NOTED Committee Authority Items 7 through 9.

A. Release of the FY 99 Budget document
B. Cost savings in Workers’ Compensation Program
C. Implementation of Agreement with Neoplan (Item 37 Molina motion)
D. Implementation Plan for the Restructuring Plan
D. Milestone meetings for transit alternative analysis

1. Rejection of all bids received on January 20, 1998 in response to IFB No. OP33400911 for graffiti abatement services for transit facilities;

2. Extension of Contract No. 6022 with Building Maintenance Specialists (BMS) on a month-to-month basis with the current scope of work at a monthly rate of $17,500 for a period of six months for a total amount not-to-exceed $105,000 in order to maintain service during re-solicitation and award of a new contract with increased scope of work.

1. rejection of all bids for Invitation for Bid (IFB) H0123 covering variable message signs for the Metro Red Line, North Hollywood Extension, Segment 3; and

2. issuance of RFP HO123 with a revised scope of work for the variable message signs.

1. all contractual issues involving payment to contractors and subcontractors that are carried over, by necessity due to lack of quorum, to the next month’s agenda will be placed at the beginning of the next month’s full Board Agenda and taken up as the first order of business; furthermore,

2. upon passage by the Board, Metro staff will then exercise the utmost due diligence to ensure that all subcontractors are paid as quickly as possible.

1. AB 1368 (Villaraigosa) and SB 1857 (Brulte) - Co-joined bills which authorize the creation of a grant program for the purchase of clean fuel vehicles and provide for State General Fund monies to fund the program, SUPPORT

2. AB 2077 (Gallegos) - Allows individual acts of vandalism with a common purpose to be aggregated over a six-month period for purposes of determining the level of damage committed and the appropriate charge to be filed, SUPPORT

3. AB 2132 (Murray) - Allows the Metro to make expenditures of up to $2,500 without soliciting three price quotes, SUPPORT

4. SB 1388 (Knight) - Prohibits a public agency from offsetting costs associated with acquiring sections of property through eminent domain, OPPOSE

APPROVED AS AMENDED BY DIRECTOR YAROSLAVSKY:

YAROSLAVSKY/BURKE MOTION:

We, therefore, move that staff develop a plan to implement the following recommendations and report back to the Board within 60 days on the cost, available funding (including grants and other external sources) and proposed completion schedule:

1. Expand and improve the public education program for the Metro Blue Line;
2. Install added safety elements, like striping and lighting, to increase pedestrian awareness of incoming trains;
3. Install new pedestrian crossing arms in high-traffic areas;
4. Install new pedestrian gates in high-risk areas;
5. Expand photo enforcement program to new intersections along the Blue Line;
6. Expand photo enforcement program along Washington Boulevard, which has recently experienced an increase in Blue Line and vehicle collisions;
7. Work with state and local elected officials to implement legislation that would increase the penalty for violating grade crossing and left turn prohibitions. Work with state and local elected officials to implement legislation that would mandate community service for grade crossing violators or make it mandatory for violators to attend traffic schools or other public education programs.

Louis Ross v. LACMetro, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC153410

PULLED BY STAFF

County Counsel Kelsey announced the addition of an existing litigation matter, Case MC189760 Adams v. Metro and two personnel matters: Amelia Earnest.

NO REPORT WAS MADE

1. the revised Freeway HOV/TOS program of funded projects in accordance with the schedules and budgets presented; and the one-time redistribution of programmed funds previously approved, among Freeway TOS projects; and

2. continuation of the policy of deobligating final project cost savings and making such funds available in subsequent Call For Projects processes.

1. Concur with the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) request to deobligate $4.3 million in 1996 STIP funds previously programmed in Fiscal Year 1998-99 for Route 105/405 Interchange Hazardous Waste Investigation and Mitigation;

2. Apply the $4.3 million in deobligated 1996 STIP funds from the route 105/405 Interchange Hazardous Waste Investigation and Mitigation Project to the Route 2 Roadway Reconfiguration Project (Santa Monica Blvd. Transit Parkway) if there are not sufficient funds provided through ISTEA II to meet project needs;

3. Remove the $3.2 million Route 210 Soundwall project from the 1998 STIP submittal, since the required Project Study Report is not complete, and reprogram the funding towards the Route 405 Arbor Vitae Interchange (south half) which has a shortfall of $7.3 million;

4. Deobligate $10.1 million of a total of $12.3 million in Prop C funding for Traffic Operation System (TOS) Projects 1-7 and 3-3 allocated to Caltrans in Metro’s FY 1993-4 and 1997 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Call For Projects; and reprogram as indicated below:

• $4.1 million to the Route 405 Arbor Vitae Interchange (south half) which, along with recommendation C above, will fully fund the shortfall for this project;
• $1.3 million to the Route 10 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane from Route 57 to the San Bernardino County Line to fully fund the shortfall for this project;
• $1.5 million to Route 101 from Los Angeles to Center Streets Southbound Improvements to fully fund the shortfall for this project;
• $3.2 million to the Route 210 Soundwall project to make up for removing this project from the STIP;

5. Reprogram the $2.2 million remaining from the TOS projects 1-7 and 3-3 to a shorter, fully fundable segment of the TOS3-3 project, as determined by Caltrans; and

6. Authorize staff to revise the Metro’s 1998 STIP submittal for the Route 2 Roadway Reconfiguration Project (Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway), if necessary to obtain California Transportation Commission (CTC) approval, such that the STIP will contain three fully funded components of the project.

