AGENDA Board of Directors Meeting Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District 2nd Floor Board Room 1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612 Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors:
Ryan “Rocky” Fernandez, President (Director Ward IV) H. E. Christian Peeples, Vice President (Director at Large) Elsa Ortiz, Director Ward III Joe Wallace, Director Ward I Jeff Davis, Director Ward V Greg Harper, Director Ward II VACANT, Director at Large
Please set cell phones and pagers on silent mode as a courtesy to those in attendance Roll Call Public Comment Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the Board. Speakers wishing to address a specific agenda item will be invited to address the Board at the time the item is being considered. All individuals addressing the Board should limit their comments to 2 minutes. Consent Calendar Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion/one vote. If discussion is desired, an item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered individually. 1. Planning Committee (February 11, 2009 Meeting) Recommendations: Receive a. Planning Committee minutes of January 7, 2009. b. Quarterly report on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) (GM Memo No. 09-034). c. Report on the feasibility of providing Transbay service to areas of Richmond other than Hilltop (Requested by Director Wallace 8/6/08) (GM Memo No. 09036). 2. External Affairs Committee (February 11, 2009 Meeting) Recommendations: Receive a. External Affairs Committee minutes of January 7, 2009. b. Legislative Report (GM Memo No. 09-037). 3. Accessibility Advisory Committee Consider receiving Accessibility Advisory Committee minutes of January 13, 2009 (GM Memo No. 09-063).
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4. Board Matters a. Consider approving Board of Directors minutes of January 28, 2009. b. Consider approving Board of Directors minutes of February 11, 2009 (3:00 p.m. meeting). c. Consider approving Board of Directors minutes of February 11, 2009 (5:00 p.m. meeting). d. Consider authorizing members of the Board of Directors to attend the American Public Transportation Association’s Bus and Paratransit Conference and International Bus Roadeo on May 1-6, 2008, in Seattle, Washington (DS Memo No. 09-047). e. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 09-013 accepting amendments recommended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s Conflict-of-Interest Code and amend Board Policy 116 – Conflict-of-Interest Code (DS Memo No. 09-057). Regular Calendar 5. Consider receiving report from UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science on AC Transit’s hydrogen fuel cell education activities (GM Memo No. 09-056). 6. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 09-016 authorizing the General Manager to apply for Federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 Funds (GM Memo No. 09-061) [Request to forward to the Board of Directors the same day for action pursuant to Board Policy 100, Section 5.5.4]. 7. Planning Committee (February 11, 2009 Meeting) Recommendation: Consider receiving report on 2008 Annual Route Performance (GM Memo No. 09-001a). 8. Consider receiving the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) review of fare proposal and potential service modifications (GM Memo No. 09-064). Staff Contact: Nancy Skowbo, 891-4716 9. Consider receiving update on the District’s financial status since the January 28, 2009 Board Workshop (GM Memo No. 09-065). Staff Contact: Lewis Clinton, 891-4752 10. Consider approving a ten percent reduction in each Director’s travel budget for FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 (DS Memo No. 09-044) (Requested by Vice President Peeples – 2/11/09). Staff Contact: Linda Nemeroff, 891-7284 11. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 09-014 regarding compensation and benefits for unrepresented employees excluding contract employees and Board Officers (GC Memo No. 09-058). AC Transit District Board of Directors
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12. Consider receiving update and status of funding for the Transbay Terminal Project (verbal). Staff Contact: Ken Scheidig, 891-7178 13. Consideration of appointment of a candidate to fill the Director At-Large vacancy on the Board of Directors and schedule a date to administer the Oath of Office (verbal). 14. Report on actions(s) taken during Closed Session [Will be reported after the conclusion of Closed Session.] Board/Staff Comments (Government Code Section 54954.2) Agenda Planning CLOSED SESSION:
Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9 Subdivision (b)) (One case) Conference with Real Property Negotiator: (Government Code Section 54956.8) 901-1001 66th Avenue, Oakland, CA Negotiator (City of Oakland): Frank Fanelli Negotiator (Property Owner): Negotiator (AC Transit): Rick Fernandez, General Manager Kenneth C. Scheidig, General Counsel Under Negotiation: Instructions to negotiator regarding pricing and terms of payment.
Property:
Conference with Labor:
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiator: Employee Organization:
General Manager Paratransit, Local 192, ATU Local 192, AFSCME, Local 3916; IBEW, Local 1245 Unrepresented Employees
Labor Negotiations – Board Officers: (Government Code Section 54957.6) Committee Negotiators: President Peeples, Chair Director Wallace Director Davis Public Employee Performance Evaluation: (Government Code Section 54957) Title: General Manager Title: General Counsel Title: District Secretary Adjournment Linda A. Nemeroff District Secretary
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