NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY (NCRA)

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

 

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M.

 

HEALDSBURG CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

401 GROVE STREET, HEALDSBURG, MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA 

 

 

 

 

 

A.        CALL TO ORDER

 

B.        ROLL CALL

 

C.        MINUTES

 

1.          Approve Minutes of August 15, 2001 Regular Board Meeting

 

            2.     Approve Minutes of September 7, 2001 Property Management Committee Meeting

 

            3.     Approve Minutes of September 7, 2001 Special Board Meeting

 

D.        AGENDA APPROVAL

 

E.         PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

            This portion of the Agenda allows the public to speak to the Board on various issues not     

            itemized on this Agenda.  Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board may not take action on

            an item that does not appear on the Agenda.

 

F.        CLOSED SESSION – Continued from September 7, 2001 Special Meeting

 

                Conference with Legal Counsel Neary – Anticipated Litigation    

Government Code § 54956.9(b)

Significant Exposure to Litigation – Two Potential Cases

 

G.        ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

 

H.         CONDUCT OF BUSINESS  

 

1.      Consider Date Change of November 21, 2001 Regular Board Meeting

 

2.           Request for Property Title Change to City of Eureka

 

3.           Approve Independent Single Year Audit of Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000

 

I.          LIAISON REPORTS

 

1.            Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority (NWPRA) – Mr. Bridges

 

2.            Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission (SMART) – Mr. Bridges

 

            3.      Legislation – Mr. Bridges

 

            4.      Web Site

 

            5.      Cities – Dir. Mackenzie

 

            6.      Passenger – Dir. Hemphill, Dir. Opalach, and Dir. Schlienger

 

            7.      Mendocino Council of Governments Technical Advisory Committee – Ms. Logan

 

            8.      Carrier – Northwestern Pacific Railway Co. LLC (NWPY)

 

J.         STAFF REPORTS

 

             1.      Executive Director Max H Bridges

 

             2.      Assistant Executive Director Douglas Christy

 

             3.      General Counsel Christopher J Neary

 

             4.      Property Manager Cyndee Logan

 

             5.      Accountant Wade Fulton

 

K.        MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS

 

L.        ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING

 

                  Regular Board Meeting – October 17, 2001 10:00 a.m.

                  Willits City Council Chambers, 111 East Commercial Street, Willits, Mendocino Co, CA 

 

M.        ADJOURNMENT