FINANCE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

2:15 p.m.
*or immediately following previous Committee meeting

ACTION

1. Approval of Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting of June 13, 2007 (PDF, 300 KB)


2. Acceptance of Statement of Revenues and Expenses for May 2007 (PDF, 878 KB)


3. Authorization to File Applications for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transit Security Grant Funds in the Aggregate Amount of Up To $560,000 (PDF, 252 KB)


4. Authorization of a Funding Agreement in the Amount of $299,178 for the Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Corridor Plan; Executing Memoranda of Understanding with Partner Agencies; and Amending the FY 2008 Operating Budget (PDF, 324 KB)


5. Issuance of Purchase Orders to Vendors Under Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for FY08 for an Aggregate Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,500,000 (PDF, 306 KB)


6. Approval and Ratification of the FY 2008 District Insurance Program (PDF, 235 KB)


7. Award of Contract to Hay Group, Inc. to Provide a Pay Practices and Compensation Review Study at a Total Cost of $118,000 (PDF, 215 KB)

Committee Members: Zoe-Kersteen-Tucker, Karyl Matsumoto, Jim Hartnett

NOTE:

• This Committee meeting may be attended by Board Members who do not sit on this Committee. In the event that a quorum of the entire Board is present, this Committee shall act as a Committee of the Whole. In either case, any item acted upon by the Committee or the Committee of the Whole will require consideration and action by the Full Board of Directors as a prerequisite to its legal enactment.
• All items appearing on the agenda are subject to action by the Board. Staff recommendations are subject to change by the Board.

ACTION
1. Approval of Minutes of Legislative Committee Meeting of June 13, 2007 (PDF, 116 KB)


2. Support for AB 665 (DeSaulnier): Growth Management (PDF, 140 KB)


3. Support for AB 1221 (Ma): Transit Village Development: Tax Increment Financing (PDF, 2.53 MB)

INFORMATIONAL
4. Verbal Update on State Legislative Program


5. Verbal Update on Federal Legislative Program

Committee Members: Rose Guilbault, Jerry Hill, Art Lloyd

NOTE:

• This Committee meeting may be attended by Board Members who do not sit on this Committee. In the event that a quorum of the entire Board is present, this Committee shall act as a Committee of the Whole. In either case, any item acted upon by the Committee or the Committee of the Whole will require consideration and action by the full Board of Directors as a prerequisite to its legal enactment.
• All items appearing on the agenda are subject to action by the Board. Staff recommendations are subject to change by the Board.

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL


2. CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION

1. Adoption of Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting of June 13, 2007 (PDF, 605 KB)
2. Acceptance of Statement of Revenues and Expenses for May 2007


3. PUBLIC COMMENT


4. REPORT OF THE CHAIR


5. REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO
1. Update on the Reimbursement of the Caltrain Right of Way
2. Update on the Grand Boulevard Project


6. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE (Accessibility, Senior Services, and Community Issues)
   (Accessibility, Senior Services, and Community Issues)
   
   SUBJECTS DISCUSSED


1. Accessibility Update – Bill Welch
2. Paratransit Coordinating Council Update
3. Citizens Advisory Committee Liaison Report
4. Performance Report – Caltrain
5. Multimodal Ridership Report, May 2007


7. FINANCE COMMITTEE

RESOLUTIONS

1. Authorization to File U.S. Department of Homeland Security Department Transit Security Grant Program Applications in the Aggregate Amount of Up to $560,000
2. Authorization of a Funding Agreement in the Amount of $299,178 for the Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Corridor Plan; Executing Memoranda of Understanding with Partner Agencies; and Amending the Fiscal Year 2008 Operating Budget
3. Issuance of Purchase Orders to Vendors Under Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for FY08 for an Aggregate Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,500,000
4. Approval and Ratification of the FY 2008 District Insurance Program
5. Award of Contract to Hay Group, Inc. to Provide a Pay Practices and Compensation Review Study at a Total Cost of $118,000


8. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

MOTION

1. Support for AB 665 (DeSaulnier): Growth Management
2. Support for AB 1221 (Ma): Transit Village Development: Tax Increment Financing

SUBJECTS DISCUSSED

3. Verbal Update on State Legislative Program
4. Verbal Update on Federal Legislative Program


9. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


10. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS


11. GENERAL COUNSEL PROPOSAL


12. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 2 p.m., SamTrans Administrative Office, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, California



13. ADJOURNMENT

If you have questions on the agenda, please contact the Board Secretary at 650-508-6223. Assisted listening devices are available upon request.

SamTrans Board and Citizens Advisory Committee meeting schedule is posted on the website and advertised in the local newspaper the week before the meeting.

• Date and Time of Board and Advisory Committee Meetings

San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) Committees and Board: Second Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m.; SamTrans Citizens Advisory Committee: First Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. Date, time and location of meetings may be changed as needed.

• Location of Meeting

The SamTrans Administrative Office is located at 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, which is one block west of the San Carlos Caltrain Station on El Camino Real, accessible by SamTrans bus routes: 390, 391, 295, 260, KX.

• Public Comment

- If you wish to address the Board, please fill out a speaker's card located on the agenda table. If you have anything that you wish distributed to the Board and included for the official record, please hand it to the Assistant Board Secretary, who will distribute the information to the Board members and staff.

- Members of the public may address the Board on non-agendized items under the Public Comment item on the agenda. Public testimony by each individual speaker shall be limited to one minute and items raised that require a response will be deferred for staff reply.

• Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities

Upon request, SamTrans will provide for written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in public meetings. Please send a written request, including your name, mailing address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and a preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least two days before the meeting. Requests should be mailed to the Assistant Board Secretary at San Mateo County Transit District, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, CA 94070-1306; or emailed to boardsecretary@samtrans.com; or by phone at (650) 508-6223, or TDD (650) 508-6448.