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Welcome to the CALACT 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo!
On behalf of the CALACT Board of Directors, we appreciate your participation. We hope that you enjoy the exciting and interesting educational program put together by the CALACT Conference Committee. CALACT is excited to come together once again. From Crisis to Crossroads: An Opportunity for Change focuses on the intersection of public transit as it relates to facets of daily life: mobility and wellness, racial equity, facing natural and social challenges, and public health. We come together, virtually, to celebrate our ability to overcome the obstacles that are behind us and ahead of us. We celebrate the brilliant resilience that is public transit in California. The Conference kicks off on Wednesday with a Welcome from the event’s premiere sponsor, Ecolane, and a keynote address by Tamika Butler, community organizer and non-profit leader. Her diverse background includes promoting social justice as well as racial equity and equality. Tamika will help us see transit’s current impact in society and how it intersects with equity. Afterward, enjoy sessions in mobility management, operations, regulations, and professional development. We hope you will enjoy two of the day’s premiere events: the first-ever CALACT Virtual Expo and Fastbreak Meetings. The following day, the Conference continues in full swing with sessions on Service Modifications During A Pandemic, Utilizing Big Data During Crises, Mindful Leadership, and Micromobility. The day continues with sessions on travel training, keeping operators safe during a pandemic, how organizations work together to advocate for public transit, and Title VI topics. Afterward, join your CALACT friends in the Networking Lounge to say hello or visit the Exhibit booths to play the Expo game and win fabulous prizes. That evening join us for a virtual cocktail hour and live music, courtesy of Transdev. The Conference ends with the final plenary session which delves into the history and humble advocacy that created the Americans with Disabilities Act. We hope that you find some time to enjoy your virtual experience and spend time reconnecting with friends. We can’t wait to experience this Conference together with you. We know you will have fun while you’re here and will have a memorable conference experience – enjoy! Jacklyn Montgomery Executive Director
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
CALACT expresses its appreciation to the Sponsors who
generously support CALACT’s Fall Conference & Expo
Platinum Sponsors
Transdev
Ecolane
Gold Sponsors A-Z Bus Sales/Diamond Coach
Q’Straint/Sure-Lok
BYD
First Transit
Bronze Sponsors
Engie
Special Events
Mojito Magic Transdev
Live Music Transdev
Opening Session Ecolane
Cooking Demonstration A-Z Bus Sales/Diamond Coach
ADA 25th Anniversary Q’Straint/Surelok Plenary Session
Conference Items
Conference App Ecolane Conference Bags First Transit Coffee Break/ Mugs Engie
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Keynote Speaker: Tamika Butler
Tamika L. Butler is a national expert and speaker on issues related to
build environment, equity, anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, organizational behavior, and change management. From speaking, to writing, to training, Tamika has worked or is in the process of working with a myriad of clients, including the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, the Multnomah County Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program, Local Progress, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
Tamika has a diverse background in law, community organizing and nonprofit leadership. As the Principal + Founder of Tamika L. Butler Consulting she focuses on shining a light on inequality, inequity, and social justice. She provides consulting, training, coaching, and public speaking for a wide range of organizations in the public and private sectors.
Recently, Tamika was Toole Design’s Director of Planning for California and the Director of Equity and Inclusion. In addition to her responsibilities on planning projects, Tamika led Toole Design’s external efforts to integrate equity into all project work and internal efforts for Toole to become a more diverse, inclusive workplace that employs people of all backgrounds. This included collaborating with Human Resources on recruiting and hiring practices, leading training for staff, and serving as a resource for colleagues across North America.
Tamika is also bringing experience from the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors where she was the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, a non-profit organization that addresses social and racial equity, and wellness, by building parks and gardens in park-poor communities across Greater Los Angeles. Before that, she was the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC). Prior to leading LACBC, Tamika was the Director of Social Change Strategies at Liberty Hill Foundation, and worked at public health nonprofit, Young Invincibles, as the California Director.
