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>> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. today is a major milestone in our sf park program. it is a new system of managing parking in the city and county of san francisco. theas fortunate enough to rece a $25 milon rtnehip grant to look ys to help with congestion i urbaities and find wa do with pricing. ra than lookingt toll boot and things ofhat relegant sutio to look at where the cars are going better akg pargeasier and park. getting better data, we believe we will have a strategy that will reduce congestion on city

streets. over 30% of the contestant dickcongest -- congestion is related to automobiles looking for parking. we want to provide better data in terms of the sensors on the street. they will have a real time information needed for 511, through the website, or through their smart phones to receive information as to where parking is available in the city. the parking will be made available because we're going to properly priced the parking in the city. by having these smart readers, we will be able to properly priced the parking in the city to provide at least 15% availability on almost every street in the city in terms of parking. by guiding you there, we hope you can get off the street quickly, find your parking spot, and pay the appropriate price in terms of the value. parking. we're very excited about the project.

today is the launch of about 190 meters that will be installed as part of the pilot program. we will be collecting data over the next few months. the pilot will last a total of two of years. where ithe first area will be implemented. over the next three months, we have five adtional areas wre will be implementing w s. we're ao lookg atnew sace mers. rated to mul- we'r lookin abetter using the parking infrastruure on e stet so thatt is not obtve the same time is aesthetiy peasing. i haveval staff members here. the're going to be able to answer any detailed questions you havebout a proct day. by reducig h circlingparkin spots, w help w many m-- n-muni to bable to travel

quicker. we reduce the amount of carbon emissions create y cars circli ting find a aing sp. ouo t muni andeed to use an automobile, where making iesier for e automobile usersy providing real-time informationarki avlality. w're ao mangt ea inconnus points, credit cards, a debit card -- you can use queens -- you can use coins, credit cards, debit cards, and other forms of payment. >> how will the congestion pricing work? >> we will be able to price the parking, the cost of parking on a daily basis, time of day, day

of the week. in case of special events down by the ball park, we will be able to properly price on street parking as related to what is happening in the city. the curren plan is not to make adjustments on a daily basis. it will be more of a monly basis. that is the plan entrance of adjusting prices so do not confuse people. the ea is to properly priced the parkg so that we create enough availability on the streets of the automobile users will be able to park quickly. we are not extending or changing any of our current powers of enforcement in terms of the parking meters we're not want to be implementing sunday parking meters. we're going to keep the current practices and policies. with the data that we collect from the meters and the censors in the 2011 timeframe, that is when will will start putting in

for mission to the -- putting the information to the mta board to make policy decisions. the meters generate $26 million in terms of revenue each year. citations represent about $20 million. it is a significant revenue impact of the meters. we're looking at the meters not just to create more revenue for the agency. the goal is to really reduce congestion and deal with carbon emissions. [unintelligible] [traffic] >> by making it easier for people to pay at the meter using a credit or debit card, we think it will make it much easier for them to pay for the utilization. they will not take a chance of not having enough change in

getting a citation. that is why we're doing, a pilot. whee need to get an sense of the impact on the new technology. we would prefer that our revenue comes from the parking meter and it being properly administered instead of issuing citations. citations are somewhat punitive. we want to make it easier for people to use our streets and parking in the city. they can get a off the streets so that muni can go through easily. >> what is the most expensive parking right now? >> the most expensive parking right now is $3.50. that is downtown. that is $3.50 per hour. we do expect to have arranged. right now, is about $2 in residential parking areas. it is $3 over by the wharf and

$3.50 downtown. i have a range from 50 cents up to $6. -- we expect to have ranged from 50 cents up to $6. if we have an area that is underutilized, we will try to steer you there with low or parking rates per hour. >> is there a chance that the price will fluctuate on the high end any day? >> that will be the price during the day. we do not want to make it more confusing to use the parking and for structure. yet it is to stabilize it, use the data we are collecting -- the idea is to stabilize it and use the data we're collecting. any changes will occur every four weeks in terms of rate changes. >> the mos expensive hourly parking right now is $3.50. you anticipate some parking up

to $6. when would that happen? >> the pilot study is going to be over the next two years. it will be some time before we get to those numbers. the most important thing is that we will have the data to make better decisions in terms of the actual utilization. that is the most important part of a pilot. what is the actual utilization? how long do people need to be in a parking spot? in some cases, we expanded the limitations. we may move to four our parking in some areas. this is a major milestone. it is one of many steps towards a new parking policy in the city. it will take about two years to do that. >> are there censors around here? >> there is one right there. there is one right behind you over there, young lady. the sensors will provide information when someone is parking and pulling out of the

parking spot. in conjunction with the meters, with a much better data collection in the city. we're very excited about the project. we've got attention from around a country if not around e world. this is one-of-a-kind in terms of using new technology to deal with on street demand parking. >> if i go to five and 11, with the data be there? >> it is not there yet but will be there in the next few weeks. we expect to provide this data in an open source manner. we expect some smart phone applications to be developed out of that. we expect great things to happen. you will be le to with ur smardevice know exacy where a spot is and find your way to it. >early 2011 for e al tim data, te early part of next ye >> what will determine wt district these meters and nss will be?

how did yu decide on the test areas? >> the short answer is we try to look a good sampling of different positions, more tourist areas versus residential and busines a financl district. weeed to he mixof six different pilot as to get n idea oftilization. parking i not the same in any -- in every ea, as you can image. the pilot project areas chosen were part of the agreement with the u.s. department transportation. they were chosen as sample areas, represented of neighborhoods in the city. downtown, the civic center, employment centers, places that generate a lot of traffic. the cas valley civic center, the marina, fisherman's wharf downtown. >> they will be up and running

over the next three months. >> who makes the systems? >> the company that is based in san diego. [unintelligible] [traffic] >> that is of a question. -- that is a good question. we will get to test that out in terms of the ruggedness of the meter. the plan originally was to replace all the meters over the next three years. we were fortunate in getting the grant. it allows us to test out a lot of technologies and go beyond simply replacing the meters in kind. this will also be a pilot in terms of ease of use by customers, usability, simplicity, and whether it will stand up to an urban environment. >> aside from the meter head

itself that we're piloting to see how durable it is and whether or not it is easy to read, with also built-in security measures -- we have also built-in security measures into the infrastructure itself. all of these parking meters have an hour thing that rotates. this is to prevent people from putting a pipe cover on it -- pipe cutter on it to remove the head. [unintelligible] >> howou assure people that t in a crt card in [uninelligi parto cificaon w the highest levelof security or credit arprocessi. nethe ta istoredon the meter or y the ta. it isandled by the meter

companand processed as quickly as possible. there's very lite risk of using credards at the meters. >> [uninteligib] concerd about the possibility of [inaudible] [traffic] >> of the gat thi about te meters is th itks asy pay. people should get a lot fewer rkin tickets ad area. thatc leave peple with a bitter taste in your mouth. that is one part. thedendesponse of pricing , he mtais lally igat to chargeowest pricing available to create a trget. i will bsy forcustome t come and find a space quickly. y nameis jay primus.

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extraordinary how far we need to go, and i want to underscore that we understand that. we understand that we are not there yet. we understand the'stil wetirecognizeres accessility supervisors chambers, which still have not been made completely accessible. we recognize our rights. we also recognize our responsibilities, so i want to just began by making that point. i also want to make a few points about ed roberts because it is absolutely right to remember that in 190062, he was out here -- in 1962, he was out here in the bay area leading the way, and so much of the progress that has been made, not only around

the state, but this nation, and around the world, can goback to the work he initiated and the leadership he displayed in the 1960's. do not forget -- it was extraordinary. the headlines of the day -- these were the headlines of the day when he was accepted to uc berkeley. the headlines read, "a cripple is accepted into berkeley." that was acceptable nomenclature. that was acceptable headline writing by the editors of local newspapers. intme t peoweefe 77 of you y prop, ow

mbirth of t ite natiod th it begane in san sc 0- sthpeop d r oyes woke . owagto 30 democrats, republicans, independents, and we got the americans with disabilities act signed by then-president bush at the white house lawn 20 years ago today. so it is remarkable, those

origins. is remarkable progress. it is remarkable the work that all of you have done. if you have ever watched, and maybe you do not want to, or maybe you had to -- i never good with notes. i have my own learning disability called dyslexia, so i cannot be very well, but i thought it was mportant to make susan's point, and then doing something that i never do, and that as i wrote some things down because i wanted to get some things right because i wanted to underscore what susan said about the last six-plus years. when i first became supervisor, some of you may know, i've posted -- hosted a little reception across the street, and i wanted to celebrate the fact that i had the privilege of a lifetime to represent th people of san francisco, and i was told i could not do it because i was at the green room across the street, and apparently, it was not accessible, which is rather remarkable to me. because as a small business

person, this same city hall major, appropriately, that when i open my small business, that it was accessible, only to find out when i came here that the ame toenple that were tellig, do, theyere no doing it themlv.iremembercomi nd sawa th c idulyes. mebuwe kethem do t soote chk, wut temporary ramp, which has been made a permanent ramp, that is still there today, and made that chamber accessible. that is not to impress you but

to impress upon you that i recognize that when we got here as a supervisor, we had a lot more to do that i could ever imagine. we worked to get more van taxis. we worked to focus on making sure the decision was made real. b snalsandkeure ere e ke ecam yohaa ttleorve. here is jussmeofe wet t e bti ers nocipgee. sayweree t10t 95%of iblewithig main in rite, which good. [appluse]

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now, we have over 80 playgrounds that are fully accessible. 28 clubhouses, 19 rec centers. that is real progress compared to where we were just a few years ago. still not good. we talked about olmstead, and susan was right to bring it up. it is appropriate. ihss and home support services at what is going on in the governor's budget. i do not want to get too partisan or political, but it is pretty unconscionable that it is even on the table, these kind of cuts, but then again, not surprising with all the other cuts that are on the table. but you do not have to worry about those ihss cuts locally. they were not even part of the discussion, and now with the budget for all our shortfalls and challenges, we did not even begin to enter into that process to make sure we are providing the quality of care that people deserve with quality wages and quality benefits, so i just want

to thank everyone for all their great work and stewardship and allowing people to live in places, live in dignity, which are the principles that bring us all here together, and it was the principle that brought us together to create that community living fund a few years ago. not everybody needs to be in an institution. as proud as we are of laguna honda, not everybody needs to be ad -- at laguna honda. we need to provide alternatives to skilled nursing services, but we had no funding and no framework. now, five years in a row, $3 million a year, we have been putting into this community living fund to allow people to transition back into the community or to stay in the community to live in dignity and live in place. i want to thank all of you for that community living fund. it is a national model today. [applause]