July 24, 2015 Board Meeting
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 1
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Oath of Office
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 2
June 29 Signing of
Interagency Transfer
Agreement
Chair Pedrozo & Dan Leavitt
June 29 Signing of ITA
June 29 Signing of ITA
June 29 Signing of ITA
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On June 29, 2015 Caltrans Director Malcolm
Dougherty and SJJPA Chairperson John Pedrozo
signed the Interagency Transfer Agreement (ITA).
Management of the San Joaquin intercity passenger
rail service to SJJPA became effective on July 1,
2015.
Caltrans and the LOSSAN agency concurrently
signed the ITA to transfer management of the
Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service to
the LOSSAN agency.
June 29 Signing of ITA
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The full signed SJJPA ITA is available on the SJJPA
webpage at: www.acerail.com/sjjpa
The completion of the ITA is a substantial
achievement (over 500 pages in length with
Appendices).
The ITA could not have been completed without the
efforts and commitment from CalSTA and Caltrans.
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Chad Edison, Deputy Secretary of Transportation for
CalSTA, and Bruce Roberts, Chief of Caltrans Division
of Rail and Mass Transportation
June 29 Signing of ITA
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Special Recognition for: Kristina Assouri, Deputy
Attorney with Caltrans Legal Division and Crystal
Ortiz, Rail Transportation Manager with Caltrans,
Division of Rail and Mass Transportation
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They were brought on late in the process by Caltrans to
get the two ITAs completed.
SJJPA Letter to the Director of Caltrans regarding
the SJJPA’s appreciation of Kristina’s and Crystal’s
exceptional work in getting the SJJPA ITA
completed and signed prior to the deadline.
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 3
Presentation by City of
Sacramento
Council Member Steve Hansen
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 4
Consent Calendar
4.1
Approve Minutes from May 15, 2015
Board Meeting
4.2
Approve Next SJJPA Board Meeting
Location and Start Time
September 18, 2015: Merced at 1:30 pm
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 5
Public Comments
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 6
Presentation by BNSF:
San Joaquin
Performance, Projects, &
PTC
Rick Depler
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Board Meeting
BNSF Passenger Operations
Friday, July 24, 2015
Rick Depler
BNSF Assistant Director Passenger Operations
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Passenger Operations Vision Statement
“To
be the best Passenger
Operations Team in the industry measured by safety, on-time and
incentive earned – composed of
highly trained, highly motivated
personnel, committed to
continuous improvement and
capable of fully realizing the
potential of the passenger
operator agreements while
protecting the BNSF freight
franchise.”
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BNSF Yearly Contractual OTP
2005 through July 22, 2015
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BNSF Yearly Contractual OTP
2015 Jan-Jul 22
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Passenger Train Speed Restrictions –
daily average per week – July 2014 – July 2015
Tie gang
Heat Restrictions
21” total
(05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)
13” total
(05” basic tolerance,
08” BNSF ½ recovery time)
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Passenger Train Speed Restrictions –
daily average per week – July 2014 – July 2015
Tie gang
Heat Restrictions
21” total
(05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)
13” total
(05” basic tolerance,
08” BNSF ½ recovery time)
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BNSF Contractual OTP
Per train for - July 1-22, 2015
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Passenger Speed Restrictions –
daily average per week – May – July 2015
Heat Restrictions
21” total
(05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)
13” total
(05” basic tolerance,
08” BNSF ½ recovery time)
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Passenger Speed Restrictions –
daily average per week – May – July 2015
Heat Restrictions
21” total
(05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)
13” total
(05” basic tolerance,
08” BNSF ½ recovery time)
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Passenger Speed Restrictions –
daily average per week – May – July 2015
Heat Restrictions
21” total
(05” basic tolerance,16” recovery)
13” total
(05” basic tolerance,
08” BNSF ½ recovery time)
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Operating Challenges
On-line
congestion
Yard
congestion
Major MOW
windows
Train Volumes
MOW
overstay
MOW Production
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Operating Challenges
continued…
Mudslides
Heat/Cold
restrictions
Weather
Derailments
High
Winds/Flash
flooding
Blizzards
Track/signal
issues
Service
Interruptions
Trespasser
incidents
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Operating Challenges
continued…
Amtrak crew
issues on line
Amtrak
locomotive
failure
Amtrak
equipment
failure
Slow Orders
Permanent
speed
restrictions
Temporary
Amtrak failure
Temporary
speed
restrictions
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Summary Challenges
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On-going new dispatcher training/development.
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MoW planning
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Signal issues
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Schedule
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Network Operations Center
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San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 7
Ratify State-Amtrak
Intercity Passenger Rail
Committee Representative
& Alternate
Brian Schmidt
Ratify State-Amtrak Committee Reps.
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SJJPA was invited to participate in the “StateAmtrak Intercity Passenger Committee”
The Committee will be comprised of participating
representatives and members of each state and
public entity that sponsors a state-supported
intercity service, and representatives from Amtrak
and the Federal Railroad Administration.
