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Congestion Management Program and Planning

Thursday, February 16, 2006
10:30 AM

Conference Room B-104
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
3331 North First Street
San Jose, California

Summary Minutes

1. CALLED TO ORDER at 10:40 AM

 ROLL CALL 

 Members Present   Members Absent
 Nora Campos, Vice Chairperson   Liz Kniss, Chairperson
 Cindy Chavez  
 Dennis Kennedy  
   
 Alternates Present  Alternates Absent
 Pete McHugh  Al Pinheiro
   Ken Yeager     

* Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member. 

A quorum was not present.

The Agenda was taken out of order.

  
4. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

  

REGULAR AGENDA

Members Chavez and Kennedy arrived at 10:40 AM and a quorum was declared.

  
10.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the scoring criteria to evaluate projects submitted to receive funding from the Lifeline Transportation Program.

  
5. ORDERS OF THE DAY

There were no Orders of the Day.

  

CONSENT AGENDA

6.

Approved the Minutes of January 19, 2006.

  
7.

Reviewed the Proactive CMP Reviewed and Approved Projects Quarterly Status Report.

  
8.

Reviewed the Monthly Legislative Report for January 2006.

  

REGULAR AGENDA (continued)

9.

Considered Responses to Questions on VTA Scenario Posted at the Board of Directors’ Workshop Meeting of January 27, 2006.

  
2. ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION at 11:42 AM

Conference with Labor Negotiators
[Government Code Section 54957.6]

Employee Organization:
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

Agency Designated Representatives:
Matthew O. Tucker, Chief Operating Officer
Robert Escobar, Manager, Office of Employee Relations

Member Kennedy left the meeting at 11:45 AM

RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION at 11:55 AM

  
3. CLOSED SESSION REPORT

Conference with Labor Negotiators
[Government Code Section 54957.6]

Employee Organization:
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

Agency Designated Representatives:
Matthew O. Tucker, Chief Operating Officer
Robert Escobar, Manager, Office of Employee Relations

There was no reportable action taken during Closed Session.

  

OTHER ITEMS

11. ITEMS OF CONCERN AND REFERRAL TO ADMINISTRATION

There were no Items of Concern and Referral to Administration.

  
12.

Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.

  
13. Committee Staff Report

There was no Committee Staff Report.

  
14. Chairpersons Report

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

  
15.

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

CONSENT: Agenda Item #10., Approve the scoring criteria to evaluate projects submitted to receive funding from the Lifeline Transportation Program.

REGULAR:  None

  
16. Announcements

There were no Announcements.

  
17.

ADJOURNED at 11:57 AM