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MTA BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2002
ROOM 400, CITY HALL
400 VAN NESS AVENUE
1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE

5:00 - REGULAR MEETING

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to Order

Chairman Flynn called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.

2. Roll Call

Present: Shirley Breyer Black,
Mike Casey,
Jose Cisneros,
H. Welton Flynn,
Enid Lim,
Cleopatra Vaughns.

3. Approval of Minutes

On motion to approve the minutes of the January 15, 2002 Regular Meeting: unanimously
approved.

4. Communications

(4.1) Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting.

Chairman Flynn announced that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting. He advised that any person responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices may be removed from the meeting.

(4.2) Election of MTA Board Chairman and Vice Chairman pursuant to MTA Rules of Order.

On motion to elect H. Welton Flynn as Chairman of the Board: unanimously approved.

On motion to elect Enid Ng Lim as Vice Chairman of the Board: unanimously approved.

5. Introduction of New or Old Business by Board Members

None.

6. Director's Report (For discussion only)

-Special Recognition Award
-City College Proposed Training Partnership
-Ongoing Muni Activities

General Manager Burns gave Reggie Smith the General Manager's Special Recognition Award. Mr. Smith's primary function is to serve Muni employees who have substance abuse problems and to support people in being drug free. Mr. Smith is the epitome of "putting people first" by creating a healthy and safe place to work. Mr. Smith acknowledged Barbara Conway and staff for their support and great work. Chairman Flynn expressed his appreciation on behalf of the board.

Director Lim was recently honored in a tribute to Chinese Women for her life-long leadership in the community. Burns offered his congratulations to Director Lim.

The Muni Stakeholders Event is scheduled for February 21 at 4:00 in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. Mayor Brown and Jeff Morales, the Director of Caltrans will speak on the importance of transit in San Francisco.

The general manager stated that ads on the Breda cars will soon be appearing as allowed by the advertising contract. Staff is working with Viacom to minimize damage to the finish.

Staff recently concluded an agreement with New Jersey to loan a PCC car to San Francisco to see if it can run on the F-line prior to the purchase of additional cars. These cars could be a boon to Muni in solving a significant problem. The car is expected to arrive next Monday.

Translink Phase I began last Friday with 3,000 users. The test has gone well to date.

Charles Flintroy passed away after a lengthy illness after 28 years with Muni. He spent a majority of his time at the Cable Car Division and had been deeply involved with the Joint Labor Management Board.

Muni, TWU and City College have been working on partnership to create technical training and leadership development program for Muni employees. Suzanne Khorey and Phyllis McGuire from City College reviewed the proposed model with the Board.

Director Casey commended the program that City College developed for Local 2 members. He noted that City College has led the way in developing programs to provide relevant information to employees.

7. Citizen's Advisory Council Report

Linton Stables, Chairman, CAC noted that while the CAC had been busy, they have no recommendations to make at this time. They are currently reviewing the budget and will present their recommendations at a future meeting.

8. Public Comment

Ernestine Weiss welcomed Rev. McCray to the board and thanked the general manager for her award. She reviewed a number of recommendations that she has heard from operators, such as having restrooms at the end of the line for the 30 and 45 lines and lengthening the bus stop at Sacramento and Fillmore.

Ellen Murray spoke about schedule improvements and urged the board not to balance the budget on the backs of the operators. She advised that anything that impacts an operator's ability to drive and earn a living is not a schedule improvement.

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, AND CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE. EXPLANATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CONSENT AND REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT 401 VAN NESS AVE. #334.

CONSENT CALENDAR

9. All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Municipal Transportation Agency Board, and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Board. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

(9.1) Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds as are or will be available in payment of the following claims against MUNI:

Charles Ramirez vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #314666 in the amount of $7,775.36 plus 7% interest.

RESOLUTION 02-003

(9.2) Authorizes the Director to accept and expend up to $100,000 in funding from the California Energy Commission's Petroleum Violation Escrow Account. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.)

RESOLUTION 02-004

(9.3) Authorizing the Director to accept and expend $1,622,000 in federal CMAQ and Section 5307 capital assistance for the Bayview Connections project. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.)

RESOLUTION 02-005

(9.4) Authorizing the Director to accept and expend up to $1,875,000 in funding from the California Air Resources Board's NOx and PM Emission Reduction Program. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.)

RESOLUTION 02-006

(9.5) Approving Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-130, Procurement of Advanced Train Control Vehicle on Board Control Equipment Sets, with Alcatel Transport Automation, extending the term to September 15, 2003 with no increase in cost. . (Explanatory documents include a staff report, agreement and resolution.)

RESOLUTION 02-007

General Manager Burns noted that items 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 were necessary to allow Muni to apply for those grants. He clarified that there was no guarantee that the money will be given for those purposes.

No public comment.

On motion to approve the consent calendar:

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

REGULAR CALENDAR

10. Review of the FY2002 Municipal Transportation Agency budget and presentation of the preliminary FY2003 budget. (Explanatory documents include a staff report.)

General Manager Burns stated that Muni is currently looking at a $43 million problem. While Muni has a comprehensive series of proposals to respond to the deficit, he will not propose a fare increase. He is committed to meet this challenge by not laying anyone off.

Gigi Harrington, Deputy General Manager of Finance and Lisa Mancini, Chief Operations Officer presented the budget and service adjustments. Ms. Mancini stressed that the goal is to minimize the impact on riders and employees while maintaining the quality of service. Service adjustments are being considered in the South of Market Area.

Director Vaughns asked staff to provide additional detail about the reduction of staff in the Safety & Security division. She questioned the wisdom of staff reductions given the current emphasis on improved safety.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Claire Caldwell, Secretary/Treasurer, Local-250A, is opposed to cuts in the schedule. She noted that the Potrero division would be dismantled by these cuts with some members facing reductions of $900 a month. She noted that they can live with the adjustments at other divisions with some minor tweaking but not those proposed at Potrero.

11. Executing Contract No. 00-812, Integrated Vehicle and Facilities Maintenance and Inventory Management System with Spear Technologies, Inc. to provide software and implementation services for an amount not to exceed $3,957,918. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, financial plan, agreement and resolution.)

The commission secretary presented a revised resolution at the request of the city attorney. The changed language clarified that the board was approving the contract rather than executing the contract.

No public comment.

RESOLUTION 02-008

On motion to approve:

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

12. Authorizing the Director to execute Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. CS-131, As-Needed Professional Transportation Systems Safety Consulting Services, with Transportation Resource Associates, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $460,863, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,160,463; adding Central Station, Inc. and Eagle Eye Editing as subconsultants; and execute a perpetual License Agreement for the TransitSafe system. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution, and amendment.)

No public comment.

RESOLUTION 02-009

On motion to approve:

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

ADJOURN - The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.

A tape of the meeting is on file in the office of the Secretary to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.

Roberta Boomer
Board Secretary

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