Transcripts For SFGTV Transportation Authority Board 2022102

SFGTV Transportation Authority Board October 24, 2022

With sfgovtv and mr. Clerk. Call the roll. Commissioner chan. Present dorsey. Present. Chair mandelman. Present. Commissioner mar. Present. Commissioner melgar. Present. Peskin. Present. Commissioner ronen. Present. Commissioner safai. Absent. Stefani present. Commissioner walton. Absent. We have clothes requested some to be absent for portions of this meeting commissioner safai will be arriving late. Commissioner mar is here remolt but need to leave probably before 11, commissioner walton will also be about between half an hour and hour late im going to excuse those folks for the portions of this meeting that they miss. And i believe you have announce ams . Yes. Members of the public interested in participating in the meeting we welcome you in person in the chamber room 250 or watch channel 26 and 99 depending or stream it live at sfgov. Org. For you those wish to comment remotely dial 4156550001 then access code 2493 887 6145. You will be able to listen in role time. When Public Comment is called press star 3 to be added to the queue. Upon dont press it again or you will be removed. When it says you are unmuted you will be allowed 2 minutes to speak. Calls will be taken in the order they are received. Speak slowly and clear and turn down the vol um device urined. Public comment will be taken first from the public in attendance in the chamber then after, from the remote speaker queue on the phone line. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Clerk as chair i like to invoke rule from the rules of order to limit the comment to 30 minutes for todays meeting and with that, mr. Clerk. Call the next item y. Item 2 final approve the resolution to allow teleconferenced meeting under code 54593e this is an action item. I dont think this point there are comments or questions from colleagues but can we see if we have Public Comment in the chamber. Seeing none. Remote Public Comment . Checking for remote comment on item 2. I see no Public Comment, chair. Okay. Public comment on item 2 is closed. It there a motion to approve item 2. Moved by peskin. Seconded by melgar. Mr. Clerk . Commissioner chan. Aye. Commissioner dorsey. Aye. Commissioner mandelman. Aye. Commissioner mar. Aye. Commissioner melgar. Aye. Commissioner peskin. Aye. Commissioner preston. Aye. Commissioner ronen. Aye. Commissioner safai. Absent commissioner self neil. Aye. Commissioner walton. Absent motion is approved thank you, mr. Clerk. Item 3 approve the minutes of the september 20, 22 meeting an action item. All right. I dont see comments or questions. Lets open up to Public Comment. Anyone with Public Comment. Check for remote Public Comment. Chair there is no Public Comment. Public comment on item 3 is closed motion to approve item 3 . Moved by dorsey seconded by peskin. Mr. Clerk . Commissioner chan. Aye. Commissioner dorsey. Aye. Chair mandelman. Aye. Commissioner mar. Aye. Commissioner melgar. Aye. Commissioner peskin. Aye. Commissioner preston. Aye. Commissioner ronen. Aye. Commissioner safai. Excused. Commissioner stefani. Aye. Commissioner walton, absent. Motion is approved. Thank you. Mr. Clerk, call item 4. Item 4 Community Advisory Committee Report this is an informational item. And i think we have our vice chair kevin ortiz giving this presentation. Thank you very much. I will be broef on my report. So, at the september 28cac, we had an update stot by laws with commissioner chair larsons departure, we had chair cline or the earlier meetings and admitted our by laws to allow for a vice chair election at which point i was elected the vice chair. The other updates for the meeting of the september 28 meeting we unanimously supported prop 30. As well as had a report on the Planning Department southeast rail yard study and approved 3. 7 million in prop k funds and 5 different projects. We had a vision zero update and San Francisco Transportation Plan update. As well as reviewing the Transportation Authoritys cycle 3 grants. I point that the cac was updated this the changes have been made to the elevator modernization and redesign funding for this prop. Thats all for my report. All right. Thank you mr. Ortiz. Lets she if we have Public Comment on your report. Any in the chamber . Nope. Lets check for remote comment. Checking Public Comment on item number 4. I see no Public Comment, chair. Well, then again with gratitude to all the members of the cac and vice chair ortiz we will go to item 5. Item 5 appoint a member to the Community Advisory committee. This is an action item. All right. So we are going to talk a bit a cac appointment but before we do that, i would like to invite peter tannen to come up if he is here. Peter tannen, you are the out going district 8 representative you stayed on longer than i think you intended to. And patience with me approximate my office as we tried to fiejdz a replace am you are irreplaceability. You have been on the cac for 14 years providing insight a long time San Francisco resident and cyclist. And sharing your wayed dom and knowledge be be decades long career with the sfmta and its predecessor. You served vice chair and acting chair and has been there to support other members. I have a certificate of appreciation for you signed by executive director chan and myself. I and wanted to give you an opportunity you wanted say anything you like. Good morning chair mandelman and vice chair peskin and members. I thank you