CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) REPORT

• CAC Chair Larry Shaine acknowledged all CAC members present and reported on the last CAC meeting:
1. A moment of silence was held in memory of Ken Coleman.
2. The proposed FY2006 budget was reviewed and unanimously supported by the CAC.
3. The CAC was encouraged by the Governor's recent actions to restore Proposition 42 funding for transportation projects.
4. The CAC thanked Directors Lee and Panza for serving on the CAC interview panel.
5. Continued concerns have been expressed with regard to access at Hillsdale station, specifically for the disabled and persons needing assistance. The CAC will be working with staff to address those issues.
6. The CAC is continuing to look at Transit-Oriented Development issues as they are identified. Currently the ad-hoc Land Use Committee is working with the real estate department in the evaluation of developer proposals for the property surrounding the Holly Street Caltrain station.
7. The CAC thanked David Cropper and Alfred Moye, who did not seek renewal of their CAC membership, for all their contributions to the CAC.

Director Lee said there were seven seats open on the TA CAC, five due to their two-year term expiring, one due to an earlier resignation and one due to the unfortunate passing of a member. There was an extensive outreach effort to solicit candidate and four applications were received. On Thursday, May 26th, he and Director Panza joined by Larry Shaine, Chair of the CAC, and Joe Hurley interviewed the four candidates. It is the recommendation of the TA CAC selection committee that Morton Frank (Redwood City), Randy Hees (San Mateo) and Larry Shaine (Foster City) be renewed as member of the CAC. The Committee also recommends the appointment of Jim Bigelow (Belmont) and Richard Hedges (San Mateo) to service as new members.

The motion to approve the Committee recommendation of reappointment and appointment of new members was unanimously approved.

SAMTRANS LIAISON REPORT
A written report from the May 11 Board meeting was included in the packet to the Board.

JOINT POWERS BOARD REPORT
Michael Scanlon, Executive Director, reported on the April 7, 2005 JPB meeting:

• Sue Lempert, MTC Liaison, said that MTC is engaged with an ambitious program for Transit Oriented Development throughout Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
• Brian Wilfley, Chair of the JPB CAC, reported there was a presentation on the customer satisfaction survey results and electrification at the last meeting.
• 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 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.
• The Board approved the following actions:
1. Approved the Cooperative Agreement with the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for Cost Sharing of the Palo Alto Depot Renovation Project
2. Award of Contract for Furnishing and Delivering New Rail Crossovers and Other Special Trackwork
3. Award of Contract for Providing Financial Audit Services
4. Award of Contracts for As Needed Reprographics, Printing, Scanning and Archiving Services and Supplies
5. Authorized 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
6. Authorized the Filing of Additional Projects in the FY2005 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Applications
7. Adopted of the FY2006 Operating Budget
• The Board received the following informational items:
1. Distributed of FY2006 Capital Budget.
2. Distributed of the Quarterly Capital Program Status and Electrification Report

Jim McKim, Senior Engineer, gave an update on the Oyster Point project, which will be completed by August 2005.

REQUESTS FROM THE AUTHORITY
Director Foust recognized Mike Scanlon for his work and diligence in the business operations of the TA.

REPORT FROM LEGAL COUNSEL
None.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO AUTHORITY
The communication packets were distributed to the Board members.

DATE/TIME OF NEXT MEETING
July 7, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. at the San Mateo County Transit District Administrative Building, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070