SFMTA Board October 16, 2007, agenda

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MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALENDAR

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Room 400, City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

REGULAR MEETING
2:00 P.M.

MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rev. Dr. James McCray, Jr., Chairman
Tom Nolan, Vice Chairman
Cameron Beach
Shirley Breyer Black
Wil Din
Peter Mezey
Leah Shahum

Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

Roberta Boomer
BOARD SECRETARY

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Calendar items, except 10.5 (version 6 accessible pdf, 342 kb)

Calendar item 10.5 (version 6 accessible pdf, 718 kb) (contact Ashish Patel, 415.701.4297, if an accessible version of appendixes F and G is needed)

Presentation for item 11 (pdf, 2.3 meg) (email Cheryl Liu if an accessible version is needed)

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2:00 ‑ REGULAR MEETING

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting.

4. Approval of Minutes

October 2, 2007 Regular Meeting

5. Communications

6. Introduction of New or Unfinished Business by Board Members

7. Executive Director’s Report (For discussion only)

Ongoing Activities

8. Citizen’s Advisory Council Report

9. Public Comment

Members of the public may address the Board on matters that are within the Board's jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar.

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD OR PARKING AUTHORITY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE MTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO, PARKING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR, OR CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE. EXPLANATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT 1 SOUTH VAN NESS AVE. 7th FLOOR.

CONSENT CALENDAR

10. All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Municipal Transportation Agency Board or Parking Authority Commission, and will be acted upon by a single vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board/Commission or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

(10.1) Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or will be available in payment of the following claims against the MTA:

Constantino Peralta vs. CCSF, Unlitigated Claim #800169 filed on 7/23/07 for $6,500
Farad Moshkani vs. CCSF, Unlitigated Claim #703332 filed on 7/02/07 for $7,500
Justin Wattenbarger vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #454200 filed on 7/17/06 for $28,000
Felipa Rodriguez/Blanca Wilson vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #439626 filed on 6/12/07 for $90,000
Garrett and Stacy Turner vs. CCSF, Superior Ct. #453551 filed on 6/27/06 for $95,000

(10.2) Approving the following traffic modifications:

INSTALL - SPEED CUSHION - Santa Clara Avenue, between St Francis Boulevard and Monterey Boulevard.
INSTALL - SPEED HUMP - Yerba Buena Avenue, between Santa Clara and Santa Paula Avenues.
ESTABLISH - RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "Z" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - Church Street, both sides, between 23rd and 24th Streets
ESTABLISH - COMPACT VEHICLES ONLY - 1608 Treat Avenue, west side, from 5 feet to 12.5 feet north of the north property line of 1651 Treat Avenue. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Bond Yee)

(10.3) Authorizing the Executive Director/CEO to accept and expend $200,000 from RTIP funds allocated by the California Transportation Commission for the Addison and Digby Traffic Circle Project. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) (Sonali Bose)

(10.4) Authorizing the Executive Director/CEO to accept and expend $200,000 of RM-2 funds to conduct a study analyzing how to improve traffic patterns on the southern side of the Balboa Park BART station where the Interstate 280 freeway intersects with Geneva Avenue. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution, project report and Opinion of Counsel.) (Sonali Bose)

(10.5) Approving the Request for Proposals and Bids for the selection of a single professional parking management firm for the combined management of the Sutter Stockton and the Union Square Garages, and authorizes its release by the City of San Francisco Uptown Parking Corporation. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution, draft contract and RFP.) (Sonali Bose)

(10.6) Accepting a gift of the construction of a traffic signal system at Third and Stevenson Streets; reimbursement of all costs to design, construct and maintain the system for its useful life from the 765 Market Street Center Association. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, and resolution.) (Bond Yee)

REGULAR CALENDAR

11. Status report on the SFgo Project and the Urban Partnership Grant. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and slide presentation.) (Bond Yee)

12. Amending the current Advertising Policy to clarify that the Policy applies to all advertising authorized under MTA contracts, except as otherwise stated in the Policy with respect to impairment of contracts. (Explanatory documents include a staff report, resolution and policy.) (Sonali Bose)

ADJOURN

The Ethics Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has asked us to remind individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 2.100 et seq.] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 415-581-2300; fax: 415-581-2317; 30 Van Ness Ave., Suite 3900, SF, CA 94102-6027 or the web site: sfgov.org/ethics.

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