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City and County of San Francisco Finance and Administration Committee Minutes Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call FAC Members present at Roll Call: Griffith Humphrey, Daniel Murphy and Sue Vaughan FAC Members absent: None CAC members present, but not members of the FAC: Joan Downey 2. Adopt Minutes of February 17, 2010: On motion to adopt the minutes of February 17: Adopted 3. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that the FAC should schedule a status report on the Fiscal Year 2010 Operating Budget changes approved by the SFMTA Board on March 2. Chairman Murphy stated that the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget changes would be provided for the April 5 CAC meeting. 4. Report of the Chairman: Daniel Murphy Chairman Murphy announced that there will be a special CAC meeting on Monday, April 5. 5. FY11/12 Operating Budget (Discussion/Action) Sonali Bose Sonali Bose, CFO/director, Finance and Information Technology, provided an overview of the SFMTA’s operating budgets for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. Possible items to resolve the projected budget deficits include: o Automatic Index Pricing on fares for fiscal year 2012 o Wrapped-window advertisement o Installation of at least 1,000 additional parking meters o Reduction of department work orders o Elimination of free on-street parking for city vehicles o The Board of Directors is also considering ballot measures, such as a vehicle license fee and a commercial off-street parking tax Ms. Bose will present the SFMTA’s operating budgets for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 along with solutions for projected deficits to the SFMTA Board on April 6. Sue Vaughan stated that the Board of Directors should put a measure on the ballot that would make the city less dependent on State and federal funds. She suggested a transit assessment fee or a downtown transfer assessment which makes Muni free or that the fare is in the CPI kind of price indexing. Chairman Murphy stated that the CAC was reluctant to act on taxes. Chairman Murphy asked about building a rainy-day reserve. Ms. Bose stated that the original proposal included funding the reserve in FY2012, however, the Board of Directors ultimately decided to use the funds to restore a portion of the service cuts. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that he was in general concurrence with staff recommendations for both fiscal years. He expressed doubt about the usefulness of a ballot measure on revenue. Chairman Murphy moved the following recommendation. Motion: 100401.01 The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board put a measure on the ballot, either on its own or in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors, which will raise revenues sufficient to reduce the agency's dependence on other city, state, and federal sources for its operating budget. Public Comment: None. On motion regarding the SFMTA Board placing a measure on the ballot: Approved. Chairman Murphy moved the following recommendation. Motion: 100401.02 The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA exercise its powers under existing labor agreements to reinstate the use of part-time transit operators where doing so would reduce operating cost. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that historically, operators were only hired on a part-time basis, followed by fulltime employment as openings became available. On motion to reinstate part-time operator positions: Approved. Nayes – None Chairman Murphy moved the following recommendation. Motion: 100401.03 Whereas, Other departments of the City and County of San Francisco charge the SFMTA for services rendered to the Agency, the SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA charge the full market rate of reserved or unreserved on-street parking spaces used by other city departments, and honor only those free parking placards issued by the SFMTA itself. Public Comment: None. On motion that the SFMTA charge the full market rate on reserved or unreserved on-street parking spaces used by other city departments: Approved. Ayes – Humphrey, Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Chairman Murphy moved the following recommendation. Motion: 100401.04 The SFMTA CAC recommends that parking meter hours be extended to evenings and Sundays where vacancy rates fall below 20%, and that the SFMTA do pilot projects extending meter hours in other commercial districts. Public Comment: None. On motion regarding the extension of parking meter hours: Approved. Nayes – None Chairman Murphy moved the following recommendation. Motion: 100401.05 The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA seek enforcement of the existing Planning Code provisions that garages and parking lots in C-3 zoned areas charge only hourly rates for parking, and that the SFMTA seek to have such provisions applied to garages and parking lots citywide. Public Comment: None. On motion regarding enforcement of the existing Planning Code provisions that garages and parking lots in C-3 zoned areas charge only hourly rates: Approved. Ayes – Humphrey, Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Motion: 100401.06 The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board of Directors add the 1,000 metered spaces being recommended by staff for meter installation for Fiscal Year 2011, and that the SFMTA identify another 1,000 spaces for meter installation for Fiscal Year 2012. Public Comment: None. On motion regarding adding the 1,000 metered spaces being recommended by staff for meter installation for FY 2011: Approved. Ayes – Humphrey, Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Motion: 100401.07 Although the SFMTA CAC prefers to avoid window advertising wraps, given current financial circumstances the SFMTA CAC recommends that such wraps be adopted in preference to transit service reductions, and recommends that such wraps should be adopted only for the period of the current fiscal crisis. Public Comment: None. On motion regarding window advertising wraps: Approved. Ayes – Humphrey, Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Griffith Humphrey departed at 5:20 p.m. Motion: 100401.08 The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board adopt a formula that sets the price for passes at a fixed multiple of the cash fare for that particular fare category, with a provision for rounding. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that since there is a decrease for the current year and a slight increase for the next year, he suggested that the CAC recommendation should be to not modify fares in either fiscal year. Should revenues not materialize next year, the recommendation should be that there be further consideration for Fiscal Year 12, that it not be enacted. On motion regarding the establishment of a formula that sets the price of passes at a fixed multiple of the cash fare for that particular fare category: Approved. Ayes – Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Absent – Humphrey Motion: 100401.09 The SFMTA CAC recommends adoption of the proposed reduction of work orders with other departments, and the proposed increases in cost recovery fees, excluding the Translink/Clipper Limited Smart Card fee and the cable car and historic streetcar rental fees. The SFMTA CAC also recommends adoption of increases to the disabled placard improper use fine and the San Francisco General Hospital daily parking rate. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that he was not in favor of increasing fee for cable cars and historical street cars, Translink and the Transit Clipper Card. On motion regarding the proposed reduction of work orders with other departments, and the proposed increases in cost recovery fees: Approved. Ayes – Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Motion: 100401.10 The SFMTA CAC recommends that transit service reductions be considered the absolute last resort for balancing the SFMTA budget. To that end, the SFMTA CAC recommends that as much service, scheduled for reduction as of May 1, 2010, be restored, or the reductions be rescinded or avoided. The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board carefully review proposed service reductions for their compliance with Section 8A.103 (a) of the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco. The SFMTA CAC further recommends that proposed service reductions be brought before the SFMTA CAC for review and recommendation before being implemented or considered by the SFMTA Board. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that transit service reductions were planed for May 2010. On motion regarding transit service reductions: Approved. Ayes – Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Absent – Humphrey Motion: 100401.11 The SFMTA CAC recommends that parking meter hours be extended to evenings and Sundays where vacancy rates fall below 20%, and that the SFMTA do pilot projects extending meter hours in other commercial districts. Public Comment: David Pilpel stated that the next rider survey should include a question about whether a customer would prefer service cuts, fare increases or pay a parcel tax. On motion regarding extending parking meter hours: Approved. Ayes – Murphy and Vaughan Nayes – None Absent – Humphrey 6. Schedule Upcoming Meeting and Agenda Items 7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: |
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