over 803,000 passengers for baseball games during the giants baseball season. our transit and traffic efforts continued through the chairmanship and world series games and the championship parade. i would like to ask john haley, director of transit, to provide a snapshot of the season service including the championship games and the parade. >> thank you.

mr. chairman, members of the board, we have to organizations taking people to different events that culminated on november 3. our long season got us to the playoffs. in a different way, perhaps, we were able to build on a regular season plan and meet the extraordinary demands, and participate actively in the celebration that took place on november 3. we did have a plan for the regular game season. we had extra service every day. i want to point out to the board we expanded the service, both in terms of extra rail service and extra staffing during both the division playoffs, the league championship, and the world series. i also want to point out the one major element that we operated

under, if you will, or operating axiom. we will not impact our regular service. we will be able to meet the giants demands at the same time we hit our usual service. that became a challenge, if for no other reason than with the differences in time. all of the games came in the playoffs and the world series during the beginning of the rush hour. again, we worked -- our plan built off the regular season plan over the course of 82 games. we added extra staff, added extra vehicles throughout the rest of them. one point on this one -- i apologize for jumping into the middle -- is that during the world series and the playoffs we had a longer serve as window.

the ballpark was in fact a destination for people. we carried a lot of people earlier. they stayed later. they participated in the celebration. we were able to do that. as we move to the world series, the effort -- the city itself became part of the showcase as well as the team at ball games. the only point i want to highlight on this particular presentation, on this slide, is that despite the timing of the game, despite the timing of a system that is at capacity on any particular day, we were able to deliver the same amount of regular scheduled service while handling the giants crowds. again, extraordinary effort, as mr. rohan said, from everybody on the staff to be out there working and to celebrate.

the night of november 1 is, once again, an extraordinary performance by the men and women of this organization, albeit in a little bit of a bittersweet role. that night, we demonstrated that not only could we carry a lot of people, but that we were able to absorber incredible stress on the system caused by what i would describe as some individual act of spontaneous celebration that got out of control. i am pleased to say that we had operators who stayed with vehicles, people who worked all night because trains became trapped and could not move, to make sure we have seamless rush- hour the next day. we had extraordinary acts of professionalism. and i think the organization stood tall in the middle of all this. the key part of that was we were both able to meet the rush hour the next day, but absorber all

this safely. there were no major or serious incidents or injuries other than a lot of vandalism that occurred in the system. that position us two days later for the parade and -- that positioned us two days later for the parade. as an organization, all of us together -- i think the benefit of having a relationship we had with service staff of the giants over the course of the year is where were able to anticipate, to the extent anybody could, what would happen on wednesday, november 3. we did have our plan in place. we did have people in service out there early. we in effect land rush hour service on the rail system and the entire day. pretty good service that day. no major incidents or delays. we also coordinated well with all of our colleagues in the city in the service plan.

all in all, we were able to support the celebration that occurred that day, which for many people was worth 50 plus years of waiting. that is just a quick snapshot. we did carry a record number of people for a day. which typically carry approaching 700,000. that day, 900,000, with no serious incidents or accidents. a quick tally in terms of the hit it had on our operating budget, if you will, of about $500,000. that includes extra service in some of the issues related to the parade and the vandalism on the night the giants won it all. finally, all in all, we are very proud that this organization -- the men and women that delivered during this very difficult time -- and are pleased to a been

part of what was a lifelong celebration. we are ready to be here next year standing in front of you and do it all again. >> earlier, we have asked for a report about how the trial taxi stands on third street went. we all got a memo about this recently, but i am happy to say the received some use by taxes. we believe with improved publicity they can be made permanent, possibly. to do that, will have a public hearing on this sometime very shortly. it was a good experiment and i look forward to the public hearing. anything else? >> thank you. that concludes my report. >> no one from the public has interest in addressing you on any item in the executive director's report. item eight, advisory council report, i do not see mr. murphy here today.

item nine -- public comment. members of the public may address the board of directors on matters within the board's jurisdiction that are not on today's calendar. where will start with herbert -- we will start with herbert weiner. would you like a two-minute? >> herbert weiner. i am in an awkward position because this statement involves mr. ford, who is not here. i will make the statement in absentia, and if you wish i will repeat it when mr. ford is present at the next meeting. in 1932, mascot pictures corp's produced something titled "the hurricane express." in the film, using trickery and disguise, someone attempts to destroy the illinois railroad and is more elite defeated.

