Report of Committee on Operations
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Report of Committee on Construction
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Staff Reports
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PATH Replacement and Upgrade of the Christopher Street Substation
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Project Authorization and Award of Contract PAT-624.154

PATH Washington Street Powerhouse Memorandum of Understanding
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among the Port Authority, PATH, the City of Jersey City and the Jersey City
Redevelopment Agency







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MINUTES of the Meeting of Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation held Thursday, February 21, 2008,
at 225 Park Avenue South, City, County and State of New York.

PRESENT:
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK

Hon. Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman
Hon. Henry R. Silverman, Vice-Chairman
Hon. Virginia S. Bauer
Hon. Bruce A. Blakeman
Hon. Raymond M. Pocino
Hon. Michael J. Chasanoff
Hon. Anthony J. Sartor
Hon. Christine A. Ferer
Hon. David S. Steiner
Hon. David S. Mack





Anthony E. Shorris, President
Ernesto L. Butcher, Vice-President and General Manager
Darrell B. Buchbinder, Counsel

Matthew A. Baratz
Diana E. Beecher


A. Paul Blanco
Jennifer Coady
Steven J. Coleman
William R. DeCota
John C. Denise
Michael P. DePallo
Pasquale DiFulco
Michael P. Dombrowski
John J. Drobny
Karen E. Eastman
Michael G. Fabiano
Ziomara Y. Foster
Michael B. Francois
William H. Goldstein
Linda C. Handel
Mary Lee Hannell
Alan H. Hicks
Lawrence S. Hofrichter
Howard G. Kadin
Victoria C. Kelly
Kevin J. Kirchman
Louis J. LaCapra
Richard M. Larrabee
Marc LaVorgna
Chi Mei Lee
Susan Bass Levin
Andrew Levine
Francis J. Lombardi
Stephen Marinko
Catherine M. Massab
James E. McCoy











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Sanjay Mody
Anne Marie C. Mulligan
Tony F. Oliver
Andrew M. Rachlin
Richard R. Roper
Stephen H. Sigmund
Ralph Tragale
Lillian D. Valenti
Sheree R. Van Duyne

Guest:
Sonia Frontera

Public Speaker:
Almeta Walker





(PATH Board 2/21/08)
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The public session was called to order by Chairman Coscia at 1:31 p.m. and ended at
1:56 p.m. The Board met in executive session prior to the public session.

Action on Minutes


The Vice-President submitted for approval Minutes of the meeting of January 4, 2008.
He reported that copies of these Minutes were sent to all of the Directors and to the Governors of
New York and New Jersey. He reported further that the time for action by the Governors of
New York and New Jersey has expired.


Whereupon, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the Minutes.


Report of Committee on Operations


The Committee on Operations reported, for information, on matters discussed in public and
executive session at its meeting on February 21, 2008, which included discussion of an item that
authorizes a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Jersey City in connection the
Washington Street Powerhouse, and discussion of matters related to collective bargaining or
negotiations, and the report was received.

Report of Committee on Construction


The Committee on Construction reported, for information, on matters discussed in public
session at its meeting on February 21, 2008, which included discussion of a project for the
replacement and upgrade of the PATH Christopher Street Substation in New York, and the report
was received.

Staff Reports

Presentations were made by staff on:

1) Pilot Program for Regional Test of Contactless Bankcards for Fare Payment; and

2) Airport Delay Policy.


(PATH Board 2/21/08)








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PATH REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF THE CHRISTOPHER STREET

SUBSTATION PROJECT AUTHORIZATION AND AWARD OF CONTRACT
PAT-624.154

It was recommended that the Board authorize: (1) a project for the replacement and
upgrade of the Christopher Street substation of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
(PATH) rail system, at an estimated total project cost of $60 million; and (2) the President of
PATH to award Contract PAT-624.154 for construction of the project to the lowest bidder, at an
estimated construction cost of $38.9 million, subject to final review of the Committee on
Construction prior to award.

