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City and County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council
Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.
1 South Van Ness Avenue, Room 3074
San Francisco, California
MINUTES
1. Call to Order:
Vice Chairman Weaver called the meeting to order at 5:47 p.m.
2. Roll Call:
SFMTA CAC members present at Roll Call: Mark Ballew, Joan Downey, Steve Ferrario, Katie Haverkamp, Marc Salomon, Susan Vaughan, Dorris Vincent, Dan Weaver, and Roland Wong
SFMTA CAC members absent at Roll Call: Daniel Murphy
SFMTA CAC members absent: Mary Burns and Art Cimento
3. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting.
The CAC Secretary made the announcement.
4. Approval of Minutes:
On motion to approve the minutes of January 5, 2012: Approved
Ayes – Ballew, Downey, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Salomon, Vaughan, Vincent, and Weaver
Nayes – None
Absent – Burns, Cimento, and Murphy
Public Comment:
None
5. Report of the Chair (For discussion only):
Vice Chairman Weaver welcomed Roland Wong to the CAC.
Public Comment:
None
Daniel Murphy arrived at 6:06 p.m.
6. Public Comment:
Shashi Danan commented on parking at the City College Southeast campus. Students who park at metered spaces are being ticketed. Mr. Danan suggested a parking exemption for students who park at the southeast campus.
(Chairman Murphy referred this to a committee.)
David Pilpel commented on two items related to Metro operations. Mr. Pilpel stated that the newer monitors at station platforms seem to not work more often than the old ones and he urged the Council to look into it. He also noticed that there’s different signage on two-car trains, especially at night and suggests more inspections by transit inspectors and POP.
7. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF) and Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF). (Sonali Bose, CFO/Director, Finance & Information Technology)
Sonali Bose discussed the Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) program, which would replace the Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF). The goals of the TSF include: align City practices with citywide policy goals; harmonize the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis with the Transit First policy; integrate impact fees with CEQA process; streamline the CEQA review; and fund high-efficiency transportation system improvements.
Ms. Bose stated that the purpose to change the CEQA transportation methodology is to ensure residential and non-residential development with savings to cost and time. All projects would be required to pay the TSF commensurate with their net new impact on the transportation system. Payment of the TSF would offset cumulative transportation impacts on a citywide basis.
Public Comment:
Edward Mason commented on the growth of housing. Mr. Mason stated that growth attributes to the invasion of commuter buses.
David Pilpel expressed concern about the program. He stated that it is important to review transportation specific impacts. The idea to assume and place money in a fund does not seem to be a tight nexus and it exposes the City to risk.
Motion 120202.01
The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board and the Board of Supervisors take steps to ensure that the transit delay impact provisions of CEQA are honored by having this Transportation Sustainability Program provide for mitigating projected transit delay impacts when and where they occur, and not rely on a fee alone to mitigate aggregate delay impacts.
The SFMTA CAC recommends a reduced fee be established for projects with no parking, but that the fee not be eliminated for such projects.
On motion to approve Motion 120202.01: Not approved
Ayes – Downey, Murphy, Salomon, and Vaughan
Nayes – Ballew, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Vincent, Weaver, and Wong
Absent – Burns and Cimento
Motion 120202.02
The SFMTA CAC recommends to the SFMTA Board and the Board of Supervisors that all policy- based discounts on the Transportation Sustainability Fee be less than 100%, because all developments generate additional impacts to the transportation system.
On motion to approve Motion 120202.02: Approved
Ayes – Ballew, Downey, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Murphy, Salomon, Vaughan, Vincent, Weaver, and Wong
Nayes – None
Absent – Burns and Cimento
8. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding SFPark Community Outreach in the north Mission about parking meters. (Jay Primus, title here, Finance & Information Technology)
Chairman Murphy continued this item to the next meeting.
Public Comment:
None
9. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the America’s Cup. (Peter Albert, Manager, Urban Planning Initiatives)
Peter Albert discussed the America’s Cup plan. As a result, 8,800 jobs, many of them permanent, will be created from this event. Implementation plans include: youth involvement; sustainable waste management; water and air traffic; public safety; and workforce development.
Mr. Albert discussed the transportation needs of getting people to and from event venues.
Public Comment:
None
Motion 120202.03
The SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA Board take measures to ensure that the SFMTA budget is protected from unexpected losses related to the 34th America’s Cup, and that day-to-day service is not negatively impacted after the conclusion of the event in September 2013.
On motion to approve Motion 120202.03: Approved
Ayes – Ballew, Downey, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Murphy, Salomon, Vaughan, Vincent, Weaver, and Wong
Nayes – None
Absent – Burns and Cimento
10. Discussion and possible action regarding recommendations from the Operations and Customer Service Committee (OCSC).
Motion 120110.01
The SFMTA CAC recommends that the agency adopt the plan to move the northbound 29 Sunset and 28 19th Avenue stop from 19th Avenue and Lincoln Way to Crossover Drive and Martin Luther King Drive. The SFMTA CAC recommends the agency consider supplementary lighting in order to enhance the nighttime safety of the proposed stop.
On motion to approve Motion 120110.01: Approved
Ayes – Ballew, Downey, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Murphy, Salomon, Vaughan, Vincent, and Weaver
Nayes – None
Absent – Burns and Cimento
Public Comment:
None
11. Discussion and possible action regarding update on the Budget Balancing Panel.
Chairman Murphy discussed the panel’s goal and stated that although the meetings are passive, the public may attend. There is no public comment or minutes taken. At the last panel meeting, members brainstormed about ballot measures.
MOTION 120202.04
The SFMTA CAC recommends the agency take steps to build public confidence before asking for more resources. Steps should include that all new transit revenues should go to transit services only, and no new revenues be allocated to work orders to other city departments and existing work orders should be rolled back to the extent practicable. The Budget Balancing Panel should bring forth short, medium, and long term revenue and cost-savings solutions.
On motion to approve Motion 120202.04: Approved
Ayes – Ballew, Downey, Ferrario, Haverkamp, Murphy, Salomon, Vaughan, Vincent, Weaver, and Wong
Nayes – None
Absent – Burns and Cimento
12. Committee Members’ request for information. (For discussion only)
- Katie Haverkamp would like to know why the Muni Twitter account and 511 information has conflicting data. On January 19, the Muni site reported an incident in the tunnel that cleared at 8:18, but on 511, the information stated that the tunnel cleared at 8:35.
- Joan Downey stated there are “yield” signs at Lincoln Way & 30th Avenue before the crosswalk that can be confusing and would like to know why simple pedestrian crossing signs are not used. Ms. Downey provided a picture of the sign.
- Joan Downey would like to know where O’Leary works at the SFMTA.
- Marc Salomon requested an organization chart of the police who work at the SFMTA.
- Dorris Vincent stated that some shelters that were removed or replaced left protruding metal pieces on the sidewalk. She would like to know when those pieces are going to be removed.
- Susan Vaughan would like to know the CPUC’s rules for corporate shuttles that make use of SFMTA’s bus stop.
Public Comment:
None
13. Schedule upcoming calendar items. (For discussion only)
Next regular meeting: Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor, Conference Room 3074
Accessible meeting policy – One South Van Ness Avenue
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Yvette Torres
SFMTA CAC – Secretary
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