under the wheel, an organization of stakeholders with service cutbacks, higher fares, and managerial blundering of the san francisco municipal transit authority who. it prison since the annual -- we present the annual wrecker o award to mr. ford. he would have undoubtedly taught him with wise counsel, guaranteeing him success in his district commission. as he watches this d.v.d., we are certain he will see a reflection of himself. "under the wheel," november 16, 2010. here is a copy of the dvd. chairperson nolan: thank you. >> ann marie hodgson, followed

by charles rathbone. >> as a recent resident to san francisco i knew i would experience inevitable parking tickets. this is not a complaint. after doing some research about the parking middle unofficial rules, i find they are incredibly hard to fight and given out very liberally because of that fact. it makes sense for sfmta. it means increase revenue for the city. i hope in coming and giving this, not to complain, but to suggest the board discussed different policies for handling of parking tickets, or more broadly how it does business. this -- is this a message san francisco wants to send to citizens and visitors? it makes sense. give up tickets as many as possible since it is hard to get them overturned and we can fill our budget. i am sure you're saying this guy

is complaining because he got a few parking tickets and should have parked more prudently. i have a current news article showing the budget crisis in sfmta, which i know you are all aware of already -- it seems that every year is worse than before. the solution the board has come up with -- increased parking fees and the volume of tickets handed out. in 2013, is this really the proper solution? my proposed solution is to stop putting increased costs on citizens and visitors. instead of increasing revenue, reduce the amount of expenses to offset the deficit. the budget is $775 million, about $50 million coming from parking alone. please try to reduce your budget instead of placing the costs on a tax system. >> , charles rathbone of followed by dave siner.

>> i speak on behalf of luxor cab company to raise a concern over the expense of the training class for a new taxi driver. without that training, new drivers cannot obtain a permit they need to drive a taxi. with every week that passes without the class, we come closer to the day when we are sitting idle on the lot for lack of drivers. for that reason, we urge you to take action as soon as possible to restore the drivers. chairperson nolan: thank you. next speaker. >> dave snyder, followed by roxanne caldera.

chairperson nolan: good afternoon, mr. snyder. >> good morning. dave steiger. by way of introduction but not by way of formal representing the organization, i and co- founder of united taxicab workers. i am running into a lot of problems. everything kind of broke down. i will get it to you. also, i have sent out e-mail. i have come down here to give you a heads up that some of us are circulating a petition called an omnibus tax a driver security and passenger service -- taxi driver security and passenger service measure that would provide driver protection for what happened to mr. singe back in january when he got stabbed on state street. i have appeared here twice.

director nolan and executive director ford indicated we should do something. we should get a report. that was never calendared. nothing was done. it is only a matter of time before someone gets killed. i think you might want to begin to regulate that, even if it does not come directly from tax. i will get you copies of this petition which are being signed by san francisco cab drivers to keep the regular dispatches in the calves, but in addition to put in a centralized gps dispatch with real-time notification to all drivers and all 1500 cabs in case anything happens. this is a photocopy of a sample copy, because i am having trouble putting it together this morning. however, it is getting signatures. we have tried to give you a grace period to 2014, just like

to introduce the hybrid, so you can calendar this, get public information, and go for it. i don't need to have on my conscience the death of another cab driver because you did not regulate proper security procedures. thank you very much. you will get copies as soon as i can get it together. chairperson nolan: next speaker is -- >> roxanne caldera. >> i am the associate director of the bright line of evedefense project, which works on strategies to protect vulnerable communities. we have worked on a mandatory approach to local hiring on projects funded by public dollars, projects the city spent $27 billion on over the next several years. we worked a supervisor -- with supvervisor john avalos and the office of the work force

development to help inform the proposed mandatory local hiring policy for construction, which was first heard at the board of supervisors land use committee last week. local workers and community advocates came out to support the legislation. over the span of several hours, only three speakers spoke in opposition, while nearly 40 spoke in support. i am here because we understand that mta director matt ford has concerns with the legislation. we would like to hear directly from him as to what those concerns are. we have endeavored to negate the potential of increased costs of building, and also to preserve the ability to deal with the nuances of local hiring on segments of projects funded with federal dollars. we need to know what the director's concerns are. commissioners, the good faith approach to local hiring has failed. we have a copy of our recent

