| Plans and Programs Committee - October 19, 2004 |
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Please click here for a pdf version of the agenda PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEERescheduled Meeting Notice 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of the September 14, 2004 and September 28, 2004 Meetings – ACTION (Attachment 1 - September 14th Minutes) (Attachment 2 - September 28th Minutes) 3. Citizens Advisory Committee Report – INFORMATION (Attachment 3) 4. Recommend Allocation of $263,000 in Prop K Funds to the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) for Implementation of the Inner Geary Corridor Transportation Preferential Streets (TPS) Improvement Project – ACTION (Attachment 4) In December 2003, the Authority Board approved Resolution 04-27, allocating $105,000 in Prop B funds to MUNI to design TPS improvements for the inner Geary corridor. The Prop B allocation enabled MUNI and DPT to substantially complete engineering design for TPS improvements; conduct community outreach regarding the improvements; initiate required legislative approvals; and conduct a study of existing transit performance in the corridor that can be used as part of a before-and-after study. This project will complement Bus Rapid Transit improvements currently being studied for Geary Boulevard east of Van Ness Avenue. MUNI is requesting $263,000 in Prop K funds to implement these improvements, which include: widening existing substandard transit lanes; reducing traffic from three lanes to two lanes in peak hours; reducing the number of bus stops; adding 81 yellow and truck loading zones to reduce double parking; improving streetscape; and adding bus bulbs at three stops and lengthening two existing bus bulbs. The timing of MUNI's request is intended to take advantage of the Department of Public Works' (DPW) street resurfacing of the inner Geary corridor. The TPS improvements are scheduled for completion by the end of March 2005. We are seeking a recommendation for allocation of $263,000 in Prop K funds to MUNI for implementation of the Inner Geary Corridor TPS Improvement Project. 5. Recommend Designation of Lead Agencies and Allocate $699,600 in Prop K funds for Development of 21 5-Year Prioritization Programs – ACTION (Attachment 5) (Link to 5-Year Prioritization Programs) Last month the Authority Board placed $1.5 million in Prop K funds on reserve for development of 5-Year Prioritization Programs. The Prioritization Programs, which must be approved by the Authority Board, need to be developed for each of the programmatic categories in Prop K. We have identified over 20 programmatic categories including transit enhancements, new signals and signs, street resurfacing, and traffic calming. The Prioritization Programs are intended to focus project selection on performance and to support on-time, on-budget project delivery, and timely and competitive use of state and federal matching funds. The Prioritization Programs concentrate on five-years at a time, in recognition of the difficulties in predicting specific project needs beyond that horizon. The Prioritization Programs will be informed by and provide input to the Prop K Strategic Plan, which provides the 30-year road map for Prop K allocations. Our schedule calls for Board-adoption of the Prioritization Programs in March/April 2005 so that they can be used to inform the FY 2005/06 annual call for projects. We are seeking a recommendation to designate lead agencies and allocate $699,600 in Prop K funds for development of 21 5-Year Prioritization Program. 6. Third Street Light Rail Project Status Report - INFORMATION Since the last meeting there have been several important developments on this project, particularly on the Metro East Maintenance Facility, the Fourth Street Bridge, and other elements. At the meeting we will make a joint presentation with Muni and provide additional detail on these issues. This is an information item. 7. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION 8. Public Comment 9. Adjournment Please note that the meeting proceedings can be viewed live at http://www.sfgov.org/sfgtv or that evening at 6:00 pm on Cable Channel 26 in San Francisco, with a repeat on the weekend (either Saturday or Sunday evening). To know the exact cablecast times for weekend viewing, please call SFGTV at (415) 557-4293 on Friday when the cablecast times have been determined. 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