CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA

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1 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE Thursday, February 18, :00 AM VTA Conference Room B North First 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 a subsequent agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing. 3. ORDERS OF THE DAY - Approve the Consent Agenda CONSENT AGENDA 4. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 21, INFORMATION ITEM - Receive information on overall status and operational effects of ramp metering in Santa Clara County. 6. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive information on VTA Strategic Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) plan work scope. 7. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive information and discuss the Revised Proposal on Updates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines from the Governor s Office of Planning and Research. 8. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive information on data requested per West Valley/North Cities' Mayors letter North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

2 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee February 18, 2016 REGULAR AGENDA 9. ACTION ITEM - Adopt a revised 2016 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). 10. ACTION ITEM - 1. Adopt a Resolution of Local Support authorizing the General Manager to execute a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to receive $1,129,000 in the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funds to implement the Peery Park Rides Project; and 2. Authorize the General Manager to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Sunnyvale for the local match commitment portion of the grant. 11. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive information on Draft Outline and Work Plan for Comprehensive Study. 12. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive and discuss information about land use and transportation in the City of Sunnyvale. OTHER ITEMS 13. Items of Concern and Referral to Administration. 14. Review Committee Work Plan. (Ristow) 15. Committee Staff Report. (Ristow) Receive a brief presentation on State Route (SR) 237 Express Lanes. 16. Chairperson's Report. (Herrera) 17. Determine Consent Agenda for the March 3, 2016 Board of Directors Meeting. 18. ANNOUNCEMENTS 19. ADJOURN The Consent Agenda items may be voted on in one motion at the beginning of the meeting under Orders of the Day. If you wish to discuss any of the Consent Agenda items, please request that the item be removed from the Consent Agenda under Orders of the Day, Agenda Item #3. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, VTA will make reasonable arrangements to ensure meaningful access to its meetings for persons who have disabilities and for persons with limited English proficiency who need translation and interpretation services. Individuals requiring ADA accommodations should notify the Board Secretary s Office at least 48-hours prior to the meeting. Individuals requiring language assistance should notify the Board Secretary s Office at least 72-hours prior to the meeting. The Board Secretary may be contacted at (408) or board.secretary@vta.org or (408) (TTY only). VTA s home page is or visit us on (408) : 中文 / Español / 日本語 / 한국어 / tiếng Việt / Tagalog. Page 2

3 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee February 18, 2016 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions to Board Members (Government Code Section 84308) In accordance with Government Code Section 84308, no VTA Board Member shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $250 from any party, or his or her agent, or from any participant, or his or her agent, while a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use is pending before the agency. Any Board Member who has received a contribution within the preceding 12 months in an amount of more than $250 from a party or from any agent or participant shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use his or her official position to influence the decision. A party to a proceeding before VTA shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution in an amount of more than $250 made within the preceding 12 months by the party, or his or her agent, to any Board Member. No party, or his or her agent, shall make a contribution of more than $250 to any Board Member during the proceeding and for three months following the date a final decision is rendered by the agency in the proceeding. The foregoing statements are limited in their entirety by the provisions of Section and parties are urged to consult with their own legal counsel regarding the requirements of the law. All reports for items on the open meeting agenda are available for review in the Board Secretary s Office, 3331 North First Street, San Jose, California, (408) , the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday prior to the meeting. This information is available on VTA s website at and also at the meeting. NOTE: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ACCEPT, REJECT OR MODIFY ANY ACTION RECOMMENDED ON THIS AGENDA. Page 3

4 4 CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE CALL TO ORDER Thursday, January 21, 2016 MINUTES The Regular Meeting of the Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee (CMPP) was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum in Conference Room B-104, 3331 North First Street, San José, California. 1. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Rose Herrera Chairperson Absent Magdalena Carrasco Member Present Jose Esteves Member Present David Whittum Alternate Member Present Jamie Matthews Vice Chairperson Absent Raul Peralez Alternate Member Absent * Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member. A quorum was not present and a Committee of the Whole was declared. 2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Roland Lebrun, Interested Citizen, described an unpleasant incident he encountered on VTA light rail after the January 7, 2016, Board of Directors Meeting. He expressed concern on the lack of security on the Santa Teresa light rail line after 8:00 p.m. The Agenda was taken out of order. 9. Land Use and Transportation Integration Partnerships: Next Steps Robert Swierk, Senior Transportation Planner, provided the staff report and a presentation entitled Land Use and Transportation Integration Partnerships: Update, highlighting the following: 1) Background; 2) Key Challenge and Opportunity; 3) Recent Accomplishments/Ongoing Enhancements; 4) Status Tier 1 Actions: VTA-Initiated, Near-Term; 5) Status Tier 2 Actions: VTA Ready to Provide Assistance; 6) Status Tier 3 Actions: VTA-Led with Member Agency Support; 7) Discussion at December 2015 Board Meeting; 8) Land Use/Transportation Briefing Series Expectations; 9) Land Use/Transportation Briefing Series Schedule; 10) Development Fees/Contributions toward Transportation; and 11) Jobs/Housing Balance in Land Use Proposals. Public Comment Mr. Lebrun suggested VTA consider examining goods movement as it impacts traffic. He stated the existing infrastructure should also be used for goods movement thus generating additional revenue North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

5 Member Esteves made the following comments: 1) suggested having infrastructure in place before development begins would result in less need for eminent domain later; and 2) obtaining California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance prior to area planning is beneficial. Nuria I. Fernandez, General Manager and CEO, stated there is opportunity, through collaboration with developers, cities, and VTA to influence development in this county and develop a standard across the cities. Member Carrasco arrived at the meeting, took her seat at 10:23 a.m., and a quorum was established. Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum made the following comments: 1) expressed appreciation for the report noting the importance of educating transitory public officials; 2) stated cities are not necessarily opposed to impact fees if they can be shown to be an investment for the benefit of the company; 3) indicated the predictability of a fee schedule is helpful in the development process; 4) suggested VTA provide additional briefings on Gilroy s proposed residential growth and BART Phase 2 station area planning; 5) stated there are different views on the jobs/housing balance; and 6) suggested this matter move forward to the Board of Directors. Member Carrasco stated all the development taking place in the City of Santa Clara will drive folks out of San Jose and into Santa Clara. She indicated housing is not going to match the number of jobs that are being created in the City of Santa Clara, and that is an issue. On order of Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum and there being no objection, the Committee received the Land Use and Transportation Integration Partnerships: Next Steps Update. 3. ORDERS OF THE DAY Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum requested that Agenda Item #6., 2016 Congestion Management Program and Planning (CMPP) Committee Meeting Schedule, and Revised Agenda Item # 8., Striping Improvements on Page Mill Road at I-280 Interchange be removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda. M/S/C (Estevez/Carrasco) to accept the Orders of the Day and approve the Consent Agenda, as amended. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] (Orders of the Day and Consent Agenda Items # 5-6, 8 MOVER: Estevez, Board Member SECONDER: Carrasco, Board Member AYES: Carrasco, Estevez, Whittum NOES: None ABSENT: Herrera, Matthews, Peralez Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 2 of 7 January 21, 2015

6 4. Elect Standing Committee Vice Chairperson for 2016 Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum solicited a nomination from the Committee for the 2016 CMPP Committee Vice Chairperson. Member Estevez nominated Member Matthews. M/S/C (Estevez/Carrasco) to close the nominations and elect Member Matthews as the Committee s Vice Chairperson for RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Estevez, Member SECONDER: Carrasco, Member AYES: Carrasco, Estevez, Whittum NOES: None ABSENT: Herrera, Matthews, Peralez CONSENT AGENDA 5. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2015 M/S/C (Estevez/Carrasco) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 19, CMPP Committee Meeting Schedule M/S/C (Estevez/Carrasco) to approve the 2016 Congestion Management Program and Planning (CMPP) Committee Meeting Schedule. 8. Striping Improvements on Page Mill Road at I-280 Interchange M/S/C (Estevez/Carrasco) Authorize the General Manager to: 1) Enter into inter-agency funding agreements as needed with Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department, City of Palo Alto, Town of Los Altos Hills, and Caltrans for design and construction of Interim Improvements for Bicyclists on Page Mill Road at I-280; 2) Augment the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program Fund Capital Budget by $250,000; 3) Direct staff to release up to $75,000 of 1996 Measure B funding to the County of Santa Clara for project design, with the remainder to be released for project construction once the County of Santa Clara has received funding commitments for the remaining project construction cost; and 4) Direct staff to work with County of Santa Clara to ensure that the concerns of the VTA Advisory Committees are considered during project design. REGULAR AGENDA 6. (Removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda.) Approve the 2016 Congestion Management Program and Planning (CMPP) Committee Meeting Schedule. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 3 of 7 January 21, 2015

