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File #: 25-1714   
Type: Discussion Status: Agenda Ready - Regular Calendar
File created: 1/19/2026 In control: Executive Committee
On agenda: 2/5/2026 Final action:
Title: Approval of Expanded Service Pilot Funding Agreement, Discounted Fare Table, and Amendment to the Amtrak Operating Agreement
Sponsors: Jason Jewell, Kristopher Ryan
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A

Subject

title

Approval of Expanded Service Pilot Funding Agreement, Discounted Fare Table, and Amendment to the Amtrak Operating Agreement

overview

Overview

At the November 2025 meeting, the Board of Directors directed staff to prioritize Pacific Surfliner service expansion, including the sixth roundtrip to Goleta and the third roundtrip to San Luis Obispo, as the preferred pathway to provide additional intercity rail service to meet peak-period travel needs in Ventura County and Santa Barbara County. Consistent with that direction, staff has worked with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments and the Ventura County Transportation Commission to develop a 12-month Expanded Service Pilot that would implement one additional daily Pacific Surfliner roundtrip originating in Los Angeles and operating through Ventura County and Santa Barbara County to San Luis Obispo. This staff report requests Board approval to authorize execution of a cooperative funding agreement with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments and the Ventura County Transportation Commission, approval of a discounted fare table associated with the pilot, and authorization to amend the existing operating agreement with Amtrak to support implementation of the expanded service. 

recommendation

Recommendation(s)

A.                     Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute a Cooperative Funding Agreement with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments and the Ventura County Transportation Commission to implement a 12-month pilot for expanded Pacific Surfliner service.

 

B.                     Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement L-25-0016 between the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency and Amtrak to increase the maximum obligation by $1,430,740, for Federal Fiscal Year 2025-26 to support implementation of the Expanded Service Pilot.

 

C.                     Authorize the proposed discounted 10-Ride Ticket and Monthly Pass fares for station pairs between Simi Valley and Goleta, as reflected in Attachment A and subsidized under the Cooperative Funding Agreement, for the 12-month Expanded Service Pilot.