DIRIDON STATION JOINT POLICY ADVISORY BOARD Friday, December 15, 2017 3:00 PM San Jose City Hall, Wing Room 120 San Jose City Hall 200 East Santa Clara Street San Jose, CA AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: This portion of the agenda is reserved for persons desiring to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes. The law does not permit Committee action or extended discussion on any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Committee action is requested, the matter can be placed on the next agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing. 3. ORDERS OF THE DAY CONSENT AGENDA 4. ACTION ITEM - Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2016. REGULAR AGENDA 5. INFORMATION ITEM – Receive an update on San Jose Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan. 6. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive an update on High Speed Rail. (Verbal Report) (Tripousis)
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DIRIDON STATION JOINT POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
Friday, December 15, 2017
3:00 PM
San Jose City Hall, Wing Room 120
San Jose City Hall
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS:
This portion of the agenda is reserved for persons desiring to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes. The law does not permit Committee action or extended discussion on any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Committee action is requested, the matter can be placed on the next agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing.
3. ORDERS OF THE DAY
CONSENT AGENDA
4. ACTION ITEM - Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2016.
REGULAR AGENDA
5. INFORMATION ITEM – Receive an update on San Jose Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan.
6. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive an update on High Speed Rail. (Verbal Report) (Tripousis)
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7. INFORMATION ITEM – Receive an update on Joint Powers Board's Caltrain Modernization Program and Caltrain Business Plan. (Verbal Report) (Scanlon and Petty)
8. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive an update on VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension Phase II. (Verbal Report) (Hedaya and Gonot)
9. INFORMATION ITEM – Receive an update on development activities in the Diridon Station area. (Verbal Report) (Walesh and Klein)
10. INFORMATION ITEM - Receive Legislative Update. (Verbal Report) (Quigley)
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the Diridon Station Joint Policy Advisory Board is scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2018, at 3:00 p.m.
12. ADJOURN
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CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Diridon Station Joint Policy Advisory Board (“Committee”) was called to order at 3:02 p.m. by Chairperson Liccardo in Wing Room 120, San José City Hall, 200 East Santa Clara Street, San José, California.
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Tom Blalock Member Present Cindy Chavez Vice Chairperson Absent Sam Liccardo Chairperson Present Pierluigi Oliverio Member Present Raul Peralez Member Present Jim Beall Ex-Officio Present Rod Diridon, Sr. Ex-Officio Present
A quorum was present.
2. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS:
Roland Lebrun and David Dearborn, Interested Citizens, provided a brief video entitled “Roosevelt Park Underground Electric Substation Dedication,” highlighting the grand opening ceremony for Roosevelt Park’s underground substation that reliably delivers electricity to the Anaheim Hills and Canyon area.
3. ORDERS OF THE DAY
There were no Orders of the Day.
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CONSENT AGENDA
4. Regular Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2016
M/S/C (Oliverio/Peralez) to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2016.
Mr. Lebrun commented on the following: 1) Caltrain funding; 2) programming and allocations; 3) noted Sacramento has serious concerns about the project which include the current management structure at Caltrain, and the fact that the tracks are currently at the wrong place, and; 4) Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) funding.
On order of Chairperson Liccardo and there being no objection, the Committee received an update on Caltrain Modernization.
6. Update on High Speed Rail
Ben Tripousis, Northern California Regional Director, California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), provided a brief verbal report, highlighting: 1) project update; 2) community outreach; 3) environmental schedule, with anticipation to move forward with the preliminary preferred alternative in 2017, and; 4) revenue service is scheduled for 2025.
NOTE: M/S/C MEANS MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Public Comment
Mr. Lebrun commented on high speed rail through Santa Clara County District 1.
On order of Chairperson Liccardo and there being no objection, the Committee received an update on High Speed Rail.
