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City & County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council (SFMTA CAC)


Notice of Regular Meeting and Agenda
for
Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3074
San Francisco, California

Members:
Daniel Murphy (Chairman), Steve Ferrario (Vice Chairman), Mary Burns, Art Cimento, Joan Downey, Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey, Bruce Oka, Cesar Perez, Greg Riessen, Norman Rolfe, Dorris Vincent, Daniel Weaver and Jamison Wieser

Committees:

Engineering, Maintenance & Safety (EMSC)
Daniel Weaver (Chairman), Steve Ferrario, Bruce Oka and Jamison Wieser

Finance & Administration (FAC)
Daniel Murphy (Chairman), Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey and Bruce Oka

Operations & Customer Service Committee (OCSC)
Joan Downey (Chairman), Mary F. Burns, Daniel Murphy and Norman Rolfe

Planning & Marketing Committee (PMC)
Jamison Wieser(Chairman), Bruce Oka, Emily Drennen and Norman Rolfe

NOTES:
Notices of meeting and agenda, and minutes are available at the San Francisco Public Library (Main), 100 Larkin Street - Government Section (5th Floor) and on SFMTA’s website at www.sfmta.com/cac.

Written reports and background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at 1 South Van Ness Ave, 7th Floor, during regular business hours.


The SFMTA CAC may be contacted as follows:
Municipal Transportation Agency Citizens’ Advisory Council
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th Floor – San Francisco, CA 94103-5417
Phone 415-701-4666 FAX 415-701-4502

City & County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC)
AGENDA
Notice of Regular Meeting and Agenda
for
Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3074
San Francisco, California

Item #

Item

Estimated Time

1.

Call to Order/Roll Call

5:30

2.

Adopt Minutes of January 29, 2008 (Discussion/Action)

5:33

3.

Public Comment - Concerning any issue within the jurisdiction of the Council not on the agenda.

5:35

4.

Report of the Chairman (Discussion) Daniel Murphy (SFMTA CAC Chairman)

5:40

5.

Staff Report (Discussion) Caroline Celaya (SFMTA CAC Liaison)

5:45

Staff-Initiated Items

6.

Central Subway Draft EIS/EIR (Discussion/Action) Joan Kugler and John Funghi

5:50

7.

Fare Media (Discussion/Action) Diana Hammons

6:10

8.

FY09 and FY10 Budget (Discussion/Action) Sonali Bose

6:30

Council-Initiated Items

9.

Committee Reports

6:55

10.

Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action)
Planning and Marketing Committee (PMC)

Motion 080114.01

WHEREAS, The Central Subway project is the SFMTA’s highest priority capital project and is currently budgeted to cost more than $1 Billion; and

WHEREAS, The Citizens Advisory Council is chartered to provide advice and recommendations to the SFMTA Board, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the SFMTA CAC urges the SFMTA Board to consider some of our serious concerns and misgivings about this project which include;

a) Station placements and more importantly the number of entrances and exits and their precise locations,

b) The accuracy of the ridership projections,

c) Pedestrian connection between the Powell Street and the proposed Union Square Stations requires a four and a half minute walk, including exiting and reentering the fare gates,

d) The length of station platforms are designed only to accommodate a two-car train and are therefore too short, and will limit future capacity.

7:00

11.

Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action)
Planning and Marketing Committee (PMC)

Motion 080114.02

RESOLVED, The SFMTA CAC supports the concept of the proposed Divisadero Street peak-hour transit lane tow-away zone, bus, and landscape improvements as part of the Greater Streets Program and urges the SFMTA to move forward with the proposed testing.

7:05

12.

Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action)
Finance and Administration Committee (FAC)

Motion 080128.03

RESOLVED, The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board consider a wide range of options for additional advertising on Muni including advertising on SFMTA non-historic vehicles and infrastructure, and fare media if such advertising can raise significant revenue for the Agency.

7:10

13.

Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action)
Finance and Administration Committee (FAC)

Motion 080128.04

WHEREAS, The SFMTA annually pays out between $9 million to $12 million in injury and death lawsuit settlements; and

WHEREAS, The City’s Controller’s Office and City Attorney and office are currently responsible for managing the collection, investigation, and settlement of SFMTA claims, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the SFMTA CAC urges the City to develop business practices whereby the SFMTA receive adequate information about claims filed within a much shorter turn-around time and in a format that is most useful for analysis to prevent future incidents.

7:15

14.

Council Members’ Questions and Comments (Discussion)

7:20

15.

Agenda planning for the Next Regular Meeting Tentatively Scheduled: (Discussion)

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 5:30 p.m., 1 South Van Ness Avenue,

Conference Room 3074

7:25

16.

Adjournment

7:30

Attachments:

Agenda Item #2
Attachments – Minutes from January 29, 2008 meeting

Disability Access

This Meeting will be held at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3074, San Francisco. From the 1st floor lobby, take the elevator to the 3rd Floor.

The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and SFMTA Metro station is Civic Center. Accessible SFMTA bus lines nearest the meeting location are the 7-Haight, 9-San Bruno, 47-Van Ness, 49-Van Ness/Mission, and the 71-Haight-Noriega, also the F-Market & Wharves (Historic Streetcar Service). For more information about SFMTA accessible services, call 415-701-4485/TTY 415-701-4730.

There is accessible on-street vehicle parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location. A bicycle rack is located outside the main entrance to 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Drive. The Civic Center Garage (entrance on the south side of McAllister Street, between Polk and Larkin Streets) includes bicycle racks in view of a parking attendant.

For assistance with special needs (large print agendas, sign language interpreters, etc.), call Debra Reed at least 72 hours in advance of need at 415-701-4666.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Use of Cell Phones, Pagers, and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chairman may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the peoples’ business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the peoples’ review.

Written reports and background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at 1 So. Van Ness Avenue, 7th floor, during regular business hours. Notices and agendas are posted on SFMTA’s website at http://www.sfmta.com/cac.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail at Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554-7724; by fax at 415-554-7854 or by e-mail at frank.darby@sfgov.org.

Individuals interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet at http://www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm.

Lobbyist Ordinance

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100, to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415-252-3100, fax 415-252-3112, or visit their website at http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

Accessible meeting policy – One South Van Ness Avenue

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