with conditions, to sfmta for three requests, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedules, and to amend the relevant 5-year prioritization programs. 4 >> good afternoon commissioners. this item begins on page 43 of your packet. we are recommending allocations for prop k funds for the project. the first project is to install new pedestrian signals. there are 6 pedestrian count down signals with timers and six accessible and audio signals. the locations of these signals is shown on page 57 of your packet. there are also associated with other improvements that will be provided with this. the prop k funds funded the design phase which is a hundred percent complete. next project is the polk street demonstration project. the fta requested $5,000 to construct and evaluate a demonstration on polk in different locations. the demonstration project will install improvements like by ways and temporary curb extensions with pavement marking. this will allow mta to study the potential impacts of these types of treatments, these types of bicycle and safety and pedestrian

improvement which is funded by $8 million in street bond improvement funds. that larger project is mccallister to union. this is for this summer. the prop k funds are funding also an evaluation of the project in order to inform the impacts of the project on transit project and commercial loading since there has been a lot of concern about that potential impacts. we presented this item to the cac at our last month's meeting without a rms recommendation at that time they did not have a completed design or evaluate a methodology for construction funds from prop k, mta hasn't

fully addressed these issues. in an effort to move the projects forward in the community, we are recommendeded this project for allocation at this time. >> the last allocation is $154,000 for the mta for landscape in august a and this will shorn the project between the intersection along silver t business or occupation will be constructed and will start this summer. i'm available to answer any questions you have. >> i see no questions. let's open this up for public comment. anyone from the public who would like to speak? miss

sak's? >> i was at the cac meeting and voiced my concern about this item. the polk situation. you have to move for consideration the people that were there, that people that work there, they also the small businesses that have no place else to park to load and unload their goods on polk street and plus you have that large walgreen's. we

did not make a recommendation. we didn't want this go forward because we want more work done out of it and more studying done on it before you try to take away the parking and the safety for the people in the neighborhood. thank you very much. >> next speaker? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> can we move this item forward without objection? >> moved. thank you. miss chang please call the next item. >> item no. 9. item 9: recommend appropriation of $240,432 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis and advanced conceptual engineering and an allocation of $1,311,847 in prop k funds, with conditions, to the san francisco municipal transportation agency for preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue bus rapid transit brtt project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedules, and amendment of the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program action* attachment

since 2007, the authority has served as lead agency for environmental review and conceptual design of the van ness avenue bus rapid transit project brtt, and has led project development of this first brt project for the city, in close partnership with the san francisco municipal transportation agency sfmtaa. the sfmta will assume the role as project lead upon receipt of a federal record of decision rodd for the project. we are seeking a recommendation to appropriate $240,432 in prop k funds to complete environmental review and project development leading to the rod, anticipated in september 2013, and allocation of $1,311,847 in prop k funds to the sfmta for preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue brt project. the sfmta's scope of work will advance design engineering to 30 >> for preliminary engineering. subject to the attached cash flow description schedules. >> good afternoon commissioners this item begins on page 121 of the packet. i will be brief. i know we are running behind. a brief background on the project. the main goal of the project is of course to fill in the heavy route infrastructure gap on the north size of the city as well as regional bus and rail plans. the purpose and need of the project to really improve reliability speed and comfort and this is through dedicated transit lanes for autos and other delays and in addition to just a transit project is focused on

pedestrian safety and because of u.s. 101 we want to accommodate and maintain a similar number of travelers in the area. as chair mar said, this is a combination of a bunch of features. to include in the environmental document the center running. it runs alongside the median with the left most travel lanes and then comes towards the center of the street. it also involves limiting the turns with the exception of broadway and left tun lombardy. a significant

and helps to reduce the operating cost of the system. there are some concerns to traffic on neighboring streets and parking and traveng consolidation and we've actually partially address some of these in the final environmental document which we'll bring forward to you as well. there is just a couple months. the project cost is $125.6 million. this is two sets of that, one in environmental conception hearing and for the total cost of $7.5 million. >> they achieve a benefit of .