She transitioned to policy work after litigating for three years as an employment discrimination lawyer at Legal Aid at Work in San Francisco, CA (formerly Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center). Tamika previously served on the board of the Alliance for Biking and Walking. She also served as the co-chair of the National Center for Lesbian Rights Board of Directors and served on the board of an affordable housing land trust, T.R.U.S.T. South LA. She currently serves on the boards of the New Leaders Council - Los Angeles, TransitCenter, OneJustice, and Lambda Literary Foundation and is an advisory board member for Legal Aid at Work’s Fair Play for Girls in Sports program. Tamika is currently an appointee to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Community Prevention & Population Health Task Force and the Denver COVID Mobility Task Force.
Tamika received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and received her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Sociology in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her family.
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CALACT Conference Agenda
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
9:00 AM CALACT Board Meeting
5:00 PM CALACT Virtual Happy Hour* Tentative
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 8:45 AM Opening Session
Join CALACT Leadership and Platinum Conference Sponsor, Ecolane, for a warm welcome to the Virtual Conference. Here, we will reconvene and go over virtual best practices and how to maximize your Conference experience.
Speakers: Amy Hance, City of Clovis; Jacklyn Montgomery, California Association for Coordinated Transportation
Welcome by Ecolane
Sponsored by Ecolane
9:00 AM Keynote Address: Tamika Butler
During this topical and unifying keynote address, Tamika Butler will explore the intersection of race and equity as it relates to Public Transit. How can Public Transit be used as a tool for social change and justice, and what can transit professionals do to address systemic and organizational inequities that may exist within their own agencies? Drawing from her professional and social experiences, Tamika will explore today’s most pressing topics and how they relate to public transit’s current and future operating environment.
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10:15 AM ADA Eligibility Certification Process During a Pandemic
All Transportation agencies are required to establish a process for determining ADA Paratransit eligibility. If your agency was utilizing an in-person assessment process before COVID-19, what adjustments did your agency need to make? This presentation will demonstrate how several agencies responded to the obstacles presented from conducting ADA eligibility determinations during a pandemic while navigating the developing guidance from Healthcare Agencies and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Depending on your community, the eligibility certification process can take on many different forms. This session will address several approaches to conducting eligibility determination such as application review, telephone interview, and video conference assessments.
Speakers: Gracie Davis, Orange County Transportation Authority; Jay Washburn, San Diego Metropolitan Transit Authority
Moderator: Eric Haack, Access Service
10:15 AM Integration of ZE Transit and Clean Mobility Projects to Meet Community I Transportation Gaps
Along with the Innovative Clean Transit regulation, CARB is developing statewide funding programs to help low-income and disadvantaged communities implement clean mobility options (carshare, rideshare and bike share) projects that connect to transit and meet unmet community transportation needs. This session will review the process for developing a program to address transportation equity to low-income and disadvantage communities. Speakers will discuss how to identify community transportation needs/gaps, developing clean mobility projects to meet these
needs, partnerships, funding and resource contribution, application assistance, and implementation assistance.
Speakers: Nicholas Nairn-Birch, California Air Resources Board
10:15 AM Racial Equity & Public Transit Discussion This session will discuss the racial inequities that transportation systems have created in their organizations and community transportation services over the years. Change is hard but transit has and continues to adapt and evolve due to pandemics, technology, economics, and other factors that have affected them over the years. Now we need to have the hard conversation with our peers to hear new ideas, best practices and programs that promote racial equity in their
organization and the community. We hope that you will attend this session to consider and discuss systemic racism and hear ideas on how to create racial and social equity for riders and employees.
Facilitators: Tamika Butler, David Rzepinski
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10:15 AM TNC’s: Access for All & AB 5 Update
This session will provide an update on Access for All and Assembly Bill 5, which mandates that TNC gig workers be classified as employees, and its possible effects on the Public Transit sector. During this session, speakers will explore questions such as: What is the bill impact so far? What is the planned response by taxis, TNCs, and transit providers? What are the legal requirements? Speakers will answer questions on how this effects the local transit landscape and may affect transit agencies that utilize TNC’s and taxicabs for first/last mile coverage.
