SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY packet agenda
Meeting Notice
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2016; 11:00 a.m.
Location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250, City Hall
Commissioners: Wiener (Chair), Mar (Vice Chair), Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Peskin, Tang and Yee
Clerk: Steve Stamos
1. Roll Call
2. Chair’s Report – INFORMATION
3. Executive Director’s Report – INFORMATION report
4. Approve the Minutes of the April 26, 2016 Meeting – ACTION* minutes
Items from the Finance Committee
5. Adopt Positions on State Legislation – ACTION* resolution
Items from the Plans and Programs Committee
6. Appoint Asher Butnik and Alexander Post to the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Citizens Advisory Committee – ACTION* resolution
7. Allocate $9,599,451 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, for Three Requests, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules – ACTION* resolution
Items for Direct Board Consideration
8. Development of a Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan – INFORMATION* attachment 1 attachment 2 presentation
At its May 17 meeting, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (BOS) passed a resolution (Attachment 1) calling for the Transportation Authority, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), to lead development of a San Francisco Transportation Expenditure Plan to specify the use of revenues from a potential new half-cent sales tax for transportation for potential consideration for the November 2016 ballot. The Expenditure Plan would build and expand on the recommendations of the San Francisco Transportation Plan and Transportation 2030 Report (which recommended an additional half-cent sales tax as one of a suite of four revenue measures) as well as existing planning and prioritization efforts. To develop the Expenditure Plan, we will be seeking input from city and regional transit agencies serving San Francisco, members of the public, and other key stakeholders over the next eight weeks before the BOS and Mayor would need to act to place the measure on the ballot. Drawing upon the resolution and in close collaboration with the SFMTA, we have developed draft principles (Attachment 2) to guide development of the Expenditure Plan. At the Board meeting, we will provide information on the schedule and process to place a sales tax ordinance on the November 2016 ballot, outline a public engagement strategy, and present the draft principles. We will be seeking input and guidance from the Board, particularly on the public engagement strategy given the tight timeline.
Other Items
9. 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.
10. Public Comment
11. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible. Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV, the Government Channel 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber and the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact the Clerk of the Authority at (415) 522-4800. Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines also serving the area are the 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 21, 47, and 49. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
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