the traffic, make the alley safer, prado -- promote the pedestrian network and honor the communities that of help shape the market. the western song but transportation plan was born in the town hall meetings. -- soma transportation plan was born in the town hall meetings. we tried to implement a series of small, focused, incremental improvements that bring the benefits of community planning and to daily lives. affordable housing, recreation and opens base for everyone, peace and quiet, and al the improvements. these three alleys hold enormous significance to two population groups. to the lgbt community, a social

heritage of caregiving born of the aids crisis. community planning works best when the community and city family work best together. the planning department and dph have made valuable contributions, but the transportation authority has gone one step further. they have listened come at a professional expertise, and there are ways to implement the changes. my thanks. >commissioner avalos: we will close public comment. i think that is really great information on how to proceed forward. the designs are something 58 should be proud of and the community should be proud of. thank you for your work.

can we motion to approve this and move forward? we will take that without objection. our next item, number eight. >> recommend concurrence with the cycle 3 lifeline transportation program crop 1b project priorities as submitted by the alameda-contra costa transit district, the bay area rapid transit district of the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district. >> i am here to present no. 8 on your agenda that starts on page 45 of your packet. i will quickly go through and give background about the lifeline transportation program and give a teaser about what is coming up in the next couple of months. that and describe the action before you come up with is bla. >> the lifeline program is a grant program established by

the metropolitan transportation commission. in 2006, the goal is to fund projects to improve mobility for bay area residents coming out of collaborative planning processes, and in proving a range of transportation choices for low-income residents. mtc has identified what it calls communities of concern, a geographic areas they have identified across the region that have concentrations of low income, minority populations, and they're now looking at other disadvantage factors such as low car ownership rates, limited english banking and things like that. this is a list of seven unidentified communities. for the lifeline program, mtc does want to target communities of concern, but apply lessons learned from serving low-income communities.

this is just a map showing the different communities of concern. >lifeline is a relatively new program. there have been two cycles to date. both were selected for this election management agency, which the authorities served that role in san francisco. mta approves it for the whole region. in 2011, both of those cycles work evaluated and made a series of recommendation they incorporated. one of the major recommendations was included a new fund that source that allow us to fund a bike and pet projects. as you know, low income communities have this as a really high priority. one of the other major changes they made was to assign approximately half of the lifeline -- proposition 1b state

funds into the property owners. the other half going to the congestion management agency similar to prior cycles. for those of you that have been through this cycle before, it is a very challenging grant program. with multiple funding sources and fluctuating levels. it is important to know your programming testaments, since the final levels are dependent on the tradition bill reauthorization and things like that. so this is one quick slide on the upcoming action you will be taking in april and may with the congestion management agency or the authority county control portion of the lifeline fund. we out of a total of 5.3 million in the program -- we will have a

total of 5.3 million in the program. the transportation funds are being set aside as discussions continue about the youth past program. we did issue a competitive call for progress. we will be bringing back, a series of stock recommendations for the funding of the $1.2 million portion and make. we have received applications and are working with the evaluation panel right now to put together recommendations. >> so this shows that what the subject of today's action is, what we're getting from the regional transit operators. they develop their priorities. mtc did require concur rents. they are going around to the counties and requesting them to review the list. they submitted to us by february 15. they will be able to act as funds starting in the next two

fiscal years. they have to submit the project this by april 2011. this is the deadline to submit our list to them, which is why we are going first. this is a quick snapshot of the funds available to the regional operators, as well as muni. some relief to us for holding the lifeline project aside, they have preferred a life line priorities until that is resolved. we should get -- we should do that next month and a larger presentation. there is a lot more detail on all of the regional remaining transgendered operator proposals in attachment three to the memo, page 52. bart is the only of operators that is proposing direct projects within san francisco. 2.1 million of bicycle improvements listed here. the remainder of operators are

proposing a combination of systemwide improvements throughout the sisters benefiting low-income riders and regular riders -- throughout the system benefiting low-income writers and regular riders. this will complete installation on the entire fleet of the devices. cold and get proposal is for communications and information systems project. with that, at the with the par bart, golden gate lifeline property so we can forward that by the april 11 deadline. we will be back over the next two months with more lifeline programming action. with that, i am happy to answer any questions you have. here is the contact information for members of the public. commissioner ofavalos: thank

you. i am a bit like when supporter. this is still a possibility within the context of the concurrence. very good we can go to public comment. >> just a quick question on the proposed programming, and the together on the bart project. would they have the obligation to maintain the improvements they put in, because they often make station improvements and a couple of years later they fall apart and they do not seem to maintain that appear yet on particular on the finding, but also as it relates to the bicycle projects and some of the other items that are included for the regional operators, i am wondering what the late its requirement would be for the grant recipients. as i understand this, this is a

regional program, so it is not subject to the regional programs. commissioner avalos: thank you. >> todd morgan is available to into that question. -- to answer that question. >> todd morgan with bart. the answer is yes, the improvements will be on the property. there will be owned by bart. they will be paid for by state dollars. the state also has an interest that those assets that are paid for with their funds be maintained and have a useful life of the teen years or more. it is an absolute yes on that. >> while you were here, there is part of the funding will go for finding in the park?

to g>> >> aa large portion. there has been discussion about putting up signs edge on the boxes, either side of tunisa. that would provide information. it has been lagging for a long time. if you are able to talk about what the progress is on that. can any of the funding help move that along? >> you will see what is in the list at $1 million. we have been coordinated with sfmta on ongoing study for balboa. between the agencies we have agreed, especially on bart properties that they would take responsibility for and install.

it will be real time, as well as metal signs. the real-time information would be 511 type of information. >> we have a timeline for that? this has been decades in the making. >> i can tell you we're coordinating. this money is depend on state on sales. there is a state on sale april 9. we hope prop 1b will get some of the money as it is allocated to the many needs around the state. we should proceeds this summer. there is the procurements in place to do cited already. this balboa and other stations would be part of an ongoing for the follow-up procurement scandal to go to the board in

december. provided we have the state money by then, the cash from the bond sales, than the procurements schedule is to award a contract around december and start installation after that. >commissioner avalos: thank you. i have been told about schedules in the past and have been very delayed. i have a great deal of displeasure about how long it has taken to get what should be an amenity that everyone should have in the southern part of san francisco, and we get passed over every time. i figure while you are here, we should say that. >> ok. >commissioner avalos: we will close public comment and have a motion to approve this item we will take that without objection.

madam clerk, if you could call item no. 9. >> draft proposition aa strategic plan development schedule and approach. this is an information item. >> we are bringing this as an information item to provide you with an update on the schedule and approach to develop the fur strategic plan for proposition aa. we are drawn largely on the structure of the prop k program. this will include sections on revenues and expenditures, project prioritization and administration. in november of 2010, san francisco voters approved proposition aa which had a real -- vehicle registration fee. it established three programmatic categories that were shown at the bottom of attachment one that begins on page 58.

the third one is transit reliability and mobility. the expenditure plan expect includes three guiding principles. i want to highlight the key differences between these principles and principles we find in propep k. they get their demographic distribution and they both seek to ensure transparency. projects must have a clear relationship to those paying the fee. at other one is they can only be used to fund design and construction and priority will be given to projects it could be initiated within 12 months. prop k can be designed and does not have a specific time requirement. >commissioner avalos: is that local? >> that was a decision made through the expenditure plan. any public agency may apply for

the bonds. they place an emphasis on projects with complete elements, and finally they have far fewer categories. it is partly due to the size of annual revenue. for prop aa, 5 million. for prop k, 7 7 million. the overall 30-year projections for prop aa revenue is about $150 million. revenue collection here and send francisco began at the dmv and february 2011. after paying the initial feet and the sanford says go department 11 these, we began building capital reserve. today, with revenues collected, we of 3.2 million. this chart shows monthly revenue to date. the project is what gets us to 5 million per year. the variable star green line is what we've seen.

it is a bit more variable than what we would have been dissipated. -- and what we have anticipated. the schedule, which is an attachment to on page 60, shows the optimistic tie line for the development of the strategic plan from here on out. we plan to issue a call for projects to inform the strategic plan and assistance in developing the privatization program. our goal is to have five years' worth of projects. based on the initial sponsor our reach, we think it is unlikely we will be able to program of five years' worth of revenue. we're looking to strike a balance between projects that are ready to go today and a year or two with developing pipeline projects that developed a clear pryor's station process. it is through the process we will be continuing to look for

public input. we can share details as we move forward, and we plan to bring the draft criteria to this committee next month. the of prioritization criteria will be dependent on response to the call from sponsors. finally, we have been in contact with a number of public agencies we normally do not interact with as often, including department of public health, department of wrecks and parrec and parks. we have been able to identify projects that would be good for the fund, and understand the process to deliver transportation projects that are in place. we of been in contact with more traditional projects to identify potential projects. with that, i can take questions.

we have representatives from a couple of the sponsored agencies i have mentioned. >> ok. any comments or questions? commissioner avalos: we will go to public comment first. >> and i the only person who does not work for an agency? i was not in favor of the prop delay program having these multiple categories, because i thought it will lead to this sort of bureaucracy in terms of project applications and developing a strategic plan and expanding funds on administration that i thought could go to actual projects. it is what it is. i would hope that staff can streamline the the application

and review process so that it can actually go to dpw, mta and other eligible agencies. as i read the report, it suggests this would go for high impact projects that are low cost. perhaps those resurfacing projects that are single streets that cannot easily get into a long 10-block stretch but has a street that has a deteriorated road where it would seem appropriate for that. some of the more near-term improvements at mta, and perhaps some way finding signs and other pedestrian improvements at potentially a variety of public agencies. again, i would ask if the improvement funded here will be maintained by the agencies. i would hope so. i would hopes that would insure that as a condition of receiving the fund.

as that asked for input and guidance from the committee about our reach, i think this would be an opportunity to look to others who have been involved with the authority in the past to do some outreach. i hope that is helpful, and this year questions, the cute. >> any other member of the public that would like to comment? cnn, we will close public comment this is an information item. i expect we have a plan coming forward. -- seeing none, we will close public comments this is an information item. there was a person that was possibly going to present? not here? ok. we can go on to the last item. item number 10, please. to the introduction of new items.

commissioner avalos: 80 new items to present? public comment for this. we will close public comment on item number 10. item number 11. public comment. commissioner avalos: we will close public comment. item no. 12. we are returned. thank you very much. -- we are adjourned.

>> when stephen de staebler died, he was working on one of the biggest shows of his career, matter and spirit. it is a retrospective look at the many faces and faces of the life of an innovative artist from the california clay movement. stephen de staebler's developed in an area dominated by abstract expression. even his peers saw his form. >> he was able to find a middle ground in which he balanced the ideas of human figuration and representation with abstraction and found it even more meaningful to negotiate that duality. >> another challenge was to create art from a meeting that was typically viewed as kraft material.

his transforming moment was an accident in the studio. an oversized vertical sculpture began to collapse under its own weight and spread onto the floor. he sought a new tradition before him, landscape sculpture. >> you feel this extended human form underneath the surface of the earth struggling to emerge. eventually, it does. it articulates his idea that the earth is like flesh, and the archaeology and geology in the earth are like the bones, the structure of the earth. this tied in with his idea of mother earth, with the sense that we are all tied to nature and the earth. >> a half dozen bay area museums and private collectors loan the massive sculptures to the museum for its matter and spirit retrospective. but the most unusual contributions came from stephen

himself. a wall of autobiographical masks and hence from the early decades of his private study. >> he had one of the most beautiful studios i have ever been in. when you walk in, your first impression is of these monumental figures that you see in the exhibition, but if you went into the back corner of his studio, there was a series of shells with these diminutive figures. he told me, these are the heart of my studio. these little, and held intimate study is that he referred to as his sketchbook. a painter might make drawings. stephen de staebler made miniature sculptures. >> during the 1970's, he was inspired by the monuments of egypt. he assembled a large rocks of clay into figures that resembled the ancient kings and queens. he credited a weathered appearance by rubbing glazes' into the clay while still wet.

the misfires from his killed were brought in his backyard in his berkeley home. he called it his boneyard. in the last year of his life, he dug up the artifacts from his own history, and the bones were rearranged, in the were slimmer figures with wings. >> even if you knew nothing about his life or career, you sensed there was an artist dealing with this fundamental issue of life and death, the cake, netting back together, and you feel there is an attempt to deal with mortality and immortality. there is a seeking of spiritual meaning in an existential stage. >> during his 50-year career, stephen de staebler worked to form and out of the clay of the ground and give it a breath of life. matter and spirit gathers the many expressions of his meditations. and gives the viewer and insight into the artist's life. learn more about the

retrospective on line at >> of the community clean team gathered in district 11. after the rally, the mayor and the supervisor at 20 teams went to work at a new mold around young trees. school children worked with adults while the youngest volunteers were entertained. the bill planters and learned about waste reduction. led by the department of public works, the main focus was on a tree maintenance. the city is looking at the health of the new trees, making sure they are able to stand on their own. this year's arbor d