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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: September 18, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority Presentation on
the Valley Link Project
Prepared by: Obaid Khan, Transportation and Operations Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a presentation from Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Regional Rail Authority staff on the Valley Link Project. This Project will provide a
connection between BART and ACE in the Tri-Valley.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority staff presentation on
the Valley Link Project and provide feedback.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
In the 2017 legislative session, Governor Brown signed AB 758 (Eggman/Baker)
establishing the Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority (Authority)
effective January 1, 2018, for planning and constructing a cost -effective and responsive
rail connection between BART and ACE in the Tri-Valley.
The Authority is overseen by a 15-member Board. At the July 25, 2018 Board meeting,
the Authority approved a Valley Link Project concept that will connect BART at the East
Dublin/Pleasanton Station with the ACE Station at North Lathrop in the first phase, and
then to ACE and Amtrak Station at Stockton in the second phase. This connection is
proposed to be accomplished through a single-track Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) rail
system.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
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ATTACHMENTS:
None.