Meeting Agenda Jul7 2008

AGENDA

Thursday, July 17, 2008

10:45 am to 1:15 p.m.

Richmond Amtrak/BART Station

16th and MacDonald Avenues

Richmond, CA 

Train/Bus Connections

Train 711 from the Southern Cities    arrives 10:28 a.m.

Train 533 from the Northern Cities    arrives 10:45 a.m.

Train 716 to the Southern Cities        departs 1:25 p.m.

Train 532 to the Northern Cities        departs 1:47 p.m.

Item 1 - Call to Order and Announcements (10:45 -10:55 a.m.)   

A.    Pledge of Allegiance   

B.    Welcome to Richmond                    Howard Abelson

C.    Introductions

Item 2 - Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items Only (10:55 – 11:05 a.m.)

Please complete speaker card.

(Speakers may address specific agenda items at time of presentation.)

Item 3 - Action Items (11:05-11:15 a.m.)

A.    Minutes of the March 27, 2008 meeting in Fresno.

B.    Nomination of the Vice Chair to be effective January 1, 2009.

Item 4 - Committee Member Concerns (11:15 to 11:45 a.m.)

A.    High Speed Rail        Ty Holscher

B.    Current Bus Only Accommodations        Art Lloyd

LUNCH BREAK 11:45 TO 12:15

Item 5 – Guest Speakers (12:15 to 12:45 pm)

A.    High Speed Rail     Dominic Spaethling, PB

B.    San Joaquin Vision and Reservation Center    Martin Yurth/Yolanda Mentz

Item 6 - Reports  (12:45-1: 05 p.m.)

    (To the extent possible, reports usually presented at this time will be distributed to members at the meeting and either before or after.)

A.    National Train Day Report         Katie Petersen/Carol Shannon

B.     Amtrak California Train Operations        Tommy Andrews, Amtrak

C.     Amtrak Thruway Bus Operations        Andrew Felden, Amtrak

D.     Amtrak/Federal Budget Update         Jonathan Hutchison, Amtrak

E.    Union Pacific Railroad Update        Tom Mulligan, Union Pacific

F.     State Budget and Legislative Update        Patrick Merrill, Caltrans

G.     Division of Rail and Capital Projects Update    Patrick Merrill, Caltrans

H.     Remarks by the Chair        Supervisor John Pedrozo

Item 7 – Member Comments & Suggestions for Future Agenda Items (1:05 – 1:15p.m.)

       A.    By Law Change to biennial meeting date        Lee Goldenberg, Caltrans

Item 8 - Adjournment (1:15 p.m.)

Future Meetings

    October 9, 2008                        Merced

    January 8, 2009                        Stockton

    April 9, 2009                        Fresno

    July 9, 2009                        TBD

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

(Time and location to be determined)

PLEASE NOTE: TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY BE ADJUSTED

San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee

c/o Department of Transportation, Division of Rail

P. O. Box 942874, MS74

Sacramento, CA  94274-0001

 (916) 651-8245

www.amtrakcalifornia.com