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CALLED TO ORDER at 10:35 a.m.

ROLL CALL 

Members Present                            Members Absent
Nora Campos, Vice Chairperson        None
Cindy Chavez
Dennis Kennedy
Liz Kniss, Chairperson 

Alternates Present                          Alternates Absent
None                                                  Pete McHugh
                                                           Al Pinheiro
                                                           Ken Yeager     

* Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member.                                                           

A quorum was present.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

ORDERS OF THE DAY           

There were no Orders of the Day.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approved the Minutes of December 15, 2005.

Reviewed the Programmed Projects Quarterly Monitoring Report for October to December 2005. 

Reviewed the Monthly Legislative Report for December 2005.

REGULAR AGENDA

Elected Member Campos as Vice Chairperson for 2006. 

(Deferred to February or March 2006 CMPP Meeting)

Approve recommendations and next steps to achieve litter control standards and to improve litter countywide conditions as described in the Freeway Litter Control and Landscape Maintenance Program. 

Reviewed and forwarded the Recommended VTA scenario to the VTA Board of Directors. 

Expressed concern on the timeline of the Santa Clara/Alum Rock (Downtown East Valley Light Rail) project.

Inquired whether the annual evaluation is appropriate and further inquired if it would make more sense to look at projections in a bi-annual process.  Commented that VTA should consider strategies that allow the Board of Directors to look at details in a deeper level bi-annually versus annually. 

Noted that this measure should incorporate expressway projects, pavement management, and increased service to disabled and seniors.

OTHER ITEMS

Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.

Committee Staff Report

There was no Committee Staff Report.

Chairperson’s Report

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

Determined Consent Agenda for February 2, 2006 Board of Directors Meeting.

CONSENT: None

REGULAR:  None

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

ADJOURNED at 12:13 p.m.