MEMBERS PRESENT: Jose´ Cisneros, Don Gage, Jim Hartnett, Arthur Lloyd, Sophie Maxwell, Michael Nevin, Ken Yeager

MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael Burns, John McLemore

MTC LIAISON: Sue Lempert

STAFF PRESENT: George Cameron, Cheryl Cavitt, April Chan, Rita Haskin, Gigi Harrington, Chuck Harvey, Jennifer Hardie, Ian McAvoy, Martha Martinez, David Miller, Mark Simon

Chair Nevin called the meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. and Michael Scanlon led the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Jeff Carter, Burlingame, said he appreciates the JPB's decision to restore weekend service to Broadway and Atherton stations. He said he feels it is hypocritical for Caltrain to promote transit-oriented development since weekday service was suspended at Broadway station, which is a transit-oriented station. Mr. Carter asked if robust shuttle service is good enough for Atherton and Broadway, why couldn't shuttle service be used in lieu of the downtown extension.

CONSENT CALENDAR

The Board unanimously approved the following items under the Consent Calendar:

1. Approval of Minutes of May 5, 2005
2. Statement of Revenue & Expenses, April 2005
3. Approval of Cooperative Agreement with the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for Cost Sharing of the Palo Alto Depot Renovation Project
4. Award of Contract for Furnishing and Delivering New Rail Crossovers and Other Special Trackwork to VAE Nortrak North America, Inc. (Nortrak) of Seattle, Washington
5. Award of Contract for Providing Financial Audit Services to Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, LLP (VTD) of San Jose
6. Award of Contracts for As Needed Reprographics, Printing, Scanning and Archiving Services and Supplies to BPS Reprographic Services (BPS) of San Carlos and Ford Graphics (Ford) of San Francisco
7. Authorization to Execute a Change Order to the Closed Circuit Television and Audible Signs Contract with Manuel Brothers, Inc. in the Amount of $70,000 for the Upgrade of the Public Address System at the San Jose Diridon Station
8. Authorize the Filing of Additional Projects in the FY2005 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Applications and to Execute Agreements Required to Receive $9,280,000 in Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) Funds

CHAIRPERSONS REPORT

None.

MTC LIAISON REPORT

Sue Lempert reported that MTC has developed a set of policies to improve the integration of transportation and land use in the Bay Area including the allocation of regional discretionary transit funds under MTC's control for supportive land use policies for station areas and corridors included in the region's transit expansion program. The intent of the TOD policy is to improve the cost-effectiveness of regional investments in new transit expansions and to implement strategies for the regional TOD policy.

REPORT OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC)

Brian Wilfley, chair of the JPB CAC, reported there was a presentation on the customer satisfaction survey results and electrification at the last meeting.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michael Scanlon, Executive Director, reported:

• Performance Statistics for April 2005
1. Average Weekday Ridership was up 12.3 percent, from 28,318 riders to 31,808.
2. Total Ridership was up 16.6 percent from 715,165 riders to 833,660.
3. Total Revenue was up 22.9 percent from $1.7 million to $2.1 million.
4. On-Time Performance was up 13.2 percent from 86.4 percent to 97.8 percent.
5. Shuttle Ridership was up 11.2 percent from 3,974 riders to 4,418.
• The Baby Bullet express service was awarded the Tranny Award this year.
• The second and third fatalities of the year were over the past weekend.
• The Operation Lifesaver Officer-on-the-Train event was held on May 18 from Redwood City to Menlo Park.
• Baseball service to SBC Park remains strong. Ridership has almost doubled this season compared to last year.
• Caltrain carried approximately 1000 additional riders to Bay to Breakers this year.
• The KFOG Kaboom concert was held on May 21. That same afternoon there was a Giants game. Combined ridership is estimated around 9,000 riders.
• Caltrain will be participating in the Spare the Air program this year. There can be up to five non-holiday weekday Spare the Air days where service will be free from 4-9 a.m.
• Romance on the Rails will be on June 14. Up to 80 people will be able to ride in the "romance car" from San Francisco to Menlo Park engaging in ice-breaker activities and games.
• The monthly Safety and Security Report was distributed.
• David Miller, Legal Counsel, updated the Board with the developments of the Transbay Terminal project. Mr. Miller said several suits were filed challenging the certification of the EIR, which includes the downtown extension. A Writ of Mandate was filed by Myers Development, which states that the environmental documents were not accurate because they did not appropriately address the housing impacts and the surrounding areas environmental requirements. The court issued a writ that would require an adequate environmental document.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND BART FOR REGIONAL RAIL STUDY

Mr. Scanlon asked that this item be pulled from the agenda due to further discussions with the partner agencies. The item will be brought back at the July 7 meeting.

ADOPTION OF FY2006 OPERATING BUDGET

Gigi Harrington, Chief Financial Officer, made a presentation on the FY2006 operating budget, which included Caltrain service levels, fares, total revenues, expenses and a three percent member contribution increase. The total FY2006 Operating budget is $76,903,521 with an accompanying Capital Contingency Fund of $710,000.

Director Gage said the he would like to have a monthly reporting of ridership so that the Board may evaluate its options during the upcoming fiscal year.

The motion to approve the proposed FY2006 Operating budget was unanimously approved, by roll call, and Resolution 2005-30 was adopted.

DISTRIBUTION OF FY2006 CAPITAL BUDGET

April Chan, Director of Capital Program Support, made a presentation on the FY2006 capital budget, which included a budget overview, goals and objectives, highlights of the program, a breakdown of program categories, funding sources and member contributions. The total FY2006 Capital Budget is $77,598,849.

QUARTERLY CAPITAL PROGRAM STATUS AND ELECTRIFICATION REPORT

Ian McAvoy, Chief Development Officer, said the majority of the work in the capital program from last quarter is on schedule with the master program. He said there has been progress with the Broadway and Atherton outboard platform projects and staff is coordinating with VTA on the plan design for the California Avenue outboard platform. Mr. McAvoy said no bids were received for an advertised bridge rehabilitation project. Staff examined the bid specifications and the project will be repackaged and re-bid. The Caltrain Maintenance Facility (CEMOF) project is progressing with the design of package C almost complete. Mr. McAvoy said he is working to develop a business operations plan for the San Francisco bike station at 4th and King Streets. If an operations plan is developed, the project will be repackaged and re-bid.

CORRESPONDENCE

Previously distributed.

LEGAL COUNSEL

No report this month.

BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS

Director Gage requested that for the next meeting, he would like to have an item added to the agenda for the JPB to add its endorsement of the Silicon Valley High Speed Rail Coalition Principles concerning the specific route of the high speed rail project and JPB participation in that Coalition.

Mr. Scanlon asked if the item would be for discussion or action.

Director Gage responded that it would be to join the Coalition, if the Board so chooses. He would like a staff report developed for consideration.

Director Hartnett said in connection with that, there are a number of cities and organizations that interested in the same topic and he asked for staff to circulate the guiding principles and accompanying staff report to those other organizations.

Ms. Lempert cautioned that there are people who don't want high speed rail coming through the peninsula cities at all and the Board should be aware of that.

Director Gage said the population in California is estimated to double by 2040 and we need a plan for the future on how to move the people.

DATE/TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday, July 7, 2005, 10 a.m. at the San Mateo County Transit District Administrative Building, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070

ADJOURNED

Meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.