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-East Side Extension
Parcel ED-170
Albert A. Ruiz & Armando Ruiz as Co-Trustees for
the Ruiz Family Trust
1835 East First Street, Los Angeles
JUST COMPENSATION
2. Judith Pierce Property
5111 Shenandoah
Los Angeles
APPROVED ACCEPTANCE OF $332,000 AS
SETTLEMENT IN FULL OF THE
MORTGAGE LOAN |
3. Metro Red Line, Segment 3, East Side Extension -
Parcel ED-134
John R. & Patricia Forsman
123 & 125 Bailey Street
Los Angeles
B. 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
C. Personnel Matters - G.C. 54957
1. Public Employee Appointment - Interim Metro Board
Secretary
| APPOINTED MICHELE JACKSON |
2. Flag Salute
3. Public Comment
4. Consider approval of:
A. Minutes of Special Board Meeting held January 10 and
regular Board Meeting held January 22, 1997;
B. Minutes of Citizen's Advisory Council Meeting held
January 22, 1997;
C. Consent Calendar Items: 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26,
28 through 33, 39, 41 through 43, 47 through 50 and 52.
5. Chair's Remarks
A. Announced adjournment in memory of Jaime Pasillas
6. Chief Executive Officer's Report
A. Upcoming Events and Activities
B. Announcement of the re-naming of the ATTB.
RENAMED THE ATTB PROTOTYPE MODELS AS
THE CLARK
ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS |
C. Oral report on Metro Rail safety, Segments 1, 2 and 3
7. Directors' Special Items
A. Wilson - Consider declaring the month of April
"Earthquake Preparedness Month."
B. Riordan - Request approval of travel for Greg Dawley,
Assistant Chief of Staff to participate in the ISTEA
testimony and related meetings - March 5 through March
9, 1997.
GENERAL
8. Consider revisions and amendments to Metro Lobby Registration
Policy.
APPROVED POLICY WITH AMENDMENTS AND
AUTHORIZED STAFF TO AMEND
AND REVISE THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE Metro BOARD TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE LOBBY REGISTRATION POLICY |
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. Hold a public hearing regarding necessity for the
acquisition of certain property located at 1817 East First
Street in the City of Los Angeles; property owners,
Constantino and Alice Miguel as trustees of the 1993 Miguel
Family Trust, Metro Parcel No. ED-131 (Boyle Ranch Market).
(Requires 9 votes)
10. Hold a public hearing regarding necessity for the
acquisition of certain properties located at 123 & 125
Bailey Street in the City of Los Angeles; property owners,
John R. & Patricia Forsman, Metro Parcel No. ED-134.
(Requires 9 votes)
| REFERRED TO REAL ESTATE & ASSET
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
11. Hold a public hearing regarding necessity for the
acquisition of certain property located at 236 N. Soto
Street in the City of Los Angeles; property owners Mario &
Grace De La Torre, Metro Parcel No. EE-272.
(Requires 9 votes)
FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
12. Consider adopting a resolution to:
A. amend the Assessment District A1 recommended rate
schedule to a revised recommended rate schedule; and
B. secure a surety policy to implement a bond repurchase
program using the released Reserve Fund and Excess
Collection moneys to reduce annual debt service on the
bonds.
13. Consider:
A. adoption of a revised Investment Policy, and
B. delegating the Treasurer to invest funds for a one-year
period pursuant to California Government Code Section
53607.
14. Consider approval of purchase of All Risk Property Insurance
and Boiler Machinery Insurance covering bus and rail
operations for a cost not-to-exceed $3.37 million effective
May 10, 1997 through May 10, 1998.
15. Consider approval of the reallocation of the FY 96-97
transit subsidies based on current funding availability from
local, state and federal sources and the impact of actual
receipts versus budgeted amounts from prior years.
16. Consider approval of:
A. award of contract to Images in Foil, Inc., Costa Mesa,
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 two-year
cost of $1,516,668; and
B. the CEO exercising the one-year option for a cost not-
to-exceed $758,334 for a three-year total contract cost
of $2,275,002.
| RETURNED TO FINANCE & BUDGET
COMMITTEE |
PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
17. Consider approval to:
A. accept $2.4 million in a Federal grant and $300,000 in
a State grant to conduct Project Intermodal and
Jurisdictional Integrated Network Environmental
(IMAJINE) in Southeast Los Angeles County as an entry
point to deploy Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
technologies in transportation improvements;
B. negotiation and award of a contract with National
Engineering Technology, Inc. covering the
implementation of Project IMAJINE for a fixed price
cost not-to-exceed $3 million.
