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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/02/19 - Agenda Packet - SpecialFEBRUARY 19, 2020 - 3:00 PM SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL AGENDA City Hall, Tri -Communities Conference Room, 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 A CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Mayor Michael Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Spagnolo B PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council on any item listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the City Council from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The City Council may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Mayor, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. All communications are to be addressed directly to the City Council not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises, or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. C ITEMS OF DISCUSSION C1. Review of Transit Rail Alternatives and Establishment of Related City Policy. DIM -3 0 lei II N 01►yil:40Ill I CERTIFICATION I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk Services Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the Page 1 foregoing agenda was posted on at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California, and on the City's website. Page 2 DATE: February 19, 2020 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: John R. Gillison, City Manager INITIATED BY: Matt Burris, Deputy City Manager Elisa Cox, Deputy City Manager Fabian Villenas, Principal Management Analyst Jason Welday, Director of Engineering Services SUBJECT: REVIEW OF TRANSIT RAIL ALTERNATIVES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATED CITY POLICY. RECOMMENDATION: This item provides City Council with up-to-date and comprehensive information regarding the rail options in the West Valley region. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a formal position regarding the future of rail transit in the area. BACKGROUND: Introduction Rancho Cucamonga's guiding vision has long been to create a world class community. While the idea of what makes a world class community evolves with the years as cultural, technological, and economic advancements occur, there are foundational components of this vision: provide for a high-quality life for our residents and ensure abundant economic opportunity for both businesses and residents. In practice, delivering on this promise has resulted in Rancho Cucamonga serving as leader and best practice pioneer in the region, the state, and the nation. Rancho Cucamonga has become a very desirable community with a highly educated workforce and a strong economic base that is extremely robust by virtue of our excellent transportation infrastructure: adjacency to Ontario International Airport, close proximity to the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, cargo and passenger rail service, and two Interstate highways. For nearly 20 years, the Inland Valley region has been anticipating the arrival of another important infrastructure investment: the Gold Line light rail service. As the Gold Line has slowly stretched eastward towards San Bernardino County, however, renewed discussions have increased in frequency and duration regarding significant concerns over the projected costs for the construction and operation of the Gold Line in San Bernardino County, its benefit to the central and east side residents of the County and whether other viable transit alternatives exist. The current study session item provides the City Council with an update on the progress of the Gold Line project and an overview of recent discussions that have been occurring in the Inland region as well as with an opportunity to have a discussion and arrive at a consensus position on the future of rail transit in the area. Backe rq ound The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority completed the first phase of the Metro Gold Line light rail system from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena in 2003, and more recently Page 3 completed Phase 2A, from Pasadena to Azusa in 2015. Work for Phase 2B, which extends the Gold Line from Glendora to its terminus at the Montclair Transit Center, began in 2003 and received environmental clearance in 2013 under CEQA and again in 2019, to allow for the potential of phased construction. When completed, the extension adds 12.3 miles to the Gold Line and will include new light rail stations in the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont and Montclair. Of those 12.3 miles, only a mere 0.6 miles of the Gold Line is in San Bernardino County. This portion is essentially from the county line just east of Montclair to the Montclair Transcenter. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is responsible for funding the portion within its county. This includes the initial construction costs as well as ongoing operation and maintenance costs. Over the last several years, Phase 2B has experienced significant escalating cost increases. In June 2017, the Construction Authority updated its total project cost to $1.49 billion, resulting in a funding deficit of $290 million across both counties. To address the shortfall, an award of $290 million in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program was secured and the Construction Authority initiated the design -build procurement process. In September 2018, however, the Construction Authority received RFP responses that raised project cost for Phase 2B to an estimated $2.1 billion — more than $500 million higher than estimated. SBCTA's cost for the portion in San Bernardino County is now estimated at $97.4 million. In response, the Construction Authority revised the scope of Phase 2B, to instead deliver the project in phases dependent on funding availability. The first phase would extend the Gold Line to Pomona by 2025 and the second phase, contingent on identifying funding, would be to complete the Gold Line to Claremont and Montclair by 2028. In August 2019, the Construction Authority awarded a design -build contract to Kiewit-Parsons, which includes a base scope for the first nine miles of the project from Glendora to Pomona, with a two-year contract option to complete the remaining 3.2 miles to Montclair if additional funds are secured by October 2021. SBCTA is at least $17.4 million short and legitimate questions and concern exist about where that funding would come from and how it would impact other transportation priorities in the County. In addition, SBCTA has also expressed significant concerns with the duplication of transit services along a similar corridor (Gold Line / Metrolink) that are publicly subsidized at drastically different levels to Gold Line's benefit and Metrolink's demise. Finally, it is unknown but anticipated to be a very tough lift to ask San Bernardino county residents to fund an expensive, yet short transit link that provides access to probably less than 100,000 people in the far western edge of the county to adjoining Los Angeles County. Metrolink is and remains the primary rail corridor linking the west, central and east valley regions with service currently expanding on the east side of the county. At the SBCTA Board of Directors meeting on November 6, 2019, SBCTA staff expressed these concerns to the Board and introduced an alternative passenger rail option. With the introduction of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) hybrid -rail for the future Arrow passenger rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands, SBCTA staff has proposed that this transit rail model also be considered for connecting the Gold Line Pomona station with San Bernardino County. Referred to as the "Gold Link," it could be implemented at a substantially lower cost as the DMU's are self -powered transit vehicles; as opposed to Gold Line light rail, which requires an overhead catenary for power along a separate set of tracks exclusively for the Gold Line trains. With the Gold Link, it is possible to run 30 -minute bi- directional service from Pomona to Rancho Cucamonga, not quite as robust as the proposed Gold Line 7 -minute bi-directional service, but of quite a bit more benefit to nearly a million potential riders in the central and east valley portions of San Bernardino County. According to information provided by SBCTA staff at the November 6th Board meeting, the Gold Link can be implemented with a capital investment of $55 million (2019 dollars) for the purchase of two DMU vehicles, tail track construction, platform modifications and possible signal upgrades. As with the costs to extend Gold Line to Montclair, the $55 million would be a shared cost between LA Metro and SBCTA. This would allow a portion of the $36 million identified in SBCTA's 2019 10 -Year Delivery Plan for Gold Line to Montclair to be used for other priorities in the County. The SBCTA Board gave staff direction to work with SCRRA and LA Metro on development of the Gold Link passenger rail service from the Page 4 planned 2024 Gold Line terminus in Pomona to the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station. Montclair and the Gold Line The City of Montclair has been preparing for the arrival of the Gold Line for the last 15 years and has been one of the most vocal supporters of the project in the Inland region. For Montclair, the Gold Line Project is regarded to be one of the region's most significant transit projects in scope because it promotes and expands mobility, accessibility, and inter -transit connectivity, creates economic opportunities, and promotes significant reductions in vehicle miles travelled. In anticipation of the Gold Line, the North Montclair Downtown Specific Plan was adopted in 2006 (and amended in 2017), which focuses on the 150 acres of vacant lots, strip malls and other marginal land uses located between Montclair Place regional shopping center and the designated Gold Line station. The vision for the Plan is that of a walkable, vibrant Town Center that includes multiple uses and activities that take advantage of the major transit amenities that would be provided in the Plan area. Hundreds of millions of dollars in various development projects have been invested in the North Montclair area, with the expectation that the Gold Line be extended to the Montclair Transcenter. Montclair has more than 500 new residential units, an additional 220 residential units under construction, and near-term planned construction of more than 500 units, all within its transit -oriented development (TOD) area around the transit center. In addition, the City of Montclair and CIM Group, the owner