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CALLED TO ORDER at 4:34 p.m.

ROLL CALL

*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 December 16, 2004.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to 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. 

Received and filed the Community Oriented Design Enhancements (CODE) Program Update - December 2004 through January 2005.

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

REGULAR AGENDA

(Deferred to February 17, 2005 Transit Planning & Operations (TP&O) Committee Meeting.)

Elect a Vice Chairperson for 2005. 

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to 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. 

Queried about the criteria used in determining the most qualified firms.

Requested that staff provide back-up documentation describing criteria system used in selection process.

OTHER ITEMS

Received and filed the Progress Report on the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Demonstration Program. 

Received and filed the FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report. 

Queried if the FY 2004 Transit Operations Performance Report would be forwarded to the Board of Directors at their February 3, 2005 Meeting.   Staff noted that the Administration and Finance Committee requested that the Report be placed on the February 3, 2005 Board Agenda.

Encouraged staff to provide ridership information whenever possible to highlight accomplishments.

Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.

Staff noted the following items to be agendized at the February 17, 2005 TP&O Meeting: 1) Revised Eligibility Certification Process for Paratransit and 2) Certification of Final EIS/EIR for Downtown East Valley.

Committee Staff Report

There was no Committee Staff Report.

Chairperson’s Report

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

Determined the Consent Agenda for the February 3, 2005 Board Meeting.

CONSENT: Item #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 and Item #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. 

REGULAR: None

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

Adjourned at 4:52 p.m.