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ISCOTT MINUTES

INTERDEPARTMENTAL STAFF COMMITTEE
ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FOR
TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES

Meeting of May 24, 2012, Thursday, 9:00 AM

1294th Regular Meeting
Meeting Location: One South Van Ness Avenue, Room #7080

MINUTES OF THE MAY 10, 2012 MEETING (ACTION ITEM)

The Committee adopted the Minutes.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may address ISCOTT members on matters that are within ISCOTT purview and are not on today’s agenda.

Ace On The Case expressed that in his view, the sponsor of the street closing permit for the Fillmore Street Jazz festival did not truly represent the businesses and residents in the area south of Geary and that the outreach was inadequate.   

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS)

• Fair Avenue between Mission Street and Coleridge Avenue; Intersection:

      Peters@ Fair Note: Local Access Allowed on Peters Avenue

                  Saturday, June 9, 2012, Noon to 6PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

      APPROVED.

• 26th Street between Noe and Sanchez Streets

                  Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 10 AM to 6 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

      APPROVED.

• 19th Street between Guerrero and Dolores Streets

      Note: Local Access between Dolores and Oakwood

                  Sunday, June 10, 2012, 11 AM to 5 PM

                        Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• 15th Street between Shotwell and Folsom Streets

                  Thursday, June 7, 2012, 9 AM to 11:59 PM

                  After Party for Microsoft Product Launch

      APPROVED provided sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD.

• 15th Street between Shotwell  and Folsom Streets

                  Saturday, June 23, 2012, Noon to 7 PM

                  Truck Block Party

      APPROVED provided sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d) 

• Harrison Street between 23rd and 25th Streets; Intersection: 24th @ Harrison

      Street (Local Residential Access Allowed)

                  Sunday, June 3, 2012, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

                                                      AND

                  Sunday, July 1, 2012, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

                                                      AND

                  Sunday, August 5, 2012, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

                  Low Rider Car Show in Conjunction with Sunday Streets

      APPROVED with the following conditions:

• 4 monitors must be on site at all times easily identifiable with safety vests or uniform T-shirts
• Local access is provided to the residents of Harrison Street via 23rd or 25th Streets
• The lead monitor must supply their working cell phone number to Susan King and the lead SFPD officer no later than 10:45 AM
• No additional car show vehicles are to be allowed in after 11:30 AM
• Local motorcycle access only

• Grove Street between Polk and Larkin Streets

                  Thursday, October 11, 2012, 8 AM to 11 PM

                  Deloitte Private Event

APPROVED provided sponsor coordinates with an event at Bill Graham Auditorium as necessary.  

• Fillmore Street between Geary Boulevard and Fulton Street; O’Farrell Street

      between Fillmore and Steiner Streets; Intersections: Ellis and O’Farrell @

      Fillmore Street

                  Saturday, June 16, 2012, 12:01 AM to

                  Sunday, June 17, 2012, 11:59 PM

                  Juneteenth Celebration

      HOLD.

• Oakdale Street between 3rd and Lane Streets

                  Friday, July 27, 2012, 8 AM to 8 PM

                  Project Homeless Connect

      APPROVED.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d) 

• Annie Street between Mission and Jessie Streets; Ambrose Bierce between

      Annie and New Montgomery Streets; Intersection: Ambrose Bierce @ Annie

                  Thursday, June 14, 2012, 5 AM to

                  Friday, June 15, 2012, 5 AM

                  SPUR Membership Party

      APPROVED provided sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD.

• Minna Street between 2nd and New Montgomery Streets

                  Friday, July 13, 2012, 4 PM to 11 PM

                  End of Conference Block Party

      APPROVED.

• Mint Plaza

                  Monday, June 11, 2012, to Friday, June 7, 2013

                  Monday thru Friday, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM, EACH DAY

                  Food Truck On Mint Plaza

      APPROVED.

• Cole Street between Carl Street and Grattan Avenue; Parnassus Street between

      Belvedere and Shrader Streets; Intersection: Cole @ Parnassus Street

                  Sunday, September 23, 2012, 6 AM to 8 PM

                  Cole Valley Fair

      APPROVED.