of the Montclair Place regional shopping center, are preparing a Montclair Place District Specific Plan to further capitalize on the future Gold Line by planning for development of a concentrated mix of housing, entertainment, office, restaurant, civic, and educational uses, including up to 6,300 residential units. Montclair Place is also currently undergoing several improvements including the demolition of a portion of the existing regional shopping center, addition of free-standing outbuildings, and eventually a pedestrian -oriented, mixed-use downtown district, with structured parking facilities. According to Montclair officials, failure to bring the Gold Line to the Montclair Transcenter would result in an adverse impact on development activities identified in the North Montclair Downtown Specific Plan and Montclair Place District Specific Plan. Additionally, Montclair officials contend that it is mandated by state law (AB 1600) that Montclair be the terminus for the eastern extension of the Gold Line and that not completing the project to its Montclair terminus would go against the voters' will when Measure I was passed. On October 7, 2019, the Montclair City Council, in response to SBCTA publicly voicing concerns about the Gold Line, adopted Resolution No. 19-3253 reaffirming the City's commitment in making Montclair the terminus for the eastern extension of the Gold Line. ANALYSIS: Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station Similar to Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga has been working for 10 years to capitalize on the potential access and economic development of transit -oriented development around the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station. The City and SBCTA have also been working to capitalize on the access to the Ontario International Airport offered by the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station. By positioning the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station as the gateway to the Airport, the transit station provides an opportunity for transit -oriented development that could serve all of San Bernardino County. If the Metrolink line were to be connected with the Gold Line, both lines could serve and reach the Ontario airport thru a single unified solution. In 2015, the City and SBCTA embarked on an effort to find a development partner to develop the 10 - acre Metrolink transit center in such a fashion. After careful review, the City and SANBAG selected Creative Housing Associates, LLC as the proposed developer for the project. In July 1, 2016 the City and SANBAG entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Creative Housing Associates, LLC to design and implement a TOD development of the project parking lot area at the Page 5 station site. Currently called Empire Yards, the project concept is a multi -modal transit village combining residential and commercial uses surrounding a public plaza that creates a sense of place and engagement, thereby attracting Metrolink commuters and serving the broader community. Empire Yards will also create an urban lifestyle neighborhood by combining a mix of housing, innovative amenities, and immediate public transit access around the Metrolink station. The City recently received a $200,000 grant from SCAG to prepare a Specific Plan to further develop this concept into a feasible strategy for the future of the Transit Center site. In 2016, the City began processing a Specific Plan amendment for the 160 -acre Empire Lakes Golf Course. The privately -owned course was experiencing decreased revenues and was purchased with the intent of developing the land into a series of neighborhoods. The City ultimately adopted an amendment to the Specific Plan as a means of creating a series of walkable, transit oriented villages that could both capitalize on the proximity to the Metrolink Station as well as provide residential opportunities that did not currently exist in the City: a greater variety of house sizes, housing for smaller families, and housing within close walking distance of transit, parks, services, and shopping. Now called the Resort, the south half of the project between 4th and 6th Streets, is under construction, models for viewing, and units available for sale. As each phase of development comes in, the City works closely with the builders and master developer to ensure the vision for a transit -oriented district will be incrementally achieved with each new project. The Resort will ultimately have between 2,650 and 3,450 units, a new community center, and 220,000 square feet of retail and office. The new development will tie 4th Street, 6th Street, and the Metrolink station together with a new network of streets and parks. While the total number of new units is currently identified as a range, the project has a whole conservatively represents an investment of private capital of at least $500 million into Rancho Cucamonga. Regional Rail Access to the Airport Great transportation infrastructure, and the access it provides to jobs, industries, and markets outside the city, has been key to both the city's economic development and quality of life achievements, as well as the growth and development of the Inland Empire as a whole. The Inland Empire is a major economic center for the entire state of California, which is the world's 5th