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City and County of San Francisco Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order: 2. Roll Call: SFMTA CAC members present at Roll Call: Mary Burns, Joan Downey, Steve Ferrario, Griffith Humphrey, Daniel Murphy, Greg Riessen, Susan Vaughan, Dorris Vincent, Daniel Weaver and Jamison Wieser SFMTA CAC members absent: Art Cimento, Cesar Perez, Janel Sterbentz and Ruth Wheeler 3. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. 4. Approval of Minutes: On motion to approve the minutes of June 3, 2010: Adopted 5. Report of the Chairman: Daniel Murphy Chairman Murphy introduced Julie Kirschbaum, manager, Service Planning, Transit Services, who stated that Dustin White would act as manager of Service Planning while she is on leave. 6. Public Comment: None. 7. Election of the Chair: Dan Weaver nominated Daniel Murphy to serve as the CAC chairman. No public comment. On motion to elect Daniel Murphy to serve as chairman: Adopted 8. Election of the Vice Chair: Steve Ferrario nominated Dan Weaver to serve as the CAC vice chairman. No public comment. On motion to elect Dan Weaver to serve as vice chairman: Adopted Chairman Murphy expressed appreciation to Steve Ferrario for his service as vice chairman. 9. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Transit Effectiveness Project. Julie Kirschbaum, manager, Service Planning, Transit Services, reviewed the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP). She stated that a stronger scheduling team was assembled to improve reliability. The SFMTA is thin on street inspectors and dispatchers due to budget constraints. The Bus Rapid Transit and Transit Priority programs implemented by Proposition K have been completed. Vehicle investments and the Line Management Center were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Staff will be working on the following items: • Evaluating the December 2009 and May 2010 service changes • A TEP Environment Review • TEP capital projects prioritization and cost estimates • Developing a tool kit to improve transit travel time Ms. Kirschbaum reviewed the September 2010 service restoration plan. No public comment. 10. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2010 Third Quarter Service Standards Report. Chairman Murphy announced that Item 10 was continued to a future meeting. No public comment. 11. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Capital Investment Plan. Darton Ito, manager, Capital System Planning, Sustainable Streets Division, provided an overview of the Capital Investment Plan, a document of the SFMTA’s long-range vision of unconstrained needs to replace, rehabilitate, enhance or expand capital assets. Over the next five years, the SFMTA anticipates receiving $3.1 billion, of which a large portion is dedicated to the Central Subway. The “State of Good Repair” Project, a focus of the Federal Transit Administration and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, is an inventory of capital assets prioritized for replacement or rehabilitation. Mr. Ito also gave an overview of a web-based system called Decision Lens which is being used to prioritize capital projects, evaluate alternatives, establish a capital budget and target constraints. No public comment. 12. Committee Member requests for information: (For discussion only)
o Painting the bulb-out curb at 9th Avenue and Irving o Installing a NextBus monitor at 7th Avenue and Irving o Implementing a schedule to regularly grease rails o She asked for information on transfers. Chairman Murphy assigned the matter to the FAC. 13. Schedule upcoming calendar items: (For discussion only) Next regular meeting: August 5, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: |
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