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Committees and Board of Directors Meeting Minutes - June 9, 2004

SAMTRANS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
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Board of Directors
Community Relations
Finance
Legislative

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
(Accessibility, Senior Services, and Community Issues)

Committee Members Present: Shirley Harris, Al Teglia

Committee Member Absent: Michael Guingona (Committee Chair)

Other Board Members Present, Constituting Committee of the Whole: John Barbour, Jim Hartnett, Marc Hershman, Arthur Lloyd, Michael Nevin

Other Board Member Absent: Jerry Hill

Staff Present: Michael Scanlon, David Miller, Joan Cassman, George Cameron, Cheryl Cavitt, April Chan, Monica Colondres, Roger Contreras, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jim Gallagher, Chuck Harvey, Aurora Jose, Gary Lambert, Martha Martinez, Ian McAvoy, Joel Slavit, Susan Stark, Bill Welch

The Board members congratulated staff for putting together the celebrations marking the kick-off of the Baby Bullet train service on June 5 and the restoration of the weekend service for Caltrain. The event really put Caltrain on the map. Very complimentary public comments were heard on the television admiring the beauty, cleanliness, and speed of the trains.

Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Nevin led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

In the absence of Director Guingona, Chair of the Community Relations Committee, Director Harris presided over and called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m.

Approval of Minutes of Community Relations Committee Meeting of May 12, 2004
The Committee (Teglia/Lloyd) unanimously approved the minutes.

PCC, AL-Com, and ATAC Reports
Bill Welch, Manager of Accessible Transit Services, reported that the Advanced Communication System (ACS) has enabled Redi-Wheels to further improve service. Digital communication with drivers will more accurately identify bus location and allow dispatchers to give customers better estimates of pick-up times. Also, staff worked closely with the PCC at a recent planning retreat to develop objectives and tasks for the next two years. The PCC reelected Dale Edwards for a third term as chair of the committee and Nancy Knific, San Carlos Adult Day Care Center Director, as vice chair.

Dale Edwards, PCC chair, congratulated staff for the outstanding job on the Baby Bullet train project. He reported on the bi-annual retreat held by the PCC to review their accomplishments and develop a work plan for FY 2005-2007. An important topic of discussion was how the PCC could help in the renewal of Measure A. He stated that Marianne Mannia was presented the Golden Apple Award. She was the first recipient of this award. As the reappointed chair of the PCC, Mr. Edwards looks forward to continuing to work with Mr. Welch, Ms. Tina Dubost and the SamTrans family and report monthly to the Board.

Citizens Advisory Committee Liaison Report
Ken Feldstein, CAC Chair, stated that he was truly impressed with the Baby Bullet/Caltrain event last Friday. The CAC is glad that there is more transit service on the Peninsula. He reported on the CAC meeting of June 2, as follows:

There was a presentation on the Passenger Survey.
The CAC received an update on the BART/SamTrans financial obligations to each other.
They discussed the SamTrans Service Modifications. The CAC passed the following recommendations:

The Board not discontinue Route 15 in the Coast and Route 34 services in the Brisbane/Geneva area until alternates are put in place.
The Board not eliminate the two KX evening, weekend service and pay particular attention to the El Camino service between Redwood City Caltrain and Palo Alto. The CAC encourages the Board to maintain every 30-minute service in the evening on this segment of the KX possibly by restructuring schedules of the 390 and 391.

ADA Paratransit Performance Report
Chuck Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, reported that ridership on Redi-Wheels and RediCoast continues to be flat, which is good because service quality could be maintained within the budget that has been established. The rate of ridership increase that was seen before is decreasing. Redi-Wheels and RediCoast continue to maintain the zero trip denial rate. Service complaints are two per thousand riders. Telephone hold time is at one minute, an improvement from the previous 2 and 2 ½ minutes. The RediCoast service that began on November 8, 2003 is maintaining nearly 100 percent on-time performance. Because of the uniqueness of the terrain and connecting services on the Coast, productivity is a concern and staff is looking at this. Zero trip denials are maintained. Customer satisfaction is high.

