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Rules Committee debates waiver to speed up Vision Zero projects; action continued for a week
Summary
Supervisors debated a proposed ordinance to let SFMTA and Public Works waive certain local procurement and contracting requirements to accelerate approved Vision Zero projects; the committee accepted sponsor amendments and continued the measure to June 10 for drafting of clarifications and vendor safeguards.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Monday debated an ordinance that would let the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the Department of Public Works use a limited, three-year authority to expedite approved Vision Zero safety projects by waiving certain local contracting and administrative requirements.
Sponsor Supervisor Chan said the measure is intended to clear a backlog of approved safety projects and speed installations that could reduce street fatalities. “We have a long ways to go to eliminate traffic fatalities,” Chan said, arguing the city needs a faster way to move projects from design into the ground and noting the bill expressly limits the authority to three years.
The committee’s deputy city attorney,…
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