Board Meeting - April 9, 2020
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, April 9, 2020
REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m.
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PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN: 888-363-4735 -- Access Code: 4134030
Due to the COVID-19 health emergency, the Board’s Meeting Room in City Hall is closed.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely.
Please see additional information on the next page for remote meeting access.
In compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-25-20 (March 12, 2020) as superseded by Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020), this meeting will be held exclusively via teleconference participation of a quorum of Board members in locations not open to the public. The purpose of the orders is to provide the safest environment for all persons consistent with San Francisco Department of Public Health Order of the Health Officer No. C19-07b and current public health recommendations, while allowing the public to observe and address the Board.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nadia Sesay, Chair
Jeff Gee, Vice Chair
Elaine Forbes
Matt Haney
Michael Hursh
Boris Lipkin
Jeffrey Tumlin
Tony Tavares (ex-officio)
Executive Director
Mark Zabaneh
Secretary
Nila Gonzales
REMOTE MEETING ACCESS
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PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN: 888-363-4735 -- Access Code: 4134030
Providing Public Comment
Ensure you are in a quiet location – Speak Clearly – Turn off any TVs or radios around you
- When prompted, dial “1 - 0” to be added to the speaker line. The auto-prompt will indicate callers are entering “Question and Answer” time, but this is the “Public Comment” period.
- Callers will hear silence when waiting for your turn to speak.
- When prompted, callers will have the standard three minutes to provide comment.
ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, California Law, and the Governor’s Executive Orders, any individual with a disability may request reasonable modifications or accommodations so that they may observe and address the Board at this teleconference meeting. If you are disabled and require special accommodations to participate, please contact the Board Secretary Nila Gonzales at (415) 597-4620 or NGonzales@TJPA.org, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. Calendars and minutes of the meeting may be available in alternative formats; please contact Nila Gonzales at (415) 597-4620 or NGonzales@TJPA.org at least 72 hours in advance of need. Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available online at www.TJPA.org.
If you need to use the services of a language interpreter, contact TJPA by calling 415.597.4620 or at info@TJPA.org. We require an advance notice of three business days to accommodate your request.
Si necesita usar los servicios de un intérprete de idioma, comuníquese con TJPA llamando al 415.597.4620 o en info@TJPA.org. Solicitamos un aviso previo de tres días hábiles para atender su solicitud.
如果您需要使用语言口译员，请联系TJPA，电话：415.597.4620，或电子邮件： info@TJPA.org。我们需要您在三个工作日之前告知，以满足您的要求
9:30 – REGULAR MEETING
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Communications
4. Board of Director’s New and Old Business
5. Executive Director’s Report
6. Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Authority on matters that are within the Authority's
jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar.
THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHAIR.
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Presentation of the budget outlook for TJPA’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 operating and capital budgets.
8. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute professional services agreements for financial consulting services with a bench of two firms, NWC Partners and Rockfleet Financial Services, to provide services in their respective areas on an as-needed basis for a five year term, with two two-year options to extend, as long as the total compensation under all bench agreements does not exceed $7,100,000.
9. Approving the TJPA’s Title VI program for the triennial period of April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023 for the Transbay Program.
10. Approving the Minutes of the March 12, 2020 meeting.
11. Consider authorizing the TJPA Board Chair to execute the San Francisco Peninsula Rail Program Memorandum of Understanding with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain), the California High Speed Rail Authority, and the City and County of San Francisco (Mayor’s Office) to implement a new organizational structure that will support the efforts of the TJPA in the development of the Downtown Rail Extension (DTX) to a ready-for-procurement status and make direct recommendations to the TJPA Board regarding a set of work program activities.
ADJOURN
The Ethics Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has asked us to remind individuals that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [Campaign and Gov't Conduct Code, Article II, Chapter 1, § 2.100, et seq.] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3124 and web site: www.sfethics.org.