MINUTES/PROCEEDINGS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Metro Headquarters
3rd Floor - Board Room
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles
Thursday, May 27, 1999
Called to order at 10:25 A.M.
Directors Present:
Richard Riordan, Chair
James Cragin, Second Vice Chair
Michael Antonovich
John Fasana
Gloria Molina
Frank Roberts
Zev Yaroslavsky
Tony V. Harris, Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer - Julian Burke
Interim Board Secretary - Michele Jackson
Inspector General - Arthur Sinai
General Counsel - County Counsel
NOTE: Members voting are reflected on the attached "RECAP OF PROCEEDINGS" matrix | |
CONSENT CALENDAR Items 2, 9, 17, 21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 33 B & C, 34, 38, 40, 43, 44, 46C, & D, and 49 | |
2. | APPROVED Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held on April, 29, 1999 and May 10, 1999. |
9. | APPROVED additional funding for the remaining two years of a five year contract with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, on an incremental basis as needed, by an amount not to exceed $7,700,000 for the lease of tires and service for the Metro bus fleet and provide a 10% contingency in the amount of $770,000 to cover the cost of possible service level increase because of the Consent Decree, for a total increase in contract value of $8,470,000 bringing the total contract amount to $19,870,000 inclusive of contingency. |
15. | CARRIED OVER:
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17. | APPROVED an increase in the Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) to Contract No. B740, with New Philadelphia Fan Company, Inc, Ventilation Equipment on the Metro Red Line, Vermont/Hollywood Corridor (Segment 2), to provide funding for pending changes to be negotiated and executed, under Board-delegated staff authority in the amount of $162,036, increasing the current Segment 2 AFE value to $12,378,356. |
18. | FAILED - execution of Change Order No. 141 to Contract C0311 with Traylor Bros./Frontier-Kemper, JV on the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor (Segment 3), to provide compensation for the settlement of Claim No. 5, due to Differing Site Conditions (DSC) for remedial work to fill voids and for the additional support measures to control the shear zone in the AR tunnel from Sta. 754+00 to Sta. 753+32, in the amount of $222,822, increasing the total contract value to $162,392,205. |
19. | FAILED - negotiation and execution of Change Order No. 111 to Contract C0311 with Traylor Bros./Frontier-Kemper, JV, on the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor (Segment 3), to provide compensation due to Differing Site Conditions (DSC) for the additional support measures to control the shear zone in the AR tunnel between Sta. 727+00 and Sta. 726+12, in the amount of $650,199, increasing the total contract value to $162,119,582. |
21. | APPROVED negotiation and execution of Change Order No. 49.00 to Contract No. C6435 with Adams & Smith/Macias, J. V. on the reconstruction and retrofit of steel and concrete bridges for final installed quantity adjustments on the Allen Avenue Underpass and Undercrossing on the Pasadena Blue Line. These quantity adjustments, including increases and decreases, represent an absolute value of $310,528. The net adjustment to the total contract value is an increase of $36,754. This change will increase the total contract value to $12,702,729. |
24. | APPROVED execution of a non-competitive contract with Giro Enterprises to provide the Metro with an operator schedule optimization software upgrade for both bus and rail operations, at a total contract value of $272,000. |
25. | CARRIED OVER - conveyance of a non-exclusive permanent subsurface easement for a 30" natural gas pipeline to Southern California Gas Company (SCG) containing approximately 4,495 lineal feet extending from 495 feet South of Imperial Highway to El Segundo Boulevard in the City of El Segundo for a total compensation of $206,736. |
26. | FAILED - negotiation and execution of contracts with CompuCom, Inc., Sacramento, and GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, Irvine, and their successors, to acquire computer hardware, software and services as provided for in part by competitive contracts awarded by the State of California under Public Contract Code Section 10324 for a five year period with a total expenditure not to exceed $12,000,000, subject to availability of funding. |
27. | APPROVED :
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30. | ADOPTED the revised Alcohol and Drug-Free Work Environment Policy (formerly known as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy) effective July 1, 1999. |
31. | ADOPTED the Metro/PTSC Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program 1998 Update. |
33. | APPROVED the following actions on State
Legislation:
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34. | APPROVED that the Metro hereby dedicate a site within the Metro building where we can acknowledge the leadership and dedication of all Chairpersons who served on the Metro Board of Directors. The site shall be located near the Board room, in full display and visible to the public for their viewing, acknowledging each Chairperson, past and present. |
37. | CARRIED OVER - award of contracts to the following selected firms to serve on a Joint Development Advisor Bench that will be established for Metro owned properties for a period of five years beginning in May 1999 through April 2004: Keyser & Marston Associates, Inc.; Sedway Group; Maxima Group/Price Waterhouse Coopers; PCR Kotin; and Kosmont & Associates in an amount not to exceed $500,000 per individual contract; Subject to an aggregate limit of $500,000 for all services performed under this authority. |
