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Committee advances MTA train‑control ordinance, approves leases and grants and backs Prop 47 treatment funding
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee unanimously forwarded a municipal train‑control procurement, approved a lease extension for the MTA Transit Management Center, extended the Treasure Island Navy lease and approved grants for the DA and DPH (with a BLA reporting requirement for the Prop 47 grant).
At its Nov. 16 meeting the Budget & Finance Committee handled a slate of mostly uncontested items and took formal actions that will go to the full Board.
Train control procurement (Item 1): Chair Supervisor Hillary Ronan moved to forward an ordinance authorizing SFMTA to proceed with a negotiated procurement for a communications‑based train control system and to waive a 10‑year solicitation cap in the Administrative Code. After a presentation from Julie Kirsham and supervisory questions about vendor lock‑in and…
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