[roll call vote] director metcalf: i looked at them. >> 5 ayes and the minutes are approved. we will go ahead and take item 7.2. vice chair ortiz: is there a motion and a second? all in favor. >> aye. >> the consent calendar is approved and we will move into your bridget -- into your regular calendar. item 8 -- authorizing the executive director to executors renew professional service agreements for an amount not to exceed $28,400,000. directors, bob beck will report

on this item. >> thank you, directors. you have been our program management and consultant since 2004. we sought expertise in developing large-scale capital projects, as well as a wide range of technical expertise in transit infrastructure. and project management, construction management. and several smaller team member's proposed and selected as the preferred team and brought them forward for approval in 2004. we spoke with them during the

implementation of the program, as well as document management and administrative support. there were ancillary projects of bus storage and bus ramp construction. we had a first three-year term that ran from 2004 until 2007 into 2008 for the first three years of the program. that was renewed in 2008, and it is here for renewal again. the rfp did provide for only two renewals, so this is a contract we will need to put back out in the future. term of one was initially

authorized for $37 million and actual performance over term one, due to demands over those first three years, the total amount expended was $23 million. overturned $206,000. we have expanded roughly $31 million under that contract, and the spe performance was 32%. at the end of each term, we go through a performance evaluation. the team continue the commitment of quality personnel and staff members, the performance and working relationships with the various stakeholders and members of our consultant team.

the adherence to the annual work plans and task orders, both schedule and budget, and the quality of the liberals -- deliverables. we are bringing back the contract for renewal with the recommendation for renewal. i can take any questions. vice chair ortiz: are there any questions? i see there has been a motion. is there a second? thank you. ok, and members of the public, anything you want to address on that item? we will take a roll call vote. [roll call vote] so that's 5 ayes and item eight is approved. >> item 9, approving the operating assistance proposal

dated june 24, 2011 and in implementing agency resolution of project compliance for the amount of $3,950,426. >> good morning, directors. this is a routine funding resolution and required board resolution. this is the annual allocation of operating dollars. per legislation, it now comes to tjpa for temporary operations. this is just a routine request for the $3.9 million for operating funds. vice chair ortiz: thank you. is the motion? a second? director metcalf: second. vice chair ortiz: roll call

please. >> thank you. no members of the public indicated they wanted additional comment on that item. [roll call vote] 5 ayes and item 9 is approved. vice chair ortiz: then we go to the last item. >> item 9 is approving a resolution appreciation for nathaniel p. ford. >> we wish you the best in your next endeavors. moving on to former chairman ford's resolution . i would like to read it. whereas nathaniel p. ford sr. was elected by his colleagues as chairman of the tjpa board of directors, vice chairman from

june 2007 to may 2008, and chairman from june to thousand eight to june 2011, and whereas he has been coded his -- he is dedicated his career to improving public transportation as the director of the san francisco municipal transportation agency and the joint powers board, which oversees the operation of caltrain , and whereas we have benefited from the knowledge he has brought to the tjpa position for the past five years, and whereas as chairman of the board, the tjpa come pleaded and international -- completed an international design and broke ground and design at a ceremony attended by then-speaker pelosi, the secretary of transportation ray lahood, and whereas his commitment to the transit program goals directly contributed to the receipt of

$400 million in stimulus funds and the important recognition of his involvement in the transit program, and whereas he left his position as executive director of the san francisco municipal authority, now therefore be it resolved that the transit authority expresses its most sincere appreciation to nathaniel p. ford, and be a further resolved that we wish him continued success in all his future endeavors. vice chair ortiz: thank you. i wanted to add my words for the appreciation for his leadership here. >> i spoke to mr. ford this morning. apologizes for not being able to attend to except as. he says he is deeply honored and he appreciates this board for the resolution of appreciation.

>> i will move the resolution. >> second. >> and the members of the public -- and no members of the public indicated they wanted to address that item. >> we will give this to you director carter, so you can give it to them. with that, we complete the meeting.