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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 December 15, 2005.

Review the Monthly Legislative Report for December 2005.   (Evans)

Approve the appointment of Agnews Developmental Center to the Committee for Transit Accessibility (CTA) for a two-year term.   (Marinos)

Approve the appointment to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for a two-year term.   (Gonot)

REGULAR AGENDA

Elect a Vice Chairperson for 2006.   (Marinos)

Review the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the Month of November 2005.   (Contreras)

Authorize the General Manager to execute service agreements for Financial Advisory Services with the following firms: 1) Ross Financial, San Francisco, CA – debt/financial advice, 2) Bond Logistix LLC, San Francisco, CA – arbitrage rebate calculations, 3) CDR Financial Products, Beverly Hills, CA – interest rate swap advisory services, and 4) Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., San Francisco, CA – cost allocation, and business process review.   Each contract will be for a three-year period with two, one-year options.   If VTA should choose to exercise these one-year options, staff will return to the Board for approval for each one-year option.  The aggregate value of all four agreements will not exceed $500,000 per year, or $1,500,000 over the three-year period.  (Contreras)

Authorize the General Manager to enter into a $3.9 million cooperative funding agreement with the Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA) related to the
I-880/Mission Boulevard Interchange Project.   Under the proposed agreement,
VTA would complete preliminary engineering for new Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) facilities and related improvements that are necessary for the widening of Mission Boulevard in Fremont and for the grade separation of Warren Avenue.   (Collins)

Authorize the General Manager to amend an existing agreement with HNTB Corporation in an amount not to exceed $3,900,000 for a new total contract amount of $23,900,000 for preliminary engineering services related to a Cooperative Funding Agreement with the Alameda County Transportation Authority.   (Collins)

Approve the 2006 State Legislative Program for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).   (Evans)

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Brian Kangas Foulk for final design and design support services during construction for the State Route 87 South HOV Lane Widening Project, increasing the approved contract value by $225,000 for a new contract value not to exceed $9,542,411.   (Gonot)

Adopt the attached resolution designating positions from which VTA’s appointees to the ATU Pension Plan Board of Pensions shall be made, and authorizing the General Manager to make those appointments.   (Burns)

Review and forward the Recommended VTA Scenario to the VTA Board of Directors.   (Collins)

OTHER ITEMS

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Lawson)

Committee Staff Report   (Lawson)

Chairperson’s Report   (Williams)

Determine Consent Agenda for the February 2, 2006 Board Meeting.

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