Speakers: Brian Lane, San Diego Association of Governments; Scott Sosnowski, MV Transportation
Moderator: Meagan Schmidt, Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Priority Populations: Technical Assistance and Findings
Priority Populations are specifically targeted for investments to improve public health, quality of life and economic opportunity in California’s most burdened communities at the same time they are reducing pollution that causes climate change. The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) and the Transit Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) in partnership with the Strategic Growth Council and the California State Transportation Agency completed a first year of Technical Assistance in June of 2019. The Caltrans Priority Populations Liaison is starting the second year of Technical Assistance for both programs for the FY20-21. The Technical Assistance (TA) Program supports local communities and eligible transit agencies/operators with direct partnership development and capacity building activities with the goal of facilitating projects and
project outcomes within LCTOP and TIRCP to ensure awards will provide direct and meaningful benefit. This session will provide an overview of the TA Year 1 outcomes from LCTOP and TIRCP. This session will also provide a space for transit agencies to communicate needs and recommendations for Year 2 TA. TIRCP TA will target 3-5 specific agencies where as LCTOP TA will hold 5-7 statewide workshops to partner community-based organizations and transit agencies to strengthen relationships and prioritize projects and needs.
Speakers: Amar Cid, California Department of Transportation; Courtney Williams, California Department of Transportation Moderator: Brian Travis, California Department of Transportation
11:30 AM Up to Speed on COVID-19 Cal/OSHA Compliance & IIPP Supplement
Is your agency up to speed and compliant with Cal/OSHA requirements for the COVID-19 IIPP
Supplement? If not, you will want to be in this session as it will cover the Cal/OSHA required COVID-19 IIPP Supplement and associated employee training. Early in the pandemic, Cal/OSHA asked employers for their Infectious Disease Outbreak Response Plan, so that plan will also be discussed. Templates for both the IIPP Supplement and the IDOR that are specifically geared for transit will be provided at the session. Speakers: Terrie Norris, Sedgwick Insurance
Moderator: Omar McPherson, San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
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11:30 AM Mindful Self-Compassion
How would you talk to a friend or child who was having a hard time? Typically, with kindness, care, and compassion. Yet, when we ourselves are having a hard time, we often fail to offer the same care for ourselves. In fact, we typically have less compassion for ourselves than we have for others. Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or punishing ourselves with self-criticism.
It is an approach that can be learned and cultivated through mindfulness practices. Contrary to popular belief, the research shows that when we are hard on ourselves and make negative self-talk a habit, we are less productive and less likely to live up to our full potential than if we were kind to ourselves.
The Mindful Self- Compassion Workshop is both educational as well as experiential. In this work shop we will explore:
• What is self-compassion and why does it matter?
• The application of self-compassion in the workplace.
• How your own self-compassion affects others and the way you treat them.
• Tips, exercises, and practices for establishing a mindset of self-compassion
Speaker: Stacy Keston, Ensight Partners Moderator: Amy Hance, City of Clovis
11:30 AM Creating a Successful Leadership Succession in Your Transit Agency
How do you successfully pass the leadership baton from one generation to the next without missing a beat? What if the leader has been there for decades and part of the DNA of the organization? Long term success for any transit agency involves creating and implementing a successful succession plan for the CEO/General Manager. We will explore this process from the perspective of the board, the CEO, and the Successor.
Join us for a dynamic and energetic discussion on how two transit agencies are successfully moving their agencies from one leader to the next in a seamless and smooth transition.
