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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.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

Determine Transit Planning & Operations Committee Meeting location for the remainder of 2005.   (Verbal Report)   (Daly)

CONSENT AGENDA

Approve the Minutes of May 19, 2005.

Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. for the procurement and installation of Automatic Passenger Counters (APCs) on 20 VTA light rail vehicles, plus the associated hardware and software to support the system, for a total cost of $568,898.   (Tucker)

Receive and file the Community Oriented Design Enhancements (CODE) Program Update:   July through August 2005.   (Gonot)

Receive and file the Monthly Legislative Report for July 2005.   (Evans)

REGULAR AGENDA

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Nor-Cal Mobility, Inc., the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, for the purchase and installation of 831 bus mobility device restraint kits (two kits per bus, one curbside and one street side) for VTA’s active bus fleet of 415 buses.   The cost per bus of this purchase and installation contract is $1,447 for a total cost of $600,383.   (Tucker)

Authorize the General Manager to execute task order contracts with up to seven engineering consultant firms for General Structural Engineering Services for facilities, rail, and highway projects to be utilized on an as-needed basis.   Each contract shall be for a period of up to three years, with an option to extend the contract for an additional two-year term.  The total amount for all seven contracts shall not exceed $6,000,000.  (Collins)

OTHER ITEMS

Review and recommend that the General Manager execute a contract with Ove Arup and Partners California, Ltd. for consulting services to develop the Valley Transportation Plan 2030 Transit Expansion Policy and complete a study of potential New Transit Corridors.   The contract shall be for a three-year period for a total contract value not to exceed $1,100,000.   (Gonot)

Review and recommend the following list of qualified developers to proceed with joint development work on the West San Carlos Street property and the Capitol, Curtner and Tamien Light Rail Station properties: ROEM Corporation and Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. – Santa Clara, CA; Fairfield Residential LLC – San Francisco, CA; Bridge Housing Corporation, BRE Properties, Inc., Blake Hunt Ventures, & DR Horton – San Francisco, CA; Republic Properties Corporation & Green Valley Corporation (Barry Swenson Builders) – San Jose, CA; and Transit Development Partners LLC (Kenwood Investments, Wilson Meany Sullivan & Stockbridge Capital Group) – San Francisco, CA.   (Gonot)

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

Review Committee Work Plan.   (Daly)

Committee Staff Report   (Daly)

Chairperson’s Report   (Cortese)

Determine Consent Agenda for September 1, 2005 Board Meeting.

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