Board Meeting Schedule & Materials
Meetings of the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors are held in Sacramento, CA and begin at 10:00 a.m. unless the agenda reflects otherwise. Meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change; check this website before making final plans to attend a specific meeting.
2021 Board Meeting Schedule
- Thursday, January 21, 2021
- Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- Thursday, March 25, 2021
- Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Friday, May 7, 2021
- Thursday, May 20, 2021
- Thursday, June 17, 2021 (Canceled)
- Thursday, July 15, 2021
- Wednesday, August 18, 2021 & Thursday, August 19, 2021
- Thursday, September 23, 2021
- Thursday, October 21, 2021
- Thursday, November 18, 2021
- Thursday, December 16, 2021
2021 Board Meeting Materials
October 21, 2021 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #1 Consider Approving the September 23, 2021 Meeting Minutes.
Agenda Item #2 Northern California Project Update
Agenda Item #3 Bagley Keene Training
Agenda Item #4 Strategic Communications Update
Agenda Item #5 Small Business Update
- Board Memo: Small and Disadvantaged Business Program Update
- PowerPoint: Small and Disadvantaged Business Program Review
Agenda Item #6 CEO Report
September 23, 2021 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #2 August 18-19, 2021 Meeting Minutes
Agenda Item #3 Consider Adopting the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget
- Board Memo: Consider Adopting the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget
- PowerPoint: Budget and Baseline Request Presentation
- Budget and Baseline Request Presentation Exhibits A-C
- Final Resolution #HSRA 21-08 Consider Adopting the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget
- Draft Resolution #HSRA 21-08 Consider Adopting the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget
Agenda Item #4 Presentation of the Revised Change Order Process and Suggested Modifications to the Delegation of Authority
- Board Memo: Revised Proposed Revision to CEO Delegation
- PowerPoint: Change Order Approval Process Improvements
- Final Delegation of Authority to the CEO Proposed Amendments
- Final Resolution #HSRA 21-09 Revision of the CEO Delegation of Authority Regarding Contracts and Contract Management
- Draft Resolution #HSRA 21-09 Revision of the CEO Delegation of Authority Regarding Contracts and Contract Management
Agenda Item #5 Consider Approving the Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Internal Audit Plan and Acknowledging the Internal Quality Assurance Self-Assessment for Fiscal Year 2020/2021
- Board Memo: Consider Approving the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Audit Plan and Acknowledging the Internal Quality Assurance Self-Assessment, Fiscal Year 2020-21
- Memorandum: Internal Quality Assurance Fiscal Year 2020-2021
- Audit Plan Fiscal Year 2021-2022
- Final Resolution: #HSRA 21-10 Approval of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Audit Plan and Acknowledgement of the Internal Quality Assurance Self-Assessment, Fiscal Year 2020-2021
- Draft Resolution: #HSRA 21-10 Approval of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Audit Plan and Acknowledgement of the Internal Quality Assurance Self-Assessment, Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Agenda Item #6 Sustainability Report
- Board Memo: 2021 Sustainability Report
- PowerPoint: 2021 Sustainability Report
- 2021 Sustainability Report
Agenda Item #7 CEO Report
August 18-19, 2021 Board Meeting
- August 18-19, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda
- August 18, 2021 Board Meeting Video Day 1
- August 19, 2021 Board Meeting Video Day 2
- 18 de agosto de 2021 Video de la reunión de la junta, día 1
- 19 de agosto de 2021 Video de la reunión de la junta, día 2
Agenda Item #1 Consider Approving the July 15, 2021, Board Meeting Minutes
Agenda Item #2 Staff Presentation on the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Final EIR/EIS and Proposed Selection of the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 2 with the Refined César E. Chávez Design Option, Avenue M Maintenance Site and Maintenance of Way Facility, and Palmdale Station) and Related Decisions
- Board Memo: Staff Presentation on the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Final EIR/EIS and Proposed Selection of the Preferred Alternative
- Attachment B, Summary of the Bakersfield to Palmdale Final EIR/EIS
- Attachment C, Printed Copy of Standard Responses to Most Frequently Raised Questions
Agenda Item #3 CEO Report
Agenda Item #5 Brief Staff Response to Public Comment Received Following Item #2 Staff Presentation on the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Final EIR/EIS and Proposed Decisions
Agenda Item #6 Consider Certifying the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section Final EIR/EIS under the California Environmental Quality Act
Agenda Item #7 Consider Approving the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 2 with the Refined César E. Chávez National Monument Design Option, Avenue M Maintenance Site and Maintenance-of-Way Facility and Palmdale Station) including associated facilities, and the related California Environmental Quality Act Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Enforcement Plan for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section
