| Plans and Programs Committee - September 11, 2007 |
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AGENDA PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Meeting Notice
1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of the July 17, 2007, Meeting - ACTION* (PPC Minutes) 3. Citizens Advisory Committee Report - INFORMATION* (CAC Minutes) 4. Recommend Allocation of $270,000 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency for Engineering Design of the Church and Duboce Track Work Replacement Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) The Municipal Transportation Agency's (MTA's) Rail Replacement Program addresses the replacement and rehabilitation of trackway, subway infrastructure, and related systems serving the rail and cable car lines to maintain safe and efficient operations and to mitigate excessive noise and vibration. The Church and Duboce Track Work Replacement project, which is included in the MTA Rail Replacement Program, would replace worn Muni Metro System N-Line and J-Line track work on Duboce Avenue between Church and Noe Streets and on Church Street between Duboce Avenue and Market Street. The project would also replace the obsolete Wayside Train Control System at Church Street and Duboce Avenue, replace aged overhead wires and poles, and upgrade boarding islands along Duboce between Church to Noe Streets. This MTA's request of $270,000 in Prop K funds will match $1,800,000 of federal funds for the design phase of the project. MTA will coordinate with the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) during design and construction of the project. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $270,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, to the MTA for engineering design of the Church and Duboce Track Work Replacement project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 5. Recommend Allocation of $70,000 in Prop K Funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency for the Traffic Calming - Evaluation and Outreach Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) The Municipal Transportation Agency's (MTA's) Traffic Calming Program was created to improve safety on San Francisco's streets by addressing some of the traffic problems associated with the growing number of cars in San Francisco and to make neighborhood streets friendlier for pedestrians, children, bicyclists, and motorists. Funds to evaluate the submitted community applications to the MTA Traffic Calming Program and to perform education and outreach are programmed annually in the Prop K Traffic Calming expenditure plan category. There have been two prior Prop K allocations for Traffic Calming Program - Evaluation and Outreach for work performed in Fiscal Year 2005/06 and Fiscal Year 2006/07. The subject request would fund MTA's evaluation of up to 30 traffic calming applications in Fiscal Year 2007/08, the participation of MTA staff in neighborhood meetings to explain the program and how residents can participate, the development of materials to publicize and promote the program, and the development of an updated traffic calming information resource for the agency website. The requested allocation amount represents an approximately $20,000 increase from prior year requests, which MTA has justified based on increased costs to evaluate applications and high community interest in the program. This request is consistent with the 5YPP for the Prop K Traffic Calming expenditure plan category as amended by the Authority Board on July 24, 2007. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $70,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, to the MTA for the Traffic Calming - Evaluation and Outreach project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 6. Recommend Appropriation of $473,000 in Prop K Funds for the CityBuild Program Subject to the Attached Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, and Amendment of the Prop K Strategic Plan - ACTION* (attachment) As the primary funding agency for transportation projects in the city, the Authority has a significant stake in ensuring the availability of a locally-based, skilled construction workforce. With nearly $3 billion in local sales tax funds leveraging another $9 billion in other funds, the Prop K Expenditure Plan includes several of large projects. At its core, the purpose of CityBuild is to professionalize the delivery of construction-related workforce development activities in the city, and in the process to relieve City departments and individual project managers from the burden of implementing local hiring strategies and working with multiple entities. The end goal will be to develop trained, committed men and women to become the construction workforce of the future. The budget for CityBuild for Fiscal Year 2007/08 is approximately $2.47 million, of which $473,000 is proposed to be provided by the Authority in Prop K funds. The appropriation action will make the funds available to the Authority, as the managing agency, in order to procure consultant services and enter into agreements for technical and other services needed for the CityBuild program. This action will require an amendment to the Strategic Plan to add $473,000 in Fiscal Year 2007/08 for the CityBuild Program. There is sufficient capacity for this amendment given that allocation requests have come in at a slower pace than anticipated in the Prop K Strategic Plan. As part of the upcoming Strategic Plan update, we will address how these costs are assigned to specific Prop K Expenditure Plan line items. We are seeking a recommendation to appropriate $473,000 in Prop K funds for the CityBuild Program, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amendment of the Prop K Strategic Plan. 7. MUNI Central Control Facility - INFORMATION* (attachment) At the April 2007 meeting of the Plans and Programs Committee, Chairman Dufty requested a presentation from the Municipal Transportation Agency about the status of the Central Control Facility. A white paper outlining the problems with the current facility and an initial assessment of needs is attached. It will be presented at the meeting. 8. Status Report on the Third Street Light Rail Project - INFORMATION* (attachment) The T-Third line is now fully operational and in revenue service. MTA continues to work towards improving the reliability of the metro system in general and the T-Third in particular. The changes implemented by MTA at the end of June have resulted in improvements to the overall service. The Muni Metro East Maintenance Facility (MME) is now 65% complete, based on the current forecast-at-completion. The building is now totally enclosed; siding is approximately 90% complete and windows are about 70% complete. In the interior, work continues on partitions and mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and HVAC elements. Installation of four vehicle turntables in the heavy repair bay is also in progress. Having tested the track using the C-1 test car in August, track embedment has commenced on the east yard. Tracks on Cesar Chavez connecting the MMS to Third St. have been completed. Preliminary Engineering for the Central Subway is now 51% complete. During August, the project team moved to new project-dedicated offices at Howard and Fourth Streets, where the MTA staff has co-located with consultant staff to improve communication, coordination, and efficiency. On August 7, Nathaniel Ford, MTA's CEO, made a presentation on the Central Subway to the S.F. Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Forum. On August 21, MTA received FTA comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Report. Also in August, Scott Brule, Senior Appropriations Staff for Speaker Pelosi, and Amy Scarton, Staff Counsel for the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee visited the project. The project team continues advancing tunnel and stations design and MTA continues to work on the FTA New Starts Submittal, which is due in September. Also in September, the project delivery workshop will reconvene to finalize the contract packaging and contracting method recommendations. Coordination meetings with BART, TJPA, and Golden Gate transit continue. This is an information item. 9. Introduction of New Items - INFORMATION 10. Public Comment 11. Adjournment
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