RECAP OF ACTIONS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

REGULAR BOARD MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Metro Headquarters
3rd Floor - Board Room
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles

Thursday, July 31, 1997 - 9:30 a.m.

Called to order:

Directors/Alternates present:
Richard Riordan, Chair/Hal Bernson
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, First Vice Chair/Michael Bohlke
Richard Alatorre/Nate Holden
Michael Antonovich/Nick Patsaouras
James Cragin/George Nakano
John Fasana
Don Knabe/Robert Arthur
Gloria Molina/Vivien Bonzo
Jenny Oropeza/Joyce Lawrence
Mel Wilson
Zev Yaroslavsky/Robert Abernethy
Jan Heidt
Tony V. Harris, Ex Officio

Interim Chief Executive Officer - Linda Bohlinger
Board Secretary - Georgia Hamilton
Inspector General - Arthur Sinai
General Counsel - County Counsel

1.	Approval of:

	Consent Calendar Items 5 - 19

	Minutes of Special Board Meetings held June 12, June 30, July 7,
	July 14 and Regular Board Meeting held June 25, 1997;

2.	Chair’s Remarks

3.	Chief Executive Officer’s Report

	Upcoming events and activities

4.	Conduct election for 2nd Vice Chair.

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

5.	Consider an increase in the Authorization for Expenditure to
(CC5)	Contract E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant for art
	program engineering services for the Metro Red Line, North 
	Hollywood Corridor, in the amount of $395,467, increasing the 
	AFE to $82,751,684.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

6.	Consider:
(CC10)	A.	Work Authorization Change Notices to Contract 3369 with
		Parsons-Dillingham covering additional construction 
		management services on the Metro Red Line, Wilshire and 
		Vermont/Hollywood Corridors in the amount of $4,713,024, 
		which is not within the Authorization for Expenditure (AFE); 
		and

	B.	an increase to the AFE in the amount of $4,312,213 for a 
		revised AFE of $164,538,000.

7.	Consider:
(CC11)
	A.	Change Order No. 1 to Contract B620 with General Railway 
		Signal Co., for  automatic train control system which 
		includes payment for an Economic Price Adjustment to the 
		North Hollywood portion and for the new alignment, increasing 
		the contract value by $1,574,652; and

	B.	an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the 
		amount of $1,574,652 for a revised AFE amount of $35,046,304.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

8.	Consider:
(CC16)

	A.	option for one year extension to allow for security guard 
		services during the Transit Police transition;

	B.	Amendment No. 4 to Contract SS002 with U.S. Guards Co., Inc. 
		covering security guard services on Metro Rail Projects in 
		the amount of $3,581,000; and

	C.	an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the 
		amount of $3,581,000 for a revised AFE of $10,887,000.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

9.	Consider approval of a no-cost agreement between Metro and
(CC24)	Universal Studios, Inc. for allocation of engineering, 
	construction and other costs associated with an alternate 
	design of the Universal City Station - Pedestrian Underpass.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

10.	Consider amendments to the FY98 Budget:
(FB2)
	A.	increase the expenditure budget by $1.2 million to 
		$2,849,214,000 for the following programs:

		1.	Bus Stop Cleaning Program for $250,000
		2.	Bus Graffiti Cleaning Program for $750,000; and
		3.	Inactive Right-of-Way Cleaning Program for $200,000;

	B.	increase the funds available budget by $2.14 million to 
		$3,283,480,000 increasing the system-generated advertising 
		budgeted revenues by $2.15 million; and

	C.	allocate the $2.15 million increased funds as follows:

		1.	$1.2 million to the bus stop, bus graffiti and inactive 
			ROW cleaning programs;

		2.	$0.95 million to the operating reserve.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

11.	Consider funding the 5th year of the contract with Hertz
(FB3)	Claim Management covering public liability/property damage
	third party claims administration for the period September 1, 
	1997 through August 31, 1998 at a cost not to exceed $5.2 
	million.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

12.	Consider authorizing the CEO, or designee, to execute:
(FB5)	
	A.	an amended and restated agreement with the California State 
		Board of Equalization covering state administration of a 
		retail transactions and use tax, in order to recognize the 
		successorship by the Metro of the LACTC; and

	B.	future administrative actions on behalf of the Metro to 
		recognize it as the successor agency to either the Southern 
		California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) or the Los Angeles 
		County Transportation Commission (LACTC).