7 7. Local Program Reserve Reallocation Marcella Rensi, Transportation Planning Manager, provided the staff report. Public Comment Mr. Lebrun made the following comments: 1) expressed support for the reallocation; 2) suggested VTA consider State Route (SR) 237 modifications that are compatible with a future high speed connection between BART and Silicon Valley; and 3) referring to attachment 7.a, expressed concern with the concrete medians and suggested VTA follow the design of New York s LaGuardia Air Train median and support columns. Mr. Ristow referred to Agenda Item #10., Transit Ridership Improvement Program (TRIP), noting a policy and planning effort is currently underway to integrate VTA s transit network with the BART extension to Milpitas and San Jose. Member Esteves commented on the following: 1) referred to attachment 7.a stating there are currently three existing lanes on SR 237, and turning one lane into an express lane will exacerbate current congestion; 2) stated an express lane needs to be added rather than taking away a regular lane of traffic; 3) he queried the reason for moving on to Phase 2 when Phase 1 has not been completed; and 4) reiterated the need for VTA to research the impact of express lanes to local and regular traffic. Ms. Fernandez requested staff, at a future meeting, provide a presentation on SR 237 Corridor to provide clarification on the challenges, discuss what mitigations are possible and what funding would be required. M/S/C (Carrasco/Esteves) to approve reallocation of Local Program Reserve (LPR) savings of $1,844,000 to the SR237 Express Lanes Phase II, US101 Auxiliary Lanes, and SR87 Corridor Study. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Carrasco, Member SECONDER: Estevez, Member AYES: Carrasco, Estevez, Whittum NOES: None ABSENT: Herrera, Matthews, Peralez 8. (Removed from the Regular Agenda and placed on the Consent Agenda.) Authorize the General Manager to: 1) Enter into inter-agency funding agreements as needed with Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department, City of Palo Alto, Town of Los Altos Hills, and Caltrans for design and construction of Interim Improvements for Bicyclists on Page Mill Road at I-280; 2) Augment the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program Fund Capital Budget by $250,000; 3) Direct staff to release up to $75,000 of 1996 Measure B funding to the County of Santa Clara for project design, with the remainder to be released for project construction once the County of Santa Clara has received funding commitments for the remaining project construction cost; and 4) Direct staff to work with County of Santa Clara to ensure that the concerns of the VTA Advisory Committees are considered during project design. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 4 of 7 January 21, 2015

8 10. Transit Ridership Improvement Program 2016 Work Plan Adam Burger, Senior Transportation Planner, provided the staff report, and a presentation entitled Transit Ridership Improvement Program, highlighting the following: 1) Transit Ridership Improvement Program (TRIP) Purpose: 2) TRIP Elements; 3) Assessment of Current Service; 4) Policy Development; 5) Partner Education & Involvement; 6) Development of Next Network; and 7) Next Network Development. Public Comment Mr. Lebrun suggested transit be designed for the county rather than individual cities, highlighting the need to move people long distances in this county in a timely fashion. Member Carrasco requested that VTA coordinate community outreach meetings with her office so they can support the effort. Members of the Committee discussed the following: 1) the basic questions of growing ridership and cultivating frequency; 2) providing backbone transit service that connects locally should be the purpose for transit; 3) noted when BART Phase 2 is completed it will make public transportation more feasible for more people; 4) expressed support for high density housing near transit; 5) regulations and bureaucracy slows the process; and 6) suggested case studies of other transit agencies would be helpful. Ms. Fernandez stated an information packet can be provided in advance of the workshop. Mr. Ristow emphasized this program is a rethinking of VTA s transit system model. He noted a major element will be the education of city staff, elected officials and partner stakeholders to become transit planners thus giving VTA direction on how they want the system to look and work. On order of Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum and there being no objection, the Committee reviewed the Transit Ridership Improvement Program 2016 Work Plan. 11. Countywide Bicycle Plan Update-Draft Outreach Plan Lauren Ledbetter, Senior Transportation Planner, provided the staff report, and a presentation entitled Santa Clara County Bicycle Plan, highlighting the following: 1) Proposed Outreach; 2) Proposed Outreach Activities; and 3) Outreach Schedule. Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum noted decision makers should take into account both bicyclist requests and community views and attempt to reach a compromise. On order of Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum and there being no objection, the Committee received the Countywide Bicycle Plan Update-Draft Outreach Plan. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 5 of 7 January 21, 2015

9 OTHER ITEMS 12. Items of Concern and Referral to Administration Mr. Ristow noted the SR 237 Corridor presentation will be brought back to the Committee. 13. Committee Work Plan On order of Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum and there being no objection, the Committee reviewed the Committee Work Plan. 14. Committee Staff Report Mr. Ristow noted the staff report was provided. He stated VTA is getting involved in the Bay Area Freight and Goods Movement Plan for the Bay Area. He indicated the effort is centered around the Port of Oakland, but also incorporates the needs of Santa Clara County. 15. Chairperson s Report There was no Chairperson s Report. 16. Determine Consent Agenda for the February 4, 2016 Board of Directors Meeting CONSENT: Agenda Item #7. Approve reallocation of Local Program Reserve (LPR) savings of $1,844,000 to the SR237 Express Lanes Phase II, US101 Auxiliary Lanes, and SR87 Corridor Study. Agenda Item #8. Authorize the General Manager to: 1) Enter into inter-agency funding agreements as needed with Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department, City of Palo Alto, Town of Los Altos Hills, and Caltrans for design and construction of Interim Improvements for Bicyclists on Page Mill Road at I-280; 2) Augment the 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program Fund Capital Budget by $250,000; 3) Direct staff to release up to $75,000 of 1996 Measure B funding to the County of Santa Clara for project design, with the remainder to be released for project construction once the County of Santa Clara has received funding commitments for the remaining project construction cost; and 4) Direct staff to work with County of Santa Clara to ensure that the concerns of the VTA Advisory Committees are considered during project design. REGULAR: Agenda Item #9. Receive and discuss information about land use and transportation integration, following from a discussion at the December 10, 2015 Board meeting. Agenda Item #10. Receive an overview of the Transit Ridership Improvement Program (TRIP) work plan for ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Announcements. Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 6 of 7 January 21, 2015

10 18. ADJOURNMENT On order of Chairperson Pro Tem Whittum and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 11:32 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Anita McGraw, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee Minutes Page 7 of 7 January 21, 2015

11 5 Date: January 29, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: March 3, 2016 BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow Ramp Metering Program Update FOR INFORMATION ONLY BACKGROUND: The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) partnered with Caltrans to lead the implementation of metering for State highways within Santa Clara County beginning in 2008, with more than $2 million in funding provided through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The roles and responsibilities for VTA and Caltrans to manage, maintain, and operate freeway metering systems within the county are defined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) developed as a part of these ramp metering implementation efforts. The MOU, approved by the VTA Board of Directors on February 5, 2009, has been used to guide the implementation of ramp meters in throughout the county. Between 2008 and 2015, ramp metering has been implemented in the following corridors: SR 87 between SR 85 and US 101 Southbound (SB) SR 85 between Almaden Expressway and Cottle Road SB US 101 between Embarcadero Road and De La Cruz Boulevard I-280 between Jackson Avenue and I-880/Highway 17 SB I-880 between Dixon Landing Road and US 101 SR 85 between I-280 and US 101 North (in Mountain View) I-680 between King Road and Scott Creek Road US 101 between SR 85 (in south San Jose) and Monterey Road 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

