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Congestion Management Program and Planning

Thursday, February 17, 2005
10:30 AM

San Jose City Hall
801 North First Street - Room #106-E
San Jose, California

Summary Minutes

1. CALLED TO ORDER at 10:32 a.m.

ROLL CALL 

Members Present                              Members Absent
Nora Campos                                         None
Cindy Chavez, Chairperson
Dean Chu, Vice Chairperson
Liz Kniss

Alternates Present                             Alternates Absent
None                                                      Breene Kerr
                                                               Pete McHugh
                                                               Ken Yeager

A quorum was present.

  
2. OATH OF OFFICE

Jacqueline F. Golzio, Board Assistant, administered the Oath of Office to Board of Supervisors Member Liz Kniss, representing Group 5.

  
3. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

  
4. ORDERS OF THE DAY

There were no Orders of the Day.

  

CONSENT AGENDA

5.

Approved the Minutes of December 16, 2004.

  
6.

Received and filed the Monthly Legislative Report.

  

REGULAR AGENDA

7.

Elected Member Chu as Vice Chairperson Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee.

  
8.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the programming of $35,400 in Local Program Reserve (LPR) funds for the City of Monte Sereno’s Local Streets and Roads Rehabilitation Program; and authorize the General Manager to enter into a funding agreement with the City of Monte Sereno.

  
9.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the 2004 Monitoring and Conformance Findings.

  
10.

Received and filed  Programmed Projects Quarterly Monitoring Report for October to December 2004.

  
11.

Received and filed Proactive Congestion Management Program Reviewed and Approved Projects Quarterly Status Report October through December 2004.

  

OTHER ITEMS

12.

Requested a comparison of the current paratransit eligibility process for the staff-recommended changes and cost information associated with the current eligibility program.

Reviewed and commented on the recommended modifications to the Eligibility Certification Process.

  
13.

Reviewed Committee Work Plan.

  
14.

Committee Staff Report

Heard a report, highlighting: 1) introduction of Bernice Alaniz, the new Deputy Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, 2) received brief summary of the Long-Term Transit Capital Investment Program.

  
15.

Chairperson’s Report 

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

  
16.

Determined Consent Agenda for the March 3, 2005 Board of Directors Meeting

CONSENT:   Agenda Item #8., Recommend the programming of $35,400 in Local Program Reserve (LPR) funds for the City of Monte Sereno’s Local Streets and Roads Rehabilitation Program; and authorize the General Manager to enter into a funding agreement with the City of Monte Sereno, and Agenda Item #9., Approve the 2004 Monitoring and Conformance Findings.

REGULAR:   None

  
17.

Announcements

Announced that the Congestion Management Program and Planning Committee Meeting April meeting is scheduled for April 21, 2005.

  
18.

ADJOURNED at 11:25 a.m.