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RIVERS/DE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
(COMMISSIONERS MICHAEL BARRY, WILLIAM KLEINDIENST, JACK VAN HAASTER)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
3560 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92501
1:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
4. ADDITIONS/REVISIONS.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS/FINANCIAL ITEMS.
5A. Administrative Charges to Local Streets and Roads Recipients.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission decide if costs of ongoing administration of
loans to local streets and road recipients should be borne by the administrative pool or
charged to each particpating jurisdiction.
5B. Recurring Contracts FY 96/97 Revised Budget.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission approve the attached list of recurring
contracts and authorize the Executive Director to execute contract not to exceed the listed
amount and subject to Legal Counsel review.
5C. Uncommitted Carryover Detail.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission determine if the funds should be spent on a
project (based on the priorities identified in the Strategic Plan), or be used for current year
expenditures (i.e., reduce the current year projected issuance).
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5D. Single Signature Authority Report.
Overview
For the six month period ending December 31,1996, four contracts were executed under
single signature authority granted to the Execute Director by the Commission. There was
approximately $10,000 in unused and expired capacity at December 31, 1996. This item
is for receive and file.
5E. Revised FY 96/97 Budget.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission approve the Revised Budget for FY 96/97.
5F. Audit Po/icy.
Overview
This item addresses a concem raised relating to the Commission's audit policy. Staff will
be reviewing the policy to determine potential alternatives that would address Commission
needs, as well as costs, and be responsive to funding recipients.
5G. Amendment 1 to Bechtel Contract RO 97-00.
Overview
That the Commission approve Amendment 1 to the Bechtel Contract (RO 97-00) for
$45,000 for a new total contract of $985,500 with $15,000 in extra work for a total
amount not to exceed $1,000,500. A standard contract amendment will be used for this
agreement.
5H. Quarterly Financial Cost & Schedu/e. Reports.
Overview
Presented are Combining Statements of Revenues and Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances (Unaudited) and the Highway and rail projects quarterly budget report for the
Quarter Ending December 31, 1996. Also, attached is the cost and schedule status of the
Measure A Contracts. The contracts are segregated by Measure A Plan category and
includes -Highway, Rail and other Plans and Programs. The cost information includes
Commission authorized funds to date, contractual commitments to date, current monthly
expenditures, and total expenditures to date. The cost and schedule reports are through
the month ending January 31, 1997 prepared by Bechtel Civil, Inc. Detailed supporting
material for all contracts and Cooperative Agreements is available from Bechtel staff. This
item is for receive and file.
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A g e n d a - B u d g e t / F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e
M a r c h 5 , 1 9 9 7
6 . H I G H W A Y S / L O C A L S T R E E T S A N D R O A D S .
6 A . U p d a t e o n L a m b C a n y o n C o n s t r u c t i o n P r o j e c t s a n d A p p r o v a l o f A p p o i n t m e n t o f a n
I n d e p e n d e n t G e o t e c h n i c a / C o n s u l t a n t t o I n v e s t i g a t e R e c e n t F i l l S l o p e F a i l u r e s f o r L a m b
C a n y o n P r o j e c t .
O v e r v i e w
S t a f f i s r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n : 1 ) C o n f i r m t h e a p p o i n t m e n t b y t h e
E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f W o o d w a r d / C l y d e a n d A s s o c i a t e s t o p e r f o r m g e o t e c h n i c a l o v e r s i g h t
s e r v i c e s f o r t h e L a m b C a n y o n p r o j e c t ; 2 ) a w a r d a c o n t r a c t f o r a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ; a n d , 3 ) t h a t t h e s t a n d a r d R C T C m o d e l c o n t r a c t b e u s e d .
7 . R A I L .
7 A . I t e m s r e l a t e d t o t h e C o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e R i v e r s i d e M e t r o l i n k D o w n t o w n S o u t h s i d e P l a t f o r m
a n d S t a t i o n T r a c k : 1 ) A w a r d o f A m e n d m e n t 1 t o F . R . H a r r i s A g r e e m e n t R O 9 7 - 3 1 t o
p e r f o r m f i n a l d e s i g n ; 2 ) a p p r o v a l o f c u r r e n t p r o j e c t c o s t e s t i m a t e ; a n d , 3 ) a p p r o v a l o f
s o u r c e o f f u n d s f o r p r o j e c t c o s t s .
O v e r v i e w
S t a f f i s r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n : 1 ) A p p r o v e A m e n d m e n t 1 w i t h F . R . H a r r i s
t o p e r f o r m F i n a l D e s i g n f o r t h e n e w S o u t h s i d e P l a t f o r m f o r a n a d d i t i o n a l a m o u n t o f
$ 4 2 6 , 2 6 8 f o r a n e w t o t a l c o n t r a c t a m o u n t o f $ 6 8 5 , 0 0 0 u s i n g a s t a n d a r d c o n t r a c t
a m e n d m e n t f o r m a t . N o n e w e x t r a w o r k w i l l b e a u t h o r i z e d f o r A m e n d m e n t 1 . T h e e x i s t i n g
e x t r a w o r k o f $ 8 6 , 2 6 8 w i l l r e m a i n ; 2 ) a p p r o v e t h e n e w p r o j e c t c o s t o f $ 7 , 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 w i t h
a c o n t i n g e n c y a m o u n t o f $ 1 , 5 9 2 , 0 0 0 f o r a n e w t o t a l p r o j e c t c o s t n o t t o e x c e e d
$ 8 , 9 4 2 , 0 0 0 ; a n d , 3 ) a p p r o v e t h e u s e o f $ 7 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 o f P r o p o s i t i o n 1 1 6 f u n d i n g t o c o v e r
t h e p r o j e c t c o s t s a b o v e t h e U P $ 1 , 5 4 2 , 0 0 0 .
