>> good morning and welcome to tuesday november 15, 2016 meeting of finance committee of san francisco county transportation authority. >> item 1, commissioner campos, present. cohen, present. kim,

present. mar, here. yee, absent. we have quorum. >> thank you kb & i like to especially give props to sf gv tchb staff leo and mark bunch for televising this today >> item 2, 3 comprise consent calendar and considered routine. staff is not presented toprint on the item. if a member objects items may be removed and considered separately. >> i see so motion to sever items. anyone that would like to speak on the consent calendar? seeing no public comment on consent calendar, close public comment. motion? do we need a roll call? >> commissioner campos, aye. cohen, aye. kim, aye. mar,

aye. yee is absent. the consent calendar is approved. >> thank you. now on to item number 4. >> item 4, recommended acceptancy of audit report. >> we have sintia fong. >> deputy director. excited to bring the item today. today we are look at transportation thoretd annual financial #125i789 audit includes fram audit which has emphasis on yerba buena ramp improvement today ewoo have vavrinek trin and day to present the results of the audit. >> good morning. my name is [inaudible] i am in charge of

the audit for the authority. this is the annual financial report for the authority sfcta, the audit is insure the financial statements are fairly stated under the scope of the audit requires issue a opinion on whether the financial statements are fairly stated. what you have is financial results ended june 30, 2016. we audit the numbers and confirm the balance jz sales tax you received and perform all kinds of procedures including confirming cash, so the opinion on the financial statement is a [inaudible] meaning the financial statements are fairly stated. as part of the audit also, we issue opinions on the authorities compliance with federal requirements the authority receives for the grants. we also take a look at the expenses related to federal

compliance, much is construction related. we take a look at the manner you process dispersement and the manner the authority processes its contract procurement procedure jz this is part the internal control we take a look at and pleased to let you know we noted no defifancies with respect to the federal control or compliance. with that more than happy to take any questions. >> colleagues, are there any questions? >> i will ask one that deputy director fong brought up to mystaff when we were prepping. on page 13 of attachment 2, there is the chart of the revenue and i know we projected for proposed budget $27 million in sales tax revenue which was about--and the actual numbers are about $5 million less than

the projected and wonder if you can talk about how we do projections and if we are going to change anything in the future projections on sales tax revenue? >> as of june 30, 2016 we projected 4 percent inclees crease in sales tax revenue. what came in is approximately 1.9 percent increase. what we did smaeted the sales tax revenue we work with a economist beacon economics who look at projections going forward and also work wg controllers office very closely insureing our estimateerize accurate. right now at this point as of the most recent quarterly internal accounting report we are continuing to see that sales tax revenues are not coming at a 4 percent projection. we will monitor this heavily, closely and wait till the holiday season crosses to see how sales tax revenue

land and from that point on a annual basis we come back in february or march to bring before the committee the budget amendment. at that time we can discuss more where sales tax revenues are and keep the number where it should be or perhaps decrease but give a outlook where sales tax rev mew is going forward. >> thank you. i want to congratulate on a slnt excellent audit and thank you for the great work. >> i like to extend to the staff. without my staff-i had cal and lily here for more than 5 years hemming to move this forward plus their great staff, henry, crista and leana, without them we wouldn't have a successful and clean ought audt and thank you to vavrinek trine and day. it is great working with them the last few years. >> great. >> thank you. >> thank you. so, i see no

other questions open up for public comment. anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. this is a action item where we need a motion to recommend acceptance. >> same house same call? >> approve this with a positive recommendation same house same call? without objection. >> thank you. mr. stamose, the item that some have been waiting for on the hairball, please call item 5. >> item 5, base shore bullvert cheeseer sauvs street and potrero avenue intersection improvement update. this is action item. >> good morning commissions. [inaudible] i like to introduce stalia lang who will be giving a presentation. this is district 10 neighborhood transportation improvement program. one the capital

projects that supervisor cohen supported the advanssment of and so this is a report out as the project is entering its draft final report stage squz report to the committee on the findings and recommendations. >> talia, i am a planner at livable and sustainable streelts at mta and here to talk about our work so far on this project. the hairball. to let you knewhat we have done and next steps. to give background before i run through the presentation, in 2012 the department of planning produces the cesar chavez community design plans which had safety recommendation for the hairball and map to separate the hairball in areas to sedge recommendations for improvement by segment. last year mta and

public works were-received funding through district 10 and sfcta to study key segments and produce preliminary design jz do land surveys and also produce overall planning level lighting plan and cost estimate for the entire hairball area. as you can see in this birds eye view aerial-i want to mention really quick i handed out handouts of the presentation because i change thd order of the slides from the previous packet to be more cohesive so the new printouts in front reflect what while isle show today. this is a birds eye view of the area and where they come together with

highway 101 interchange t. is a complex arrange of bridge and ramps and has high potential to provide connect evty between the three modes but there are conflict points which is what our improvements aim as assisting with. this is the segment map produced by the sf planning effort and cesar chavez community design plan and the segments that we studied in this effort were f and g on the western entrance and m, n and o on the southeastern entrance. so, this was a coordinated erftd between public work squz mta. public works did land surveys for the segment jz took lead on f and g. mta took leads on m, n and o. i will woke through f

