EASTRIDGE TO BART REGIONAL CONNECTOR POLICY ADVISORY BOARD

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 4:00 PM

Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium County Government Center

70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

1. ROLL CALL

2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

This portion of the agenda is reserved for persons desiring to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes. The law does not permit Committee action or extended discussion on any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Committee action is requested, the matter can be placed on the next agenda. All statements that require a response will be deferred to staff for reply in writing.

3. ORDERS OF THE DAY

CONSENT AGENDA

4. ACTION ITEM – Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 8, 2018.

5. ACTION ITEM - Approve the 2019 Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board (EBRC PAB) Meeting Schedule.

REGULAR AGENDA

6. ACTION ITEM - Conduct voting to determine the Committee's Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for calendar year 2019.

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7. INFORMATION ITEM -Receive the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project Status Update.

8. INFORMATION ITEM -Receive the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit Project Status Update.

OTHER

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. ADJOURN

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Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board

Thursday, November 8, 2018

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

The Regular Meeting of the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board was called to order at 10:39 a.m. by Chairperson Cortese in the Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium, County Government Center, San José, California.

1. ROLL CALL

Attendee Name Title Status Sylvia Arenas Member Present Magdalena Carrasco Vice Chairperson Absent Cindy Chavez Member Present David Cortese Chairperson Present

A quorum was present.

2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

3. ORDERS OF THE DAY

There were no Orders of the Day.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Regular Meeting Minutes of March 21, 2018

M/S/C (Chavez/Arenas) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 21, 2018.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] – Consent Agenda Item #4 MOVER: Cindy Chavez, Member SECONDER: Sylvia Arenas, Member AYES: Arenas, Chavez, Cortese NOES: None ABSENT: Carrasco

NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED,

THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

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REGULAR AGENDA

5. Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project Status Update

Ven Prasad, Engineering Group Manager, provided a presentation, entitled “Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Capital Expressway LRT Project,” highlighting the following: 1) Overview; 2) Background; 3) Old Project Alignment; 4) Recommended Alignment Change; 5) Draft SEIR-2; 6) Environmental Milestones; 7) New Significant and Unavoidable Impacts under the Proposed Project Changes; 8) Transportation Impacts; 9) Intersection Level of Service; 10) Travel Time on Capitol Expressway between Tully Road and I-680; 11) Ridership Corridor Light Rail Estimated Daily Boarding; 12) Operational Noise Impacts; 13) Operational Vibration Impacts; 14) Construction Noise and Vibration; 15) Construction Noise Impacts; 16) Air Quality Impacts; 17) Environmental Justice Effects; 18) Construction Cost and Funding; 19) Project Schedule; and 20) Next Steps.

Members of the Committee discussed the following: 1) air quality during construction; and 2) vibration and noise during construction.

Public Comment

Frances Herbert, City of San José Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco’s office, made the following comments: 1) expressed concern about businesses in the construction zone; and 2) encouraged VTA to meet with people to ease their concerns.

Roland Lebrun, Interested Citizen, commented on Gikn technology.

Members of the Committee made the following requests: 1) a traffic management plan; 2) environmental and noise impacts of cars idling; 3) invite members from the Tasman Working Group to talk to the Community Working Group for this project; 4) home visits as part of the outreach; 5) being respectful of the local businesses as they will be heavily impacted; and 6) keeping elected officials, the PAB Members, and VTA Board of Directors (Board) informed of outreach efforts.

On Order of Chairperson Cortese, and there being no objection, the Committee received the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project Status Update.

6. Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit Project Status Update

Mohamed Basma, Program Manager, Project Delivery, provided a presentation, entitled “Alum Rock-Santa Clara Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Status Update,” highlighting the following: 1) Ongoing Activities; 2) Operations Update; 3) Travel Times; 4) Rapid 522 Ridership; and 5) Community Concerns.

Discussion ensued on ridership.

Members of the Committee requested that the Board receive a report on the BRT project.

On Order of Chairperson Cortese, and there being no objection, the Committee received the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit Project Status Update.

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7. Community Outreach Activities for the Aesthetics of the Story Station Pedestrian Bridge Update

Member Chavez left the meeting at 11:49 a.m. and a Committee of the Whole was declared.

