Res 2013-200/Approving an interlocal agreement w/The Lone Star Rail District to provide funding for passenger rail service to SM by establishing a transporation infrastructure zone

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EXHIBIT A: PROJECT PLAN Lone Star Rail District Project Plan - LSTAR Passenger Rail Service Lone Star Rail District (LSRD) will develop and operate a passenger rail service, LSTAR, with proposed stations as shown in the map on Exhibit A -1 plus any added alternate or skip stop stations, running primarily in the right of way of the current Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) corridor between the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan regions. The development of this service will be accomplished through the construction and /or purchase of: • Track Improvements to bring initial maximum passenger train speed to 79 mph (with provisions to Increase that speed incrementally to 110 mph), including but not necessarily limited to track geometry and /or condition improvements, train control system improvements, and grade crossing adjustments, • Curve remediation to increase or eliminate current speed limits imposed by track curvature, • Additional track and related infrastructure (bridges, turnout, switch, and train control apparatus, communications apparatus, and so forth) as guided by LSRD's joint service planning effort with UPRR, the goal of which is to identify the improvements needed to support reliable, on -time regular passenger train service while maintaining UPRR's ability to serve its customers in the corridor, • Stations, including at a minimum platforms, canopies, lighting, seating, passenger information systems, ticket vending equipment (if necessary), and pedestrian bridges, an • Operations and Maintenance Facilities will include the following: • Maintenance shops and yards where LSTAR locomotives and passenger coaches will be stored, inspected, maintained, cleaned, and repaired • Operations Control Center where rail system control and communication operations will be centered • Maintenance of Way base to function as headquarters and storage for engineering/infrastructure maintenance functions • LSRD administrative headquarters to provide space for management and administrative functions of the LSRD and the rail system • Layover facilities at one or other or both the ends of the line, or mid -line may be needed to provide minor inspection and maintenance of rail rolling stock stored at passenger terminals, and • Rail Rolling Stock, taking into account the conceptual initial service plan goal's peak equipment requirement plus a margin to account for "shopped" equipment (for inspection, maintenance, or repair). Current plans include a sufficient number of locomotives, bi -level passenger cars, and bi- level passenger /cab cars to run each of the conceptual service plans. In addition to passenger rail rolling stock, LSRD will also acquire in the same fashion specialized track maintenance vehicles, plus a sufficient fleet of highway vehicles to support operations supervision, maintenance, and transit security functions. Under current project development plans, two (2) stations will serve the City of San Marcos — San Marcos Downtown and San Marcos Centerpoint Road. The projected station locations are planning locations only at this time, and final station locations will be determined through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The location of the Operations and Maintenance Facilities has not yet been finalized, but