Board Meeting – May 8, 2014

 

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, N‑Judah, and T-Third at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; F-Market; 19-Polk, 47‑Van Ness; 49-Mission-Van Ness; 5-Fulton; 6 Parnassus; 21-Hayes; 9‑San Bruno; and 71‑Haight Noriega.  For more information about MUNI services call 311.

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 or NGonzales@TransbayCenter.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 Nila Gonzales at (415) 597-4620 or NGonzales@TransbayCenter.org 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 2100 during regular business hours and are available online at www.TransbayCenter.org.

To assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, 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 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.

 

9:30 – 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

• Construction Update
• Quarterly Project Labor Agreement Report
• Cost Estimate Update

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.  Approving an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, authorizing Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture to award a Trade Work subcontract with Shimmick Construction Company as the lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $56,225,056 for TG18.1: Bus Ramps Package, thereby increasing authorized Direct Costs by $56,225,056 and increasing the authorized Construction Services Fixed Fee by $4,610,454.59.

8.  Presentation of and Public Hearing for draft Fiscal Year 2014-15 (FY 2014-15) Capital Budget in an Amount Not To Exceed $321,427,000 and draft FY 2014-15 Operating Budget in an Amount Not To Exceed $4,752,708.

9.  Approving an amendment to the $171,000,000 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will finance a portion of the costs of the construction of Phase 1 of the Transbay Transit Center Program.

10.  Adopting the Debt Management Policy identified as Board Policy No. 017, Category: Financial Matters.

11.  Authorizing the Executive Director to execute an agreement for Concept of Operations and other related services with Ross & Baruzzini, in the amount of $700,000 for a period of three years, with the option to extend the term for an additional three years.

12.  Approving the recommended applicants to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Citizens Advisory Committee.

13.  Approving the Minutes of the March 13, 2014 meeting.

14.  Approving a Resolution of Appreciation for Director Art Lloyd.

RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

15.  Call to Order

16.  Roll Call

17.  CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8) and CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(a) and 54956.9(d)(1))

(17.1)   Property:  562-564 Howard Street (Block 3721, Lot 019)

TJPA Negotiators:  Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Executive Director, and Andrew W. Schwartz and Deborah L. Miller, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP, outside counsel

Negotiating parties: TJPA; 564 Howard Street, LLC and Gruen Gruen + Associates

Under negotiation: Price for TJPA’s acquisition of property interest in 564 Howard Street

Name of case: City and County of San Francisco v. 564 Howard Street, LLC, et al., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 10-506781

(17.2)  Property:  568 Howard Street (Block 3721, Lot 020)

TJPA Negotiators:  Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, Executive Director, and Andrew W. Schwartz and Deborah L. Miller, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP, outside counsel

Negotiating parties: TJPA; InvesMaster Corporation

Under negotiation: Price for TJPA’s acquisition of property interest in 568 Howard Street

Name of case: City and County of San Francisco v. InvesMaster Corporation, et al., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 10-506782

ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING

18.  Announcement of Closed Session.

ADJOURN

 

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