December 8, 2006

AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MEETING OF THE
FINANCE-AUDITING COMMITTEE, WHICH FOLLOWS THE 9:15 a.m., MEETING
OF THE RULES, POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

(Please note the change in time.)

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


1.	CALL TO ORDER:		President Maureen Middlebrook

2.	ROLL CALL:		Secretary of the District Janet S. Tarantino

3.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:		Director Ammiano

4.	PUBLIC COMMENT:		Refer to the Public Comment Note Below

5.	CONSENT CALENDAR:

	A.	Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of November 17, 2006 Motion

	B.	Attorney’s Report Denial of Claims

		1. Application for Leave to Present Late Claim of Nidia Rodriguez and Claim of Nidia Rodriguez Motion

	C.	Meeting of the Finance-Auditing Committee/Committee of the Whole November 16, 2006 Chair J. Dietrich Stroeh

		1. Ratification of Actions by the Auditor-Controller
		a. Ratify Commitments and/or Disbursements b. Ratify Previous Investments c. Authorize Investments d. Investment Report, October 2006 Resolution

6.	REPORTS OF OFFICERS:

	A.	General Manager, Celia G. Kupersmith

	B.	Attorney, David J. Miller

		1. Closed Session:
		a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Report of Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos Rudy LLP 1. John A. Johnston v. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, Orion Bus Industries, Inc et al.

	C.	District Engineer, Denis J. Mulligan

7.	OTHER REPORTS:

8.	REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

	A.	Meeting of the Building and Operating Committee/Committee of the Whole November 16, 2006 Chair James C. Eddie

		All items contained in this report are informational, as the item requiring Board action was acted upon by the Board of Directors at is meeting of November 17, 2006.

	B.	Meeting of the Building and Operating Committee/Committee of the Whole December 7, 2006 Chair James C. Eddie

		1. Authorize Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with International Civil Engineering Consultants, Inc., for the Conversion of the Computer Model of the North Approach Viaduct for the Golden Gate Bridge Earthquake Response Plan Resolution

		2. Authorize Award of Contract No. 2007-MD-2, Security Guard Services for Bus and Ferry Facilities, to Silicon Valley Security & Patrol, Inc. Resolution

		3. Approve Actions Relative to the Award of Contract No. 2007-MD-3, Janitorial Services for District Facilities Resolution

	C.	Meeting of the Finance-Auditing Committee/Committee of the Whole November 16, 2006 Chair J. Dietrich Stroeh

		All Non-Consent Calendar items contained in this report are informational, as the items requiring Board action was acted upon by the Board of Directors at its meeting of November 17, 2006.

	D.	Meeting of the Finance-Auditing Committee/Committee of the Whole December 15, 2006 Chair J. Dietrich Stroeh

		1. Authorize a Budget Increase in the FY 06/07 Operating Budgets for the Board-Adopted Wage Adjustments for Represented and Non-Represented Employees Resolution

		2. Authorize the Submittal of a Project Application with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Corridor Mobility Improvement Account Funds Resolution

		3. Authorize Issuance of Purchase Orders to Convergent Computing Relative to California Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 3-06-70-1708B for a Multi-Year Contract for Consulting Services for Microsoft Upgrades and Support Resolution

	E.	Meeting of the Transportation Committee/Committee of the Whole December 7, 2006 Chair Harold C. Brown, Jr.

		1. Approve Actions Relative to the Award of Contract No. 2007-MD-4-RTCC (CCCTA No. 2007-MA-01-RTCC), Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and Unleaded Gasoline Resolution

	F.	Meeting of the Rules, Policy and Industrial Relations Committee/Committee of the Whole December 15, 2006 Chair Barbara L. Pahre

		1. Approve Changes to the Sick Leave and Vacation Policies Relative to Accruals for Regular Part-Time Employees and Amend the Human Resources Guide Accordingly Resolution

		2. Approve Payment of Shift Differentials for Sick, Vacation and Compensatory Time Hours for Bridge Lieutenants Resolution

9.	ADDRESSES TO BOARD:

10.	SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:

	A.	Approve Board of Directors Meeting Schedule for Year 2007 Resolution

	B.	Approve Selection of Officers of the Board of Directors for 2007 Resolution

11.	UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

12.	NEW BUSINESS:

13.	COMMUNICATIONS:

14.	ADJOURNMENT:

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

Public Comment Note: Each person wishing to address the Board is requested to complete a Request-to-Speak Form for submittal to the Secretary of the District. A period of thirty (30) minutes has been allocated for public comments concerning items of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Each individual will be allotted three (3) minutes. Said time frames may be extended only upon approval of the Board.

All items appearing on the agenda are subject to action by the Board of Directors. Staff recommendations are subject to action by the Board of Directors. Staff recommendations are subject to change by the Board.

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