>> we are not going to hear from the citizens of by azeri. good afternoon again. we are back in session. >> if members of the public could fees -- could please find their seats, the board of directors has come back to order. chairperson nolan: we finished the executive director's report this afternoon. citizens advisor council is not here. i am going to ask the we move to

the rest of business. we have had quite a lot of public comment already. >> mr. chairman, we do have a request that i can 10.1 -- items 10.1 l and m be severed. these are items that will be considered on a single vote unless there is a request to consider one separately. chairperson nolan: how about a motion on the consent calendar? is there a second? all in favor? so ordered. let us hear l and m. >> two minutes? is that the time from you would like? chairperson nolan: ok. >> barry toronto.

>> good afternoon. chairman and fellow directors, i am here to address this issue because i know you have had some problems regarding parking in the quick to our area -- coit tower area. i want to know how this affects taxis. cabdrivers as part of tours will sometimes bring tourists or visitors or conventioneers or conference in tandy's for a quick visit. the must be a way of somehow alleviating taxi drivers from any no-parking issues, especially if they are only going to be there for five or 10 minutes. there must be a way of getting dispensation for the fact that it is a major tourist site. how do people get there if they don't know how to get there and don't know the bus system, and don't have a lot of time because

of a quick visit? i think it is important to either create a temporary taxi waiting some or something, or to not have parking officers be vigilant and ticket cabdriver's for parking briefly while somebody takes pictures or a visit of the site. cab drivers do not go there by themselves to hang out. they need to make money. sitting there in a place that is far out is not going to necessarily make the money. there may be fares to pick up. there may be somebody who needs a cab and does not know where to find a bus. i would appreciate it if you could work out something in the legislation that gives some dispensation to cabdrivers, especially on the weekends, when more and more people have time on their hands. maybe they need to attend a business meeting and have time

on their hands before or after their events starts. i hope you can take that into consideration. >> can you give the board a little more background on why we are doing? >> good afternoon, mr. chair, members of the board, mr. ford. this is the third year that we are doing a pilot. the last year you may remember the reported back and it was pretty successful. the muni travel times on the 39 bus decrease significantly, and the writer ship has gone up almost double. the level of congestion in the entire area has decreased significantly because now there is no incentive for a line of vehicles cued up on telegraph boulevard to get up to the top of the parking area. we would recommend making this

permanent this year. but the recreation and park department, who own the facility above, asked us to do one more year of trial. they have a change in vendors at the coit tower and wanted the extra year to be able to analyze the data for the sales volumes and so forth. we accommodate their request. in terms of taxes, -- of taxis, the parking is restricted to residents with rpp permits, but taxes are allowed to pick up and drop off. it has not been an issue for the last two years. >> i do not think this issue is so much that he is dropping -- i do not think there is any dispute about that. occasionally visitors want to

go for 10 minutes. if you have been there recently, and i have, it is about a 10 minute visit. he is saying he wants to make sure that this is not some way that times are going to be precluded from waiting or circling. i do not have a view one way or the other, but i am not sure that concern is one you have answered. >> i am not sure. i know for sure there is not a separate cabs stand up there. there is a white zone area in front of the entrance. i think as long as the cabot is attended -- as long as the taxicab is intended and actively waiting, i do not think we have an issue with them hanging around. >> thank you. chairperson nolan: any further discussion? next item. >> item 11, the cooperation

agreement with the treasure island development agency, adopting california environmental quality act findings related to the development project. you do have members of the public here who wish to address you. chairperson nolan: we had an excellent written presentations and to us already. -- we had an excellent written presentation sent to us already. >> i wanted to make a comment in public speaking in the last item and a question was asked so i could not make a comment. this was on the last item. chairperson nolan: go ahead. >> i am a taxi driver, yellow cab for 23 years. a native san franciscan. my name is peter whitt, like the trolly. i got a ticket in march. i got three tickets in march.

