SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
Meeting Notice
Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250, City Hall
Commissioners: Avalos (Chair), Wiener (Vice Chair), Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang and Yee
CLERK: Erika Cheng
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the Minutes of the January 28, 2014 Meeting – ACTION* attachment
3. Chair’s Report – INFORMATION
4. Executive Director’s Report – INFORMATION report
Items from the Finance Committee
5. Adopt the 2014 State and Federal Legislative Program – ACTION* attachment
6. Adopt Positions on State Legislation – ACTION* attachment
7. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute an Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for the Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project Environmental Review Phase, in an Amount Not to Exceed $529,203, and to Modify the Non-Material Agreement Terms and Conditions – ACTION* attachment
8. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Treasure Island Development Authority, in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000, for the Fiscal Year 2013/14 Operating Budget and Work Plan to Implement the Treasure Island Transportation Implementation Plan, and to Negotiate the Agreement Payment Terms and Non-Material Agreement Terms and Conditions – ACTION* attachment
9. Award Three-Year Consultant Contracts, with an Option to Extend for Two Additional One-Year Periods, to Barbary Coast Consulting and Davis & Associates Communications, Inc. in a Combined Total Not to Exceed $525,000 for On-Call Strategic Communications, Media, and Community Relations Professional Services and Authorize the Executive Director to Negotiate Contract Payment Terms and Non-Material Contract Terms and Conditions – ACTION* attachment
Items from the Plans and Programs Committee
10. Reappoint Peter Tannen to the Citizens Advisory Committee for a Two-Year Term – ACTION* attachment
11. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2014/15 Transportation Fund for Clean Air Local Expenditure Criteria – ACTION* attachment
12. Allocate $1,468,550 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, and $392,450 in Prop AA Funds, with Conditions, for Four Requests, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedules and Amend the Prop AA Strategic Plan and Relevant Prop K 5-Year Prioritization Programs – ACTION* attachment enclosure
Items for Direct Board Consideration
13. Establish a Vision Zero Committee of the Transportation Authority to Serve for a Two-Year Period – ACTION* attachment
On January 14, 2014, members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors introduced two resolutions calling on City agencies to take comprehensive and coordinated actions to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the near-term. Supervisor Kim’s legislation (BOS File No. 140047 with Avalos, Yee, Chiu and Mar) urges the Mayor, the San Francisco Chief of Police, and Director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to adopt a VISION ZERO Three Point Plan to expedite the goals of San Francisco’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategies and implement an action plan to reduce traffic fatalities to zero in the next ten years through better engineering, education, and enforcement. Key Vision Zero initiatives include: creation of a mandatory driver safety curriculum for City employees and contractors, redirection of Police Department enforcement to high-injury corridors and intersections, and establishment of a Crisis Intervention Team to implement 24 on-street pedestrian and bicycle safety projects in the next two years. Supervisor Yee’s companion legislation (BOS File No. 140039 with Avalos and Kim) urges the Transportation Authority to coordinate a pedestrian safety public awareness campaign, as well as to coordinate an Active Transportation Program grant application to help implement the campaign. Both resolutions call for the establishment of multi-agency teams to implement Vision Zero initiatives and undertake evaluation and reporting of project efforts. The SFMTA and Police Commission recently adopted resolutions of support for Vision Zero initiatives. To support these efforts, the Transportation Authority will hold regular hearings to track and facilitate the progress of City teams to deliver Vision Zero projects. Through Section 5.2(d) of the Administrative Code, the proposed action would establish a four-member Vision Zero Committee of the Transportation Authority for a two-year period beginning from its first meeting, to undertake this effort. We are seeking approval to establish a Vision Zero Committee of the Transportation Authority to serve for a two-year period.
Other Items
14. 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.
15. Public Comment
16. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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