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PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY3201 SCHERER DRIVE, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33716

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TRANSIT RIDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGAGENDA – OCTOBER 16, 2018; 4:00 PM

PSTA HEADQUARTERS

1 CALL TO ORDER

2 PRESENTATION 2.A City Development Process - Rodney Chatham, Forward Pinellas

Local Govt PowerPoint

3 PUBLIC COMMENT

4 CHAIR'S REPORT

5 FORWARD PINELLAS REPORT

6 ACTION ITEMS 6.A Approve September 18, 2018 Minutes

Meeting Minutes

6.B TRAC Star Award Nominations - Cassandra BorchersSTAR Award Summary

6.C Automatic Passenger Counters - Christine McFaddenAPC SummaryAPC PowerPoint

6.D Flamingo Fare Services Agreement - Michael Hanson/Shpresa ZenkuFlamingo Summary

7 MEMBER COMMENTS

8 OTHER BUSINESS

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9 ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 13, 2018 AT 4:00 PM

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Local Government Site / Development Plan Review ProcessTransit Riders Advisory CommitteeOctober 16, 2018

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Outline• What is Site /Development Planning

• What Types of Projects Require a Site / Development Plan

• Elements of a Site / Development Plan

• Site / Development Plan Approval Processes

• Ideas on How to Improve Access for Transit Riders

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Local Government Site / Development Plan Review Process

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What is Site / Development Planning?• Site / Development Planning promotes safe, functional and aesthetic

development of property by ensuring that new and/or rehabilitated structures are in conformance with the comprehensive plan, land development regulations, and other standards or policies.

• The scope of the review typically includes utilities, streets, stormwater management, parking, vehicular circulation, lighting, signage, yards, open space, landscaping, etc.

• Some communities also provide guidance for architectural design and compatibility.

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What Types of Projects Require a Site / Development Plan?

• Residential development over certain thresholds, commercial and industrial projects, and some types of adaptive re-use (i.e., utilizing an existing building that was not designed specifically for the intended use).

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Elements of a Site / Development Plan

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• Prepared by a Professional Engineer licensed to practice in Florida.

• Development team may also include planners, architects, attorneys, arborists, etc.

• Pre-application meetings are typically required for complex or controversial projects.

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• Boundary and Topographic Survey

• Registered Land Surveyor

• Unknown Easements

• Property Boundaries

• Legal Description

• Tree Location, Size, and Type

• Other Encumbrances


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• Building setbacks are based on the applicable zoning district.

• For example:• Front yard = 10 feet• Side yard = 5 feet• Rear yard = 30 feet

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• Sites are typically required to provide one point of vehicular access for interior lots and two points of vehicular access for corner lots.

• Points of access are designed to meet engineering and access management standards:• Distance to existing access points• Width of access point• Type of access point

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• Required off-street parking requirements are typically based on the square footage of the building.

• For example:• Retail = 1 parking space for every

200 square feet of gross floor area• Office = 1 parking space for every

300 square feet of gross floor area• Restaurant = 1 parking space of

every three seats

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Other Major Elements of a Site / Development Plan

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• Stormwater Retention

• Site Landscaping and Internal Pedestrian Circulation

• Parking Lot Landscaping

• Lighting

• Off-Site Improvements (i.e., sidewalks, road improvements, transit stop amenities)

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Site / Development Plan Approval Processes• Project approvals can be either through public hearing or administrative

processes.

• Typically, larger communities utilize administrative processes (subject to specific thresholds) and small to medium-size communities employ public hearing processes.

• Most administrative processes have less flexibility in negotiating improvements that are not a requirement contained in the land development regulations or comprehensive plan.

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Site / Development Plan Approval Processes• Most communities have a Development Review Committee (DRC) or

similar group of local government staff that review projects for consistency with adopted regulations and standards.

• DRC composition consists of planning, building, engineering, public works, utilities, economic development, police, fire, stormwater, etc. (in some cases FDOT participates).

