FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Notice
Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Location: Room 263, City Hall
Commissioners: Commissioners Cohen (Chair), Wiener (Vice Chair), Chiu, Farrell, Tang and Avalos (Ex Officio)
CLERK: Erika Cheng
1. Roll Call
Consent Calendar
2. Approve the Minutes of the February 11, 2014 Meeting – ACTION* attachment
3. Recommend Increasing the Amount of the Professional Services Contract with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. by $117,231, to a Total Amount Not to Exceed $598,181, for Planning, Environmental, and Engineering Services for the Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project During the Construction Phase, and Authorizing the Executive Director to Modify Non-Material Contract Terms and Conditions – ACTION* attachment
In July 2008, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) entered into an agreement with the Transportation Authority, as San Francisco’s Congestion Management Agency, to be the lead agency for the Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project (Project). In February 2008, the Transportation Authority awarded a professional services contract to Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. (MTCo) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for planning, environmental, and engineering services for the Project. With the dissolution of the State’s redevelopment agencies in 2012, the Project was put on hold, which led to the contract expiring prior to the completion of the work. On April 30, 2013, the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), as the Successor Agency to the SFRA, authorized a new contract with the Transportation Authority to complete design and provide additional funding, including compensation for unpaid expenses from the original agreement in excess of the original $300,000. The Transportation Authority approved a contract amendment with MTCo in the amount of $123,070 in June 2013 to complete design services for the Project. We administratively amended the contract again in September 2013 to add $57,880 for unpaid cost owed to MTCo that had not been discovered earlier. On November 19, 2013, the Commission on OCII approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the Transportation Authority for services associated the construction phase of the project, including engineering design services during construction. MTCo is the engineering design firm of record for the Project and should be retained to provide engineering design services during construction. We are seeking a recommendation to increase the amount of the professional services contract with MTCo by $117,231, to a total amount not to exceed $598,181, for planning, environmental, and engineering services for the Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project during the construction phase, and to authorize the Executive Director to modify contract payment terms and non-material contract terms and conditions.
4. Recommend Exercising the First One-Year Option of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and to Increase the MOA Amount by $167,700, to a Total Amount Not to Exceed $335,400, for CityBuild Services to Promote Workforce Development for Phase II of the Presidio Parkway Project and Authorizing the Executive Director to Modify Agreement Payment Terms and Non-Material Agreement Terms and Conditions – ACTION* attachment
The Transportation Authority has collaborated with the Office of Workforce Development (OEWD) to track local opportunities related to construction projects within the City and County of San Francisco. On February 22, 2012, through approval of Resolution 12-46, the Transportation Authority authorized a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with OEWD for a one-year period with two additional one-year extension options, in an amount not to exceed $167,700, for CityBuild services to enhance local hire for Phase II of the Presidio Parkway project implementation. The Transportation Authority and OEWD wish to further this relationship and provide a structure where OEWD will provide valuable local outreach and develop a skilled workforce to enhance the opportunities for San Francisco residents to become aware of and qualified for construction jobs relating to the implementation of Phase II of the Presidio Parkway project. This agreement will be funded by Prop K funds previously appropriated through Resolution 10-66. We are seeking a recommendation to exercise the first one-year option of the MOA with OEWD, and to increase the MOA amount by $167,700, to a total amount not to exceed $335,400, for CityBuild services to promote workforce development for Phase II of the Presidio Parkway project and to authorize the Executive Director to modify agreement payment terms and non-material agreement terms and conditions.
End of Consent Calendar
5. State and Federal Legislative Update – INFORMATION/ACTION* attachment
Every month, we provide an update on state and federal legislation and, when appropriate, seek recommendations to adopt new positions on active legislation. The attached matrix tracks the latest activity on state bills, the positions previously adopted by the Transportation Authority, and proposed new positions (which are highlighted and marked as “new”). This month includes a significant number of new bills that were introduced in order to meet the recent deadline to submit new legislation. We are recommending the following new positions this month: support for Assembly Bill (AB) 1532 (Gatto), AB 2250 (Daly), AB 2398 (Levine), Senate Bill (SB) 1151 (Cannella), and SB 1433 (Hill); support, if amended, for SB 1122 (Pavley); and oppose for AB 2471 (Frazier), AB 2650 (Conway), SB 969 (DeSaulnier), and SB 990 (Vidak). We are seeking a recommendation to approve the positions as proposed in the attached legislative matrix.
6. Recommend Amending the Adopted Fiscal Year 2013/14 Budget to Increase Revenues by $2,907,954, Decrease Expenditures by $110,932,870, Decrease Other Financing Sources by $290,324,510 for a Total Net Decrease in Fund Balance of $176,483,686, and Amending the Prop K Strategic – ACTION* attachment
Every year between January and April, we present the Board with any adjustments to the annual budget adopted the previous June. This revision is an opportunity to take stock of changes in revenue trends, recognize grants or other funds that are obtained subsequent to the original approval of the annual budget, and adjust for unforeseen expenditures. In June 2013, through Resolution 13-60, the Transportation Authority adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013/14 Annual Budget and Work Program. Revenue and expenditure figures pertaining to several capital projects need to be updated from the original estimates contained in the adopted FY 2013/14 Budget. The Transportation Authority’s Fiscal Policy allows for the amendment of the adopted budget during the fiscal year to reflect actual revenues and expenditures incurred. We are recommending amendment of the adopted FY 2013/14 budget to increase revenues by $2,907,954, decrease expenditures by $110,932,870, decrease other financing sources by $290,324,510 for a total net decrease in fund balance of $176,483,686, and amendment of the Prop K Strategic Plan.
7. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION
8. Public Comment
9. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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