Mr. Harvey discussed the Eligibility Screening Process and noted what staff is doing to speed-up the process, minimize costs, and at the same time, meet its goals. The goals are: (a) To create a customer-friendly process; (b) Direct applicant to the service that is right for them; (c) Fit eligibility to applicant's ability - "conditional eligibility"; (d) Reduce the number of total certifications; and (e) Provide a fair and objective appeals process. Mr. Harvey described what functional testing and conditional eligibility mean. He stated that conditional eligibility is better than permanent eligibility because when the point comes when a customer does not need to ride Redi-Wheels anymore, he is not lost in the system. Application denial rate is averaging about 4.5 percent. The number of applicants is decreasing, reducing the number of certifications. Two staff decisions were overturned on appeal. Mr. Harvey pointed out that the application has a checkbox that asks if the applicant is permanently disabled, in which case, if he already has a certification, he does not have to come back for an in-person recertification. Mr. Harvey outlined the opportunities in the future, like people with permanent disabilities will continue to be recertified after three years without having to come in for another appointment, staff will continue to recertify groups off-site, a survey will be done to determine what applicants feel about the process, see how the reduced certifications would impact paratransit ridership and costs. The same process will start on the Coast.

For those people who have special needs and those who have permanent disabilities, Director Teglia encouraged staff to cut the bureaucracy to meet their needs. He also liked the automatic recertifications after three years of individuals who have no chance of getting better.

Director Hartnett requested that a summary of the report given today be distributed to senior groups as a reporting mechanism to let them know what staff is doing. Mr. Harvey responded that this information is provided to this group through the PCC because these groups have representatives on the PCC. Regarding the recertification, how many applications were received, how many were approved, how many were disapproved and how many were appealed are tracked and a report is given to them every month.

Director Hartnett further requested distribution of some of this information to other city senior groups and organizations directly. Mr. Harvey stated that he will ask Mr. Welch to work with Rita Haskin, Chief Communications Officer, to get this information out to the senior contacts at the city government level.

Mr. Hartnett likewise requested copy of the tracked reports that are done on a monthly basis.

Director Nevin suggested using the Commission on Aging as a distribution point for some of this information. Mr. Welch answered staff is already doing that.

General Manager/CEO Michael J. Scanlon commented that there are many sources of transportation for the elderly as opposed to those with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) limits the jurisdiction of a mobility manager, like the District, within three-quarters of a mile. There are many other Federal and State funded programs. As a long term plan, the White House recently issued a directive, authorizing a mobility manager to take all the resources coming from different places and coordinate all transportation systems. SamTrans educates ADA riders on how to use the service. However, no marketing or outreach has been undertaken to encourage riders to use the system because of the big expenses involved and to make the resources available to those who really need them. Mr. Scanlon advised that the District, in accordance with the White House directive, is moving towards that direction, pursuing coordinated transportation.

Multimodal Ridership Report, April 2004
Mr. Harvey reported that ridership on all modes shows signs of recovery at 104,300, the highest in this fiscal year. BART ridership number is at its highest level so far, reflecting some benefits from the free parking program. The airport extension is tracking 28,000 average weekday riders, which is good news.

Adjourned: 2:40 p.m.

FINANCE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Committee Members Present: Shirley Harris (Committee Chair), John Barbour, Jim Hartnett

Other Board Members Present, Constituting Committee of the Whole: Marc Hershman, Arthur Lloyd, Michael Nevin, Al Teglia

Other Board Members Absent: Michael Guingona, Jerry Hill

All Committee members were present, Director Harris called the meeting to order at 2:40 p.m.

Approval of Finance Committee Minutes of May 12, 2004
The Committee (Hartnett/Teglia) unanimously approved the minutes.

Acceptance of Statement of Revenues and Expenses for April 2004 and Supplemental Information
Roger Contreras, Chief Financial Officer, reported that revenues are on target with the revisions made last year; however expenses are off-target due to large savings of $1 million from the insurance line item. He recognized Messrs. Gary Lambert and Marshall Rush for their efforts and successful negotiation on the claims asserted against SamTrans.