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How to Realize Safer and Better-Planned Access for Public Transit Riders?• § 132.00 - SIDEWALKS.• (C) The construction of all sidewalks, shall comply with the following minimum criteria:

• (1) Subgrades shall be compacted to 95%; • (2) 3000 p.s.i. concrete shall be required; • (3) The concrete shall be 4 inches thick, except that sidewalks which cross driveways shall be 6

inches thick and reinforced by 6 inch by 6 inch by 10 gauge wire mesh; • (4) Sidewalks on corner lots or designated crosswalks shall extend to the curb or pavement edge

and be ramped for handicap access; • (5) Sidewalks shall be located 1 foot from the outside edge of the required right-of-way line; • (6) Sidewalks shall be 4 feet wide on local streets and at least 5 feet wide on all collector or

arterial streets. • (D) Pedestrian easements shall be required where necessary to provide access to schools,

parks, shopping centers, transportation and other community facilities. Pedestrian ways shall have a minimum easement width of 15 feet where an easement is required, and a paved walkway of 6 feet in width.

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How to Realize Safer and Better-Planned Access for Public Transit Riders?• § 127.01 - Permit and plans required.• (A) Prior to application for Building Permit, construction plans showing the location, type of

construction, drainage, landscaping, ingress and egress, parking design and dimensions, and parking calculations in accordance with this Article must be approved in accordance with the Site Plan Review process required by this Code.

• (B) A building permit which includes a copy of the approved construction plans showing location, type of construction, drainage, landscaping, ingress and egress, parking design and dimensions, and parking calculations in accordance with this Code is required for: • (1) Any proposed new parking lot. • (2) Any existing parking lot which is proposed to be expanded or reduced. • (3) Any existing parking lot which is proposed to be resurfaced, resealed or restriped in a

manner different than previously approved. • (4) Any existing lot which is proposed to be paved.

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New Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan• Focus will be on a low-stress network of on-road

bicycle facilities and safe, connected pedestrian corridors (underserved communities).

• The plan will include a 10-year “capital improvements plan” of high-priority projects that will help achieve performance measure targets.

• We will develop guidance and technical specifications for preferred treatments for pedestrian accessibility between transit stops and building entrances.

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PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY

3201 SCHERER DRIVE, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33716

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TRANSIT RIDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TRAC) MEETING MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Committee Chair Lepik‐Corrigan called the September 18, 2018 TRAC meeting to order

at 4:01 PM. Members present: Richard McDaniel, Gloria Lepik‐Corrigan, Kim Rankine,

Debra Bjorkquist, C. David Schneider, Camille Soleil, Elisabeth Olden, Sue Keating,

Teresa Dunphy, Mark O’Hara and Dave Kovar. Members absent: Tim Parietti, Derek

Shavor and Renee Graham. Also present Brad Miller, CEO, and PSTA staff members.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There were no public comments.

CHAIR REPORT

Committee Chair Lepik‐Corrigan reported on the topics that were discussed at the

August 22nd Board meeting, including the Community Bus Plan’s (referred to as

Advantage Pinellas) proposed public outreach. Mr. Miller said that PSTA is coordinating

its efforts on the Advantage Pinellas update with Forward Pinellas. Both agencies are

planning a workshop in January to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners

to demonstrate the need for increased funding from the County for the bus plan.

Mr. Miller also mentioned a special presentation featuring a Direct Connect success story

of a visually impaired rider who uses the first‐mile, last‐mile program to increase his

mobility, and safely connect him to and from work.

Committee Chair Lepik‐Corrigan described the efforts both she and Public Engagement

staff are undertaking to promote the TRAC Superior Transit Access Recognition (STAR)

Award program. She encouraged members who represent Mid‐County and South

County regions to look for potential nominees, since North County is well represented

with her upcoming applications.

FORWARD PINELLAS REPORT

Although Mr. Kovar was not able to attend the August 23rd Citizens Advisory Committee

(CAC) meeting, he did attend the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA)

CAC meeting in Tampa on August 15th. It was there he learned of the collaborative effort

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of the Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s)

called It’s Time Tampa Bay (http://itstimetampabay.org). Their goal is to create the first

tri‐county Long‐Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the tri‐county region. Mr. Kovar

recommended Committee members take the survey and asked Maryanne Sobocinski,

TRAC Coordinator, to forward the survey to TRAC members.

ACTION ITEMS

August 14, 2018 Meeting Minutes – Mr. Schneider made a motion, seconded by

Mr. McDaniel, to approve the minutes. Motion passed unanimously.

Looper Agreement – Mr. Miller presented an action item to approve a three year

agreement with Looper, Inc., to operate two vehicles on the Downtown Circulator route

with a FY2019 cost not to exceed $653,538, with a maximum of 3% annual escalation.

Mr. Miller explained that PSTA, working in conjunction with the

St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, the City of St. Petersburg, and the Florida

Department of Transportation (FDOT), is recommending an increased operating span of

service, and an expanded route on the Looper to include the Vinoy Basin, the Dali

Museum and the Innovation District. Mr. Miller was pleased to announce that in order

to maintain a 15‐minute frequency, the service will use three vehicles – two Looper

Trolleys and the first PSTA electric bus in Pinellas County. He invited TRAC members

to join PSTA, its partners, and downtown St. Petersburg community leaders at the

October 3rd unveiling of the first PSTA electric bus across from St. Petersburg City Hall.

TRAC members raised questions about the demographics of Looper riders, if the new

Looper schedule will be integrated into the Transit App, and if PSTA expects

downtown residents and employees to begin using the Looper on a daily basis.

Mr. O’Hara made a motion, seconded by Mr. Kovar, to recommend approval of the

Looper agreement. There were no public comments. The motion passed unanimously.

TRAC Bylaws – Ms. Sobocinski presented the action item of the staff recommendation

to approve four changes to the TRAC bylaws. She summarized the four amendments

relating to membership, terms, quorum emails, and meeting agendas. There were a few

questions related to the TRAC bylaws, which were addressed, and she reminded TRAC

that once approved, the item will be on the consent agenda for the September 26th

PSTA Board meeting. Ms. Keating made a motion, seconded by Ms. Dunphy, to

approve the amended TRAC bylaws. There were no public comments. The motion

passed unanimously.

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INFORMATION ITEMS

Shelter Deployment Plan – Bonnie Epstein, Senior Planner, presented an update on the

shelter deployment plan which initially began in 2015. She informed TRAC there are

currently 650 shelters in the PSTA transit system, and staff is currently installing Phase

3 shelters in the following regions: the Skyway Marina district, Enterprise Road, high

minority communities, and areas funded by the Community Development Block Grant

(CDBG). TRAC members complemented the proposed expansion of new shelters

throughout Pinellas County, and asked questions related to the criteria used to select

locations for new shelters, the type of shelter built, and the removal of bus stops and

shelters from under‐utilized locations. Ms. Epstein also explained how the Shelter

Match program works by having PSTA partner with local municipalities, organizations

and businesses to share the cost of shelter installation.

MEMBER COMMENTS

Mr. O’Hara reported on his experiences using public transit in Buffalo. He said the

buses regularly run up to ten minutes late, and like PSTA, they use the Transit App and

are also in the process of implementing a mobile ticketing app similar to Flamingo.

He was surprised by the fact that unlike Pinellas County, the public school

transportation system in Buffalo uses 100 Metro buses, not school buses, to transport

students. Mr. O’Hara also shared that they use a special fleet of buses that are

designated express to the suburbs. Once he returned to Tampa, he shared that

Hillsborough Area R egional Transit (HART) has implemented on board

announcements on some routes that announce transfers at designated stops.

Mr. McDaniel raised a safety issue with a recent bus stop removal near Boca Ciega. He

said it forced students to cross busy roads and wait in an unsafe area. Mr. Miller made

note of the location and is following up with the appropriate PSTA departments.

Mr. Kovar suggested PSTA develop a logo for TRAC, either with or without the PSTA

logo.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 PM. The next TRAC meeting will be held on

October 16th at 4:00 PM.

