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City and County of San Francisco Planning, Marketing Committee (PMC) FINAL MINUTES Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call (Agenda Item 1). The regular meeting of the Planning and Marketing Committee (PMC) was called to order at 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Bruce Oka (Chair) presided. A quorum was present including the following: PMC Members Present at Roll Call: Bruce Oka (Chair), Emily Drennen, and Norman Rolfe. PMC Members Present, but absent at Roll Call: none PMC Absent: Dorris Vincent MTA CAC Members, not on this committee, but also present: MTA Staff (San Francisco Municipal Railway [Muni] and Department of Parking and Traffic [DPT]) Present: Jim Kelly (MTA CAC Liaison), Mark Markowitz (MTA Pedestrian Program Manager – Planning), Peter Straus (MTA Planning), Kate Toran (Accessible Services), and Debra Reed (MTA CAC Secretary) Community Representatives Present: None 2. Adopt Minutes of February 8, 2006: Motion to adopt the February minutes by Norman Rolfe, with spelling corrections. 2nd by Emily Drennen CAC passed unanimously (Ayes - Oka (Chair), Drennen, and Rolf) 3. Public Comment – Concerning any issue within the jurisdiction of the Council and not noted on the agenda: none 4. Report of the Chair: Bruce Oka (PMC Chair) Mr. Oka expressed serious concerns about crowded buses and longer waits. 5. Introduction to Pedestrian Master Plan: (Discussion/Action) Frank Markowitz Mr. Markowitz distributed and reviewed 2 handouts, Pedestrian Master Plan – In-Progress Draft Scope of Work – Revised for SFCTA Plans & Programs (dated 2/9/06), and San Francisco Pedestrian Master Plan – Proposed Project Phase Timeline (dated 2/21/06). Comments and Questions from the PMC Norman Rolfe: Sidewalk pedestrian flow has often been stifled by businesses using sidewalks as an extension of their business, such as restaurants placing tables and chairs for their patrons. Response: The Pedestrian Master Plan project, would also be coordinating with Streetscape management plan, looking at landscaping, pedestrian safety, comfort, and transit access. Emily Drennen: Café tables, chairs, and trees gives pedestrians a feeling of a nicer place to walk, but on the other hand, there needs to be a balance to insure pedestrian safety. Norman Rolfe pointed out projects that utilized and widened sidewalk corners/bulbs for placing various things, along with changing parking patterns, and other traffic calming ideas. 6. Daily Report from Central Control: (Discussion/Action) Jim Kelly Mr. Kelly distributed and reviewed copies of the Muni Operations Daily Report, dated Friday, February 17, 2006. Mr. Ford had been reviewing new drafts of the report for readability and content. Future changes to the report would include DPT information. The final product, the new MTA Operations Daily Report, would be available on the public website. 7. Para Transit Debit Card Update: (Discussion/Action) Kate Toren While the Notice to Proceed was issued in January 2006, controversy and disagreement had risen with the Taxi industry on functionality of equipment and what the Debit Card was for. Mr. Ford and Mr. Sunshine had been working through outreach to Cab companies, working towards solutions to benefit both Taxi and the MTA. 8. Service Updates: (Discussion/Action) Peter Straus Mr. Straus announced the Transit Effectiveness Project, a project in conjunction with the Controller’s Office. A community hearing was scheduled for March 9, 2006 regarding the request to expand the 56 Rutland line to run near the John King senior housing, Beacon Center, and Visitation Valley Middle School. Comments and Questions from the PMC Bruce Oka: Mr. Oka commented on erratically running service. Response: Since September 24, 2005, implementing schedule adjustments, there were problems with software for scheduling with ATCS and the signaling system, also more operators accepted early retirement than was sustainable within the level of service. The 27% extra board needed to cover absenteeism was reduced to a 12% board. Emily Drennen: How broken had the system become? Response: Mr. Straus was not familiar with data in connection to Ms. Drennen’s question, other than the short Extra Board. He felt the Fred Stevens and Jim Kelly would be good sources. When would the next Proposition E report be available? Response. Prop E, a quarterly report, was recently released. 9. Council Members’ Questions/Information Requests: None 10. Schedule Upcoming Meetings and Agenda Items: Next regular meeting: May 16, 2006, at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, Conference Room 3075, at 10:00 a.m. Transit Lane enforcement – Robert Hertan Customer Information sharing – Mark Capistrano Problems with the broken system – Fred Stevens and Jim Kelly 11. Adjournment: 12:18 p.m. Accessible meeting policy – One South Van Ness AvenueExplore: |
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