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City and County of San Francisco Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call Chairman Murphy called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. SFMTA CAC members present at Roll Call: Mary Burns, Joan Downey, Emily Drennen, Steve Ferrario, Daniel Murphy, Norman Rolfe, Dorris Vincent, Ruth Wheeler and Jamison Wieser. SFMTA CAC members present, but absent at Roll Call: Cesar Perez arrived at 5:48 p.m. SFMTA CAC absent: Art Cimento, Griffith Humphrey, Greg Riessen, and Dan Weaver. 2. Adopt minutes of June 5, 2008: On motion to adopt the minutes of June 5, 2008: 3. Public Comment concerning any issue within the jurisdiction of the Council and not noted on the agenda: None. 4. Report of the Chairman: Daniel Murphy Chairman Murphy reminded CAC members that information requests needed to be directed through council and committee chairmen. Chairman Murphy said that the CAC discussion and recommendations on TEP issues will be concluded at the September 4, 2008 meeting. Chairman Murphy said that an FAC meeting would be scheduled in August or September to discuss Revenue Panel Options. It would be followed by a special CAC meeting. Chairman Murphy appointed Greg Riessen to the EMSC. Jamison Wieser said that Emily Drennen resigned from the PMC. Chairman Murphy said that he would attend the PMC to ensure a quorum. He encouraged other CAC members to attend the PMC as well. 5. Election of Chairman (Discussion/Action) Dorris Vincent moved to re-elect Daniel Murphy as CAC Chairman. On motion to re-elect Dan Murphy as CAC Chairman: Adopted: Ayes – Burns, Downey, Drennen, Ferrario, Murphy, Perez, Rolfe, Vincent, Wheeler and Wieser. (Absent – Cimento, Humphrey, Riessen and Weaver) 6. Election of Vice Chairman (Discussion/Action) Dorris Vincent moved to re-elect Steve Ferrario as CAC Vice Chairman. On motion to re-elect Steve Ferrario as CAC Vice Chairman: Adopted: Ayes – Burns, Downey, Drennen, Ferrario, Murphy, Perez, Rolfe, Vincent, Wheeler and Wieser. (Absent – Cimento, Humphrey, Riessen and Weaver) 7. Staff Report (Discussion/Action) Roberta Boomer Roberta Boomer, SFMTA Board Secretary, presented the staff report. Joan Downey said that the information request in the staff report regarding stop signs at Willard and Cole doesn’t represent her concern. The location needs additional signage to indicate that through traffic does not stop. Mary Burns said that almost every morning there are delays on the M-line inbound from the Balboa Station to the West Portal Station between 7:15 and 8:00 a.m. She would like someone to look at what is going on. Joan Downey added that the Daily Operations reports had previously provided the time when LRVs were at different checkpoints. She said that the information was helpful. 8. Advertising on SFMTA Property (Discussion/Action) Sonali Bose and Gail Stein Gail Stein, Manager, Property Contracts and Development, stated that the Request for Proposals for advertising will be heard by the SFMTA Board on August 19, 2008. The advertising RFP includes transit vehicles, garages, facilities, tunnels, fare media, signage and information kiosks. Five percent of the buses and ten percent of the LRVs will be considered for advertising wraps. 58% of the comments received from the public were favorable. All revenues generated from window wraps would be allocated to vehicle maintenance and repairs. Sonali Bose, CFO/Director of Finance and Administration, said that there is no funding for wrecked vehicles. Ms. Bose stated that Ruth Wheeler’s suggestion to wrap only one car of a two-car train was a good idea. Chairman Murphy reminded the Council that during the previous budget cycle the CAC recommended full support of revenue through advertising. Wrapped vehicles are part of the strategy. While wrapped vehicles may be unpleasant, the alternatives are higher fares or less service. Public Comment David Pilpel said that he was comfortable with advertising on a larger percent of the fleet. Ms. Bose stated that the advertising RFP would generate $4 to $5 million per year. Chairman Murphy asked the Secretary to call item 13, Recommendations from the Planning and Marketing Committee. 9. TEP (Transit Effectiveness Project) (Discussion/Action) Julie Kirschbaum Julie Kirschbaum, TEP Program Manager, stated that the SFMTA is expecting a lot of public comment at the September 16, 2008 Board meeting. Information will soon be available in Chinese and Spanish on the website. The website has accumulated 4,000 comments and over 20,000 unique address hits and 30,000 site visits. TEP materials will also be available in multi-language postcards, e-mail and car cards. Information will be posted at the main library as well as at One South Van Ness Avenue. There have been several public workshops and community briefings. She and Mr. Ford also met with employees at every division and at One South Van Ness Avenue. Ms. Kirschbaum stated that the SFMTA has hired five new schedulers to make more realistic schedules. New street inspectors and assistant superintendents are being hired and trained to improve service delivery. To fill the gap in operators, class