commission. we are excited to have steve on board. as you have probably gathered already, he is very well versed on politics in this city and policies that affect the city. he has a particularly strong interest in nc-20, which is something i am looking forward to hearing more about. we are excited to have him on the committee. some of the items that are on the list that we are discussing at the moment this to streamline reports mandated by proposition by, which is being concluded in stages. right now, we are reviewing the police permit fees. in particular, we are looking at some specific fees,

>> welcome to the april 5th meeting of the municipal transportation authority. mr. chairman, you have a quorum. >> item 3, the prohibition of

some producing devices during the meeting. any person responsible for one going off in the meeting might be asked to leave. please be advised that say are steps in this position which causes interference. the regular meeting, march 8th, the special closed session. >> moved and seconded. >> introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> this is a very sad day for us. this is the first day that cameron beach is not with us. in honor of his memory, heat --

we have left his name plate up here. he died about two weeks ago. he really cared passionately about the work of the mta. he was interested in it, a wonderful service in his memory. oftentimes, i asked him about something. this is a huge amount of knowledge and was very wise. we have

>> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and

data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including

parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for retrieval and analysis. >> the department of public works they maintain what goes on in the right-of-way, looking to dig up the streets to put in a pipe. with the permit. with mapping you click on the map, click on the street and up will come up the nchgz that will help them make a decision. currently available is sf parcel the assessor's application. you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of

san francisco you can search by address and get information about any place in san francisco. you can search by address and find incidents of crime in san francisco in the last 90 days. we have [inaudible] which allows you to click on a map and get nchldz like your supervisor or who your supervisor is. the nearest public facility. and through the sf applications we support from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access