OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU 530 SOUTH KING STREET, ROOM 300 - HONOLULU, HAWAII 96313 PHONE: (808)768-4141 - FAX: (808)763-4242 - INTERNET: FIOY K. AMEMIYA. JFI. MANAGING DIRECTOR KIRK CALDWELL MAYOR GEORGETTE T. DEEMER DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR June 24, 2016 The Honorable Carolyn Flowers Acting Administrator Federal Transit Administration (FTA) US. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, District of Columbia 20590 The Honorable Leslie Rogers Regional Administrator Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Region IX US. Department of Transportation 90 7th Street, Suite 15-300 San Francisco, California 94103-6701 Dear Administrator Flowers and Regional Administrator Rogers: This letter responds to Administrator Roger?s letter of June 6, 2016 requesting the City and County of Honolulu (City) and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) submit a Recovery Plan for completion of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project (Project) to the FTA by August 7, 2016. We appreciate the FTA acknowledging the many challenges HART has faced in the course of implementing the Project and we share the objective to contain future construction costs and mitigate the slippage in schedule the Project has experienced to date. We want to assure the FTA, as our federal partner, that we intend to submit a Recovery Plan that accurately reflects the City?s preferred path forward in constructing the Project. We also want to emphasize that while the Recovery Plan is important to the City and FTA for recalibrating this Project, it in no way reduces the City?s commitment to 20 miles and 21 stations under the minimum operable segment (MOS). Request for Extension of Time to Provide a Recovery Plan While we acknowledge the desire to receive a Recovery Plan by August 7, 2016, the size of the potential funding gap in the Project is such that additional time is needed to carefully assess all options. As such, the City proposes June 1, 2017 for the submission of its Recovery Plan. The Honorable Carolyn Flowers The Honorable Leslie Rogers June 24, 2016 Page Two A June 1, 2017 date will provide the City the time it needs to more fully develop and cost Project options based not only on the resources available today, but resources the City intends to aggressively pursue between now and the first half of CY2017. It is the City?s unwavering commitment to rail that drives our request for more time to submit a Recovery Plan that is thorough, achievable and, frankly, honors our commitment. Assurance of Proiect Proqress - Work Plan To assure you our request to submit the City?s Recovery Plan by mid-2017 in no way adversely affects our continued progress on the Project, please find the City?s Project Work Plan through mid-2017 attached hereto. In closing, thank you Administrator Flowers and Regional Administrator Rogers for your continued willingness to work with the City on a plan to complete the Honolulu Rail Transit Project and provide safe, effective and affordable mass transportation services to our communities on Oahu. Sincerely. w. Kirk Caldwell Mayor Attachment cc. Ms. Colleen Hanabusa, Chainrvoman, HART Board of Directors HART Board of Directors Mr. Dan Grabauskas, Executive Director Honorable Ernest Y. Martin, Chair and Presiding Officer and Members Honorable David lge, Governor Honorable Brian Schatz, US. Senator Honorable Mazie Hirono, US. Senator Honorable Tulsi Gabbard, US. Representative Honorable Mark Takai, US. Representative Honorable Ron Kouchi, State Senate President Honorable Joseph Souki, State House Speaker The Honorable Carolyn Flowers The Honorable Leslie Rogers June 24, 2016 WORK PLAN - Complete construction of West Side Stations and Guideway (East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium) to have interim service beginning in 2021. Continue land acquisition activities necessary for Dillingham Boulevard to enable an advanced utility relocation and road widening project. On-going - Continue potholing and other pre-construction activities in support of design completion and reduce any further construction risks. On-going Continue with completion of design for utility relocation work on the City Center Guideway and Stations alignment including underground of 138 KV. On-going Continue outreach to community and businesses along City Center Guideway Stations alignment route. On-going Award Airport Guideway and Stations contract. 03 2016. Complete installation and testing of signaling equipment in the Yard and Yard Control Bungalow. Q4 2016 - Complete Testing and Commissioning of Traction Power Substations at Yard TPSS and Waipahu TPSS. Q4 2016 - Complete Static testing of Train 1. Q4 2016 - Begin Train Signaling and Communications cable installation on Guideway. Q4 2016 - Complete power cabling installation on Train test track between Waipahu Station and West Loch Station. Q1 2017 - Receive second train at Rail Operations Center. 01 2017 - Begin Train testing in Yard on Yard Test Track. 01 2017 - Begin Train testing on Guideway. 02 2017 - Potentially issue an advance utility relocation and roadway widening contract for the Dillingham segment. 02 2017