very much i appreciate being recognized like this. And im happy to have had the opportunity to chair on the cac for so many years. I first joined after working for the city for 14 years. I thought it would be interesting to sit on the other side of the table to ask questions and answer questions as a city staff member and wanted to stay current in transportation issues and policies in San Francisco. And hopeful low i have been able to offer my experience as a Community Member and former city Transportation Planner. And im going to miss my colleagues on the cac and the Transportation Authority staff. I have known actual and he maria for 20 years since i joined the Transportation Authority and i known ana back in her days and worked together so i no longer on the cac i will listen in to the meetings and might call in with comments so00 eye will not fade away. Thank you. All right. Thank you, peter. If my colleagues will indulgs me will i invite director chang and we did a photograph as i give you the certificate. [applause] thank you, clothes. And now i would like to invite amillia wily to present on item 5. Good morning, commissioners amillia wily Program Analyst the Transportation Authority has [inaudible] Advisory Committee with each serving a 2 year term the board appoints individuals to fill open seats. Applicanting must be resident and, peer before the board at least once to describe their interests in qualifications. There is one open seat requiring board action district 8 resulting from residence ignition of the prior representative peter tannen. Continues to work to identify candidates for the open district 4 and 11 seats. Those interested in applying see www. Sfcta. Org for information. Can i take questions and chair mandelman an applicant Richard Ortega is here to introduce herself. Thank you i will invite ms. Ortega to come up. Hello. Ja im Rachael Ortega i have been a resident of district 8 for a year but in San Francisco for 4 and a half years. In this time, i have taken every method of Public Transportation i own a car and i have a bike which means im familiar with all modes of transportation in the city. My background is in facility planning and operations. I currently now operations planner for a company in soma, shape are tools. During this iune manage budget, review upon discrepancy, cases and have done a variety of different business projects including projects work with the board of santa clara and getting items certified for build. San francisco is a wonderful city. And i want to continue to make sure that critical look at the transportation infrastructure. My goal is that i would like to have equal Transportation Options for everyone in that i want them to reflect the change think landscape of the city e involving since 50 years ago when the Transit System took off. I understand there is current Infrastructure Projects that are in consideration and want to ensure their success Going Forward whichinging cal rain and upgrading the bart and muni cars. I want to ensure we have safety for bicycles and pedestrians. [inaudible] i [inaudible] um and i want to encourage at the end of my term the use of all Public Transportation by everyone in the city the one most environmentally friend low options we have. Thank you. Thank you mrs. Ortega i sat down with you. And have been impressed by you and think you will be an excellent represent for all of san front who are grateful for the Public Transportation we dwot and wish we had more. So with that, i think we should open this up to Public Comment. You dont have to stay up there. [laughter]. Thank you. Come on up mr. Tannen. Good morning im peter tannen im the former district 8cac member. And i support the appointment of Rachael Ortega. We met and talked about the cac and i was impressed with her interests in san front transportation. And her goals that she stated for serving. And the fact this she uses so many transportation modes. And i think her professional certains in operation bunkham facilitys planning, budget management and analysis and a variety of industriless would provide good backgrounds for the service on the cac. I support her appointment. Thank you. Thank you. Is there other public ment in the chamber . See if we have Public Comment remote. Chair there is in Public Comment on line all right. Public comment on item 5 is closed. And then with that, i would like to make a motion to appoint Rachael Ortega to the cac is there a second . I think stefani got it. And we have been joined by commissioner walton. And mr. Clerk, call the roll. Commissioner chan. Air. Commissioner dorsey. Aye chair mandelman. Aye commissioner mar. Aye. Commissioner melgar. Aye. Commissioner peskin. Aye. Commissioner preston. Aye. Commissioner ronen. Aye. Commissioner safai. Excused. Commissioner stefani. Aye. Commissioner walton. Aye. There are 10 ayes the motion is approved. Great, thank you mr. Clerk. Next item. Item 6 state and federal legislation update an information item. All right. And we have mark watts remote appearing sacramento advocate. Good morning im pleased to be here today. In september, i was here to present before you to present the status update on legislation that the governor acted upon. That were on the list you taken position. Since this point in time he acted on 6 additional bills i was going to cover those and they were measures that you support. And i will start with the first measure and give you background on this one. Ab117 the e bike incentive project the governor did