• Terry Francois Boulevard between 3rd and Mission Rock Streets

      (Local Access Allowed)

                  Saturday, June 23, 2012, 6 AM to 10 PM

                  The Warped Tour

APPROVED provided sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD and PCOs as determined by SFPD.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d) 

• Maiden Lane between Stockton and Kearny Streets

                  Saturday, August 25, 2012, 9 AM to 6 PM

                  S.F. Artists’ Guild Art Shows

APPROVED with the following conditions:

• There is at least a 5 foot path of travel between each of the artists’ displays
• There should be no encroachment on the sidewalk or on the buildings even during setup and breakdown times
• Due to the ongoing construction and renovation of buildings on Maiden lane, there may be times when the permit holder will be asked to alter their permit hours or days to accommodate construction schedules
• If A frame display units are being used then there must be a base surrounding any part of the frame that borders a path of travel. This will allow for a person with a walking cane to detect the structure

• Maiden Lane between Stockton Street and Grant Avenue

                  Saturday, June 2, 2012, 10 AM to 5:30 PM

                                          AND

                  Saturday, June 2, 2012, 10 AM to 5:30 PM

                                          AND

                  Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10 AM to 5:30 PM

                  Red Umbrellas Art Show

APPROVED with the following conditions:

• There is at least a 5 foot path of travel between each of the artists’ displays
• There should be no encroachment on the sidewalk or on the buildings even during setup and breakdown times
• Due to the ongoing construction and renovation of buildings on Maiden lane, there may be times when the permit holder will be asked to alter their permit hours or days to accommodate construction schedules
• If A frame display units are being used then there must be a base surrounding any part of the frame that borders a path of travel. This will allow for a person with a walking cane to detect the structure

• Leidesdorff Street between Pine and California Streets

                  Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 9 AM to 3 PM

                  Outdoor Seating for Tradeshow

      APPROVED.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d

• Leidesdorff Street between Sacramento and Commercial Streets

                  Friday, June 22, 2012, 9 AM to

                  Saturday, June 23, 2012, 1 AM

                  Wayfare Tavern 2nd Anniversary Celebration

      APPROVED provided sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD.

• Beach Street between Larkin and Westerly Terminus; Polk Street between North

      Point and Beach Street; Intersection: Polk @ Beach Street

                  Saturday, June 30, 2012, 2 AM to 9 PM

                  Ghirardelli Square KidsBash

      APPROVED with the following conditions:

• Sponsor pays for 3 Parking Control Officers
• Sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD

• Beach Street between Larkin and Westerly Terminus; Polk Street between North

      Point and Beach Street; Intersection: Polk @ Beach Street

                  Saturday, September 8, 2012, 12:01 AM to

                  Sunday, September 9, 2012, 11:59 PM

                  Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival

      APPROVED with the following conditions:

• Sponsor pays for 3 Parking Control Officers
• Sponsor pays for 10-B SFPD as determined by SFPD
• Sponsor provides a shuttle service on Polk Street between North Point and Beach Streets on both days in conjunction with the operation of the Aquatic Park Senior Center

• Jones Street between Eddy and Turk Streets

                  Saturday, August 4, 2012, 7 AM to 5 PM

                                          AND

                  Sunday, August 5, 2012, 7 AM to 5 PM

                  SF Rescue Mission Events

      APPROVED with the following conditions:

• Sponsor pays for 1 Parking Control Officer from 7 AM to 5 PM
• Sponsor pays for 2 10-B SFPD from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
• Sponsor pays for barricades and signing costs

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d

• 3rd Street (two most easterly lanes only) between King Street and Terry Francois

      Boulevard; Terry Francois Boulevard between 3rd and Mission Rock Streets;

      Eastbound King Street (bike lane and most easterly lane of traffic only) between

      2nd and 3rd Streets

Note; Local Access to Piers 48 and 50 Allowed

Sunday, September 9, 2012, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM

                                          AND

      Northbound Embarcadero between Washington and King Streets

Sunday, September 9, 2012, 8:40 AM to 9:40AM

AND

      Northbound Embarcadero (parking lane, Bicycle Lane and most easterly lane 

      of traffic only ) between Washington and King Streets

                  Sunday, September 9, 2012, 9:40 AM to 11 AM.

                  Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

      APPROVED.

• Post Street between Stockton and Taylor Streets

                  Saturday, October 13, 2012, 11 PM to

                  Sunday, October 14, 2012, 10 AM           

                                                      AND

Post Street between Montgomery and Jones Streets; Geary Street between Stockton and Mason Streets

Sunday, October 14, 2012, 3:30 AM to 10 AM

                                                      AND

Powell, Mason, Taylor, Jones, Kearny, and Stockton Streets and Grant Avenue between O’Farrell and Sutter Streets

(Local Access Allowed and Cable Cars to be allowed through on Powell Street)

Sunday, October 14, 2012, 4:45 AM to 10 AM

                                                      AND

Post Street between Stockton and Montgomery Streets; Montgomery Street between Market and Jackson Streets; Washington Street between Kearny Street and The Embarcadero; Northbound Embarcadero  between Washington and Jefferson Streets; Jefferson Street between Northbound Embarcadero and Aquatic Park; Hyde Street between Jefferson and North Point Street; Beach Street between Leavenworth and Polk Streets; Polk Street between Beach and North Point Streets; North Point Street between Larkin Street and Van Ness Avenue; Van Ness Avenue between North Point Street and northerly Terminus Note: Racers enter into Aquatic Park and Fort Mason; Beach Street (most northerly lane only) between Laguna and Buchanan Streets; Marina Boulevard (westbound lanes) between Buchanan and Lyon Streets; Note: Runners enter into the Presidio

Sunday, October 14, 2012, 5 AM to 10 AM

                                                      AND

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont’d

25th Avenue between Lake Street and Lincoln Boulevard; El Camino del Mar between 25th Avenue and 32nd Avenue; 32nd Avenue between El Camino del Mar to Clement Street; Clement Street between 32nd to 45th Avenues; 45th Avenue between Clement Street and Pt. Lobos Avenue; Pt. Lobos Avenue between 45th Avenue and The Great Highway Note: Runners enter Recreation and Park Jurisdiction including The Great Highway and Golden Gate Park and Skyline Boulevard which is under Caltrans Jurisdiction.

                  Sunday, October 14, 2012, 7 AM to 11 AM

                                                      AND

Lake Merced Boulevard (one southbound lane only ) between Skyline Boulevard and John Muir Dr; John Muir Drive between Lake Merced Boulevard and Skyline Boulevard Note: Runners will return to Skyline Boulevard under Caltrans Jurisdiction to The Great Highway finish line under Recreation & Park Jurisdiction.

Sunday, October 14, 2012, 8 AM to 3 PM

                  Nike Marathon

      APPROVED with the following conditions:

• The sponsor is responsible for setting up a meeting in early September to discuss final details for the race. This meeting should include representatives form SFPD-Traffic, SFMTA-MUNI, Transportation Engineering and Enforcement, Recreation and Park, GGNRA and Presidio Trust
• The sponsor pays for the cost of Parking Control Officers around Union Square on Saturday October 13, 2012
• The sponsor runs notification ads of the race in local neighborhood newspapers several weeks in advance of the race
• There is a public phone number which is activated several days before the race for people to call if there are any questions or issues which arise which should be included in the local ads
• Residents and business notifications are delivered 2 weeks in advance with a list of persons provided to the SFMTA. The resident/business notifications are to be reviewed before distribution by SFMTA staff, 1 South Van Ness Ave., 7th Floor SF CA 94103-5417

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Sound Producing Devices

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pages 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 cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Disability Access

To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact (415) 701-4683 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 perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know Your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.  For 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 to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, One Dr.Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415)554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.  Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at web site http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.    

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the SanFrancisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415)581-2300, fax(415)581‑2317, web site www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Categorically exempt from Environmental

Review Class 4(e) Minor temporary use

of land having negligible or no permanent

effects on the environment, including carnivals,

sales of Christmas trees, etc.

_________________________________

Gerald Robbins Date

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

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