There are all kinds of transportation and safe streets information this week, with links to presentations when available. And the Planning Commission will once again consider perennial favorite 95 Nordhoff, which remains in its many-year limbo. Enjoy!
The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Monday, June 24, 9 a.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here.
The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Monday, June 24, 11:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- City budget!
The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, June 24, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The SFMTA Policy and Governance Committee will meet Tuesday, June 25, 10 a.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th floor. Agenda and supporting materials here.
- Bike program report. Safer and better here than in peer cities cited in report.
The Transportation Authority Board will meet Tuesday, June 25, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The BOS Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency will meet Tuesday, June 25, 11 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda and supporting documents here
- Read about congestion pricing and outreach for Treasure Island transportation after all the budget info. Includes outreach around autonomous vehicles, but you can hear about it first at the July 25 Glen Park Association meeting!
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, June 25, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
There will be a Zoning Variance Hearing Wednesday, June 26, 9:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 408. Agenda
The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Wednesday, June 26, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- More budget, plus non-resident admission fees to some of our parks
The SFMTA Engineering, Maintenance, & Safety Committee will meet Wednesday, June 26, 1 p.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave, 7th floor. See agenda and supporting documents here.
- What’s wrong with the damn MUNI underground slide presentation. Upgrade needed to the train communication system, it looks like.
The Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, June 26, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda
The SFMTA Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) will meet Thursday, June 27, 9 a.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th floor. See agenda and supporting documents here.
The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will meet Thursday, June 27, 10 a.m, in City Hall, room 263. Agenda
The Planning Commission will meet Thursday, June 27, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. Agenda and supporting docs
- 2018-015554CUA (G. PANTOJA: (415) 575-8741) 95 NORDHOFF STREET – between Stillings and Mangels Avenues, Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block 6763 (District 13) –
Request a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code Sections 121 and 303 for the subdivision of an existing lot currently containing a single-family dwelling unit into four new lots, two which will be substandard lots, within a RH-1 (Residential House, One-Family) Zoning District and 40-X Height and Bulk District. The proposal will also individually develop two of the proposed four lots with a singlefamily dwelling unit, for a total of three single-family dwelling units, and alter the existing San Francisco Planning Commission Thursday, June 27, 2019 Notice of Hearing & Agenda Page 4 of 12 single-family dwelling unit. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 31.04(h). Preliminary Recommendation: Approve with Conditions (Continued from Regular hearing on May 23, 2019) Note: On April 11, 2019, after hearing and closing public comment (minutes here), continued to May 23, 2019 with direction from the Commission by a vote of +6 -0. On May 23, 2019, without hearing, continued to June 27, 2019 by a vote of +7 -0. (Proposed Continuance to October 10, 2019)
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority Vision Zero Committee will meet Thursday, June 27, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda and supporting docs here
- This one is chock full of interesting items I haven’t yet had the time to read: emerging mobility injury report (think new technologies like e-bikes and autonomous vehicles), e-scooter injury report, severe traffic injury trends, SFPD will report on tickets issued to vehicles, pedestrians and bikes, Safe Streets outreach, and an annual evaluation of Safe Streets program.
The Joint City, School District, and City College Select Committee will meet Friday, June 28, 9 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The SFMTA Color Curb Hearing will happen Friday, June 28, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda
MANDELMAN LEGISLATION
The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, June 24, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- 190048 [Planning Code – Building Standards] Sponsor: Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require building setbacks for buildings fronting on narrow streets, modify front yard requirements in Residential Districts, increase required rear yards in single-family zoning districts by five percent, amend the rear yard requirements for through lots and corner lots in certain districts to permit second buildings where specified conditions are met, and allow building height increases to existing stories in existing nonconforming buildings in order to accommodate residential uses; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. 1/15/19; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 1/23/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 4/17/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 6/17/19; CONTINUED.
The following legislation is submitted under the “30-Day Rule,” meaning it must be proposed 30 days before any hearing. The 30-Day Rule legislation is reserved for proposals that would “create or revise major city policy.”
- 190659 [Transportation Code – Fee Waiver for Sunday Streets] Sponsor: Mandelman
Ordinance amending Division I of the Transportation Code to waive all fees other than Municipal Transportation Agency fees for Sunday Streets events. 6/4/19; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 6/12/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, June 25, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- 190389 [Administrative Code – Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District] Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown and Ronen
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District in and around the Castro neighborhood; to require the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to submit written reports and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor describing the cultural attributes of the District and proposing strategies to acknowledge and preserve the cultural legacy of the District; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
- 190715 [Supporting United State House of Representatives Bill 1585 – Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019] Sponsors: Brown; Stefani, Ronen, Yee, Fewer, Safai, Mar, Walton, Peskin and Mandelman
Resolution supporting United State House of Representatives Bill 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill to prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking and hold offenders accountable that has passed out of the United States House of Representatives and awaits consideration by the United States Senate. 06/18/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will meet Thursday, June 27, 10 a.m, in City Hall, room 263. Agenda
- 190722 [Hearing – Status of Worker Rights in California’s Gig Economy] Sponsors: Mandelman; Mar, Peskin, Fewer, Walton, Brown and Haney
Hearing on the current state of worker rights in California’s gig economy, and to analyze the potential impacts of the 2018 California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and California State Assembly Bill 5 on worker rights; and requesting the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement to report. 6/18/19; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee.