1. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Real Property Negotiator(s) concerning Price
and/or Terms of Payment G.C. 54956.8:
1. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
Eastside Extension - Parcel ED-132
George S. Iwanaga & Miyo Iwanaga Kurata
1719 Pleasant Avenue
Los Angeles
2. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
Eastside Extension - Parcel ED-146
Zeferino & Maria De Jesus Uribe
114 & 116 Bailer Street
Los Angeles
3. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel ED-147
Paul Malki
1800 Pennsylvania Avenue
Los Angeles
4. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel ED-148
Helen Haruko Sano
1806, 1808 & 1812 Pennsylvania Avenue
Los Angeles
5. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel ED-171
Heirs or Devisees of Consuelo G. Gurrola
1841 East First Street
Los Angeles
6. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
Eastside Extension - Parcel ED-193
Joe C. Rodriguez
1726 East First Street
Los Angeles
7. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel ED-194
Gilbert O. and Dorma L. Rodriguez
1730 East First Street
Los Angeles
8. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel EE-279
Leonor Arias
2518 East Cesar Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles
9. Metro Red Line, Segment 3
East Side Extension - Parcel EE-283
Mansour Faramarzipour and Mahin Y. Faramarzipour,
Trustees of the Singer Family Trust
2530 Cesar Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles
B. Conference with Legal Counsel
Existing Litigation - G.C. 54956.9(a)
1. Vargas, et al v. LACMetro, et al
Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC117660
| APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF $175,000 |
2. James Brackeen, Jr. V. LACMetro
Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC124755
| APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF $150,000 |
3. Hernandez, et al v. LACMetro, et al
Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC138787
| APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF $144,000 |
4. Metro East Side Consultants v. LACMetro
Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. BC162753
C. Conference with Labor Negotiator - G.C. 54957.6
1. Strategy for labor negotiations
Unions: Teamsters
United Transportation Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
Transportation Communications Union
Transit Police Officer’s Association
D. Personnel Matters - G.C. 54957
1. Public Employee Appointment - Interim Metro Secretary
2. Flag Salute
3. Public Comment
4. Consider approval of:
A. Minutes of:
1. Regular Metro Board Meeting held December 18, 1996
B. Consent Calendar Items: 10-13, 16, 17, 20-24,30, 36-38,
40-42
APPROVED REVISED CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEMS 10-13, 16, 17,
20, 22, 24, 30, 36-38, 40-42 |
5. Chair’s Remarks
PRESENTED RESOLUTION TO JOE DREW;
COMMENTED ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF USG
BUILDING; ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
KEVIN MURRAY 2-6-97. |
6. Chief Executive Officer’s Report
A. Upcoming Events and Activities
7. Director Special Items:
A. Antonovich - Motion to instruct staff to identify the
necessary steps which must be taken to provide for a
green line rail extension to LAX, and a rail extension
from Union Station to the Burbank Airport
APPROVED AS AMENDED BY BURKE MOTION
TO EXAMINE AIRPORT ACCESS AS IT PERTAINS
TO THE ENTIRE METRO RAIL SYSTEM
CONNECTIVITY ISSUE, INCLUDING ACCESS TO
AIRPORT FROM RED LINE AND METROLINK |
B. Burke - Motion to approve a fully-centralized
procurement function, combining the two presently
separate organizations into one autonomous
organization, reporting to the CEO or Deputy
CEO/Finance and Administration.
C. Wilson - Travel Authorization
D. Dawidziak - Travel Authorization
E. FASANA - Motion to eliminate consideration of subway
along Burbank/Chandler and seek repeal of the Robbins
Legislation. (Relates to Item 45)
APPROVED SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO
DEFER ACTION UNTIL DRAFT EIR IS
COMPLETED. |
GENERAL
A. 1 P.M.
Hold Hearing related to Eastside Construction
Management Services procurement affording Metro East
Consultants (“MEC”) an opportunity to be heard on issues
relating to proposal certifications and withdrawal of the
staff recommendation of MEC.
