Notice and Agenda of a Meeting of the Board of Directors Capital and Strategic Planning Committee

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1 CAPITAL and STRATEGIC PLANNING Thomas C. Lambert President & CEO COMMITTEE MEMBERS Christof Spieler, Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran Jim Robinson Cindy Siegel Lex Frieden Troi Taylor Notice and Agenda of a Meeting of the Board of Directors Capital and Strategic Planning Committee Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building 1900 Main Street, 2nd Floor Board Room, Houston, TX Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 2:30 P.M. ACTION 1. Request Board authorization for the President & CEO to approve implementation of the January 2018 Service Change K. Luhrsen COMMITTEE APPROVAL 2. Review of possible procurement solicitations M. Kyme ACCESSIBILITY AND SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS METRO's meetings are held in a facility accessible to persons with disabilities. Request for accommodations should be directed to the Board Office at at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. SECURITY Individuals attending this meeting will be subject to being scanned with a security wand and/or metal detector walk through. You and your property are subject to being searched.

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4 BUS 1. Additional trips to address overloads 2. Reallocated service to match supply and demand 3. Running time adjustments 4. Convert pilot service to regular service 5. Equipment changes 6. Route alignment changes RAIL 1. Headway / running time adjustments 2

5 o 4 Beechnut o 6 Jensen / Greens o 25 Richmond o 45 Tidwell o 56 Airline / Montrose o 82 Westheimer o 99 Ella / FM 1960 o 102 Bush IAH o 108 Veterans Memorial o 151 Westpark o 153 Harwin o 222 Grand Parkway o 344 Acres Homes Community Connector 3

6 o 221 Kingsland o 222 Grand Parkway o 246 Bay Area o 248 El Dorado o Ridership shifted from 221 Kingsland and 246 Bay Area to 222 Grand Parkway and 248 El Dorado o Reallocation will better match service supply with ridership demand 4

7 o 219 West Little York Northwest Station Cypress Midday / Evening o 269 Hillcroft Westwood West Bellfort Midday / Evening o Lower ridership on 269 supports reduction in service from 30 minute headway to 40 minute headway o Reallocation of resources to 219 creates extension to Cypress o Extension to Cypress means that all Park & Ride lots serving downtown will now have midday / evening service 5

8 o 2 Bellaire o 4 Beechnut o 5 Southmore o 32 Renwick / San Felipe o 39 Katy Freeway o 45 Tidwell o 48 Market o 63 Fondren o 85 Antoine / Washington o 152 Harwin o 161 Wilcrest o 170 Missouri City o 214 Northwest Station o 283 Kuykendahl / Greenway Uptown o 298 Kingsland-Addicks- Northwest Transit Center / TMC 6

9 o 33 Post Oak o 137 Northshore o Post Oak construction impacts have contributed to lower ridership on 33 Post Oak o Proposed reallocation from 10 minute headway to 15 minute headway based on lower ridership o Proposed reallocation retains 33 Post Oak as frequent route o Reallocation of resources to 137 Northshore increases frequency, improves schedule reliability, and simplifies the route 7

10 o 311 BAYOU CITY EVENT CENTER o 344 ACRES HOMES COMMUNITY CONNECTOR 311 Bayou City Event Center 344 Acres Homes Community Connector Pilot Start: February 2016 March 2015 Current Average Weekday Ridership: Included in FY2018 Business Plan and Budget? Yes Yes 8

11 ARBOC TO 40 TRANSIT (12 SEATS TO 34 SEATS) o 399 KUYKENDAHL o Passenger loads exceed existing seating capacity on many trips o Shifting equipment more than doubles the available seating capacity o Shifting equipment will increase operating cost 9

12 o 4 BEECHNUT o Service reliability impacted by difficult turning movement from Scott to Cleburne westbound o Proposed realignment eliminates this movement and replaces it with movement recommended by bus operators 10

13 o 5 SOUTHMORE o Residents on Calumet requested relocation of Route 5 Southmore o Following meetings with residents, METRO Planning and Safety recommend the following route alignment change o Route alignment change will require additional bus stops and sidewalks on Live Oak to accommodate 30 passengers per day 11

14 o 39 KATY FREEWAY o Relocation of western layover required due to HPD safety concern o Realign route via Patchester, Britoak, and Dorchester 12

15 o 87 SUNNYSIDE o New Star of Hope facility opened in September 2017 o Route placed on detour in September, 2017 to provide service to facility o Route realignment provides onsite service from both directions o Ridership has been as high as 40 boardings on weekdays since detour started 13

16 o Reduce headways from 6 minutes to 12 minutes one hour earlier than current schedule on weekdays based on low ridership (after 7:00 p.m. northbound, 9:00 p.m. southbound) o Increase one-way running time from 52 to 55 minutes on weekdays 14

17 o Proposed reducing headways from 6 minutes to 12 minutes one hour earlier than current schedule on weekdays based on low ridership (after 7:00 p.m. northbound, 9:00 p.m. southbound) o Passenger living at western end of 23 W 43 rd / Clay stated that she needed either continued frequency on RED rail line or later trip on 23 W 43 rd / Clay to avoid losing job o Staff recommending adding 9:45 PM westbound trip on 23 W 43 rd / Clay 15

18 BUS Estimated Variable Cost Estimated Additional Ridership FY2018 Annualized FY2018 Annualized Additional trips $ 764K $ 1,103K 43K 63K Reallocated service -$ 58K -$ 84K 9K 13K Running time adjustments $ 9K $ 13K 22K 32K Convert pilot to regular service $ 0K $ 0K N / A N / A Equipment change $ 107K $ 155K 1K 1K Route alignment changes $ 0K $ 0K 2K 2K Subtotal $ 822K $ 1,186K 77K 111K RAIL Frequency, Running time adjustments $ 0K $ 0K - - TOTAL $ 822K $1,186K 77K 111K 16

19 Item Important Date Board Briefing Thursday, October 19, 2017 Public Hearing Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Board Briefing Follow-up Thursday, November 9, 2017 Board Approval Thursday, November 16, 2017 Operator Sign-up Rail: November 30 December 1, 2017 Bus: December 4 15, 2017 Service Change Implementation Sunday: January 21, 2018 Weekday: January 22, 2018 Saturday: January 27,

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22 FY2018 ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT PROJECTS Solicitations over $50K November Consent List Q1 NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROCUREMENT METHOD (RFP, RFQ, IFB) ANTICIPATED SMALL BUSINESS GOAL ANTICIPATED ADVERTISEMENT MONTH COMMENTS BOARD COMMITTEE PREVIOUS BOARD COMMITTEE CONCUR Y 1 Backup Fuel IFB N/A December Three (3) year Contract to supply and deliver fuel when METRO's primary fuel supplier is down. 2 Safety Railings IFB Pending December Pending 3 4 Information Technology (IT) Audit Services Drug & Alcohol Collection Contract Administration Capital & Strategic Planning RFP N/A December One (1) year contract. Finance/Audit RFQ Pending January Three (3) year contract 5 Rail Grinding Services IFB N/A December Three (3) year contract Public Safety, Customer Service & Operations Public Safety, Customer Service & Operations