structure drawings, and it ultimately are deciding which agencies will head of the project management. i would suggest to this committee -- will head up that project management. i would suggest to this committee that be refined and clarified, because this is a multi agency and multi disciplinary process, but who has responsibility, that is not clear. chair chu: ok, i think that is something that is one to be fairly important for us to clarify as we go forward. one concern i have about going forward, not necessarily with the pilot, but used frequently or to the extent that they are used more broadly in the future, i do not want the city to create another -- and the agency. we cannot afford to have another staff of two budget people. that would be a very difficult thing for the city to maintain, so i would really like some

thought around how they would really do this work in the best way possible and in the most efficient way possible, so, ok. any other questions? ok, why do we not open these items up for public comment? is there any members of the public who would like to comment on items 8 through 16, please come on up. >> i am a tenderloin resident. what is being proposed is a private park for the rincon hill area. one part has been chain link to and locks, and seniors, disabled -- one part -- park has been chain-linked and locked. you need to go slow on this proposal and reject this pilot

program until there is more answers to the questions you and of imposing. thank you. chair chu: are there other members of the public to speak? and i would like to ask you to line up in the center aisle, so we have an idea. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the president of the rincon hill association. the guidelines that were being presented today. what i see here is not necessarily the property value boost for the residents. the condominiums were built in 1991, and following the earthquake, we kind of hit the reset as far as tearing down the embarcadero freeway, etc. how many folks have to die crossing harrison street to

their homes along harrison street, where there are thousands of people who live there, despite the bay bridge bringing in 2 flandres 60,000 cars every day, the air pollution that comes from those cars -- the 260,000 cars every day. for 20 years, they crest towers have been there. so have all of the buildings -- for 20 years, they crest towers of been there -- bay crest towers. it is lower than the check that i write for my 400 sq. ft. studio. the 57% of what is left in the general fund, i guess will grab up. the infinity towers, it just one building. how much residential property contribute $8 million every year to the city?

on rincon hill, another $5 million. there is not even a continuous sidewalk. there are 1000 kids in the area. 300 kids live there. there are more of the various child care centers. please pass this. thank you. come through on your promise. chair chu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is -- and i am with the development term that is building harrison. some issues. first of all, about the park. that park was basically designed by the neighbors. there were eight major meetings conducted by is a bow wave -- by isabel wade to serve the neighborhood.

secondly, from a cost point of view, it is not just the city that is concerned about the maintenance. the fha, where i have just come from, they are extremely concerned. there is a sinking fund that cannot be touched. they will restrict any fees coming from the project. everybody has influence over this park, making sure in this properly run. we need to have something that

will work from a public park point of view. chair chu: just a question. >> we have to work up the details. we have already had a bunch of these. chair chu: thank you. are there any other members of the public who wish to comment on these items? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel] i believe we have a number of amendments to make. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: yes, i would like to make the amendments that were brought up by mr. yarne

earlier. chair chu: yes, we will be amending some of these but not all. so why do we not take that? my primary concern with an ifd in any diversion -- and any diversion is just to protect the general fund, because we have major shortfalls coming up. these are actually very real impacts to many of our residents, whether we're talking about service cuts or other cuts to our service operation. these are things that we have to consider with every approval of tax increment dollars, whether through redevelopment colleague to another place or an ifd. so this is a serious consideration for me. one of the reasons i will be supporting this package going forward, however, is because i do believe there are good parts

to it. part of this process is going to have the discipline of understanding with the ongoing maintenance need of this project will be. this is very important to me, and i am very pleased to hear the private developer come and speak about the commitment to make sure that the rincon hill is paid for by that finding, as this is crucial. however, i do still have some concerns that i hope the department or the office of economic work force development and others will be able to address for us. one is a deficiency question from city planning. i would like to get some more information. second of all, in terms of the incineration, if you want to reiterate that, i am not interested in creating a said the redevelopment agency.

