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AGENDA

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Meeting Notice

Date: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Location: 100 Van Ness Avenue , 25th Floor

6:00 1. Committee Meeting Call to Order

6:05 2. Adoption of Minutes of the July 27, 2005 Meeting – ACTION * (attachment 1)

6:07 3. Chair's Report – INFORMATION

6:10 4. Status Report on the Third Street Light Rail Project – INFORMATION * (attachment 2)

6:25 Programming

5. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $1,770,000 in Prop K funds with Conditions to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority for FY 2005/06 Part 1 Preliminary Engineering, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION* (attachment 3)

In September 2004 through Resolution 05-18, the Authority Board allocated $3,725,000 in Prop K funds to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) for Part 1 Preliminary Engineering of the Caltrain Downtown Extension/Transbay Terminal Project with a commitment to allocate $1,770,000 in FY 2005/06 Prop K funds to complete the Part 1 Preliminary Engineering scope of work. The total cost of the Part 1 scope of work is $20.99 million to be funded with $5.495 million in Prop K funds and $15.495 million in Regional Measure 2 (toll bridge) funds from MTC. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on the Part 1 Preliminary Engineering scope of work and an update on the project as a whole, including the financial plan and ongoing issues related to the condemnation of the 80 Natoma parcel. The current request for $1.77 million to fully fund Part 1 Preliminary Engineering is consistent with the adopted Prop K Strategic Plan., and MTC has already approved its share of the FY 2005/06 work, which equates to $4.99 million in Regional Measure 2 funds. We are seeking a motion of support for the allocation to the TJPA of $1,770,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, for FY 2005/06 Part 1 Preliminary Engineering, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule.

6. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $160,000 in Prop K Funds with Conditions to the Department of Parking and Traffic for the Pedestrian Master Plan, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, with a Commitment to Allocate $160,000 in Prop K Funds in Fiscal Year FY 2006/07 to Fully Fund Plan Development – ACTION* (attachment 4)

DPT has developed a proposed scope and initiated preliminary work on the City's first Pedestrian Master Plan (PMP). The PMP will provide a comprehensive framework for improving pedestrian safety, mobility, and walkability. This, in turn, should improve air quality, the efficiency of the overall transportation system, the health of citizens, the vitality of the city's streetscapes, and the attractiveness of San Francisco as an international destination. The PMP will be a unifying pedestrian reference document that pulls together key existing policies and programs, demonstrates ongoing progress, and prioritizes potential improvements. The scope, outline, and approach have been drafted, with public and agency input, through the proposed scope still provides opportunities for further refinement. Plan development will primarily be the responsibility of MTA/DPT planning staff, under the general direction of a steering committee containing representatives from relevant agencies and key stakeholder groups. The Planning Department will have a special role in shaping and obtaining approval for the PMP, given the obvious linkages to the City's General Plan. Specialized tasks will be done by various City agencies, and specialized consultants will be hired for public outreach, document production and review, and best practices advice. The total budget is $510,000, which includes $320,000 in Prop K funds, $100,000 from the Mayor's Office on Disability related to coordination with the City's ADA Transition Plan, and $90,000 in other MTA funds. We are seeking a motion of support for the allocation of $160,000 in Prop K funds with conditions to DPT for the Pedestrian Master Plan, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution schedule , with a commitment to allocate $160,000 in Prop K funds in Fiscal Year 2006/07 to fully fund plan development.

7. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $153,670 in Prop K Funds with Conditions to the Department of Parking and Traffic to Construct Curb Bulbs at the Intersections of 14 th and Market Streets and 18 th and Mission Streets, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION * (attachment 5)

Curb bulbs are designed to decrease crossing distances, enhance pedestrian visibility, reduce vehicular speed, make it easier to provide ADA curb ramps to standard, and discourage drivers from parking vehicles in or near crosswalks. Through approval of Resolution 04-70, the Authority allocated $53,000 to DPT to plan and design corner curb bulbs at four intersections on PedSafe corridors, which are identified as among the highest pedestrian-injury areas in San Francisco . With design essentially completed, DPT is requesting $153,670 in Prop K funds to construct one corner bulb on the northeast corner of 14 th and Market Street and two corner bulbs on the northwest and southeast corners of Mission and 18 th Streets. Both requests are time sensitive in nature due to DPT's desire to coordinate them with other projects. We are seeking a motion of support for the allocation of $153,670 in Prop K funds with conditions to DPT to construct curb bulbs at the intersections of 14th and Market Streets and 18th and Mission Streets, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution schedule.

8. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $2,455,500 in Prop K Funds to the Department of Parking and Traffic to Upgrade Traffic Signals on Mission Street from 14 th Street to 26 th Street, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION * (attachment 6)

In fiscal year 2003/04, the Authority allocated $342,000 in sales tax funds to DPT to design traffic signal upgrades on Mission Street between 14 th Street and 26 th Streets. Design is nearly complete; consequently, DPT is requesting $2,455,500 in Prop K funds to upgrade traffic signals at 13 intersections on Mission Street . The project includes mast arm mounted traffic signals to provide better signal visibility; pedestrian signals with countdown features; new curb ramps; 2070 signal controller assemblies, which support SFgo; and new electrical service. In addition, the project includes two pedestrian corner bulbouts at 18 th and Mission Streets. DPT has requested Prop K funding for the bulbouts from the Pedestrian Circulation and Safety category. This is the subject of a separate agenda item for the September CAC meeting. We are seeking a motion of support for the a llocation of $2,455,500 in Prop K Funds to DPT to upgrade traffic signals on Mission Street from 14 th Street to 26 th Street, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution schedule.

9. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $368,000 in Prop K Funds, with conditions to the Department of Parking and Traffic to Implement the Traffic Sign Graffiti Program, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION * (attachment 7)

DPT currently maintains approximately 217,000 traffic signs citywide. In November 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance requiring DPT to replace all existing parking and traffic control signs defaced by graffiti with new signs treated with graffiti-resistant sheeting. The ordinance also requires that all new parking and traffic control signs be treated with graffiti-resistant sheeting. DPT is requesting $368,000 in Prop K funds to implement the Traffic Sign Graffiti Program. The requested funds will allow DPT to replace approximately 3,600 signs with graffiti-resistant signs and to raise about 1,200 existing signs currently lower than seven feet to a height of seven feet as a means of deterring vandalism. Initial work will be focused in the Mission (District 9) and Haight/Ashbury (District 5) neighborhoods, where DPT has identified the greatest need. We are seeking a motion of support for the allocation of $368,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions to DPT to implement the Traffic Sign Graffiti Program, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution schedule.

10. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Allocation of $130,000 in Prop K Funds to BART for the BART-MUNI Direct Platform Connection at Civic Center Station Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION * (attachment 8)

The Embarcadero and Civic Center BART/MUNI Metro stations are the first/last points where the systems meet in downtown San Francisco and account for nearly all of the two systems' inter-transit transfers. In order to transfer from one operator to the other, patrons currently are required to ascend one to two levels to the concourse level, proceed through two sets of faregates, and then descend again to access BART or MUNI. This system of transferring between BART and MUNI Metro hinders inter-transit transfers at these locally and regionally significant transit transfer points. The BART/MUNI Metro Direct Platform Connection project facilitates multi-modal transit travel within San Francisco and for transbay trips by providing a direct connection from BART platforms on the lower level to MUNI Metro platforms on the mid-level without requiring passengers to ascend to the concourse level. This was identified as one of the early action projects in the Prop K Expenditure Plan. The current request is for purchase of one accessible fare gate and design of a demonstration project at Civic Center Station to improve the cross platform transfer via the elevator. BART will seek funds later this year for a companion demonstration project that will support the cross platform transfer via the stairways. We are seeking a motion of support for the allocation of $130,000 in Prop K funds to BART for the BART-MUNI Direct Platform Connection at Civic Center Station project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule.

