hunters point, at excelsior, our mission, etc. commissioner cohen: i also wanted to chime in. when you do a very superficial glance, rarely do you see people of color active in the bicycling community. i know there is a strong community of a bicycle community in the east bay. i was try to figure out -- you are going to do your targeted population and out reach -- but it sounds like that strategy is in development and that you and i -- if you want some of the action, you can get some, too. might be able to be helpful. i would encourage you to be very creative. certainly, we have sunday streets, for example, in the bayview. i want to invite everyone in the room to come out and join us.

also, we should be looking at connecting with the bayview y, some of the churches, spanish- speaking churches as well as the asian -- commissioner avalos: the rec center there used to have a program that was there. they used to have a repair shop that waswárh÷ part of the safe n there. that lasted about three or four years. they were working with a lot of low income african-american, latino youth with bike repair. that seems to be a good way to get to the next generation of cyclists in the area. that kind of planting of organizations and resources to do that kind of education work. >> also keep in mind when you are creating your collateral materials that you are finding images that physically represent the folks that you are targeting. >>a

addition to sunday streets, and this sunday, there is also a sunday street in chinatown, august 26, and then a traffic skills class that will be offered at the chinatown branch of the san francisco public library. i know that there will also be some out reached done in advance of those clauses. -- classes. commissioner avalos: thank you for the presentation. we can go on to public comment. that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this item is before us. do we have a motion to move forward with recommendations? we will move forward without objections. next item please. >> item 7. recommend allocation of $19,722,000 in prop kk1lmy fund, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for the central subway tunnel

construction, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedule. this is an action item. >> good morning, chairman of loews, commissioners. i am the manager of the the consulting authority. ÷as you know, the central subway is in the second phase of the third street light rail which goes from the current quarter of fourth and king street, to chinatown. ur5fqjust a little bit of a brif history. in march, the board adopted a baseline budget followed by a request to the fta a full funding agreement last year. up until+ñ.'- today, the board s allocated $40 million and funds. expenditures to date are --

the allocation in front of you today is to partially fund the tunnel contract. basically, we will be leveraging federal funds, state funds. this contract was awarded last year. $13 million under the estimates. this is the first major construction contract for the project. 1.5 miles under fourth street near stockton to north beach. with three separate notices to proceed. hat of the project. the first, the tunnel boring machines, that was part of the first project to proceed. construction of the launch box. that was the second noticed to proceed. under the freeway at fort st.,

you can see the activity going on there. the subject of this allocation is the ongoing work, which is the driving of the tunnels themselves, construction of the shaft,o@oh'p" walls for the station at union square and mosconi. of course, the protection of the buildings is part of the contract. in front of you you have the major milestones of the contract. i will attract your attention to september 2012, which is when we expect the fully funded grant agreement. that is followed by the start of the tunnel itself. in january, tunnel-boring machines will be on-site and in march. one month later we will have the tunnels assembled. project is expected to be completed in 2015. as i mentioned earlier, the

contract for the ntp includes $19 million in prop k funds, which is leveraging $81 million in funding. $78 million in new starts. here is the full funding plan in your package. i want to point out, in the prop b section, $44.8 million allocated by the state. they expect a bond sale that will bring in $34.6 million later this fall. on a high-speed rail connectivity, back in june, the california transportation committee approved a group of projects to receive funding, connectivity funds from high- speed rail. the central subway is one of those projects for $61.3

million. recently, the state assembly and senate approve the bond sales to that is very good news for the project. special conditions. one of them is that this allocation is subject to mta receiving the full funding grant agreement before incurring any expenditures for the projectk< mta will update us as additional funds become available. also, a standard policy of the authority, the mta will delay the expenditure of prop k funds as much as possible and spend from elsewhere first. that concludes my presentation. i am available for questions. the program manager for the mta is also available. commissioner avalos: thank you for the presentation. the biggest question i have is

what are the conditions for getting the full grant agreement finalized? what is in play to finally come to that decision? >> right now we are in a period which we call radio silence. we know the full funding grant agreement was supported by the fta to the secretary of transportation. we understand it has gone on to the office of management and budget, but as i said, we're in a radio silence. they are really keeping very mum about the process, the way they operate. commissioner avalos: we submitted the application, have not heard back. any communication? >> we heard back that it was approved by the fta, signed off, moved on to the secretary of transportation for his