that is not something i think would be in the best interest of the city, and i would like to see how we plan to administer these kinds of programs going forward. supervisor kim: first of all, i just want to thank the supervisor's office and mr. yarne and others for the amount of time and effort that was put into being creative about how we use these tools to build infrastructure for the city. one of my major concerns when i was running and campaigning was how we fund structure, as we bring in an influx of residence, particularly into district 6. i am very interested in how we can use this in the future. i share some of the concern's upper chair chu -- concerns that chair chu brought up. many will want to hear about this tool. mr. whitaker talked about this.

it has not been defined yet by the city, but when you go there, i mean, the sidewalks are very narrow. it is hard to walk around, where you are putting residence in an area where there are no parts, no street skating, and i think this is an important step in addressing that deficiency -- where you are putting residents in an area where there are no parks, no street skating -- streetscaping. i very much want to be a part of the process. thank you. chair chu: fake you, supervisor kim -- thank you. if we can have a motion to take these forward to the board and to send forward some as is with

recommendations? without objection. and then, for item number 16, which is the hearing, we can continue that item to the call of the chair? without objection. are there any other items before us? thank you. we are adjourned. [gavel]

director beach: present.

director bridges: present. director heinicke: present. chairman nolan: present. >> mr. chairman, you have the form. please refrain from using cell phones or electronic devices. the party responsible for one going off may be removed. the board respectfully ask that they be placed in the off position. would you like to do all of the items? approval of the minutes of the january 11 closed session ended january 25 special close session? >> the items so moved. >> second.

>> all in favor, say aye. >> aye. >> there will be no discussion of an anticipated litigation in closed session today. >> a couple of things, members of the board. on february 15, we are having our workshop on the agendas. several members of the board have expressed interest in the discussion for consideration at a later date. tell ms. boomer or myself about an issue you would like to have in further depth. two weeks ago, i attended the caltrans summit at stanford university. some very interesting information.

the metropolitan transportation commission, i would like to see if we could have that permission made available to us. -- information made available to us. somebody from san jose has been involved in transportation issues for a long time. i talked about a long-term approach. there are 27 different transportation agencies in the bay area. this is the first time they have been considered. caltrans gives it a new sense of urgency. i would like to hear some more about that. >> i am going to talk about that and the information you

suggested go to the entire board. we will give it to the board secretary and she will address the rest of the board. >> executive director's report. executive director ford: good afternoon members of the board and the public who are with us here today. i like to recognize our staff for the outstanding service and contributions they have made to the agency and the city and county of san francisco. this month's report will be going to a team of employees. it is going to rod and martina sanchez. could you please step up to the podium? they form our training team for the sustainable streets division. they both work to properly provide service and protection to our most precious users of

our transportation infrastructure, our children. rod has been a crossing guard since 2004 and a peel trainer since 2008. he began his career crossing school children at 19th avenue and vicente street. because of his high standards and professionalism, he was asked to become a pool trainer in 2008. he completes numerous field observation forms on all of our guards as part of their performance evaluation process. we would inevitably get a call from this principle or secretary inquiring if rod could stay at that corner. we informed them that he had to move on to another assignment. martina has been a crossing guard since 2005.

she has been a trainer since 2009. she is crossing students at hamilton and manzel streets. because of her exemplary job performance, she was asked to be a few trainor in 2009. she has been a valuable asset at training many of our spanish- speaking crossing guards. one parent to her that she was leaving wrote us a note to tell us how much they appreciated her at that school. >> with her professionalism and friendly nest she brings to the job, i have not seem -- seen one close call this year. even bicycles seem to stop for red lights. she made us all feel comfortable and confident in crossing what seems like crossing one of the busiest and daunting corners in the city.

i could not remember -- recommend her more highly. they have completed over 150 performance plans for our guards in the last fiscal year. this was needed to complete the performance plans by the management team. we would like to take this opportunity to salute both of them for the work that they have done and give them an award for director of these sustainable streets. congratulations. >> good afternoon, members of the board. when he was reading all of these accolades, i found my second career when i retire. congratulations to rod and martina for being such great teachers and goodwill ambassadors for the program.

