Tuesday, February 14, 2011
5:30 pm
TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street,
Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94105

5:30 pm| TJPA Offices| 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100| San Francisco, CA 94105

Join us on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to learn more about construction activities, buttress and shoring wall construction, trestle bridges, street closures and hours of activity. The community meeting will be held from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the TJPA’s offices located at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100. We appreciate that you are taking your lunch hour to learn more about this exciting project, and would of course welcome you to bring food or drinks to this meeting.

What:

Community Meeting: Transbay Construction Update

When:

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Time:

12:00 Noon

Where:

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

We look forward to your participation and input during this exciting time. Click for more information about the Transbay Transit Center Project or to sign up to receive construction updates.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR 

Thursday, January 12, 2012
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 

REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane Kim, Chair
    Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi 

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan

Secretary
Nila Gonzales
 

201 Mission St. #2100
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, 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

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.  Presentation of Transbay Transit Center Building Excavation Plan and Temporary Bridge and Trestle Design.

8.  Approving the Minutes of the December 8, 2011 meeting.
 

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.

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CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jim Lazarus, Chair
Andrew Brooks, Vice Chair

1. Call to Order (5 minutes)
2. Approval of Minutes of October 11, 2011 Meeting (5 minutes)
3. Staff Report (5 minutes)
4. Construction Update (5 minutes)
5. Redevelopment Update on Block 6/7 Development Proposals (10 minutes)
6. Redevelopment Update on Streetscape Design (20 minutes)
7. Funding Plan Update (10 minutes)
8. Archeology Update (30 minutes)
9. CHSRA Updated Business Plan (20 minutes)
10. Public Comment (5 minutes)
11. CAC Member Comments & Future Agenda Requests
12. Adjourn

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority Citizens Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Transbay Joint Powers Authority office at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Embarcadero Street Station at Beale 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 the Embarcadero Street Station; F- Market line; 14-Mission; 30X-Marina Express; 21-Hayes; 31-Balboa; 38 Geary; 20-Union; 41-Union; 2-Clement; 71-Haight; 9-San Bruno; 5-Fulton; 6-Parnassas; and 10-Townsend. For information about MUNI services call 311 or view the MUNI map at http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/indxmaps.htm.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. There is accessible parking available in the 201 Mission Street parking lot located directly behind the building. The parking lot entrance is in the 200 block of Howard Street (between Beale and Main Street).

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 the TJPA at (415) 597-4620, 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 at least 72 hours in advance of need.

To assist the TJPA’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 TJPA 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.

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 lobbing 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: sfgov.org/ethics.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
 

Thursday, December 8, 2011
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 

REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane Kim, Chair
Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi 

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan 

Secretary
Nila Gonzales 

201 Mission St. #2100
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, 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

• Quarterly Financial Reports
• Archaeology Presentation
• Construction 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.  Presentation of Transbay Transit Center Architectural Update by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

8.  Presentation of Transbay Neighborhood Streetscape and Open Space by San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. 

9.  Presentation of the audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and the Report to the Board of Directors. 

10. Adopting a Sixth Addendum to the Transbay Terminal / Caltrain Downtown Extension / Redevelopment Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for minor refinements to the proposed bus ramp component of the Transbay Program. 

11.  Authorizing an Amendment to Contract No. 08-04-CMGC-000, Construction Manager/General Contractor Services for the Construction of the Transbay Transit Center Building and Related Structures, with the joint venture of Webcor Builders and Obayashi Corporation, to increase the time for preconstruction services to 160,000 hours and adjust the contract sum to reflect the final cost of services performed under Amendment No. 02. 

12. Approving Resolutions to remove Local Government Services as an intermediary for benefits and payroll between the TJPA and TJPA staff. 

13. Approving the Minutes of the November 10, 2011 meeting.
 

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.

This exhibit will feature a variety of items discovered within the footprint of the project site that illuminate the rich history of San
Francisco’s gold rush era. Recovered artifacts show the way residents of the South of Market neighborhood in the 19th
century lived, worked and played, and include industrial tools, household items and remnants of neighborhood businesses.