largest economy. From a population perspective, the Inland Empire is larger than 25 U.S. states and is the 13th largest metropolitan region in the country. Over the next 25 years, almost 45% of the state's population growth will occur in the Inland Empire. Last year, the Inland Empire added nearly 33,000 jobs, more than generated in Silicon Valley and, since the Great Recession, the Inland Empire has had greater jobs growth rates than the state or the country. At the heart of this growth, economic activity, and investment are Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario. Because of the importance of access to both quality of life and economic development, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has long maintained the position that the region needs regional rail access to the Ontario Airport. Millions of dollars and decades of effort were invested in regaining local regional control of Ontario Airport, from the City of Los Angeles, as a key step towards the economic independence of San Bernardino County. Rancho Cucamonga's Metrolink station is geographically the closest existing rail station to the airport's passenger terminals, a current nexus for bus service, and if tied in with the Gold Line, would be the most logical and efficient station from which to provide future rail service. The San Bernardino Metrolink line is the most highly utilized line in the Metrolink network, with the Rancho Cucamonga station having the highest number of passenger boardings, making it a primary hub for Page 6 commuters. The City is ready and willing to work with the Ontario Airport and SBCTA to facilitate a connection from Metrolink to the Ontario Airport, be it shuttle, people mover, rail or tunnel or some evolving combination of solutions. Such a combined nexus and linkage will serve both Los Angeles and San Bernardino County's combined population. As a regional economic powerhouse grounded by excellent national and international transportation access, developing rail -based transit to the airport is a critical next step in ensuring efficient infrastructure investments that will improve quality of life and accommodate the growth occurring in the region. Moreover, linking the San Bernardino Line to the airport should be the first step of many to link all of the Inland Empire's Metrolink stations to the Ontario airport in a manner that is more representative of a strong, independent economic region. When Gold Line was the only opportunity on the table, it was reasonable to support Gold Line access to San Bernardino County as a means of getting rail access to the airport. The Gold Link proposal will similarly help achieve the City's goal of improving access to the airport and realizing the associated benefits. Combining both solutions in way that provides access to the airport and the larger Southern California Region, it is recommended that the City Council support the Gold Link option for the immediate future and work with SBCTA to link the Gold Line to Metrolink line and bring the combined service to the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station. FISCAL IMPACT: None. COUNCIL GOAL(S) ADDRESSED: This item addresses the following City Council Goals: Enhancing Premier Community Status: Expanding transportation options in Rancho Cucamonga will support the City's efforts to create a community where generations lead healthy and resilient lives. Mid and Long -Range Planning: Expanding transportation options in Rancho Cucamonga will support the City's long term goals by enhancing connectivity within the region that fosters a holistic environment where people come to live, work, and play. ATTACHMENTS: Description Attachment 1 — Milliken/1-15 Transit Concept Map Attachment 2 — Gold Line Project Map Page 7 Milliken/1-15 Transit Concept Map Page 8 Gold Line Project Map Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair * The contract option to Montclair can be completed within the awarded design -build contract if additional funding is secured by October 2021. d%:� Foothill Gold Line Page 9 Azusa Do;ntown Station Glendora Foothill Blvd SAN DIMAS c� • • : ; , .' o APUI College era Station �.r O` Foathi4pi"d 5s0 `m • . , ' AZUSA , s LAVERNE • CLAREMONT GLENDORA CITRU5 UPLAND A a EArrow HwY a = a � San Dimas • Z • Foothill Blvd = i a ; 4 m v ��� Sogitaq •7 � �m a: � " CHARTER OAK � 3 `� �a ;� �` • Ur ,� m� Claremont CDVINA La Verne SAN DIMAS E Arrow Hwy Montclair Pomona POMONA WEST COVINA --- --- - �•,�. r-- MDNTCLAIR ® Gold Line Rail Corridor Metrolink Rail Corridor O Gold Line Station © Gold Line Station and Planned Grade Separation (shared with freight) Metrolink Station for Gold LineTrainsOnly (not shared) * The contract option to Montclair can be completed within the awarded design -build contract if additional funding is secured by October 2021. d%:� Foothill Gold Line Page 9 OMIT,, t 0 � 1.rte -1 Ik �j 855 Rancho Cucamonga's Vision: a World Class Community MW=Mk Foothill Gold Line from Glendora to Montclair ..................=r-fs;t.�u�r-cKi .................... �t.tu�tr��•�.1ti.lr� .. 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Foothill Gold Line Montclair and the Gold line • 15 years of planning for the Gold Line • 1,200 units built or planned for the 150 acre transit area • Montclair Place being considered for 6,300 more units Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station Metrolink Son Berhordino Line - Pockeu Park N-2 N-12 UN MLJ U P4-4 2nM+ CL N-5 1684 N Dull 7t REC ?45-C CL NOOF M6� CL VN VN 10 2e PLLNG Norr.h S,24 S-22 GL REO. OL Inas owxc M CUM - Park VN VN ..."4C140 -C A!!