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Attachment I.l

JTA

Skyway

Subcornmittce

FROM:

Nathaniel P. Ford Sr..

CEO

Brad Thoburn,

VP

Long Pla¡uri and

S

CC:

JTA Board of Directors

Sþway

Advisory

Group

SUBJECT:

Resolution}0l5-30:

Approval of

the

Board

of

Directors

Foiicy

Regarding

the

Future

of

the Automated Skyway Express

RECOMMENDATION

Staffrecommends the

JTA

Skyway

Subcommittee

approve for

Board

consideration

the

affached

resolution

supporting the continued operation

of

the

Automated Skyway

Express

iSkyway)

and

development

of a

Skyr*ay

Modemization Program

The Skyway

Modernization Program will

include

replacernent

of

the

existing

vehicles and

evaluation

of

future extensions.

SUMMAR.Y

A

Board

resolution related

tc

the future

of

the Sþway

recommends

conliru.red

operations

of the

Skyway

and

deveioprnent

of a Skyway Modernization Prograrn that includes

the

following:

A

Capital

Plan

to support

r,ehicle

replacement

and

upgrades

the

operating system

and

infrastructure.

The

capiøl

plan

should consider innovative

technologies available

to

replace the

existing

vehicles

A System

Flan

identifying

the optimal

dr:wntown circulator

system

that

connects

with

existing

and

emerying downtown devclopments

and nearby neighborhoods. This should

include

evalvation of,options, including different

modes,

fbr

an Ðast-West

corridor

from

Riverside

to the Stadiurn/Shipyards

and

a sorridor

connecting

San

Marco

to the

Southbank:

System

planning

should

be

conduçtedín

a

manner that allows the JTA to

pursue

FTA

Section 53û9 New

Starts funding.

An ûperating Plan

for

the

existing and

expanded

system

that

includes service hours,

frequency of

service

and fleet requirement.

This sl¡ould

consider expansion

of

Skyway

sçryioe horrs

an

evenings

and

weekends.

A

Financial Plan îdenti{yíng funding needs

for

modernízatton,

potentiatr

system

expansion,

and

long-term

aperatians

and maintenance.

The

financial

plan

wiil

inciude

a

strategy

to

a

a

a

a



Subj:

Resolution

20154A

Approval

of

the

Board

of

Directors

Policy

Regarcling

the

Furure

of

the

Automatcd

Skyr,vay

Express

Department

of Transporfation,

Federal

Transit Adrninistration,

Florida

Department

of

Transportation,

North

Florida Transportation

Planning

Organizafion,

City

of Jacksonville

and

other

potential

public

and

ptivzte

funding

partners.

Staff

will

solicit

the services

of

a

Skyway

Modernization

consuh¿nt

to assist

in

the

development

of

the madernization program.

The

resolution also

requires

JTA

staffto

report

qlßrterly

to the

Board

of

Directors

and

provide

the

final

Skyway

Modernization

Program

to

the

Board

of

Directors

and

Members

of the

Skyway

Advisory

Group

by

December2tl6.

BACKGROUND

Planning

for the

Skyway started

in

the early

1970's to

address

traffîc congestion,

air qualíty

and

parking

issues,

Construction

of

a

starter

line from

the

Prime

Osborne Convention

Center

to Central

Station began

in

1987

and operations

on

the line

began

in

1989.

The

currenl ccnfiguration

of

the

Skyway was

completed

in

2000. The

Skyway

is a2.5

mile bi-directional

sysrem

with

I

stations

and. a25,At0

square

f,oot operations

and

maintenance

facility.

Today, the

Skyrvay supporfs

approximately

5,000

trips

per

day

and hàd

L.32

million

trips

in ñscal

year

2t15.

The

Skyway

operates

on

weekdays

from

6

a.m.

to

9

p.m.

and for

select

special events.

Total

systern

cost including

planning,

design,

construction,

vehicles

and

equipment

was

185

mülion.

Funding

for

the system came

from JTA,

the

City of

Jackscnville, Florida

Department

of

Transportation

and the

Federal

Transit

Administration.

If JTA

fails

to utilize

the

federal

assets for

their

useful life

and

defaults

on

the

grant

agreement

with

the

Federal

Transit

Administration

or

the

Florida

Department

of

T'ransportation,

JTA

could

be required

to

pay

back

the

remaining

value

of those

assets.

Furthermore,

any

default

on

a

grant

agreement

would

be

considered

when evaluating

future

grant

applications,

JTA

estimates

the

crnrent value

of the tbderai

ínvestrnent

to

be

33.5

million

and the value

of

state investments

at

12.I

million.

