BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Monday April 27, 2015
6:30 p.m. City Hall, Room 408
Regular Meeting

AGENDA

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum

2. Announcements & Acknowledgments

3. Approve Minutes - March 23, 2015 BAC Meeting

4. Public Comment: (Discussion Item)

The public may address the Committee on any matter within the jurisdiction of the
Committee. This should not relate to any item on this agenda since the Committee will take public
comment after it discusses and/or before voting on each agenda item. The Committee requests that
each person limit him/herself to three minutes.

5. Committee Member Reports (Information)

- Chairman's Report – GG Bridge, Other initiatives
- Committee Member Reports

6. Governmental Reports

a. MTA Bicycle Program Report – Ben Jose
b. BART Task Force – Dr. Shirley Johnson – BBATF [Shirley is out of town]
c. Report on PSAC Joint Initiatives – Morgan Fitzgibbons, No Report
d. SFPD Report on Safety and Security Issues – Sgt. Eric Mahoney
e. Vision Zero Coalition Report – Winston Parsons

7. DPW Representation – "DPW Representative to the Committee (discussion) - Section 5.130(c) of the City Administration Code calls for a representative of the Department of Public Works to send a regular representative to BAC meetings. Currently no representative has been appointed. This relates to finding a reliable tracking system for 311 calls relating to roadway conditions.
Action: Presentation and Discussion with DPW Representative David Froelich.
Sponsor: Kevin Dole, District 1

8. Recommendations for Caltrain’s Bike-on-Board Service – Projections predict that over 20% of Caltrain passengers will bring a bike onboard in 2021. The three major bicycling organizations, representing SF, San Mateo, and Silicon Valley have developed joint recommendations, one of which addresses the issue of bike capacity for 20% of Caltrain passengers.
Action: Determine if the BAC should pass a resolution for 20% capacity, or write a letter of
endorsement of the entire joint agreement, including recommendations on bike capacity for 20% .
Sponsor: Dr. Shirley Johnson

9. Recognition of Leah Shahum – Leah Shahum recently resigned from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to pursue a new career enabling Vision Zero globally.
Action: Resolution for recognition of Leah Shahum.
Sponsor: Marc Brandt, District 3

10. Adjournment

DISABILITY ACCESS:
Room 408 of City Hall is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71
Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.

Large print copies of the agenda, sign language interpreters, or assistive listening systems can be made
available by contacting the DPT staff liaison, Lorraine R. Fuqua, at 415-554-9808.. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Donna Hall; by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at Donna.Hall@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.htm Persons from the public may inspect documents referred to on the agenda by contacting our staff liaison, Frank Markowitz at 252-4696.

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