� V14 12.10 N SFA P! e �- -z Metrolink Romho Cucamonga Stab omn �.,th Urban Plaj. ticr srreec Sourt VN Piacabqpq Legend less e,xac M Tran sit m MMixed tjeB(MU) MtJrbanNBiqhberhccdfUN) I Core Living (CLS • Village Neiqhhorhnod (VN Ll M Recmau(REC) Mimi U,erlay AmL -w Pop .29 NK 10 IA AN . ,��.._ t•: � ,per . 'l � , ) • �1 7 A, +V t � J► ` r� s .20 I Empire Yards • At least 10 -acres • Capitalizes on transit proximity • — 600 new units • — 80,000 square feet of non- residential • —$175 million in new investment I 'I Regional Rail Access to the Airport • Two platforms under consideration: • Gold Line from Los Angeles County • Gold Link from East County • There are pros and cons of both r yam,,}� �G ti N % e' b Metrolink Stations Metrolink Routes State Route -0,ange Inland Empire County Line interstate Otange County Lint Key PlaCe5 F�,21Y ® 15 1 Connection — Rwerside Line 911 Perris Valley Line s ��r CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA Staff Recommendation Short-term: Support Gold Link Connection to ONT via Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station. Long-term: Support connecting ONT to the wider Metrolink network via high quality transit to provide better regional connectivity. Special City Council Meeting Review of Transit Rail Alternatives & Establishment of Related City Policy San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Metrolink Enhancements j;;.m ONT Rail Access Alternatives Dr. Raymond W. Wolfe Executive Director IM.- H[r.Q�IY[9aiii i AIV BERNARDIN VALLEY MASS TRANSIT CONNECTIVITY UPLAND RANCHO CUCAMONCA �y � �DIIQJIR PIniE Rllwi Irr p ii[ ;.r IulclddL1110XdL L ram an LSii}F iM 1 �F—1 Sfd1gA �5— aEx lJh7 i tea'• — — FLi dols.Ypn L . � � M M1iiaee I iay. POEM CummONT INONTC .1ip -- -- --- ---- - r ® EIII �nm arrrr]a MLFEEL1nSWJ. • ram ONO .w_ j;;.m ONTARIO Im .- dSUIEw sun•urlElsm I ml ct RIALTO m COLTON SAN 6mmmm -I Yf„., -M:,,, J71UIE114��4 mwsraarm a[ + " h 1 ILW-)K } YRT31'rZ E I "',zo ■ . .snirn III3TATu ohm.- wnnir3. dm mu L"Lmx Wr1[RSfiUPUL Elm rte' uKxn. 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Diversifying the demand while enhancing economic opportunities throughout the region. ,;:-Ml II■ �w aiiiiii��i t iii �iiiii TK-fii H[r.min ii�ri i i PY, 1003 Oro METROLINK Progressive Planning in the Inland Empire Clean Po e New technology I Same Infrastructure j;;.M Power Pack IM.- aiii iiiiii �iii�iiii • iii HE rM4149 Rpm UtrM4149 t1 TIMELINE for RAIL ACCESS to ONT Begin construction on preferred alternative for rail access to ONT SBCTA to begin environmental studies for rail access to ONT SBCTA consults with FTA on next steps for bringing rail to ONT 2027 2030 Rail service to ONT Airport e b � .,y'ns I r 2025 Begin acquisition of right-of- way on preferred alternative for rail access to ONT II Informed ONT Roundtable of 2019 recommendation to advance nding and start FTA 20191 analysis ONT Roundtable formed to join business, education, and 2018 major employers from SB County SBCTA completes Advanced 2014 Regional Rail Integrated Vision -East (ARRIVE) study &_W 2019 SBCTA signs contract with Stadler for first self -powered, zero -emission train 2014 SBCTA completes ONT Rail Access Study identifying potential alternatives 1M PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES LRT Montclair to ONT via Cucamonga Channel Distance: 7 miles Capital: $950 Million Operating: $8.4 Million (2020 Dollars) Source: SBCTA 2014 Rail Access Study* Alhambra Subdivision Distance: 40 miles ZEMU Rancho Cucamonga to ONT Distance: 5 miles Capital: $907 Million Operating: $6.7 Million (2020 Dollars) Source: SBCTA 2014 Rail Access Study* Capital: TBD Operating: TBD Boring Company f l������� t .�• �l ������! • tri �!!�!!��! Distance: TBD Capital: TBD Operating: TBD * Escalated annually from 2014 using 4% j;;.m Special City Council Meeting Review of Transit Rail Alternatives & Establishment of Related City Policy Thank You... IM.- �w aiii iiiiii �iii�iiii • iii C,AJw - CJ4[ 11sib n America's first self-contained ZERO EMISSION MULTIPLE UNIT (ZEMU) is slated for the future Arrow service in San Bernardino County. The Stadler FLIRT H2 vehicle will consist of two passenger cars and a power pack between the two. It is this power pack that will contain the fuel cells generating the energy for the train. The train will have 108 seats and will also feature generous standing space. The train is capable of achieving speeds up to 79 mph, however, speeds along the first service line will likely only travel up to 45 mph. These clean, efficient, quiet vehicles can run on existing infrastructure, meet the stringent Federal Railroad Administration's guidelines on crash compliance, and will use state-of-the-art Positive Train Control technology for enhanced safety. The hydrogen train FLIRT H2 will enter passenger service in 2024 for the Arrow, a modern passenger service being constructed as the "Redlands Passenger Rail Project." A distance of nearly nine miles in length, Arrow will connect Redlands and the Metrolink Station in San Bernardino, CA. sb cta San Bernardino County Transportation Authority gosbcta.com/arrow