1. Closed Session
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator concerning
price and/or terms of payment G.C. 54956.8:
1. Metro Red Line, Segment 3, East Side Extension
Parcel EC-130
Yuen and Fanny Ng
1718 Pleasant Avenue
Los Angeles
Approved Just Compensation in the amount of
$190,000
2. Metro Red Line, Segment 3, East Side Extension
Parcel ED-135
Johnnie Walls
127 North Bailey Street
Los Angeles
Just Compensation - NO REPORT WAS MADE
3. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
Parcel B3-235
Farid Sapir, Vahid Sapir, and
This Is Hollywood, Inc.
Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and
Orchard Avenues, Los Angeles
Litigation Settlement - APPROVED settlement in the
amount of $602,730
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator - G.C. 54957.6
Agency Negotiator - Sharyn Abernatha
Employees organization - Transit Police Officer’s Association.
NO REPORT WAS MADE
C. Conference with Legal Counsel -Anticipated
Litigation - G.C. 54956.9(b)
Significant exposure to litigation - one case
NO REPORT WAS MADE
D. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation -
G.C. 54956.9(a)
1. Labor/Community Strategy et al v. Metro -
Case No. 94-5936 TJH
2. Shumaker v. Metro LA BC 126729 Hollywood Blvd.
NO REPORT WAS MADE
2. Flag Salute
3. Public Comment - RECEIVED
4. Approval of:
A. Minutes of regular Board meeting held September 25,
1996;
B. Minutes of Citizen’s Advisory Council Meeting held
September 25, 1996.
C. Consent Calendar Items 16, 19-21, 23-34, 36
38, 43, 47, 49
5. Chair's Remarks
A. Status report on organizational assessment.
6. CEO Report
7. Director Special Items
ANTONOVICH: Motion that the Board request the Chief
Executive Officer to review the New York Metro
Workfare Plan and provide recommendations on how a
similar program might further the Metro’s Zero
Tolerance Program at a time of limited resources.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing a
recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt a Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire property
located at 1718 Pleasant Avenue in the City of Los Angeles,
Metro Parcel No. ED-130, owned by Yuen and Fanny Ng and
authorize counsel to petition the Superior Court for an
order to enter upon the property to conduct environmental
tests.
9. Consider Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire
property, fixtures and equipment located at 3401 East First
Street and 116 North Lorena Street in the City of Los
Angeles, Metro Parcel EG-409 owned by Taylor Family Trust.
10. Consider Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire subject
property interest located at 339 N. Fickett Street in the
City of Los Angeles, Metro Parcel EE-281 owned by Overseas
Investments Group, Inc., a Nevada Corporation.
11. Consider Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire property
located at 114 and 118 Bodie Street in the City of Los
Angeles, Metro Parcel ED-191 owned by Jose Jesus and Amalia
Flores and Josefina Venegas.
12. Consider Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire property
located at 1817 East First Street in the City of Los
Angeles, Metro Parcel ED-131 owned by Constantino and Alice
Miguel, as trustees of the 1993 Miguel Family Trust.
13. Consider Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to hold a Public Hearing and, if evidence
warrants, adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing
commencement of an eminent domain action to acquire property
located at 130 Bodie Street in the City of Los Angeles, Metro
Parcel ED-123 owned by Robert C. Contreras, Maria Contreras
Romero and Anna Marie Flynn.
GENERAL
14. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to:
A. approve restructuring of the Proposition A Series 1989-A
bonds and Proposition C Series 1993-A bonds through a
negotiated underwriting process with Smith Barney and
Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., as co-senior managing
underwriters; and
B. authorize procurement and negotiation of fees for all
other required services.
| APPROVED AS
AMENDED - AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PAINEWEBBER |
15. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. selection and negotiation of a contract with Metro East
Consultants, (MEC), Inc., a Joint Venture, covering
Construction Management Services on the Metro Red Line
Eastside Extension, returning to the Board for final
approval of an agreement and a not-to-exceed amount;
and
B. issuance of a Letter Contract-Limited Notice to Proceed
to the selected firm in an amount not-to-exceed
$5,000,000 for immediate start-up services.
REAL ESTATE & ASSET DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
16. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to approve sale of property located at 849 3rd
street, Norco, CA owned by Metro and Mr. And Mrs. John Rinard.
17. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. recommendations regarding the Chinatown Station
Community issues; and
B. negotiations with the City of Los Angeles and
Nuccio/Catellus, the property owners adjacent to the
proposed Pasadena Blue Line Chinatown station, for the
purpose of developing mutually beneficial structures,
including a community plaza, a pedestrian connection to
Broadway and a public parking structure.
| APPROVED ITEM 'B'
AND CARRIED OVER ITEM 'A' |
18. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to:
A. approve a sublease agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, as
sub-lessor, and Sol and Irene Hess, as Master Lessor,
covering sub-lease of a cash counting facility for a
term of 12 years and six months commencing November 1,
1996 and ending April 20, 2009, at an annual lease
amount of $116,000; and
B. authorize budget adjustments increasing the grant
monies by $216,000 and the total expenditures by
$216,000, for a zero net budget impact.
FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE
19. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve a contract extension with bd
Systems, Inc., Torrance, covering information systems
services for a 90-days through January 31, 1997 at a cost of
$1.0 million for total revised contract of $11,945,000.
20. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to:
A. Adopt a resolution approving:
1. entering into a U.S. Leveraged Lease to lease the
30 Breda heavy rail vehicles in service on Red Line Segment 1;
2. formation of a Joint Powers Authority (JPA);
3. execution of any and all documents necessary to
the lease closing or reinvestment of funds from
the lease, sublease and pre-payment deposits;
B. Approve selection of the lease financing team to
execute the U.S. Leveraged Lease of:
1. CIBC Wood Gundy, as Arranger; Bank of New York
Leasing, as Investor and Equity Deposit Taker;
2. Rabobank Nederland and its affiliates (New York
Branch), as Lending Bank and Loan Deposit Taker;
C. approve selection of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as
Metro’s legal counsel for this lease;
D. Authorize selection of any and all other required
products and services concerning this lease.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
21. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve award of contract to Downey Auto
Center, Downey, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder
under IFB No. CA-98-9927-A, covering procurement of 29 Black
& White Police vehicles for a total bid price of $762,451.
22. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to:
A. approve award of a contract to Al’s Towing covering
service on Metro Freeway Service Patrol Beat 32 for a
three-year period commencing February 1, 1997, for a
total contract not-to-exceed $645,765; and
B. reject all proposals for Beats 14 and 18 and authorize
resolicitation with revised specifications; and
C. approve contract amendments with the current
contractors on Beats 14 and 18 during the
resolicitation period:
Not To Start
Beat Contractor Exceed of Term
14 Dale’s Toe $211,680 11/7/96
18 California Coach $262,445 10/25/96
23. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve use of competitive negotiations
with qualified firms rather than a bidding process for the
procurement of Major Incident Response Portable Incident
Command Packages (PIC-PAC) and Status Display Boards
authorized under PUC 20231.5.
24. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve contract extension with The Ticket
Factory, covering printing of bus transfers through January
31, 1997 for an amount not-to-exceed $350,000.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE
25. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. a contract amendment to Contract No. 4846 with General
Railway Signal (GRS), Rochester, New York, covering the
cost of a comprehensive negotiated settlement of all
project related claims, provide for a spare parts
package, make near term enhancements to the transit
radio system functionality, complete open items under
the current contract and provide additional GRS support
of TRS during the warranty period at a cost of
$6,567,061, for a revised contract amount of $23.6
million; and
B. authorization for the CEO to award a contract to a
consultant to conduct a study of the long term radio
system requirements at a cost not-to-exceed $500,000.
26. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve exercising second year option with
Building Maintenance Specialists (BMS), Whittier, covering
graffiti abatement services for the Metro Blue, Green and
Red Line facilities for the period October 1, 1996 through
September 30, 1997 at a cost not-to-exceed $225,000.
27. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve contract amendment with ABM
Engineering Services covering building engineering services
at the Gateway facility for an additional four months for a
cost not-to-exceed $275,000.
28. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve establishing a special Holiday
Celebration Free Fare period as an annual event for bus and
rail between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the
nights of December 24 and 31.
29. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve two-year mobility allowance
demonstrations with:
A. Redondo/Hermosa WAVE, a General Public Dial-a-Ride, to
operate Saturday, Sunday and Holiday service from 6 AM
to 9 PM in the area of low productivity service west of
the South Bay Galleria;
B. City Nightline to operate a new flexible destination
service seven days a week, midnight to 4:30 AM along
Avalon Blvd. South of the Carson Galleria mall, south
to San Pedro in an area of very low productivity
service; and
C. Ryder/ATE Management & Service Co., Inc., pending
successful completion of negotiations, to initiate a
new flexible destination and fixed route service
combining resources of Line 220, which demonstrates
very low productivity and the Metro Green Line (D Line) Aviation
Station feeder Line 625, currently operated by
ATE/Ryder.
30. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve award of contract to Asbury
Environmental Services, Compton, the lowest responsive,
responsible bidder under Bid No. 09-9612, covering
procurement of coolant for a period of 27 months for a total
bid price of $386,294.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
31. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to enter into a close-out agreement with
Commuter Transportation Services.
32. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. setting a public hearing on Tuesday, November 12, 1996
at 2:00 p.m. covering annual local conformance
determination under the LA County Congestion Management
Program (CMP); and
B. appointment of a Hearing Officer.
33. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. setting a public hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 1996
at 10:00 a.m. to receive input on the Metro’s Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) Complementary Paratransit
Plan update; and
B. appointment of a Hearing Officer.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
34. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to authorize implementation of a new
organization structure and allow for a unified retirement
plan for Metro non-represented (including Teamsters and
Transit Police Officers Association) employees effective
January 1, 1997.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
35. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. award of contract SP007 to High-Point Rendel covering
pre-construction survey services for a total amount
not-to-exceed $2 million; and
B. a total Authorization for Expenditure of $2 million.
| APPROVED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
36. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to:
A. award Contract CO362 to S.J. Amoroso covering
construction of Maintenance-of-Way Facilities, Metro
Red Line Yard & Shop site in the amount of $4,443,000;
B. approve Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) in the
amount of $4,887,300.
37. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve award fee under Contract FM014
with Fluor Daniel, Inc. covering Project Management
Assistant services on the Metro Rail Projects for the period
January through June, 1995 in the amount of $125,265.
38. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. Amendment No. 8 to Contract Work Order No. 28 with
Engineering Management Consultant covering the
continuation of final design services for the Metro Red Line East Side Extension, from November 1, 1996 to
January 31, 1997, in the amount of $6,300,000,
increasing the total value of CWO No. 28 to
$36,246,858;
B. an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $6,246,858 for a revised total AFE of
$45,324,680.
39. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. Amendment No. 1 to Contract Work Order 45 to Contract
E0070, Project 800095, with Engineering Management
Consultant, covering environmental tasks for the Metro
Red Line Segment 1 in the amount of $189,778; and
B. an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $163,745.
APPROVED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY AS AMENDED TO AUTHORIZE WORK
BUT NO PAYMENT OF MONEY |
40. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing
a recommendation to approve:
A. Amendment 4 to Contract E001 with LTK covering rail
vehicle design and procurement management services for
Metro Green Line (D Line) in the amount of $201,508;
B. an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $18,418; and
C. extension of the period of performance from December 1,
1995 to December 31, 1997, and ratification of the
actions from December 1, 1995 to date.
| APPROVED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
41. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve Change Order 413 for Contract B221
with Tutor/Saliba-Perini, Joint Venture, covering funding of
the Safety Awareness Incentive Program at the
Wilshire/Normandie Station, Metro Red Line, pursuant to a
contractual requirement, in the amount of $475,000,
increasing the total contract value to $93,750,262.
| APPROVED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
42. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve Change Order B281T-CO-8.00 for
Contract B281T with Kajima/Ray Wilson, Joint Venture,
covering increased demobilization cost of the terminated
B251 contractor’s equipment from the Barnsdall Yard site on
the Metro Red Line, Hollywood/Vermont corridor for a not-to-
exceed amount of $820,000, increasing the total contract
value to $47,824,412.
| APPROVED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
43. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve Change Order CO100-CO-185 to
Contract CO100 with Steve P. Rados, Inc. covering final
resolution of all disputes, claims and pending litigation
for guideway structures on the Metro Green Line (D Line) in the
amount of $1,750,000.
44. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve a Cooperative Agreement between
the City of Los Angeles and Metro to administer and operate a
cleaning and graffiti abatement program for the Hollywood
Construction Impact Program for the period January 1, 1997
through June 30, 1998 at a cost of $500,000.
45. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing a
recommendation to approve:
A. negotiation and execution of a lease with Wells Fargo
Bank and Equitable Life Insurance covering space at 707
Wilshire Boulevard, the top-ranked candidate location
for the East Side Co-Located Project Office, for a not-
to-exceed amount of $3,961,266 for a seven year period;
B. negotiation and execution of a lease with Bank of Nova
Scotia covering space at 818 West 7th Street, the
second-ranked location, if favorable terms are
unattainable with the top-ranked candidate location, at
a cost not-to-exceed $4,439,221; and
C. procurement of equipment and materials with the
supplier(s) offering the most favorable terms.
46. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing a
recommendation to approve:
A. Amendment No. 10 for Contract Work Order 5 to Contract
E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant covering
program-wide support services for Metro Red Line in the
amount of $2,873,605;
B. Authorization for Expenditure in the amount of
$2,983,890; and
C. extending the period of performance from October 31,
1996 to June 30, 1997.
47. Consider the Chief Executive Officer's report containing a
recommendation to approve:
A. WACN 92.0, 93.0 and 94.0 to Contract C0311 with Traylor
Bros./Frontier Kemper, Joint Venture, for additional
initial tunnel support on the tunnel line section to
Universal City for an amount not-to-exceed $2,500,000;
and
B. an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $2,500,000 for a revised AFE of $139,363,000.
48. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve an increase to the Authorization
for Expenditure (AFE) for Contract B215 with Tutor-Saliba
Corporation, to fund in-process merited change orders
covering concrete quantity adjustment, time extensions and
other miscellaneous changes for the Metro Red Line,
Wilshire/Vermont Station, Stage II, in the amount of
$1,607,317 for a revised total AFE of $33,318,180.
APPROVED
DEFERRING CN'S 40.02, 80.00, 138.00 and 189.00 TOTALING
$377,481
RESULTING IN A REVISED TOTAL AFE OF $32,940,699. |
49. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve an award fee to Jacobs Engineering
Group, Mott MacDonald-Hatch & ACG Environment (JMA), Joint
Venture, covering construction management services on the
Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor for the period
March through June, 1996 in the amount of $90,156.
50. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve resolution of outstanding
community issues which conform with the Pasadena Blue Line
budget of $803.9 million.
51. Consider items not on the posted agenda, including:
A. Items to be presented and (if requested) referred to
staff;
B. Items to be placed on the agenda for action at a
future meeting of the Board;
C. 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.
52. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve an off-peak base fare of 75 cents
on Line 40 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.,
weekdays only, effective Tuesday, October 29, 1996.
52. Consider the Chief Executive Officer’s report containing a
recommendation to approve:
A. the merger of the Metro Transit Police Department with
the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) (Transit
Policing Partnership);
B. the Metro Transit Law Enforcement Transition Action Plan
transferring appropriate Metro police and security
personnel, assets and functions to the Transit Policing
Partnership with the exception of the Metro’s in-house
security guards (Teamsters), with full implementation
effective January 5, 1997;
C. execution of a multi-year contract with the LAPD at a
first year cost of $12.7 million for the FY 97
transition year (1-5-97/6-30/97) and a total cost not
to exceed $125.3 million over five years for specified
transit law enforcement and security services in
support of the Metro’s regional transportation programs;
D. execution of a multi-year contract with the LASD for a
first year cost of $10 million for the FY 97 transition
year (1-5-97/6-30-97) and a total cost not to exceed
$99 million over five years for specified transit law
enforcement and security services in support of the
Metro’s regional transportation programs;
E. seeking an additional $800,000 to $1.2 million in
funding from the federal Crime Bill and other sources
over the next 18 months in order to provide
approximately 12 additional sworn positions in FY 98
and 12 more in FY 99;
F. the Metro Transit Police Employee Equity Program at no up
front cost to the Metro to provide transferring employees
with commensurate benefits as a result of the merger;
G. establishing a permanent Metro Law Enforcement and
Security Committee to provide policy guidance and
oversight for the Metro’s Law Enforcement and Security
Program and receive reports on a regular basis from the
CEO;
H. negotiation of a Dispute Resolution Process for
inclusion in the service contracts;
I. recommending to the LAPD and LASD that separate Transit
Policing Liability Trust Funds be established to
receive and administer transit policing liability
funds; and
J. inclusion of specific transit policing services in
support of the several Municipal Transit Operators
within Los Angeles County as part of the service
contracts and the Three Party Memorandum of Agreement
on transit policing.