HELD HEARING AND APPROVED MOTION THAT
THE BOARD
WILL DISREGARD AND REMOVE FROM THE RECORD THE
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS CONTAINED IN THE AUDITOR’S
MEMO DATED 11/26/96 AND ALSO DISREGARD THE WITHDRAWAL
BY THE CEO OF HIS RECOMMENDATION IN THE MEMO OF
11/27/96 AND THAT STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION OF MEC MAY
CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION IN MAKING ANY AWARD. |
8. Consider adoption of the updated findings, recommendations and
consultant action plan from the Organizational Assessment Study
performed by the Coopers & Lybrand consulting group.
DEFERRED TO A SPECIAL BOARD
MEETING TO BE HELD IN FEB. |
9. Consider:
A. award of a contract to Cash Technologies, Inc., the lowest,
responsive and responsible bidder under IFB No. 07-9601,
covering the currency counting service for one year, at a
cost not to exceed $800,000; and
B. exercise of four, six-month options at the end of year one,
at the election of the Metro for a total cost not to exceed
$800,000 per year.
FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
10. Consider adoption of a resolution authorizing the investment of
up to twenty million dollars in the State’s Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF).
11. Consider approval of 5th year funding for the final year of the
contract with Hertz Claim Management as Workers’ Compensation
Third Party Administrator, commencing March 1, 1997, for a cost
not to exceed $6.12 million.
12. Consider approval of:
A. a contract to Fire Electric, Inc. for the purchase and
installation of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system
for the cash counting facility under IFB No. OP54100007 for
a fixed price of $172,774 including sales tax; and
B. budget adjustments to increase total Metro grant monies by
$216,000 and total Metro expenditures by $216,000, for no net
impact.
13. Consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to exercise
three, 1-year option renewals as each becomes due, with General
Farebox, Inc. (GFI), Elk Grove Village, Illinois covering ticket
vending machine (TVM) maintenance on Contract No. 6230,
installation of additional TVM’s as required, vandalism repair,
special event coverage, and as needed repairs, at a cost not to
exceed $1,060,527 for year one, $1,086,759 for year two and
$1,113,783 for year three, for a total contract value of
$5,187,509.
14. Consider authorizing:
A. award of a contract to Images in Foil, Inc., Costa Mesa,
CA., the highest rated proposer to RFP PS-5420-0072, to
produce Metro and Interagency fare media for a two-year
period, with a one-year option, for a total first year cost
not to exceed $758,334; and
B. the CEO to exercise the two one-year options as each becomes
due at a not to exceed cost of $758,334 for each option
year, for a total contract value of $2,275,002.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE MONTH TO MONTH EXTENSION
OF EXISTING CONTRACT AND BRING BACK TO THE BOARD WITHIN 90
DAYS.
15. Consider approval of:
A. the proposed amendments to the Segment 3 Financial
Contribution Agreement with the City of Los Angeles as
adopted by the City Council at its August 20, 1996 meeting;
and
B. Side Letter of Agreement with the City of Los Angeles on
condition that the City Attorney or City Council
acknowledges that THE Metro WILL ADHERE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY EAST/WEST
RAIL LINE AS ADOPTED IN THE RE-ADOPTION OF THE LONG RANGE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN SPRING 1997.
APPROVED SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO
INCORPORATE THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SEGMENT 3 FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AND SIDE LETTER OF
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AS
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT IT’S AUGUST 20,
1996 MEETING. |
MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AD HOC COMMITTEE
16. Consider award of a fixed-price contract in the amount of
$249,314 to Hunt Design Associates, Pasadena, California, to
develop comprehensive signage and graphics standards for the
Agency’s bus and rail system.
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
17. Consider approval of the Metro’s Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Paratransit Plan Update for 1997.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
18. Consider paying the OASDI portion of employee social security
taxes (including reimbursement for tax impacts) for those
employees who were scheduled to be transferred to Public
Transportation Services Corporation (PTSC) on January 1, 1997.
| CARRIED OVER TO FEBRUARY COMMITTEE |
19. Consider approval of the State Legislative Update and adoption of
an “Oppose” position on SB 89 (Hayden).