The Committee (Hartnett/Lloyd) unanimously accepted the Statement of Revenues and Expenses.

Approval of Proposed FY 2005 Operating Budget
Susan Stark, Director of Finance and Budget, reminded that the budget for 2005 was previously presented at the May Board meeting. Staff contacted each Board member to solicit comments and answer questions. A redlined version of the proposed budget in the packet indicates changes from the May report. The changes include:

Reduction to the projected Transportation Development Assistance (TDA) Fund by $667,000. This reflects the sales tax fund to be received in 2005.
Increase of $120,000 to Other Income. This change reflects parking revenues not previously included in the 2005 proposed budget.
Inclusion of $8 million in operating support for the BART Extension. This is based on the agreement executed by SamTrans and BART on May 13.

Ms. Stark noted that relative to the Proposed FY 2005 Capital Budget, there will be a slight reduction in the sales tax fund being requested for the 2005 programs. While that does not change the $110.7 million operating budget, it will reduce the capital programs of the total uses of funds by $0.5 million.

The Committee (Hartnett/Nevin) unanimously recommended Board approval of the proposed operating budget.
Approval of Proposed FY 2005 Capital Budget
April Chan, Manager, Capital Programs and Grants, reported that the draft Capital Budget presented last month included a proposal to fund the replacement of the Revenue Collection System in the amount of $8.83 million. Due to financial commitment required for this project, staff is recommending deferral for two years. The other major change to this budget is the addition of the Advanced Communication System support project in the amount of $850,000. As a result, the total proposed capital budget is $7.2 million. In terms of funding sources to support this budget, Federal grant is over $2 million; State and regional grants are slightly under $500,000; and total District sales tax required is $4,694,000. The total amount of new sales tax required for 2005 is $4,327,000 with the balance of $367,000 coming from prior year District sales tax savings.

The Committee (Teglia/Nevin) unanimously recommended Board approval of the proposed capital budget.

Approval to Execute a Funding Agreement for the Pass-Through of Federal Funds in the Amount of $146,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Preparation of the Senior Mobility Action Plan
Having no questions, the Board (Nevin/Hartnett) unanimously recommended Board approval of the proposed action.

Approval to Execute a 10-Year Lease Agreement with Intero Real Estate Service Involving Property Located at 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos
Brian Fitzpatrick, Manager, Real Estate Department, reported that the property is currently occupied by US Bank. He noted the fair rate of this lease. Intero would like to move in as quickly as possible and undertakes necessary improvements converting the premises from that of a bank to a commercial site. SamTrans will not spend a penny to do this conversion. Intero is expected to spend between $500,000 and $750,000. In return for Intero not asking anything for the expenses for improvements, staff agreed not to ask them to remove any of the improvements at the end of the lease.

Director Hartnett recalled, when he was not yet a member of this Board, reading from the newspapers a plan to sell the SamTrans building. General Manager/CEO Michael Scanlon advised that previously, looking at a joint development with the City of San Carlos relative to the Transit Oriented Development Program, the plan was to construct a new and appropriate building for this agency. The conventional thinking at that time was to sell the building outright or enter into a long-term lease to generate ongoing revenue.

However, due to the changes in the economy and the challenges of sustaining this organization, minimizing layoffs, and the BART payments, the idea now is to stay in this building from five to 10 years because it is not within the District's financial capacity to do anything differently.

The Committee (Teglia/Lloyd) unanimously recommended Board approval of the execution of the lease agreement.

Approval of the District Insurance Program for FY 2005
Having no questions, the Committee (Hartnett/Lloyd) unanimously recommended Board approval of the proposed program with total premium costs for 2005 of $1,755,000.

Approval of Salary Ordinance No. 85
Monica Colondres, Director of Human Resources, reported that the ordinance reflects the adjustments to the District's table of position classifications that were reported to the Board back in April. It covers staff for SamTrans, Joint Powers Board, and the Transportation Authority. Savings associated with these actions are included in the proposed operating and capital budgets. The specific changes are outlined in Exhibit A that was included in the packet.

The Committee (Nevin/Teglia) unanimously recommended Board approval of Salary Ordinance No. 85.