one of those tickets was at a bus stop. i was on duty. i was dropping off, picking up, or stopping for a flag because i was appointed the opposite direction. i got a ticket in the mail. i was not stopped i believe at all for more than seconds. if at all parian -- if at all. i usually go toward the downtown area. this was a ticket pointed the other way on the other side of the street. it is in a neighborhood i go through when i start my shift. the time was correct. but i don't make a u-turn to get a bag of potato chips. i am on duty. when i get in my cab, i don't stop until i take a dinner break. a work continuously for five or six hours at a time. that does not jibe. just for the record, a 10-minute

stop or a five-minute stop to take pictures, or a two-minute stop -- they have been giving tickets by the second, and without any warning. i think that is the most important thing. i would have got his pco number. i does wanted to clarify the facts. i can assure you that ticket if you would like. i am on my way to the supreme court, 850 brian. the mta little guy referee there said, "i don't believe you." that was it. he wanted proof of the fact. many tickets i have gotten i have protested and one. -- and won. chairperson nolan: item 11, we have some speakers on that. >> megan weir, followed by eric

brooks. and there is staff who wishes to present to you on the matter. >> good afternoon. i am meghan we're -- weir, here to speak on behalf of the department of public health. my colleague developed the transportation plan and could not be here today and sensor regrets. in 2006, the san francisco bicycle coalition and department of public health were awarded a grant from caltrans. the grant funded community- based transportation planning to create an accessible treasure island. there was meaningful of reach and community participation, focusing on sustainable transit improvements on the island. on 2009, we released a community-based transportation plan for treasure island. i have brought copies for those who are interested.

the plan outlined numerous recommendations for infrastructure and policies for treasure island residents, commuters, and visitors, with an emphasis on building active neighborhoods. many of the planned recommendations have been included in the design for development, including shared public way concepts, new pedestrian routes, and a safe walkway and bikeway on the bay bridge. dpw has become a regular attendee of meetings comprised of multiple city agencies, including the sf mta. dpw has also continued to work to identify implementation opportunities for the strategies in the final report. these strategies include a street master plan to address intersection and mid-block

crossing signs and other safe facilities. we know the creaking safe and functional places for people to walk and bicycle can have a profound impact on health. some details are still being resolved. we recognize the importance of health and transportation planning. chairperson nolan: who is the next speaker? >> eric brooks. chairperson nolan: ahead. this is public comment time now. >> it is standard practice in most commissions for the coming to come after so we can, to what the presentation says. -- so we can comment to what the presentation says. this item is something you should postpone. at this point, the groups a represent -- green party, our city, san francisco tomorrow, and sierra club -- are all

opposing this project. before the environmental impact report came out and during the environmental impact report, which raised serious questions about the claim that this is a transit-oriented development. it is not. it is above one to one parking. it is going to jam up the bay bridge. golden gate transit says it will create queuing on the bridge. it is already at maximum. there are many other problems with this project. but as far as transportation goes, these groups are opposing it because it is a transportation nightmare. the biggest and most important thing, and the reason you should postpone this, is that the financing of the project recently changed in a massive way. it was cut by 20%. because they are afraid redevelopment funds will not remain because of what the governor is doing with redevelopment, they have switched the financing mechanism for this project to something

called infrastructure financing districts. that means a 20% cut in the funding for this project. it is creating a situation where at every hearing staff comes up with a different way to save affordable housing, to do transit. they are running around with -- it around like chickens with their heads cut off. they are not prepared. these changes happened within the past four weeks. you could be putting the mta in serious liability to let this go forward without them figuring out the funding first. chairperson nolan: next speaker. good afternoon. >> point of clarification. our public comments going to be heard today? that is item 9. chairperson nolan: yes. does anyone else care to address the board on this subject? today, we have an excellent written presentation.

you have a question earlier, dr. bridges. do you want to talk about that? vice chairperson lee: we have -- executive director ford: we have staff here that can answer any question. director bridges: my question is the terms of agreement for this project and for mta, and what the jurisdiction was. executive director ford: i would like to ask peter albert from our staff to come up and address director bridges' question related to the term of the agreement and the m.t.a.'s role or authority as part of this project. >> peter albert, mta urban planning initiative. i am happy to answer the questions. i also have rich hillis from the office of workforce development to can talk about the development agreement. would you mind repeating the question?

director bridges: the question was, when i read through the various documents, what are the terms of this project in terms of mta involvement and commitment, if any. what is the commitment during that term? >> thank you. one of the actions being asked of the board today is, through the chair, to adopt the ceqa findings and authorize mta to enter the development agreement and the interagency cooperation agreement. those agreements establish a relationship for the implementation of the development project. it supplies the terms we would work together, the structure between mta services, the memorandums of understanding between treasure island development authority and transportation management agency and the mta. the basic assumptions about the project, the transportation

analysis, is based on projections that include our best effort to design a transportation service plan that could support the island. chairperson nolan: members of the board? do you care for a full presentation? executive director ford: it was presented to the committee. >> they were very thorough in their presentation and address any concerns we had. chairperson nolan: our role this afternoon is to adopt this resolution. is there a motion to do that? is there a second? the ayes have it. >> item 12, approving amendments to transportation code, a division to, by amending to increase parking citation fees, boot removal fees, fare evasion penalties, equipment fines, disabled parking fines, parking

permit fees, traffic permits, residential parking permits, st. closure permits, towing fees, and storage fees, the parking meter rate, and the monthly rate for parking on sf mta property, and amending another section to revise parking permit requirements and privileges. you do have a member of the public who wishes to address you. dawn stroe, followed by barry toronto. >> good afternoon. my name is donald stroh. my challenge is not about the concept of parking. in the past, where i have been before you -- it is with the transparency of the operations,

which continually rebuffed public inquiries. the permit process has been very tangled in my block at 21st street, with a mix of folks both for and against. i feel the sf mta is not revealing certain things. that is the reasoning for tilting some of this. sfmta isn't reminded that all known addresses were supplied to correct errors. by concealing so-called inside information that was expected, but not revealed, this is still in question in one particular address where i see a conflict of who actually owns the property. thank you. chairperson nolan: thank you.

next speaker. >> barry toronto. that is the last person who felt that a speaker card on this matter. >> good afternoon. as you know, the publicity on this item has been tremendous. it has been in the newspaper and on the radio. i don't know about tv. i have some concerns i want to address. first, the impact regarding the stable parking place. if a ramp taxi needs to use a spot to help a person briefly, or to help the person to their residents and back, or to help them with grocery bags because they have a walker, would that penalize the cab driver? this is been brought up in the past. i am concerned with the increase in the fine, whether it might create more enthusiasm, so to speak, for lack of a better

word, on behalf of the pco, to tag even a cabdriver helping a disabled person, whether the cap has a proper permit on the vehicle or not. if you are helping someone using a paratransit card, whether they are in a vehicle helped by such, they are still in a cab they have to take because they cannot get on the bus. i am concerned about that. i want to know if the color cirb urb paying zones would affect taxes, which are now under your agencies. why would you repaint them for an increased cost? you are basically shooting one hand when the other hand is trying to help. i am a little concerned about whether that would include the

taxi zone colors. i am hoping that would exclude that as well. in closing, i do not hear a lot of the public complaining about this. but some of those fees and fines will hit you where you do not want it to hit you. one hand will take from the other eventually. thank you. >> peter whitt, followed by david coppel. >> good afternoon again, board members. native san franciscan. i would like to comment on barry's comments. that would be stopping for a moment to drop off a handicapped person or someone with groceries, double parking. we do that if there is no parking and a heavy load. you want to go straight into a doorway. he was talking about where that might happen for a cab driver.