Board Meeting – July 23, 2004 (Special)
TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400
San Francisco, CA
SPECIAL MEETING
1:00 p.m.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Nevin, Chairman
Greg Harper, Vice Chairman
Julie Brandt
Michael T. Burns
Chris Daly
Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi
Secretary
Roberta Boomer
201 Mission Street, Suite 1960
San Francisco, California 94105
415-597-4620 phone | 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.
1:00 ‑ 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 EXECTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHAIR.
SPECIAL CALENDAR
RECESS SPECIAL MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
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
Anticipated Litigation:
X As defendant As plaintiff
Legal Counsel anticipates litigation by Myers Development Company and Myers Natoma Venture, LLC against the Authority and other parties regarding approval of the Transbay Terminal Project EIR/EIS.
10. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (b), the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors will meet in closed session for:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: 80 Natoma (Block 3721, Lots 045A, 046, 053, and 054)
Agency Negotiator: Steve Legnitto or designee
Negotiating parties: Myers Natoma Venture, LLC
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE SPECIAL MEETING
11. Announcement of Closed Session
12. Selecting a solution for the rail alignment at the 80 Natoma site, including either site purchase, joint construction of a train box, or TJPA construction of a secant wall, as presented at the June 23, 2004 meeting.
13. Executing a 3-year Joint Powers Agreement with the Special District Risk Management Authority for the purchase of property and liability insurance for a one year term for an amount not to exceed $15,257.
14. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with bluecrane, Inc. to provide IT management and support services for a term not to exceed three years and a cost not to exceed $133,341.14.
15. Authorizing the TJPA to acknowledge and adhere to procedures and conditions set forth by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for allocation of Regional Measure 2 funds in the amount of $17,800,000 for the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension Project and adopting the Initial Project Report.
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.
