Board Meeting - October 20, 2005
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, October 20, 2005
1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA
REGULAR MEETING
9:00 a.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Nevin, Chair
Greg Harper, Vice Chair
Michael Cohen
Chris Daly
Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi
Secretary
Roberta Boomer
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; 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.
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 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 July 21, 2005 regular meeting.
(7.2) Approving the Minutes of the September 29, 2005 special meeting.
REGULAR CALENDAR
8. Approving the Updated Initial Project Report and Resolution of Project Compliance required for the allocation of Regional Measure 2 funds for the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension Project.
9. Update on the development of the Transbay Transit Center Program.
10. Authorizing the Executive Director to file applications for federal assistance with the Federal Transit Administration.
11. Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a lease with U. S. Parking for $36,500 per month upon conveyance of 80 Natoma Street.
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.