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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Francisco Blvd MUP____________________________________________________________________________________ FOR CITY CLERK ONLY Council Meeting: 5/21/2018 Disposition: Accepted Report and Provided direction to staff Agenda Item No: 7.b Meeting Date: May 21, 2018 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Prepared by: Bill Guerin, Public Works Director City Manager Approval: ______________ TOPIC: FRANCISCO BLVD. WEST MULTI-USE PATHWAY SUBJECT: UPDATE REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SMART AND ITS CONTRACTOR STACY WITBECK HERTZOG FOR ISSUANCE OF A CHANGE-ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THE MULTI-USE PATH FROM ANDERSEN DRIVE TO RICE DRIVE RECOMMENDATION: Accept the report and provide direction to staff. BACKGROUND: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is moving forward with its Larkspur Extension project, which will extend the rail service from downtown San Rafael to Larkspur Landing. SMART competitively awarded a design/build contract to Stacy Witbeck Hertzog (SWH) and has begun their construction with work at Andersen Drive and in the Bettini Transit Center. SMART anticipates completing the work at Andersen Drive in early/mid-June and will shift its construction activities to the Francisco Blvd West “flip” in mid-June. The construction phase of the Larkspur Extension is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2018 with commercial operations estimated to begin after rail testing sometime in 2019. In connection with the March 2017 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and SMART for cooperation on the Larkspur Extension project, the City, anticipating the need to create a Multi-Use Path (MUP), obtained assurance, by letter dated March 17, 2017 from SMART’s General Manager Farhad Mansourian, that so long as all design, studies, approvals and funding for the MUP project are in place, then upon request by the City, SMART will accommodate a change order to integrate the MUP into SMART's Larkspur Extension project construction schedule, if doing so will not interfere with the Larkspur Extension Project completion. The City is working to incorporate a Multi-Use Path (MUP) adjacent to the new rail line. On November 6, 2017 the San Rafael City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with BKF Engineers to finalize the design of the Second to Andersen MUP. The final design is complete. In addition, three permits were required to construct in the adjacent waterway. Two of the permitting agencies including the Corps of Engineers, and the California State Water Resources Control Board have provided the permits required to allow work in the waterway. California Department of Fish and Wildlife has committed to provide the last remaining permit on or before September 24. SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2 The completed design was provided to SWH in order for SW H to develop a construction cost proposal. SWH will provide three separate estimates; • A cost proposal for the entire path from Andersen Drive to Second Street, • A cost proposal for a segment of the project from Andersen Drive to Rice Drive and, • A cost proposal to place structural steel only from Rice Drive to Irwin Street. Funding in an amount of approximately $4.35 million has been collected through sources from TAM, MTC, the City of San Rafael, and Marin County. In addition, staff has been notified that a grant application to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is pending approval and will provide an additional $248,400 to the project, bringing the total funding available to $4.6 million. The path from Andersen to Rice Drive must be put in place while SMART is constructing their rail project because of its proximity to the rail line. Rice to Second is adjacent to the realigned Francisco Boulevard West (FBW), away from the SMART tracks, and can be constructed later without the added challenges and cost associated with construction adjacent to active rail operations. SMART’s current realignment design of FBW and Rice will still allow cyclists to utilize the roadway while pedestrians will be able to use the adjacent sidewalk until the new MUP is constructed. On April 16, 2018, Council approved the pursuit of a second Urban Greening grant application in an amount of up to $1.86 million. The results of that grant request are expected in November 2018 and could be the source of funds for a second phase of construction. The design for the MUP from Andersen to Rice includes steel sheet piles to support the pathway, which represents a significant portion of the construction cost. Because steel fabrication is a long lead item, the City Council approved the advanced purchase of structural steel at the May 7, 2018 Council meeting. Staff will update the Council on the status of the MUP project, the cost of the path, and the status of negotiations with SMART and its contractor. Staff is seeking direction from the Council regarding whether or not to continue the steel purchase approved on May 7, 2018 in order to allow the construction of the MUP from Andersen Drive to Rice Drive to happen this year. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the report and provide direction to staff. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FOR MARIN  187 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE  MILL VALLEY  CA  94941 TEL: 415.389.5040 X24 FAX: 415.389-5044 May 18, 2018 San Rafael City Council 1400 Fifth Avenue San Rafael, CA 94901 VIA EMAIL RE: 1. FRANCISCO BLVD. WEST MULTI-USE PATHWAY 2. UPDATE REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SMART AND ITS CONTRACTOR STACY WITBECK HERTZOG FOR ISSUANCE OF A CHANGE-ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THE MULTI-USE PATH FROM ANDERSEN DRIVE TO RICE DRIVE Dear Mayor Phillips and City Council: This packet is submitted regarding Agenda Item 7(b), the Francisco Blvd. West Multi- Use Pathway, for discussion at the May 21, 2018 City Council Meeting. Transportation Alternatives for Marin (TAM) is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to champion sustainable mobility. This mission is advanced through the study and promotion of national and international best practices including integrating modalities, model community programs, funding, design standards, education, safety and maintenance. I. FUNDING THE PATHWAY. Marin County’s voters have twice voted to tax themselves to build the Multiuse Pathway (“MUP”) between Andersen Drive and 2nd Street (the “Pathway”): Regional Measure 2 and SMART/Measure Q. 1. Regional Measure 2 You will find attached “A Group” Exhibits, which provide background on Regional Measure 2. A. Exhibit “A-1” is an excerpt of Regional Measure 2 (“RM2”) with relevant sections highlighted. Please note the language in the red box in the lower right hand corner of Exhibit “A-1,” which shows that the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street portion of the North-South Greenway was to be funded by RM2. The RM2 language directly identifies the Pathway as “right-of-way approaches for the bicycle and pedestrian access to connect the San Rafael Transit Center with the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.” B. Exhibit “A-2” summarizes the MTC’s actions on its 2014 programming of Marin’s remaining $40 million RM2 funds. The excerpted language includes both the Programming and Allocation Committee and the Amendments to Regional Measure Capital Projects. Please note the language: a. “…Fund elements… [to include] Multi-purpose bike/pedestrian pathway” in the “SMART Larkspur Extension.” This language describes the Multi- use Pathway from Andersen Drive to 2nd Street. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FOR MARIN  187 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE  MILL VALLEY  CA  94941 TEL: 415.389.5040 X24 FAX: 415.389-5044 Mayor Phillips and City Council May 18, 2018 Page 2 b. The MTC’s recommended funding of the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street Pathway is what all the bicycle references were for. RM2 specifically includes language in support of the Multi-use bike/pedestrian Pathway in the San Rafael to Larkspur Operating segment of SMART. C. Conclusion: RM2 included the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street Multi-Use Pathway. The reason the MTC allowed the RM2 funds to be switched from Larkspur-Corte Madera to the Pathway is that the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street MUP is a RM2 project. 