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Committee forwards MTA grant, port cleanup funding and several PUC and personnel measures to full Board
Summary
The committee approved recommendations or forwarded for Board action a $2.74 million MTC bicycle/pedestrian grant, a $250,000 port fuel-spill appropriation, a Modesto Irrigation District power term sheet, PUC financing tied to 525 Golden Gate, and an ordinance adding grant-funded sheriff positions.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Dec. 5, 2007 handled a series of budget and contract items, forwarding multiple measures to the full Board for final action.
A Metropolitan Transportation Commission regional bicycle and pedestrian grant of $2,740,000 (Item 5) was presented by Gerry Levine of the Municipal Transportation Agency; the grant would fund four projects including UN Plaza/BART pedestrian improvements, bicycle-route network upgrades, Golden Gate Park access improvements and Inner Sunset traffic-calming and transit enhancements. The item requires a local match (the Transportation Authority will overmatch the required $354,996) and the budget analyst recommended approval; no public comment was offered and the committee moved the item to the full Board with recommendation.
The committee approved forwarding an ordinance appropriating $250,000 of port operating fund…
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