Ken Ronsse, Deputy Director of Rail and Facilities, provided a presentation, entitled “Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Capitol Expressway LRT Project: Project Aesthetics,” highlighting the following: 1) Overview; 2) Project Component Overview; 3) Potential Aesthetic Opportunities; 4) General Previous Community Input; 5) Design Themes: Habitat Elements; 6) Design Theme: Cultural Elements; 7) Previous Community Input; 8) Previous Aesthetic Items; 9) Previous Engineering; and 10) Next Steps.

On Order of Chairperson Cortese, and there being no objection, the Committee of the Whole received an update on the Community Outreach Activities for the aesthetics of the Story Station Pedestrian Bridge.

OTHER

8. ANNOUNCEMENTS

There were no Announcements.

9. ADJOURNMENT

On order of Chairperson Cortese and there being no objection, the meeting adjourned at 11:58.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Thalia Young, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary

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Date: March 13, 2019 Current Meeting: March 20, 2019 Board Meeting: N/A

BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board THROUGH: General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez

FROM: Chief External Affairs Officer, Jim Lawson SUBJECT: 2019 Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board Meeting

Schedule

Policy-Related Action: No Government Code Section 84308 Applies: No

ACTION ITEM

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the 2019 Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board (EBRC PAB) Meeting Schedule. BACKGROUND:

The VTA Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board (EBRC PAB) generally meets quarterly. The following meeting dates are proposed for 2019. The EBRC PAB generally meets at the County Government Center, 70 West Hedding St., San Jose, Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium, or as otherwise posted. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:00 p.m.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no Fiscal Impact.

Prepared by: Michael Diaresco Memo No. 6935

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Date: March 13, 2019 Current Meeting: March 20, 2019 Board Meeting: N/A

BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board THROUGH: General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez

FROM: Chief Planning and Engineering Officer, Carolyn M. Gonot SUBJECT: Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project Status Update

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

BACKGROUND:

This memorandum presents a status report of the activities for the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project through February 2019.

DISCUSSION

In May 2018, the Board of Directors approved a funding plan for $453M that includes a combination of Measure A ($247M), RM3 funding ($130M), SB1 funding ($9M), and savings from other Measure A projects ($67M).

A Subsequent Initial Study/Draft Second Environmental Impact Report was released for public review on October 2nd, 2018. A public meeting was held on October 18, 2018 to inform changes to previously approved project and highlight any significant impacts. The comment period for the environmental document ended on November 19, 2018. VTA received substantive comments from the City, County and Water District. In addition, there were twelve comments from the public.

Project Status VTA is in the process of responding to comments and revising the environmental document. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report will be released in late May and is expected for consideration by the Board in June 2019. Right of way activities continues with property acquisition scheduled for Fall 2019. The aerial structure for the project requires roughly 1163 SFT of property from the Santa Clara County

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Airport which further requires FAA approval. The time to obtain approval from FAA is estimated to be up to two years and this has the potential to delay the construction of the project. Relocation of PGE electric transmission towers are planned for mid-2020 pending acquisition of right of way. Final engineering is underway with the focus on traffic handling during construction, bridge and systems design, architectural design, and production of construction documents. Staff has previously performed community outreach for the project through public meetings, VTA media, Mailers, Next door, Newspapers, Family Events, district roundtable meetings, neighborhood association meetings, door to door outreach, and at council district events. A community working group will be created to establish dialogue and receive input from the representatives of the community. A Project Community and Outreach Plan will be prepared that outlines approach to public information during construction including traffic management. Prepared By: Ven Prasad, Engineering Group Manager Memo No. 6371

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Date: March 12, 2019 Current Meeting: March 20, 2019 Board Meeting: N/A

BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Policy Advisory Board THROUGH: General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez

FROM: Chief Planning and Engineering Officer, Carolyn M. Gonot SUBJECT: Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit Project Status Update

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

DISCUSSION:

Construction

Construction has been completed and the bus rapid transit service is in full operation.

Last August, the City of San Jose Department of Transportation (DOT) modified three signalized intersections (34th Street, McCreery Avenue and Jose Figueres Avenue) to allow left turn movements. Both VTA and City of San Jose DOT staff are now monitoring these traffic signals to make any necessary modifications or adjustments.

Bus Operations

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses started operating within the newly constructed median lanes along Alum Rock Avenue in 2017. As was previously reported, the Route 522 service along the project corridor is experiencing time savings and increased ridership.

Project Budget

The project is under budget. Final accounting will be done once all project contracts are administratively closed.

Project Schedule

All construction is now complete.

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Prepared By: Mohamed Basma, Program Manager-Project Delivery Memo No. 6370

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