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REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: STAFFING REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT'S TRANSIT PROJECTS
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
WITHDRAWN: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to amend the FY16 budget to add:
A. 37 18 non-contract full-time equivalent (FTE) positions (with 7 non-contract FTE positions already accounted in the FY 16 budget) by converting new Construction Management Support Services(CMSS)/consultant positions to support Measure R transit projects for Engineering & Construction (E&C) Department;
B. 3 2 non-contract FTE positions by converting consultant positions to support Environmental Compliance and Sustainability projects for E&C Department (Refer to Appendix 1).
C. 6 3 non-contract FTE positions to support capital transit projects for E&C Department (refer to Appendix 2).
D. 8 4 non-contract FTE positions by converting new CMSS/consultant positions to support Measure R transit projects for Program Management Office (Refer to Appendix 3).
E. 7 4 non-contract FTE positions by converting new CMSS/consultant positions to support Measure R transit projects for Vendor/Contract Management Department (Refer to Appendix 4).
F. 7 4 non-contract FTE positions by converting new CMSS/consultant positions to support Measure R transit projects for Communications Department (Refer to Appendix 5).
G. 3 2 non-contract FTE positions to support Measure R transit projects for Countywide Planning and Development Department (Refer to Appendices 6-1 and Appendix 6-2).
Issue
ISSUE
In recent quarterly meetings with the Federal Transit Authority (FTA), FTA has expressed repeated concerns over Metro's staffing levels. There were also discussions over Metro's succession planning. With the on-going construction of the three main transit projects, Crenshaw/LAX, Regional Connector and Westside Purple Line Extension Sectio...
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