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE SUBSTITUTE MOTION to “support
if amended” to include all transit agencies and legislators in
the State of California.
APPROVED AS AMENDED TO REPLACE THE
WORD
LEGISLATORS WITH “ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS” |
20. Consider award of a five-year unit rate contract to Poisonlab
Incorporated to provide clinical laboratory services to analyze
urine specimens of employees and employment candidates for the
presence of prohibited drugs under the Metro Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Policy, for a total amount not to exceed $175,000 for year one.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
21. Consider adoption of a standing policy regarding the naming of
Metro property.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT POLICY AND NAME TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION 5 IN HONOR OF ARTHUR WINSTON.
22. Consider approval of a special, two-month promotion of the On-
Time Guarantee Program on Metro Bus service during March and
April 1997.
23. Consider extension of the current promotional fare for Metro
passengers using Harbor Transitway express services through
August 1, 1997.
24. Consider amending the ATTB contract with Northrop Grumman as
follows:
A. approve Amendment No. 7 in the fixed amount of $1,179,786
covering the procurement of long-lead-time components and
subsystems for the remaining five prototypes; and
B. approve Amendment No. 8 in the fixed amount of $15,590,000
covering completion of the fabrication and assembly of five
ATTB prototype vehicles, and field testing of all six ATTB
prototypes.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
25. Consider approval of a Cooperative Agreement between the City of
Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (Metro) to administer and operate a cleaning and graffiti
abatement program utilizing the Hollywood Construction Impact
Program (HCIP) funds for the period of February 1, 1997 through
June 30, 1998 at a cost not to exceed $250,000.
| CARRIED OVER TO FEBRUARY COMMITTEE |
26. Consider approval of a cost-sharing agreement with ARBA
Development Group (ARBA) for work at the Metro Red Line,
Vermont/Hollywood Corridor, Hollywood/Western Station for the
modification of a station ventilation structure with an ARBA
contribution amount not to exceed $60,000.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
27. Consider approval of:
A. credit change order no. B610-10.00 to the Trackwork
Installation Contract No. B610 with Morrison Knudsen
Corporation to delete the requirement for restraining rail
on the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood
Corridors in the amount of ($1,344,590) decreasing the total
contract value to $19,197,387;
B. a reduction of the Metro Board approved AFE amount of
$21,813,486 by ($1,344,590) to $20,468,896.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
28. Consider approval of Change Order No. B281T-CO-16.00 to the
Hollywood/Vine Station Contract No. B281 with the Kajima/Ray
Wilson, Joint Venture to fund an increase in the estimated amount
for the excavation and removal of sinkhole debris for the Metro
Red Line, Vermont/Hollywood Corridor in the amount of $350,000
increasing the total contract value to $47,852,968.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
29. Consider approval of:
A. Credit Work Authorization Change Notice (WACN) No. B281T-CN-
57.00 to the Hollywood/Vine Station Contract No. B281 with
the Kajima/Ray Wilson, Joint Venture to delete the
restoration of the Barnsdall Park Site from the B281T
Hollywood Tunnel Completion portion of the Contract for the
Metro Red Line, Vermont/Hollywood Corridor in the amount of
($310,000), decreasing the total contract value to
$47,192,968;
B. a $310,000 reduction to the Metro Board approved AFE of amount
of $48,710,000, for a revised AFE of $48,400,000; and
C. execution of the resulting final change order by the Chief
Executive Officer, provided the final variance amount does
not exceed ($310,000).
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
30. Consider approval of:
A. amendment No. 27 to Contract No. 3369, with Parsons-
Dillingham (PD) for Construction Management Services (CM) on
the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood Corridors
for a reduction in certain CM services in the amount of
($8,775,977) which decreases the total contract value to
$153,070,369; and
B. a reduction to the current Authorization for Expenditure
(AFE) in the amount of ($9,492,427) for a revised total AFE
of $155,070,369.
