AGENDA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
REGULAR
BOARD MEETING
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Metro
Headquarters
3rd
Floor - Board Room
One
Gateway Plaza, Los
Angeles
Thursday, March 27, 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
Inspector General – William Waters
General
Counsel - County Counsel
1.
APPROVE Consent Calendar Items: 2, 10, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, and 34
NOTE
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY ITEMS: 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 28, 29, and 33
CONSENT
CALENDAR
2.
APPROVE Minutes of Regular
Board Meeting held February
27, 2003 and Special Board Meeting held March
5, 2003.
10.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) execution of:
A.
Overall Master Cooperative Agreement
with the State of California for Design and Construction of Bus and Rail Transit
Projects;
B.
Design
Supplemental
Cooperative Agreement with the State of California for the 101 Freeway
Overcrossing at Union Station; and
C.
Construction
Supplemental
Cooperative Agreement with the State of California for the 101 Freeway
Overcrossing at Union Station.
18.
FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) execution of an amendment
to Contract No. PS5110-0478 with ProBusiness Services, Inc. to
provide payroll services for an additional eight months in the amount of
$379,100, increasing the total contract value from $2,653,872 to $3,032,972.
21. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED (3-0) approval of REVISED BERNSON MOTION that Metro staff study the feasibility of a parking lot
observer program, based on WMATA's program that assigns individuals who are
on workers' compensation to be observers at Metro parking facilities and key
stations, and stops throughout the city to monitor suspicious parking lot
activity and report back in 30 days.
23.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-0) funding the third year of:
A.
Contract No. PS-2020-1051 with Dr. Eisenstein for geotechnical
and tunneling consulting as a member of the Tunnel Advisory Panel for an
amount not to exceed $193,965 effective May 1, 2003; and
B.
Contract No. PS-2020-1055 with Dr. Martin for geotechnical and tunneling
consulting as a member of the Tunnel Advisory Panel for an amount not to exceed
$39,600 effective May 1, 2003.
24.
EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) approving revisions to the Metro
Procurement Policy Manual relating to awarding
a contract.
31.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-1-0) authorizing the Chief Executive
Officer to enter into four-month (120 day) Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA)
with RAD Jefferson, LLC (RAD) for a land exchange of
Metro’s Division 6 site in Venice, California
for a larger, more suitable West Los Angeles site to be acquired and developed
as a new bus operating division.
34.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) execution of the Master
Cooperative Agreement that specifies the roles,
responsibilities, and procedures which Metro and COUNTY will follow in planning,
designing, constructing the Eastside Light Rail Transit Project.
APPROVED
UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY
7.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report on the North
County Combined Highway Corridor (Part I) (Study), which focuses on the I-5
Golden State Freeway and the SR-14 Antelope Valley Freeways in the North County.
8.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report on the
progress towards completing the North County Combined
Highway Corridor Study, which contains three major roadway segments
along State Route 138.
11.
APPROVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) execution of the
Mutual Release And Settlement Agreement and Change Order No. 78 to Contract No.
B710, Escalators/Elevators, with Fujitec
America, Inc. to settle all outstanding claims, changes and closeout issues on
Metro Red Line Segment 2 Wilshire/Vermont Corridor, Segment 3 North Hollywood
and Segment 3 Mid City Extensions in the amount of $1,935,949, increasing the
total contract value from $27,027,889 to $28,963,838.
12.
APPROVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) execution of
Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. EN070 with Ultrasystems Environmental to
provide anticipated Environmental Compliance Services through fiscal
year 2004 for an amount not to exceed $220,000 increasing the total contract
value from $1,400,000 to $1,620,000.
13.
APPROVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) AS CORRECTED
execution of Amendment No. 3 to Contract EN069 with CCI
CH2Mhill Constructors, Inc.,
to provide continuing Environmental Waste Handling Services for
all transit and major capital projects in an amount not to exceed of $3,850,000,
increasing the total value from $4,000,000 to $7,850,000.
14.
APPROVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) execution of Change
Order No. 43 to Contract No. P2000, Los Angeles Standard Light Rail Vehicle,
with Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. to modify the
electromagnetic interference monitoring system for the 52 Light rail
vehicles currently on order under the Contract, in the amount of $283,153
increasing the total contract value from $214,404,464 to $214,687,617.
17.
FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE RECEIVED
AND FILED report recommending that (A) quarterly financial performance reports
and (B) sales tax revenue updates be directly submitted to the Finance and
Budget Committee as "receive
and file" items.
28.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED Safety’s
First Program and Workers’ Compensation status
report for the period covering October through December 2002.
29.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report for procurement action to
perform grouting on Metro Red Line tunnels to stop water intrusion as
an immediate remedial measure.
33.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report on
methodology used to select projects for deferral in the STIP
amendment request (excluding project priority
list not adopted by the Board) approved by the Metro Board at its February
5, 2003 meeting.
NON-CONSENT:
3.
Chair’s
Report
4.
Chief Executive Officer’s Report
22.
EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION adoption of the following positions on state
legislation:
A.
ACR 40 (Dymally) -
Would create the Compton Planning and Transportation Task Force.
WORK WITH AUTHOR
B.
