Board Meeting - March 13, 2025
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, March 13, 2025
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA
REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jeff Gee, Chair
Rafael Mandelman, Vice Chair
Chris Andrichak
Elaine Forbes
Julie Kirschbaum
Boris Lipkin
Dina El-Tawansy (ex-officio)
Executive Director
Adam Van de Water
Secretary
Nila Gonzales
TJPA Office
425 Mission Street, Suite 250
San Francisco, California 94105
415-597-4620
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical location listed above. Additionally, as a courtesy, members of the public may watch on SF Cable Channel 78, 28 or 99 (depending on your provider) or may visit the SFGovTV website (www.sfgovtv.org) to stream the live meeting or may watch them on demand.
Members of the public attending the meeting in person may comment on the meeting during public comment periods. TJPA also plans to provide a call-in line for remote public comment at the meeting. The call-in line is provided as a courtesy and its availability may be disrupted due to technical difficulties or otherwise. In-person public comment will be taken first; remote public comment will be taken after.
PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN: 1-855-282-6330 -- Access Code: 2555 781 3252 ##
When the item is called, dial *3 to be added to the speaker line. When prompted, callers will have two minutes to provide comment unless otherwise noted by the Chair. Please speak clearly, ensure you are in a quiet location, and turn off any TVs or computers around you.
ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held in-person at City Hall, Room 416, at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA.
To obtain a disability-related accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, or to obtain meeting materials in an alternative format, please contact the Board Secretary at 415.597.4620 or info@tjpa.org, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available online at www.tjpa.org and may be inspected and copied at the TJPA’s offices at the address noted above. These materials may be available in alternative formats; please contact the Board Secretary at 415.597.4620 or info@tjpa.org at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible.
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
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
• Quarterly Financial Reports
• State Legislative Update
• Security Quarterly Update
• Facility Operations Update
• The Portal Update
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 January 30, 2025 meeting.
(8.2) Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 02 to Agreement No. 19-03-FIN-002 for Financial Consulting Services with NWC Partners, Inc., exercising an option to extend the contract by one (1) two (2) year additional term to April 8, 2027, increasing the compensation under the Agreement by $585,706 for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $2,235,523 for the approved term of the Agreement, adjusting Contractor’s hourly rates, and codifying a change in subcontractor.
(8.3) Authorizing the Executive Director to execute an extension of the alternate rent period contemplated under the third amendment to the lease agreement with Ugochukwu Ihenacho and Carlynn Ihenacho, dba Charleys Philly Steaks, for commercial/retail space on the first floor of the Transit Center (Suite 139).
RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
9. Call to Order
10. Roll Call
11. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: Board Chair Gee; Deborah Miller, Legal Counsel
Unrepresented employee: Executive Director
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING
12. Announcement of Closed Session.
REGULAR CALENDAR
13. Consider amendment to Executive Director Employment Agreement to change (and potentially increase) amount of Administration Leave
14. Approving the recommended applicants to the TJPA Citizens Advisory Committee.
15. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 05 to Agreement No. 20-06-GEC-000, General Engineering Consultant services for the Downtown Rail Extension project also known as The Portal, with Parsons Transportation Group Inc., exercising a no-cost option to extend the contract by 86 calendar days to June 30, 2025.
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) 252-3112 and web site: www.sfethics.org.