HUMBOLDT COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
611 I Street, Suite B
Eureka, CA 95501
www.hcaog.net
AGENDA ITEM NO 4b
SCC meeting of
August 18, 2014
______________________________________________________________________________
DATE:
August 6, 2014
TO:
Service Coordination Committee
FROM:
Oona Smith, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) 2014 Update, Final Draft
STAFF REPORT
Contents:
• Staff's recommended action
• Staff summary
• Table Transit-4, Regional Projects for Public Transportation
• Final draft of the Regional Transportation Plan 2014 Update – Variety in Rural Options of
Mobility (VROOM)
Staff’s Recommended Action:
1. Introduce the item as an action item.
2. Allow staff to present the item.
3. Receive public comment.
4. Discuss item and consider making the motion:
“The SCC recommends the HCAOG Board adopt the Regional
Transportation Plan 2014 Update – Variety in Rural Options of
Mobility (VROOM).”
Staff Summary:
After a year of administrative drafts, committee and Board reviews, public drafts, environmental
review, and public and agency comments, the final draft of the RTP 2014 Update, VROOM, is
being proposed for Board adoption. The contents of the RTP 2014 Update are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Emergency Transportation Element
9. Financial Element
10. Public Input Element
Appendix 1. Table Streets-6
Appendix 2: Airport Ground Access
Improvement Program
Introduction
Complete Streets Element
Commuter Trails Element
Tribal Transportation Element
Public Transportation Element
Aviation System Element
Goods Movement Element
The majority of edits to the final draft are relatively minor. Most revisions are in response to
comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Additionally, HCAOG staff
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has made minor edits to fix errors brought to our attention. The following briefly summarizes
notable edits to the content of the RTP 2014 Update.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change: I more fully described how HCAOG participates in
planning activities to address the impacts of sea level rise and climate change.
County Demographics: Population characteristics are added (age, ethnicity, mobility, etc.).
Chapter 3. Commuter Trails Element
Existing Trail System: I added the Pacific Coast Bike Route.
Table Trails-1. Regional Trail Projects: I added Little River Trail (Hammond Trail Extension).
Chapter 6. Aviation Element
Table Aviation-5. Regional Airport Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Projects: Humboldt
County projects are updated for the California Aviation System Plan: Capital Improvement
Plan 2014-2023.
Chapter 9. Finance Element
Financial Assumptions: I added an assumption that HCAOG and individual jurisdictions and
tribes will seek grant funds for transportation projects.
Chapter 10. Public Input
Public & Agency Outreach, and Environmental Review: I further described HCAOG staff’s
outreach activities to coordinate with federal land management agencies.
Caltrans–District 1 has requested that HCAOG add a chart of grand total expenditures and
revenues for all RTP projects. As part of fulfilling Caltrans’ request, I would like to calculate the
projected transit costs for the RTP’s 20-year planning horizon. I ask the SCC to review the
expanded Table Transit-4, Regional Projects for Public Transportation (enclosed), and check that
the multipliers and 20-year projected costs are correct, based on current knowledge.
HCAOG
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Table Transit-4. Regional Projects for Public Transportation
Operator /
Agency
Short or
Long
Term1
Description
DRAFT
Funding Source2
Implementation
Year(s)
Cost in Year
of Expenditure3 ($000)
Multiplier
20-year
projected cost
(000s)
Eureka
ST
Bus Replacement (2)
5311/PTMISEA
2013/14
1,000
1
1,000
Eureka
ST
Bus Replacement (2)
Not funded
2016/17
1,090
1
1,090
Eureka DAR/L
ST
Van Replacement (1)
Not funded
2016/17
62
1
62
Eureka
LT
Eureka Intermodal Transit Center
Not funded
TBD
14,000
1
14,000
Arcata
ST
Bus replacement (2)
5311/PTMISEA
2014-23
1,200
1
1,200
Arcata
ST
5311/PTMISEA
2025
1,400
1
1,400
Arcata
LT
Not funded
2023-33
90*
10
900
Fortuna Senior
Bus
Bus replacement (2)
Pursue unmet transit needs
requests for service to the Arcata
Marsh and service on Sundays
(annual cost)
ST
Not funded
2016/17
73
1
73
HTA
ST
5311/5311 (f)
2013
825
1
825
HTA
ST
Bus replacements (one 40' & two
30')
40' bus replacements (2 to 3 based
on fuel type)
5311/PTMISEA
2014
1,300
1
1,300
HTA
ST
40' bus replacements (2)
5311
2014
937
1
937
HTA
ST
30' bus replacements (2)
5311
2015
392
1
392
HTA
ST
40' bus replacements (2)
5311
2016
965
1
965
HTA
ST
5311
2022
1,152
1
1,152
HTA
LT
Not funded
2018
400*
16
6,400
HTA
LT
Not funded
2023-33
538*
10
5,380
HTA
LT
40' bus replacements (2)
RTS increased frequency & late
night service
Feeder bus lines to McKinleyville
and Fortuna to connect to the RTS
commuter line
Park-and-Ride lots with multimodal facilities (e.g. bike lockers,
bus shelter), located near transit
stops (6)
Not funded
2023-33
600
10
6,000
HCAOG
Bus replacement
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K-T NeT
ST
Bus
5311(f)
2013/14
63.5
1
63.5
K-T NeT
ST
5311(f)
2013/14
18.5*
20
370
K-T NeT
ST
Expand service hours
Intelligent Transportation System
application/equipment
5311(f)
2013/14
38
K-T NeT
ST
Relocate bus stop
Not funded
2014-18
50
1
1
38
50
HCAOG
City Ambulance
of Eureka
ST
Park-and-Ride Feasibility Study
Expand service hours and to
Sundays
Expand service area for nonemergency medical trips
RPA
2014/15
1
10
Not funded
2023-33
Not funded
2023-33
HCAR
LT
LT
Short-Term Total
Long-Term Total
Regional Projects–Unfunded (unconstrained) Subtotal
Regional Projects–Funded (constrained) Subtotal
1 Short-term
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TOTAL
10
not available,
TBD
not available,
TBD
$10,576
$15,628 +TBD
$16,903
+ TBD
$ 9,301
$
26,204+TBD
(ST) is in the next 1 to 10 years; long-term (LT) is in the next 11 to 20 years.
2 PTMISEA = Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account (Prop 1B); RPA = Rural Planning
Assistance funding.
3 Assumes 3% annual inflation.
*Annual cost
HCAOG
4
10
TBD
10
TBD
10,928
32,680+TBD
43,608 + TBD
SCC Item No. 4b – 8/18/2014