18. Consider authorization to:
A. work with the California Transportation Commission to
develop a revised budget and schedule for the Pasadena
Blue Line Project, including revised funding options;
and
B. return to the Committee with a recommendation for the
revised budget and schedule for the Pasadena Blue Line
in March, 1997.
APPROVED AS AMENDED TO: 1) DETERMINE
THE AMOUNT OF CASH
REQUIRED TO ENSURE NO SCHEDULE DELAY OR COST INCREASE ON
THE
PASADENA BLUE LINE; 2) WORK WITH THE CTC TO SECURE
FUNDING
ASSISTANCE TO DELIVER THE PASADENA BLUE LINE ON SCHEDULE
AND
ON BUDGET; 3) INCLUDE ANY PROJECTS SET BACK BY FUNDING
SHORTFALL AND REQUEST MONEY, LOANS OR OTHER FUNDING, TO
GET
THE PROJECT(S) BACK ON SCHEDULE AND 4)REPORT BACK ON THE
STATUS AT THE MARCH COMMITTEE MEETING. |
19. Consider initiating a procurement process to prepare a Draft
Project report required by Caltrans for the Santa Monica
Boulevard Transit Parkway project, to include a draft and
final environmental document for preliminary engineering for
the alternative recommended in the Santa Monica Boulevard
Transit Parkway Major Investment Study report.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED TO STIPULATE
THAT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS ADDRESS AS A HIGH PRIORITY THE
NEED FOR REPLACEMENT PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SANTA
MONICA BLVD. BETWEEN WESTWOOD AND SEPULVEDA BLVDS.
APPROVED AS FURTHER AMENDED TO INCLUDE
IDENTIFYING FUNDING
FOR REPLACEMENT PARKING AND INCLUDE IN THE EIR PROCESS
THE
NEEDS OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES. |
20. Consider a special reduced fare program for the Los Angeles
Marathon Sunday, March 2, 1997 reducing cash fares on the
bus system to 50-cents and a free fare on the Metro Red
Line.
ETHICS AD HOC COMMITTEE
21. WITHDRAWN BY STAFF Code of Conduct for employees.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
22. Consider holding public comment at the end of the Board
agenda.
| FAILED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE |
23. Consider approval to pay the OASDI portion of employee
social security taxes for employees who were scheduled to be
transferred to Public Transportation Services Corporation on
January 1, 1997.
24. Consider approving a `support, seek amendments' position on
SB 45 concerning restructuring of the State Transportation
Improvement Program.
25. Consider `seeking amendments' positions on SB 47 and SB 55
concerning funding for seismic retrofit of toll bridges.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED; POSITION ON
BOTH BILLS `NEUTRAL, SEEK AMENDMENTS'
26. Consider ratification of a contract with Shannon & Wilson,
Inc., covering additional geotechnical panel services
retroactive to June 1, 1996, in the amount of $68,069 for a
revised total of $153,509.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
27. Acting as the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies
(SAFE), consider adopting a plan to install a maximum of 350
call boxes on unincorporated county roads within Los Angeles
County, at a cost not-to-exceed $1.3 million.
28. Consider:
A. reconfiguration of the Metro Freeway Service Patrol
service to include limited mid-day, weekend and night
service; and
B. amending the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
California Highway Patrol (CHP) to cover the cost of
co-locating the CHP and the Caltrans Freeway Service
Patrol units at a cost of $500,000.
29. Consider award of contract to Schunk Graphite Technology,
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the lowest responsive,
responsible bidder under Bid No. 10-9629, covering purchase
of pantograph carbon strips for Blue and Green line cars
over a 27-month period, for a total bid price of $311,700.
30. Consider award of contract to Whiting Corporation, Harvey,
Illinois, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder under
IFB No. OP85240704 covering purchase and installation of one
(1) lift hoist system for the Metro Red Line Repair Shop,
for a bid price of $994,100.
31. Consider:
A. rejection of all bids under IFB No. OP63400010 and
authorize reprocurement under a new bid for bus
transfers; and
B. approval of a contract extension with The Ticket
Factory, Simi Valley, covering printing of bus
transfers through June 30, 1997 at a cost not-to-exceed
$350,000.