Approval of the Issuance of Purchase Orders to California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) and State of California CAL-Store Vendors for the Purchase, Lease or Rental of Computer Equipment and Related Services, Digital Reprographic Equipment, Hardware, Software, Licensing, Maintenance Agreements and Computer Peripherals for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,500,000
Cheryl Cavitt, Director of Contracts and Procurement, reported that each year, a similar proposal is brought before the Board requesting approval of a not-to-exceed ceiling, authorizing the General Manager/CEO to execute contracts within that ceiling. Approval of the action allows staff to take advantage of competitive pricing that is enhanced by economies of scale that the District gets by going through CMAS, CAL-Store and the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA). It also avoids duplicative administrative efforts of putting out individual, independent procurements and keeps staff from bringing individual actions before the Board, should any of them exceed the $50,000 limitation for the General Manager/CEO's authority.

Director Nevin inquired what the projected total need would be for 2005. George Cameron, Chief Administrative Officer, stated that the projected need for 2005 is $1.3 million.

The Committee (Nevin/Hartnett) unanimously recommended Board approval of the proposed action.

Adjourned: 3:00 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Committee Members Present: Jim Hartnett (Committee Chair), John Barbour, Marc Hershman

Other Board Members Present, Constituting Committee of the Whole: Shirley Harris, Arthur Lloyd, Michael Nevin, Al Teglia

Other Board Members Absent: Michael Guingona, Jerry Hill

All members were present. Director Hartnett called the meeting to order at 3:36 p.m.

Approval of Legislative Committee Meeting of May 12, 2004
The Committee (Barbour/Nevin) unanimously approved the minutes with corrections, as requested by Director Lloyd, on page 1 of 3, last paragraph, which reads: "One-third of the accidents that occurred were the result of people who ignore every warning." As corrected, it should read: "One-third of the grade crossing accidents that occur were the result of people who ran on the side of the train. " Also, on page 2 of 3, second paragraph, which reads: "Metrolink is now being sued by this person." That person was deceased. Metrolink is now being sued by the family of the deceased.

Support for Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 20 [Torlakson] Re: Proposition 42 Suspension
Ian McAvoy, Chief Development Officer, reported that the amendment would make future suspensions of Proposition 42 more difficult by requiring a 4/5 vote in the Legislature. Also, it limits the suspension to years in which the State has suffered a major economic disaster. This would protect the future transportation funds. SCA 20 is similar to Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 21 that this Board previously supported.

The Committee (Lloyd/Nevin) unanimously recommended Board support of SCA 20.

Verbal Update on State Legislative Program
Mr. McAvoy reported that the proposed suspension of Proposition 42 is now converted into a loan to be repaid in 2008. Also, because of slightly higher gas prices in recent times, the State Transportation Assistance (STA) Fund was increased from $101 to $117 million. A little bit more money is being put into the Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP). Even though it does not directly impact the Baby Bullet Project because it is now being wrapped up financially, the program will help it through the next stages. Finally, $184 million was made available to fund high priority State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) projects. San Mateo County will get some of that money for projects like the auxiliary lanes. There is a chance that the funding levels mentioned above may increase.

Verbal Update on Federal Legislative Program
Mr. McAvoy reported that the Conference Committee for Transportation Equity Act - Legacy for Users (TEA-LU) now includes Senator Barbara Boxer, which is good news for California. The pending issue is the difference in dollar amounts between the Senate and White House proposals, which are $318 billion and $256 billion respectively. He expects the final amount to be somewhere between those two figures.

Also, the term of Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) as extended is scheduled to expire on June 30. Another short-term extension is expected which could be until July 23, when Congress recesses.

Finally, on the Foreign Sales Corporation Extra Territorial Income Exclusion (FSCETI) which is otherwise known as the Americans Jobs Act, staff's concern is the protection of the District's ability to do lease/leaseback transactions in the future. Mr. McAvoy noted that staff was able to get a delegation letter sent to the House Ways and Means Committee in Congress requesting an extension of the grandfathering deadline of certain projects submitted for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approval. If the Ways and Means Committee supports this, the District can still take advantage of the lease/leaseback provisions. He hoped that the language amendments will be accepted by the Ways and Means Committee and passed on the floor.