signature. we are receiving indication that the secretary has signed off on it, and it has gone to the office of management and budget. however, we do not have official confirmation that that has happened. commissioner avalos: so september is still an estimate? >> yes, september is still good. the one thing they have told us, we will have the full funding grant agreement here that is the best information we have. commissioner avalos: so it is beyond all of the holocaust that happen in congress and all that? >> correct. commissioner avalos: ok, very good. colleagues, comments or questions? seeing none, we will go on to public comment. public comment is open on this item, item seven.

>> good morning, commissioners. i am not only member of the citizens advisory committee for the transportation authority, but i have also been a member of the citizen buys every group for the third street project since its inception and i am all in favor of this project. i voted for this item when it was presented to us at the last cac meeting. i would strongly approve it today. i would urge all of you to approve it. thank you. commissioner avalos: thank you for your comments. any other member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, this item is before us. can we have a motion? we will take that without objection to moving forward with recommendations. let's go on to item 8. >> item 8.

recommend allocation of $210,000 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for design of the franklin street signal upgrades - conduit project, subject to the ar cash flow distribution schedule. this is an action item. >> good morning, mr. chairman, committee members. the request before you today is for an allocation of $210,000 in prop k funds for the design of signal conduits' on franklin street. the single conduits are the things that go under the streets that allow you to have signaled a bridge and to connect the signals all to each other throughout the intersection. there are 19 intersections that are under consideration on franklin street for the installation of the conduit. on page 108, there is a map that shows the intersections and the status of their pedestrian signals. we also have a table that shows the same thing on page 99 of your package.

the design of the conduit, also two of intersections+ on the visitor, post street and sutter st., and will also get conduits. we are moving the request forward as the design needs to be courted with the repaving of franklin street from page to francisco and to visit zero-- divisidero. this allocation move forward, we advance to pass the cac process to plans and programs so we made sure mta has enough time to complete the design and meet the needs of the paving schedule. so we are accelerating this a little bit. construction on a conduit will be coordinated with the paving. he paving schedule willn in april 2013.

it should be completed by december 2013. we will likely see a request for the construction phase in the early winter. this will be followed by a request -- and we are still working on the details and funding of this -- but for pedestrian signals. this does not need to be done with a paving contractor. the should follow about when you're behind a paving contractor. on page 107, you can see the full scope of all the improvements on franklin street. we have one project that has completed its design and will begin construction. we have the conditt project. we have a signal project, and finally, the repaving project. the cost for all those is about $19.2 million in improvements to franklin street. one other piece that i would like to mention, which i'm sure the commissioners are aware, the van ness brt project has

identified franklin street for improvements, such as pedestrian signals. we are continuing to work with him today to see if there are other improvements we can include in the paving contract. we are on a tight schedule, but there is more we can provide to still keep paving on course. it is my understanding that goff and franklin are on the paving list and should move forward around this time next year. that date is shifting, so we will keep you up-to-date on that. withv4cxwith that, i can take q. supervisor kim: i believe this is part of the project. i know that with the franklin and hayes intersection, we were able to open that up so pedestrians could walk around all four intersections. i know that with franklin and bell, is that the next step?

>> i an opening across what? we will get an exact answer. supervisor avalos: there was public comment on that recently as well. >> good morning. i am from mta. i believe supervisor kemp are asking -- is asking about the crosswalks on fell and oak. liveable streets is investigating those. if it is feasible, it can be accommodated as part of the project. but it is under evaluation at this point. supervisor kim: thank you. supervisor avalos: just another question. makes sense we're putting these resources for successful pedestrian stops along areas along the van ness brt and potentially the geary brt as well. all part of that project. with the overall plan in the city in terms of how we look at these types of crossings and

overall plan? will we cover a certain part of the entire city? how is that being addressed? >> i will have mta address that as well, actually. >> i would like to clarify and, was the question about pedestrian signals or crossings? supervisor avalos: it is around successful pedestrian signals and audible countdown signals as well. it seems to be in areas where we have lots of transit, high pedestrian coverage. is there a plan that we want to get to a certain year to cover most of the city or the entire city? what is the overall mission, long-term plan for the city and around this? >> there is a strong desire on the part of our agency to try to fill in about 300 or so under sections in the city without pedestrians signals. we are trying to establish a goal to figure out how many of