12 5 This memorandum presents an overview of the overall status and operational effects of ramp metering in Santa Clara County on the above listed ramp metering corridors, with the exception of the last two bulleted corridors. The corridors of I-680 between King Road and Scott Creek Road and US 101 between SR 85 (in south San Jose) and Monterey Road were recently implemented in Fall 2015 and the evaluation of these two corridors will be completed in Spring The findings from the evaluation on these two corridors will be presented in Summer DISCUSSION: With more than $2 million in funds from MTC that is nearly expended, 113 ramp meters were made operational and 25 existing operational meters were retimed on six freeway corridors. As a result: Santa Clara County presently has nearly half of all the active ramp meters in the San Francisco Bay Area. The total operational ramp meters in the County increased from 152 to 265 ramp meters. More than 80% of the total ramp meters (329) in the County are now active. In comparison to communities of similar size in the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Jose area experiences fewer hours of vehicle delay about 41,000 annual less vehicle-hour of delay less (according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute's 2014 Urban Mobility Scorecard.) Figure 1 shows the ramp meter locations in Santa Clara County and the operational status (e.g. operational, existing not operation, and future). Table 1 is a companion to Figure 1 that shows the limits, operating days of the week, and operating hours of metering in the County. The operational benefits of the ramp metering implementations are summarized in Exhibit A. All the implemented corridors show operational benefits such as reduction in travel time, and vehicle-hours of delays, excluding implementations on I-280. The reduction in travel times with metering operations ranged from a small percentage to as high as 45% on the I-880 corridor. Additional funding is required to make the remaining 64 on-ramp meter locations in Santa Clara County functional by either installing new equipment or modifying on-ramp lanes to provide sufficient storage to stack vehicles waiting to enter the freeway. These locations in Figure 1 are candidate locations needing improvements labeled as future. Funding for these future locations needs to be identified and could possibly be funded through MTC s Freeway Performance Initiative (FPI), VTA's Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF), or local funding. Similarly, these potential funding sources could possibly be used for the re-timing of existing operational ramp meters to address changes in traffic patterns and demand on the freeway facilities and local roads feeding the freeway. A few major gaps remain in ramp metering implementation within Santa Clara County highway system: SB Highway 17 between Hamilton Avenue and Bear Creek Road - Old Santa Cruz Page 2 of 3

13 5 Highway NB US 101 between Lawrence Expressway and San Mateo county line EB and WB SR 237 between Lawrence Expressway and SR 85 NB I-880 between Bascom Avenue and Dixon Landing Road NB and SB I-280 between SR 85 and San Mateo county line. Funding for these gaps has not been identified but these metering gaps could be funded through MTC s FPI, VTA's VRF, or local funding. Prepared By: David Kobayashi Memo No Page 3 of 3

14 Exhibit A Santa Clara County Ramp Metering Program Measures of Effectiveness 5.a Exhibit A1 - Freeway Corridors with Ramp Metering Implemented Since 2008 Route Direction From To Hours of Operations Implementation Date 87 NB SR 85 US AM to 10 AM January 12, SB Almaden Cottle Road 3 PM to 7 PM January 27, SB US 101 SR 85 3 PM to 7 PM April 6, SB Embarcadero Road De La Cruz Boulevard 3 PM to 7 PM November 12, NB Jackson Avenue I-880/Highway 17 6 AM to 9:30 AM May 30, SB I-880/Highway 17 US PM to 7 PM February 12, SB Dixon Landing Road I PM to 7 PM February 23, SB US 101 North De Anza Boulevard 3 PM to 7 PM January 21, NB De Anza Boulevard US 101 North 6 AM to 11 AM January 28, 2015 Route Direction Exhibit A2 - Four-Hour Peak Period Measured Freeway Delay Reductions Peak Period Vehicle Hours Delay Reduction Maximum Travel Time Reduction Percent Maximum Travel Time Reduction Average Travel Time Reduction Percent Average Travel Time Reduction 87 NB AM minutes 27% 1½ minutes 13% 85 SB PM ½ minutes 41% 37 seconds 14% 87 SB PM ½ minutes 39% 3 ½ minutes 22% 101 SB PM minutes 25% 40 seconds 3% 280 NB AM N.A. 4 seconds 1% Increased 6.25 min % SB PM N.A. 0 seconds 0% Increased 6.75 min % SB PM 2, minutes 47% 40 seconds 26% 85 SB PM minutes 27% 24 seconds 2% 85 NB AM minutes 22% 1 minute 7% Notes: 1. After data collection was protracted by copper wire theft incidents. By the time repair was completed, the general traffic conditions in the corridor had changed significantly due to the recovering economy with increased traffic volumes on the corridor.

15 Exhibit A Continued Santa Clara County Metering Program Measures of Effectiveness 5.a Exhibit A3 - Four-Hour Peak Period On-Ramp Wait Times Route Direction Peak Period Range of Maximum Wait Times in Corridor Average Wait Time (seconds) 87 NB AM 24 seconds to 11 minutes SB PM 5 seconds to 3 minutes SB PM 1 minute to 6 minutes SB PM 30 seconds to 6 minutes NB AM 7 seconds to 7 minutes SB PM 21 seconds to 3 minutes SB PM 30 seconds to 7 minutes SB PM 5 seconds to 5 minutes NB AM 5 seconds to 5 minutes 45

16 Figure 1. Santa Clara County Ramp Metering Program Number and Status of Ramp Meters 5.b # "#$ 280 South County # MORGAN HILL (/ 101 US ## LOS ALTOS HILLS # (/ 101 US PALO ALTO # LOS ALTOS ## # Ramp Meters # MOUNTAIN VIEW # # # # # ### # # ## # SUNNYVALE }þ 85 ## ## " Existing But Not Operational Operational # Future Major roads GILROY }þ Miles Data Source: Caltrans and VTA Miles CUPERTINO SARATOGA # " # "#$ 280 MONTE SERENO # " SANTA CLARA }þ 237 (/ 101 US # CAMPBELL " " #" " # MILPITAS " " "#$ 880 " "#$ " 680 " " }þ 17 LOS GATOS SAN JOSE " # # # }þ 87 }þ 85 # Ramp Meters Active Inactive Total SR SR SR US SR I I I Totals Existing but Not Operational - 14 Future - 50 Operational Total (/ 101 US 81% 4% 15%

17 5.c Table 1 - Santa Clara County Ramp Metering Operating Days & Hours Corridor Direction Limits from Limit to Operating Days of Week Operating Hours Highway 17 Northbound Beak Creek Rd. - Old Santa Cruz Highway Hamilton Ave. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 9 AM SR 85 Northbound US 101 (South San Jose) Saratoga Avenue Monday - Friday 6 AM to 9 AM SR 85 Northbound De Anza Blvd. Central Expwy. - Easy St. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 11 AM SR 85 Southbound Shoreline Boulevard Cottle Rd. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM SR 87 Northbound SR 85 Skyport Dr. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 10 AM SR 87 Southbound Charcot Ave. Capitol Expwy. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM US 101 Northbound Monterey Rd. Bailey Ave. Monday - Friday 5 AM to 9 AM US 101 Northbound Bernal Rd. - Silicon Valley Blvd Lawrence Expwy. Monday - Friday 5:30 AM to 9 AM US 101 Southbound Monterey Rd. Bernal Rd. Monday -Thursday 3 PM to 7 PM US 101 Southbound Monterey Rd. Bernal Rd. Friday 2:30 PM - 7 PM US 101 Southbound Tully Rd. Blossom Hill Rd. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 6:30 PM US 101 Southbound Embarcadero Rd. De La Cruz Blvd. - Trimble Rd. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM SR 237 Eastbound Lawrence Expwy. Zanker Rd. Monday - Friday 2:30 PM - 7 PM SR 237 Westbound Zanker Rd. Lawrence Expwy. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 9 AM SR 237 Westbound Calaveras Blvd. McCarthy Blvd. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 10 AM I-280 Northbound McLaughlin Ave. I-280 Northbound Winchester Blvd. - Tisch Wy. Menker Ave. - Parkmoor Ave. - Merdian Ave. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 10 AM Wolfe Rd. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 9 AM I-280 Southbound De Anza Blvd. 11th St. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM I-680 Northbound King Rd. Calaveras Blvd. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 10 AM I-680 Southbound Scott Creek Rd. King Rd. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM I-880 Northbound Stevens Creek Blvd. Bascom Ave. Monday - Friday 6 AM to 9 AM I-880 Northbound Tasman Dr. - Great Mall Prkwy SR 237 Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM I-880 Southbound SR 237 Stevens Creek Blvd. Monday - Friday 3 PM to 7 PM

