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Committee delays vote on citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee after questions from stakeholders
Summary
The committee continued consideration of a citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) for one week after members asked for more time to review stakeholder recommendations; University of San Francisco officials warned the TSF could eliminate a long-standing charity exemption and cited potentially large costs to the university.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted to continue consideration of a proposed citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) for one week to allow staff and members additional time to review stakeholder recommendations and Planning Commission input.
The ordinance would establish a citywide TSF, suspend parts of the existing transit-impact development fee while the TSF is operative, and clarify exemptions for affordable housing and homeless shelters. Chair Malia Cohen said the committee had received comments that merited more time for review and proposed a one-week continuance to the September Land Use meeting; the motion passed unanimously.
Charlie Cross, vice president at the University of San Francisco, testified during public comment that the proposed TSF would remove a charitable exemption USF currently uses for the transit impact fee if the TSF applies to institutions requiring a full Institutional Master Plan. Cross said, based on the projects contemplated in USF’s IMP, the cost impact "could be as high as $8,000,000,000" as stated in his testimony. He asked the committee to consider the university's mission and ongoing transportation investments (including muni passes) when evaluating changes to the fee structure.
Other public commenters urged no exemptions and emphasized that "growth must fund growth," raising technical points about fee levels and mitigation strategies. The committee confirmed the continuance and will revisit the TSF at the next Land Use meeting after staff reviews stakeholder feedback.