i am sure that the other crossing guards appreciate your help. thank you very much. >> on behalf of the board of directors and the entire agency, thank you for your outstanding and vital work for all of us. congratulations. we would love to hear a few words. >> thank you for giving us the opportunity to be out there with the children of san francisco. it is a great opportunity. thank you very much. [applause] >> i would like to give you an update on our central subway project. the central subway project continues to be one of the largest investment projects in

san francisco infrastructure in a number of years. we began the second phase of the central subway construction program. that will require relocating all of the underground utilities to along the sidewalk on stockton street. we will continue to work with businesses and residents to make sure that the construction process is as smooth as possible. here to talk about this is our central program manager. >> good afternoon, the directors. i am the central subway sr. program manager. i am pleased to give you the status of the central subway, which will improve the quality of life for the residents and businesses. 2010 net was a banner year for the program. they received approval for final entry to design in january

followed by ground-breaking construction contract in february. for the future station and portal, the project management, the local enterprise. the central subway was also listed for the first time in 2010 in president obama's department of transportation budget. they were awarded a $27,000 grant for -- from the transportation commission. this board authorized in 2010 the award of three design contracts and the transportation office on bradstreet which has a staff of 95 employees. these contracts are employing a small business in excess of 39 on average. it allows for a the business participation level of 40 local businesses.

professional service contracts have also hired a total of 16 for source training placements today, hiring it economically disadvantaged individuals. in september, 2010, central subway joined the international labor union of america to host a conference and supported a bonding and finance assistance program for small businesses. 2011 began with the central subway team hosting the prime small business meet and greet event for construction subcontractors on the 11th. this was attended by more than 230 people and provided an excellent opportunity for local subcontractors to meet with the contract in community. the tunneling contract will be

issued for bids this month. this offer the permission to succeed. this included a 100% that small business set-aside for trucking and hauling services. our contract indicated that a resident participant level of 22 workers to date and six city- built construction placement. this is a union approved pre- apprenticeship program. we continue to work closely with the sfmta to receive the full funding grant agreement projected for december of this year. thank you and i look forward to briefing you on the successes of the central subway program. >> i appreciate it. >> moving on in our report.

they are making preparations for the park project. the park has a bold new approach to parking management that contest weather sparked parking policies can reduce congestion and improve safety for pedestrians and private automobiles. they will test a package of smart marketing management techniques that include real- time information about parking availability through the web, 511, and the text messaging, mobile device arena. we will be installing new parking meters, which will make it easier to pay whether you are using collins, smart cards, or a credit card. there will be incremental price changes that will be adjusted no more than every four weeks.

time limits will be in the park to meet demand. new parking rates will respond to parking prices. the plan is to start much of these improvements in the spring of this year. we will come back to you with a specific launch date in the very near future. we look forward to success and the attention we are receiving from around the globe. the chairman mentioned earlier that on friday, january 21, the silicon valley leadership group posted a summit in palo alto. the chairman was joined by over 200 people, many local elected officials. there were presentations from a san francisco supervisor elsbernd. and steve, who serves as the mtc executive director.

the purpose was to kick off a six-month effort to identify sustained options beyond the current model which relies on funding on partners beyond the mta. the budget scenario for caltrans is extremely dire. that includes the elimination of service south of san jose and the closure of stations as soon as july 1, 2011. for some of our new were board members, i served as the executive director. i also serve as a board member. i will be attending that meeting. various ideas being discussed include everything from agency consolidation, fare increases, advertising revenue, savings from advertising negotiations,

funding from sites which include developer fees that would support transit operations. ultimately, there was recognition that a permanent, sustainable operating source will include some sort of voter action. the campaign will look at possible options over the next month and over the next six months. we will keep you up-to-date on those matters. >> it was very interesting that todd train is a very successful system with about 40,000 riders per day. they are in the neighborhood of about 43%. ours is about 23%. it is an increasingly important revenue source. another important thing is that steve talked about the overhead cost of doing this.