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Meeting Name: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/19/2021 1:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
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2021-0178 5.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD a five-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS71091000, to Vasquez and Company, LLP (Vasquez) to perform Consolidated Financial and Compliance Audit of the programs, jurisdictions and agencies listed in Attachment C (Package A) for fiscal years (FY) 2021 - 2025 in the amount of $2,506,618.26, effective July 1, 2021, subject to resolution of protest(s) if any; and B. AWARD a five-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS71091001, to Simpson and Simpson, LLP (Simpson) to perform Consolidated Financial and Compliance Audit of the programs, jurisdictions and agencies listed in Attachment D (Package B) for fiscal years (FY) 2021 -2025 in the amount of $2,955,150, effective July 1, 2021, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2021-0045 6.ContractAUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award an eight-year, firm fixed unit price Contract No. PS73428000, to Genex Services, LLC to provide workers’ compensation utilization review, peer review, physician consulting and expedited review services in an amount not-to-exceed $400,000 for the four-year base term, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025, plus $418,180, for the two (2), two-year options, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $818,180 subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.   Not available Not available
2021-0239 7.Informational ReportRECEIVE AND FILE update on FY22 Metro Budget Equity Assessment.   Not available Not available
2021-0208 8.Public HearingA. ADOPTING the proposed FY22 Budget as presented in the budget document (provided in a separate transmittal and posted on metro.net); 1. AUTHORIZING $8.0 billion annual consolidated expenditures to achieve goals and objectives set forth by the Board adopted mission and goals; and 2. AUTHORIZING a total of 10,347 FTEs with 8,630 Represented FTEs and 1,717 Non-Represented FTEs (see Attachment E); and 3. AUTHORIZING an average 3.5% performance-based merit increase for Non-Represented employees. The wage increase for Represented employees, in accordance with the pre-negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements, is an average 5%; and 4. AUTHORIZING a 2.0% adjustment to current Non-Represented job pay grade levels to reflect best practice. There is minimal impact to the budget and current employees’ salaries (see Attachment D); and 5. APPROVING the Life of Project (LOP) budgets for new capital projects; new capital projects with LOP exceeding $5.0 million are presented in Attachment A; and 6. AMENDING the proposed budget to include any Board approved actions currently u   Not available Not available
2021-0343 8.1.Motion / Motion ResponseAPPROVE Motion by Directors Butts, Solis, Najarian, Dupont-Walker, and Dutra that the proposed FY 22 Budget be amended to reflect the addition of three (3) FTEs for Grants Management reflecting a total of four (4) FTEs for the Grants Management Team.   Not available Not available
2021-0219 9.ProgramCONSIDER: A. APPROVING programming the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (“Metro”) share of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s (SCRRA operated as “Metrolink”) FY 2021-22 Rehabilitation and Capital Budget in the amount of $33,349,794 as detailed in Attachment A; B. EXTENDING the lapsing dates for funds previously allocated to Metrolink for the Rehabilitation and Renovation Program and Capital projects as follows: · FY 2013-14 extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2022 - $13,991 · FY 2014-15 extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2023 - $3,423 · FY 2016-17 extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2023 - $586,002 · FY 2017-18 extended from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2024 - $2,975,013 · MRROTEMSET extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2026 - $7,041,544 · 94-DORANSCRRA extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2022 - $161,492 · 94SCRRAMRLUS extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2022 - $73,848 · MRTVMLACTY extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2023 - $2,417,002 · MRBRIGHTRX extended from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2022 - $271,974; C. APPROVIN   Not available Not available
2021-0123 10.ResolutionCONSIDER: A. Adopting a Resolution, Attachment A, that: 1. Authorizes the negotiated sale and issuance of up to $850 million in aggregate principal amount of Measure R Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds in one or more series, to finance capital projects; and refinance outstanding commercial paper notes. 2. Approves the forms of the Supplemental Trust Agreement, Continuing Disclosure Certificate, Preliminary Official Statement, Bond Purchase Contract and such other documents as required for the issuance of the bonds, and approves related documents on file with the Board Secretary as set forth in the resolution subject to modification as set forth in the Resolution; 3. Authorizes taking all action necessary to achieve the foregoing, including, without limitation, the further development and execution of bond documentation associated with the issuance of the Measure R Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-A (the “Bonds”). (REQUIRES SEPARATE, SIMPLE MAJORITY BOARD VOTE.)   Not available Not available
2021-0296  Informational ReportRECEIVE General Public Comment   Not available Not available