AGENDA

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Metro Headquarters

3rd Floor - Board Room

 One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles

Thursday, February 27, 2003 – 9:30 a.m.

Call to order:

Directors:

Hal Bernson, Chair

Zev Yaroslavsky, 1st Vice Chair

Frank Roberts, 2^nd Vice Chair

Michael Antonovich

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

John Fasana

James Hahn

Paul Hudson

Don Knabe

Gloria Molina

Pam O’Connor

Beatrice Proo

Allison Yoh

Doug Failing, Ex Officio

Chief Executive Officer – Roger Snoble

Board Secretary - Michele Jackson

Ethics Officer - Karen Gorman

Inspector General – William Waters

General Counsel - County Counsel

1.           APPROVE Consent Calendar Items: 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32 and 33 A, B, C

NOTE COMMITTEE AUTHORITY ITEMS: 7, 23, and 30

CONSENT CALENDAR

2.      APPROVE Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held January 23, 2003 and Special Board Meeting held February 5, 2003.

8.      PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-1-1) authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to extend by six months the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Legacy Partners for the development of approximately 2.8 acres of Metro-owned properties located at the Hollywood and Vine Metro Rail Station.

 9.     PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a six-month Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with MacArthur Park, LLC for the development of approximately 3.7 acres of Metro-owned properties located at the Metro Red Line Wilshire/Alvarado Station (MacArthur Park).

10.    PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-0) approval of revised report authorizing:

A.      the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Caltrans for an estimated $3.1 million to construct a companion soundwall along westbound Route 210 from Highland Avenue to Buena Vista Street;

B.     the allocation of $2.3 million combined for I-5 Golden State Freeway, May 1989 Soundwall projects between Route 170 and 134 in the City of Los Angeles (from North Hollywood Way to North Sunland Boulevard) and in the City of Glendale (from Western Avenue to North Alameda Avenue); and I-10 San Bernardino Freeway, May 1989 soundwall project in the City of West Covina (from Grand Avenue to immediately west of Holt Avenue) to allow these soundwalls to accommodate planned future HOV lanes;

C.      the allocation of $750,000 to participate in a Caltrans demonstration of a rice straw soundwall authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 2751 or other alternative soundwall material on the Route 10-Santa Monica Freeway; and

D.     the establishment of Phase I, Priority 3, Post 1989 soundwall list projects that were identified by Caltrans after the Board action of April 27, 2000.

15.    FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) adoption of the updated Metro Defeased Leasing Policy.

20.    EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) adoption of the Contracted Transit Pass Programs.

24.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0):

A.      approving findings of public hearing held on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 concerning the Metro’s San Fernando Valley Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;

B.      adopting the Revised June 2003 San Fernando Valley Sector Change Program.

25.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0):

A.       approving findings of the public hearing held on Saturday, January 25, 2003 concerning the Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;  and

B.      adopting the Revised June 2003 San Gabriel Valley Sector Change Program.

26.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0):

A.      approving findings of public hearing held on Saturday, January 25, 2003 concerning the Metro’s Gateway Cities Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;

B.     adopting the Revised June 2003 Gateway Cities Sector Change Program.

27.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0):

A.           award of a fixed-price unit rate contract No. OP33200646 to North American Bus Industries (NABI), for 200 Low Floor CNG Articulated Vehicles, spare parts, training aids and other miscellaneous equipment for an amount not to exceed $138,888,329 inclusive of sales tax;

B.      execution of a contract with NABI after funding is approved for this project by the California transportation Commission (CTC); and

C.      negotiation and execution of Change Orders for this procurement only in amounts of less than $1,000,000 per change order with cumulative change orders not to exceed 10% of the current approved contract value.

28.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (5-0) award of a five-year fixed-price unit rate contract, No. OP39402528 to Knorr Brake Corporation, the single, responsive and responsible bidder, for the overhaul of Metro Blue Line Light Rail Vehicle Brake System Equipment for an amount not to exceed $3,427,783.

32.    EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) adoption of the proposed 2003-2004 State Legislative Program.

33.         EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (4-0) RECOMMENDED adoption of the following positions on state legislation:

A.          ACA 7 (Dutra) – would reduce the voting requirement to a simple majority for sales taxes related to transportation.  SUPPORT IF AMENDED.

B.         SCA 2 (Torlakson)  - Would reduce the voting requirement to a simple majority for sales taxes related to transportation.  SUPPORT IF AMENDED.

C.         AB98 (Koretz) – Would require the IWC to expand Wage Order #9 to publicly employed commercial drivers.  OPPOSE

APPROVED UNDER COMMITTEE AUTHORITY – Items 7, 23, and 30

 7.     PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report on the Southeast Bus Restructuring Study and associated Subregional Government Alternatives Study and Supplemental Southeast Bus Restructuring Study.

23.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND FILED report on the Mental Evaluation Team dedicated to support regional public transit operations.

30.    APPROVED UNDER OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AUTHORITY (4-0) award of a five-year firm fixed-price contract No. PS03064105 to Terminix Commercial, for vehicle and facilities pest control services for an amount not to exceed $1,545,497 inclusive of two  one-year options, effective March 7, 2003.

