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Meeting'Minutes'Thursday,'June'2,'2016'
Time:'10:00'a.m.'!
Meeting!Location:!Madera!County!Transportation!Commission!
2001!Howard!Road,!Suite!201!Madera,!CA!93637!
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Directors' MPOs'Andrew!Chesley!! San!Joaquin!Council!of!Governments!Ted!Smalley! Tulare!County!Association!of!Governments!Tony!Boren! Fresno!Council!of!Governments!Ahron!Hakimi! Kern!Council!of!Governments!Patricia!Taylor Madera!County!Transportation!Commission Terri!King! Kings!County!Association!of!Governments!Marjie!Kirn! Merced!County!Association!of!Governments!Rosa!Park! Stanislaus!Council!of!Governments!
' ' Please!see!Appendix!A!for!a!list!of!other!attendees!''APPROVAL'OF'MINUTES' ' ' ' ' ' ' '''''''''' ' ''''''''''''''''Enclosure!!
! 1.'''May'5,'2016'Directors’'Meeting'* * *****A.!Chesley! !!!!!!! ! !!!!!!!*
! !! !!!!!There!was!a!motion!to!approve!the!May!5,!2016!Directors!Committee!Minutes.!!
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m!Kern!COG!inquired!about!an!email!received!from!EPA!
DISCUSSION/ACTION'ITEMS:'** * '**
2.!!!!!!RTP/Sustainable'Communities'Strategies/Air'Quality!! R.!Niblock! !a.*Update*and*Discussion*
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Mr.!Ryan!Niblock!from!SJ!COG!reported!that!after!discussions!with!EPA,!there!is!no!change!to!the!lockdown!schedule!circulated!in!April!and!will!continue!to!monitor!and!update.!!!As!Mr.!Ryan!Niblock!has!noted!in!previous!updates,!EPA!approval!of!the!2012!PM2.5!Plan!and!EPA!adequacy!finding!of!revised!conformity!budgets!for!8XHour!Ozone!and!PM10!will!end!the!lockdown!for!all!four!MPOs!–!Fresno,!San!Joaquin,!Stanislaus,!and!Tulare.!EPA!is!on!track!to!take!action!on!approval!and!adequacy!findings!in!August!2016,!effective!September!2016!to!end!the!lockdown.!!If!statutory!processes!and!other!factors!cause!the!EPA!actions!to!slip!past!October!1,!2016,!these!MPOs!will!need!to!adopt!an!“exempt!only”!FTIP.!The!“exempt!only”!FTIP!will!be!effective!until!all!EPA!actions!are!complete!and!effective.!!
• Fresno,!San!Joaquin,!Stanislaus,!Tulare!–!Full!TIP!vs!Exempt!Only!TIP!• Kern,!Kings,!Madera,!Merced!–!standard!FTIP,!two!possibilities!for!budgets!
!A!meeting!was!held!between!SJCOG,!Sierra!Research,!Mrs.!Chelsea!Gonzales!from!Fresno!COG,!EPA,!FHWA,!FTA,!and!Caltrans!HQ!in!order!to!get!buyoff!from!our!Federal!and!State!reviewers!on!this!approach!for!the!2017!FTIP.!The!discussion!was!successful,!and!an!agreement!on!the!approach!was!reached.!
! !3.'' SR'99'Bond' ' S.!Ehlert!!' Receive*Update*from*Caltrans*on*Bond*Savings*and*Discuss*MPO*Consultation*Process****
!Mrs.!Sharri!Ehlert!gave!an!update!from!Caltrans!on!Bond!Savings.!There!are!18!overall!projects,!which!include!12!projects!that!are!currently!being!assessed!and!adjusted.!According!to!headquarters,!there!is!an!uncommitted!balance!of!$13!million!in!the!SR!99!Bond!Program.!Once!adjustments!are!made!after!CTC!June!meeting,!there!will!be!an!estimated!additional!$10!million!in!savings,!totaling!$23!million.!Tulare!project!“Diablo”!has!an!$18!million!claim!that!will!be!evaluated!over!the!next!few!months.!Mrs.!Sharri!Ehlert!does!not!anticipate!a!lot!of!potential!for!more!claims!and!suggests!waiting!6!to!10!months!before!discussing!this!issue!again!!
