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City and County of San Francisco FINAL MINUTES Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call MTA CAC Members Present at Roll Call: Daniel Murphy (Chair), Art Cimento, Joan Downey, Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey, Bruce Oka, Cesar Perez, Norman Rolfe, Daniel Weaver, and Jamison Wieser. MTA CAC Members Present, but absent at Roll Call: Dan Weaver, arrived at 6:21 p.m. MTA CAC Absent: Mary Burns, Sue Cauthen, Steve Ferrario, and Dorris Vincent. MTA Staff (San Francisco Municipal Railway [MUNI] and Department of Parking and Traffic [DPT]) Present: Director Leah Shahaum (MTA Board of Director), Janet Martinsen (MTA CAC Liaison), Marisa Espinosa (Strategic Policy Initiatives), Judson True (Manager, Local Government Relations), Sonali Bose (Chief Financial Officer), Drew Howard (Acting Project Manager, Construction Division), and Debra Reed (MTA CAC Secretary). Community Representatives Present: Edward Mason 2. Adopt the MTA CAC Minutes of February 1, 2007: Motion to adopt the MTA CAC minutes for February 2007 by Bruce Oka. 2nd by Norman Rolfe CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, and Wieser). 3. Public Comment – Concerning any issue within the jurisdiction of the Council and not noted on the agenda: None 4. Report of the Chair: Daniel Murphy (MTA CAC Chair) A 3rd Street site tour will be substituted for the regular CAC meeting in March. MTC has decided not to discontinue the 511 service for train arrival times. Both the new My 511 service along with the regular 511 service will continue to be available. Staff-Initiated Items5. Strategic Planning Update: Marisa Espinosa, also present was Director Leah Shahaum. Ms. Espinosa distributed and reviewed the PowerPoint draft of the discussion document entitled, MTA 2012 Strategic Plan Development Proposed Vision, Goals and Objectives, dated February 20, 2007. Discussion pursued with input from the CAC including: references to the Transit First policy, safety reporting, Key Performance Indicator measurements, and work environment. Various CAC members expressed that they would like to see MTA goals include upgrading technology as well as marketing and signage to better relay information to customers, such as, how to get from place to place, how to use the system, way-finding, etc. The draft will be presented to the MTA Board. There will be another governance subcommittee discussion of the draft and public comments. There will also be stakeholders outreach activities, meeting with unions, employees from each division, and returning to the MTA Board for proposed adoption. Since there will not be another full CAC until April, Strategic Planning will be further discussed at the OCSC meeting on February 22, 2007. 6. Overhead Wire Replacement Project Update: Drew Howard Mr. Howard distributed a handout of Construction Update dated February 14, 2007. Mr. Howard reviewed overhead wire replacement progress and bus substitution arrangements. Various CAC members wanted to see signs posted at stations’ street surface and turnstile entrances indicating the time that the last of the trains (K, L, and M) would be running. Motion: The MTA CAC recommends that every entrance of every station affected by the overhead wire replacement project have a sign clearly posted indicating the guaranteed time by which customers can go down to the platform and be assured to catch the last train to West Portal. Moved by Dan Weaver 2nd by Jamison Wieser CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). 7. MTA FY 2008 Budget: Sonali Bose Ms. Bose distributed and reviewed handout, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Revenue Summary 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Operating Budget, dated February 20, 2007. The deficit had been reduced from $15 million to $2.3 million with garage rates increases, enforcement increases, and General Fund appropriation related to Proposition E. While this budget poses no increases in fares, the following year’s budget will be in a very compromised position. Mr. Murphy introduced the following recommendation from the Finance and Administration Committee: Motion: WHEREAS the MTA spends over $41 million per year on services from other departments, the MTA CAC recommends that the MTA consider requiring other City departments that receive free parking in City garages, parking lots and metered spaces to pay for those services. CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). The MTA spends over $10 million per year on work orders to SFPD, however there seldom is seen a Police presence on vehicles. Norman Rolfe commented that SFPD had a requirement to ride Muni at least once during their regular shift, during the administration of former Mayor Willie Brown. CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). Mr. Murphy introduced another recommendation from the Finance and Administration Committee: Motion: The MTA CAC recommends that the MTA undertake a comprehensive review of the services that the MTA purchases from the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) in order to determine what services the Agency receives for its payments to the SFPD, and to determine if these are the most effective possible use of funds enhancing safety and security for the MTA. Emily Drennen added the following recommendation: Motion: WHEREAS San Francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in California for pedestrians and bicyclists; and WHEREAS the MTA plans to allocate over $10 million in the FY 07-08 budget for legal services from the City Attorney’s office; and WHEREAS this amount does not include the tens of millions of dollars the MTA pays out to the victims of pedestrian or bicyclist collisions or their families on an annual basis, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the MTA CAC urges the MTA to develop and implement an adequately funded program to prevent future pedestrian and bicyclist injuries. CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). Mr. Murphy assigned Emily Drennen’s other two recommendations pertaining to a fare free system and parcel tax for discussion and action at the Financial and Administration Committee. Council-Initiated Items8. The Proposed BART-Muni Senior/Youth/Disabled Fast Pass and Other Recommendations from the Finance and Administration Committee (FAC): Marisa Espinosa Ms. Espinosa said that the MTA is looking at the reimbursement rate to BART, ridership, as well as the differences in age range for youth between agencies. Emily Drennen commented that in April 1981 that BART and Muni entered into an agreement for Muni’s Adult fast pass users could use their passes for inner city transportation, however discounted fast passes were excluded. She suggested urging the MTA to set aside a monetary placeholder in the FY 08 budget for Senior, Youth, and Disabled fast pass usage on BART within San Francisco. Bruce Oka commented that in view of the youth age range definition differences between agencies, it might be better to pursue the youth BART-Muni fast pass separately. Joan Downey added that Translink might be capable of handling the age difference issue. CAC members decided to include the Youth. Motion: WHEREAS our Senior, Youth, and Disabled fast pass users have not been able to use their fast passes on BART within San Francisco, while Adult fast pass users have been allowed on BART since April of 1981, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the MTA CAC urges the MTA to set aside $2.5 million in the FY 07-08 budget, which should be sufficient to allow our Senior, Youth, and Disabled fast pass users on BART; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the MTA CAC urges the MTA to negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement that would allow our Senior, Youth, and Disabled fast pass users on BART within San Francisco at the beginning of the FY 07-08 Budget. 2nd by Joan Downey CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). 9. Committee Reports: None 10. Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Motion 112006.03: The MTA CAC recommends that Muni establish an electronic database that contains “lessons learned” about fleet maintenance and operations for future procurement. CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Murphy (Chair), Cimento, Downey, Drennen, Humphrey, Oka, Perez, Rolfe, Weaver, and Wieser). Member of the Public, Ed Mason, commented that procurement of vehicles happens over long period of time. Due to changes in personnel, lessons learned are lost. He suggested a database of historical knowledge of the development of equipment, which would include fleet defects and other problems experienced. 11. Council Members’ Questions and Comments Art Cimento requested a discussion regarding the Life Line Pass. Sonali Bose said that Department Health and Human Services and not the MTA would manage the Life Line Pass. Mr. Murphy will add this item for a future CAC meeting. 12. Agenda Planning for the Next Regular Meeting: There will be a site tour of the 3rd Street light rail service. The next full CAC has been tentatively scheduled for April 2007. 13. Adjournment: 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: |
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