another of these forums to discuss precisely these issues -- is that whether it is new growth or the growth we already have on the books in san francisco, the kind of growth we put out is so efficient and so far superior to many other examples around the region that we should be entitled to infrastructure money commensurate with that commitment we are making. the more density, the more connectivity the transit, the transit-oriented development, and so on. we are making that point as loudly and clearly as we can. we have project analysis already going on the central freeway. we have made a call for projects for the transportation fund for clean air, and next month, i will spend time talking to you about how the program is developing and how it is relating to the new prop. aa

because there has been some creative tension between the two programs. and there has been a whole lot of progress in the bicycle programs. since the november 2009 superior court order allowing the installation of a limited number of bike lanes and so on, there has been a number of projects, a number of projects that have been completed, installed, and now, talking about sfmta's activities. over 500 bike racks. there is another 15 bike network projects on the books already to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, so this is a significant project, still playing catch-up to the couple of years we had to spend without doing much on this issue.

there is more detail, but given the time, you can see that and ask questions later. the last thing i have on my report is a warm welcome to our new office manager, who is sitting to the right of our clerk. she has, before joining us -- she just joined us last week. she was a bookkeeper and business operations manager for a small consulting firm, and she has experience as a mediator. she has a b.a. in transportation studies from washington, d.c., and an m.b.a. from san francisco state, and i'm sure this is her own contribution to the report. she rides her bike every day for transportation and for fun, and weather permitting, she tries to write 100 miles each week. she has participated in the first california climate right

340 miles from eureka in san francisco in five days. just last year. has a pretty active volunteer schedule as well. we are delighted to have her with us already, and welcome aboard. that concludes my report. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you for that very thorough report. i just want to reiterate our appreciation to t.a. staff in our visit to washington, d.c. thank you to everybody who helped make that an effective visit. commissioner campos, you have another comment? supervisor campos: i wanted to do a follow-up to the executive director. on the point earlier about a.b. 57 and the legislation under consideration in sacramento to add two seats to the mtc, i know

the board of supervisors has taken a position. supervisor wiener introduced a resolution on that. we want to continue to be active in advocating against that piece of legislation. i do not know what is coming up in sacramento, if there is a hearing that is coming up, but i want to make sure that we are as engaged in sharing our concerns with the legislature about the significance of that legislation. >> thank you. it has been our practice to communicate positions to the legislature immediately after they are taken. that is what we did with a.b. 57, to the chairs of both transportation committees in the assembly and the senate, to our

entire legislative delegation. and through our legislative advocates, to all committees, with the legislation is heard -- where the legislation is heard. so far, we have had a legislative advocate participate and give testimony at the meeting that happened last week on monday. the committee actually approved the bill on a 13-0 vote, which i think reinforces your concern that we need to be very active to express our position. supervisor campos: i would simply urge you to be as active, as aggressive as we can be. i know that assembly member ammiano has paid a lot of attention to the issue, and the board has made it clear where we are. just a matter of making sure that our voice is heard. >> i think it is really important that this be perceived

as the city and county of san francisco, not just the transportation authority. it might not hurt to have the mta take a position and express it on that as well. we will be as active as we can. supervisor mirkarimi: the needs to be amplified, obviously by others within the city government. supervisor wiener: i have been in conversation with the mayor's office to make sure our city lobbyist is aggressively lobbying against this measure, and the city needs to speak with one voice. not just having the t.a. out there, but making sure that the city and the mayor's office is aggressively lobbying against this. supervisor mirkarimi: quite right. any other comments on either the report -- on either of the reports? seeing none, we now open up for public comment.