18 6 Date: January 29, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: March 3, 2016 BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow ITS Strategic Plan - Scope of Work FOR INFORMATION ONLY BACKGROUND: VTA developed a strategic Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) plan entitled Transportation Operations Strategic Plan for Santa Clara County, including a companion document entitled Transit ITS Deployment Plan for Santa Clara County in Both documents were presented to the VTA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at its March 8, 2008 meeting and have been used as a roadmap to deploy ITS in Santa Clara County for both roadways and public transportation. The plan recognized the value of real-time transportation operations in helping to reduce travel delay and its cost effectiveness especially when all aspects of travel delay are considered, including the value of a traveler s time, increased accident exposure, extra energy consumption, and contributions to greenhouse gas emissions just to name a few aspects to associated with increased travel delays. The plan recommended prioritizing projects that emphasize direct improvements to transportation operations (e.g., personnel involved in incident response, fine tuning of traffic signal timings, expanded ramp metering, installation of cameras used in incident response, and maintaining existing ITS). Projects that upgrade existing ITS used in real-time operations were considered next most valuable. The plan concluded that although further ITS deployment is warranted, there needs to be more emphasis on the following: Provide the human resources needed for effective real-time transportation operations. Provide the human resources and specialty contractors needed for rapid correction of faults in technology systems. Provided more and more accurate real-time information to travelers. Continuously collect performance measures for real-time transportation operations North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

19 6 Regularly review performance measures to refine real-time operations policies and procedures. Keep policy makers and the public informed of real-time transportation operations activities and related performance measures. Progress has made in some of these areas since the 2008 plan, but more work is needed especially now with the rapid pace at which technology and the ways in which the technology is used continues to evolve. DISCUSSION: The 2008 ITS plan for Santa Clara County still serves as an excellent foundation to build upon for the deployment of technologies in support of our transportation systems. Four key aspects of how existing transportation systems are developing that need to be better taken into consideration with this plan update are: the more data-driven nature of transportation systems, the development of mobile applications (many developed by the private sector) affecting how transportation is provided and viewed, the more integrated nature of various transportation systems and role of technology in this integration, and the development of traveler information systems that cross multiple modes of travel. One example of a technology that continues to drastically impact transportation is the use of smart mobile devices with high bandwidth/speed using wireless communications that have exploded in use and has provided a new mechanism to collect data and disseminate information in real-time. The data collected by these devices can be filtered and processed to provide useful information through big data approaches for decision makers to make more timely decisions to better operate and maintain all manner of transportation systems in Santa Clara County. Priorities from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) have changed regarding the deployment of technology in transportation systems. The Plan needs to be updated to be consistent with national priorities such as the following that take into consideration all modes of travel: Enhance Mobility - explore methods and management strategies that increase system efficiency and improve individual mobility. Limit Environmental Impacts - better manage traffic flows, speeds, and congestion, and use technology to address vehicle and roadway operational practices. Promote Innovation - foster technological advancement and innovation in the deployment of ITS to meet future transportation needs. Support Transportation System Information Sharing - enable communication among and between vehicles of all types (including public transit), the infrastructure, and portable devices through standardized architectures and application of advanced communications. In Santa Clara County, ongoing efforts have begun the implementation of the above priorities identified by USDOT to improve transportation but more needs to be done: Fill gaps in the existing backbone communications network to better support all Page 2 of 3

20 6 transportation systems. Use technology to promote changes in travel behavior by improving access to all modes of travel. Improve coordination of signal timings in a seamless manner across jurisdictions and jurisdictional boundaries. Consider potential synergies between innovations such as autonomous and connected vehicles and public transportation systems to enhance travel safety. Details of the proposed scope of work to update the ITS Strategic Plan are provided in Attachment A. The budget for this effort is approximately $300,000 and is funded by the Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) ITS plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015/2016 through FY2017/18 that was approved for funding by the VTA Board of Directors on December 10, The tentative schedule for this effort is as follows: as follows: Consultant Selection Spring 2016 Kick Off Meeting Early Summer 2016 Stakeholder Outreach Summer 2016 Draft Report Fall 2016 Final Report Spring 2017 Prepared By: David Kobayashi Memo No Page 3 of 3

21 6.a Attachment A Draft ITS Strategic Plan Scope of Work Background The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) developed a strategic Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) plan entitled Transportation Operations Strategic Plan for Santa Clara County, including a companion document entitled Transit ITS Deployment Plan for Santa Clara County in Both documents were presented to the VTA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at its March 8, 2008 meeting and have been used as a roadmap to deploy ITS in Santa Clara County for both roadways and public transportation. The plan recognized the value of real time transportation operations in helping to reduce travel delay and its cost effectiveness especially when all aspects of travel delay are considered, including the value of a traveler s time, increased accident exposure, extra energy consumption, and contributions to greenhouse gas emissions just to name a few aspects to associated with increased travel delays. The plan recommended prioritizing projects that emphasize direct improvements to transportation operations (e.g., personnel involved in incident response, fine tuning of traffic signal timings, expanded ramp metering, installation of cameras used in incident response, and maintaining existing ITS). Projects that upgrade existing ITS used in real time operations were considered next most valuable. The plan concluded that although further ITS deployment is warranted, there needs to be more emphasis on the following: Provide the human resources needed for effective real time transportation operations. Provide the human resources and specialty contractors needed for rapid correction of faults in technology systems. Provided more and more accurate real time information to travelers. Continuously collect performance measures for real time transportation operations. Regularly review performance measures to refine real time operations policies and procedures. Keep policy makers and the public informed of real time transportation operations activities and related performance measures. Progress has made in some of these areas since the 2008 plan, but more work is needed especially now with the rapid pace at which technology and the ways in which the technology is used continues to evolve. Scope of Work VTA is seeking a firm with experience in developing a strategic plan for the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems for all modes of travel at a countywide level. Santa Clara County has an existing strategic ITS plan that could be used as a basis for this effort, with the following key activities: Update the existing strategic ITS plan covering all modes of travel, including updating of the project list for the next update of the countywide transportation plan and consideration of Attachment A January

22 6.a consistency with Bay Area ITS Architecture. The update should identify high level objectives to guide the deployment and implementation of technology in transportation. Identify projects and implementation steps necessary to leverage new technologies including but not limited to those related to mobile devices, developments in the areas of connected and autonomous vehicles, and the latest developments related to applying technology to public transit, biking and walking. Assess existing and future planned transportation communications network systems belonging to local agencies in Santa Clara County. Recommend best practices for cybersecurity on existing and future planned transportation systems. Assess existing practices and procedures used in the development and implementation of traffic signal coordination across multiple jurisdictional boundaries in Santa Clara County. Recommend approaches to address operational and maintenance needs for transportation systems using technology. Recommend best practices and policies for data sharing for transportation systems. The ideal firm shall consist of a team with experience in the following areas: Planning, development, application and development of technological solutions to transportation systems for all modes of travel. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Planning and development of wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs), including working knowledge of the full range of communications media ranging from wireless to fiber optics for transportation systems. Specific working knowledge on the planning and implementation of technology to support transit operations systems. Specific working knowledge of planning and development of multi jurisdictional traffic signal control systems. Specific working knowledge on the use of big data analysis for performance analysis purposes. The 2008 ITS plan for Santa Clara County still serves as an excellent foundation to build upon for the deployment of technologies in support of our transportation systems. Four key aspects of how existing transportation systems are developing that need to be better taken into consideration with this plan update are: the more data driven nature of transportation systems, the development of mobile applications (many developed by the private sector) affecting how transportation is provided and viewed, the more integrated nature of various transportation systems and role of technology in this integration, and the development of traveler information systems that cross multiple modes of travel. One example of a technology that continues to drastically impact transportation is the use of smart mobile devices with high bandwidth/speed using wireless communications that have exploded in use and has provided a new mechanism to collect data and disseminate information in real time. The data collected by these devices can be filtered and processed to provide useful information through big data approaches for decision makers to make more timely decisions to better operate and maintain all manner of transportation systems in Santa Clara County. Attachment A January

23 6.a Priorities from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) have changed regarding the deployment of technology in transportation systems. The Plan needs to be updated to be consistent with national priorities such as the following that take into consider all modes of travel: Enhance Mobility explore methods and management strategies that increase system efficiency and improve individual mobility. Limit Environmental Impacts better manage traffic flows, speeds, and congestion, and use technology to address vehicle and roadway operational practices. Promote Innovation foster technological advancement and innovation in the deployment of ITS to meet future transportation needs. Support Transportation System Information Sharing enable communication among and between vehicles of all types (including public transit), the infrastructure, and portable devices through standardized architectures and application of advanced communications. In Santa Clara County, ongoing efforts have begun the implementation of the above priorities identified by USDOT to improve transportation. However, additional consideration of the following topics may be needed as part of this effort: Signal Coordination The ITS plan should review potential practices and procedures than could be used to improve the development and implementation of traffic signal coordination across multiple jurisdictional boundaries. This could include identifying traffic signal controller functionalities and features that could be implemented with minimal levels of both physical and firmware changes to enhance coordination of signal timings in a seamless manner to the public. Another key area of study could be the identification of corridors that benefit from the implementation of transit signal priority and the development of a process to determine the appropriate level of priority. Application of Technology Solutions for Bike, Pedestrian and Public Transit Increasing application of technologies for the development of transportation systems for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit customers may require additional attention. Examples of technologies of interest for these travel modes are: Technologies supporting First and Last Mile solutions for public transit. Technologies enhancing safety for pedestrians and bicycles that enhance the viability of these travel modes. Technologies for reducing delays at signalized intersection crossings and addressing associated topics (improved methods for allocating green time to the various modes in of green at signalized intersections, improved methods for signalizing pedestrian Attachment A January

