This meeting will now come to order this is the regular meeting the Land Use Commission im chair and to my right is supervisor wiener the vice chair and to my left supervisor kim and victor young it our clerk and thank you leo and herb from sfgovtv for broadcasting this mr. Clerk, any announcements . Yes. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the october 6, 2015, bobs agenda oracles. A call item one. Is the regulation for the freeway operation with the state of california permitting maintenance responsibility for hoig 101 and the director ever public works to accept the agreement. Ladies and gentlemen, so this item number one is supported before i the sfmta i believe we have both mta and dpw staff with us today deanna from dpw and mr. Paul from mta lets see im not sure who will be speaking first mta please come on up thank you for joining us today. Good afternoon, supervisors im deanna im with the San Francisco public works ca. Can you please hold the mike color. Peter is the project manager with the mta corridor the proposed resolution for the authorization to enter into a freeway maintenance operation with caltrans and the maintenance for the brt to be krukd o constructed along route 101 theyll be responsible for the bugs lanes and platforms and landscaping and shown on exhibit a the remaining lanes will continue to be maintained by caltrans sidewalks are are the citys responsibility under the 2009 delegated agreement thats the summary of agreements. All right. Thank you sir, i want to add anything. I think deanna has summarized the agreement fairly well that is part of our process of getting caltrain buy off on the project to show weve defined how to maintain the road and their giving up two lanes dedicated for transit rightofway. My colleagues and i does have comments Public Comment on number one. I left hand since 1977 many years 6 or seven years i go to San Francisco through the golden gate and all and all a beautiful freeway the 101 from areas petaluma and, etc. On the south side some say i also take the 101 basically to the buddhist temple and the freeway have a connection in San Francisco as you may know it is a detour and continued to San Francisco from north i mean most people go to slausen a lot of people freeway i mean so much construction maintaining to put there in the beautiful freeway a beautiful freeway besides that. All right. Thank you mr. Yip is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak seeing none, Public Comment is closed colleagues an information motion for this item thank you motion by supervisor kim to with a positive recommendation and this that is an unanimous decision this motion moves forward mr. Clerk, call item number 2. Item number 2 an issuance amending the planning code by the Transportation Sustainability fee for the application of the existing transportation fee for the homeless shelters from the transportation fee making the members to the area plan fee in the building code. Thank you very much lets see supervisor wiener anything you, you want to say on item 2. Thank you very much madam chair this item is an important revamp item transformation of our approach in San Francisco to transit impact fees weve had transit fees for 35 years but it is limited in its scope it is never applied to residential and been broad exemption so we it is a very important step forward for the funding and Transportation System and seeking a board look at the extent to develop should be assessed fees in support our Transportation System the city is growing significantly and we need to make sure were all pitch in to fund transit as we hope and expect will grow along with the rest of the growth in our city this is been a long process colleagues as you may know in 2012 when we just want the Transit Development fee we adapted some changes but the board overwhelmingly rejected it and it is 0 coming to the forwardlooking form i look forward to discussions a number of issues that will be addressed and policy decisions im looking forward to that discussion i know that this may continue today, if it is continued i hope that floekz stick around to provide testimony because i think that given the importance of this legislation and given the controversies around a few aspects of that it is important for us to receive alp Public Feedback i look forward to the staff presentation i know there is discussion about the whether and to what extent raising the Square Footage fees i think this is important to hear what the methodology with the proposal today including the issues burn feasibility and want to make sure were square in the Transit System and want to make sure that the development is economically feasible taking a look at transit fees but inclusionary housing and childcare and all the other important impact fees that are assessed now and in the future madam chair, i look forward to the discussion. I want to give supervisor kim a few words. I want to acknowledge the Planning Department and the mta work on bringing this forward that is something thats been in discussion for many, many years i look forward to it passing and updated the Transportation Sustainability fee we know the current fees are far below what the city should be gathering from the private projects in order to help to partially mitigate the transmissions impact that growth is having on the city were a city that is growing very quickly especially during this time and we want to make sure that all of our partners that are helping with that growth are also helping to allow us to provide the services and capital and infrastructure to make the improvements that is a city that continues to move with Public Transit improvements and pedestrian and Bicycle Safety improvements i know that there has been a lot of discussion around the promoted rates im interested in examining over this Land Use Commission and next week when it we need to raise the fees and im interested in the Planning Commissions recognize of either up to 33 percent as a nexus or looking at a gradated fee based on either project height or construction type or by the size of the project i know we have a balance that we need to make a policy as policy pa makers luke the nexus study for the impact of supplemented development and making sure we are looking at the viability of projects when we charge those fees that balance we can talk about today and im interested in talking about grandfathering the projects that are currently in the pipeline and an example we have a project that is currently moving forward through the process through asking for a surveillance weve worked with harrison giving 22 percent of the fees passed by the board and so fees were asking our developers regardless of how of this legislation with that said it pent we ask over developers and in the pipeline to help to contribute this is when the growth is happening and wed like them to support it and b you know, i building Many Developers are on notice this is been a discussion weve been having for many years i look forward to having the conversation on both hospitals and private universities i know have some feeling and thoughts a position on that i will wait until the end of the discussion and finally want to recognize alicia what moved her date well, not retirement but moving on departure thank you supervisor cohen so she could be here at the Land Use Commission that is true dedication to the committee im sorry well be continuing it maybe you can come back next monday on behalf of spur thank you. All right. With that said, thats a perfect segue for the next actually, i was going to bring you up alicia but if you sorry director ram but okay. Why dont you come up first. laughter . Ill be happy to defer to my colleagues the one advantage it does entice alicia to stick around but we want to moving forward im john ram the director of the Planning Department that is a very, very important effort thats been around for a long time i