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CALLED TO ORDER at 4:35 p.m.

ROLL CALL:

Members Present: Cortese, Gonzales, Valerio

Members Absent: La Poll, Mossar, Yeager

A quorum was present.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

There were no Public Presentations.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

Removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda, Item #6. Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with BFI Waste Services of Santa Clara County (BFI), the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, for solid waste and recyclable paper collection and disposal services for VTA facilities located within the City of San Jose for $240,204 for a three-year term with two one-year options in the amounts of $81,410 and $82,804 for option years four and five respectively.

Approved Orders of the Day.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute agreements with the Great Mall of the Bay Area Associates, L.P. (Great Mall) in an amount not to exceed $328,800 and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for construction of intersection improvements and railroad crossing modifications at the Great Mall Drive (Escort Drive) and Main Street intersection.

REGULAR AGENDA

Staff noted that issues regarding the prevailing wage rate for the contract with BFI Waste Services of Santa Clara County (BFI) have arisen and that staff has verified that BFI pays the prevailing wage rate.

Queried whether VTA has a policy relating to prevailing wage as it pertains to such contracts.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with BFI Waste Services of Santa Clara County (BFI), the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, for solid waste and recyclable paper collection and disposal services for VTA facilities located within the City of San Jose for $240,204 for a three-year term with two one-year options in the amounts of $81,410 and $82,804 for option years four and five respectively.

Staff noted that a protest has been received on the award of the contract to New Century Transportation.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a three-year agreement with New Century Transportation (New Century) to provide Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) shuttle bus services in an amount not to exceed $3,708,004 with options for two additional one-year periods with escalation rates not to exceed the increase in the San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Price Index.

OTHER ITEMS

Received and filed a draft report for the January 2004 Transit Service Reduction Plan which will be brought back to the Committee in September 2003 for action and to the Board of Directors in October 2003 for approval.

Queried whether there have been expressions of expectations regarding further service reductions.

Determined the Consent Agenda for September 4, 2003 Board Meeting.

CONSENT: Item #5. Authorize the General Manager to execute agreements with the Great Mall of the Bay Area Associates, L.P. (Great Mall) in an amount not to exceed $328,800 and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for construction of intersection improvements and railroad crossing modifications at the Great Mall Drive (Escort Drive) and Main Street intersection; Item #6. Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with BFI Waste Services of Santa Clara County (BFI), the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, for solid waste and recyclable paper collection and disposal services for VTA facilities located within the City of San Jose for $240,204 for a three-year term with two one-year options in the amounts of $81,410 and $82,804 for option years four and five respectively; Item #14. Authorize the General Manager to augment the Board Authorized North Division Capital Project Budget of $37,260,000 by $3,120,000 for a revised total project budget of $40,380,000 and authorize the General Manager to execute an amendment to the current contract with Vitton Construction for Building 'C' Bid Alternate #1 in the amount of $1,640,000 for a construction contract total of $5,176,000; and Item #15. Authorize the General Manager to execute a three-year agreement with New Century Transportation (New Century) to provide Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) shuttle bus services in an amount not to exceed $3,708,004 with options for two additional one-year periods with escalation rates not to exceed the increase in the San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Price Index.

REGULAR: None.

Announcements

There were no Announcements.