and g and probably familiar with it but good to get a picture of what the issues are. there is a plan view on the left side that shows segments f and g where cesar chavez meets the 101 onramp and pictures on the right hand side basically move east as you move towards the highway overpass. that first picture on the top right is where the bike pass comes off cesar chavez and on the sidewalk and bike ped path moves towards under the highway. the second picture is a further down the path and third picture is where the path moves under the overpass and see the clearance issue. so, key issues and constraints for f and g, the western entrance driveway is narrow and in bad condition. the clearance is not sufficient at the overpass. the lighting isn't sufficient

and needs repair and there are drainage issues with the entire set of segments. this is a plan view of those existing conditions. again, you see cesar chavez as it runs eastbound and you see the bike ped path as it comes off cesar chavez and moves under the highway overpass. this is a our proposed project for segments f and g. i'll point out some of the improvements. i dont know-you probably have it on your screens, but a is pointing towards the widened entry so widen the driveway and resurface the entry way to make it easier to turn on the path. b is showing the path is widened from 6 to 10 feet. there is new green buffer, item c, that is placed between the pathway and the roadway. there will be new retaining walls,

item d. item e, regraded path and that helps to start the slope earlier and help fix the drainage and clearance issues mpt >> question. mr. chair, may i? >> yes >> thank you. the retaining walls, these walls do not currently exists or reinforcing existing structures? >> replacing and reinforcing existing. >> replacing and what? >> doing a combination of both. replacing and reinforcing some of the existing walls. there are existing retaining walls there. when you have to redo the grading to assist with the clearance to start the slope down earlier you have to redo some of the retaining walls. this is segment m, n and o. you see a plan view on the

left. bayshore 94thbound at gerold and marin and starts to move under the highway 101 overpass. that picture on the top right and looking north right at marin and bayshore and at the sidewalk entry to had hairball and the second picture is actually looking south at the intersection of marin and bayshore at the current conditions which includes a sidewalk that is currently used for pedestrians and also for southbound bicyclist and then you see the northbound bike lane on the roadway ajais tonight the sidewalk. you can also see it has lot of ubinstructions with light poles and street lamps. sorry, street lamps and utility poles. the last picture is looking south from gerold and bayshore at that intersection and medium island and crossing there.

some of our issues and constraints with segments m, n and o is shared use of the sidewalk. it is a very narrow sidewalk for pedestrians and bikes to share and lot of ubinstructions. there are a lot of users with the shopping carts and large items. there is no way finding. the ramps at the north corner at bayshore and huh rin are poorly placed. a lot of truck traffic and nearby recyclingsenters and industrial use and the lighting needs repair. >> question about the lighting. do you know if that is a puc asset or a pg & e asset? >> puc. so, i will say that as part of this effort as we moved into detail design and construction we tried to

replace and upgrade lighting in the segments as we look at them but overall that requires coordination with public works and puc. this is plan view on m and o. you see bayshore running north interseblthing with gerold and marin. on gerold there is a free right turn lane, not signalized and there is one signalized right turn lane and traffic going the other way. the near term improvements-we would be leaving the southbound bayshore sidewalk as is and have it continued to use by southbound bicyclist and pedestrians but then we would be widening the

northbound bike lane to allow for more flexible use. let me back up for a second. so, we are actually proposing improvements in two phases for segments mn and o. one is appellant only upgrades we think we can implement soon and second set are longer term improvements that require hardscape change jz would take a longer to implement and have more stalshz changes so the plan view here are near term improvements so they are just paint only, which is why we are not widening that sidewalk and let tg continue to be use frd southbound bicyclist and pedestrians but trying to do paint improvement troothe northbound bike lane oto capture what is needed which is shared flexible space for users. other improvements

include new bike lanes on gerold, continental cros walks on gerold and marin and bayshore and [inaudible] further south. intersection improvements such as paint and tracking marks and green bake shareoes to guide likealist. that is it so i'll move to the longer term proposed projects which required more substantial changes. here we really are looking at widening the sidewalk to create a shared two way bike path sidewalk on north bound bayshore and redesigning the medium into a bulb- out at gerold and bayshore and signalize the right turn which is a big improvement for pedestrians trying to make the crossing. relocate utility pole squz streelt lamp tooz the outer edges making more room for everybody's using that

space and we'll install intersection markings and green back shareoes as needed to guide cyclist and pedestrians. in addition to this as part of the effort but separate project weez are doing spot impruchb provements and want to talk about those. one includes some changes that already went on on the western driveway entrance. there use today be a one inch lift a lot of cyclist would catch tires. we resurfaced it . we will add stripejug posts to delineate that entrance and that will happen towards the end the year. and then the other set of improvementerize way findings. we already generated the signs are working

on installment and installed the end of the year beginning of next year. where do we go from here? in the report and in front of you you see project cost for the two segments. segments f and g including design and construction have been estimated at $454, 019 and mno and $694, 192. those project cost include design and construction and for mn and o include near term and long term proposed changes. we do have smp funding identified in mta's cip that are earmarked towards mn and o. >> how did you determine that particular allocation for funding would go to segment mn

