| Citizens Advisory Committee - February 24, 2010 |
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEEMeeting Notice Date: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Location: 100 Van Ness Avenue, 26th Floor Members: Jul Lynn Parsons (Chair), Peter Tannen (Vice Chair), Glenn Davis, Chris Jones, Brian Larkin, Fran Martin, Jacqualine Sachs, Robert Switzer, Wendy Tran, and Rosie West 6:00 1. Committee Meeting Call to Order 6:05 2. Adoption of Minutes of the January 27, 2010 Meeting - ACTION* attachment 6:07 3. Chair's Report - INFORMATION 6:10 4. Citizens Advisory Committee Appointment - INFORMATION The Plans and Programs Committee will consider recommending appointment of three members to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) at its March 23 meeting. These vacancies resulted from the resignation of Michael Ma and term expirations of Chris Jones and Jul Lynn Parsons. Neither staff nor CAC members make recommendations regarding CAC appointments. CAC applications can be obtained at the Authority's website (www.sfcta.org) or by calling 415.522.4800. This is an information item. 6:13 Finance and Administration 5. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Award of a Three-Year Legal Services Contract, with an Option to Extend for Two Additional One-Year Periods, to the First-Ranked Firm, in an Amount Not to Exceed $630,000, for General Legal Counsel Services and the Authorization for the Executive Director to Negotiate the Non-Monetary Terms and Conditions of the Contract - ACTION* attachment On January 8, 2010, the Authority issued a Request for Proposals for general legal counsel services. The Authority contracts with the City Attorney for certain routine legal matters and it also retains an outside firm as general counsel specialized in transportation matters. By the due date of February 8, the Authority received two responsive bids, which included both a technical and cost component. On February 12, the Authority issued an invitation to interview both teams. Interviews will be conducted on February 19 by a selection panel comprised of representatives from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and the Authority. Based on this competitive selection process, the selection panel will make a recommendation for award of a general legal counsel services contract at the February CAC meeting. We are seeking a motion of support for the award of a three-year legal services contract, with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods, to the first-ranked firm, in an amount not to exceed $630,000, for general legal counsel services, and the authorization for the Executive Director to negotiate the non-monetary terms and conditions of the contract.
6. Internal Accounting Report and Investment Report for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 - INFORMATION* attachment The Authority's Fiscal Policy directs staff to give a quarterly report of expenditures including a comparison to the approved budget. The Authority's Investment Policy directs that a review of portfolio compliance be presented along with the quarterly report. The Internal Accounting Report for the six months ended December 31, 2009, is presented for information. 6:20 Policy and Programming 7. Adopt a Motion of Support for the Second Amendment of San Francisco's 2008 Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP) Project Priorities and the Commitment to Program $1,348,919 in Future LTP Funds to the Municipal Transportation Agency for the Construction Phase of the San Bruno Transit Preferential Streets Project - ACTION* attachment The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC's) Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP) funds projects that improve mobility for low income residents. In November 2008, the Authority Board approved Resolution 09-24, identifying nine projects to receive a total of $9.68 million in 2008 LTP funds, and in July 2009, the Authority Board approved Resolution 10-11, amending the original list of LTP projects in response to state budget cuts that reduced the overall amount of funds available, as shown in Attachment 1. In late 2009, the MTC notified the Authority that approximately $1.1 million in new LTP funds were available for programming in Fiscal Year 2009/10. On top of that, the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) notified the Authority of delays to its San Bruno Transit Preferential Streets (TPS) project that would prevent it from receiving the $1,348,919 in Fiscal Year 2009/10 LTP funds programmed to the construction phase of the project. With MTA concurrence, our recommendation is to reprogram the $1,348,919 to other eligible projects that can be delivered sooner, as is the intent of the LTP, with a commitment to program LTP funds to the construction phase of the San Bruno TPS project in a future LTP cycle when the project is ready to receive them. We expect the next LTP cycle to begin in late 2010 or early 2011. On January 15, 2010, we released a call for projects for a total of approximately $2.5 million in available Fiscal Year 2009/10 LTP funds, and by the February 9, 2010 deadline we received three requests totaling $3.09 million, shown in Attachment 2. The staff recommendation, shown in Attachment 3, is to fully fund the MTA's request to continue its existing Route 108-Treasure Island Enhanced Service project ($877,600); to partially fund the MTA's request to add additional improvements to the previously LTP-funded Balboa Park Station Eastside Connections project ($1,083,277); and to fully fund the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH) Hunters View Revitalization Transit Stop Connection project ($510,160), conditional upon resolution of several project eligibility issues. If we determine the MOH project is ineligible to receive LTP funds, we would revise the staff recommendation to remove the MOH project and instead fund the MTA Balboa Park Station Eastside Connections project at a higher amount ($1,593,437). We are seeking a motion of support for the second amendment of San Francisco's 2008 LTP project priorities and the commitment to program $1,348,919 in future LTP funds to the MTA for the construction phase of the San Bruno TPS project. 