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The presentation said staff are recommending a $6,000,000 decrease in both revenues and expenditures in the FY25–26 budget “just a few days after we prepared our preliminary budget, we received a termination notice for our $20,000,000 community change grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,” Yu said. The board packet shows anticipated total revenues of $191,500,000, total expenditures of $242,200,000, and a projected need to borrow $110,000,000 from a revolving credit agreement with U.S. Bank; Yu said any future borrowing would be brought back to the board with proposed uses.

The board also discussed personnel and vacancy reporting required by state law; Yu said the FY25–26 budget reflects 44 full-time positions and that three specific positions (senior transportation modeler, a TIMA program manager, and a TIMA systems manager) remain vacant and are not included in the budget pending secured funding. She said the agency plans a comprehensive review of job descriptions, compensation and benefits this fiscal year to support recruitment and retention.

Earlier in the meeting, the Transportation Authority’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC) chair, Kath Siegel, reported that the CAC voted to adopt the proposed FY25–26 budget and work program and highlighted members’ concerns about the authority’s exposure to federal grant risk after the EPA termination. The CAC also urged staff to reduce downtown-centric planning, improve north–south transit connections, and account for long-term operating costs when prioritizing capital projects. The CAC received an update on SFMTA’s Muni Metro core capacity planning study and expressed general support for maintenance and modernization efforts.

At the public-hearing portion of the item, resident Alita Dupree urged continued advocacy for transit funding and described federal high-speed rail as a long-term prospect; she said, “we need money for our Muni and our BART and all these other systems here.”

The board’s staff presentation made clear that the TIMA (Treasure Island Mobility Management Program) work program will be limited to activities supported by secured funding and that the TIMA budget will be subject to separate committee and board approvals. Yu said the revised TIMA work program will be considered by the TIMA Committee and board in June and limited to secured funding.

A motion to adopt the FY25–26 budget and work program was made (moved by Vice Chair Danny Sauter; seconded by Commissioner Joel Mandelmann). The transcript records the motion and the public hearing; the transcript does not contain a recorded roll-call vote on final adoption during this meeting. Final consideration and any formal vote on adoption are scheduled for the June 24 board meeting, after this public hearing.

Why it matters: the EPA grant termination reduces near-term revenue assumptions for a program serving Treasure Island projects and illustrates the authority’s sensitivity to federal grant decisions. The budget also contemplates a sizeable borrowing plan and a personnel review that could change future personnel costs.

What’s next: the board will take final action on the budget at its June 24 meeting. Staff said they will return to the board with any required budget amendments if additional grants are terminated or if secured funding changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Jun 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The San Francisco County Transportation Authority board on June 10 reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and work program and held the public hearing required before final consideration at the board’s June 24 meeting.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6526763,"SFMTA and TA outline Muni Metro core-capacity study and preparations for federal grant pipeline",812,1572000,2384000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3745722-ae9318b84b198d43dbadb8280d7d22fd&start=1572&end=2384","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3745722-ae9318b84b198d43dbadb8280d7d22fd/thumbnail_1572000.jpg","/articles/6526763/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/SFMTA-and-TA-outline-Muni-Metro-core-capacity-study-and-preparations-for-federal-grant-pipeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526763-6e3f53f3283dc405caa48ea460a11934/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214771&Signature=NkXyRa~4eYOVVVmJt~sFe8YdNL51BL2iLmrZgYuFySS98NWPRygX21455143~m6CXLjlJnNSf6w37xW7en97rv1AEfIGEEasYxxy4RqSZ0zLU~gXMzjHJjbUJWD35jYV3tsZ86S8es9GVFiuNVBsWJ~YUyoC-9ndJX8Q2uj4F7D9uMTlrVlvv~SQyT857c7AyRn6cUlFPytcazjKTghWJijWPiwI6fy5pbicX0QR5U29gB5Eht6kXqBusNCI2gRRah4bJxWIDlrohMFXnjcAXVooLvXx4ZN3ONkVUMVStCBpNXjBOwIIDsMB9sBOqSrAAKnDlmmpn7PtpnWH~4RXxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and Transportation Authority staff on June 10 updated the board on the Muni Metro core capacity planning study, a multi-year effort intended to develop a capital program that could compete for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) core-capacity grants.

Jesse Koehler, rail program manager for the Transportation Authority, said the study was funded by Prop K sales-tax funds in combination with a Caltrans planning grant and that the board required an SFMTA presentation following the completion of this phase. Liz Bryson, planning manager at SFMTA and the study’s project manager, described the study’s objectives: address aging infrastructure in need of renewal, plan for future ridership growth, and develop capital projects that could be eligible for the FTA core capacity program. Bryson said the federal program targets fixed-guideway systems that will experience overcrowding within the next ten years and can fund up to 80% of eligible project costs; recent awards to other agencies have been in the high hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars.

Staff described several strategy categories under evaluation:

- Transit-priority street improvements (transit lanes, transit signal priority) to reduce street-level delays and better exploit available subway capacity.
- Capacity-enhancing state-of-good-repair work (for example, upgrading traction power substations so they can support longer trains or higher frequencies).
- Running three-car trains on selected segments (the presentation noted focused study of the N Judah and inner portions of the M Ocean View between SF State and downtown) because a three-car train provides about 50% more capacity than a two-car train.
- Modern accessible stops that allow faster, more reliable boarding and thereby improve operational throughput.
- Route restructuring (an operational approach with community impacts) was described as controversial; staff emphasized the study will document benefits and impacts and that the board will not make route-restructuring decisions as part of the capital-program recommendations. Bryson said route restructuring would only be further explored if ridership increases or subway performance declines materially and would include extensive outreach.

