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SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POLICY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
One South Van Ness Ave. Seventh Floor
Union Square Conference Room
REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION
1 p.m.
COMMITTEE
Cameron Beach, Chairman
Shirley Breyer Black
Jerry Lee
Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
Roberta Boomer
BOARD SECRETARY
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Beach at 1:01 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Present:
- Cameron Beach
- Shirley Breyer Black
- Jerry Lee
3. Approval of Minutes
On motion to approve the minutes of the May 12, 2009 Regular Meeting: unanimously approved.
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Public Comment
None.
6. Discussion of upcoming SFMTA Board/Parking Authority Commission items. (No explanatory documents.)
Antonio Parra, director, Security and Enforcement and Sonali Bose, chief financial officer, Finance and Information Technology presented the staff report.
No public comment.
Julie Kirschbaum, manager, Transit Effectiveness Project presented the report.
No public comment.
Timothy Papandreou, deputy director, Transportation Planning presented the report.
7. Discussion regarding the operation of the SFMTA Board of Directors/Parking Authority Commission. (No explanatory documents.)
- Contracting Authority
- Claims Delegation Authority
The board secretary stated that the contracting and claims delegation items would be presented at a future meeting.
8. Discussion and vote pursuant to Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) as to whether to conduct a closed session and invoke the attorney‑client privilege.
On motion to invoke the attorney-client privilege: unanimously approved.
CLOSED SESSION
9. Call to Order
Chairman Beach called the closed session to order at 1:48 p.m.
10. Roll Call
Present:
- Cameron Beach
- Shirley Breyer Black
- Jerry Lee
Also present:
- Nathaniel Ford, executive director/CEO
- Roberta Boomer, board secretary
- Julia Friedlander, deputy city attorney
- Debra A. Johnson, chief of staff/director, Administration
- Ken McDonald, chief operating officer
- James Dougherty, chief safety officer
- Amit Ghosh, deputy director, Transportation Planning
- Tim Papandreou, assistant deputy director, Transportation Planning
- Jack Fleck, city traffic engineer
- Bridget Smith, manager, Transportation Public Life Planning Program
- Ricardo Olea, assistant traffic engineer
- Damon Curtis, associate engineer, Bicycle Program
11. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9, and Administrative Code Section 67.8 (a) (3) the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors will meet in closed session to discuss attorney‑client matters in the following case:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
Anticipated Litigation:
__X__ As defendant or _____ As plaintiff
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE OPEN SESSION - The closed session was adjourned at 2:26 p.m.
12. Announcement of Closed Session.
Chairman Beach announced that the Policy and Governance Committee met in closed session to discuss anticipated litigation with the City Attorney. The committee took no action.
13. Motion to disclose or not disclose the information discussed in closed session.
On motion to not disclose the information discussed: unanimously approved.
ADJOURN– The meeting adjourned at 2:29 p.m.
A tape of the closed session is on file in the office of the Secretary to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.
Roberta Boomer
Board Secretary
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