38. | APPROVED the SCRRAS FY1999-2000 Preliminary Budget and Metros financial commitment of $22,987,700 for operating and $7,800,000 for capital maintenance. |
39. | CARRIED OVER - negotiation and execution of a Change Order to Contract No. PS-4310-0412 with Myra L. Frank & Associates on the I-5 Freeway Interim HOV Lane Improvements initial study/environmental assessment consulting services in the amount of $68,377 for a total revised contract amount of $1,222,713, and extend the period of performance from June 30, 1999 through July 31, 1999. |
40. | ADOPTED the new Metro restroom policy, including modifications to the Metro Red Line restroom policy. |
41. | CARRIED OVER - authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute a License Agreement ("Agreement") with Omni Outdoor/STI ("OMNI/STI") for the installation, operation and maintenance of up to ten (10) Automated Public Toilets (APTs) at specific Metro locations, and the installation, operation and maintenance of up to 54 outdoor advertising structures at other Metro owned properties subject to FTA concurrence for a ten year term. |
42. | CARRIED OVER - execution of a Change Order with Perdomo & Sons to provide the Metro with additional recycling/trash services in an amount not to exceed $220,000 and extend the period of performance from August 28, 1999 through September 30, 2000 for a total revised contract amount of $415,046. |
43. | APPROVED :
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44. | APPROVED the revision of the Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy which:
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45. | FAILED the execution of Change Order No. 125 to Contract C0311 with Traylor Bros./Frontier-Kemper, JV, to provide compensation for the settlement of Claim No. 14, due to Differing Site Conditions of adverse ground behavior at Sta. 656+57 to Sta. 656+49 in the AR tunnel and at Sta. 665+83 to Sta. 665+71 in the AL tunnel in Reach 1, on the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Corridor (Segment 3), in the amount of $990,885, increasing the total contract value to $163,142,060. |
46. | ADOPTED the following positions on State
Legislation:
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49. | APPROVED the following actions regarding the Local
Transportation Zone Guidelines:
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NOTED COMMITTEE AUTHORITY APPROVALS Items 10, and 12 | |
10. | APPROVED UNDER OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) a one year option with Gale Supply, Los Angeles, to provide disposable hand towels, for an amount not to exceed $400,975, and subject to availability of funding, exercise the second one year option for an amount not to exceed $471,303 for a total revised contract amount of $1,222,080. |
12. | APPROVED UNDER OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) ratification of expenditures to Vanpool Services, Inc. (VPSI), for employee vanpool services rendered during fiscal years 1992 through 1999, in the amount of $188,509 which increases the previous authorized amount from $750,000 to $938,509. |
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR | |
CLOSED SESSION | |
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing
Litigation - G.C. 54956.9 (a):
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NON-CONSENT Items 3, 4, 11, 13, 16, 20, 33A, 33D, 46B, 48, and 51 | |
3. | RECEIVED Chief Executive Officers Report |
4. | Chairs Report - NO REPORT. |
11. | APPROVED REVISED RECOMMENDATION ON A ROLL CALL
VOTE the awarding of a firm, fixed price contract to ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Antonovich, Cragin, Fasana, Molina, Yaroslavsky, Roberts and Riordan. |
13. | CARRIED OVER - a contract to Booz-Allen &
Hamilton, Inc., to prepare specifications for Universal Fare System (UFS)-compatible
cash and electronic fare collection systems for the bus, rail and shuttle systems and
for modification of the SCRRA Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) to accommodate UFS
transactions in the amount of $273,694. This authorization is inclusive of an initial
award for Phase I, Farebox specifications, and Phase II, Metro and SCRRA TVM specifications. AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT STAFF :
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16. | WITHDRAWN BY STAFF:
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20. | CARRIED OVER:
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33. | NO ACTION TAKEN on the following State Legislation:
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46. | NO ACTION TAKEN on the following
position on State Legislation:
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48. | APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE:
STAFF TO RETURN TO THE BOARD WITH CRITERIA TO BE MET IN ORDER TO DEVIATE FROM SOUNDWALL IMPLEMENTATION POLICY AND A REPORT ON BONDING RELATIVE TO ADOPTED DEBT POLICY ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Antonovich, Cragin, Fasana, Molina, Yaroslavsky, Roberts and Riordan. |
51. | CARRIED OVER:
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52. | CARRIED OVER - ALATORRE MOTION that the Metro provide Chief Sharon Papa with an additional severance benefit by crediting her with 3 years and 4 months service in the Metros Non-Contract Employees Pension Plan thereby bringing her total credited service to 20 years. |
RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT.
Adjourned at 10:45 A.M.
PREPARED BY: Christina Lumba-Gamboa
Recording Secretary
Michele Jackson
Interim Board Secretary