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Administration and Finance Committee

Thursday, August 19, 2004
12:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION

Room 106 E
City of San Jose
801 North First Street
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 Regular Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2004.

  
5.

Approve the Committee of the Whole Meeting Record of July 14, 2004.

  
6.

Receive and file the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the month of June 2004 and quarter ending June 2004.   (Contreras)

  
7.

Receive and file the Quarterly Purchasing Report.   (Contreras)

  
8.

Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Reports.   (Evans)

  
9.

Receive and file the Fourth Quarter and FY 2004 Year-End Report of Public Liability/Property Damage and Owners Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) Claims Activity.   (Evleth)

  
10.

Receive and file the Fourth Quarter and FY 2004 Year-End Report of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) Claims Activity.   (Evleth)

  
11.

Receive and file the Annual Renewal of Property and Casualty Insurance Coverage.   (Evleth)

  
12.

Ratify the appointment of Richard Swent to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) representing the City of Palo Alto for the term ending June 30, 2006.   (Gonot)

  
13.

Ratify the appointment of Roberta H. Hughan to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) position representing the County of Santa Clara.   (Gonot)

  
14.

Adopt the amended Appendix of Designated Positions and Disclosure Categories of the Conflict on Interest Code for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and direct the Board Secretary to forward the revised list of designated positions to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for approval.   (Weymouth)

  
15.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for construction of the Route 152 Improvements Highway Planting and Irrigation Project, a 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program (MBTIP) project.   (Collins)

  
16.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Mark Thomas & Co. for services in support of the Route 880 Widening Project, increasing the approved contract value by $100,000 for a new total value not to exceed $5,408,860.   (Gonot)

  
17.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Parsons Transportation Group for final design of the Route 237/880 Interchange Project, increasing the approved contract value by $119,848 for a new total contract value not to exceed $5,526,187.   (Gonot)

  
18.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Rajappan & Meyer for final design and design support during construction of the Route 85/101 South Interchange Project, increasing the approved contract value by $224,990 for a new total contract value not to exceed $6,661,203, and extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2005.   (Gonot)

  
19.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with HMH, Inc. for final design and design support during construction of the Route 152 Project, increasing the approved contract value by $191,288 for a new total contract value not to exceed $3,438,040.   (Gonot)

  
20.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the VTA FY 2005 Capital Budget to add the US 101 Operational Improvement Projects in the amount of $50 million; and to execute cooperative agreements with the City of San Jose and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) necessary to implement the projects.   (Gonot)

  

REGULAR AGENDA

21.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Karen Antion Consulting, LLC to implement the Technology Strategic Plan, to stabilize the Technology Management Structure, and to provide external review and recommendations to stabilize the Technology Department service delivery model for an additional amount of $200,000 and new total contract amount of $500,000; and extend the contract through June 30, 2005.   (Evleth)

  
22.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Business Information Solutions LLC (BIS) for an amount not to exceed $372,100 for a period of two years to implement SAP’s Strategic Enterprise Manager (SEM) product at VTA, comprised of a Corporate Performance Monitor Module (Management Cockpit) and a Business Planning and Simulation Module (Budgeting and Planning) for budget development.   (Contreras)

  
23.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for construction of the Route 87 (North) HOV Project, a Valley Transportation Plan 2020 project.   This contract is 100 percent federally funded.   (Collins)

  
24.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Viacom Outdoor Inc. to sell, display and manage the advertising program on VTA Bus and Light Rail vehicles for a five-year term beginning on January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2009.   (Gonot)

  
25.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Burson-Marsteller for community outreach, public education, and marketing services, for an amount not to exceed $7,700,000.  The contract will be for an initial three-uear period with two optional one-year extensions.  (Gonot) 

  

OTHER ITEMS

26.

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Evleth)

  
27.

Committee Staff Report   (Evleth)

  
28.

Chairpersons Report   (Williams)

  
29.

Determine Consent Agenda for the September 2, 2004 Board Meeting.

  
30.

Announcements

  
31. 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.

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