Ratify State-Amtrak Committee Reps.
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This Committee will aid in negotiations, decisionmaking and planning for the benefit of the statesupported intercity services and will address
issues related to the cost methodologies of the
services provided by Amtrak.
As the Managing Agency for the San Joaquin rail
service, the SJJPA could designate one State
Representative and one Alternate.
Ratify State-Amtrak Committee Reps.
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On July 6, 2015, Chairperson Pedrozo appointed
Stacey Mortensen, Managing Director as the
Representative for SJJPA and Brian Schmidt,
Director of Operations for SJJPA as the Alternate.
The Committee held its first meeting on July 9,
2015 and SJJPA was represented by Stacey
Mortensen and was appointed to the Reports
Sub-Working Group and the 514 Equipment
Capital Group.
Ratify State-Amtrak Committee Reps.
Fiscal Impact:
 There is no fiscal impact.
Recommendation:
 Ratify the Chairperson’s appointment of Stacey
Mortensen as SJJPA representative to the
Committee and Brian Schmidt as the Alternate to
the Committee.
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 8
San Joaquin Operations
Update
Brian Schmidt
San Joaquin Update
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State Working Group - Working on the New Generation Locomotive
Procurement with Caltrans, CCJPA and Amtrak. Delivery of the first
of 6 locomotives to Northern California is scheduled for July 2016.
The working group has three (3) sub-committees for the project:
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Production/Schedule
Delivery & Testing, and
Operations and Servicing.
Participating with the time checks between stations on the San
Joaquin Corridor to create a revised and reduced schedule for the
train service. This is scheduled to be completed in August.
San Joaquin Update
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Working on identifying Minor Capital Projects at Stations on the
corridor in coordination with Caltrans and Amtrak.
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Participate on the daily morning calls for the San Joaquin Service.
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Beginning to receive text and email alerts regarding San Joaquin
and Capitol Corridor Service trains.
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Working with Caltrans and Capitol Corridor to develop a plan
defining Equipment Maintenance responsibilities in the Oakland
Facility and at outlying locations in Bakersfield and Sacramento
San Joaquin Rolling Stock Update
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Train Delays for October through June
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Near Miss Incidents
Vehicle on Tracks
San Joaquin Incidents
- 41
- 56
- 13
Average Delay 6 minutes
Average Delay 37 minutes
Average Delay 76 minutes
(24 trains delayed due to the 13 incidents)
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Other Train Incidents
(BNSF, UPRR & CCJPA)
- 17
Average Delay 82 minutes
San Joaquin On Time Performance
San Joaquin On Time Performance
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San Joaquin OTP Oct. 1 thru July 12, 2015
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Trains Operated
Trains On-Time
Trains Late
FY Year OTP
July OTP
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3,458
484
974
71.8%
81.3%
FY 2015 Ridership
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Ridership Year-to-date vs. Projected
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San Joaquin
Capitol Corridor
Pacific Surfliner
FY15
873,007
1,099,296
2,030,858
Projected
916,700
1,059,100
1,968,200
%
Diff
-4.8
+3.7
+6.0
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 9
Amtrak 2015-16
Operations Contract
Brian Schmidt
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 10
SJJPA Marketing and
Outreach Update
Karlha Davies
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
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Marketing goals by next Board Meeting
Hire staff (1 full time position)
Partner with Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass
Transportation to ensure a smooth transition plan from
Amtrak California and discuss TMD Marketing Contract
Develop strategic deliverables for Marketing &
Outreach goals in business plan and focus on 2
corridor communities
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
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3 Month Goals
Develop RFP for SJJPA.com website development
Develop RFP for graphic designer
Develop RFP for outreach community representatives
Transition social media from Amtrak California to San
Joaquin JPA
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 11
San Joaquin Valley Rail
Committee
Dan Leavitt
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
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The purpose of the SJVRC is to discuss and
formulate plans, suggestions, and ideas for
changes and improvements to passenger trains
service in the San Joaquin Rail Corridor and then
pass these on to SJJPA.
Per the May 15, 2015 SJJPA Board action,
before the SJVRC can report to the SJJPA, the
SJVRC will need to convene and take action to
change their By Laws.
Recommended Edits to SJVRC Bylaws
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“Regular Members must be a resident of the county
they represent and cannot be an elected official.
Regular Members cannot be staff of SJJPA Member
Agencies or SJJPA staff.”
“The SJJPA may select up to four (4) additional
Regular Members who reside in counties outside of
the those counties listed above that are served by
San Joaquin Thruway bus services and/or represent
areas that could be served by future extensions of
the San Joaquin (as indentified in the latest SJJPA
Business Plan).”
Recommended Edits to SJVRC Bylaws
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There will be no “Associate Members” or “Agency
Associate Members”.
Regular Members and their respective Alternates
shall be appointed by the SJJPA.
The Committee shall meet 2-4 times a year, at the
time and place designated by prior minute order of
the Committee.
