approved and we will move into your bridget -- into your regular calendar. item 8 -- authorizing the executive director to executors renew professional service agreements for an amount not to exceed $28,400,000. directors, bob beck will report on this item. >> thank you, directors. you have been our program management and consultant since 2004. we sought expertise in developing large-scale capital projects, as well as a wide range of technical expertise in transit infrastructure. and project management, construction management.

and several smaller team member's proposed and selected as the preferred team and brought them forward for approval in 2004. we spoke with them during the implementation of the program, as well as document management and administrative support. there were ancillary projects of bus storage and bus ramp construction. we had a first three-year term that ran from 2004 until 2007

into 2008 for the first three years of the program. that was renewed in 2008, and it is here for renewal again. the rfp did provide for only two renewals, so this is a contract we will need to put back out in the future. term of one was initially authorized for $37 million and actual performance over term one, due to demands over those first three years, the total amount expended was $23 million. overturned $206,000. we have expanded roughly $31 million under that contract, and the spe performance was 32%.

at the end of each term, we go through a performance evaluation. the team continue the commitment of quality personnel and staff members, the performance and working relationships with the various stakeholders and members of our consultant team. the adherence to the annual work plans and task orders, both schedule and budget, and the quality of the liberals -- deliverables. we are bringing back the contract for renewal with the recommendation for renewal. i can take any questions. vice chair ortiz: are there any questions? i see there has been a motion. is there a second? thank you. ok, and members of the public,

anything you want to address on that item? we will take a roll call vote. [roll call vote] so that's 5 ayes and item eight is approved. >> item 9, approving the operating assistance proposal dated june 24, 2011 and in implementing agency resolution of project compliance for the amount of $3,950,426. >> good morning, directors. this is a routine funding resolution and required board resolution. this is the annual allocation of operating dollars.

per legislation, it now comes to tjpa for temporary operations. this is just a routine request for the $3.9 million for operating funds. vice chair ortiz: thank you. is the motion? a second? director metcalf: second. vice chair ortiz: roll call please. >> thank you. no members of the public indicated they wanted additional comment on that item. [roll call vote] 5 ayes and item 9 is approved. vice chair ortiz: then we go to the last item. >> item 9 is approving a resolution appreciation for nathaniel p. ford. >> we wish you the best in your

next endeavors. moving on to former chairman ford's resolution . i would like to read it. whereas nathaniel p. ford sr. was elected by his colleagues as chairman of the tjpa board of directors, vice chairman from june 2007 to may 2008, and chairman from june to thousand eight to june 2011, and whereas he has been coded his -- he is dedicated his career to improving public transportation as the director of the san francisco municipal transportation agency and the joint powers board, which oversees the operation of caltrain , and whereas we have benefited from the knowledge he has brought to the tjpa position for the past five years, and

whereas as chairman of the board, the tjpa come pleaded and international -- completed an international design and broke ground and design at a ceremony attended by then-speaker pelosi, the secretary of transportation ray lahood, and whereas his commitment to the transit program goals directly contributed to the receipt of $400 million in stimulus funds and the important recognition of his involvement in the transit program, and whereas he left his position as executive director of the san francisco municipal authority, now therefore be it resolved that the transit authority expresses its most sincere appreciation to nathaniel p. ford, and be a further resolved that we wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.

vice chair ortiz: thank you. i wanted to add my words for the appreciation for his leadership here. >> i spoke to mr. ford this morning. apologizes for not being able to attend to except as. he says he is deeply honored and he appreciates this board for the resolution of appreciation. >> i will move the resolution. >> second. >> and the members of the public -- and no members of the public indicated they wanted to address that item. >> we will give this to you director carter, so you can give it to them. with that, we complete the meeting.

>> thanks, everybody, for coming today. we are excited about this opportunity to show you this beautiful store, talk about our investment in san francisco. we have some great guests here today. first of all, thank you for taking time out of your schedule. we know the demand on your schedule. i am the vice-president and general manager for northern california northern nevada for our consumer markets. the demand on your time is a lot like our customers.

