PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Meeting Notice
Date: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Location: Room 263, City Hall
Commissioners: Commissioners Tang (Chair), Christensen (Vice Chair), Breed, Farrell, Yee and Wiener (Ex Officio)
Clerk: Steve Stamos
1. Roll Call
2. Citizens Advisory Committee Report – INFORMATION* attachment
3. Approve the Minutes of the March 10, 2015 Meeting – ACTION* attachment
4. Recommend Appointment of One Member to the Citizens Advisory Committee – ACTION* attachment enclosure
The Transportation Authority has an eleven-member Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). CAC members serve two-year terms. Per the Transportation Authority’s Administrative Code, the Plans and Programs Committee recommends and the Transportation Authority Board appoints individuals to fill any CAC vacancies. Neither Transportation Authority staff nor the CAC make any recommendations on CAC appointments, but we maintain an up-to-date database of applications for CAC membership. A chart with information about current CAC members is attached, showing ethnicity, gender, neighborhood of residence, and affiliation. There is one vacancy on the CAC requiring committee action. The vacancy is the result of the resignation of Angela Minkin due to time constraints associated with her travel schedule and other obligations. Attachment 1 shows current CAC membership and Attachment 2 lists applicants. We are seeking a recommendation to appoint one member to the CAC.
5. Recommend Allocation of $350,000 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, and Appropriation of $53,798 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules – ACTION* attachment
As summarized in Attachments 1 and 2, we have four requests totaling $403,798 in Prop K sales tax funds to present to the Plans and Programs Committee (Committee). Attachment 3 summarizes our recommendations. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) requests funds for installation of three bicycle barometers similar to the one on Market Street between 9th and 10th Streets at to-be-identified locations ($97,500); promotion, day-of events, and evaluation of Bike to Work Day 2015 ($76,000); and advanced planning for project corridors identified in the 2013 Bicycle Strategy, including identification of feasible measures and coordination opportunities, development of recommendations for each project corridor similar to the approach taken to develop the WalkFirst Investment Strategy, and conceptual design of three project corridors ($176,500). At the Committee meeting, staff from the SFMTA will present an overview of the 2013 Bicycle Strategy, which set the vision and goals to make bicycling a part of everyday life in San Francisco. Lastly, we are requesting appropriation of $53,798 for conceptual feasibility planning and design work for the Geneva-Harney Bus Rapid Transit Study, which we are leading in collaboration with SFMTA. The requested funds will enable further study of the Beatty Avenue alternative, which is needed to respond to input received during recent community outreach. We are submitting this request directly to the Committee so that we can finalize the study report and conduct a final round of community workshops by May 2015 in order to meet a California Department of Transportation grant deadline. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $350,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, and appropriate $53,798, with conditions, for four requests, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules.
6. Rail Capacity Study Update – INFORMATION* attachment
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) is developing a Rail Capacity Strategy that identifies and prioritizes improvements to existing infrastructure and system expansion needed to help meet future ridership demand. Strategies include alleviating bottlenecks, improving the vehicle fleet, expanding or extending the light rail system, and building system resiliency. Initial engineering will be conducted for near-term improvements that can be delivered in the next five years. Long-term improvements identified in the strategy will inform the new Metropolitan Transportation Commission-led San Francisco Bay Area Core Capacity Transit Study as well as the next San Francisco Transportation Plan and Regional Transportation Plan (also known as Plan Bay Area) updates. SFMTA staff will provide an update on the Rail Capacity Study at the meeting. This is an information item.
7. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION
8. Public Comment
9. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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