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City & County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC)
Notice of Regular Meeting and Agenda
for
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3074
San Francisco, California
Members:
Daniel Murphy (Chair), Steve Ferrario (Vice Chair), 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
(1 Vacancy)
Committees:
Engineering, Maintenance & Safety (EMSC)
Daniel Weaver (Chair), Steve Ferrario, Bruce Oka, and Jamison Wieser
Finance & Administration (FAC)
Daniel Murphy (Chair), Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey, and Bruce Oka
Operations & Customer Service Committee (OCSC)
Joan Downey (Chair), Mary F. Burns, Daniel Murphy, and Norman Rolfe
Planning & Marketing Committee (PMC)
Jamison Wieser
(Chair), Emily Drennen, Bruce Oka, Norman Rolfe, and Dorris Vincent
The MTA 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
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 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 July 12, 2007 (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 Chair (Discussion) Daniel Murphy (MTA CAC Chair) |
5:40 |
5. |
Staff Report (Discussion) Judson True |
5:55 |
Staff-Initiated Items |
7. |
TEP (Discussion/Action) Julie Kirschbaum |
6:10 |
8. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Wayfinding 1
Motion 070711.01 WHEREAS wayfinding (including signage, messages, layout, design and arrangement of stations and stops) is increasingly important for public transit systems, and
WHEREAS the MTA does not have professional wayfinding expertise on its staff
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the MTA CAC recommends that the MTA add experienced professional wayfinding expertise to its organization.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the MTA CAC recommends that a portion of the revenues received from the new wayside advertising contract be used to create and fund two full-time wayfinding positions within the Planning Department of the MTA. Upon filling these two positions, all future Muni wayfinding functions will be removed from the Marketing Department. |
6:40 |
9. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Wayfinding 2
Motion 070711.02: The MTA CAC recommends that the subway station name signs, located on the station platforms and the trackside walls, be changed. The new signs shall have all Title case plain block lettering, of a size and font easily read from the train, within the station and by persons who have less than perfect vision. |
6:45 |
10. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Platform/Boarding Island Maintenance
Motion 070711.03: WHEREAS some Muni platforms/boarding islands outside of the tunnel, such as along The Embarcadero, King Street and Third Street, are expertly maintained on a regular schedule, and
WHEREAS all other Muni platforms/boarding islands are never maintained on a scheduled basis;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the MTA CAC recommends that the MTA establish a policy that all platforms/boarding islands be cleaned and maintained on a regular basis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the MTA establish and make public its maintenance standards and schedule on its website. |
6:50 |
11. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Facility Landscaping Maintenance
Motion 070711.04: Whereas some MTA property, such as the Forest Hill Station grounds and the Flynn Maintenance Facility landscaping, is generally well maintained and attractive. While other MTA property, such as the Phelan Loop, the Green Maintenance Facility and the Geneva Yard, is not maintained to any acceptable standard.
Therefore, the MTA CAC recommends that the MTA properly maintain the buildings, grounds and landscaping of all of its facilities immediately.
Be it further resolved that additional gardeners be hired or outside help be employed to end the long-standing maintenance backlog. |
6:55 |
12. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Station Lighting
Motion 070711.05: WHEREAS Muni Metro underground stations seem to be poorly lighted due to dirty light fixtures, walls and/or ceilings or to inadequate lighting,
WHEREAS Muni will be undertaking cleaning and re-lighting of its underground stations without lighting standards, and
WHEREAS adequate station lighting is essential to a successful wayfinding program;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the MTA CAC recommends that the MTA establish a standard or standards for lighting its stations. The minimum lighting standard should be a standard for the edge of the boarding platform where passengers move between the train and the boarding platform. The BART lighting quantity standard for this is 30 footcandles, based on Illuminating Engineering Society criteria. (BART FACILITIES STANDARDS-ELECTRICAL includes additional quantity lighting standards as well as lighting quality standards for its stations.)
The MTA CAC further recommends that the MTA review the lighting levels at all boarding platform areas and adjust the light level according to BART’s established lighting standards. |
7:00 |
13. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Motion 070808.01: The MTA CAC recommends that the MTA increase the number of emergency crews to provide 3 fully staffed crews available on-call at all times. |
7:05 |
14. |
Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action) Engineering, Maintenance, and Safety Committee (EMSC)
Motion 070808.02: The MTA CAC recommends that MTA’s first priority in design and deployment of the next generations of bus shelters should be for the bus and streetcar islands without NextMuni services and shall include that service by utilization of solar power. |
7:10 |
Council-Initiated Items |
15. |
Committee Reports |
7:15 |
16. |
Council Members’ Questions and Comments |
7:20 |
17. |
Agenda planning for the Next Regular Meeting Tentatively Scheduled:
Thursday, September 6, 2007, 5:30 p.m., 1 South Van Ness Avenue,
Conference Room 3074 |
7:25 |
18. |
Adjournment |
7:30 |
Attachments:
Agenda Item #2
Attachments – Minutes from June 7 and June 14, 2007 meetings
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 Muni’s website at www.sfmuni.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.
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 MUNI Metro station is Civic Center. Accessible MUNI 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 MUNI accessible services, call 415-923-6142. There is accessible on-street vehicle parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location. 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.
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 Place. 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.) please contact Debra Reed (Council Secretary) at 415-701-4666 at least two business days before the meeting.
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 Chair 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 agenda items are available for public inspection and copying at
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th floor, during regular business hours. Notices of Meetings and Agendas are posted on MUNI's Web site at http://www.sfmuni.com/cac. Notices of meetings and agendas, and minutes are available at the San Francisco Public Library (Main), 100 Larkin Street - Government Section (5th Floor).
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@ci.sf.ca.us.
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.ci.sf.ca.us/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 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415-581-2300, fax 415-581-2317, or visit their website at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.
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