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transportation authority. >> good morning, everyone. this is tuesday november 19, 2013, meeting of the plans and programs committee of san francisco county transportation authority. our clerk is miss erica chang. i want to thank sfgtv staffers for broadcasting us today. please call the roll. >> the clerk: breed, campos, yee, we have a quorum. >> please call item no. 1.

approval of october 8th, meeting. >> anyone would like to speak on the minutes? >> good morning, members of the board. i apologize for my accent but last time when i say that cal trans did not bear any resemblance to europe. i meant to spell bar, not bare. thank you. >> is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. i would like to make a recommendation that we correct that typo. are there any objections to that? can we approve the minutes without objection? thank you. >> miss chang, please call item 3. >> the clerk: citizens advisory report. this is a commission item. >> i apologize for my accent as

well. >> it's a richmond district accent. >> we, the transportation committee the advisory committee had two action items that are also on your agenda, items no. 5 and 8. on item no. 5, we passed that unanimously after some discussion most of which i think was positive. the bulk of the request that that item is for is for as related to the transportation effectiveness process and our chair asked whether these items would increase capacity and the answer for that from shawn kennedy, the mta staff said that would be dependent on the number of vehicles that were in service which was not a capital

cost which was not under this item. the other item we had was no. 8, that was for strategic analysis report related to regional and bike projects. we again passed that unanimously. though our agenda item asks only for $18,000. your agenda item includes and additional $25,000 for optional technical tasks. we didn't discuss that so i'm not going to speculate on whether or not we voted to approve that. that is my report. >> colleagues we are joined by commissioner london breed as well. do we have any questions? it's nice to see members of the advisory committee. thanks for being here. >> pleased to be here. >> anyone from the public would

like to speak, please come forward. mr. williams from the transit drivers union. >> good morning, chairman, mar, committee members. i just want to bring up the fact with the citizens advisory committee that there is a lot of things going on right now with transportation that need to be dealt with today and could be dealt with today with some correct funding. particularly this morning. we had a melt down in the station once again coming down market. i brought this up at the sf mta board and nobody wants to listen. if you want to keep this system flowing, one thing we found out that the eureka street tunnel is still working. if there is a meltdown at castro on down, you can bring these street cars out of the tunnel at eureka with an adjustment to the overhead wiring, maybe some adjustments going down market to accommodate the trains. what

about today? how are we going to fix the systems problems today? none of these funds, and i respect the committees report, but there is nothing to address the issues today. there are many issues today and some funding must be allocated to this process. it has to be. everybody is talking 5-30 years out. there is a plan to at least fix some of the problems today. so please. all the problems going anywhere. do the citizens really know they are not going whenever they should be going today. >> is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak? >> good morning commissioners, my name is jackie sak's. the

member of the advisory committee. as mr. larkin said this item was brought up against the cac last month and we discussed it. one thing you have to remember is that the gentleman before me talked about all the money coming out of prop k. the one thing you have to remember is that prop b after 1999 i worked on was grandfathered in prop k that i also worked on. in a couple years you have to go against the voters again to extend prop k. now, before you ask for this money now, figure out what has been done in prop k, what has not done in prop b and get the money for those items first. fix the system as it is now before you try to go on in the

future. i know you are looking ahead to this sort of thing. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. the mta board, there is no reason they ask for this money because they have a budget and they should deal with what they have got and take it from there. deal with their money first. that's what they are there for. thank you very much. >> thank you, miss sacs. and for the record the previous speaker was eric -- from the transit union. anyone else would like to speak? thank you. public comment is closed. >> next item. >> the clerk: the appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee. >> yes. by way of background, the transportation authority has an 11 member advisory

committee. item 4: recommend appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee action* attachment enclosure the authority has an eleven-member citizens advisory committee cacc. cac members serve two-year terms. per the authority's administrative code, the plans and programs committee recommends and the authority board appoints individuals to fill any cac vacancies. neither authority staff nor the cac make any recommendations on cac appointments, but we maintain an up-to-date database of applications for cac membership. a chart with information about current cac members is attached, showing ethnicity, gender, neighborhood of residence, and affiliation. there are two vacancies on the cac requiring committee action. this vacancy results from the resignation of aaron goldsmith due to relocation and the term expiration of robert switzer. we are pending confirmation whether mr. switzer wishes to seek reappointment. we are seeking a recommendation to appoint two members to the cac. an 11 member advisory committee. item 4: recommend appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee action* attachment enclosure the authority has an eleven-member citizens advisory committee cacc. cac members serve two-year terms. per the authority's administrative code, the plans and programs committee recommends and the authority board appoints individuals to fill any cac vacancies. neither authority staff nor the cac make any recommendations on cac appointments, but we maintain an up-to-date database of applications for cac membership. a chart with information about current cac members is attached, showing ethnicity, gender, neighborhood of residence, and affiliation. there are two vacancies on the cac requiring committee action. this vacancy results from the resignation of aaron goldsmith due to relocation and the term expiration of robert switzer. we are pending confirmation whether mr. switzer wishes to

