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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Conference with Real Property Negotiator

[Government Code 54956.8]

Property:    Block bounded by North First Street, North Market Street,

Santa Clara Streetand West St. John Street (Mitchell Block) located in downtown San Jose.

Negotiators for VTA:     Jerry Mikolajczyk, Chief Financial Officer

Roberta Notrangelo, Manager of Real Estate                                          

Negotiating parties:        Jeffrey S. Kuhn, Managing Principal, Financial Leadership Group, LLC

                         William T. Brooks, Attorney at Law, Brooks & Hess

                         John H. Blake, Attorney at Law, Hannig Law Firm

Under negotiation:   Price and terms of payment.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

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 16, 2007.

Review the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the Month of August 2007.  (Mikolajczyk)

Review the Fiscal Year 2007 Quarterly Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the period ending June 30, 2007.  (Mikolajczyk)

Review the Annual Swap Report for Period Ending June 30, 2007.  (Mikolajczyk)

Review the Annual Renewal of Property and Casualty Insurance Coverage.  (Mikolajczyk)

Review the Measure A Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2007 Series A.  (Mikolajczyk)

Review the Monthly Legislative History Matrix.  (Evans)

Review the 2007 Quarterly Attendance Report.  (Marinos)

Adopt a resolution authorizing the filing and execution of grants with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for funding under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program.  (Ristow)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a five-year lease agreement with an option for year-to-year extensions thereafter, with T-Mobile USA, Inc. (dba Omnipoint Communications, Inc.) to lease a wireless telecommunications site from VTA starting at $2,500 a month for the first year plus three percent annual increases thereafter.   (Ristow)

REGULAR AGENDA

Augment the total value of contracts permitted under the previously approved Transportation Planning and Mass Transit Studies on-call list from $2,500,000 to $6,000,000 and authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts to perform transit planning services.   (Gonot)

Authorize the General Manger to execute a contract with AECOM Consult, Inc. (AECOM) in the not-to-exceed amount of $610,000 for financial planning services related to FTA New Starts program funding for the Silicon Valley Rapid Transit (SVRT) Project.  (Gonot)

Authorize the General Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the
County of Santa Clara in the amount of $118,400 per year.  This contract would enable VTA to provide Eco Pass type passes at a price of $60 per pass per year, for up to 1,850 passes to be issued each quarter, for a fixed annual price of $111,000 plus card issuance expenses of up to $7,400 per year.  These passes would be made available to the homeless population in Santa Clara County effective January 2008.  (Mikolajczyk)

Continue VTA’s existing practice to sell Youth Monthly Passes to school districts and other entities at prices established by the Board of Directors.  Direct staff to continue the practice of working with school districts and cities to market VTA’s fare media and services to the youth.  (Mikolajczyk) 

Retain the resolution establishing rates and fares for VTA adopted by the Board of Directors on June 7, 2007.  (Mikolajczyk) 

Retain the resolution establishing rates and fares for VTA adopted by the Board of Directors on June 7, 2007.  (Mikolajczyk) 

Authorize the General Manager for the Freight Railroad Relocation and Lower Berryessa Creek Project to execute: 1) Real property purchase agreements where the purchase price equals VTA’s statutory offer of just compensation based upon an approved appraisal, or where the negotiated purchase price does not exceed $100,000; and 2) Possession and use agreements allowing immediate access for VTA to construct the Project prior to agreement on the purchase price.  (Ristow)

Authorize the General Manager for the Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project to execute: 1) Real property purchase agreements where the purchase price equals VTA’s statutory offer of just compensation based upon an approved appraisal, or where the negotiated purchase price does not exceed $100,000; and 2) Possession and use agreements allowing immediate access for VTA to construct the Project prior to agreement on the purchase price.  (Ristow)

Approve the budget and cost allocation for the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan.  (Ristow)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a Construction Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) covering the construction of the Route 87 Highway Planting Project; and authorize an increase to the current
VTP 2030 Highway Improvement Program Capital Budget appropriation for
fiscal year 2008 from $4,196,000 to $4,620,000.  (Collins)

Adopt proposed Permit Fee Schedules increasing the fees to be collected for Restricted Access Permits and Construction Access Permits.  (Collins)

OTHER ITEMS

Items of Concern and Referral to Administration

Review Committee Work Plan.  (Lawson)

Committee Staff Report   (Lawson)

Chairperson’s Report   (Kerr)

Determine Consent Agenda for the November 1, 2007 Board Meeting.

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