leading into the existing terminal, remove the bus deck, roof, and walls. demolition contractor continues salvage operations inside the existing terminal, and the abatement work continues throughout the project. the archaeologists completed their work at the west end of the project. just as a reminder, the demolition phasing -- we are in that pink phasing, the phase two work, as of saturday the 30. we removed all the structure across fremont after three successful -- success of closures of fremont, and we will start working on the closure across first street next weekend. the archaeologists work being completed, some of the items that are being salvaged, some of the signs and benches, and everyone will remember cuddles

getting loaded up and ready for storage. the abatement or spot of bateman had to be done in order to remove the seal. here is a picture of the demolition of the roof of the bus and deck and the outside walls. as of this morning, if you came by the private, they have completed about 2/3 of the removal all the way over to the west end. you can see daylight. they will continue taking walls down in this fashion with a nibble the top down so as not to spread the debris on our neighbors. it has actually been very well contained. no complaints. a couple of weekends ago on fremont street, they were taking the structure down, and that is what it looked like about two weeks ago with the entire removal of the roof deck and the walls.

as i said before, to date, over 11,000 -- nearly 12,000 kraft hours have been completed. bay area labor has contributed 11,184 hours or about 94% of that labor. just taking a quick look at the time line, the events coming up through november by the weekend before thanksgiving, we will have the first street crossing completed. early november, and of this week or next, they will start working on some of that utility relocation in order to check all the as bold and move on from there. if there are not any questions, that is the end of my presentation. >> directors, that concludes my report. >> i want to offer a comment on the information and executive director's report. in my fellow board members and

ac transit have been very concerned about the number of benches, the lack of bathrooms, and the function ability of the canopy, so i'm happy to hear that you have increased the numbers and you are looking at availability of the bathrooms and will be conveying that information to my fellow board members. thank you. next item, public comment. >> [inaudible] address the authority on matters not on today's calendar. >> good morning. i'm appearing before you today to ask that the problem, insofar as african american people are concerned, and i have made a request that this agency give

us, as the president of the african-american contractors and truckers association -- how many african-americans are working on these jobs? how many of them have contracts, if any? people refuse to do it, and i think back as we petition the federal government to find out how many african-americans were in afghanistan and the iraqi war, it is around 27%. about 18% of them are returning to the united states. out of that 18%, about 9% are severely injured and hooked on some form of drug, and most of them are moving back to the same communities. one of the things that is

bothering me about this whole thing is every time something new starts, black people are always left out. the bay bridge got built, and they thought it was a milestone because a black contract got $300,000 worth of work on that bridge of about $7 billion. on the hetch hetchy, about $150,000. african-americans have received. on this project, we have tried to get that information, but they refuse to give it to us, and the reason i'm appearing before you -- i would like for that information to be made available. how many african-americans are working with those contractors? how many african-americans are getting contracts with those contractors? it has been our experience that the contract is the same, as long as we hire minorities, we do not have to hire blacks. that explains why in san

francisco, 42% of african- american men between the ages of 15 and 45 are unemployed, but yet, they say -- i hope that we can get something accomplished by coming before you and asking you to make available to us that information of how many contracts go to african- americans, how many african- americans are working with each one of these contractors, and one of the things you know, these contractors are given low prices, but what most of you do not know is some of these truckers are working from fresno and other places in california, working for $68 or $70 an hour. there is no way for a trucker in san francisco to work for $75 an

hour. something needs to be done about it to see to it that these contractors pay a decent wage to the truck owner/operators. >> thank you, mr. walker. let's move to the consent calendar. please read the items contained in the consent calendar. >> all matters are considered to be retained and will be acted upon by a single vote. directors, we have not received any indication that members of the public or the board was to have an item seven. items are approval of the minutes of the october 14, 2010 meeting, and authorizing the executive director to issue a joint french -- trench authorization letter. >> so moved. >> i have to recuse myself from the minutes.

