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BOARD AGENDA MEETING - 10/27/05 Meeting

AGENDA

ITEM | RECOMMENDATION

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. SELF-INTRODUCTIONS

3. FLAG SALUTE

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS RECEIVE COMMENTS
Members of the public may address the Board regarding any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board; however, no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to matters not listed on the agenda. Members of the public may comment on any matter listed on the agenda at the time that the Board considers that matter. Each person's presentation is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes

5. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

6. UPDATE FROM LEGISLATIVE LOBBYIST, DAVID TURCH RECEIVE UPDATE
Any Person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting should contact the RTA Clerk of the Board, telephone number (951) 565-5044, no less than two business days prior to this meeting to enable RTA to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

7. PRESENTATIONS: - RETIREMENT PLAQUE TO PREVIOUS COACH OPERATOR, JOSEPH WHITE - TROPHY TO COACH OPERATOR, RON DICKEY, FOR WINNING REGIONAL BUS ROADEO AND FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUS ROADEO - CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO COACH OPERATORS, ART GUERRERO, LISA COLORES, ORLETA GUTIERREZ, AND LOLO REVELES FOR ASSISTING IN FUNDRAISING FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS MAKE PRESENTATIONS

8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 22, 2005, BOARD MEETING (P. 5) APPROVE

9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar will be approved by one motion and there will be no discussion on individual items unless a Board member or member of the public requests a specific item be pulled from the calendar for separate discussion

A. RTA Financial Profile – September 2005 (P. 12) RECEIVE AND FILE

B. Ridership Report – September 2005 (P. 24) RECEIVE AND FILE

C. Personnel Report – September 2005 (P. 29) RECEIVE AND FILE

D. Transportation Center Report – September 2005 (P. 34) RECEIVE AND FILE

E. On-Time Performance Report – September 2005 (P. 39) RECEIVE AND FILE

F. Board Budget and Finance Committee Meeting – 9/7/05 Minutes (P. 45) RECEIVE AND FILE

G. Transportation NOW Meeting Attendees – July – September 2005 (P. 48) RECEIVE AND FILE

H. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Policy Statement (P. 51) RECEIVE AND FILE

I. Agency Credit Card Statement for September (P. 52) RECEIVE AND FILE

J. Cash Flow Projections (P. 54) RECEIVE AND FILE
Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

K. Quarterly Performance Standards Report – Period Ending 9/30/05 (P. 55) RECEIVE AND FILE

L. Farebox Recovery Ratio Report – Period Ending 9/30/05 (P. 57) RECEIVE AND FILE

M. Investment Report – Period Ending 9/30/05 (P. 70) RECEIVE AND FILE

N. Authorization to Award a Contract To Creative Bus Sales, Inc., for Thirty-one (31) Replacement and Three (3) Expansion Paratransit Vehicles; Twelve (12) of which are Cal Trans Type (II), 12-Passenger Paratransit Vans and Twenty-two (22) Cal Trans Type (IV), Accessible Minivans (P. 71) APPROVE
Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

O. Authorization to Award a Contract to Mercury Technology Group (MTG) to Provide Oracle Managed Service Support/Hosting Services for Oracle E-Business Suite, Databases, and Related Servers (P. 74) APPROVE
Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

P. Discuss Modifying the Agency’s Policy for Transferring Title of Retired Paratransit Vehicles to Include Service Trucks (P. 77) APPROVE

10. ANNUAL REPORT FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES SELF-INSURED FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS (P. 81) RECEIVE AND FILE
Board Budget and Finance Committees Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

11. CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATE (P. 84) RECEIVE AND FILE
Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

12. FUEL PRICE ANALYSIS (P. 90) REVIEW/DISCUSS
Board Budget and Finance Committee Reviewed and Recommended (10/12/05 Meeting)

13. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REMARKS

14. ANNOUNCEMENTS

15. NEXT MEETING
Regular Meeting of the RTA Board of Directors
Thursday, November 17, 2005
2:00 p.m.
RTA Conference Room
1825 Third Street
Riverside, CA 92507-3484

16. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT 54956.9(c)

17. ADJOURNMENT