OKAY LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE
MEMBERS TO COME TO ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED SO WE CAN GET STARTED IN
ANY AUTHORS AT LIKE TO JUMP
START US INTO OUR FIRST OUT-
HELLO SENATOR DODD YOU ARE HERE
COMMITTEE MEMBER AND AUTHOR SO
WILL BEGIN AS A SUB COMMITTEE-
FOR THE TIME BEING. AND SO THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WILL BEGIN AS A SUB COMMITTEE
AND WILL COME TO ORDER. AND JUST
BEFORE WE BEGIN WE HAVE TO
ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO
WELCOME THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND
VIA TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO LIKE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR TWO DAYS
APART FOR TODAY THE PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS. 1-877-226-8163 AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS SEVEN THREE
SIX TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR. AND OF
COURSE WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING I ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE
PRESENT IF YOU CANCEL WE CAN
BUILD A QUORUM IN ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED- AND MEMBERS WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A HYBRID HEARING TODAY
FIRST WILL ADOPT- AFTER THIS. I
WILL ADOPT THE COMMITTEE RULES
AND HERE BILLS AND THEN WE'LL
GET INTO OUR INFORMATIONAL
HEARING ON HIGH SPEED RAIL- WITH
THAT SAID WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE FORWARD WITH OF THE FIRST
AUTHORED. A WHICH IS SENATOR
DODD THIS IS FILE ITEM THREE SB
TWO NINETY FIVE FOR VEHICLES
REGULATIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
SENATOR DOT. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS S. B. TWO NINETY
FIVE BUILDS UPON EXISTING FORTY
FOR CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES. TO ENACT POLICIES
THAT WOULD REGULATE THE USE AND
STORAGE OF EMERGENCY. EXCUSE ME
EMERGING UTILITY TERRAIN
VEHICLES ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC
PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY
DEVICES ON THEIR PROPERTIES.
THESE INCLUDE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
E. BIKES AND SELF BALANCING
DEVICES SUCH AS SINGLE WHEEL
BOARDS JUST TO NAME A FEW.
CURRENTLY UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES
ARE AUTHORIZED TO REGULATE
SPECIFIED TRANSPORTATION DEVICES
BUT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY PERMITTED
TO ADDRESS NEWER FORMS. OF
TRANSPORTATION DEVICES ON CAMPUS
. THE BILL AMENDS THE CURRENT
VEHICLE CODE IN ORDER TO GIVE
UNIVERSITIES GREATER FLEXIBILITY
IN REGULATING THESE EMERGING.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES UNIVERSITY
ALREADY MANAGE DANCE
TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTS IN
STUDENTS ARE OFTEN EARLY
ADOPTERS THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
THE TRAVEL QUIETLY AT HIGH
SPEEDS. CURRENT LAW ALSO LIMITS
USE YOU UC'S IN C. ISSUES FROM
TRANSITIONING TO MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. THIS
BILL WILL ALLOW YOU SEASON SEE
ISSUES TO UTILIZE SMALLER
ELECTRIC VEHICLES LIKE GARDEN
MAINTENANCE CARTS TO BE DRIVEN
ACROSS CAMPUS WITHOUT HAVING TO
BE TOWED. BY LARGER POLLUTING
TRUCKS. SB TWO NINETY FIVE WILL
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY WALL
PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED UPDATES TO
EXISTING LAW LET'S DO THE RIGHT
THING AND KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND
FACULTY SAFE ON CAMPUS WITH ME
TODAY IS JASON MURPHY.
REPRESENTING UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA WHO ARE THE SPONSORS
THE BILL AS WELL AS CHIEF JOE
FERRELL FOR THE UC DAVIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS JASON MURPHY
ON BEHALF UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA
HERE DAY IN STRONG SUPPORT I
TURNED OVER TO OUR LEAD WITNESS
FIRST BRIEF REMARKS. GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE STATE SENATE I AM TO AFFIRM
THE CHIEF OF POLICE AT THE
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA DAVIS PART
OF THAT I WAS THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
FOR TEN YEARS SERVING UNDER
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER. AND
GOVERNOR BROWN HI THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
FORCE I THINK THE SENATOR LAID
OUT PERFECTLY. THAT WE HAVE A
LOT OF A MERGING MERGING DEVICES
THAT COME TO OUR CAMPUS WERE
VERY CONGESTED CAMPUS WITH A LOT
OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WITH
BICYCLES EMERGENCY TOOK THE
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO
BE ABLE TO REGULATE IN LAW THESE
VEHICLES TO OPERATE SAFELY
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE
SAME TIME TAKE SOME OF THE
COMMODITIES THAT WE CURRENTLY
USE. AND USE THEM IN A MORE
EFFICIENT WAY FOR EXAMPLE THE
USE OF GOLF CARTS THAT WE USED
TO TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT FROM.
POINT A TO POINT B. WE DON'T
HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO
BUILD ALLOW THAT WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO CARVE OUT SOME TYPE OF-
BILITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE
THESE DEVICES THAT ARE
INHERENTLY NOT POLLUTED. SOUL
STOPPING ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME BUT
THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. THANK YOU VERY
AND YOU HAVE. SUPPORT WITNESS
OKAY THANK YOU SENATOR DODD. ALL
RIGHT- SO IF THERE ARE ANY
OTHERS THAT ARE WOULD LIKE TO
COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF A
SENATOR DODD SB TWO NINETY FIVE
PLEASE COME FORWARD IN ROOM
TWELVE HUNDRED. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS MATT BROUGHT ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. OKAY AND I DON'T
BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANY REGISTERED
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME SENATOR
DOTSON A REGISTERED OPPOSITION.
AT THIS TIME OKAY- IS THERE
ANYONE IN ROOM A TWELVE HUNDRED
WHO'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY NONE. AND THEN
WILL- ACTUALLY BRING TO DO
THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
HERE WE'RE GONNA ASK IF THERE'S
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS I THINK SENATOR FLAKE'S
THERE HAS A QUESTION. YES SIR
THANK YOU SENATOR- AND THANK YOU
TO UCSD ARE FOR THE UC SYSTEM
YOU SEE SEE SORRY THAT'S MY ONE
OF MY DISTRICT THIS SEEMS LIKE A
REALLY IMPORTANT BILL I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT. BUT I
JUST WANTED TO ASK PUBLICLY THE
QUESTION THAT WAS POSED IN THE
COMMITTEE REPORT BECAUSE I THINK
IT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I KNOW
WE SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS BUT
I JUST WANTED TO GET- AND IF IT-
THE OFFICIAL ANSWER. WHICH IS
BASICALLY IT SAYS WHILE THIS
AUTHORITY MAY BE NECESSARY. ON
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES
IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT OTHER PUBLIC
AGENCIES MIGHT NEED TO HAVE THIS
AUTHORITY PARTICULARLY WHEN THE
AUTHORITY SPECIFIES CONDITIONS
FOR USING OTHER WISE ROAD
ILLEGAL VEHICLES. SO JUST WANTED
TO POSE THAT TO EITHER OF YOU-
TO SEE IF YOU IF YOU COULD
ANSWER THAT. OR TRY. WILL TAKE
SHOT AT THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR QUESTION THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MERITS OF
THE BILL. THE BILL SPECIFICALLY
ALTERED TO BENEFIT THE STATE
COLLEGE SYSTEM IN THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA THAT'S THE ISSUE
AT LARGE. I THINK WHEN DRAFTED
INCLUDES PUBLIC AGENCIES BECAUSE
IN THE EXISTING LAW WHERE WE
HAVE SOME AUTHORITY PUBLIC
AGENCIES OR INCLUDED IN THAT
SAME DESCRIPTION. OUR INTENT
REALLY WAS FOR THE UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA IN THIS. ISSUE SYSTEM
THAT'S OUR PRIMARY INTEREST IN
THIS BILL. OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU
AND THEN THERE WAS NO AMENDMENTS
OFFERED- TO. TO SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM SO HERE WE ARE. OKAY
OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU
CENTER BLAKE SPARE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS FIND THAT
ICE. OKAY NO OTHER QUESTIONS
WE'VE TAKEN ON SUPPORT
OPPOSITION HERE IN ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED AND THEY'LL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. SIR ANYONE-
MODERATOR WHO WOULD LIKE TO. WAS
QUEUED UP IN THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
SB TWO NINETY FIVE PLEASE. YOU
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS
TIME. IN EIGHTEEN T. SPECIALIST
WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR LIVE
NUMBER BY WHICH WILL BE
IDENTIFIED. ANYWAY YOU'D LIKE TO
REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE QUEUE
YOU CAN REPEAT THE ONE THEN ZERO
COMBAT. WE HAVE NO GOOD LINES
QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME OKAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE HAVE NO
LINE'S QUEUING UP AND WE ARE
STILL IN A SUBCOMMITTEE OF
FORMAT SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
LEAVE THIS ON CALL SENATOR DODD-
AND THEN WE'LL- WE'LL MAKE SURE
TO BRING IT BACK UP. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU TWO WITNESSES AS WELL.
OKAY- I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE
ANOTHER AUTHOR HERE. SUTTER
NEWMAN OR PATEA. AND WE NEED ONE
DISCIPLINE ESTABLISH A QUORUM SO
WE NEED ONE MORE MEMBER- FOR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. AND WE NEED
TO AUTHORS SO IF YOU HEAR OR SEE
SENATOR MEN OR PATEA WOULD LOVE
TO. INVITE THEM OVER TO GO AHEAD
AND- PRESENTER BILLS IN THE
MEANTIME WE'LL TAKE A SHORT
RECESS UNTIL WE CAN DO THAT
THANK YOU.
THAT IS OKAY MISTER VICE CHAIR
FOR THE WINSOME VICE CHAIR NAY
LOW HAS ARRIVED SO WE- HE WAS IN
THE BUILDING I KNOW WE'VE- YEAH
. JUST WANT ONE SENATOR ANOTHER
WHEN AND FORTUNATELY SO WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND WAIT- HE'S HANG TIGHT
AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
QUORUM VERY SHORTLY.
WELCOME SENATOR MAN- WE STILL
HAVE NOT ESTABLISH A QUORUM BUT
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BRING YOU ON
UP- WILL GO HEAD AND THE BILL AS
A SUB COMMITTEE SO WELCOME
SENATOR MEN WILL BE A FILE ITEM
FIVE AS I LEVY ANYONE ELECTRIC
BICYCLES STONES. THANK YOU CHAIR
GONZALEZ AND MEMBERS- SB THREE
EIGHTY ONE WOULD REQUIRE THE
MINUTE TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY TO
CONDUCT A STUDY ON ELECTRIC
BICYCLES AND OTHER MICRO
MOBILITY VEHICLES E. BIKES
ERNEST ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION
OF ICE- ARE THEY FILLING TRANSIT
GAPS AND ALLOW US TO PEDAL AWAY
FROM GASCONS AT BRUSHING CARS
INTO A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT- THEY
HAVE WONDERFUL BENEFITS- THEY'RE
A KEY PART OF OUR STRATEGY TO
GET TO ZERO EMISSIONS IN
TRANSPORTATION BUT OF COURSE
THEY DO PERCENT A NEW CHALLENGES
WHEN IT COMES TO ROADWAY SAFETY-
IN RECENT YEARS CITIES.
INCLUDING ONES THAT I REPRESENT
LIKELY GOING TO BEACH NEWPORT
BEACH HUNTINGTON BEACH HAVE SEEN
A SURGE OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING
E. BIKES BICYCLES AND OTHER
MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES. SOME OF
THESE ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN
MINOR INJURIES OTHERS
UNFORTUNATELY IN DEATH- THE
RESULT HAS BEEN A PATCHWORK
RESPONSE AD HOC BY DIFFERENT
CITIES CRITICAL LACK UNIFORMITY
IN E. BIKE POLICY. I BELIEVE YOU
BIKES ARE REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT I ACTUALLY WRITE IS
ELECTRIC SCOOTER ON MY WAY HERE
TO WORK AND BACK WHEN IT'S NOT
RAINING. BUT I ALSO THINK WE
NEED TO START ADDRESSING WITH
THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK LOOKS
LIKE FOR E. BIKES AND OTHER
DEVICES LIKE THAT SB THREE
EIGHTY ONE WHICH I WOULD
EMPHASIZE. I WILL HAVE NO COST
TO THE STATE BECAUSE WILL BE
FUNDED PRIVATELY AUTHORED THE
MINUTE INSTITUTE WOULD PROVIDE
THE LEGISLATURE WITH THE
NECESSARY DATA TO START
CONSIDERING BIKE FRIENDLY
POLICIES THE GET AHEAD OF THE
SAFETY CONCERNS AND EXPAND THE
SAFE MOVEMENT OF E. BIKES. I
HAVE WITH ME TODAY MARK BOOKS OF
ITCH FROM SAFE STREETS FOR ALL
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. DEFINITELY COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS MARK SUCH A CO DIRECTOR
OF STATE POLICY FOR STREETS FOR
ALL. RAW MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION THAT PRIORITIZES
BIKING WALKING AS WELL AS- TRAIN
AND TRANSIT AS WELL AS SAFETY
FOR ALL USERS AND ALL USERS OF
THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. SO
WE'RE HUGE PROPONENTS OF E.
BIKES- STUDY AFTER STUDY HAS
SHOWN THAT E. BIKES. AND ITS
USAGE REDUCES VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED IN GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. YOU BIKE STERN
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO
SUPPLEMENT CAR TRIPS FOR FRANKLY
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND FINE AND
HEALTHY TRIPS. ON THE BIKES ARE
THE FASTEST SELLING ELECTRICAL
VEHICLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
LET'S SAY THAT AGAIN THIS
FASTEST SELLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. RIGHT
NOW. THEY'RE NOT GOING AWAY. E.
BIKES ARE FREEDOM MOBILITY FOR
FOLKS. LIKE WORKING CLASS BE AND
STUDENTS WHO CANNOT A CAR OR FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO BIKE TO THE
OFFICE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
YOU KNOW SWEATING FOR YOUR SUIT-
BECAUSE YOU CAN TACKLE THOSE
THOSE HILLS THAT AT LEAST MY
EYES CAN'T HANDLE- AS A MOBILITY
ADVOCATE. I RECOGNIZE THAT YOU
FAXED OR HAVING SOME GROWING
PAINS. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS
THAT DESPITE ALL THE BENEFITS
AND OPPORTUNITIES. THAT THEY
COULD BE DEMONIZED FOR THE
ISSUES THAT CENTER BEEN
MENTIONED. SO WHEN WE FIRST SAW
THIS BILL FROM CENTER AND WE ARE
FRANKLY ORIGINALLY POSTED THE
CENTERMAN CALLED ME. AND
EXPLAINED WHAT HIS INTENT WAS IN
AND WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH
STREETS WRONG CAL BIKE ON
AMENDMENTS. AND NOW I THINK THIS
IS A BEING OF THE BILL BEFORE
YOU IS A BILL THAT IS GONNA-
YEAH EXAMINE WHAT WE NEED TO
STUDY WITH THE BIKES AND REALLY
LOOK AT THAT CLOSELY. IT'S GOING
TO PROVIDE- YOU KNOW ANSWERS NO
QUESTIONS ADVOCATES STILL HAVE.
GOING TO COLLECT MORE DATA IT'S
GONNA LOOK AT INTERNATIONAL
EXAMPLES AND POLICIES FROM BIKE
SUPPORT OF COUNTRIES. AND
OVERALL IT WILL EXAMINE WHAT WE
NEED TO PROMOTE EXPAND THE SAFE
USAGE OF E. BIKES ACROSS OUR
STATE. AS AN ADVOCATE FOR.
CYCLISTS PEDESTRIANS AND USERS
OF TRANSIT I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND I THINK
THAT CONCLUDES YOUR WITNESS- IN
SUPPORT THE TESTIMONY OF THINK
IT YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE- AND
THEN- I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE
ELSE. WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM. TWELVE
HUNDRED. PLEASE COME FORWARD. A
SEE NONE- SO NOW MOVES TO ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION DOESN'T LOOK AT
GIVE ANY REGISTERED OPPOSITION
IS ANYONE IN THE ROOM TWELVE
HUNDRED- IN OPPOSITION TO. S. B.
FOUR THIRTY FOUR. I'M SORRY S.
B. A- THREE EIGHTY ONE. OKAY C.
LANCELYN WILL MOVE IT TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE CASES ANYONE
WHO'D LIKE TO. SUPPORT OR
OPPOSE- S. B. FOUR. I'M SORRY
THREE EIGHTY ONE I KEEP SAYING
FOR THIRTY FOUR WHICH IS ON
CONSENT. TO SPEAK OFFICES FOR ME
TO SPEAK IN. SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO FIRST TO
LINE THIRTY FOUR. AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBER
STOCKTON CLAMP HALF THE CITY
THAT THE MEDIA- SUPPORT OF. SB
THREE EIGHTY ONE. THANK YOU.
FINE. THIRTY FIVE. LET ME LINE
THIRTY FIVE WE SEEM TO HAVE LOST
YOU IF YOU WOULD PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO AGAIN. MEANWHILE WE'LL GO
TO LINE TWENTY NINE. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS ERIKA DAWN
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
BEACH IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. WE
ADELINE THIRTY FIVE BE CUTE GO
AHEAD PLEASE. GONZALEZ NUMBERS
IN THE BOTTOM HALF CALIFORNIA
AND I COULD ORGANIZATION IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. I DON'T CARE
WE HAVE KNOWN US INTO AT THIS
TIME THANK YOU MODERATOR- SO
WE'VE CONCLUDED SUPPORT IN
OPPOSITION WILL TAKE IT TO A
BACK TO QUESTIONS MEMBERS SO WE
HAVE SENATOR UP LIKE SPIRIT WILL
GO TO CENTERS HERE. THANK YOU
THIS SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GREAT-
IDEA AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK
ABOUT THE- MINETA TRANSPORTATION
INSTITUTE WHERE IT SAYS THAT
THERE ARE ARE AT THEIR TWO
MILLION DOLLARS THAT ARE- BUDGET
INTO THE CSU SYSTEM FOR
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH. D. IS
THIS THIS BASICALLY PUTS THIS AT
THE TOP OF THE LINE I LIKE IN
TERMS OF THE TO WHAT THE TWO
MILLION TO BE USED FOR. ARE THEY
IN SUPPORT OF USING IT THIS WAY
AND DO YOU- IS THERE ANY. OTHER
OTHER STUDIES THAT WILL BE DONE
BECAUSE THIS ONE WILL BE DONE OR
IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THERE'S TWO MILLION DOLLARS
THROUGHOUT THE CSU SYSTEM NOT
JUST FOR THE MINUTE AND STATE
WHICH IS ONE PART OF WITH THE
CSU SPACES AS HOUSES SKS- I'VE I
BELIEVE THIS DOES PUT THIS AT
THE TOP THE QUEUE WE HAVE NOT
HEARD ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THEM I
THINK THIS GIVES THEM. A MANDATE
TO DO THIS- BUT- I THINK IT'S AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ONE THAT WE
WORKED WITH THEM ON I'M TRYING
TO ADDRESS. OKAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SENATORS THEY ARE TO.
SO WHEN DO STUDY ARE THEY GONNA
BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LAWS
AND STUFF THAT WE PASSED. LATELY
AND IF THOSE ARE RELATED TO SOME
OF THESE INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS
BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THE E. BIKE
USAGE JUST- A WHOLE LOT
DIFFERENT THAN THE BICYCLE
USAGE- DEPENDING UPON WHO'S
WRITING IT- IT IS SIMPLY
SUBSTITUTES EFFORT. TO KEEP THE
BIKE MOVING AT A REASONABLE
PACE. AND IN. SOME OF THE LAWS
WHAT WE HAVE PASSED RECENTLY.
INCLUDE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO
THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. AND
I'VE SEEN A FEW NEAR MISSES FROM
THAT. SO IS THIS THIS STUDY WILL
THAT TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND
MAYBE GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ON
WHETHER THESE LAWS THAT WE'VE
PASSED. OURS ARE INDEED WORKING
AND THEY'RE STILL SAFE. WHEN YOU
SAY WE I ASSUME YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THIS LET LET JUST. ABOUT
THE LATE I'M NOT SOME OF THE
BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THE
CITY'S NOT ME I DIDN'T. WELL
THERE'S ANOTHER CITIES AROUND
THE STATE THAT HAVE PASSED SOME
RIGHT ORDINANCES AROUND SO IT
MIGHT JUST APPLY FOR THE STATE
LEGISLATURE- I THINK THEY'RE
LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK
I AND WE HAVE NOT SPECIFICALLY
CALLED. IT YOU KNOW IS SAID TO
LOOK AT ANY PARTICULAR RECENT
LOSSES SO THAT'S NOT. THAT'S NOT
SPECIFICALLY SOMETHING IN THE
SCOPE OF THAT LANGUAGE I BELIEVE
BUT- AT THE SAME TIME THEY HAVE
A BROAD PURVIEW. TO LOOK AT.
WHAT DO THEY WANT WHAT WE'RE
ASKING FOR SINCE THE DATA AND
BEST PRACTICES SIX SENT THEIR
BILL RIGHT AND IT'S- NOT JUST E.
BIKES. IT IS MY GRANDMA. DEVICES
OKAY- IT WOULD INCLUDE SCOOTERS
IT YOU KNOW THAT THE LITTLE. AND
ANYTHING THAT- IS ELECTRIC I
BELIEVE IT IT AND SO THE WITH
THE SKATEBOARD THINGS LIKE THAT.
HIS WE ALREADY HAVE THE
REGULATIONS FOR HELMETS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE ALL THE SAFETY
GEAR THAT. COULD EVER WANT. AND
I DON'T KNOW I JUST KIND OF.
YEAH YOU KNOW IT'S NOT A STATE
GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAM BUT IT
IS A CSU FUNDED PROGRAM. AND
IT'S INDIRECTLY FUNDED BY US
YEAH YEAH. A LOOK OUT HOW COULD
I CAME INTO THIS JUST. WE JUST
THE ORIGINS OF THE BILL AND OVER
MY CITIES BECAUSE OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY HAS A LOT OF BEACH TOWNS
AND I IN E. BIKES ARE. BECOMING
VERY POPULAR THERE IN THERE YOU
KNOW I'VE I'VE GOT A LITTLE-
LOCAL SHOPPING MALL I GO TO FOR
MY GROCERIES AND- YOU'LL SEE
LIKE LITTLE PACKS LIKE TWELVE
YEAR OLDS LIKE WE ON. ON E.
BIKES AND- THEY THEY PROBABLY BE
SURFING OTHERWISE BUT- IT YOU
KNOW DOES PRESENT NEW
CHALLENGES. I DIDN'T I DON'T. I
DON'T COME INTO THIS KNOWING.
WHAT THE ANSWERS I SO WE
IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT WAS WHAT
SHOULD THE IN. BE WHEN WE LOOKED
AROUND NO ONE. SO WE- OKAY IT
MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A STUDY NOW
PERHAPS THAT SAID HE'LL COME
BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
GERMANE TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
PERHAPS NOT. EITHER THAT'S WHAT
REALLY NOT THAT WAS NOT THE
INTENT OF OUR BILLS THAT MAKE
SENSE. I APPRECIATE IT YEAH HE
BIKES HAVE OPENED UP A MOUNTAIN
BIKING TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEVER
HAVE. EVER CONSIDERED MOUNTAIN
BIKING BEFORE AND THERE'S A LOT
OF. YEAH SO YEAH BECAUSE OF THE
EFFORT. YEAH IT'S- AN A NON
EFFORT THING IT'S REALLY COOL.
AND YOU USE LESS CALORIES WAY
LESS CALORIES SO IT'S REALLY
GOOD. THANKS OKAY THANK YOU
SENATOR SEROTONIN IF WE'RE WE'VE
GOT NINE MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM- COMMITTEE
ASSISTANT IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT PLEASE. SENATORS
GONZALEZ HERE GONZALEZ HERE.
NEIL HERE NEW LOW HERE ALLEN.
ALLEN HERE. ARCHULETA BECKER.
BAKER HERE LAKE SUPERIOR HERE.
LIKE SPARE HERE COURTESY.
COURTESY HERE. DALLYING DOT. DOT
HERE. LIMÓN REQUIRE. NEWMAN
NEWMAN HERE. WHEN SEYARTO. SERTA
HERE. AMBERG WHAT. THAT'S OKAY
QUORUM IS ESTABLISHED BY THE
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT THANK YOU
SENATOR MEN AT- I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR SENATOR CIERTOS CONCLUDED.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE I THANK YOU
MANAGER MEMBERS THANKS YOUR
COMMENTS WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS WE
REALIZE THAT LIKE RIDING A BIKE
THIS IS BALANCING MULTIPLE
INTERESTS. AND HOPEFULLY THE
CHANGE DON'T COME OFF BUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I HAVE A-
VERY GOOD GAME. WHAT A FANTASTIC
CLOSE THANK YOU SO MUCH SENATOR
MAN. OKAY SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
DO THE ROLL CALL HERE FOR US
SENATE AMENDS S. B. THREE EIGHTY
ONE PLEASE. I THINK WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SENATOR DODD SINCE HE
WAS THE LOUDEST OF OVER THERE SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR ITEM
FIVE AS THREE EIGHTY ONE VICE
MAY THE MOST IS DUE PASSED THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS GONZALEZ HI GONZALEZ I
NEELAM HI. HELLO AYE ALLEN.
ARCHULETA BAKER. BAKER I LAKE
SPARE. LIKE SPEAR I CORTES HE-
CORTES III DALLY. DOT DODD AYE
LIMÓN. LAMONT I MCGUIRE. NEWMAN
NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE NGUYEN.
SEYARTO HI SEYARTO I UMBERG.
WILL HOP. OKAY GREAT THANK YOU
SENATOR MENTALLY THAT BILL ON
CALL AND NOW I SEE OUR NEXT
AUTHORS SENATORS BY THE A- FOR
HIS VERY FIRST BILL IN
COMMITTEE. WHICH IS SB SEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE VEHICLES ELECTRIC
SCHOOL BUSES SIGNAGE WELCOME
CENTER BY THE ACT. THANK YOU.
PART OF THE JOY OF THIS JOB ADAM
SHARES THAT YOU NEVER REALLY
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO
PRESENT FIRST. BUT CAN AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES IT'S
MY HONOR TO PRESENT SB SEVEN
SEVEN FIVE. WHICH ALLOWS K.
THROUGH TWELVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS-
TO APPLY FOR SIGNAGE AT THE REAR
THEIR ELECTRICAL POWERED SCHOOL
BUSES IDENTIFYING THEM AS ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. THIS BILL
AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TO
ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR THE SAME.
AS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MOVES
TOWARDS A CARBON FREE FUTURE THE
ELECTRIC ELECTRIFICATION OF THE
STATE'S MASSIVE K. THROUGH
TWELVE SCHOOL BUS FLEET IS A
SIGNIFICANT STEP. IN ACHIEVING
OUR CLIMATE GOALS CALIFORNIA
BELIEVE IT OR NOT HAS AN
ESTIMATED FLEET OF TWENTY THREE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SCHOOL
BUSES OF WHICH ONLY 2% ARE
EITHER HYBRID OR FULLY ELECTRIC
. STUDENTS WHO RIDE DIESEL
POWERED SCHOOL BUSES ARE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR ALLERGIES
ACADEMIC DECLINES ASTHMA HARD
ISSUES AND CANCER. WE PUT A LOT
OF FOCUS AND EFFORT ON
TRANSITIONING OUR FLEET. TO
ACHIEVING THAT- VERY HIGH GOALS
THAT WE'VE SET- WITH RESPECT TO
CLIMATE. PART OF THIS NEEDS TO
BE ASSURING THAT OUR KIDS ARE
NOT EXPOSED AND THAT PARENTS
HAVE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO KNOW THE VEHICLES
ON THE MODALITIES BY WHICH THEIR
CHILDREN ARE BEING TRANSPORTED.
CLEARLY EBELING OF ELECTRIC
SCHOOL BUSES ALLOWS COMMUNITIES
TO ALSO SEE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF
THEIR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS.
AS WE REPLACE THIS AGING FLEET
PUT VERY SIMPLY MADAM CHAIR WE
NEED TO AS WE SET A TRANSITION
TO OUR CLIMATE GOALS TAKE EVERY
SIMPLE OPPORTUNITY. TO INCREASE
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
OF THE ACTUAL IMPACTS AND
CHANGES IN THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
TO FACILITATE THAT TRANSITION.
EDUCATION INCREASED AWARENESS
INCREASES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR
THESE POLICIES. SB SEVEN SEVEN
FIVE IS A SIMPLE. WAY TO
AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
HIGHWAY PATROL TO SET
REGULATIONS TO ALLOW DISTRICTS
TO DO JUST THAT. THAT ARE NOT
CURRENTLY PERMITTED. AN EXISTING
STATUTE. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO
ADD- WITH ME TODAY IS DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT MIKE SIMONSSON
FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS GOOD AFTERNOON.
LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE STORY
ABOUT LAKESIDE UNION SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN EAST COUNTY SAN
DIEGO. RECENTLY THEY RECEIVED
JUST UNDER FIVE BILLION DOLLARS
TOWARDS- ELECTRIFYING THEIR
ENTIRE FLEET FOURTEEN SCHOOL
BUSES AND ALL OF THE CHARGING
STATIONS THAT WENT WITH THAT.
