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PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

Special Meeting Notice
Date: 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Location: Room 263, City Hall
Commissioners: Dufty (Chair), Peskin (Vice-Chair), Daly, Maxwell, Sandoval, and McGoldrick (Ex-Officio)
CLERK: Pooja Jhunjhunwala

1. Roll Call

2. Recommend the De-obligation of $4,024,750 in TCRP and Sales Tax Funds Allocated for Construction of Segments B, E, and Metro East Soil Stabilization, and Allocation of $14,024,750 in Prop K Funds for the Construction of the Third Street Light Rail Project – ACTION* (attachment 1)

This item was continued from the September 14 Plans and Programs Committee meeting pending additional information on local contracting and hiring. MUNI staff will give a presentation on this topic at the September 28 meeting. This is a funding request for various line segments of the Third Street Light Rail Project. The requested action will bring funding for the remaining segments into conformance with the adopted project budget, by de-obligating $4,024,750 from Segments B, E and Metro East Soil Stabilization. These segments are currently funded in excess of the required budget. The Authority, as part of it financial management strategy, has been providing funding to the Third Street Light Rail project as needed. We are proposing allocation of $14,024,750 for the construction of Segment C, F, and J. We anticipate providing additional funding in late 2004/early 2005. This action requires an amendment of the FY2004/05 Authority budget to address the de-obligation of $133,775 in TCRP funds from Segment B, which is part of the $4,024,750 shown above. We are seeking a recommendation for the de-obligation of $4,024,750 in TCRP and sales tax funds allocated for construction of segments B, E, and Metro East Soil Stabilization, and allocation of $14,024,750 in Prop K funds for the construction of the of the Third Street Light Rail project.

3. Recommend Authorization for the Executive Director to Enter into a Loan Agreement with MUNI in the Amount of $22,570,000, and Authorize a Maximum Draw Against the Loan of $12,059,000 for Reimbursement of Construction Costs for the Metro East Maintenance Facility of the Third Street Light Rail Project, with Conditions – ACTION* (attachment 2)

This item was continued from the September 14 Plans and Programs Committee meeting pending additional information on local contracting and hiring. MUNI staff will give a presentation on this topic at the September 28 meeting. This item is a request to provide a loan to MUNI for the construction of the Metro East Maintenance Facility (MME) of the Third Street Light Rail Project for $22,570,000. MMEis budgeted at $129 million. This loan is needed because State Transportation Improvement Program funds programmed to the project will not be available until FY2008. The State has approved the reimbursement of the local funds once the State funds become available. This item is also to request that MUNI be able to draw up to $12,059,000 against the loan for the reimbursement of construction expenses associated with the MME. This will be used for the next round of trade contracts being issued by the Construction Manager/ General Contractor. The funding is for elevators, mechanical systems, building components, and the overhead catenary system trusses. Over thenext few months we will be submittingincremental funding requests until the project is fully funded. We are seeking a recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a loan agreement with MUNI in the amount of $22,570,000, and to authorize a maximum draw against the loan of $12,059,000 for reimbursement of construction costs for the Metro East Maintenance Facility of the Third Street Light Rail Project.

4. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION

5. Public Comment

6. Adjournment

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