!4.'''' California'Transportation'Funding! !!! T.!Smalley!
a.*Update*and*Discussion*Regarding*STIP*and*Other*Funding*
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Mr.!Ted!Smalley!reported!CTC!voted!to!delete!$150!million!in!funding!for!projects!in!the!valley.!Meetings!continue!in!order!to!resolve!funding!issues,!however,!there!is!no!progress!to!report.!
!b.*Discuss*Recommendations*for*CTC*Commissioner*Vacancy**
!Mr.!Ted!Smalley!requested!to!move!this!item!to!staff!only!meeting.!!
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'''5.'''California'Sustainable'Freight'Action'Plan'''''''''''''''''''''''''' T.!Smalley/D.!Nguyen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Discuss*Valley*Response*and*Comments*
!Mrs.!Diane!Nguyen!summarized!key!points!of!the!California!Sustainable!Freight!Action!Plan.!The!action!plan!is!intended!to!improve!freight!efficiency,!zero!emissions!technology,!and!freight!economic!competitiveness.!The!plan!specifies!the!FAST!Act!and!the!TCIF!program!as!funding!sources.!The!plan!further!suggests!that!the!TCIF!program!should!be!revamped!to!include!prioritization!for!zero!emissions!technology!and!supporting!infrastructure,!and!also!to!change!the!program!so!that!there!is!a!state!process!and!a!regional!process.!Mr.!Ted!Smalley!and!Mrs.!Diane!Nguyen!will!send!out!a!Valley!Letter!draft!by!the!3rd!week!of!June!that!addresses!the!economic!competiveness!of!the!strategy.!!
'6.'''Valley'Legislative'Affairs'Committee—Valley'Voice'D.C.'''''' R.!Phipps'''''''''''''*
* *a.*Discuss*and*Approve*Draft*Legislative*Platform*
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Mr.!Robert!Phipps!discussed!the!Legislative!Platform!handout!and!sought!approval!of!the!draft.!The!draft!outlined!policy!positions!on!Water!Quality,!Supply,!and!Reliability,!SJV!Federal!Transportation!Grant!Applications,!Goods!Movement,!Regional!Transportation!Plans,!FarmXToXMarket!Routes,!and!MPO!Program.!Mrs.!Terri!King!requested!to!add!grade!seperations!to!the!list.!After!discussion!of!priority!items,!there!was!a!motion!to!approve!removing!water!from!the!priority!list!and!also!include!language!that!captures!grade!separation!eligibility!in!existing!programs.!!
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* *b.*Consider*FAA*79*FR*66282*as*part*of*Legislative*Platform*
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Mr.!Robert!Phipps!referred!to!the!FAA!Letter!handout!regarding!sales!tax!on!aviation!fuel.!There!was!a!motion!to!include!FAA!FR!66282!in!the!Legislative!Platform.!!
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* *c.*Discuss*and*Approve*Valley*Voice*Federal*Lobbyist*Selection*
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Mr.!Robert!Phipps!recommends!Mr.!Len!Simon!of!Simon!and!Company!as!the!Valley!Voice!Federal!Lobbyist.!There!was!a!motion!to!approve!Mr.!Len!Simon!as!the!Valley!Voice!Federal!Lobbyist.!!
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* *d.*Discuss*Valley*Voice*Logistics*
!Mr.!Robert!Phipps!announced!that!a!restaurant!has!not!yet!been!selected!and!Mr.!Michael!Sigala!was!able!to!secure!a!contract!with!the!Hyatt!Hotel!for!$222.00!per!night!for!30!rooms.!24!rooms!per!night!need!to!be!occupied!to!meet!the!contract!terms.!An!online!code!for!reservations!will!be!available!shortly.!Mr.!Robert!Phipps!requested!to!be!notified!ahead!of!time!if!any!agencies!of!interest!will!be!attending!so!that!they!can!be!listed!in!the!packet.!!