31. Consider approval of:
A. amendment No. 28 to Contract No. 3369, with Parsons-
Dillingham (PD) for Construction Management Services (CM) on
the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood Corridors
for certain additional CM services in the amount of
$5,155,418 which, presuming the approval of Amendment No.
27, will result in a total contract value of $158,225,787;
and
B. a $5,155,418 increase to the AFE, for a revised total AFE of
$160,225,787.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED TO REDUCE THE VALUE
OF CCN #359 TO $250,000 FOR ADDITIONAL ESTIMATING STAFF WHICH
REDUCES THE TOTAL CONTRACT AND AFE INCREASE TO $2,013,624.
32. Consider approval of:
A. amendment No. 17 to Contract Work Order (CWO) No. 3 to
Contract No. E0070 with the Engineering Management
Consultant (EMC) to incorporate Consultant Change Notice
(CCN) Nos. 488.01, 509.00, 511.00, 512.00, 513.01, 514.00 ,
516.00 and 520.00 for additional design services for the
Metro Red Line, Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood Corridors in
the amount of $571,604, which increases the total contract
value from $92,461,596 to $93,033,200; and
B. an increase in the Project’s AFE in the amount of $571,604,
for a revised total AFE of $93,533,200.
APPROVED AS AMENDED UNDER
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE
CONTRACT AND AFE BY $200,000 |
33. Consider approval of:
A. use of project contingency from Metro Red Line, Eastside
Extension (MRL-East) to begin the implementation of a
coordinated design and construction interface between the
MRL-East tunnels (C0502 contract package) and the Union
Station Gateway (USG) project’s Ramirez Street Flyover; and
B. an amendment to Contract No. 5723-#2 between the Metro and
Union Station Gateway, Inc. for completion of the Ramirez
Street Flyover design, and coordinated design and
construction services for the interface between the MRL-East
tunnels and the Flyover in the amount of $2,440,000, and
C. seeking reimbursement of the expended MRL-East project
contingency and to fund Contract 5723-#2 for this work
through the 1997/98 Call for Projects.
REFERRED TO JOINT MEETING OF
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE AND UNION
STATION GATEWAY BOARD. |
34. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 9 to Contract Work Order (CWO) No. 28 to
Contract No. E0070 with the Engineering Management
Consultant (EMC) for the continuation of final design
services for the East Side Extension, in the amount of
$6,000,000, which increases the total value of CWO No. 28 to
$42,246,858 and extends the period of performance through
April 30, 1997; and
B. an increase to the Project’s Authorization for Expenditure
(AFE) in the amount of $6,000,000 for a revised total AFE
amount of $51,324,680.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED TO INCREASE
CONTRACT AND AFE BY $2 MILLION
35. Consider approval of a hard closure of two traffic lanes for
approximately 7.5 months beginning January 17, 1997 along
Hollywood Boulevard at McCadden Place in order for C0301
Hollywood/Highland Station and Tunnel contractor, Tutor-Saliba-
Perini, to place concrete tunnel lining from Hollywood and Vine
to Hollywood and Highland Station, and authorize $250,000 from
the Hollywood Construction Impact Program (HCIP) to mitigate the
impact to businesses caused by construction activities near
Hollywood Boulevard and McCadden Place.
| CARRIED OVER TO FEBRUARY COMMITTEE |
36. Consider approval of an award fee of $88,972 for Contract MC047
with Jacobs Engineering Group, Mott, MacDonald-Hatch and AGC
Environment (JMA), a joint venture for Construction Management
Services on the Metro Red Line - North Hollywood Corridor.
37. Consider approval of:
A. Change Order No. 29 to Contract No. C0311 for Tunnel Line
Section to Universal City with Traylor Bros./Frontier-
Kemper, Joint Venture, for the amount of $5,412,426 for the
Special Seismic Section and Added Standard Tunnel Length
(CN36.00 and 36.01); and
B. An increase of $5,412,426 to the AFE for a total revised AFE
of $156,375,426.
38. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 29 to Contract No. 3369, with Parsons-
Dillingham (PD) for Construction Management Services (CM) on
the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor in the amount
of $928,896, which increases the total contract value to
$50,827,036; and
B. An increase of $928,896,036 to the AFE, for a total revised
AFE of $52,827,036.
| APPROVED AS CORRECTED ON CONSENT |
39. Consider approval of:
A. Change Order No. 21.00 to Contract No. C6435, with Adams &
Smith/Macias, Joint Venture, for Retrofit of Steel and
Concrete Bridges, in the amount of $779,750, which increases
the total contract value to $11,722,890; and
B. An increase of $779,750 to the AFE for a revised total AFE
amount of $12,012,617.
| CARRIED OVER TO FEBRUARY COMMITTEE |
40. Consider reallocation of AFE funding in the amount of $57,750
from Contracts EN040-EN047 to Contract No. EN031 for the Metro
Green Line (D Line).
41. Consider approval of the following Contract Work Orders (CWOs) to
Contract No. CM001, with LKG-CMC, Inc. for Configuration
Management Services:
A. CWO 14 for environmental Mitigation in the amount of
$109,013, with a new AFE of $119,013, for 4 solicitations;
B. CWO 15 for Radio Retrofit in the amount of $26,999, with a
new AFE of $36,999, for one solicitation; and
C. CWO 16 for Safety Enhancement in the amount of $26,999, with
a new AFE of $36,999, for one solicitation.
42. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 11 of Contract Work Order (CWO) No. 005 to
Contract No. E0070 with the Engineering Management
Consultant (EMC) for continuation of engineering services
for the Programwide Metro Rail Project 800275 in the amount
of $988,865 to increase the total project value from
$3,881,813 to $4,870,678;
B. An increase of $988,865 to the AFE of Project 800275, for a
revised total AFE of $5,070,678.
43. Consider award of Contract No. EN060A to Clarke Contracting
Corporation for installation of Sanitary Sewer/Storm Drain Cross
Connections on the Metro Red Line, Segment 1 in the amount of
$1,428,000, with a ten percent (10%) allowance of $142,800 to
cover unanticipated changes and/or extra work, for a total
Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) amount of $1,570,800,
contingent upon receipt of bonds, insurance, and resolution of
any protest filed in a timely manner.
44. 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.
45. Consider approving the supplemental report containing ISTEA
II proposed project requests.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED to eliminate
consideration of subway along Burbank/Chandler and seek repeal of
the Robbins Legislation.
APPROVED AS AMENDED TO DELETE MOTION
RE ELIMINATION OF CONSIDERATION OF SUBWAY
UNTIL EIR IS COMPLETE |
46. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 16 to Contract Work Order No. 3 to
Contract E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant
to incorporate Consultant Change Notice No. 500 for
design support during construction for the Metro Red Line Vermont/Hollywood Corridor in the amount of
$4,467,711;
B. An increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $4,467,711 for a revised total AFE of
$92,961,596.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED authorizing an
increase of $500,000 to the contract and the AFE for the
next 30 days.
47. Consider revisions to the Metro Lobby Registration Policy.
48. Consider approval of funding mark targets for the 1997 Call
for Projects categories.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE
ADDING $2 MILLION OF DEOBLIGATED FUNDS TO THE TDM CATEGORY
and submitting a Call for Projects application to install
bike racks on the Metro bus fleet.
APPROVED AND DIRECTED THAT BOS MEETING
BE HELD |
49. Consider:
A. selection and negotiation of a contract covering
Construction Management Services on the Metro Red Line
Eastside Extension, returning to the Board for a final
approval of an agreement and a contract 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.
APPROVED CONSTRUCTION
COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION TO
ACCEPT THE EVALUATOR’S REPORT
AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO JMA |