AB 557 (Lowenthal)
– Would grant a right-of-way to a transit bus under specified conditions.
Expand this program statewide and establish the right-of-way as a
permanent provision in State Law. SUPPORT
C.
AB 1500 (Diaz and Pavley) - Would
create the Petroleum Pollution Cleanup and Prevention Act.
The bill would levy a $1 charge on each barrel of petroleum delivered to
a refinery in California and would dedicate those funds to various petroleum
pollution remediation programs and to public transit.
SUPPORT
D.
AB 1652 (Nakano)
- Would add two City Selection Committee members to the Metro Board.
Require the City Selection Committee to define the six sectors from which
the new members would be selected. OPPOSE
E.
SB 504 (Kuehl) - Would create the Santa
Monica Metro Line construction Authority and transfer authority for construction
of a light rail line along the Exposition Right-of-Way to the new Authority.
OPPOSE, WORK WITH AUTHOR
F.
SB 541 (Torlakson) – Would provide for
increases to the State Gas Tax based on inflation and would require and
additional increase to the Traffic Congestion Relief Program under specified
conditions. SUPPORT
G.
SB 760 (Scott)
- Would delete the sunset provision of January 1, 2004 thereby making the sales
tax exemption permanent. SUPPORT
H.
SB 795 (Karnette) – Clarify that the
Freeway Service Patrol program (FSP) is an eligible use of excess funds.
Clarify the ability of local agencies to place Call Boxes on county
roads. SUPPORT
I.
SB 981 (Soto and Romero) - Would create
the Petroleum Pollution Cleanup and Prevention Act similar to AB 1500.
SUPPORT, WORK WITH AUTHOR
30.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION
PENDING ADDITIONAL DATA:
A.
award of a five-year, fixed unit rate contract, No. PS26101151A,
to Intercon Security Systems for private security
services in an amount not to exceed $8,927,990 inclusive of four
one-year options, effective July 1, 2003; and
B.
award of a five-year, fixed unit rate contract No. PS26101151B,
to U.S. Guards Company for private security services in an amount not to
exceed $10,510,127 inclusive of four one-year options, effective July 1, 2003.
32.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) approval of ANTONOVICH MOTION AS
AMENDED BY ROBERTS that the Executive Director of the Metro be directed to immediately
review the following complaints:
A.
the Metro’s rail system’s escalators, elevators, and ticket vending
machines are frequently out of order;
B.
service attendants are not available to assist the disabled passengers;
and
C.
the
condition of the Blue Line rail cars appears rundown with graffiti-etched
windows;
and
report back to the Committee in 30 days with an action plan to improve the rail
fleet’s appearance and service to its commuters.
Amendment:
It has been brought to my attention that the Metro Red Line station
escalators and elevators are frequently out of order, and that there is a
cleanliness issue at several stations.
I,
THEREFORE, MOVE that in addition to reviewing the Blue Line complaints, that
this Committee directs the Executive Officer to expand Director Antonovich’s
motion to include the Red Line stations in the action plan.
35.
RECEIVE AND FILE report on Service Sector costs.
(Carried
over from February 27, 2003 Board meeting)
36
RECEIVE AND FILE report on the impact analysis
for the June 2003 Service Change Programs for
the San Gabriel Valley, Gateway Cities, and San Fernando Valley Sectors.
37.
RECEIVE update on responses to questions raised at the March 5,
2003 Special Board meeting regarding discount fare program administration
and the proposed fare restructuring.
38.
APPROVE an AB3090 repayment plan, which includes a
repayment schedule and estimated interest costs, for the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, the San Fernando Valley East-West Metro Rapid Transit (MRT),
and Articulated Bus Procurement projects.
39.
APPROVE the corrected legal description for Parcel ES-551 that was
included in the Resolution of Necessity adopted by the Board of Directors
authorizing the commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire the parcel
for the Eastside Light Rail Project – 1st/Soto Street Station.
40.
APPROVE Las Virgenes Malibu Council of Governments nominee Brad Rosenheim
to replace Agoura Hills Mayor, Jeff Reinhardt to serve on the San Fernando
Valley Sector Governance Council.
15.
CLOSED
SESSION:
A.
Conference with Real Property Negotiators concerning Price and/or
Terms of Payment (G.C.54956.8)
Negotiator:
Velma Marshall
San
Fernando Valley East-West Bus Rapid Transit Project
|
Parcel
No. |
Owner |
Address |
|
301 |
Los
Angeles Community College District (Pierce College) |
Victory
Blvd. and Winnetka Avenue |
B.
Conference
with Legal Counsel–Existing Litigation – G.C. 54956.9 (a):
1.
Morales v. Metro BC263505
2.
Carrington v. Metro VC035729
3.
Livingston v. Metro BC276025
4.
Jacobs v. Metro BC262200
5.
Torres v. Metro VC033955
6.
Moore v. Metro BC277037
7.
Labor/Community Strategy
Center v. Metro CV94-5936 TJH
C. Conference
with Labor Negotiator – G.C. 54957.6:
Agency Negotiators:
Roger Snoble and
Brenda
Diederich
Employee
Organizations: ATU, TCU, UTU and 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.
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ADJOURNMENT