that is why we have spent the time and made investments in a store like this because we know the demand is on their time. when they come into our store, they have earned a smart, friendly, fast service that we want to deliver. the technology that you will see today is changing and aerospace. so our customers expect us to be knowledgeable. at&t means a lot, our brand means a lot. we are going to help them enhance their life with all the products and services. friendly. that is self-explanatory. in this business, a smile goes a long way. we need to make sure we are friendly for our customers, and all the tourists coming to san francisco. and we have to be fast. we used to have a window seals over here. people would be sitting in them. it was too small of a store and we were not meeting their demands. we least the store next to us, which i will show you, which has

some really neat things. before people used to have to drive out of town to get their devices worked on, or mail them in. today, we have a device support center. they can come in, sit down, let some people work on their own, possibly exchange, and that up front, we have a go phone section. number one, this helps our prepaid customers, and it also does a lot for tourism. we get a lot of tourists who come here and we do not need them in the store. we want them out supporting the community. this gives them the chance to get a cell phone working so that they can do what they want to do. what they want to do is take pictures of this beautiful city and send them back to their friends and families. or they want to take pictures, whether it is text messages, letting people know -- what we want them to do is be proud of

the city and see the great sights. this is a world-class city. we need to deliver world-class service to them. i am telling you, it is so busy right now. we have to look at whether we need -- have enough space for them. we want them out in the city adding to the economy the investment we are making in the city, this is one store. we have another store down the street. we are doing the same thing on market street. that is a lot of our business customers. they have been in a spot -- small store that have not met our standards. there will be another flagship store similar to the spirit our investment in the city, $200 million in networking. the executive director will talk about that in a little bit. a lot going on in the city. we are proud of it.

and people. walt disney said it best. you can dream, create, and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it takes people to make that dream come true. we are hiring people and adding jobs into the city, and we have about 40 employees in the store. we are about to add others. there is a lot going on. we are thrilled about the investment we are making in the city. we are thrilled about the activity of our customers are enjoying with all of these great innovative devices. great, innovative devices. so, a lot going on. thank you for coming today. i want to introduce you to the regional president. i want to introduce ken mcneely. his team does wonderful things in the city. ken, i think he may have a

guest. >> this is a primary example of at&t rethinking possible. this is our flagship store in san francisco and it is one of the biggest stores at&t has in the nation. besides experience -- creating this wonderful experience for our customers, we are creating job opportunities. we are expanding from 24 employees to 44. we will be expanding another store down the street, again, creating this wonderful experience for our customers. this is the first store in the nation to combine our retail experience with the support center, a payment center, and our store for prepaid customers, which is one of the fastest growth areas we're seeing in the wireless market. we are also excited to showcase

our new uverse product, which we are going to start building in the city of san francisco, and we think the leadership of the board of supervisors for continuing to invest in the city and create jobs. we have talked a little bit about at&t's dedication to san francisco. we have a few public servants here. also years and years of dedicated service for the city as well. i am proud to have mayor ed lee with us today as well as the president of the board of supervisors david chiu. >> good morning, everyone. i am here to make sure the new and additional customers of at&t to what i think is really important -- they all call the giants'.

at our at&t park. i want to thank ken and kerry for inviting me your. i am excited about this flagship store. they are doing it the right way. we have so many companies looking at how they can meet their corporate philanthropy and responsibilities. at&t has done that correctly. they all worked very closely with our board. i congratulate david chiu and the board for their decisions. they recently allowed at&t to launch their uverse. many customers have said, i want an alternative to what is happening, and so they have cut that alternative. they will be helping the best they can and balancing that with neighborhood policies as well.

i know at&t will do that. they have promised to do it. it will be a good product. i also want to thank at&t because being such a good company to work with, they have done other things for our city. in addition to increasing employment here, offering service, making sure they were a global company, and global visitors here that's terry and ken mentioned. they are looking for things to partner up with us. one of the leading things it is a hand-held mobile phones for them in emergency services. all of those have been donated by at&t, because of their recognition of increasing community policing, working with

these ambassadors to speak eight different languages in our neighborhoods, and helping them prevent crime, making sure the community is safe. they have invested in that as well. that just reflects another good, local corporate philosophy and policy that is consistent with the values of the city. i want to think at&t for not only doing those types of things, putting your name on the greatest sports team that we have, making sure it is up there, but also being such a positive company to work with, and also making sure all the things we do our modern and we have a place to recycle funds, where there is better battery technology, all these deficiencies modern san franciscans have to use and -- effeciencies moderate san franciscans have to use and

companies that do use. let's see what that uverse is all about as well. >> president chiu? president chiu: welcome, everyone. san francisco is on the edge of entrepreneurship. i know that in recent years, we have had a lot of discussions about the role of technology in our city. i want to thank you for your commitment to work with the board, our neighborhood to make sure your technology fits in well with the rubric of what we are doing here. and 11 years ago, i started a tech company. part of the reason i came here this morning is i needed to see the latest and greatest of all the gadgets you have here, all the pieces of technology that ensure we are at the forefront

