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SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Room 400, City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

REGULAR MEETING AND CLOSED SESSION
2:00 P.M.

SFMTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rev. Dr. James McCray, Jr., Chairman
Tom Nolan, Vice Chairman
Cameron Beach
Shirley Breyer Black
Malcolm Heinicke
Jerry Lee
Bruce Oka

Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
SAN FRANCISCO

Roberta Boomer
SECRETARY

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ORDER OF BUSINESS

1.  Call to Order

2.  Roll Call

3.  Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting.

4.  Approval of Minutes

  • August 5, 2008 Regular Meeting

5.  Communications

6.  Introduction of New or Unfinished Business by Board Members

7. Executive Director’s Report (For discussion only)

  • Sunshine TWU Local 250-A Contract
  • Twin Peaks tunnel speed
  • Ongoing Activities  

8. Citizen’s Advisory Council Report

9.  Public Comment

Members of the public may address the Board on matters that are within the Board's jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar.

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE SFMTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO OR CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE.  EXPLANATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT 1 SOUTH VAN NESS AVE. 7th FLOOR.

CONSENT CALENDAR

10.  All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Municipal Transportation Agency Board and will be acted upon by a single vote.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

(10.1) Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or will be available in payment of the following claims against the SFMTA:

  1. State Farm Ins. vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #470257 filed on 12/20/07 for $890.77
  2. Lease Plan Risk Management/Phillip Morris vs. CCSF, Unlitigated Claim #803392 filed on 6/9/08 for $7,735.39

(10.2) Approving the following traffic modifications:

  1. REVOKE – PART-TIME PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, 7:30 AM TO 8:30 AM AND 2 PM TO 6 PM, SCHOOLDAYS – 250 Valencia Street, west side, from 136 feet to     156 feet south of Clinton Park. 
  2. ESTABLISH – BLUE ZONE – 250 Valencia Street, west side, from 136 feet to 156 feet south of Clinton Park.
  3. ESTABLISH - PART-TIME PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, 7:30 AM TO 8:30 AM AND 2 PM TO 6 PM, SCHOOLDAYS -  250 Valencia Street, west side, from 52.5 feet  to 156 feet south of Clinton Park. 
  4. EXTEND – RED (NO PARKING ANYTIME) ZONE - Burnett Avenue, west side, from Crestline Drive to 15 feet northerly. 
  5. RESCIND - RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - Lake Merced Boulevard, northbound, at South State Drive and at Font Boulevard. 
  6. ESTABLISH - PART-TIME PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, 8:30 AM TO 9:30 AM AND 3 PM TO 4 PM, SCHOOLDAYS - Ortega Street, south side, from 0 feet to 90 feet west of 37th Avenue; and Ortega Street, south side, from 120 feet to 240 feet west of 37th Avenue. 
  7. REVOKE - PART-TIME PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, 8:30 AM TO 9:30 AM AND 3 PM TO 4 PM, SCHOOLDAYS AND ESTABLISH - SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE, 7 AM TO 4 PM, SCHOOL DAYS - “3101” Ortega Street, south side, from 38th Avenue to 98 feet westerly. 
  8. ESTABLISH - METERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING – Washington Street, south side, from 148-feet west of Van Ness Avenue to 20-feet westerly. 
  9. ESTABLISH - UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING – Bryant Street, north side, from 6th Street to 24-feet easterly. 
  10. ESTABLISH - ANGLED PARKING (60 DEGREE) – Noe Street, west side, from 90 feet south of Duboce Avenue to 75 feet north of 14th Street. 
  11. ESTABISH - NO PARKING ANYTIME – Noe Street, west side, from 38 feet to 90 feet south of Duboce Avenue. 
  12. REMOVE - ANGLE PARKING STALLS – Townsend Street, south side, between 4th Street and 5th Street, west of the white zone in front of Caltrain to 76 feet westerly. 
  13. INSTALL - MOTORCYCLE STALLS – Townsend Street, south side, between 4th Street and 5th Street, west of the white zone in front of Caltrain to 76 feet westerly. 
  14. INSTALL - STOP Signs - diamond Street at Jersey Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; and, Irving Street, westbound, at Lower Great Highway.  (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Bond Yee)

(10.3) Authorizing the Executive Director/CEO to accept and expend $200,000 in FTA New Freedom assistance for its NextMuni Audible Arrival Time Push-to-Talk project. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Sonali Bose)

(10.4) Authorizing the Executive Director/CEO to execute Contract Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. MR-1034R, Advanced Train Control System Project, with Thales Rail Signalling Solutions, to extend the Contract Term for six months, from September 6, 2008 to March 6, 2009

(Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and financial plan.) (Carter Rohan)

(10.5) Approving the Japan Center Garage Corporation’s revised Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 Operating Budget for the Japan Center Garages.  (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and budget.) (Amit Kothari)

REGULAR CALENDAR

11.  Authorizing the Executive Director to execute a Senior and Disabled Transit Fare Pilot Program Agreement with BART.  (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Debra Johnson)

12. Presentation and Discussion of Homeland Security Initiatives.   (No explanatory documents) (Antonio Parra)

13. Authorizing the Executive Director/CEO to advertise a Request for Proposals for advertising on SFMTA property.   (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and RFP.) (Sonali Bose)

14. Adopting the Central Subway Project Alternative 3B, Fourth/Stockton Alignment as the Locally Preferred Alternative and adopting the CEQA findings, Statement of Overriding Consideration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report.  (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and findings.) (Carter Rohan)

15. Approving the motor coach substitution fee applicable to Temporary Use of Streets for Street Fairs per Division I, Section 9.6 of the Transportation Code for FY 2009 at $10 per hour, for FY 2010 at $15 per hour and for FY 2011 at $20 per hour.  (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Sonali Bose)

16. Adopting the amended Transportation Code Division II in its entirety to supersede the Transportation Code, Division II to: add a definition of “Traffic Code”, correct fine amounts and section number references, add fines that had not been previously established, consolidate violations with a single fine amount, renumber Division I, Article 10 section numbers, validate citations referencing former Traffic Code sections, conform fines for blocking bike lanes to the amount previously approved, increase fines for blue zone parking violations, correct transcription errors in fine amounts; clarify that parking meter rate setting is subject to all applicable laws; add permit transfer fees, and delete Section 1008. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and code.) (Sonali Bose)

17. Discussion and vote pursuant to Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) as to whether to conduct a closed session and invoke the attorney‑client privilege.

RECESS REGULAR MEETING AND CONVENE CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

1.  Call to Order

2.  Roll Call

3.  Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 and the Administrative Code Section 67.8 (a) (3), the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors will meet in Closed Session to discuss and take action on attorney‑client matters in the following case:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

Existing Litigation:  

  1. Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates and Our Children’s Foundation vs. SFMTA, Superior Ct. #CPF7507960 filed on 12/28/07 for $20,000 and various mitigation measures
  2. Valerie Taybron/Trinna Davis vs. CCSF, U.S. District Court #C994660JSW filed on 10/20/99 for $226,000

4.  Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9, and Administrative Code Section 67.8 (a) (3) the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors will meet in closed session to discuss attorney‑client matters in the following case:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

Anticipated Litigation:

__X__ As defendant or __X__ As plaintiff

ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE OPEN SESSION

18. Announcement of Closed Session.

19. Motion to disclose or not disclose the information discussed in closed session.

ADJOURN

 

 

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