24 6.a crossings at light rail stations and other locations, improved methods for detecting and providing signal green time to bicyclists, etc.). Communications Networks A key infrastructure element provided through the Silicon Valley Intelligent Transportation Systems (SV ITS) Program was a trunk fiber optics based communications network connecting systems in the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Santa Clara, and San Jose, the Town of Los Gatos, and the County of Santa Clara. Even with this communications infrastructure, numerous gaps still exist within the transportation system communications network. The ITS plan could help identify and recommend ways to address the gaps in the existing system through a phased approach to complete the network. Big Data Since 2008, the use of mobile devices with high bandwidth/speed using wireless communications has exploded in usage and has provided us with new mechanisms to collect data and disseminate information in real time. The data collected by these devices could be filtered and processed to provide useful information through big data approaches for decision makers to make timely decisions to better manage congestion and also maintain the transportation system in Santa Clara County. Potential areas regarding performance measurement that could be included in the next iteration of the strategic ITS reports are listed in Table 1. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles The Connected Vehicle initiative that is being led by USDOT s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Program and the autonomous vehicle programs that are primarily being led by the private sector are another transportation technology area that may need to be considered as part of this planning effort. The Connected Vehicles initiative includes the use of wireless communications to allow vehicles to communicate with other nearby vehicles or with nearby roadside equipment (e.g., a traffic signal) via standard radio technology and standard message sets. The effort has been mainly focused on safety and other operational applications such as Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and toll collection. Potential safety applications include: emergency brake light warning, forward collision warning, intersection movement assist, blind spot and lane change warning, do not pass warning, and control loss warning. The above listed applications could significantly reduce collision on our roadways and reduce delay caused by incidents. The Connected Vehicle initiative and possible near term connected vehicle related projects or applications that meet the specific transportation needs of Santa Clara County should be included in the plan. The next sections of this document are potential tasks for this effort to update the strategic ITS plan. Attachment A January

25 6.a Task 1.0 Kick Off Meeting VTA would host a kick off meeting to include the Santa Clara County local agency stakeholders, including internal VTA stakeholders (transit and express lanes operations and information technology). The consultant would be required to attend this meeting. Task 2.0 Data Collection VTA staff would contact each stakeholder, including VTA transit and express lanes operations and VTA information technology, regarding future needs for technology projects and initiatives. As a primer for these discussions, VTA staff would use the list of projects and initiatives identified for consideration in VTP VTA would provide an updated list, including notes on these discussions to the consultant. The consultant shall review these lists to determine how these projects could fit into the conceptual theme and if additional follow up meetings are necessary to obtain further clarification. VTA staff would contact the City of San Jose Department of Transportation (SJDOT) to obtain the latest SV ITS Program WAN enhancement study. This study would provide an overview of the available, and planned enhancements for the regional communications network for transportation systems in Santa Clara County for the local agencies that are part of the SV ITS Program network. The consultant through a review of this document and through follow up interviews of local agency staff shall develop a strategic communications network plan for Santa Clara County. The consultant shall also conduct the following: Research and provide a white paper on best management practices for multi jurisdictional traffic signal coordination used in regional areas similar to Santa Clara County. A review of existing policies or procedures in Santa Clara County regarding multi jurisdictional traffic signal coordination implementation. Collect and validate the inventory of existing traffic controllers by reconciling information from the Bay Area System Signal Intersection Systems database working with local jurisdictions. Task 3.0 Meetings with Stakeholders The consultant shall coordinate with VTA staff the need to have follow up discussions with stakeholders as described in Task 2.0. Prior to meeting with stakeholders, the consultant shall discuss and provide a list of questions for VTA review and approval. The interviews with stakeholders shall be conducted by the consultant with VTA and other staff as directed by VTA. Input from these meeting would be used to refine the theme and structure of the strategic ITS plan documents. Task 4.0 Prepare Draft Strategic ITS Plan The consultant shall prepare a draft report building on the existing strategic ITS plan documents and based upon the following: Inclusion of the performance measures listed in Table 1. Input provided through Tasks 2.0 and 3.0. Other technology initiatives that are under development and have near term value that were not included in the last update of the ITS strategic plan. Attachment A January

26 6.a The strategic ITS communications network developed as part of this effort for Santa Clara County that identifies gaps, seeks opportunities to enhance the network to promote improved sharing of vital transportation data to improve mobility, and meets future transportation needs. The assessment of traffic signal control system and timing plans across the county and related recommendations for technologic improvements/enhancements or policies to facilitate seamless and effective approaches for the movement of local and regional traffic for all modes in Santa Clara County across all jurisdictions. The performance metrics plan for primarily arterial roadways using big data applications The above supporting information and the Draft Strategic ITS Plan shall be provided to VTA for its review prior to distribution to the stakeholders. The VTA staff approved draft documents shall be distributed by VTA staff, and one stakeholder meeting shall be hosted by VTA staff to present findings. The consultant is required to attend this meeting. VTA staff would serve as liaison to member agencies to receive comments to provide to the consultant. Task 5.0 Prepare Final Strategic ITS plan The consultant shall review the comments received from the stakeholders and refine the report to incorporate the comments. The final documents shall first be reviewed by VTA prior to distribution to the stakeholders. The VTA staff approved final documents shall be distributed by VTA staff, and one stakeholder meeting may be required for final acceptance of the documents. Task 6.0 Consultant Support for VTA Board of Directors Process The consultant shall provide staff support to prepare written documentation, tables and graphics as requested by VTA staff in preparation for VTA committee and Board meetings. Timeline The discussion above provides examples of potential changes that VTA is seeking in the update of the strategic ITS plan. This next iteration of the strategic ITS plan should also include discussions on setting priorities for the near term (less than 5 years), mid term (5 to 10 years), and long term (10 to 20 years) horizons, including a discussion about potential funding mechanisms for these initiatives and projects. The projects would be categorized by the various timelines for consideration in the next VTP. Attachment A January

27 7 Date: February 8, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: N/A BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow Update on SB 743 Changes to CEQA Transportation Analysis FOR INFORMATION ONLY BACKGROUND: Senate Bill (SB) 743, approved by the California legislature in September 2013, includes changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Congestion Management Program (CMP) law related to the analysis of transportation impacts. The bill directs the Governor s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop alternative metrics to replace the use of vehicular level of service (LOS) for evaluating the transportation impacts of projects under CEQA. These changes are likely to have significant implications for VTA and Member Agencies. Between December 2013 and February 2014, OPR circulated a Preliminary Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Transportation Analysis. Staff presented an overview of SB 743 for discussion at the April 2014 meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), and Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee (CMPP). OPR released the Preliminary Discussion Draft of Updates to the CEQA Guidelines Implementing Senate Bill 743 in August 2014, and staff brought an update on SB 743 to Advisory Committees and CMPP in September OPR released a Revised Proposal on Updates to the CEQA Guidelines on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA on January 20, This document is available on the OPR website at OPR is accepting comments on the Revised Proposal through February 29, Once the comment period closes, OPR will review input and may revise the proposal. Next, OPR will submit the draft to the Natural Resources Agency, which will then commence a formal rule-making process. VTA is bringing this item to February 2016 TAC, PAC and CMPP to share information on the Revised Proposal and help shape any comments that VTA may submit on the document. Staff 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