AND WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE HOW
MUCH THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT
THAT IN THE IMPORTANT PART OF
THE COMMUNITY KNOWING IS IT'S
THAT SNOWBALL EFFECT. THE MORE
PEOPLE KNOW THE MORE PEOPLE CARE
AND THE MORE PEOPLE SUPPORT WE
HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT
JUST THE COMMUNITY OF LAKESIDE
THAT SEES THESE BUSES IT'S WHEN
THEY TAKE KIDS TO ATHLETIC
EVENTS OR FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY AND TO OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND OTHER PLACES OF
BUSINESS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR. OUR FOLKS OUR COMMUNITY OUR
OUR EVEN OUR OUR TOURISTS HERE
TO KNOW THAT WE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AS THE NATIONAL
LEADER IN CARPENTRY. AND THAT
ARE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
ARE WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER TO
ACCOMPLISH THAT THANK YOU. YOU
OKAY- SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CENTER BY THE OF FOR YOUR-
WITNESS IN SUPPORT IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
COME FORWARD- IN SUPPORT OF SB
SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE. IN THE
HEARING ROOM HERE. C. NINE-
ANYONE WHO I DON'T THINK YOU
HAVE ANY REGISTERED OPPOSITION
WHICH IS GREAT SO ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD IN
OPPOSITION TO S. B. SEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE PLEASE COME
FORWARD. C. NONE SO WE'LL GO TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE IF
THERE'S ANYONE IN OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT OF SB SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
PLEASE. THIS BEGIN OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. I DON'T CARE WE HAVE
NO IN QUEUED UP. OKAY THANK YOU
MODERATOR- WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO
THE DÍAS FOR ANY QUESTIONS BY
MEMBERS. OKAY SAID ERDOGAN MOVES
THE BILL A CENTER BY THE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. I WOULD JUST
REITERATE THAT IS SIMPLY ALLOWS
THE CHP TO PRESCRIBE- THIS
VALUABLE INFORMATION BE ABLE TO
BE DISPLAYED IN A SAFE AND
REASONABLE MANNER ON SCHOOL
BUSES. FOR OUR DISTRICTS AND I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
ITEM. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GREAT JOB ON YOUR FIRST BILL.
THANK YOU AND WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND- COMMITTEE ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. PROVIDING SEVEN
S. B. SEVEN SEVEN FIVE BY
SENATOR PER DIEM THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SENATORS
GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ I NEELAM HI
NEIL AYE ALLEN. ARCHULETA BAKER
. BAKER I LIKE SPARE. LIKE SPEAR
I CORTES HE- COURTESY I DALY.
DOT LIMÓN. LIMÓN AYE MCGUIRE.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NGUYEN.
SEYARTO UMBERG. SERTA I
APOLOGIES. UMBERG WILL HOP. OKAY
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THE
BILL ON COFFEE CENTER BY THE F.
THANK YOU. OKAY SO NOW THAT WE
STILL HAVE A QUORUM WILL GO
AHEAD AND- MOVE TO. WILL
ACTUALLY GO TO FILE ITEM THREE
SB TWO NINETY FIVE TO ADD
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THERE
REALLY QUICKLY. SB TWO NINETY
FIVE SENATOR DODD. FILE ITEM
THREE SB TWO NINETY FIVE A
SENATOR DOT THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS GONZALEZ
HI GONZALEZ I NEELAM. ALLEN
ARCHULETA. BAKER ALL RIGHT BAKER
I LAKE SUPERIOR ALL RIGHT THANKS
I CORTES HE- COURTESY I DALY.
DOT LIMÓN. LIMON I MCGUIRE.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NGUYEN.
SEYARTO SERTA I AMBERG WHAT.
SEVEN OKAY. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE
SEVEN ZERO ON THAT ONE AND THEN-
SB THREE EIGHTY ONE SENATOR MAN
I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT
ONCE BEFORE OKAY AND THEN WILL
TAKE ON CONSENT- NOW WE HAVE
EIGHT BILLS OF COURSE FIVE OF
THEM ARE PROPOSED FOR CONSENT
ITEM ONE WHICH IS S. C. R. TWO
FIFTY BY SENATOR ROTH ITEM TWO.
S. C. R. SIXTEEN BY SENATOR ROB
ITEM FOR SB THREE SEVENTY FOUR
BY ASHBY ITEM SIX- SB FOUR
THIRTY FOUR SENATOR MEN ITEM
EIGHT SB SIX NINETY FIVE
GONZALEZ- CAN WE GO AHEAD AND
DOES ANY MEMBER WANT TO REMOVE
ANY ITEM FROM CONSENT AND THIS
TIME. CASEY NONE- AND CAN WE GET
A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SENATOR MANY AS SENATOR
NEWMAN THANK YOU- PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. BUT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SENATORS GONZALEZ HI
GONZALEZ I MILONE. ALLEN
ARCHULETA. BAKER BLIX FEAR.
WICKS I COURTESY COURTESY I
DALLY DOT. LIMÓN LIMÓN I
MCGUIRE. NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE WHEN
. SEYARTO SEYARTO I AMBERG WHAT
. OKAY WHAT. WILL GO AHEAD AND-
ACTUALLY JUST CALLED THE CONSENT
CALENDAR BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
IF WE CAN- WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT AGAIN NOW THAT WE HAVE
SENATOR WILL HOP HERE. THIS IS
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WE'VE GOT
FIVE ITEMS ON CONSENT TO RIGHT
NOW SO- PLEASE ASSISTANCE MADAM
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AGAIN. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SENATORS NEW LOW. ALLEN
ARCHULETA. BAKER DALLY. DODD
REQUIRE. UMBERG FLOP. WHAT HAVE
I. OKAY GREAT THANK YOU. AND WE
ALSO HAVE TO- INSURE THAT WE
ARE. ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE
RULES AND POLICIES WHICH YOU'LL
SEE AN YOUR TAB MEMBERS- TOP
NUMBER NINE- SO WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT AS WELL- AND THEN
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADD ON A FEW
MORE FOR- FOR THE FILES SO- OKAY
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO AHEAD AND
ADOPT THE COMMITTEE RULES. OF
FIRST WHICH AGAIN ARE ON TAP
FINE. HE'S CALL AND WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN THANK
YOU AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT FOR THE ADOPTION OF A
COMMITTEE OF RULES AND POLICIES
SENATORS GONZALEZ HI AND SALAS I
KNEW LOW. ALLEN ARCHULETA. BAKER
LIKE SPARE. THANKS I CORTES HE
COURTESY I DALY DOT. LIMÓN
REQUIRE. NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE
NGUYEN SEYARTO SEYARTO I UMBERG
WILL HOP. HOP I BELIEVE THAT ON
CALL FOR A FEW MORE MEMBERS TO
ADD ON AND I KNOW SENATOR WILL
HAVE HAS TO. LEAVE VERY SHORTLY
AS WELL LOTS GOING ON TODAY SO
WE'LL GO AND START FROM THE TOP
OF FOR HER FILE ITEM THREE SB
TWO NINETY FIVE SENATOR DOT.
FILE ITEM THREE SB TWO NINETY
FIVE A SENATOR DODD. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
NEELAM. I KNEW LOW I. THIS IS
FOR- I'M SORRY FILE ITEM THREE
SB TWO NINETY FIVE. BOB. YOU
HAVE. ALLEN ARCHULETA. DALLY
DODD. DODD I. MCGUIRE BACK WHEN
. UMBERG NUMBER I WILL HOP. BY
HOP I. OKAY WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
CONTINUE TO LEAVE THAT ON CALL
WE HAVE FILE ITEM FIVE SB THREE
EIGHTY ONE SENATOR MEN. FILE
ITEM FIVE SB THREE EIGHTY ONE BY
SENATOR MEN THE MOTION IS TO
PASS THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS ALAN.
ARCHULETA. DALLY MCGUIRE MCGUIRE
I. WHEN UMBERG. NUMBER I WALKED
. WHAT HAVE I. OKAY AND OUR LAST
ITEM ON THE FILE FILE ITEM SEVEN
S. B. SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE I
CENTER BY THE- FILE ITEM SEVEN
S. B. SEVEN SOME FIVE BY SENATOR
PADILLA THE MOTION IS TO PASS
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS ALAN. ARCHULETA
DALLYING. DODD DODD I MCGUIRE
ACQUIRE I. WHEN UMBERG NUMBER I
WHAT. WILL HAVE. I WILL CONTINUE
TO LEAVE THAT BILL ON CALL AND
WE'LL START FROM THE TOP AGAIN I
KNOW THIS IS A THANK YOU
EVERYBODY FOR HANGING IN THERE
WITH US WE'LL START AT THE TOP
FOR A CONSENT CALENDAR PLEASE.
MADAM ASSISTANT CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. WHO ARE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IT SENATORS NEW
LOW. NEIL I ALLEN. ARCHULETA
BAKER. BAKER I DALLYING. DODD
DODD AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE
WHEN. AMBERG NUMBER. FIVE SENATE
ALLEN IS NOT. YEAH HE HAS A- ONE
TIME. OKAY AND GO AHEAD AND GO
BACK TO THE CA RULE AND POLICIES
TAB NINE MEMBERS WILL GO AHEAD
AND TAKE OF THE ROLE ON THAT-
COMMITTEE POLICIES AND RULES
PLEASE. FOR THE ADOPTION OF
COMMITTEE RULES AND POLICIES
SENATORS NEELAM. ALLEN ARCHULETA
. BAKER BAKER I BDELLIUM. DODD
LIMÓN. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE WHEN
. UMBERG HI NUMBER I. THIS.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT. OKAY
THANK YOU SO I THINK WE HAVE.
GOTTEN ALL THE MEMBERS WE CAN
FOR NOW SO WE'LL JUST HANG TIGHT
FOR JUST ANOTHER MOMENT TO SEE
IF ANY OTHER MEMBERS CAN ADD ON
THANK YOU. MUCH OF THIS ON.
SOMETHING ELSE OKAY. FOR THE
MUSEUM IN THE WE SHOULD BE. IF
YOU COULD CHECK OUT OF. GEN. THE
C. THREE. TWELVE ZERO. YEAH. DO
WE NEED TO DO MORE. WE NEED MORE
. AND BROWN'S WORKING YEAH. WHAT
.
OKAY WELL I DON'T ONE MORE
MEMBER FOR- FILE ITEM THREE
WHICH IS SB TWO NINETY FIVE
SENATOR DODD- MEMPHIS'S TO COULD
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IT'S
SENATORS ALAN ARCHULETA DALLY
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I WHEN. OKAY
THANK YOU. OKAY NOW WE HAVE
CENTER ALLEN SO WE'RE GONNA RUN
THROUGH THIS THING ONE MORE TIME
THAT IS QUITE ALRIGHT IN THE
STOCK AT THE TOP TO ADOPT OUR
COMMITTEE RULES AND POLICIES AND
THAT IS ON TAP NUMBER HAVE NINE
CENTER ALLEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO
REFER TO THAT- WILL GO AHEAD AND
DO THAT FIRST CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE DETECTION OF
COMMITTEE RULES AND POLICIES
SENATORS NEW LOW. ALLEN ALLEN I
ARCHULETA. DALLY DODD. LIMÓN
WHEN. OKAY THEN WILL MOVE NEXT
TO CONSENT CALENDAR WE'VE GOT
FIVE ITEMS ITEMS ONE TWO FOUR
SIX AND EIGHT- WILL START FROM
THE TOP CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SENATORS ALAN. ALLEN I.
ARCHULETA DALLYING. WHEN. OKAY
THANK YOU BELIEVE THAT OPENS
WILL LEAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ON CALL STILL- NEXT WILL MOVE TO
FILE ITEM THREE SB TWO NINETY
FIVE SENATOR DOT. FILE ITEM
THREE SB TWENTY FIVE BY SENATOR
DODD THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS NEELAM. ALLEN ALLEN I
ARCHULETA. DALLYING WHEN. OKAY
WE'LL MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM FIVE
WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE FILE ITEM
THREE ON CALL WILL MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM FIVE SENATOR MEN SB
THREE EIGHTY ONE. FOUR FILE ITEM
FIVE SB THREE ONE BY SENATOR
AMEND THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS ALAN.
ALLEN I ARCHULETA. DALLYING WHEN
. OKAY THANK YOU AND WE'LL MOVE
ON TO FILE ITEM SEVEN WILL KEEP
FILE ITEM FIVE ON CALL FILE ITEM
SEVEN IS SB SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
BY CENTER FOR THE- FILE ITEM
SEVEN S. B. SEVEN SOME FIVE BY
SENATOR PER DIEM THE MOTION IS
TO PASS THAT TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. CENTERS ALLEN.
ALLEN I ARCHULETA. DALLY WHEN.
OKAY THANK YOU SO WILL CONTINUE
TO KEEP ALL OF OUR FILE ITEMS ON
CALL AS WELL AS OUR CONSENT
CALENDAR AND POLICIES AND- RULES
WILL NEED TO BE ADOPTED BY THE
FULL BODY AS WELL SO- OF REMAIN
IN RECESS FOR FEW MORE MINUTES
AND WILL- WAIT FOR ONE OF OUR
SENATORS TO GET BACK. OKAY NOW
TO SENATOR. HE MOANED AND.
STATUS OKAY SENATOR NGUYEN THANK
YOU SO MUCH OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA
START AT THE TOP FORD CENTER
SENATOR WIN- WE'RE GONNA START
WITH POLICY ADOPTING A POLICY
RULES- THAT IS THE FIRST ONE SO
MADAM ASSISTANT IF YOU CAN CALL
THE ROLL ON THAT FOR THE
ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE RULES AND
POLICIES SENATORS NEELAM.
ARCHULETA DALY DODD LIMON WHEN I
WHEN I. OKAY NEXT WILL TAKE UP
IN THAT HAS. BUT ELEVEN OKAY WE
HAVE ELEVEN VOTES ON THAT SO
THAT IS ADOPTED THE SECOND IS
THE CONSENT CALENDAR WE ARE
TAKING UP ITEMS ONE TWO FOUR SIX
EIGHT ON CONSENT- COMMITTEE
ASSISTING CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SENATORS ARCHULETA.
DALLY WHEN HI WHEN I OKAY
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. A
NEXT FILE ITEM THREE SB TWO
NINETY FIVE SENATOR DOG. THE
MOTION ES DE PASSED THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS ARCHULETA. ALLEY WHEN I
WHEN I. OKAY THIRTEEN OH AND
THAT BILL IS OUT. SO NEXT IS
FILE ITEM FIVE SB THREE EIGHTY
ONE SENATOR MEN THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
ARCHULETA. DALY WHEN I WHEN I.
THE FOURTEENTH OKAY AT A BILL
HAS FOURTEEN BOTH IT'S ENOUGH TO
GET OUT. AND WE GO TO FILE ITEM
SEVEN S. B. SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
CENTER BUDDY YEAH. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
ARCHULETA. DALLY WHEN I WHEN I.
OKAY THAT HAS FORTY. FOURTEEN
VOTES THAT BILL IS OUT AS WELL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANGING
TIGHT WITH US WE THINK EVERYBODY
FOR PARTICIPATING THAT CONCLUDES
OUR POLICY HEARING. AND WE WILL
RECESS FOR A BIT AND THEN WE'LL
COME BACK AND WE WILL START OUR
OVERSIGHT HEARING BECAUSE WE'VE
GOT MORE FOR YOU HERE AND SENATE
TRANSPORTATION ARE OVERSIGHT
HEARING ON A HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT THE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON
OVERSIGHT HEARING- IT HAS BEGUN
AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE
TO THE OF THE TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC
COMMENTS- FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
ORVIS THE PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE
NUMBER IS. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE. AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS SEVEN THREE
SIX TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR FOR
TODAY'S HEARING WE WILL BE
HEARING ALL OF THE PANELS OF
WITNESSES ON THE AGENDA PRIOR TO
TAKING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONCE
WE HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE
WITNESSES WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THOSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE
TOPICS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
TODAY'S HEARING OF COURSE IS TO
REVIEW THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED
RAIL AUTHORITY'S TWENTY TWENTY
THREE PROJECT UPDATE REPORT AND
DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE
PROJECT THE PROJECT UPDATE
REPORT UPDATES COST SCHEDULE AND
RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES SINCE THE
TWENTY TWENTY AND TWENTY TWENTY
TWO BUSINESS PLANS. LAST YEAR
THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED A TEN
BILLION DOLLAR TRANSPORTATION
BUT A BUDGET PACKAGE THAT
INCLUDED FUNDING FOR TRANSIT
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PORT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE
ADAPTATION. THE PACKAGE ALSO
APPROPRIATED THE FINAL FOUR
POINT TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN
PROPOSITION ONE A. BONDS FOR THE
HIGH SPEED RAIL. PROJECT WITH
THE APPROPRIATION THE
LEGISLATURE INCLUDED PROVISIONS
TO REFOCUS THE PROJECT. AND
INCREASED OVERSIGHT.
SPECIFICALLY THE LEGISLATURE
REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO
PRIORITIZE THE COMPLETION OF A
USABLE SEGMENT FROM MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND RESTRICTED SPENDING
OUTSIDE OF THAT. WE ALSO CREATED
AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO NOT ONLY
CONDUCT AUDITS AND
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PROJECT.
BUT TO ALSO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT
FISCAL ANALYSES AND REVIEWS
FUTURE BUSINESS PLANS THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS
CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE
RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR. THE I.
G. AND AS WE KNOW THE CALIFORNIA
HIGH SPEED RAIL IS THE LARGEST
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN THE
COUNTRY IT CONTINUES TO FACE
SERIOUS CHALLENGES AS MEGA
PROJECTS DO. INCLUDING A LACK OF
FUNDING COST OVERRUNS SCHEDULE
CHANGES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ISSUES. THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
PROJECT UPDATE REPORT IS VERY
SOBERING THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
THERE ARE NOT. THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE MILES
TIM FROM MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD
THE CENTRAL VALLEY LINE.
SPECIFICALLY AT THORPE THE
AUTHORITY IDENTIFIES A TEN
BILLION DOLLAR FUNDING
SHORTFALL. TO HELP FILL THE GAP
THEY ARE TARGETING EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDING
FROM THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. RECENTLY I
WAS IN WASHINGTON DC WITH MANY
OF MY CELL SENATE COLLEAGUES AS
WELL AS OUR SENATE PRESIDENT. OF
THE PRO TEN TONI ATKINS MEETING
WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AND
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WE
DISCUSSED HIGH SPEED RAIL IN-
THAT CERTAINLY TO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT EXTENTS. AND TIME AND
TIME AGAIN WE WERE TOLD THAT
CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO DO MORE TO
PROVIDE A MORE STABLE LONG TERM
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE PROJECT.
WITH THIS FEEDBACK FROM DC THIS
WILL THE AUTHORITY BE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE ITS EIGHT BILLION DOLLAR
TARGET IF NOT WHERE WILL THE
FUNDING COME FROM TO COMPLETE A
USABLE SEGMENT. THEY'RE SERIOUS
CHALLENGES THAT WE WILL ALL-
HOPEFULLY GET ANSWERS FOR IT
FROM TODAY. TODAY WE'LL HEAR
FROM THE AUTHORITY AND ARE
RESPECTED OVERSIGHT PARTNERS
FROM THE L. A. O. AN INDEPENDENT
PEER REVIEW. MEMBERS AS WE SIT
HERE TODAY CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUES IN THE VALLEY THE
AUTHORITY HAS CREATED MORE THAN
TEN THOUSAND CONSTRUCTION JOBS
GENERATED OVER. SIX BILLION IN
LABOR INCOME. AND SIXTEEN
BILLION DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY WHILE WE GRAPPLE WITH
THE QUESTIONS OF FUNDING AND
OVERSIGHT WE ALSO ARE LOOKING
AHEAD TO WHAT IT WILL ACTUALLY
BE LIKE TO OPERATE THE FIRST.
HIGH SPEED RAIL SEGMENT IN THE
VALLEY. TODAY WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR
LOCAL PARTNERS ON THE GROUND
ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT IS
IMPACTING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR
FUTURE PLANS TO WELCOME HIGH
SPEED RAIL SERVICE. WE KNOW-
THAT THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE
CRITICAL TODAY WE MUST TAKE A
HARD LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE ASK
THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND
UNDERSTAND FUTURE OPTIONS. I
DON'T HAVE VICE CHAIR SENATOR
NEW LOW HERE BUT I'D LIKE TO
OPEN IT UP WITH ANY OTHER-
SENATORS HAVE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS. I BEFORE WE GET
STARTED WITH OUR PANEL. OKAY
THANK YOU SO NOW LET'S HEAR FROM
OUR VERY FIRST PRESENTER. MISTER
BRIAN KELLY CEO OF THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY WELCOME MISTER KELLY
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING
HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY I THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR- MEMBERS OF THE-
SENATOR'S PETITION COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS. BRIAN KELLY AND I'M THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY. I'M JOINED HERE BY
THE GERMAN MY RIGHT A COLLEAGUE
AND FRIEND. THE AUTHORITIES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BRIAN
ANNIS. AND ON A LATER PANEL
TODAY YOU'LL ALSO HEAR FROM
ANOTHER VALUED COLLEAGUE- MAKE
CEDAR ROTH. SHE'S THE
AUTHORITY'S DIRECTOR PLANNING
AND SUSTAINABILITY. AND MAKE
WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU OUR PLANS
FOR STATION DEVELOPMENT AS WE
ADVANCE THIS PROJECT FURTHER. IN
THE UPSET ABOUT. I THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR HAVING ALL OF US HERE
TODAY. I'M HERE TO- PRIMARILY TO
SUMMARIZE THE CONTENT OF OUR
TWENTY TWENTY THREE BUSINESS
PLAN ARE SORRY PROJECT UPDATE
REPORT. THAT WAS SUBMITTED
LEGISLATURE ON MARCH FIRST OF
THIS YEAR AND A BROADLY
DISCUSSED THE PROJECT IS
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WHEN THE THIRTY SUBMITTED OUR
LAST PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE THE
TWENTY TWO BUSINESS PLAN OR
PROGRAM WAS IN A STATE OF FLUX
THE LEGISLATURE AND NOT YET
APPROPRIATED THE FOR THE
PROPOSITION ONE A BOND FUNDS TO
THE PROJECT. MANAGEMENT WAS
SETTLING ALL DISPUTES WITH
CONTRACTORS WE JUST INITIATED
WORK WITH THE STATE
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AND
CALTRANS AND A NEW RIDERSHIP
MODEL WE WERE DEFINING A
RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT FOR A
SENSIBLE EARLY OPERATING SEGMENT
- AND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF
RELATIVE ABSENCE. OF AS A
PARTNER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CAME ROARING BACK AS A KEY
PARTICIPANT IN THIS PROJECT WE
THEREFORE DEVELOP THE TWENTY TWO
BUSINESS PLAN IS WHAT WE CALLED
A BRIDGE DOCUMENT. TO GET TO
THIS THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
PROJECT UPDATE REPORT WE
INDICATED WE WOULD USE THIS
YEAR'S REPORT TO PROVIDE
POLICYMAKERS. AND THE PUBLIC
WITH A VITAL PROJECT A VITAL
PROJECT UPDATES. IN JUNE OF LAST
YEAR WHEN THE TWENTY TWO TWENTY
THREE BUDGET ACT WAS ENACTED.
THE LEGISLATURE ADDED ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS TO THIS REPORT.
INCLUDING UPDATES ON COST
SCHEDULES AGREEMENTS AND
MILESTONES. RELATED TO THE
HUNDRED NINETY MILE CONSTRUCTION
SEGMENT. AND THE HUNDRED SEVENTY
ONE MILE MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD
EARLY OPERATING SEGMENT. THE
TWENTY TWENTY THREE PROJECT
UPDATE REPORT PROVIDES THOSE
UPDATES. IT INCLUDES THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE AND RISK BASED
ESTIMATES. FOR SCHEDULES AND
COSTS WE'VE EVER PERFORMED FOR
THE EARLY. OPERATING SEGMENT
BETWEEN MERCED AND BAKERSFIELD.
IT ALSO INCLUDES UPDATES TO OUR
RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES FOR EACH
OPERATING SEGMENT- THAT WE HAVE
PROPOSED AS PART OF THE
ALTERNATE STRATEGY TO BUILD THE
ENTIRETY. OF THE PHASE ONE
PROJECT FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO
LOS ANGELES AND ANAHEIM. FINALLY
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES IMPORTANT
PROJECT ADVANCEMENTS. AND OUR
MULTI YEAR STRATEGY TO PURSUE
AND OBTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS. TO
ADVANCE THE PROJECT OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THESE UPDATES ENHANCE ANALYSES
COMMITTED TOUGH TIME FOR MEGA
PROJECTS IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
BROADLY IN CALIFORNIA. AND
AROUND THE COUNTRY. FIRST PUBLIC
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA
AND ACROSS THE NATION IS DOWN.
THAT REDUCTION IS LARGELY
ATTRIBUTABLE TO MORE STAGNANT
POPULATION GROWTH IN CALIFORNIA.
AND EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS THAT ARE
DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE BEFORE.
TREDJE A TRANSIT AGENCIES HAVE
ALSO NOT FULLY RECOVERED FROM
THE RIDERSHIP FALL THAT RESULTED
FROM THE COVERT NINETEEN
PANDEMIC. IN ORIGINAL TRAVEL
LIKE AIR TRAVEL AND INTERCITY
RAIL TRAVEL HAS STABILIZED. OUR
ENHANCE RIDERSHIP PROJECTIONS
INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. REFLECT
THESE TRENDS. WHILE WHILE THEY
SHOW REDUCE RIDERSHIP NUMBERS
THE PROJECTED RIDERSHIP IS STILL
ROBUST. COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL
INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL
SERVICE. FOR EXAMPLE THE SAN
FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES AND
ANAHEIM ROUTE. WILL STILL BE THE
MOST TRAVELED INTERCITY
PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDOR ANYWHERE
IN THE NATION. SECOND THE
IMPACTS OF THE COVE IN NINETEEN
PANDEMIC ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
AND THE RESULTING MARKET
INSTABILITY AND INFLATION. HAVE
IMPACTED PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION
COMMODITIES BY CONCRETE STEEL
AND LABOR. LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN
HERE IN CALIFORNIA HAVE FELT THE
IMPACT. OF THIS MARKET
INSTABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE IN
JANUARY OF THIS YEAR THE STATE
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AWARDED
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF BILLION
DOLLARS. TO SEVERAL RAIL AND
TRANSIT PROJECTS THAT SIMPLY
NEEDED MORE FUNDS TO OVERCOME
COST IMPACTS AFFECTING THEIR
COMPLETION. THIS IS THE TOUGH
REALITY IN THE POST COLD THE
GLOBAL ECONOMY. INFLATION HAS
BEEN AT A FORTY YEAR HIGH AND WE
ARE NOT IMMUNE. WE HAVE
INCORPORATED THESE IMPACTS INTO
THE RESETTING OF OUR UNIT PRICES
TO TWENTY TWENTY TWO. AND IT OUR
ESCALATION RATES GOING FORWARD.
THE IMPACT ON THE COST IMPACTS
IS PREDICTABLE. THESE TRENDS
RESULT IN COST ESTIMATES HIGHER
THAN WE IDENTIFIED. IN THE
TWENTY TWENTY TWO BUSINESS PLAN.
WE ESTIMATE MEETING BETWEEN SIX
AND A HALF AND NINE POINT SEVEN
BILLION MORE. THAN WE ESTIMATED
BEFORE THE COMPLETE UP BEFORE.
TO COMPLETE THE MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD OPERATING SEGMENT.
IN THE REPORT WE ATTRIBUTE THESE
COSTS LARGELY TO THREE THINGS.
ONE THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT OF
FOUR ON THE PROJECT A FORTY YEAR
HIGH INFLATION. ON COMMODITIES
IN THE REVISED ESCALATION RATES
INCLUDED IN OUR ESTIMATES. TO A
MORE COMPLETE PROJECT DEFINITION
FOR THE MERCED. TO BAKERSFIELD
OPERATING SEGMENT THAT
INCORPORATES. DIRECTION FROM THE
LEGISLATURE AND LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE FULL PROJECT
DEFINITION. AND THREE ENHANCE
PROGRAM CONTINGENCY FOR RISK SO
THAT WE CAN MEET THE GUIDELINES
FOR COST AS ESTIMATING. ON MEGA
PROJECTS OF THROUGH THE FRA IN
THE FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION. PROJECT
SCHEDULES FOR COMPLETING THE
INITIAL CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT.
AND FORGETTING THE MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT OPERATIONAL
ARE ALSO REVISED IN THE PROJECT
UP THE REPORT. AS WE FIRST
REPORTED LAST NOVEMBER. THE
FIRST CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE THE
VALLEY WILL BE COMPLETED THIS
YEAR. WHILE THE OTHER TWO WILL
BE COMPLETED IN TWENTY TWENTY
SIX. OUR SCHEDULE ENVELOPE FOR
OPERATIONS TO COMMENCE ON THE
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD- RUN IS
BETWEEN TWENTY THIRTY AND TWENTY
THIRTY THREE. THE RESULT OF OUR
ANALYSIS REFLECTS A CONTINUING
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO
ADVANCE THIS TRANSFORMATIVE
PROJECT. WHILE THE WORK IS
ADVANCING IN OUR DELIVERY
PERFORMANCE IS IMPROVING. THE
PROJECT STILL NEEDS STILL NEEDS
STABILIZE LONG TERM FUNDING AS
IDENTIFIED. BY BOTH THE PEER
REVIEW GROUP AND THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. WE HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE.
AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A STRONG
STRATEGY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL. WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
ON A STRATEGY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL
FUNDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. THAT IS TIED TO SPECIFIC
DELIVERABLES WITH EACH ANNUAL
AWARD. WE'VE BEEN AWARDED
FEDERAL GRANTS IN TWENTY TWENTY
ONE. AND TWENTY TWENTY TWO. AND
WE ARE CURRENTLY PREPARING OUR
BIGGEST GRANT APPLICATION. FOR
SOME MIDDLE NEXT MONTH. THE
REALITY IS THIS. NO PROPOSED
HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT WILL
ADVANCE IN AMERICA. WITHOUT A
FUNDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NOT US NOT
BRIGHT LINE NOBODY. THE GOOD
NEWS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS HAS NEVER
BEEN BETTER. THE ENACTMENT OF
THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
AND JOBS ACT. PROVIDES UP TO
SEVENTY FIVE BILLION IN FUNDING
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RAIL
PROJECTS. INCLUDING HIGH SPEED
RAIL OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
OUR PROJECT IS UNIQUELY
POSITIONED TO PUT FEDERAL FUNDS
TO USE FOR TWO REASONS. ONE WE
HAVE COMPLETED THE ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW PROCESS AND WE ARE IN
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. FOR THE
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT.
AND TO. WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE
NOW TO MATCH ANY FEDERAL AWARD.
IN OTHER WORDS WE CAN PUT
FEDERAL FUNDS TO WORK
IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL. SO OUR
PLAN IS TO COMBINE COMBINE
DEDICATED STATE AND FEDERAL
FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING
OBJECTIVES. OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS ONE COMPLETE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE HUNDRED
NINETEEN MILE. INITIAL
CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT NOW
UNDERWAY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
THAT'LL BE DONE BY TWENTY TWENTY
SIX. AND BEGIN TESTING HIGH
SPEED TRAINS ON THAT SEGMENT.
COMPLETE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE FOR THE ENTIRE FOUR
HUNDRED NINETY FOUR MILE SAN
FRANCISCO TO ANAHEIM PHASE ONE
SYSTEM THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BY
THE END OF TWENTY TWENTY FIVE.
DEPLOY THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM
THE PAST AND METHODICALLY AND
CAREFULLY EXTEND THE INITIAL
CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT. TO A
BETTER OPERATING RUN OF A
HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE MILES.
CONNECTING THE THREE LARGEST
CITIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
MERCED FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD.
ADVANCE THE DESIGN WORK ON ALL
SEGMENTS OF THE PHASE ONE SYSTEM
SAN FRANCISCO TO LA AND ANAHEIM.
AND PERFORMED EARLY GEOTECHNICAL
WORK. SO CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES ARE FULLY
UNDERSTOOD. BEFORE THOSE
EXTENSIONS ARE FUNDED AND
CONSTRUCTION HAS COMMENCED. NOT
TO BE LOST IN THE CHALLENGES
SURROUNDING THE PROJECT. OR THE
IMPORTANT WE HAVE
HIT. AND WILL CONTINUE TO HIT
HIS. AS THE CHAIR MENTION WE
JUST CELEBRATED THE CREATION OF
SOME TEN THOUSAND CONSTRUCTION
JOBS. IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON
THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE
ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED FOUR
HUNDRED TWENTY TWO MILES OF THE
FOUR HUNDRED NINETY FOUR MILES
SIX SEGMENTS BETWEEN SAN
FRANCISCO AND LA AND ANAHEIM.
INCLUDING CONTINUOUS
BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS
ANGELES. WE HAVE NOW SECURED
SECURED NEARLY ALL OF THE RIGHT
AWAY NINETY SIX PERCENT. NEEDED
TO COMPLETE THE HUNDRED NINETY
MILES OF CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY. AND WE HAVE STARTED
ADVANCED DESIGN ON THE HIGH
SPEED RAIL STATIONS AND THE
CENTRAL VALLEY EXTENSIONS. TO
MERCED AND BAKERSFIELD. ENSURING
THAT WE WILL DELIVER THOSE
EXTENSIONS THE RIGHT WAY WITH
MUCH LESS RISK OF DELAY IN COSTS
GOING FORWARD. IN TWENTY TWENTY
THREE WILL BRING TO OUR BOARD A
RESTRUCTURED REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS. TO BEGIN LAYING
TRACK IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. WE
WILL HAVE ADVANCED THE DESIGN OF
THE EXTENSIONS TO MERCED AND
BAKERSFIELD. SUCH THAT WE WILL
HAVE A RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION
PLAN READY TO GO. AND WILL HAVE
IDENTIFIED THE UTILITIES THAT
NEED TO BE RELOCATED. AT JUST
ABOUT THE TIME THE FEDERAL GRANT
WILL BE AWARDED. A FOUR
APPLICATION NEXT MONTH. AND BY
THE END OF TWENTY THREE WILL ASK
OUR BOARD DOES CONSIDER
CERTIFYING. THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENT FOR THE PALMDALE TO
BURBANK SEGMENT BRINGING US TO
FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE MILES
CLEARED. OF THE FOUR HUNDRED
NINETY FOUR MILE SEGMENT. AND
FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. A
DURING TWENTY TWENTY THREE WE
WILL HAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
GRANT APPLICATIONS. PENDING
AWARD AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO ENABLE US. TO MEET OUR GOALS
IN ADVANCE ARE WORK. AND WITHOUT
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION- I DO HAVE A
FIRST QUESTION ALL STARTED OFF I
THINK WE'VE MENTIONED THIS IN
THE OPENING REMARKS AT THE
MENTION OF COURSE GOING TO DC
HAVING- TALKED AT LENGTH TO BOTH
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO-
AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES THAT OUR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT- MANY OF THEM
SAID. YOU KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO
PROVIDE MORE DEDICATED FUNDING
OF COURSE THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT'S YOU KNOW VERY BROADLY
STATED BY BY MANY OF OUR FEDERAL
AGENCIES BUT- CAN YOU ELABORATE
ON THE FEDERAL- YOU KNOW HOW
WE'RE- STRATEGIZING ON THESE
FEDERAL FUNDING I KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY NEXT MONTH WILL BE
WHEN WE ACTUALLY APPLY BUT WHAT
IS THAT STRATEGY ACTUALLY LOOK
LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE- WE GET
THESE DOLLARS AND WHAT IS THE
PLAN WAS TO SCENARIO PLAN IF WE
DO NOT GET THE EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS. A GOOD QUESTIONS
APPRECIATE- THEM BOTH- FIRST. WE
HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH
THE FEDERAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION-
SINCE. THE MIDDLE OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO AND BEYOND ON.
PUTTING TOGETHER THE STRATEGY
THAT WE WOULD DEPLOY TO APPLY
FOR. AND THEN UTILIZE FEDERAL
FEDERAL GRANTS FOR THIS PROJECT.
I THINK RIGHTFULLY THE OPERATE
CAME TO US AND SAID YOU GUYS ARE
THE BIG FISH HEAD IF WE'RE- IF
WE'RE GONNA AWARD MONEY TO YOU
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO
WITH THOSE FUNDS. AND WHEN WE
WHEN WE CAN SEE DELIVERABLES
FROM THOSE FUNDS. SO WE WORK
VERY CLOSELY AND THIS IS
REFLECTED IN THE PROJECT UPDATE
REPORT ON PAGE FORTY EIGHT. WE
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH A PHASED
STRATEGY TO APPLY FOR A SET OF.
OF APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL
GRANTS. AND USE THOSE TO DO TWO
THINGS ONE. OF FINISH ALL THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US
AND HUNDRED NINETY MILES TO
DOUBLE TRACK THAT. PURCHASE
ELECTRIFIED HIGH SPEED TRAINS IN
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT ADVANCE THE
WORK ON THE EXTENSIONS INCLUDING
THE FINAL DESIGN AND THE INITIAL
RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FOR THE
EXTENSIONS. TO MERCED AND
BAKERSFIELD. AND THEN BEYOND
THAT YEAR BY YEAR WE NOTE.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS THAT WE WOULD-
PURSUE AND WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH
THOSE FUNDS WE'VE WE'VE NOW
ENGAGED IN A PROCESS WHERE WE
OUTWEIGH. ARE WE- DESCRIBE WITH
THE FRA. EXACTLY WHAT THE GRANT
IS FOR EXACTLY WHAT DELIVER WELL
THEY CAN EXPECT. WE'VE DONE THIS
IN A FIVE YEAR HORIZON WHICH IS
THAT. REALLY THE TIME HORIZON
FOR THE I. J. A BILL- AND AGAIN
THAT'S REFLECTED ON PAGE FORTY
EIGHT IN THE- IN THE PROJECT
UPDATE REPORT. AND SO I DID THAT
IS WHY WE HAVE SOME CONFIDENCE
IN OUR ABILITY TO GET FEDERAL
FUNDS GOING FORWARD. NOT JUST
BECAUSE CALIFORNIA CAN MATCH
THOSE FUNDS. THAT WE THE DANCE
PROJECT WELL INTO BECAUSE- THIS-
BUT BECAUSE WE WORK HARD TO LAY
OUT A STRATEGY AND PUT TOGETHER
A STRATEGY. WITH THE REFEREE
PARTNER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- ON
THAT AND I HOPE WE CERTAINLY DO.
HAVE THE BEST STRATEGY IN PLACE
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT AS SENATOR FLAKE SPEAK.
THANK YOU I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION I'M AND I READ THE
BRIEFING DOCUMENT AND I JUST
WANTED TO- ASK. IF UNDER THE
BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH
SECTION WOULD OPEN. AND WHEN
UNDER THE VERY BEST OF
CIRCUMSTANCES. TOGETHER MY FIRST
GATHER FIRST DELIVERABLE FOR US
IS COMPLETING THE HUNDRED
NINETEEN MILES THAT IS CURRENTLY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE DILEMMA
FOR US IS THAT'S NOT THE BEST
OPERATING SEGMENT PRICE BE RAIL.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO
EXTEND THAT ONE NINETEEN. TWO
HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE MILES. AND
THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO GET INTO
DOWNTOWN MERCED DOWNTOWN FRESNO.
AND DOWNTOWN BIGGER STILL IS THE
INITIAL OPERATING SEGMENT FOR
THE ENTIRE THE PHASE ONE SYSTEM.
WE'RE AIMING TO OPEN THAT BY
TWENTY THIRTY OUR SCHEDULE
ENVELOPE WITH THE RISKS AS
BETWEEN TWENTY THIRTY. AND
TWENTY THIRTY THREE AND SO
BECAUSE MERCED GOES TO FRESNO
GOES TO BAKERSFIELD SO WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT ONE NINETEEN IS THAT
GOING. DOES NOT STOP IN FRESNO
INTO ONE NINETEEN- IN ONE
NINETEEN IS SHORT OF MERCED AND
SHORT OF BAKERSFIELD AND IT
INCLUDES FRESNO. IT'S A IT'S A
CONSTRUCTION SEGMENT IT'S IN THE
MIDDLE OF THAT ONE SEVENTY ONE.
THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS IN BACK
IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT AND NINE.
WE GOT FEDERAL FUNDS TO BUILD
THE ONE NINETEEN. BUT IS IT BIT
CANDIDLY IS NOT A VERY GOOD
OPERATIONAL RUN AND SO WE NEED
TO DO WE NEED TO GET INTO THE
CITIES. AND THAT THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. OKAY AND
SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PART
FIRST I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT AGAIN THAT'S A DECISION IS
MADE BACK IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
AND NINE BUT I WOULD SAY THAT.
CALIFORNIA WHEN IT APPLIED FOR
FEDERAL FUNDS ACTUALLY APPLIED
WITH FOUR DIFFERENT. STARTING
PLACES IN MIND IN THE OPERATE
AWARDED. THE ONE THAT WAS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND IMPART I
THINK IT WAS BECAUSE AT THAT
TIME. THEY WANTED US TO START
CONSTRUCTION A PLACE THAT WAS.
CLEARLY A DISADVANTAGED ECONOMIC
AREA AND THAT WAS PART OF IT AND
THE IDEA WAS YOU COULD START
THERE AND THEN BUILD. A WEST AND
SOUTH NORTH WEST AND SOUTH FOR
THE BAY AREA AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SO FOR THAT
SECTION THAT WILL HUNDRED
NINETEEN MILES DO WE- HAVE OWN
ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY 96% OF IT
IS IN. IN HAND NOW 98% WILL BE
DONE SO RIGHT AWAY IS REALLY NOT
AND- NOT A- ISSUE FOR US
ANYMORE. FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS
BECAUSE WE GOT INTO CA
INSTRUCTION WITHOUT. ALL THE
AWAY. BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
WE REALLY ADVANCE THE RIGHT
AWAY. 96% IS IN AND NOW. JUST TO
GIVE YOU AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
OF THAT. WE NEED ABOUT TWO
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE
PARCELS FOR ALL OF THAT ONE
NINETEEN. AND WE HAVE DELIVERED
TO THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT TWO
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN. SO
WE'RE DOWN TO THE VERY VERY. SO
THE RIGHT AWAY IS NOT HOLDING AT
THAT LAST REMAINING PERCENTAGE
IS NOT HOLDING THIS UP NOT. NOT
BITTERLY NOW I MEAN THERE'S YOU
GOT SPOTS WE GOT TO WORK THROUGH
SOME A COUPLE OF ISSUES BUT-
BUT- IT'S NOT REALLY HOLDING UP
CONSTRUCTION. AND STUFF. OKAY
OKAY THANK YOU BERMAN Q. THANK
YOU SENATOR BOXER WILL THAT MOVE
ON TO SENATOR NEWMAN- IS.
KILLERS JANET TO SEE BOTH A SORT
OF A NIGHT IN A- DIFFERENCE BUT
- THE LAST HEARING ON THIS- AND
MESS- BUT I I'D ARGUE THAT. IT'S
NO LESS IMPORTANT DAY SO. YOU
DON'T BUILDING ON CENTER
BLISTERS COME INTO IT SO I AM
AMONG THOSE WHO WOULD. ASSERT
THAT CLEAR WE DO WANT TO ABANDON
A PROJECT WHICH THE STATUS MADE.
SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS PRO
TAXPAYER FUNDS. TO DATE BUT- AND
WE TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF
KIND OF THE YOU KNOW THE INITIAL
- SEGMENT. I'D GIVE US AN
OVERVIEW WE DON'T WHY SHOULD WE
CONTINUE PENSIONS PROJECT. HOW
TO TRANSFORM A TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND
TRANSPORTATION ONE OF THE OTHER
INTO SPEED IMPACTS AND BENEFITS.
OF THE PROJECT IN BY WHEN WOULD
YOU SAY THE CALIFORNIA'S WILL
START SEEING. THOSE BENEFITS IN
A MEANINGFUL WAY. I APPRECIATE
THE QUESTION I MEAN THE SHORT
ANSWER IS- WE ARE LIVING IN THE
ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND YOU
GOTTA MOVE. YOUR TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS TO ACHIEVE MORE.
THAN JUST MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE
IMPORTANT. BUT YOU ALSO GOT TO
MOVE OFF OF FOSSIL FUEL. BASED
SYSTEMS TO CLEANER. ELECTRIFIED
SYSTEMS IN OUR CASE ELECTRIFIED
SYSTEMS THAT ARE BASED ON.
RENEWABLE POWER- FROM A MOBILITY
STANDPOINT WE WILL CUT TRAVEL
TIME SIGNIFICANTLY. EVEN THE
INITIAL OPERATING RUN FROM
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD WILL CUT
BETWEEN NINETY AND A HUNDRED
MINUTES OFFER THE CURRENT AMTRAK
SERVICE. THEY GO THROUGH THAT
AREA. AND THEN IF YOU GO BEYOND
THAT FURTHER AND FURTHER. INTO
THE BAY AREA FOR EXAMPLE DRIVE
TIME FROM THE BAY AREA FRESNO
CAN BE UP TO FOUR HOURS. YOU
KNOW THE TRAIN IS ABOUT AN HOUR
AND TWENTY MINUTES. WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT LA TO SAN FRANCISCO
YOU KNOW DRIVE TIME COULD BE
SEVEN OR EIGHT HOURS SOMETIMES
EVEN MORE- THE TRAIN WILL DO IT
IN IN ABOUT THREE THREE AND A
HALF- UNDER IT WAS DESIGNED TO
DO IT AND UNDER THREE OPERATING
WITH STOPS WILL BE. A LITTLE BIT
MORE. BUT AGAIN IT'S IT REALLY
DOES SHRINK THE STATE. AND SO
I'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN
TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR ABOUT
TWENTY EIGHT YEARS AND FOR ME.
I'VE JUST NEVER COME ACROSS THIS
SINGLE PROJECT THAT HITS. ALL OF
THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE WITH THE INVESTMENT
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS MOBILITY
ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC. AND SO
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I
THINK WE'RE- THIS PROJECT
DELIVERS LIKE- LIKE NO OTHER
DOES AND- WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
TRYING TO GET OFF. WILL GET PAST
THE DIFFICULT START. ON THE
PROJECT I THINK THAT'S COMING TO
THE END- AND NOW WE CAN START
FOCUSING ON WHAT WE'RE DOING
GOING FORWARD. FUNDING STABILITY
IS KEY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO.
ADVANCE INTO THE THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO DO AND DO RIGHT. AND SO-
BUT THOSE OF THE- YOU KNOW THE
FUNDAMENTAL REASONS THAT I'M FOR
THE PROJECT AGAIN THE MOBILITY
BENEFITS THE ENVIRONMENTAL. AND
ECONOMIC. SO I. THAT AND I HOPE
OTHERS DO AS WELL YOU YOU'RE
GONNA HEAR I'M SURE FROM SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES SOME LEVEL OF
FRUSTRATION ALSO PESSIMISM. AS
TO THE FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR THIS
SHOW. FIVE TWO QUESTIONS ONE
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT BY WAY THE
REAL COST. MOVING FORWARD AND
WHAT IS A REALISTIC COMPLETION
DATE. THAT THAT STARTS TO
CONNECT ALL OF THESE. ASSUME
BENEFITS RIGHT SO I THINK THE
FIRST A REALISTIC COMPLETION
DATE THAT I CAN GIVE YOU IS TIED
TO THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE
MILES WHERE WE HAVE A WELL
DEFINED SCOPE- WE- IDENTIFIED IN
THE PROJECT UPDATE REPORT WITH
THAT. WE CALL THE C. P. SIXTY
FIVE RISK ANALYSIS- WILL TAKE TO
GET THAT DONE. AND WE THINK WE
CAN DELIVER THAT AND- IN AB
SCHEDULE WINDOW BETWEEN TWENTY
THIRTY TO TWENTY THIRTY THREE.
NOW I'M GONNA BE REALLY CANDID
WITH YOU GETTING INTO THE LOS
ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA. I CAN'T GIVE YOU SCHEDULE
ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S UNFUNDED-
THERE'S NO IDENTIFIED FUNDING
FOR THOSE EXTENSIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO
GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THAT. BUT WHAT I
CAN DO AND WHAT I CAN SAY IS
THAT. WE'RE GONNA COMPLETE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK EVERYWHERE WE
WANT TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN WORK
EVERYWHERE SO ALL OF YOU IN THE
PUBLIC KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IT
WILL TAKE. TO GET INTO THE BAY
AREA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BASIN. AND WILL HAVE
TO WORK OUT A LONG TERM FUNDING
STRATEGY TO DO THAT. AND SO
THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO RIGHT
NOW BASED ON THE LIMITED FUNDING
WE HAVE FOR THE PROGRAM. WE CAN
ONLY BUILD WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
OKAY SO JUST TO PUT A BRACKET ON
IT'S A SATURDAY I WAS BORN IN
NINETEEN FIFTY SIX. I FULLY
EXPECT HIM TO LIVE A HUNDRED
YEARS OLD WILL WE MAKE IT BY-
YEAH TWO SIX OH YEAH OKAY MINE.
THANK YOU MENTION. THANK YOU
SENATOR NEW. BURKE DON'T TALK
ABOUT MY BIRTH DATE NOW. RIGHT
ONE TO SENATORS THEY ARE TO AN
INCIDENT. CORTESE HAD THANK YOU
I CENTER- AND THANK YOU
GENTLEMEN FOR STEPPING IN AND
COMING UP. TODAY AND GIVING US
THIS INFORMATION AND GIVING US A
GOOD UPDATE. MY GOOD COLLEAGUE-
CENTER NEWMAN. WAS SPEAKING
ABOUT THE- THE PERSON MIGHT BE A
LITTLE MORE PESSIMISTIC. AND IT
AND I THINK HE WAS REFERRING TO
ME. YES OKAY. SO JUST TO JUST I
WANTED TO FOREWARN YOU. YEAH SO
FORGIVE MY PESSIMISM YEAH IS
THIS PROJECT STARTED IN TWO
THOUSAND NINE. TWO THOUSAND
EIGHT ISHE. WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT IT DOING A BOND ALL THESE
THINGS- LOOK GREAT HOPE. A LOT
OF PEOPLE. BOTH THE PESSIMIST IN
THE OPTIMISTS WERE ALL KIND OF
ON BOARD WITH THIS THAT'S HOW
THE BOND PASSED- BECAUSE WITH
THAT. WE'RE GETTING A TRAIN FROM
LA TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR THIRTY
THREE BILLION DOLLARS- IN IN ITS
NOT THAT ANYMORE- SO WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE SEGMENT.
BAKERSFIELD TO MADERA. ONE OF MY
CONCERNS. IS RIDERSHIP AND NOT
JUST. AS A SEGMENT BUT ALSO AS
WE TRY TO GET THIS JUST A
HUNDRED AND- HUNDRED AND
NINETEEN MILES SEVENTY ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE MILES NOW.
ONLY THREE HUNDRED. THREE
HUNDRED MILES TO GO- HI HOW ARE
YOU GOING TO SUSTAIN THAT
SEGMENT RIDERSHIP WISE. BECAUSE
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT MASS
TRANSPORTATION LIKE THAT.
EVERYTHING IN THE PAST ALL THE
MODELS IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN HOW
DO WE GET PEOPLE FROM SUBURBAN
SUBURBAN HUBS TO THE JOB
CENTERS. AND THE JOB CENTERS
BEING LA SAN FRANCISCO SAN DIEGO
AND PLACES LIKE THAT-
BAKERSFIELD. IS ITS OWN LITTLE
JOB CENTER AND THE PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO WORK IN BAKERSFIELD.
PRETTY MUCH LIVE IN BAKERSFIELD
BECAUSE THE HOUSING IS THERE
ALREADY. AND THAT'S WHY THEY
LIVE OUT IN THE SUBURBS LIKE IN
MY AREA WE HAVE PEOPLE GO FROM
THE SUBURBS. OUT TO LA IN ORANGE
COUNTY BECAUSE THEY CAN AFFORD A
HOUSE. YEAH MORE IF THE HOUSE IS
MORE AFFORDABLE I SHOULD SAY
LIKE THAT. IN OUR REGION. AND SO
ON BAKERSFIELD HOUSES ALREADY
THERE SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO
LIVE IN FRESNO AND WORK FULL
TIME BAKERSFIELD. THE SAME THING
WITH THE FRESNO FOLKS. SAME
THING WITH THE MADERA FOLKS A
LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE- A
LOT OF THE JOBS ARE OUT THERE
ARE CONSTRUCTION JOBS. AND THOSE
FOLKS CARRY THEIR GEAR WITH THEM
MMHM AND- I KNOW FROM BEING IN
MY WORLD- WHEN YOU GO FROM ONE
REGION TO ANOTHER YOU HAVE TO
WORK TO GET HERE HERE HERE MMHM
AND IT'S NOT GOING ON A TRAIN.
MMHM EVEN IF IT IS A FAST ONE.
SO I'M AND THEN AS FAR AS
TOURISM IS CONCERNED. YOU TELL
ME. NO BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO OR
NOT THE HUB FOR TOURISM YOU'D
HAVE TO GET HIM UP TO YOSEMITE.
BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO GET IN
THERE AND THE FIGURE OUT HOW TO
GET HIM UP TO YOSEMITE AND I
KNOW THERE CAN BE CONNECTOR
BUSES. BUT ONCE YOU START
TALKING ABOUT BUSES PEOPLE START
FALLING OFF ON THE IDEA AND THEY
THINK I'LL JUST DRIVE. SO HOW WE
GOING TO SUSTAIN THIS ONE
SECOND. GIVEN THAT SCENARIO FOR
AND IT'S GOING YOU KNOW THIS
THIS ONE'S TAKEN WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING TO TWENTY THIRTY THREE.
BEFORE WE CAN EVEN GET IT UP AND
RUNNING. SO THE OTHER SEGMENTS I
COULD IMAGINE. WELL I CAN'T I'LL
PROBABLY BE DEAD. BECAUSE I'M
I'M ACTUALLY AND I'M NOT SAYING
THAT FLIPPANTLY AND- IT'S- YOU
KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO TAKE THIS
LONG TO GET THIS SEGMENT DONE.
IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE MAYBE HALF
AS LONG BECAUSE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EVERYTHING ARE
ALREADY DONE. BUT IT'S STILL A
LONG TIME YEAH. SO THE TIMING
FOR THE EXTENSIONS I SAID
WALKING BACK TO. THE FUNDING FOR
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO GET TO
THE BAY AREA AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WILL EXPEDITE THE
DELIVERY OF THAT. IN THE
MEANTIME IN THE MEANTIME. WE
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET A
TRAINS UP AND RUNNING IN
CALIFORNIA. AND THE ESTIMATES
THAT WE HAVE IS EVEN THOUGH. OUR
RIDERSHIP NUMBERS ARE DOWN- THE
RIDERSHIP FROM IN THAT MERCED
BAKERSFIELD STRETCH. VERSES THE-
TRAIN RIDERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE
TODAY. IN THAT STRETCH AND IF
YOU DO IT DON'T BUILD THIS. BY
TWENTY THIRTY YOU HAVE ABOUT
THREE POINT ONE MILLION RIDERS A
YEAR. WITH THIS SYSTEM WHAT
YOU'RE UP TO ABOUT SIX POINT SIX
ONE MOST OF THEM. ARE RIDING
HIGH SPEED SERVICE BETWEEN
MERCED. AND BAKERSFIELD IN
BAKERSFIELD CONNECT. TO BUS IS
GOING FURTHER SOUTH TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND IN MERCED IT'LL
CONNECT TO THE A SYSTEM THAT
GOES TO THE BAY AREA. OAKLAND
SAN JOSE- AND TO THE AMTRAK
SERVICE THAT GOES TO SACRAMENTO.
AND OAKLAND AT A SINGLE STATION
IN MERCED. THOSE CONNECTING
POINTS DON'T EXIST IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TODAY- BUT THERE
IS VALUE IN THE- IN IN THE
PROVISION OF THE SERVICE. IN
THAT SEGMENT. AND THE REASON
THAT WE GOT ON THAT IS BECAUSE-
WE SAW THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL
THE MONEY FOR THE HUNDRED AND A
FOR THE- ENTIRETY OF THE SYSTEM.
AND THE QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU
DO TO GET A SYSTEM THAT HAS
VALUE. AND SO ARE OUR ESTIMATE
WAS. MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD WAS
THE BEST VALUED SYSTEM FROM A-
RIDERSHIP IMPROVEMENT.
STANDPOINT A WITH THE ROUGHLY
THE FOR EARNING THAT- IS
AVAILABLE OR OBTAINABLE- A- AND
THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED THAT AND
SO. AGAIN FOR US. THE STRATEGY
IS MEET ALL OF OUR COMMITMENTS
TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNER BY
GETTING THE WORK DONE. THAT WE
HAVE TO GET DONE WITH THE MONEY
THEY ALREADY GAVE US. GET AN
OPERATING RUN THAT MAKES SOME
SENSE GOING. AND GET ALL OF THE
OTHER STUFF UP TO CONSTRUCTION
READY. SO THAT YOU CAN FIND IT
AND SO THAT IS READY TO GO YEAH
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE AND LET'S
SEEK FUNDING AND SO I CAN'T.
WELL I AGREE I CAN'T GIVE YOU
DATES BEYOND- BEYOND THE- MERCED
AT BAKERSFIELD STRETCH TODAY.
YEAH THE IDEA IS TO GET
EVERYTHING READY AND COME BACK
WITH THAT QUESTION TO MOVE
FORWARD AS WERE OPERATING IN THE
VALLEY. GAINED JUST TWO OTHER.
