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Board of Directors Meeting, May 19, 2026

San Francisco City and County • 2026-05-19 • 1:00 PM
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What happened

SFMTA Board of Directors' 2026-05-19 meeting centered on Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and... and Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available..., with additional discussion on Presentation and discussion regarding a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 9-month Financial Update.

  • Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and...: 11. Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and relocation and consolidation of closely spaced bus stops, as part of the 29 Sunset Improvement Project, including i am a planner with the muni ford program, our...
  • Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available...: 10.1. Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available in payment of the following claims against the SFMTA or for the City to accept funds based on, including there are certainly some historic legacy...
  • Presentation and discussion regarding a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 9-month Financial Update: 12pm the day before the meeting to ensure your comment is received by the Board in advance of the meeting. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited, including one question is putting a 90 day timeline on it. I...
  • Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation...: 10.3. Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation Department (SFAPD) permitted vehicles on the west side of 6th Street between Brannan Street and, including so it's trying to find a balance between improving...
  • Minutes: 400, City Hall REMOTE MEETING ACCESS WATCH: www.sfgovtv.org/sfmtaLIVE or https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/board-directors-meeting-may-19-2026 SFMTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Tarlov, Chair Stephanie Cajina, Vice Chair, including but i do want to note that even though the news is...
Key decisions
  • Presentation and discussion regarding a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 9-month Financial Update, Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation..., and Minutes were approved.
  • Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available... was adopted.
  • Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and... was referred/continued.
What matters to the public
  • Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and... mattered because it sets direction for future policy, implementation, or budget decisions.
  • Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available... mattered because it sets direction for future policy, implementation, or budget decisions.
  • Presentation and discussion regarding a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 9-month Financial Update mattered because it was one of the meeting's main substantive items.
  • Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation... mattered because it sets direction for future policy, implementation, or budget decisions.
Next steps
  • Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation... is expected to return for a follow-up council step.
Agenda
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Call to Order
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Call to Order
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Consent Calendar
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All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be simple or routine by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors and will be acted upon by a single vote. There will be no separate discussion of these it...
10.1
Requesting the Controller to allot funds and to draw warrants against such funds available or that will be available in payment of the following claims against the SFMTA or for the City to accept funds based on a collection effort
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(Explanatory documents include a resolution): A. CSAA/Interinsurance Exchange Automobile Club / Apryl Casares, Collection No. C26-0216, for $33,208.70 (City to Receive). Collection involving allegations of property damage to City.
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10.2
Approving various routine parking and traffic modifications
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(The Planning Department has found that Items A-C are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]. For these parking and traffic modifications that received a categorical exemption, the proposed SFMTA Board action constitutes the Approval Actio...
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10.3
Approving parking restrictions to create a parking space for the exclusive use of San Francisco Adult Probation Department (SFAPD) permitted vehicles on the west side of 6th Street between Brannan Street and Bryant Street and amending Division II of the
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Transportation Code to revise parking restrictions on 6th Street. (Explanatory documents include a staff report and resolution.) REGULAR CALENDAR
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Approving parking and traffic modifications, including bus stop upgrades, pedestrian safety improvements and relocation and consolidation of closely spaced bus stops, as part of the 29 Sunset Improvement Project – Phase Two (The Planning Department has
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determined that the proposed project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]. The proposed action is the Approval Action as defined by the S.F. Administrative Code Chapter
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Presentation and discussion regarding a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 9-month Financial Update
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(Explanatory documents include a slide presentation.).
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Discussion and vote pursuant to Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) as to whether to invoke the attorney-client privilege and conduct a closed session conference with legal counsel.
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Discussion and vote pursuant to Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) as to whether to invoke the attorney-client privilege and conduct a closed session conference with legal counsel.
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Announcement of Closed Session
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Announcement of Closed Session
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Motion to disclose or not disclose the information discussed in Closed Session
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Motion to disclose or not disclose the information discussed in Closed Session
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Roll Call
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Roll Call
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Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting
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Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting
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Explanatory documents include a slide presentation.): 5
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A. RESCIND – BUS ZONE i. Persia Avenue, south side, from Mission Street to 74 feet easterly (creates 2 yellow- metered spaces) ii. Mansell Street, north side, from San Bruno Avenue to 96 feet westerly (creates 4 parking spaces) iii. Paul Avenue, north side, fr...
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Approval of Minutes
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• May 5, 2026 Regular Meeting
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Communications
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Communications
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Director’s Report
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(For discussion only) • Special Recognition • Parking Update • Fix It! Week Update • Senate Bill 63 Update • Events and Ongoing Activities
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Citizens’ Advisory Council Report
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Citizens’ Advisory Council Report
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New or Unfinished Business by Board Members
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New or Unfinished Business by Board Members
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Public Comment
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Members of the public may address the SFMTA Board of Directors on matters that are within the Board's jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar. THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RECOMMENDE...
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