Begir::ring

in

August

2014,

JTA.

staff initiated

a

study to

assess the

condition

of

the

vefucles,

operating

system and

tnfrastructure of

fhe

Sk1'r,vay

and

develop

options

addressing

the needs

of

the

Sk1'r,vay in

prepantion

fcrr the

rnid-life overhaul

of the

Skyway

vehicies.

The

current

Skyway

vehicles

are not

used

eisewherc

and.

ate

no longer

supported

or

reproduced

by the

manutacturer,



Subj:

Resolution 2015-30r

Approval

of

the

Board

of

Directors

Policy

Regarding the Future

of

the

Automated

Skyway

Express

Page

3

rehabilitation

of

elevators

and

replacement

of some escalators.

Guideway decks and

concrete

beams

xe in

overall satisfactory condition,

but

the

bearns

are

experiencing

some diagonal

and

rcdial cracking

requiring

repair

and

application

of fiber

reinforced

polymer

in thc

near

future. The

steel

box

girders,

piers

and

column

support arc

in overall

satisfactory

condition,

needing

routine

maintenance,

such

as a

new

paintcoatfor

the steel

box members,

The

operating

system

is experiencing

obsolescence issues, the

most significant

being the

powsr

supply

distribution,

which is called

the

Supervisory

Control and Data Acquisition

(SCADA).

Programmable

Logic

Controllers

(PLCs)

are

akey

ccmponent of this systern

and a¡e also

obsolete.

The

SCADA

system

is

planned

for upgrades

The most

significant

issues facing the

Skyway

involve

the

condition

ofthe

vehicles

and

the

abllity

to overhaul

thern

to

extend theír

service liFe. Four

of the ten

vehicles

are not

in

service

today due

to

an issue

known

as the

permíssíve

movement

authority failure.

Even more

critical, the

propulsion

control

system

is obsolete and

it

is

unclear whether

it

can be upgraded

or replaced.

JTA

purchased

25 of

the main

contrsller

boa¡ds

needed

to

keep the

propulsion

system

operating.

Staffcontinues

to

look

for alternative

solutions

for

replacement

of these

boards.

Another issue

that is

plaguing

the

vehicle

system

is nnotor repairs.

The motor

is

a

special

unil which

is

not

comrnercially available

on

the

market.

The lead time

of

motor repair at

present

time

is

four

to

six

months

An

altemative

solution

is being

explored

to cr¡t

the turnaround

time

on repairs.

These issues

sall into

question

the

ability

to

effectively

overhaul

the vehicles.

Because

of

concerns

about

the

ability

to

overhaul

the

vehicles

the

study

explores

various

technologies

and rnodes

to

determine

if

any were

suítable as replacements

f,or the current

technology.

The

assessrnent

also involved

a lormal

Request

of

Industry

Feedback

(RFIÐ

to

gauge

interest

and

feasibilþ

ofthree opfions:

¡

Overhaul

of

Vehicles

r

Like-kind

replacement

of Skyway vehicles

o

Repiacement

with new vchicles

allowing

for

minor modifications

to

the

guideway

infrastructure

Responses to

the RFIF

offered the f.ollor,ving insights:

o

The

feasibility

of an overhaul

of the

vehicles

was not

seen

favorably

o

No

interest

v/as

expressed

for

thc

like-kind vehicle

repiacement

.

The option

of

rnodifying

the structure

to

accommodate

anew'

vehicie is

líkely

too

costly,



Subj:

Resolution

2Al5-30:

Approvai

of

the

Board

of

Directors

Policy Regarding

the Future

of

the

Automated

Skyway

Express

Page

4

of the

Skyway.

The

Skyr,vay

Subcommittee

mct

six

times

and

the

Skyway

Advisory

Group

participated

in

tive

meetings.

A

public

forum

was

held

on October

26

andNovember

3.

Additionally,

an

oniine

survey

was

made available

to

gain

additional

pubiic

feedback.

JTA

stafi

identified

four options

for consideration

by

the

Subcommittee and

Advisory

Group.

These

included:

1,

Overhaul

vehiclcs

2.

Replace

vehicles

3. Decommission

and

rcplace Skyway

with

Streetcar,

trolley

bus rapid

Transit

or

Personal

Rapid

Transit

4.

Decommission

Skyway,teplase

with streetcar,

trolley,

bus rapíd

transit

or

personal

rapid

transit

and

repurpose

sþway infrastructure

as

elevated

bicycle

and

pedestrian

pafh

While the

Subcomrnittee

was nst established

to

çvaluate the Skyway

extension,

input

from

the

Advisory

Group

and

public

feedback

indicated

thís

was

an important

consideration-

Therefore,

JTA

íncluded

questions

about

extending

the

Skyway

in

the

online

survey.

