Administration and Finance Committee
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATEWednesday, April 14, 2004
12:00 PM
City of San Jose
801 North First Street - Room 204
San Jose, California
Agenda
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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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.
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ORDERS OF THE DAY
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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Approve the Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2004.
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Receive and file the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the month of February 2004. (Rosenquist)
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Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Reports. (Evans)
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Adopt a support position for AB 392 (Montanez), which codifies a Caltrans policy to provide equal funding for the Environmental Justice and Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant Programs. (Evans)
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Adopt a support position for AB 1320 (Dutra), which authorizes a city or county to prepare plans for a transit village development district that demonstrates any 5 of 13 specific public benefits listed in current law, rather than all 13 benefits. (Evans)
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Adopt a support position for AB 2471 (Longville), which requires the Office of the Legislative Analyst to conduct a study of the costs to public transit operators of providing service to new housing developments of more than 150 units. (Evans)
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Authorize the General Manager to purchase insurance coverage for Excess Liability, General and Auto Liability, Public Officials Errors and Omission Liability, Property/Boiler and Machinery, Inland Marine for Buses, Vans and Mobile Equipment, Inland Marine for Light Rail Vehicles, and Flood exposures, for the annual Operations Program insurance renewal for an amount not to exceed $1,700,000. (Evleth)
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Authorize the purchase of a ten-month policy extension from TIG Insurance Company and AIU Insurance Company, for Workers Compensation, General Liability Insurance and RRPLI coverage for the Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) for Rail Construction Projects for the policy period from July 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005, for an amount not to exceed $597,918. With this extension the total premiums paid for these policies is $4,398,078. (Evleth)
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the filing of an annual claim to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for allocation of FY 2004 2005 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State Transit Assistance (STA) funds. (Rosenquist)
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the filing and execution of grants with the California Department of Transportation for funding under the Federal Transit Administration Section 5311 (49 USC Section 5311) Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program. (Rosenquist)
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Adopt a resolution amending the fare structure for paratransit services to defer until
July 1, 2005 the Service Area Surcharge for service to or from locations within Gilroy, Morgan Hill, or unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County south of Cochran Road. (Tucker)
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REGULAR AGENDA |
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Adopt a support position for ACA 21 (Bogh), ACA 24 (Dutra) and ACA 29 (Harman), which would change the California Constitution to make it more difficult for the Legislature to suspend or borrow money from Proposition 42. (Evans)
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Adopt a support position for SB 1443 (Murray), which requires gas tax revenues that are deposited in the State Highway Account for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) or the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP), or in the Highway Users Tax Account for local street and road repairs to be continuously appropriated and available for expenditure regardless of whether the Legislature has passed a budget for the new fiscal year. (Evans)
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Adopt an oppose position for SB 1759 (Denham), which deletes the requirement in existing law that revenues deposited in the State Highway Account that are not subject to Article XIX of the California Constitution are to be transferred to the Public Transportation Account. (Evans)
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Pending the outcome of public comment, recommend that the Board: 1. Certify that the Initial Study for the River Oaks Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project (Project): a. Meets the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); b. Represents the independent judgment of VTA as Lead Agency; and c. Was presented to the Board of Directors and that they reviewed and considered it.; 2. Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration based on consideration of the Initial Study, comments received and responses to those comments; 3. Adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
4. Approve the Project. (Gonot)
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Review and comment on the proposed transit and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) fare modifications for implementation January 1, 2005. (Rosenquist)
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Receive and file an update on Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Program and Related Fleet Emission Reduction Initiatives. (Tucker)
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Review Committee Work Plan. (Evleth)
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Committee Staff Report (Evleth)
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Chairpersons Report (Williams)
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Determine Consent Agenda for the May 6, 2004 Board Meeting.
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Announcements
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ADJOURN
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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
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