Board Meeting - October 18, 2007
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, October 18, 2007
1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA
REGULAR MEETING
9:00 a.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jerry Hill, Chair
Nathaniel Ford, Vice Chair
Michael Cohen
Chris Daly
Elsa Ortiz
Bijan Sartipi
Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi
Secretary
Nila Gonzales
201 Mission St. #1960
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, and N‑Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; F-line; 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 Nila Gonzales at (415) 597-4620, 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 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 1960 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.
9:00 – 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. Minutes of the September 20, 2007
8. Presentation by Cambridge Systematics on High Speed Rail Ridership projections.
9. Authorizing the Chair of the Board of Directors to execute the Agreement with Local Government Servicesto provide Human Resources Management Services for a period of three years.
RECESS MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8)
Property: 272 Main Street
TJPA Negotiators: Maria Ayerdi, Executive Director; Harry Quinn, URS Corporation; and Andrew W. Schwartz, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP, outside counsel
Negotiating parties: TJPA, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and Michael and Kathryn Abbassi
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment for TJPA’s purchase of 272 Main Street
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE MEETING
4. Announcement of Closed Session.
ADJOURN
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