strong individuals in certain parts of the country. we went south carolina because we heard about somebody or to boston and someone that knows this area well and from that point we're focused on it but the efforts from concentrated in the bay area, california, western region, the nation so that is kinds of the process. >> i appreciate that and i won't hold that against you that you don't have a stanford grad on your team. >> we're looking for one. >>i thought you were going to say harvard. that's not california though. >> commissioner mar. >> thank you and i look to be joined at the the hip with you as well as we run through the

process. i want to ask a question. i think commissioner campos was getting at there is expectation in san francisco there is transparency and as you develop the competency scpis wanted to ask about protecting the privacy of interested applicants and how you advise us to play that part and protecting the privacy of anyone interested in the position. hopefully that we get a lot of people but how can we ensure that privacy will be protected? >> good question. there are two things that we try to do with candidates. number one, we ensure confidentiality will be maintained up until the time they come to san francisco for a face-to-face interview. once they come into this building or whatever building we're going to use then all bets are off and

we don't know who they're going to run into, who is going to hear about it. we protect the confidentiality up to that point. we advise candidates when they need to release that information to their current employers so we give them coaching around that, when it's necessary, how to do it, how to keep the lid on. the preliminary references that we do is always done with individual who is will not jeopardize an individual's current employer so we're not talking to people like that. final references done with those individuals. we abide by the open records laws, and the sunshine laws and i think in san francisco we haven't talked to the city attorney about that or your counsel about that but the open records laws and sean -- sunshine laws protect them up to appointment so we're not in a situation where every

transmission of information is available to the general public. if that is the case or that becomes the case then we change the strategy around a little bit so we can help to protect the identity of the candidates, not necessarily the backgrounds, but the identity of the candidates by still abiding by those laws. >>i think one of the strengths of your team is the tremendous community involvement and searches that you done. i find it interesting to the work you did in l.a. and many nonprofits. my hope is as our diverse communities expect topnotch transportation selection processes like this that we can involve them in as many of the aspects of the

profile and the competencies that we can and i welcome a number of stakeholder groups and give you the recommendations as we sit down to one-on-one conversations. >> thank you. >> thank you. commissioner wiener. >> thank you mr. chairman. i am looking forward to working together. it's an incredibly important search for san francisco and our future and i look forward to that process, and i also apologize that i have to head to another hearing after i make this comments. i am hoping that we can resolve it so it's not a standing conflict in the future, so i am glad to hear that you start locally and expand nationally. i don't know who is applying but i think we have strong internal talent at the ta but it's good to cast a broad net and i want to make

sure if there is that exceptional candidate in south carolina or somewhere else we're not missing the opportunity to at least speak with that person. i also want to stress that this -- i think that the heads of all transportation agencies -- it's always interconnected with many agencies working together but in san francisco and the bay area and particularly this agency i think it's more so and one of the challenges in san francisco around transportation i can't remember whether it's 28 -- we have too many transit agencies in the bay area and it causes a lot of challenges around -- we are a region and our focus at the transportation authority is san francisco first but also regional connections and making sure we're working well with all of the other agencies in the bay area so it takes a special kind of person to be able to

navigate that. in addition internally in san francisco any land use and transportation are linked it's constant work with the mta, with the planning department, with the port, with the public utilities commission and mayor's office and caltrans and bay authority. it's a lot of different personalities, a lot of agencies working together so i think it's so critical for the next director to be someone who can very, very effectively work collaboratively with all of these agencies and help bring them together too because the ta even though there is some project management primarily it's about planning and oversight and making sure that the tax dollars are being well

spent so i want to encourage you to keep that very firmly in mind. this is a somewhat unique setting. >> i agree wholeheartedly. that's a good point, and it also speaks to commissioner mar's comments about outreach and inclusion in the stakeholder engagement process. if you look at the timeline today is march march 18. we have basically this week to do community engagement which means from the standpoint of scheduling and making it happen that's a very, very aggressive timeline in order to produce a document that you will have to review and approve on the following week, so what i might suggest that we might want to do as part of this process is have some of that community engagement be

on-going. the fact that we have a recruitment profile that has been produced does not necessarily impede us from listening to our stakeholders and being able to integrate additional comments into the selection and evaluation part of the process which is equally important as identifying what the key characteristics are, so even though we may not have completed the formal stakeholder engagement and make sure we go through that process at the same time we go through the candidates so we hear all the voices in the community. that's my recommendation. >> i think it's inconsiderably important to do the. >> >> community outreach and make sure this person knows how to

but my point is a little different and apart from the community outreach working with other agencies because i think there are some areas of the country or a region you have something -- for a lack of a lack of better term and it's all controlled by one agency and top down. in the bay area and san francisco it doesn't exist. it's dispersed and overlapping and as a transportation average s agency if you're working collaboratively with these agencies you're not going to be effective and another layer on top of the community outreach. and i apologize for having to leave. >> thank you commissioner wiener and i see a dynamic process that can extend beyond the recruitment profile beyond that being made. i think that makes a lot of sense and there will be

a lot of information that will come to you and hone things down as you move forward. commissioner wiener did talk about a number of groups to consult with in terms i believe it will be helpful in creating the recruitment profile. the departments, the puc, the port, the mta, i don't think he mentioned dpw but that is important to add in the mix, planning department, of course the mayor's office, and then you have the more regional bodies. there's the mtc of which commissioner wiener is on the seat on and as well as commissioner campos in cal trans and others that will come up i am sure that members of the committee might want to propose and within those departments we can probably work with you to figure out who would be the key people to talk to as well.

we're 11 member body and there's probably 11 different points of view as well, so i think figuring out how to come up with the consolidated consensus as to the approach and the recruitment profile and other key qualities you want to see in the executive director. there is a lot of work to come up with that consensus and i will be as available as i can be and if you're at 24/7 i will be and other members expressed that interest so i think we have a good relationship to form to help move this along. commissioners? okay. well, thank you for being here. we can check in just after the meeting would be great. >> i would like to take a moment and ask daphne to come up and talk about her experiences. i don't want to hog the mic

because it really is a team and i would like you to hear for 30 seconds. >> by all means. >> she is camera shy and microphone bashful but come on up. >> good morning commissioners. thank you so much for allowing us to work on this very, very prestigious opportunity, executive director for the cta. definite nee lablonk is my name. >> >> transportation has really been an area that i have worked in for some time now. i want to say 20-25 years i have been recruiting in this industry. i came into it through the transportation demand management employees transportation coordinators, ride share, trip reduction kinds of things and it's done really well for me.

i love it. this search in particular will be a marvelous thing to do. i think the interesting things about this opportunity for someone to be attracted to just far out weigh anything that anyone might call too challenging. i think the type of candidate that will be able to meet you where you are and move forward, move you forward, i believe we will be able to get you a nice cluster of individuals to review, and as long as we're able to talk with everybody and get your individual input as well as collective input i think that will help us to drill down -- if i put five people in front of you what makes you pick this one over this one? that is important in terms of the abbreviated time frame as well. >> thank you very much. thank

you. >> good afternoon commissioners. i am brett buyers and i want to say i am looking forward to the opportunity of working with you all. as daphne and bill mentioned one of the cornerstones of our search process is getting to know you, getting to know the organization, getting to know the city and county of san francisco, so that we can put fortour best effort. secure some viable and transformational candidates for you all and in that process we look forward to being the extension of you as the commissioners as well as san francisco transit authority so we can go out and get the most viable candidates for you and i look forward to working with and you conversing with you and learning more about what you desire. thank you. >> thank you very much. okay. mr. hawkins thank you. >> thank you. >> so this item we can open up

for public comment. seeing none come forward we will close public comment. and i am very excited about moving forward and getting a fresh start to the search so thank you for joining us in that effort. our next item please. >> instruction of new items. this is information item. >> colleagues any comment? public comment is now open. we will close public comment. next item. >> number five public comment. >> this is general public comment. seeing none one for public comment. we will close public comment. our next item. >> item six adjournment. >> thank you very much. colleagues, we are adjourned

>> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of

those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake.

the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later.

