City and County of San Francisco: Crooked Street Reservation and Pricing Program.

Existing law prohibits a local authority from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or resolution on matters covered by the Vehicle Code unless expressly authorized by the Vehicle Code. Existing law authorizes local authorities, for highways under their jurisdiction, to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution regarding specified matters, including, among others, prohibiting entry to, or exit from, or both entry to or exit from, any street by means of certain roadway design features to implement the circulation element of a general plan. Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for extra legal loads, after December 31, 1990, unless the local agency imposed the fee before June 1, 1989. This bill would authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco by ordinance to conduct a reservation and pricing pilot program for vehicles that use the "Crooked Street," which the bill would define to mean the portion of Lombard Street located between Leavenworth Street and Hyde Street in the City and County of San Francisco. Before the board of supervisors adopts an ordinance to conduct the pilot program, the bill would require the board of supervisors to make certain findings and to conduct at least 2 public outreach meetings or hearings. The bill would require the board of supervisors to designate in the ordinance a program administrator and would require the program administrator to consult with specified entities and submit 2 reports to the Legislature. The bill would require the board of supervisors to include certain program requirements in the ordinance, including, among other things, congestion reduction objectives and goals, public involvement and consultation requirements, and performance monitoring requirements. The bill would authorize the board of supervisors to specify the powers and duties of the program administrator in the ordinance, including, among other powers, the authority to impose fees on vehicles for the use of the Crooked Street. The bill would make these provisions inoperative 7 years after the beginning of the pilot program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City and County of San Francisco.