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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, June 5, 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, Cesar Perez, Greg Riessen, Norman Rolfe, Dorris Vincent, Daniel Weaver, Jamison Wieser and Ruth Wheeler

Committees:

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

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

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

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

 


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, June 5, 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 April 6, 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

5:40

5.

Staff Report (Discussion) Caroline Celaya

5:45

Staff-Initiated Items

6.

Revenue Panel Options (Discussion/Action) Sonali Bose

5:50

7.

Taxicab Commission Presentation (Discussion/Action) Jordanna Thigpen

6:30

Council-Initiated Items

8.

Committee Reports

7:05

9.

Recommendation from a CAC Committee (Discussion/Action)
Operations and Customer Service Committee (OCSC)

Motion 080421.05

WHEREAS The removal of graffiti and trash should be high priority as the SFMTA seeks to attract passengers to Muni and improve the customer experience,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the SFMTA CAC recommends that the SFMTA investigate reinstating vehicle cleaning assistance from General Assistance Program workers and the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program. 

7:10

10.

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

Motion 080515.01

WHEREAS Geneva Avenue was ranked as the City’s fifth most important corridor in the city in the five-year transit corridor prioritization project in 2005; and

WHEREAS, The $150,000 grant that the SFMTA is preparing to examine the transportation options along Geneva Avenue is not currently scoped to examine the possibility of installing light rails; and

WHEREAS, A light-rail line along Geneva Avenue would replace a historical line that ran along this corridor; and

WHEREAS, This connection would increase efficiencies of the Metro system by connection the T-line and the Muni Metro East facility to Balboa Park along with the K L and M lines which serve it as well as the Green Rail Yard,

THEREFORE BE IF RESOLVED That the SFMTA CAC urges the SFMTA to focus on planning for light rail in addition to short term improvements along the corridor.

7:15

11.

Council Members’ Questions and Comments (Discussion)

7:20

12.

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

Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5:30 p.m., 1 South Van Ness Avenue,

Conference Room 3074

7:25

13.

Adjournment  

7:30

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 station is Civic Center. The closest SFMTA Metro station is Van Ness. 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 401 Van Ness Avenue. The Civic Center Garage (entrance on the south side of McAllister Street, between Polk and Larkin Streets) includes bicycle racks.

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 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 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@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.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/.

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.

 

Accessible meeting policy – One South Van Ness Avenue

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