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ISCOTT MINUTES

INTERDEPARTMENTAL STAFF COMMITTEE
ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FOR
TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES

Meeting of September 8, 2011, Thursday, 9:00 AM

1278th Regular Meeting
Meeting Location:  One South Van Ness Avenue, Room #7080

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 25, 2011 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.

No public comment.

HOLD

Jefferson Street between Taylor and Mason Streets

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 3 AM to 8:15 AM

                        AND

Jefferson Street between Leavenworth and Mason Streets; Intersections: Jefferson @ Leavenworth, Jones, Taylor, and  Mason Streets

(Local Access Allowed)

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 6 AM to 7:30 AM

                        AND

Jefferson Street between Mason and Powell Streets; Powell Street between Jefferson and Lombard Streets; Intersections: Powell @ Jefferson, Beach, North Point, Bay, Francisco, Chestnut and Lombard Streets

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 6:45 AM to 7:20 AM

                        AND

Lombard Street between Powell Street and Grant Avenue; Intersections: Lombard @ Stockton Street and Grant Avenue

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 6:45 AM to 7:45 AM

                        AND

   Telegraph Hill Boulevard between Grant Avenue and Filbert Street

            Sunday, November 13, 2011, 6:45 AM to 8 AM

                                    AND

   Telegraph Hill Boulevard between Filbert Street and Terminus

            Sunday, November 13, 2011, 3 AM to 9:30 AM

                                    AND

Battery Street between Filbert and Vallejo Streets; Vallejo Street between Battery  and Front Streets; Front  Street between Vallejo and Jackson Streets; Intersections: Filbert @ Sansome and Battery Streets; Battery @ Union, Green, and Vallejo Streets; Vallejo @ Front Street; Front @ Broadway, Pacific Avenue and Jackson Street

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:05 AM to 8 AM

                                 AND

Jackson Street between Front and Drumm Streets; Drumm Street between Jackson and Clay Streets; Intersections: Jackson @ Davis and Drumm Streets; Drumm @ Washington and Clay  Streets

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:05 AM to 8:15 AM

                                 AND

Clay Street between Drumm Street and Justin Herman Plaza

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 4 AM to 9:30 AM

                                 AND

The Little Embarcadero (westbound only) between Powell and Taylor Streets

Taylor Street (southbound only) between Little Embarcadero and Jefferson Street; Intersections: Little Embarcadero @ Powell Street; Taylor @ Jefferson Street

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:45 AM to 10:15 AM

                                 AND

ITEM ON HOLD (cont’d)

Jefferson Street (most northerly parking and traffic lanes only) between Taylor Street and  Westerly Terminus; Intersections: Jefferson @ Jones, Leavenworth, and Hyde Streets

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:45 AM to 10:30 AM

                                 AND

Marina Boulevard (most northerly lane only) between Laguna and Buchanan Street; Marina Boulevard @ Laguna and Buchanan Streets

Note: Local Residential and Business Access to be allowed thru out as appropriate

         Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:50 AM to 10:45 AM

         Men’s Health Urbanathlon

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS)

• 15th Avenue between California and Lake Streets

                  Saturday, October 15, 2011, 8 AM to 9 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• Surrey Street between Van Buren and Swiss Streets

                  Saturday, October 15, 2011, 3 PM to 7 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• Dellbrook Avenue between Olympia Way and Olympia Way

                  Sunday, October 2, 2011, 11 AM to 5 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• 23rd Street between Diamond and Castro Streets

                  Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9 AM to 5 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• 29th Avenue between Lake and California Streets

                  Sunday, October 16, 2011, Noon to 7 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont.)

• Beaver Street between Noe and Castro Streets

                  Saturday, November 5, 2011, 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM

                  Neighborhood Block Party

            APPROVED.

• Treat Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets

                  Saturday, October 29, 2011, 8 AM to 2 PM

                  SFPD Pumpkin Patch Block Party

            APPROVED.

• Freelon Street between 4th Street and Southerly Terminus

                  Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6 PM to 11 PM

                  Corporate Event

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

• Leidesdorff Street between California and Pine Streets

                  Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 3 PM to 9:30 PM

                  City Car Share Event Bicycle Parking

            APPROVED.                       

