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Disability Access for meetings held at
One
South Van Ness Avenue
Meetings are held at One South Van Ness Avenue, Seventh Floor Conference Rooms, San Francisco.The meeting location is wheelchair
accessible.
The closest BART station is Civic Center.
The closest SFMTA Metro station is Van Ness.
Accessible SFMTA bus routes nearest the meeting location are the 6 Parnassus,
9 San Bruno, 9L San Bruno Limited, 47 Van Ness, 49 Van Ness/Mission, 71 Haight-Noriega, and the F Market
& Wharves (Historic Streetcar Service). The 14 Mission and the 14L Mission Limited run one block away. For more information about
Muni accessible services, call 415.701.4485. 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.
The closest BART station is Civic Center.
For assistance with special needs (large print agendas, sign language
interpreters, etc.) please contact Yvette Torres (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.
NOTES:
Notices of meeting agendas and minutes are available at the San Francisco Public Library (Main), 100 Larkin Street, 5th Floor, Government Section, and on the SFMTA Web site at www.sfmta.com/cac.
Written reports and background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at One South Van Ness Ave, Seventh Floor, during regular business hours.
Disability Access for meetings held
at 100 Van Ness Avenue
Meeting will be held at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority,
100 Van Ness Avenue (25th Floor Conference Room), San Francisco, between
Fell and Hayes Streets. From the lobby, take bank of elevators #18 to
28 to the 25th floor, and follow signs to conference room.
The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART station
is Civic Center, about four blocks from the meeting location. Accessible
SFMTA bus lines nearest the meeting location are the 47-Van
Ness, 49-Van Ness-Mission, 6-Parnassus, 7-Haight, 71-Haight-Noriega and the
inbound 26-Valencia; also the F-Market & Wharves (Historic Streetcar Service). The closest SFMTA
Metro station is Van Ness. For more information about SFMTA
accessible services, call 415-701-4485.
There is accessible on-street vehicle parking available in the vicinity
of the meeting location. Vehicle parking lots are located at the intersections
of Fell Street and Van Ness Avenue, and Polk and Hayes Streets. 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 call 415-554-6873 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.
Rules of Order
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens' Advisory Council
ARTICLE I - NAME
Section 1. The name of this council shall be the "San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Citizens' Advisory Council "henceforth referred to in these rules as the “Council.”
ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. The Council is composed of fifteen members appointed by the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the City and County of San Francisco Charter Section 8A.111.
Section 2. Council members shall not miss more than four Regular Meetings within a calendar year. In the event that a member's attendance falls below this level the Council Secretary shall provide notice to the Council Chair and the affected council member two weeks before the notice is distributed to the member's appointing authority.
This provision applies only to Regular Meetings of the Council held on the scheduled meeting date and does not apply to rescheduled or Special Meetings, meetings of committees, field trips, tours, or meetings held at locations other than the designated location for Regular Meetings.
Section 3. Members may continue to serve past the expiration of their terms, until they are removed or replaced by their appointing authority, until and unless the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco otherwise provides.
Section 4. When a vacancy occurs the Council Secretary shall notify the appropriate appointing authority.
ARTICLE III - OFFICERS AND STAFF
Section 1. Chair and Vice Chair. The officers of this Council shall be a Chair and a Vice Chair. At the first Regular Meeting of the Council after the 30th day of June each year, the members of the Council shall elect officers from among their number and they shall take office immediately upon their election. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Council, shall preserve order and decorum, shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal to the Council by any member, shall determine the agenda for each meeting, and shall appoint any and all committees of the Council. The Chair shall have the right to participate in the proceedings of the Council, including the right to make or second any resolution or other motion. The Chair shall represent the Council before the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall preside until such time as the Chair returns or until the next scheduled election. In the absence of both the Chair and the Vice Chair, the members shall select by motion a member to preside over that meeting.
