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CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Rescheduled Meeting Notice

Date: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Location: 100 Van Ness Avenue, 25 th Floor

6:00 1. Committee Meeting Call to Order

6:05 2. Adoption of Minutes of the October 27, 2004 Meeting - ACTION * (attachment 1)

6:07 3. Chair's Report – INFO

4. Special January CAC Meeting - ACTION

The Authority has a number of time sensitive items that need CAC approval before the January Committee and Authority Board meetings. We are seeking to schedule a special CAC meeting in early January that will cover these items.

6:15 Programming

5. Adopt a Motion of Support for Approval of San Francisco's Project List for the FY 2005/06 – FY 2006/07 Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Program (RBPP) – ACTION* (attachment 2)

MTC recently established a new program, the Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Program (RBPP), to support the construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities throughout the Bay Area. As Congestion Management Agency for San Francisco, we are responsible for submitting a San Francisco project list in response to MTC's first call for RBPP projects, which entails a regional competition for $8 million in RBPP funds available in FY 2005/06 and FY 2006/07. By our November 10 deadline, we received eight applications requesting over $5.6 million in RBPP funds. We evaluated project applications using MTC's screening and scoring criteria. We also sought input from a RBPP Subcommittee consisting of representatives from the Authority's CAC, and the Board of Supervisors' Pedestrian Safety Advisory and Bicycle Advisory Committees, in addition to seeking input from our Technical Working Group. Our draft recommendation, shown in Attachment 3, identifies six applications, totaling $1,674,000 that we recommend submitting to MTC. We are not recommending submittal of two projects to MTC's based on our assessment that they would not be competitive. The remaining project's status is to be determined pending receipt of project readiness information from the project sponsor. We will have a final recommendation by the December 8 CAC meeting. The San Francisco project list is due to MTC in January 2005. We are seeking a motion of support for approval of San Francisco's Project List for the FY 2005/06 – FY 2006/07 RBPP.

6. Adopt a Motion of Support for Approval of San Francisco's Project Priorities for Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Funding in the Amount of $2,712,000 – ACTION * (attachment 3)

As Congestion Management Agency for San Francisco, the Authority is responsible for establishing San Francisco's project priorities for federal TEA funds. TEA funding is intended to support projects such as bicycle and pedestrian facilities and safety and educational activities; landscaping and scenic beautification; and historic preservation. Projects must be above and beyond a normal transportation project and cannot be a required mitigation. The total amount of TEA funds available to program to San Francisco projects is $2,712,000. Unlike other funds in the STIP, TEA funds have thus far been protected from loans or raids to backfill the state budget. Thus, TEA funds are available to program to projects and can be allocated by the CTC. In response to our call for projects, we received nine applications totaling nearly $7 million in requests for TEA funds (Attachment 1). The total TEA request is now about $5.2 million; reflecting changes made in response to Caltrans' determinations of TEA eligibility. Our draft staff recommendation (Attachment 3) cannot be finalized pending final eligibility determinations from Caltrans that will affect project scope, the amount of TEA funds that can be programmed to any particular project, and potentially project ranking which is based on the project prioritization criteria shown in Attachment 3. We will have a final recommendation by the December 8 CAC meeting. The San Francisco project list is due to MTC in January 2005 and will be scheduled for approval by the CTC at its April 2005 meeting. We are seeking a motion of support to approve San Francisco's project priorities for TEA funding in the amount of $2,712,000.

7. Adopt a Motion of Support for the De-obligation of $308,156.76 in TCRP Funds Previously Allocated for Construction of Segment K, and the Allocation of $14,037,447 in Prop K funds and $441,931.76 in TCRP funds for the Construction of the Third Street Light Rail Project – ACTION* (attachment 4)

This is a funding request for various line segments of the Third Street Light Rail Project. The requested action will de-obligate $308,156.76 in TCRP funding remaining after the completion of Segment K and allocate $14,037,447 in proposition K funds and $441,931.76 in TCRP funds for the construction of Segments A, C, D, G, and J This action will complete the budgeted funding for those contracts. We are seekinga motion of support for the de-obligation of $308,156.76 in TCRP Funds previously allocated for construction of Segment K, and the allocation of $14,037,447 in Prop K funds and $441,931.76 in TCRP funds for the construction of the Third Street Light Rail Project.

8. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $17,791,961 in Prop K Funds for Construction Support of the Third Street Light Rail Project – ACTION* (attachment 5)

This is a funding request for construction support for the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) of the Third Street Light Rail Project. The requested action will allocate $17,791,961 in Proposition K funds for the construction support of the line segment contracts and will complete the budgeted funding for construction support for this fiscal year. We are seekinga motion of support for an allocation of $17,791,961 in Prop K funds for construction support for the Third Street Light Rail Project.