What:

Transbay Archeology Exhibit Opening

When:

Friday, December 2, 2011 to Tuesday, January 31, 2011

Time:

9 AM – 5 PM

Where:

201 Mission Street lobby
San Francisco, CA 94105

With the completion of demolition behind us, excavation of the Transbay Transit Center site is fast approaching. All around the jobsite, we are bustling with activity and would like to invite you to come to our next community meeting to see what exciting things are currently taking place. Join us on Friday, November 18, 2011 to learn more about construction activities, buttress and shoring wall construction, trestle bridges, street closures and hours of activity. The community meeting will be held from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the TJPA’s offices located at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100. We appreciate that you are taking your lunch hour to learn more about this exciting project, and would of course welcome you to bring food or drinks to this meeting.

What:

Community Meeting: Transbay Construction Update

When:

Friday, November 18, 2011

Time:

12:00 Noon

Where:

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

We look forward to your participation and input during this exciting time. Click for more information about the Transbay Transit Center Project or to sign up to receive construction updates.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Thursday, November 10, 2011
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA

REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane Kim, Chair
Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi 

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan 

Secretary
Nila Gonzales

201 Mission St. #2100
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, 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
• Bus Ramps Design 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 the proposed Project Labor Agreement with the Unions and the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council with respect to the Transbay Transit Center Program construction projects. 

8.  Approving a Resolution of Intention to initiate the process of directly contracting with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to continue providing retirement benefits to employees of TJPA, and a Resolution Authorizing the Employer “Pick-up” of Employee Contributions. 

9.  Annual review of Board Policy No. 009, Investment Policy, and approval of minor changes to the Policy in conformance with updates to California State Government Code. 

10. Approving the Minutes of the October 13, 2011 meeting.

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.

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority is seeking professional service firms with significant experience in construction management for heavy civil and transportation projects. This outreach meeting will provide information regarding the future issue of an RFP for construction management services needed for the Bus Storage Facility Project.

The RFP will be available for download in early November at: www.transbaycenter.org/tjpa/doing-business-with-the-tjpa/current-contract-opportunities

This RFP is for construction management services for the future construction of the Bus Storage Facility. The preliminary construction estimate for the Bus Storage Facility is approximately $18 million. CM services and personnel may include: as-needed design/constructability reviews, pre-construction documentation, resident engineer, office engineer, inspection, document control, administrative, material testing, project controls and project coordination.

What:

Contractor Outreach Meeting: CM Professional Services for the Bus Storage Facility Project

When:

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Time:

3:00 PM

Where:

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
5:30 pm
TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR
 

Thursday, October 13, 2011
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA

REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jane Kim, Chair
Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan

Secretary
Nila Gonzales 

201 Mission St. #2100
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, 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

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.  Presentation of the proposed Project Labor Agreement with the Unions, the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, and the Contractors with respect to the Transbay Transit Center Program construction projects.

8.  Approving the Minutes of the September 8, 2011 meeting.
 

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.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Tuesday, October 11 , 2011

TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jim Lazarus, Chair
Andrew Brooks, Vice Chair

1. Call to Order (5 minutes)
2. Approval of Minutes of September 13, 2011 Meeting (5 minutes)
3. Transit Center District Plan Presentation (30 minutes)
4. Staff Report (10 minutes)
5. Construction Update (10 minutes)
6. Structural Design Update (30 minutes)
7. Public Comment (5 minutes)
8. CAC Member Comments & Future Agenda Requests
9. Adjourn

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority Citizens Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Transbay Joint Powers Authority office at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Embarcadero Street Station at Beale 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 the Embarcadero Street Station; F- Market line; 14-Mission; 30X-Marina Express; 21-Hayes; 31-Balboa; 38 Geary; 20-Union; 41-Union; 2-Clement; 71-Haight; 9-San Bruno; 5-Fulton; 6-Parnassas; and 10-Townsend. For information about MUNI services call 311 or view the MUNI map at http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/indxmaps.htm.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. There is accessible parking available in the 201 Mission Street parking lot located directly behind the building. The parking lot entrance is in the 200 block of Howard Street (between Beale and Main Street).

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 the TJPA at (415) 597-4620, 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 at least 72 hours in advance of need.

To assist the TJPA’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 TJPA 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.

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 lobbing 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: sfgov.org/ethics.

In the beginning of September we announced the completion of demolition activities and the beginning of foundation work here at the Transbay Transit Center site in downtown San Francisco. All around the jobsite, we are bustling with activity and invite you to come to our next community meeting to see what exciting things are going on.

