Board Meeting
June 28, 20121:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Union Station, Ruth Fisher Boardroom
401 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA
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Julia Patterson, Board Vice Chair, Presiding [Printable Agenda]
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call of Members
3. Report of the Chair
4. CEO Report
5. Reports to the Board
A. Phase Gate 8 Report: Project Close Out of Completed Regional Express and Sounder Projects
6. Public Comment
7. Consent Agenda
Minutes
• April 26, 2012 Board Meeting
Voucher Certifications
• May 1, 2012 through May 15, 2012
• May 16, 2012 through May 31, 2012
Recommended by Executive and Operations & Administration Committees
• Motion No. M2012-33: Authorizing collection of regular Sound Transit Express bus fares and changing fare collection procedures at all times of day for trips taken within the current downtown Seattle Ride Free Area upon the elimination of the Ride Free Area on September 29, 2012 [Staff Report][Motion]
Recommended by Operations & Administration and Capital Committees
• Resolution No. R2012-12: Authorizing the chief executive officer to purchase two perpetual commuter rail easements in The BNSF Railway Company's right of way between Seattle and Tacoma in the amount of $52,000,000 for Easement 3 and $48,000,000 for Easement 4, consistent with a Purchase and Sale Agreement with The BNSF Railway Company [Staff Report][Resolution]
Recommended by Capital Committee
• Motion No. M2012-29: Authorizing the chief executive officer to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Port of Seattle for the development of the South Link - Airport to South 200th Project on Port property; and to execute all other subsequent agreements that may be necessary to implement this agreement in an amount not to exceed $9,397,792 [Staff Report][Motion]
• Motion No. M2012-36: Adopting the permanent facility and station names for the North Link and University Link Projects [Staff Report][Motion]
• Motion No. M2012-37: Authorizing the chief executive officer to execute a contract with Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., for procurement of rail and rail fasteners for the University Link systems construction for a total authorized contract amount not to exceed $7,139,169 [Staff Report][Motion]
• Motion No. M2012-38: Authorizing the chief executive officer to increase the contingency for the contract with MidMountain Contractors, Inc. for the construction of the D Street to M Street Track and Signal Project in the amount of $3,700,000, for a new total authorized contract amount not to exceed $67,583,109 [Staff Report][Motion]
• Motion No. M2012-40: Authorizing the chief executive officer to (1) execute a Development and Transitway Agreement with the City of SeaTac for the South Link - Airport to South 200th Street Project, specifying the terms and conditions for development of the project from SeaTac/Airport Station to South 200th Street, and establishing the use of City of SeaTac public right-of-way, and (2) to execute all other subsequent agreements with the City of SeaTac as may be necessary to implement this Agreement for a total authorized expenditure not to exceed $3,442,300 [Staff Report][Motion]
8. Business Items
A. Resolution No. R2012-13: (1) Revising the alignment that was selected by the Board in 2006 for the North Link - UW Station to Northgate Project (currently known as the Northgate Link Extension); (2) adopting the Northgate Link Extension baseline schedule and budget, which constitutes Board approval of Gate 5 within Sound Transit's Phase Gate System by (a) amending the project Lifetime Budget from $465,500,000 to $2,131,400,000 and (b) amending the project 2012 Annual Budget from $76,248,584 to $47,247,600; (3) establishing a Northgate Link Extension Project Reserve with a Lifetime Budget of $50,000,000 and an Annual Budget of $0; and (4) amending the Initial Segment Project Reserve by reducing the Lifetime Budget from $58,495,000 to $8,495,000 [Staff Report][Resolution][PhaseGate Action]
B. Motion No. M2012-42: Authorizing the chief executive officer to complete a Northgate access improvement study to identify potential additional pedestrian and bike access improvements to enhance access to the current Northgate Transit Center and future Northgate Station inter-modal transit facility as part of the Northgate Link Extension Project. The Northgate access improvement study would include: a two-step study process that will include a connectivity analysis followed by an access study to identify and prioritize specific improvements that could be funded by Sound Transit in partnership with the City of Seattle and King County Metro; Sound Transit's funding contribution for proposed Northgate pedestrian and bike access improvements would be capped at $10 million, which includes credits for current Project commitments as included in the baselined Northgate Link Extension Project budget; and before Sound Transit dollars could be authorized towards the improvements, the City of Seattle must match Sound Transit's $10 million funding contribution, must complete appropriate environmental review for the proposed pedestrian and bike access improvements, and must have full funding partnership agreements in place to complete the improvements by 2021 [Motion]
C. Motion No. M2012-39: Authorizing the chief executive officer to execute a nine-year contract with two one-year options to extend with North Star, a joint venture of CH2M Hill, Inc., and Jacobs Project Management Company, to provide construction management services for the Northgate Link Extension in the amount of $75,482,233, plus a 10% contingency of $7,548,223, for a total contract amount not to exceed $83,030,456 [Staff Report][Motion]
D. Motion No. M2012-41: Endorsing the Sound Transit and City of Bellevue Cost Savings Work Plan for the East Link Project attached as Exhibit A [Motion and Exhibit A]
E. Resolution No. R2012-14: Amending and restating Master Resolution No. R2009-15, which amended and restated Resolution No. R98-47, and authorizing Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bonds of the Authority to be issued in one or more series to finance a portion of the Authority's Regional Transit System Plan [Staff Report][Resolution]
F. Resolution No. R2012-15: Authorizing the issuance of Sales Tax and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2012P-1 to refund a portion of the Authority's outstanding Sales Tax Bonds, Series 2005A; approving parameters for the terms of the bonds, and delegating authority to the designated authority representative to approve the final terms of and bond purchase contract for the bonds [Staff Report][Resolution]
G. Resolution No. R2012-16: Authorizing the issuance of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2012S-1 to refund a portion of the Authority's outstanding Sales Tax Bonds, Series 2005A; approving parameters for the terms of the bonds, and delegating authority to the designated authority representative to approve the final terms of and bond purchase contract for the bonds [Staff Report][Resolution]
9. Executive Session
10. Other Business
11. Next Meeting:
Thursday, July 26, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ruth Fisher Boardroom
12. Adjourn