Return to SFMTA Board Nov. 16, 2010, agenda

THIS PRINT COVERS CALENDAR ITEM NO. : 13

SAN FRANCISCO

MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

DIVISION: Finance and Information Technology

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Approve amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code by amending Section 106 to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.

SUMMARY:

· On April 20, 2010, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved amendments to the Transportation Code to eliminate free on-street parking for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard.

· In addition, the amendments require that City vehicles, or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business, display a SFMTA-issued annual permit to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions.

· City departments now have the option to obtain a new SFMTA-issued annual permit for an annual fee, or to purchase parking meter cards for those vehicles utilizing on-street parking on a limited basis.

· Upon further review of Transportation Code, Division II, SFMTA staff and the City Attorney’s Office concluded that Section 106 of the Transportation Code required an amendment to avoid any conflict with the new SFMTA Parking Permit requirement.

· Section 106 will be amended to remove the exemption for City vehicles which display the official City seal, or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard, and insert the requirement that such vehicles display a valid SFMTA Parking Permit in order to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions.

· The modifications also clarify that parking with an SFMTA permit does not exempt the vehicle from restrictions under Transportation Code, Division I, Section 7.2.30 (c) and (d) for overtime parking or other parking regulations unless specifically exempted by the SFMTA

· The modification is for clarifications purposes and does not have funding impact.

ENCLOSURES:

1. SFMTAB Resolution

2. Appendix A: Transportation Code II modifications

APPROVALS: DATE

DIRECTOR OF DIVISION

PREPARING ITEM ______________________________________ ____________

FINANCE ___________________________________________ ____________

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO ____________________________ ____________

SECRETARY ___________________________________________ ____________

ADOPTED RESOLUTION

BE RETURNED TO: Sonali Bose

ASSIGNED SFMTAB CALENDAR DATE: __________________________

PURPOSE

Approve amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code by amending Section 106 to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.

GOAL

Approval of the resolution will support Goal 1: Customer Focus, and Goal 4: Financial Capacity, of the SFMTA’s Strategic Plan.

DESCRIPTION

On April 20, 2010, as part of approval of the SFMTA Budget, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved modifications to the Transportation Code, Division II to eliminate free on-street parking for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard. In addition, the amendments require that City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business display a SFMTA-issued annual permit to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions. City departments now have the option to obtain a new SFMTA-issued annual permit for an annual fee, or to purchase parking meter cards for those vehicles utilizing on-street parking on a limited basis.

Upon further review of Transportation Code II, SFMTA staff and the City Attorney’s Office concluded that Section 106 of the Transportation Code required an amendment to avoid any conflict with the new SFMTA Parking Permit requirement. Therefore, Section 106 will be amended to remove the exemption for City vehicles which display the official City seal, or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard, and insert the requirement that such vehicles display a valid SFMTA Parking Permit in order to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions. The modifications also clarify that parking with an SFMTA permit does not exempt the vehicle from restrictions under Transportation Code, Division I, Section 7.2.30 (c) and (d) for overtime parking restrictions or other parking regulations unless specifically exempted by the SFMTA.

FUNDING IMPACT

This action clarifies a previous modification to the Transportation Code and has no funding impact. At the time the budget was passed, the original modification and issuance of these permits was projected at $2.8M each for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012.

OTHER APPROVALS RECEIVED OR STILL REQUIRED

The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the proposed legislative modifications and the calendar item.

RECOMMENDATION

The staff recommendation is to approve amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code by amending Section 106 to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.

SAN FRANCISCO

MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RESOLUTION No. ______________

WHEREAS, On April 20, 2010, as part of approval of the SFMTA Budget, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved modifications to the Transportation Code, Division II to eliminate free on-street parking for City vehicles, or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard; and,

WHEREAS, These amendments also require that City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business display a SFMTA-issued annual permit to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions; and,

WHEREAS, City departments now have the option to obtain a new SFMTA-issued annual permit for an annual fee, or to purchase parking meter cards for those vehicles utilizing on-street parking on a limited basis; and,

WHEREAS, Upon further review of Transportation Code II, SFMTA staff and the City Attorney’s Office concluded that Section 106 of the Transportation Code required an amendment to avoid any conflict with the new SFMTA Parking Permit requirement; and,

WHEREAS, Section 106 will be amended to remove the exemption for City vehicles which display the official City seal, or vehicles operated by City employees on official city business and displaying a City department issued parking placard, and insert the requirement that such vehicles display a valid SFMTA Parking Permit in order to be exempt from parking meter time restrictions; and

WHEREAS, The modifications also clarify that parking with an SFMTA permit does not exempt the vehicle from restrictions under Transportation Code, Division I, Section 7.2.30 (c) and (d) for overtime parking or from other parking regulations unless specifically exempted by the SFMTA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors approves amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code by amending Section 106 to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.

I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of ___________________________.

______________________________________

Secretary to the Board of Directors

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

APPENDIX A

[Amending Division II of the San Francisco Transportation Code to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.]

Resolution amending San Francisco Transportation Code, Division II, by amending Section 106 to remove parking exemptions for City vehicles or vehicles operated by City employees unless a valid SFMTA Parking Permit is displayed.

NOTE: Additions are [begin addition] single-underline Times New Roman [end addition] ;

deletions are [begin deletion] ~~strike-through Times New Roman~~ [end deletion] .

The Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors of the City and County of San Francisco enacts the following regulations:

Section 1. Article 100 of Division II of the Transportation Code is hereby amended by amending Section 106, to read as follows:

SEC. 106. - EXEMPTIONS.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the vehicles listed in this Section are exempt from the Parking restrictions specified below. Such vehicles remain subject to all Parking restrictions except those from which they are expressly exempted.

(1) [begin addition] Any vehicle that displays a valid SFMTA Parking Permit shall be [end addition] [begin deletion] ~~City and County owned, leased or rented vehicles, displaying public entity license plates and the official City seal are~~ [end deletion] exempt from Division I, Section 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter); provided, however, that the exemption shall not apply when the vehicle is Parked in a yellow zone. [begin deletion] ~~City v~~ [end deletion] [begin addition] V [end addition] ehicles [begin addition] that display a valid SFMTA Parking Permit [end addition] remain subject to Division I, Section 7.2.30 (c) and (d) (Overtime-Parking) [begin addition] and other time restricted parking regulations unless specifically exempted by the SFMTA [end addition] .

(2) News-Gathering Vehicles are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), 7.2.26 (Curb Parking-Yellow Zones), 7.2.27 (Curb Parking-White Zones) and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) when the employee is on duty and the vehicle is Parked at least one-half mile from the employee's place of employment or residence and is in compliance with all requirements of Division I, Article 3 of this Code.

(3) Garbage and recycling vehicles contracted to do regular curbside collection service for the City are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.22 (Street Cleaning) and 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty.

(4) Consular Corps vehicles with plates issued by the State Department are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code.

( [begin deletion] 5) Vehicles with placards issued by the Department of Public Health for caregivers are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty.

~~(6)~~ Vehicles with placards issued by the SFMTA for Municipal Railway employees are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty. [end deletion]

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney

By:

JOHN I. KENNEDY

Deputy City Attorney

I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of November 16, 2010.

Secretary to the Board of Directors

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

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