Meeting Name: Economic Development, Transportation, and Technology Committee (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/20/1998 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Veterans Building, Legislative Chamber, 401 Van Ness Ave., Room 404 San Francisco, CA 94102
Regular Meeting
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981532 1 State Grant, California Energy CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department and the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant of $75,000 from the California Energy Commission for projects resulting in energy savings.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981420 1 Encroachment Permit, Jackson/Washington StreetsResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to San Francisco University High School to install three (3) 3-inch underground conduits across Washington Street to provide internet access to the school's buildings at 3065 Jackson Street (Block 982, Lot 34) and 3185 Washington Street (Block 999, Lot 26) and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981466 1 Revocable Permit, 1600 Divisadero StreetResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Prowest PCM, Inc. to temporarily close and occupy the east sidewalk and portion of the street area on Divisadero Street during construction operations for the UCSF Stanford Healthcare, Mount Zion Center, Outpatient Cancer Center at 1600 Divisadero Street (Block 1077, Lot 27).RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981533 1 City-Wide 800 MHz Radio Project AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing first amendment to license agreement with AT&T Communications, Inc. at AT&T's Bernal Heights Facility at 99 Moultrie Street for City's 800 MHz Radio Project.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981552 1 Revocable Permit, 250 EmbarcaderoResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Swinerton and Walberg Construction Company to temporarily close and occupy the north sidewalk and a portion of the street area on Folsom Street, between Spear Street and the Embarcadero to conduct construction operations at 250 Embarcadero (Block 3741, Lots 11, 27, and 28).RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981685 1 Gift Acceptance, Public Utilities CommissionResolutionPassedResolution accepting streetlights and poles (five post-top streetlight fixtures and poles estimated at $11,210) as a gift to light 21st Street between Noe and Sanchez Streets.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981598 1 Grant - Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing, retroactively, the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, Inc. to accept and expend approximately $550,000 of refugee funds for an Elderly Refugee Project in line with the Refugee County Plan.AMENDED  Action details Not available
981598 2 Grant - Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing, retroactively, the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, Inc. to accept and expend approximately $550,000 of refugee funds for an Elderly Refugee Project in line with the Refugee County Plan.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
981496 1 Hold Harmless AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a hold harmless agreement with the United States Coast Guard concerning the docking of a vessel at Yerba Buena Island.AMENDED  Action details Not available
981496 2 Hold Harmless AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a hold harmless agreement with the United States Coast Guard concerning the docking of a vessel at Yerba Buena Island.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
980944 1 Advertising on Fixed Pedestal NewsracksOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 603 of the Planning Code to exempt advertising on fixed pedestal newsracks from Planning Code requirements regulating signs.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
981475 1 Contract Modification - Municipal RailwayResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Railway, through the Purchaser, to enter into Contract Modification No. 7 with Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie, S.p.A. for design changes not to exceed $2,953,707.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
981497 1 MUNI Trolley Bus ContractResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Transportation Department to enter into Contract Modification No. 1 to Procurement Contract No. 888 with Electric Transit Incorporated (ETI) for the purchase of additional and improved components and associated spare parts, and to extend the delivery milestones of the Prototype Trolley Coaches and the respective contract completion dates for the prototypes by 30 and 60 days.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
981670 1 Olympic Official Bid CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee to represent the City and County of San Francisco as the official bid committee in submitting an application to the United States Olympic Committee to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
981086 1 Public Right-of-WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Sections 400, 706.3, 706.4 and 706.8 and adding Section 709 to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works to require and perform remediation on unaccepted public right-of-way and to enforce obligations to pay for such remediation; to delete the Director's authority to undertake emergency remediation of dangerous conditions on a sidewalk without notice, to allow for administrative review of specified determinations of the Director, and to expand the scope of the fund available for repairs and remediation undertaken by the Department of Public Works; and to authorize the Director to issue and enforce emergency orders for the remediation of accepted or unaccepted public right-of-way in conjunction with or separate from other City departments.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
981015 1 Presidio Trust Funds and ServicesHearingFiledHearing to consider City policy regarding funds and services to the Presidio Trust.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
980352 1 Cable Rate RegulationHearingFiledHearing to consider basic and expanded cable rate regulations.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
981580 1 Airport Public Works ProjectsHearingFiledHearing to consider the effectiveness of project stabilization agreements and the reasons for the low number of San Francisco residents participating in the public work projects at the Airport.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
981227 1 16th Street/Mission BART StationHearingFiledHearing to consider the public health and safety in the area surrounding the 16th Street Mission BART Station.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
981038 2 Excavation in the Public Right-of-WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code by repealing Article 8 (Excavations in Streets), repealing Sections 672 and 673 of Article 14 (Underground Pipes, Wires and Conduits), and adding Article 2.4 (Excavation in the Public Right-of-Way), including Section 2.4.44 to impose a new street damage restoration fee; authorizing establishment of the Street Construction Coordination Center and requesting other official actions in connection therewith; making findings for these amendments; and amending Article XIII of Chapter 10 of the Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-119 to create a fund for collection of street damage restoration fees and adding Section 10.117-120 to reestablish the excavation fund for the collection of other deposits, fees, and penalties imposed by Article 2.4.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE  Action details Not available