COMMENTS ARE- THE PROJECT ANY
PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT
THE JOBS THAT ARE CREATED WHEN
YOU HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S GREAT. IT'S NOT A
JOBS PROGRAM IT'S TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE
PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE. AND ADD
A PIECE TO OUR TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK. THAT WILL BENEFIT THIS
THIS- THAT THE STATE- KIDS. JOBS
PROGRAMS CAN BE ANYTHING FROM
FLOOD CONTROL. BUILDING NEW DAMS
NEW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEW
ROADS WE CAN PUT. PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND ALL THOSE THINGS IF
THEY'RE FUNDED. AND I THINK
THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF
FRUSTRATION CALIFORNIA'S WHEN
THEY'RE- PEOPLE LOOKING AT THIS
IT'S WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING
BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON
THIS. AND YET WE COULD BE
GETTING A LOT OF OTHER THINGS
DONE WHILE THIS FIGURES ITSELF
OUT. BECAUSE IF YOU GO TO OTHER
COUNTRIES THEY CAN BUILD THIS IN
FIVE TO SIX YEARS. IN CALIFORNIA
WE CAN'T BUILD IN TWENTY. AND IT
COSTS A GOES FROM THREE HUNDRED
OUR THIRTY EIGHT MILLION ARE
BILLION DOLLARS. TO A HUNDRED
AND- TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THIRTY
BILLION DOLLARS IN COST AND
THAT'S IN TODAY'S DOLLARS THAT'S
NOT LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. SO
THAT'S THEIR FEAR IS THAT WE'RE
THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A PLAN
AFTER THIS ONE SEGMENT BECAUSE I
CAN'T IMAGINE. WE CAN'T STOP IN
THE MIDDLE OF A SEGMENT AND
LEAVE ALL THIS STUFF I I'VE SEEN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IN THAT
ALREADY NEEDS MAINTAINED BY THE
WAY- IT'S FULL OF GRAFFITI AND
THAT'S SAD THAT PEOPLE DO THAT-
BUT- YOU KNOW WE- PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO THROW GOOD MONEY AFTER
BAD. AND THEY HAVE ALL THESE
OTHER NEEDS IN CALIFORNIA. AND
THEY'RE THINKING WHY ARE WE
SPENDING MONEY ON THAT. AND THEN
WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS. IF WE
CAN EVER GET A HANDLE IN
CALIFORNIA ON HOW TO BUILD. AND
BE ABLE TO AFFORD. SOMETHING AS
MAGNIFICENT. AS A HIGH SPEED
RAIL BECAUSE IN CALIFORNIA WITH
OUR REGULATIONS IN OUR COSTS.
THAT'S TOUGH. AND IT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT'S WHAT I
THINK PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND THAT
IS WHERE THE PESSIMISM COMES
FROM. AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM
ORANGE COUNTY HAS MENTIONED. I
JUST SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE
JOBS ELEMENT AS I SAID EARLIER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PICKED.
THE CENTER VALLEY IN PART
BECAUSE IT WAS HIGHLY
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY. OF THE
TEN THOUSAND CONSTRUCTION JOBS
THAT WE'VE CREATED. ON THIS
PROJECT ABOUT 70% RESIDE IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. ONE TIME I THINK
IN 201-722-0181 IN THREE JOBS
CREATED IN FRESNO COUNTY OR
OURS. AND SO THERE'S A GREAT
ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM WHAT WE'RE
DOING. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE
WORKERS ABOUT NOT HAVING TO
COMMUTE. TO LA OR THE BAY AREA
DEFINED CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE
ABILITY YOU CAN DO IT AT HOME- I
THINK THAT'S THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND
AGAIN IT COMES DOWN TO DO YOU
BELIEVE IN WHAT WORLD TO MILLIE
TRYING TO THE CHIEF IN AND WE
DO. BUT IT SHOULD BE A TWENTY
YEAR LOSS PROGRAM. NO
ARGUMENTATION. DON'T KNOW
ARGUMENT HERE. MATTER OF TIME
THANK YOU SENATOR SEYARTO
SENATOR CORTESE. I THANK
MELCHER- HAVING BUILT AROUND THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SEEN
FOR. TWENTY THREE YEARS- I'VE
KIND OF GOTTEN ABOUT A LOT OF.
THE ORIGINAL. RAMOS AROUND
FEDERAL FUNDING OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT SO- I. SURMISE THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS. WAS
THINKING THAT THERE BE MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THAT WOULD COME TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES IF YOU. GOT THIS
CONNECTIVITY RIGHT EVEN ON THE
ONE NINETEEN OR WHATEVER THE NEW
NUMBER IS. DO WE HAVE. DO WE
HAVE THAT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FORECAST AS OF NOW AND IN
PROJECT I'M A BIGGER REMEMBER.
WE DO FIRST ONE OF THESE
HEARINGS THAT I TENDED TO WHO'S
YOUR FIRST HEARING AS WELL HERE
YEAH. THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT
THAT A LITTLE BIT BUT- IT SEEMS
TO ME THAT. YOU KNOW FIRST OF
ALL WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH WHICH I'VE
VISITED IS WELL IS THAT YOU HAVE
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL
INVESTMENT OR NATIONAL DOESN'T
F. CASE MAY BE I GO TO THE CALL
OF TOTAL INVESTMENT. THAT MOVES
THINGS PRETTY QUICKLY AND
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN SOME
CASES LIKE IN TAIWAN BUT- WITH
THEY'VE MANAGED TO ALSO PROVE UP
THERE IS IT GOT BASICALLY FIVE
SILICON VALLEY SCHOOL WITH THE
EDUCATION COMPONENT. IN THE R.
D. COMPONENT TO MANUFACTURING
COMPONENT ALL HOOKED UP TO THE
HIGH SPEED RAIL. IN IN PEOPLE
ARE MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND I
THINK THEY'RE NO. IF I
UNDERSTAND RIGHT THE LEADING-
MANUFACTURE OF. IN THE CHIP
INDUSTRY EXCEEDING. WHAT WE USED
TO BE AND SILICON VALLEY IN MY
HOMETOWN- ALL THAT SAID WHAT
WHAT IS WHAT IS IT. WITH THE
REALITY OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE. SEEN BAKERSFIELD TURN INTO A
MERCED TURNING TO GIVE IN THE
BEST CASE SCENARIO FROM AN
ECONOMIC OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ANALYSIS AS OPPOSED TO THE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ALSO. YOU
KNOW IN THE SHORT TERM AS JUST
TIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION THE
PROJECT I THINK THE ESTIMATE IS
THAT- THE EXTENSIONS TO MERCED
AND BAKERSFIELD PLUS THE WORK WE
HAVE NOW WE'VE- EVEN VESTED
ABOUT NINE POINT EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS TO DATE. THAT'S GONE
ABOUT SIXTEEN BILLION. IN
ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND GREAT ABOUT
EIGHTY THOUSAND JOBS- AS WE
EXTEND THIS WORK- BEYOND JUST
CONSTRUCTION JOBS BUT AS WE
EXTEND THIS WORK IN THE MERCED.
AND BAKERSFIELD THE ESTIMATE ON
THE JOB YEARS GOES UP TO. THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND
JOBS- AGAIN YOU'RE CUTTING THE
TRAVEL TIME IN THE AREA BY. YOU
KNOW NINETY MINUTES FOR EVERY
TRIP. BUT ULTIMATELY THE BEST
BENEFIT WILL BE THE CONNECTIONS
WHEN WE'RE TO THE BAY AREA AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND THAT'S
BECAUSE THAT'S WE CAN DO SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT- THE SENATOR
SEYARTO- POINTED OUT LIKE. YOU
KNOW IT WHEN YOU CUT A TRAVEL
TIME FROM FOUR HOURS FOR EXAMPLE
FROM THE BAY AREA THE VALLEY. TO
AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES
THAT'S A DIFFERENT COMMUTE. NOW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A
DIFFERENT. ANIMAL FOR FOLKS WHO
COULD LIVE ONE PLACE AND WORK
ANOTHER. YOU KNOW I THINK WHEN
IT COMES TO BAKERSFIELD AS WELL
THERE'S A PLACE THAT. YOU'VE
SEEN SOME DIMINISHMENT OF JOBS
TIED TO THE OIL INDUSTRY AS WE
MOVE AWAY. FROM FOSSIL FUEL
BASED ECONOMY. AND I'M JUST NOT
SURE WHERE THE NEXT PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECT COMES TO BAKERSFIELD
THAT THE MAGNITUDE THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO. WE SEE. A REAL CHANGE IN
THE DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN WITH
A MAJOR TRANSIT CENTER IN THE
MIDDLE OF. DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD
THAT DOES NOT EXIST TODAY WHERE
YOU HAVE. A YOU KNOW BUSES AND
THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN SYSTEM
COMING TOGETHER. WITH AB IN A
REGIONAL BUS SYSTEMS GOING
FURTHER SOUTH OF LA AND OTHER
PLACES SO- DAVE DAVE TALK A LOT
ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION OF
THEIR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY WITH
THE- COMING OF HIGH SPEED RAIL.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS STICK GROUP
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES BASED ON
WHAT. ARE NOW ALSO SHOWS WE
UPDATE THAT EVERY YEAR. PUBLICLY
AND AGAIN WHEN YOU EXTEND
FURTHER SOUTH OR- THE WEST OF
THE BAY AREA. THEN I THINK
YOU'VE YOU'VE ALSO SHRUNK THE
STATE AND SO PEOPLE CAN WORK IN
ONE PLACE. AND LIVE IN ANOTHER
WITH MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO
THOSE ARE. ALL SORT OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT WE SEE IS. A
BENEFITS FROM THIS PROJECT
ULTIMATELY BUT ARE THERE ACTUAL
STUDIES THAT PROJECT OUT. POST
CONSTRUCTION. WHAT BAKERSFIELD
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE BECAUSE A RESULT OF
THE JUICE THIS SEGMENT. POST
CONSTRUCTION THAT'S REALLY WHAT
I'M ASKING DOES IT BECOME-
BECAUSE OF THE SHORTENED COMMUTE
BACK AND FORTH. ON THE RAILTON
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN. OF THE
MERCED SIDE OF IT IN THE PAPERS
WILL SIDE WITH THE SUDDENLY THAT
BECOME A- AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT IT'S NOT
CURRENTLY DOES IT BECOME. TO
THOSE UNIVERSITIES BECOME. MORE
EQUIVALENT TO WHAT WE SEE IN THE
BAY AREA NOW IT SOUNDS THE STATE
AND WAS RUNNING WHAT WE ALL AND
IN ALL OF THOSE FEEDING.
SUDDENLY BECOMING YOU KNOW
ENGINEERING FEEDERS- CHEAP
HOUSING YOUR DO WE START SEEING
PEOPLE. COMING INTO THAT AREA
SEEN I CAN I CAN LIVE. IN MERCED
AND I CAN GET TO WORK IN IN
BAKERSFIELD OR SUCH AS- IS IT
JUST. YOU KNOW NOT ENOUGH IS IT
NOT IS IT IS NOT ENOUGH OF A
BENEFIT COMPARED TO WHAT WE SEE
NOW TO ACTUALLY SPUR THAT KIND
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I'M NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT. YEAH JOBS
WILLIAM THE TRANSIT MALL OR THE
BEAUTIFICATION OF DOWNTOWN
BAKERSFIELD I'M I'M TALKING
ABOUT WILL WE SEE WHAT WE'VE
SEEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE
SEGMENTS SO LONG HAVE. TAKEN
THOSE. URBAN CENTERS AT THE BOOK
AND IN TURN THEM INTO SOMETHING
MUCH MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THEY
WERE. PRE CONSTRUCTION AND MY
ANSWER THAT IS A COUPLE ONE YOU
WILL NOT SEE THE MAGNITUDE OF
THAT UNTIL WE ARE CONNECTING THE
VALLEY TO THE ECONOMIC POWER OF
CENTERS OF THE STATE. HOWEVER
THAT BASED ON A STUDY OR IS IT
JUST ARE WE SURMISING THAT NOW I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET IT IS
YEAH AND THEN AND WE JUST LET
YOUR B. YEAH. THE DIRECT TEAM
MORE WORK. NOT ONLY YOUR BUDGET
YES SORRY BUT I'M SURE ON THE
DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF. OF WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THOSE
COMMUNITIES WE ALREADY KNOW WE
NEED TO BE LOOKING AT CURRENT.
YEAH FROM A WORKFORCE TRANSITION
STANDPOINT TO SOME EXTENT YEAH
THE SOME EXTENT BECAUSE OF ALL
THESE CLIMATE GOALS THAT WE'VE
WE WALKED INTO. SHOULD BE WHAT
SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT THE
SECOND. I WOULD DEVELOPMENT.
PICTURE TIED TO. HIS RAIL. WITH
EACH. YES THAT WE HAVE REAL
PROJECTIONS AND WE DID THAT WITH
BARTON SILICON VALLEY- HOW REAL
THOSE NUMBERS. AT HER WORD BUT
WE AT LEAST LOOKED AT THEM AND
SAID IF YOU DO THIS. OF YOU
BRING BART IN THE SOUTH BAY
COMMUNITY YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF
RAIL- THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF
MOVING PEOPLE AROUND IT
CREATING. YOU KNOW ECONOMIC
SKILL AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
STUDIES BURKE STUDY COMES TO
MIND IN THE BAY AREA TALKED
ABOUT THE VALLEY TO VALLEY
CONNECTION. WHAT IT WOULD DO FOR
BOTH. LOCATION OF FOLKS LIVING
AND WORKING IN CERTAIN AREAS THE
POTENTIAL. FOR INCREASED
BUSINESS RELOCATING INTO THE
VALLEY FOR CHEAPER- PURPOSES BUT
ALSO. BEING ABLE TO MOVE
EMPLOYEES MORE EFFICIENTLY BACK
AND FORTH- ON THE MERCED THE
BAKERSFIELD STRETCH HAS BEEN A
LOT OF. CONVERSATION AND SOME
STUDY DONE- WITHIN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. REGION ON- THE
CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE
UNIVERSITIES AND BAKERSFIELD
FRESNO AND MERCED- AND- SOME
EXPANDED CURRICULUM AND JOB. AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
THOSE UNIVERSITIES FOR THE
SYSTEM. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS
I'M MOST FAMILIAR WITH IT BUT I
THINK. WE DID UP WITH THOSE I
COULD I COULD GET THOSE TO YOUR
OFFICE. YEAH THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
A ASK A COUPLE OF AGO. YA WITH
YOU I. WOULDN'T ABLE TO GO TO A
FILE CABINET PULLS OUT RIGHT NOW
GET INBOX SO I MEAN I'D
APPRECIATE IT YEAH WE'LL GET
RELEVANT STARTS TO GET. CHORE IS
HE SAID WITH. FUNDING SOME
ADDITIONAL TWENTY COMMITMENTS
THINGS ARE STARTING TO GET A
LITTLE MORE- REAL THAN THEY WERE
A COUPLE YEARS AGO. TWO I HAVE
TWO MORE QUICK QUESTIONS NOW I'M
SURE PROMISE IT WON'T KEEP A
SIMPLE QUESTIONS ON THESE. THE
GETTING OVER TO- MY AREA. NUMBER
SAID SENATOR KENNEDY OVER
BASICALLY OVER ONE FIFTY TWO.
REALISTICALLY WHAT WHAT'S GONNA
TAKE TO GET OF OUR MIDDLE
CURRENTS ON THAT. LEAD IN TERMS
OF JUST TIME WHAT'S YOUR TOTAL
BODY UP ABLE TO PROJECT THE
TIMELINE. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
MONEY IF YOU HAD MONEY YEAH. HE
DOES SHE HOPE WITH THAT ONE JUST
TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON WHAT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROCESS
IS GONNA LOOK LIKE WHEN WE GET
TO IT. JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR
THAT THE MERCED DESCENT AS A
SECTION IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
CLEAR. WE JUST CLEAR THAT LAST
YEAR SO YOU CAN YOU COULD IF YOU
HAD MONEY BREAK GROUND NOW BUT
WHAT IF I WHAT I COULD DO IF WE
HAVE WHAT I COULD DO IT WHEN I'M
SEEKING MONEY FOR RIGHT NOW. IS
IN THE FEDERAL FUNDS WERE ASKING
IS THAT WE CAN ADVANCE THAT
DESIGN WORK. THE KEY THING FROM
THE SAN JOSE TO MERCED STRETCH
IS WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE
GEOTECHNICAL. OF THE STATUS
THERE AND THAT'S BECAUSE-
THERE'S BIG PARTS OF THAT
SECTION THAT WILL INCLUDE
TUNNELING- THAT THAT ENTIRE
SECTION INCLUDES. ABOUT THIRTEEN
AND A HALF MILES OF TUNNELS TO
GET FROM MERCED. TO TO SAN JOSE
THROUGH THE PROJECT- PASS THAT'S
A 100% BERMAN WE CLEARED OR YOU
GET IS BURKE. IT'S ADAMS
ENVIRONMENT CLEARED. YOU KNOW
THE STRATEGIES WHEN I REFERENCED
EARLIER SAN JOSE TO MERCED THE
GREAT EXAMPLE BUT THE OTHER ONES
ARE. YOU KNOW WE'RE WE'RE
COMPLETING THE RODS WHICH IS THE
RECORD OF DECISION FOR. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS. ON
EVERY SEGMENT IN THE PHASE ONE
OUR NEXT STEP IS TO ADVANCE THE
DESIGN WORK. AND THAT'S AND
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO GET
ANOTHER ONE YEAH. SHAKE UP ALL
THE TIME HERE MAJORITY CHORE. IN
. LAST QUESTION. AGAIN
REFRESHMENT. FROM DURING ON TO
SAY FRANCISCO. YEAH IS SECOND-
ANOTHER FOR. GOING TO DEPEND. OR
DO YOU TO AT THIS POINT. MOVE
THAT DESIGN AND BUILD IT ALL AS
ONE PACKAGE. THERE'S A SLIGHTLY
COMPLICATED ANSWER THERE THAT IS
ALSO ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED
TODAY- AND WE ARE FUNDING
PARTNERS WITH THE CALTRAIN
ELECTRIFICATION. PROJECT AND SO
CALTRAIN RIGHT NOW IS
ELECTRIFYING THAT CORRIDOR FOR
THEIR COMMUTER SERVICE RIGHT BUT
MUCH OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
THEY'RE PUTTING IN. FOR THAT
ELECTRIFICATION WILL BENEFIT OUR
SERVICE WHEN WE GET THERE. DO
YOU PUT WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS
DO YOU PUT WHAT DO I TELL MY
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE WEST OF
DEIR DONE DO I TOLD THEM THAT
ONCE YOU SEE THIS COMING. OVER
ONE FIFTY TWO CONSIDER YOURSELF
. SEAMLESSLY PART OF THAT
PROJECT OR THAT. NO YOU
SENSUALLY THAT THAT IT. HIGH
SPEED RAIL WILL NOTE WILL PLAN
TO DESIGN AND BUILD FOR CERTAIN
UP TO DEAR DON AND THEN DEPEND
ON CALTRAIN COORDINATION TO GET
FROM THERE. NO THE WAY WE ARE
APPROACHING THIS IS- THERE WILL
BE SOME ADDITIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT
ARE NEEDED FROM THE SAN JOSE TO
SAN FRANCISCO STRETCH TOO
BECAUSE WE WANT A QUARTER TO GO
A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN
CALTRAIN CAN'T. I KNOW SO THOSE
ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO THERE'S A COUPLE MORE.
CATENARY THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR
OUR TRAINS. BUT GENERALLY WITHIN
THAT SAME RIGHT OF WAY WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE SERVICES THAT ARE
BOTH THE INTER REGIONAL TRAINS
THAT ARE OURS- AND THE COMMUTER
SERVICE THAT IS THERE'S- SO
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO RUN THE
COMMUTER FROM. REALLY GILROY SAN
JOSE AWAY TO SAN FRANCISCO WE
WILL RUN A SEAMLESS TRAIN. FROM
SAN FRANCISCO ALL THE WAY TO
MERCED FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD
ONCE WERE INTO THE BAY AREA. BUT
THAT'S. ONE AS FAR AS YOU'RE
CONCERNED THAT'S ONE SEGMENT. IT
SAYS IT'S TO SEGMENTS BUT- YEAH
I MEAN IDEALLY- YOU KNOW I I'D
LIKE TO NOT JUST GO SAN JOSE TO
MERCED I'D LIKE TO GET THE-
QUARTER DONE. ALL IN ONE. ONE
INVESTMENT STREAMS- LOOK. WE
JUST. BY SAYING. ULTRAMAN'S I
AM. THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE THAT
ARE GONNA BE IN THIS BUILDING OR
COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE MAYORS
DOWN THERE BY THE TIME HE GETS
UP FOR IT WE SHOULD. THAT WASN'T
THE CASE OF A TO SEE IT ALL DONE
TOMORROW I SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
I THINK IT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF
MONEY IF WE COULD ALL BE DONE
TOMORROW TWO WOULD. THAT SAID WE
HAVE. CONSTITUENTS TO RESPOND TO
WANT TO KNOW. IF THEY'RE GOING
TO BE IN THEIR HOMES OR SUBJECT
EMINENT DOMAIN YOU KNOW TEN
YEARS NOW TWELVE VERSION OF
THREE YEARS NO I JUST WANT
EXPLAINED THAT'S WHY. ASKING
THAT THE OPTION YEP IS SOMEBODY
WHOSE. DISTRICT WRAPS RIGHT
AROUND THAT PORTION OF THE
PROJECT. IN IN I CAN GET MY
ANSWERS OFFLINE AND I DON'T WANT
TO TURN INTO STAND NOT EVERYBODY
HERE HAS THAT CIRCUMSTANCE BUT I
DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. BOTH
FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDPOINT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE
PROMISING PEOPLE ARE PROJECTING
FOR PEOPLE. IN TERMS OF THE
PROJECT IMPACT- YOU KNOW WHAT WE
CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT WHEN
THAT'S GOING TO COME.
REALISTICALLY YOU KNOW YOUR
BERMAN WE CLEARED I KNOW PEOPLE
HAVE MOVED UP MOVED OUT OF WAS
SENT. ONCE THE BERMAN CLEARANCE
. BUT THE PEOPLE WERE STAYING
THERE BECAUSE- YOU KNOW THEY
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN STILL SPEND
THE LEPER SURVIVES IN THEIR
HOMES IN THIS KIND OF GOES BACK
TO. CENTER NEWMAN'S REMARK WHICH
WAS YOU KNOW LITTLE FACETIOUS
BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO- IT ALSO
BEGS THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF
WHAT WHAT ARE THE FACTS WHICH
WOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE. YOU
KNOW NOT OVER PROMISING. SOME
PEOPLE WHO. ARE GONNA BE QUITE
HAPPY TO KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
THEIR- CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN
THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE IMPACT
OF THIS PROJECT ONCE YOU GET.
THAT FOR A LONG. I DON'T I THINK
WE SHOULD BE TELLING THE TRUTH
THERE IS A JUST A BIRD JUST
RESPOND THAT SPECIFIC CONCERN
ABOUT RIGHT AWAY- ONE OF THE
REASONS THAT WE WANT TO GET THE
ADVANCED DESIGN WORK DONE. IS IT
ENABLES US TO IDENTIFY ALL RIGHT
AWAY THAT WE NEEDED. FOR THE
PROJECT. I'M TRYING TO GET THAT
DONE NOW. AND SO ONCE THAT'S
DONE NOW WE WILL HAVE THE
COMMUNICATION WITH ALL THE
CONSTITUENTS OF WHAT THE RIGHT
AWAY NEEDS ARE. FOR THOSE
SEGMENTS. AND SO WE'RE WE'VE
CLEARED THE ENVIRO. WE ARE
PURSUING FUNDING FOR. THAT
ADVANCED DESIGN WORK. AND WITH
THAT WILL HAVE A HIGHER WHAT I
CALL A HUNDRED PERCENT. RIGHT
AWAY ACQUISITION PLAN. AND SO
WILL BE ABLE TO THE COMMUNITY
WILL KNOW. EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE
GOING AND WHO WILL BE IMPACTED.
I THANK THEM SURE I KNOW WHAT
ELSE I NEED TO BE BRIEFED ON
LATER. THANK YOU FOR ON
MEDICINES QUESTIONS THAT SOUNDS
GREAT THANK YOU SENATOR CORTESE
AND I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU
ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE
IN TERMS OF YOU NOW THAT. IF WE
ARE TO REALIZE FUNDING- FROM THE
FEDS. FOR THE ADDITIONAL SIXTY
PLUS SIXTY. OR LESS THAN SIXTY
MILES OR SO. I TO DOWNTOWN
BAKERSFIELD IN DOWNTOWN MERCED
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ENVISION
WHAT THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT
THE REALITIES WOULD BE FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES SINCE THIS- WE FEEL
LIKE WOULD BE INEVITABLE WE JUST
DON'T KNOW- SO WITH THAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS
AND I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO SENATOR
DOT. THANK YOU MADAM. YOUR TO
STICK IS AT THE CENTRE CORTESE
BRINGS UP SOME HISTORY WITH.
WITH BAR THERE'S LOTS OF.
EXAMPLES WEEKEND- WE CAN GIVE
YOUR ABOUT- YEAH- CONSTRUCTION
OVER ITS I DO APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS FROM ALL MY COLLEAGUES
HERE- I LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT. DIFFERENTLY I
LOOK AT IT THAT OUR GENERATION.
UNLIKE OUR PARENTS GENERAL WELTY
WORLD MULTI GENERATIONAL RIGHT
HERE BUT- MY GENERATION YEAH MY
PARENTS MY GRANDPARENTS. LEFT
THIS STATE SOMETHING. YEAH JUST
LIKE YOU KNOW GOVERNOR. BROWN
NUMBER ONE LEFT THIS. LEFT THIS
STATE A MUCH BETTER PARKS IN.
IRAQ THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND YOU
CAN REALLY LOOK AT THAT. AND
THAT DIDN'T COME EASILY. CAN YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IN IN THE
VERY REASON I WAS CHAIRMAN OF
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION. WHEN THIS WAS FIRST
BROUGHT OUT. HE SAID- IN BAY
AREA. IN IT WAS SOMETHING THAT-
YOU KNOW THE VISION WAS THAT
REAL WE COULDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
EVEN IF IT AT THAT TIME WE ME WE
CAN'T GET AN- ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE TO GET ANOTHER-
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOMEWHERE
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WELL
WE ALL KNOW TODAY THAT IS.
ABSOLUTELY CLEAR WE KNOW THAT
THE TRAFFIC ON OUR HIGHWAYS- YOU
KNOW IS. YOU KNOW IT IS THE
CONGESTION THERE IS JUST GETTING
WORSE AND WORSE. I AM REALLY
DISAPPOINTED- IN THE PAST
MANAGEMENT. OF THE OF THIS RAIL
AND I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF
CRITICISM TO GO AROUND FOR THAT
BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU ALWAYS
CONTINUE TO LOOK BACK. AND YOU
DON'T LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD. OF
WHAT'S WHAT'S TO COME YEAH WE'RE
JUST- WE'RE GONNA LOSE SIGHT OF
THE REASON THAT WE NEED TO DO
THIS. WE HAVE FORTY MILLION
PEOPLE JUST LOT LESS THAN FORTY
MILLION PEOPLE TODAY- THAT
NUMBER OBVIOUSLY WITH COVERT
EVERYTHING ELSE HAS NOT BEEN
GROWING. BUT THIS STATE WILL GET
BIGGER AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN
THIS PROJECT WILL BE NEEDED FOR
SO FOR ME. TO LEAVE SOMETHING
BEHIND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT I HAVE BEEN
TO INDIA- THAT THEY HAVE NOT
THEY'VE HAD SIMILAR CHALLENGES
THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF.
GETTING THE LIGHT FROM BY
GETTING THE CITY'S RIGHT TO.
DELHI TO. WHAT USED TO BE BOB
DOLE EAST TODAY WITH THIS ONLINE
. WHOM BY NOW BY- BY SORRY
PULLED UP POLITICALLY CORRECT
BUT BUT NEVERTHELESS. YOU TAKE A
LOOK IN AN AREA. THAT DOESN'T
HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
THAT WE'VE GOT OR OR EVEN
REGULATIONS THEY DON'T HAVE THE
COST OF THE LAND. PURCHASING THE
LAND THE TAKING ANYWHERE NEAR.
WE DO NOT OF THE LABOR STANDARDS
AND THEIR COST CONTRACTING WITH
THE JAPANESE- IT. IS SIMILAR TO
WHAT OUR COSTS ARE GONNA BE ON.
THE SAME THING AND I WILL REMIND
THOSE YOU'RE- ASKED ABOUT CENTER
WIENER HAS AT A DARKLY SHOWS ME
ALL THE TIME- FROM THE SENATE
CISCO CHRONICLE IN NINETEEN
SEVENTY. SHOWING WHAT A
BOONDOGGLE BART WAS FOR OVER THE
ONE BILLION DOLLAR BOONDOGGLE
WELL WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT
ISSUES THERE NOW BECAUSE OF CODE
BUT THE REALITY IS. BAY AREA
TRAFFIC WITHOUT BAR IT WOULD
JUST BE ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE
WE ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE BART TO
SAN JOSE. WAS GOING TO BE A SLAM
DUNK- IN THE OF MAYBE A BILLION
DOLLARS AT SOME POINT TRY MAYBE
EVEN LESS THAN THAT. IT TODAY
WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE
NINE POINT THREE BILLION
DOLLARS. YOU KNOW TO GET IT TO
GET IT DOWN THERE WE CAN LOOK AT
THE BIG DIG BACK IN
MASSACHUSETTS. THAT THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE TWO POINT EIGHT
BILLION DOLLARS IF FINISHED INTO
THE CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED IN
TWO THOUSAND SEVEN. AT FOURTEEN
POINT SIX BILLION DOLLARS AND
THEN AND THEN FINALLY THE BAY
BRIDGE WHICH I WAS CHAIRMAN
DURING THAT WHOLE THING AND-
COURSE WAS ALL MY FAULT THE
BOLTS. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE
BRIDGE ACCORDING TO THE IN THE
OLD DURING ELECTION TIMES. BUT
NEVER THE LESS THAT THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND TO. EIGHT HUNDRED
BILLION TO A BILLION MAYBE A
BILLION FIVE IT ENDED UP BEING
SEVEN BILLION TO SEVEN POINT
FIVE. THIS IS AN INDICTMENT ON
HOW WE DO PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
NOT ONLY CALIFORNIA BUT ACROSS.
