"San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton, who sits on Caltrain's board, wants Caltrain to work "step by step toward becoming an independent regional agency," he said in a memo to fellow board members last month. The Caltrain board includes three members each from San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties - the three counties where the rail service operates."
"In response, SamTrans' lawyer fired off a letter to Caltrain's lawyer, warning Caltrain of a potential breach of contract if it tried to boot SamTrans as its managing agency. Attempting to do so would be "an extraordinary act of bad faith," said the letter from James Wagstaffe of law firm Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green. Past agreements among the agencies state that SamTrans can remain Caltrain's managing agency "so long as it desires," the letter said."
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton seeks for Caltrain to move step by step toward becoming an independent regional agency and said he would withhold further San Francisco funding until the board resumes meaningful work on governance. Caltrain has some employees and an executive director, but SamTrans remains the managing agency and handles much of operations. SamTrans lawyers sent a letter warning that removing SamTrans as managing agency could constitute a breach of contract and called such an attempt "an extraordinary act of bad faith," citing agreements that let SamTrans remain as managing agency. The Caltrain board will address the letter in closed session and Walton's proposal in open session.
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