RECEIVE update on the planned increase in passenger rail service along the coast corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Progress since the last update on the coast rail project to this Committee on September 10, 2018 includes execution of the Memorandum of Understanding and meetings of the staff supporting the Coast Rail Coordinating Council.

The Coast Rail service project construction and operation costs are still under evaluation.

The Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC) is a group of regional transportation agencies coordinating to improve the rail corridor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area along the Central Coast. The member agencies have all adopted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU, online as a web attachment) to formalize the Council. The TAMC Rail Policy Committee appointed Dave Potter as the representative and Mike LeBarre as the alternate for a one-year term in January 2018, and the CRCC Policy Committee has selected Mr. Potter as the Chair. The next meeting of the Policy Committee will be in Monterey on December 13, 2018 at 2 pm. At that meeting, agenda topics are expected to include CRCC Bylaws, 2019 CRCC goals, and the 2019 meeting calendar.

Staff supporting the Policy Committee met on September 28 for a phone call to discuss the final State Rail Plan, legislative issues, and rail funding. Another phone meeting of the support staff is scheduled for October 19.

• Coast Rail Coordinating Council Memorandum of Understanding