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AGENDA FINANCE COMMITTEEMeeting Notice Date: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of the September 26, 2006 Meeting - ACTION* (attachment) 3. Recommend Approval of a Professional Services Contract with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates for Planning and Design Services for the Citywide Streetscape Master Plan, in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,000 – ACTION* (attachment) Consistent with the Board of Supervisors' recently adopted Better Streets Policy, the goal of the Citywide Streetscape Master Plan (SMP) is to develop a single set of design standards that will guide streetscape design for capital plans and projects led by a variety of city departments such as the Department of Public Works (DPW), the Municipal Transportation Authority (MTA), the Planning Department, the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), and the Authority. The SMP is also intended to result in strategic recommendations to improve and simplify how streetscape improvements—pedestrian amenities, street furnishings, landscaping, and lighting—are managed and maintained by the city. The $250,000 consultant effort is proposed to be funded with $90,000 in Prop K funds, appropriated through Resolution 06-60 and $80,000 each from DPW and the SFPUC. In order to expedite the consultant procurement process, the Mayor's Director of City Greening and the Planning Department requested that the Authority procure the consultant for the SMP on their behalf. The project will be overseen by the Mayor's Director of City Greening, making monthly reports to the Directors' Working Group, which is comprised of heads of city agencies with transportation-related functions, including the Authority. Day-to-day project management of the SMP consultant will be led by the Planning Department. The purpose of this memorandum is to report on the selection process and to seek a recommendation to approve a contract with the top scoring firm. We are seeking a recommendation to approve a professional services contract with Community Design + Architecture, Inc. for planning and design services for the Citywide SMP, in an amount not to exceed to $250,000. 4. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION 5. Public Comment 6. Adjournment Please note that the meeting proceedings can be viewed live at http://www.sfgov.org/sfgtv or that evening at 6:00 pm on Cable Channel 26 in San Francisco, with a repeat on the weekend (either Saturday or Sunday evening). To know the exact cablecast times for weekend viewing, please call SFGTV at (415) 557-4293 on Friday when the cablecast times have been determined. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at all public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Pooja Jhunjhunwala at 415.522.4800 at least two business days before the meeting. Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the S.F. Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Ave., Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-2300; or website www.sfgov.org/ethics. |
