Technical Advisory Committee MINUTES

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1 Technical Advisory Committee Wednesday, October 10, 2018 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The Regular Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Chairperson Morley 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 Todd Capurso Member City of Campbell Present Amy Olay Alternate Member City of Campbell N/A Timm Borden Member City of Cupertino Present David Stillman Alternate Member City of Cupertino N/A Girum Awoke Member City of Gilroy Present Gary Heap Alternate Member City of Gilroy N/A Susanna Chan Member City of Los Altos N/A Aruna Bodduna Alternate Member City of Los Altos Present Steve Erickson Member City of Milpitas Present Steve Chan Alternate Member City of Milpitas N/A Jeannie Hamilton Member City of Monte Sereno Absent VACANT Alternate Member City of Monte Sereno - Scott Creer Member City of Morgan Hill Absent David Gittleson Alternate Member City of Morgan Hill Absent Dawn Cameron Member City of Mountain View Present Helen Kim Alternate Member City of Mountain View N/A Sylvia Star-Lack Vice Chairperson City of Palo Alto Present Jarrett Mullen Alternate Member City of Palo Alto N/A Jessica Zenk Member City of San José Present Zahir Gulzadah Alternate Member City of San José N/A VACANT Member City of Santa Clara - Dennis Ng Alternate Member City of Santa Clara Present John Cherbone Member City of Saratoga Present Macedonio Nunez Alternate Member City of Saratoga N/A Shahid Abbas Member City of Sunnyvale Absent Lillian Tsang Alternate Member City of Sunnyvale Absent Harry Freitas Member County of Santa Clara Present Barry Ng Alternate Member County of Santa Clara N/A Nichol Bowersox Member Town of Los Altos Hills Absent VACANT Alternate Member Town of Los Altos Hills - Matt Morley Chairperson Town of Los Gatos Present Lisa Petersen Alternate Member Town of Los Gatos N/A

2 Attendee Name Title Representing Status Nick Saleh Ex-Officio Member California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Present Dina El-Tawansy Ex-Officio Alternate Member California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) N/A Therese Trivedi Ex-Officio Member Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Absent VACANT Ex-Officio Alternate Member Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) - Ngoc Nguyen Ex-Officio Member Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Absent Chris Hakes Ex-Officio Alternate Member Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Present A quorum was present. 2. ORDERS OF THE DAY Chairperson Morley noted staff s request to hear Agenda Item #12., Mountain View Multimodal Improvement Plan Approval, and Agenda Item #13., Santa Clara Multimodal Improvement Plan Approval, together. M/S/C (Capurso/Cameron) to accept the Orders of the Day. RESULT: MOVER: SECONDER: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] Orders of the Day Todd Capurso, Member Dawn Cameron, Vice Chairperson Awoke, Bodduna (Alt.), Borden, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Freitas, Morley, D. Ng (Alt.), Zenk None Abbas, Bowersox, Creer, Hamilton, Star-Lack 3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS There were no Public Presentations. 4. Committee Staff Report Member Star-Lack arrived at the meeting and took her seat at 1:33 p.m. Marcella Rensi, Deputy Director of Programming & Congestion Management and Committee Staff Liaison, provided a report, highlighting the following: 1) actions the VTA Board of Directors (Board) took at their October 4, 2018 meeting; 2) October 8, 2018 service changes; 3) update on VTA s SMART Pass Program; 4) Human trafficking Transit Bill, Assembly Bill 2034; and 5) Nuria I. Fernandez, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, elected as Vice Chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) board. 5. Chairperson's Report There was no Chairperson s Report. NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. TAC Minutes Page 2 of 6 October 10, 2018

3 6. Reports from TAC Working Groups Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Celeste Fiore, Transportation Planner III, reported on the meeting of the CIP Working Group held on September 25, 2018, highlighting the following: 1) 2016 Measure B updates; 2) draft criteria and timeline of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Projects Competitive Grant Program; 3) update from MTC s Local Streets and Roads Working Group; 4) discussion about Proposition 6, which the VTA Board took an official oppose position; 5) links to the updated grant writing tool and Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) will be provided to the working group; and 6) next meeting of the CIP Working Group is scheduled for October 23, Committee Members requested information on the status of the 2016 Measure B lawsuit. Systems Operations & Management (SOM) Shanthi Chatradhi, Associate Transportation Engineer, reported on the meeting of the SOM Working Group held on September 26, 2018, highlighting the following: 1) update on FY18 Monitoring and Conformance Report; 2) update on State Route 87 Technology Corridor study; 3) safety concerns about dock less scooters and bicycles; and 4) next meeting of the SOM Working Group is scheduled for October 24, the reports from the TAC Working Groups. CONSENT AGENDA 7. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2018 M/S/C (Capurso/Borden) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 12, Vehicle Registration Fund Advance: US 101/SR 25 Interchange M/S/C (Capurso/Borden) to recommend that the VTA Board of Directors approve a $1.8 million loan of Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) Countywide Program funding for the US 101/SR 25 Interchange project. 9. Transit Operations Performance Report - Annual- FY2018 M/S/C (Capurso/Borden) to receive the Transit Operations Performance Report Annual-FY2018. TAC Minutes Page 3 of 6 October 10, 2018

