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TAMC

Regional Transportation Planning Agency - Local Transportation Commission
Monterey County Service Authority for Freeways & Expressways - Email: info@tamcmonterey.org

AGENDA

TAMC RAIL POLICY COMMITTEE

Meeting of Monday

November 4, 2019

Transportation Agency for Monterey County

Transportation Agency Conference Room
55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas

3:00 PM


	Complete agenda packets are on display at the Transportation Agency for Monterey County office and at these public libraries: Carmel, Monterey, Salinas Steinbeck Branch, Seaside, Prunedale, and King City. Any person who has a question concerning an item on this agenda may call the Agency Secretary to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda. Please recycle this agenda.


	1.	Quorum Check, Call to Order and Introductions

A quorum for the voting TAMC Rail Policy Committee members consists of a minimum of 6 of the following voting members: A quorum is 7 of the following members: Adams, Alejo, Chavez, Davis, Delgado, Hawthorne, LeBarre, Oglesby, Parker, Phillips, Potter and Smith.

If you are unable to attend, please make sure that one of your alternates attends the meeting. Your courtesy to the other members to assure a quorum is appreciated.


	2.	PUBLIC COMMENT ON TRANSPORTATION MATTERS NOT ON TODAY’S AGENDA.

Any member of the public may address the Rail Policy Committee on any item not on the agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Rail Policy Committee. Comments on items on today's agenda may be given when that agenda item is discussed.


	3.	BEGINNING OF CONSENT AGENDA

Approve the staff recommendations for items listed below by majority vote with one motion. Any member may pull an item off the Consent Agenda to be moved to the end of the CONSENT AGENDA for discussion and action.


	3.1.	APPROVE minutes of the Rail Policy Committee meeting of October 7, 2019.
		- Montiel
		The draft minutes of the October 7, 2019 Rail Policy Committee meeting are attached for review.
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	3.2.	APPROVE 2020 schedule of Rail Policy Committee meetings.
		- Watson
		The proposed schedule of Rail Policy Committee meetings for 2020 follows the existing pattern of meetings on the first Monday of the month at 3:00 p.m. except July and December, when all committee meetings are cancelled due to holidays; and September, when the meeting is on the second Monday due to the Labor Day holiday.
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	3.3.	RECEIVE update on the planned increase in passenger rail service along the coast corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
		- Watson
		Progress since the last update to this Committee in October includes a workshop on Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program grant guidelines.
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	3.4.	RECEIVE update on the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study.
		- Watson
		The study will lay the groundwork for implementing the State Rail Plan in the Monterey Bay Area. Progress on the study since the last report to this Committee on October 7 includes the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee.
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	3.5.	RECEIVE update on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project.
		- Watson
		Activities on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project since the last update on October 7, 2019 include progress on construction of Package 1, the Lincoln Avenue Extension and parking improvements.
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	END OF CONSENT AGENDA


	4.	RECEIVE update from Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on their rail corridor study.
		- Watson/ Dykaar
		Ginger Dykaar, Senior Transportation Planner with the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, will present an update on the planning efforts related to the Santa Cruz Branch Line rail corridor.
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	5.	RECEIVE update on the Elkhorn Slough Sea Level Rise Study.
		- Watson/ Adamson
		The Central Coast Highway 1 Climate Resiliency study is looking at the impacts of climate change and sea level rise to transportation corridors through the Elkhorn Slough, including the Union Pacific-owned Coast Mainline tracks. AMBAG Director of Planning Heather Adamson will provide an overview of the study.
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	6.	RECEIVE and COMMENT on draft 2020 Legislative Program.
		- Watson
		The purpose of the legislative program is to set general principles to guide staff and Board responses to legislative or budgetary proposals. The program also notifies state representatives of the Transportation Agency’s position on issues of key importance to the Agency.
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	7.	ANNOUNCEMENTS and/or COMMENTS from Rail Policy Committee members on matters that they wish to put on future Committee agendas.


	8.	ADJOURN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Rail Policy Committee meeting:

Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Transportation Agency for Monterey County Conference Room

55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, California 93901

Light refreshments will be provided

If you have any items for the next agenda, please submit them to:

Christina Watson, Rail Program Coordinator

Christina@tamcmonterey.org

Documents relating to an item on the open session that are distributed to the Committee less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA. Documents distributed to the Committee at the meeting by staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Committee by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting.

Transportation Agency for Monterey County

55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901-2902

Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TEL: 831-775-0903

FAX: 831-775-0897

The Committee Agenda will be prepared by Agency staff and will close at noon nine (9) working days before the regular meeting. Any member may request in writing an item to appear on the agenda. The request shall be made by the agenda deadline and any supporting papers must be furnished by that time or be readily available.

If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals requesting a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, may contact Transportation Agency at 831-775-0903. Auxiliary aids or services include wheelchair accessible facilities, sign language interpreters, Spanish Language interpreters and printed materials, and printed materials in large print, Braille or on disk. These requests may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting, and should be made at least 72 hours before the meeting. All reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the request.


	CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, MEDIA CLIPPINGS


C	1.	No correspondence this agenda.
C	2.	RECEIVE reports attached online.
C	3.	RECEIVE media clippings attached online.