8 . T R A N S I T / R I D E S H A R E
8 A . S t a t e T r a n s i t A s s i s t a n c e : 1 0 % B o n u s A l l o c a t i o n .
O v e r v i e w
S t a f f i s r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n a p p r o v e a l l o c a t i n g t h e F Y 1 9 9 7 S t a t e T r a n s i t
A s s i s t a n c e i n c e n t i v e a w a r d o f $ 1 6 2 , 9 6 8 t o C o m m u t e r R a i l .
8 B . P r o p o s e d S B 8 3 6 P r o g r a m o f P r o j e c t s f o r t h e I n l a n d E m p i r e R e g i o n .
O v e r v i e w
S B 8 3 6 e s t a b l i s h e d f u n d i n g a n d m a n d a t e d a d e m o n s t r a t i o n p r o j e c t t o d e t e r m i n e i f
v o l u n t a r y r i d e s h a r e e f f o r t s c o u l d r e s u l t i n t h e s a m e m o b i l e s o u r c e e m i s s i o n s r e d u c t i o n a s
g e n e r a t e d u n d e r R u l e 2 2 0 2 b y w o r k s i t e s o f 1 0 0 t o 2 4 9 e m p l o y e e s w i t h i n t h e S o u t h C o a s t
A i r Q u a l i t y M a n a g e m e n t D i s t r i c t . I t c h a r g e d t h e R e g i o n a l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A g e n c i e s
C o a l i t i o n ( R T A C ) w i t h t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f S B 8 3 6 . T h i s a g e n d a i t e m r e v i e w s t h e R T A C
e f f o r t s a n d , a s s u m i n g a d o p t i o n o f a p r o g r a m o f p r o j e c t s b y t h e R T A C , s e e k s C o m m i s s i o n
a p p r o v a l t o i m p l e m e n t t h r e e p r o j e c t s p r o p o s e d o n b e h a l f o f t h e I n l a n d E m p i r e f o r f u n d i n g
u n d e r S B 8 3 6 .
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8C. Meditrans Services —Request for Measure A Western County Specialized Transit Capital
Matching Funds.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission approve allocation of $20,500 in Measure A
Specialized Transit Funds available in the Western Riverside County to Meditrans Services
to be used as the required 20% federal match for the purchase of two replacement
vehicles and one mobile radio unit.
8D. Reuse of Closed Telecommuting WorkCenter Video Conferencing Equipment.
Overview
Staff is recommending that the Commission transfer of its donated Telecommuting
WorkCenter of Riverside County video-conferencing equipment and software, at no cost,
to the County of Riverside with the condition that the Commission be allowed unrestricted
use of the equipment, and subsequently purchased video-conferencing equipment for an
unspecified period of time.
8E. 1997 Traffic Systems Mangement (TSM) Program of Projects.
Overview
Based on efforts by staff representatives of the Regional Transportation Agencies Coalition
(RTAC), a priority list of projects has been prepared for submittal to Caltrans who had
allocated $4.96 million in TSM fund savings to the six county region of SCAG for TDM and
TSM projects. Assuming approval of the list by RTAC, the Commission is being asked to
approve the use of its portion of the designated funds estimated at $82,741 funds to
supplant a portion of FY97/98-98/99 programmed STP funds for the FY97/98 Inland
Empire Commuter Services (IECS) budget.
9. ADJOURNMENT.
MINUTES
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B U D G E T A N D F I N A N C E C O M M I T T E E
F e b r u a r y 5 , 1 9 9 7
M I N U T E S
1 . C A L L T O O R D E R .
C h a i r p e r s o n B o b B u s t e r c a l l e d t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e B u d g e t / F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e t o o r d e r a t 1 : 3 0 p . m .
a t t h e R i v e r s i d e C o u n t y T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , 3 5 6 0 U n i v e r s i t y A v e n u e , S u i t e 1 0 0 , R i v e r s i d e ,
C a l i f o r n i a 9 2 5 0 1 .
M e m b e r s P r e s e n t
M i c h a e l B a r r y
B o b B u s t e r
W i l l i a m K l e i n d i e n s t
2 . A P P R O V A L O F M I N U T E S .
M / S / C t o a p p r o v e t h e m e e t i n g m i n u t e s o f D e c e m b e r 4 , 1 9 9 6 .
3 . P U B L I C C O M M E N T S .
T h e r e w e r e n o p u b l i c c o m m e n t s .
4 . A D D I T I O N S / R E V I S I O N S .
T h e r e w e r e n o a d d i t i o n s / r e v i s i o n s .
5 . A D M I N I S T R A T I V E I T E M S / F I N A N C I A L I T E M S .
5 A . C i t y o f M u r r i e t a L o a n .
D e a n M a r t i n , C h i e f F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r p r e s e n t e d t h e f i n a n c i a l d e t a i l s o f t h e n e w a g r e e m e n t
w i t h t h e C i t y o f M u r r i e t a .
M / S / C t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n a u t h o r i z e t h e E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r t o e x e c u t e t h e A m e n d e d
a n d R e s t a t e d I n s t a l l m e n t S a l e A g r e e m e n t s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n f o r m s u b j e c t t o m i n o r
m o d i f i c a t i o n s a s d e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e s u b j e c t t o r e v i e w b y L e g a l C o u n s e l .
5 B . A n n u a l A u d i t R e v i e w b y E r n s t &