OUR COUNTRY PROBABLY ACROSS THE
WORLD WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT
HEARING FROM THE JAPANESE AND
THE CHINESE ABOUT ANY COST
OVERRUNS I CAN. ASSURE YOU THAT
AGAIN WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE
LABOR STANDARDS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS SO. I AM
NOT A BASS- SUPPORTERS THE-
MANTA. AD THEY'VE BEEN VERY VERY
TRANSPARENT. ABOUT THE GOOD THE
BAD AND THE UGLY. FROM DAY ONE
WHEN THEY GOT IN AND I FOR ONE
APPRECIATE THAT APPROACH. HE
SAID- FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS-
THIS IS. A GOOD WAY OF GOING I'M
SORRY I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
BUT I'VE ALREADY BEEN. OF YOUR
BRIEF THE NUMBER TIMES ON THIS
ON THIS PROJECT AND- I JUST
THINK YOU KNOW SOMETIMES YOU
JUST GOTTA PLUG YOUR NOSE AND-
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND KEEP
GOING STRAIGHT AT. THANK YOU
THANK YOU SENATOR DODD AND I
THINK THAT CONCLUDES OF THE
QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST PANEL
BUT IF THERE ANY LASTING REMARKS
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU
CAN CERTAINLY DO SO MISTER KELLY
MISTER AND- I JUST. THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
PRESSURED THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AS WELL RIGHT YOU JUST
ADDED THANK YOU AS WE GO INTO
SUBMITTING THE BIG GRANT
APPLICATION AND A PRO HAVING
THE- PROP ONE A. APPROPRIATION
FROM THE LEGISLATURE IS VERY
HELPFUL. AND PUTS ASIDE BEST
FOOT FORWARD SO THANK YOU THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT
CONCLUDES OUR FIRST PANEL. WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND PANEL-
OVERVIEW OF FISCAL AND PROGRAM
ANALYSIS- WE HAVE HELEN CAST
TIME OUT PRINCIPLE FISCAL AND
POLICY ANALYST FOR THE L. A. L.
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE. AND WE HAVE MISTER LIU-
THOMPSON CHAIR OF THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL PEER REVIEW GROUP. WELCOME
TO YOU BOTH.
GOOD AFTERNOON KAREN SENATORS MY
NAME IS HELEN KIRSTY WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE-
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING
ME TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S
HEARING- ARE WE PREPARED TO HAND
OUT WHICH SHOULD ACCOMPANY MY
REMARKS. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY
HAVE ONE IN YOUR PACKET THE
SERGEANTS HAVE ONE AS WELL. AND
THAT THEY CAN PASSED YOU
ADDITIONALLY FOR WATCHING FROM
HOME OUR HANDOUT IS AVAILABLE ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE AS WELL
AS OUR OFFICE'S WEBSITE. SO
YOU'LL NOTICE IT'S A PRETTY LONG
HAND OUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME
SINCE I KNOW IT'S GETTING A
LITTLE BIT LATE AND ALSO JUST
GIVE IN AND BUT THE MOSTLY THAT
THE BEGINNING PART IS GENERALLY
A BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT AS
WELL AS ON THE PROJECT THAT THEY
REPORT. I KNOW THE PREVIOUS
PANEL DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH
SO I'M GOING TO JUMP IF THAT'S
OKAY TO PAGE EIGHTEEN AND START
WITH REALLY THERE THE MEAT OF
OUR ANALYSIS HERE WHICH
PROVIDES- SOME ISSUES FOR
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION AND
THEN I'LL SUMMARIZE SOME KEY
QUESTIONS FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU TURN TO
PAGE EIGHTEEN IF YOU TO FOLLOW.
THE FIRST MAIN ISSUE THAT WE
IDENTIFY FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
CONSIDER IS THAT THE PROJECT HAS
DEVELOPED A REALLY SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING GAP FOR THE MERCED TO
BASE BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT SO THIS
IS DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR LAST
YEAR I WAS BEFORE YOU. AND WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE
PROJECT HAD BASICALLY WAS
ESTIMATED TO HAVE ROUGHLY
SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COME TO
COMPLETE MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD.
NOW WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT
SCENARIO- SO THE COST OF THAT
SEGMENT HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT
FIFTY PERCENT- AS A RESULT OF
THAT. THE PROJECT IS FACING A
ROUGHLY- TEN TO TWELVE BILLION
DOLLAR FUNDING GAP FOR THAT
SEGMENT- AND THAT'S- AS YOU
HEARD LARGELY A RESULT OF THINGS
LIKE SCOPE INCREASE. AS WELL AS
INFLATION. ALSO WE THINK THAT
THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANCE THAT
COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL
CONTINUE TO GROW- WE'VE WE'VE-
BEEN HERE A NUMBER OF TIMES-
BEFORE YOU. AND THAT THIS IS
BEEN AT YOU KNOW CONSISTENT
REFRAIN WITH THIS PROJECT THAT
THE PROJECT COSTS HAVE INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME. WE
THINK THAT THERE'S A RISK THAT
THAT WILL CONTINUE. PARTLY
THAT'S JUST THIS IS A LARGE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS WAS
REFERENCED- THERE MANY PROJECTS
THAT HAVE. EXPERIENCED SIMILAR
THINGS- ALSO WE WOULD NOTE THAT
THERE ARE SOME PORTIONS OF THIS
PROJECT THAT ARE STILL IN PRETTY
EARLY STAGES SO WHILE. THE ONE
NINETEEN THAT WE HEARD ABOUT.
THAT'S WELL UNDER WAY IN MANY
SPOTS. BUT THE EXTENSIONS THOSE
ARE STILL IN THE VERY EARLY
STAGES SO THERE'S A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY THERE THERE'S ALSO
WORK RELATED TO ADDING TRACKING
SYSTEMS- ROLLING STOCK THE
TRAINS. AND THERE'S JUST A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THE
COST WOULD LOOK LIKE SO WE THINK
THERE'S SIGNIFICANT- PRESS FOR
ADDITIONAL COST AS WELL AS
POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL
INFLATION COSTS THAT ARE FULLY
REFLECTED. WE WOULD ALSO NOTE
THAT- THERE'S SOME RISK THAT THE
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND-
THAT CAP AND TRADE REVENUES THAT
ARE ASSUMED MIGHT NOT FULLY
MATERIALIZED- THE AUTHORITIES
ASSUMING THAT THE RELATIVELY
ROBUST REVENUES THAT THE STATE
HAS EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TWENTY THIRTY. THAT'S
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE BUT THERE'S A
LOT OF RISK THEIR- THERE'S MORE
RISK AS YOU GET FURTHER AND
FURTHER IN OUT BECAUSE IT'S JUST
HARDER TO PREDICT WHAT REVENUES
FROM THAT SOURCE WILL DO-
FURTHER OUT INTO THE FUTURE.
PARTICULARLY AS THE PROGRAM GETS
NEAR ITS STATUTORY- AND DATE OF
TWENTY THIRTY. IF YOU TURN TO
PAGE NINETEEN- WE ALSO. THE
REFERENCE THAT THE AUTHORITY HAS
IDENTIFIED THIS GOAL OF GETTING
EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS OF
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING. I'M
TO HELP MAKE MAKE SOME PROGRESS
TOWARDS MEETING THAT FUNDING
GAP. HOWEVER THERE IS A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING HOW
SUCCESSFUL THE STATE WILL BE
CERTAINLY WE ALL HOPE THAT THE
STATE WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL
BUT- I'M OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS THE AUTHORITY HASN'T BEEN
AS SUCCESSFUL- AS WE WOULD HOPE.
IN SECURING FEDERAL FUNDS SO THE
FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THE
PROJECT IN TWO THOUSAND NINE AND
TWO THOUSAND TEN. OF THE PROJECT
RECEIVED THREE POINT FIVE
BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
FUNDS. BUT SINCE THEN IT'S
RECEIVED HIM ABOUT FIFTY MILLION
SO NOT NOT MUCH IN THE WAY
FEDERAL FUNDS- MOST RECENTLY-
THAT THE PROJECT- OR THE AT THE
AUTHORITY SUBMITTED TO GRANT
APPLICATIONS. FOR ONE POINT TWO
BILLION DOLLARS AND
UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT RECEIVE
THAT FUNDING- SO AS WAS
REFERENCED THERE IS THERE'S A
PLAN TO SUBMIT SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE APPLICATIONS- BUT IT'S JUST
UNCLEAR HOW SUCCESSFUL THE STATE
WILL BE. ARE THE NEXT ISSUE FOR
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION THAT
WE IDENTIFIED IS THAT THERE
ISN'T A FUNDING PLAN BEYOND
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD SO. THIS
WAS REFERENCE BEFORE- BUT THERE
IS A SPENDING CAP EVEN FIRMER
SAID TO BAKERSFIELD AND BEYOND
THAT THERE'S REALLY NO NO PLAN
NOW FOR HOW DO I HOW TO FIND
THAT- AND THE GAP CONTINUES TO
GROW TO FUNDS THAT. SO RIGHT NOW
WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY OVER
EIGHTY BILLION AND LIKELY MORE
IN TERMS OF A FUNDING GAP FOR
COMPLETING PHASE ONE SO
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL BE
NEEDED. I'M AT THIS POINT- THE
AUTHORITY HASN'T IDENTIFIED A
SPECIFIC FUNDING PLAN TO ADDRESS
THAT. AND IF YOU TURN TO PAGE
TWENTY. TWO OTHER ISSUES FOR
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION THAT
WE IDENTIFY ONE IS THAT THERE
WERE REDUCED RIDERSHIP COULD
AFFECT THE BUSINESS CASE. I'M SO
YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS- THE NEW PROJECT UPDATE
REPORT ASSUMES- OR ESTIMATES
THAT THERE'S NEARLY A 40%
DECLINE IN THE VALLEY TO VALLEY
RIDERSHIP RELATIVE TO THE LAST.
I RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES AND
ROUGHLY 20% DECLINE IN PHASE ONE
RIDERSHIP SO IT'S PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT- REDUCTIONS IN
RIDERSHIP. ESTIMATES SO THAT
COULD AFFECT- YOU KNOW OPERATING
REVENUES IN THOSE TYPES OF
THINGS FOR THE PROJECT ONCE IT'S
UP AND RUNNING. AND THEN
FINALLY- IN TERMS OF ISSUES FOR
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION WE
NOTE THAT A PROJECT OVERSIGHT
OVERSIGHT CONTINUES TO BE REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE
LEGISLATURE TOOK HUGE STEPS LAST
YEAR- AND I THINK PROBABLY MANY
OF YOU IF NOT ALL OF YOUR RECALL
AND IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT.
BUDGET TRAILER LEGISLATION THAT
WENT ALONG WITH THAT FOUR POINT
TWO BILLION DOLLAR APPROPRIATION
LAST YEAR. AND IT DID A NUMBER
OF THINGS INCLUDING ESTABLISHING
AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF THE
IMPACT INSPECTOR GENERAL- AND
THAT'S REALLY INTENDED TO
PROVIDE STRONG OVERSIGHT ROLE.
SO WILL HOPEFULLY START TO SEE
THE BENEFITS OF OUT IN THE
COMING YEAR. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE
TWENTY ONE WE IDENTIFY SOME. KEY
NEAR TERM QUESTIONS FACING THE
LEGISLATURE THAT REALLY SPRING
FROM THOSE. I'M ISSUES FOR
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION. I'M
AGAIN THE LEGISLATURE TOOK A LOT
OF REALLY IMPORTANT ACTIONS LAST
YEAR- WE THINK THOUGH THAT GIVEN
YOU'RE GIVEN THE UPDATES IN THE
PROJECT AFTER A REPORT GIVEN THE
CHANGES IT'S A- IT'S A GOOD TIME
FOR LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER-
WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS
ARE WARRANTED- SOME OF THE KEY
QUESTIONS THAT WE SUGGESTS THE
LEGISLATURE CONSIDER OR THE
FOLLOWING- FIRST. IS THE
LEGISLATURE STILL COME COMMITTED
TO COMPLETING PERCENT
BAKERSFIELD. SO LAST YEAR THAT
WAS STATED AN INTENT LANGUAGE IN
THE BUDGET TRAILER BILL THAT
THAT WAS THE FOCUS THE FOCUS WAS
TO BE. MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD AND
THEN AFTER THAT PHASE ONE AND
REALLY- WHATEVER SORT OF THIS
THIS INTENT TO DO THAT- BUT
GIVEN THE EMERGENCE OF THIS
FUNDING GAP IT'S I THINK WORTH
THE LEGISLATURE CONSIDERING
WHETHER THAT STILL. CONTINUES TO
BE THE INTENSE. SECOND WHAT
FUNDING THAT THE LEGISLATURE
WANT TO USED TO FILL. THE
FUNDING GAP. SO AGAIN IT'S
UNCLEAR HOW MUCH FEDERAL FUNDING
WILL BE IN THE PICTURE BUT
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT
THEY'LL BE A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR
FUNDING GAP. FOR MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD. AND SO- WELL THAT
THE FUNDING GAP DOESN'T NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED THIS YEAR WE THINK
THAT THERE'S VALUE IN STARTING
TO IDENTIFY A FUNDING SOURCE FOR
THAT EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER
BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE SOME.
PROBABLY SOME PRETTY TOUGH
CHOICES. ABOUT WHICH FUNDING
SOURCE TO USE- WE IDENTIFY A FEW
THINGS A FEW FACTORS THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER-
INCLUDING FINANCIAL APPROACH SO
THE STATE COULD USE CASH SHORT
COULD BORROW IN THEIR VARIETY OF
MEANS TO DO THAT- THE FUNDS
SOURCE. AND SOME OPTIONS FOR
EXAMPLE INCLUDE THE GENERAL FUND
DID YOUR OFFICIAL TO DRAFT THAT
COULD CALM- OR FOR EXAMPLE USING
TRUCK WEIGHT FEES WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY USED- TO OFFSET
GENERAL FUND COSTS. RELATED TO
DEBT SERVICE. AND THEN I AM ON
THE NEXT PAGE ON PAGE TWENTY
TWO. WE ALSO NOTE THAT THE STATE
COULD CONSIDER USING EITHER
EXISTING REVENUES. AND THAT
COULD MEAN FOR EXAMPLE CUTTING
OTHER PROGRAMS REDUCING OTHERS
SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS. OR
COULD RAISE NEW REVENUES SUCH AS
BY INCREASING- AN EXISTING OR
NEW TAXES- THE NEXT. QUESTION
THAT WE IDENTIFY IS WHETHER
LEGISLATURE AGREES WITH THE
ELEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN
THE MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD
SEGMENT. SO ONE WAY TO WOULD AT
LEAST MODESTLY REDUCE THE COST
OF MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD WOULD
BE TO ADDRESS THE SCOPE AND TO
DECIDE WHICH ELEMENTS ARE THE
MOST CRITICAL. WE WOULD NOTE
THAT IN THE PROJECT UPDATE
REPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME THE
AUTHORITY ADDS SOME NEW PROJECT.
COMPONENTS SPECIFICALLY A SOLAR
AND BATTERY SYSTEM FOR EXAMPLE A
BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS SO
THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT
THE LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
YOU DO YOU WANT IS THAT WORTH
KIND OF ADDING A COUPLE OF
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO THE
PROJECT OR NOT. AND THEN- WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THE LEGISLATURE
COULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT AGREES
WITH THE AUTHORITIES PLANNED
ACTIONS BASED. BEYOND MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD SO AS THE AUTHORITY
MENTIONED THEY DO PLAN TO SUBMIT
SOME GRANT SOME VERY LARGE GRANT
APPLICATIONS- IN THE NEXT MONTH.
AND ONE PIECE OF THAT IS TO DO
THIS PLANNING WORK OUTSIDE OF
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD. SO I
THINK THE KEY QUESTION FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER IS IT
COMFORTABLE WITH THE THIRTY
TAKING THOSE ACTIONS- OR DOES IT
WANT THE AUTHORITY TO FOCUS MORE
HEAVILY ON MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD- SO I THINK THAT'S
GONNA BE A KEY QUESTION. AND
THEN I'M I'M ALMOST DONE I
APOLOGIZE I KNOW. A LITTLE BIT.
LENGTHY BUT IF YOU TURN TO PAGE
TWENTY THREE. TO TWO LAST
QUESTIONS ONE IS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAVE SUFFICIENT
INFORMATION TO INFORM ITS
DECISIONS- SO AGAIN THEIR NUMBER
OF THESE THESE ISSUES THAT
WE'VE- THAT I'VE IDENTIFIED IN
TERMS OF RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES.
COST ESTIMATES- SCOPE. WHETHER
THAT. YOU KNOW THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY BE MODIFIED ON
DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS. TO
THE ALLEGED TO THE EXTENT THE
LEGISLATURE REALLY FEELS LIKE IT
NEEDS MORE INFORMATION FOR THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS THAT COULD THAT
COULD FOR EXAMPLE FIND
ADDITIONAL WORK. I MEAN I KNOW A
THERE'S ALSO MENTION ABOUT YOUR
JOB IS TO THE EXTENT THAT'S
IMPORTANT THAT COULD BE ANOTHER
AREA THAT'S LOOKED AT. AND THEN
FINALLY HOW CAN THE LEGISLATURE
PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS. OF
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IN
PROVIDING PROJECT AFTER
OVERSIGHT SO AGAIN THIS WAS
ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
THAT LEGISLATION LAST YEAR'S
ESTABLISHING THIS INDEPENDENT.
INSPECTOR GENERAL THAT REALLY A
KEY COMPONENT WILL BE MAKING
SURE IT'S AS EFFECTIVE AS
POSSIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE BY
SELECTING SOMEONE WHO'S REALLY
STRONG AND INDEPENDENT I MAKING
SURE THAT OFFICES ADEQUATELY
RESOURCE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS-
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS WHEN
IT'S APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU MR
CHRIS THIS CHRISTINE- NEXT WILL
GO ON TO MISTER THOMPSON. WHO IS
WITH COURSE WITH THE HIGH. SPEED
RAIL PEER REVIEW GROUP THANK YOU
. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE OKAY I
THINK IT'S AROUND OKAY MADAM
CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU
TODAY- AS YOU KNOW PROPOSITION
ONE A. CREATED THE PEER REVIEW
GROUP AND OUR JOB IS TO REPORT
TO YOU ON- DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS
FROM D. HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY AND ALSO. REPORT TO
YOU ON THE PROGRESS. OF THE
PROJECT IN THE PROCESS OF THIS
WE HAVE COVERED EIGHT BUSINESS
PLANS NOW- WE'VE ISSUED EIGHTEEN
LETTERS AND WE'VE TESTIFIED
BEFORE YOUR COMMITTEES OR OR
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES-
FIFTEEN TIMES. IT'S ALWAYS HARD
FOR ME TO APPEAR AFTER HELEN
CHRISTINE BECAUSE SHE USUALLY
SAYS WHAT I WANT TO SAY AND SHE
SAYS IT BETTER SHE CERTAINLY
SAYS IT FASTER THAN I DO- SO
WHAT I'M GONNA TRY TO DO IS
SUMMARIZE- WHAT WE INTENDED TO
SAY MOST OF THE DETAILS OR THE
LETTER THAT WE SENT. ALL OVERALL
YOU KNOW THAT COSTS ARE
INCREASING AND THERE DOESN'T AS
FAR AS WE CAN SEE. AIR TO BE ANY
END IN SIGHT- THE CURRENT
CONTRACT VALUES FOR THE CURRENT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN
PLACE. HAVE INCREASED BY 97%
FROM THEIR AWARD VALUES- AND
THAT'S UP FIFTEEN PER- THAT'S UP
FROM 86% LAST YEAR SO THE COSTS
ARE GOING UP. SCHEDULED TO
CONTINUE TO STRETCH L. AND- AS-
BRIAN TESTIFIED THERE ISN'T EVEN
A SCHEDULED DATE NOW FOR
COMPLETING PHASE ONE OF THE
PROJECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO
CREDIBLE FUNDING IN PLACE.
RIDERSHIP HAS FALLEN BY 25% FROM
THE TWO THOUSAND NINE BUSINESS
PLAN WHICH WAS WHAT WAS
PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC.
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST HAS
PROBABLY GROWN FOR THE HUNDRED
NINETEEN MILE SECTION. BUT I'M
NOT SURE IT HAS INCREASED ON
INDEED THE OTHER SECTIONS-
PARTLY BECAUSE THERE'S NO
BIDDING EXPERIENCE. OF ON THE-
ADDITIONS AND THERE IS NO
BUILDING EXPERIENCE ON MANY
THINGS LIKE- ELECTRIFICATION OR
TUNNELING SO IT ISN'T CLEAR WHAT
THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS FOR THE
REMAINING PART OF THE FORECAST.
INFLATION HAS HAD A TERRIBLE
IMPACT AND IT'S LIKELY TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE AN IMPACT. I IN
PARTICULAR THE ESTIMATE FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHICH COVER
ABOUT 41% OF THE TOTAL PHASE ONE
COSTS. HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR
INFLATION. LOCAL REQUEST IN THE
IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT
AND LOCAL AREAS HAVE TENDED TO
ADD MORE MONEY TO THE PROJECT
USUALLY FOR GOOD THINGS BUT
THEY'VE TENDED TO ADD MORE MONEY
TO THE PROJECT. THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE
FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM IS
STILL UNCLEAR AS TO WHO WILL PAY
FOR WHAT AND WHO HAS THE FULL
RESPONSIBILITY. FOR ENSURING
THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATES
PROPERLY. THE NEW FEDERAL MONEY
IS- ASPIRATIONAL I THINK THERE
IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THERE WILL
BE NEW FEDERAL MONEY WHETHER IT
WILL BE EIGHT BILLION OR NOT IS
A DIFFERENT QUESTION. BUT THE
POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS
THAT THIS IS UNRELIABLE AND
FLUCTUATING MONEY IT IS NOT
STABLE AND IT IS NOT THE SORT OF
THING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO.
MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT IF YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET
NEXT YEAR YEAR AFTER THAT IT'S
VERY HARD TO MANAGE. WHAT I WANT
TO HIT IS THE UNFUNDED GAP. AS
HELEN KERSTING SAID THE UNFUNDED
GAP ON MERCED THE BAKERSFIELD IS
TWO AND A HALF TO TEN BILLION
DOLLARS THAT IS MONEY THAT FOR
WHICH THERE IS NO. FUNDING GAP
OF NO FUNDING AVAILABLE. MORE
IMPORTANT D. TWENTY TWENTY THREE
UPDATE SHOWS A AND PHASE ONE GAP
OF BETWEEN NINETY THREE AND A
HUNDRED AND ONE HUNDRED AND
THREE BILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS
MONEY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO
FUNDING SOURCE FEDERAL NO
FEDERAL SOURCE OR NO STATE
SOURCE. AND THIS GAP APPEARS TO
BE GROWING. THIS POSES A DILEMMA
THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO BE AWARE
OF. AND THAT IS THAT IF YOU. I
DON'T THINK ANYONE ARE WOULD
ARGUE THAT WE SHOULD BILL FOR
THIRTY FIVE BILLION DOLLARS.
SERVICE FROM MERCED TO
BAKERSFIELD AND STOP. THAT IS
NOT JUSTIFIABLE THAT WOULD ONLY
BE JUSTIFIABLE IN THE CONTEXT OF
A COMMITMENT TO DO ALL OF PHASE
ONE FOR WHICH THIS WOULD BE THE
FIRST PART. IF IN FACT THE STATE
IS NOT GOING TO GO BEYOND A
MERCED THE BAKERSFIELD AND THERE
REALLY SHOULD BE SOME THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE DONE AND IN
AS OPPOSED TO SPENDING THIRTY
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS. SO THE
CONSIDERED CONSIDERATIONS THAT
WE THAT WE- POSED TO THE
LEGISLATURE OR ACTUALLY VERY
SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE L. A-
THE PHASE ONE SYSTEM IT IS
CURRENTLY ENVISIONED IS NOT THE
SAME AS THE SYSTEM THAT WAS
ENVISIONED AND THE PROPOSITION
ONE A THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE
PUBLIC. WHILE THE AUTHORITY DOES
ENVISION COMPLETING THE MILEAGE
THAT WAS PROPOSED IT WILL COST
ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MUCH IT
WILL TAKE FIFTEEN TO TWENTY
YEARS LONGER AND IT WILL NOT
MEET THE TRIP TIMES AS MANDATED
BY THE LAW. AND IT WILL CARRY
ONLY ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE
PASSENGERS THAT WERE PROMISED.
VERY EXPLICITLY. THE ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE
SYSTEM CANNOT BE AS FAVORABLE AS
ORIGINALLY PROJECTED. IN THE
TRADE OFFS BETWEEN THE
INVESTMENT IN HIGH SPEED RAIL
AND OTHER STATE NEEDS WILL BE A
LOT HARDER TO MAKE. GIVEN WHAT
WE KNOW OF THE PROJECT TODAY AND
GIVEN THE FINANCIAL DEMANDS
FACING THE STATE. THE
LEGISLATURE MAY WANT TO
COMMISSION AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW
OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT.
INCLUDING ITS ABILITY TO OPERATE
WITHOUT SUBSIDY IS REQUIRED BY
PROPOSITION ONE EIGHTY BEFORE
RECOMMITTING TO THE FULL PHASE
ONE SYSTEM- THE LAST THE THIS
QUESTION CAME UP BUT SENATOR
CORTESE ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT
ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION FOR THE
PROJECT. THE LAST ONE THAT I AM
AWARE OF WAS IN THE TWENTY
TWELVE BUSINESS PLAN BUT THERE
ACTUALLY WAS SOME ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS OF THE PAY OFF OF THE
PROJECT. UGH THAT WAS NOT I
DON'T THINK IS COMPLETED YOU
WOULD WANT TO SEE BUT I WOULD
STRONGLY URGE THE LEGISLATURE TO
CONSIDER. THINKING ABOUT HOW
DOES THIS PROJECT LOOK NOW
KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW NOW IN
KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
OTHER DEMANDS ON THE STATE. WE
HAVE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS ONE
IS THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
SELECTION SHOULD BE GIVEN THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY POSSIBLE IT HAS
BEEN EIGHT MONTHS NOW SINCE THE
LAW WAS PASSED AND WE STILL
DON'T HAVE ONE. AND I THINK THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL WILL WILL BE A
KEY PERSON AND SOME OF THE OTHER
SUGGESTIONS THAT WE MAY. A WE
WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE
AUTHORITY TO IS YOUR ISSUE
THEY'RE UPDATED- INFORMATION IN
A FORMAT FOR THE DASHBOARD
FORMAT THAT THEY USE FOR THE
ERROR REPORTS THAT WAS VERY
GOOD. CURRENT INFORMATION TO SEE
HOW OTHER CONTRACTS ARE
PROCEEDING. THE REVIEW OF THE-
PROPOSED CONTRACTS TO BE ISSUE
BY THE COUNTRY- THE AUTHORITY IN
THE MERCED THE BAKERSFIELD
SECTION. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACOSTA
ESTIMATES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN
IS IMPORTANT. WE SUGGEST THAT
YOU REQUEST DEVELOPMENT BY THE
L. A. OR ANOTHER ABRASION AT
APPROPRIATE AGENCY OF AN
ANALYSIS WITH OPTIONS AND TRADE
OFFS AVAILABLE TO THE
LEGISLATURE. FOR HELD A FUND THE
GAPS THAT I MENTIONED- IN THESE
GAPS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
FUNDED IF THE PROJECT IS GOING
TO BE COMPLETED. AND IT IS GOING
TO BE CRITICAL THAT A FUNDING
APPROACH BE FULLY FUNDED AND
THEN IT BE STABLE FROM YEAR TO
YEAR AS WE HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID
AND AS I THINK BRIAN WOULD.
HARDLY AGREE WITH ME IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO MANAGE A PROJECT
LIKE THIS WITHOUT STABLE AND
ADEQUATE FUNDING. IT COSTS MORE
IN IT AND IT CAUSES ALL KINDS OF
CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR THAT
MAKE IT UNMANAGEABLE. YOU MAY
WANT TO REQUEST THAT THE
AUTHORITY IS HAS CHANGES THAT
THEY COULD MAKE IN THE- MERCED
THE BAKERSFIELD SUCTION PENDING
A DECISION ON COMMITMENT TO THE
ENTIRE PROJECT. THIS ASSESSMENT
WOULD BE USEFUL BECAUSE AS WE
HAVE SUGGESTED AN EARLIER
TESTIMONY. THE STATE STILL HAS
THE OPTION TO LIMIT THE PROJECT
TO THE HUNDRED NINETEEN MILE MY
DEAR THE POPULAR EVER AVENUE
SECTION OR REVISE THE SCOPE OF
THE PROJECT AND NUMBERS SAID THE
BAKERSFIELD SUCTION AS HELEN
KIRSTEN SUGGESTED. IF THE
EVALUATION OF COMPLETE PHASE ONE
IS UNFAVORABLE. YOU MAY WANT TO
RETAIN THE PROCESS REQUESTS THE
AUTHORITY TO DO IT IN A FLY
OPTIONS FOR REORGANIZING THE
PROJECT INTO MORE MANAGEABLE
PARTS FOR EXAMPLE. TAKING THE
TUNNELING WORK OUT OF THE
AUTHORITIES FOR A PREVIEW AND
GIVING IT TO A DIFFERENT AGENCY
TUNNELING IS A MASSIVE PROJECT.