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

13.	Consider changes to the Board Rules and Procedures.
(EMC1)	

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

14.	Consider position of support with amendments, on AB 899 
(EMC3)	(Napolitano) which establishes the California Regional 
	Collaboratives Economic Development Program to be 
	administered by the California Economic Strategy Panel.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

15.	Consider contract amendment with the Los Angeles County
(OPS 3)	Probation Department covering graffiti removal and abatement
	activities by juvenile offender work crews, through June 30, 
	1998 for an amount not to exceed $740,000.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

16.	Consider award of contracts for freon-refrigerant to the
(OPS 4)	lowest responsive, responsible bidder under Bid No. 05-9722
	for a 27-month period to:

	A.	Full Circle, Inc., Anaheim, for line items 1 and 3 for a 
		total bid price of $261,089; and

	B.	Refron, Inc., Long Island, N.Y., for line items 2 and 4 for a 
		total bid price of $178,286.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

17.	Consider:
(OPS5)	
	A.	rejection of all bids submitted for the modifications to 
		existing buildings at the Regional Rebuild Center; and

	B.	re-issuance of solicitations.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

18.	Consider award of contract to Hickman Mechanical, Inc.,
(OPS6)	Arcadia, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder covering
	the installation of overhead service reels in the bus repair 
	building at the Regional Rebuild Center for a fixed price of 
	$144,800.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

19.	Consider approval of:
(PP1)
	A.	a fixed-price contract with Meyer Mohaddes Associates, Inc., 
		covering preparation of a draft project report, including a 
		draft environmental document and preliminary engineering, for 
		the Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway Project for an 
		amount not to exceed $954,353;

	B.	a contract option covering preparation of a final project 
		report and environmental document, subject to successful 
		completion of the draft report, at a cost of $102,844; and

	C.	a 5% contract contingency in the amount of $52,860.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

NON-CONSENT ITEMS

20.	Consider report on four major revenue assumptions included in
(FB1)	the FY98 Budget:

	A.	City of Los Angeles contribution
	B.	Federal New Starts Section 3
	C.	Sales Tax Revenues
	D.	Regional Surface Transportation funds programmed to Access 
		Service Inc.

21.	Consider award of contracts for a two-year period, with three
	one-year options at the discretion of the Authority, covering 
	recyclable/rubbish removal service for Metro locations to:

	A.	Waste Management of Los Angeles, Gardena, the highest rated 
		proposer for the northern, southern and central regions for a 
		two-year cost not to exceed $471,784; and

	B.	Perdomo & Sons, Inc., Los Angeles, the highest rated proposer 
		for the Gateway facility, for a two-year cost not to exceed 
		$195,046.

	(Carried over from May Board Meeting)
	OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  Extend existing 
	contracts and reprocure.

22.	Consider an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure
(CC13)	with Obayashi Corporation, covering pending and potential
	changes to the North Hollywood Station to Universal City 
	Tunnel work on the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor, 
	in the amount of $6,500,000.

	PRINCIPALS ONLY

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

23.	Consider:
(CC20)
	A.	CWO No. 39 to Contract E0070 with Engineering Management 
		Consultants for Project Management for design services and 
		specialty subconsultant support for the negotiated contract 
		value of $7,852,339; and

	B.	an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the 
		cumulative amount of $801,675 for a new AFE of $102,338,389 
		assuming concurrent approval of CWO 41.

	PRINCIPALS ONLY

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS CORRECTED

24.	Consider:
(CC21)
	A.	the final negotiated amount of $6,038,095 to Contract E0070 
		with Engineering Management Consultants for CWO 41 for final 
		design services for the Pasadena Blue Line, increasing the 
		contract value by $300,000; and

	B.	an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the 
		cumulative amount of $801,675 for a revised AFE of 
		$102,338,389 assuming concurrent approval of CWO 39.

	PRINCIPALS ONLY
	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS CORRECTED

25.	Consider Burke motion that in the absence of a permanent CEO,
(EMC5)	the following be put in place:

	A.	Place a hiring freeze on all mid and upper level management 
		positions Grade M and above, and all pay for performance and 
		promotions (excluding the one external candidate to whom an 
		offer has been made) throughout the agency;

	B.	Any filling of vacancies and/or promotions shall be temporary 
		and classified as interim appointments only;

	C.	Filling of vacancies shall be brought to the executive 
		management committee under the recommendation of the interim 
		CEO, examined and ratified by the committee;

	D.	This policy shall take effect immediately and be applied 
		retroactively to July 1, 1997;

	E.	Upon identification of positions that may require a 
		permanency status, the interim CEO shall submit those 
		positions, with proper justification, to the Executive 
		Management Committee for review and ratification; and

	F.	Any contemplated organizational restructuring should be 
		presented by the respective department to its oversight 
		committee for review and ratification.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE

26.	Consider:
(EMC 4)	
	A.	adoption of the new Procurement Policies and Procedures 
		Manual developed by Administrative Management, Inc., covering 
		implementation of a consolidated Procurement Department as 
		the only set of policies on procurement and contract 
		administration; and

	B.	authorizing the CEO to make changes to the manual as laws, 
		regulations, business or economic conditions require.

	Amendment:

	1.	Staff to continue to work closely with the Executive 
		Officer of Procurement and the consultant in developing 
		the Desk Manual;

