Board Meeting - September 29, 2005 (Special)

TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND CALENDAR

Thursday, September 29, 2005

1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416

San Francisco, CA

SPECIAL MEETING

1:30 pm

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 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.

1:30 pm – SPECIAL 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.

CLOSED SESSION

7. Call to Order

8. Roll Call

9. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c), the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors will meet in closed session to discuss attorney-client matters in the following case:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(9.1) City and County of San Francisco and Transbay Joint Powers Authority, et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, et al., California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Nos. A110296, and A110643, on appeal from San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 04-504-363.

ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE SPECIAL MEETING

10. Announcement of Closed Session.

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.