Peter Johnson, Director of the University of the Pacific Westgate Center will moderate a discussion with leaders from Pomona Valley Transit Authority and San Joaquin Regional Transit District. Each agency will share their very different processes, timelines and lessons learned as they each move from their long-time visionary leaders to the next generation of leadership for their
organization. Speakers: George Sparks, Pomona Valley Transportation Authority; Nicole Carranza, Pomona Valley Transportation Authority; Donna DeMartino, Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency; Gloria Salazar, San Joaquin Valley Transit District
Moderator: Peter Johnson, University of the Pacific
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11:30 AM Service Demand and Delivery During a Pandemic
How do we assess service demand in a pandemic environment? Should we be considering shifts in
our current service delivery models? This session will explore current transit ridership, strategies for assessing demand and shifting needs from a multimodal perspective, methods to reach out to former riders, and considerations for service delivery now and into the continually changing future.
Speakers: David Rzepinski, Consultant
Moderator: Charlie Anderson, Western Contra Costa Transit Authority
12:30 PM Lunchtime Discussion Featuring FTA
Ask your burning questions to administrators from the FTA during this riveting lunchtime dialogue. BYOL – bring your own lunch and tune in virtually!
Speakers: Ray Tellis, FTA Region 9 Administrator, Bonnie Graves, Attorney -- FTA Office of Chief Counsel, Dawn Sweet, Director – FTA Headquarters Office of Civil Rights
1:30 PM Expo Play the Expo Trivia game to win fabulous prizes by visiting exhibitors during the conference. Winners will be announced on Thursday evening during the Music Mixer.
3:30 PM Fast Break Appointments
Meet one-on-one with vendors of your choosing to discuss products you are interested in rapid succession. It is like speed dating but for transit professionals. Participamts will be eligible for additional prizes for participating.
4:30 PM Election Post-Mortem
Join your CALACT Peers and Bring Your Own Beverage to discuss the Election results and what they might mean to Federal and State transit-related legislative activity.
5:30 PM Mojito Magic
During this fun and interactive Virtual Happy Hour, join Transdev as they help us create delicious mojitos to refresh your palette before you call it a day. Transdev will draw names of a few lucky attendees to win a $50, $100, or $200 gift card. You must be present to win. Sponsored by Transdev
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Thursday, November 4 9:00 AM Strategies for Reducing ADA Lawsuits and Complaints This course reviews creative strategies for reducing ADA-related lawsuits and complaints filed by riders with disabilities. Speaker: Jess Segovia, ADA Guru
9:00 AM Much Ado About Big Data: Data Collection and Utilization During a Pandemic
You have mountains of data coming from multiple different sources. You enter data into your systems multiple times, you have numerous spread sheets, you spend more time preparing data and reports than using the data to manage your business. During this session, learn best practices for data management.
Aida Banihashemi will discuss how Marin Transit is consolidating all their data under one platform, has replaced all their spread sheets with automated systems and has set up Dash Boards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to manage their operations and data reporting requirements.
Nicole Carranza of Pomona Valley Transit Authority, will discuss how PVTA is managing their prime contractor and downstream taxi providers, capturing data for contractor oversight and NTD reporting. Nathaniel Atherstone will provide an overview of how Nicole was able to easily capture data and utilize it with Transtrack software. Leslie Taege from Swiftly will discuss how leveraging big data can improve operational performance and reliability. There are lots of flashy theories about how to increase ridership, and some of them work, but the ones with the biggest impact tend to be the tried and true. At the top
of the list is how we increase ridership while improving transit reliability through big data. Speakers: Aida Banihashemi, Marin Transit; Nicole Carranza, Pomona Valley Transportation Authority; Nathaniel Atherstone, TransTrack; Leslie Taege, Swiftly Moderator: Rex Clark, Ecolane
9: 00 AM Mindful Improv for Compassionate Leadership
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and willingness to be with what is. Through mindfulness we notice when our minds are off in the future or re-living the past or stuck in place of self-judgment.