IT HAS EXPERTISE REQUIREMENTS
THAT ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FROM MUCH OF THE REST OF THE
DAY. PROJECT AND IT WOULD
RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR
MANAGEMENT OF THE REST. ALL
FINALLY. YOU MAY WANT TO
COMMISSION AN INDEPENDENT STUDY
OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PROJECT
AND THE LESSONS THE STATE SHOULD
LEARN. THAT SHOULD BE APPLIED TO
FUTURE PROJECTS LIKE THIS WE
SHOULD NOT DO THE SAME THING
OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THEN
ASKED WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM THIS AND WE
SHOULD. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU I
REALIZE THAT THE TONE TODAY AS
SHOWS MORE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE
IN THE PAST AND WE DO IT WITH.
DELIBERATELY I HAVE WE ARE
CONCERNED. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR
THOMPSON THANK YOU CAN MISTER
CHRISTMAS KIRSTY- I WILL KICK IT
OFF TO MEMBERS- WE HAVE SENATOR
BAKER. THANK YOU- THANK YOU BOTH
FOR YOUR WORK HERE IN THE
REPORTS AND- MASK IF YOU THINK
YOU MIGHT ASK MR GILBERT WAS
PRESENTING ANOTHER- BILL- BUT HE
WILL PORTRAY POSITION TO ANSWER
A LOT OF THESE ARE TWO SHOWING
TO A PINE. I'M ON THEM. BUT IN.
I THINK BROKEN AGAIN- SUPPORTIVE
OF THE GOALS HERE BACK TO YOU TO
RAISE A LOT OF CONCERNS IN. THAT
PHASE ONE REQUIRE OVER THE
NINETY BILLION THAT IS NO
IDENTIFIABLE IDENTIFIABLE- THE-
SOURCES AT THE MOMENT. I GUESS
COUPLE THINGS ONE YOU MENTIONED.
THIS IS VICTOR GENERAL HAVING.
BEEN ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS WHAT IT
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR PICKING
THESE INSPECTOR GENERAL WHAT IS
IT WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN. I'M TO MY
UNDERSTANDING BROADLY IS THAT
THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE SELECTS THREE
CANDIDATES I BELIEVE THAT THEY
HAD THEY ISSUED SORT OF A
REQUEST FOR YOUR OF BASICALLY
INTERESTED THEY THEY BASICALLY
PUT OUT A JOB APPLICATION ERROR
BACK JOB ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOME
SORT- THEY GOT. THEY GOT FOLKS
APPLYING AND THAT THEIR IT SORT
OF IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING
THOSE THREE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
AND THEN THEY'LL PROVIDE THOSE
TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
GOVERNOR. AS I UNDERSTAND IT
WILL SELECT FROM AMONG THOSE
THREE CANDIDATES- THE PERSON WHO
WILL BE ULTIMATELY CHOSEN AS THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL. GOT IT GOT
IT. I'M. ONE QUESTION I HAVEN'T
HEARD DISCUSSION OF IT IS THERE
CONCERN ABOUT FLOODING AS THAT.
IS SOME OF THAT SHIFTED I KNOW
THERE WERE SOME SOME SOME
INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
AROUND THIS. IS OUR CONCERN
ABOUT FLOODING IN TERMS OF WHERE
THE CURRENT- PATH IS LOCATED IN
THERE. MERCED BECAUSE FROM I'M
SO I THINK I'VE SEEN THE SAME
PICTURES YOU HAVE OF INUNDATED
CONSTRUCTION SITES I'M SO I DO
BELIEVE SOME OF THE SOME OF THIS
DOES GO THROUGH SOME SOME AREAS
THAT COULD BE FLOODED. ON THE
THIRTY PROPRIE PROVIDES MORE
SPECIFICS BUT I THINK THAT THERE
ARE- THEY THERE ARE THERE HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY CONCERNS BUT
SORT OF. THERE'S POTENTIAL
CONCERNS AROUND FLOODING AS WELL
AS JUST AS SUBSIDENCE AND OTHER
ISSUES AROUND AND- AROUND MAKING
SURE THAT THE STRUCTURE IS
ULTIMATELY STILL YOU KNOW.
PROTECTED AND STABLE ENOUGH I
UNDERSTAND THEY ARE TRYING TO
THE DATE THAT THEY WERE TAKING
SOME STEPS TO TRY TO ADDRESS.
THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES BUT- THEY
MAY HAVE SOME MORE SPECIFICS.
I'M DID YOU EVER SINCE OF TICKET
PRICE MERCED BAKERSFIELD WEEK IS
IF WE- GET THAT. DONE SO MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
ASSUMPTION AS PART OF THE
PROJECT UPDATE REPORT IS THAT
THE TICKET PRICES WILL BE
ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO WHAT'S
BEING PAID CURRENTLY- MONTH ON
AMTRAK SYSTEM SO CURRENT YOU
KNOW THERE'S A- THE SAN JOAQUIN
SYSTEM THAT RUNS. ON THAT RUN
SOUTH SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT'S WHAT THE CURRENT
ASSUMPTION IS- FOR THE PURPOSES
FOR EXAMPLE OF MODELING
RIDERSHIP- BUT I THINK IT'LL BE
AND IF. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
QUESTION BECAUSE- THIS
ESPECIALLY ONCE ONCE THIS IS
OPERATIONAL IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO
REQUIRE AN OPERATING SUBSIDY PER
THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROPOSITION
ONE A. SO- IF IT'S NOT GONNA
REQUIRE AN OPERATING SUBSIDY YOU
CAN'T. NECESSARILY CHARGE SUPER
LOW FARES RIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO BE ABLE TO- RECOUP ENOUGH UP
AND THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO
OPERATE THE SYSTEM SO- WELL THE
AUTHORITY ARGUES THAT. YOU THAT
THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO THE MERCED
TO BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT BECAUSE
THEY'RE GONNA USE A THIRD PARTY
OPERATOR LIKELY THE SAME
JOAQUIN- JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
WHICH I THINK YOU'LL HEAR FROM
LATER. I'M I THINK THERE'S STILL
SOME LEGAL QUESTION ABOUT THAT
AS WELL SO IT IS KIND OF
COMPLICATED- AND I DON'T THINK
I'VE ANYTHING HAS BEEN SET IN
STONE BUT IN TERMS OF THE
MODELING THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT THE ASSUMPTION IS. OKAY
AND WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS
EQUIVALENT NOW FOR THE
INTRACTABLE. IF WE COULD LOOK IT
UP. I GUESS WE CAN LOOK AT YEAH.
I THINK YOU'RE JUST A COUPLE
OTHER QUESTIONS- THE- M. A. N. I
JUST PUT TO MR CORBYN STRESSED
WITH HIM YESTERDAY. KIND OF A
CARBON ANALYSIS OF THE- COULD R.
Y. OF THE PROJECT MIGHT BE. IS
IT WORTH KIND OF IS THERE GONNA
BE A WE DO ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE
IF WE'RE- KIND OF PUSHING OUT TO
THE BENEFITS TO SAY. TWENTY
THIRTY FIVE OR TWENTY FORTY FIVE
OF A POTENTIAL COMPLETION THEN
WE HAVE LARGELY ACT YOU KNOW WE
SHOULD HAVE LARGELY EV'S ON THE
ROAD ACCORDING TO PROJECTIONS
AND- THAT MIGHT AFFECT SOME OF
THE- YOU KNOW. BENEFITS FROM A
CARBON STANDPOINT I WAS IS A LOT
OF CONCRETE NOTHING'S GOING TO
IS THERE ANY. YES I UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY THEY DO YOU DO AND YOU
KNOW AN ESTIMATE OF THE G. G. G.
THE GREENHOUSE GASES THAT ARE.
SAVED OR THAT ARE PROJECTED TO
BE SAVED YOU KNOW AS PART OF
THEIR AND RECEDED A CAP AND
TRADE FUNDS. BUT CERTAIN I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION RIGHT I
THINK IT'S- DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION THE PROJECT IF
ANYTHING IS GOING TO GENERATE
CARBON AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO
OFFSET THOSE WITH. WHOM THEY DO
OFFSET THOSE WITH PLANTING TREES
AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS BUT-
THERE IS SOME SOME EMISSIONS
FROM THAT. SO CERTAINLY I THINK
YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT. ABOUT KIND OF
WINDOWS AND BENEFITS OF THE
CARBON REDUCTIONS WILL WILL-
WILL SHOW UP AND HOW GREAT THOSE
WILL BE AND TO THE EXTENT THAT
THAT SOMETHING THE LEGISLATURE
ONCE CONSIDERED BECAUSE- I MEAN
I THINK PROBABLY. IF- THE
COMMITTEE IS WELL AWARE BUT-
ABOUT 25% OF OUR CAP AND TRADE
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THIS
PROGRAM SO IT'S A- IT'S A VERY
SIGNIFICANT- AREA WHERE THE
STATE'S CONTRIBUTING THOSE
DOLLARS TO THE EXTENT. AS IT
ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS. IT WANTS
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S THE
HIGHEST YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE
BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR- JUST BE
YOU KNOW BACK IN TERMS OF. GHG
REDUCTION- CERTAINLY THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE LOOKED
INTO FURTHER. LET ME ADD TO
THAT. OF OUR RECOMMENDATION OF
RETHINKING THE ECONOMIC
JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT
WOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE. A GOOD
ANALYSIS OF THIS ISSUE. I DON'T
THINK IN. ARGUE THAT DISK. CAN
BE JUSTIFIED AS A CARBON
REDUCTION PROGRAM IT IS NOT THE
IMPACT ON THE STATE'S CARBON
EMISSIONS FROM THIS PROGRAM
ALONE IS NOT LARGE. IT'S A
BENEFIT BUT IT WOULD BUT YOU
WOULD NOT JUSTIFY THIS PROJECT
ON THAT PACE. BUT IT CERTAINLY
WOULD BE. AND SHOULD BE PART OF
A OF A GOOD ANALYSIS OF THE
PROJECT. THANK YOU. WELL I JUST
APPRECIATE RAISING THESE
QUESTIONS WE CERTAINLY. IN MY
AREA YOU KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER
OF- MUCH NEEDED HOUSING PROJECTS
WITH THOUSANDS OF UNITS THAT ARE
BEING DELAYED BECAUSE OF. LAND
THAT HAS REAL SAYS THEY'RE GONNA
NEED IN- IN THE BAY AREA- YOU
KNOW SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE SO
THESE QUESTIONS WHETHER WILL
ACTUALLY REACH THERE ARE VERY-
PERNICE SPECIALLY GRUBS YOU.
SPENT ON MY ARE YOU TO LET'S TRY
CALTRAIN WHICH IS GOING TO. A
SPEED THAT SECTION UP ALREADY
CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN SAN JOSE
AND SAN FRANCISCO. OF OTHER BIG
PROJECTS THERE NEED LIKE. GRADE
SEPARATIONS FOR ELECTRIC CULTURE
OR FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL IN THOSE
REST ME BECAUSE ABOUT ELEVEN
BILLION DOLLARS RIGHT NOW. JUST
FOR THE GRADE SEPARATIONS OR
REGIONAL RAIL LIKE DUMBARTON
RAIL WHICH SHOULD BE. ONE OF THE
FEW THINGS YOU KIND OF COULD BE
TRANSFORMATIVE IN OUR REGION- TO
AND WE ARE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY
AROUND THAT. ABRIDGING THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT WAS ESTIMATED
PREVIOUSLY AROUND THREE BILLION.
TO THESE OTHER BIG PROJECTS SO I
MEAN KIND OF FIGURING OUT. WHAT
ARE THE PLANS HERE IMPORTANT
APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THIS
ISSUE I GUESS MISTER THOMPSON
JUST ASK. SEVENTEEN IS
EXPLICITLY IN THERE BUT WHAT YOU
KNOW DO YOU PROPOSE. THEY ARE
THERE CERTAIN- OFF RAMPS TO BE
CONSIDERED HERE AND. WHAT WITH
THOSE POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE. WE
HAVE DISCUSS THIS BEFORE THERE
ARE TO OFF RAMPS WHEN IS THE
HUNDRED NINETEEN MILES SYSTEM IN
WHICH YOU FINISH WHAT YOU OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THEN
CONNECTED IN SOME WAY WITH THE
CURRENT SAN JOAQUIN'S AND USE IT
AS BEST YOU CAN- AND THEN. THE
OTHER OFFRAMP WOULD BE AT THE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN MILES
SYSTEM. BUT THE ONE WHAT YOU
WOULD DO THERE ARE WHAT YOU
MIGHT DO THERE IS. NOT A LECTURE
FIGHT OR NOT BILLS ALL FOUR
TRACKS WERE HARD TO TRACK
RATHER. THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS
OF DOING EITHER OF THOSE IS
OFFRAMP AND THAT THAT WOULD
YIELD A BENEFIT. TO THE STATE OF
NOT THE BENEFIT OF FROM THE FULL
PHASE ONE SYSTEM BUT IT WOULD
BUT IT WOULD GIVE YOU SOMETHING
FOR YOUR MONEY. RIGHT THANKS
VERY MUCH. AVERAGES A SPECIFIC
RESULT IN A STEP OUT SO. I'M IN
CHARGE. JUST BUILDING ON FIRST
OF ALL THEY DID TO YOUR POINT MR
THOMPSON IF YOU DO THOSE THINGS
COULD YOU STILL MEET THE STATURE
REQUIREMENT OF. SPEED YOU KNOW
YOU COULD NOT SEE BE KNOWN IN
FACT. IN A- IN FACT THE ONLY WAY
TO MEET THAT THE STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS IS BUILDING ENTIRE
SYSTEM OF COURSE. AND SO YOU
KNOW BOTH- THE PURE G. IN THE L.
A. O. HAVE SUGGESTED POSSIBLE
SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL STATE
FUNDING. FOR THE PROJECT GOD ÁP
IN YOU KNOW APPRECIATION OF THE
FISCAL LANDSCAPE WE LOOK INTO
WHAT WHAT WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS THERE. WELL WE
HAVE. WE HAVE WE HAVE DISCUSSED
BEFORE. OPTIONS FOR EXAMPLE IF
YOU GAVE THEM ALL OF THE CAP AND
TRADE MONEY AND EXTENDED IT TO
TWENTY FIFTY THAT WOULD. THAT
WOULD BE A CERTAINLY A WAY OF
FUNDING THE MAJOR PART OF THE
PROGRAM GAS TAXES OIL TAXES REAL
ESTATE. THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN
TWO THOUSAND WAS FOR A SALES TAX
A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX. IT IS
NOT THE QUESTION OF THE MONEY
CLEARLY THE STATE COULD AFFORD
IT THE QUESTION IS. DO YOU WANT
TO. COMPARED TO THE OTHER THINGS
THAT YOU COULD DO WITH THAT
MONEY OR OR NOT RAISED MONEY AT
ALL. BUT WHAT ARE WHAT OUR POINT
IS THAT THIS THIS QUESTION WHICH
WAS ANSWERED ONE WAY. IN TWO
THOUSAND NINE INVOLVED A LOT
LOWER COST AND A DIFFERENT
PERFORMANCE AND A DIFFERENT
SENSE OF WHERE THE MONEY WOULD
COME FROM THAN IT IS NOW. IN THE
STATE AND THE LEGISLATURE MAY
WANT TO SIT DOWN AND THINK
ABOUT. YOU KNOW HOW WOULD WE DO
IT NOW AND- WHAT WOULD BE THE
BEST WAY FOR THE STATE TO
PROCEED. WE APPRECIATE THAT
DESCRIPTION YOU'RE A THING ED.
I'M NOT NOT MUCH MORE BEYOND
WHAT WE HAD MENTIONED IN THE
HAND OUT SO THERE ARE A LOT OF
OPTIONS AS AS MISTER THOMPSON
MENTIONED THE STATE COULD RAISE
ADDITIONAL TO AN ADDITIONAL TAX-
AND YOU TAX OR- NOTHING WE HAD
COULD. YEAH OR YOU COULD USE IT
COULD USE THE RIGHT THERE'S I
MEAN THERE'S NO EASY SOLUTION
HERE THERE'S NOT GONNA BE YOU
KNOW SOME. AND THEN AND PART OF
IT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A
LOT OF MONEY I MEAN WE'RE
LOOKING AT. EVEN JUST FOR MERCED
BAKERSFIELD PROBABLY A MULTI
BILLION DOLLAR FUNDING GAP AND
FOR PHASE ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT
TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF
NOT. OVER A HUNDRED BILLION OR
MORE SO IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING GAP SO IT'S GONNA BE
SOMETHING IT'S GOT IT'S GOT TO
BE. PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BUT YEAH
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF YOU COULD
GET. YOU KNOW A BILLION AND
CHANGE FROM THE TRUCK WEIGHT
FEES BUT THAT'S BASICALLY THE
USING THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE
WE'RE CURRENTLY USING THAT TO
OFFSET GENERAL FUND COSTS. UNDER
G. THERE'S GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION FUND BUT CURRENTLY
THAT'S THEIR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
ARE GETTING THOSE FUNDS- AND IN
FACT FOR USING THAT TO BACK FILL
SOME OF THE CUTS THIS YEAR THAT-
THAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MADE
TO OTHER AREAS SO- YOU KNOW THAT
MONEY ISN'T. NEAR THERE LOTS OF
DEMANDS ON THAT FUNDING SOURCES
WELL SIMILAR WITH. THAT YOU KNOW
THE GENERAL FUND THAT'S ALL THAT
SOMETHING THAT. OF COURSE FUNDS
ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT STATE
PROGRAMS SO. ON AND THE STATE
COULD AGAIN BECAUSE COULD
POTENTIALLY TRY TO- FINANCE SOME
OF IT BUT- YOU KNOW THAT
FINANCING COSTS. AND. AND THAT'S
YOUR CHALLENGING AS WELL SO. I
YOU KNOW THERE'S NO EASIEST
THERE'S NO EASY SOLUTION AND I
THINK THAT'S- ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES AND THAT'S WHERE. ONE
OF THE REASONS WE SUGGEST
LEGISLATURE START THINKING ABOUT
THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
AND AS YOU'RE DECIDING WHAT
SCOPE YOU WANT TO PURSUE. THINK
ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT
ARE GOING TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE-
YOU KNOW IT'S KIND OF. IT'S I
THINK IT'S EASIER TO SAY WELL
THIS IS. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.
BUT PUTTING THE MONEY BEHIND IT
IS VERY CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. HAD TO REVIEW
THAT IT ANY OTHER MEMBERS.
QUESTIONS NO. SECRETARY FOR.
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL UP ON-
MISTER THOMPSON'S- COMMENTS
REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PIECE AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND
I APPRECIATED. YOU- YOU KNOW.
RESPOND SOMEONE THE CONTEXT MY
COMMENTS. CAN WE- I WOULD LIKE
TO DO IS FIGURE OUT. WHO DID
THAT I WASN'T AROUND HERE THEN
YOU KNOW WHO DID THE LAST STUDY
MXP YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION
RIGHT NOW BUT IF YOU DO THAT'S
GREAT. BUT MAYBE OFFLINE- NOT TO
CUT ANYONE ELSE YOU'RE OUT OF IT
I MEAN WE COULD. GET THAT
INFORMATION TO THE WHOLE
COMMITTEE. BUT IF INDEED THE
LEGISLATURE IS GONNA. GET
INVOLVED IN ORDERING SOMETHING
UP- SOME NEW WORK IN THAT REGARD
SOME UPDATED WORK IN THAT
REGARD- MAYBE BASED ON WHAT WE
KNOW NOW SOME SAID MENARD WORK
IN THAT REGARD MAYBE WE WOULD.
THINK ABOUT LOOKING AT- THE
SPEECH PHASES OR SEGMENTS AS AS
THEY ARE NOW- IN THE NEW- YOU
KNOW THE NEW STATION LOCATION
FOR EXAMPLE BAKERSFIELD. NO LOOK
AT THAT NOW- YOU KNOW IN THIS.
IT IN THE SONORA THAT WERE IN.
BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW
. I GUESS. WHO WHO DID IT
WHETHER OR NOT IT YOU TALKED
ABOUT. GOING FORWARD TO LEARNING
FROM WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST
WOULD WE EVEN WANT- THAT.
CONSOLE WITH THAT TYPE OF
CONSULTANT- PRESUMABLY THERE TO
HAVE BEEN R. P. PROCESS ANYWAY
BUT WHAT WOULD WE BE. WHAT WOULD
WE BE ACTUALLY. YOU SEEN AS AS
SORT OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR SOMEBODY COME IN AND DO THAT
KIND OF WORK THOSE ARE ALL
THOUGHTS THAT ARE BOUNCING
AROUND MY HEAD I DON'T NEED THE
ANSWERS RIGHT NOW. BUT IT'S
CERTAINLY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
ON THAT AND THEN WE CAN EXPLORE
WHETHER OR NOT. YOU KNOW
THERE'S- A LITTLE BUCKET OF
MONEY SOMEWHERE TO THAT WORK YOU
KNOW THAT I THINK THIS WILL
REALLY COME DOWN TO I DON'T
THINK ANYBODY WOULD EVER OBJECT
TO HAVING THAT KIND OF A STUDY
OR THAT KIND OF AN UPDATE YOU
KNOW- ESPECIALLY AFTER THIS MUCH
TIME GOOD- BUT IF I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M ASKING FOR THEM WE
CAN'T COSTED OUT. SO WELL AT
LEFT OF YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT IF
I MAY RESPOND BRIEFLY I BELIEVE
THAT THE TWO THOUSAND TWELVE-
WORK WAS DONE BY ONE OF THE
AUTHORITIES CONTRACTORS. ARE WE
USE THE WORD INDEPENDENT. BUT
THE PURPOSE BECAUSE I THINK
GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
DECISION YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
NOTE THAT. YOU'VE GOTTEN
INDEPENDENT ADVICE NOW I BELIEVE
I HEARD EARLIER. AWARD OF
CONTRACT FOR STUDY TO SEND AS A
STATE. TO DO SOME WORK. THE
MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
DO THEY DO THIS KIND OF. NO I'M
VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM AND
THEY'RE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO
COULD DO THIS FOR YOU IN
CALIFORNIA HAS THE WORLD'S BEST.
ECONOMIC UNIVERSITIES WE CAN
CERTAINLY DO IT. YEAH IT SEEMS
TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE- ANOTHER
ONE CALLED MACRO ECONOMIC BUT
IT'S IT IS IT'S- MORE THAN JUST.
PROJECT DELIVERY AROUND THE
PRIME OF THE STATIONS AT THIS
POINT IN MY MIND IT IS. ONE OF
THE CASCADING EFFECTS OF THIS
INVESTMENT IT'S ALMOST. YOU KNOW
BEYOND EVEN THE KIND OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES YOU SEE
AROUND. THE NEW PORT
DEVELOPMENTS OR- YOU KNOW
PUTTING A BASEBALL STADIUM IN-
CHECK ON THE SQUARE THOSE ARE
THERE'S GREAT. YOU KNOW-
ECONOMISTS AND IN SUCH TO DO
THOSE STUDIES I THINK THIS IS
EVEN OF A LARGER MAGNITUDE
BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW MICRO
ECONOMIC AREAS AT ONE LEVEL BUT
WE GOT ONE HUGE MACROECONOMIC
PROJECTS SO. AGAIN I DON'T WANT
TO- ELONGATE THE CONVERSATION
THIS EARLY BUT- WOULD LOVE TO
SIT DOWN WITH YOU THEN AND- HOW
SHOULD I WAS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW
THAT THAT ONE WAS DONE. IT
SOUNDS LIKE. MORE BY. KIND OF A
PROJECT DELIVERY CONSULTANT THE
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FALL BACK
IN TWENTY TWELVE- SO HELPFUL. TO
START THINKING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT
BE DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF GETTING
SOMEONE INVOLVED. IN THE TWENTY
TWENTY THREE TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
THIS DOES WILL RAISE ONE ISSUE
THAT I WANT TO RAISE FOR YOU AND
THAT IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF
CHINA. IN THE TIME THAT WE HAD.
SALES OF HIGH SPEED RAIL. NOW I.
AM NOT SURE WE WANT TO FOLLOW
THEIR METHODS BUT WHAT YOU NEED
TO SAY IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF
CHINA CONCEIVED THIS PROJECT.
NOT JUST AS A PROFIT MAKING.
PROJECT FOR THE RAILWAY WHICH IT
ISN'T BY THE WAY EXCEPT ON SOME
OF THE LINES. BUT THEY CONCEIVED
IT AS SOMETHING THE COUNTRY
WANTED TO DO FOR A WHOLE SERIES
OF BENEFITS THEY SAW INCLUDING.
THINGS LIKE CONNECTIVITY OF THE
COUNTRY WHICH IS YOU KNOW
OUTSIDE THE NORMAL BALANCE THAT
WE WOULD THINK. BUT THEN THEY
PUT TOGETHER A STABLE
DEPENDABLE. FINANCING PROGRAMS
OF THAT THE REAL WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO COME BACK AND BEG FOR MONEY
EVERY YEAR WITHOUT KNOWING HOW
MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE.
YOU CAN GET I DO NOT BELIEVE
CALIFORNIA SYSTEM CAN BE BUILT
WITHOUT. A DECISION BY THE
LEGISLATURE THAT OVERALL THE
BENEFITS ARE WORTH THE COST OF
THE YOU KNOW THE COSTS ARE HIGH.
AND THEN HAVING A WAY OF
RESPONSIBLY PAYING FOR IT IT
JUST IS NOT GOING TO WORK WE
HAVE THIRTEEN YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE THAT TELL US THAT. IT
THROUGH CHARGES SAY JUST YOU
KNOW. PRIOR TO THIS. BIRD TWENTY
TWELVE I WAS IN TAIWAN LOOKING
AT THEIR SYSTEM AMONG OTHER
THINGS- THAT WAS THAT'S CONCERT
WAS CONSIDERED A GDP PRODUCT
PROJECT THAT WASN'T CONSIDERED
COMMUTER RAIL OR A NICE WAY TO
GET PROFESSORS BACK AND FORTH
FROM UNIVERSITIES. THAT WAS THAT
WAS PUT IN PLACE TO COMPETE WITH
UNITED STATES IN A FRIENDLY WAY.
TO KEEP UP WITH THIS- TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY HAD THE
CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN WHAT THEY
CONSIDER TO BE THEIR FIVE
SILICON VALLEY'S- THAT WOULD
BOOST. THE THEIR ABILITY TO GROW
THEIR OWN GDP I'M PRETTY SURE
THAT'S WHAT CHINA SYSTEM IS ALL
ABOUT KAMALA CHINA AS WELL THESE
AREN'T THE MENTALITY IS NOT. IS
THIS A GOOD WAY TO GET PEOPLE.
FROM POINT A TO POINT B. AND
COMMUTER STYLE OR- SOMETHING
LIKE THAT THESE ARE THESE ARE-
IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AS AS-
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR
OTHER INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE SEEN
AS GROWING THEIR THEIR
INNOVATION ECONOMY. IN THEIR GDP
AND THAT'S HOW WE SAW IT GOING
BACK I THINK SIX OR DOES NOT
HERE RIGHT NOW BUT I WAS WITH
HIM WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE
ALIGNMENT. AND ALL THOSE THINGS
THAT WE WORK IN THE BAY AREA
THROUGH THE MEASURE FUND
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. I
THOUGHT THE DISCUSSION BACK THEN
WAS ALSO ABOUT CONTINUE TO GROW
THE PIE CAN IN A MUCH LARGER WAY
NOT ABOUT- NOT NECESSARILY
ABOUT. THE SPEED OF RAIL PER SE
BUT THOSE QUESTIONS THAT'S WHY I
ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY'S REALLY
TAKEN A LOOK AT- WHETHER NOT.
INCORRECTLY YOU COULD
DEMONSTRATE THAT IN CALIFORNIA-
THIS UP PUSHES CLOSER TO THE
THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD SO THE FOURTH SOMEHOW. AND
WE ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IS AS
MUCH A MUCH BIGGER QUESTION. THE
YOU KNOW IF YOU BILLION IT THE
FOOD FEW BILLION HERE AND A FEW
BILLION THERE IT BECOMES A LOT
OF MONEY IS A SE- BUT WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. A STATE
THAT HAS ASSETS THAT WE PROBABLY
HAVEN'T EVER EVEN PUT ON A
BALANCE SHEET. IT PROBABLY IN
THE TRILLIONS. YOU KNOW WHAT
DOES THIS DO IN TERMS TO GROWING
THE STATE'S GDP THAT'S WHAT I'D
LIKE TO KNOW. WE SHOULD DOT. I'M
JUST YOU KNOW FOLLOWING UP AND
YOU KNOW BRED REGARDING CHINA'S
CHANCES ARE LIKE IT'S PROBABLY.
