MEETING AGENDA

Monday, February 25, 2018 at 6:30 P.M.

Members: District 1 – Kristin Tieche, District 2 – Charles Deffarges, District 3 - Marc Brandt, District 4 – Anne Brask, District 5 -Melyssa Mendoza (Secretary), District 6 – Mary Kay Chin, District 7 - Bert Hill (Chair), District 8 - Diane Serafini, District 9 – Kasai Henriquez, District 10 - Paul Wells (Vice Chair), District 11 – Jeffrey Taliaferro

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum

 

2. Announcements & Acknowledgments - Paul Wells

 

3. Approve Minutes – Monday, January 28, 2019 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)

   1. Chairman's Report

   2. Committee Member Reports

 

6. Governmental/Organizational/Committee Reports (Discussion Item)

   1. SFPD Report – Unassigned - Traffic Division / SFMTA assigns – Paul & Bert to inquire

   2. DPW Report – Jeremy Spitz

   3. MTA Bicycle Program Report – Jennifer Chan

   4. BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force Report - Rick Goldman

   5. Vision Zero Coalition Report – Bert Hill – No Report

   6. SF Bicycle Coalition – Charles Deffages: Absent

   7. Communications Committee – Charles Deffarges : Absent

   8. Ghost Bike Memorial Committee – Charles Deffarges : Absent

 

7. Article XIV Change (Discussion & Resolution) – Bert Hill: Change to the Administrative Code for the SF Bicycle Advisory Committee. Proposed changes include: 1) expanding the scope from bicycles (as defined in the California Vehicle Code) to one inclusive of all mobility devices that are legally license-exempt; and 2) Adding an additional voting seat to represent San Francisco youth, given the importance of their participation in the transportation systems of the future.

 

8. SB127 State Highways Complete Streets Bill – Continuing discussion on Senator Scott Wiener’s Bill to ensure State Highways that run through local communities are safe and usable by transit riders, pedestrians, and cyclists

 

9. Spot Projects (Discussion) – Bert Hill: Historically, the BAC maintained a list of small projects that we felt required minimal review, or problems of a clear and present danger needing short-term identification and mitigation. We request the MTA Livable Streets Subdivision report back monthly with a response on mitigation, longer-term planning, or refusal to act.
 

10. Adjournment

 

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