of all urban areas in the united states, being on the cutting edge of technology and injuring what communications is about, ensuring what digital technologies and cable are about, and making sure we are fully integrated in the community. i also want to echo merely -- mayor lee's as. you are a central part of making our neighborhood say. thank you for what you are doing. >> thank you, thank you president chiu. now we have a ribbon to cut. >> let's go outside. >> innovation. >> alright. >> are you ready? ready? [cheers and applause]

hello, and welcome to the department of elections ranked-choice voting instructional video. this video is part of the department of elections' ranked-choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco voters about ranked-choice voting. today we will learn what ranked-choice voting is, and who is elected using this new voting method. we will also talk about what the ranked-choice ballot looks like and how to mark it correctly. finally, we'll see how the ranked-choice voting process works and show you an example of an election using ranked-choice voting.

so, what is ranked-choice voting? in march of 2002, san francisco voters adopted a charter amendment to implement ranked-choice voting, also known as the instant run-off voting. san francisco voters will use ranked-choice voting to elect most local officials by selecting a first-choice candidate in the first column on the ballot, and different second- and third-choice candidates in the second and third columns respectively. this makes it possible to elect local officials with a majority of votes, more than 50%, without the need for a separate run-off election. in san francisco, ranked-choice voting applies to the election of members of the board of supervisors, the mayor, sheriff, district attorney, city attorney, treasurer, assessor-recorder, and public defender. ranked-choice voting does not apply to elections for local

school board and community college board members, nor the election of state or federal officials. ranked-choice voting does not affect the adoption of ballot measures. when voters receive their ballot, either at a polling place or as an absentee ballot in the mail, it will consist of multiple cards. voters will receive cards that contain contests for federal and state offices, as well as for state propositions and local ballot measures. for ranked-choice voting contests, voters will receive a separate ranked-choice ballot card. the design of the ranked-choice ballot card and the instructions to rank three choices are new. the ranked-choice ballot is designed in a side-by-side column format that lists the names of all candidates in each of the three columns. when marking the ranked-choice ballot, voters select their first-choice candidate in the first column by completing the

arrow pointing to their choice. for their second-choice, voters select a different candidate in the second column by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. for their third-choice, voters select a different candidate in the third column by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. voters wishing to vote for a qualified write-in candidate for any of their three choices can write in a candidate's name on the line provided and they must complete the arrow pointing to their choice. keep in mind a voter should select a different candidate for each of the three columns of the ranked-choice ballot card. if a voter selects the same candidate in more than one column, his or her vote for that candidate will count only once. also, a voter's second choice will be counted only if his or her first-choice candidate has been eliminated and a voter's third choice will be counted only if both his or her first- and second-choice candidates have been eliminated.

we have talked about how to mark the ranked-choice ballot. now let's look at how ranked-choice voting works. initially every first-choice vote is counted. any candidate who receives a majority, more than 50% of the first-choice votes, is determined to be the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the first-choice votes, a process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes begins. first, the candidate who received the fewest number of first-choice votes is eliminated from the race. second, voters who selected the eliminated candidate as their first choice will have their vote transferred to their second choice. third, all the votes are recounted. fourth, if any candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, he or she is declared the winner.

if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes is repeated until one candidate has a winning majority. in this example, we have three candidates: candidate a, candidate b and candidate c. in this example, we have three candidates: candidate a, candidate b., and candidate c. after all the first-choice votes are counted, none of the three candidates has received more than 50%, or a majority of the first-choice votes cast. candidate a has received 25% of the votes, candidate b has received 40% of the votes, and candidate c has received 35% of the votes. . because no candidate received a majority, the candidate who received the fewest number of first-choice votes, candidate a, is eliminated from the race.

voters who picked candidate a as their first-choice candidate will have their vote transferred to their second-choice candidate. of the voters who picked candidate a as their first choice candidate, 15% chose candidate b as their second-choice candidate and 10% chose candidate c as their second-choice candidate. these votes are then applied to candidates b and candidate c and the votes are recounted. we see now that candidate b has 55% of the votes and candidate c has 45% of the vote. candidate b now has more than 50% of the votes and is determined to be the winner. thank you for watching. we hope that you have learned more about ranked-choice voting and who is elected using this method. you have seen the ranked-choice ballot, learned how to correctly mark it, and learned how the ranked-choice voting process works. if you have any further questions about ranked-choice voting, please contact us at:

department of elections, city hall, room 48, 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place, san francisco, california 94102. call us at: 415-554-4375. visit our web site at: ww