1. Recertify $199.3 million in existing FY 1998-99 commitments from previous TIP Call for Projects and authorize the expenditure of funds to meet these commitments;

2. Deobligate $2.3 million of previously approved TIP Call for Projects funding;

3. Authorize staff to reserve a total of $5.6 million in Board-authorized deobligations, administrative deobligations and audited savings for reprogramming in the 1999 TIP Call for Projects;

4. authorize $12.9 million of Proposition C 25% funds, based on availability, to be expended in FY 1998-99 for projects, one year in advance of when they were programmed through the previous TIP Call for Projects process; and

5. Authorize staff to administratively deobligate FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95 TIP Call for Projects funding commitments, at staff’s discretion, if projects are not proceeding as defined in Metro’s Lapsing Policy.

Ayes: Bernson, Cragin, Knabe, Fasana, Legaspi, Oropeza, Yaroslavsky, Zarian
Noes: Antonovich
Abstain: None
Absent: Alatorre, Burke, Molina, Riordan

1. Issuance of a Notice to Proceed to the B630 Contractor Powell/TPS, Joint Venture, for the manufacture of the transformer rectifier units currently included in the base contract; and

2. Initiation of Change Notice for additional switchgear and associated equipment to supplement the base contract.

1. Revision No. 2 to Contract Work Order (CWO) No. 64 to Contract E0070 with Engineering Management Consultant (EMC) for design support services during construction for the Vermont/Hollywood Corridor (Segment2), in the amount of $3,440,000, increasing the total CWO value to $6,436,533;

2. Revision No. 2 to CWO No. 66 for Rail Activation/Start-up Services, in the amount of $770,000, increasing the total CWO to $1,418,272;

3. Revision No. 3 to CWO No. 67 for Project Management, Project Administration and Project Control Services, in the amount of $1,220,000 increasing the total CWO to $2,180,623;

4. an increase to the Contract Authorization for Expenditure in the amount of $5,408,992 for a revised total AFE of $101,201,130; and

5. an increase in the Contract Budget and Project Budget in the amount of $5,560,000.

APPROVED DIRECTOR ANTONOVICH MOTION to agendize at the June Board meeting a motion to support in concept the San Fernando Valley Transit Zone and to receive the consultant’s report.

1. RECEIVED AND FILED the Southern California Intercity Rail Group’s draft "Analysis of the San Diegan Intercity Rail Corridor - SB 457 Study"; and

2. AUTHORIZED Metro representatives on the Interim Joint Powers Board to encourage Caltrans to implement the study recommendation and seek a deferral of the transfer of Southern California Intercity Rail Corridor responsibilities from Caltrans to a Southern California Joint Powers Authority, at this time.

Roll Call Vote:

Ayes:     Antonovich, Alatorre, Cragin, Fasana, Legaspi, Oropeza, Yaroslavsky, Zarian
Noes:     None
Abstain:  Knabe
Absent:   Burke, Molina, Riordan

Authorized the CEO to amend the Kaiser Entrance Agreement as follows:

1. Delete Metro’s payment of $493,000 for property preparation. This item will be covered by Kaiser;

2. Include Kaiser’s contribution to the project in the amount of $4,433,559;

3. Add a provision detailing the responsibility for overruns which provides:
   1. The project budgeted contingency ($827,777) will be used first for costs unrelated to contaminated materials. Metro will be responsible for overruns on those costs;
   2. Any remaining contingency will be used for costs related to contaminated materials. If there are insufficient remaining contingency funds, Metro and Kaiser will pay contaminated materials overrun costs on a 50/50 basis;
   3. In addition, Kaiser remains fully responsible for all costs related to lead, asbestos and underground facilities or structures containing hazardous substances;

4. If Kaiser sells its property within 30 years after the entrance is completed, Metro will receive an amortized return of its $7.9 million investment; and

5. Kaiser must turn over easement areas by September 1, 1998 or pay the Metro $7,500 per day to cover Metro’s delay costs.

Roll Call vote:

Ayes:        Bernson, Cragin, Fasana, Knabe, Legaspi, Oropeza, Yaroslavsky, Zarian
Noes:       None
Abstain:    Antonovich, Alatorre (Conflicts)
Absent:     Burke, Molina, Riordan

DIRECTOR FASANA MOTION:

1. The Metro Board reaffirm: 1) its commitment to complete the Pasadena Blue Line under the existing alignment and design, and 2) the previously adopted priority ranking of rail construction projects, with the Pasadena Blue Line the next priority after the completion of the Red Line North Hollywood Corridor;

2. The Metro support SB 1847 and direct staff to continue to work with the author to resolve all outstanding issues; and

3. Staff work with the author to develop the common principles and guidelines, to include but not limited to rail, that will provide the framework for the JPA and the MOU between the members and report to the Board in 60 days on the outcome of this effort.

DIRECTOR BERNSON SUBSTITUTE MOTION - to strongly support the JPA but Oppose SB 1847 unless amended to deal with the remaining concerns of the Metro and continue to work with the author, FAILED on the following Roll Call vote:

Ayes:     Bernson, Cragin, Knabe, Yaroslavsky
Noes:    Antonovich, Fasana, Oropeza, Zarian
Abstain: None
Absent:  Alatorre, Burke, Legaspi, Molina, Riordan

DIRECTOR FASANA MOTION, AMENDED BY DIRECTOR ANTONOVICH, to support in concept SB 1847 and direct staff to continue to work with the author, FAILED on the following roll Call vote:

Ayes:    Antonovich, Knabe, Fasana, Legaspi, Oropeza, Zarian
Noes:    Bernson, Cragin, Yaroslavsky
Abstain: None
Absent:  Alatorre, Burke, Molina, Riordan

1. approval of an amendment to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Non-Contract Employees Retirement Income Plan (Plan) to reduce the minimum age for retirement from 55 to 50;

2. approval of a reduction in the age requirement for the Sick Leave Conversion benefit from 55 to 50 when an employee retires as follows: