chairman of access to the waste collection facilities to the transit center construction. >> good morning, directors. the item we have before us this morning is an agreement with golden gate disposal and recycling for waste collection services for some of the properties surrounding the transit center site. i have a brief presentation i can run through to give you some background of what the impact here are. director ford: thank you. >> as you are aware, the rail levels of the transit center extend to net thomas street -- to natoma street and the above grade levels will extend over. during the course of construction, we will be occupying a significant portion of this to a wheel streets, and that area we are occupying is going to goingrecology -- going to prevent recology from servicing some of the buildings

in the conventional manner that they have in the past. you can see here the cross- section of the transit center, and the curved line -- the curb lilne and how it extends under ministry and how the bus debt level will extend over ministry appeared in the buttress and shoring and excavation contract, we will be installing this shoring wall here, which is not a part of the permanent structure, but allows the excavation and eventual construction of the permanent structure inside. we will also be setting a barrier just to the north of the shoring wall to serve as our perimeter for the construction site, so all of that activity will be happening in ministry. here you see a similar cross

section at net homeless street. the box extends also underneath nicole mistreat, and the upper levels also over natoma street. you see a map of the west end of the facility. the line shows where the k rail will be located and where the loading docks, affected buildings are located as well. here, you see a section at 101st street, and this depiction here is where our shoring wall will be constructed and where the k rail would be and the amount of right of way that would be left to try to access these loading docks. here is a similar section at natoma street where the k rail will be located and where the shoring wall will be.

recology provides both waste service, recycling, and compost service to the affected buildings. a total of four buildings are included in the agreement where the garbage service will be altered. in altering that, they will need to go to a smaller collection equipment or smaller waste containers and more frequent service patterns. this is an image of the type of equipment used in most of these facilities today. a large compacted that has been loaded on the back of the trucks, so this drop needs to look back into the loading bay, collect the container from the compact, and then drive out. that is the ability to back into the loading docks is what is going to be impacted. instead, it recology will be going to this type of equipment, to the smaller container that can be wheeled out in the right of way and then loaded on a front end loader into the dump

truck. the agreement we have before you today is with recology to cover the collection of additional costs during construction, and we have taken the approach of having a single agreement rather than individual agreements with property owners to improve the invoicing and tracking and audit record. if you have any questions, i can take those now. >> i have a question that does not have to do with this contract. it was something to do with an entrance to the parking structure. >> there is not going to be lots of business claims or anything like that? >> we are working to maintain access. again, most of these buildings have parking access off of manitoba, and we are working to maintain that, but by narrowing the right of way to in some

cases 11 to 15 feet, there is not enough room for the equipment to access the loading docks. >> one quick question. i can assume from the pictures that i saw, but no problems with fire trucks or emergency vehicles. you guys have considered that? >> yes, and running this through, the fire protection services and police. >director ford: it has been motion and seconded. all those in favor? opposed? >> all right, no members of the public indicated they wish to address you on the item appeared moving into the final item, which is approving the minutes of the march 10, 2011, meeting. director ford: it has been moved, seconded. all those in favor? opposed? >> all right, that concludes the agenda before you today. director ford: all right, that

concludes the business of the authority. we will see you next month at our next meeting. meeting is adjourned.

>> good morning. there is nothing like san francisco on a beautiful day like today. there is a lord of above because we have been praying for sunshine all week long. so thank you. [applause] thank you all for coming out to our ceremonial groundbreaking, which we are calling our first game here in san francisco. this is going to be our eighth school service cafe in the usa.

we have four, going on 5, in canada. we are delighted to be part of san francisco. we have a big customer base, and we are pleased to be able to serve them. i have the honor of introducing our ceo, but before i do that, let me introduce mayor edwin lee. he is out here to join us today. [applause] they i say thank you to all of you distinguished guests, those of you that came in from out of town -- friends and customers. we really appreciate you coming out today. without further ado, may i introduce our ceo, the ceo of savings. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. delighted to be here, and thank you, mayor lee, for joining us,

and guests. if this is a ground-breaking, i have no idea what is going to happen when we actually open the place. but it is nice to be here. i remember four years ago, we took the freedom ride and rode around the bay area and listened to rock music. no idea what we're going to do for an encore, but let me tell you that we are all about leading americans back to savings. we want to help and encourage people to save their money. we want to make banking simple and straightforward, and we think a cafe location is the one place where you can find out that there are real people working here. placer have a cup of coffee, talk about money, meet neighbors, and get involved in what the conversations are all about on the street in san francisco. the and part of the community and part of the people that basically helped lead the right direction in terms of improving everyone's lives, i think ing

direct wants to be part of that. we think that is important for san francisco. the other thing is san francisco is known for a lot of great trends. this location, i think we're going to try to do some unique things in terms of how we can bring money not only to the front pages of newspapers and electronic tablets, but basically to get people to think differently about money and think about building communities in a different way, especially about empowering families. right now, it is always amazing that there is more conversations now about sex and drugs than there is about money, and somehow, you know that world has to change a little bit. i think we want moms and dads to tell their kids how much they are saving and what they are doing with their money as opposed to what they should be doing with the rest of their lifestyle. the other thing i want to say is that san francisco has been a

great city. we have a lot of customers here, and they keep talking about how they love to have a place to basically hang out, and we are pretty excited the next six months to get this place open, to have those conversations and have some of the community involvement that we would like to basically in a carriage. for you that came out today, i want to thank you. let me now turn over the microphone for a few minutes to our mayor, who is hoping that every one of these cars coming by are going to wave and say something positive. ed lee -- mayor lee: thank you. thank you very much and welcome to san francisco. if it was as simple as -- can i buy you a cup of coffee, and can you help me figure out my city's budget deficit? that would be a great way to do things. but i understand the concept. i know you have been an online

banking service. this is the foray into doing more entrepreneurial and inviting people to come into a beautiful building that we have here, some three floors that will be renovated. they are doing it the right way. first of all, they have construction. there are 60 jobs being created here, so that is really important to the city. there will be a call center here, a cafe here, but as importantly, the purpose. the purpose is that you invite people to start talking about their financial situation. art was jokingly saying that the first thing in that code was asking if i could get it home reading because i had a pension reform and i needed to figure something out. i know in people's private lives, there is more financial education that we all need, and especially the families that are

challenged here. i welcome this type of concept because it is going to be important for people to have better financial advice, have places where they can go and exchange that, and have very inexpensive banking services. i think that is the combination, and i'm really excited to have read about this, to understand what it means, and it is a different kind of thing. one that you start making some smart investments, and that is what i think our country needs to do, start making smarter investments, not spending on the first thing that claims about making a whole lot of profit that might not even be there. tech savvy approach. this is fantastic. the way you are doing it, using local businesses and construction, using peats coffee here to welcome the bay area company. in fact, i was telling my wife, her first job was at peak -- pete's coffee. this is the eighth ing direct

cafe in the country. eight is a lucky number. if you know the asian culture. it means prosperity. i know where this is going. by the end of the year, i will be able to come over here and get advice myself. i'm still trying to figure out how in the heck did i take this job that pays less than my last one, and how am i going to figure that financial challenge out? i hope that many residents look to this as an exciting place, understand what they are trying to do here. they are keeping costs down. welcoming the understanding that we need, which is combining the technology we have with the banking that we need any savings that we need. the other thing that ing direct is doing is representing corporate values. not only did i understand what they are doing here by using local firms, but they are also investing in our kids. they have already got books for kids through their foundation going.

that is a great promise to also have books and maybe a preschool agreement that will teach kids early in their savings as well, so get them started on financial understanding. that is all exciting to me. the blend of technology and to have a great cup of coffee here in an atmosphere -- we are right in the center here downtown, across from charles schwab and the other financial institutions in the city, and to make sure we welcome a new generation of people thinking differently. that is always what we have done. i'm glad, and i really want to welcome ing direct and their cafe here. [applause] >> thank you, mayor lee. when we started working on the san francisco project last year, one of the things we needed to make sure of was that we selected a design firm that understood our vision for cafes

and not just understand it, but understand the principle behind it. we looked around and interviewed about six creative firms, and i'm very pleased to tell you that pompeii a.d. is the firm that we selected as our design firm, and i would like to introduce you to the principal and creative director. [applause] the low we are extremely pleased that they found us -- >> we are extremely pleased that they found us. there's a story that they told us the first time we met, and it was a delightful story about a

cafe in the middle of a city that was not only a place with its usual fare but also a place of business transactions, a place of socialization, and a place that really allow the participants to invent new things. one of the things that was invented within these walls was bookkeeping. all of this happen while they were talking about their troubles, the philosophies that they encountered abroad, and this cafe was really a hub of commerce, culture, and community, and it existed in 16th century florence. when he told us this story, we thought -- what a vision. what a tremendous vision to want

to be influenced and inspired by that historical event so far away, so long ago, and how we can really apply that to ing direct. ing direct is a place that allows the community, surrounding neighborhoods to be part of it, and we think that this idea of merging commerce, culture, and community is the way to go. the way to allow people to feel comfortable, to feel informed, to learn, to socialize, to be with one another comfortably, to be exposed to information that is new to them in a very easy way to assimilate. we are creating an environment in this building on three levels. there is a ground floor, a lower

level and i meant is that have various opportunities for people to not only become involved with the cafe, but also be involved with one another. we feel this is a very important aspect of the space and the concept we want to recreate what happened in the cafe in 16th century florence by allowing this building, which is surrounded by the financial district, by union square, and by the south of market district, to really we've a tapestry -- to really weave a tapestry of opportunities and events. in the end, that is what we're looking for. not a design but an experience. that experience will be an ing

cafe experience like no other. so thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, ron. likewise, when we start looking out for a general contractor and an architect of record in the san francisco market, one of the things we make sure of is that we support the local businesses. it is really important to us to be very quickly a part of the local community. we looked around and found an organization that has over 15 years of experience in this building. when you get inside, you will see some drawings, historical drawings of the building, and it is amazing the transformation has taken place. the general contracting firm is based just down the street, and

its plant construction, and i have the honor of introducing new. [applause] >> how are you doing? we have been working in san francisco for six years, and we have had almost 30 years experience -- practice of this building right here. we have been happy to work with this group. we have got a very good team assembled, so we will be looking forward to the grand opening right before christmas. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. this group is not going to be new to you. we are a full-service cafe. everybody that works in our cafe

our bankers that just know how to make a great cup of coffee. our coffee is great because of a san francisco brand. pete's coffee handles all of our coffee clear across the nation, so i am really pleased to introduce you to peter klein. [applause] >> this is a great opportunity. usually the coffee guys do not get to come up and speak, so i only have about an hour and a half worth of remarks plan, so get your nice and cold city can get in and enjoy some of our coffee. this is our eighth cafe with ing. we have a great partnership with them.

we go along but, but that is not the reason they select us and that is not the reason we select them. they selected us in san francisco given our long history here. we rode our beans fresh every single day. we had a little argument, though, about our program. they asked us not to include the word fet in coffee, so we finally got over the -- they asked us not to include the word at the -- teh word fee in coffee. they got over that period went up to have a lot of repeat customers and -- enjoying a great coffee and a great experience. thank you. >> thank you, peter. and thank you all for your patience, for waiting out here.

we are now going to cut the ribbon and invite you in. we will be giving tours, and we also have a taste of san francisco waiting for you inside. we are now going to get the business to cut the ribbon.