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AGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing to Consider Unmet Transit Needs in Lodi
MEETING DATE: September 20, 2006
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOIMAENOED ACTION: That the City Council conduct a public hearing to consider unmet
transit needs in Lodi.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: These public hearings are an annual requirement of the
Transportation Development Act regulations. The San Joaquin
Regional Transit District will also be sponsoring several Unmet
Transit Needs hearings in San Joaquin County, including Lodi. To
date, no comments have been communicated to staff. it should be noted that many of the comments are
given directly via email to San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) staff throughout the year.
The Unmet Transit Needs process for San Joaquin County begins with public hearings held at various
locations in all incorporated cities of the County. Along with the public hearings, there are a variety of
workshops and community outreach meetings to reach residents not located in the incorporated areas.
The public hearings and community outreach meetings are aimed to obtain comments concerning transit
service in the County. Once all comments have been received, SJCOG meets with the Social Service
Transportation Advisory Committee (SSTAC), along with transit operator(s), to review the comments and
determine if there are any unmet transit needs, as well as to determine that they meet the adopted
definitions of "reasonable to meet".
"Reasonableness to meet" is not based solely upon economic feasibility. An identified unmet transit need
shall be determined to be reasonable to meet if determined that the transit service will be in general
compliance with the following criteria:
1. The proposed service can be implemented consistent with the transportation improvement
priorities, policies and performance standards contained in the Regional Transportation Plan, the
transit development plan, or the short-range transit plan for the area.
2. The proposed service can be implemented safely and in accordance with local, state, and federal
laws and regulations.
3. The additional transit service shall not cause the system of which it is a part to fail to meet
system -wide performance standards including:
a. The operator's ability to maintain the required fare -to -operating -cost ratio;
b. The estimated number of passengers carried per service hour for proposed service shall
be in the range of other similar services provided; and
c. The estimated subsidy per passenger shall be equivalent to other parts of the transit
system.
APPROVED: _ _
Blair King, City Nftager
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4. When the additional transit service is considered separately, both the fare -to -operating -cost ratio
and the estimated subsidy per passenger shall not vary by more than 15% from the average for
1he type of service provided by the operator.
5. The proposed service would not cause claimant to incur expenses in excess of the maximum
allocation of TDA funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: This hearing is required in accordance with the Transportation
Development Acts the transit system utilizes for operations and capital.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: None required.
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared by Tiffani M. Fink, Transportatbn Manager
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SUBJECT:
PUBLISH DATE:
Please immediately confirm receipt
of this fax by calling 333-6702
CITY OF LODI
P. O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
ADVERTISING INSTRUCTIONS
to consider unmet transit needs in Lodi.
Saturday September 9, 2006
TEAR SHEETS WANTED: Three (3) please
SEND AFFIDAVIT AND BILL TO: JENNIFER M. PERRIN, INTERIM CITY CLERK
City of Lodi
P.O. Box 3006
Lodi, CA 95241-1910
DATED: FRIDAY, September 8, 2006
ORDERED BY:
JENNIFER M. PERRIN, CMC
IN RIM CITY CLERK
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ANA R. CHAPMAN
ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK
JENNIFER M. PERRIN
INTERIM CITY CLERK
JACQUELINE L. TAYLOR, CMC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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DECLARATION OF POSTING
To consider unmet transit needs in Lodi.
On Friday, September 8, 2006, in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, to
consider unmet transit needs in Lodi, was posted at the following locations:
Lodi Public Library
Lodi City Clerk's Office
Lodi City Hall Lobby
Lodi Carnegie Forum
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on September 8, 2006, at Lodi, California.
JENNIFER M. PERRIN, CMC
INTERIM CITY CLERK
DANA R. CHAPMAN
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ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK
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ORDERED BY:
JENNIFER M. PERRIN
INTERIM CITY CLERK
JACQUELINE L. TAYLOR, CMC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CITY OF LODI
Carnegie Forum
306 West Pine Street, Lodi
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Date: September 20, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
For information regarding this notice please contact:
Jennifer M. Perrin
Interim City Clerk
Telephone: (209) 333.6702
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard, the City Council will conduct a public hearing at the Carnegie Forum,
305 West Pine Street, Lodi, to consider the following matter:
a) to consider unmet transit needs in Lodi.
Information regarding this item may be obtained in the Public Works Department, 221 West Pine Street, Lodi,
(209) 333-6706. All interested persons are invited to present their views and comments on this matter.
Written statements may be flied with the City Clerk, City Hall, 221 W. Pine Street, 2"d Floor, Lodi, 95240 at
any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein, and oral statements may be made at said hearing.
if you challenge the subject matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone
else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City
Clerk, 221 West Pine Street, at or prior to the close of the public hearing.
By Order of the Lodi City Council:
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Dated: September 6, 2006
Approved as to form:
D. Stephen Schwabauer
City Attorney
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From: Jennifer Perrin
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:53 AM
To: 'anna hjalmer'; City Council; Blair King; Jim Krueger; Steve Schwabauer; Richard Prima
Cc: Tiffani Fink
Subject: RE: 1-01 Transit issues
Dear Ms. Hjalmer:
This reply is to confirm that your message was received by the City Clerk's Office and
each member of the City Council. In addition, by copy of this e-mail, we have forwarded
your message to the following departments for information, referral, or handling: 1) City
Manager, 2) City Attorney, and 3) Public Works.
In addition, your correspondence has been filed with the official records from the
,September 20, 2006, City Council meeting regarding T--1 "Unmet Transit Needs in the City of
Lodi." Thank you for your comments on this matter.
/s/ Jennifer M. Perrin, Interim City Clerk
-----Original Message -----
From: anna hjalmer [mailto:ahjalmer@softcom.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:21 PM
TO: ,Jerini fer Perrin
Subject: I-01 Transit issues
To all who are on the City Council, City Hall, Transit and Public Works Staff, I'm here
tonight to let you all know that I am encouraged with all who have heard me since the last
time I was here telling you about my concerns about the bearers that one has to deal with
trying to get from one place or another. Some of you have heard me and understood me and
have started to make plans to places that I have pointed out you, and that's great. I'm
here tonight to say thank you and that I plan to be around Lodi for many years to come so
that I can watch and see my vision for Lodi and all it's residents to be able to get
around places either on foot, bike, scooter, Electric/Manual wheelchair or what ever.
There is a lot that needs to be done, and T know that all of your budgets can't handle all
of the updates and changes that needs to take place all at once, but I'm sure that it can
be accomplished and achieved. Thank you for listening to me tonight, and now we Can go
forward and work on it. Please help me see this through, because I think it needs to
happen, for accessibly reasons and also for safety reasons, thank you. Miss Anna M.
Hjalmer,.
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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF L O D I
BLAIR KING,
SUSAN HITCHCOCK,
Mayor +a ��„ra City 9 Mana Br
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BOB JOHNSON, J JENNIFER M. PERRIN,
Mayor Pro Tempore Interim City Clerk
JOHN BECKMAN %f,V-w
LARRY D. HANSEN D. STEPHEN SCHWABAUER,
JOANNE MOUNCE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT City Attorney
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET 1 P.O. BOX 3006 RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR.,
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 Public Works Director
TELEPHONE (209) 333-67061 FAX t209) 333-6710
EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov
http:/Iwww.lodi.gov
September 14, 2006
San Joaquin Council of Governments
Atli: Douglas Ito
555 E. Weber Avenue
Stockton, CA 95202
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider Unmet Transit Needs in Lodi
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, September 20, 2006. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
The Council will conduct a public hearing on this item. You are welcome to attend and
speak at the appropriate time.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Jennifer Perrin, Interim City Clerk, at 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Tiffani Fink,
Transportation Manager, at 333-6800, extension 2678.
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Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Y ' Public Works Director
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Enclosure
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