METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Capital and Strategic Planning Agenda Working Committee Meeting METRO Board Room, 2 nd Floor

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1 Thomas C. Lambert PRESIDENT & CEO METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Capital and Strategic Planning Agenda Working Committee Meeting METRO Board Room, 2 nd Floor November 16, 2015, 9:30 AM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Christof Spieler, Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran Jim Robinson Cindy Siegel Barron Wallace ACTION 1. Request Board authorization for the President & CEO to execute a three (3) year extension of the existing Interlocal Agreement with Harris County Improvement District No. 1 for the maintenance, cleaning, and repair of thirty seven (37) METRO bus shelters located in the Uptown area of Houston. R. Marrero 2. Request Board approval to implement January 2016 Service Change K. Luhrsen, J. Archer COMMITTEE APPROVAL 3. Anticipated Procurement Report M. Kyme BRIEFINGS 4. Monthly Planning, Engineering and Construction Presentation R. Trevino 5. Unutilized Properties Portfolio Review C. Harbert Page 1

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5 Uptown Bus Shelter In 2005 METRO used funds under the Regional Bus Plan to purchase (37) bus shelters in the Uptown / Galleria area of Houston, TX These shelters included amenities and a new design outside METRO s normal standard for bus shelters 2

6 Existing Agreement with District #1 for $33,263 a year Inter-local agreement with District No.1 to be executed upon Board approval Not open for bids Three (3) year agreement, October 1 st 2015 to October 1 st 2018 for $99,789 3

7 Request Board authorization for the President and CEO to execute a three (3) year extension of the existing Inter-local Agreement with Harris County Improvement District No. 1 (Uptown) for the maintenance, cleaning, and repair of thirty seven (37) METRO bus shelters located in the Uptown area of Houston in an amount not-to-exceed $99,

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20 November 16, 2015 Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

21 First Year of New Bus Network sign-up completed in July 2015 First Year of New Bus Network implemented in August 2015 Changes and modifications implemented based upon feedback associated with early morning/late night work trips and customer overcrowding from July through September 2015 Additional changes and modifications recommended based upon customer / operator feedback, customer overcrowding, and longterm route alignment detours 2

22 1) Approve changes to route alignment due to construction / vehicle movement since August 2015 converting detours to permanent routing 2) Approve additional trips to address early morning/late night work trips / customer overcrowding since August ) Add running time to route to address service reliability 4) Add trips to address customer overcrowding commuter and local 5) Realign / adjust routes and route layovers to address customer overcrowding 6) Adjust routings / layover locations at several heavily served transit centers 7) Adjust span of service in response to customer comments/complaints 3

23 3 Langley Closure of Lorraine for railroad grade crossing / Hardy Toll Road construction 56 Airline / Montrose NB turn from Berry to Airline changed to Lyerly to Airline due to limited turning movements near Northline TC 78 Wayside Alignment near Wayside and Wallisville changed to allow for increased safe boarding locations based on customer feedback 85 Antoine / Washington Shift southern end from Downtown Transit Center due to congestion 360 Peerless - Extend route to serve Wesley Apartments 4

24 6 Jensen / Greens 10 Willowbend 29 Cullen / Hirsch 44 Acres Homes 49 Chimney Rock / S. Post Oak 76 Evergreen 82 Westheimer 99 Ella FM Bush IAH Express 108 Veterans Memorial Express 151 Westpark Express 399 Kuykendahl Shuttle 5

25 8 West Bellfort 9 Gulfton / Holman 11 Almeda / Lyons 20 Canal / Memorial 25 Richmond 28 OST / Wayside 32 Renwick / San Felipe 39 Katy Freeway 47 Hillcroft 56 Airline / Montrose 77 Homestead 78 Wayside 83 Lee Road 84 Buffalo Speedway 85 Antoine / Washington 86 FM1960 Imperial Valley 87 Sunnyside 88 Sagemont 89 Dacoma 98 Briargate 99 Ella FM , 152, 153 Westpark / Harwin Express 160, 161, 162 Wilcrest Express 6