2. SMART / Measure Q You will find attached “B Group” Exhibits, which provide background on Measure Q, the SMART funding legislation. A. Measure Q was the fourth attempt to pass SMART (more accurately a Marin rail project) if one includes the 1990 (approximately) rail project put before voters. (SMART—before it was SMART--was included in 1998 Measure’s A and B, which both lost. The next attempt to pass a Marin-Sonoma rail project, the first time as SMART, was Measure R in 2006. B. When Measure R failed in 2006, SMART conducted some sophisticated surveys and research and found that Marin’s voters in particular were interested in the Pathway, and would support the measure (and push it over the required 2/3rds majority) IF THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY WERE INCLUDED IN 100% OF THE PROJECT, AND FULLY FUNDED. C. Exhibit “B-1”compares key points of Measure R and Measure Q. The primary discernable difference from what was on the ballot for smart in 2008 versus 2006 is that the smart Pathway was increased from approximately 50% to 100% of the rail line from Larkspur to Cloverdale, and the funding for the bicycle path increased from $46 million to $91 million. D. SMART’s Measure Q ¼ cent sales tax was passed in 2008. Exhibit “B-2” highlights key information in Measure Q and its Expenditure Plan regarding the SMART Pathway: Measure Q, including the 2008 Expenditure Plan, passed with the Pathway included in 100% of the smart project, and was to be funded with $91 million of measure q funds. E. The “Cal Park Hill Rail Tunnel and right-of-way approaches for the bicycle and pedestrian access to connect the San Rafael Transit Center with the Larkspur Ferry Terminal” Pathway described in RM2 is a subset of the same Pathway that is described in Measure Q, passed 4 years after RM2. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FOR MARIN  187 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE  MILL VALLEY  CA  94941 TEL: 415.389.5040 X24 FAX: 415.389-5044 Mayor Phillips and City Council May 18, 2018 Page 3 II. THE BIG PICTURE 1. San Rafael, Larkspur, Marin County, the Transportation Authority of Marin, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Caltrans AND THE VOTERS OF MARIN, have planned for and funded an integrated Multi-Modal transportation system by connecting San Rafael, and the San Rafael Transit Center, to the Larkspur transit hub, as overviewed in Exhibit “C – Marin’s National Multi-Modal Transportation Model.” Over the last 30 years the investment in this area years has been to build a multi-modal system for cars, buses, a train, a ferry system, bicycles, and pedestrians. MARIN’S MULTI-MODAL PLANS FOR THIS AREA ARE A NATIONAL MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE, INTER-MODALITY. 2. If the Pathway from Andersen Drive to Rice Drive is not built at the same time the train goes in, the Greenway in this section may never be built. All of the investment made to date would be wasted. The complete vision and dream of the North-South Greenway, now 40 years in the making, would be destroyed. (The North South Greenway was first described in the 1974 County Bikeway Plan as the top priority route, then called the “Redwood Route” that basically follows the railroad right of way.) 3. SMART is not going to pay for the Pathway. a. No matter how much we complain, no matter what we say, no matter what San Rafael does, SMART is not going to pay for the Pathway. That is clear. b. We cannot stop a plan 40 years in the making, with 100s of millions of dollars of investment, because SMART is not going to pay for the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street Pathway. That amounts to tilting at windmills while abandoning a HUGE community investment, for which voters have twice taxed themselves. San Rafael must take action to complete the Multi-Modal System, to preserve investment, enact the will of the people, enhance local and regional sustainable mobility, and improve Marin’s quality of life. c. At present San Rafael has agreed to contribute $200,000 to this Pathway segment. If San Rafael does not use the funding that the voters and taxpayers have directed be used for the Andersen Drive to 2nd Street Pathway, when the time to build ANY Pathway in this area arrives, San Rafael would be expected to contribute 20% of the project cost. Consider it for a moment. That means if San Rafael does not make the Pathway a reality now, in the future it would cost the City over $1 million (based on the CURRENT cost quotes of $6 million X 20% = $1.2 million - $200,000 = $1,000,000.) Any suggestion to not build this Pathway NOW is NOT in San Rafael’s interest. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES FOR MARIN  187 E. BLITHEDALE AVENUE  MILL VALLEY  CA  94941 TEL: 415.389.5040 X24 FAX: 415.389-5044 Mayor Phillips and City Council May 18, 2018 Page 4 4. Current Status. San Rafael has already done the heavy lifting. The City has: a. Done a Feasibility Study to confirm the Pathway could be built with the rail. b. Completed 30% engineering of the Pathway and received a cost estimate of the Pathway from Andersen Drive to 2nd Street. c. Received environmental approvals. d. Completed 100% of the engineering drawings. e. Raised $4.35 million of the estimated $4.5 million for building the Pathway. f. Received commitment for the environmental permits from all permitting agencies. 