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August 21, 2001 Minutes

5:00 - REGULAR MEETING

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to Order

Chairman Flynn called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.

2. Roll Call

Present: Shirley Breyer Black
Jim Bourgart
Mike Casey
Jose Cisneros
H. Welton Flynn
Enid Lim
Cleopatra Vaughns

3. Approval of Minutes

On motion to approve the minutes of the August 7, 2001 Regular Meeting: unanimously approved.

4. Communications

(4.1) Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting.

Chairman Flynn announced that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting. He advised that any person responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices may be removed from the meeting.

The City Attorney's Office requested that the closed session case be removed from the calendar and that the closed session be cancelled, as the case involves no payment by the city as there was a third party defendant who would make the settlement payment.

5. Introduction of New or Old Business by Board Members

Director Bourgart congratulated Director Vaughns for being honored by the City Club on her addition to the Wall of Fame.

6. Director's Report (For discussion only)

-Service Standards Quarterly Report
-Ongoing Muni Activities

Director Black noted that the public information effort surrounding the incident at California and Presidio was handled beautifully.

7. Citizen's Advisory Council Report

No report was made.

8. Public Comment

No public comment.

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, AND CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE. EXPLANATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CONSENT AND REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT 401 VAN NESS AVE. #334.

CONSENT CALENDAR

9. 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 of the Board. 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.

(9.1) Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds as are or will be available in payment of the following claims against MUNI:

Richard Booker, vs. CCSF Superior Ct. #316641, in the amount of $3,159.75
Marcyl Seidscher vs. CCSF, Unlitigated Claim #00B61581, in the amount of $5,045.84
Kae Yon Chey vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. # 180134, in the amount of $6,500
Kay Egawa vs. CCSF, Unlitigated Claim #0103871 in the amount of $7,820.63
Susana Ramos vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #180877, in the amount of $7,926.67
Haruyo Balistreri vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #313810 in the amount of $8,337
Su Yin Guan vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #319443 in the amount of $13,000
Kristina White, vs. CCSF Superior Ct. #316641, in the amount of $32,500

RESOLUTION 01-089

(9.2) Canceling the meeting of October 2, 2001.

RESOLUTION 01-090

(9.3) Approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the Director to advertise bid call for Contract No. MR-1141, Third Street Light Rail Transit: King Street to 22nd Street. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and financial plan.)

Item 9.3 was severed at the request of Director Lim who expressed concern about the length of the platforms. Bill Neilson confirmed that all the platforms are 150 feet in length and will accommodate two cars.

RESOLUTION 01-091

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Bourgart, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

(9.4) Approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the Director to advertise bid call for Contract No. MR-1149, Trolley Pole and Streetlight Assembly Procurement. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and financial plan.)

RESOLUTION 01-092

No public comment.

On motion to approve the consent calendar (Item 9.3 severed):

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Bourgart, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

REGULAR CALENDAR

10. Authorizing the Director to revise service on the 19-Polk line in the vicinity of Seventh, Market and Larkin Streets near the San Francisco Main Library. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and map.)

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Jewel McGinnis, Vice President of the Blind Advisory Committee for the Library for the Blind and MAAC Vice-President supports the change. She noted that MAAC has approved the change and asked that Muni replace the talking sign bus shelter.

Barbara Berman thanked staff for their consideration of people with disabilities.

Gerald Hansen is opposed to the reroute, as the 19 line doesn't run on time. He suggested that Muni not run the line up Wisconsin but run it both ways on 25th St. thereby shortening the route in both directions.

Neil Mills related an incident that happened in front of library where an elderly gentleman, waiting for bus on cold evening, fell and broke his arm. He thinks it's a good idea to move the stop.

Susan Hildreth thanked staff for their good work and urged the board to support the recommendation.

Michael Housh asked the board to reinstate the stop to serve seniors and people with disabilities, as it will be of great assistance to library patrons.

Martin Magid thanked the board for considering the item as it's a sensible rerouting pattern and important to people with disabilities and seniors.

Marti Goddard added her thanks for the time and thought put into the reroute. She is the Access Services Manager at the Library and is concerned about patrons with disabilities. She also supports Ms. McGinnis' request for the replacement of the talking signs shelter.

Cherry Elliott rides the 19-Polk to BART all the time and thinks the new route is redundant. She is concerned that it will add time to a line that is already behind schedule. She urged the board to restore the old route and end the line at the Library.

Babbette Drefke, Potrero Hill, supports the route change but thinks it doesn't go far enough. She wants the route restored to the original route and thinks that patrons need straight lines to all destinations.

Chairman Flynn asked about the difference in running times. Peter Straus replied that the difference was approximately 2 minutes and when the 19-Polk line was changed, another bus was added to the line.

RESOLUTION 01-093

On motion to approve:

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Bourgart, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

11. Selecting Financial Security Assurance and Dexia Local Credit to provide Lending, Surety Guaranty or Standby Letter of Credit, and Loan Undertaking Payment services in connection with the Breda Light Rail Vehicle Leveraged Lease financing. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.)

No public comment.

Director Casey stated that while he had strong reservations about this process he would withdraw his objections until the legislature determines the public policy issue. He noted that Muni should take advantage of monies that otherwise we wouldn't have access to but that it's a difficult item to decide upon without knowing the costs and benefits.

No public comment.

RESOLUTION 01-094

On motion to approve:

ADOPTED: AYES - Black, Bourgart, Casey, Cisneros, Flynn, Lim and Vaughns

The board canceled the closed session.

ADJOURN - The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

A tape of the meeting is on file in the office of the Secretary to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.

Roberta Boomer
Board Secretary

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