Adjourned: 3:44 p.m.

SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Members Present: Michael Nevin (Chair), John Barbour, Shirley Harris, Jim Hartnett, Marc Hershman, Arthur Lloyd, Al Teglia

Board Members Absent: Michael Guingona, Jerry Hill

Chair Nevin called the meeting to order at 3 p m.

PUBLIC HEARING ON THE:

Initial Study/Negative Declaration
Proposed Bus Service Modifications to Take Effect August 22, 2004

Chuck Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, reported that the purpose of this public hearing is to receive testimony on the proposed service modifications. The downturn of economy and reduced sales tax receipts resulted in decreased ridership and revenue, a shortfall on operating budget and very limited reserves. With minimal adjustments, staff would like to preserve the core route network, meet the financial targets for 2005 with minimum effect on ridership and at the same time, improve system efficiency.

The proposed changes would result in a $1.4 million cost savings. The changes will impact less than one percent of the total daily riders. Of 13 routes that would be affected, only a few are proposed for elimination; the rest would undergo efficiency adjustments. The span of service is largely unaffected. Before reaching the point of cutting service, SamTrans had taken steps to save money including attrition, eliminating positions and even laying off employees.

In determining the changes, staff observed sensitivity to existing riders and transit dependents. Staff complied with the standards established in the State of California pertaining to farebox recovery.

Mr. Harvey stated Route 15 in the Coast is slated for elimination. Six trips will be eliminated from Route 34 (Brisbane and Daly City), one trip from Route 44 (San Bruno), and 20 trips from Route 261 (San Carlos). Ridership on these routes does not conform with mass transit. He noted that staff is working with service providers and cities for the establishment of alternate service.

Out of 16 trips, one trip in the morning and one trip in the afternoon will be eliminated from the DX (Linda Mar to Downtown San Francisco) and out of 17 trips, one trip in the morning and one trip in the afternoon will be eliminated from the FX (Foster City to Downtown San Francisco).

Frequency adjustments will be made to Routes 120 and 121 in Daly City. On Route 342 that feeds the BART station from El Camino Real, the two-way service will be dropped but will run a 30-minute peak, a 60-minute midday regular system and feed the station. Mr. Harvey made it clear that trippers on the 390/391 El Camino Real service will not be used unless necessary.

In an effort not to be duplicative and due to poor ridership, the last two evening round trips of the KX that runs from El Camino to downtown San Francisco only on the weekend are proposed for elimination.

Routes 297 and 397 (Owl service) get subsidy from the San Francisco International Airport. As long as funding is received, the service will continue. Mr. Harvey requested the Board to grant to staff the authority to eliminate the service in the event that funds are not received.

Mr. Harvey outlined the public notices that were put out relative to these service changes, the public meetings that were held, and the meetings held with cities to discuss alternate service. Before the Board is a summary of public comments. At the July meeting, the Board will be requested to adopt the environmental finding of no significant impact called the Negative Declaration and approve the 2005 changes including any modifications as a result of this public hearing. If approved, the changes will be implemented in the August 22 run book.

Upon the direction of Chair Nevin, the Board Secretary reviewed the steps taken to inform the public of the issues involved. She also reported on the numbers of correspondence received from the public.

Public Testimony:

Charles Gardner, Mid-Coast Community Council, Montara, requested keeping Route 15 for those people who go to work and back and those who need to go to the hospital. He also requested keeping the DX routes because most people plan their trip to get to the next to the last route of the day so that if they missed that last one, they have the next one to catch up on.
Stuart Schillinger, City of Brisbane, referred to a letter written by the mayor regarding elimination of Route 34. He stated that the elimination of this route will make it difficult for people, especially the senior citizens, to go to Bayshore Boulevard. Brisbane does not have a pharmacy, a grocery store, or other amenities in town.
Pamela Hitchcock, Redwood City, asked reconsideration of the elimination of the KX weekend runs. She outlined the service provided by the KX and the inconvenience the elimination would bring to the riders who do not have cars, particularly the people of Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. She further requested that if changes cannot be mitigated, that the times that they have to make connections at Millbrae/BART be made more than three or four minutes.
Deborah Losada, North Street Community Center, Pescadero, stressed that people from Pescadero rely on the service to do their laundry, go to the grocery store, and seek medical services. She advised that studies show that when people feel empowered, it increases their self-esteem and it benefits them in terms of their mental well-being.
Fatima Soares, Half Moon Bay, stated that without Route 15, people cannot go to work or make medical appointments in Half Moon Bay. They have no other option.
Nick Guida, San Carlos, requested not cutting Route 261 completely. It helps people who have visual problems and cannot drive especially at night. Two routes in the morning and two in the evening will be a great help.

Chair Nevin reminded everyone that the Board will take final action at the July 14th Board meeting.

Legal Counsel David Miller advised that the Board has afforded the public the opportunity to address their concerns both in writing and orally, satisfying all applicable legal requirements. Staff will consider the comments received and present final report for the Board's considered action. He suggested closing the public hearing, recessing the Board meeting and returning to the Committee meetings. The full Board meeting will resume thereafter.

The Board (Teglia/Harris) closed the public hearing at 3:30 p.m.

Director Hartnett requested staff to analyze the comments before they react on this item so that if needed, they may revise the schedule and the Board may see the justifications for the revisions.

Director Teglia inquired if the CAC is in support of the changes. Mr. Harvey responded that the CAC is in opposition to cutting any of the routes including the last two trips on the KX. He stated that if the routes proposed for elimination are not cut, he does not know where to cut. He mentioned however, that for Pescadero, the District provides a bus service called SamCoast that does special trips in the area. Extension of Route 17 could provide a link to Half Moon Bay to Pescadero residents.

Chair Nevin advised the public, who spoke today, to write about individuals who are being left with problems and let the Board know the situations so that they could be considered in these changes.

Director Teglia, in addressing the CAC members, stated that he wanted to hear results of their comprehensive study to advise the Board on how to overcome the shortfalls. He urged the CAC to provide alternatives that would help the Board arrive at a decision on these recommendations.

Director Harris, in relation to Route 34, inquired how long it takes for a city to establish a midday shuttle. Mr. Harvey responded that a shuttle bus service could be set up within 90 to 120 days. The city must be the sponsoring agency to submit the application with C/CAG to seek funds. C/CAG will work with the city and SamTrans for TA matching funds. However, there are contractors that have already been pre-approved and have the capacity to provide the service. All that is needed is a partnership.

THE BOARD RECESSED THE BOARD MEETING AT 3:36 PM, HELD THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AND RESUMED THE BOARD MEETING AT 3:44 P.M.

CONSENT CALENDAR
Motions
The Board (Hershman/Harris) unanimously approved the following:

Adoption of Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting of May 12, 2004
Acceptance of Statement of Revenues & Expenses, April 2004 and Supplemental Information

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

REPORT OF THE CHAIR
Chair Nevin called for a moment of silence and dedicated it in honor of former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan who recently passed away. He articulated on the greatness and admirable traits of Mr. Reagan and extended sympathy to his family.

REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO
Michael J. Scanlon provided the following report:

Congratulated Mr. Dale Edwards on his reelection as chair of the Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC) and thanked him for the work he is providing as head of the PCC.
Recognized Mr. McAvoy for his accomplishment in getting a delegation letter and turning it around in one day to preserve the District's ability to consummate pending lease/leaseback transactions.
Thanked the Board for their comments regarding the Baby Bullet project and expressed pride for staff in working together and bringing everything to fruition.
Congratulated Ed Proctor for having been reelected President of the Amalgamated Transit Union and Romeo Angeles as Secretary/Treasurer.
Thanked the Citizens Advisory Committee for their support and help on the reauthorization of Measure A. So far, 15 out of 20 cities have approved the Expenditure Plan. Public meetings are scheduled for the five other cities.
Ridership on BART is increasing.
On May 16, adjustments and modifications were made on 14 bus routes.
Bay to Breakers was also held on May 16. The number of riders carried was two less than last year's (1,480 as opposed to 1,482). However, the event this time was done with one less bus. Also, last year, when this event took place, there was no BART service on the peninsula.
Summer Youth Pass is being marketed to the kids and parents at $25 for three months.
For the last four weeks, gas price has been coming down although still above the budget.
Virgin Airlines will be locating their operations office in the Bay Area. It will have a favorable ripple effect on the economy particularly in the general area of Millbrae. It will also help the BART ridership.
Mr. Roger Contreras, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving SamTrans by middle of July. He will be employed by the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).

