And supervisor katie tang. I want to thank our clerk of the committee today as well as asian stocks and jim smith from sfgov tv for covering the meeting. Mdm. Clerk any announcements . Yes please sounds all electronic devices. Thank you very much. While we wait for some paper to be delivered to the committee were skipping over item number one for the moment move on to item number two. Item number two Ordinance Amending Division of the workout to establish a violation for bicycles Share Program bikes left part standing or unattended without a permit for location authorized public works to take enforcement action to abate remove the mice and making appropriate findings thank you. This item was sponsored by supervisor peskin so i will turn it over to them. Thank you chairman templars and thank you for your early support for this legislation for your cosponsorship. As we mentioned at the press conference this is actually the first time that the city of San Francisco is getting out in front of one of these technologies and rather than asking for forgiveness or permission later, we figure that we should take the appropriate steps to regulate this industry in the best interests of the public. I particularly want to thank the team at the sfmta eight as well as public works. The Mayors Office has been involved and the City Attorneys Office to come together to create a public realm permitting and enforcement scheme to reflect the changing transit landscape and reflect our desire to make sure that this is done appropriately and i want to be clear to my think we all fully support bike sharing and robust regional solution to our Traffic Congestion but we also want to make sure that this is done in a weight does not become a nuisance on the sidewalks of San Francisco. To that end, i have before the committee this Ordinance Amending Division one of the transportation code to establish regulations with regard to station must bicycle sharing programs and other like to note that division two, which is within the sole and absolute authority of the sf mta is going to be before the sf mta Commission Later this month on the 21st. I like to bring up katie price from the sf mta sustainable Space Division to give a brief overview of the mtas permitting program currently and with you guys envision for a program update. Good afternoon and thank you Committee Members. Jimmy parks with the sf mta and i oversee the citys bicycle programs are excited to be here today for to propose a ordinance to Amend Division one of the station must bicycles go shepherd him and [inaudible] supervisor peskin just mention her by the mta board on march 21 we feel that these legislations are really strong and make sure station was by showing his right leg in a manner thats consistent with how we already treat station base by sharing and remote Public Health and safety. We appreciate working closely with supervisor peskins office to develop this combined division i and division ii transportation code package thats been cordoned eight. I want to take a couple of minutes to provide an overview of bike sharing as it exists in San Francisco today. I describe the emerging trends and station was bike sharing. Then describe the legislation that you are hearing today as was the legislation that the mta board will tour x fits into the overall framework. First some background on by sharing. San francisco already has a successful station vice bike Share Program to date launched in 2013 with approximately 350 bicycles at 35 stations in San Francisco. In 2015 San Francisco works with regional partners at the metropolitan Transportation Commission or mpc to form an agreement would motivate already is the operator of the bay area bike share system. To find privately funded a massive expansion of that. The resulting expansion of the station was by sure love about 7000 bikes throughout the bay area with a tenfold expansion in San Francisco alone. In 2016 motivate announced a partnership with old ford motor, the work sensibilities eight expansion is already underway. Weve got a new stations already in the ground as part of the expansion. We Bishop Harmon permits for 50 additional stations new permit has been ordered that well start seeing over the ground over the summer. Expansion is well underway in this very exciting to see. At the same time our station is taking shape the concept of station was bike sharing in scheduling to involve a number just a bike share model. What is station was bike sharing . For people that dont know it totally new especially bike share bikes that dont need a dock. Bike themselves have gps they have their payment. Internal locking mechanisms so they can be left anywhere which is [inaudible] but by being left anywhere they can be left up ipod leaned against a tree or symbol in the middle of a sidewalk. Some station with systems such as Portland Oregon software docs is way to organize and relate the use of public right away with station was bike share bikes. All other systems critically several marching Chinese Companies forgo docs altogether and the boys are simply placed wherever users choose to place them. I think [inaudible] the bestknown of these right now but really theres half a dozen or more competitors out there and if theres only one special station was bike shirt operator i think as an agency we would be very differently but knowing that great growing interest in stations by sure we want to