- Final Resolution #HSRA 21-06 Approve the Preferred Alternative and Related CEQA Decision Materials
- Draft Resolution #HSRA 21-06 Approve the Preferred Alternative and Related CEQA Decision Materials
- Exhibit A – Map of Preferred Alternative
- Exhibit B – Draft CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations
- Exhibit C – Draft Mitigation and Monitoring Enforcement Plan (MMEP)
Agenda Item #8 Consider selecting the Preferred Alternative (as defined in Item 7) and Directing the Chief Executive Officer to sign the Draft Record of decision and to issue it as a Final Record of Decision for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section
- Final Resolution #HSRA 21-07 CEO Issues Record of Decision for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Prefered Alternative
- Draft Resolution #HSRA 21-07 CEO Issues Record of Decision for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Prefered Alternative
- Exhibit A – Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Draft Record of Decision
- Appendix A – General Conformity Determination
- Appendix B – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion (BO)
- Appendix C – Draft Mitigation and Monitoring Enforcement Plan (MMEP)
- Appendix D – Comments Received During the Final EIS Waiting Period
- Appendix E – Final EIS Errata
- Appendix F – Memorandum of Agreement
- Appendix G – Section 4(f) Concurrence Letters
July 15, 2021 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #1 Consider Approving the May 20, 2021, Board Meeting Minutes
Agenda Item #2 Consider 2021 – 2022 Budget Update
- Board Memo: 2022 Budget Update
- Board Memo: 2022 Budget Update Exhibits
- PowerPoint: 2022 Budget Update
Agenda Item #3 CEO Report
Agenda Item #4 Finance & Audit Committee Report
May 20, 2021 Board Meeting
- May 20, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda
- May 20, 2021 Board Meeting and May 24, 2021 Closed Session Video
- May 24, 2021 Order of Adjournment
- June 1, 2021 Order of Adjournment (Rescheduled)
- June 3, 2021 Order of Adjournment (Rescheduled)
- June 10, 2021 Order of Adjournment
Agenda Item #1 Consider Approving the April 22, 2021, Board Meeting Minutes
Agenda Item #2 Updated Proposed Revision to CEO Delegation
- Delegation of Authority to the CEO as amended on May 20, 2021
- Board Memo: Delegation of Authority Amendments
- Delegation of Authority Proposed Amendments
- PowerPoint: Update Delegation of Authority
- Final Resolution #HSR 21-04 Delegation of Authority Board Policy Update
- Draft Resolution #HSR 21-04 Delegation of Authority Board Policy Update
Agenda Item #3 Construction Update
Agenda Item #4 CEO Report
May 7, 2021 Board Meeting
April 22, 2021 Board Meeting
- April 22, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda (Amended)
- April 22, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda
- April 22, 2021 Board Meeting Video
Agenda Item #1
Agenda Item #2
- Board Memo: Delegation of Authority Amendments
- Final Resolution #HSR 21-03 Delegation of Authority Board Policy Update
- Draft Resolution #HSR 20-03 Delegation of Authority Board Policy Update
- Delegation of Authority Proposed Amendment
- Delegation of Authority Presentation
Agenda Item #3
Agenda Item #4
Agenda Item #5
March 25, 2021 Board Meeting
- March 25, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda (Amended)
- March 25, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda
- March 25, 2021 Order of Adjournment
- April 9, 2021 Order of Adjournment
- March 25, 2021 Board Meeting Video
Agenda Item #1 Consider Approving the February 9, 2021, Board Meeting Minutes
Agenda Item #2 Consider Adopting the Revised 2020 Business Plan
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- Board Memo: Approval of the Final 2020 Business Plan
- Draft Resolution HSR 21-02 Approval of the Final 2020 Business Plan
- Final Resolution HSR 21-02 Approval of the Final 2020 Business Plan
- PowerPoint: Phased Track Options
- Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan Errata and Update Table
- Amended Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan Staff Recommended Edit Table
- Public Comment on Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan Cover Memo
- Public Comment Summary
February 9, 2021 Board Meeting
Agenda Item #1
Agenda Item #2
- Board Memo: Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan
- Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan CEO Letter
- PowerPoint: Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan
- PowerPoint: Peer Review of Side-by-Side Study Results
Agenda Item #3
January 21, 2021 Board Meeting
- January 21, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda (Amended)
- January 21, 2021 Board Meeting Agenda
- January 21, 2021 Board Meeting Video
Agenda Item #1
Agenda Item #2 Road 27
Agenda Item #3 Economic Impact Report
- Board Memo: Economic Impact Report
- PowerPoint: Economic Impact Report
- Factsheet: The Economic Impact of California High-Speed Rail
- Technical Memo: Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Impact Analysis
Agenda Item #4 Business Plan
Agenda Item #5 CEO Report
- CEO Report
- Anaheim MOU
- 2021 Meeting Dates (listed above)
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