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ACTION ITEM

TRAC Star Award Applicant Selection

Action: Approve the Latest TRAC STAR Award Recipient(s)

Staff Resource: Gloria Lepik-Corrigan, TRAC ChairBob Lasher External Affairs Officer

Background:

The TRAC Committee developed a new initiative called the TRAC Superior Transit Access Recognition (STAR) Award program to award state and local agencies, contractors, municipalities, and private sector businesses that design and build pedestrian and rider-safe access to transit stops.

TRAC members were sent the four latest nominations for the TRAC STAR award via email during the week of October 1, 2018. The nominees are as follows:

o PNC Bank

o City of Pinellas Park Public Works

o Walmart at Route 60 (Gulf-to-Bay) and Belcher

o Publix at Route 60 (Gulf-to-Bay) and Belcher

Recommendation:

Discuss and vote on the TRAC STAR Award recipient(s) at today’s meeting.Multiple awards may be recommended by the committee.

Next Steps:

PSTA Marketing and Planning departments will present the winner with a plaque and arrange for recognition to be presented at a regular city council or commission meeting for the applicable jurisdiction in which the winner(s) reside(s).

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ACTION ITEM

Automatic Passenger Counter Systems

Action: Recommend Approval of a Five-Year Contract with Urban Transportation Associates in an Amount Not to Exceed $568,355. Recommend Approval to Authorize the CEO to Exercise the Four One-Year Options.

CONSENT OR ACTION ITEM FOR BOARD MEETING

Staff Resource: Christine McFadden, Manager of Scheduling, Planning

Al Burns, Director of ProcurementHenry Lukasik, Director of Maintenance

Background:

The collection and analysis of quality rider data is critical to the monitoring and maintenance of bus route scheduling and planning, as well as the location and substance of rider amenities.

APCs are used by transit agencies to count rider boardings and alightings at unique stops. The data is used to validate fare box counts for ridership as well as identify stops in need of amenities. It also helps track ridership for park and ride promotions.

While vehicles with APCs installed may be rotated throughout the system to get a“sampling” of data across the system, the number of PSTA fleet vehicles with APCs is only 94 or 47%.

With the desire for a data driven organization, the quantity of data points, coupled with the quality of the data is of critical importance.

New bus purchases will include new APCs as part of the technology turnkey package. This includes new hybrids, new cutaways and electric vehicles to be delivered in FY2019.

Summary:

With a desire to improve the quantity of data on ridership boarding at a stop level, PSTA researched the optimal component and costs of installing APCs on 85 of our vehicles.

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Ten APCs will be transferred free of charge from another public transit system through a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transfer of Assets program, requiring PSTA to purchase the remaining 75 units in order to achieve a 100% fleet coverage by FY2020, including Jolley Trolley and Looper vehicles.

Procurement:

On July 31, 2018, a requisition was received from the Planning/SchedulingDepartment to add additional APC Systems to PSTA’s existing fleet.

On August 29th, sole source documentation was received from Planning/Schedulingand a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source was issued in compliance with the Florida Statute. The Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source was posted on PSTA’s website.

Interested firms or individuals were asked to identify their interest to respond to the requirement by submitting in writing their name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email, and a statement regarding capability for the specified procurement. Pursuant to the State of Florida Statute 287.057(5)(3)(c) written responses in were due within seven business days to PSTA. On September 7th,PSTA did not receive any responses to the posted Sole Source.

On October 2nd, a Sole Source Solicitation was released and a response was received from Urban Transportation Associates on October 4th.

The only responsive bid to the solicitation requirements was Urban Transportation Associates and their prices were determined to be fair and reasonable.

Urban Transportation Associates has the capacity to perform the work and is, therefore, eligible for award.

Fiscal Impact:

$586,355 funded by FTA formula grant funding.

Recommendation:

Recommend approval of a five-year contract with Urban Transportation Associatesin an amount not to exceed $586,355. Recommend approval to authorize the CEO to exercise the four one-year options.

