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Transit Planning and Operations

Thursday, January 20, 2005
4:30 PM

City of San Jose
801 North First Street - Room 106-E
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 December 16, 2004.

  
5.

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $555,000 with PICC, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder for the Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Facility Minimum Improvements Project.   This project is 80 percent federally funded.   (Collins)

  
6.

Receive and file the Community Oriented Design Enhancements (CODE) Program Update – December 2004 through January 2005.   (Gonot)

  
7.

Receive and file the Report on the Vasona Light Rail Project for the Month of December 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.

Elect a Vice Chairperson for 2005.   (Weymouth)

  
12.

Authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts, as funds become available, for on-call consultant services to assist staff with the planning and/or implementation of Enhanced Bus/Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Community Bus Service, Market Segmentation Analysis and Transit Service Optimization studies with the firms listed below for a maximum three-year period with an option for two additional years.   The total value is not to exceed $1,500,000 for all agreements over the next five years.   Those firms are: Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Oakland, CA; DKS Associates Transportation Solutions (in association with IBI Group and Apex Strategies), San Jose, CA; Korve Engineering, Inc., San Jose, CA; and Transportation Management and Design, Inc., Carlsbad, CA.  (Tucker)

  

OTHER ITEMS

13.

Receive and file the Progress Report on the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Demonstration Program.   (Tucker)

  
14.

Receive and file the FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report.   (Tucker)

  
15.

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Daly)

  
16.

Committee Staff Report   (Daly)

  
17.

Chairperson’s Report   (Cortese)

  
18.

Determine Consent Agenda for February 3, 2005 Board Meeting.

  
19.

Announcements

  
20.

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.

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