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Committee forwards Clear Channel transit-shelter amendment to Board after labor support and data request
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee on Nov. 16 forwarded to the full Board a five‑year amendment to the SFMTA-Clear Channel transit shelter advertising agreement without recommendation, after MTA and Clear Channel described added maintenance and capital upgrades but BLA members and supervisors requested maintenance records and further review.
San Francisco’s Budget & Finance Committee on Nov. 16 voted to forward to the full Board a proposed second amendment to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s transit‑shelter advertising agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor LLC, setting a five‑year extension from Dec. 7, 2022, to Dec. 7, 2027, but did so "without recommendation" while asking SFMTA and its budget analysts to review maintenance records.
Jonathan Rovers, chief strategy officer for SFMTA, told the committee the seven‑month negotiation refocuses the deal on maintenance and rider experience. Rovers said the amendment reduces the contract’s minimum annual guarantee (MAG) to align with historical advertising receipts (an average he described as about $10.6 million per year) while…
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