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CALLED TO ORDER at 4:31 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 October 20, 2005.

Approved the 2006 Transit Planning and Operations Committee Meeting Schedule.

Received and filed the Monthly Legislative Report for November 2005.

REGULAR

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve increasing the Downtown Light Rail Platform Retrofit Project budget by $4.5 million to $23.0 million, and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Robert A. Bothman, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $18,650,000 for retrofitting Transit Mall station platforms to accommodate level boarding with low floor light rail vehicles.  Initial federal funding is 22 percent, however, a Letter of No Prejudice from the Federal Transit Administration has been signed, which will allow VTA to be reimbursed up to 80 percent by fiscal year 2008. 

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to adopt a policy recommendation from staff and the Committee for Transit Accessibility (CTA) to require all mobility device users, such as wheelchair and scooter users, to ride with their mobility devices secured on VTA buses, and further that staff address implementation issues in an outreach program. 

Member Gonzales left the meeting at 5:18 p.m.

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the Fiscal Year 2006-2015 SRTP. 

OTHER ITEMS

Approved submitting a recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve the Fiscal Year 2006-2015 SRTP. 

Reviewed the Committee Work Plan.

Committee Staff Report

Staff noted the increase in light rail ridership since the opening of the Vasona Light Rail Line, especially during the month of November 2005.

Chairperson’s Report

There was no Chairperson’s Report.

Determined the Consent Agenda for the January 5, 2006 Board Meeting.

CONSENT: Item #7. Approve increasing the Downtown Light Rail Platform Retrofit Project budget by $4.5 million to $23.0 million, and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Robert A. Bothman, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $18,650,000 for retrofitting Transit Mall station platforms to accommodate level boarding with low floor light rail vehicles.   Initial federal funding is 22 percent, however, a Letter of No Prejudice from the Federal Transit Administration has been signed, which will allow VTA to be reimbursed up to 80 percent by fiscal year 2008 and Item #8. Approve the Fiscal Year 2006-2015 Short Range Transit Plan. 

REGULAR: Item #7.X. Adopt a policy recommendation from staff and the Committee for Transit Accessibility (CTA) to require all mobility device users, such as wheelchair and scooter users, to ride with their mobility devices secured on VTA buses, and further that staff address implementation issues in an outreach program. 

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

ADJOURNED at 5:24 p.m.