4 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Consent Agenda Items #7-9 MOVER: Todd Capurso, Member SECONDER: Timm Borden, Member AYES: Awoke, Bodduna (Alt.), Borden, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Freitas, Morley, Ng (Alt.), Star-Lack, Zenk NOES: None ABSENT: Abbas, Bowersox, Creer, Hamilton REGULAR AGENDA 10. Election Process for 2019 Advisory Committee Leadership: Appoint Nomination Subcommittee Michelle Oblena, Board Assistant, provided a brief overview of the Advisory Committee election process for M/S/C (Cameron/Capurso) to appoint Members Zenk and Awoke to the Nomination Subcommittee to identify Committee members interested in serving as the chairperson or vice chairperson for RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Item #10 MOVER: Dawn Cameron, Vice Chairperson SECONDER: Todd Capurso, Member AYES: Awoke, Bodduna (Alt.), Borden, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Freitas, Morley, Ng (Alt.), Star-Lack, Zenk NOES: None ABSENT: Abbas, Bowersox, Creer, Hamilton 11. Funding Framework for Vehicle-Miles-Traveled (VMT) Estimation Tool Robert Swierk, Principal Transportation Planner, provided a presentation titled VMT Estimation Tool - Funding Framework, highlighting the following: 1) VMT Estimation Tool Overview; 2) feedback at August 2018 TAC meeting; 3) proposed funding framework; and 4) benefits of proposed approach. Ex-Officio Member Saleh arrived at the meeting and took his seat at 1:54 p.m. Krute Singa, MTC Principal Regional Planner, provided an update on Senate Bill 743 program. Members of the Committee inquired about the following: 1) interest from the academe regarding VMT; 2) funding timeline; and 3) ongoing cost to maintain the estimation tool. M/S/C (Capurso/Morley) to recommend that VTA staff request contributions from Member Agencies and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to develop a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Estimation Tool. TAC Minutes Page 4 of 6 October 10, 2018

5 Agenda Items #12 and #13 were heard together. 12. Mountain View Multimodal Improvement Plan Approval 13. Santa Clara Multimodal Improvement Plan Approval Mr. Swierk and Melissa Cerezo, Senior Transportation Planner, provided presentations titled City of Mountain View Multimodal Improvement Plan (MIP) Approval and City of Santa Clara Multimodal Improvement Plan (MIP) Approval, highlighting the following: 1) MIP background; 2) MIP intersections & action list; 3) MIP action plan; 4) MIP timeline at VTA Committees/Board; and 5) MIP approval staff recommendation. Members of the Committee expressed appreciation for staff s guidance and partnership in developing the MIPs. They also inquired about funding for grade separation projects in Mountain View. 12. M/S/C (Zenk/Awoke) to recommend that the VTA Board of Directors approve the Mountain View Multimodal Improvement Plan. 13. M/S/C (Zenk/Awoke) to recommend that the VTA Board of Directors approve the Santa Clara Multimodal Improvement Plan. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] Regular Agenda Item #12-13 MOVER: Jessica Zenk, Member SECONDER: Girum Awoke, Member AYES: Awoke, Bodduna (Alt.), Borden, Cameron, Capurso, Cherbone, Erickson, Freitas, Morley, Ng (Alt.), Star-Lack, Zenk NOES: None ABSENT: Abbas, Bowersox, Creer, Hamilton 14. Proposed Design Guidance for Bike Lanes and Cycle Tracks at Bus Stops Malahat Owrang, Transportation Planner III, provided an overview of the staff report. Members of the Committee provided the following comments and questions: 1) expressed appreciation to VTA staff for working with the City of San Jose in developing standards for the proposed design guidelines and for helping implement some of the bike lanes and cycle tracks; 2) committee inquired about the design and materials used for the cycle tracks; and 3) maintenance of the bike lanes, cycle tracks and bus shelter. the Proposed Design Guidelines for Bike Lanes and Cycle Tracks at Bus Stops. TAC Minutes Page 5 of 6 October 10, 2018

6 OTHER 15. Update on Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Activities and Initiatives There was no update on MTC Activities and Initiatives. 16. Update on Caltrans Activities and Initiatives Ex-Officio Member Saleh referenced an incident at Blossom Hill Road and southbound Highway 17 in Los Gatos and expressed appreciation to the Town of Los Gatos for their assistance. an update on Caltrans Activities and Initiatives. 17. Update on Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Activities and Initiatives Alternate Ex-Officio Member Hakes provided a report, highlighting the following: 1) South Bay Shoreline Project will receive funding through Senate Bill 881; and 2) the newly created Dam Safety and Capital Delivery Division will manage $484 million received from the California Water Commission for the expansion of the Pacheco Reservoir. an update on Santa Clara Valley Water District Activities and Initiatives. 18. Committee Work Plan On order of Chairperson Morley, and there being no objection, the Committee reviewed the TAC Committee Work Plan. 19. ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Announcements. 20. ADJOURNMENT On order of Chairperson Morley, and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Michael Diaresco, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary TAC Minutes Page 6 of 6 October 10, 2018