Directors Present (14): Directors Cochran, Dufty, Eddie, Grosboll, Hernández, Martini, McGlashan, McGoldrick, Middlebrook, Pahre, Reilly, Sandoval and Stroeh; President Moylan

Directors Absent (5): Directors Brown, Kerns and Newhouse Segal; Second Vice President Ammiano; First Vice President Boro

Staff Present: General Manager Celia G. Kupersmith; District Engineer Denis J. Mulligan; Auditor-Controller Joseph M. Wire; Secretary of the District Janet S. Tarantino; Attorney David J. Miller; Deputy General Manager/Bridge Division Kary H. Witt; Deputy General Manager/Bus Division Susan C. Chiaroni; Deputy General Manager/Ferry Division James P. Swindler; Deputy General Manager/Administration and Development Teri W. Mantony; Public Affairs Director Mary C. Currie; Assistant Clerk of the Board Patsy Whala; Lieutenant David Rivera

Visitors Present: Jerry Grace, Berkeley Resident; Teri Shore, Friends of the Earth

PUBLIC COMMENT

Jerry Grace expressed his thoughts regarding the 70th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge

Teri Shore urged the Board of Directors to ensure that the District’s new fast ferry meets the standards of the San Francisco Water Transit Authority, the California Air Resources Board and the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for new ferry engines.

Discussion ensued, including the following:

• Director Sandoval inquired as to whether it is permissible under the Brown Act for a member of the Board of Directors to ask questions of the member of the public who speaks during the public comment period. In response, Attorney Miller stated that if the subject matter of the question has not been agendized for discussion at the meeting, it would not be appropriate to engage in a lengthy discussion on that subject matter, but a Board member is permitted to ask a simple question that leads to staff follow-up.
  

Directors EDDIE/MARTINI moved approval of the Consent Calendar. All items were approved by the following vote of the Board of Directors:

AYES (13): Directors Cochran, Eddie, Grosboll, Hernández, Martini, McGlashan, McGoldrick, Middlebrook, Pahre, Reilly, Sandoval and Stroeh; President Moylan
NOES (0): None
ABSENT (6): Directors Brown, Dufty, Kerns and Newhouse Segal; Second Vice President Ammiano; First Vice President Boro

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of May 11, 2007.

Carried

Claim of Bobbie Casey

Carried

Presentation of Thirty-Five-Year Service Award to Michael Wertz, Pusher Ironworker, Bridge Division

President Moylan presented a Thirty-Five-Year Service Award to Michael Wertz, Pusher Ironworker, Bridge Division, and expressed his congratulations on behalf of the Board of Directors. As a token of his appreciation for the recognition of his years of service, Mr. Wertz presented to the District a print of a watercolor painting of the Golden Gate Bridge that he had created.

Presentation of Twenty-Five-Year Service Award to Glen Keelty, Chief Mechanic, Bridge Division

President Moylan presented a Twenty-Five-Year Service Award to Glen Keelty, Chief Mechanic, Bridge Division, and expressed his congratulations on behalf of the Board of Directors.

District Engineer Denis Mulligan reported that all items contained in the Engineer’s Report were informational.

At the meeting, Celia Kupersmith announced that in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, a duffel bag with the Golden Gate Bridge logo and an ornament were presented to the members of the Board of Directors. She also announced that each District employee was presented with the commemorative duffel bag. She commended the District staff, led by Procurement and Retail Operations Director Lori Murray and Marketing and Communications Director Kellee Hopper, who were involved in selecting the design for the fifth annual commemorative holiday ornament, which is being issued in conjunction with the 70th Anniversary celebration.

Approve Actions Relative to the Award of Contract No. 2007-BT-4, Santa Rosa Bus Facility Diesel Tanks Replacement, to American Construction & Environmental Services, Inc.

Directors EDDIE/STROEH
Resolution No. 2007-038 approves the following actions relative to the award of Contract No. 2007-BT-4, Santa Rosa Bus Facility Diesel Tanks Replacement:

Authorize a contract contingency fund in the amount of $66,430, equal to 10% of the contract award; and,

Authorize a budget transfer in the amount of $77,000 from the FY 06/07 District Division Operating Budget to the FY 06/07 Bus Transit Division Capital Budget, as concurred with by the Finance-Auditing Committee at its meeting of May 24, 2007.

Adopted

Approve Actions Relative to the Award of Contract No. 2007-FT-13, Larkspur Ferry Terminal Storage and Inspection Station, to Bay Area Structural, Inc.

Directors EDDIE/STROEH
Resolution No. 2007-039 approves the following actions relative to the award of Contract No. 2007-FT-13, Larkspur Ferry Terminal Storage and Inspection Station:

Authorize a budget increase in the amount of $120,000 in the FY 06/07 Ferry Transit Division Capital Budget, to be funded with Federal Transit Administration grant funds in the amount of $96,000 and with District Reserves in the amount of $24,000, as concurred with by the Finance-Auditing Committee at its meeting of May 24, 2007.