32. Consider award of contracts covering rail car movers under
Bid No. 06-9613 to:
A. Central Manufacturing, Grandview, MO, the single
responsive, responsible bidder for the Metro Green Line (D Line)
for a total bid price of $206,342; and
B. Brandt Road Rail Corporation, Saskatchewan, Canada, for
the Metro Red Line for a total bid price of $382,670.
33. Consider contract awards to the lowest responsive,
responsible bidders under Bid No. 09-9609, covering
procurement of electronic and electrical bus parts, for a
27-month period, for a total bid price of $2,043,155, as
follows:
A. Auto Diesel Electric, Inc., Reno, Nevada for a total
bid price of $683,984;
B. Coast to Coast Coach Components, Chicago, IL., for a
total bid price of $119,610;
C. TSI Inc., Los Angeles for a total bid price of
$108,266;
D. Globe Electric Co., Houston, Texas for a total bid
price of $11,173;
E. Neopart Inc., Honeybrooke, PA. for a total bid price of
$188,125;
F. Universal Coach Parts, Del Plaines, IL. for a total bid
price of $442,638;
G. Hydraulic Electric Component Supply, El Cajon for a
total bid price of $75,545;
H. Southern Coach Parts, Birmingham, AL. for a total bid
price of $89,602;
I. New Flyer Industries, Ltd., Winnepeg, Canada for a
total bid price of $7,242;
J. North City Bus Armature, Inc., Croydon, PA. for a total
bid price of $34,568;
K. Parts Pacific, South Gate for a total bid price of
$6,124;
L. Gilig Corp., Hayward for a total bid price of $35,705;
and
M. Muncie Reclamation and Supply, Muncie, IN. for a total
bid price of $240,572.
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
34. Consider entering into a Cooperative Agreement between the
City of Los Angeles and the Metro to administer and operate a
cleaning and graffiti abatement program utilizing Hollywood
Construction Impact Program (HCIP) funds for the period of
July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 at a cost not to exceed
$250,000.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED to assure that
this agreement neither duplicates nor supplants the current
programs.
35. Consider approval of amendments to Contract Work Orders to
Contract CM001 with LKG-CMC, Inc. covering configuration
management services as follows:
A. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 1 for the Segment 1 project in
the amount of $9,050;
B. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 2 for the Segment 2 project in
the amount of $47,739;
C. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 3 for the North Hollywood
project in the amount of $42,082;
D. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 5 for the Pasadena project in
the amount of $22,631;
E. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 6 for the Green Line (D Line) project in
the amount of $20,876;
F. Amendment No. 3 to CWO 7 for the Systemwide project in
the amount of $101,014;
G. increase the AFE for CWO 7 in the amount of $42,969;
H. Amendment No. 1 to CWO 12 for the East Side project in
the amount of $7,863.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
36. 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 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.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
37. Consider approval of:
A. award of Contract C0538 to Interior Demolition
Incorporated, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder
for the demolition Phase I contract on the Metro Red Line, East Side Extension Project for a total contract
value of $402,000; and
B. an Authorization for Expenditure which provides an
allowance of $40,200 for potential changes and/or extra
work, for a total AFE value of $442,200.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
38. WITHDRAWN BY STAFF:
A. use of project contingency from Metro Red Line, East
Side 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 project's Ramirez Street
Flyover;
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.
39. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 10 to Contract Work Order No. 28,
Contract E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant
(EMC) covering continuation of final design services on
an interim basis for the Metro Red Line East Side
Extension and extending the period of performance
through March 30, 1997, in the amount of $2,000,000,
increasing the total value of No. 28 to $40,246,858;
B. an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the
amount of $2,000,000 for a revised total AFE of
$49,324,680.
40. Consider:
A. approval of a hard closure of two traffic lanes for
approximately 7.5 months 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
B. 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.
APPROVED REDUCING THE DURATION TO FOUR
(4) MONTHS AND INCREASE
THE AMOUNT TO AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,000,000 |
41. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 30 to Contract 3369 with Parsons-
Dillingham (PD) covering additional construction
management services on the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and
Vermont/Hollywood corridors in the amount of
$3,141,793, which is not within the AFE; and
B. an increase to the AFE in the amount of $3,141,793 for
a revised total AFE of $160,225,787.
42. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 16 to Contract Work Order 3 to Contract
E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant
incorporating Consultant Change Notice No. 500 covering
design support during construction for the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood corridors in the
amount of $500,000; and
B. an increase to the AFE in the amount of $500,000 for a
revised total AFE of $89,237,946.
43. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 17 to Contract Work Order 3 to Contract
E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant
incorporating Consultant Change Notice Nos. 488.01,
509, 511, 512, 513.01, 514, 516 and 520 covering
additional design services for the Metro Red Line,
Wilshire and Vermont/Hollywood corridors in the amount
of $100,000; and
B. an increase to the AFE in the amount of $100,000 for a
revised total AFE of $89,337,946.
44. WITHDRAWN BY STAFF Change Order B710-CO-16.00 to Contract
No. B710 with Fujitec America, Inc. increasing the escalator
cladding at Wilshire/Normandie Station in the amount of
$375,204 for a total contract value of $24,731,633.
45. Consider approval of Change Order No. B281T-CO-14.00 for
Contract No. B281T with Kajima/Ray Wilson, JV, covering a
credit for the use of owner-furnished materials in the
amount of ($548,425), decreasing the total contract value to
$48,117,081.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
46. Consider approval of:
A. contract amendment with R. A. Wattson Company covering
Construction Consulting Services for the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor for an increase of
$260,000;
B. an increase to the AFE in the amount of $260,000 for a
revised total AFE of $540,000; and
C. contract extension from December 31, 1997 to December
31, 1998.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
47. Consider approval of:
A. Work Authorization Change Notice No. 103.00 to Contract
No. C0311 with Traylor Bros./Frontier-Kemper, JV,
covering additional tunneling costs from the shear zone
in Alignment Right tunnel station Metro Red Line, North
Hollywood Corridor, for an amount of $800,000;
B. an increase to the AFE in the amount of $800,000 for a
revised total AFE of $151,763,000.
48. Consider approval of close-out of Change Order No. 30.00
with Tutor-Saliba-Perini, JV, covering temporary decking
quantity adjustment for an additional cost of $80,883,
amending previously approved Work Authorization Change
Notice 86.01 of $524,314 for a total of $605,197, which
increases the total contract value to $72,083,613.
49. 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.
50. Consider approval of:
A. reconfiguration of the Section Designer Team for
Contract No. C 6450 for the Pasadena Blue Line with
Martinez/Amador assuming role as Section Designer under
Contract Work Order No. 40; Contract E0070 with the
Engineering Management Consultants; and
B. reconfiguration of the Section Designer Team for
Contract C 6480 for the Pasadena Blue Line with ACG
Environmental assuming the role as Section Designer
under Contract Work Order No. 41; Contract E0070 with
the Engineering Management Consultants.
51. Consider approval of:
A. Amendment No. 4 to Contract Work Order No. 25 to
Contract E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant
to incorporate Consultant Change Notice Nos. 465, 519,
523 and 526 for design services for the Pasadena Blue Line in the amount of $107,968; and
B. Amendment No. 2 to Contract Work Order No. 37 to
Contract E0070 to incorporate Consultant Change Notice
Nos. 534, 536,538,539,543 and 544 for final design
services for the Pasadena Blue Line in the amount of
$465,578; increasing the total contract value to
$88,515,260.
| APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY |
52. Consider contract Amendment No. 008 to Contract Work Order
No. 21 to Contract E0070 with Engineering Management
Consultants for engineering services performed to support
final design on the Pasadena Blue Line in the amount of
$669,984 at no increase in the Authorization for
Expenditure.
| APPROVED AS CORRECTED ON CONSENT |
53. Consider items not on the posted agenda - NONE
54. Consider directing the PMO Consultant (Gannett-
Fleming), to examine potential cost savings to the
Authority through review of standard details,
material lists, and specifications of all
construction trades for cost selection
recommendations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED TO A)
IMPLEMENT PROJECT RESERVE ACCOUNTS BY REVISING
POLICY/PROCEDURES AND PROJECT BUDGETS ACCORDINGLY, AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE PMO; B) IF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS CARRY COST IMPACTS TO THE Metro, STAFF WILL
RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND A DETAIL OF THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS PRIOR
TO IMPLEMENTATION; AND C) CARRY OVER TO THE MARCH
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE THE REVIEW OF STANDARD DETAILS,
MATERIAL LISTS, AND SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL
CONSTRUCTION TRADES FOR COST SELECTION
RECOMMENDATIONS.
ADJOURNED in memory of Jaime Pasillas