981038 3 Excavation in the Public Right-of-WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code by repealing Article 8 (Excavations in Streets), repealing Sections 672 and 673 of Article 14 (Underground Pipes, Wires and Conduits), and adding Article 2.4 (Excavation in the Public Right-of-Way), including Section 2.4.44 to impose a new street damage restoration fee; authorizing establishment of the Street Construction Coordination Center and requesting other official actions in connection therewith; making findings for these amendments; and amending Article XIII of Chapter 10 of the Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-119 to create a fund for collection of street damage restoration fees and adding Section 10.117-120 to reestablish the excavation fund for the collection of other deposits, fees, and penalties imposed by Article 2.4.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980564 2 Bicycle Transit Enhancement PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 5B, Section 110 to protect the integrity of existing bicycle facilities and Section 38N to prohibit parking in bicycle lanes, by amending Section 3.14 to conform to the State Vehicle Code definition of bicycle and Section 4 to conform to State Vehicle Code provisions regarding the rights and duties of bicycle riders; amending Administrative Code by adding Section 2.76 to authorize monitored bicycle parking at large public events; amending Planning Code Section 155 to clarify that any bicycle parking requirements under that section will not conflict with Sections 155.1 and 155.2, amending Planning Code Section 155.1 to clarify definition and obligations of responsible City official and landlord and deleting obsolete implementation schedule provisions, by adding Section 155.2 to require bicycle parking in city-owned parking facilities and privately-owned parking garages and adding Section 155.3 to require shower and locker facilities in new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovations, and by making findings of consistency with AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
980564 3 Bicycle Transit Enhancement PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 5B, Section 110 to protect the integrity of existing bicycle facilities and Section 38N to prohibit parking in bicycle lanes, by amending Section 3.14 to conform to the State Vehicle Code definition of bicycle and Section 4 to conform to State Vehicle Code provisions regarding the rights and duties of bicycle riders; amending Administrative Code by adding Section 2.76 to authorize monitored bicycle parking at large public events; amending Planning Code Section 155 to clarify that any bicycle parking requirements under that section will not conflict with Sections 155.1 and 155.2, amending Planning Code Section 155.1 to clarify definition and obligations of responsible City official and landlord and deleting obsolete implementation schedule provisions, by adding Section 155.2 to require bicycle parking in city-owned parking facilities and privately-owned parking garages and adding Section 155.3 to require shower and locker facilities in new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovations, and by making findings of consistency with RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980565 1 Bicyclist Injury Reporting Hot LineResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish and provide public notice of a bicyclist injury reporting hot line which would be available for a period of at least nine months beginning on November 1, 1998.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980566 1 Bicyclist Safety - No Parking ZonesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to work with the Department of Public Works in designating No Parking Zones on certain streets during rush hour and coordinating street cleaning schedules accordingly in order to facilitate safe bicycle commuting on such streets.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980567 1 Bicycle Transit Information, EIR GuidelinesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Planning Department's Environmental Review Officer to take reasonable steps to ensure that, where applicable, the Planning Department's transportation guidelines for environmental review are updated and amended to include a full analysis of potential impacts to bicycle transportation.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980568 1 Bicycle Reimbursement and PurchasingResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to direct the Director of Human Resources as part of future contract negotiations to propose that the City should provide reimbursement for use of privately owned bicycles by City employees and officials as part of the employees' benefits and that such reimbursement should be contingent upon the use of bicycle helmets and urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to work with the City Purchaser to develop a feasibility study and purchasing plan regarding the purchase and maintenance of a pool of bicycles to be used for City business.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
981318 1 Bicyclist and Police InteractionHearingFiledHearing to consider steps that can be developed to improve cyclist and police interactions.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
981339 1 Valencia Street Bicycle LanesResolutionPassedResolution establishing bicycle lanes on Valencia Street on a one-year trial basis; urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to enact and rescind traffic regulations on Valencia Street in order to accommodate the bicycle lanes; and, making findings of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and of General Plan conformity. BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH Valencia Street, both directions (northbound and southbound curb lanes), between Market and Tiffany Streets. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING 4 P.M. TO 6 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Valencia Street, west side, between 26th Street and Cesar Chavez Street. TOW-AWAY LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND Valencia Street, southbound curb lane, at Cesar Chavez Street.AMENDED  Action details Not available
981339 2 Valencia Street Bicycle LanesResolutionPassedResolution establishing bicycle lanes on Valencia Street on a one-year trial basis; urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to enact and rescind traffic regulations on Valencia Street in order to accommodate the bicycle lanes; and, making findings of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and of General Plan conformity. BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH Valencia Street, both directions (northbound and southbound curb lanes), between Market and Tiffany Streets. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING 4 P.M. TO 6 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Valencia Street, west side, between 26th Street and Cesar Chavez Street. TOW-AWAY LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND Valencia Street, southbound curb lane, at Cesar Chavez Street.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available