28 7 will provide further information and analysis at these meetings. VTA also strongly encourages Member Agencies to become familiar with SB 743 and OPR's Revised Proposal, and to submit their own comments as appropriate. DISCUSSION: Key changes to CEQA and CMP law in SB 743 are described below. Changes to CEQA Criteria for Transportation Impacts Both CEQA and CMP practice have for a number of years relied on vehicular LOS, a measure of vehicular delay or density/crowding, as a primary measure of transportation impact. The VTA Congestion Management Program establishes a significance threshold of LOS E for CMP facilities. This threshold applies when a Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) is prepared for CMP purposes, and is also used as a CEQA threshold of significance for CMP facilities. Additionally, many Member Agencies have established local thresholds of significance for non- CMP facilities. When a project traffic analysis shows that vehicular traffic delay will exceed the LOS threshold established for a facility, the project must disclose a Significant Impact and identify feasible mitigation measures, per the requirements of CEQA. SB 743 calls for OPR to develop new significance criteria to replace LOS in CEQA transportation analysis for projects. The legislation states that once the new criteria are adopted, Automobile delay, as described solely by level of service or similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion, shall not be considered a significant impact on the environment in the locations where the new criteria will apply (21099 (b) (2)). Changes to Congestion Management Program (CMP) Law SB 743 amends CMP legislation by reinstating the ability of cities and counties to designate Infill Opportunity Zones where the CMP level of service standard would not apply ( ). These areas may be established in Transit Priority Areas or high quality transit corridors with 15- minute service frequencies. A previous provision in CMP law allowing the establishment of Infill Opportunity Zones expired in 2009, and no Member Agency in Santa Clara County had utilized that provision prior to that date. Implications for VTA and Member Agencies The changes to CEQA and CMP transportation analysis in SB 743 will have significant implications for VTA as a Congestion Management Agency, transit provider, and CEQA Lead Agency on transportation capital projects. In addition, Member Agencies will also be affected in their roles as CEQA Lead Agencies. Key questions that staff has identified for further investigation include: Are VTA and Member Agencies comfortable with OPR's proposed new primary metric, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), and how it would be applied? How will the new CEQA guidelines affect land use projects and development review? Page 2 of 3

29 7 How will transportation capital projects be affected (e.g., transit, roadway, bicycle/pedestrian)? How will these changes affect cities Traffic Impact Fee programs (current and future)? Is OPR's proposed two-year voluntary opt-in period responsive to VTA and Member Agency needs? Should the CMP performance measures and thresholds of significance be changed? Should Member Agency transportation performance measures for other purposes (e.g., General Plan Circulation Elements, development review) be changed? VTA s Roles and Next Steps As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA), transit provider, and CEQA Lead Agency for transit and highway capital projects, VTA will play a critical role in implementing SB 743 in Santa Clara County. Staff has identified the following roles for VTA: Share information with and educate Member Agencies. Facilitate discussions and help gather input from Member Agencies. Provide comments on OPR s draft guidelines. Evaluate and help guide the development of thresholds of significance for VMT in transportation analysis in Santa Clara County. Include an update to the CMP performance measures and thresholds of significance in the biennial CMP update in future years. Prepared By: Robert Swierk Memo No Page 3 of 3

30 8 Date: January 22, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: March 3, 2016 BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow Review of Employment, Housing and Commute Travel Pattern Data FOR INFORMATION ONLY BACKGROUND: VTA received a letter dated December 3, 2015, from the Mayors of the Cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Saratoga and Sunnyvale requesting VTA staff to share relevant data regarding current and future employment, housing and commute patterns/data within and outside of Santa Clara County. DISCUSSION: As presented to the Board of Directors Special meeting on August 15, 2014, Attachment A provides a snapshot of the then current commuter-origin, pavement condition, housing and population projection, development trends and the bicycle/pedestrian, highway and transit networks. Per VTA s initiative on sustainability, additional data will be distributed to city staff as requested. The data that can be provided to cities staff is as follows: 1. Households, Population and employment for 2013, 2018 and 2040 used in the VTA Countywide models, based on approved and proposed developments provided by member jurisdictions as part of Envision Silicon Valley 2. Most recent Census Journey to Work data at the census tract level - commuter origindestination flows for the year Commuter flows for 2013, 2018 and 2040 estimated from the VTA Countywide models Prepared By: John Ristow Memo No North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

31 8.a BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING Friday, August 15, :00 AM PLEASE NOTE MEETING DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION VTA Auditorium 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA AGENDA To help you better understand, follow, and participate in the meeting, the following information is provided: Persons wishing to address the Board of Directors on any item on the agenda or not on the agenda should complete a blue card located at the public information table and hand it to the Board Secretary staff prior to the meeting or before the item is heard. Speakers will be called to address the Board when their agenda item(s) arise during the meeting and are asked to limit their comments to 2 minutes. The amount of time allocated to speakers may vary at the Chairperson's discretion depending on the number of speakers and length of the agenda. If presenting handout materials, please provide 25 copies to the Board Secretary for distribution to the Board of Directors. All reports for items on the open meeting agenda are available for review in the Board Secretary s Office, 3331 North First Street, San Jose, California, (408) , the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday prior to the meeting. This information is available on our website, and also at the meeting. Any document distributed less than 72-hours prior to the meeting will also be made available to the public at the time of distribution. Copies of items provided by members of the public at the meeting will be made available following the meeting upon request. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, VTA will make reasonable arrangements to ensure meaningful access to its meetings for persons who have disabilities and for persons with limited English proficiency who need translation and interpretation services. Individuals requiring ADA accommodations should notify the Board Secretary s Office at least 48-hours prior to the meeting. Individuals requiring language assistance should notify the Board Secretary s Office at least 72-hours prior to the meeting. The Board Secretary may be contacted at (408) or board.secretary@vta.org or (408) (TTY only). VTA s home page is on the web at: or visit us on Facebook at: (408) : 中文 / Español / 日本語 / 한국어 / tiếng Việt / Tagalog. NOTE: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ACCEPT, REJECT OR MODIFY ANY ACTION RECOMMENDED ON THIS AGENDA North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

32 3331 N. First St., San Jose, California is served by bus lines *58 and Light Rail. (*58 no midday service) SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA VTA Board of Directors Friday, August 15, 2014 For trip planning information, contact our Customer Service Department at (408) between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Schedule information is also available on our website, 8.a Page 2 of 3

33 8.a SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA VTA Board of Directors Friday, August 15, 2014 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 a subsequent agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing. 3. CHAIRPERSON S REPORT INTRODUCTIONS 4. INFORMATION ITEM Receive a report depicting current conditions of Santa Clara County s transportation network. (Verbal Report) (Ristow) 5. DISCUSSION Discuss the draft process and framework for a potential ballot measure. (Ristow) 6. ADJOURN Page 3 of 3

34 Of the 900,000 + commuters who work in Santa Clara County, approximately 80% commute within the county. 8.a

35 Local Roads Pavement Condition Index* 8.a *Per MTC s Draft Final 2013 Regional Pavement Condition Summary Report

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37 Pavement Condition Index - Bay Area Counties Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Solano Sonoma 8.a

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39 8.a 2013 ABAG Jobs Caltrain Light Rail BART Freeways Expressways TAZ Jobs 51-3,013 3,014-8,515 8,516-17,416 17,417-41,429 41, ,576 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

40 8.a 2013 ABAG Workers Caltrain Light Rail BART Freeways Expressways TAZ Workers 51-1,619 1,620-4,007 4,008-6,914 6,915-11,822 11,823-31,080 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

41 8.a Bicycle Network Existing Cross Barrier Connect Bike Path Bike Lane Bike Route 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

42 8.a Development Trends Snapshot Major Developments Mix MF RD Com Major Development Projects Caltrain Light Rail BART Freeways Expressways 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

43 8.a Roadway Network 2013 PM Freeway GP LOS F 2014 Expressways LOS F City Boundaries Freeways Expressways 1: 184,524 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

44 8.a Transit Network Top 15 Transit Lines Below Up to Core Express Ace Caltrain Light Rail 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

45 8.a Transit Rail Network Ace Caltrain Light Rail 1: 223,408 Notes Miles WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere

46 9 Date: February 2, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: March 3, 2016 BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow Adopt Revised 2016 State Transportation Improvement Program for Santa Clara County Policy-Related Action: No Government Code Section Applies: No ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a revised 2016 STIP Program based on the priorities discussed in the memorandum. BACKGROUND: The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is a 5-year rolling projection of the revenues that the State of California expects to be available to the State for transportation. The STIP is updated every two years, in even numbered years, and adopted by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). We are in the 2016 cycle. Caltrans is responsible for developing the Fund Estimate, which sets the target of available programming capacity for each county. By State statute, the CTC first determines how much of the funding will be directed to the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP) and the balance goes to the STIP. The STIP has two components: (1) Regional; and (2) Interregional Programs. State statute directs that 75% of the funds are prioritized by the Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs). Each county receives a "County Share" based on a formula composed of population and lane mileage. This is called the Regional Improvement Program (RIP). RIP funds may be used for roadway and transit capacity expansion projects. Caltrans sets the priorities for the remaining 25%, which is called the Interregional Improvement Program (IIP). MTC is the nine-county Bay Area's RTPA. MTC has delegated RIP programming priorities to each county's respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA). Santa Clara's CMA is VTA, and the VTA Board of Directors is therefore responsible for prioritizing RIP investments with 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

47 9 Santa Clara County's share. The 2016 STIP covers state fiscal years 2016 through The CTC adopted a STIP Fund Estimate in August There was no new programming capacity available to the regions in the August estimate due to decreases in the price-based fuel excise tax to that point. The VTA Board adopted a 2016 STIP program that re-affirmed prior STIP commitments, but with no new programming on October 1, Unfortunately, the price-based fuel excise tax has continued to decline since August. Caltrans has adjusted its' 5-year projections for the 2016 STIP accordingly, and on January 21, 2016, the CTC adopted a revised 2016 Fund Estimate. This revised 2016 STIP Fund Estimate has approximately $750 million less funding available than the cost of the projects already programmed in the STIP. The CTC has directed the RTPAs, including MTC, to submit 2016 RIPs that collectively remove at least that amount of funding from the STIP and reschedule the remaining projects to the years within the 5-year period that funding is projected to be available. If the RTPAs are unable to achieve this on their own, the CTC will select which projects will be deleted. Attachment A is a January 27, 2016 letter from the CTC to the California State Legislature making them aware of the CTC's actions. DISCUSSION: MTC has directed each of the nine Bay Area CMA's to revisit their previously adopted 2016 STIP programs and submit new Board-adopted 2016 STIP programs with projects identified for deletion by the end of February It's unclear how much Santa Clara's or the Bay Area's target is for STIP deletion. VTA staff recommends that the Board prioritize the our STIP projects as follows, should programming need to be deleted: Priorit Project Current STIP Programming y 1 Planning Programming & Monitoring Funds $ 3,094,000 2 BART Extension to Santa Clara (SVSX) $14,672,000 3 Soundwalls on I-680, Mueller to Capitol $ 4,361,000 4 St. John Street Multimodal Improvements $1,500,000 5 Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over US-101 at Adobe Creek $ 4,350,000 Planning, Programing & Monitoring Funds: These funds support VTA and MTC s planning activities and administration of the STIP program. There is no alternative source of funding. VTA staff reccomends that the Board make these first priority to retain. BART Extension from Berryessa to Santa Clara: These funds were programmed as part of an Page 2 of 3

48 9 exchange with the Measure A program which freed local funds to be used to design the Express Lane system. If the funds are deprogrammed, the VTA Board will need to re-program them at the earliest opportunity. Soundwalls on I-680, Capitol to Mueller: VTA has begun environmental clearance and design of these walls with previously allocated STIP funds and Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF) funds programmed by the VTA Board of the Director. The balance of the STIP funding is for final design, right-of-way and construction. VTA does not have an alternative source of funding for this project and would recommend reprogramming it in the STIP at the earliest opportunity if it should be de-programmed. St John Street Multimodal Improvements: The City of San Jose is currently completing design for this project, and expects to go to construction in the summer of If this project is deprogrammed from the STIP, VTA staff would recommend reprogramming it in the second One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) cycle. The project will be delayed by these actions. Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over US-101 at Adobe Creek: The City of Palo Alto is in the environmental clearance stage. The project has been delayed several years to allow for robust community input and avoid conflicts with other construction on US 101 in the same area. If this project is deleted from the STIP, VTA staff would recommend reprogramming it in the second OBAG cycle. The project is unlikely to be delayed by these actions. ALTERNATIVES: The VTA Board of Directors may adopt other priorities. FISCAL IMPACT: If Planning, Programming & Monitoring funds are deprogrammed or rescheduled, this will reduce revenues available to fund the FY17 Congestion Management Program Work Plan which may result in a reduction of planned activities. Deprogramming of any of the remaining projects would require either future reprogramming in the STIP or reprogramming to another grant source in order to complete the projects. Prepared by: Marcella Rensi Memo No ATTACHMENTS: CTC-2016STIPlttr (PDF) Page 3 of 3

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57 9.a Attachment A CMPP Item #, February 18, 2016 VTA Board Item #, March 3, 2016

58 Attachment A CMPP Item #, February 18, 2016 VTA Board Item #, March 3, a

59 10 Date: February 10, 2016 Current Meeting: February 18, 2016 Board Meeting: March 3, 2016 BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez Director of Planning and Program Development, John Ristow Climate Initiatives Parking Management and TDM Program - Peery Park Rides Pilot Project Policy-Related Action: No Resolution Government Code Section Applies: No ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt a Resolution of Local Support authorizing the General Manager to execute a grant agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to receive $1,129,000 in the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funds to implement the Peery Park Rides Project, and 2. Authorize the General Manager to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Sunnyvale for the local match commitment portion of the grant. BACKGROUND: In April 2015, MTC issued a Call-for-Projects for the Climate Initiatives Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Grant program, which provides $6 million to support parking management strategies with additional opportunities to fund first / last-mile transportation strategies in areas currently underserved by other alternatives. This program is designed to assist jurisdictions with implementation of parking management and other TDM strategies. The Climate Initiatives Parking Management and TDM Grant Program is part of MTC's Climate Program, a critical component of the region's long-range Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, Plan Bay Area. The Climate Program invests $226 million over the course of Plan Bay Area in innovative strategies that aim to reduce 3331 North First Street San Jose, CA Administration Customer Service

60 10 transportation related-emissions. The source for these competitive grants is federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funds. In order for VTA to access these federal funds, it must comply with MTC s Approval of Programs and Projects, which requires a resolution from the local agency to update the region's Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). DISCUSSION: VTA and the City of Sunnyvale applied for and were awarded $1,129,000 in CMAQ funding to implement the Peery Park Rides Pilot Project (Attachment A - Project Map). Peery Park Rides is an innovative transportation pilot project that would combine flexible transit service with trip reduction targets in Sunnyvale's Peery Park designed to attract commuters to transit and yield measurable greenhouse gas emissions. This pilot project is in response to the redevelopment of Peery Park into higher density Class "A" office and tech-based industrial buildings, which would likely generate a large number of automobile trips and congestion impacts. The City of Sunnyvale is using aggressive trip reduction targets of between 20% and 35% to induce demand for alternative trips, and this makes for a strong potential new market for transit. Peery Park Rides will then apply technology to supply dynamic and flexible transit services to meet this new demand. Planning for flexible transit solutions is part of VTA's ongoing efforts to test various models of flexible and dynamic transit service. The flexible shuttle component of the project will provide a hybrid style service in between traditional fixed service and door-to-door demand response service within a predetermined zone. The pilot service, as currently envisioned, will generally operate without a schedule in order to adapt to trip requests, but will also have a limited number of predetermined scheduled stops to serve as a last mile connection from the Sunnyvale Caltrain station. The estimated cost of this 2-year pilot project is $2,080,000 which includes operations, vehicles, and software development costs for the flexible shuttle service. A total of $1,129,000 will be covered by the Climate Initiatives Grant funding, while VTA, the City of Sunnyvale, and the property owners and tenants of Peery Park will contribute $712,800 in combined matching funds from local sources; half of the local match will come from VTA and the other half from the City of Sunnyvale and the Peery Park property owners and tenants. VTA's local match of $356,400 is included in its FY16 Adopted VTA Transit Fund Capital Budget. The City of Sunnyvale has committed its local match through a City Council action at its September 29, 2015 meeting (Attachment B). VTA will need to enter into an agreement with the City of Sunnyvale for its local match portion. VTA and the City of Sunnyvale will pursue other funding sources to make up for the $138,200 funding shortfall. Please see Table 1 with the Estimated Project Cost Breakdown. Page 2 of 3