WORTHWHILE POINT THEY HAVE A
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SYSTEM OF
GOVERNANCE- THEY ALSO SERVICE
INCREASES HIS CONSTRUCTION
QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES BUT
YOUR YOUR BROADER POINT IS WELL
TAKEN. BUT GETTING BACK TO THIS
THE YOU KNOW QUESTIONS DID. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TYPICALLY
THE ENTITY THAT THINKS IN THOSE
TERMS WHAT WOULD YOUR FIRST
THOUGHT EITHER OF YOU BE YOU IN
THE EVENT THAT THE FEDERAL
FUNDING COMES IN WELL SHORT. OF
THE LEVELS THAT WE HOPE FOR. AND
HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED FROM THERE
BECAUSE CERTAINLY THAT'S- WE
PLACED SOME BIG EGGS IN THAT
BASKET. MY ANSWER WOULD BE THAT
WE SHOULD BE PREPARED IF WE
WANTED TO THE PROJECT WE SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR IT. I
MEAN DID. HOW WILL HELP ME. IF
WE THINK IT IS THAT IMPORTANT TO
THE STATE YET IT IS UNCLEAR HOW
HOW CAN WE AT THE SAME TIME SAY.
WILL UNLESS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT BAILS US OUT WE ARE
GOING TO DO THIS AND THERE
THERE'S A CONTRADICTION THERE-
IF WE WANT TO DO IT WE CAN
AFFORD IT APPLE HAS A LARGER
CASH BALANCE THAN THE COST OF
THIS PROJECT. TO SUGGEST ONE
COMMERCIALIZED YEAH OUR STATE
CERTAINLY WELL OF THE OUT
POSSIBLY WE SHOULD ASK THEM TO
DO IT AGAIN. NO I AGAIN THE CORE
IS WE NEED TO THINK CAREFULLY
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE'RE WE'RE BUILDING A BUSINESS
WHICH IS RIGHT NOW WHICH IS
ACTUALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING AND
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT BUSINESS-
TO OPERATE- WITHOUT LOSING MONEY
. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT MASSIVE PUBLIC
BENEFITS TO THE STATE AND FOR
WHICH WE SHOULD PAY. BUT
BUSINESSES WON'T PAY. SO WHAT'S
THE BALANCE OF BENEFITS BETWEEN
WHAT WE THE BUSINESS'S GONNA
GENERATE AND WE THE STATE WANT
TO GET OUT OF THIS THE BUSINESS
CAN'T DO FOR US. AND THEN HOW WE
GONNA PAY FOR. AND THAT'S WHAT
WE NEED TO DO SOME MORE THINKING
ABOUT I BELIEVE WE INITIATED
THIS PROJECT ON THE BELIEF. THAT
THERE WOULD BE ONE THIRD PRIVATE
MONEY WOULD COME IN AND FINANCE
PART OF THE PROJECT ONE THIRD
FEDERAL FUNDING AND ONE THIRD ST
MONEY. WELL IT TURNS OUT THAT
THE PRIVATE MONEY IS NOT GOING
TO INVEST ANYTHING UNTIL THE
PROJECT IS BUILT BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO TAKE THE DEMAND
RISK THEY JUST AREN'T- THE
FEDERAL MONEY. WE STARTED OUT
WITH FEDERAL MONEY THEN THEN THE
AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
THEY TOOK IT ALL BACK AND NOW
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET SOME OF IT
BACK BUT WHO KNOWS. OF THE ONLY
THE ONLY STABLE SOURCE OF MONEY
THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON IS OUR OWN
MONEY. THE AVERAGE OF THE SEARCH
OF THE L. L. U. YOU KNOW SO-
WHAT WOULD WHAT I GUESS
ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S YOUR
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL
RECEIVE. SOMETHING CLOSE TO THE
FEATHER MONIES THAT WE WILL
RESUME AND- I WOULDN'T SAY WE
HAVE. A LOT OF CONFIDENCE I
THINK THERE'S JUST A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY RIGHT WE COULD GET
THE EIGHT BILLION. BUT WE COULD
GET SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAT
AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE LEGISLATURE
NOT TO ASSUME THAT THAT'S WHAT
WE GET. FOR ONE THING THAT'S
PROBABLY NOT TO BE AN EVEN IF WE
GOT THE FULLY BILLION IT'S
LIKELY NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A GOOD
CHANCE THAT THE STATE WON'T GET
THE FULL EIGHT BILLION- I.
COULDN'T PUT A NUMBER ON IT BUT
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY NINE
ZERO- AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO HAVE A- CLEAR
SENSE OKAY WHAT WHAT ARE THE
WAYS THAT THE STATE. WILL PAY
FOR ANY FUNDING GAP. BECAUSE
THIS IS KIND OF A ONCE IN A
LIFETIME FEDERAL BILL ON THAT
PROVIDING THIS SPENDING. IF WE
DON'T GET. FUNDING FROM THIS
BILL IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT BET YOU
KNOW WHAT FUTURE FEDERAL DOLLARS
WILL BE AVAILABLE. AND THE
PROJECT UPDATE REPORT YOU KNOW
DISCUSSES. THIS IDEA OF HAVING
AN ONGOING FUNDING STREAM FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THAT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL BUT AT THIS
POINT THAT DOESN'T EXIST AND SO
THE STATE. AID UP AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASN'T
PROVIDED SORT OF THE LEVEL OF
FUNDING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY AS
SOON FOR THE PROJECT SO- I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR. YOU KNOW
CERTAINLY TO TRY TO GET THE
FEDERAL FUNDS ESPECIALLY THESE
LARGE GRANT THE SMALL GRANTS-
YOU KNOW THEY'RE HOPEFUL BUT
SOMETIMES THEY ALSO COME WITH
MORE STRINGS TO. SO THIS IS A
SOMETHING I THINK THAT'S REALLY
HAS BEEN A LESSON FOR THE
PROJECT- YOU KNOW WE GOT THE
OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING THREE
POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IT
WAS WONDERFUL. AND ALSO IMPOSED
A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS AND THE
PROJECT ENDED UP DOING A LOT OF
THINGS. IN A WAY THAT MAYBE IT
WOULDN'T HAVE DONE OTHERWISE THE
COST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
MONEY- AND ALSO I WOULD. YOU
KNOW POINT OUT FOR EXAMPLE WITH
THAT THE PLANNING MONEY THAT
THEY'RE ON. THE OR I SHOULD SAY
THAT THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
MANY- THAT'S THAT THEY FORTY
PLAN TO GO AFTER OUTSIDE OF
MERCED TO BAKERSFIELD. TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE STATE. IT IS
REALLY COMMITTED TO DOING PHASE
ONE IT'S- PROBABLY VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THAT DUE
DILIGENCE AND REALLY
UNDERSTANDING. EXACTLY WHICH
PARCELS AND HOW MUCH YOU KNOW
WHAT WOULD BE ENTAILED. THAT'S
PROBABLY REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS
TO UNDERSTAND BUT IF THE STATE
IS COMMITTED TO FINDING THAT.
THERE COULD BE SOME DOWNSIDE TO
DOING ALL OF THIS WORK IDENTIFY
EXACTLY WHICH PARCELS IT'S COULD
BE VERY DISRUPTIVE FOR FOLKS
WHO. LIVE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES-
THE MR CHOIR IN THOSE PARCELS-
BECAUSE THE THREE DOES PLAN
STARTING IN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
TO START STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS
OF PARCELS OUTSIDE OF THAT
MERCED BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT. TO
START OTHER YOU KNOW UTILITY I'M
NEGOTIATIONS OTHER TYPES OF
WORK. SO IF WE'RE NOT GONNA DO
THAT OR AT LEAST NOT GONNA DO
IT. IN THIS SORT OF. NEAR TERM.
YOUR TIME HORIZON THAT IN SOME
CASES THERE IN SOME WAYS THERE
COULD BE SOME SOME DOWNSIDES TO
THAT SO. IT'S COMPLICATED- AND
SOMETIMES THE FOR YOU KNOW FOR
FEDERAL MONEY IS VERY HELPFUL
BUT- I THINK IT'S WE HAVE TO BE
STRATEGIC ABOUT MAKING SURE.
THAT ONE WERE APPLYING IN IN
WAYS AND FOR MONEY THAT THE
STATE IS COMFORTABLE WITH. AND
TO THAT WE DON'T JUST EXPECT
IT'S GOING TO FILL THE FUNDING
GAP AND SOLVE ALL OF OUR
PROBLEMS BECAUSE- I THINK
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE IT
PROBABLY WON'T. AND I APPRECIATE
THAT ANYONE ONE OF MY BIG
CONCERNS IN THE EVENT THAT THE
FEDERAL FUNDS WILL COME THROUGH
AT THE LEVEL WE EXPECT. THAT
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND YOU
WON'T BE SURPRISED HE WILL REACT
AS YOU WOULD EXPECT- AND THAT
PUTS US. I THINK POLITICALLY A
REALLY PRECARIOUS SITUATION SO.
I THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU.
DELUCA RESEARCH HAS KITCHEN
WHO'S GOING TO IF YOU BUY A
TICKET ON FRIDAY TO GO FROM
BAKERSFIELD. TO FRESNO INFECTED
BECAUSE YOU TWENTY TWO DOLLARS
AND COACH. HAVE AND SO. DID
CLEARLY I MEAN WE CAN FOR ITS ON
- THAT HIGH SPEED RAIL. IT'S A
FUTURE DATE IS CAN BE TWENTY
THREE DOLLARS TO GO. TO THAT
WITH INFLATION MAYBE IT KEEPS
UP. AT SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF
YOU. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE THIRD
PANEL WHAT WELL WE ARE THOUGH IF
YOU KNOW MY MISTER ANISH- CENTER
VIGOROUSLY QUESTION OF FLOODING-
AND SORT OF YOU KNOW IT'S- IT'S-
POTENTIAL BUT ALSO BE A WITH
RESPECT WITH CONSTRUCTION- AND
COST IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST
VERY QUICKLY. THANK YOU SENATOR
NEWMAN- A COUPLE IF YOU'RE
PAYING ATTENTION. YES A COUPLE
THINGS ON THAT IS SO WE WERE
HAPPY AS AS YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN
IN THE SOME OF THE PRESS CLIPS
THAT. WE ARE ABLE TO HELP SOME
OF THE FLOOD CONTROL EFFORTS
DOWN THERE. I BELIEVE IN TERMS
OF- YOU KNOW THAT. SOME OF OUR
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND
SIGNAGE HERE WERE USED TO TRY TO
MITIGATE SOME OF THE FLOODING
ISSUES AND ALSO. I THINK SOME OF
OUR AREAS WAS OPEN UP THAT ARE
CONSTRUCTION AREAS TO SOME WATER
TO. YOU KNOW REDUCE PRESSURE
ANOTHER OTHER AREAS THAT MIGHT
HAVE FARMS OR OTHER. FACILITIES-
I HAVE A GENERAL ANSWER FOR YOU
KNOW THE SPECIFIC ONE THAT
CLEARLY. YOU KNOW ALL THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK AT THAT WE DO
YOU KNOW STUDIES THAT THE
FLOODING RISK AND- WE BILLED.
APPROPRIATELY TO MITIGATE THAT A
LOT OF OUR- CONSTRUCTION IS
ELEVATED ON- ON BERMS. ABOUT THE
SURROUNDING AREA AND THEN WE
ALSO DO A LOT OF WORK ON THAT
HYDROLOGY IN TERMS OF WATER FLOW
IF THERE'S NEEDS TO BE. IN AIR
CERTAIN AREAS VIADUCTS INSTEAD
OF A BERMAN TO LET THE WATER
FLOW UNDER OUR TRACK SYSTEM SO-
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY
FULLY CONSIDER. APPRECIATE
STATES ARE YOU HAVING ANY MAJOR
IMPACT ON THE CONSTRUCTION SO
FOR- EITHER BY WAY OF TIME LINES
OF CARS. I WOULD SAY WE
CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY
THE RAIN DAYS YOU KNOW THERE'S
DAYS WHERE WE CAN'T. RIGHT RIGHT
NOT IDEA NOT RAIN BE. BUT YET AS
A NORMAL CONSTRUCTION THAT'S
CORRECT THANK YOU THINK YOU
BECOME A BETTER SHOULD- MY
PLEASURE. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
THIRD PANEL. AGAIN THANK YOU THE
LAST PANELIST FOLKS AND WHAT THE
FUTURE OPERATIONS IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY WILL BE LIKE AND THE
PLANNING WE'RE DOING TO BE READY
FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM STACI
MORTENSON. AND THE SAN JOAQUIN
REGIONAL REAL COMMISSION THE
OPERATORS OF SAN JOAQUIN AMTRAK
SERVICE I GUESS YOU COULD HAVE
ANSWERED THAT TWENTY DOLLAR
QUESTION- AND THE AC TRAIN
SERVICE SECOND WILL BE MARGARET
C. ROTH DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND
SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE AUTHORITY
OF FINALLY. WE'LL HEAR FROM
FRANK CAN TERO TEMPE CITY
MANAGER FROM THE CITY OF MERCED-
WELCOME TO ALL THREE OF YOU- GO
GET COMFORTABLE IN THIS LET'S
START WITH MISS MORTENSEN.
GIPSON RIGHT. IT'S PROBABLY
MAKING ITS WAY YOU BUT I. KNOW
THAT I. AT THE START OF A FEW
DIFFERENT POLICY FOR. WHATEVER.
THEY ARE SURVIVED CELEBRATED. SO
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY. WHO GO
WHAT WE'RE ALL ONE FOR. AND SO
WE'RE ABLE COORDINATE THOSE
SERVE- WITHOUT A LOT OF JUST.
JUST THE A MAP IN THE PACKET ON.
TWO THE JUST GIVES AN IDEA.
WE'RE REALLY INVOLVED IN EVERY
THAT'S- NORTH OF MERCED UP INTO
THIS. THE EAST BAY AND THE SOUTH
BAY WE CAN NO UP THERE WITH
SERVICES LIKE HEALTH. BART VTA
CAPITOL CORRIDOR THINGS OR
MENTIONED ALREADY TODAY'S
IMPORTANT PARTS OF FEEDER
SERVICE WE ALSO CONNECT TODAY
THROUGH THE SAN JOAQUIN RAIL
SERVICE. VIA CONNECTING BUSES
DOWN TO THE GREATER SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AREA AND THAT'S A
CRITICAL COMPONENT. THAT EVEN
WHEN HIGH SPEED RAIL BEGINS AT
SPINE SERVICE IN THE VALLEY THAT
PETER SERVICES ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL FACTORS TO THE SAN
JOAQUIN'S AND SO THAT WILL WILL
BE IN PLACE AS WE GO FORWARD. IN
A NUTSHELL THE VALLEY REAL
PROGRAM IT'S A PHASE PASSENGER
RAIL EXPANSION THAT GOES FROM
MERCED UP INTO THE URBAN CENTERS
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE'RE
PHASING OUT TO PROGRESSIVELY ADD
MORE SERVICE ON BOTH THE UNION
PACIFIC AND BURLINGTON NORTHERN
SANTA FE FREIGHT LINES YOU CAN
IMAGINE THEY'RE KIND OF LUKEWARM
ON HOW MUCH PASSENGER SERVICE
THEY WANT. BECAUSE GOODS
MOVEMENT IS IMPORTANT TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IN THE
NATION AND SO WE HAVE TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY
FOR THOSE CRITICAL. GOODS
MOVEMENTS AS WELL. THE ALSO
INVOLVES A COUPLE MEGA PROJECTS
ONE IS THE STOCKTON DIAMOND
FLYOVER REALLY IT'S A GRADE
SEPARATION OF THE TWO MAJOR
CLASS ONE FREIGHT LINES. SO
WE'RE TAKING UNION PACIFIC UP ON
OVER THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN
SANTA FE YOU CAN ENVISION THAT'S
QUITE A HAUL. WE'RE ALSO
UNDERTAKING THE MITZI PROJECT
THIS IS THE CONNECTOR TRACK
PROJECT IN MERCED. WHERE TRAINS
WILL FLY UP AND OVER. FROM THE
STE THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN
SANTA FE ROUTE TODAY TO THE
COMBINED STATION AND MERCED
THAT'S ELEVATED SO WE'VE GOT TO
GO FROM TRAINS RUNNING ON THE
GROUND. TO MEET TRAINS THAT ARE
UP ON AN ELEVATED SECTION AT THE
NEW MERCED STATION. THIS PROGRAM
IS ABOUT TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
AND IT IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE
MOST OF IT IS BUILT WITHIN THE
OPERATING FREIGHT RAIL RIGHT OF
WAY OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AND
WE HAVE TO KEEP THOSE. OF
CORRIDORS IN WORKING ORDER WELL
THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS. YOUR
PACKET JUST SHOWS YOU A QUICK
SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE STOCKTON
DIAMOND FLYOVER WOULD LOOK LIKE
. SO YOU TO GIVE YOU SOME
CHALLENGES AND SOME POSITIVES
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I SHARE WHAT
BRIAN KELLY SAID HER CLEAR.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE
SKYROCKETED THIS IS LARGELY DUE
TO DELAYS AND THE MATERIAL
AVAILABILITY AND THEN JUST
VOLATILITY OF PRICES PLANTS HAVE
SHUT DOWN AND HAVE HAD TO COME
BACK ONLINE A POST CODED. GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE A STEEL
TRANSMISSION WELL A POLL FOR
SMERDON PG&E AND CAN'T MEMBER
FITS EDISON AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BUT THOSE STEEL
TRANSMISSION LINES NOW HAVE AN
EIGHTEEN MONTH. DELAY FOR
DELIVERY. SO EVERY TIME YOU HAVE
A DELAY LIKE THAT THE COST
REALLY REALLY GO UP. AT THE
OTHER ISSUE IS. FREIGHT
RAILROADS IN THE UTILITY
CARRIERS WE'VE GOT P. GINNY
WE'VE GOT IT'S MUD WE'VE GOT
SPRINT ALL THE FIBER CARRIERS
SKINNER MORGAN GAS LINES THEY
HAVE FINITE RESOURCES TO REVIEW.
TWO BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE OUR
NUMBER ONE BUT YOU KNOW P.
JEANNIE AND OTHER CARRIERS HAVE
OTHER ISSUES THEY'VE ALL BEEN
AFFECTED BY WILDFIRES FLOODING.
AND SO WHEN WE COME IN WITH
FORTY SIX PROJECTS THAT WE NEED
ASAP WE END UP GETTING IN LINE
THEN SO THE SIMULTANEOUS NATURE
OF TRYING TO DELIVER THIS HAS
CREATED SOME CHALLENGES AND
THAT. BASICALLY THAT TRANSLATES
INTO US HAVING TO PUSH SOME OF
THE PROJECTS OUT. BUT GIVE HIGH
SPEED RAILS IN A POSITION TO
PUSH AS WELL THEN WE STILL END
UP FACING THE PROJECTS AND
MEETING EACH OTHER SYNCHRONIZED
AT THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO. ON
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE LEDGER
THE INTERCITY RAIL RIDERSHIP HAS
STILL MAINTAINED ITS LEVELS UP.
THROUGH COVERT AND HAS REBOUNDED
BETTER THAN COMMUTER SERVICES
POST CODE SO I THINK FOR HIGH
SPEED RAIL AND FOR INTER
REGIONAL SERVICES THAT'S REALLY
A GOOD THING AND WE SHOULDN'T
OVER ESTIMATE. THE DECLINE IN
RIDERSHIP THE COMMUTER SIDE
MEMBER I WHERE THE ACE HAT WE'VE
HAD A DIP WE'RE WAITING FOR THE
GOOGLES AND THE FACEBOOKS AND-
TO BRING THEIR PEOPLE BACK TO
WORK OR TO SEE WHAT LEVEL THEY
WILL BRING THEM BACK. BUT
INTERCITY RAIL IS REALLY ROCKING
AND ROLLING STILL AND SO I THINK
WE CAN COUNT ON THAT KIND OF
TRAVEL PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING TO
TRAVEL THAT WAY. THAT WE CAN
BUILD THAT IN. THE OTHER ITEM IS
WE'RE BUILDING STATIONS FOR THE
FUTURE NOT JUST YOUR REGULAR
TYPICAL STATIONS. AND WE'RE
FUTURE PROOFING THEM WE COME IN
ONE TIME ONLY FOR THE WHOLE
FUTURE WE DON'T NEED TO TEAR UP
THE TRACK AGAIN WE DON'T NEED TO
TEAR UP THE ROAD AGAIN. WE'RE
BUILDING FULL ACCESSIBILITY FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT
MOBILITIES AND I GUESS ALL THESE
STRANGE CONTRAPTIONS THAT PEOPLE
RIGHT ON NOW THAT. THE LITTLE
YOU KNOW WE'LL WITH SK NONE OF
ME WE NEVER WOULD HAVE
CONTEMPLATED THAT BEFORE BUT WE
NEED TO NOW SO THAT WE'RE
BUILDING. THE STATIONS THAT LET
PEOPLE ACCESS THEM IN WAYS THAT
THE FUTURE. HASN'T YET REVEALED
TO US AND THEN THERE ARE
STATIONS THAT ACCOMMODATE ALL
FUTURE TRAIN SCENARIOS FOR
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAINS. NO
MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE'S GOING
TO THROW AT US WERE BUILDING
STATIONS THAT TAKE CARE OF THAT
AND THAT. GENERALLY HAS SOME
COMPLEXITY. IN YOUR PACKET
THERE'S JUST SUCH A VIEW OF WHAT
STATIONS LOOK LIKE NOW THAT HAVE
THE ELEVATORS THE DID THE
DUPLICATE ELEVATORS. AND THE
STAIRS AND DIFFERENT SLOPING
PLATFORMS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE
TO ACCESS WHATEVER WAY THEY
WANT. AND THEN FINALLY I WOULD
JUST LEAVE YOU IN THE BACK OF
THE SLIDE. OF THE SLIDE DECK
THERE'S A SERIES OF SEQUENCES
THAT SHOW YOU WHERE THE A SINCE
I'M LOOKING TRAINS ARE TODAY.
AND HELP PIECE BY PIECE WERE
PHASING IN ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO
GET DOWN TO MERCED. WHEN YOU GET
TO THE VERY END OF THE SLIDE YOU
GO. BOOM IT'S A LOT OF SERVICE
BUT IT'S MEANT TO HAVE TRAINS
AND BUSES THAT CAN MEET THE
SPIGOT THAT'S TURNED ON WHEN THE
INITIAL. OPERATING SERVICE- AN
OPERATING SEGMENT GOES LIVE. AND
SO IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE
AS BRIAN SAID IT'S VERY COMPLEX
IT'S VERY LAYERED. BUT REALLY WE
JUST HAVE TO STAY AT IT AND GET
IT DONE AND- I'M HAPPY TO BE
HERE TODAY TO SAY WE'RE STILL
GETTING IT DONE. IT IS A LITTLE.
DIFFICULT BUT PROGRESS IS STILL
BEING MADE STEP BY STEP AND I
THINK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES.
AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY ABOUT
OUR NORTHERN SEGMENT THEY YOU
AND THANK YOU INTO NEXT OF THIS
MARKET ZERO WELCOME ZERO. THANK
YOU. SO AT THE YOU US. AND OF
THE COMMITTEE AS YOU KNOW MY
NAME IS MARGARET C. ROTH I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND
SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY AND- AS YOU JUST HEARD
FROM HIS MORTENSEN AND EARLIER
FROM CEO KELLY. THE CALIFORNIA
HIGH SPEED RAIL IS WELL UNDER
WAY FOR PLANNING FOR FUTURE
OPERATIONS OF THE NATION'S FIRST
ELECTRIFIED HIGH SPEED RAIL
SEGMENT. AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A LITTLE
TIME WITH YOU TODAY TO TALK IN A
LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT. THE
PLANNING AND DESIGN WORK THAT'S
UNDER WAY. THAT WORK IS. REALLY
RIGOROUSLY FOCUSED ON THE
POTENTIAL OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH
STATION INVESTMENTS WHICH- ARE
FOUNDATIONAL TO RIDERSHIP AND
ALSO HELP FULFILL THE PROMISE IN
THE EXPECTATION OF THE SYSTEM.
TO FOCUS GROWTH AND TO CATALYZE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO THE
AUTHORITIES WORKS FOR MORE THAN
A DECADE AS A PLAN PARTNER TO
OUR STATION COMMUNITIES. THE
STATION PLANS REFLECT LOCAL
FEEDBACK AND INPUT THAT HAVE
BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE VISION THAT
WE'RE BUILDING OFF OF FOR
STATION DELIVERY. ARE RECENTLY
EXECUTED DESIGN CONTRACTORS FOR
THE NATION'S FIRST FOR HIGH
SPEED RAIL STATIONS. AND
STARTING WITH THE PACKET THAT IS
THE HIGH SPEED RAIL PACKET YOU
SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU I'M
PAGE TWO AND MERCED AS YOU'VE
HEARD FROM HIS MORTENSEN- WE'VE
PARTNERED WITH THE CITY ON
COMPLETING AN- UPDATE TO THEIR
GENERAL PLAN WITH A SPECIFIC
FOCUS ON THE STATION AS A
MOBILITY HUB AND THAT WORK IS
ONGOING. AND IMPORTANTLY AS
DIRECTED IN SB ONE NINE EIGHT.
THE AUTHORITIES CONDUCTING THE
NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
TO CONFIRM THE CAPACITY TO MOVE
THE MERCED STATION LOCATION. TO
UNITE THE THREE RAIL LINES
TOGETHER SO THAT MERCED IS A
SEAMLESS REGIONAL RAIL HUB
RATHER THAN BURDENED WITH THREE
DESPERATE STATIONS. SO AS PAGE
TWO ILLUSTRATES THE PROPOSED
PLAN MEANS THAT THE SAN JOAQUIN
JPA SERVICE WOULD TERMINATE EVER
SAID. AND THEN CUSTOMERS CAN
SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY AND
EASILY WALK ACROSS A PLATFORM
JUST TWENTY FEET. TO BOARD
TRAINS HEADED AT SPEED FURTHER
SOUTH AND THEN THE A STRAINS
WOULD BE AT GREAT. IF YOU LOOK
AT YOUR PACKET ON PAGE THREE
YOU'LL SEE AN FRESNO. THERE
THESE PLANNING FOR THE STATION
IDENTIFIED THE CRITICALITY OF IT
HAVING TWO SIDES WITH EQUAL
INVESTMENT ON BOTH SIDES. THE
STATION SERVES AS A BRIDGE A
CONCEPT THAT IS ILLUSTRATED ON
PAGE FOUR IT CONNECTS CHINATOWN
THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY WHICH IS
AN AREA OF HISTORIC UNDER
INVESTMENT. WITH DOWNTOWN
FRESNO. FRESNO STATION AREA
MASTER PLAN WHICH WAS COMPLETED
IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN ACTUALLY
IDENTIFIED BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT
OF AN INTENSITY AND SCALE THAT
ETHNOLOGIST THE OPPORTUNITY OF
THE HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION
INVESTMENT TO CATALYZE MUCH
DENSER MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. IN
KINGS TULARE WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON
PAGE FIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS AND CITIES INCLUDING
HANFORD HAS FOCUSED ON THE
STATION AS A HUB OF REGIONAL
RAIL AND TRANSIT. THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL STATION DIRECTLY
INTERCONNECTS WITH THE CROSS
VALLEY RAIL ALIGNMENT WHICH
EXTENDS THE REACH AND THE VALUE
OF THE HIGH SPEED RAIL SYSTEM
INTO THESE RURAL AREAS WHILE
ALSO RESPECTING THE NEED TO
PROTECT WORKING LANDS. AND THEN
IN BAKERSFIELD ON PAGE SIX AND
SEVEN OF YOUR PACKET. THE CITY'S
PLANTER I'M SORRY THE CITY'S
PLANNING HAS CENTERED ON THE
STATION AT F. STREET AS A NEW
NODE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THAT'S ADJACENT TO THEIR
DOWNTOWN. AND THAT PLAN MAKING
BAKER MAKING DOWNTOWN
BAKERSFIELD STUDIED LAND USE AND
TRANSPORTATION SCENARIOS
INCLUDING LOCATING MUCH GREATER
DENSITY ON THE STATION SITE AND
THEN AS WELL LOOKING AT REGIONAL
BIKE NETWORKS IN OTHER QUARTERS
THROUGH THE SITE. SO ALL OF THE
STATION POINTS ARE CRITICAL FOR
SEAMLESS INTERMODAL TRAVEL AND
THE STATIONS HAVE BEEN PLANNED
AND ARE BEING DESIGNED TO BE
UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE AND
SERVE. USERS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM
IS MISS MORTENSEN INDICATED A
PEDESTRIAN SCOOTERS BIKES OTHER
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS
TRANSIT THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANIES AS THEY EVOLVE
INTO THEIR NEXT ITERATION. AND
THEN INTEGRATE INTO THE OVERALL
STATE RAIL PLAN. OUR WORK NOW IS
ON FINALIZING THE DOT DESIGN AT
THE STATION AND THE STATION
SITES TO BE READY FOR TESTING BY
THE END OF THE DECADE AND THEN
ENABLING CUSTOMER SERVICE
BETWEEN TWENTY THIRTY. AND
TWENTY THIRTY THREE. DO YOU SEE
ON PAGE A. NINE OF THE PACKET
THE STATION KIT OF PARTS HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED TO REVOKE THE S.