7. Update on the Diridon Transportation Facilities Master Plan
Nuria I. Fernandez, General Manager and CEO, introduced Leyla Hedayat, Transportation Planning Manager, as the Project Manager for Diridon Station Master Plan. Ms. Fernandez stated VTA has secured a consultant firm to help further understand the interconnectivity of all the modes of transportation that will be utilizing the Diridon Station, and to ensure a functional operations plan that will serve as the footprint for the intermodal facility. Ms. Hedayat introduced Jim Gast, Associate Vice President and Consultant, AECOM. Ms. Hedayat and Mr. Gast provided a presentation entitled “San Jose Diridon Transportation Facilities Master Plan,” highlighting: 1) Study Background; 2) Recent & Ongoing Planning; 3) Immediate Planning Needs; 4) Study Context; 5) Study Overview; 6) Introducing the Team; 7) Denver Union Station; 8) Comparing Diridon and Denver; 9) Applying and Adapting Lessons from Denver; 10) Goals; 11) Diridon Transportation Center 2025; 12) Master Plan Study 2017; 13) Phase 1: Objectives & Criteria; 14) Access Study; 15) Work Plan Highlights: Programming; 16) Diridon Station Master Plan; 17) Phase 2: Alternatives Analysis; 18) Work Plan Highlights: Identification of Alternatives; 19) Work Plan Highlights: Alternatives; 20) Objective and Transparent Screening Criteria; 21) Consultation & Guidance; 22) Guidance for Intermodal Facility Planning; 23) Consultation with DOMG/DTAG; 24) Overview Schedule; 25) Sample Drawing; 26) Work Plan: Principles, and; 27) Work Plan: Primary Activities.
Members of the Committee and staff discussed the following: 1) master planning to connect Diridon Station to San Jose Airport; 2) functional needs to include restaurants, retail and possible hotel integration, and; 3) consider building partially below ground level to facilitate additional commercial opportunities. Public Comment
Laura Tolkoff, San Jose Policy Director at SPUR, made the following comments: 1) expressed excitement in the project moving forward; 2) encouraged partners to think big about a set of aspirational goals, and; 3) evaluate the trade-offs of each alternative.
Adina Levin, Friends of Caltrain, made the following comments: 1) expressed support for the project, and; 2) suggested as the high speed rail lines are being designed to consider options for those traveling between San Jose and San Francisco by offering more service and schedule options.
Mr. Lebrun commented on the following: 1) expressed support for the project, and; 2) encourages moving the substation underground and building a park on top.
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Chairperson Liccardo stated the High Speed Rail (HSR) informed him that the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) substation would need to be moved. He suggested the matter be discussed off-line.
On order of Chairperson Liccardo and there being no objection, the Committee received an update on the Diridon Transportation Facilities Master Plan.
8. Station Area Interim Parking Update
Bill Ekern, City of San Jose Consultant, provided a presentation entitled “Parking Analysis and Strategy: 2016-2025,” highlighting: 1) The Issues; 2) Process; 3) Key Decisions; 4) Strategy; 5) Recommended Sites, and; 6 Recommendations.
Members of the Committee and staff discussed the following: 1) roadway capacity on Autumn and Montgomery Streets; 2) leasing redevelopment cites; 3) replacement of San Carlos Street bridge overpass due to seismic instability; 4) parking rules within Diridon Station planning area have not been determined by the City of San Jose, and; 5) expressed support for underground parking within Diridon Station.
Senator Beall stated he would like to see more planning around the San Carlos Street bridge overpass, railroad trestle and creek area.
Public Comment
Mr. Lebrun referenced slide four of the presentation and commented: 1) Site C2 is critical as one of the two entrances to the HSR station and needs to be saved, and 2) Site S2 is a possible relocation site for the underground substation.
M/S/C (Peralez/Blalock) to: 1) Direct staff to refine the analysis for development of three sites for use as interim surface parking supply in support of ongoing transit and business operations in the Diridon Area; 2) Direct staff to explore options for uses of the properties owned by the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency to the City of San Jose as interim surface parking supply in support of ongoing transit and business operations in the Diridon Area, and; 3) Direct staff to proceed with preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines how the transit agencies and the City of San Jose will coordinate the development and operation of the aforementioned surface parking supply.
SECONDER: Tom Blalock, Member AYES: Blalock, Liccardo, Oliverio, Peralez NAYES: None
ABSENT: Chavez
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9. Legislative Update
Aaron Quigley, Senior Policy Analyst, direction attention to the Legislative Report and provided a brief update.
On order of Chairperson Liccardo and there being no objection, the Committee received the Legislative Update.
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ex-Officio Member Diridon expressed concern that the Caltrain Station interior ceiling is deteriorating and asked Ms. Fromson to make sure roof repair is included in the budget.
11. ADJOURNMENT
On order of Chairperson Liccardo and there being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 4:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Anita McGraw, Board Assistant VTA Office of the Board Secretary
Date: December 4, 2017 Current Meeting: December 15, 2017 Board Meeting: NA
BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Diridon Station Joint Policy Advisory Board
THROUGH: General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez
FROM: Carolyn Gonot, Chief Engineer and Program Delivery Officer SVRT and Chris Augenstein, Director of Planning & Programming SUBJECT: San Jose Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Planning Refocused
The existing San Jose Diridon Station is a major transit hub located within downtown San Jose, the nation’s 10th largest city. It is a historic depot with transit service provided by Amtrak Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Altamont Commuter Express (ACE), Caltrain, and VTA light rail and bus service. With the addition of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and California High Speed Rail Service (CAHSR) – both anticipated to be completed in 2026 – and expanded Caltrain, ACE, and Amtrak Capitol Corridor and Amtrak service, the future Station is expected to become one of the busiest intermodal stations in North America.
