Board Meeting - February 11, 2016

 

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority meeting will be held in Room 416, at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are:  Muni Metro Lines J‑Church, K‑Ingleside, L‑Taraval, M‑Oceanview, N‑Judah, and T-Third at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; F-Market; 19-Polk, 47‑Van Ness; 49-Mission-Van Ness; 5-Fulton; 6 Parnassus; 21-Hayes; 9‑San Bruno; and 71‑Haight Noriega.  For more information about MUNI services call 311.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.  Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street perimeters of City Hall for mobility-impaired persons.  There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.

If you require the use of an American Sign Language interpreter, a sound enhancement system, or a reader during the meeting, such person or system can be made available upon request; please contact Nila Gonzales at (415) 597-4620 or NGonzales@TransbayCenter.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@TransbayCenter.org at least 72 hours in advance of need.  Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at 201 Mission St. Suite 2100 during regular business hours and are available online at www.TransbayCenter.org.

To assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

 

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

• Annual Program Status Report
• Construction Update
• Quarterly Project Labor Agreement Report
• Monthly Investment Transaction Report

6.  Citizens Advisory Committee Update

7.  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.

CONSENT CALENDAR

8.  All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, and will be acted upon by a single vote.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

(8.1)     Approving the Minutes of the December 10, 2015 meeting.

(8.2)     Authorizing the Executive Director to amend the Professional Services Agreement with Sperry Capital for Financial Consulting Services, to exercise an option to extend the term of the agreement for an additional two years with no additional compensation.

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

9. Authorizing the Executive Director to finalize and issue the Master Lessee Request for Proposals, in accordance with the staff and peer review recommendation, to procure an entity to operate and manage the Transbay Transit Center, including its retail and other programming.

10.  Resolution of appreciation for Marian Lee.

11. Election of Chair and Vice Chair pursuant to the TJPA Joint Powers Agreement.

RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

12.  Call to Order

13.  Roll Call

14.  CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8)

Property:  Portions of State Parcel F (APN 3721-015A); 75 Natoma (APN 3721-031), 546 Howard (APN 3721-016), 564 Howard (APN 3721-019), 568 Howard (APN 3721-020), and 77-79 Natoma (APN 3721-029) (“Parcel F”)

TJPA Negotiators:  Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Executive Director, and Bill White, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP, outside counsel

Negotiating parties:  Pre-qualified bidders in Parcel F procurement

Under negotiation:  Price and terms of payment for sale of Parcel F

ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING

15.  Announcement of Closed Session.

ADJOURN

 

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