26 217 Cypress 221 Kingsland 222 Grand Parkway 257 Townsen 265 West Bellfort 7

27 28 OST / Wayside 40 Heights / Telephone 47 Hillcroft 52 Hardy / Ley 60 Cambridge 63 Fondren 65 Bissonnet 75 Eldridge 76 Evergreen 80 MLK / Lockwood 82 Westheimer 99 Ella FM Veterans Memorial 137 Northshore 151 Westpark Express 153 Harwin Express 8

28 Downtown Greenspoint Hempstead Northline Northwest Texas Medical Center 9

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30 Estimated Variable Cost (In $000s) Estimated Ridership (In 000s) CATEGORY FY2016 Annualized FY2016 Annualized Add / Adjust Trips for Overcrowding Local and Park & Ride $ 1,764 $ 2, Additional Running Time Local $ 668 $ Routing Adjustments $ 150 $ TOTAL $2,582 $3, ,258 11

31 Action Present final January 2016 service change to Board for guidance and approval following public input Review revised schedules with Transport Workers Union of America Local 260 Time Period November 18, 2015 November - December 2015 Finalize / post run cut and hold operator sign up December 2015 Implement January 2016 service change January 24,

32 Anticipated Procurement Report Procurement & Materials Michael Kyme Approve items on the Anticipated Procurement Report. May 04, 2015 June 2015 No 0.00 Yes 0.00 Yes 0.00 Yes Specific funding for projects will be addressed when individual items are presented to the Board for approval. to be completed by Small Business There is no small business requirement. Debbie Sechler oordination to Complete Action Planning, Engineering & Construction

33 ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT PROJECTS Solicitations over $50K November Consent List FY2016 Q1 - Q4 PROJECT NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Construction of HOV/HOT Lanes Enforcement Areas PROCUREMENT METHOD (RFP, RFQ, IFB) ANTICIPATED SMALL BUSINESS GOAL ANTICIPATED ADVERTISEMENT MONTH ANTICIPATED AMOUNT COMMENTS IFB 35% December $432,000 Construction required for safety of MPD personnel. BOARD COMMITTEE Capital & Strategic Planning Committee PREVIOUS BOARD COMMITTEE CONCUR Y 2 Construction of HOV/HOT Lanes N Shepherd Ramp IFB 35% December $414,000 Realignment of ramp to improve safety and speed in the lane. Capital & Strategic Planning Committee 3 NRV Support Vehicles IFB NA December $1,200,000 1-year contract with no options Public Safety, Customer Service and Operations Committee 4 Purchase of two (2) Compact Inverters for Siemens Rail Cars IFB NA January $154,800 Off-the-Shelf manufactured part. One (1) year performance period with no options. Public Safety, Customer Service and Operations Committee 5 Texas Medical Center Transit Center Elevator and Escalator Inspection and Repairs IFB NA December $100,000 Inspections and repairs of Kone elevators and escalators. Public Safety, Customer Service and Operations Committee 10/06/15

34 BOARD BRIEFING SUMMARY SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM #: Monthly Board Presentation for Engineering and Construction Projects AGENDA DATE: DEPARTMENT: Planning, Engineering and Construction PRESENTER: Roberto Trevino, P.E. SUMMARY: The purpose of this briefing is to update the Capital Programs Committee on the monthly progress of Planning, Engineering and Construction projects.

35 November 2015 Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

36 AXLE COUNTER RESOLUTION TIMELINE July October Frauscher Axle counters installed October 10 and Thales Axle counters installed October 24 and 25. October 2015 March Monitor performance of wheel sensing devices. April 2016 December 2016 (Est.) - Selection of product, design and final installation of product. 2

37 AXLE COUNTER TEST INSTALLATION Thales sensor installed Frauscher bracket installation Thales wayside interface Frauscher clamp installation 3

38 Harrisburg Overpass Board Approval: June 2014 Funding Source: Local Funds Phase 1 Construction underway: - Traffic control, Public & Private utility relocation work, at-grade frontage roads, driveways and sidewalks. - Power line relocation completed on AT&T Legacy and Comcast yet to be completed. Connection of these utilities is critical to the completion of the project on time. - Differing site conditions. - McCarthy has completed 50% of Phase I. - Phase 2 starting December 2015 with retaining wall and bridge construction. - Schedule Progress: -- Planned Schedule Progress = 41.5% -- Actual Schedule Progress = 18.5% 4

