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25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, California 94102

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please contact Chairperson Emily Drennen via email at bicycle@onebox.com or voicemail at (415) 430-2160 x 6531.
Archives of SF BAC discussions are available at http://www.topica.com/lists/SFBAC/read.

GENERAL MEETING NOTICE
Wednesday, February 21st, 2001, 6:30pm.
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk Street), Room 408

We urge you to bicycle, walk, or use transit to get to this meeting. BAC members and the public may park in the City Hall Employees’ Bicycle Room AFTER obtaining an entrance code in advance. Members of the public wanting access to the bicycle room for BAC meetings contact Tom Adams 554-6074. He will supply a code and explain the policies for use of the room. Enter the Grove Street City Hall entrance. The Bicycle Room (#333) is down the hall to the left, through the second door on the right. You cannot enter the City Hall secure bicycle parking area without an access code.

GENERAL MEETING AGENDA

1.          Assign/modify time slots for agenda items [1 min]

2.          Review and approval of minutes [3 min]

3.          Administrative business and announcements [5 min]

4.          Reports or updates from members on non-agenda items [5 min]

5.          Public comment on non-agenda items [3 min]

6.          Transit Reports - BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force [1 min]

7.           Working Committee. Items listed on the Working Committee agenda may be "carried over" to be further discussed and/or acted upon at this meeting.
a) Discussion of proposed resolution calling for increased and dedicated funding so that the DA’s office to might better manage cases involving bicyclists and pedestrians. [3 min]
          b)           Bike Plan update [20 min]
w Assignment of member/s to produce report outlining changes to the Bike Plan
w Assignment of members to coordinate with SFBC and come up with Bike Route changes
w Discussion of whether the development of level of service standards should be included in the Bike Plan; and whether the Bike Plan should be integrated with the Congestion Management Program

8.           DPT Reports
w Bicycle Program Manager’s Monthly Report [5 min]
w Bike/Ped Safety Coordinator’s Monthly Report [5 min]

9.          Seventh St. bike lanes [5 min]
w Report on progress from DPT
w Comparison of plans from DPT and Planning Department

10.          "Share the Road" outreach/education campaign update [5 min]

11.          Bike parking [5 min]
w Update on status of bike parking in city garages
w Supervisor Leno’s proposed ordinance requiring bicycle parking in new buildings that do not provide motor vehicle parking

11.          Duboce Avenue Bikeway clean-up [3 min]

12.          Caltrain Bike Station - 4th and King [5 min]

13.          Port’s proposed underground garage near the ferry building [5 min]

14. TLC Grant Proposal ideas [3 min]

15.          Consideration of letter written to Jose Cisneros of MUNI’s governing board, asking them not to sell any names to transit stations to companies for extra operating funds. Encourage them to seek extra sources of revenue by expanding "Transit Assessment Fee" to cover all companies in downtown SF. Also encourage them to seek extra funding from BART. [5 min]

16.          Central Freeway "touchdown" on Market Street [3 min]

17.          Discussion of advising the SFPD to review its procedures for policing Critical Mass [5 min]

18.          Report back on the MTC regional bike plan review [3 min]

19.          ProBike/Walk 2004 - report on outreach efforts [2 min]

20.          Topics to be placed on next month’s agendas. [2 min]

21.          Brief review of which member is responsible for each project/task in next month. [2 min]

22.          Adjourn - estimated meeting time: 104 minutes

LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (S.F. Administrative Code 16.520-16.534) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, #801, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 554-9510, fax (415) 703-0121, and web site http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Donna Hall by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm

Persons from the public may inspect documents referred to on the agenda by contacting the DPT staff liaison, Peter S. Tannen, at 554-2396

DISABILITY ACCESS

The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s meeting room, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 408 is wheelchair accessible. Sign language interpreters can be made available by contacting the DPT staff liaison, Peter S. Tannen, at 554-2396 at least 72 hours before a meeting. Assistive listening systems are available upon request. See the DPT staff liaison at the meeting for assistance. Large print copies of the agenda can be made available by contacting the DPT staff liaison at least 72 hours in advance of need.

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.

The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center Station at 8th and Market Streets (at the United Nations Plaza). Accessible MUNI/Metro lines to the Van Ness and Civic Center Stations are the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Ocean View, and N-Judah. The Downtown bus lines that are accessible include the 9-San Bruno, 71-Haight, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services, please telephone (415) 923-6142.

Off-street parking is available at the Civic Center Garage located at 355 McAllister Street. Please note that the Civic Center Garage does not provide for van access. Off-Street parking is also available at the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.

Blue zones are located at the southeast corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue (one space); southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street (one space); southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue at Golden Gate Avenue (one space); southeast corner of Franklin Street at Fulton Street (one space); northwest and southwest corners of Grove Street at Van Ness Avenue (five spaces).

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