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SFMTA to take over Sutter Stockton Garage operations; committee backs lease termination and appropriation changes
Summary
The committee recommended approval of a lease termination with Uptown Parking Corporation for the Sutter Stockton Garage and an appropriation to SFMTA for garage management. MTA said the termination yields roughly $100,000 in annual savings and will include new security measures and a trial off-duty police presence.
The Budget & Finance Committee on March 1 recommended forwarding an ordinance and resolution related to operation of the Sutter Stockton Garage in Union Square. The measures would appropriate roughly $7.1 million to the SFMTA Sustainable Streets operating fund for parking management operations and authorize termination of the lease with Uptown Parking Corporation, with the director of transportation authorized to execute a lease-termination agreement.
Rob Malone, Senior Manager for SFMTA—s Sustainable Streets Division, told the committee that the department supports BLA-recommended amendments that adjusted sources and uses in the appropriation. Severn Campbell of the BLA told the committee the termination is expected to yield about $100,000 in annual savings and recommended an amended appropriation of sources and uses totaling $2.8 million (report details on pp.5-6).
Supervisors questioned MTA about security at the garage; Malone said MTA has convened a multi-agency task force including police, the parking operator, security vendors and local stakeholders for about two and a half years and that beginning this week MTA would deploy an off-duty police officer eight hours a day at varying, unpredictable times to improve safety. He also said camera coverage exists at ingress/egress and elevator lobbies but not on every floor and that MTA can share its security plan with supervisors— offices.
After no public comment, Supervisor Feuer moved and the committee took the motion to accept BLA recommendations and forward items 1 and 2 to the full Board without objection.