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Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)St. Petersburg, Florida

Automatic Passenger CountersPinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

Finance & TRAC CommitteesOctober 12 & 16, 2018

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• 94 PSTA vehicles have APCs• Counts stop specific boardings and alightings

PSTA Ridership Monitoring Equipment

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Passenger Data Collected/Uses

• Boardings and Alightings for

– General passengers – Wheelchair passengers– Bike Rack Usage

• Used to determine:

– Shelter/Amenity Placement– Service levels and route changes– Stop Relocations– Verify farebox counts– Accurately counts for “free ride”

promotions

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Passenger Data Collected/Uses

• Used for reporting ridership to:

– Board/ Public– American Bus Benchmarking Group

(ABBG)– Cities and developers– Ride Promotion Partners

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Automatic Passenger Counters

• Challenges with current level of APCs:

– Fleet coverage– Requires rotation/sampling– Jolley Trolley and Looper not covered

• Proposal for 100% Coverage:

– Most accurate counts– Allowable for NTD Reporting– Interoperability of fleet– Complete by FY20

– Includes APCs on New Bus Purchases (FY18 and FY19)– APCs received through FTA Transfer of Asset Program– Purchase of 75 APC units for $586,355

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ACTION ITEMS

Flamingo Fare Services Agreement

Action: Recommend Approval of a Two-Year Base Term Contract with Three One-Year Options with Ready Credit Corporation not to Exceed Five

Years or $473,000 and Recommend Authorizing the CEO to Exercise the Three One-Year Option Years.

CONSENT OR ACTION ITEM FOR BOARD MEETING

Staff Resource: Al Burns, Director of ProcurementMichael Hanson, Director of FinanceShpresa Zenku, Manager of Revenue and

Capital Projects

Background:

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Pasco County Public Transportation (PCPT), Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), and The Bus in Hernando County, all members of a Regional Working Group (RWG), procured and is implementing a new electronic fare collection system which will replace the magnetic card system with contactless smart cards and mobile ticketing. The system integrator, Innovations in Transportation (INIT), is under contract to design and deliver a complete system.

The new smart card system will be account-based with an INIT licensed software as credentials for accessing customer transit accounts residing in the fare collection system’s central data system. The mobile ticketing sales component of the system will allow customers with smart phones to download an application that enablesthem to purchase any of the RWG fare products.

Two awards will be made for this solicitation; one for Retail Network Services and one for Retail Fare Media. In September, 2018, Electronic Data Magnetics, Inc. was awarded the Retail Fare Media portion of this solicitation.

Procurement:

On February 5, 2018 a Retail Fare Media and Retail Network Services Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on behalf of the RWG in compliance with PSTA’s

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procurement policies. The solicitation was posted on PSTA’s website and DemandStar.

On May 11th, two proposals were received for the Retail Network Services portion of the solicitation. Evaluation criteria was:

o Firms and Staff Qualifications: 200

o Price: 300

o Retail Network Service Plan: 500

Ready Credit Corporation and Interactive Communications International, Inc. submitted for the Retail Network portion of the solicitation. The evaluation committee was comprised of PSTA and HART employees. The Evaluation committee ranked the proposals in the following order:

Incomm Ready Credit

TOTAL TECHNICAL SCORE (Max Score 650 Points)

626 651

TOTAL PRICE SCORE(Max Score 350 Points)

240 300

TOTALS (Tech + Price = 1000 Points Max)

866 951

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Ready Credit Corporation performs this service for some major transit operations for example (South East Public Transit Authority (SEPTA) out of Philadelphia, PA and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District out of Portland, OR. Additionally, Ready Credit Corporation has an extensive network with over 500 retailers in our region with 175 of those specific to Pinellas County. Some of those retailers include Publix, Winn Dixie, 7-Eleven, Amscot, and CVS.

Ready Credit Corporation has the capacity to perform the work, their price was determined to be fair and reasonable and they are, therefore, eligible for award. Additionally there were no exclusions on SAM.gov.

Fiscal Impact:

$473,000 funded by Operating Funds (costs to be shared amongst the RWG).

Recommendation:

Recommend approval of a two-year base term contract with three one-year options with Ready Credit Corporation not to exceed five years or $473,000 and recommend authorizing the CEO to exercise the three one-year option years.

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