Join us on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 to learn more about construction activities, buttress and shoring wall construction, trestle bridges, street closures and hours of activity. The community meeting will be held from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the TJPA’s offices located at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100. We appreciate that you are taking your lunch hour to learn more about this exciting project, and would of course welcome you to bring food or drinks to this meeting.

What:

Community Meeting: Transbay Construction Update

When:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Time:

12:00 Noon

Where:

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

We look forward to your participation and input during this exciting time. Click for more information about the Transbay Transit Center Project or to sign up to receive construction updates.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Tuesday, September 13 , 2011

TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jim Lazarus, Chair
Andrew Brooks, Vice Chair

1. Call to Order (5 minutes)
2. Approval of Minutes of July 12, 2011 Meeting (5 minutes)
3. Staff Report (10 minutes)
4. Construction Update (10 minutes)
5. Transit Center Design Update (45 minutes)
6. Public Comment (5 minutes)
7. CAC Member Comments & Future Agenda Requests
8. Adjourn

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority Citizens Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Transbay Joint Powers Authority office at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Embarcadero Street Station at Beale 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 the Embarcadero Street Station; F- Market line; 14-Mission; 30X-Marina Express; 21-Hayes; 31-Balboa; 38 Geary; 20-Union; 41-Union; 2-Clement; 71-Haight; 9-San Bruno; 5-Fulton; 6-Parnassas; and 10-Townsend. For information about MUNI services call 311 or view the MUNI map at http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/indxmaps.htm.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. There is accessible parking available in the 201 Mission Street parking lot located directly behind the building. The parking lot entrance is in the 200 block of Howard Street (between Beale and Main Street).

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 the TJPA at (415) 597-4620, 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 at least 72 hours in advance of need.

To assist the TJPA’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 TJPA 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.

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 lobbing 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: sfgov.org/ethics.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR 

Thursday, September 8, 2011
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 

REGULAR MEETING
9:30 a.m. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Elsa Ortiz, Vice Chair
Jane Kim
Art Lloyd
Gabriel Metcalf
Edward Reiskin
Bijan Sartipi 

Executive Director
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan

Secretary
Nila Gonzales 

201 Mission St. #2100
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, 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
• Temporary Terminal Update
• Quarterly Financial Reports

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.
 

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 14, 2011 meeting. 

(7.2)     Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Associated Right of Way Services, Inc. to provide relocation assistance services for an additional two years, and to increase the budgeted amount by $100,000 for a total of $600,000. 

(7.3)     Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP to provide legal counsel related to retail analysis for a term through December 31, 2014, with no change in maximum compensation.
 

REGULAR CALENDAR

8.  Presentation of the Transit Center District Plan by the San Francisco Planning Department. 

9.  Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Contract Modification No. 5 to Agreement No. 08-08-DM-000 with Evans Brothers Inc. for additional construction services required as part of the Terminal Building & Ramps Demolition contract, increasing the Contract Sum by $360,408, for a total Contract Sum of $15,602,608. 

10. Authorizing the Executive Director to execute Amendment #2 to the Intergovernmental Agreement with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to provide Auxiliary Water Supply System Valve Services for an amount not to exceed $550,000, for an aggregate amount of all services under the Agreement not to exceed $1,150,000, and for a term not to exceed eight years from the Effective Date of the Agreement. 

11. Appointing Sara Gigliotti to the position of Chief Financial Officer for the TJPA. 

12.  Election of Chair and Vice Chair pursuant to the TJPA Joint Powers Agreement.
 

RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION
 

CLOSED SESSION

1.  Call to Order  

2.  Roll Call

3.  CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54956.8) 

Property:  Portion of Caltrans Parcel T bounded by Fremont, Mission, and First Streets 

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

Negotiating parties:  TJPA and Hines 

Under negotiation:  Terms of the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement between the TJPA and Hines and the price and terms of Hines’ purchase of the Property from the TJPA
 

ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING
 

13. Announcement of Closed Session.
 

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.

The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, September 8th, at 9:30 am in City Hall, Room 416.

What:

Community Meeting: Transbay Demolition and Construction Update

When:

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Time:

12:00 Noon

Where:

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Tuesday, August 9, 2011
5:30 pm
TJPA Offices
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105