even without the force of law we have opportunity to see san franciscans working on this project. >> chair nolan: anybody else on the board? director bridges, i'm sorry. >> director bridges: when doctor director heinicke's comments, we really don't have that many options, have zero options because we don't want to see the project delayed for fear of jeopardizing where we are with a federal grant. at the same time it is very disappointing that we cannot force the contractor to comply to our local laws. i would hope that in the spirit of the severn san francisco code, to see if local contractors can be hired for the jobs remaining. >> is that a motion?

>> i have a comment and a motion. i'm happy to make a motion; i am not interested in rejecting the bids. i agree that we should encourage the contractor to hire locally if possible. i think we have to keep in mind that this project is going to create future work all along the corridor. and slowing it down is not going to serve any of our businesses large or small so i really don't want to delay this. we are going to see this project drive the economy along the corridor in the city and it will create business in the city, that is what we want to see all the businesses large and small benefit and moving forward expeditiously will be the best way to see that. >> director ramos. >> director ramos: i do make sure i understand this.

the tremendous amount a funny that we are getting from the feds is such that, this is federal funding coming from washington, dc. you said the lion's share the funding, do not fall from the sky or that we paid out of our pockets, is money come from all over the country. we cannot put limitations on what we expect; theoretically everybody has paid for this project from outside of s san francisco as well. taxation without representation -- is an effort on the part of the federal government to get representation from contractors outside of the region. and because we have to take this funding to be able to complete this project is sort of a necessary compliance that we have to act in accordance with.

i want to express my support for this talk in this effort of given all of that, having the lead contractor understand the spirit, and i know from my own experience that this is not unique. this problem that we are talking about right now is not unique to this project. it happens with every federally funded project; every time a nickel of federal funding goes into any project like this it automatically opens it up for these kinds of limitations. that being said to support thinking about if we say no to this contract at this time, what happens is a project is delayed for who knows how much time in who knows for what better, if any, we will get. we talk about the economy and how it will turn around the whole corridor and everything; , every time i think about the central subway and i hear about it, i think about those folks

who are slaves to the ferry stockton. i would encourage anyone to go ahead and wash dishes in a windowless room for 10 hours, and going and stand in line and wait for crowded bus that will pass you, and have that person, or have someone tell you that we'll have to wait a few more years before anything changes; this is a transit first city, we have to move this contract forward to improve his vision that is inclusive of those writers and the community in chinatown and i will support this and vote yes in looking forward to moving this along. >> chair nolan: other directors? we have a motion and a second? all those in favor? ayes have it. ms. boomer, next item. >> item 12, to whether to conduct a close session. >> chair nolan: is there a motion?

second? all those in favor? we will not go into closed session. >> item 13, the board of directors voted unanimously to settle the huey case. >> chair nolan: all those in favor? >> secretary boomer: that concludes the business today.

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