| Plans and Programs Committee - October 16, 2007 |
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AGENDA PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Meeting Notice
1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of the September 11, 2007 Meeting - ACTION* (attachment) 3. Citizens Advisory Committee Report - INFORMATION* (attachment) 4. Recommend Appointment of 2 Members to the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Citizens Advisory Committee - ACTION* (attachment) In December 2006, the Authority Board approved the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Feasibility Study, including conceptual design and evaluation of BRT alternatives for Van Ness Avenue, and appropriated Prop K funding for Environmental Analysis and Preliminary Engineering. In March 2007, the Authority Board approved the award of a contract to Parsons for Environmental Analysis and Preliminary Engineering for BRT on Van Ness Avenue, to be led by the Authority in coordination with SFMTA. The Van Ness BRT Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will advise Authority staff during the Environmental Analysis. The CAC is comprised of 9 members with representation encompassing both corridor and citywide interests. In July 2007, the Authority Board appointed 7 members to the Van Ness BRT Citizens Advisory Committee, leaving 2 seats open. We are seeking a recommendation to appoint 2 members to the Van Ness Avenue BRT Citizens Advisory Committee. 5. Recommend Approval of the Mission south of Chavez Neighborhood Transportation Plan Final Report - ACTION* (attachment) (report) The Mission south of Chavez Neighborhood Transportation Plan is a transportation planning study funded wholly from the Authority's Prop K-funded Neighborhood Transportation Plans program, building on the 3-year community-led process funded by private foundations that culminated in the Mission Street Community Vision. The Authority's Neighborhood Transportation Planning Program is designed to strengthen neighborhood transportation planning and to develop a pipeline of grant-ready projects that can capture funds as grant opportunities come up. This is strongly tied to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Lifeline Transportation Program aimed at encouraging residents and other stakeholders in low income communities to participate in transportation planning, to identify and address top needs, and to build long-term capacity to see the projects through to implementation. Working closely with community members and agencies, we have completed the neighborhood transportation plan for the Mission Street in the Bernal Heights Neighborhood. The planning process included data collection and technical analyses of needs and potential solutions as well as extensive community outreach, conducted by a local community based organization which provided outreach services. The Final Report and plan identify the community's top priority transportation improvements and include a funding and implementation plan to deliver improvements in the near term. We are seeking a recommendation to approve the Mission south of Chavez Neighborhood Transportation Plan Final Report. 6. Recommend the Allocation of $53,120 in Prop K Funds to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for Design Engineering of the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, and Commitment to Allocate an Additional $212,480 in Fiscal Year 2008/09 for the Construction Phase - ACTION* (attachment) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) administers the Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) Capital program, which is intended to support community-based transportation projects that bring new vibrancy to downtown areas, commercial cores, neighborhoods, and transit corridors. In February 2007, the Authority acting in its capacity as the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for San Francisco, programmed $1.762 million in funds from the TLC county share program to DPW for the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvements project. In July 2007, DPW was awarded an additional TLC grant of $2.05 million from MTC through the Regional TLC program, which requires a local match of 11.47 percent. DPW has requested Prop K funds from the Transportation/Land Use Coordination category, which provides matching funds for state and federal grants to support livable community projects. The proposed improvements along Leland Avenue stretch approximately 4 blocks from Bayshore Boulevard to Rutland Street, with a total project cost of $4,077,660. Specific design elements will include corner bulb-outs, other traffic calming strategies, new street trees, other plantings, street furniture, pedestrian lighting, paving and crosswalk improvements, and public art/gateway elements. The requested $53,120 allocation would provide local match for the design portion of the regional TLC grant. Consistent with the Strategic Plan policy to fund only one phase at a time and in order to enable DPW to commit to fully funding the project as required by MTC's TLC guidelines, we are recommending allocation of the design funds with a commitment to allocate local match for construction funds once design is completed. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $53,120 in Prop K funds to DPW for design engineering of the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule, and commitment to allocate an additional $212,480 in Fiscal Year 2008/09 for the construction phase. 7. Recommend the Allocation of $457,000 in Prop K Funds to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for Implementation of the Bicycle Safety Program, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) Due to a recent court ruling that prohibits the implementation of bicycle improvements in San Francisco, the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) has adjusted its near-term focus for the MTA Bicycle Program to include an increased effort for bicyclist safety education and outreach, along with continued project development work. In July 2007, through Resolution 08-14, the Authority approved an updated 5-Year Prioritization Program for the Bicycle Circulation and Safety category of Prop K that reflects this commitment to additional funds for the MTA's Bicycle Safety Program through Fiscal Year 2008/09. The MTA has requested $457,000 is to fund 11 bicycle safety education and outreach campaigns for its Fiscal Year 2007/08 Bicycle Safety Program. The types of activities that MTA staff and its consultants will undertake include analyzing the causes of bicycle collisions and monitoring collision trends, developing strategies for and conducting educational outreach campaigns to prevent bicycle collisions (including developing educational outreach programs and materials), making public presentations and representing MTA at community and interagency meetings, and coordinating with other City departments and agencies to promote bicycle safety courses. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $457,000 in Prop K funds to the MTA for implementation of the Bicycle Safety Program, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 8. Recommend the Allocation of an Amount Not to Exceed $3,209,000 in Prop K funds, with Conditions, to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) for the Acquisition of 200 Main Street for the Transbay Transit Center Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) The Caltrain Downtown Extension to a Rebuilt Transbay Terminal (Transbay Transit Center Project) has three major components: a new multi-modal Transbay Terminal on the site of the present Transbay Terminal; extension of Caltrain from Fourth and Townsend Streets to an underground terminus at the new Transbay Terminal; and the establishment of a Redevelopment Area Plan. Since the commencement of Phase 1 Preliminary Engineering, the project team has made progress in various areas. In the area of Right-of-Way Acquisition the TJPA has completed its ROW Acquisition Plan and the Final Relocation Impact Study. Having completed the parcel appraisals and appraisals review, TJPA is preparing to make first offers for the parcels required for the Temporary Terminal. This request would fund the acquisition of the parcel known as 200 Main Street. This parcel was identified in the project's EIS/EIR as necessary for the construction of the Temporary Terminal, which is one of the early items of work. The TJPA estimates the total cost of the property, escrow fees, and title insurance to purchase the 200 Main Street parcel to be $6,600,000, which will be funded by $3,391,000 in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funds, programmed by the Authority in 2006, and the remaining balance would be funded by the current request, in an amount not to exceed $3,209,000. We are recommending two special conditions for this request, which have been agreed to by TJPA staff. First, as with previous right-of-way purchases funded with Prop K, the Authority will hold a quitclaim deed on the property so that in the event that the Transbay Transit Center Program is cancelled the property will be conveyed to the Authority. The second condition stipulates that any pre-construction revenues generated by the property, less the cost of property management shall be applied by the TJPA to the Transbay Transit Center Project exclusively. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate an amount not to exceed $3,209,000 in Prop K funds, with conditions, to the TJPA for the acquisition of 200 Main Street for the Transbay Transit Center Project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 9. Recommend the Appropriation of $2,967,440 in Prop K Funds for Continued Work on the Design Engineering Phase of the Doyle Drive Replacement Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) The Authority and Caltrans are working in partnership to implement the Doyle Drive Replacement Project and expect to complete a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Report (EIS/EIR) for the project in late 2007. In January 2007, the Authority awarded a General Engineering and Design Consultant (GEC) task order contract to the Arup/PB Joint Venture with a budget of $4,250,000 for initial task orders. The design team is now ready to proceed with additional work to advance the project to 35% design. The requested appropriation would provide sufficient Prop K funds to match other committed federal and state funds, allowing the contract to be amended. The Finance Committee will consider the contract amendment this month. The requested appropriation would also provide the required local matches to support essential project coordinating staff at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) and the Presidio Trust. A significantly revised project cost estimate will be released shortly as part of the Doyle Drive Project Report, but the cost estimate and funding plan detail for the scope of the subject request will not be impacted. We are seeking a recommendation to appropriate $2,967,000 in Prop K Funds for continued work on the design engineering phase of the Doyle Drive Replacement Project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 10. Recommend Allocation of $192,000 in Additional Prop K Funds, with Conditions, to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for the Design Phase of the Mission Bay Loop Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) The Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) recently completed the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) phase of the Third Street Light Rail Project, which involved the construction of trackway and related light rail facilities along the Third Street Corridor from 4th and King Streets to Bayshore Boulevard and Sunnydale Avenue. The MTA currently seeks to construct the Mission Bay Loop, which consists of a single track around a city block on the east side of Third Street using 18th, Illinois and 19th Streets, to serve anticipated heavy demand in Mission Bay and the surrounding area. Construction activity in the Mission Bay area is well underway on commercial, residential, and open space projects, including the continued build-out of the UCSF medical research campus. In July 2005, through approval of Resolution 06-05, the Authority allocated $238,000 in Prop K funds to the MTA for the design phase of the Mission Bay Loop project, which was expected to fully fund the phase. Since that time, the MTA determined that planning and preliminary design for the Mission Bay Loop that was completed through the Third Street IOS project was insufficient, and developed a Conceptual Engineering Report (CER) for the project that is expected to be complete in October 2007. Based on its CER, the MTA submitted a request for an additional $192,000 in Prop K funds for a total design engineering cost of $430,000. Detail design work will include the loop, utility relocation, overhead electrical work, and traffic signal installation associated with approximately 600 feet of single track on Illinois Street that will connect the two constructed end points of the loop now on 18th and 19th Streets. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate $192,000 in additional Prop K funds, with conditions, to the MTA for design engineering for the Mission Bay Loop project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 11. Recommend Allocation of an Additional $385,520 in Prop K Funds to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for Construction of Phase 2 of the Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project, Subject to the Attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule - ACTION* (attachment) In December 2004, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded $2 million in Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) capital grant funds to DPW for Phase II of the Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project. The second phase will provide sidewalk enhancements and pedestrian improvements along Broadway between Columbus/Grant Streets and Kearny Street, complementing Phase 1 improvements between Montgomery and Battery Streets. To date the Authority has provided $371,000 in Prop K funds to serve as local match to the TLC grant through an allocation of $260,000 to match the TLC grant and $111,000 in cost savings from Phase 1 construction. In September 2007, DPW received four bids for the construction phase of the project, all of which exceeded the engineer's estimate that informed the original project budget of $2,418,219. In order to meet MTC's timely use of funds deadlines and reduce risk of further cost escalation, DPW, with our concurrence, wishes to proceed with contract award and is seeking an additional $385,520 to fully fund construction of the project. Although the higher cost was not anticipated in the 5-Year Prioritization Program (5YPP) for the Transportation/Land Use category that provided the original $260,000 in matching funds, there is sufficient capacity the 5YPP line item for undesignated TLC grants local match. We are seeking a recommendation to allocate an additional $385,520 in Prop K funds to DPW for construction of Phase 2 of the Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project, subject to the attached Fiscal Year Cash Flow Distribution Schedule. 12. Recommend the Approval of the Draft 2007 Congestion Management Program (CMP) and 2007 Level of Service (LOS) Monitoring Results - ACTION* (attachment) (CMP Draft) (CMP Appendices) As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for San Francisco, the Authority is responsible for developing and adopting a Congestion Management Program (CMP), which must be updated every two years. The first program was published in 1991 and the Authority Board subsequently approved biennial updates every two years since then. The CMA must also biennially monitor and determine the city's compliance with CMP requirements. Conformance with the CMP is a requirement for the city to receive state gas tax subventions and for the city's transportation projects to qualify for state and federal funding. The 2007 update of the CMP is a minor update, with the primary changes relating to incorporating the most recent data and information available for roadway level of service (LOS) monitoring (Chapter 4) and the capital improvement program (Chapter 8). In addition, this will be the first year that the CMP incorporates transit speed data as part of a multimodal performance evaluation. The results of the transit speed analysis can be found in Chapter 5. We are seeking a recommendation to approve the Draft 2007 Congestion Management Program and 2007 level of service (LOS) monitoring results. 13. Status Report on the Mobility, Access and Pricing Study - INFORMATION
This is a status report on the Mobility, Access
and Pricing Study, the feasibility study of congestion pricing in San Francisco.
Preliminary analysis of congestion conditions in San Francisco is complete, along with impacts
on the local and regional transportation network and quality of life. Regional
expansion of the Authority's activity-based travel demand model is well
underway, as a tool to enhance interactions between congestion pricing and
trip-making in the 9-county Bay Area. Congestion delay accounts for about
½ of an average regional trip, and market research reveals that almost 90% of
travelers consider downtown San
Francisco congested. The focus in the coming
will turn to design and analysis of initial mobility packages that include
congestion pricing scenarios as well as the associated improvements needed to
enhance options for all travelers. Preliminary findings and analysis will
be discussed in the first public workshop, to be held October 17 at the Milton Marks
Conference Center
located at 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 14. Status Report on the Third Street Light Rail Project - INFORMATION* (attachment) Since the start of the T-Third service, MTA has been working towards improving the reliability of the metro system in general and the T-Third in particular. It has made significant progress in the areas of operator availability and LRV maintenance, the two major challenges affecting operations. MTA reports over 20 days without any missed runs during the morning rush hours. The Muni Metro East Maintenance and Operations Facility (MME) is now 69% complete. The building is now totally enclosed, all exterior doors have been installed, siding is approaching completion, and windows are about 90% complete. In the interior, work continues on the systems and equipment installation. The east yard is now fully paved and the tracks on 25th Street connecting the MME to Third Street will be completed on October 22. Art glass for the lobby/stair towers has been received and will be installed by the end of October. Preliminary Engineering for the Central Subway is now 53% complete. The project team continues to advance design and technical interagency coordination meetings continue with BART, Caltrans, TJPA, PG&E, and CPUC. The public outreach program continues and multiple presentations to interested parties took place in September. On October 16th, the project team will receive a visit from USDOT Secretary Mary Peters and will provide her with a project briefing and a tour of the Central Subway alignment. MTA completed this year's New Starts Report and submitted it to FTA on September 7. The report highlights the significant progress made on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/SEIR) and the implementation of the results of the value engineering program, which resulted in a cost estimate of $1.29 billion in year-of-expenditure dollars. The report also addresses the project's funding, which increased by $290 million from the previous submittal. Full funding for the project has now been identified. The draft SEIS/SEIR will be made available for public comment in mid-October and a planning commission hearing will be scheduled for mid-November. This is an information item. 15. Introduction of New Items - INFORMATION 16. Public Comment 17. 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 Erika Cheng 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. |