Adopted

Approve Actions Relative to Contract No. 99-B-5, Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit (Phase II), South Approach Structures, for Construction Management and Inspection Support Services

Directors EDDIE/STROEH
Resolution No. 2007-040 approves the following actions relative to Contract No. 99-B-5, Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit (Phase II), South Approach Structures:

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Authorize a budget increase in the Bridge Division Capital Budget for the Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit Phase II Project, in the amount of $560,000, to be funded with the federal grant funds programmed for the Seismic Retrofit Project, as concurred with by the Finance-Auditing Committee at its meeting of May 24, 2007.

Adopted

Approve Appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Instrumentation Advisory Panel

Directors EDDIE/MARTINI
Resolution No. 2007-041 approves the appointment of Dr. Edward L. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, to serve as a member on the District’s Seismic Instrumentation Advisory Panel, filling a vacancy due to the retirement of Dr. Ray W. Clough; with the understanding that panel members will serve at no fee, but will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.

Adopted

AYES (14): Directors Cochran, Dufty, Eddie, Grosboll, Hernández, Martini, McGlashan, McGoldrick, Middlebrook, Pahre, Reilly, Sandoval and Stroeh; President Moylan
NOES (0): None
ABSENT (5): Directors Brown, Kerns and Newhouse Segal; Second Vice President Ammiano; First Vice President Boro

Authorize Execution of an Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2006 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program Funds to Enhance Security on the Golden Gate Bridge and Approve the Addition of this Project to the FY 06/07 Bridge Division Capital Budget

Directors STROEH/MIDDLEBROOK
Resolution No. 2007-042 approves the following actions relative to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2006 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program:

Approve the addition of a $200,000 Bridge Security Enhancements Project to the FY 06/07 Bridge Division Capital Budget.

Adopted

Receive the Independent Auditor’s Financial Statements for the for the Supplemental Retirement Plan and Trust for the Year Ending June 30, 2006, as Submitted by Macias, Gini & O’Connell, LLP

Directors STROEH/MIDDLEBROOK
Resolution No. 2007-043 receives the Independent Auditor’s Financial Statements for the Supplemental Retirement Plan and Trust for the Year ending June 30, 2006, as submitted by Macias, Gini & McConnell, LLP.

Adopted

AYES (14): Directors Cochran, Dufty, Eddie, Grosboll, Hernández, Martini, McGlashan, McGoldrick, Middlebrook, Pahre, Reilly, Sandoval and Stroeh; President Moylan
NOES (0): None
ABSENT (5): Directors Brown, Kerns and Newhouse Segal; Second Vice President Ammiano; First Vice President Boro

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

Authorize Resolutions of Appreciation to Edward Ashoff, Charles Heinbockel and Rolf Johanas Jensen in Recognition of Their Dedicated Service as Original Construction Workers on the Golden Gate Bridge

Directors MIDDLEBROOK/BORO
Resolution No. 2007-044 authorizes Resolutions of Appreciation to Edward Ashoff, Charles Heinbockel and Rolf Johanas Jensen in recognition of their dedicated service as Original Construction Workers on the Golden Gate Bridge in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Unanimously Adopted

AYES (14): Directors Cochran, Dufty, Eddie, Grosboll, Hernández, Martini, McGlashan, McGoldrick, Middlebrook, Pahre, Reilly, Sandoval and Stroeh; President Moylan
NOES (0): None
ABSENT (5): Directors Brown, Kerns and Newhouse Segal; Second Vice President Ammiano; First Vice President Boro

Status Report on the Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Deterrent Study

This matter had been discussed at the May 24, 2007, meeting of the Building and Operating Committee.

Discussion ensued, including the following:

• Director Grosboll made the following inquiries:    
  • He inquired as to whether one of the proposed Suicide Deterrent System design concepts, which utilized vertical glass panels in the design, had ever been used on any other bridges. In response, Mr. Mulligan stated that he is not aware of any other bridges or structures that have a barrier that incorporates vertical glass blades.    
  • He inquired as to whether there were other possible concepts other than those displayed in the Phase I Wind Studies Report. In response, Mr. Mulligan stated that the Wind Study defined the parameters of which options would work on the Golden Gate Bridge, identifying those options that would not work. There were three generic concepts from a variety of architectural renderings were developed, to show examples of what they might look like. He noted that other options are possible as long as they meet the fundamental wind criteria specified in the Phase I Wind Studies Report.

• Director Pahre commended staff on the usefulness of the new web site dedicated to the Suicide Deterrent System Study, located at www.ggbsuicidebarrier.org.