Board Meeting - June 23, 2004 (Special)

June 23, 2004 (Special)

 

TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA

SPECIAL MEETING
8:00 a.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Nevin, Chairman
Greg Harper, Vice Chairman
Michael T. Burns
Chris Daly

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi

Secretary
Roberta Boomer

201 Mission Street, Suite 1960
San Francisco, California 94105
415-597-4620 phone | 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, and N‑Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; F-line; 42-Van Ness; 47‑Van Ness; 49-Mission-Van Ness; 5-Fulton; 21-Hayes; 9‑San Bruno; and 71‑Haight Noriega.  For information about MUNI accessible services call 923‑6142.

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 Roberta Boomer at (415) 554-6896, 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 Roberta Boomer at (415) 554-6896 at least 72 hours in advance of need.  Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at 401 Van Ness Ave. #334 during regular business hours.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 252‑3112 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate such people, 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 of 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.

8:00 ‑ SPECIAL 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 EXECTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHAIR.

CONSENT CALENDAR

7.  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.

(7.1) Approving the Minutes of the February 19, 2004 meeting.

(7.2) Approving the Minutes of the April 22, 2004 special meeting.

(7.3) Authorizing the Executive Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with bluecrane to provide IT management and support services for a term not to exceed three years and a cost not to exceed $133,341.14

SPECIAL CALENDAR

8. Presentation by Myers Development Company on potential engineering solutions for accommodation of underground rail and a condominium tower on the 80 Natoma site.

9. Presentation of consultants' report on potential engineering solutions to terminal design or rail and ramp alignments for the Project in collaboration with the High Speed Rail Authority, CalTrain, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and the property owner of 80 Natoma St. that would have the least adverse impacts on costs, timing and future operational capacity of the Transbay Terminal Project.

10. Discussion and possible vote on motion to close further consideration of engineering and other options for rail alignment at the 80 Natoma site at the next regular meeting of the Authority, and to select a solution upon close of discussion and public comment.

11. Adopting Board Policy No. 003, Category: Financial Matters that will guide the Authority's annual budget process and the development of the FY2005-06 budget.

12. Approving the TJPA FY2004-05 budget in the amount of $6,273,440.

ADJOURN

The Ethics Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has asked us to remind individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Admin. Code Sections 16.520 - 16.534] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, Suite 801, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 554-9510, fax (415) 554-8757 and web site: sfgov.org/ethics.