April 15, 2005

NOTICE OF MEETING
BUILDING AND OPERATING COMMITTEE/COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.

Board Room, Administration Building, Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza, San Francisco, California

MEMBERS: Chair Eddie; Vice Chair Reilly; Directors Ammiano, Boro, Hernández, Martini, Smith and Stroeh; President Middlebrook (Ex Officio)

AGENDA

1.	Approve Adoption of New Policy-Level Criteria for Use in Evaluating Potential Suicide Deterrent Systems

2.	Status Report from District Appointees on Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Board Part 2

3.	Status Report on Engineering Projects

4.	Public Comment (See Note Below)

5.	Adjournment

/s/ Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District

Meeting Note: This Committee meeting may be attended by Members of the Board of Directors who do not serve on this Committee. In the event that a quorum of the entire Board is present, this Committee shall act as a Committee of the Whole.

A vote of the Committee of the Whole does not constitute final Board action. All Committee actions must be ratified by the full Board of Directors.

All items appearing on the agenda are subject to action by the Committee.

Public Comment Note: This portion of the meeting, not to exceed thirty (30) minutes, has been allocated for public comments concerning items of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Each individual will be allotted three (3) minutes. Said time frames may be extended only upon approval of the Committee.

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