December 2 DUSPA Board Meeting Summary

Robin Kniech announced that she would be leaving the board as of the end of the December meeting.

Roger Sherman reviewed the Public Involvement over the past year including:

• Re-launched the DUSPA website
• Held 4 meetings on DUS public realm
• Held public presentations and did community outreach
• Conducted public walking tours of the DUS site
• Created weekly DUS News Digest and updated Project Fact Sheets
• Organized the Construction Celebration
• A summary was distributed and can be found here
  

Mike Sullivan gave a project report:

• The project is 26% complete as of November 30.
• The Light Rail component is 57% complete
• The Bus Box is 27% complete
• The Commuter Rail component is 18% complete
• Plazas and ROWs are 19% complete
• The project can boast its 641st accident free day
• Utility relocations have been coming in under budget so far.
• The temporary Amtrak Station was expected to receive its certificate of occupancy on 12.3.10 and noticed was to be sent to Amtrak that they should start its service in the temporary location on February 1st.
• Design is complete on all transit elements except for redesign of track in throat
• Public Realm design is at 60% and final design decisions will be reviewed/decided over the next month with a Peer Group review expected in January, another public meeting in early February and hopefully presentation to Planning Board by end of February. Primary outstanding decisions include paving material and light fixtures.
• A budget review reported that $4 million of the contingency has been spent and $14.5 million is remaining.
• The board approved a new policy for change order approvals that called for DUSPA Board Approval for any change order that uses unallocated contingency funds over $500,000.
• The board approved the 2010/2011 Annual Budgets and Work Plans
• Budget assumes the South Wing Building parcel sale on Dec. 15th
• Budget assumes a sale of Market Street Station and the Triangle Piece in 2011.
• The board approved the Public Involvement Consultant’s Scope of Work and Budget for 2011·
• The board approved the 2nd Amendment to the USNC Master Developer Agreement that helps resolve potential timing issue on Plaza construction and South Wing Building construction.