CALLED TO ORDER at 4:34 p.m.

ROLL CALL

*Alternates do not serve unless participating as a Member.

A quorum was present.

CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Labor Negotiators

[Government Code Section 54957.6]

Employee Organization:
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265

VTA Designated Representatives:
Kaye L. Evleth, Chief Administrative Officer
Matthew Tucker, Chief Operating Officer

There was no Closed Session.

Staff noted that it will not be necessary to meet in Closed Session.

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

There was no Closed Session.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Jerry Grace, Interested Citizen, informed the Committee that he won the first place at the Northern California Softball Special Olympics held in Sacramento and shared the gold medal with the Committee Members and staff present.

Congratulated Mr. Grace for his accomplishment.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

There were no Orders of the Day.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approved the Minutes of August 18, 2005.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with HSQ Technology, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $1,119,780, for installing the infrastructure to support TransLink® Card Interface Devices (CID) located at all VTA Light Rail Stations.  This contract is 88.5 percent federally funded. 

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the following list of consultants, which will be valid for a five-year period, and authorize the General Manager to execute contracts for business goodwill appraisals for Valley Transportation Plan 2030 projects.  Each contract shall be for an initial three-year period with options for two additional years with a total value not to exceed $550,000.       Federal funds may be utilized to fund contracts if task orders are executed for        federally funded capital improvement projects.  Qualified consultants are:  Desmond, Marcello & Amster, San Francisco, CA; Donna Desmond Associates, Los Angeles, CA;  Girbovan, Inc., (dba Integra Tech), Westlake Village, CA; Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA; Marshall & Stevens Inc., San Francisco, CA; Sanli Pastore & Hill, Inc., Sacramento, CA.   

Received and filed the Report on the Vasona Light Rail Project for the Months of July/August 2005.

Received and filed the Monthly Legislative Report for August 2005. 

REGULAR AGENDA

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager to enter into up to six one-month contract extensions at an estimated cost of $71,000 per month with the Parking Company of America Management, LCC (PCA) for the provision of the Los Gatos Community Bus Light Rail Shuttle Service (Lines 48 and 49).

OTHER ITEMS

Received and filed a report on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at VTA.

Staff clarified that the next stop annunciators announce key locations only and that it fulfills the requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Received and filed the Committee for Transit Accessibility Unapproved Minutes of September 7, 2005. 

Reviewed 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 September 29, 2005 Board Meeting.

CONSENT:  Agenda Item #7., Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with HSQ Technology, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $1,119,780, for installing the infrastructure to support TransLink® Card Interface Devices (CID) located at all VTA Light Rail Stations.  This contract is 88.5 percent federally funded.  Agenda Item #8., Approve the following list of consultants, which will be valid for a five-year period, and authorize the General Manager to execute contracts for business goodwill appraisals for Valley Transportation Plan 2030 projects.  Each contract shall be for an initial three-year period with options for two additional years with a total value not to exceed $550,000.  Federal funds may be utilized to fund contracts if task orders are executed for federally funded capital improvement projects.  Qualified consultants are:  Desmond, Marcello & Amster, San Francisco, CA; Donna Desmond Associates, Los Angeles, CA; Girbovan, Inc., (dba Integra Tech), Westlake Village, CA; Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP, Sherman Oaks, CA; Marshall & Stevens Inc., San Francisco, CA; Sanli Pastore & Hill, Inc., Sacramento, CA.   Agenda Item #11.,   Authorize the General Manager to enter into up to six one-month contract extensions at an estimated cost of $71,000 per month with the Parking Company of America Management, LCC (PCA) for the provision of the Los Gatos Community Bus Light Rail Shuttle Service (Lines 48 and 49). 

REGULAR:  None

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

The Agenda was taken out of order.

Mr. Grace noted that he favors the following components of the ITS Sytem:  ORBCAD-NT Screens, CAD-Incident and Performance Queues, Advanced Mobile Data Terminal (AMDT), and Automated Bus Stop Annunciation.

ADJOURNED at 5:02 p.m.