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Administration and Finance Committee

Thursday, March 20, 2003
12:00 p.m.

City of San Jose
801 North First Street - Room 204
San Jose, California

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
 
2. 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.
  
3. ORDERS OF THE DAY
  

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Approve the Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2003.
  
5. Receive and file the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the month of January 2003.  (Buhrer)
  
6. Receive and file the Quarterly Purchasing Report.  (Buhrer)
  
7. Receive and file the Contractor Pre-Qualification Pilot Program Monthly Report.  (Buhrer)
  
8. Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Reports.  (Evans)
  
9. Receive and file the SCVTA/ATU Pension Plan Annual Report.  (Rosenquist)
  
10. Authorize the General Manager to submit a revised grant application to reprogram Federal Fiscal Year 2003 Sec. 5309 Fixed Guideway funds from the Guadalupe Light Rail Station Platform Retrofit project to the Vasona Corridor Light Rail project.  (Buhrer)
  
11. Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with URS Corporation (URS) for preliminary engineering, environmental clearance and final design of the I-880/Coleman Avenue Interchange Project, increasing the approved contract by $800,000 for a new total contract value not to exceed $7,739,322.  (Evanhoe)
  
12. Authorize the General Manager to execute Cooperative Agreements with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), covering right-of-way activities and construction of the I-880/Coleman Avenue Interchange Project.  (Evanhoe)
  
13. Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (Biggs Cardosa) to include final design services for the Route 152/156 Interchange Project, increasing the approved contract value by $2,635,000 for a new total contract value not to exceed $2,898,151 and to extend the term of the contract to April 3, 2006.  (Evanhoe)
  

REGULAR AGENDA

14. Adopt a support position for AB 557 (Lowenthal) Yield to transit buses, AB 839 (Salinas) Public transit video recordings, ACA 9 (Levine) Local government taxation, SCA 2 (Torlakson) Local transportation taxes and SB 760 (Scott) Lease/leaseback transactions. (Evans)
  
15. Adopt a support position for AB 813 (Salinas) Farebox recovery ratios and SCA 7 (Murray) Loans of transportation funds.  (Evans)
  

OTHER ITEMS

16. Receive and file the Summary of Financing/Budget Savings related to Long Term Debt Obligations.  (Buhrer)
  
17. Discuss Proposed Transit and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Fare Modifications for implementation August 1, 2003.  (Buhrer)
  
18. Review Committee Work Plan.  (Buhrer)
  
19. Committee Staff Report  (Buhrer)
  
20. Chairpersons Report  (Williams)
  
21. Determine Consent Agenda for the April 3, 2003 Board Meeting.
  
22. Announcements
  
23. 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