In 2016, VTA hired an external consultant to complete the Station Facilities Transportation Master Plan. During this study, a major private development opportunity (Google) was announced for the property within the study area providing opportunities to fully integrate development with the station itself. This opportunity greatly modified the study’s planning assumptions.
VTA along with the City of San Jose and other project stakeholders participated in a SPUR tour of European multi-modal rail stations in the summer of 2017. The tour highlighted the need for integration of the planning for the capital projects at the Station; better inclusion of the City of San Jose (CSJ) in the process, and the need for a bold, innovative solution reflecting what could be rather than what has been.
From these activities and regular meetings with the interagency taskforce, it was determined that a new cooperative planning effort, the San Jose Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan (Plan), would be needed for a successful Station.
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San Jose Diridon Integrated Station Concept Plan
The Plan is critical to achieving the enormous potential of the Station, the track envelope, and access to the surrounding area. To achieve this, a final integrated, innovative solution for the facility requirements including all current and planned transportation services in the Station, as well as the facilities required to provide seamless passenger connections to and between all of those services and the adjacent communities will be developed. Additionally, due to the Station’s location within the regional transportation network, an understanding of the potential impacts to overall the system will be reviewed. Station access via alternative modes such as walking and cycling, as well as the Station’s connection to the larger transportation hub that includes airports will o be considered. To realize the Partner Agencies’ (VTA, Caltrain, High Speed Rail, and the City of San Jose) shared vision for the Station, an implementation strategy will be created to inform the Partner Agencies on how best to ultimately fund, design, construct, and operate the intermodal station that catalyzes local and regional development. Staff from the Partner Agencies agree that a unified vision and cohesive strategy for investments at the Station and the broader Station area is anticipated to generate more value than if the Partner Agencies planned and acted on development opportunities individually. In addition to a spatial layout and sketches of the future Station and track envelope, the Plan is intended to provide strategies for (i) navigating the phasing of construction; (ii) environmental clearance and permitting process at the National, State, and Local levels; and (iii) funding, staffing, and operation of the future Station. In addition, this effort will position the Partner Agency transportation elements to support and optimize the overall architecture and urban design of the surrounding station area. Attachment A displays the basic framework of the Plan, illustrating how the various agencies and efforts will provide input to and interact with the Plan. While each transit operator will be providing their operating and design standards, CAHSR and Caltrain will also be providing information on the corridor’s future capacity needs with consideration of the State 2040 Rail Plan. VTA will be providing information on BART Silicon Valley Phase II, Light rail, and bus operations. CSJ will be providing details on local land use, private development, and the roadway network. All partners will be involved in planning for multimodal access that allows for all users and the community to enter and exit the Station and surrounding neighborhoods. The Final Plan will lead into future phases of implementation such as design, environmental, and construction. Cooperation Agreement
To help facilitate the Plan, a Cooperation Agreement is being reviewed to establish a cooperative partnership between the four Partner Agencies, VTA, Caltrain, High Speed Rail, and the City of San Jose. The agreement is expected to be in place for up to two years; an amendment or new agreement will be developed for future phases beyond the Plan.
Each Partner Agency member will be responsible for partial funding of the Plan, providing information related to the Diridon Station effort (design standards, operational requirements, etc.), and be an active participant in meetings, document review, and public outreach.
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The project organization is expected to be guided by two committees – a steering committee and working committee. There will be additional subcommittees as needed based on topics. Guiding Principles include:
Follow the communication and organizational models and decision making process that will be agreed upon in the Plan process.
Treat the San Jose Diridon Station area as a singular, urban transit project rather than an overlap of several capital projects.
Plan and design transit and station infrastructure for future capacity needs. Delineate the spatial needs of the station to support the rail and transit operations while
focusing on the experience of the transit and station user. Focus on the interaction and cohesiveness between transit systems, public space, and
private development. Emphasize regional interconnectivity to expand and enhance the service provided to
customers and its ability to relieve regional traffic congestion. Respect the fact that each member has its own projects, policies, procedures, constraints,
opportunities, funding availability and sources, and schedules. Develop an integrated community engagement by all agencies for work related directly to
the Intermodal Station. Commit to the Station Plan through the final construction stages once a plan is established.