NON-CONSENT:

3.      Chair’s Report

 

4.      Chief Executive Officer’s Report

12.    CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) APPROVAL OF ITEMS A, B, C, E, AND F:  

A.          adopting the San Fernando East-West Metro Rapid Transitway  (formerly known as “Bus Rapid Transit”) Project 800112 Budget for a baseline value of $329,500,000;

B.            adopting the San Fernando Bikeway Project 800114 Budget for a  baseline value of $8,100,000;

C.            adopting a San Fernando East-West Metro Rapid Transitway and Bikeway Project Schedule to achieve a Revenue Operation Date, calculated as full Notice to Proceed date for Contract No. C0675 plus 27 months, contingent upon resolution of California Transportation Commission funding issues;

D.            authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to approve and execute contract modifications for Contract No.C0675 Design/Build up to $15,109,502 and Contract No. C0676 Los Angeles River Bridge up to $383,658 subject to project budget and funding limitations;

E.             authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to exercise NEGOTIATE  if deemed appropriate, Options E.2 through E.8 to Contract No. C0675 Design/Build; and

F.             authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate an agreement for the design and construction of a park-and-ride facility and other ancillary improvements to serve Warner Center within the proposed Project Budget for the San Fernando Valley East-West Metro Rapid Transitway, which shall be brought to the Metro Board to review and approve the final terms and conditions.

16.    FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0) authorizing the competitive sale and issuance of up to $415 million of Proposition C refunding bonds and approve documents, including the Authorizing Resolution, Notice Inviting Bids and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds.

         (Requires separate, simple majority Board vote)

21.    RECEIVE report on Service Sector costs.

29.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION PENDING RESOLUTION OF PROTEST ISSUES execution of seven three-year Metro Freeway Service Patrol contracts for a total amount not to exceed $8,632,302 to the following firms:

31.    OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION PENDING RESOLUTION OF PROTEST ISSUES award of a 2-year, firm fixed-price requirements contract under Bid 10-0208 to Molina Gaskets for re-upholstered bus and light rail seat inserts for an amount not to exceed $1,295,190 inclusive of sales tax effective March 1, 2003.

33-D. AB 199 – (Oropeza) – Creates the Public Transit Employer – Employee Relations Act to give supervisory employees of public transit districts specified rights under the Myers-Milas Brown Act including the right to form and/or join an employee organization.  OPPOSE

34.           DISCUSSION of:

A.                the recently concluded Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations process and its impact on the Metro;

B.                prospects for securing full funding for the Metro's Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations requests; and

C.               a review of the Metro's Tea-21 Reauthorization Program and policy objectives.

35.    CONSIDER the San Fernando Interim Joint Powers Authority recommendation to nominate the following to serve on the San Fernando Valley Sector Governance Council:

Submitted by:                                  Name

City of Los Angeles                            Coby King

                                                                   Joan Leonard

                                                                   Bart Reed

                                                                   Kymberleigh Richards

          County of Los Angeles                      David Fleming

                                                                   Jesus Ochoa

          East Cluster Nominees                     Rafi Manoukian

                                                                   Stacy Murphy

          West Cluster Nominee                      Jeff Reinhardt

36.    CONSIDER approval of Los Angeles County’s nominees to serve on the San Gabriel Valley Sector Governance Council:

          Supervisor Antonovich                    Dave Spence

          Supervisor Molina                           Rosie Vasquez

37.    CONSIDER:

A.           authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the County of Los Angeles for Sheriff’s Department and/or the City of Los Angeles for Los Angeles Police Department for Transit Community Policing services for a period of five years, inclusive of two, one-year options, not to exceed $47,212,982 for FY04, and $11,803,246  $7,868,830 for three two months service in FY03 inclusive of all start-up capital costs and annualized capital expenses, starting May 1, 2003; and

B.               authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and extend Interim Contract No. PS2610LASD with the County of Los Angeles for Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Transit Community Policing services for a period of performance through March 31, April 30, 2003 for two months service or $1,755,492 per month; and

C.               authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and extend Interim Contract No. PS2610LAPD with the City of Los Angeles for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Transit Community Policing services for a period of performance through March 31 April 30, 2003 for a contract value not to exceed $4,196,762 for two months service or $2,064,536 per month; and

D.               authorizing payment under contract OP2610LASD to the County of Los Angeles in the an amount of up to $168,283 $160,000 covering payment of outstanding balance due County for services provided during the period between July 1 through November 30 and authorize payment under contract OP2610LAPD to the City of Los Angeles in an amount up to $2,281,195 for balance due the City for services provided during the period July 1 through November 23, 2002.

(Carried over from January 23, 2003 Board meeting)

38.    CLOSED SESSION:

A.      Conference with Legal Counsel–Existing Litigation – G.C. 54956.9 (a):

1.          Heaven v. Metro SC 062932

2.          Metro v. United Transportation Union BC 287260

          B.      Conference with Labor Negotiator – G.C. 54957.6:

     Agency Negotiators:           Roger Snoble and Brenda

                                                 Diederichs

          Employee Organizations:  Amalgamated Transit Union and

                                         Engineers and Architects

                                       Association

Consideration of items not on the posted agenda, including: items to be presented and (if requested) referred to staff; items to be placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board; and/or 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.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN BOARD’S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

ADJOURNMENT

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