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ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION               

Conference with Labor Negotiators

[Government Code Section 54957.6]

VTA Designated Representatives:

Jerry Mikolajczyk, Chief Financial Officer

Bill Lopez, Chief Administrative Officer

Robert Escobar, Manager, Office of Employee Relations

Employee Organization:

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Elect a Vice Chairperson for 2008.   (Lawson)

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.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2007.

Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 17, 2008.

Review the Quarterly Purchasing Report.   (J. Smith)

Review the Second Quarter FY 2008 Report of Worker’s Compensation Claims and Transitional Work Program.   (J. Smith)

Review the Second Quarter FY 2008 Report of Public Liability/Property Damage Claims Activity.   (J. Smith)

Review the Monthly Legislative History Matrix.  (Evans)

Matrix

REGULAR

Review and accept the Fiscal Year 2008 Quarterly Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the period ending December 31, 2007.   (J. Smith)

Review and accept the audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Pension Plan Report for Fiscal Year 2007.   (J. Smith)

Review the Report on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Investments for the Month.  (J. Smith)

Authorize VTA to sponsor legislation to memorialize a number of the key recommendations form the Organizational and Financial Assessment in the agency’s enabling statues.   (Evans)

Adopt a support position for AB 1221 (Ma), which allows local officials to divert property tax increment revenues to pay for new bonds for infrastructure within transit village development districts.   (Evans)

Adopt a support position for AB 387 (Duvall), which expands existing design-build authority for public transit agencies by allowing them to use this method of procurement for technology or surveillance projects designed to enhance transit safety, disaster preparedness or homeland security efforts.   (Evans)

Authorize the General Manager to execute the CALNET II Agreement with AT&T to take advantage of the favorable pricing that the State of California has negotiated for voice and data services (a variety of telephone, internet, and intranet services).   Over the length of the five year agreement, along with options for two one-year extensions, it is estimated that the VTA would expend $3 million for these services.  The cost and services covered in this contract were approved in the fiscal year 2008 and 2009 adopted budgets.  (Lopez)

Authorize the General Manager to increase the contract authority for technology general consulting services by the amount of $3.2 million for a new total contract authority of $9.6 million.   This additional contract authority is within the Biennial FY08 and FY09 approved budgets for the purpose of implementing approved projects, such as the SAP Software Upgrade, VTA Property Acquisition Tracking System, VTA Customer Mailing Information, Trapeze Comprehensive Analysis, Server Replacement, Core Switch Upgrade, and the EDMS Study.   Additionally, the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) is using this contract authority for its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) related projects such as Business Signals and Ramp Metering.  (Lopez)

OTHER ITEMS

Items of Concern and Referral to Administration

Review Committee Work Plan.  (Lawson)

Committee Staff Report (Lawson)

Chairperson’s Report (Williams)

Determine Consent Agenda for the March 6, 2008 Board Meeting.

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