EXCEPTIONAL AND SIGNATURE NATURE
OF HIGH SPEED RAIL
TRANSPORTATION. THE DESIGN IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO
THE USERS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE
TRAIN AND REDUCING BARRIERS
WHILE ALSO MAKING THE STATION
INTUITIVE AS WELL AS SAFE AND
TREATED AND COMFORTABLE. THIS
KIT OF PARTS PROVIDES THE
AUTHORITY WITH CONSISTENCY
ACROSS ALL THOSE STATIONS WHICH
IS A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO COST
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AS
WELL AS BEING A BRAND FOR THE
SYSTEM. HOWEVER WE ARE COMMITTED
TO MAKING SURE THAT THE DESIGN
OF THE SITE REFLECTS LOCAL
PRIORITIES IN CONTEXT SO THAT
THE STATION'S FIT INTO AND THEY
SERVE THE SURROUNDING AND A G.
SYNC COMMUNITIES. VERY BRIEFLY
ON THE TOPIC OF VALUE CAPTURE I
THINK YOU KNOW THAT REAL ESTATE
WITH ACCESS TO GOOD PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TENDS TO HIRE
PRIVATE HIGHER PROPERTY VALUES.
SO INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THE HIGH
SPEED RAIL SYSTEM AND THE HIGH
SPEED RAIL STATIONS. INCREASES
REAL ESTATE VALUES VALUE CAPTURE
OF COURSE IS THE CAPTURE OF THAT
A PORTION OF THAT INCREASED
REVENUE BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR
THAT RESULTS FROM THAT PUBLIC
FASTER SECTOR INVESTMENT IN
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THE
AUTHORITIES WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH EACH OF THE STATION CITIES
SO THAT THE LAY OUT BEST ENABLES
THAT VALUE. AND IN ADDITION TO
PARTNERING ON PLANNING WE'VE
INVESTIGATED A RANGE OF VALUE
CAPTURE TOOLS SUCH AS ENHANCED
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DISTRICTS
JOINT DEVELOPMENT YOUR RATES
DEVELOPMENTS AND THEN OTHER.
TYPES OF VALUE CAPTURE SUCH AS
NAMING RIGHTS FEES I IMPACT FEES
AND THEN OF COURSE LOOKING AT.
REVENUE THAT COMES FROM RETAIL
IN THE STATION SITES OR FROM THE
USE OF THE HIGH SPEED RAIL RIGHT
OF WAY. IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
VALUE CAPTURE CAN OF COURSE
PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENT OF FUNDING
SUPPLEMENT TO THE AUTHORITIES
EXISTING CAPITAL FUNDING AS WELL
AS HELP FUND OUR OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE. BUT IT HAS TO BE
CARRIED OUT STRATEGICALLY AND IT
HAS TO BE SPECIFIC TO DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS AND IT WILL OF COURSE
REQUIRE PARTNERSHIPS. SO WE HAS
YOU NOTED WE FUNDAMENTALLY
RECOGNIZE THE DESTRUCTION THAT
CLIMATE CHANGE IS BRINGING CHIU
AND WILL CONTINUE TO THROW AT
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND SO TO THAT END
THE AUTHORITIES WORKED ON
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND FINANCIAL
MODELING OF THE BATTERY ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM AND A SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY GENERATION
PROJECT THAT ENABLES HIGH SPEED
RAIL TO MEET OUR FIFTEEN YEAR
OLD COMMITMENT TO OPERATE
ENTIRELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY.
REDUCE OUR OVERALL OPERATING
COSTS AND THEN MAINTAIN A SUPPLY
OF POWER TO THE REAL SYSTEM IN
THE EVENT OF GREAT OUTAGES. THIS
ALSO ENABLES COMPLIANCE WITH SB
TEN TWENTY AND SB TWELVE OH
THREE WHICH DIRECT STATE
AGENCIES OF COURSE TO ACHIEVE
ZERO CARBON ENERGY RESOURCES FOR
THEIR OPERATION. SO IS AS WE'VE
EXPLORED IN DETAIL TODAY THE
STATION'S ENABLE ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE. BY PROVIDING A VERY
FAST TRANSPORTATION LINK BETWEEN
THE ECONOMIES OF THE VALLEY AND
THEN OUTWARD TO THE LA BASIN AND
THE BAY AREA. BUT BY
INCORPORATING SOLAR GENERATION
ON AUTHORITY LAND AND ON OUR
FACILITIES THAT FEEDS A SERIES
OF LARGE SCALE BATTERIES THE
AUTHORITIES ADDRESS NOT ONLY ONE
OF ITS OWN CRITICAL RISK
FACTORS. BUT AT THE STATIONS
THIS WILL ALSO ENABLE HIGH
CAPACITY RELIABLE VEHICLE
CHARGING FOR THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. ALL OF OUR STATIONS
SERVE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
WITH AN ESTIMATE ABOUT SIXTY ONE
THOUSAND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY RESIDENTS JUST WITHIN
THE FIRST HALF MILE RADIUS OF
THE STATIONS. AND THE STATIONS
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE ALIGNMENT
ARE OPPORTUNITIES OF COURSE TO
BRING BROADBAND ACCESS AND
SERVICE WE'VE ALREADY
INCORPORATED FIBER OPTIC CABLE
DESIGN INTO OUR ALIGNMENT DESIGN
AND WE'LL MAKE THAT AVAILABLE.
TO THIRD PARTIES WHO CAN PROVIDE
THAT BROADBAND SERVICE. I THINK
YOU APPRECIATE HOW THE SYSTEM IS
REALLY THE BACKBONE OF ELECTRIFY
TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE AND
IT DELIVERS THAT VALUE ON
MULTIPLE SCALES. THE SYSTEM IS
ESSENTIAL FOR RELIEVING
CONGESTION AND FOR DELIVERING
THE REDUCTIONS IN VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED AS WELL AS GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS THAT ARE CRUCIAL
COMPONENT TO REALIZING THE
CARBON REDUCTION GOALS AND THAT
CARBON NEUTRAL GOAL THAT WE HAVE
FOR THE STATE. AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
TODAY I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AG I
APPRECIATE THAT BUT LET'S A
LITTLE CIVIL QUESTIONS. FROM ALL
OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'D
WORK FOR THE PANELISTS LET'S
LET'S MOVE ON TO MYSTIC COULD
TERREL PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU
AND GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME'S
FRANK QUINN TERO AND I SERVE AS
THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR THE
CITY OF MERCED. I'VE HAD THE
PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIGH
SPEED RAIL AND ALL THINGS RAILS
FOR. OVER TEN YEARS AND I DO
WANT TO. EMPHASIZE WE ARE
PARTNERS WITH THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL AUTHORITY WE'VE BEEN
WORKING IN TANDEM FROM DAY ONE
THAT I. WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS
PROJECT AND IT'S BEEN JUST AN
OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE. ONE DAY
WHEN WE WERE. LISTENING TO A
WORKSHOP AND WE ARE IN STOCKTON
. WE LEARNED SOMETHING AND THAT
WAS THREE STATIONS ARE GOING TO
BE COMBINED INTO ONE. AND WE
LOOK AT EACH OTHER FORMER CITY
MANAGER NINE SAID OH MY GOD.
WE'RE THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
FOR ALL THINGS RAIL IN
CALIFORNIA. BUT NOT ONLY DID WE
FEEL THAT WE HAD OTHERS WATCHING
US. THINKING WHAT WHAT AND HOW
CAN WE INVEST IN MERCED SO AS A
RESULT OF THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER A
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS COMING TO DOWNTOWN
MERCED ALONE. GENERATING A
RENAISSANCE OLD HISTORIC
BUILDINGS. BROUGHT BACK TO THEIR
GLAND GRAND ICONIC GLORY SUCH AS
EL CAPITAN HOTEL THE FORMER
HOTEL TIE- GO THE MANGER THEATER
ARE NOW VIBRANT AND CHANGING THE
FACE OF DOWNTOWN MERCED. ALL
LINKED TO THE PROMISE OF RAIL
COMING IN AND WHAT IT BROUGHT
FOR THE FUTURE. YES WE ARE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH. THE
HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY ON
UPDATED OUR GENERAL PLAN WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITY. FOR HIGH DENSITY
HOUSING FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT FOR GREAT HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT WILL EITHER BE RIDING THE
TRAIN OR LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE
TO RESIDE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT HIGH SPEED
RAIL HAS CAUSED US TO RETHINK
OUR COMMUNITY. AND PART OF OUR
INVESTMENT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A
DOWNTOWN PILOT PROGRAM WHICH WAY
SHOULD TRAFFIC FLOW IN ORDER TO
BETTER SERVE THE HIGH SPEED RAIL
STATION. THAT PILOT PROGRAM IS
IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE
HOPING TO HAVE A CONCLUSION HERE
VERY SOON AND IMPLEMENTING THE
FINAL RESULT. WITHIN OUR TOWN
SQUARE WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT
BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE THAT ARE
COMING IN FROM THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL. DOWN TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA
AND I RESIDENTS TO HAVE A
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND PART OF
IT IS EXPANDING IN OUR TOWN
CENTER THE BOB HART SQUARE. IT'S
THE HEART WERE ALL OUR CULTURES
COMBINE AND COME TOGETHER. WE
ARE RECIPIENT OF A CLEAN
CALIFORNIA GRANT AND WE WANT
PEOPLE TO HAVE NOT ONLY A
PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE BUT VISUAL
EXPERIENCE A NEW ART WILL BE
BROUGHT INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
HIGH SPEED RAILS ABOUT MOVING
PEOPLE AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT SO
PART OF THAT WAS WE DECIDED HOW
DO WE GET PEOPLE UP TO YOU UC
MERCED. DIGNITY HEALTH DO NEW
VALLEY CHILDREN'S WE NEEDED TO
BUILD A NEW NORTH MERCED TRANSIT
HUB THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NEAR COMPLETION RIGHT NOW. WE
SHARED OUR VISION AND WHAT HIGH
SPEED ROAD MIGHT BRING WITH THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
WE ARE NOW UNDER WAY TO HAVING A
NEW TERMINAL BUILT. IN MERCED
THE FIRST TERMINAL BUILT SINCE
NINETEEN FORTY TWO ONE WHEN WE
CREE PHIL WAS DESIGNATED WITHIN
OUR AREA. YOU SEE MERCED IS
GOING TO PROVIDE ABUNDANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE
ENGINEERS TO HELP SUPPORT. HIGH
SPEED RAIL EFFORTS THE LAYOVER
FACILITY THAT WILL BE PART OF.
THE ACE TRAIN IS GOING TO BRING
IN JOBS AND COUNTLESS
OPPORTUNITIES AND WE'RE HOPING
TO BECOME A SELF SUSTAINING
ECONOMY. FORTUNATELY WERE ALSO
RECIPIENTS OF A CALIFORNIA
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUND GRANT
AND PART OF THAT STUDY IS BASED
UPON WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WERE
HIGH SPEED RAIL BRING. TO MERCED
AND OTHER CENTRAL CENTRAL VALLEY
COMMUNITIES. THERE'S MUCH MORE
LIKE TO SAY FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE
FIVE STREET PROJECTS THAT ARE
GOING ON ALL LEADING ALL PASS
LEADING TO HIGH SPEED RAIL AND
WE'RE PRIORITIZING THOSE THINGS
BUT ALL IN ALL WE'VE INVESTED.
ROUGHLY TWENTY SIX AND A HALF
MILLION DOLLARS INTO MAKING
ENHANCEMENTS TO MAKE HELP MAKE
HIGH SPEED RAIL A REALITY. KEEP
IN MIND THE BAY AREA COUNCIL
IDENTIFIED MERCED AND MANY PARTS
OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS
PART OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAKE A REGION. AND HIGH SPEED
RAIL. DEFINITELY FULFILLS THE
INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY AND
GROWTH PORTION OF THAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH I KNOW YOU'VE HAD
A LONG DAY AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU
ALL RIGHT I APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY. I REALLY DON'T YOU
KNOW YOU YOU FOLKS GOT COVER
THIS YEAR QUITE THOROUGHLY REAL
QUICK QUESTION FOR MISS
MORTENSEN. YOU TALK THROUGH A
LITTLE BIT TO THE FUTURE PLANS.
FOR EXPANSION ON THE WAY DOWN-
AND SO- INCLUDING THE COMBINED
MERCED STATION BUT BUT WHAT YOU
KNOW ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECT
FUNDING YOU WILL NEED AND WHAT
SOURCES- OR WOULD YOU EXPECT THE
TAP FOR THAT. TO COMPLETE THIS
WAS SORT OF LITTLE OVER HALFWAY
THERE NOW WE'VE GOT LITTLE OVER
ONE POINT SIX BILLION DOLLARS
THIS WERE THE PHASING COMES INTO
PLAY WE STILL NEED ANOTHER
FAIRLY GOOD CHUNK- ESPECIALLY TO
DELIVER THE MIDI PROJECT WHICH
WILL BE ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS. ITSELF SO WE'RE
PROBABLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER
LITTLE OVER ONE POINT SIX BUT
THE NEW WE'VE BEEN TREATED VERY
WELL AT THE STATE LEVEL AND
THANK YOU TO STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. OVER THE LAST THREE
OR FOUR YEARS AND- THE OPERATE
OTHER FEDERAL PARTNERS HAVE
REACHED OUT AND I THINK THERE IS
HIGH SPEED RAIL INDEPENDENT.
LINE BEING DEVELOPED FOR
PASSENGER SERVICE THERE'S ALSO
INTEREST AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO
MAKE SURE THE GOODS MOVEMENT
KEEPS GOING SOMEWHERE WE HAVE
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL.
PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT OUR
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL THERE'S A
LOT OF INTEREST THERE AND IT
THROUGHOUT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES TO CREATE LINKS THAT
DON'T EXIST TODAY. THOSE ARE STE
ARE STILL VERY VIABLE FUNDING
PROGRAM SO I SAY IT LIKE THIS WE
ONLY NEED ANOTHER ONE POINT SIX
MILLION BUT I'M- I PRETTY HAPPY
ABOUT IT STILL BECAUSE WE'RE
OVER HALFWAY THERE. AND WE'RE
BUILDING. A DIED PRETTY SURE
YOUR OPTIMISM WE NEED MORE
OPTIMISM IN THIS HEARING THAT'S
RIGHT. I'M SO AND I APPRECIATE
MR KATERI YOUR ENTHUSIASM I TOOK
A TOUR. OF FRESNO THAT EIGHTEEN
MONTHS AGO OF THE DENTIST TO
GENOCIDE IN PERSON KIND OF THE
MASTER PLAN OF WHAT. WILL DO FOR
THAT CITY AND ENDED IT TOO IS
EXCITING RIGHT BUT THE DEVIL IS
IN THIS CASE IN THE COMPLETION.
OF THE PROJECT OVER TIME SO IT
SHOULD THANK YOU TO ALL THREE OF
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY- AND THAT
COMPLETES PANEL THREE. ALL RIGHT
NOW- WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. I ANSWERED THANK YOU
TOO AGAIN TO ALL THE PRESENTERS
FOR ALL THREE PANELS. THAT
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO TEST MORE
HERE- LET ME AS THE MODERATOR-
IF YOU HOPEFULLY YOU'RE THERE-
TO Q. ANY CALLERS PLEASE DIAL
THIS TOLL FREE NUMBER IF YOU'D
LIKE TO COMMENT PUBLICLY VIA
TELECONFERENCE. LINE THE NUMBERS
EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX
EIGHT ONE SIX THREE. WHEN
PROMPTED PLEASE USES ACCESS
ACCESS CODE. SEVEN THREE SIX.
TWO TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR AGAIN
THAT SEVEN THREE SIX TWO. EIGHT
THREE FOUR LET'S TURN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT HERE MR DONE GOOD TO SEE
YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
CUT BY WHICH MORE COLLEAGUES
WERE HERE. WITH BROAD CERTAINLY
VERY BUSY TODAY I JUST WANT TO
ADDRESS A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT I
HEARD FIRST OF ALL OBVIOUSLY I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SAYS HE'S
RECOVERING HIGH SPEED TRAINS AS
WELL AS A DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
IRON WORKERS TO THE CITY.
CALIFORNIA WE NONE OF WHICH VIEW
THIS IS A JOBS PROGRAM WE
BELIEVE THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO
POLICY THAT THIS. LEGISLATURE IN
PREVIOUS LEGISLATURES IN THIS
GOVERNOR HAVE LAID OUT FOR US TO
MEET AS FAR AS A MANDATE AS PART
OF THAT SOLUTION SO I WANNA MAKE
SURE WE SAY THAT. THEIR COMMENT
REAL QUICKLY NOT TO REPEAT
EVERYTHING THIS OF THE PALACE
WAS. THAT YOU KNOW THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS STEPPED UP IN
FACT 80% OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS
PROJECT COME FROM STATE
CALIFORNIA EITHER FROM A PROP.
ONE BOND AND CAPTURED REVENUE.
SO YOU KNOW WE ARE STEPPING UP
AS A STATE AS WE GO BACK AND
LOOK TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. I THINK WE SHOULD
ALL KEEP THAT IN MIND IS MANY OF
US. HAVE VISITED OTHER
SUCCESSFUL HIGH SPEED RAIL
PROGRAM ZERO WEST EUROPE IN A-
WE HAVE. SEEN THAT THE PROGRAMS
ARE SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BEEN ASKED. THE PROJECT WHILE.
IN CALIFORNIA MAKE NO MISTAKE.
IS A NATIONAL MODEL. AKIN TO OUR
FEDERAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM- WE'RE
BLESSED TO HAVE IT START HERE.
IT CERTAINLY IS A GREAT SOURCE
OF EMPLOYMENT. AND FRANKLY
CAREERS FOR MANY OF OUR MEMBERS
IN THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
FARMWORKERS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND WE SUPPORT THAT
BUT- IT'S A POLICY THAT. THE
STATE HAS LED THE NATION IN FACT
THE WORLD ON WITH REDUCTION OF
OUR CLIMATE FOOTPRINT SO WE
SHOULD BE. WELL REMINDED TO
REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE OUR
DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR- COLLEAGUES
AND FRIENDS ON THE EAST COAST IN
WASHINGTON DC SO WITH THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
APPRECIATE STAFF IN. THE MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS THANK YOU ADVENTURE
COMICS- MISTER WATSON I SEE YOU.
HI I SEE YOU TOO SIR NICE TO BE
HERE THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME I
AM MARC WATTS FOR THE RECORD
REPRESENTING TRANSPORTATION
CALIFORNIA. AS A REMINDER OF OUR
BOARD IS COMPRISED OF TRADE
LABOR LEADERSHIP MATERIAL
SUPPLIERS. AND CONTRACTORS SO
WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS PROJECT
FOR. OF FROM FROM THE INCEPTION
. THIS RECOGNIZE THE VALUE TO
THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGION AND
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. DUE TO
THE TEN THOUSAND JOBS AT THE
AUTHORITY HAS JUST CELEBRATED.
WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE
COMMITMENT THAT WE HEARD TODAY
TO FINISH THE ONGOING ONE
HUNDRED NINETEEN MILES. WENT
AND- AS WELL TO. HEAR ABOUT THE
INTENT TO COMPLETE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL. CLEARANCE FOR SAN
FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES AND
ANAHEIM. WE DO STAND READY TO
ASSIST AS NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY.
SOLUTIONS TO THE GAP. AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
SOON THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO TODAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND ANY
ANYBODY ELSE HERE IN THE
COMMUNITY LIKE TO COMMENT.
SEEING NONE. THAT MISS MODERATOR
IF YOU COULD IF YOU COULD QUERY
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE- AS TO
HOW MANY CALLERS WE HAVE. NOW
CAN WE DO HAS EIGHT IN THE ROOMS
NEAR TOTAL. AND IF YOU WILL HAVE
A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO ON YOUR PHONE.
YOU'RE USING A SPEAKERPHONE
PLEASE PICK UP THE HANDSET
BEFORE YOU'RE PRESSING THE
NUMBER. ONCE AGAIN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IT'S ONE NINE ZERO. AND
WE GOT ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE IN THE
QUEUE. WE WILL START WITH MY
NUMBER THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR MEMBER. THE
RUSSIAN TRADE HELP WILL HELP
WHAT. IF IT OVERSIGHT HEARING.
THE LAKE THANK YOUNG. AT THE
FORTY AFTER BURKE. AT THE WHITE
. EIGHTY SIX AND- THOUGHT MAY BY
. THE END. AND IF THEY SHOULD.
ISSUE ABOUT IN THE AREA UNDER
GETTY. SEVEN AND HIGH YOU FOR
WORK. I'M THE DAY A HIGH SPEED
RAIL PROJECT HAVE GENERATED OVER
EIGHTY OUT JOBS OF THE IN THE
OCEAN GROUP IN THE HIGH REAL-
PROVIDED IT IS THE- MINUTES WELL
YOU CAN ACT. OF THE EIGHT THANK
FOR OUR- CONSTRUCT THIS IS A.
WHAT ARE AND IDENTIFY PEOPLE OF
COLOR THE ONE IN FIVE OCT- IF
YOU CUMPLIR CON LO JUSTICE
SYSTEM. NOTABLY THE FOR CREATED
A PART EIGHT WHERE IT ARE TO
EARN A PATH THE MIDDLE CLASS.
AND IT'S BLEEDING REACHED ON THE
ROOF. HI T. RAY. THE END OF IT
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE COULD GET
OF THE A IN A- BIRTH I IT REAL.
A GREAT DOG GETTY NEED ART EIGHT
EIGHT SHE REJECT OR- WE ARE. TO
WORK WITH THE FORTY A PARTNER
DROPPED A FEDERAL. A LOOK WORKS
WITH YOUR WELL THANK YOU AND IF
YOU COULD HAVE YOU COULD REACH
YOUR NAME BREAKING UP WHEN YOU
FIRST JOINED. ABSOLUTELY REALLY
IT WITH EIGHT BILLION. I WOULD
THINK YOU VERY- NEXT COLOR. HER
THANK YOU WE WILL GO TO LINE
THEM. THIRTY AT NIGHT PLEASE
DON'T. RECOGNITION MEMBERS
GAINES THEIR LACK OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL NAY.
I'M HERE EXPRESS OUR STRONG OF
THE HIGH RAIL. CALIFORNIA'S
LONGER A LEADER IN BALZAC BOLD
ACTION IN IN FACT THE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. OUR
STATE SYSTEM THE THEY WATER
PROJECT IN THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE. STAND OUT AS EXAMPLES OF
CHARGING FOR I WAS BEING. AND
TODAY STILL MILLION. ASIAN FOR
HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT. I THINK
RELATED TO CORE HOLD ON ACT AND
BY. PROMISED THE HARD WAY MEN
AND WOMEN WHO CO OF HOME. THE
CENTRAL VALLEY WERE UNDER THREE
MILE OR UNDER ACT CONSTRUCTION
IS AN AREA RICH WITH ROOTS IN
HISTORY. THE LABOR IS PROBABLY
REPRESENT THREE HUNDRED THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY HARDWORKING
LABORERS ON ANY GIVEN DAY. MAKE
THIS PROJECT A REALITY THROUGH
THEM I CAN ATTEST TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMIC
BENEFIT. THE HIGH SPEED RAIL
PROJECT IS BRINGING THAT REGION-
IN ADDITION SAY TEN THOUSAND
GOOD PAYING CONSTRUCTION JOBS
ARE WORKERS SPENT ON AVERAGE
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED DAYS ON
JOBSITES. BUT IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY THERE ARE THIRTY FOUR
HUNDRED JOBS IN ADVANCE TO
WORKERS. AND FRESNO COUNTY ABOUT
NINETEEN HUNDRED FROM KERN
COUNTY AT THOUSAND FROM TULARE
COUNTY. FOUR HUNDRED FOR MADERA
COUNTY AND ALMOST FOUR HUNDRED
FROM KINGS COUNTY. BUTTE OUR
LOCAL JOBS. HERE SOME PEOPLE SAY
THAT THIS PROJECT IS JUST NOT
IMPORTANT THE CALIFORNIA THAT WE
SHOULD DIVERT MONEY AWAY. IT'S
JUST MY OFFICE IN THIS GUIDED
OUR STATE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY
TO THINK THEY CAN BE ABLE.
PROVIDING THINK TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS TO KEEP US ALL CONNECTED
IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENT NO QUALITY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU NEXT CALLER-
SECTOR GO TO LAW NUMBERS. EIGHT
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU THAT
AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR AND- I
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMENTS
TODAY MY NAME IS SHARON
CONSULTED I'M- HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
CALIFORNIA NINE LARGEST CITY. HE
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK
CHAIR RICHARD FOR COMING DOWN TO
BAKERSFIELD LAST YEAR AND
MEETING WITH THE CURRENT COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS AND LISTENING TO.
THEIR CONCERNS AND THEIR DESIRES
AS WE BRING HIGH SPEED RAIL INTO
THE COMMUNITY. WITH A FUNDING
BEING RELEASED FROM THE
LEGISLATURE AN AGREEMENT FOR A
STATION DESIGNER. THE CITY
RECOGNIZES THAT NOW IT'S TIME TO
EMBRACE THE PROJECT AND LOOKS
FORWARD TO BRINGING A WORLD
CLASS STATIONS HERE TO SEE A
BIGGER FIELD. IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN
THE CITY BEGAN WORKING WITH THE
AUTHORITY TO COMPETE AT STATION
AREA PLAN. AND THROUGH THAT
PROCESS. HIGHLIGHTED CHESTER
AVENUE WHICH WILL CONNECTED
DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOOD TO
DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD. AND
ANTICIPATED HIGH SPEED RAIL
STATION BY. THE CITY LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DISCUSS
INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE ON
THE SITE. AGAIN I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHORITY FOR THEIR
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND
ENCOURAGE THE LEGISLATURE FOR
THEIR PART OF THE PROJECT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MISS GONZALEZ
NEXT CARP WHICH- NEXT WE HAVE.
THEIR TWO LINE NUMBER THIRTY
TWO. HI MY NAME IS INDEPENDENT
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE U.
S. HIGH SPEED RAIL SOLICITATION.
I WANT TO JUST ALL TO EXPRESS
OUR SUPPORT. FOR THE PROJECT AND
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING- AND
WE'RE WORKING HARD HERE FROM
WASHINGTON DC DOING EVERYTHING
WE CAN IN. HOLDING OUT A MAJOR
LOBBYING EFFORT IN FAVOR OF
GETTING YOU IS MUCH GRANT MONEY
AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR PROJECT. I
DO WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE
WORLD. TODAY THERE'S TWENTY SIX
NATIONS THAT HAVE HIGH SPEED
RAIL CARRYING BILLIONS OF
PEOPLE. AND THIS IS V. AS SHOWN
TO BE JUST YOU KNOW REMARKABLE
FOR THOSE COUNTRIES. WHILE JAPAN
AND FRANCE FOR FIRST TO THE
PUNCH YOU AS YOU HEARD EARLIER
CHINA HAS RECENTLY EMERGED AS
THE WORLD'S HIGH SPEED RAIL
LEADER INVESTING OVER ONE POINT
FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS. IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND MILE BULLET TRAIN
NETWORK. AND THEY PLAN TO BUILD
ANOTHER TWENTY ONE THOUSAND
MILES. I TWENTY THIRTY FIVE
CONNECTING EVERY CITY WITH A
POPULATION OVER FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND. INTO A COMPREHENSIVE
NETWORK. AND IT I ISRAEL IS
TAKING OFF ALL OVER INDIA IS
BUILDING A THREE HUNDRED MILE
SYSTEM EGYPT IS BUILDING A
TWELVE HUNDRED MILES THIS. UK IS
TRIPLING THEIR SYSTEM RIGHT NOW
AUSTRALIA IS ESTABLISHING A NEW
LINE- EVEN THE AFRICAN UNION HAS
SET A GOAL OF CONSTRUCTING A PAN
AFRICAN HIGH SPEED TRAIN
NETWORK. CONNECTS ALL THE
CONTINENTS CAPITAL CITIES THAT
HIGH SPEED RAIL. REASON ALL
THESE NATIONS HAVE OR ARE
BUILDING HIGH SPEED RAIL IS THE
TRANSFORMATIVE OF FACT THAT THE
SYSTEM TAB UNDER NATION. HIGH
SPEED RAIL IS THE BACKBONE OF A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH
ELECTRIFIED TRANSPORT. AND IS
THE BASIS OF A RENAISSANCE OF
THE NETWORK. OF WALKABLE
COMMUNITY. IS THE ULTIMATE SMART
GROWTH PLANNING SYSTEM FOR THE
FUTURE. I URGE YOU TO STAY THE
COURSE AND FINISH THE PROJECT.
YES IT'S A DIFFICULT PROJECT TO
BUILD BUT THAT NEVER STOPPED OUR
ANCESTORS FROM BUILDING UP A
GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE WE ALL
ENJOYED TODAY. THIS IS THE
MOTHER'S VISIONARY PROJECT IN
AMERICA AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GET THIS DONE FOR THE FUTURE OF
NOT ONLY CALIFORNIA BUT FOR THE
REST OF AMERICA THAT LOOKS TO
CALIFORNIA. TO LEAD IN SO MANY
PIONEERING TANKS THANK YOU SO
MUCH THANK YOU WHICH GOES NEXT
CALLER. ALL RIGHT THERE'S NO ONE
SHOWED UP REPUBLIC COMMENT AT
THIS TIME YOU MAY CONTINUE
MISTER CHAIR- IN THANK YOU MADAM
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