i also want to touch on the sunset boulevard pedestrian safety and education project. this is to upgrade six intersections with accessible pedestrian signals along sunset boulevard and includes pedestrian our region education component. this is funded by prop. k. commissioner campos: commissioner chu, did you have a question? commissioner chu: i can wait until after the project. >> this project experienced delays in the design phase and issues in terms of getting the construction obligation approved. we were able to work with mta staff to shift the construction project from fiscal year 2012 to

fiscal year 2013, which removes the funding obligations barrier. we still have to wait for a few administrative actions for that to be official, but we're moving forward in a good direction. i want to highlight that although we did have the funds shifted or working to have been shifted, the project schedule is still on track for awarding the construction contract in november, beginning construction in march, and completing construction next august. in district 4, i wanted to highlight new traffic signal light was installed and completed in january of 2012. with that, i can take questions on district 4. >>commissioner chu: with regardo

the studies and plans, i have been less than impressed with our department prioritization a different planning studies in different parts of the neighborhood. definitely want to continue to work with you folks on try to make sure we are looking expansively. when you talk about on slight read it 19th avenue and thus must study and realignments, i want to be very clear that is not actually in district four at all, although it is close. instead, some of the areas i would like to seek the authority to lead have to do with the south end of ocean beach. a lot of talk about what we will do around the erosion issues and how we potentially route traffic in the area to deal with the erosion that we expect to be in the long-term. those are areas i would like to be in focus. we have spoke to entities about studies and plans around major

corridors off. we get a lot of attention from some of the central city corridor traffic areas, but we do not get much attention on the outer avenues in terms of central corridor. talking about lincoln and the great highway. i would like to see attention in the district with regards to studies and plans. think you. ank you. >> moving on to district 8, the better market street study. there is an upcoming out reach meeting in the month of july. the first meeting is on july 17 from 6:00-8:30 at the mta offices. the second meeting will be on july 21 from 10:00-12:30, also at the mta offices. finally, the study team will do a web and are on july 19 from 12:00-1:00. any more information can be found at better market street.

the central freeway activity oaa will come to the committee in june and the board in july for approval. just want to highlight a few of the bike projects in district 8, specifically by improvements to improve the left-hand turn from market street on to valencia funded by the transportation clean air program. that project is moving forward to completion in november of this year. i want to highlight the street transit and pedestrian and repair projects. this is at the border of district 8, but we did want to improve -- included.

this is in the conceptual engineering stage. there was delay in getting the project started, mostly due to cost increases. we were able to take some of the second st. funds. we reprogram them to this, but judd. it includes making haight street to weigh between laguna and market street. -- two-way between the good of market street. the project is in conceptual engineering stage. we will bring the updates on the district by presentation for this project. >>the final project i wanted to highlight is one i am sure is very near and dear to the

district. it is the church project. it is in construction and corrugated with another project that is called a pedestrian and improvement project, so it is a really good example of this project moving forward. it is currently in construction. with that, i would remind the board members we removed five and seven presentation to september at this point, so we will come back in september with the five and seven presentation. we are already developing those lists. i will be developing the list and meeting with supervisors about them over the next few months. commissioner weiner: thank you. one thing that was not touched on, the replacement of some of the escalators, which i know is a huge source of frustration for all over the system, the failing escalators that had caused huge problems for a lot of people,

and i was thrilled with the brand new church station escalator reopened in the north side of market. i never thought i would say an escalator was beautiful, but it was beautiful, clean, new and it works. it gave me confidence in the systemwide changes that will happen. >> why don't we open this up to public comment. this is an opportunity for the public to comment on the projects that we're finding in district 4 and 8. is the microphone working? to go in district 4 and 8, i wanted to focus on pedestrian safety. i was watching a program by the district attorney where he

mentioned a number of cases, and we need the number of pedestrian cases since we're where he dealing with funding and improvement to be mentioned on the web site. the district attorney was saying that in one case an elderly man was killed. we have seen many cases all over the city, and i would like to know on an average, the people get killed every month and how many people are killed every year, so while we take some districts at a time, like today we're taking district 4 and 8 , and if you were paying

attention, the representative from district 4 said this does not belong to district 4. they have no idea about the boundaries. since i am talking about the boundaries, we changed the boundaries of recently, and did you do not live in the city, you will just get a paycheck hear it in the city. it is good for you to study the boundaries so you will talk about the other districts to know exactly what we're talking, and to focus on changes and improvements, but they have to be factual. again, i want to stress, we need to know the numbers of people killed. pedestrians killed by is

bicyclist. , because, right now we do not have a mechanism where bicyclist are licensed and maybe some of them have to get orientation like a driver's license and how to ride a bike, because some people use them as a tool, and some people have used them as a tool to kill innocent constituents. we need some reports of that. thank you very much. >> members, directors of san francisco and the government, i am not sure who this is directed at, because it was done in so fast of a fashion, i could not understand what was happening. somebody is a citizen and they actually want to pay attention to government and listening on sfgtv or sitting in audience having someone go through it

really does not help. i look at this and say we have flagged projects that are at risk or have sound and -- shown indications that it may, at risk for missing timely deadlines or have delivery issues that could result in some of it scope, schedule, cost or funding changes. i heard nothing about what projects were behind, how far they were behind, what was being done to catch up, what needed to be done to catch up, when the deadlines were, what the cost would be if we did not meet the deadlines or any of the information that i would think would show up in this. we discover a brief overview. we of this project of this project, and a few not very salient facts, and it really does not address much of what is in this article. if you are going to be meaningful about this, there is

no reason to do anything when you consider most of you do not pay attention to whether people are speaking, and if this event is intended for the public to get information, it falls way short. i know it is the city hall family, and you want to do -- you want to talk to folks to talk to all the time, and they know what the abbreviations are, and they know what all of this is, but i think the intention is to some degree to let the members of the public that are paying for all of this is some understanding -- is some understanding of what we're talking about. are we talking about something that is millions behind in months behind in millions in danger of being lost or something that is a little behind, but we a been making progress? i did not hear any of that. and i was a project manager for years, and it is one -- if one of my subordinates came in and give me a bunch of stuff like

this, i would say what i've i supposed to do with that? i cannot make any decisions. from what you told me, i got a lot of verbiage, and i have no idea how far things are behind or what, so we need to meet in my office and have a real long discussion about what these reports are supposed to do. supervisor campos: 6 speaker, please. did you could please call item no. 11. -- next speaker, please. any member of the public that would like to speak a number 11? seeing none, public comment is closed. an opportunity for members of the public to speak on any item that is not of the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the san francisco county

transportation authority. >> ray hearts, director of san francisco open government. >> i kno you sii know you listed think this guy is a real pain in the back none, heside. you know if the same person had gone up and said i think what you said is bull shit, they would have a share call them out. the reality is that like it or not, as citizens of this country, those flags of there's a self, get to make comments whether you like the comments or not. there is a real attitude among the boards, committees, all of them that they really, because the volunteer the time, do not to listen to these people, and that is not the truth. i am looking forward to july 4

when the board of supervisors -- july, whenever the next meeting is before the july 4 holiday, and i want to hear all of this that we support the constitution, flag, and then watch procedurally as there is a concerted effort to deny people an opportunity to actively heard dissipate. i really do think every board and commission in taking the oath, the members really taken the oath to encourage public comment. there really i come here and make the comments is not because i want to be an a-hole, it is because i took an oath when i joined the united states navy to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. when i watch elected officials

take the attitude that they can be disrespectful to members of the public that come here to speak, where they can ignore people, and they can do it with such blatant disregard, to the oath they took to support and defend the constitution, whenever anybody individual or individuals -- individual or citizen of the city has a right to come talk to you about anything they feel you need to hear. maybe if you did not talk so much yourself, you would not be so worried about the time constraints and constantly looking for ways to cut back on what the citizens are allowed to say. trying to find these roles and things, which violate the constitution by saying that is electioneering or you cannot say that, that is this, you cannot

say that. in the bottom line is if you are right, this will commit to time, and if you are love -- wrong, they lost the right to speak. commissioner compost: thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is jackie sex. at the last plans and programs committee meeting last week, one of them was brought up that i think all of you should take into consideration for the brt project is in consideration. one thing you have to remember is there were two rail projects in 1989. one was supposed to meet up with the other one. i was on the transit task force, and one thing you should do

before the next planned programs meeting and the next full-board meeting where you take the subject into consideration, all of you should do your homework. one is the final report that was published back in 1989, who has since retired above the kiri light rail project. also-- about the geary light rail project. you should read the project in 1995. also, the srtp that same time, it was quoted as the only way to alleviate traffic congestion. this is what the people of the city wanted back in 1989, and you should look into those three

documents, and do your homework before you take any action on that one subject next month. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i just want to talk on one issue. some time ago we all agreed that it their projects regarding pedestrian crossing, that we would get a list -- we all agree that if there were projects regarding pedestrian crossing, that we would get a list and make it easier. i would like to see list of those projects. how are they lined up? because some of you from the san francisco county transportation agency said we may not have the money now, but we will have the money in the future.

we cannot take the risk of having our elders and children die of this crosswalks. some of us do have the ability to use some pressure directly, and get a crosswalk painted. ordinary citizens. but you folks, if you just go on van ness, you will see despicable conditions of the sidewalks are not painted. i want you to pay attention to that. the other thing is i think it will serve the nation -- i think if you serve the nation, you get a sense of decency and standards.

i see some of the supervisors have decided just to take a hike. that is fine. go take a hike. as some of us have been saying, come election time, we can make some of your -- some of you take a hike forever, we do not really have to go there. i have been watching some of the deliberations, and some of the representatives all they think is to get into some political situation, putting political power so they can bring in the moneys. others are not. it is all over the nation starting with the lobbyist. now we try to play the republicans. -- now we tried to blame the republicans. we have a few corrupt democrats right on the top. we have one woman who has

written $42 million. politicians must servelearn to serve tehe people, not bring in the millions. >> item 13, adjournment. commissioner campos: meeting adjourned. thank you very muc

president fong: welcome to san francisco planning commission regular meeting for thursday