The Christopher Street substation, located in New York City, provides electrical power to
the uptown PATH rail system. The substation equipment is presently 40 years old, and nearing
the end of its useful service life. Replacement parts are no longer available to keep the
equipment operational. Previous studies have recommended the replacement and upgrade of the
substation with larger capacity, more reliable, energy efficient equipment with energy
regeneration capability. The larger capacity equipment would meet the increased future demand
for electrical power as a result of the growing service needs and operational requirements of
PATHs new railcar fleet.

The scope of work for Contract PAT-624.154 includes replacement and upgrade of
substation equipment and provision of an energy storage system and dual voltage equipment.
Bids for Contract PAT-624.154 would be solicited from pre-qualified firms identified through a
publicly advertised Request for Qualifications.

Pursuant to the foregoing report, the following resolution was adopted with Directors
Bauer, Blakeman, Chasanoff, Coscia, Ferer, Mack, Pocino, Sartor, Silverman and Steiner voting
in favor; none against:

RESOLVED, that a project for the replacement and upgrade of the
Christopher Street substation of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
(PATH) rail system, at an estimated project cost of $60 million (the Project),
including payments to contractors, allowances for extra work (if necessary) and net
cost work, engineering, administrative and financial expenses, and a contingency (if
necessary), be and it hereby is authorized; and it is further

RESOLVED, that the President be and hereby is authorized, for and on
behalf of PATH, to award Contract PAT-624.154 Replacement and Upgrade of the
Christopher Street Substation Rehabilitation, to the lowest bidder, at a total
construction cost estimated at $38.9 million, subject to final review of the Committee
on Construction prior to award; and it is further

RESOLVED, that the President be and he hereby is authorized, for and on
behalf of PATH, to take action with respect to contracts for professional and advisory
services and such other contracts and agreements as may be necessary to effectuate
the foregoing Project, pursuant to authority granted in the By-Laws or other
resolution adopted by the Board; and it is further
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RESOLVED, that the form of all contracts, agreements and other
documents in connection with the Project shall be subject to the approval of General
Counsel or his authorized representative. (PATH Board 2/21/08)

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PATH WASHINGTON STREET POWERHOUSE MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PORT AUTHORITY, PATH, THE CITY OF

JERSEY CITY AND THE JERSEY CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

It was recommended that the Board authorize the Executive Director and the President of
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) among the Port Authority, PATH, the City of Jersey City and the Jersey
City Redevelopment Agency (the last two, collectively, the City) in connection with a proposed
transfer of PATHs interest in the Washington Street Powerhouse (Powerhouse) to the City and
the proposed transfer to PATH of a suitable parcel of land to be occupied by a new PATH
substation. The Powerhouse parcel is approximately 1.5 acres, of which PATH owns
approximately 55 percent and the City of Jersey City owns the remaining 45 percent. The MOU
would: (1) provide for environmental, engineering and architectural analysis of a minimum of
two parcels of land to determine their suitability for the location of the new PATH substation;
(2) provide for the environmental testing and review of the Powerhouse to identify any
environmental contamination and estimate the cost of any required remediation; (3) permit the
City to enter the portion of the Powerhouse owned by PATH to perform basic work needed to
preserve the structure of the Powerhouse; and (4) permit the City to use for such analysis, testing,
review and preservation activities, revenues resulting from the development of an industrial park
on the portion of the Greenville Yards transferred to the City by the Port Authority pursuant to
an agreement dated August 19, 1988, among the City of Jersey City, the Port Authority and the
Jersey City Economic Development Corporation. Such revenues otherwise would be payable to
the Port Authority under that agreement.

Upon execution of the MOU, and provided that the City can provide PATH with access
to the privately owned parcels, PATH would undertake environmental, engineering and
architectural analysis of two or more parcels with the potential to house a new PATH substation.
Should the alternative sites identified by the City be deemed unacceptable to PATH, the MOU
would expire, with no further responsibility on the part of any party to the others. The MOU
would contain the express statement that it does not constitute a Contract of Sale covering
PATHs interest in the