5. Recommendations a. Accept the staff report. b. Continue the steel purchase as approved by the City Council May 7, 2018. c. Wait for the cost estimates from SWH. d. Put in a Change Order for the reduced road width project from Rice to 2nd Street. Rather than build a sidewalk to be taken out, build 8’ of the Preferred Alternative from the west curb of the Preferred Alternative W. Francisco plans. This will cost the same or less than the Planned Alternative, will reduce the cost of putting in the Preferred Alternative, and will provide a paved sidewalk rather than a concrete sidewalk, which would be taken out when the Preferred alternative is put in. Note: (1) The Preferred Alternative is the alternative with a 12’ multi-use pathway and two 13’ travel lanes for cars on W. Francisco from Rice to 2nd Street. (2) The Planned Alternative (the one SMART is planning to build right now) has two 12’ travel lanes W. Francisco from Rice to 2nd Street, each with 2’ shoulders, and a 6’ sidewalk. e. Direct staff after receiving the cost estimates in (c) and (d), above. WTB-TAM has been working on the North South Greenway since 1993. We first worked with SMART on the engineering plans for the SMART Pathway alignment from Andersen Drive to 2nd Street in 2003. We are encouraged by the community’s and San Rafael’s clear vision and continued commitment to this prized public asset: the safe, separate, and continuous North-South Greenway (see Exhibit “D”). Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully submitted, Patrick M. Seidler President (10)Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) Extension to Larkspur or San Quentin. Extend rail line from San Rafael to a ferry terminal at Larkspur or San Quentin. irty-ve million dollars ($35,000,000). Up to ve million dollars ($5,000,000) may be used to study, in collaboration with the Water Transit Authority, the potential use of San Quentin property as an intermodal water transit terminal. e project sponsor is SMART. (11)Greenbrae Interchange/Larkspur Ferry Access Improvements. Provide enhanced regional and local access around the Greenbrae Interchange to reduce trac congestion and provide multimodal access to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and Larkspur Ferry Terminal by constructing a new full service diamond interchange at Wornum Drive south of the Greenbrae Interchange, extending a multiuse pathway from the new interchange at Wornum Drive to East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and the Cal Park Hill rail right-of-way, adding a new lane to East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and rehabilitating the Cal Park Hill Rail Tunnel and right-of-way approaches for bicycle and pedestrian access to connect the San Rafael Transit Center with the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Sixty-ve million dollars ($65,000,000). e project sponsor is the Marin County Congestion Management Agency. (c)If the voters approve a toll increase in 2004 pursuant to Section 30921 , the authority shall, consistent with the provisions of subdivisions (d) and (f), fund the projects described in this subdivision and in subdivision (d) that shall collectively be known as the Regional Trac Relief Plan by bonding or transfers to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. ese projects have been determined to reduce congestion or to make improvements to travel in the toll bridge corridors, from tollv revenues of all bridges: 30914. (a) In addition to any other authorized expenditures of toll bridge revenues, the following major projects may be funded from toll revenues of all bridges: Section 309.14 (a - f) Excerpted from the STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE SECTION 30910-30922 REGIONAL MEASURE 2 - 2004 EXCERPTED LANGUAGE SMART FUNDING MARIN’S 4 PROJECTS ese projects have been determined to reduce congestion If Regional Measure 2 passes... Already allocated to SMART 1. TAM has said this cannot be done 4. Cal Park Hill Tunnel Opened in 2010, and Phase I Central Marin Ferry Connection Completed 2016 4. Original language in Regional Measure 2: Andersen to 2nd is included in the plan The requests to fund the construction and tasks necessary to build the North South Greenway from Wornum Drive to the Central Marin Ferry Connection falls within the funding directive of Regional Mearure 2. The north South Greenway is the “multiuse pathway” mentioned here in the legisltaruive language. 2. Phase II Central Marin Ferry Connection . . . . . . . . . 3. Completed years ago by Larkspur EXHIBIT "Ͳϭ" Metropolitan Transportation Commission Programming and Allocations Committee February 12, 2014 Agenda Item 3a May 14, 2014 Agenda Item 3a.i Amendments to Regional Measure 2 Capital Projects MTC Resolution No. 3801, Revised EXHIBIT "A-2" SMART PATHWAY 100% OF THE RAILWAY PROJECT GETS VOTERS TO APPROVE THE SMART 1/4 CENT TAX IN MEASURE Q 2006 Measure R 2008 Measure Q III. Expenditure Plan and Project Details * * * A. Project Description * * * 5. Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway: SMART proposes a bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the SMART rail corridor linking the 14 rail stations. The proposed bicycle/pedestrian pathway includes a combination of Class 1 and Class 2 pathways. The construction of the bicycle/pedestrian pathway is proposed both on and off the SMART right-of-way depending on physical and environmental constraints and available rights-of-way. SMART proposes to fund approximately 57% of the pathway construction. Completion of the entire pathway would require the identification of additional revenues. I. Executive Summary: SMART Expenditure Plan The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) proposes a 1/4- cent sales tax measure for Sonoma and Marin Counties in order to pay for the construction and operation of a passenger train system and ancillary bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the existing, publicly owned Northwestern Pacific Railroad. The SMART project will extend from Cloverdale in Sonoma County to Larkspur in Marin County. (See Figure 1) * * * III. Expenditure Plan and Project Details * * * B. Project Components: Capital Improvements * * * 5. Provide Funding for a Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway: SMART will Provide a bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the SMART rail corridor linking the 14 train stations and on-going annual maintenance of the pathway. TABLE 2: Anticipated Costs and Revenues Over 20 Years Project Capital Costs Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway Along Approximately 50% of the SMART Railway TABLE 1: SMART Project Costs (All costs in 2008 dollars) Project Capital Costs Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway Along 100% of the SMART Railway Voter Support for Measure Q County: Yes No Votes % Votes % Marin County 83.805 62.79% 49.665 37.21% Sonoma County 162.242 73.7% 58.016 26.3% Totals: 246.047 69.6% 107.681 30.4% Voter Support for Measure R County: Yes No Votes % Votes % Marin County 59.774 57.51% 44.168 42.49% Sonoma County 118.382 70.1% 50.505 29.6% Totals: 178.156 65.3% 94.673 34.7% I. Executive Summary: SMART I. Executive Summary:SMART Expenditure Plan The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) proposes a 1/4-cent sales tax measure for Sonoma and Marin Counties in order to pay for the construction and operation of a passenger train system and ancillary bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the existing, publicly owned Northwestern Pacific Railroad.The SMART project will extend from Cloverdale in Sonoma County to Larkspur in Marin County. (See Figure 1) $46 Million $91 Million EXHIBIT "BͲϭ" SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT MEASURE Q Q MFASURR Q, To rnlieve traffic, YESfight global warming and increase transportation o)llions, shall Sono-NOma-Marin Area Rail Transit District be authorized to rovide two-way passenger train service every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours, weekend service, a bicycle/_p_edestrian pathway linking the sta- tions, and connections to ferry/bus service, by levying a ¼-cent sales tax for 20 years, with an annual spend- ing cap, independent audits/oversight, and all funds supporting these environmentally responsible trans- portation alternatives in Marin and Sonoma Counties? COUNTY COUNSEL'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE Q The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District ("SMART') is a rail district created by the Legislature in 2003 to eval­uate, plan, and implement passenger rail and associated rail transit facilities and services from Cloverdale in Sono­ ma County to a ferry terminal in Marin County that con­nects to San Francisco. The geographic area of the district includes all of Sonoma and Marin counties. The District is authorized, with the approval of the voters, to propose a special tax to implement this service. The District has adopted an ordinance proposing a quarter-cent transactions and use tax ($0.0025 on every $1 spent), to be imposed on retail sales in Sonoma and Marin Counties, beginning April 1, 2009. Proceeds of the tax would pro­vide funding for the design, construction, implementation, operation, financing, maintenance and management of the rail system and a bicycle/pedestrian pathway from Clover­dale in Sonoma County to Larkspur in Marin County. An Expenditure Plan for the tax revenues is inco orated into the pro osed sales tax ordinance. The revenue from the tax can only be spent on project elements listed in the Expen­ diture Plan, including but not limited to: 1.We ekday and weekend i;,assenger rail service.