veto it. In talk with cal bike and other there is is a strong feeling the 10 Million Dollars that was included in the state Budget Program for transportation infrastructure, the e bike program one time basis was a great step forward. I think s it was unfortunate that the legislator had approved 117 at the moment in time when the revenue pictures got cloudy. So. The governor did address the uncertainty that may be the chair loyals for the state budget i will talk about that afternoon the bill. This measure was vetoed. Ab1938 was a modification to earlier legislation on traffic speed limits. Clarified the intent of the prior bill by freedman the chair of the transportation commit eat upon governor sign today and it is law now. Ab2147, this measure authorized called the jay walking bill i dont think it does it justice. It says a peace officer shall not stop a period of time for a violation of illegal crossing unless there was a threat or danger apparent. So, it gives flexibility for pedestrians. If they are careful. Sb942, this measure allowed the Green House Gas Reduction Fund program called the low Carbon Transit Operations Program which is a transit operation support program allowed transit agencies to use the funds to help implement reduced fare transit programs. That is a door opening for that policy effort. Ab2594 another bill supported by the board, really took on a reform of the chart system made a number of changes to the administration of bridge and toll road notifications and provided for additional access for the unbanked in the system. And finally, ascertain wiener sb922, deals with expanding the ceqa exemptions he enacted for transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects that extend today to 2030 that this measure or the this Exemption Program for transit would be allowed. So that brings to a close the legislative cycle for the year and bills. Looking forward to seeing legislation introduced in early december and january and get to work with amber and your staff. One of the basic trendses emerging in sacramento or the state, is we are final low seeing a slow down in the estimated revenues that have been collected and projected to produce over 100 billion dollars in so called, surplus in the current budget fiscal year. And the governor in several of the measures that he vetoed. Cited the fact the legislator sent 20 billion dollars in total cost in measures in one time commitments and 10 billion dollars in on going commitments that were not accounted for in the state budget. With that impact he felt he had to make those adjustments and did express concern about the emerging frailty that may be motorizing before us in state revenues. I mentioned i was going to give you detail on the e Bike Incentive Program that one time funding. Is being developed in a program boy the air resource board. And they anticipate now that the Incentive Program will launch in quarter one of 2023. And open to anybody who lives in california. It is bringing that to the close, the program will support class one or 2, which are [inaudible] and some the class 3 which is a higher performance measure. But not the included. It is mated the 10 Million Dollars initial Budget Allocation will fund in the order of 7,000e bike incentives during the year. Look forward to that and i think the cal bike folks intends to come become and finds a Funding Source to extend their program. And finally, i jumped over a piece when i was talking about the state budget. Yesterday, the d. Finance announced that september receipts were 2. 8 billion below the estimate. When you add that with estimate and ends of year 2 billion dollars e range of motion we look at 7 billion dollars below the estimate. I would be happy to answer questions completed what i was going to present. And if appropriate i was going to wrap up on behalf amber approximate myself she is remote location as well. Thank you. All right. Thank you mr. Watts. I dont see comments or questions from colleagues. Do we have Public Comment in the chamber . Remote Public Comment . On item 6. There is in Public Comment. All right. Public comment on item 6 is closed. Just for female who are keeping track of our agenda, i have received a request that we continue item 9 and it is my intention to if you happen to be here for that or at home watching for item 9, it will not come up today. So mr. Clerk call item 7. Item 7 allocate 3, 701 thousand dollars in prop k funds with conditions and appropriate 8 huh thousand dollars for 5 requests, this is an action item. All right. Linda and andrew . Good morning. Linda Transportation Planner. We are pullingum our slides now. Sfgovtv we have our slides shared. The first of the 5 will be presented by andrew and for the bay vow Station Design [inaudible]. Good morning. Andrew principle planner the first request follow up to the presentation the board heard july 26 from the Planning Department on southeast rail station study to advancing a station in the bayview. Planning made a recommendation to advance oakdale based on feedback, we heard questions unanswered for the community. [inaudible] a final decision can be made. Information about project costs, ridership and potential environmental impacts. This request is 800 thoubldz for the Transportation Authority to complete design, preenvironmental work and arrivad a preferred location for a new Bayview Caltrain station. Continuing community engagement. Important the process answers

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