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Regular Meeting
Thursday, May 29, 2008
6:30 p.m.
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk Street), Room 408
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Announcements & Acknowledgments
3. Approve Minutes - April 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. Chairman's Report (Information)
6. Committee Member Reports (Information)
7. MTA Bicycle Program Report – See MTA Bicycle Program Report to the BAC for May 2008 (http://www.sfmta.com/cms/cbike/3170.html). In addition, there is available a report on causes of bicycle collision fatalities (http://www.sfmta.com/cms/rbikes/3172.html).
8. Task Force Reports
a. Bike Theft & Security – Bert Hill, District 7
b. Golden Gate Park – Susan King, District 5
c. Committee Member Business – Bert Hill, Chair
Continuing Vacancy in District 4.
d. Bicycle Report Card Task Force – Andy Bindman, Chair
Development and approval of the metrics and reporting of bicycling growth
e. Bicycle Plan Review Task Force – Formalize structure and meetings
9. Actions of the BART Bicycle Task Force – (carried from the April Meeting) The BBTF (http://bart.gov/guide/bikes/bikes_task_force.asp) has long been active in advocating bicyclist’s interests on the transit system. Members are appointed from the participating counties’ BAC organizations. Dave Favello, otherwise known as BikeDave, will give a short presentation, followed by seat assignment.
Action: Nomination and election for a vacant seat on the BBTF
Sponsor: District Committee Member Bert Hill
10. Replacing Drivers’ Ed with Transportation Ed – (Carried from the April Meeting) There has lately been much public and legislative discussion over the future of Drivers’ Ed in the state public schools. SFUSD has proposed dropping the course in the City, while Sen. Torlakson has pursued guaranteed funding through SB1114. The coming transportation priorities emphasizing reduced energy use, sustainability, improved health, and livability require that citizens try to eliminate car dependence wherever possible. An important start is educating young people on the safe and low cost alternatives of bicycling, walking, public transportation, and other intermodal options.
Action: Discussion
Sponsor: District 7 Committee Member Bert Hill
11. New Facilities – San Franciscohas been a vanguard in designing and testing innovative bicycle facilities. Two have been discussed as ways of promoting safety recently; bike lane transition to sharrows or bike box; and signage to encourage motorists to drop off passengers at curb, rather than on the left side of bike lanes and established bikeways, like Market Street East of 8th Street.
Action: Discussion
Sponsor: District 7 Committee Member Bert Hill
12. 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.
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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.
LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
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