6:50 Planning and Legislation

9. Prop K Strategic Plan Update – INFORMATION* (attachment 6)

The Prop K Expenditure Plan contains a list of transportation projects and programs that are eligible for sales tax funds and it sets caps for the maximum amount of sales tax funds that can be allocated to the various projects and programs over the 30-year life of the Expenditure Plan. The Strategic Plan is the financial plan that is intended to maximize the benefits to San Francisco through the implementation of the Expenditure Plan. As such, the Strategic Plan contains many elements including projected revenues, future sales tax programming by fiscal year, assumptions about leveraging of other federal, state and local funds, drawdown/reimbursement rates, program expenses and cash flow, and a corresponding set of policies. We will provide a brief presentation on the Strategic Plan, with an emphasis on highlighting some of the key differences compared to the Prop B Strategic Plan and providing an overview of the policies that are under development. Attached is the staff memo from the November Plans and Programs Committee which provides an overview of the Strategic Plan and our proposed approach. Our intent is to bring the Prop K Strategic Plan to the CAC for approval in January 2005. We are seeking input and guidance from the CAC. This is an information item.

7:00 Finance and Administration

10. Adopt a Motion of Support for an Increase to the Professional Services Contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff of $3.05 million for Expanded Scope on the Doyle Drive Environmental and Design Study and an Appropriation of $3.05 million in Prop K Funds for this Purpose, to be Effective upon Adoption of the 2005 Prop K Strategic Plan – ACTION* (attachment 7)

The Authority is the lead agency for development of preliminary engineering and preparation of a federal environmental impact statement and state environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the replacement of the South Access to the Golden Gate Bridge (Doyle Drive). With the $1 million fiscal year 2005 federal appropriation, the current budget includes $17.2 million for the environmental phase of the project. In October 1999, the Authority entered into a contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff to begin preparation of the Doyle Drive Environmental and Design Study. With amendments, the total contract amount to date is $11.1 million. Amendment 4 to the Parsons Brinckerhoff contract would provide $3.05 million for an incremental increase to the consultant contract. This increase was anticipated and planned for at the time of the last contract amendment, is included in the project budget and cash flow forecast and will allow work to continue on the South Access project. The proposed increase will fund ongoing engineering and environmental evaluation of new design options and support planning and engineering effort needed to achieve consensus among participating agencies, neighborhood representatives and public interest organizations and move the project through the draft environmental phase into final environmental approval. The Prop K Expenditure Plan includes $91.2 million for the South Access Project. An allocation of $2.6 million for this contract was approved last year. We are seeking a motion of support for an increase to the professional services contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff of $3.05 million for expanded scope on the Doyle Drive Environmental and Design Study and for an appropriation of $3.05 million in Prop K funds for this purpose, to be effective upon adoption of the 2005 Prop K Strategic Plan.

11. CAC Appointment – INFO

The Plans and Programs Committee will consider recommending appointment of two members to the CAC at its December 7 meeting, addressing a vacancy resulting from Amy Chow's resignation and Benjamin Tom's term expiration effective after the December CAC meeting. Neither staff nor CAC members make recommendations regarding CAC appointments. CAC applications can be obtained at the Authority's website www.sfcta.org or by calling 522.4800. This is an information item.

7:20 Other Reports

12. Status Report on the Third Street Light Rail Project – INFORMATION* (attachment 8)

This is a status report on the Third Street Light Rail Project. Construction activities are currently ongoing throughout the entire corridor. As of October 31, 2004 the project has spent approximately 59% of the total budget, including soft costs. With construction 54% complete, various contracts are approaching completion. All contracts are currently within budget and most of them are scheduled to complete in time to support the planned revenue service date of November 2005. Issues with Segments A, C, and J have the potential of affecting revenue service if not addressed in a timely manner. Bids for MME came in higher than anticipated. MUNI is evaluating options. As of the end of September, total local hires for the corridor reached 196. Efforts continue to address environmental concerns along Third Street, and MUNI continues to publish its air monitoring results. During September 2004, 91% of the tests were below the action threshold. Completion of the rail line is scheduled for the end of 2005 with the Metro East Facility contract completion expected in 2007. This is an information item.

7:50 13. Public Comment

8:00 14. Adjournment

* Materials Attached

Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: January 26, 2005

CFCAC MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND SHOULD CONTACT STEVEN NGUYEN AT 522-4834

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