>> [inaudible] >> i was not here also, but my understanding is you can still vote on the minutes even though you are not present. >> oh, really? ok. >> i was here. i have reviewed them, and they look good. director daly: i second the motion. >> aye. daly aye. church aye. ortiz aye. 4 ayes and the consent calendar is approved. item eight, authorizing an amendment to the construction manager/general contractor services for the construction of the transbay transit center building and related structures

to update the terms of the agreement to incorporate construction of the rail levels of the transit center in the project of the bottom of sequence to clarify which elements are now included in phase one and phase two of construction, to revise the construction schedule to seven years and cm/gc fixed fee to $71 million, and to modify related contract language. >> this is a resolution authorizing the tjpa to amend contract the 08-04-cmgc-000. with the joint venture joint -- of webcor builders and obayashi, this comes from the

successful attainment of a grant to construct the rail levels of the transit center in phase one. the amendment of dates the terms of the agreement to incorporate construction of the rail levels in a bottom-up construction sequence, to clarify the scope of construction, to revise the construction schedule and cmgc fee and modify related contract language. in march 2009, you approved the initial contract reward and directed the staff to move forward in a phase one elements of the transit center valued at $500 million. te wor wa to comnce n sptebr2009 o ie years. i jun 2009, you autoe staff to include design of the below-grade levels of the transit center in phase one construction. following that, in october 2009, you approved an amendment from a

marked up of 7.8%, to a direct costs and fixed fee of $39,050,000. this was equivalent to the 7.81% of the $500 million, and it was done to conform with requirements issued by the u.s. department of transportation. in january of this year, yearfra and that -- the fra announced the award. on may 13, you adopted a revised baseline budget and schedule, which inc. the construction of the train box into phase one. staff concluded months of negotiation to and then their contract, and the primary changes of the contract include the following -- increasing the estimated contract value of our program from $500 million to $910 million, which reflects the arra grant, modifying the fixed fee by $50,000 to $71 million. this reflects the increase in

the irect cost, as i just mentioned above. increasing the contract duration from 1825 days to 2255 days, reflecting the amount of time it will take us to do the real box portion of the program, clarifying that the construction method is now a bottom-up construction, no longer using the top down, modifying division 0 and the division wants to further clarify the scope and responsibilities of webcor obayashia, and finally, guaranteeing the tjpa a lower fee because funding may become available or to execute additional work beyond the contemplated seven years. at this point, staff recommends the tjpa board of directors authorized amending the contract and to update the terms

of the agreement as described to you in his presentation. at this point, i would be happy to answer any questions you may have on this item. >> thank you. are there any questions? them a percentage of hard costs is the same. we are just suggesting the fee to attract hard costs. >> correct, and it is identified in contract as a fixed fee. >> item has been moved and seconded. >> no members of the public have indicated they wish to address you on this item. church aye. 4 ayes. item eight is approved. >> item 9 please. >> item 9, an amendment to contract 08-04-cmgc-000.

>> directors, we have a report on this item. >> good morning, directors. i am the principal engineer at tjpa. i reviewed the contract and the bid. it is a well-balanced bid. they are an sbe. they have four small subcontracts. they are doing 71% of the work themselves, which is per their

normal track record of previous jobs. this is a well-qualified contractor, and i would recommend authorizing webcor/obayashi to enter into contract. any questions? >> seeing none, is there a motion to approve this? >> numbers of the public have indicated they wish to address you on this. next item, authorizing the executive director's for the services to federal grants, for

him, and other matters of thomson coburn. >> this has to do with federal grants and a gimmick, and they have worked with us before. is there any question about this item? >> i have one question. the million-dollar deposit is set to be applied on the account. >> we pay them for actual hours worked, but we do not pay on a retainer basis. >> no members of the public have indicated they wished to address you on this item? 4 ayes and item 10 is approved. >> i guess now, we recess for special meeting for closed session.

>> we have not received any indication that any member of the public wishes too >> okay, the tjpa board of directors meeting is now back in session. >> as to conference with real property negotiators regarding the terms of the exclusive negotiating agreement any purchase of the property from the tjpa, there is no action to report. >> with that, we adjourn this special meeting of the board of directors. >> thank you.

>> i have been a cable car grip for 21 years. i am a third generation. my grand farther and my dad worked over in green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat.

hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills

better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because you had to climb up here. with the invention of the cable car, these hills became accessible. he watched horses be dragged to death. cable cars were invent in san francisco to solve the problem with it's unique, vertically challenged terrain. we are still using cars a century old >> the old cable car is the most unique thing, it's still going. it was a good design by then and is still now. if we don't do something now. it's going to be worse later.

>> the cable cars are built the same as they were in the late 1800's. we use a modern machinery. we haven't changed a thing. it's just how we get there. >> it's a time consuming job. we go for the quality rather than the production. we take pride in our work and it shows in the end product. >> the california line is mostly locals. the commuters in the morning, i see a lot of the same people. we don't have as tourists.

we are coming up to street to chinatown. since 1957, we are the only city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they

think about is, let's go