BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT
AGENDA
Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors and the External Affairs and Finance and Audit Committees Special Meeting of the Planning Committee AC Transit General Offices 2nd Floor Board Room 1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Closed Session: 4:00 p.m.
Committee meetings will commence when the Board of Directors recesses to a Committee of the Whole
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREG HARPER, PRESIDENT (WARD 2) JOE WALLACE, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 1) ELSA ORTIZ (WARD 3) MARK WILLIAMS (WARD 4) JEFF DAVIS (WARD 5) JOEL YOUNG (AT-LARGE) H. E. CHRISTIAN PEEPLES (AT-LARGE) Teleconference: Director Joel Young, At-Large 730 E 3rd Street Long Beach, California 90802 BOARD OFFICERS DAVID J. ARMIJO, GENERAL MANAGER DENISE C. STANDRIDGE, INTERIM GENERAL COUNSEL LINDA A. NEMEROFF, DISTRICT SECRETARY To access live and archived audio of Board of Directors and Standing Committee meetings as well as agendas, staff reports, and the schedule of future meetings please visit www.actransit.org and click on “Board Meetings”. Dial (510) 891-7200 to access agendas by telephone. For questions, contact the District Secretary’s Office at (510) 891-7201. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
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MEETING PROCEDURES Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to present comments should complete a Speaker’s Form and submit it to the District Secretary. For subjects not listed on this agenda, the public will be invited to speak under the "PUBLIC COMMENTS" section of the agenda. For specific agenda item(s), speakers will be invited to address the Board/Standing Committee(s) at the time the item is being considered. All speakers are allowed two (2) minutes to present comments. Individuals wishing to present more detailed information are encouraged to submit comments in writing. Written comments are included in the record for meeting(s), and as such, are available for public inspection and may be posted to the District’s website. Electronic Devices: All electronic devices (cell phones, pagers and similar-sounding devices) shall be placed on mute, vibrate or silent mode during Board and Committee meetings pursuant to District Ordinance No. 12. Time of Meetings: Times included on this agenda for commencement of Standing Committee meetings are estimates only. Committee meetings will commence when the Board of Directors recesses to a Committee of the Whole. Order of Agenda Items: The Board or Standing Committee(s) may discuss any item listed on this agenda and in any order. Agenda Planning: The Agenda Planning portion of the agenda is designed to assist the Board and staff in the preparation of future Board and Committee agendas. Each item requested shall have the concurrence of at least two Directors in order to place a proposed agenda item on a future agenda. LIVE AUDIO STREAMING OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS Live audio streaming and an archive of previously recorded meetings is available on the District’s website at www.actransit.org. For technological reasons, recordings of meetings held outside of the Board Room cannot be streamed to the web. AVAILABILITY OF AGENDA RELATED MATERIALS Written agenda related materials for all open session regular meetings are available to the public 72 hours prior to the meeting or at the time the materials are distributed to a majority of the Board. Written materials presented at a meeting by staff or a member of the Board will be available to the public at that time, or after the meeting if supplied by an outside party. Agenda related materials are available on the District’s website or by contacting the District Secretary’s Office. ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC MEETINGS Meetings of the Board of Directors are accessible to individuals in wheelchairs. The Board Room is equipped with Assistive Listening Devices for individuals with a hearing impairment. Written materials in appropriate alternative formats, disability-related modification/accommodation as well as sign language and foreign language interpreters must be made 72 hours in advance of the meeting or hearing to help ensure availability. Please direct requests for disability related modification or accommodation and/or interpreter services to Linda A. Nemeroff, District Secretary, 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California, 94612 or call (510) 891-7201. AC Transit’s General Offices are generally served by bus lines 1, 11, 12, 51A, 72, 72M. The nearest accessible bus th service is provided at the intersection of Broadway and 17 Street in Oakland. The nearest accessible BART station th is the 19 Street Station in Oakland. District Ordinance No. 13 prohibits bringing non-service animals to District facilities unless specifically authorized by federal or state law. To accommodate individuals with severe allergies and environmental illnesses, meeting participants should refrain from wearing scented products to the meeting.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – Greg Harper, President Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. 1.
ROLL CALL
2.
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
3.
PUBLIC COMMENT
4.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Staff Contact or Presenter
David Armijo
Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any items of interest to the public that is within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the Board. Speakers wishing to address a specific agenda item will be invited to address the Board at the time the item is being considered. Two (2) minutes are allowed for each item.
Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion/one vote. If discussion is desired, an item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered individually.
4A. Consider approving Board of Directors and Standing Committee minutes of May 14, 2014.
Linda Nemeroff 891-7284
4B. Consider receiving Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes of April 8, 2014 (Report 14-124).
Dennis Butler 891-4798
4C. Consider receiving Retirement Board Minutes of April 10, 2014 (Report 14-125).
Hugo Wildmann 891-4889
4D. Consider authorizing members of the Board of Directors and the General Manager to attend the American Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting and EXPO on October 12-15, 2014 in Houston, Texas (Report 14-174).
Linda Nemeroff 891-7284
5.
REGULAR CALENDAR
5A. Consider receiving report and adoption of Resolution No. 14-023 approving the FY 2014-15 Operating and Capital Budget (Report 14026e).
Jim Pachan 891-4752
5B. Consider approving the award of on-call contracts to URS Corporation, Acumen Building Enterprise and VSCE Inc. for project management services (Report 12-172a).
Dennis Butler 891-4798
RECESS TO STANDING COMMITTEES (as the Committee of the Whole)
Speakers will be invited to address a Committee at the time an item on the agenda is being considered or under Public Comment for items not on the agenda. Immediately following the Standing Committee Meetings, the Board meeting will reconvene at which time the Board may take action on any of the following Committee agenda items.
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ALL COMMITTEES ARE ADVISORY ONLY. A.
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Elsa Ortiz, Chairperson Held immediately following the Board Meeting recess.
Staff Contact or Presenter(s)
Public Comment (for items not on the agenda) Briefing/Action Items: A-1.
Consider recommending receipt of the Monthly Legislative Report and approval of legislative positions (Report 14-127).
Dennis Butler 891-4798
A-2.
Consider recommending receipt of report on the recently enacted Oakland ordinance regarding vulnerable roadway and sidewalk users [Requested by Director Peeples – 3/26/14] (Report 14-115).
Denise Standridge 891-4833
B.
FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE – Jeff Davis, Chairperson Held immediately following the External Affairs Committee meeting.
Staff Contact or Presenter(s)
Public Comment (for items not on the agenda) Consent Items: B-1.
Consider recommending receipt of the Bi-monthly Budget Update for February and March, 2014 (Report 14-128).
Jim Pachan 891-7215
B-2.
Consider recommending receipt of the Monthly Report on Investments for March, 2014 (Report 14-131).
Jim Pachan 891-7215
B-3.
Consider recommending receipt of the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Employee and Non-Employee Out-of-State Travel Report (Report 14129).
Jim Pachan 891-7215
B-4.
Consider recommending receipt of the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Travel and Meeting Expense Report for Directors and Board Officers (Report 14-130).
Linda Nemeroff 891-7284
B-5.
Consider recommending receipt of the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Surplus and Obsolete Materials Report (Report 14-132).
Tom Prescott 891-7221
B-6.
Consider recommending approval to dispose of surplus and obsolete parts and materials through sale, or means most advantageous to the District (Report 14-071).
Tom Prescott 891-7221
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B-7.
Consider recommending receipt of report from the Internal Audit Department regarding the costs associated with legal services provided by outside counsel [Requested by Director Peeples – 12/12/12; Retained in Committee – 10/23/13] (Report 13-268a).
Alan Parello 891-7203
Briefing/Action Items: B-8.
Consider recommending that the General Manager be authorized to enter into contracts with Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Health Net HMO, and The Standard Insurance Company and approve renewal rates for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and MetLife Dental Plan (Report 14-134).
Kurt De Stigter 891-4791
B-9.
Consider the following reports associated with the Hay Group Classification and Compensation Study:
Kurt De Stigter 891-4791
a) Recommend receipt of report on the proposed amendments to Board Policy 201 (Personnel Policies for Unrepresented Employees) concerning the implementation of a merit pay structure for Unrepresented employees (Report 13-159b); and b) Recommend adoption of Resolution No. 14-023 implementing the Unrepresented Employee Pay Structure and the adoption of new classification specifications for Contract Services Manager, Director of Systems & Software Development, Manager of Systems Analysis Operations Data Systems Administrator and Senior Advisor (Report 13-159c) B-10. Consider recommending receipt of the Quarterly Report on the Status of Contracts and Purchase Orders over $50,000 (Report 14-136).
Tom Prescott 891-7221
B-11. Consider recommending receipt of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Semi-Annual Payment Report for the Period of October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 (Report 14-141).
Phillip McCants 891-5443
B-12. Consider recommending receipt of report on contract compliance approval [Requested by Director Ortiz – 6/12/13) (Report 13-216a).
Denise Standridge 891-4833
C.
Staff Contact or Presenter(s)
SPECIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE – Mark Williams, Chairperson Held immediately following the Finance and Audit Committee. Public Comment (for items not on the agenda) Briefing/Action Items:
C-1.
Consider recommending receipt of informational update on the Bus Rapid Transit 65% design milestone and Business/Parking Impact Mitigation Plans (Report 14-155).
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Dennis Butler 891-4798
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C-2.
Consider recommending that the General Manager be authorized to execute a funding agreement with the City of Alameda to receive up to $500,000 in pass-through funding for the Line 51 Corridor Delay Reduction and Sustainability (Line 51 CDRS) Project (Report 14-161).
C-3.
Consider recommending that the General Manager be authorized to enter into Line 51 Corridor Delay Reduction and Sustainability Project Cooperative Agreements with the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley (Report 14-159).
RECONVENE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – Greg Harper, President 6.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The District Secretary will report on the recommendations made by the Committees, including those items referred to the Consent Calendar Addenda. If discussion or comment is desired, any person may request that an item be considered individually.
A. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: A-1. Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report and approval of legislative positions (Report 14-127). A-2. Consider receiving report on the recently enacted Oakland ordinance regarding vulnerable roadway and sidewalk users [Requested by Director Peeples – 3/26/14] (Report 14-115). B. FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE: B-1. Consider receiving the Bi-monthly Budget Update for February and March, 2014 (Report 14-128). B-2. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for March, 2014 (Report 14-131). B-3. Consider receiving the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Employee and NonEmployee Out-of-State Travel Report (Report 14-129). B-4. Consider receiving the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Travel and Meeting Expense Report for Directors and Board Officers (Report 14-130). B-5. Consider receiving the FY 2013-14 Third Quarter Surplus and Obsolete Materials Report (Report 14-132). B-6. Consider approving the disposal of surplus and obsolete parts and materials through sale, or means most advantageous to the District (Report 14-071). B-7. Consider receiving report from the Internal Audit Department regarding the costs associated with legal services provided by outside counsel [Requested by Director Peeples – 12/12/12; Retained in Committee – 10/23/13] (Report 13-268a).
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Tom Prescott 891-7221
Dennis Butler 891-4798
Staff Contact or Presenter(s) Linda Nemeroff 891-7284
Dennis Butler 891-4798 Denise Standridge 891-4833
Jim Pachan 891-7215 Jim Pachan 891-7215 Jim Pachan 891-7215 Linda Nemeroff 891-7284 Tom Prescott 891-7221 Tom Prescott 891-7221 Alan Parello 891-7203
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B-8.
Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into contracts with Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Health Net HMO, and The Standard Insurance Company and approve renewal rates for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and MetLife Dental Plan (Report 14-134).
Kurt De Stigter 891-4791
B-9.
Consider the following reports associated with the Hay Group Classification and Compensation Study:
Kurt De Stigter 891-4791
a) Receive report on the proposed amendments to Board Policy 201 (Personnel Policies for Unrepresented Employees) concerning the implementation of a merit pay structure for Unrepresented employees (Report 13-159b); and b) Adopt of Resolution No. 14-023 implementing the Unrepresented Employee Pay Structure and the adoption of new classification specifications for Contract Services Manager, Director of Systems & Software Development, Manager of Systems Analysis Operations Data Systems Administrator and Senior Advisor (Report 13-159c) B-10. Consider receiving the Quarterly Report on the Status of Contracts and Purchase Orders over $50,000 (Report 14-136). B-11. Consider receiving the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Semi-Annual Payment Report for the Period of October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 (Report 14-141). B-12. Consider receiving report on contract compliance approval [Requested by Director Ortiz – 6/12/13) (Report 13-216a). C. SPECIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE: C-1. Consider receiving informational update on the Bus Rapid Transit 65% design milestone and Business/Parking Impact Mitigation Plans (Report 14-155). C-2. Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a funding agreement with the City of Alameda to receive up to $500,000 in passthrough funding for the Line 51 Corridor Delay Reduction and Sustainability (Line 51 CDRS) Project (Report 14-161). C-3. Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into Line 51 Corridor Delay Reduction and Sustainability Project Cooperative Agreements with the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley (Report 14-159). 7.
Tom Prescott 891-7221 Phillip McCants 891-5443 Denise Standridge 891-4833
Dennis Butler 891-4798 Tom Prescott 891-7221
Dennis Butler 891-4798
CONSENT CALENDAR ADDENDA
The Board is requested to authorize as recommended from the committee meetings above.
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8.
CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT
The items for consideration are listed below and will be reported on by the General Counsel as necessary at the end of the meeting.
Denise Standridge 891-4833
8A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))
Wesley v. AC Transit, et al., ACSC Case No. RG13670505, Claim No. 12-1551. Quarterly Litigation Report Jones v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG12-620431; Edwin v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG12-637734; Newton v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-667254; Newton v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-667258; Crawford, et al. v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-699315; Russell v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-699055; Edwards v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-692596; Forest Ambulatory Surgical Associates, L.P., et al. v. United Healthcare Insurance UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al., U.S. Dist. Ct. (Eastern District), No. C12-02916 PSG-FFM; Freeman v. AC Transit, ACSC No. RG13-683635; and Claims of Haastrup (No. 13-3520) and Paek (No. 13-3824).
8B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(b)) (Two Cases)
8C. Conference with Labor Negotiators
(Government Code Section 54957.6): Agency Designated Representative: David J. Armijo, General Manager Employee Organizations: ATU Local 192, AFSCME Local 3916, IBEW Local 1245, Unrepresented Employees
8D. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
(Government Code Section 54957) Title: General Manager, Interim General Counsel, District Secretary
9.
AGENDA PLANNING
10.
BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS
11.
ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: June 11, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.
(Government Code Section 54954.2)
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