At the fifth

meeting

of

the

Sþ way

Subcommittee

and

Skyway

Advisory

Group, the

following

consensus

policy

stateûrents

were

developed:

1.

It

is

importanf

to

have

a

high

quality

Downtown

transit circulator.

2.

The

Skyway

represents

a

significant

investment

by

the

taxpayers. JTA

and the

Ciff

should

carefirlly

consider

that

ínvesfment

when

making its

decísion

about

the future

of the

Skyway

3.

The

transportation

systern

should

be

modernized,

íncluding

improvements

to

the

operating

system,

stations,

gaið,eways

and vehicles.

4.

Future

plans

rnust supporf

the

vision

for

downtown

developmentr

consistent

with

the

Downtown

Investrnent

Authority's

Community

Reinvcstment

Plan,

anð.that

vision

shoutd

drive

decisian-naaking

fw

dawrrtown transportation

investments.

5. To

rcach its

full

potentiatr,

varíous extensions,

without being

specific

fo rnode

andincluðing

expansion

of apenting

hours, should

be considered

to

support

the

Downtown

Investment

Authority's

vision

for lJowntown

Jacksonville

and

to connect ta

ategional

transportation



Subj: Resolution

2015-30: Approvai

of

the Board

of Directors

Poiicy

Regarding

the

Future

of

the

Automated

Skyway Express

Page

5

preferred

converting

to

an elevated multi-use

path.

When

asked

about

potential

extensions

of

the

Skyway,

83%

supported

the

Sports Complex/Shipyards

extension;

79Yo

werc

in

favor

of

the

Riverside/Brooklyn

extension

and66o/a supported connecting

the

system

to San lvfarco.

At the

sixth meeting

of

the

Skyway Subcommittee,

JTA staff was dirccted

to

develop a

formal

policy

recommendation for

consideration

at the

December

trO

meeting of the

JTA

Board of

Directors.

Based on the technical analysis,

consensus

policy

statements and

public

feedback;

JTA

staff

developed

the

poiicy

recommendations

for

Board

consideration.

FISCAL

IMPACT

The

preliminary

estimate of

cost to

replace

vehícles and modernize the

infrastructure

and

operaiing

system

is

74

million. These

are

planning

level estimates

and do

not

include contingency

firnding

or the cost of

ertensions.

The

Skyway Modernization

Propam

will

include

a

Financial

Plan with

long-term fiscal

impacts.

DBE

PARTICIPATION

Not

Applicable

Attachments



R_U,SOLUTION

NO.

2015-30

RESOI,UTION

STATING

THE .ITA

BOARD

OF

DIRECTORS

POLICY

RELATED

TO THE

FUTURE

OF

THE

AUTOMATED

SKYWAY

EXPRE,SS

IVHER-EAS,

'fhe

Automated Sky,'vay Express

is a

downtown transit

circulator

that

extends

2.5

bi-dkectional miles, operatcs

from

6 a.m.

to

9

p.m.

on weekdays,

provides

approximately 5,000 trips

per

weekday, and had

L32 million

trips in fìscal

year

2015;

WHEREAS,

planning for

the

Skyway

began

in

the

early

1970s

by the

Florida

Department

of Transportation

(FDOT)

and

the

City of Jacksonville to

help address

downtown

congestion,

air

qtality

and

parking

issues;

WIIER-EAS,

the

Skyway is

an

elevated structure that

provides

highly

reliable, fast

and

frequent service in

the urban

core;

WIIEREAS' the

Sky*ay

cosû

185

million for

planning,

design, construction,

vehicles

and

equipment

and

was funded

by

the

JTA,

Federai

Transít

Administration (FTA,

formerly

the

Urban Mass

Transit

Administration),

FÐOT

and

the

City

of

Jacksonvilie;

\ryHER.EÄS,

if

the

JTA

fails to

use

the federally

and state

funded

assets for their useful

life, JTA

is subject

to

pay

back

the

remaining useful

life

of

the

assets

to

the

grant

making agencies;

WHEREAS,

any

default

on

the

gtarrt

agreemerrt would

be a

factor cansidered in seeking

future

grants

from

the

FTA;

1ryHEREAS, the

vehicles

used

for the

Sklway are due

for theír

midlife

overhaul

and are

no longer

produced

or in

operation elsewhere,

making

parts

and service increasingly difñcult

to

obtain;

