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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.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approve the Minutes of October 18, 2007.

REGULAR AGENDA

Receive a report regarding the November 7, 2007 Committee for Transit Accessibility Meeting.   (Verbal Report) (Tamez)

Adopt the 2008 Short Range Transit Plan.  (Connolly)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with Robert A. Bothman, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in an amount of $13,461,910 for construction of the Guadalupe South Line Platforms Retrofit Project.   This contract is expected to be 80 percent federally funded.  In addition, authorize a budget modification to transfer $10,000,000 of funds from the VTA Transit Capital Program Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation to Fiscal Year 2008 for estimated project expenditures through June 2008.  The total approved project budget for both fiscal years will remain the same at $22,947,000.  (Collins)

Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for contaminated soil transportation and disposal from VTA’s Newhall Yard site to a State permitted landfill site.   Also, authorize a contingency amount of $300,000 for additional contaminated soil disposal, if necessary, in lieu of the 15 percent change order contingency delegated to the General Manager.  (Robinson)

Adopt a new policy or reaffirm existing policy regarding how to define the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) paratransit service area, effective with implementation of the new Bus Service Plan on January 14, 2007.   (Coss-Fitzwater)

OTHER ITEMS

Receive a progress report on the Palo Alto Community Transit Study. (Connolly)

Receive a report on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Strategic Plan.   (Connolly)

Receive a Presentation on VTA’s Security Program.  (Verbal Report)  (Pugh)

Receive a report on Monthly Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance.   (Verbal Report)  (Tolosa)

Receive the Quarterly Marketing Report and Presentation, Q1, FY 2008.  (Alaniz)

Review the Monthly Legislative History Matrix.   (Evans)

Items of Concern and Referral to Administration

Review Committee Work Plan.  (Coss-Fitzwater)

Committee Staff Report   (Coss-Fitzwater)

Chairperson’s Report   (Sandoval)

Determine Consent Agenda for the December 13, 2007 Board Meeting.

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