AGENDA
METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Metro Headquarters
3rd Floor - Board
Room
One
Thursday, January 23, 2003– 9:30 a.m.
Call to order:
Directors:
Hal Bernson, Chair
Zev Yaroslavsky,
1st Vice Chair
Frank Roberts, 2nd
Vice Chair
Michael Antonovich
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
John Fasana
James Hahn
Paul Hudson
Don Knabe
Gloria Molina
Pam O’Connor
Beatrice Proo
Allison Yoh
Doug Failing, Ex
Officio
Chief Executive Officer – Roger Snoble
Board Secretary - Michele Jackson
Ethics Officer - Karen Gorman
Interim Inspector General – William Waters
General
Counsel -
1. APPROVE Consent Calendar Items: 2, 14, 18, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39**, 40**, 41, 42, 43, and 44
** - Requires 2/3 vote of the Board
NOTE COMMITTEE AUTHORITY ITEMS: 11, 12, 13,
16, 26, 27, 28, 45, 46, and 47
CONSENT CALENDAR
2. APPROVE Minutes of regular meeting held December
12, 2002.
14. PLANNING &
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) approval of the “Draft Metro Parking Policy” for circulation
and comment as part of the Metro’s Short Range Transportation Plan.
18. CONSTRUCTION
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-1-1):
A.
negotiation and execution
of Change Order No. 9 to Contract No. PS-4310-0964, with Eastside Light Rail Transit
Partners, a Joint Venture, consisting of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Jenkins/Gales
& Martinez and Barrio Planners, Inc. to provide
Design Support During Construction Services from
January 2003 to January 2004, for an amount not to exceed $2,430,660,
increasing the CWO value from $28,572,170 to $31,002,830;
B. establishing a contract contingency
fund in the amount of $243,066 as an allowance for contract modifications; and
C.
execution of contract
modifications within this amount.
21. FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
(5-0) approval of the Metro FY04 Financial Standards.
29. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED (4-0) adoption of the
proposed 2003-2004 Federal, Regional and Local
Legislative Program.
30. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
& AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0):
A.
adopting the updated Metro
Investment Policy;
B.
delegating to the Metro Treasurer or his/her designees,
the authority to invest Metro funds for a one-year period, pursuant to
California Government Code Section 53607; and
C.
approving the Financial Institutions Resolution
authorizing financial institutions to honor the signatures of Metro Officials.
31. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED (4-0) execution of Amendment
No. 2 to Contract No. PS-5420-0653 with Images in Foil, Inc. for additional fare media pass and stamp production services for the Regional Pass and Stamps for an amount
not to exceed $492,480 increasing the total contract value from $1,976,140 to
$2,468,720.
32. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
& AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) approval
of revised public comment procedure.
37. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0)
execution of an amendment to Contract No.OP-02-4610-10 with Cubic
Transportation Systems, Inc. to provide Universal Fare
System equipment for an amount not to exceed $7,454,844 increasing the
total contract value from $89,003,444 to $96,458,288.
38. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0)
execution of:
A.
Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. OP33200705 with North
American Bus Industries, to exercise an option for
seventy (70) additional high capacity buses, spare parts, and diagnostic
equipment for an amount not to exceed
$28,679,137, increasing the total contract value from $12,639,386 to
$41,318,523 inclusive of sales tax; and
B.
change orders for this procurement only for an amount not
to exceed $2,000,000 for a total contract value not to exceed $43,318,523.
39. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) finding that purchase of the in-ground, axle engaging heavy lift in compliance with Public Utilities Code Sections 130232 and 130233 does not constitute a method of procurement adequate for acquisition of the unique, prototype equipment needed to provide a new, environmentally safe lift for maintaining buses. The Board hereby authorizes the procurement of the Rotary Model MD30 heavy lift pursuant to PUC Section 130236, for operational testing and evaluation of the lift as is necessary to assess the performance for the intended purpose.
(Requires 2/3 vote of the Board)
40. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) award
of a sole source contract to Ansaldobreda to repair
Metro Red Line Cars 549 and 550 for a total cost not to exceed $280,000.
(Requires 2/3 vote of the Board)
41. OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) adoption of the Los Angeles
County Regional Transit Plan for fiscal years
2003 to 2007.
42. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0)
approval of revised report executing Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. PS26100450
with Elite Security, Inc., to provide private security
services in support of Metro Gold Line
construction and pre-revenue operations, for a period through June 30,
2003 for an amount not to exceed $544,071 increasing the not to exceed value of
the contract from $15,052,105 to $15,596,176.
43. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0-1):
A. award of a three-year firm fixed-price
contract, Contract No. PS-9240-1264 to Spear Technologies for Acquisition and Implementation of a Maintenance and Materiel
Management System for an amount not to exceed $18,976,212, effective
February 1, 2003; and
B. negotiation and execution of Change Orders for this procurement up to ten (10%) percent of the original approved contract value, for an amount not to exceed $1,900,000 for a total contract value not to exceed $20,876,212.
44. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) award
of a five-year firm fixed-price unit rate, variable quantity Contract No.
OP33440665 to Woods Maintenance Services, Inc. the most responsive, responsible
bidder, to provide trash removal and mechanical weed
abatement services for Metro-owned railroad rights-of-way for an amount
not to exceed $2,976,600 inclusive of two one-year options; subject to
resolution of protest.
APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY
– Items 11, 12, 13, 16, 26, 27, 28, 45, 46 and 47
11. PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
RECEIVED AND FILED January progress report on the development of the Short Range Transportation Plan for FY04-09.
12. PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
RECEIVED AND FILED status report on the progress of the I-710
Long Beach Freeway Major Corridor Study between the ports of
13. PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
RECEIVED AND FILED the Crenshaw-Prairie Corridor
Major Investment Study and direct staff to:
·
Prepare, a
funding and implementation schedule for Crenshaw Metro Rapid enhancements
including higher capacity buses, enhanced stations and segments of dedicated
transit lanes for consideration by the Board, along with other potential
projects, as part of the Short Range Plan;
·
Initiate
discussions with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (BNSF)
regarding shared use of the Harbor Subdivision railroad right-of-way within the
Crenshaw Corridor for exclusive bus lane or possible future passenger rail
uses;
·
Coordinate
with the ongoing
·
Consider
implementing a bus route from the Wilshire/Western Station to the planned LAX
·
Continue to
reflect potential future implementation of light rail transit (LRT) or a
24-hour Metro Rapid Transitway in the Crenshaw Corridor in the Metro Long Range
Transportation Plan.
16. CONSTRUCTION
COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED November 2002 Metro Red
Line Segment 2 and Segment 3 closeout status.
26. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECEIVED
AND FILED quarterly report of Management Audit Services.
27. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECEIVED
AND FILED Report to Management from PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the year ended June 30,
2002.
28. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECEIVED
AND FILED status of implementation of the FY 1998-00
Triennial
Performance Audit
recommendations for Metro Operations,
45. APPROVED UNDER OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (5-0) award of a firm fixed-price contract
under Bid 10-0231 to Cookson Door Sales, the lowest responsive, responsible
bidder to replace 55 roll-up doors at Division
4 in Downey, Division 7 in West Hollywood and Location 14 in South Park,
for a total price of $280,729 inclusive of sales tax.
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, 4/5 vote
46. APPROVED UNDER
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (5-0) award of twenty-four
month firm-fixed price requirements contracts under Bid 08-0222 the lowest
responsive, responsible bidders for bus and automotive
batteries for an amount not to exceed $768,683 inclusive of sales tax
to the following:
A.
Exide Corporation for group 31 bus battery for a total
contract value of $708,496 inclusive of sales tax; and
B.
Battery Systems for group 24 series batteries, group GC-4
series batteries, group 8D series batteries, group 65 series batteries, group
34 series batteries, group 64 series batteries, group 58 series batteries, and
group 78 series batteries for a total contract value of $60,187 inclusive of
sales tax.
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, 4/5 vote
47. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & AUDIT
COMMITTEE RECEIVED
AND FILED Audit Activities Report from the Office of the Inspector
General.
NON-CONSENT:
3. Chair’s Report
4. Chief Executive Officer’s Report
5. CONSIDER:
A. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer
to negotiate and execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the County of
Los Angeles for Sheriff’s Department and/or the City of Los Angeles for Los
Angeles Police Department for Transit Community Policing
services for a period of five years, inclusive of two, one-year
options;
B. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer
to negotiate and extend Interim Contract No. PS2610LASD with the
C. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer
to negotiate and extend Interim Contract No. PS2610LAPD with the City of Los
Angeles for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Transit Community Policing
services for a period of performance through March 31, 2003 for a contract
value not to exceed $4,859,878; and
D. authorizing payment under Contract OP2610LASD
to the County of Los Angeles in the amount of $168,283 covering payment of
outstanding balance due County for services provided during the period between
July 1 through November 30.
