marked, it would be good to know that. when people are making decisions and they see the next bus will take 10 minutes for the vehicle to get there and they think, the sign says i could walk there in 10. i need the exercise and it will be good for us and everyone would benefit. if you will take those things into consideration. chairman nolan: members of the public? >> andy is the last person. >> good afternoon, directors. from the sf bicycle coalition. we have been working with the team now for several months. it is gratifying. people said bikes will be important and not just as an ornament. it will be important as to how this event comes off and the bicycle coalition is eager to take advantage of this to help

more people moved around by bike. lots of great programmatic stuff. let me speak to how we move people around and we're very keen on making sure we take advantage of this next couple of events to try some great stuff. and build on that. to the director oka's comment. let's take advantage of an embarcadero that most people beyond just these events -- moves people beyond just these events. we have to make sure that the event day is really wonderful and shows the potential and takes us on to an embarcadero that is a great-great straight for breaking. a great street -- a street we have been talking about compulsory. looking at the parking map you see that we have the civic

center that is in a prominent location. people will buy canned park there. how we get them up the street matters. polk street is key. we want to make sure we can take people on the shared paychex upholstery. you will hear us talk more about trials and moving people. it is a bicycle priorities straight. accomplishments i.n.s. -- van ness. we love the idea of combining that. the team is talking about this. when i walk up to sign there are many choices. let's give people some good information and they will what can buy. >> our next two speakers. >> board of directors, i was in auckland where tehe last

america's cup was. i reviewed the environmental impact reports. very familiar with ceqa. what i would like to impress upon the city is that we have four rooms in the various neighborhoods so that the people understand exactly what this all means to all san franciscans. what is happening here is in 18 months, we're trying to fast track allot. i hear you are saying somehow that you understand this. but when we talk to the engineers and the people who are involved with construction, they

find it difficult how all this is going to be fast-tracked. we have to do it somehow. we do have some impediments. if you watch the planning department and they're talking about this building or on washington street, the condominium, coming at the same time as our construction on the wall that will be done, all these things have to be taken into account. as has been stated today, we need to get people quickly to the events. and again, i am encouraging whoever is -- to bring the people and explain to them the logistics' think you -- the logistics'. thank you.

a one thing i have noticed with sunday streets, it comes up public transportation. it took me an hour to get to a destination where it normally took 30 minutes. and what i am wondering about is if this event is not going to inconvenience people who are not participating in watching the america's cup event. how is it going to affect other public transportation lines? are people going to be really inconvenienced? will people be able to get downtown if they are conducting business? what will happen to the president's surrounding this area? this really has to be factored in. in respect to the bicycles, the bicycle traffic is going to

increase heavily. that means there is also increased concern -- there should be increased concern about pedestrians. i remember where a pedestrian was run over by a bicycle italy on the embarcadero. i do not want to see this event repeated again. the chances of repeating this again occur with greater bicycle traffic. what is going to be done to address pedestrian safety? these are really concerns we have to look into. this is, it will raise money for the city and it may be approved -- a blueprint for bicycles in the city and the rest of it but you have a responsibility to the citizens of san francisco and the pedestrian to walk the streets. this is not a utopia. these are hard questions that have to be answered.

i think the residents of the neighborhoods definitely have a stake in this. thank you. >> last person who turned in a speaker card. >> i assume the presentation is on the mta board website or will be? great. although i have avoided being involved in america's cup and intend to continue to avoid being in its planning, i have a brief comment. i sort of agree with mr. winer on this one. to the extent that there is additional muni service added to this event, i very much hope it will not take away from their existing service elsewhere in town. this event is primarily corporate much in the northeast quadrant. the other three quadrants should not suffer less service as the results -- as a result.

other lines should not lives service. i hope in the planning and implementation of this, john haley and the operations group will continue to provide service elsewhere in town because this clearly will not be the only event happening. one of the reasons i have not been involved in planning here is there is capable and competent staff from mta and other city departments and planning. thank you. chairman nolan: anyone else here? just the board. this is informational today. >> this item will be coming back in february 7. chairman nolan: this will be the ceqa report. thank you very much. >> it would be appropriate as you move into closed session whether to do so. chairman nolan: any further

discussion? we're in closed session. thank you. >> 10 minutes. >> public comment on closed session. >> once again i note that one of the closed session matters involves an employee in a settlement. i would hope that the board in closed session would be asking careful questions about the hr policies and practices and management and supervisory training as to avoid such settlements for employees. this is the fourth settlement that i am aware of. it seems to me there is additional management and supervisory training that would be warranted so as to avoid these situations. i hope the board would consider

that in your closed session discussion. chairman nolan: we do have a motion and second. we're -- we have a request. we will be back at fiveon. the mta ard of directors met in closed session to discuss the cases with the city attorney. the board of directors voted unanimously to settle both cases in the revised amount. there was no discussion of anticipated litigation. we have a motion to disclose or not disclose? >> move not to disclose. director nolan: for the discussion? what time is the director? >> 3:09. director nolan: let's edgerton. motion to adjourn? second?

all in favor? way to go.