and o opposed to f and g? >> that is in mta plan and because it is close to thumount needed for mn and o and ready to start moving on those segments we started the process move frgward with those segment squz looking for funding for segments f and g. >> my question is, i understand it is probably easier to go with mn and o because the funding matches the amount orphmoney from mta, but i'm unable to determine which is high priority. which of the two segments is higher priority than the other? >> they have relatively equal prioritys. mn and o that funding is coming out of mta, cit budget and it is road work

so it makes sense to use that funding for improvements that we are able to manage. segments f and g are strithly for the bike and pedestrian path and less on the roadway so we are working with dpw to really look for funding for those segments. at this point segments mn and o are mta led project so use said mta funds- >> supervisor campos. >> thank you, commissioner cohen. what is the completion date for both segments? >> i will flip to the next slide. segment frz mn and o because we have the funding in place we have started that process. we are going to be finishing up preliminary engineering by spring of 2017

and hope to have the near term improvements, the paint only improvements in place by summer next year and detail design will happen same time and home to go into construction on mn and o in twnt 18. f and g we like to put together a schedule and move forward and based on funding needs and requests. >> i think it is good that you are moving for ward with segments mno, but dont think that is accept able on the other segment. i represent that district and think they are both important why are not not both moving at the same time? >> it is a matter of funding. i can go back to mta with that request- >> is there funding the ta is gibbing to this project because i think we should withhold the

funding from had mta. it just isn't acceptable you have to make it happen at the same time and don't know if-i think this is important for supervisor cohen and that segment should go forward as quickly as possible but important for us too, so maybe can we call mr. reiskin and see if he can respond to that and cta? i think we need to have both segments move forward at the same time. >> i agree which is why my-it is like having two kids and having to make a selection which will get what and how to prioritize it. very uncomfortable situation so i wanted a better understanding how that was determined. but just way of background, item 5 is a update on just the hairball project and its entirety and about a year ago i directed approximately $100 thousand of the available $600

thousand in tip funds to go to capital improvements towards the hairball so this presentation is refreshing and just curious to know where it is going. the hairball has been a problem for very long time. >> we agree. >> a very long time and wub one of the things the presentation didn't touch on but will make assumptions is with improvements it will help relax the homeless crisis that you see that exists in the hairball which is also a incredibly dangerous element that the presentation didn't necessarily reflect. people as you are probably aware-it is cleaned up now but there was a period orphtime and supervisor campos can attest there were people living under the freeway right

where cesar chavez-where everything merges. i know it is cesar chavez and bayshore heading to the mission. there was what raised my attention over a year ago is there was a homicide and a body was found right under that freeway overpass. i also get letters from constituents from potrero hill travel toog the bayview or going the dogpatch neighborhood and the bayview folks coming to northeast mission that ride the bike trail. also bike to work day, i have driven that route at least three times and it is truly-there is a reason they call it a hairball. it is scary and dangerous and have a lot of activity and trucks and cars and pedestrians and you have close to a park, the skate park and also have cyclist all

traveling along this particular thoroughfair. a lot of work needs to be done so want to compliment the work you have done and acknowledge that we have come a long way, but i want to also recognize we have a long way to go. i'm curious-i saw there are other segments-we didn't talk about-we talked about m, n and o and i think a and g? >> f and g. >> as you saw in the earlier slide that there is a, c and e-there is a and d. there are several different nodes that all encompasses the hairball. from the big picture, what is the timeline or if there-what is the projected schedule to begin to dissect the hairball

in its entirety? >> at this point the focus was to-tasked to look at these certain areas and the idea behind that being that start improvements is a catalyst for change. >> i understand you have to start somewhere and love the areas you started. >> those areas came out of that planning process from 2012 and why we started with those areas. >> you already started doing due diligence so building off previous- >> yes. there were 4 to begin and extended m, n and o because o is right there and makes sense to include and does not-also some improvements extend along gerold which is also out of the scope but very important in terms of bringing

people in. and letting people come out safely. the priority-the reason those segments were looked at was because of the previous planning process and moving forward there is absolutely the recognition that the hairball needs to look at-we do also recognize it is a much larger planning process. right now our strategy is move forward with these key segments and coming years seek additional funding for a larger planning process where we need to go back out to the community and reprioritize the remaining segment jz what to do next and what to address. >> thank you. >> that is in our mindset. >> director campos. >> i think it is good that it is move frgward with mno and think that should move forward as quickly as possible, but

everything else you said isn't acceptable and won't fly so happy to call for a hearing at the board of supervisors. i think it is great you are move frgward with the other phase but you need to-it isn't enough to come and say it is priority in the next few years and make it happen. i need to get a specific plan for how you will fund it and start as close to what you are doing with the other phases as possible. >> sure. she didn't necessarily initiate the process. i directed-i asked for this particular study, so perhaps what i can do is work with supervisor elect roanen to really begin to direct if there is new in-tip money. i don't