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

RAIL POLICY COMMITTEE

Monday, January 6, 2020

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, Marina, 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 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 November 4, 2019.
		- Montiel
		The draft minutes of the November 4, 2019 Rail Policy Committee meeting are attached for review.
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	END OF CONSENT AGENDA


	4.	RECEIVE update on the planned increase in passenger rail service along the coast corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles and RECOMMEND the TAMC Board appoint representatives to the Coast Rail Coordinating Council Policy Committee.
		- Watson
		Progress since the last update to this Committee in November includes a Policy Committee meeting in Ventura.
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	5.	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 in November includes development of the draft Grant Strategy Memo and the draft Existing and Future Conditions Memo.
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	6.	RECEIVE update on the SURF! Busway project along the Monterey Branch Line from Marina to Sand City.
		- Jacobsen
		Monterey-Salinas Transit initiated the environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the SURF! Busway in late November. Staff will provide updated information on the goals of the project, its three segments, and an overall timeline.
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	7.	RECEIVE update on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project.
		- Watson
		Activities on the Salinas Rail Kick Start project since the last update on November 4, 2019 include progress on construction of Package 1, the Lincoln Avenue Extension and parking improvements, and publication of the request for proposals for final design of Packages 2 and 3.
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	8.	ANNOUNCEMENTS and/or COMMENTS from Rail Policy Committee members on matters that they wish to put on future Committee agendas.


	9.	ADJOURN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Rail Policy Committee meeting:

Monday, February 3, 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.

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	CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, MEDIA CLIPPINGS


C	1.	RECEIVE reports attached online.
C	2.	RECEIVE media clippings attached online.
C	3.	RECEIVE correspondence attached online.