want to remind us this by the 4 actions the mta and the sfmta and the 345irz weve been working to craft the legislation and put together a fee that regrets the needs that the development creates as stated the city is growing at an unprecedented rate right now rethink that is one important tool in the toolbox to help fined transportation and what an important tool it addresses a critical need that new development will pay for adequate and safe transportation the demand that is created by the new development and cuts across transportation steps and importantly as supervisor wiener said this is the first time out of the planned areas weeping where we will be asking Residential Development to pay for the Transportation Demand and finally before i im going to turn it over to ed ed reiskin from mta that is important you recognize that is one part find a 3 part program in the Transportation Sustainability program this is the first phase the second phase with the travel math plan well be working with owners and Property Owners to reduce their traffic for auto use theyve been a system that has been used in other cities and the third leg is the ceqa reform that is at the state legislation legislation has been passed but the regulations implementing that legislation are city forth coming and 3 important parts the program that helps us get a better handle on the transportation funding in the city im going to turn it over to ed reiskin and then alicia will come up thank you. Thank you director ram. Good afternoon compare cowen you framed that will that includes johns remarks weve been working hard with the mayors leadership and this board of supervisors to get our arms around the transportation need for today and the future in terms of the Current System and making investment to strengthen and enhance the Current System the Mayors Office electrifying identified funding gap of 6 billion with the recommendation of a new local revenues to close the gap the first was a prop a that was passed by the voters last november with the strategies it continue to close the rest the gap for the state and federal funds it is what we need from this fee what we need is development to pay for more of its hair the impact on the Transportation System so we can continue to support the development of the city but particularly so we can support continued diversity of our economy which really relies on Public Transit and more variable ways this increased fee revenues will enable us to continue to grow and expands the muni make more of our secretaries walkable and bikeable for people to get around and safe and available ways the legislation before you is a significant increase in the fee about a 60 percent over what we have today in increasing the levels of fee and the use to which we apply i know has been referenced different ideas about aspects is it too much or little does is gratifying or grandfather too much or little and we are whats before you a result of years of staff work and legitimate policy questions we look forward to working with the board and the Mayors Office to get to a resolution this is a significant step were therefore understanding the desire of the board to take the time and do its Due Diligence to make sure we get the right package and we urge a speedy resolution to get the fee adapts i douptsdz to all the developments coming back o coming well start to capture so our staff as john said not just planning and mta but the Transportation Authority and the Mayors Office well be available to get in adopted thank you very much for thank you for your time and before we bring up alicia on her last day i want to the director of the Transportation Authority to come up and say a few words. Good afternoon, supervisors im anna here on behalf of tang from the Transportation Authority i want to speak on behalf of the agency and express our strong support for that item and the t s p as the Management Agency the Transportation Authority is keenly interest would in a holistic approach to managing the citys congestion and having a policy that is chord no sound you think land use with supportive policies and programs our aim to better and then the citys revenue movies of policies with overall in support of our transit first, it is sounding simple is not easy to do so we know that San Francisco has added and will continue to add tens of thousands of jobs and housing over the next decade and we needed to be able to fund the transportation infrastructure to meet the demand by this growth our city impact fees was and is innovative funding mechanism to pay for transit with nonresidential developers contributing to the muni system for years we think that make sense to have market rate Housing Developers pay their fair share this Transportation Sustainability fee brings also in regional operates and caltrain where ridership is sorry region operators like bart and caltrans our county wide Transportation Plan as well as the Mayors Task Force identified the need for billions of of investment in Maintenance Management and expansion of our Transportation System the t s f is one piece of a larger piece but critical building on prop a and prop a and helping seek the voter approvals next year and with the declining state and federal funding we need to invest in our Transportation Needs it again and like to reiterate our support for this item thank you. Thank you without further ado, this is the woman of the hour. Good afternoon, supervisors alicia with the San Francisco muni we have a brief presentation about the fee and provide context for this proposal that i think our directors have provided quite a bit of the background and context ill go through this quickly obviously with your well aware were experiencing tremendous growth and accepting hundred thousand new households and hundred the house new jobs by 2014 our 3 agencies the paradox a and Municipal Transportation Agency have worked to put together a comprehensive we think of our strategies towards managing new Development Impacts on the Transportation System and derive the Sustainability Program from that work it has 3 convenes as john referenced it there a piece that changes how to impacts the system from new development under the California Environmental quality act a piece that will encourage new development and minimize effects on the Transportation System and then a third component the focus of discussion an approval that is in front of you which is levenlg Additional Resources to more fully invest in the system to accommodate growth as ed referenced weve been working collectively over the past years to generate more revenue for the Transportation System one of the important piece that come out of the work of the marries task force was an entire to prioritize the revenue amongst the existing population through the voters on things such maintaining a system of care of vehicles additional skiing efficiency out of the existing system the Fund Proposed through ballot measures are typically oriented targeted in their uses we have fewer Funding Sources in the avenue of adding capacity to our Transportation System so youre feeling was that taking another look at the impact fees for transit and transportation mating made make sense it allows our Development Partners to contribute a fair share to the upkeep and expansion of the Transportation System so the fee itself that is in front of you a citywide knee that replies the Transit Development fee that encourage applies to nonresidential use with the expansion of nonresidential to as well as to institutions no change in the sfpuc for the nonprofit and the determining how how to set the rates for your consideration staff engaged consults one a nexus study that looks at what it quantified the impact of new development on the Transportation System in a cost the city will bear in order to mitigate those effects and look at the feasibility analyze it showed how much fees could be charged without p