Request for Proposal
VTA, the contracting member for the Plan, released a Request for Proposal (RFP) that represents the initial stage of a multi-stage program. The program will guide the development of the Station through the implementation of t h e s e several major transportation improvements as well as other public/private sector initiatives. The first stage is expected to occur over a 12- to 18 month period. In addition, this project will include extensive coordination among the Partner Agencies. All work products will be reviewed and decided upon among the Partner Agencies to ensure consistency of the vision for the Station also including each Partner Agency’s larger and separate planning efforts and goals.
The selected Consultant must be familiar with complex, multi-agency infrastructure and urban design projects, such as major capital transit projects and will strategize and lead meetings and workshops to ensure that constraints and conflicts are properly handled and resolved between the Partner Agencies. They will also facilitate decision-making at key milestones. The Consultant will also coordinate with additional project stakeholders, participate in various Board and City Council meetings, and assist in coordinating public outreach efforts amongst the Partner Agencies.
The Pre-Proposal conference was attended by over 60 people from several firms. VTA anticipates that staff recommendation for contract award will occur in March 2018.
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• Develop a robust integrated community engagement process by all stakeholders for work related directly to the Intermodal Station.
• Consider the San José Diridon Station area as a singular, urban transit project rather than an overlap of several capital projects.
• Focus on the interaction and cohesiveness between transit systems, public space, and private development.
Planning Principles - Cont’d
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• Plan and design transit and station infrastructure for future capacity needs.
• Delineate the spatial needs of the station to support the rail and transit operations while focusing on the experience of the transit and station users.
• Emphasize regional interconnectivity to expand and enhance the service provided to customers and its ability to relieve regional traffic congestion.
Request for Proposal (RFP)RFP - Qualifications Based• International experience with multi-modal regional
stations in urban areas• Includes: Spatial Layout, Station Access, Rail Planning,
Stakeholder Management, Implementation Strategies, Urban Planning, and Integration of Urban Design and Administration
Schedule:• Interviews mid-January 2018 by VTA, Caltrain, HSR and
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Cooperation AgreementPurpose:
• Work as a cohesive group
• Fresh, bold look at the Station
• Review whole Station Area (tracks, station, access)
• Anticipated Board and Council approvals in Q1 2018
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Next Steps
• Select Consultant – award contract• Complete Agency Cooperation
Agreement• Coordinate Community Engagement
Efforts• Continue Private Development
Coordination• Secure Future Funding
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• World class intermodal transportation infrastructure and station
• Synthesis of multimodal transportation systems and urban design
• Beautiful, functional, unique and intuitive spaces that people are attracted to and want to be in
• A place that attracts the attention of the world -reflecting the technical, artistic, and creative thinking that exemplifies Silicon Valley, and providing a lasting and vibrant legacy for generations to come
Desired Outcomes
Questions / Discussion
SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE
PROJECT SECTION
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Northern California Regional Director
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CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL
PROGRAM UPDATE
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Connecting California
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2016 BUSINESS PLAN: Key Highlights
•Capital Cost Reduction:
»$67.6 Billion (2014) to $64.2 Billion
•Silicon Valley to Central Valley Line
»Operational by 2025
»San Jose-North of Bakersfield
»$20.7 Billion
•Extension to San Francisco, Merced &
Bakersfield
•Phase 1
»Operational by 2029
»San Francisco-LA/Anaheim
»$64 Billion
•Approximately 119 Miles Under Construction
•Madera to North of Bakersfield
•Dozens of Active Sites
•Over 1400 Craft Laborers Dispatched
•100% of Steel/Concrete Generated for Demolition Recycled
•Hundreds of Acres of Habitat Land Preserved
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: It’s Happening!
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Economic Impact
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Economic Impact
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Economic Impact
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: California Economic Impacts
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Economic Output
CALIFORNIA PROJECT: National Impact
•Hundreds of Private Sector Firms
Have Worked on the Program
•Thousands of Good Paying Jobs
Have Put People Back to Work
•Billions of Dollars Have Infused the
State’s Economy
FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE
SECTION OVERVIEW
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*Preliminary/Subject to Change
UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEDULE
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Project Definition
Design & Technical Analysis
Station Footprint
Outreach
Identify Preferred
Alternative
Board Concurrence
Outreach
Release Draft Environmental
Document
Outreach
Public Hearing
Final Environmental
Document/ Record of Decision
Spring 2016 Ongoing Summer 2018 Winter 2019 Winter 2020
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