Special Meetings may be called by the Chairperson
or upon the request of any six (6) Regular Members
if approved by the Chairperson of SJJPA.
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
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There are a number of vacancies currently with
the SJVRC.
 A number of Members have left their service
with the SJVRC (including several SJJPA Board
Members and Alternates) and have not been
replaced.
With the recommended changes to the By Laws,
there will be many more openings available on
the SJVRC.
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
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Alameda County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws
changed
Contra Costa County: 1 appointment open
Fresno County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws changed
Kern County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws changed
Kings County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws changed
Los Angeles County: No appointments open
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
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Madera County: 0 open; 2 after By Laws changed
Mariposa County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws changed
Merced County: 2 appointments open
Sacramento County: 1 open; 2 after By Laws
changed
San Joaquin County: 0 open; 2 after By Laws
changed
Stanislaus County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws changed
Tulare County: 0 open; 1 after By Laws changed
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
Fiscal Impact:
 There will be some staff hours needed to provide
staffing for the SJVRC. However, this is an
anticipated activity of SJJPA staff and is not
expected to impact the proposed budget of the
SJJPA.
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee
Recommendation:
 Approve the suggested changes to the San
Joaquin Valley Rail Committee By Laws.
 Direct staff to work with SJJPA Member Agencies
to provide recommendations to the SJJPA for new
SJVRC Members & Alternates.
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 12
Northern California MegaRegion Study
Dan Leavitt
Northern California Mega-Region Study
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The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is
planning on doing a study focused on “The
expansion of the Northern California Mega
Region and the role of the Sacramento Area’s
growing innovation ecosystem”.
The Institute is a partnership of business with
labor, government, higher education, and
philanthropy.
Northern California Mega-Region Study
A key question guiding the study:
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As the Northern California Mega Region continues to
grow, what new infrastructure needs are emerging to
support the growing economic activity?
Northern California Mega-Region Study
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The work will examine the growing housing crisis
in the Bay Area and how the Northern San
Joaquin Valley is providing housing for people
who live and work in the Bay Area and
Sacramento.
A focus of the work will be the increased pressure
on key roadways such as I-5, I-580, I-680, I-880
and I-80 and the role that the expansion of the
Capitol Corridor and ACE can play in supporting
the Mega Region.
Northern California Mega-Region Study
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The scope of their work initially focused
predominately on the 1-80 corridor (Sacramento
– Bay Area)
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the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority is helping to
fund the study.
ACE is expecting to be a participant in the study
and the scope has been revised to include the
ACE service and ACE expansion program.
Northern California Mega-Region Study
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Staff is under discussion with the Bay Area Council
Economic Institute regarding the potential for the
study to include the San Joaquin Service.
Additional focus on the connection between the
Northern San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento,
and the Northern San Joaquin Valley to the Bay
Area via San Joaquin Corridor.
Northern California Mega-Region Study
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This study should investigate the potential
economic impacts of the San Joaquin
improvements proposed in the SJJPA 2015
Business Plan Update including:
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More frequent San Joaquin service,
San Joaquin service that arrives in the Bay Area and
Sacramento in the early morning (utilizing mid-corridor
starts),
The extension of the San Joaquin service to Oakland
Coliseum/BART (Oakland Airport).
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 13
CIPR Leadership Coalition
Update
Dan Leavitt
CA Intercity Passenger Rail Leadership Coalition
CIPR Leadership Coalition Update
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17 California State Senators (including Senator
Galgiani, Senator Cannella, and Senator Pan
from the San Joaquin Corridor) are advocating
for at least $500 million annually in funding from
the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the TIRCP
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or increase the funding percentage from 10% of ongoing
Cap & Trade funds to 20% to support the expansion of
transit and intercity rail services throughout California.
CIPR Leadership Coalition Update
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The Assembly Select Committee on Rail will be
holding a hearing on August 21, 2015 at 10:00
am in Modesto (1010 10th Street, Modesto City
Hall/Stanislaus County Chambers):
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This hearing will focus on the improvement and expansion
of the San Joaquin and Altamont Corridor Express rail
services.
The members of the Senate Select Committee on
Passenger Rail and other member of the Legislature from
the San Joaquin Valley will be invited.
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 14
Administrative Matters or
Announcements
• Correspondence
Dan Leavitt
Correspondence
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On June 30, 2015 CalSTA announced the
recipients of the first round of the Transit and
Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for Cap &
Trade.
The Capitol Corridor JPA was awarded $4.62
million for a travel time reduction/track
improvement program in the Bay Area.
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This program will result in a 3-minute travel time
savings for San Joaquin passengers traveling to
Oakland.
Correspondence
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CalSTA informed the SJJPA that the $21.5 million
“Stockton-Escalon Double Track Segment 4”
project (SJJPA’s major application) did not
receive Cap & Trade funding since it will be fully
funded through the State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP).
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 15
Board Members Comments
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Item 16
Adjournment
July 24, 2015 Board Meeting