Once we notice this, we learn to steer our attention back to the present moment. When our minds wander in mindfulness meditation practice, we come back to our breath. In mindful improv
we notice when our minds wander and come back to listening, which grounds us in the present moment. In Mindful Improv we also get to reflect on what is showing up in our minds as we take baby steps into a more creative, open, playful version of ourselves while developing powerful tools. These tools are incredibly priceless for any human being.
Through the practice of Mindful Improv, we learn how to:
• Become better connected to the present moment • Cultivate compassion (for ourselves and others)
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• Listen deeply • Cultivate courage • Build the muscle of creativity
• Let go of judgment of ourselves and others. • Have fun!
Speaker: Stacy Keston, Ensight Partners Moderator: Amy Hance, City of Clovis
9: 00 AM Micro-Mobility: First Mile/Last Mile Solutions
The transportation landscape has recently seen the introduction of various micro-mobility options, including shared mobility devices such as E Scooters and docked and dock-less bikeshare. What have been the impacts to local communities that have implemented this new mobility option for short trips and first/last mile use? How are they really used? What is working, what is not?
Come listen to colleagues discuss various micro-mobility modes, implementation plans, lessons learned regarding how to manage, permit, and enforce these niche modes, so that it is a part of a solution in cohesive urban planning/transit use, as opposed to an irritant, especially for vulnerable sidewalk users such as people with disabilities and seniors.
Speakers: Annette Williams, SFMTA; John Andoh, City of Escalon
Moderator: Margaret Heath-Schoep
10:05 AM Break
10:15 AM Travel Training During A Pandemic
Welcome to the new world of Transit Training!
There’s never been a better time to think outside the box than in 2020! With the advent of social distancing, face mask requirements and many other safety considerations, how do we move forward in providing thorough, in-person Transit Training for some of the most vulnerable members of our communities?
Please join OCTA and Mobility Management Partners as we travel through the creative process of:
•Developing Comprehensive “Return-to-Community Activities” guidelines for Transit Training staff.
•Development and Testing of Alternative Transit Training models, including Virtual and
Hybrid models.
•Risk Assessment- Identifying, adapting, and implementing consistent safety protocols in a constantly changing environment.
•Accessibility- Designing “user-friendly” formats for a wide variety of participants.
Speaker: Efren Guzman Magdaleno, OCTA; Mike Culver, Mobility Management Partners Inc. (MMP)
Moderator: Sean Powers, Transdev
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10:15 AM Keeping Transit Operators Safe: Innovations from 2020
This unique roundtable session will provide you with information on how your organization can
facilitate a safe return to work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. During this interactive discussion, learn about the best practice’s organizations can employ to keep both their frontline and administrative staff safe and healthy from industry professionals from around the country. Whether your staff is returning from a work at home setting, have been in the office, or have continued to provide operations support in the field, learn about social distancing protocols for every setting, mask and sanitation best practices, and what steps to take if you suspect, or learn about, a COVID-19 positive rider.
Speakers: Chris Ackerman, Victor Valley Transit Authority; John Gasparine, WSP; Valerie Gibson, City of Pasadena; Francis Julien, RTC Southern Nevada Transit; Andrea Epstein, GoRaleigh
Moderator: Cristina Russell, Transdev
10:15 AM Coordinated Advocacy
This session will discuss coordinated advocacy efforts used by organizations to educate policy makers and legislators on the contributions that public transportation provides in services and jobs across the county. APTA Business members, private organizations, advocacy groups and private citizens have spent hours discussing the need for additional funding to combat the effect of COVID 19, while simultaneously asking for reauthorization of the Highway Trust fund with an increase in transit funding for the next five years.
Sponsored by Transdev Speakers: Ray Malleady, USSC and APTA RAC Committee Chair; Paul Comfort, NATA
Moderator: WC Pihl, Transdev
10:15 AM A Conversation About Social Equity in Public Transit: Where do we go from here?