6. CONSIDER the San Gabriel Valley Coalition
of Governments’ recommendation to:
A. nominate
the following to serve on the San Gabriel Valley Service Sector Council
representing the eleven cities with members to serve on a rotating basis
starting with the current Interim Joint Powers Authority initially serving
staggered terms of 1, 2, 3 year(s):
Sierra Madre: Bart
Doyle
Monterey Park:
Sharon Martinez
two (2) members representing the County Board of Supervisors to be nominated by
the LA County Board of Supervisors;
B.
increase the allowed membership
on the San Gabriel Service Sector Council from 9 to 10 members, nine voting and
one non-voting. (One public member, non-voting to serve as an advisory voice,
to be selected by the nine voting members.)
(Carried
over from December 12, 2002 Board meeting)
22. FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
(4-0) adoption of a resolution authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to price
and deliver up to $560 million of the Proposition A
2003-A refunding bonds, including approval of documents on file with
the Board Secretary, in a negotiated bond sale using the previously approved
underwriting syndicate consisting of UBS PaineWebber as book-running co-senior
manager and Salomon Smith Barney as co-senior manager, with co-managers Chapman
& Co., E. J. De La Rosa & Co., M. R. Beal & Co., Ramirez & Co.
and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC, to encourage minority participation.
Adoption of
resolution does not commit the Metro to execute any transaction.
48. CONSIDER:
A.
holding a public hearing on the resolution of necessity
for the acquisition of project Parcel Nos. 1801, 1813, 2101, 2202 for the San Fernando Valley East-West Bus Rapid Transit Project; and
B.
adopting Resolutions of Necessity authorizing the
commencement of eminent domain actions to acquire the above subject properties.
49. APPROVE:
A.
holding a public hearing on the resolution of necessity
for the acquisition of project Parcel Nos. ED-193, ES-548, ES-549, ES-550,
ES-551, and ES-553 for the Eastside Light Rail Project
– 1st Boyle and 1st
B.
adopting Resolutions of Necessity authorizing the
commencement of eminent domain actions to acquire the above subject properties.
50. MOLINA MOTION that Metro establish a Gold Line operating procedure which designates the
crossings at Avenues 45 and 50 as quiet zones, and which includes rules
prescribing the circumstances under which train operators should sound
“quackers,” and other audible warning devices, such as horns and bells;
I FURTHER
MOVE, that this operating procedure be designed in a manner which balances the
need to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic with the
legitimate community interest in eliminating unnecessary noise in the operation
of the Gold Line;
I FURTHER MOVE,
that, if, in drafting the operating rules, staff determines a further
application to the Public Utilities Commission or legislation is required to
allow quiet zones at Avenues 45 and 50, the staff prepare the application and
return to the Board with its recommendation.
19. CLOSED SESSION:
A. Conference with Real Property
Negotiators concerning Price and/or Terms of Payment (G.C.54956.8)
Negotiator: Velma Marshall
Eastside Metro Gold
Line Project
|
Parcel No. |
Owner |
Address |
|
ES-598 |
Ellen M. Widiss |
245, 249, 251
& |
|
ES-606 |
Chris Chen |
|
B. Conference with
Legal Counsel–Existing Litigation – G.C. 54956.9 (a):
1.
Cortez
v. Metro LC 058113
2.
Luna
v. Metro VC 035142
3.
Heaven
v. Metro SC 062932
4.
Ridgeway
v. Metro 1000-92-01833
5.
Labor/Community
Strategy Center v. Metro CV94-5936 TJH
C. Personnel
Matters – G.C. 54957
Public
Employee Appointment: William Waters –Inspector General
D. Conference with Labor Negotiator – G.C.
54957.6:
Agency Negotiators: Roger Snoble and Brenda
Diederichs
Employee Organizations: Amalgamated
Transit
Engineers and Architects
Association
Consideration of items not on the posted agenda, including: items to be
presented and (if requested) referred to staff; items to be placed on the
agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board; and/or items requiring
immediate action because of an emergency situation or where the need to take
immediate action came to the attention of the Board subsequent to the posting
of the agenda.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN BOARD’S SUBJECT
MATTER JURISDICTION
ADJOURNMENT