size has been increased from 15 to 30 students with a future goal to increase the number to 50 students per class. The SFMTA is hiring mechanics and re-evaluating maintenance needs. Ms. Kirschbaum reviewed the TEP changes made since the February CAC meeting. The E and the F lines have been included in the rapid network. Service for the rapid network would increase by ten percent to reduce crowding. Changes include all day limited-stop services, faster boarding, ticket vending machines and other strategies to board people faster. Ms. Kirschbaum stated that there will be a terminal built near SF State for the M and the J lines. She covered TEP changes for various routes. Ms. Kirschbaum stated that 20 to 25 passenger zero-emission electric vans will serve community routes that have low ridership and that are on tight streets. The SFMTA is working on a grant for a pilot program to provide door-to-door service for seniors who do not qualify for paratransit. Routes under consideration for the pilot program are the 56 and the 66. These routes were originally slated for elimination, but because they are basic access routes on hills, it was decided to test van service. Dorris Vincent expressed concern about plans to change from buses to vans on the 56 line, as there will be new housing in the area. Ms. Kirschbaum stated that the current loads and ridership projections do not warrant buses. Chairman Murphy added that as the service demand grows, the vehicle requirement could change. Public Comments David Pilpel asked about headways and weekend service. Ms. Kirschbaum stated that the information will be posted on the website. Mr. Pilpel asked if the new MOU with TWU Local 250A precluded van service. Ms. Kirschbaum responded that it did not, but some details of the service may need to be negotiated. 10. Committee Reports: None. 11. Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Motion 080611.01 Additionally a matching manual system should be installed in the new Central On motion to approve Motion 080611.01: Adopted: Ayes – Burns, Downey, Drennen, Ferrario, Murphy, Perez, Rolfe, Vincent, Wheeler and Wieser. (Absent – Cimento, Humphrey, Riessen and Weaver) Motion 080611.02 On motion to approve Motion 080611.02: Motion 080611.03 On motion to approve Motion 080611.03: Adopted: Ayes – Burns, Downey, Drennen, Ferrario, Murphy, Perez, Rolfe, Vincent, Wheeler and Wieser. (Absent – Cimento, Humphrey, Riessen and Weaver) 12. Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Motion 080616.04 On motion to approve Motion 080616.04: Adopted: Ayes – Burns, Drennen, Ferrario, Murphy, Perez, Rolfe, Vincent, Wheeler and Wieser. (Absent – Cimento, Downey, Humphrey, Riessen and Weaver) Motion 080616.05 On motion to approve Motion 080616.15: 13. Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Motion 080717.01: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The SFMTA CAC supports the Request for Proposals for Advertising on San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Property. Chairman Murphy moved to amend the motion to insert the language, “The MTA CAC urges the Agency to collect statistics on crime comparing wrapped and unwrapped vehicles and to report those statistics to the SFMTA Board and the SFMTA CAC in one year.” Without objection Motion 080717.01 was amended to add the sentence. Norman Rolfe moved to amend Motion 080717.01 to delete “The MTA CAC urges the Agency to collect statistics on crime comparing wrapped and unwrapped vehicles and to report those statistics to the SFMTA Board and the SFMTA CAC in one year” and insert “The SFMTA CAC recommends that vehicle wraps would not be allowed to cover the windows of the vehicles.” On motion to amend Motion 080717.01: Ayes – Burns, Downey, Perez, Rolfe and Vincent The motion failed adoption. On motion regarding the Request for Proposals for advertising: WHEREAS, The SFMTA is chronically underfunded, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The SFMTA CAC supports the Request for Proposals for advertising on San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Property. The MTA CAC urges the Agency to collect statistics on crime comparing wrapped and unwrapped vehicles and to report those statistics to the SFMTA Board and the SFMTA CAC in one year. Ayes – Burns, Downey, Perez, Rolfe and Vincent The motion failed adoption. CAC member Joan Downey left the meeting 14. Council Members’ Questions/Information Requests: (Discussion) Norman Rolfe requested clarification regarding BB1 and BB12 and BB6 codes in the response to information request #080616-03. Jamison Wieser said that 9 out of 14 of this year’s derailments occurred at 4th and King Streets. There is no signal priority and passengers are missing trains. Chairman Murphy directed the topic to the EMSC meeting. 15. Agenda Planning for the Next Regular Meeting Tentatively Scheduled: Next regular meeting: September 4, 2008 at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3074, at 5:30 p.m. • September CAC meeting will be devoted to TEP • Handicap plaque fraud (future topic) 16. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: |
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