NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY (NCRA)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

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

HEALDSBURG CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

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

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. ROLL CALL

C. MINUTES - Approve Minutes of November 14, 2001 Regular Board Meeting

D. AGENDA APPROVAL

E. PUBLIC COMMENTS

F. PRESENTATION HONORING BOARD MEMBER COMPLETING TERM -

Mendocino County Representative Max Schlienger

G. INTRODUCE NEW BOARD MEMBER –

Mendocino County Representative C.F. Campbell

H. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approve Leases

2. Ratify Calendar of Regular Board Meetings for Year 2002

I. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

1. Policy Direction and Action on Whether or Not NCRA Will Seek Membership in the Proposed Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Act

2. Response to Single Year Audit for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000

3. NCRA Liabilities

4. Procedure for Disposition of Surplus Property

5. Strategic Plan Revision

6. Request for Proposals for Property Management

7. Asset Preservation / Emergency Response

8. Communication

9. Consider Claim Filed by Rail-Ways, Inc.

10. Consider Claim Filed by Northwestern Pacific Rail-Ways Co., LLC

11. Consider Claim Filed by Mass Electric

12. Consider Claim Filed by Northern California Railway Engineering Company

13. First Review of Independent Contractor Procedures For Action at January, 2002 Regular Meeting

14. Replace Copier at Cloverdale Depot

J. 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 – Robert Jehn, Webmaster

5. Cities – Dir. Mackenzie

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

K. COMMITTEE REPORTS

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

2. Permanent Operator – Chair Ripple, Dir. Hemphill, and Dir. Sears

3. NWP Governance – Chair Ripple, Dir. Hemphill, and Dir. Sears

4. Property Management – Chair Ripple, Dir. Schlienger, and Dir. Sears

L. STAFF REPORTS

1. Executive Director Max H Bridges

a. Accounting Function Update

2. Assistant Executive Director Douglas Christy

3. General Counsel Christopher J Neary

4. Property Manager Cyndee Logan

M. MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS

N. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING

Regular Board Meeting – January 16, 2002 10:00 a.m.

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

O. CLOSED SESSION

1. Personnel Issue

Government Code Section 54956.7

Employee Performance Evaluation – Executive Director

2. Conference with Legal Counsel Neary – Anticipated Litigation

Government Code § 54956.9(b)

Significant Exposure to Litigation – One Case

3. Conference with Legal Counsel Neary – Existing Litigation

Government Code § 54956.9(a)

a. Rail-Ways, Inc. v. Benson,

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Cal., Adv. Proc. No. 01-1101

Lawsuit to avoid preference with respect to a disputed fund held by NCRA in

which NCRA makes no claim.

b. Mass Electric v. Rail-Ways, Inc., et al.,

Mendocino County Superior Court, Case No. 85230

P. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION