that would be $375,000 for sfmta and $320,000 for dpw. transportation development act funds are a 40-year-old sales tax quarter cent that returns to the county, an article 3 funds are 2% of that amount allowed for bicycle and pedestrian projects. the uses of these funds for dpw would be sidewalk repair and curved ramp design and planning. we have been using tda funds for these purposes for several years. this is an annual request we make to you. it is a relatively small amount of money, but it is helpful in adding to our other pieces of funding. sfmta plans to use the funds for some safety education programs and also for planning, engineering, and ultimately, construction and maintenance of bikeways, bike routes, and bike improvements. we can talk to you more about that if you have questions. that is all i have for now unless you would like to know more about our project. supervisor chu: if you could just provide a brief summary of the project that dpw proposes to carry forward with the money. >> yes, as we have in recent years, we split

next day, dpw, the port of san francisco, mizzle transportation authority and other agencies kicked off summer sweet at the wharf. the department of public works has had a program going this summer where they go for a week long clean up in different neighborhoods of the city. i believe fishermans wharf will represent their fourth neighborhood that they are doing, and that got kicked off today with graffiti removal as we speak, and tomorrowspeakdpw will beat -- tomorrow, dpw will be steam cleaning trash cans, painting receptacles, and the court will be out repainting treatises making sure they are filled with granite, doing graffiti removal, and if they pick up, and the public is encouraged to join all of us this saturday at 9:00 a.m. to help sweep pick up and unify the neighborhood. we're doing this in concert with the fisherman's wharf community benefit district, said that is just phenomenal for us, and we thank everyone for volunteering to help make this an attractive aspect of the port's portfolio and of our city, so that is exciting news, and we thank dpw for choosing us as one of t

>> this is a dpw corporation yard. i work for the bureau of street environmental services used to be street cleaning. we are a new age. >> here we are. >> here we are. >> clean. >> these are our communications dispatchers. hi. okay, no problem. you are welcome. bye-bye. >> all the information about the location, the nature of the complaint and we dispatch it. >> near the steps. >> by new they have started a hundred calls for dispatchers. >> once a get a request if they are not on the air i will page that unit. these are the radio channels. we have 14 channels. i will give a service request. >> there is a lot of expertise that goes into a call. i think we can have you dispatch and track. >> 448. >> 448. >> 19th at california. >> can you give us a little bit of a view. >> we have the city broken up to different districts. we will go to zone e. we will go to iowa street. put me to work. >> okay. >> bend it over like that. we chop it. >> while you do this if you come across something that looks hazardous, material wise, >>

how can people contact dpw? what is the process to resolve these issues? >> there are two avenues. you can get in touch with the mayor's office of disability. if you feel there is an access complaint, 311. they are good at capturing that data and getting it to the appropriate and see. if is a construction-related defect -- it is a construction- related defect, we will go out there and inspect, get the contractor to move their equipment. in the case of sidewalk defects, we inspect sidewalks which are typically the responsibility of the home owner, and then we work with them to stress that they get these things fixed. there are also cases where the city is actually responsible for the repair, such as around tree basins and curbs. supervisor chu: thank you. i probably should have alled to see -- called to see if there are any officials who want to respond to the report. >> we are pleased that you will be considering the findings and recommendations of the americans with disabilities act report. thank you for your time and consideration. overall, the jury had six responses and recommen

dpw project manager for the better market street project.st to tell you about how we have this set up, in terms of the structure. the study area had is that essentially from the embarcadero to octavia boulevard. current repaving is scheduled from stewart to van ness. as a team, we determined octavia is a functional breaking point. the design of market street as it moves west changes that octavia. we want to be inclusive of that in our planning, even if the paving does not continue in that direction. i wanted to add, we acknowledge on the southern end of market street, there is a lot of overlap, in terms of project needs. we have included those three blocks to the south to make sure that we are being inclusive, from a transportation perspective. the three main goals of the project are making market street the signature sustainable street in san francisco and the bay area, creating a memorable identity, the ability to promenade in a vibrant public space. clearly, market street is a key corridor, so optimizing sustainability mobility modes is a

dpw they have inspectors that are going out but can't catch everything. basically you are the eyes and ears for city government and using that 311 is really important because it gives you a tracking number and it's like a work order number. anything you can do. look, listen and you can make a phone call, for example, we are working on a project in the marina that deals with it came to our attention some person who is a bicyclist noticed and timed one of the lights and discovered it was out of sequence much we got that over to dpt. they are correcting it. also in the course of correcting there were 2 contradictory work orders one with the state and city. you discover those things. van ness and lum bard are state highways. >> i will ltd. regina talk about that. well, the mta they have a specific traffic calming form you need a certain amount of residents that you send in. and they will come out and do a traffic calming analysis to give recommendations as to may be doing bulb outs or what have you. caveat is it's not necessarily one the most expedient method