At this time, Director Teglia thanked Mr. Scanlon and Ms. Martha Martinez for supporting the Summer Jobs for the Youth. SamTrans has given tremendous training along with salary and actually put some of the youngsters to work. He lauded SamTrans for giving the kids a chance to make it in this society.

Director Teglia further noted that the Committee honored Chair Nevin with the Mary Louise Paskevich Memorial Award for helping Director Teglia in the past, in the City Council in Daly City, in his struggles to keep this program alive in the county. He informed that Mary Louise worked for the Committee for many years until she died of cancer.

Mr. Scanlon responded that it is SamTrans who should thank Mr. Teglia for giving SamTrans the opportunity to participate in the program.

Ms. Monica Colondres, Director of Human Resources, stated that the kids were hired on a temporary basis. At first, everyone was apprehensive. However, when they came aboard and showed how much they learned from the training program, everybody wanted them. For the past two years, eight to nine kids were put to work on and off and anytime there is a need, they wanted these kids. They can now put experience in their resumes and qualify for long-term jobs.

Chair Nevin commented that good kids can be led astray by bad contemporaries. However, if they are given some responsibilities and opportunities, they develop self-esteem and self-worth. A program like this is all it takes to turn them to be good kids. He thanked SamTrans for its participation.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Subjects Discussed
Director Harris reported that the Committee heard and discussed the following:

PCC, AL-Com and ATAC Reports
Citizens Advisory Committee Liaison Report
ADA Paratransit Performance Report
Multimodal Ridership Report, April 2004

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Resolutions
The Board (Harris/Lloyd) unanimously approved the following resolutions:

Resolution No. 2004-23: Approval of Proposed FY 2005 Operating Budget
Resolution No. 2004-24: Approval of Proposed FY 2005 Capital Budget
Resolution No. 2004-25: Authorizing Execution of a Funding Agreement for the Pass-Through of Federal Funds in the Amount of $146,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Preparation of the Senior Mobility Action Plan
Resolution No. 2004-26: Approval of the District Insurance Program for FY 2005
Resolution No. 2004-27: Approval of Business Terms for Lease of Property Located at 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, and Authorization for the General Manager/CEO to Execute a 10-Year Commercial Lease with Intero Real Estate Services
Resolution No. 2004-28: Approval of Issuance of Purchase Orders to California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) and State of California CAL-Store Vendors for the Purchase, Lease or Rental of Computer Equipment and Related Services, Digital Reprographic Equipment, Hardware, Software, Licensing, Maintenance Agreements and Computer Peripherals for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,500,000

The Board (Harris/Hershman) unanimously passed Salary Ordinance No. 85.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Director Hartnett left the meeting at 3:45 p.m. Director Lloyd, at the behest of Chair Nevin, took over the reporting of the actions taken by the Committee.

Motion
The Board (Lloyd/Teglia) unanimously supported Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 20 [Torlakson] re: Suspension of Proposition 42.

Subjects Discussed
Director Lloyd reported that Mr. McAvoy gave verbal updates on the State Legislative and Federal Legislative Programs.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: No meeting.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD: Copies have been distributed to the Board.

BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS: None.

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at 2 p.m., SamTrans Administrative Office, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, California

Mr. Scanlon commented that it is likely that there will not be a need to have a meeting in August. Things could change later. However, he suggested that an item be put on the agenda next meeting on whether the Board would like to take a summer recess.

GENERAL COUNSEL PROPOSAL: None at this time.

Adjourned: 4:04 p.m.