| Plans and Programs Committee - April 20, 2010 |
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AGENDA PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEEMeeting Notice Date: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2010
1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of the March 23, 2010 and April 6, 2010 Meetings - ACTION* attachment 01 attachment 02 3. Citizens Advisory Committee Report - INFORMATION* attachment 4. Recommend Amendment of the 2009 Prop K Strategic Plan and the Prop K 5-Year Prioritization Program for Transit - System Maintenance and Renovation - Vehicles, and Allocation of $7 Million in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency for the Bus and Trolley Targeted Systems Overhaul Program, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* attachment This item was discussed at length at a special Plans and Programs Committee meeting held on April 6. The item was continued to allow Authority and MTA staff to confer further on the subject request and to incorporate information provided at the Committee meeting, including a legal opinion which focused on eligibility issues. The recommended action is to approve Municipal Transportation Agency's (MTA's) request for $7 million in Prop K funds to procure parts for its Bus and Trolley Targeted Systems Overhaul Program. The MTA operates a fleet of 507 buses and 313 trolleybuses that have an average life of over 12 years relative to the average useful life of 12-18 years per vehicle. The entire bus and trolleybus fleets currently go through a regularly scheduled preventative maintenance at 6,000 miles with major systems needing to be done more frequently. According to the MTA, the equipment for this procurement is not part of regular preventative maintenance, but ideally should have been completed as part of a mid-life overhaul 3 to 4 years ago. Given the small number of years remaining before the fleet is replaced and limited financial resources, the MTA's proposed overhaul program focuses on the key components that are responsible for the highest percentages of the fleet failures. The 6 systems included in the scope currently comprise 40% of vehicle failures. The MTA has also provided assurances that the targeted systems overhauls, accompanied by regular maintenance, are expected to extend the useful life of the subject vehicles up to 2 years beyond the theoretical life specified when the vehicles were originally purchased. The MTA would initiate procurement of all parts by June 2010, and MTA staff would complete installation of the equipment within 6 to 9 months. MTA labor costs would be paid for with $3 million in MTA operating funds. Funding the request would require an amendment to both the Prop K Strategic Plan and 5-Year Prioritization Program (5YPP) for Transit - System Maintenance and Renovation - Vehicles to add the subject project which involves advancing $5 million. The MTA has minimized the net increase in financing costs (estimated at less than $450,000) by requesting concurrent approval of a $2 million de-obligation from the remaining balance of the 40' Hybrid Electric Procurement project (Resolution 05-49), which is substantially complete, and redirecting another $4 million in previously approved de-obligations from the 30' and 40' Hybrid Electric Procurement projects. We are seeking a recommendation to amend the 2009 Prop K Strategic Plan and the Prop K 5YPP for Transit - System Maintenance and Renovation - Vehicles, and allocation of $7 million in Prop K funds, with conditions, to the MTA for the Bus and Trolley Targeted Systems Overhaul Program, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 5. Recommend Allocation of $2,331,680 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency for Two Requests, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules - ACTION* attachment Due to a crowded April Plans and Programs Committee agenda, we have grouped two Prop K allocation requests from the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) into a single memo. The MTA has requested a total of $2,331,680 in Prop K funds for the following projects: conceptual engineering for the modernization of 23 escalators in the Muni Metro Subway System, and the construction of improvements to the infrastructure for the overhead contact system for the 5-Fulton electric trolleybus line. Attachment 1 summarizes the applications received, including leveraging compared to Expenditure Plan assumptions and project phases included in the current request. Attachment 2 provides a brief description of each project. Attachment 3 provides a summary of our staff recommendation, highlighting issues of potential interest to the Plans and Programs Committee, such as recommended special conditions. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $2,331,680 in Prop K funds, with conditions, to the MTA for two requests, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules. 6. Recommend Approval of the 2009 Prop K 5-Year Prioritization Program (5YPP) for Transit Enhancements - ACTION* attachment enclosure In November 2009, the Draft 2009 5-Year Prioritization Program (5YPP) for Transit Enhancements was presented to the Plans and Program Committee. At the request of the Committee Chair, action on the 5YPP was held to allow for additional discussion to address concerns raised by two Board members. The voter-approved Prop K Expenditure Plan requires that each programmatic category develop a 5YPP as a prerequisite for receiving Prop K allocations. This requirement applies to 21 programs such as new signals and signs, street resurfacing, pedestrian circulation and safety, and transit enhancements. The intended outcome of the 5YPPs is the establishment of a steady stream of grant-ready projects that can be advanced as soon as funds (including Prop K, federal and state) are available. While the Strategic Plan provides the long-term road map for managing Prop K revenue, the 5YPPs ensure that the Authority Board, project sponsors and the public have a clear understanding of how projects are prioritized for funding within each particular programmatic category as well as the timing of project delivery over the five-year period covered by the program of projects. The Draft Transit Enhancements 5YPP includes projects such as the 22-Fillmore extension to Mission Bay, the Fort Mason extension, Balboa Park BART/MUNI station access improvements and relocation of the Caltrain Paul Avenue Station to Oakdale Avenue. The Draft 5YPP includes conditions for several projects that would need to be satisfied before we would recommend allocation of funds. These are called out in the memo below. The proposed 5YPP is consistent with the amended 2009 Strategic Plan, and would not trigger financing costs above those already assumed. We are seeking a recommendation to approve the 2009 Prop K 5YPP for Transit Enhancements. 7. Recommend Approval of the Scope of Work for the Strategic Analysis Report on Potential Alternative Transit Service Delivery Options for San Francisco - ACTION* attachment At the October 6, 2009 meeting of the Finance Committee, then-Commissioner Ross Mirkarimi requested that staff initiate a Strategic Analysis Report (SAR) on potential alternative transit service delivery options in San Francisco. As called for in the Authority's procedures governing the development of SARs, the scope was brought to the Plans and Programs Committee on March 23, where Chair Mirkarimi now sits as an ex officio member, for comments and guidance. The draft scope was also brought to the Citizens Advisory Committee on March 24, which passed the motion unanimously. The final SAR scope is being presented to the Plans and Programs Committee and Authority Board for approval, before technical work can begin. We are seeking a recommendation for the approval of the scope of work for the SAR on potential alternative transit service delivery options for San Francisco. 8. Status Report on the Development of a Draft Expenditure Plan for the Imposition of an Additional Vehicle Registration Fee of Up to $10 in San Francisco Pursuant to the Requirements in SB 83 - INFORMATION* attachment In late October, the Governor signed into law SB 83 (Hancock), which authorizes congestion management agencies (CMAs) to impose an annual fee of up to $10 on motor vehicles registered within their respective counties. The funds would have to be used for programs and projects having a relationship to or benefiting the people paying the fee, and they would have to be consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan. In December 2009, the Authority approved Resolution 10-27, authorizing the Executive Director to initiate the development of an Expenditure Plan for a new vehicle registration fee consistent with the requirements of SB 83. Placing the measure on the November 2010 ballot would necessitate a tight timeline for developing and approving an Expenditure Plan and the required benefit-relationship finding. We recently received confirmation from the City Attorney's Office that the Authority Board can place the measure directly on the ballot, enabling us to push the potential adoption date from May to June (see Attachment 1). Since our March report to the Plans and Programs Committee, we have held meetings of the CAC subcommittee and the stakeholder advisory panel, and continued our coordination and information sharing efforts with other Bay Area CMAs that are also targeting the November 2010 election. At the April Plans and Programs Committee meeting, we will review the results of a poll conducted in mid-March that showed 66% of likely San Francisco voters would support the measure, as well as describe the preliminary benefit-relationship analysis of the list of potential projects and programs which indicates that all the potential project and programs under consideration for inclusion in the Expenditure Plan could meet the benefit-relationship test per the SB 83 requirement. The accompanying staff memo describes the potential Expenditure Plan categories that we are developing, taking into account input from various stakeholders, the benefit-relationship analysis, and our experience with administrating the sales tax program. Interested parties may access current information and updates on the potential vehicle registration fee and the development of the Expenditure Plan, including opportunities for public input, on the Authority's web site at www.sfcta.org/sb83. We are seeking input and guidance from the Plans and Programs Committee. This is an information item. 9. Introduction of New Items - INFORMATION 10. Public Comment 11. Adjournment
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