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CALLED TO ORDER at 4:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Members Present
David Cortese, Chairperson
Ron Gonzales
Joe Pirzynski, Vice Chairperson

Members Absent
Pete McHugh

Alternates Present
None

Alternates Absent
Blanca Alvarado
Dolores Sandoval
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 November 18, 2004.

Received and filed the Community Oriented Design Enhancements (CODE) Program Update – November through December 2004.

Received and filed the Report on the Vasona Light Rail Project for the Month of November 2004.

Received and filed the Joint Powers Board Monthly Status Report.

Received and filed the Committee for Transit Accessibility Report.

Received and filed the Monthly Legislative Reports.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with San Jose Signal Electric Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $393,695 for furnishing and installing new light emitting diode (LED) LRT signal module assemblies and train approaching symbol signs.

REGULAR AGENDA

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to amend the R&L Brosamer, Inc., construction contract to accommodate the final contract close-out adjustments on the Capitol Light Rail Project – Civil, Track and Landscaping Contract in an amount of $440,678 for a new authorized amount of $48,150,000.

OTHER ITEMS

Discussed the Joint Development Program. 

Member Gonzales recommended that the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Evaluation Matrix Criterion include community neighborhood experience.

Member Gonzales noted that the in line item #3, of the Development Proposal Evaluation Matrix Criterion; Land Use, Goals and Neighborhood Concerns are very important areas but are not broken out and together and only have a weight of 1.  He noted that they should have a higher priority particularly Land Use.

Member Gonzales strongly recommended that a representative of Santa Clara County’s Redevelopment Agency be included in evaluations of the RFQ’s

Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.

Committee Staff Report

There was no Committee Staff Report.

Chairperson’s Report

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

Determined the Consent Agenda for the January 6, 2005 Board Meeting.

CONSENT: Item #10. Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with San Jose Signal Electric Construction, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $393,695 for furnishing and installing new light emitting diode (LED) LRT signal module assemblies and train approaching symbol signs.   This project is 80 percent federally funded. 

REGULAR: Item #11. Authorize the General Manager to amend the R&L Brosamer, Inc., construction contract to accommodate the final contract closeout adjustments on the Capitol Light Rail Project – Civil, Track and Landscaping Contract in an amount of $440,678 for a new authorized amount of $48,150,000.

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

Adjourned at 5:25 p.m.