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Policy Advisory Committee

October 11, 2007
4:00 PM

Conference Room B-104
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
3331 North First Street
San Jose, California

Agenda

1.

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

  
2.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

  
3.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: This portion of the agenda is reserved for persons desiring to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda.  Speakers are limited to 2 minutes.  The law does not permit Committee action or extended discussion on any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances.  If Committee action is requested, the matter can be placed on a subsequent agenda.  All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing.

  
4.

Receive Committee Staff Report.  (Verbal Report)  (Lawson)

  • VTA Board Chairperson Report.   (Verbal Report) (Chu)
  
5.

Receive Chairperson’s Report.   (Verbal Report)  (Moylan)

  
6.

Receive City Grouping Report.  (Verbal Report)  (Committee)

  

BUSINESS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS/

 

  

CONSENT

  
7.

Approve Minutes of August 9, 2007.

  

REGULAR

  
8.

ReceiveVTA’s Financial Update.   (Mikolajczyk)

  
9.

Approve the following amendments to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) bylaws requested by the PAC and incorporate modifications approved in concept by the Board of Directors: 1) Section 5.4 to change the quorum requirement from majority of total authorized membership to majority of total appointed members or seven, whichever is greater; 2) Section 5.4 to change the voting requirement to permit a majority of the quorum to pass an item, provided that if the number of votes approving any recommendation is less than the quorum, then the minutes of the meeting shall contain a notation that the item was passed by less than a majority of the total appointed membership; and 3) Section 4.1 to require that the PAC Chairperson shall indicate during his/her verbal report to the Board when the number of votes approving any recommendation is less than a quorum.   (Lawson)

  
10.

Receive Regional Transportation Plan/Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2030 Briefing.   (Ristow)

  
11.

Review theABAG Focus Our Vision Priority Development Areas (PDA).           (Ristow)

  
12.

Receive a presentation on the Local Transportation Needs & Priorities:    Los Gatos.  (Verbal Report) (Glickman)

  

OTHER

  
13.

Review   the Committee Work Plan.  (Lawson)

  
14.

Announcements

  
15.

ADJOURN

  

NOTE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In order to establish a quorum for this meeting, members are asked to call the Office of the Board Secretary (408) 321-5680 or E-mail: board.secretary@vta.org before 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting. Thank you for your cooperation.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), those requiring accommodations or accessible media for this meeting should notify the Board Secretary’s Office 48 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 321-5680 or e-mail: board.secretary@vta.org, TDD (408) 321-2330. VTA’s Homepage is located on the Web at: http://www.vta.org