covered for a $125 million? >> we looked at this part of the screening report for this project. light rail was on the order on the light rail and close to the cost of 10 billion. this is still on the lower side. >> there is two request. it's matched by fta small start funds which have already been appropriated by the sfmta and also by prop k funds by $40,000. this is involving documents as well as federal approvals. this is really working with the state historic preservation officers. this is when we brought the project last year. this is additional

conception hearing addressing community concerns which is safety and traffic concerns and tree loss issues and we really work to refine all of these issues. we've also had to do work with permit agencies like cal trans to meet their design standards, the historic process and the design and review committee was advanced. it was brought forward and i'm please today say i will get to this in a moment that we have cal trans approves and there is a significant achievement for the project the final environmental document is near the end of this face. the second request is allocation for mta for $1.3 million matched in mta funds, that match is being brought forward earlier up to 75 $75

milliofor e for the project to cover the contingency part of the request. it's preliminary engineering and we bring this to 24 months. there is an increase in budget versus the appropriation in the summer brought 2010 and this is due to shift and responses due to increase management from authority and consultants to mta and there is associated cost in rates due to the timeline taking longer and sequencing study. >> a quick snapshot of the project funding. we have $107 million in unidentified funding it's about an $18 million funding gap. we are in a pretty

good spot for this phase and in potential areas for closing that gap. it's rated high for the costeffectiveness. the schedule for the project, we are in the middle of finishing up the final environmental document and as i said we plan to bring that to the board for the summer for verification. well complete the final environmental process. the design and implementation with construction starting in the fall of 2015 ending at the end of the 2017 with operations begins 2018. >> thank you for get tloog that you so quickly. i see no questions. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> can we move forward this appropriation without

objection? okay. thank you. >> miss chang please call the last item. >> item 10: fiscal year 2013/14 prop k annual call for projects information* attachment enclosure the intent of the annual call for prop k projects is to bring as many of the programmatic and other individual capital project allocations to the authority board for action in june. this allows project sponsors to incorporate the level of prop k funding in their annual budget processes, and to put into place the staff and other resources necessary to deliver prop k projects and programs. project sponsors that can demonstrate need and project readiness can also receive allocations for individual projects and programs during the year. we received five applications a low volumee by april 1 in response to the fiscal year 2013/14 prop k annual call for projects, requesting approximately $11.9 million in prop k funds and $248,000 in prop aa funds. this month we are presenting the allocation requests as submitted to the plans and programs committee committeee for information and without recommendations. we will bring our recommendations for the annual call to the committee for action in june. attachment 1 summarizes the applications received, including project phases and the proposed leveraging compared to expenditure plan assumptions. attachment 2 provides a brief description of each project. attachment 3 highlights issues of potential interest to the committee and policy considerations that we are exploring as part of our on-going review of the allocation requests. we are seeking input and guidance from the plans and programs committee. this is an information item. 3 this is an information item. >> this item begins on page 193 of your packet. with interest in time we urge to you skip this item and discuss it next month when all of these projects when bike munis, the department of public works transportation and maintenance programs and the san francisco environmental transportation program will be included as an action item at next months meetings. excellent. colleagues can we continue this program without objection. >> so moved.

>> the next item, this is an information item. >> is there anyone from the public. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed.. >> item 12. public comment. >> miss sacs. >> regarding the new traffic signals. taking into consideration. i know i walk fast. but i know i walk fast. i have looked this before when the traffic lights when this item is brought up in front of the cac. you should take into

consideration not an average size person walking across the street, have someone in a wheelchair cross the street and see how long it actually takes them to make it from one side to the other safely especially when you have the right turn on red and a lot of motorist refuse to yield to pedestrians of the crosswalk. take that into consideration when you consider these signals. >> thank you. i want to thank miss sacs for always being the eyes and ears in the community. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> miss chang call the next item. >> adjournment. >> thank you, meeting adjourned.

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see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and through the process of working and showin themand ideas.

>> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes. >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and expling how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at

common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of

small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were

lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one. >> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the tv shows. >> the earth does move and it bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes. >> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of

damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is moving north. it's coming up from the south to the north. >> you would have to invest the million year cycle, not weeks or years. maybe millions of years from now, part of los angeles will be in the bay area. >> for better or worse. >> yes. >> this is a tough question. >> those other ones weren't tough. >> this is a really easy challenge. are the smaller ones less stress? >> yes. the amount released in small earthquakes is that they are so small in you need you p have to have maybe hundreds of

magnitude earthquakes of 4.7. >> so small earthquakes are not making our lives better in the future? >> not anyway that you can count on. >> i have heard that buildings in san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a conventional foundation like almost all the circumstances buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ?

>> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing, kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are pretty much staying where you are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances. >> where can i buy a richter scale? goin put a plug in elling it. r

for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ? >> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally

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