>> my name is francisco da costa. i want to bring to your attention the third street light rail where we spend $700 million. it stops at fourth and king and lands in the middle of nowhere in the visitation valley. the reason why i am bringing this is you can pat yourselves all you want to, but what the transit first city once is good transportation -- with the transit first city wants -- what the transit first city wants. if you look at every element of

our transportation, we cannot give the city high marks. on the project like the transbay, the doyle drive. when we had certain representatives regard the money, and in the future, whether it is from the state or federal, we will not get as much as we thought we would get, and you all know that. but what i am noticing now is having gone to the mtc meetings and other meetings is that san francisco -- this is the city and county of san francisco -- is not going to get due representation. where once we had three, we are going to get two. i want to leave you with this thought -- do not have yourselves to much on the back -- back --pat -- do not pat

yourselves to much on the back. we want results. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. very good. next item. >> item 5, adopted a position on state legislation. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. any comments? seeing none, public comment on this item please? public comment is closed. we will take this without objection. so move. very good. >> item 6, appoint joseph flanagan, jr. to the citizens' advisory committee. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. comments? >> for a long time, i would go to the meetings -- supervisor mirkarimi: your name,

please. >> i am well known in the city. supervisor mirkarimi: for the record, please. >> i do not have to double my name. you can read the brown act. -- i do not have to divulg my name. supervisor mirkarimi: as you wish. >> for a long time, i would go to the cac meetings. we had some very astute people, candidates, that wanted to represent the citizens advisory committee to the san francisco county transportation authority, and somehow, we deprive them from representing. what we did was we continued to put in place candidates who were yes candidates and who were not very astute. i am here to tell you i do not know the gentleman who you

approve because i was away from the country for quite some time. but in these given times, we need as to candidates, a state representatives -- astute candidates and representatives who can really understand transportation issues. we also need candidates that represent the diversity of this city. we also need candidates that represent those districts that transportation is not available. you all want to build 10,500 homes in some areas, but we do not have good transportation. if you get new candidates, that is fine. take them around the city, and showed them how the transportation system is. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you,

mr. da costa. may we take this without objection? so move. but >> item 7, up from the authorities funding commitment to the presidio parkway project and approve a bond swap of $19,722,000. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: discussion on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. -- seeing none, discussion is close. public comment on this item. >> i am glad that the project manager is who he is. i know him very well. i was fortunate that i worked at the presidio and established an infrastructure group. prior to this meeting, i did have a small talk with him.

i read some comments about union workers having some conflict, but he explained to me the issue. some creative financing that could help the united states, its prevalence in europe, in canada. some of my partners are involved in that type of creative financing. but what i am concerned is that dole will drive -- doyle drive is built on time, hopefully in two years. that should be good. i wanted to wish you all the best. i followed you on this project for a long time. you are one of the better

project managers. something that has to be emulated by the rest. you can see you walk the walk. next, talk the talk. we need people that are good leaders. we have little money. we cannot waste money. every dollar counts, and i am looking forward to seeing doyle drive completed in less than three years. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, sir. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. maybe take this without objection? very good. >> item 8, introduction of new items. supervisor mirkarimi: any discussion on introduction of new items? seeing none, any public comment? on introduction of new items?

>> one of the items that should be put on the agenda is true representation of constituents from our district. oftentimes, when you watch the tv, even in your subcommittee meetings, you look at your audience and ask if there is any public comment, as if, you know, you what some people who are there to speak of, but over the years, people are not coming to get public comment because first, you are deprived -- you deprive people from speaking. especially the ones who are informed. for three minutes. give them one and two minutes. second, the talk has to be kept simple.

the outreach, whether they are blogs or on the internet, or whether you have some heart and give the material to all the seniors, the constituency falls into that bracket. something must be put on the agenda item. something must be done to bring the segments of the population so that they become an element in our transportation system to improve it. something has to be done. they cannot be done in a vacuum. just like you had an agenda item and a hearing on the bedbugs. the topic was not very important, but it is very important, and adversely affect a lot.

have some compassion. this is a city of st. francis. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. that will be considered for introduction of new items. next item. >> item 9, public comment. supervisor mirkarimi: public comment on public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. before the next item, i just want to say because i did not before, thank you to sfgtv for their ongoing excellent coverage of these proceedings. next item please. >> item 10, adjournment. supervisor mirkarimi: have a great day. thank you.

>> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society.

chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring together the voices of a new generation chicana artists, all of whom reference the works of the civil-rights movement in their works, but they are also responding to a new cultural concerns and new cultural circumstances. >> the works in the show include a large canvas depicting a woman washing the beach with her hair at the u.s./mexican border. the painting encourages the viewer to engage with the current debates over immigration and the politics of women and

labor. influenced by the campaigns of the chicano civil rights movement, this oakland artist is a print maker whose work has helped and sustainability with the immigrant community as well as other current sociopolitical issues. this print-based work draws on appropriated agricultural worker manuals and high fashion labels to satirically address class issues, cultural identities, and consumerism. >> angelica -- her father was an agricultural worker, so she has drawn a lot from the materials the agricultural department sends to agricultural workers, referencing the depiction of farm workers and some of the information about pesticide application. >> mitzi combines a variety of

media, including embroidery, to create artifacts of mexican, chicano, pop culture. she greets immensely detailed drawings of celebrities on the same platform of her friends and families. her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low writer art, rendered in upon new art style, or intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of original posters by the exhibition artists, which are on view at various bart stations as part of a public campaign funded by the national endowment of the arts. from the outset, the curator felt it was important for the exhibition to have a public art components of the work could reach the widest possible audience. more than just a promotion, the posters connect the work of these powerful artists with new audiences, including the vital chicano and latino community. images can be found in bart

stations located in san for cisco and oakland. >> it is enormously exciting for me personally and for the institution. the poster with up right after new year's, and i remember very vividly -- i am a regular rider, and i went into the station and saw the first poster i had seen, it was incredibly exciting. it is satisfying to know that through the campaign, we are reaching a broader audience. >> for more information about

>> good morning. i am john avalos.. the clerk of the committee is dealing johnson -- gail johnson. >> please turn off cell phone and pagers. if you wish to submit material, please submit a copy for the file. if you wish to submit a speaker car, please put them in the containers in the item to your left. the items today will go up for consideration next tuesday unless and of the date is indicated. item number one is a resolution authorizing emergency management to spend $800,000 in the california emergency management agency for improvements to the city's

emergency operations center. >> i am with the san francisco department of emergency management. i am joined by a project manager. this is an $800,000 grant from the department homeland security to provide critical infrastructure upgrades. this building also does the city's 9/11 despite. this will allow us to keep the power and whites on -- the power and light's on for functions whenever there is a disaster. there are two specific projects. one is to provide a redundant power supply. it is an action way of keeping the lights on when there is a disruption in the city. the other thing we're going to do is of grave our emergency

satellite communications. we can communicate with the operation centers. we have 20 or around the city. that is the way we talk to police and public health at the department level during an emergency. we want to make sure our satellite communications are up. there are no new positions created with the grant. is all for equipment and planning. there is a local match of about $250,000 over three years. we've had requested in the budget summit to to you. we have spread it over three years. it is a pretty small amount. that is a quick summary. i am happy to answer questions. supervisor avalos: what is the current backup power system in case of a disaster? >> it is to make sure that the

ups that is the weakest link has redundancy. we are putting a second one in case the other one fails. correct. we're going to be re-redundant. no public comment. we will move forward without objection to the full board. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> to consider presentations from the department of health and department of building inspection regarding ongoing procedures, reporting, and federal procedures, enforcement, and prevention of bed bugs. supervisor avalos: i think the

sponsor is just now coming in the room. is that microphone going to be on? supervisor kim, welcome. supervisor kim: 84 agreeing to the agendize this hearing. let me pull up my notes. i want to welcome the public for coming to the meeting. bed bugs are a real issue across san francisco with infestations occurring everywhere from low occurring everywhere from low income housing too expensive