8. Status Report on the Development of a Draft Expenditure Plan for the Imposition of an Additional Vehicle Registration Fee of Up to $10 in San Francisco Pursuant to the Requirements in SB 83 - INFORMATION* attachment In late October, the Governor signed into law SB 83 (Hancock), which authorizes congestion management agencies (CMAs) to impose an annual fee of up to $10 on motor vehicles registered within their respective counties. The funds would have to be used for programs and projects benefitting the people paying the fee, and they would have to be consistent with the regional transportation plan. In December 2009, the Authority approved Resolution 10-27, authorizing the Executive Director to initiate the development of an Expenditure Plan for a new vehicle registration fee consistent with the requirements of SB 83. Placing the measure on the November 2010 ballot would necessitate a tight timeline for developing and approving an Expenditure Plan and the required nexus study. The schedule shown in Attachment 1 includes monthly updates and feedback from the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Authority Commissioners, our Technical Working Group, and other city stakeholders and culminates in the Authority Board adopting an Expenditure Plan and the required nexus study in May 2010. Since our report to the CAC in January, we have continued the process of procuring professional services for polling and for the development of a nexus study. We also developed our initial draft proposal for how the Expenditure Plan could be structured. This structure includes a set of draft principles to guide the development of the Expenditure Plan, keeping in mind the relatively small amount of funds available annually (estimated at around $5 million annually according to the revenue study shown in Attachment 1), the allowable uses of the revenues per SB 83, and the lessons we have learned through our experience developing and delivering the Prop K Expenditure Plan. Based upon those principles, we developed a list of potential project and program types we feel are consistent with the size of the program, the intent of SB 83, and the transportation funding gaps that currently exist. We expect to convene meetings of the Stakeholder Advisory Panel and the CAC subcommittee in early to mid-March to further discuss the proposed Expenditure Plan structure and to craft a draft Expenditure Plan proposal, which we will present to the CAC in March and the Plans and Programs Committee in April along with initial polling and nexus analysis results. We are seeking input and guidance from the CAC. This is an information item. 9. Update on Preliminary Project Selection Process for Second Federal Stimulus Bill ("Jobs for Main Street") - INFORMATION* attachment In December, the House of Representatives approved Jobs for Main Street, a second economic stimulus bill containing $40 billion in new funds for surface transportation. The Senate version of the bill is expected to include approximately $25 billion for transportation, significantly less than the House bill. Given the differences between the House and Senate versions, Jobs for Main Street will likely undergo significant modifications if it moves forward at all. The House version currently requires that contracts for at least half of the funds are executed within 90 days of the bill's signing, which will present a significant challenge to the state and the region. To ensure the Bay Area has a list of ready-to-go projects before the Jobs for Main Street bill is signed, which could be as early as March, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has requested that Bay Area Congestion Management Agencies, including the Authority, begin prioritizing projects and pre-screening them for their ability to meet the delivery deadlines, including executing contracts within 90 days of the bill's signing. MTC is moving forward under the assumption that Jobs for Main Street funds may be distributed similarly to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, with a portion of funds programmed by formula to states and regions. Based on this, MTC has provided programming targets of $11,350,000 in local streets and roads funds and $797,000 in Transportation Enhancements (TE) funds to the Authority. In January, we released a call for proposals for San Francisco projects and received more than $57 million in proposals (Attachment 2). We screened the submitted proposals for eligibility and likelihood of meeting the stringent contract execution deadlines, and worked with project sponsors to determine each agency's priority projects. Our staff recommendation (Attachment 3) contains a Tier 1 list of projects to submit by February 19 to MTC for consideration, and a Tier 2 back-up list. As the House and Senate reconcile their versions of the bill, we will use these projects lists and the prioritization criteria described in this memo, to advance the highest priority projects that meet the bill's final eligibility criteria and timelines and fit within the final amounts of available funds. This is an information item. 10. Update on Upcoming Funding Opportunities: New Federal Surface