these we can install in the next 20 to 30 years. but we do try to take advantage of paving projects like this one. this is a big opportunity for us to add 21 intersections. we would take a big bite out of the 300 or so locations in the city. we do try to prioritize them based on collisions, proximity to pedestrian generators, senior centers, schools, and we do try to prioritize them. those are some of the practices that we consider. supervisor avalos: you also have to do the work below the road before you are actually able to set up the poles, and will have audible countdowns and those type of the signals. is that correct? so you can put in new signals, but they will not necessarily have the below infrastructure, that they have accessibility measures put in as well, correct? >> the 300 locations i mentioned, those are put in 50 or 60 yea:60kizey and the conduits underground are really

in bad shape. so we cannot even install above grade hardware. supervisor avalos: so it is doing the road work as well as putting the signal in to enable the signals? >> yes, sir. supervisor avalos: ok. >> he did the technical answer. let me try to answer your question directly. out of the mayor's pedestrian task force, the mta is developing a pedestrian strategy overall for the city. part of that is how we get coverage throughout the city and take care of these intersections. that is one of the things the strategy looks at. most recently, the difficulty has been that these opportunities come up when repaving happens, because the conduit infrastructure needs to be there. if it was stand-alone, there would be curb ramp work, and that estimates the cost. these types of signals tend to be add-ons to other projects. with prop aa, we can have a longer term plan to continue to

move through the city and get them done. once the pedestrian strategy is completed and we share that with you, we can show a plan on how we might try to have an ongoing program throughout the city. supervisor avalos: thank you. >> chairman, if i may, you do have a very direct to will that you can use for influencing that prioritization and checking out is coming along, and that is the prop k five-year prioritization programs for pedestrian projects, for signals, and those you approved -- 22 of them last year. i think it would probably be a good idea to, perhaps the the next meeting, bring back a couple of those that are most germane to the question you're asking. and we can see what is on of the bucks and we're in the city and how it is coming along. supervisor avalos: that sounds great. can you prepare that? >> yes, our next meeting is in

september, so that should give us enough time. supervisor avalos: great, appreciated. we can go on to public comment. thank you for your presentation. any member of the common -- public and elected comment, please come forward. simenon, we will close public comment. colleagues, can we move this forward. we take that without objection. next item, please. >> item number 9, recommend approval of the prop aa strategic plan policies and prioritization criteria. this is an action item. >> we're seeking a recommendation to approve the approveaa strategic plan policies and prior to send -- prioritization criteria. this begins on page 114. we estimate that the 30-year program, over the course of the program, revenues based on the $10 vehicle registration fee, for 30 years, $150 million, about $5 million annually.

you can see the breakdown of the revenue on this slide among the three categories established within the expenditure plan. sf reconstruction. pedestrian safety. transit reliability and mobility. to clarify, some examples of what we need for eligible project types under pedestrian safety, that might include sidewalk widening, pedestrian signals, or lighting. under reliability and mobility, a better understanding of what sorts of projects, that might mean transit station improvements, signal priority, or transit way finding. committee first saw the draft policy in april. they are meant to provide guidance on managing the prop aa program. the policies are based largely on prop k programs but tailored to fit the smaller scale in terms of revenue and number of programmatic categories. including the abysses on

benefits and short-term and to reflect the guiding principles. we have done outreach to potential project sponsors and a number of stakeholders. we have made minor changes to based on that outreach and feedback from potential project sponsors. we will continue to work with sponsors to further develop the policies relating to design phase and tangible benefits of the program. the prioritization criteria for each of the three prop aa programmatic categories will be included in the five-year prioritization program and in the final strategic plan, which is a requirement of the expenditure plan. the board has the ability to shape the prop aa program of projects and what we eventually see with these funds through and put on and approval of the right -- prioritization criteria. the purpose is to help determine what is given the highest priority in the first five years of the program, the time in which we anticipate having about $26 million.

this is the first time we're developing policies and criteria for the prop aa program. as we evaluate projects submitted, we may need to propose some additions or revisions to the policies for pirate decision criteria, and we would bring those proposals back to this committee back in september. with a full strategic plan. the final slide is an overview of the schedule of where we have been and where we are going. we have done some calls for projects, part one and part two. part two is open now. this provides an opportunity for sponsors for inclusion in the strategic plan, including those who intend to(lcu seek allocatin for funds in the current fiscal year 2012-2013. over the summer, we will continue to evaluate the project would have received during part one and those we anticipate receiving during part two. we will prepare the draft strategic plan, including the draft program of projects that will include programming for 50 years. we anticipate presenting that

draft strategic plan to the cac in the timber and adoption in fall of 2012, concurrent -- in september and adoption in fall of 2012. with that, i am more than happy to take any questions on prop aa and the policies and prioritization criteria. supervisor avalos: colleagues, any comments or questions? thank you very much. we will go into public comment. >> good morning again, commissioners. having served on this committee to draft this plan, i strongly approve what is being put before you, and i strongly urge you to pass the item. thank you very much. supervisor avalos: thank you. any other member of the public who would like to comment?

seeing none, we will close public comment. oh,x come on up. i will reopen public >> good afternoon. i am from the recreation and parks department planning capital division. i just wanted to thank the mta staff for meeting with the recreation and parks department and working with us to discuss the kinds of projects. rec and park has not previously applied aggressively to the prop aa program, but we have a lot of exciting projects in and around mclaren park and in other parts of the city. it has been a good process learning about how this prioritization works in ways that we can approve park roads with these important funds. i appreciate that and i think the prioritization process is helpful to the department. thank you. supervisor avalos: just a follow-up question, looking at

mclaren park. there is a very common interests with that between supervisor cohen and myself and also supervisor campos. what about transit operations around the park? >> transit or rogue operations? ok. we have beenxbw5ñ working with department of public works design staff in reviewing a possible design that would provide for pedestrian and in the deep sidewalks. we do not have sidewalks are now. an additional places for people to stand in bus loading zones and also street improvements. we're looking at a significant project that will probably require significant funding. we do not have the exact estimate, but something in the order of $3 million to $4 million. we are working with mta staff in this round and also working with the streets bond program. supervisor avalos: i know there

has been discussion about bike lanes also >> i forgot the bike lanes. bike lanes are included. supervisor avalos: great. right now, it is a four-lane road. there is a lot of traffic, but it does not have traffic that so it there's a lot of room to do the bike improvement in industry and the improvements that are needed. of course, the 29 buses running theire. >> absolutely, and mta staff has helped us with traffic counts, and we realized we had a lot of state -- a lot of space to work with their for amenities. supervisor avalos: great. we have more use of the park and will have a lot of people walking in hiking through the park. so those crossings will be key to make things safer. >> yes, exactly. there is one crosswalk now. we are excited we got that last year. hopefully there will be some more. this design, we want to go through the committee process of

course. we have not completed that process. supervisor avalos: thank you. ok, any other member of the public that would like to comment? seeing none, public comment. colleagues? supervisor kim: thank you. i just had a question. if it cannot be answered at this moment, it is ok if i get this information later. but i was curious about the 41 project submittal said happened in the first round,1g/t a kinda universe and a sense of where this might be. are they mean the city departments or are they also organizations or citizen groups? >> since eligibility for prop aa is limited to any public agency, they all came from public agencies, but they are not limited to city departments. the project sponsors, the authority works with on a more golden gate bridge, highway transit district, planning department, city college, sf

state, presidio trust -- a number of different the to do project sponsors. in will receive a lot of pedestrian safety projects. the most over-subscribed would be the pedestrian safety in terms of dollar amounts. i believe there was a list of projects received that was included in a packet to this committee a couple months ago, but i can certainly forward that to you all of that would be of interest. you can see the specific what we received to date in part two of the call. supervisor kim: that would be great to get a sense of what is coming in and what folks are prioritizing about the city. i am glad there were a lot of projects submitted for pedestrian safety. i know that is only 25% of the fund. i think that is the way it was brought to the voters. >> correct. supervisor kim: thank you. supervisor avalos: ok, thank you. you. can we move this item forward