Bryson said the study team developed three ridership scenarios (low, medium, high) and both 10–15 year and 25-year horizons so recommendations reflect a range of possible futures rather than a single forecast. The study included outreach: a community working group representing riders and corridor stakeholders and four rider focus groups held in English, Chinese and Spanish. Draft recommendations are scheduled for release for public feedback later this summer, with the SFMTA board slated to consider the final report in the fall. Staff noted that entering the federal grant pipeline is a multi-year process: a typical timeline from entry to construction funding can take four to six years or longer, and project delivery for large state-of-good-repair/capacity work would likely occur in the 2030s.

Board members asked for clarification on which projects are funded; a commissioner noted the MTA’s FY25–29 capital program identified over $30,000,000 for an Outer/Inner N Judah transit-priority project but asked whether that item is fully funded; staff replied it is not fully funded and said they would follow up with details. Commissioners also asked whether the study considers network expansion versus internal capacity (the study is focused on existing Muni Metro capacity within the subway and near-term capital-era work), and about the potential role of route restructuring to respond to future constraints.

Public comment from Alita Dupree supported several of the study’s directions and urged modernization of train control systems and electrical capacity. Bryson and Koehler thanked staff, noted the importance of preparing strong grant-ready projects, and reiterated that any specific capital projects would later go through more-detailed corridor-level outreach and design review.

Why it matters: Muni Metro carries the city’s highest light-rail ridership and faces both aging assets and future demand from housing growth near rail corridors; pairing state-of-good-repair work with capacity upgrades is a strategy to make projects more competitive for large federal grants.

What’s next: draft recommendations and public comment later this summer; SFMTA board consideration of the final study in the fall and subsequent steps to enter the FTA core-capacity grant pipeline.","SFMTA and Transportation Authority staff on June 10 updated the board on a Muni Metro core capacity planning study intended to build a competitive capital program for an FTA core-capacity grant.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6526768,"Authority staff recommend 20-year lease at 1455 Market Street; board hears financial details",127,1363000,1490000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3745722-ae9318b84b198d43dbadb8280d7d22fd&start=1363&end=1490","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3745722-ae9318b84b198d43dbadb8280d7d22fd/thumbnail_1363000.jpg","/articles/6526768/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Authority-staff-recommend-20-year-lease-at-1455-Market-Street-board-hears-financial-details","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526768-94e9ba607cd7dc2b9e6689aae9a82cf1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771214771&Signature=nEWuOr7Zv1ymBI7MMSzHyNRKgHnGQnnjl3ymz7qIXE1AZWB~5QlVT6HiVubtPVllbW6Ma3kRnZBUBa6w6jcZ~lgXsxtyeIezwvQ0T0w9ptPTwXxZNG9zs61aS8SMVRL76QsP2vcVrAhJiifwbQUqoSXXaAi9~iT-peoYvelX2e6~5Cx98KSQ5d~Xpur4hgXWTk3ktiIsdmccJ2Y6kEpD1k19GtnA3CEByfVZCBpB1i2YlOBSylbskcSSEfNLWewJNEEXKOyzmja6~j4hK-GtYX6msXxAkVgHy2v8T~EX3Nnpcu4JohiFCPQVu64GDA9co9WEspfhGR9C-7P4SWi7vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Transportation Authority’s staff presented an action item on June 10 to authorize the executive director to execute a 20-year lease for office space at 1455 Market Street with two 5-year options to extend. Cynthia Fong, deputy director for finance and administration, said the proposed lease amount would not exceed $1,126,597 for the year, plus operating and lease-related expenses, and that the lease would include annual 3% rent increases.

Fong told the board the authority’s office is currently on the 22nd floor of 1455 Market Street and that the current lease term was ending June 30, 2025. She said the authority had solicited comparative offers in recent years and had one landlord offer at $66 per square foot. The city’s negotiated option would be a $41.20 per-square-foot rate — about 3% higher than the authority’s current $40 per-square-foot rate — and would avoid one-time moving and tenant-improvement costs, Fong said. She said the cost of the lease will be paid from Proposition L funds and had been included in the FY25–26 budget.

Commissioner comments were brief and supportive; Chair Mirna Melgar specifically thanked the city’s director of real estate, Adrico Penick, for work on the negotiations. A motion to approve the lease authorization was moved by Commissioner Joel Mandelmann and seconded by Commissioner Aaron Walton. The transcript records the motion and the staff presentation but does not include a roll-call tally or recorded final vote for this item in the June 10 meeting transcript.

Why it matters: the lease locks in long-term office space and sets a predictable rent escalation schedule; staff said it is the most cost-effective option compared with market offers and avoids relocation costs.

What’s next: staff expected to negotiate nonmaterial terms and return with final lease execution per the authority’s administrative process.","The Transportation Authority’s staff presented an action item on June 10 to authorize the executive director to execute a 20-year lease for office space at 1455 Market Street with two 5-year extension options.","actionData","errors"]

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Transportation Authority presents FY25-26 budget; Treasure Island EPA grant termination trims revenues

SFMTA and TA outline Muni Metro core-capacity study and preparations for federal grant pipeline

Authority staff recommend 20-year lease at 1455 Market Street; board hears financial details