Director Schmidt, referring to headways, asked if timing shuttles to Caltrain rather than having a regular schedule would interfere with the BART service going to Millbrae or the airport. Mr. Mau responded shuttles are independent leg of the system. A 20-minute headway accommodates the train turn around time.

The Board (Guingona/Teglia) unanimously approved the following resolution:
Resolution No. 2002-54: Adoption of BART SFO Extension Fare Surcharge and Service Levels, Authorization of General Manager/CEO to Adjust the BART SFO Extension Monthly Reserve Parking Fee, Adoption of an Amended and Restated Codified Tariff and Authorization to General Manager to Negotiate with BART and Caltrain Relative to Establishing an Area for Caltrain Monthly Parking Permit Holders at the Millbrae Intermodal Station

Chuck Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, on the seamless fare aspect, clarified that BART is currently operating a test-mode Translink and as part of their SFO Extension, the fare equipment will have the Translink capability. SamTrans is also currently running Translink on test-mode on Caltrain. People should be able to use the Translink card to get on Caltrain and make a transfer through the Translink equipment that will be at the gate to get into BART.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Motion
 The Board (Nevin/Lloyd) unanimously approved the minutes of Community Relations Committee meeting of July 10, 2002.

Subjects Discussed
Director Nevin reported the Committee heard and discussed the following reports:
  • PCC and PCC Advocacy Reports
  • Citizens Advisory Committee Liaison Report
  • BART Performance Report
  • Multimodal Ridership Report, June 2002
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Resolutions
 The Board (Janney/Lloyd) unanimously adopted the following resolutions:
  • Resolution No. 2002-48: Authorizing Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to Conduct a Joint Zero Emissions Bus Demonstration and Evaluation Program
  • Resolution No. 2002-49: Resolution for Employer-Paid Member Contributions
  • Resolution No. 2002-50: Authorizing Award of Contract to Lenat & Partners, Inc. for Creative Advertising and Graphics Services
  • Resolution No. 2002-51: Authorizing Award of Contract to Granite Rock Company dba Pavex Construction Division of Redwood City, with Option Item and Contingency for Pavement Rehabilitation at South Base Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility
  • Resolution No. 2002-52: Authorizing an Award of Contract to Bay Area Maintenance, Inc. for Providing Building Maintenance Services for a Total Estimated Cost of $589,723 Over a Three-Year Term
  • Resolution No. 2002-53: Authorizing a Second Amendment to the Contract with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. for Consultant Services for the SamTrans 2020 Strategic Plan and the SamTrans Ten-Year Short Range Transit Plan for a Sum Not to Exceed $60,500
Motion
 The Board (Janney/Lloyd) unanimously approved the minutes of Finance Committee meeting of July 10, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Motions
  • The Board (Lloyd/Teglia) unanimously approved the minutes of Legislative Committee meeting of July 10, 2002.
  • The Board (Lloyd/Janney) unanimously supported AB 2184 (Prohibition Against Loitering on Transit Vehicles) and SB 873 (Regional Transit Expansion Plan).
Subjects Discussed
 Director Lloyd reported the Committee discussed Federal Legislative Affairs.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE– No Meeting.

GENERAL COUNSEL PROPOSAL– There was none at this time.

Adjourned: 4:07 p.m.



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