dpw cannot coreulate your application or make copies. all of that has to be done at time of submittal. it's not required, a majority of the applicants chose to have a professional compile and submit their applications on their behalf. so once you read the application, you have a complete application you will submit it to our office 875 stevenson room 410. when you have your physical inspection report from dbi begin your code compliance work right away. once complete you get a certificate of final completion. and you will need that as a part of your condo conversion application. you will begin working with your attorney to prepare the legal documents something coalled the ccnr's had records after your map the final document to record on a conversion. dbw will refer your application to city planning, human rights, rent board and street use permits. once all agencies submit written approval to our office we issue the tentative map approval. at that time we will request a copy of the cfc. you may not have it you will still be working on the

our closest relationships are with planning, dpw, and the puc. most of that outreach is mandated by the code. planning has, depending on weather is something that -- they have a variety of different requirements, but we are in contact with them out what they do and, frankly, are trying to improve their best practices. rfp's and leases -- is mostly the port in the air for that are similarly situated, and frankly, because they are not as embedded in the neighborhood but surrounded by residents on all sides, they have not had as many things where they need to do outreach, so we -- we had a conversation with them about what they do, but we feel pretty good about where we are in terms of other sister agencies on that front. lastly, permits and special events -- mostly the entertainment commission and the film commission that have similar out reach requirements around those things or needs around those things, the film commission has no written outreach policy, and for the most part, they ask that the production companies to the outbreak. like us, the

. >> dpw in general is responsible for street maintenance. it is a cross departmental kind of effort. it sounds like an issue. >> it sounds like an issue. they have not been fully defined. >> performance has to be monitored. when there is a replacement of any infrastructure below it, the right pavement has to be put in. caring for it. it is complex. it is a new area of business for us. >> we really need to figure out what elements are sustainable. and with normal human behavior, what might not be sustainable over time. >> we would like to be able to press forward the with this goal and this level of service. commissioner moran: i am not comfortable with this. this all makes sense to me over time. i do have some concern about a level, given that we believe the severity of storms is going to increase overtime. tell me if i am wrong. the cost curve does not apply to every element of a program. what i mean by that is in the case you're putting a pipe in the ground, in an incremental cost on that may not be huge. you are trying to upgrade and opti

once you are there a year and a day you can submit your application for conversion to dpw. if you are there for 6 months and 8 months and know you will convert there is no reason you can't start collecting the data in advanced of year. you can apply for your physical inspection report before the one year anniversary e. >> i think you can do it as soon as you decide you are going to convert, huh? >> yeah. >> the last question, where do we get this out line. this presentation do we get it on line somewhere? >> there are copies back there. >> thank you. >> it will be on line in a week. >> thank you. >> also filmed and on sfgov. including yourself. >> you will be on tv. >> great. >> [laughter]. >> can you use the microphone, please. >> the requirements for eligibility keep changing. is it true that if a building was elis acted it can't be converted? can you speak about that? is that -- >> well, in my time with the city the requirements for qualifying to participate in the lottery i don't believe that those particular requirements have changed it's always been 3 years owner/occu

dpw had a number of projects designed and ready to go. the corbin place stairway is the right size and scope to fit the funds available. it runs between corbin avenue and 17th street in the upper market area. it has quite a bit of damage. this project would make the stairway more safe for pedestrians. it would remove and replace the broken concrete stairs, repair the steel reinforcement, fix cracks in the structure, even out where there are some uneven surfaces at the landings, would replace the current handrail with an aada-compliant handrail, and put no-slip surfaces on the steps. it would make the stairway safer and would have most of the project paid for with federal funds. i can take any questions you have. chairperson avalos: thank you. how long is the stairway? >> i believe that 50 feet. let me check. i think i have it here in the application. chairperson avalos: i imagine there are a lot of other stairway's like this in san francisco that are not getting funding. what is the plan for fixing those stairways? i am not saying it is n

we were able to get a grant through 3 agencies, bart, dpw as well as cal-trans to put a bridge sidewalks offer the bridge on saint charles. we have a sewer project coming up in our neighborhood. we try to do projects and we have several projects on the board to continue. key is communication we communicate through our news all right we have meetings held and we are lucky. we have meeting hall anasm tlaert meeting hall the next is the 13th we have dues of 15 dollars a year. that's all. but we keep our meetings inclusive you don't have to be a member to come to the meeting. anybody from the public can come and we listen to everybody and everybody has a chance to speak much the key to our organization is keeping things positive and nonpolitical. we don't endorse candidates and don't support ballot measures if we do that we will divide the community people have various viewpoints on issues. we keep it open and listen to everybody and are inclusive. >> coalition for san francisco neighborhoods has a slightly different tact because it's city wide. so -- we focus on the big ticket issues. most

dpw has alot of underutilized parcels that are too small to be parks. you have to initiate a street parks program and talk to liz and she will help you about what's possible. what springs to mind is shotwell avenue in the mission. jane started a nonprofit called plant sf. they it quality of life issues on their street. they have a 24 foot sidewalk great for parking your cars. that's what people did on shotwell in the evenings for the purposes of prostitution. people would park perpendicular. the neighborhood became a parking lot for prostitution and there was dumping and drug use and it was driving people crazy. she figured out we will make lemonade. the kicker was in the floods of 2002 in the mission and she woke up in backed up sewage. twin peeks down the hill backed to the mission. see realized that we are relying too much on the city's storm water system. if you open up -- there is no reason to have the concrete and shoving the water in the storm water system if you open up the concrete the water drains naturally and you have gardens and get people

