could actually produce bigger task. the initial time for the next coming year, the most important tasks will be to keep on working and revising and responding to high-speed rail and caltrain. we need our input. we need to make certain everything works. provide engineering support to the design team for the terminal, and continue whatever is needed in the way of cost estimating, risk-management, help with property acquisition to get the engineering solutions and the cost of these solutions. we also need to work with muni because we will have a crossing of the new central subway, and we need to come up with a decent engineering solutions so both projects work smoothly. we also will be completing a dual mode alternative solution

just in case we need to operate without full electrification on the peninsula. i hope this does not happen, but we need to have all contingencies available. that is the good thing about having a big corporation like prices. they have divisions that understand how to work with the fra and with the railroad systems. if there are any questions, i would be happy to take them. >> on the response to the california rail high-speed eir document, we are doing that because we were noticed, and it is sort of a formality, or do we have substantive issues that we want to bring forward? >> yes, over the years, there have been a lot of substantive issues. when they come up with alternatives -- like one station that was not in the same location at all, the beale street alignment. obviously, we did a lot of engineering to show that that was not a practical solution,

and high-speed rail accepted that. we are in a good position now where the engineers all know what we're doing, and the confidence level -- they are totally different companies. progress has been very good in the last year. >> that is good to hear. years ago, they were -- they made specifications that everybody would scratch their heads at an ask what a country that high-speed rail runs in. >> that is why we have been doing that. some of the specifications were unnecessary, and we have been reaching agreements. sometimes, they are only arguing over 20 seconds difference in travel time, depending on the link of your buffer at the end of the platform for the radius

you approach on, and i think common sense is now coming to the forefront. >> i also sit on the alameda county transportation commission, and every once in awhile, over my objections, up comes the ultimate pass variation and things like that. kind of tried to play that down and say that it really is not productive and we really should not be getting involved, but it is alameda county, so i do not prevail in that. but there are issues that come up here where the alternative really needs to be addressed in some sort of -- i am just thinking that it just needs to die, but at some point, it looks like that is getting threatening, i would like to know. i know that it does not work in alameda county.

it just seems to have a life of its own, i'm afraid. >> we will keep you posted. the tjpa has not taken a position. director harper: and i do not know what if it needs to. >> our main discussion has been what happens at the county line. i attend all the meetings. parsons assist me in writing background information, cost estimates, and layouts.

motion? -- all in favor? >> item 12 is approved. we move to item 13, approving the recommend applicants to the transbay joint powers authority

citizens' advisory committee. >> i just wanted to say that at the last board meeting, ortiz vice, and director -- vice chair ortiz and director kim asked that we do a little more outreach, and we did. with the further out -- it, we have some new members to recommend to the board, and bob will give more information on that -- with the further out reach we did. >> we do have eight positions on our cac up for appointment or reappointment. we have 15 total members of our citizens advisory committee. as maria mentioned, after bringing an initial slate for recommendation to the board, we did go back and do additional outreach , including advertising to a number of different publications, and re-

circulation to our partners. the solicitation resulted in an additional six applications. after reviewing all of the applications, the various constituencies that they represented, we have incorporated three of those additional applications in the group that is being brought forward for recommendation, so with the current recommendations, we have five new members coming to the cac and three members of for reappointment. i can answer any questions you have on applications for the process. director harper: thank you. director kim: could you go over the increased diversity of these applicants? >> yes, the three additional applicants being brought forward for recommendation -- one of them is african-american. one is korean-american, and one is biracial african-american and

caucasian. director harper: members of the public wish to speak on this item? >> [inaudible] director harper: ok, is there a motion for approval of the appointments as submitted? second? any objection? all in favor? >> aye. >> item 13 is approved. director harper: that is the meeting. all right, thank you all. >> thank you very much.

>> this lodge is home to some of the best fly casting pools in the world. these shallow concrete pools don't have fish. this is just a place where people come to practice their fly casting technique. ith was built in the 1930's and ever since, people have been coming here to get back to nature. every year, the world championship of fly casting is held in san francisco and visitors from all over the globe travel to be here. >> we are here with phil, general manage of san francisco rec and parks department at the

anglers lodge. what do you think about this? >> it is spectacular, travis from oregon, taught me a snake roll and a space cast. >> there are people from all over the world come to san francisco and say this is the place to be. >> yeah. it's amazing, we have teams from all over the world here today and they are thrilled. >> i flew from ireland to be here. and been practicing since for the competition. all the best casters in the world come here. my fellow countryman came in first place and james is on the current team and he is the head man. >> it's unique. will not see anything like it where you go to compete in the world. competitions in ireland, scotland, norway, japan, russia each year, the facilities here in the park are second to none. there is no complex in the world

that can touch it. >> i'm here with bob, and he has kindly agreed to tell me everything i need to know about casting. i'm going to suit up and next, we're in the water. >> what any gentleman should do. golden gate angling has free lessons the second saturday of every month. we have equipment show up on the 9:30 on the second saturday of every month and we'll teach them to fly cast. >> ok. we are in the water. >> let me acquaint you with the fly rod. >> nice to meet you. >> this is the lower grip and the upper grip. this is a reel and a fly line. we are going to use the flex of this rod to fling away. exactly as you moved your hands. >> that's it?

>> that's it. >> i'm a natural. >> push both arms forward and snap the lower hand into your tummy. push forward. >> i did gave it a try and had great time but i might need some more practice. i met someone else with real fly casting skills. her name is donna and she is an international fly casting champion. >> i have competed in the casting ponds in golden gate park in san francisco. i have been to japan and norway for fly casting competition. i spend my weekends here at the club and at the casting pond. it's a great place to learn and have fun. on a season day like this, it was the perfect spot to be. i find fly casting very relaxing and also at the same time very challenging sport.

takes me out into the nature. almost like drawing art in the air. and then i can make these beautiful loops out there. >> even though people from across the globe come here to compete, it's still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. until next time, get out and play!

>> i work with the department of environment and we are recycling oil. thank you. we can go into a refinery and we can use it again. they do oil changes and sell it anyway, so now they know when a ticket to a. hal>> to you have something you want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products.

>> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go.

>> thank you. good morning, everybody. thank you for coming today. we are going to highlight once again the importance of san francisco putting local residents back to work and reviving our local economy. as some of you may recall, last september, we announced the city would have its own modified version of the federal jobsnow program. because congress failed to act, the city partnered with local businesses to keep san franciscans working, and we call it jobsnow2. as a result, we have partnered with over 100 businesses and employed over 500 local residents, with 70 of them working in the private sector. today, we are here to announce we still have a lot of financial

opportunities for private citizens to participate in the jobsnow2 program and we will continue to help put san franciscans back to work. we would like to increase and focus this jobsnow2 program on local small businesses. local businesses are missing a great opportunity to use this resource to their advantage. this increase of subsidy we are seeing today could help small and medium-sized businesses expand and reduce overhead. jobsnow2 will reimburse employers for the first $5,000 of wages paid to an employee hired from the eligible job seeker pool, which would cover two to three months of wages. a pretty good deal for participating businesses. it reduces the risk of hiring new employees, which would be a

big plus for any business, and getting more san franciscans working is a plus for our entire city. this program, the jobsnow2 program, it is funded through june 30 this year. there will be approximately 250 to 300 jobs that could be subsidized by this time. we are here to announce we have still got money. we still that enthusiasm and an opportunity. we are focused on local small businesses. we have done well with the public sector and non-profit sector. today, we are announcing the availability of these funds to entice our small local businesses to take advantage of this program. with that, i want to introduce trent rhorer, our head of the human services agency. and he will in see the rest of

the speakers. >> thank you, mr. mayor. good morning, everyone. i am trent rhorer, director of the human resources agency. as the mayor said, we've had tremendous success with jobsnow. we employed over 4100 low- income, unemployed job seekers, as well as folks who were receiving unemployment. this was underwritten by more than $60 million in federal funds. unfortunately, expired september of last year. we revive the program using more than $9 million of state, local, and federal funds to help the same pool of unemployed job seekers. two-thirds of the program has been successful. we've been able to place over 460 people in public sector, subsidized positions, as well as with our nonprofit partners in

the city. i think the shortcoming of jobsnow2 was on the private sector side. we initially designed the program to offer private sector, principally small businesses, $2,500 to hire an individual. we had about 70 placements, and with the help of my colleague who is standing behind me and my staff, we doubled the subsidy amount. that is what we are announcing today, that small businesses -- or any business in the private sector in san francisco -- can avail themselves of $5,000 in a wage subsidy, provided they hire an individual screens through us and referred to them. there is room for probably 300 or more placements through the fiscal year. given the wage level, we think the $5,000 will carry a small business two to three months and in terms of the person they hire.

in similar to jobsnow1, believe the private sector will recognize immediately the value of the individual they have hired. over 70% of the businesses who participated in the first program said the employees increased sales. and many of these employees were kept on after the program ended and the private sector pay their salaries. we hope the same thing happens here, that they add value to the company, and they are retained after the $5,000 subsidy goes away. behind me, i have a champion of jobsnow1 and jobsnow2, providing feedback to my staff on how we can benefit the people of san francisco. we also have an employer and employee of both programs to talk about it, but before i introduce them, i would like to

introduce one of our leader proponents and partners and advocates on the board of supervisors, board president david chiu, who will say a few words and then we will turn it over to the participants in the program. supervisor chiu: thank you. i am very excited to be part of this announcement, because i was an elected official, i used to run a small business. we all know one of the biggest challenges facing us is our unemployment. i should mention, my mother used to say "there is no such thing as a free lunch." i think that jobsnow2 is as close as we can get to that free lunch between now and june 30. jobsnow1 was part of the federal stimulus that we got from president obama. it was remarkably effective. we created