NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY (NCRA)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, November 19th, 2003 10:00 AM
Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Chenin Blanc
Room
200 S. School Street Ukiah, CA, Mendocino County
AGENDA NOTE
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.
A.
CALL TO ORDER
B.
ROLL CALL
C.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval
of Minutes - 09/17/2003 Regular Board Meeting
2.
Approval
of Minutes – 10/15/2003 Regular Board Meeting
3.
Acceptance
of Financial Reports
4.
Project
Budget Approval
D.
AGENDA APPROVAL
E. PUBLIC COMMENT
Comments will be limited to three minutes per person and not more than ten minutes per subject, so that everyone can be heard. “Public comment” time is limited to matters under the jurisdiction of the Authority that may not have been considered by the Authority previously and are not on the agenda. No action will be taken. Members of the public may also comment during specific agenda items when recognized by the Chair.
F. NWPRA REPORT (Director
Hemphill)
G.
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
1. Executive Committee Duties
H. COMMITTEE
REPORTS
1. Finance Committee Report – Director Burton
2. Property
Committee Report – Director Simonson
3.
Passenger
Committee Report – Director Hemphill
1. Executive
Director Mitch Stogner
A) Project Updates
1. FEMA/OES Alternate Project
2. Environmental Consent
Decree
B) Funding Strategy Update
1. TCRP
2. External Funding
Strategies
Legal Counsel Chris Neary
J. CLOSED SESSION
1. Executive Director
Performance Review
2. Conference with Legal
Counsel – Potential Litigation
Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54596.9 (six cases)
K. ANNOUNCEMENT
OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Healdsburg, City Council Chambers
401 Grove
Street
Healdsburg,
Sonoma County, CA
AGENDA NOTE
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.
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUESTS
To
request disability-related modifications or accommodations for accessible
locations or meeting materials in alternative formats (as allowed under Section
12132 of the ADA) please contact the NCRA office at 707 463-3280, at least 72
hours before the meeting.
ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
The
Brown Act, Section 54954.2, states that the Board may take action on off-agenda
items when: a) a majority vote determines that an “emergency situation” exists
as defined in Section 54956.5, or b) a two-thirds vote of the body, or a
unanimous vote of those present, determines that there is a need to take
immediate action and the need for action arose after the agenda was legally
posted, or c) the item was continued from a prior, legally posted
meeting not more than five calendar days before this meeting.
CLOSED SESSION
If
agendized, NCRA may adjourn to a closed session to consider litigation or
personnel matters. Discussion of litigation or pending litigation may be held
in closed session by authority of Government Code Section 54956.9; discussion
of personnel matters by authority of Government Code Section 54957; to confer
with their negotiator regarding real property by authority of Government Code
Section 54956.8.