Board Meeting - November 14, 2024
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, November 14, 2024
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
Elaine Forbes
Alicia John-Baptiste
Boris Lipkin
Sarah Syed
Jeffrey Tumlin
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: 2554 584 6300 # #
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
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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
•Quartely Financial Reports
•Project Labor Agreement Quarterly Update
•Security Quarterly Update
•Facility Operations Update
•The Portal Schedule & Funding 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 September 12, 2024 meeting.
(8.2) Authorizing the Executive Director to execute a second amendment to the Agreement for Fire Life Sprinkler Testing Maintenance Service with Sciens Building Solutions to extend the Agreement for one year for additional compensation of up to $163,084.
(8.3) Approving minor changes to Board Policy No. 009, Investment Policy and annual review of Board Policy No. 017, Debt Management Policy.
REGULAR CALENDAR
9. Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into Amendment #2 to the Interim Agreement with Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain), extending the term through December 13, 2024 while the parties negotiate an Amended and Restated Interim Agreement to allow for continued support and engagement of The Portal for information sharing, design and operational input, securing funding and other coordination to ensure the TJPA meets critical milestones in the work plan and documentation requirements of the Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement.
10. Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into the following four agreements with 524 Howard Street, LLC (“developer”), the owner of 524-530 Howard Street and developer of a residential tower on the property (“Tower”): (1) a 530 Howard Pedestrian Bridge Easement Agreement granting a permanent easement to the developer for a pedestrian bridge connecting the Tower to Salesforce Park and granting to the TJPA a permanent easement for public access to and from Salesforce Park through the Tower to Natoma Street; (2) a 530 Howard Pedestrian Bridge Temporary Construction Easement Agreement to facilitate the construction of the pedestrian bridge and the developer’s payment of $2.3 million to the TJPA for the right to connect the Tower to Salesforce Park; (3) a 530 Howard Transit Center Modification Cost Escrow Agreement requiring the developer to reimburse the TJPA for its costs to (a) review and approve the design of the pedestrian bridge and its connections to Salesforce Park and the Tower, (b) redesign and reconstruct Salesforce Park to accommodate the pedestrian bridge, and (c) oversee the developer’s construction of the pedestrian bridge; (4) a Security Agreement for 530 Howard Project governing coordination of security among the TJPA, the developer, and other properties connecting to Salesforce Park; and, approving a budget amendment to the Capital Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement budget to realign the budget between existing and new line items which does not change the total budgeted amount for Capital Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement budget.
RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION
11. Call to Order
12. Roll Call
13. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b), the TJPA Board of Directors will meet in closed session to discuss the process for routine evaluation of public employee:
Title: Executive Director
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING
14. Announcement of Closed Session.
ADJOURN
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