\ryHEREAS,

the

difficutty

in

abtaining

parts

and servicing the

vehicles

results

in higher

operation and maintenance costs and aáversely impacting

system

reliability;

WHEREAS,

the

Skyway is

a

unique system that

has

iconic

value

for

Jacksonville;

1ryHEREAS, downtown

çírçulaúon is

an important

pafi

of

the

Downtown

investment

Authority's

vision;

WHEREAS,

developing an ef{ective

publîc

transit

sysTem

is

important for

strengthening



gain

public

inpuT;

WHEREAS,

807ô of,

the

1,ó19

respondents

to

the

public

survey

indicated support

for

replacing the

Skywa¡'

vehicles

and

expanding

the

system;

and

WIIER-EAS,

the

Skyw ay Subcommittee

and Skyway Advisory Group developed

the

following

consensus

policy

statements:

1. It is important to

have

a

high

quality

downtown

transit circulator.

2.

The Skyway represents a significant

investment by the

taxpayers. JTA

and

the

City

should

carefully consider thaf

investment

when making

its

decision about the future

of the

Sþnvay.

3,

The

transportaian

system

shculd

be modernized,including improvements to the

operating

system, stations,

guideways

and

vehicles

4.

Future

plans

must

support the vision lor

downtown

development consistent

with

the

Downtown

Investment

Authority s

Community

Reinvestment

Plan,

and

that visíon should

drive decision-making

for

downtown

transportation investments.

5. To reach its

full

potential,

varíous

exûensions, without

being

specific io mode

and including

expansion

of

operating hcuts, should be considered

to

support

the

Downtown

[nvestrnent

Authority's

vision

for Downtown

Jacksonville

and

to

connect

to a

regional transportation

plan.

6.

The ultimate

Sþway

solution

should be

a collective

effort

among rnultiple

stakeholders

(e.g.,

federal,

state,

local,

and

private

sector).

NOlry, THEREFORE

BE IT

RESOLVED,

that

the

JTA Board

supports

keeping

the

Automated

Skyway

Express,

modemizing

the system by

replacing the

vehicles, and

exploring

options to build on to

the

existing system.

The

JTA

Board

fuither

directs staff

to

develop

a

Skyway Moderdtzation

Program that

addresses

the

following:

o

A

Capital Plan 1o supporl vehicle

rcplacamñfit and

upgracles

to the

operating system

and

infrastructure.

Thc

capital

plan

should

consider innovative technologies

available {o

replace

the

existing

vehicles.

o

A

System

Plan

that

identifics the

optimal

downtown circulator

syslem

and

connects

cxisting

anci emerging downtown.

deveiopmenfs.

This

should include

evaluationof options



secure

state

and

federal

funds;

explore

joint

use

development,

transit

oriented

development

and

public

private

partnerships

to

assist

in

funding,

financing

and

delivering

projects

and

services;andevaluaterarcpolicyFundingopportunitieswillbeexpioredr,viththeU,S'

Department

of

Transportation,

Federal

rtantit

Administration,

FDOT,

North

Florida

Transportation

Plannin

gorganzation,

city

of

Jacksonville

and

other

potential

public

and

private

funding

Paftners'

The

JTA

Board

directs

thaf

JTA

sta{T

report

quartcrly

o.n

the

development

of

the

Skpv'ay

Modernization

program

anci

submit

the

dnal

l,tlodetn.',xion

Program

to

the

ITA

Board

of

Directors

by

December

2aï6

Copies

of

the

modernízation

program

will

also

be

provided

to

members

of

the

Skyway

Advisory

Group'

staff

is

also

directed

to

provide

copies

of

this

resolution

to

the

Mayæ

of

the

cily

c

I Jacksonville'

Members

of

the

.lacksonville

city

council,

the

Duval

County

state

an4

federar

regislative

delegation,

Secretary

of

the

Florida

Departmént

of

Transportation,

District

Two

Secretary

of

the

Florida

Department

of,Transportation,

a ä g

edminr¡trator

ofthe

Federal

Transit

Administration'

Region

Four

Adrninistrator

åf

tn

Federal

dansit

Administration,

Members

of

the

North

Florida

Transportation

Planning

Oryatnzatioo,--

uo¿

members

of

the

Northeast

Ftorida

Regional

'fransportation Commission.

V|/8,

the

undersigned,

being

the

Chairman

and

Secretary

of

the

Board

of

Directors

of

the

Jacksonvill

t

ansportaãon

Authoiity,

do

hereby

certifu

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the

foregoing

is

a

true

and

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