on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be the nucleus that would host the city. and san francisco gave further incentive to expand the city's network. a project by way of tunnel leading into chinatown by way of north beach. in december the first streetcar was driven into the tunnel. just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928, the j line opened

heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war most of the street-car lines would be replaced with motor or trolley bus service. in 1947, the mayor recommended replacing two lines with motor coaches. and it appeared that san francisco's iconic cable cars had seen their final days. entered mrs. cluskin, the leader to save the cable cars. arguing that the cable cars were a symbol of the city, and she

entered a charter placed on the november ballot. it passed overwhelmly. the california street cable railway was purchased by the city in 1952. there were cut backs on the cable car system and in 1957 only three lines would remain. the three lines that exist today. in 1964 the cable car's future as part of california's transit system was sealed when it was proclaimed a national historic landmark. in february, 1980, muni metro were officially inaugurated. in that same year, muni received

its first fleet of buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. in 1982 when the cable car had a shut-down, they added an alternative attraction to the cars. the festival was a huge hit and would continue for the next four summers in a permanent f-line that would extend all the way to fisherman's wharf, by 2000 the f-line was in place. and in 2007 muni extended the third line to the southeast corner and returning to third street. for the first time in 60 years. in the course of last 100 years, muni's diverse workforce forged by men and women of innovation have reflected the many cultures

that flock to the city. muni's ground-breaking antidiscrimination has guaranteed equal opportunity for all. the city's policy mandates the course for the future, as they work diligently to increase options and increase multialternatives, and deduce -- reduce the carbon footprint. it continues to improve the systems. during this sen -- centennial year we reflect on the transit system. driven not >> the weekly buzz, it is the

last week of march mark your calendars because there is much to see this week in san francisco. this friday, march 29th comes to the museum for the season opening of friday night's young, each evening takes a unique scene tied in with the special exist and permanent collections, this week after hours art event changed every weeks and includes a mix of dance performance and lecture and more, walk in and experience all of the public programs for free. and after art night, come dance yourself into shape with a free outdoors zunba class, get a great work out at the sunset rec center and enjoy the great outdoors, the class begins at 11 and rsvp is required. also this sunday is a 72nd annual spring celebration and easter parade. this is not your average street far. this is fabulous with everything from roller blading, and slopes, come and join in on

the fun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and that is the weekly buzz. for more information, on anything of these events, visit us at sfgovtv.org and while you >> i'm warren corn field and we are doing a series called stay safe, we are going to talk about staying in your home after an earthquake and taking care of your pet's needs. ♪ >> here we are at the spur urban ken center and we are in this little house that was built to show what it is like in san francisco after an earthquake. we are very pleased to have with us today, pat brown from

the department of animal care and control and her friend oreo. >> hi. >> lauren. >> could you tell us what it would take after an earthquake or some other emergency when you are in your home and maybe no power or water for a little while. what it would take for you and oreo to be comfortable and safe at home. >> just as you would prepare for your own needs should an earthquake or a disaster event occur, you need to prepare for your pets. and i have brought with me today, some of the things that i have put in my disaster kit to prepare for my animal's needs to make sure that i am ready should something happen and i need to shelter at home. >> what are some of the things that people should have in their home after an earthquake or other emergency to help take care of their tasks and take care of themselves. >> i took the liberty of bringing you some examples.

it includes a first aid kit for your pet and you can also use it for yourself and extra meds for your pets. and water container that will not tip over. we have got both food, wet food and dry food for your pet. and disposable food container. and water, and your vet records. in addition, we have a collar and some toys. >> yeah. to keep oreo busy. >> he needs toys and this is san francisco being a fruity city and come on oreo. this is your dinner, it is patte style chicken dinner with our foody seen here. >> what they say now is that you should have at least a gallon of water and i think that a gallon of water is small amount, i think that maybe more like two gallons of water would be good for you and your pet.

>> does the city of animal control or any other agency help you with your pet after an emergency. >> there is a coalition of ngos, non-governmental organizations led by the department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spca. the paws group, the vet sos, pets unlimited. and we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you.

i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am go >> on december 28, 1912, san francisco mayor stared into a sea of 60,000 of constituents that gathered at geary. the berth of the first publicly owned transit system in the city, the san francisco municipal railway.