get out in front of you as the supervisor mentioned two insureds wellregulated. That means treating it consistently with all ready how we treat stays this patient was bike sharing only along in the transportation would also means regular and station was bike shirt in a way that promotes Public Health and safety. In terms of the book registration is up division i legislation referred to a could violation to operate stations by sharing without a permit and essentially treats unauthorized station was bike share bikes like any other unauthorized item in the public rightofway to be collected and disposed of by public works. The only purpose of the Economy Division ii legislation which will be heard next tuesday by the mci board which we made fully public available later this week, is to actually establish the station was bike should permit itself establish the conditions receiving this permit. So while the full details will be discussed at the mta board in broad outline, the red requirements is really are trying to look at legislation that ensures any stations by sure system remote Public Health and safety in the slight details of those and that. Two major things that we really put a lot of thought into developing legislation is first, equity. We want to make sure the bikes are available across a wide geography of San Francisco that includes the kidneys and not simply the core of San Francisco. Also memberships are formal to be both low income. The system is truly at wearable and assessable to every ordered the second major thing is maintaining the public rightofway with it doesnt allow bikes to be a nuisance whether they are blocking transit travel on the sidewalk or simply cluttering the urban space. We want to make sure that we are meeting the public rightofway which is one of the oversight rules of mca and finally the report is required data sharing to make sure operators are meeting the responsibilities we laid out in the requirements and so in summary we are excited at the legislation. Thats an example being collaborative and also being proactive and as a result helps to ensure any use of the public rightofway is in the Public Interest and that applies to private companies is welcome without him having to take any questions they may have. Supervisor peskin i have no questions for mr. Park said i would like to thank them for him for his colleagues for their help and collaboration and then ask mr. Sanguinetti for the Public Department of public works to come up. This amends the public works code and gives mohammed and jerry their staff some new tools. Thank you supervisor. So as it relates to our collaboration with the mta which you are familiar with, we will be amending the public works code article 1603 which in the past has referred to illegal dumping. What we will do is include bicycles for the removal of bicycles found to be out of compliance if they were left stranded in the middle of the rightofway is an example. Left in violation of governing regulations. We will go ahead and catalog goes, route them catalog and store them at the operations yard. For specified period of time where they can be claimed could then public works is looking to draft a directors order that will discuss fees for that storage and for the reclamation of those bikes. Great. Thank you dennis with colleagues any questions . Mr. Chairman i dont know if you want to hear from doug johnson was available from the municipal Transportation Commission with regard to the regional bike shared network and pvc reference by mr. Parks but he is here if you would like to hear from him. If not we can open up to Public Comments. I think were okay and less you youre welcome to come up and say a few words but otherwise will open up this Public Comments. But why dont you have you, about ip your first Public Comment i tell you what will open this up to public, john anyone else who wants to make public almond, please sign up on the side. Thank you doug johnson for metropolitan Commission First off thanks to you and to the city staff for tackling this important issue. As you may know, five bay area cities San Francisco, san jose, oakland and berkeley and emeryville Work Together to reach an agreement to expand bike share tenfold in partnership with motivator with Sponsorship Agreement motivate and ford are close to bring 7000 bikes to the bay area. To these five cities. Without diverting tens of millions of dollars in public funds to fuel the expansion. The agreement motivate negotiated in good faith amongst all five of the cities and mtc and motivate over the course of nearly a year seeks to maximize Public Benefit. Mpca appreciates all efforts San Francisco has and will take to protect the bay area bike share system expansion as a was negotiated. Thank you. Thank you next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is janice lee advocacy director of the San FranciscoBicycle Coalition. Our Organizations Mission is to promote the bicycle for everyday transportation weave over 10,000 numbers believe its important this mission you honestly we never thought wed be in this position to see Companies Competing for a chance to get more people biking in San Francisco. Yet here we are. So this is really exciting likely with that said, we really think this a move in the right direction and thank the city and the leadership from the supervisor peskin and farrell introducing the legislation before us