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Administration and Finance Committee

Thursday, January 20, 2005
12:00 PM

City of San Jose
801 North First Street Room 106-E
San Jose, California

Summary Minutes

1. CALLED TO ORDER at 12:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Members Present
David Casas, Vice Chairperson
Forrest Williams, Chairperson

Members Absent
Don Gage
Bob Livengood

Alternates Present
None

Alternates Absent
Dennis Kennedy
Breene Kerr

* Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member.

A quorum was not present and a Committee of the Whole was declared.
  
2.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

  
3.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

The Committee of the Whole deferred Agenda Item # 9., Elect a Vice Chairperson for 2005 to the February 17, 2005 Administration and Finance Committee Meeting.

The Committee of the Whole noted an updated memorandum on the Regular Agenda, Agenda Item # 10., Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $2,552,951 with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for construction of the Route 85/101 South Highway Planting project, a 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program (MBTIP) project.

The Committee of the Whole accepted Orders of the Day.

  

CONSENT AGENDA

4.

The Committee of the Whole deferred the Regular Meeting Minutes of
December 20, 2004.

  
5.

The Committee of the Whole received and filed the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the Month of November 2004.

  
6.

The Committee of the Whole received and filed the Monthly Legislative Reports.

  
7.

The Committee of the Whole approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Nolte Associates to perform preliminary engineering and design for the State Route 85 Noise Mitigation Project for a total contract value not to exceed $182,000.

  
8.

The Committee of the Whole approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Brian Kangas Foulk (BKF) for final design of the State Route 17 Corridor – Project E, increasing the approved contract value by $426,172 for a new total contract value not to exceed $1,142,762.

  

REGULAR AGENDA

9.

The Committee of the Whole deferred the election of a Vice Chairperson for 2005 to the February 17, 2005 Administration and Finance Committee Meeting.

  
10.

The Committee of the Whole approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $2,552,951 with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for construction of the Route 85/101 South Highway Planting project, a 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program (MBTIP) project.

  
11.

The Committee of the Whole approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $1,777,778 with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder for construction of the River Oaks Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project, a Valley Transportation Plan project.   Execution of the contract by the General Manager is conditioned upon the commitment of $235,000 in additional funding from the City of San Jose and the City of Santa Clara.

The Agenda was taken out of order.

  

OTHER ITEMS

12. The Committee of the Whole received the Progress Report on the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Demonstration Program.
  
13.

The Committee of the Whole received the FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report. 

  
14.

The Committee of the Whole reviewed Committee Work Plan.

  
15.

Committee Staff Report:   The Committee of the Whole heard a report noting a meeting room change at San Jose City Hall from Room 204 to Room 106-E for the remainder of the year for the Administration and Finance Committee.

  
16.

Chairperson’s Report:   The Committee of the Whole heard a report noted appreciation and thanked staff for their diligent work and added appreciation for the positive results from the FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report.

  
17.

Determine Consent Agenda for the February 3, 2005 Board Meeting

CONSENT:Agenda Item # 7., Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Nolte Associates to perform preliminary engineering and design for the State  Route 85 Noise Mitigation Project for a total contract value not to exceed $182,000; Agenda Item # 8., Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Brian Kangas Foulk (BKF) for final design of the State Route 17 Corridor – Project E, increasing the approved contract value by $426,172 for a new total contract value not to exceed $1,142,762; Agenda Item # 10., Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $2,552,951 with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for construction of the Route 85/101 South Highway Planting project, a 1996 Measure B Transportation Improvement Program (MBTIP) project; and Agenda Item # 11., Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $1,777,778 with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder for construction of the River Oaks Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Project, a Valley Transportation Plan project.  Execution of the contract by the General Manager is conditioned upon the commitment of $235,000 in additional funding from the City of San Jose and the City of Santa Clara.

REGULAR:   Agenda Item # 13., FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report.

  
18.

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

  
19.

ADJOURNED at 12:36 p.m.