·*2.A parallel bicycle/pedestrian pathway. 3.Fourteen rail stations from Cloverdale to Larkspur (9 inSonoma County, 5 in Marin County). 4.Rehabilitation and upgrading of the existing Northwest­ ern Pacific Railroad (NWP) corridor from Cloverdale toLarkspur, including new passenger train passing sidings.5.A maintenance facility in either Cloverdale or Windsor. 6.Shuttle service at selected rai l stations.The tax would be collected in the same manner as sales tax is ClllTently collected, would begin on April 1, 2009, andwould continue in effect for twenty (20) years. The District is empowered under state law to issue bonds to fund all or part of the construction of the project, so thatwork can begin sooner. The bonds would be repaid overtime from the tax revenue collected. The ordinance also establishes an appropriations (spending) limit for SMART.The ordinance must be approved by two-thirds of the vot­ ers voting on the question in order for the special tax to go into effect. s/PATRICK K. FA ULKNER s/STEVEN WOODSIDE EXCERPTSOF MEASURE Q ORDINANCE NO. 2008-01 AN OR DINANCE OF THE SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT IMPOSING A RETAIL TRANSACT IONS AND USE TAX TO BE ADMINIS­ TERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION; ADOPTING AN EXPENDITURE PLAN; AND ESTAB­ LISHING AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE SONOMA -MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT. BACKGROUND FINDINGS: The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART ) was created to provide a passenger rail system along the N orthwestem Pacific Railroad within Sonoma and Marin Counties. The entire 75-mi le corridor is publicly owned and can be used toyrovid�assenger rail service. SMART will provide passenger rail service and a bicycle/pedestrian pathway to 14 rail stations in Sonoma and Marin Counties. SMART is committed to providing service with the most environmentally clean passenger rail vehicle possible. SMART requires this measure in order to provide match­ ing revenues to existing state and federal transportation grants, to bond for the construction of the project, and to provide funding for the on-going operation and mainte­ nance of the project. Section 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Sonoma-Marin Passenger Rail Act. The Sonoma­ Marin Area Rail Transit District hereinafter shall be called "District." This ordinance sh all be applicable in the incor­ porated and unincorporated territory of the Counties of Sonoma and Marin, which shall be referred to herein as ''District." Section 2. OPERATIVE DATE. "Operative Date" means the first day of the first calendar quarter commenc­ ing more than 110 days after the effective date of this ordi­nance, as set forth below. Section 3. PURPO SE. This ordinance is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accom­ plish those plllposes: A.To provide funding for the design, construction, implementation, operation, financing, maintenance and management of a passenger rail system and a bicycle/ * pedestrian pathway connecting the 14 rail stations from Cloverdale to Larkspur. B.To impose a retail transactions and use tax in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Tax­ation Code and Section 105115 of the Public Utilities Code which authorizes the District to adopt this tax ordi­ nance which shall be operative if a two-thirds majority of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at an election called for that purpose. * * * Marin County Counsel SMM-1 Sonoma County Counsel [Emphasis Added] EXHIBIT "B-2" SMM-8 SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT 2008 EXPENDITURE PLAN July 2008 I. Executive Summary: SMART Expenditure Plan SMART's proposed '/4-cent sales tax measure would relieve traffic, fight global warming and increase transportation options, by providing two-way passenger train service every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours, weekend service, a bicycle/pedestrian pathway linking the * stations, and connections to ferry/bus