today. Initially these are strong concerns and opposition when the first by sharing company had plans of expanding their operations to San Francisco. We heard a lot of unclear reports about how many bikes that there were and what their plans were in the fact that its unlikely without working through the city. We really want to make sure the biking creates affordable and Sustainable Transportation not clutter are somewhat forthright and safe passage on our sidewalks and other places. So again we are glad to see that this legislation is being introduced and we think that it provides the right framework for these companies to be able to engage with city officials and really give all by sharing companies what the right framework is for what these programs should look like in San Francisco to make sure this really does promote the bicycle for participation thank you and we hope you will all move this on to the full board tomorrow. Thank you next speaker, please. Good afternoon on darcy brown a second rector of San Francisco beautiful. Since 1947 when we save the iconic cable cars from demolition San Francisco beautiful is been the only organization to advocate for cities civic beauty is an instrument till in creating and delivering Amenity Center artistic benefit while enhancing our unique and increasingly threatened neighborhood character. I am before you today in sport of the ordinance to regulate the growing concern of our members regarding dr. Spike sure. San francisco beautiful is not opposed to bike share but we do want regulated and balanced bike share to avoid our streets and neighborhoods from becoming a discriminant dumping grounds for piles of unregulated bikes. As we have learned many of these companies have policies which adopt the philosophy of better to demand or given us than ask for permission. San francisco suffer the consequences of rogue companies are thumbing their noses at our local laws and regulations and ignoring the valid concern of our public trustees. These companies have no interest in the unique needs of our neighborhoods with the participation of neighborhood groups. Preferring to use the onesizefitsall approach. By share is a growing and important part of our citys urban mobility. It should be planned as should all lucrative corporate schemes that advertise Public Benefits in collaboration with government civic organizations in the citizens is intended to serve. It should be regulated to promote the specific needs and welfare of San Franciscos and not encroach upon the livability of our city. Please please, lets not allow the be somebody to turn the public realm into their private parking lot. Lets not add another layer of obstacles to our increasingly crowded streets and litter our parks and lovely neighborhoods with thousands of cheap bikes that leave the city to respond to complaints and our Citizens Holding the cleanup bill. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. Im j walter president and ceo of motivate. Motivate is a bike share leader partnering with governments and brands in some and the largest cities in the world. As has been discussed we are currently planning the rollout of four go bike in cooperation with five bay area cities the mta and the mtc. By way of background before i joined this company i helped run three of the Worlds Largest transit systems in new york london and hong kong improving urban mobility has been my lights work. Its one of the reasons i joined motivate. Its the reason i am grateful to be here with you today. Theres an old proverb. If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Motivate believes in going far. Its the reason that we have undertaken a multiyear collaborative effort that will culminate with San Francisco having the most advanced safe and robust bike share system of any city in the world. I want to briefly talk about what we have been doing and where were going with bike share in San Francisco. We spent the past two years working hand in hand with the city to grade a bike share system that this region deserves. When that provides a highquality flexible ondemand transportation option that will complement the existing transit network. Over the past year and a half motivate has held over 200 meetings with Community Leaders and 27 citizen, halls. The input of the community has been integral to shaping will soon be the second largest bike Share Program in the nation. The reason we are here today is because some operators want to disrupt that approach. They have a mentality that its better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission. Now that is not innovation. Its just greed. The bill before the committee today provides a framework for permitting bike Share Programs and enforcing those rule so everyone including us, will be [inaudible] thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon supervisors. My name is Ariel Fleischer transportation policy associate whispered. Spur is a Nonprofit Organization promoting the planning and Good Government and the bay area to Research Education and inadequacy. We like to discuss our support for the legislation but by supervisor peskin to regulate speed fans by share operators. We believe by share is an important and necessary part of the citys transportation eight assembly need by chair thats planned regulated and accountable to the city and stakeholders. Several by share starts are offering station was bike share syst