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Transit Planning and Operations

Thursday, September 16, 2004
4:30 PM

City of San Jose
801 North First Street - Room 106E
San Jose, California
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 May 20, 2004.

  
5.

Approve the Minutes of August 19, 2004.

  
6.

Receive and file the Community Oriented Design Enhancements (CODE) Program Update – August through September 2004.   (Gonot)

  
7.

Receive and file the Report on the Vasona Light Rail Project for the Month of August 2004.   (Collins)

  
8.

Receive and file the Joint Powers Board Monthly Status Report.   (Sharpless)

  
9.

Receive and file the Committee for Transit Accessibility Report.   (Tucker)

  
10.

Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Reports.   (Evans)

  

REGULAR AGENDA

11.

Authorize the General Manager to amend the contracts with TBE Group, Inc., and Baystate Subsurface Investigation, Inc. (BSI, Inc.) to provide coordination of utility conflicts and relocations consulting services for additional VTA projects requiring these services, but within the original contract amount of $6,200,000 previously authorized by the Board.   (Collins)

  

OTHER ITEMS

12.

Review and Comment:   Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Burson-Marsteller for community outreach, public education, and marketing services, for an amount not to exceed $7,700,000.   The contract shall be for an initial three-year period with two optional one-year extensions.  (Gonot)  (Item referred from September 2, 2004 Board of Directors’ Agenda.)

  
13.

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Daly)

  
14.

Committee Staff Report   (Daly)

  
15.

Chairperson’s Report   (Cortese)

  
16.

Determine Consent Agenda for October 7, 2004 Board Meeting.

  
17.

Announcements

  
18.

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