| Special Citizens Advisory Committee - June 9, 2010 |
SPECIAL CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEEMeeting Notice Date: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Location: 100 Van Ness Avenue, 26th Floor Members: Jul Lynn Parsons (Chair), Peter Tannen (Vice Chair), Glenn Davis, Chris Jones, Brian Larkin, Fran Martin, Jacqualine Sachs, Robert Switzer, Wendy Tran, Rosie West, and Conrad Wu
6:00 1. Committee Meeting Call to Order 6:05 2. Chair's Report - INFORMATION 6:10 Planning 3. Adopt a Motion of Support for Approval of the
Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood Transportation Plan Final Report - ACTION* attachment enclosure The Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood Transportation Plan (NTP) is a community-based transportation planning study, led by the Authority, in collaboration with community residents and leaders, technical agencies, and community-based organizations (CBOs). The study was funded by grants from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Through the study's research, technical analysis, and extensive public outreach, three needs emerged as community priorities that were not being addressed by other initiatives: 1) the need to improve mobility for community members with no or limited automobile access; 2) the need to better manage parking and address parking concerns in the neighborhood; and 3) the need to improve pedestrian conditions along and across Third Street and to revisit the overall balance among the various users of this critical corridor. For each of these focus areas, we performed additional technical studies, evaluated potential improvement projects and programs, and developed plan recommendations. Following a round of community review and feedback, the study recommends: the development of community-based transportation services through one or more pilot programs; parking design and management strategies to improve parking availability close to residents' homes and to better manage the neighborhood's limited on-street parking resources; modified signal operations along Third Street in the Bayview commercial core to improve pedestrian conditions; and urban design enhancements on neighborhood streets, including at key transit nodes. Potential implementation funding sources include regional programs such as MTC's Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP), Safe Routes to Transit and Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) programs, Caltrans Planning Grants, the Bay Area Climate Initiative (BACI), and private grants. In addition to seeking funding and conducting further analysis, continued advocacy and engagement by members of the community and CBOs will be critical to advancing the recommendations of the NTP. We are seeking a motion of support for approval of the Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood Transportation Plan Final Report.
6:40 Policy and Programming 4. Adopt a Motion of Support for Approval of the 2009 Prop K 5-Year Prioritization Program for Bus Rapid Transit/Transit Preferential Streets/MUNI Metro
Network and Amendment of the 2009 Prop K Strategic Plan - ACTION* attachment enclosure The voter-approved Prop K Expenditure Plan requires that each programmatic category develop a 5-Year Prioritization Program (5YPP) as a prerequisite for receiving Prop K allocations. 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 subject of this memorandum is approval of the last 2009 5YPP for Bus Rapid Transit/Transit Preferential Streets/MUNI Metro Network (BRT/TPS/MUNI Metro Network). This 5YPP includes some of Prop K's signature projects such as Van Ness Avenue and Geary Corridor BRT, partial funding for design and implementation of the Municipal Transportation Agency's (MTA) Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) Rapid Network projects, and funding for various TPS projects. Our recommendation includes special conditions that would need to be satisfied before we would recommend allocation of funds, most notably tied to funds proposed for yet-to-be-identified TEP Rapid Network Projects. Through the TEP environmental impact report, which the MTA plans to initiate this summer, the MTA will develop and prioritize Rapid Network Projects, refine cost estimates and schedules, and develop funding plans for projects that can then seek Prop K funds for design and implementation. Our recommended action includes a Strategic Plan amendment to align programming assumptions with the draft 5YPP, with the result of significantly pushing out Prop K funds and reducing financing costs for the category from 41% to 29% over the 30-year Expenditure Plan period. We are seeking a motion of support for approval of the 2009 Prop K 5YPP for BRT/TPS/MUNI Metro Network and amendment of the 2009 Prop K Strategic Plan. 5. Adopt a Motion of Support for a
Resolution Approving a Vehicle Registration Fee Expenditure Plan, Making
Required Findings, Submitting to the Voters at the General Election Scheduled
for November 2, 2010, an Ordinance Amending the San Francisco Business and Tax
Regulations Code by Adding Article 23 to (1) Adopt a $10 Increase in the Annual
Vehicle Registration Fee for Each Motor Vehicle Registered in the City and
County of San Francisco, to Fund Congestion and Pollution Mitigation Programs
and Projects, (2) Authorize the Authority to Expend Fee Revenue Under the
Expenditure Plan, (3) Authorize the Authority to Contract with the California
Department of Motor Vehicles for Collection and Distribution of the Fee
Revenue, and (4) Authorize the Authority to Take All Steps Necessary to
Administer the Expenditure Plan and All Programs and Project Funded by the Fee
Revenue; and Appropriating Up to $400,000 in Prop K Funds, With Conditions, to Cover
the Costs of Placing the Measure on the Ballot - ACTION* 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 to fund congestion and pollution mitigation programs and projects. 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 (RTP). 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 and targeting the November 2010 election. Attachment 2 includes the final draft Expenditure Plan, which was developed and refined based on input from numerous stakeholders over the past six months. The plan has broad support from various stakeholders, with the only outstanding policy consideration being whether or not to include Caltrain operations as an eligible project type. This issue is detailed in the memo below. We have worked with a consultant to complete the required benefit-relationship analysis (Attachment 3), confirmed consistency of the proposed projects and programs with the RTP (Attachment 4) and Countywide Transportation Plan, and sought legal guidance on the potential impact of the "Stop Hidden Taxes" ballot initiative on this measure. We are seeking a motion of support for a resolution approving a vehicle registration fee Expenditure Plan, making required findings, submitting to the voters at the general election scheduled for November 2, 2010, an ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Article 23 to (1) adopt a $10 increase in the annual vehicle registration fee for each motor vehicle registered in the City and County of San Francisco, to fund congestion and pollution mitigation programs and projects, (2) authorize the Authority to expend fee revenue under the Expenditure Plan, (3) authorize the Authority to contract with the California Department of Motor Vehicles for collection and distribution of the fee revenue, and (4) authorize the Authority to take all steps necessary to administer the Expenditure Plan and all programs and project funded by the fee revenue; and appropriating up to $400,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, to cover the costs of placing the measure on the ballot. 7:20 8. Public Comment 7:30 9. Adjournment * Materials Attached
Next Regular Meeting: June 23, 2010
CAC MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND SHOULD CONTACT ERIKA CHENG AT (415) 522-4831 This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. In order to allow individuals with environmental illness or multiple-chemical sensitivity to attend the meeting, individuals are requested to refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products. All times shown are for information only. Items will be called at the discretion of the Chair. If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Citizens Advisory Committee after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the San Francisco County Transportation Authority at 100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 26, San Francisco, CA 94102, during normal office hours. If you prefer receiving future agendas via email instead of regular mail, please send your request to
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