11. Recommend Appropriation of $20,000 in Prop K funds for the Geary BRT Multilingual Outreach Project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule and amendment of Resolution 04-61 to modify the scope for the Geary Corridor BRT Study – INFORMATION * (attachment 9)

This item was approved by the Authority Board on September 20, 2005, and we are bringing it to the CAC as an information item. In July 2005, Caltrans awarded a discretionary $198,000 Environmental Justice transportation planning grant to the Authority, in collaboration with MUNI, for the Geary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Multilingual Outreach Project. The project will help ensure that the BRT design on Geary reflects the input of the diverse set of stakeholders who live and work in the corridor by partnering with community-based organizations to employ non-traditional strategies to reach the non- and limited-English speaking populations. The project also provides a unique opportunity to involve under-represented communities in the transportation planning process. This appropriation request for $20,000 in Prop K funds to match the grant is being brought directly to the Plans and Programs Committee in September, in order to begin implementation of the Multilingual Outreach Project in time to benefit the second round of Geary Corridor BRT Study public workshops, scheduled for November 2005. The Multilingual Outreach Project can absorb a portion of the yet-to-be-completed outreach work from the larger Geary BRT Study effort, freeing up some budget capacity to deal with additional technical work that wasn't anticipated in the original scope, but is needed to respond to agency and public input and results of analyses already underway. This is an information item.

12. Recommend Allocation to the Department of Parking and Traffic, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules, of $37,000 in Prop K Funds for Planning and Implementation of the Upgrade Market Street Transit Lane Signs and Pavement Markings Project and $60,000 for the Market Street Wayfinding Signage Program Plan – INFORMATION* (attachment 10)

At the July 12, 2005 meeting of the Plans and Programs Committee, Chair Dufty, following on comments made by Commissioner Daly, requested that MTA submit Prop K allocation requests for consideration by the Committee in September for ready-to-go projects identified in the Authority's Market Street Action Plan approved by the Board in February 2004. Due to the cancellation of the August CAC meeting, we are bringing this item to the CAC as an information item. Since then, we have worked with our Market Street consultant to help MTA prepare three applications for funding for various Market Street projects. Two are the subject of the current Prop K request and the third is a related Safe Routes to Transit application to calm the safety zone near MUNI boarding islands and BART/MUNI Metro Station entrances. The Upgrade Market Street Transit Lane Signs and Pavement Markings Project will replace the diamond symbol used to denote transit only lanes with a more readily recognizable symbol, and combined with other signage and pavement markings should reduce the number of motor vehicles that inappropriately use the transit lanes and delay transit. The Market Street Wayfinding Signage Program is intended to direct motorists more efficiently to and from freeways and parking garages, improving motor vehicle circulation and reducing unnecessary motor vehicle traffic on Market Street . This is an information item.

7:20 Planning and Legislation

13. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Approval of the Final Draft Northeast Waterfront SAR – ACTION* (attachment 11)

San Francisco 's Northeast Waterfront has been experiencing significant changes, including the transformation that came with the demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway and subsequent major improvements in transit, bicycling, pedestrian safety and urban design. These investments benefit the overall livability and economic vitality of the area. The new open space and attractive facilities also create demand for new development, including a number of waterfront and area projects that are proposed by the Port and other project sponsors. This SAR examines the likely transportation effects of five proposed development projects on the future performance of the multimodal network in the section of the waterfront between Fort Mason and Market Street . The report analyzes existing and future conditions and finds that additional transit capacity, traffic management and mitigation, and area-wide parking management programs are needed to support anticipated future development on the waterfront. The study identifies recommendations and next steps for consideration by community stakeholders, planners and decision-makers. We are seeking a motion of support for the approval of the final draft Northeast Waterfront SAR.

7:40 Finance and Administration

14. November/December Meeting Schedule - ACTION

The November and December CAC meetings have been combined into one meeting in previous years because of the holiday season. The November/December meetings have been typically held on the first Wednesday in December. We are seeking a CAC motion to combine the November and December meetings into one meeting in early December based on the availability of the CAC members.

7:50 15. Public Comment

8:00 16. Adjournment

* Materials Attached

Next Regular Meeting: October 26, 2005

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