• Irving Street between 9th and 11th Avenues; 10th Avenue between Judah Street

      and Lincoln Way; Intersection: 10th @ Irving Street

(Local Residential Access on 10th Avenue between Irving and Lincoln Way via  Lincoln Way;  Local Residential Access on 10th Avenue between Irving and Judah via Judah for 400 feet)

                  Sunday, October 16, 2011, 6 AM to 10 PM

                  Inner Sunset Street Fair

            APPROVED.

• Mason Street between Columbus Avenue and Lombard Street

                  Sundays, October 2, 2011 to May 6, 2012

                  7 AM to 3 PM EACH WEEK

                  Continuation of the North Beach Farmer’s Market

APPROVED; permit may be revoked pending potential construction on this block. 

• Jefferson Street between Hyde Street and Westerly Terminus

                  Sunday, November 5, 2011, 11 AM to 1 PM

                  Addendum to the US Fall Half Marathon

            APPROVED.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont.)

• Jefferson Street between Hyde Street and Westerly Terminus

                  Sunday, April 7, 2012, 11 AM to 1 PM

                  Addendum to the US Spring Half Marathon

            APPROVED.

• Jefferson Street between Hyde Street and Westerly Terminus

                  Saturday, July 28, 2012, 12:01 AM to 1 PM

                  20th Annual Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim Finish Area

            APPROVED.

• Minna Street between 2nd and New Montgomery Streets

                  Friday, September 30, 2011, 5 PM to

                  Saturday, October 1, 2011, 2 AM

                  Art Event / Book Release Party

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

• Steuart Street (east sidewalk only) between Howard and Southerly

      Terminus

                  Saturday, October 8, 2011, 6 AM to

                  Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 11:59 PM

                  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

            APPROVED.

•      Cortland Avenue between Bocana and Folsom Streets; Andover Street between

          Cortland Avenue and Ellert Street; Moultrie Street between Cortland and Jarboe

          Avenues; Intersections: Gates, Ellsworth, Anderson, Bennington, Wool, Andover

          and Moultrie Streets @ Cortland Avenue

                        Sunday, October 16, 2011, 5 AM to 10 PM

                        Fiesta on the Hill

APPROVED.

• Golden Gate Avenue between Jones and Leavenworth Streets

                  Saturday, October 1, 2011, 6 AM to 6 PM

                  Blessing of the Animals

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

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont.)

• Larkin Street between Eddy and O’Farrell Streets; Ellis Street between Hyde

      and Polk Streets; Olive Street between Hyde and Polk Streets; Willow Street

      between Hyde and Polk Streets; Ellis, Olive, and Willow @ Larkin Streets

                  Sunday, January 15, 2012, 1 AM to 11:59 PM

                  Vietnamese Community TET Festival

            APPROVED with the following conditions:

• Sponsor pays for the cost of 2 Parking Control Officers (PCOs) during event times;
• Amplified sound does not begin until 11 AM;
• Sponsor works with the hotels on the 600 block of Ellis to allow for shuttle and taxi access. Monitors are to be provided by the sponsor;
• Sponsor develops a plan to control fire cracker abuse including warning signage that fire crackers will be confiscated and provides adequate volunteers to implement the plan;
• Sponsor complies with the SFFD requirements regarding the fireworks display

• Fulton Street between Larkin and Hyde Streets

                  Friday, October 28, 2011, Noon to

                  Sunday, October 30, 2011, 5 PM

                  Snow Boarding Demonstration

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

• 3rd Street (parking lane and most easterly traffic lane only) between Terry

      Francois Boulevard (north end) and King Street

                  Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM

                  Corporate Fun Run

APPROVED provided no conflicts with the Major League Baseball schedule.

• O’Farrell Street between Fillmore Street and Steiner Street

(Local Access allowed up to Fillmore Center Garage Entrance via Steiner Street)

            Sunday, September 11, 2011, 10:30 AM to 4:15 PM

            Addendum to Sunday Streets

            APPROVED.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES (ACTION ITEMS) (cont.)

• Waverly Place between Washington and Clay Streets

                  Sunday, September 18, 2011, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

                                                      AND

Commercial Street between Grant Avenue and Kearney Street; Washington Street between Walter U. Lum Place and Grant Avenue

                  Sunday, September 18, 2011, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

            Addendum to Sunday Streets

            APPROVED.

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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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