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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 August 18, 2005.

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

Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Reports.   (Evans)

Receive and file the 2005 Quarterly Attendance Report.   (Weymouth)

Authorize the General Manager to extend the contract with Hayden J. Lee Consultants, Inc. (HJL Consultants) to perform Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification services, contract monitoring, and compliance services associated with DBE participation on VTA contracts for an additional three years in the amount of $130,000 per year, for a total contract amount of $749,000.   (Contreras/Smith)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a Planning Agreement with the County of Santa Clara, the City of San Jose, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Local Partners) and wildlife agencies and to execute Non-Voting Partner Agreements with the Cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill for the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (Conservation Plan).   (Gonot)

REGULAR AGENDA

Authorize the General Manager to renew benefit contracts with Kaiser, PacifiCare, Valley Health Plan, Delta, Pacific Union Dental, Vision Service Plan, and Custom Benefits Administrators for VTA employees and retirees for calendar year 2006.   (Evleth)

Authorize the General Manager to amend the existing agreement with Verint Video Solutions (formerly Loronix Information Systems) to upgrade Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) on 326 buses and provide maintenance for three years, with an option to extend the maintenance contract on an annual basis for two additional years, increasing the total contract to $2,459,161.   This amendment to the contract will not exceed $772,900 for the first three years and $630,100 for two additional years of maintenance.   (Evleth)

Approve the following list of consultants, which will be valid for five years and authorize the General Manager to enter into task order contracts for technology consulting and support services with each.   Each contract will be for a maximum three-year period, with an option for two additional years with a total contract value not to exceed $3,000,000 for all agreements.   Selected firms are: AIM Training Solutions/Executrain; Booz Allen Hamilton; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Ciber, Inc; CMC Americas, Inc.; DKS Associates; ETouch Systems Corporation; General Networks, Corporation; Lamoreaux-McLendon; Macro Corporation; MyITGroup; Parsons Brinkerhoff Consulting, Inc.; Rapidigm, Inc.; Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc.; Unisys; and Zag Technical Services.  (Evleth)

Approve the consultant contract with Economic Research Associates (ERA) to analyze joint development opportunities at future BART stations in Santa Clara County.   The contract will be for a maximum one-year period with a total value not to exceed $250,000.   (Gonot)

Approve the following list of six qualified consultants:   Connetics Transportation Group, Atlanta, GA; Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants, San Jose, CA; Hexagon Transportation Consultants, San Jose, CA; IBI Group, San Francisco, CA; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Oakland, CA; and Wilber Smith Associates, San Francisco, CA., which will be valid for a five-year period, and authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts to perform transportation planning and mass transit studies services for the 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program and VTA Joint Development Programs with the listed 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 $1,000,000 for all agreements.  (Gonot)

Approve the following list of eight qualified consultants: DKS Associates, San Jose, CA; Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants, San Jose, CA; Higgins Associates, Civil & Traffic Engineers, Gilroy, CA; International Parking Design, Inc., Oakland, CA; Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Kimley-Horn Associates, Oakland, CA; Walker Parking Consultants, San Francisco, CA; and Watry Design, Inc., Redwood City, CA, which will be valid for a five-year period, and authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts to perform parking demand, traffic impact and parking structure design services for the 2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program and the VTA Joint Development Program with the listed 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 $1,000,000 for all agreements.   (Gonot)

Authorize the General Manager to extend the contract with Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, Inc., for operation of the Tamien Child Care Center for two additional years, from October 23, 2005 to October 22, 2007 in the amount of $41,000.  (Gonot)

OTHER ITEMS

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Evleth)

Committee Staff Report   (Evleth)

Chairperson’s Report   (Williams)

Determine Consent Agenda for the September 29, 2005 Board Meeting.

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