'7.''''Regional'Policy'Council'Meeting'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''!!!!!!! M.!Sigala!* Review*Agenda*Items*for*June*17,*2016*Meeting!
!Mr.!Michael!Sigala!presented!a!Regional!Policy!Council!Agenda!draft.!Valley!Voice!platform!changes!and!speaker!selection,!Mr.!Tom!Jordan’s!air!quality!concerns,!sustainable!action!plan!letter,!and!FAA!letter!will!be!added!to!the!agenda.'
!8.'''Next'California'Partnership'for'the'SJV'Meeting''''''''''''''''' T.!Smalley!!*******Receive*Input*for*SR*99*Presentation*
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Mr.!Ted!Smalley!requested!information!on!previous!SJV!projects!to!highlight!the!success!of!the!SR!99!Bond!Program.!'
'9.'''Administrative'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' M.!Sigala' ''''''''
'Approve*Fiscal*Year*2016R17*Meeting*Calendar' ''A!request!was!made!to!move!the!next!Director’s!Meeting!for!FY!2016X17.!There!was!a!motion!to!approve!Fiscal!Year!2016X17!Meeting!Calendar.!!
! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!First!Motion:!Mr.!Andrew!Chesley!! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Second!Motion:!Mrs.!Rosa!Park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No!Nays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Motion!Carried!! !INFORMATIONAL'ITEMS'!
10.'Caltrans'Directors’'Report''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' S.!Ehlert/!D.!Agar!!' No!update!was!reported!'!
11.'San'Joaquin'JPA'for'Passenger'Rail'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' D.!Leavitt!The!last!JPA!board!meeting!was!held!May!27,!2016.!The!board!gave!the!Chair!authorization!to!extend!the!contract.!The!next!board!meeting!will!be!on!July!22,!2016!in!the!Bay!Area.!'
!12.''CA'High'Speed'Rail'Authority'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' D.!Gomez!
' No!update!was!reported!'!
13.''SJV'Goods'Movement'Planning''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' M.!Sigala!''''''''A!30Xminute!workshop!will!take!place!in!July!to!give!directors!a!detailed!update!on!the!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Goods!Movement!Planning!efforts.!
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'''14.''Proposition'84/Blueprint/Greenprint' ' R.!Terry!
'''''''''''''''''''Five!proposals!were!received!in!response!to!the!RFC.!Three!of!the!five!proposals!were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!recommended!for!funding.!!
!15.''California'Partnership'for'the'San'Joaquin'Valley''' ' J.!Chilingerian!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Next!Partnership!meeting!will!be!on!June!17,!2016.!!
16.''Regional'Energy'Planning'''' ' M.!Sigala!There!will!be!a!Strategic!Growth!Council!site!visit!in!September!2016.!!!
OTHER'ITIEMS''
14.'Director'Items!'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CTC!Town!Hall!meeting,!hosted!by!Kern!COG,!will!be!in!September!2016.!!!
15.'Public'Presentations'for'Items'not'on'Agenda'! There!were!no!public!presentations.!!
!Meeting'Adjourned'at'Approximately'12:07'P.M'
'Next'Directors’'Meeting:'Thursday,'July'14,'2016'in'Visalia'
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Appendix!A!–!Additional!Meeting!Attendees!'
!In'Attendance:'Individual(s)' Organization(s)''Samuel!Jordan! Caltrans!–!District!10!Jennifer!Khy! Sigala!Inc.!Roberto!Brady! Tulare!County!Association!of!Governments!Dylan!Stone! Madera!County!Transportation!Commission!!Dan!Leavitt!! San!Joaquin!Joint!Powers!Authority!!Stacie!Dabbs! Merced!County!Association!of!Governments!Michael!Sigala! Sigala!Inc.,!Valleywide!Coordinator!Rob!Terry! Fresno!Council!of!Governments!Clark!Thompson! Fresno!Council!of!Governments!Jenna!Chilingerian! SJV!Partnership!
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