This session considers various tools by which to gauge and assess the role of local transit services within their communities’ broader assurance of social equity. This session will present the Greenlining Institute’s Framework and explore questions as to how our transit service planning and execution can expand access and improve services for transit dependent essential workers and others. This session discusses:
• A Framework: The Mobility Equity Framework developed by the Greenlining Institute provides a structure by which to ensure that decisions are more equitable, and that transit can improve equitable access for disadvantaged communities and individuals.
• What Were We Doing Pre-COVID? Considering existing law and the role of Title VI program compliance for assessing equity issues includes revisiting Title VI outreach. Are we ensuring that vulnerable populations and low-income and disadvantaged communities can participate in planning processes?
• Where Do We Go in Rebuilding Transit with a Social Equity Lens in a Post-COVID-19 World? Considering resource allocation and the use of planning tools, such as the Coordinated Plan process, and technology tools, such as ReMix, will guide us in re-
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assessing social equity issues. How much do we spend serving those that need transit most versus creating services that focus and attract a broader, more upscale ridership?
• How Do We Measure Impacts of Social Justice Initiatives in Public Transportation? A discussion with the audience about decision points and opportunities -- around route planning, vehicle deployment, bus stop design, mode connectivity, information conduits, hiring and recruitment practices -- for measuring the social justice impacts of our actions?
Speakers: Hana Creger, Greenlining Institute; Heather Menninger, AMMA Transit Planning, Valerie Mackintosh, AMMA Transit Planning
11:25 AM Break
12:00 PM Cooking Lunch with A-Z Bus Sales & Diamond Staff Grab your recipe card from the swag bag, the ingredients and have fun making a delicious lunch with the staff from A-Z Bus Sales and Diamond Coach.
Sponsored by A-Z Bus Sales & Diamond Coach
1:00 PM Expo Open
It is virtually the best Expo ever. Visit each booth to be put in a drawing for a $50 raffle and play Transit Trivia to win terrific grand prizes!
3:00 PM Fastbreak Meetings
Meet one-on-one with vendors of your choosing to discuss products you are interested in rapid succession. It is like speed dating but for transit professionals.
4:30 PM Cocktail Hour & Live Entertainment
During this Virtual Happy Hour, Join Transdev for some rocking tunes! Grab the band song list and request the music you love to hear. Some lucky attendees will win gifts by attending the event. EXPO prizes will be drawn during the event.
Sponsored by Transdev
Friday, November 6, 2020
9:00 AM Cal ITP Update
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Speakers: Kyle Gradinger, California Department of Transportation; Gillian Gillett, California
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Integrated Mobility, Caltrans
9:00 AM Customer Service & Enhancing Rider Experiences: Modifying Transit and Paratransit to Keep Customers and Employees Safe
Transit and paratransit agencies have adapted quickly to events caused by COVID-19. Systems have continued to provide safe and reliable transportation services, while also introducing new policies and practices designed to keep both customers and employees as safe as possible.
This presentation will discuss a variety of steps taken by different agencies to improve safety, such as requiring face coverings on-board vehicles, reducing the number of passengers permitted on-board vehicles, and increasing the frequency and process for vehicle cleanings. The session will also discuss steps to take to recover costs from relief organizations like FEMA.
Continuing to operate a vital transportation service while supporting modifications designed to
keep customers and employees safe is a challenging process and representatives from multiple agencies will discuss the steps they took to keep their systems operating and safe.
Speakers: Randy Johnson, Access Services; Jeremiah Bryant, Omnitrans
Moderator: Susanna Cadenas, Access Services
9:00 AM Audit-Proofing Your Procurements
Everyone dreads those triennial and procurement system reviews. How can an agency
minimize the number of findings or even get that rare ‘no findings’ gold star? This one-hour
session will:
• Review the most frequent triennial review findings;
• Decipher what those findings mean;
• Discuss how best to prepare the agency’s procurements and policies to avoid adverse findings; and
• Address best practices for staying in compliance once you get there.
Speaker: James LaRusch, Raul V. Bravo & Associates, Inc.
