when i talk to folks about this, one of the first things they say is how will this impact me as a regular resident? i do not go to the marina. i do not know what a yacht is really. they see these -- the potential for a lot of money flowing back and forth. it would be very helpful for them to be able to have access to how this opportunity is going to improve certain aspects of regular access to services. in a way that they can distill information quickly so they do not have to shift through and find out there is going to be augmented service or there is going to be a new bike pilot, bike share pilot. if there is any way we can in our attempts at communication or media, if we can -- if you will

consider putting together something that speaks specifically to residents and how will this improve my overall community during and-or [unintelligible] the event would be helpful. just to build off of the director's comments, it would be exciting to see lots of way finding and i hope you will consider in addition to pointing the way for pedestrians but also putting in how much time it will take approximately as a pedestrian so if it is going to take 10 minutes to get to a destination from where a sign is 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.

>> hello. you're watching the show that explores san francisco's love affair with food. there are at least 18 farmers markets in san francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to year-round. this is a great resource that does not break the bank. to show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the farmers' market challenge. we find someone who loves to cook, give them $20, and

challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the farmer's market. who did we find for today's challenge? >> today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. >> you only have $20 to spend. >> i know peter it is going to be tough, but i think i can do it. it is a san francisco classic. we are celebrating bay area food. we have nice beautiful plum tomatoes here. we have some beautiful fresh fish here. it will come together beautifully. >> many to cut out all this talk, and let's go shop. yeah. ♪ >> what makes your dish unique?

>> i like it spicy and smoky. i will take fresh italian tomatoes and the fresh seafood, and will bring them to other with some nice spoked paprika and some nice smoked jalapeno peppers. i am going to stew them up and get a nice savory, smoky, fishy, tomatoy, spicy broth. >> bring it on. how are you feeling? >> i feel good. i spent the $20 and have a few pennies less. i am going to go home and cook. i will text message u.n. is done. >> excellent and really looking forward to it. >> today we're going to make the san francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermen. it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup. the last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. it will be delicious.

when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping some vegetables and x and the delicious. all this double in view is this broth with great flavor. but your heart into it. make something that you, family,

and friends will really enjoy. >> i am here with a manager at the heart of the city farmer's market in san francisco. thank you for joining us. tell us a little bit about the organization. >> we're 30 years old now. we started with 14 farmers, and it has grown out to over 80. >> what is the mission of the organization? >> this area has no grocery store spiller it is all mom-and- pop stores. we have this because it is needed. we knew it was needed. and the plaza needed somebody. it was empty. beautiful with city hall in the background. >> thank you for speaking with us. are you on the web? >> yes, hocfarmersmarket.org. >> check them out. thank you. >> welcome. the dish is ready. >> it looks and smells amazing.

>> thank you. it was not easy to meet the $20 budget. i checked everybody out and found some great produce. really lovely seafood. i think that you are going to love it. >> do not be shy. cyou know this can run you $35 to $45 for a bowl, so it is great you did this for $20. >> this will feed four to six people. >> not if you invite me over for dinner. i am ready to dig in. >> i hope you'll love it. >> mmm. >> what do you think? >> i think i am going to need more. perhaps you can have all you want. >> i am produce the that you have crushed this farmer's market challenge by a landslide. the first, we're going to have to tally of your shopping list and see what you actually spend

that the farmer's market. >> and go for it. >> incredible. you have shown us how to make super healthy, refresh chapino from the farmers market on the budget, that for the whole family. that is outstanding. >> thank you peter i am glad that you like it. i think anybody can do it. >> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we >> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a

scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while

before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a structural rating of 2 out of 100. >> you can see the rusting reinforcing in the concrete when you look at the edges now. the deck has steel reinforcing that's corroded and lost 2/3's

of its strength. >> this was accelerated in 1989 when the earthquake hit and cal came in and strengthened but can't bring to standards. to fix this road will cost more than to replace. and for the last 18 years, we have been working on a design to replace the road way, but to do in a way that makes it appropriate to be in a national park and not army post. >> i would say it's one of the most ugly structure, and it's a barrier between the mar sh and presidio. and this is a place and i

brought my dogs and grandchildren and had a picnic lunch and it was memorable to use them when we come here. what would it look like when the design and development is completed. and we are not sure we want an eight lane highway going through this town. and it's a beautiful area in a national seaport area on the planet. >> the road is going to be so different. it's really a park way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20

feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them and your views constantly change and not aware of the traffic in the opposite direction and notice the views more. and the lanes of course are a foot wider than they are today. and they will be shoulders and if your car is disabled, you can pull off to the edge. and the next area, the tunnel portal will have a view centered on the palace of fine arts and as you come out, you

can see alkatrez island and bay. and the next area is about 1,000 feet long. and when you come into one, you can see through the other end. it's almost like driving through a building than through a tunnel. and noise from the roadway will be sheltered. and the traffic will be out of view. >> when you come out of the last sort tunnel and as you look forward, you see the golden dome of the palace of fine arts and what more perfect way to come to san francisco through that gateway. >> it will be an amazing transformation. now you read it as one section, the road is a major barrier and then a wonderful strip along

the water. all of those things are going to mesh together. >> right now the road really cuts off this area from public access. and with the new road, we will be able to open up the opportunity in a new way. >> this bunker that we see now is out of access for the general public. we are excited to completely rework this side and to open up the magnificent views. and what we want to do is add to this wonderful amenity and restore this coastal bluff area and respect its military history and the doyle drive project is allowing us to do that recorrection.

and this area is not splintered off. >> and we can see how dramatic a change it will be when doyle drive is suppressd and you have a cover that connects the cemetery to this project. it's historic on the statewide and national basis, but you could rush the project or put thought and time to create something of lasting public benefit. >> we really want this, for everyone to feel like it's a win situation. whether you are a neighbor that lives nearby or a commuter or user of the park. that everyone will experience a much better situation than they currently have. >> the human interest to me is how people could work out so many challenging differences to come to a design that we

believe will give us a jewel. landmark of a place. >> i am sure it will have refining effect like embark did. and there were people about that and no one would think of that today. and when you look at growth and transformation of the embark, the same with doyle. it will be a cherished part of the city and a worthy addition to what is there. >> it will be a safe and beautiful entrance to a spectacular beautiful city. it will be the entry to golden gate that san francisco deserves.