39 Houston First (George R. Brown Convention Center) Board Approval: January 2014 Funding Source: Reimbursable by HFC - Garage construction over guideway completed in August Coordination continues. Erection of pedestrian skybridge over the guideway on Rusk Street occurred on Sunday, November 8 th, with a full rail shutdown and bus bridge for Downtown. - Following skybridge erection, glass and siding are being installed over METRO guideway between midnight and 4:00 AM five nights per week (Sunday through Thursday) for 6 weeks. 5

40 Burnett Plaza Transit Center Board Approval: April 2013 Funding Source: Full Funding Grant Agreement - Completed October Ceremonial Grand Opening Date - November 10,

41 El Dorado Park & Ride Board Approval: April 2013 Funding Source: 75/25 Split (Grant & Local) - Finalizing 3 rd party agreements with pipeline and utility companies. - Board approved construction contract with SpawGlass Civil Construction on July 23, Coordinate with Ergon Pipeline Company regarding the recording of their easement (this is required for platting of the METRO property) - Coordinate with the City of Houston to extend the approvals on the Plan set (Original Plan set was signed in 2014). 7

42 Northwest Transit Center Parking Upgrade Briefed Board in July 2014 Design Funding Source: Local Funds Construction Funding Source: Planned Grant Funds - METRO is preparing Plans, Specification and Estimate Package for a new Procurement (IFB). 8

43 NORTHWEST TRANSIT CENTER - METRO has received approval for a Categorical Exclusion (CE) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Northwest Transit Center (NWTC) expansion and modifications project on October 27, Next steps include a Request For Qualifications for design development. 9

44 BOARD BRIEFING SUMMARY SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM #: Unutilized Properties Portfolio Review AGENDA DATE: DEPARTMENT: Planning, Engineering and Construction PRESENTER: Clint Harbert SUMMARY: METRO has multiple properties that were acquired for METRORail Expansion, Park & Rides or other projects that have economic remnants and could be considered for other uses. The briefing items is to discuss properties not currently serving a transit function.

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46 PROPERTY Main Street Corridor DATE ACQUIRED SQ. FT San Jacinto 11/8/02 5,750 sf North Corridor 2526 Main St & Boundary St 8/10/07 15,773 sf East End Corridor COMMENTS Landlocked by METRORail Severely limited access 2401 Texas Ave 2/11/11 15,773 sf TPSS site; County requesting use for parking 3829 Harrisburg Blvd 5/14/08 9,374 sf 3901 Harrisburg Blvd 12/18/07 4,322 sf Adjacent to TPSS 4819 Harrisburg Blvd 4/21/07 4,543 sf 598 Clifton St 7/10/08 42,674 sf Across from S&I facility 6601 Harrisburg Blvd 2/12/10 16,792 sf Currently being used for overpass laydown 2

47 PROPERTY DATE ACQUIRED SQ. FT. COMMENTS East Downtown (Southeast Corridor) Capitol St & Delano St 12/1/09 10,324 sf Potential Short-term Rusk St & Paige St 12/31/09 16,122 sf community use Southeast Corridor 1108 York St 2/10/09 24,979 sf Adjacent to TPSS 2215 Scott St & Hadley St 8/26/09 12/518 sf 3322 Scott St & Simmons St 12/23/08 6,217 sf Adjacent to TPSS; across from UH 5709 Martin Luther King Blvd 2/19/10 25,229 sf Severely limited access Heights Transit Center 6010 N. Adele 3/1/93 38,411 sf Removed from service with the New Bus Network 3

48 Sales Process Action Time Comments Order title reports/surveys days If METRO is not in possession Appraisal Response period from previous owners after notification of right to repurchase* Concurrence from FTA Re-plat partial/combined properties Notify other public agencies of surplus property Prepare bid package Advertise in local publications Sealed bids due Closing Approximate total time days 180 days days days 30 days 7 days 14 days days 30 days days *Required per of the Texas Property Code Can be done concurrently Only applies to locally funded properties 4