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City & County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC)
Notice of Regular Meeting and Agenda
for
Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.
1145 Market Street, 5th Floor (Main Conference Room)
San Francisco, California
Members:
Daniel Murphy (Chair), Steve Ferrario (Vice Chair), Mary Burns, Sue Cauthen,
Art Cimento, Joan Downey, Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey,
Bruce Oka, Cesar Perez, Norman Rolfe, Dorris Vincent, and Daniel Weaver
(2 Vacancies)
Committees:
Engineering, Maintenance & Safety (EMSC)
Daniel Weaver (Chair), Steve Ferrario, and Bruce Oka
Finance & Administration (FAC)
Daniel Murphy (Chair), Emily Drennen, Griffith Humphrey, and Bruce Oka
Operations & Customer Service Committee (OCSC)
Joan Downey (Chair), Mary F. Burns, Sue Cauthen, Daniel Murphy, and Norman Rolfe
Planning & Marketing Committee (PMC)
Bruce Oka (Chair), Emily Drennen, Norman Rolfe, and Dorris Vincent
NOTES:
Notices of meeting and agenda, and minutes are available at the San Francisco Public Library (Main), 100 Larkin Street - Government Section (5th Floor) and on Muni’s website at www.sfmuni.com/cac.
Written reports and background materials for calendar items are available for public inspection and copying at 401 Van Ness Ave, Room 334, during regular business hours.
The MTA CAC may be contacted as follows:
Municipal Transportation Agency Citizens’ Advisory Council
401 Van Ness Avenue Room 334 – San Francisco, CA 94102-4524
Phone 415-554-6873 FAX 415-554-4143
Disability Access
This meeting will be held at 1145 Market Street (One Trinity Center), 5th Floor Main Conference Room, San Francisco, CA.
The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and Muni Metro station is Civic Center. Accessible Muni bus lines nearest the meeting location are the 5-Fulton, 9-San Bruno, 19-Polk, 21-Hayes, and 71-Haight-Noriega, and the F-Market & Wharves (Historic Streetcar Service). For more information about Muni accessible services, call 415-923-6142.
There is accessible on-street vehicle parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location. The Civic Center Garage, entrance on the south side of McAllister Street, between Polk and Larkin Streets, includes bicycle racks in view of a parking attendant.
For assistance with special needs (large print agendas, sign language interpreters, etc.) please contact Debra Reed (Council Secretary) at 415-554-6873 at least two business days before the meeting.
In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Use of Cell Phones, Pagers, and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the peoples’ business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the peoples’ review.
Written reports and background materials for agenda items are available for public inspection and copying at 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 334, during regular business hours. Notices of Meetings and Agendas are posted on Muni's Web site at http://www.sfmuni.com/cac. Notices of meetings and agendas, and minutes are available at the San Francisco Public Library (Main), 100 Larkin Street - Government Section (5th Floor).
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Donna Hall by mail at Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554-7724; by fax at 415-554-7854 or by e-mail at donna_hall@ci.sf.ca.us.
Individuals interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the Internet at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm.
Lobbyist Ordinance
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100, to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415-581-2300, fax 415-581-2317, or visit their website at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.
City & County of San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency
Citizens’ Advisory Council (CAC)
AGENDA
Notice of Regular Meeting and Agenda
for
Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.
1145 Market Street, 5th Floor (Main Conference Room)
San Francisco, California
Item # |
Item |
Estimated Time |
1. |
Call to Order/Roll Call |
5:30 |
2. |
Adopt Minutes of April 7, 2005, also
Adopt CAC Minutes of July, September, October, November and December, 2004 [Attachments] (Discussion/Action) |
5:33 |
3. |
Public Comment - Concerning any issue within the jurisdiction of the Council not on the agenda. |
5:35 |
4. |
Report of the Chair (Discussion) |
5:40 |
5. |
Staff Report (Discussion) |
5:45 |
Staff-Initiated Items |
6. |
Service Adjustments (Discussion/Action) |
5:50 |
7. |
Tow Contracts DPT (Discussion/Action) |
6:20 |
Council-Initiated Items |
8. |
MUNI Service Deterioration Issues and Metro LRV Service Lack of Dependable Predictable Reliable Service and Service Standards: (Discussion/Action) |
6:40 |
9. |
From the PMC, Resolution No. 4-18-05 (Discussion/Action)
WHEREAS, a pilot study undertaken by DPT found that 90% of the public approved of the new pedestrian countdown signal heads; and
WHEREAS, San Francisco is a national leader in installing pedestrian countdown signals; and
WHEREAS, locations with new pedestrian countdown signals see a 52% average reduction in pedestrian injuries; and
WHEREAS, the costs to retrofit and/or to install new pedestrian countdown signals are very low in relation to their benefit;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the MTA CAC urges the Transportation Authority to prioritize installation of new and retrofitted pedestrian countdown signals, especially in areas with high pedestrian traffic, high pedestrian injuries and/or deaths and near schools. |
7:00 |
10. |
Committee Reports |
7:10 |
11. |
Council Members’ Questions and Comments |
7:20 |
12. |
Agenda planning for June 2, 2005 meeting.
Tentatively Scheduled Next Regular Meeting:
Thursday, June 2, 2005, 5:30pm, 1145 Market Street, 5th Floor
(Main Conference Room) |
7:25 |
13. |
Adjournment |
7:30 |
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