| San Francisco County Transportation Authority - December 12, 2006 |
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AGENDA SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYMeeting Notice Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of November 21, 2006 meeting - ACTION * (attachment) 3. Chair's Report – INFORMATION 4. Executive Director's Report - INFORMATION Recommendation from the Plans and Programs Committee 5. Appoint Two Members to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 6. Approve the Restructuring of the Geary Citizens Advisory Committee to Reduce its Size to 17 Members - ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 7. Approve the Final Report on the Van Ness BRT Feasibility Study – ACTION* (attachment)(Report Section 1) (Report Section 2) (Report Section 3)(Report Section 4) (Report Section 5) (unsigned resolution) 8. Appropriate $1,950,000 in Prop K funds for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Analysis and Preliminary Engineering Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule and the Amendment of the Relevant 5-Year Prioritization Program – ACTION*(attachment) (unsigned resolution) 9. Allocate $132,000 in Prop K funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) and Appropriation of $108,000 in Prop K Funds to the Authority for the Pedestrian Transportation Master Plan, Subject to the Attached Cash Flow Distribution Schedule – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 10. Appropriate $12,000 in Prop K Funds for the Columbus Avenue Revitalization Master Plan (Plan), Subject to the Attached Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, for the Amendment of the Relevant 5-Year Prioritization Program, and to Authorize the Executive Director to Enter Into and Execute Grant Agreements with the California Department of Transportation to Prepare the Plan – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 11. Allocate $65,000 in Prop K funds to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for the Conceptual Engineering Phase of the Escalator Rehabilitation and Upgrade Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, and Amendment of the Relevant 5-Year Prioritization Programs – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 12. Appropriate $100,000 in Prop K funds, with Conditions, for the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, and a Commitment to Appropriate an Additional $30,000 in Fiscal Year 2007/08 – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) Recommendation from the Finance Committee 13. Approve a Professional Services Contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff, for Model Development Services for the Feasibility Study of Congestion Pricing, in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 14. Award a General Engineering and Design Professional Services Contract for the South Access to the Golden Gate Bridge : Doyle Drive Replacement Project to Arup/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture in an Initial Amount Not to Exceed $4,250,250 – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 15. Award a Three-Year Strategic Communications, Media and Community Relations Professional Services Contract, with Two Additional One-Year Extension Options, to Barbary Coast Consulting in an Initial Amount Not to Exceed $175,000 – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 16. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute all Master Agreements, Program Supplemental Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements, Fund Transfer Agreements and Any Amendments Thereto Between the Authority and the California Department of Transportation for Receipt of Federal and State Funds – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 17. Approve a Resolution Committing to Fulfill the Local Match Requirements for a Caltrans Community Based Transportation Planning Grant for the Columbus Avenue Revitalization Master Plan (Plan) and Authorizing the Executive Director to Enter Into and Execute Grant Agreements with the California Department of Transportation to Prepare the Plan – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) 18. Adopt the Draft Authority's Travel, Conference, Training and Business Expenses Policies, and Amend Section 3.2 of the Administrative Code – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) Items for Direct Board Consideration 19. Possible Action to Modify San Francisco's Strategy for Proposition 1B State Transportation Infrastructure Bond Funding to Add the U.S. 101/Harney Way Interchange Project – ACTION* (attachment) (unsigned resolution) On November 21, 2006 the Authority adopted San Francisco 's Strategy for Proposition 1B State Infrastructure Bond Funding, including identification of priorities for the Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA). While detailed eligibility and selection criteria for the majority of the competitive fund categories in Proposition 1B will be established through trailer bills in the current session of the Legislature, the bond legislation mandates a very rapid project selection process for the $4.5 billion CMIA. Consequently, on November 13, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) issued a directive requiring all nine Congestion Management Agencies in the region to submit a county CMIA project list and adopt a prioritization strategy by December 1, 2006. Consistent with the Board-adopted priorities, we submitted applications to the MTC for the Doyle Drive Replacement and SFgo (U.S. 101 and U.S. 1) projects. Subsequent to the November 21 Authority Board meeting, the Mayor's office submitted the U.S. 101/Harney Way Interchange Project to MTC for the CMIA. The MTC staff recommended CMIA list, released earlier today, does not include the Harney Way project. Our options for capturing bond program funding for this project include a) adding the project to the CMIA list which, given that MTC has already issued its list, would necessitate vigorous advocacy to get MTC to consider modifying its list; b) adding the project to the list of priorities for the State and Local Partnership Program, another bond category where it would likely compete better than in CMIA; or c) directing staff to explore other opportunities jointly with the Mayor's office. The possible action is to modify San Francisco 's Strategy for Proposition 1B State Infrastructure Bond Funding to add the U.S. 101/Harney Way Interchange Project. Other Items 20. 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. 21. Public Comment 22. 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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