| San Francisco County Transportation Authority - July 19, 2005 |
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click here for a PDF version of the agenda AGENDA SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYMeeting Notice Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of June 21, 2005 and July 12, 2005 meetings - ACTION * (attachment 1) (attachment 2) 3. Chair's Report – INFORMATION 4. Executive Director's Report - INFORMATION Recommendations from the Plans and Programs Committee 5. Reappoint Jacqualine Sachs, Fran Martin and Elizabeth Dunlap to the Citizens Advisory Committee – ACTION* (attachment 3) (unsigned resolution) 6. Allocate up to $6,088,226 in Prop K Funds, With Conditions and Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules, for 21 Prop K Funding Requests and Appropriation of $73,000 in Prop K Funds for the 19th Avenue Corridor Transportation Plan, $94,600 for the 2nd, 5th and Townsend Bicycle Projects and $40,000 for the Tenderloin/Little Saigon Neighborhood Transportation Plan Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules, as Presented. – ACTION* (attachment 4) (unattached resolution) (ARFs) 7. Allocate to MUNI $3,086,642 in Prop K Funds Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, for Construction Support for the Third Street Light Rail Project – ACTION* (attachment 5) (unsigned resolution) 8. Allocate to MUNI $238,000 in Prop K Funds, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, for the Design of the Mission Bay Turn-Around Loop – ACTION* (attachment 6) (unsigned resolution) 9. Allocate to MUNI $1.4M in Prop K Funds, Currently on Reserve for the Southern Terminal of the Third Street Project, for Construction of the Metro East Maintenance Facility, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule and Contingent on Action by the Municipal Transportation Agency Board Guaranteeing the Reimbursement of Funds as needed to enable completion of the Southern Terminal Consistent with the Timeline reflected in the 2005 Prop K Strategic Plan – ACTION* (attachment 7) (unsigned resolution) Recommendations from the Finance Committee 10. Award a Consultant Contract in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to the Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Team for On-Call Transportation Planning Services – ACTION* (attachment 8) (unsigned resolution) 11. Increase by $15,000 the Professional Services Contract with Parisi Associates for Transportation Planning, Traffic Analysis, Outreach, and Conceptual Design Services for the Ancillary Projects Study of the Central Freeway Replacement Project, and Extension of the Period of Performance to December 31, 3005 – ACTION* (attachment 9) (unsigned resolution) 12. Adopt Positions on State Legislation – ACTION* (attachment 10) Items for Direct Board Consideration 13. Level of Service Technical Working Group Update – INFORMATION* (attachment 11) In December 2003, the Board adopted the Transportation Level of Service (LOS) Methodologies Strategic Analysis Report (SAR), as originally requested by Commissioner McGoldrick, examining alternative methodologies for assessing the transportation impacts of projects pursuant the CEQA. The SAR recommended convening a technical working group (TWG) to refine the SAR's recommendations for the Authority Board's approval and action. Based on LOS TWG discussion, two key reforms to the measure and process for analyzing the transportation impacts of projects are recommended. First, the existing measure of auto delay should be replaced by a measure of auto trip generation, which is more consistent with City policy. Second, a transportation impact mitigation fee program should be adopted to increase the transparency and efficiency of the review process for project sponsors and the Planning Department. The benefits of this set of reforms are threefold: they improve the transparency and predictability of transportation impact analysis for project sponsors; they reduce the review burden on the Planning Department; and they are more consistent with the City's Transit First policy than the existing measure. A policy-level road map for implementing these recommendations has been developed. Given the policy significance of the issue, the Chairman requested that we schedule this presentation to the full Board. We are seeking input and guidance from the Board. This is an information item. 14. Octavia Boulevard/Central Freeway Status Report – INFORMATION 15. Approve settlement agreement in Thier v. Systan, Inc, Roy Lave and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, and amend the Octavia Blvd./Central Freeway Replacement Project Scope to include settlement of claims in this case. A) Possible Closed Session – Existing Litigation CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9(a)) C) Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Settlement of the Lawsuit entitled Thier v. Systan, Inc., Roy Lave, and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority , filed on January 9, 2004, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case # CGC 04-42790 for a total amount of $175,000, of which the Authority will pay $150,000 ($93,878.21 is payment for work completed by Thier PR and $56,121.79 is an estimated cost of services that would have been performed by Thier PR during the notice period required for termination) and Systan will pay $25,000 – ACTION* (unsigned resolution) Other Items 16. Introduction of New Items - INFORMATION During this segment of the meeting, Board members may make comments on items not specifically listed above, or introduce or request items for future consideration. 17. Public Comment 18 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). 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