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Congestion Management Program and Planning

Thursday, October 18, 2007
10:30 AM

County Government Center
70 West Hedding Street Room 157
San Jose, California

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
 
2.

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.

  
3. ORDERS OF THE DAY
 

CONSENT AGENDA

4.

Approve the Minutes of August 16, 2007.

  
5. Review the Monthly Legislative History Matrix.   (Evans)
  

REGULAR AGENDA

6. Recommend that the VTA Board of Directors approve the following: 1)   Waive the Bicycle Expenditure Program policy on limitations of cost increases for the Mary Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Project; 2) Increase the Bicycle Expenditure Plan allocation for the Mary Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge by $3.35 million for a total of $10.35 million; 3)  Program $3.35 million in Congestion Management Program Local Program Reserve funds to the construction of the Mary Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge; and 4) Commit to program an equivalent amount of future Bicycle Expenditure Plan funds to repay the Local Program Reserve fund, as the future grant funds becomes available for programming.  (Ristow)
  

OTHER ITEMS

7.

Review the Joint Development Program – Update of West San Carlos Property Joint Venture. (Ristow)

  
8. Review the Signal Systems in Santa Clara County – An Update on Ramp Metering, Traffic Signals, and Transit Signal Priority.  (Ristow)
  
9. Items of Concern and Referral to Administration.
  
10.

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Ristow)

  
11.

Committee Staff Report   (Ristow)

  
12. Chairperson’s Report   (Kniss)
  
13. Determine Consent Agenda for November 1, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting.
  
14. Announcements
 
15. ADJOURN
 

NOTE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: In order to establish a quorum for this meeting, members are asked to call the Office of the Board Secretary (408) 321-5680 or E-mail: board.secretary@vta.org before 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting. Thank you for your cooperation.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), those requiring accommodations or accessible media for this meeting should notify the Board Secretary’s Office 48 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 321-5680 or e-mail: board.secretary@vta.org, TDD (408) 321-2330. VTA’s Homepage is located on the Web at: http://www.vta.org