Moderator: WC Pihl, Transdev
9:00 AM Messaging & Communicating Public Transit Safety
During this session, learn about marketing campaigns that agencies and associations have implemented to ensure the public that transit is a safe mode of transport during the pandemic. From messaging on fog machines, barriers, and social distancing to conveying the efforts and public health standards implemented on transit buses and at stations, this session explores successful communication strategies that your agency can adopt to help ease health concerns.
Speaker: Britt Card, City of Pasadena; TJ Doyle, APTA
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Moderator: Rick Ramacier, County Connection
10:10 AM CSUF Covid-19 Public Transportation Air Circulation and Virus Mitigation Study
During this session, learn about the results from the California State University Fresno’s study on public transit air conditioner units and the spread of Covid-19. Speakers: Aly Tawfik, California State University, Fresno; Joseph Oldham; California State University, Fresno
Moderator: Bethany Berube, City of Clovis
10:10 AM Service Resilience and Recovery: Modifying Service to Sustain Vital Service to the Community
The COVID-19 global pandemic caused a paradigm shift for transit agencies and their partners almost overnight, decimating ridership and cutting off services to the community. Transit’s importance to the communities we serve was on full display as agencies modified service to find safe ways to connect people to critical needs such as food, shelter, medicine, and health care. From
shifting fixed route schedules to on-demand, bringing meals to those in need, using buses as WiFi hotspots in the community, and transporting COVID positive patients, agencies have demonstrated that transit and communities are mutually beneficial.
This presentation will explore the different ways agencies and cities are keeping their employees safely working to serve their communities and sustain their systems on the road to recovery from the effects of the pandemic.
Speakers: Rashida Kamara, County Connection; Arun Prem, FACT; Joanne Jacobsen, OCTA Moderator: Cristina Russell, Transdev
10:10 AM Sexual Harassment Training -Two Hour Training
California State law requires that employers with at least five employees provide sexual harassment training every two years for all employees. Since 2005, California Law AB 1825 requires that employers with over 50 employees to provide sexual harassment training for Supervisors. Senate Bill 1343 signed into law September 30, 2018 expanded the law to require employers with at least 5 employees to provide training. In January 2019, Senate Bill 1300 expanded harassment protection and liability under the Fair Employment and Housing Act by mandating that an employer may now be responsible for any acts of harassment (not just sexual harassment) by non-employees, against employees and other non-employees, including interns, volunteers and contractors.
This session will cover the training requirements, topics that must be covered, and steps to ensure your agency complies with the requirements.
This session will meet the requirements for the California mandatory sexual harassment training.
10:10 AM Managing Contractors & Suppliers
This session will examine best practices in the management of suppliers and contractors. Once an RFP and contract are awarded, it is easy to believe the hard work is done. The truth is that the tough part is just beginning. Real life case studies and panelists will discuss the best and worst in contractor management.
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Speakers: Darrin Matthews, Negometrix, W.C. Pihl, Transdev
Moderator: Rex Clark, Ecolane
10:10 AM Exploring the Impacts of Free or Reduced Fare Programs
Reduced Fares, Free Fares, and hopes to provide access to transportation for all in our communities has become an important topic for transit agencies. In this session you will hear from speakers who have had reduced fares for low-income riders for years, alternatives to paratransit that can save passengers and agencies money while providing more flexible transportation, and an author of a collegiate study examining free and reduced fares and the impact on our communities.
Speakers: Jean-Daniel Sephores, University of California Irvine; Tina Dubost, SamTrans
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11:15 AM Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
This session will discuss the incredible efforts of advocates and people with disabilities to pass the ADA thirty years ago. The session will also talk about what the law does today, and the changes needed to ensure social equity and increase accessibility for everyone.
Sponsored by Q’Straint 12:15 PM Conference Concludes
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Exhibitors
Altro Transport Division USA
Avail Technologies, Inc.
Champion Bus, Inc.