61 10 Table 1: Peery Park Rides Estimated Cost Breakdown Agency Amount VTA $356,400 City of Sunnyvale & Peery Park Developer Contributions $356,400 MTC $1,129,000 Other Sources $138,200 Fare Revenues $100,000 TOTAL $2,080,000 Staff will submit an Authorization to Proceed (E-76) request to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to advance the project. Upon receipt of the E-76, VTA and City staff will commence planning work to develop the service plan with a target implementation schedule in The duration of this pilot is limited to the 2-year grant funded period. VTA and the City of Sunnyvale will need to evaluate service performance and availability of future funding to determine life beyond the grant period. ALTERNATIVES: The Board of Directors could choose not to approve the resolution (Attachment C) and VTA would not be eligible to receive $1,129,000 in CMAQ funds to implement the Peery Park Rides Project. FISCAL IMPACT: This action will make $1,129,000 in CMAQ funds and $356,400 in City of Sunnyvale funds available to VTA for the Peery Park Rides Pilot Project. VTA's local match is included in the FY16 Adopted VTA Transit Fund Capital Budget. Prepared by: Aiko Cuenco Memo No Page 3 of 3

62 Attachment A: Service Area Map I2 I2 I2 I2 101 Peery Park ÿ 237 W. Evelyn Ave. N. Mathilda Ave. E. Maude Ave. N. Fair Oaks Ave. I2 10.a ÿ 82 S. Mary Ave. El Camino Real n{ ; Public Library City Hall Æb Sunnyvale Caltrain ) Downtown Sunnyvale S. Fair Oaks Ave. Central Expwy. S. Wolfe Rd. « Mile Land Uses Source: City of Sunnyvale Commercial/Industrial Downtown Specific Plan Public Facilities Residential Æb Caltrain I2 VTA Light Rail Flexible Shuttle Service Area Priority Development Area Peery Park

63 10.b Resolution of Local Support Resolution No. Authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to MTC and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurance to complete the project WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) (herein referred to as APPLICANT) is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for $1,129,000 in funding assigned to MTC for programming discretion, which includes federal funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and federal or state funding administered by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) such as Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)/Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding, and Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) funding (herein collectively referred to as REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING) for the Peery Park Rides project (herein referred to as PROJECT) for the Climate Initiatives Parking Management and TDM Grant Program (herein referred to as PROGRAM); and WHEREAS, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 st Century Act (Public Law , July 6, 2012) and any extensions or successor legislation for continued funding (collectively, MAP 21) authorize various federal funding programs including, but not limited to the Surface Transportation Program (STP) (23 U.S.C. 133), the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) (23 U.S.C. 149) and the Transportation Alternatives Program (TA) (23 U.S.C. 213); and WHEREAS, state statutes, including California Streets and Highways Code 182.6, 182.7, and 2381(a)(1), and California Government Code 14527, provide various funding programs for the programming discretion of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA); and WHEREAS, pursuant to MAP-21, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive federal or state funds for a regionally-significant project shall submit an application first with the appropriate MPO, or RTPA, as applicable, for review and inclusion in the federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, MTC is the MPO and RTPA for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) that sets out procedures governing the application and use of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and WHEREAS, as part of the application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING, MTC requires a resolution adopted by the responsible implementing agency stating the following:

64 10.b the commitment of any required matching funds; and that the sponsor understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase cannot be expected to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and that the PROJECT will comply with the procedures, delivery milestones and funding deadlines specified in the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised); and the assurance of the sponsor to complete the PROJECT as described in the application, subject to environmental clearance, and if approved, as included in MTC's federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and that the PROJECT will have adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECT within the schedule submitted with the project application; and that the PROJECT will comply with all project-specific requirements as set forth in the PROGRAM; and that APPLICANT has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans, FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT; and in the case of a transit project, the PROJECT will comply with MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised, which sets forth the requirements of MTC s Transit Coordination Implementation Plan to more efficiently deliver transit projects in the region; and WHEREAS, that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT; and WHEREAS, there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds; and WHEREAS, there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECT; and WHEREAS, APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this resolution; and WHEREAS, MTC requires that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the APPLICANT is authorized to execute and file an application for funding for the PROJECT for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING under MAP-21 or continued funding; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT will provide any required matching funds; and be it further

65 10.b RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands that the REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the project is fixed at the MTC approved programmed amount, and that any cost increases must be funded by the APPLICANT from other funds, and that APPLICANT does not expect any cost increases to be funded with additional REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds and will comply with the provisions and requirements of the Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) and APPLICANT has, and will retain the expertise, knowledge and resources necessary to deliver federally-funded transportation and transit projects, and has assigned, and will maintain a single point of contact for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation projects to coordinate within the agency and with the respective Congestion Management Agency (CMA), MTC, Caltrans. FHWA, and CTC on all communications, inquires or issues that may arise during the federal programming and delivery process for all FHWA- and CTC-funded transportation and transit projects implemented by APPLICANT; and be it further RESOLVED that PROJECT will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution, subject to environmental clearance, and, if approved, for the amount approved by MTC and programmed in the federal TIP; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT has reviewed the PROJECT and has adequate staffing resources to deliver and complete the PROJECT within the schedule submitted with the project application; and be it further RESOLVED that PROJECT will comply with the requirements as set forth in MTC programming guidelines and project selection procedures for the PROGRAM; and be it further RESOLVED that, in the case of a transit project, APPLICANT agrees to comply with the requirements of MTC s Transit Coordination Implementation Plan as set forth in MTC Resolution No. 3866, revised; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT is an eligible sponsor of REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING funded projects; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT is authorized to submit an application for REGIONAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT; and be it further RESOLVED that there is no legal impediment to APPLICANT making applications for the funds; and be it further RESOLVED that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed PROJECT, or the ability of APPLICANT to deliver such PROJECT; and be it further RESOLVED that APPLICANT authorizes its Executive Director, General Manager, City Manager, or designee to execute and file an application with MTC for REGIONAL

66 10.b DISCRETIONARY FUNDING for the PROJECT as referenced in this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application; and be it further RESOLVED that the MTC is requested to support the application for the PROJECT described in the resolution, and if approved, to include the PROJECT in MTC's federal TIP upon submittal by the project sponsor for TIP programming

67 10.b PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors on March 3, 2016 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Cindy Chavez, Chairperson Board of Directors I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted by the vote of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, California, at a meeting of said Board of Directors on the date indicated, as set forth above. Date: Elaine Baltao, Board Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Robert Fabela, General Counsel

68 City of Sunnyvale 10.c Agenda Item Agenda Date: 9/29/2015 REPORT TO COUNCIL SUBJECT Request for City Council Endorsement and Local Match Commitment for a Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant Application from the City of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the Peery Park Rides Program BACKGROUND The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) issued a Call of Interest on June 1, 2015, for funding available through the Climate Initiatives Parking Management and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Grant Program. This program provides $6 million to support parking management strategies, park and ride lots, first/last mile transportation solutions and other TDM strategies. The grant can pay for direct project costs, including staff and project management. A minimum 15 percent local match is required. Only public agencies may apply for the grant, but business, non-profit or community organizations can apply if they partner with a public agency as the sponsor. Sunnyvale staff contacted VTA staff to consider a joint grant application for this grant program. After reviewing the grant guidelines and evaluating different options, a proposal was developed entitled the Peery Park Rides Program. This proposal is an innovative transportation project that would combine a dynamic and flexible transit service with aggressive trip reduction targets for Peery Park to yield measurable reductions in greenhouse gases and vehicle trips. The proposed program is a twoyear pilot project to purchase two buses and to use the latest software technology to operate a flexible shuttle bus service to meet the transit needs in Peery Park and adjacent neighborhoods. The estimated cost for the two-year program is $1.9 to $2.2 million, which includes the costs for project development and operations. The success of the pilot program is predicated on establishing mandatory TDM goals to induce a commitment to alternative transportation modes. A mandatory TDM program is an essential element of the policy framework for the Peery Park Specific Plan. The MTC grant would create a unique public/private partnership between the City of Sunnyvale, VTA, and Peery Park property owners and businesses. This partnership opportunity offers synergies and efficiencies that would not likely be achievable if each party pursued trip reduction strategies independently. With over seven million square feet of existing office/r&d space and additional projects under review, Peery Park is an ideal candidate for the pilot program because of its large existing and planned employment base and its last mile proximity to nearby Caltrain and VTA transit stations. Peery Park property owners have committed to forming a transportation management association (TMA) to facilitate the TDM goals of businesses within Peery Park. A TMA would be instrumental for providing information on the travel patterns and needs of employees to operate a successful flexible shuttle program. Property owners have also discussed studying the feasibility of a private shuttle bus service to serve employers and residents in the Peery Park area. EXISTING POLICY