Board Meeting – September 9, 2021
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
Thursday, September 9, 2021
REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m.
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Due to the COVID-19 health emergency, the Board’s Meeting Room in City Hall is closed.
Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely.
Please see additional information on the next page for remote meeting access.
In compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-08-21 (June 11, 2021), this meeting will be held exclusively via teleconference participation of a quorum of Board members in locations not open to the public. The purpose of the order is to help California respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, while allowing the public to observe and address the Board.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jeff Gee, Chair
Rafael Mandelman, Vice Chair
Elaine Forbes
Alicia John-Baptiste
Boris Lipkin
Diane Shaw
Jeffrey Tumlin
Dina El-Tawansy (ex-officio)
Interim Executive Director
Nila Gonzales
Interim Secretary
Donald Pollitt II
REMOTE MEETING ACCESS
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Providing Public Comment
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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, California Law, and the Governor’s Executive Orders, any individual with a disability may request reasonable modifications or accommodations so that they may observe and address the Board at this teleconference meeting. If you are disabled and require special accommodations to participate, please contact the TJPA at 415.597.4620 or info@tjpa.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 the TJPA at 415.597.4620 or info@tjpa.org at least 72 hours in advance of need. Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available online at www.tjpa.org.
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
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
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 INTERIM 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 August 12, 2021 meeting.
(8.2) Authorizing the TJPA Custodian of Records to apply to the California Department of Justice for access to local and state level summary criminal history information for employment and licensing purposes.
REGULAR CALENDAR
9. Authorizing the Interim Executive Director to execute a lease amendment for the iconic restaurant space on the park level of the transit center (space number P-01) and execute two new lease agreements with JSSK for suite 133 (approximately 3062 square feet) and suite 137 (approximately 1414 square feet) for complementary and supportive uses to the rooftop restaurant space for a 15-year term.
10. San Francisco Peninsula Rail Program Executive Steering Committee Update.
11. Approving the Downtown Rail Extension Phasing Study as recommended by the Executive Steering Committee under the terms of the San Francisco Peninsula Rail Program Memorandum of Understanding.
12. Authorizing the Interim Executive Director to submit a letter and supporting information to the Federal Transit Administration to request entry of Phase 2 of the Transbay Program, more commonly referred to as the Downtown Rail Extension (DTX), into the Project Development (PD) phase of the Capital Investment Grants – New Starts process, subject to the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014‐1 (Transbay Transit Center) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2021, for an amount not to exceed $35,000,000, which includes $30,000,000 for the estimated cost of PD work, plus $5,000,000 to fund bond issuance, costs, reserves, and contingency.
ADJOURN
The Ethics Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has asked us to remind individuals that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [Campaign and Gov't Conduct Code, Article II, Chapter 1, § 2.100, et seq.] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3124 and web site: www.sfethics.org.