Board Meeting - June 14, 2012
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, June 14, 2012
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA
REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jane Kim, Chair
Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi
Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan
Secretary
Nila Gonzales
201 Mission St. #2100
San Francisco, California 94105
415-597-4620
415-597-4615 fax
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
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. Approving the Fiscal Year 2012-13 (FY 2012-13) Capital Budget in an Amount Not To Exceed $223,671,000 and FY 2012-13 Operating Budget in an Amount Not To Exceed $4,427,000.
8. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute, with conditions, a Memorandum of Understanding with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and six other local and regional entities to establish a funding framework for a high-speed rail early investment strategy for a blended system in the Peninsula corridor.
9. Presentation of research quantifying economic benefits resulting from construction of the Transbay Transit Center and Downtown Extension, including an increase of $3.7 billion in the value of nearby property.
10. Approving the Operating Assistance Proposal dated May 25, 2012 and a Resolution of Project Compliance for the allocation of Regional Measure 2 Funds in an amount not to exceed $4,088,691 for the Transbay Transit Center Program.
11. Approving the updated Initial Project Report dated June 14, 2012 and a Resolution of Project Compliance for the allocation of Regional Measure 1/AB 1171 Bridge Toll Funds in the amount of $73,700,000 for the Transbay Transit Center Program.
12. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Cast Connex Corporation to provide engineering and administrative services for architecturally exposed structural cast steel nodes for the Transbay Transit Center, for an amount of $1,200,000 and a four year term.
13. Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Subcontract to S3H, Inc. as the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid in the amount of $1,671,752 for TG06.1: Geothermal Loop System, and thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs under Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000 by $1,671,752 and increasing the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $137,083.66.
14. Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Subcontract to Bay Area Systems and Solutions, Inc. dba Bass Electric as the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid in the amount of $168,528 for TG06.2: Grounding System, and thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs under Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000 by $168,528 and increasing the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $13,819.30.
15. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Carneghi-Blum & Partners, Inc. for Real Estate Appraisal Services, extending the term of the Agreement to five years without increasing the maximum compensation.
16. Approving the Minutes of the April 12, 2012 meeting.
17. Approving the Minutes of the May 10, 2012 meeting.
ADJOURN
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