service, by levying a 1/4-cent sales tax for 20 years, with an annual spending cap, independent audits/oversight, and all funds supporting these environmentally responsible transportation alternatives in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Passage of this measure allows SMART to access other state, regional, and federal funds for the provision of passenger train service that are currently unavailable to Sonoma and Marin residents. This measure would raise approximately $890 million over a 20-year period or approximately $45 million a year. The proceeds of the tax would be allocated to the design, construction, implementation, operation, financing, maintenance and management of a passenger train system and a bicycle/pedestrian pathway * connecting the proposed train stations. SMM·9 In 2006 SMART certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the proposed passenger train and pathway corridor. The report's findings included: The train and pathway project is the environmentally superior alternative to the congested 101 freeway. The proposed project would reduce greenhouse gases. Up to 1.5 million car trips would be removed from Highway 101 annually. Energy use is reduced thereby reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The pathway provides another clean transportation option linking the train stations, along with health and recreational benefits. Replacement of waterway bridges and culverts with modern structures would significantly improve drainage along the train corridor and eliminate seasonal flooding. More recently, a Supplemental EIR was prepared to evaluate: Potential addition of weekend passenger train service; Potential use of lighter-weight train vehicles; Potential alternative locations for the Novato South Station; and The cumulative impact due to a change in the level of future freight rail service operating in the SMART corridor. See www.sonomamarintrain.ora to view the environmental documents. II. SMART Expenditure Plan Background A. SMART District Role and Purpose On January 1, 2003, the SMART District was established by the California Legislature through the enactment of AB 2224. The SMART District includes both Sonoma and Marin Counties and was created for the purpose of providing a unified and comprehensive structure for the ownership and governance of a passenger rail system within Sonoma and Marin Counties. The goal of SMART is to provide passenger train service along the existing publicly-owned railroad right-of-way. B. Rail Corridor Ownership and Management The primary asset of SMART is the NWP rail right-of-way and properties contained within that right-of-way along the railroad corridor extending from Healdsburg in Sonoma County to Corte Madera in Marin County. (See Figure 1). This right-of-way is a significant public asset and is to be managed for the public's use and benefit via the restoration of passenger train service and the development of a pathway linking the train stations. SMM-10 Figure 1 SMM·11 SMART is managed by a General Manager, who is appointed by and reports to the SMART Board of Directors. SMART adopts an annual budget documenting all revenues and expenditures. Upon passage of this measure, SMART will prepare a Strategic Plan, under the direction of the SMART Board of Directors, and will update the plan at least every five years. The Strategic Plan will provide detailed annual revenue and cost assumptions for project implementation and operation. SMART will also prepare a five-year Short Range Transit Plan documenting service and funding assumptions. Prior to initiating train service, SMART will prepare a Start-Up Plan and an Emergency Preparedness Plan one year in advance of scheduled service. The Start-Up Plan will include implementation requirements, schedule assumptions, staffing, and maintenance and operations requirements. The Emergency Preparedness Plan will be developed in coordination with local jurisdictions and emergency responders and will address response protocols and procedures along the corridor. A Citizens Oversight Committee will be established by the SMART Board to provide input and review on the Strategic Plan and subsequent updates. The committee will be composed of citizens from the SMART District, appointed by the Board. C. Community Outreach SMART's community outreach efforts have included monthly public Board meetings, public hearings, special ad hoc meetings and hundreds of presentations to community, business and special issue groups. SMART maintains. an agency website with regular postlngs of project documents, a project hotline with phone numbers in both