Section 2. Vacancy in the Office of Chair or Vice Chair. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chair, the Vice Chair shall become Chair for the remainder of the Chair’s term. In the event the Chair or Vice Chair is removed from the Council by their appointing authority, they shall resume office if they are reappointed to the Council by any appointing authority within 30 days of being removed or replaced unless such removal or replacement occurs within the month of June. If the Chair is removed from the Council by an appointing authority, and the Vice Chair has succeeded as Chair, and the Chair is then reappointed within the time frame set forth in this section, the former Vice Chair shall resume the post of Vice Chair upon the Chair’s reinstatement. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice Chair, the council shall elect one of its number to serve out the remainder of the Vice Chair’s term at the first Regular Meeting occurring more than 45 days after the vacancy, or at the first Regular Meeting of the Council after the 30th day of June, whichever comes first. In the event of a vacancy in both the offices of Chair and Vice Chair, the council shall elect one of its number as Chair and one of its number as Vice Chair at the first Regular Meeting of the Council occurring more than 45 days after the vacancy of each office, or at the first Regular Meeting of the Council after the 30th day of June, whichever comes first.
Section 3. Inability to Elect a Chair in the Event that the Position of Chair is Vacant. If the Council is unable to elect a Chair at a meeting where the Rules of Order indicate they shall do so, the Vice Chair shall serve in an acting capacity as Chairman until the next regular meeting at which a vote for the position of chairman shall be scheduled. If the position of chairman is not vacant, the current chairman would continue to serve as chairman until the next regular meeting at which a vote for the position of chairman shall be scheduled.
In the event of a tie vote, the tie shall be broken by the most senior member of the Council present, determined by the date of their appointment to the Council. When more than one Council member is appointed on the same date, the Secretary shall determine by lot, at a Regular Meeting, in full view of the Council, the order of their seniority. For purposes of seniority, all members appointed to the Council prior to August 3, 2000 shall be considered to have been appointed on that date. If a member’s service on the Council is discontinuous, their appointment date shall be considered to be the date on which they were reappointed to the Council most recently, not counting reappointments which did not follow a break in their service on the Council.
Section 4. Council Liaison. The SFMTA shall appoint a staff person to serve as Liaison to the Council. The Liaison is not a member of the Council and has no vote. The Liaison will interface with members of the SFMTA staff, provide the Council with a monthly staff report, act as a resource person in questions of policy, practices and organizational history, and perform other functions as directed by the Council or by these rules.
Section 5. Secretary. The SFMTA shall provide an additional staff person to serve as Secretary. The Secretary is not a member of the Council and has no vote. The duties of the Secretary are to act as custodian of the records of the Council, to make a complete record of the proceedings of the Council, and to perform other functions as directed by the Council Liaison, the Council Chair, Vice Chair, Council Committee Chairs or by these rules. The Secretary shall report to the Liaison to the Council.
ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS
Section 1. Open and Public Meetings. All meetings of the Council shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the Council.
Section 2. Regular Meetings. The Council shall hold its regular meeting at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor, Room 3074 at 5:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month.
Section 3. Special Meetings of the Council. Special meetings of the Council may be called at any time by the Chair by delivering written notice to each member of the Council and to the local media who have requested such notice in writing. Such notice must be delivered at least 72 hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. The Council shall consider no other business at such meetings. Each Special meeting shall be held at the regular meeting place of the Council except that the Chair may designate an alternate meeting place provided that such alternate location is specified in the notice of the special meeting; further provided that the notice of the special meeting shall be given at least 15 days prior to said special meeting being held at an alternate location. This provision shall not apply where the alternative meeting location is located within the same building as the regular meeting place.
Section 4. Quorum. Eight members constitute a quorum of the Council. In the absence of a quorum the Council may adjourn or may reschedule the meeting to a specific date and time. A majority of committee members shall constitute a quorum of the committee.
Section 5. Cancellation of Meetings. The Chair, or a resolution adopted by a majority of the Council may cancel a meeting. The Chair of a Committee may cancel a meeting of their committee. In the event of a meeting cancellation, the Secretary shall provide notice in accordance with applicable law.
Section 6. Public Comment. Every agenda for regular and special meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council.
Section 7. Agenda. The Chair or a Committee Chair shall provide agenda topics to both the Liaison and the Secretary not less than seven days prior to the meeting. Recommendations made by Committees shall be considered by the full CAC at the first possible meeting. At least 72 hours prior to the meeting the Secretary shall send a copy of the agenda of the meeting to each Council member and member of the public who has requested in writing to receive the agendas of such meetings. Council members shall also receive the printed materials referenced in the agenda, and these materials shall be available for public review at the offices of the Council and at the meeting. In the event that the Chair or a Committee Chair does not provide agenda topics seven days prior to the meeting, the Liaison shall post a notice of cancellation.
Section 8. Vote Required. Except as otherwise herein provided, an affirmative vote of at least eight members of the Council shall be required for the passage of any resolution, or for the passage of any other motion. Procedural motions shall only require an affirmative vote of a majority of members present. All members of the Council present at a meeting shall vote yes or no on all questions put before the Council for a vote. Members of the Council may not abstain, vote “present,” nor decline to vote.
Section 9. Adjournment of Meetings. The Council may adjourn any regular or special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment.
Section 10. Minutes of Proceedings. The Secretary shall record the vote on all resolutions and minutes on all matters discussed. A draft of the minutes shall be available for inspection and copying no later than ten working days after each meeting. The officially adopted minutes shall be available for inspection and copying no later than two working days after the meeting at which the minutes are adopted.
Section 11. Pro Tem Committee Appointments. If, at the scheduled time and place for a duly noticed meeting of a Committee of the Council, a quorum of the Committee is not present, Pro Tem Committee Members may be appointed by the Committee Chair to serve in the place of specific absent members. Such appointments shall expire at the adjournment of the meeting or upon the arrival of the replaced member which ever comes first. In the absence of the Committee Chair, the Council Chair may make such pro tem appointments. If the Council Chair is not present or cannot be reached, the Council Vice-Chair may make such pro tem appointments. An appointment letter signed by the presiding officer making the appointment shall be appended to the minutes before approval. (Such pro tem appointments shall be noted in the committee minutes.) Only current members of the Council present at the meeting may be appointed as a pro tem member of the committee. In the absence of a committee chair, a quorum of the committee may appoint a prop tem chair from one of their number to serve until such time as the committee chair arrives.
Section 12. Requests Regarding Parking or Fare Evasion Citations. Members of the Council shall not attempt to influence or interfere with the issuance or dispensation of particular parking citations or fare evasion citations by communicating with employees of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Members of the Council and the Secretary shall respond to any written or oral requests to members of the Council regarding particular parking citations by referring to the prohibition contained in this section. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Council or its members from exercising their authority to recommend changes in policy or policy implementation regarding parking citations or fare evasion citations, including, but not limited to, recommendations which pertain to inconsistencies in enforcement observed by members of the Council or any member(s) of the public reporting incidents thereto.
ARTICLE V - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
Section 1. Parliamentary Authority: The rules of parliamentary practice, as set forth in Robert's Rules of Order, shall govern all meetings of the Council except as provided for in these rules.
Section 2: Rules of Debate. When a member desires to address the Council, the member shall seek recognition by addressing the presiding officer and, when recognized, shall proceed to speak, confining comments to the question before the Council. No discussion shall take place until a resolution or a calendared item has been introduced.
Section 3. Privilege of Floor and Public Participation. The privilege of the floor shall be granted to any member of the public or officers of the City and County of San Francisco, or their duly authorized representatives for the purpose of commenting on any question before the Council. Each person wishing to speak on an item at a regular or special meeting shall be permitted to be heard once per item for up to three minutes. The presiding officer shall be the judge of the pertinence of such comments, and have the power to limit this privilege if in the presiding officer's opinion the comments are not pertinent to the question before the Council or the comments are merely reiterative of points made by previous speakers.
Section 4. Agenda Changes or Continuances. Any agenda change or continuance shall be announced at the beginning of the Council meeting, or as soon thereafter as the change or continuance becomes known to the presiding officer.
ARTICLE VI - ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
Section 1. Adoption of Rules of Order. The adoption of the Rules of Order shall be by motion and shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council. When adopted, such Rules of Order shall remain in effect unless suspended or amended as provided herein.
Section 3. Amendments to Rules of Order. An amendment to the Rules of Order may, after 30 days' notice, be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Council.
ADOPTED: August 3, 2000
AMENDED: January 9, 2006
AMENDED: January 14, 2010.
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Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
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
the SFMTA's Web site at http://www.sfmta.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 the Sunshine
Ordinance Task Force. You can get a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance
from the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force by calling 415-554-7724 or from
the City's website at http://www.sfgov.org/site/sunshine_index.asp?id=4673.
Lobbyist Ordinance
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local
legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco
Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign Governmental Conduct Code,
Sections 2.100 - 2.160) 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 Web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics/.
Sound-Producing 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.
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