report, the failure of good faith, which documents our city's failure to meet longstanding local hiring goals. san francisco local hiring today is at an all-time low, with only 20% of local residents working on city projects last year. this look support -- this looks to dip further into the teens this year. we ask you to support the mandatory local hiring legislation and to provide direction to director for to work with us in passing this law. thank you. >> nathan door is the last person to turn in a speaker card on this matter. >> i am from cap cooperative. i am here to address an issue which has not been mentioned. until two or three months ago, there was a person assigned at the taxi division for clearances for drivers who wanted to drive a cab. in order to do that, the have to

get clearance to go to school for a week. that person quit. as a result, the process has come to a dead end. there are now folks that want to be school administrators, 100 people waiting for clearance from the mta taxi division so they can go to the school and get a job. a job is waiting for them. i do not know what the hangup is. if you can do anything about it, that would be helpful to 100 people. chairperson nolan: thank you. director heinicke: i would ask the acting director of work to address the last comment. >> i certainly will. >> the next item is, with public, now closed -- the next item is the consent calendar. these items are considered routine unless a member of the public or member of the board wishes to have an item severed or viewed separately. members of the public have

requested that item 10.2b with regard to fairfax avenue be removed from the consent calendar. no other member of the public has asked that an item be severed. chairperson nolan: is there a motion? so moved. 10.2b, right? >> severed at the request of member of the public john eaton. director heinicke: ok. >> good afternoon. i am a little bit new to this process, so forgive me if i made your day a little more complicated. i request your support on no parking on fairfax avenue. i am a business owner who has had a business on the street for over 10 years. it is a very quiet, nice place to work. my wife and i both work there.

in the last week or so there has been an influx of rvs. there are people basically living there. that has resulted in increased garbage and human waste on the street. it is not cemetery. it is not a good working condition. -- it is not sanitary. about a week ago, several came back. i think that yesterday dpw was out there picking up used motor oil, bags of trash, and things that would not normally come from anywhere but the rvs. chairperson nolan: just to be clear, you support what the staff has proposed? och all in favor, say aye. moving on to the next item. >> items 11 and 12th of concern

-- and twelve both concern taxis. would you like to call them together? chairperson nolan: do so. >> item 11 -- a proposed ordinance to move the police section to division one of the transportation code and to authorize employees of texas services to enforce specified parking regulation for taxicabs. item 12 is to streamline the investigation and hearing process for medallion applicants, increase public participation, clarify the process for settlement of complaints, and revise various provisions related to the driving requirement. one member of the public is interested in addressing you, charles rathbone.

>> good afternoon again, directors. i am here on behalf of luxor cabs. item 11 -- this is a set of changes to the regulations. deputy director hiyashi solicited speed back from the industry on these, and we are pleased to see the final version includes changes requested by looks or cap, including every word and that prevents inadvertently making our taxi magic product illegal. it is good. we think this is -- all of the changes in here are certainly, i think, are excellent changes. item 12, to my eye, is a good government measure. it shortens and simplifies the cumbersome permit process without sacrificing transparency. it also fixes awkward language

regarding the driving requirement, which is kind of been a running joke in the cab industry for 30 years about "intent to drive." i am delighted to see clear, unambiguous language replacing that. our comment is to thank you very much for both of these measures. chairperson nolan: does anyone else care to address the board? this is a lot of work we have been hearing about for a long time, so thank you very much for pulling this altogether. hopefully, most drivers will share mr. rathbone's enthusiasm for it. can we take these items together? is there a second? all in favor? so ordered. >> item 13, approving amendments to division 2 of the transportation code to remove parking exemptions for city vehicles or vehicles operated by city employees and less developed parking permit is

displayed. -- unless a valid parking permit is displayed. >> i move approval. chairperson nolan: all in favor, say aye. >> item 14 is a discussion and vote on whether to hold a closed session and invoke attorney- client privilege is. you are going into closed session for labor negotiation and to discuss the performance evaluation of the executive director. chairperson nolan: is there a motion to go into closed session? >> so moved. chairperson nolan: all those in favor? we will go into closedeither ma. to disclose or not disclose? >> any further discussion? so ordered. the meeting is adjourned.