Board Meeting - November 13, 2014

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

• Construction 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 October 9, 2014 meeting.

(8.2)     Approving an amendment to TJPA’s Flexible Benefits Plan, increasing the amount that employees can contribute pre-tax from their earnings to a Health Care Flexible Spending Arrangement from $2,500 annually to $2,550 annually beginning January 1, 2015, in accordance with the recent inflation adjustment announced by the IRS.

(8.3)     Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with AECOM Technical Services for Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report Services to exercise an option to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional year with no additional compensation.

REGULAR CALENDAR

9.  Approving a $171 million direct loan with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and other associated documents, to provide interim financing to allow the TJPA to meet its contract certification and cash flow requirements in accordance with its current construction schedule for Phase 1 of the Transbay Transit Center Program.

10.  Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement for Temporary Terminal Facility Management Services with ABM Facility Services extending the term of the agreement by three and one-half years to June 30, 2018, and increasing the maximum compensation by $3,957,188 to $9,500,000.

11.  Annual review of Board Policy No. 009, Investment Policy, in conformance with California Government Code.

12.  Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Work subcontract to Crown Corr, Inc., for TG08.2R: Exterior Awning in an amount of $1,750,000 for the design services portion of a design-build contract for the Exterior Awning, thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs by $1,750,000, and the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $133,000.

13.  Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Work subcontract to Shimmick Construction Company, Inc., as the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid in the amount of $481,785 for TG15.2: Façade Access Equipment, thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs by $481,785, and the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $36,616.

14.  Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Work subcontract to Fisk Electric Company as the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid in the amount of $86,799,400 for TG10.4: Electrical, Communications, Security and Integrated Networks, thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs by $86,799,400, and the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $6,596,754.

ADJOURN

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