	2.	The CEO shall undertake, with the assistance of the Executive 
		Officer of Procurement and the consultant, the development of 
		a training and testing program for all procurement-related 
		staff throughout the agency, and to develop personnel 
		performance evaluation standards based on the knowledge of 
		the new procurement manuals.  Additionally, an abbreviated 
		seminar approach should be developed to further educate our 
		own Board of Directors’ staff regarding this revised 
		compilation of procurement policies;

	3.	Return to the Executive Management Committee each month 
		hereafter to apprise the Board on the progress being made 
		towards completion of this enterprise; and

	4.	Establish a seven member task force comprised as follows:

		a.	one representative from the Operations, Planning & 
			Programming, Finance and Construction Departments;

		b.	two representatives from the Procurement Department; and

		c.	Consultant

		to work together over the next six months in the preparation 
		of the new desk manual.

	5.	Divide requisitions into smaller tasks or quantities to allow 
		for maximum DBE participation.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS AMENDED

27.	Antonovich/Knabe/Molina - Receive report from the Sacramento
	lobbyists for discussion and possible action relating to SB 567.

28.	Oropeza - Ratify travel for Director Oropeza to Sacramento to 
	participate in a California Transit Association, May 27-29, 
	1997.

29.	Consider award of a two-year fixed-price revenue contract to
(OPS8)	Transportation Displays Incorporated (TDI), New York, N.Y.,
	to sell and display exterior and interior advertising on the 
	bus fleet effective January 1, 1998 and authorize the CEO to 
	exercise three additional one-year contract options as they 
	become available. 

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

30.	Consider award of contract to Hansolo Building Services, Los 
(OPS7)	Angeles, the most qualified bidder under Request for Proposal
	OP33440510, covering maintenance of inactive rights-of-way 
	and parcel properties for a three-year period at a cost of 
	$1,896,976, with two one-year options at the election of the 
	Metro for $1,220,944, for a total not to exceed amount of 
	$3,117,920. 

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  EXTEND EXISTING CONTRACT ONE MONTH 
	and directed staff to return to the Committee next month with 
	responses to issues raised regarding active rights-of-way, 
	insurance requirements, prevailing wage rates, worker safety 
	manual and permits

31.	Consider approval, in concept, of the Transportation
(PP3)	Management Center (TMC) Coordination Study report providing
 	guidelines, including criteria for a capital investment 
	policy, and system plan for Los Angeles County TMC’s. 
	Amendment:  Include an investigation of funding concerns and 
	resolve operations/maintenance issue prior to authorizing 
	funds for construction.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE AS AMENDED 

32.	Consider:
(CC2)
	A.	certifying review and consideration of the Addendum to the 
		Final Environmental Impact Report;

	B.	approval of the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact 
		Report and adoption of the project changes for the Metro Red Line, East Side Extension; and

	C.	approval to issue a Notice of Determination;

		Amendment:
		1.	The scope of work for the housing experts to be retained as 
			part of the mitigation program.  Include a goal to leverage 
			Metro resources in order to reach the objective of providing 
			one-to-one housing replacement by exploring funding 
			alternatives with public housing providers, non-profit 
			housing providers and private sector funding agencies;

		2.	The Metro continue to work with community residents and the 
			legal aid foundation of East Los Angeles to formalize a 
			written agreement on mitigation matters where consensus has 
			been reached;

		3.	Metro establish an internal technical task force comprised of 
			representatives from the divisions of Construction, 
			Procurement and Planning and the Job Development and Training 
			Department within the Human Resources Division, and assign 
			them the task of developing appropriate policy amendments 
			and/or programs to accomplish the following:

			a.	Assist residents who lose their employment resulting 
				from the relocation of a business along the 
				East Side Extension alignment;

			b.	Assist impacted residents in obtaining entry level, semi-
				skilled as well as skilled jobs from contracts administered 
				by the Metro;

		4.	Metro expedite the demolition of acquired structures and 
			provide, in the meantime, secure boarding of the building, 
			fencing of the property, security lighting, and increased 
			patrolling of the sites;

		5.	Staff to determine if there is in-house capacity to provide 
			housing plan and report to the full Board next week.

		COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS AMENDED

33.	Consider funding for Gannett Fleming, the Project Management
(CC4)	Oversight (PMO) consultant, covering a one-year contract
	(second year of a three-year) in the amount of $1,547,000 as 
	follows:

	A.	Pasadena Blue Line for an amount not to exceed $915,000;
	B.	LA Car for an amount not to exceed $332,000; and
	C.	Systemwide tasks for an amount not to exceed $300,000.

