Meeting Information

SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA

25 Van Ness Avenue,
Suite 345,
San Francisco, CA 94102-6033

For information, leave a message for BAC Chairperson James Morrison at (415) 282-8564

Wednesday, March 15, 2000, 6:00 P.M.
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.

AGENDA

1. Call meeting to order and adoption of agenda **

2. Review and approval of minutes from January and February 2000 **

3. Consent agenda (from Working Committee agenda, 3/8/00)

I. Election of chairperson to Working Committee for 2000 **

II. Procedures for making BAC reports to the Board of

Supervisors Transportation and Land Use Committee **

III. Review of pedicab licensing and route authorization

process, member or members assigned to research

possible changes **

4. Update of San Francisco Bicycle Plan. Assign member(s) to begin preliminary consideration of sections of existing Plan to be updated. **
5. Formation of BAC Outreach Bureau, report on contacts with Coalition of San Francisco Neighborhoods **
6. Report (finalization of date) on request for appearance at a BAC meeting by Sgt. Fewer, SFPD **

4. Administrative Business and Announcements **

5. Public comment--non-agenda items; Please limit comments to 3 min. per person

6. Transit Reports - BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force

7. DPT Reports

I. Bicycle Program Manager’s Monthly Report

II. Bike/Ped Safety Coordinator’s Monthly Report

8. BAC discussion of general direction and most important issues for the year 2000, including, but not limited to, review of priorities in 1999, possible outreach programs, funding initiatives, legislative initiatives, and the implementation of the San Francisco Bicycle Plan **

9. Working Committee Report

1. Update on planning for regional bicycle/alternative transportation conference **

II. Safe Routes to School Bill, possible applications in San Francisco **

3. Good Roads Bill, possible letter of endorsement **

Changes in allocation for Bicycle Transportation Account (Senate Bill 1772).

4. Endorsement of Bay Area Air Quality Management District TFCA 40% Program Manager Fund Applications **

V. Date and time of next meeting **

10. New business and announcements

11. Adjournment and next BAC meeting, April 19, 2000

Look at the archive of SF Bicycle Advisory Committee discussions at http://www.topica.com/lists/SFBAC/read.

** Indicates that action may be taken on this item

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 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. 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 THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE.

Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.ci.sf.ca.us.

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 8^th 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).