CMI Enterprises, Inc
Creative Bus Sales, Inc
Decals by Design
Freedman Seating Company
Gerflor Transportation
InterMotive, Inc.
Mobile Climate Control
Morgan Olson Bus LLC
MORryde International, Inc
Motor Coach Industries
MTM Transit
Negometrix USA Inc.
Nova Bus
NS Corporation
Pro Air - American Cooling Technology (ACT)
REI
Routematch Software
Schtetky
Swiftly, Inc
Thermo King Corporation
Trackit LLC
Trans Air Manufacturing
Transdev
Transit Marketing Group
United States Seating Company & Fogmaker
Urban Solar
Velvac, Inc
Vicinity
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Conference Schedule-At-A-Glance
Tuesday
9:00 AM CALACT Board Meeting
5:00 PM Tentative CALACT Happy Hour
Wednesday
8:45 AM Opening Session and Keynote
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM ADA Eligibility Certification Process During a Pandemic
10:15 AM Racial Equity & Public Transit: A Discussion
10:15 AM Integration of ZE Transit and Clean Mobility Projects to Meet Community I Transportation Gaps
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Priority Populations: Technical Assistance and Study Findings
11:30 AM Creating an Infectious Disease Plan (IDP) & Fulfilling OSHA Requirements
11:30 AM Service Demand and Delivery During a Pandemic
11:30 AM Mindful Self-Compassion
11:30 AM Creating a Successful Leadership Succession in Your Agency
12:30 PM Lunchtime Discussion with the Federal Transit Administration
1:30 PM Expo
3:30 PM Fast Break Appointments
4:30 PM Election Post-Mortem
5:30 PM Mojito Magic Sponsored by Transdev
Thursday
9:00 AM Reducing ADA Lawsuits
9:00 AM Much Ado About Big Data
9:00 AM Mindful Improv for Compassionate Leadership
9:00 AM Micro-Mobility: First Mile, Last Mile Solutions
10:10 AM Break
10:15 AM Travel Training During A Pandemic
10:15 AM Keeping Transit Operators Safe: Innovations from 2020
10:15 AM Coordinated Advocacy
10:15 AM A Conversation About Social Equity in Public Transit: Where do we go from here?
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12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Expo
3:30 PM Fastbreak Meetings
4:30 PM Cocktail Hour & Entertainment
Friday
9:00 AM Customer Service & Enhancing Rider Experiences
9:00 AM Audit-Proofing Your Procurements
9:00 AM Messaging & Communicating Public Transit Safety
9:00 AM CalITP Update
10:00 AM Break
10:10 AM Service Resilience and Recovery: Modifying Service to Sustain Vital Service to the Community
10:10 AM CSUF Covid-19 Public Transportation Air Circulation and Virus Mitigation Study
10:10 AM Sexual Harassment Training
10:10 AM Managing Contractors & Suppliers
10:10 AM Free & Reduced Fare Programs
11:15 AM Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
12:15 PM Conference Concludes
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The California Association for Coordinated Transportation would like to express our appreciation to our conference committee members for their willingness to serve on the conference planning committee and assistance in promoting education and learning opportunities for our members.
Chair: George Sparks Co-Chair: Valerie Gibson
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Amy Hance Aaron Moore Eric Haack
Gracie Davis Greg Pratt
John Andoh Meagan Schmidt
Arun Prem Alex Clifford
W.C. Pihl Nicole Carranza
Cristina Russell Georgia Lantsberger
Kevin Kane Omar McPherson
Margaret Heath-Schoep
2020 SPONSORS, SPEAKERS, & EXHIBITORS
The California Association for Coordinated Transportation extends our deep appreciation to Exhibitors for your participation and support of CALACT’s 2020 Spring Conference & Expo. Thanks to sponsors Transdev, Ecolane, Q'Straint/Sure-Lok, A-Z Bus Sales, Engie, Diamond Coach, First Transit, and BYD! Thank you to each and every speaker that dedicated their time, effort, and knowledge to building an excellent Conference.