	Amendment:  The PMO is to provide monthly reports covering 
	its activities and findings in a format acceptable to the 
	Chairman of the Board and prepare technical reports and memos 
	in accordance with the scope of work and be under the 
	jurisdiction of the Chair of the Construction Committee.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS AMENDED

34.	Consider:
(CC6)
	A.	Work Authorization Change Notice No. B648B-CN-06 with Steiny 
		& Company covering completion of the Closed Circuit 
		Television (CCTV) work remaining from the termination of 
		Contract B643, for an amount not to exceed $581,000; and

	B.	an increase to the Authorization for Expenditure in the 
		amount of $581,000 for a revised AFE of $3,543,359; and

	C.	execution of Change Order B648B-CO-06, if said Change order 
		is less than or equal to $581,000, subject to satisfaction of 
		the requirements of the Public Utilities Code Section 
		130243(c);  AND

	D.	Rescind the Board’s action of April 23, 1997 which authorized 
		the negotiation of a completion contract for the B643 
		Contract work with an existing B643 subcontractor, DPC 
		Enterprises, Inc., DBA Design Tech, for the remaining balance 
		of the terminated B643 Contract, plus additional costs not-
		to-exceed $400,000.

	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:  APPROVE AS AMENDED to include ‘D’ 
	and require staff to bring back to the Committee any cost 
	savings for adjustment to the AFE 

	RECEIVED from Director Patsaouras the following request for 
	information regarding Construction Committee Item No. 7:

	1.	Report to the Board with the final quantity installed;
	2.	Request that the ex-officio members meet with construction 
		staff, agency estimating staff, Management Audit Services, 
		the PMO and the outside engineering estimators to understand 
		the role, value and agreed upon expectations of the estimator 
		for the construction division and for budgetary purposes; and
	3.	Report to the Board with the absolute value of the variances 
		in the estimated quantities of the unit-priced items in the 
		Vermont/Beverly Station contracts.

35.	Consider reduction of commission rate paid to vendors for 
	selling Metro passes, reduced fare stamps and tokens from $.65 
	to $.45 per pass and from $.65 to $.20 per bag of ten tokens 
	effective August 1, 1997.

	(Carried over from May Committee meeting)
	FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

36.	Consider creating a supplemental retirement benefit option 
	for three high-ranking Transit Police Officers who may lose 
	pension benefits as a result of transferring to the Los 
	Angeles Police Department.

	(Carried over from June Board Meeting)

37.	Consider award contracts for Metro Freeway Service Patrol 
	towing to the following companies for a three-year total cost 
	of $3.2 million:

	 Beat		Contractor		Extension 

	  15		Dales Toe		$  880,000
	  19		Kenny’s Auto		$1,453,000 
	  26		Just For You		$  878,000

	(Carried over from May Committee Meeting)

38.	Approve:

	A.	award of Contract MC036 in the amount of $83,395,073, with 
		Jacobs Engineering Group, Hatch, Mott/MacDonald and ACG 
		Environment (JMA), a Joint Venture for Construction 
		Management Services on the Metro Red Line, East Side 
		Extension; and

	B.	an increase of $80,218,496 to the Authorization for 
		Expenditure (AFE) for a total AFE of $85,218,496.

	PRINCIPALS ONLY

39.	CLOSED SESSION

	A.	Personnel Matters - G.C. 54957

	1.   Public Employment - Chief Executive Officer

	NO REPORT

	B.	Conference with Labor Negotiator - G.C. 54957.6

		Agency Negotiator - Raman Raj

		Employee Organization:  UTU, ATU, TCU

	RATIFIED UTU CONTRACT

	C.	Conference with Real Property Negotiator(s) concerning Price 
		and/or Terms of Payment pursuant to Government Code Section 
		54956.8:

		1.	Metro Red Line Segment 2 - Parcel B2-219
			Department of Recreation and Parks
			Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles

		APPROVED JUST COMPENSATION - $119,700/Yr.

		2.	Metro Red Line Segment 3 - East Side Extension 
			Parcel EG-401
			3442 East First Street
			Los Angeles
			Owners:  Eduardo and Josefina Holguin

		APPROVAL OF JUST COMPENSATION - NO REPORT

		3.	Metro Red Line Segment 3 - East Side Extension
			Parcel EG-437
			3326 East First Street
			Los Angeles
			Owners:  Margaret Molano and Diana Moran, via probate and final 
			distribution of the Estate of Rosa Guerrero

		APPROVAL OF JUST COMPENSATION - NO REPORT

		4.	Metro Red Line Segment 3 - East Side Extension 
			Parcel EG-468
			3426 East First Street
			Los Angeles
			Owners:  Jose Gonzales and Maria Hidalgo

		APPROVAL OF JUST COMPENSATION - NO REPORT

		5.	Metro Red Line Segment 3 - East Side Extension
			Parcel ED-131
			Boyle Ranch Market (E&T Foods)
			1817-19-25 East First Street
			Los Angeles

		APPROVED CONDEMNATION SETTLEMENT - $4.4 MILLION

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