Transportation Act - Cycle 1 Programming - INFORMATION* attachment In December, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted the framework for programming funds anticipated under the yet-to-be-developed six-year federal surface transportation act. Cycle 1 covers the first three fiscal years of the new act, and it includes several grant programs with upcoming funding opportunities, many of which will be managed by the respective county Congestion Management Agency (CMAs), such as the Authority in San Francisco. In this memorandum, we provide the Citizens Advisory Committee with a brief update on the new CMA Block Grant and regional Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Programs. We anticipate issuing calls for projects for both programs this spring, with prioritized project lists due to MTC by its July 30, 2010 deadline. The CMA Block Grant Program includes three fund programs: county share Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC), the Regional Bicycle Program (RBP), and the Local Streets and Roads Programs (LS&R). MTC has assigned San Francisco programming targets of $2.9 million for county share TLC, $1.3 million for the RBP, and $7.5 million for LS&R. Consistent with the intent of a block grant program, MTC has granted CMAs the flexibility to program up to 20% of funds available to each program to any of the other programs in order to best tailor the block grant program to the particular counties' needs. MTC's regional SR2S program will distribute $15 million region-wide based on K-12 school enrollment, with San Francisco's share estimated at just over $1 million. The intent of the program is to fund projects (operations and capital) that reduce emissions related to school-related travel. The TLC and SR2S have corresponding regional programs administered by MTC, for which San Francisco projects can compete for funds along with sponsors from other Bay Area jurisdictions. All the aforementioned programs have local match requirements and can be used to leverage Prop K funds. We are seeking input and guidance from the Citizens Advisory Committee. This is an information item. 6:55 Planning 11. Updates on the Bi-County Transportation Study and the Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study - INFORMATION Multiple planning efforts for new land use development and transportation projects are moving forward in the southeastern San Francisco and San Mateo Bi-County area. The Authority is leading the Bi-County Transportation Study to coordinate and develop a funding strategy for high-priority transportation improvements to support existing needs and anticipated development. The study team is currently analyzing modeled land use and transportation scenarios and developing prioritization and fair-share contribution criteria. The Authority is also leading the Metropolitan Transportation Commission- and Association of Bay Area Governments Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study. The purpose of the study is to develop a conceptual design for the proposed intermodal transit and connections and multimodal access for Bayshore Station. The Authority initiated the Bayshore study in late 2009 and is currently gathering existing conditions data and conducting stakeholder interviews. This is an information item. 12. San Francisco Infill Opportunity Zone - INFORMATION* attachment As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for San Francisco, the Authority is responsible for developing and adopting a Congestion Management Program (CMP) for San Francisco on a biennial basis. Through the CMP, the Authority monitors the performance of the city's transportation network. Under state congestion management law, level of service (LOS)-a scale representing delay to automobiles-is typically required to be used as the CMP performance standard. Given the city's rich network of alternative transportation modes, the LOS standard is an unsuitable method for assessing the performance of San Francisco's transportation system. State Senate Bill 1636 (Figueroa) provides a mechanism to allow a more locally-sensitive and multimodal approach to congestion management. Within a designated Infill Opportunity Zone (IOZ), the CMA must use an alternative to automobile LOS for CMP purposes. This alternative standard must be supportive of the performance of multiple transportation modes. To be eligible for IOZ designation, an area's existing land use regulations and public transportation service levels must meet requirements specified in the law. Despite the term "infill opportunity," the designation of an IOZ is not a zoning action and does not change local land use controls. On December 15, 2009, the Authority Board approved the 2009 update to the San Francisco CMP. In taking this action, the Authority Board also expressed its support for the designation of a San Francisco Infill Opportunity Zone (IOZ). On December 8, 2009, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution that established all eligible areas of the city as an IOZ, as authorized by SB 1636. At the December 9, 2009 meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), members of the CAC and the public expressed concerns regarding IOZ designation, and the CAC did not adopt a motion to support the approval of the 2009 CMP and to support IOZ designation by the Board of Supervisors. The CAC requested that staff present at a future meeting to further explain the rationale for and implications of the establishment of the IOZ. This is an information item. 7:20 13. Public Comment 7:30 14. Adjournment
* Materials Attached Next Special Meeting: March 10, 2010Next Regular Meeting: March 24, 2010
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