Sonoma and Marin counties and has provided regular email updates on the project's development to over 2,200 email recipients each year. III. Expenditure Plan and Project Details A. Project Description The SMART passenger train project will upgrade the existing NWP right-of-way, to provide passenger train service from Cloverdale to Larkspur, with convenient linkages to bus, ferries, and shuttle feeder routes and direct connections to the bicycle/pedestrian pathway. Fourteen stations are planned, nine in Sonoma County and five in Marin County. Proposed station sites include: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa (two stations), Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma (two stations), Novato (two stations), Marin Civic Center, San Rafael and Larkspur. Two-way train service is proposed at 30 minute frequencies, operating in the weekday a.m. and p.m. commute periods, along with one mid-day train. Weekend train service is also proposed with four, two-way round trips per day on Saturdays and Sundays. B. Project Components; Capital Improvements 4. Implementing Other Needed Improve- ments: Two tunnels will be upgraded for train service. The CalPark Hill Tunnel, between San Rafael and Larkspur, will be funded 50% by SMART and 50% by Marin County. The CalPark Hill Tunnel will include both train and pathway improvements . The Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel, located north of San Rafael, will be upgraded for passenger rail service. All public crossings will be upgraded along the rail line. A new signal and dispatch system will be provided along the rail line to control train operations in accordance with state and federal operating rules and requirements. The replacement of old railroad bridges and trestles will provide significant improvements In drainage and aid in the elimination of seasonal fiooding along the corridor. 5. Providing Funding for a Bicycle/ Pedestrian Pathway: SMART will provide a bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the SMART * rail corridor linking the 14 train stations and on- gOing annual maintenance of the pathway. 6. Providing for Connecting Shuttle Services: Peak hour shuttle service is proposed for selected train stations. SMART has proposed nine shuttle routes serving selected stations during peak commute periods. Maps showing the shuttle routes are included as part of White Paper #9 and can be found on the district's website at www.sonomamarintrain.ora. 7. Building a Needed Maintenance Facility: A maintenance facility will be constructed to provide rail car maintenance and storage. 8. Implementing Quiet Zones: SMART has committed to funding Quiet Zones in urban areas along the corridor, which would allow crossings to operate without train horns. * * • [Emphasis Added] [Intentionally Left Blank] SMART 2008 EXPENDITURE PLAN v. Implementing Guidelines The following is a list of guidelines for implementation of this Expendi- ture Plan: 1. A Citizens Oversight Committee will be established by the SMART Board to provide input and review on the Strategic Plan and subsequent updates [Emphasis Added] * * * 8. If additional funds become available , the SMART Board will priori- tize completion of the bicycle/pedestrian pathway. * * * MARIN’S NATIONAL MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION MODEL North-South Greenway Gap Closure Project SMART Train Larkspur Station Cal Park Hill Tunnel North-South Greenway San Rafael to Larkspur SMART Rail Andersen Drive to 2nd Street North-South Greenway San Rafael Transit Center SMART 1st Operating Segment San Rafael to Sonoma County Airport LARKSPUR FERRY LARKSPUR FERRY LARKSPUR FERRY TERMINAL LARKSPUR FERRY TERMINAL Larkspur Ferry t o San Francisco San Francisco Larkspur Ferry t o San Francisco Larkspur Ferry t o Larkspur Ferry t o San Francisco DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL Puerto Suello Hill North-South Greenway Segment CANALCANAL EXHIBIT "C" THE NORTH-SOUTHGREENWAY © Transportation Alternatives for Marin – 2018 – v11.5 Ferry Landing Transit Center Major Roads State Highways U.S. Freeways North-South Greenway/SMART Pathway/ Being planned and built Greenway Tunnels North-South Greenway North-South Greenway Sections to be Built Approximate Altitude Contour of North-South Greenway SMART PATHWAY CAL PARK TUNNEL & PATHWAY ALTO TUNNEL REHABILITATION/REOPENING Digital Simulation GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE BEGINNING OF THE NORTHSOUTH GREENWAY RENDERING OF ANDERSEN TO 2ND LEGACY PATHWAY RENDERING OF ANDERSEN TO 2ND LEGACY PATHWAY RENDERING OF ANDERSEN TO 2ND LEGACY PATHWAY EXHIBIT “D”