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Subject
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Temporary Additional Santa Barbara Service
overview
Overview
The Ventura County Transportation Commission and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments have requested the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency to support a temporary service agreement that would allow the Southern California Regional Rail Authority/Metrolink to provide additional rail service between Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The additional service would utilize a rail timeslot previously secured by the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency through an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company and intended to be utilized for a future expansion of Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service.
recommendation
Recommendation(s)
A. Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate the terms of an agreement or agreements to subcontract the implementation of additional temporary service in partnership with Metrolink and funded by Ventura County Transportation Commission and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, allowing for the temporary use of Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency’s timeslot while assuring anticipated future expansion of Pacific Surfliner to north of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, Goleta and San Luis Obispo.
B. Direct the Managing Director to bring back the agreement(s) necessary for Board approval.