has been. i purchased desoto cab company last year. i had a very i opening experience in san francisco, and i want to highlight some things that i think are seriously accepted as problems in the industry as you try to address them in the weeks and months. first, there is not enough taxis in san francisco, and the taxis that we are using, more than half of the 1500 plus taxicab's we have are not picking up any neighborhood calls, paratransit, disabled communities, some of those we currently have in service, less than half are actually serving the neighborhoods and the public. the rest are at the airport and taking -- that is one of the serious problems we have in terms of availability. second, there is no accountability in taxi drivers and taxi companies. in other words, there is an all-

time high of taxi drivers to do not even have a taxi driver's license. they are leasing from another driver or from a cab company, and this is a serious problem. number three, brokers. these are individuals and not cap companies, not tax medallion holders that have gotten in the industry and are operating the medallions for a cab company, or a medallion holder, and they have taken over the industry. they are exploiting taxi drivers, putting unlicensed drivers beyond -- behind the wheel, forcing them to drive beyond the times, and i am sorry, i thought i had more time, and i will leave it at that. hopefully, i can speak with you again soon. chairman nolan: thank you. next speaker. secretary boomer: [reading names] >> i am -- a huge organizer from chinatown. the kids have to commute up to

sunset. their lifelong situation of being muni riders. talking about the proposal, i think it goes undisputed that the youth are passionate about this issue, but it is something needed, not just something they are passionate and excited about. we are healing -- hearing about how families have to piece things together. to hop on the bus, and last week, we had a valentine's day action. i see you guys got the valentines. we are urging you to make the vote happen soon but to also calendar it during an after- school time in march so that they can put faces behind those

valentine's and start talking about how we can make this happen. thank you. chairman nolan: thank you. next speaker. secretary boomer: [reading names] and these are the last two speaker cards that we have. >> i have been working for about five years here, but this is by far the most sophisticated and well thought out effort, advocacy campaign that i have been around in san francisco and with other work around the country. folks had a proposal. they were tasked, and i think they have done it at the city level, the county level, with a degree of sophistication, learning what funding pots are available and going out to advocate for those and working really well with the city family, so i want to give everyone an acknowledgement on that, but unless we go forward soon, i think we risk the

momentum we have built up. also, building a movement, a broad enough base movement that will support this agency in the future for the funds we know that are necessary, but we need the folks who are transit dependent to be on board for any kind of future measure that is going to require for them to look deeper. it is really important to do steps to build a movement going forward. those who have the fun of going -- the fun of going to washington, d.c., this is a disaster. this conversation has a really pernicious effect in terms of what public agencies can do. aside from delivering concrete benefits in san francisco, building a base of future muni writers, this has the potential to push back on the notion that public agencies in difficult times can do things to make

things better. we can do what austerity and plug the holes that are the worst. this is an opportunity to do something positive to really change the way i think folks feel about muni and to deliver concrete benefits. we look forward to working with you. thank you. chairman nolan: thank you. next speaker. secretary boomer: our last speaker. [reading name] >> the situation here has been getting worse and worse. i have been away intention. what has been going on, mr. ford, he arranged from town hall meetings, and they came in big numbers, and whenever they explained, none of them they want to employment. what they did is brought people, and a lot of the people are

fake, who do not represent the industry. the electronic waybill and blah, blah, blah. day, i am delivering a message. the protests will be right in front of city hall, and they are big. in these town hall meetings from a few weeks ago, they were called names by the taxi drivers. even somebody had been sent an email, and i sent a copy one time to mr. reiskin. "you are a piece of [beep]" we are ready to talk, but i do not have time here. five minutes. to solve that issue. they said, ok, let's do it

online. the person, the medallion holder, and he is holding a card for 18 months, you do not get it for 18 months. before that, we used to come to city hall. there is a lot of trouble. i amthank you for having the meeting. >> anyone else? seeing no one. >> moving on to your consent calendar. >> the item was considered separately. we received the item in a request. items 10.4 and 10.5 are to be severed. >> the consent calendar, as it remains? 10.1 through 10.3, right? >> motion to approve. >> seconded.

>> those in favor? >> aye. >> 10.4, the transportation code to increase the penalty of the amount of traffic for riding bicycles on sidewalks. -- 3 02 and 3 03, to increase the penalty amount for obstructing traffic, double parking, and riding bicycles on sidewalks. >> good afternoon. my name is barry toronto. i understand that you are raising their rates, the fines to be in line with other finds. and however, the question, as jerry lee had mentioned, why continue to raise these if there is no enforcement? it is important to look at, for example, yesterday was a holiday and the only enforcement were

the meters. i think it is important to find out how many meter tickets they give out yesterday. many people were surprised. holiday, a parking enforcement. parking at the meter, others found out that they got a ticket. so, there is some very poor information out there. letters from the editor asked about this, i am sure. the question is, how much do we break this the rates? -- do we raise the rates? is it a problem, with the other finds, that we need to raise the rates to continue deterrents? i agree that parking is a problem. would you rather have them focusing on the meters, rather than double parking? i think -- i would like to find

out the deployment numbers. how many people do you have today versus yesterday, sunday, or saturday. if you do not hire more pco's to handle these issues or focus on certain violations more than others, i think it is useless to raise fines. first, we need to review publicly the number of violations given now for these types of issues. it is more lucrative to give a double parking violation. >> motion to approve. >> is there a second? on the topic itself, i strongly support this. it particularly bothers me

about bicycles on sidewalks. after all of the efforts that this board has made to improve bicycle safety around town, it is unconscionable. i hope that a strong message goes out. >> i will just remind the board, and the public, that it was referred back at the last meeting. we had more presentation about the number of citations on the number of pcl's. -- pco's. we brought it back to the board. >> i want to second my support for this locally, as well as halthrough my vote. i respect the bus benching and feel the effects of double parking when we get stuck behind them.

i hope that when we talk about educating the public in whenever campaign we go forward with, we talk about the secret picture of how these projects, campaigns, policies, are not just moneymaking policies. an actual effort to make the overall system better. i appreciate that that is what comes. >> i think that the important thing on this is -- i am hoping that it really has the effect of changing behavior, changing the behavior of the people that double park. unless it does that, unless it is effective, but just to raise the parking fines for you without enforcement, i think that i'd like to see enough pco's and officers out there to

enforce double parking -- no double parking. that creates a change in behavior of the people who double park. i see it every single day. we get stuck behind people who double park. we are not powerless to do something about it. i think that we need to find the resources to get enforcement done. >> we have a motion and a second. all of those in favor? >> aye. >> all of those opposed? it is approved. 10.5. >> 10.5, division to of the transportation code to set standards for advertising and other displays on the interior

and an exterior of taxicabs, and requiring that the dispatch number for the vehicle displayed on the exterior of the taxicab. you have a number of members of the public waiting to speak with you. >> that afternoon. >> good afternoon, directors. my name is charles. i am here on behalf of the luxury cab company. i have an item overhead that i hope we can display. this has to do towith wrap and partial wrap ads. i think that this might be a confusing issue to the public. how do i do this? do i raise it higher? basically, this is a revenue issue for the taxi cab companies. full wrap ads are confusing to

the public. they do not recognize the vehicle as a taxicab. here is one of the regular ones on the top. the lower portion is a mock up of a taxi to be calling door or partial wrap ad. you can see that these key elements are on the panel here. and the number to call for a taxi has been moved forwards or backwards. i believe that this vehicle, the mock up is still clearly identifiable as a taxicab. we would ask that specifically section 11-13.i.7 be modified to allow the door wrap ads. this is not the biggest revenue issue before you today. it is relatively small in the

grand scheme of things. it was not that long ago that revenues were tight. i would ask you, for your sake in the cab company sake, that this revenue helps us to defray some of the cost. [tone] >> thank you. >> [reads names] >> thank you. this time i am just speaking on behalf of green cab. we have over 50 drivers that are members and part owners of the company in san francisco, running on cooperative principles. although there is another company that uses cooperative in its name.

>> i wanted to propose amendments -- i wanted to propose amendments to section 1c8. the number that is associated with -- with the side of the cabinet. our green cab number is on the side. an easy one for the public to remember. the dispatch service that we subscribe to, the calls are put out to all of the citywide drivers. likewise, they are put out to all of our drivers. from the public's standpoint, it is steam -- seamless, but it is really important to us to have our own phone number. this number is widely used in the account for 25% of the calls that come in a citywide.

even though we only have 10% of the cab service. if you had ever sat through one of our interview process is, you would understand why. we need to have our own phone number for our own identity purposes. yet that number will still be dispatched number. we are asking for a change in the language for the phone number to call the dispatch service. we have discussed this, mr. jarvis is in agreement. [tone] >> [leads names] -- reads names] >> good afternoon, again. i appreciate staffed bringing this forward. i think that the lack of company managers appearing before you

may be saying volumes about this, unless you receive the documentation war correspondents from the managers. i, myself, when they first introduced this to the taxi commission years ago, i was not totally in favor, as it made it difficult for them to recognize the taxicab. i think that it is important for the company, that the person calling, that they can recognize it is the cab that they actually called, so that there is not a confusion, because the person was not left there as they did not recognize it as being that persons cab. however, there are two items that are confusing in the staff report. it is a huge revenue impact. lots of money, thousands of dollars collected over the years from the fact that the advertising company took a

certain amount to a rapt fund. it is important to know how much has been collected up until this point. where is the money. and what do we do with the money? where is it? there may be documents that say this, but you do not have those documents in front of you. as a result, we do not have those numbers in a crevasse. i think that it is important to know that without a direct benefit to the driver is by having this section wrapped, there might be an indirect benefits. it was not readily apparent or transparent. it is important that this information is included in the program. i appreciate your time. [tone] >> mice to see you. >> that afternoon, directors.

one of the lines on this issue is inside and outside on the ad display. installing into the back seat terminals, the cab company and companies were doing it, the offering cab companies 150 per month, 1800 per year, to run the ads on their terminals. the question of this line is inserted in the whole story. this is the door to open for the back seat revenues. in this case, i would say that this matter be prepared and make a proper plan for it. this way the drivers know, the

companies know, no one speaks in to the situation. we are wasting time on this instead of using the time to serve the public. you might think -- why? no one is paying attention. i drive a cab and the 40% of the time. where are the cars? i can show you my records. how many days of the week. why am i 40% empty? very simple question. the day that the muni was down, i requested yellow on the phone many times. but the message was that we needed cabs in that part of the city. several times by several drivers, no one put it down. so, please, there are serious issues. this batch is a very big issue that we need to sign first.

thank you. >> on the point that was made, can someone elaborate that for a little bet for us? >> there were a few issues. the second was the phone number issue, then the revenue, and the last point was inside the change to advertising and the inside. >> good afternoon, commissioners. first, the simpler issue, as stated, i did agree. he brought that in front of me. he made changes that would amend that section. the telephone number for calling this bad services.

it was not clear to mr. gruber, that his current number, would fall under the dispatch service definition. the number that he has worked hard for a few days ago. it was not the intent of the legislation. >> the legislation -- the language used tear would be in the form of an amendment that the board had chosen? >> correct. >> and that is the board recommendation? >> correct. >> one thing in a time. the worry over this as an amendment? >> a motion to approve. >> any discussing and in favor? >> aye. let's ok. next item. >> the other issue that you asked about was the driver fund or the wrap fund.

the mta does not obtain revenue to the advertisement. the money is put into a driver found, which is for the drivers. currently, there is about $80,000 approximately through the driver fund. when it is done, the company will pay approximately $170,000 per vehicle for the advertising for a certain amount of time. . that is where that money is, what it is about. when the storm -- we will hear about it but mr. michael harris gives his information on medallion sales. >> members of the board, questions or comments? if not, thank you. on the amended recommendation, is there a motion? >> second. >> a motion to approve the recommendation as amended.

any further discussion? those in favor of democratsay.e -- those in favor? >> aye. >> thank you. in the public comment period, asking about the sales area, touching the comments in the program, i was hoping we could hear more about that at some point. if there was anything we could do to enhance pedestrian safety and vehicle driver training. that is right. we can meet with the staff. in the new stations, is that something we can hear about at some point? >> i will discuss this with the project team before you report

back. blacks item number 11 on your regular calendar is a presentation regarding fiscal year 2013 and 2014 capital operating budgets. >> ok. >> we will do this together. we have two different presentations to walk you through. one is on the operating budget. one is on the capital budget. this is really just an update for you. we will be having our first public hearing here at the next meeting, wind up the votes to take place. this is just to give you an update of where we are compared to when we last presented the budget to you at the november workshop. i think that we will start with operating budget. those are going to help to drive the power point and answer the

difficult questions. i will walk through an answer them. so, first we want to start with just a review of what we presented previously. as we work to get this up, we will walk through our preliminary budget. what we have changed, what has changed in the overall picture, what changes have been made on the expenditure side. just review, again, the revenue options that are out there. then, with the timeline, we will move to the capital budget. starting with the revenue texture, from slide 3 up, $786 million. as presented in november, i had

revenue projections going to 810-the following year. nothing there has changed. we are still more or less still in the same place. i know that the general fund transfer line items remain unchanged. we got good news from the comptroller's six months for it -- six month report. the board budget analyst will be seeing that scene. it is likely that there will be some modestly positive news in terms of the general fund transfer. since we get a proportion of those, we get the benefit of that. so, the next slide was the one we saw the last time, which just sow