dpw staff said there would be more opportunities for community involvement over the long term as the project continues. other questions were raised about safety, bart rates, safety practices such as mandatory right turns. all of these were expressed. finally, the cac received a request from an individual from alberta, edmonton, and wanted to talk about the city. as a cac member, former program manager, i met with him for about three hours and took him on a bicycle tour, showed him some of the innovative bicycle improvements we have done around the city. that concludes my report. supervisor campos: any questions? thank you. if we could open this up to public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. please call item 4. >> recommend appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee. this is an action item. >> good morning. we have an 11-member group in the cac. authority staff nor the cac may make recommendations to those appointments. on page 26 of your package, the current list of applicants, there are two current vacancies on the cac. one is the result of term expi

we have fire plan checksd andpw -- fire plan check and dpw fire planchette, and we will vacate 1650, and we have another tenet ready to move in, which means our rent will be reduced also, which will mean more income for our operating fund. we currently have budgeted at the rate of rent we are paying now, so that will be a reduction in iran. the other thing that is happening right now is we have implemented several changes, and i will be writing all of the operating procedures for the department, but to do that, first, i have to write theab -- the ab regarding how to write an office report, and i will bring that back to the commission so we can get it completed, so i can write the office t seizures. that will be coming to you probably in september -- the office procedures. that will be coming to you probably in september. >> public comment? see 9. >> item four, public comment. bic will take public comment on matters within its jurisdiction and not part of the agenda. commissioner murphy: you have three minutes. >> thank you. good morning, commissioners. i just wanted to mention one th

it's not like dpw doesn't have a lot of rules. it's a city there are a lot of rules and regulations. >> space could be a bench or stool. >> we have had issues with things that are temporary you know like what we are looking at is permanent physical and sustainable improvements. but really there is your imagination and what's possible. >> go ahead. >> right. >> no you can the volunteer hours before you put the application together? >> yeah. absolutely! >> really? >> sure. >> absolutely. one of the most like i said before the most difficult thing is to get from 0 to 1 that's the work that's the hartest work you should be rewarded. the reward is there is a value of your time. mind you that doesn't preclude you from still bearing up your end of the 5 year maintenance plan. in that case we would encourage you. a project like that you will have well beyond the percentage match required. a minimum of 25 percent match for small grants. >> we need to see a 5 year maintenance plan. >> yes. if you say, we will do something in a park and park

if i could perhaps go to finding 5 and have dpw come up for a response to that one. >> good morning,ervisors. we also want to thank the civil grand jury for the fairness of the reports, dedication to improving access in the city. item 5 is related to enforcement, the entering of the incursion. it could be a barricade in the way of someone with a disability try to make a passage on the public right-of-way. recommendation was to more fully fund the city's enforcement team. we are in difficult times, as you know. but we will continue to do everything we can to innovate funding sources. i think all of you are aware of the efforts taken to dedicate funding to sidewalk repair and improvement. i think it was a couple of weeks ago at the full board where we had a program to do rather progressive sidewalk inspection and repair programs, a systematic way to look at correcting defects that could be considered access issues. we just want to give our assurances, we will continue to work as hard and as quickly as we can given the budget constraints that we have to make our inspection more effectiv

it's not like dpw doesn't have a lot of rules. it's a city there are a lot of rules and regulations. >> space could be a bench or stool. >> we have had issues with things that are temporary you know like what we are looking at is permanent physical and sustainable improvements. but really there is your imagination and what's possible. >> go ahead. >> right. >> no you can the volunteer

the benefit of our office being involved is we go to dpw and say we want a little extra. we want you to do a bit more. we can help leverage that. your city supervisor can help leverage things you might not be able to leverage on your own. and let me look at my points here. >> so one of the things the captain talked about the effectiveness review. and so one of the things that supervisor mirkarimi when he came to office in 2005, heard a lot about our district is primarily governed or policed by 2 different police stations northern station and park station. and the western addition is divided in the lower haight is divided between the 2 stations. people were saying it doesn't make sense to us while we have a police station 2 blocks away the station a mile and over in golden gate park is responding to our calls. and so, the supervisor took a look at it and realized the district boundaries had not been reviewed in 30 years. he pass the legislation to make this a city priority to reevaluate the district station boundaries. that's an example of hearing the voice of the communit

the way through, and a very special thank you and welcome up to the podium for a missing, the head of dpw who made sure that the project is on time and on budget and it will be a great facility. [applause] >> thank you, mitch, and thanks, everyone, for coming out today. this is a great day for the department of public works. we are responsible for managing the design and construction of this facility, and we are honored to be serving in that role. we are also very lucky. due to the foresight of the mayor and the board of supervisors and the pre- development work that the mayor referenced, although we are just breaking ground today. we are actually well on our way towards delivering this project, and part of that has been assembling a great team of designers and builders to make this hospital in reality. i want to acknowledge everyone here with us and the great work they have done. [applause] we have and the ball and the team for web core builders, who are going to be building a hospital for us. [applause] and we have a team of folks from jacobs engineering, who are providing the construct