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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.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

CONSENT AGENDA

Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2005.

Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2005.

Receive and file the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the Month of March 2005 and quarter ending March 2005.   (Contreras)

Receive and file the Quarterly Purchasing Report.   (Contreras)

Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Report for April 2005.   (Evans)

Receive and file the Third Quarter FY 2005 Report of Public Liability/Property Damage and Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) Claims Activity.   (Evleth)

Receive and file the Third Quarter FY 2005 Report of Workers’ Compensation, Transitional Work Program, and Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) Claims Activity.   (Evleth)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Viscom Products to provide and install video surveillance systems on 80 light rail vehicles and provide maintenance for three years, with an option to extend the contract on an annual basis for two additional years of maintenance.   This contract is in the amount of $1,483,144 for the first three years and $192,400 for two additional years of maintenance.   (Evleth)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Motorola Inc. to provide radio communication system maintenance services for three years, with an option to extend the contract on an annual basis for two additional years.   This contract is in the amount of $177,000 for the first year; $184,000 for the second year; $191,000 for the third year; $199,000 for the fourth year; and $207,000 for the fifth year, for a total contract value in the amount of $958,000 over a five year period.   (Evleth)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract amendment with Modis, Inc to implement SAP’s Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) product at VTA, in the amount of $569,250 for three years, increasing the current contract authority to $869,250.   (Evleth)

Adopt a support position for the following bills: AB 948 (Oropeza) – Allows a public transit operator to use design-build contracting for a capital maintenance or capacity – enhancing rail transit project if the project exceeds $25 million in cost, rather than
$50 million as is the case in existing law; AB 1266 (Niello) – Generally allows Caltrans to award contracts for state highway projects using design-sequencing if certain requirements are met; AB 1462 (Torrico) – Allows the sale of excess property related to the Highway 84 Project through Fremont and Union City in Alameda County to be used to fund improvements to I-880 interchanges at Mission Boulevard and Warren Avenue; AB 1702 (Frommer) – Transfers $500 million in proceeds generated from the issuance of $15 billion in economic recovery bonds from the General Fund to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund to be used for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) projects; SB 275 (Torlakson) – Requires the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to update its 10-year needs assessment of the state’s transportation system; SB 523 (Torlakson) – Makes changes to existing law to maintain the amount to be transferred monthly from the Highway Users Tax Account to the Bicycle Transportation Account at $600,000; and SCA 7 (Torlakson) – Calls for placing before the voters of the state an amendment California Constitution that would extend the existing constitutional protections for loans made from the State Highway Account or the Public Transportation Account to the General Fund to loans made from these two accounts to any other state fund or account.   (Evans)

Consider amending the bylaws for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC),
Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) to require a vote of the majority of the total membership to pass an item, as requested by the Board of Directors.   This requires the Board to rescind its March 4, 2004 action approving an amendment to permit a majority of the quorum to pass an item.   (Gonot)

Approve the use of Local Program Reserve (LPR) funds in the amount of $400,000 for the Route 25 Safety Project; and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with URS Corporation for final design services for the project for a total value not to exceed $400,000.   (Gonot)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a cooperative agreement with the
City of San Jose that specifies the funding and project development responsibilities for the following Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2030 Highway Projects, and approve adding these projects to the VTA Capital Budget: I-280/I-880/Stevens Creek Boulevard Interchange; U.S. 101/North 4^th Street/Zanker Road Interchange; U.S. 101/Trimble Road/De La Cruz Avenue Interchange; and U.S. 101/Mabury Road Interchange.   (Gonot)

Adopt a resolution authorizing filing of applications for Transportation Fund for Clean Air Regional funds to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and authorize the General Manager to execute the Funding Agreements upon receipt from BAAQMD.   (Gonot)

Authorize the General Manager to execute eight signboard lease agreements with
Clear Channel Outdoor to allow for placement of billboards on VTA property for an initial term of five years each, plus five additional one-year extensions, at a rate of $1,500 per year for single-faced signs and $3,000 per year for double-faced signs.   This agreement is subject to termination by VTA on 90 days’ written notice to accommodate transportation uses, or a sale, lease or transfer of the property.   (Gonot)

Approve VTA funding of Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) commuter rail service in the amount of $3.6 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 – 2006 and $3.705 million in
FY 2006 - 07.   (Sharpless)

REGULAR AGENDA

Approve $14,819,000 for Fiscal year (FY) 2005 – 06 and $15,263, 000 for FY 2006 – 07 to provide VTA’s share of Caltrain operating support; and $2.66 million for
FY 2005 – 06 and $2.18 million for FY 2006 – 2007 as VTA ‘s share of the local matching funds required for Caltrain’s Capital Budgets for these two fiscal years.   (Sharpless)

Receive public comment and recommend the VTA Board of Directors adopt a resolution approving the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Recommended Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.   (Contreras)

Authorize the General Manager to execute potential contract change orders with
FCI Constructors/Pavex Joint Venture for construction of the Route 85/101 North Interchange within an increased contract amount of $62,400,000, an increase of 4 percent, or $2,296,225 over the current level of authority.   (Collins)

Approve the following list of Prime and Technical Consultants: Economic Research Associates (ERA); Economic and Planning Systems (EPS); Williams-Kuelbelbeck & Associates, Inc.; BAE Urban Economics, Inc.; Strategic Economics; and David M. Dornbusch & Company, Inc., which will be valid for a five-year period; and authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts to perform economic, financial and market services for the 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program and VTA Joint Development Programs with the following firms as funds become available for each project.   Each contract will be for a maximum three-year period with an option for two additional years with a total value not to exceed $3,000,000 for all  agreements.   (Gonot)

Approve the following list of Prime Consultants: Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT), Solomon; Bottomly Associates; HOK Planning Group; Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB) Placemaking; and the following list of Technical Consultants: ROMA Design Group; Community Design + Architecture (CD+A); Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP; Robin Chiang & Company; Field Paoli Architects; Dyett & Bhatia; Freedman, Tung & Bottomley; PGA Design, which will be valid for a five-year period, and authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts to perform urban design and transit-oriented land-use services for the 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program and VTA Joint Development Programs with the following firms as funds become available for each project.   Each contract will be for a maximum three-year period with an option for two additional years with a total value not to exceed $5,000,000 for all agreements.   (Gonot)

OTHER ITEMS

Receive and file the Draft 1996 Measure B Program Revenue and Expenditure Plan for FY 2006.   (Collins/Gonot)

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Evleth)

Committee Staff Report   (Evleth)

Chairperson’s Report   (Williams)

Determine Consent Agenda for the June 2, 2005 Board Meeting.

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