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Date and Time: 8/23/2010 at 2:00 P.M
Location: Irwindale City Hall
5050 Irwindale Avenue. - Irwindale, CA 91706

Members of the public may comment on any item on the agenda at the time it is taken up by the Board. We ask that members of the public come forward to be recognized by the Chair and keep their remarks brief. If several persons wish to address the Board on a single item, the Chair may impose a three-minute time limit on individual remarks at the beginning of the discussion.

I.	Pledge of Allegiance
II.	Roll Call and Introductions
III.	Approval of Minutes of July 19, 2010 Special Board Meeting	Action
IV.	Public Comment
V.	Chairman's Remarks
VI.	Chief Executive Officer's Report	Information
VII.	Hearing on Resolution of Necessity for Property Acquisition for the Nogales Street Grade Separation Project in the City of Industry, CA	Action
VIII.	Approval of Construction Management Services Contract with PB Americas for the Nogales Street (LA) Grade Separation Project	Action
IX.	Approval Close out of the Design Contract with AECOM for the Brea Canyon Road Project	Action
X.	Approval to Initiate Engineering and Environmental Analysis on Puente Avenue and Fairway Drive Grade Separations	Action
XI.	Approval of Preliminary Engineering Reimbursement Agreement with Los Angeles County for the San Gabriel Trench Project	Action
XII.	Review of the Construction & Maintenance Agreement with the Union Pacific for the San Gabriel Trench	Information
XIII.	Closed Session: The Board will adjourn to closed session in accordance with Government Code Section 54956.8 to discuss real property negotiations: Property Address: Union Pacific Railroad Alhambra Branch                                   Right of Way between Mileposts 489.5                                   and 481.8 in the City of San Gabriel Agency Negotiator: Mark Mendoza, Paragon Partners                                   & Rick Richmond, ACE Construction Authority Negotiating Parties: ACE Construction Authority & Union Pacific Railroad Under Negotiation: Price, Terms and Conditions And Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to discuss existing litigation (two cases) Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC429699    Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority vs MIPCO, L.L.C., et    al., and Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS 125565    MIPCO, L.L.C., et al., vs Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority	Possible Action
XIV.	Adjournment	Action

The ACE Construction Authority is constituted of seven (7) member jurisdiction; the Cities of El Monte, Industry, Montebello, San Gabriel and Pomona, the County of Los Angles and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. A San Bernardino County Council of Governments representative is an ex-officio Board member. Each member or alternate has one vote. A quorum of the ACE Construction Authority is no less than four (4) of its total voting membership. Actions taken by the ACE Construction Authority shall be by simple majority of the members present with a quorum in attendance except for personnel actions, the annual budget, matters dealing with the Administrative Code or matters requiring subsequent approval by the SGVCOG, all of which shall require five (5) votes. All disclosable public records related to this meeting are available for viewing at the ACE office above during normal working hours.