seek reappointment. we are seeking a recommendation to appoint two members to the cac. n 11 member advisory committee. item 4: recommend appointment of two members to the citizens advisory committee action* attachment enclosure the authority has an eleven-member citizens advisory committee cacc. cac members serve two-year terms. per the authority's administrative code, the plans and programs committee recommends and the authority board appoints individuals to fill any cac vacancies. neither authority staff nor the cac make any recommendations on cac appointments, but we maintain an up-to-date database of applications for cac membership. a chart with information about current cac members is attached, showing ethnicity, gender, neighborhood of residence, and affiliation. there are two vacancies on the cac requiring committee action. this vacancy results from the resignation of aaron goldsmith due to relocation and the term expiration of robert switzer. we are pending confirmation whether mr. switzer wishes to seek reappointment. we are seeking a recommendation to appoint two members to the cac. >> we currently 1234 have two vacancies from resignation of district 4 and the term of the termination of mr. roberts. nr: gould is not seeking reappointment and we are checking to see if mr. gold is interest in reappointment. we have a few interested applicants. >> we can leave it open to any applicants that would like to speak. i will leave it at 2 minutes. >> hello, my name is eric rut lig, i live in district four. my background is in environmental science and geography. i will view the authorities responsibility through an environmental lens. and work with the staff and with the board to ensure that all the projects moving forward are the most environmentally sound that they can be in the way that i see it. this is a win win. oftentimes what is best for the environment is best for san francisco

residents quality of life whether it's reducing traffic congestion. i work in san francisco land trust and i work and answer questions like where we should be preserving open and developing and redeveloping land and transportation infrastructure, regionally. the last thing i would say if selected, i will work with district 4 and the authority to go back and forth. you have to act as a liaison between both of those entities and relates community concerns to the authority and also conduct outreach on behalf of the authority to the community. thank you for consideration my application. >> thank you, mr. rutlidge.

is there anyone else who would like to speak? >> good morning, everyone. my name is michelle jock. i work at the campus of city college. good transportation directly links resources to employment, tourism and resources and education for a continued development for a better development of san francisco bay area. my educational background is public administration. i had the opportunity to work with an economic development organization in the free state province of south africa with transportation issues. i'm very excited to see a true partnership with all modes of transportation that the city and surrounding areas have to offer to effectively work together. more input from the community and neighborhoods across the city is imperative when developing major transit

hubs that will affect the city. i would very much like to become a member of the san francisco county transit authority. >> please restate your name. >> michelle jock. >> is there anyone else who would like to speak? >> good morning, mr. chairman, good morning committee members. my name is jessica luney from district two. i believe the committee is looking representative from other districts, but i thought i would put in my application to be considered in the future if that's the case. i'm a patent lawyer, i work for google. i spend a lot of time on the roads in san francisco and the bay area and i believe transit is a really important problem.

i would agree with what the other applicants said about there being environmental concerns and i'm just looking for a positive way to be, to serve my community and i would like to learn more about these problems and how to solve them. this you for consideration my application. >> thank you, we'll look forward to your application. is there anyone else that would like to speak, please come forward. >> good morning, everyone. my name is daniel sizen. from district 1. basically my background is in business primarily, business economics and management strategic management. i used to live in europe for a long time. i was in madrid spain and they have a wonderful transportation system there. i moved to san francisco and i don't think that lifestyle is possible here though i think we should work

towards making something like that possible. a few months ago i started to get involved in transit and contacted everyone i should that i contacted enough people that i made myself way through a meeting and then having coffee with various people like scott wiener and others and that's how i found out about the advisory committee. my background in business, i work here in san francisco in the technique -- technology industry. with my background in business, i think i would bring more of an innovative approach and how we can increase efficiency and a more radical innovative approach. >> thank you. i think it would be great to work with you as

well. is there anyone else who would like to speak? okay. now any members of the public who would like to speak? seeing none. i know there is a recommendation from katie tang from district 4 in support of eric rutlidge, but we know we need more time. i definitely appreciate miss michelle jock's experience within city college and the public administration and the global view from work in south africa and we are looking for strong representation from all neighborhoods and diverse point of view and diverse perspectives. let me ask colleagues if they have any questions? >> thank you, i'm happy to move

forward eric rutlidge for seat no. 4 and happy to continue seat 7 by the request of supervisor. i was also very impressed by miss jacks as well. diversity is very important and it's something that we are lacking on the cac right now because it's important we have representative from all communities to talk about transit needs throughout the city. >> mr. campos? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will be supportive of that motion. i do want to acknowledge theal bear -- caliber of any applicant. i know anyone of these applicants

would do a tremendous job on this body. the way this process works, even if you are not appointed right away it's important to be in the cue because there are vacancies for a lot of reasons and it's important that people remain engaged and i want to say thank you to all the people who have expressed an interest. i think that the caliber that you see is the kind of caliber that we need to really move the agency forward and sort of outside of the box thinking. even if you don't get appointed right away, i would ask you to be patient because this process will eventually allow you to be involved. so thank you very much. >> i did want to just thank erin goldsmith and other past ca members for their work. i think eric is going to bring not only a sunset perspective but regional perspective to

this work with development without displacement. i think there is really good knowledge and especially from sat san mateo county that he will bring our neighbor to the south. i'm looking forward to working with -- eric rutlidge as well. >> i want to say something about michelle jock. i have known her for many many years. she was actually the bookkeeper for the san francisco naacp. i know she had to take off, but i think she would do a tremendous job on this body. she's used public transportation as long as i have known her and as i said that's a really long time. she's a person of her word. she's committed, whatever she decides to commit to she commits to it. i would like to see definitely some more diversity on this committee

based on this chart. definitely it's clear that we need to do a little bit more effective ouch outreach effective outreach in communities of color to make sure we are represented in different parts of san francisco and i know each member of the board usually makes a referral for each of these seats. so i want to respect supervisor yee's request to have more time and i'm happy to support the motion on the floor. >> thank you. so colleagues, we have a motion on the table. can we take that without objection? thank you. thank you everyone for coming. i look forward to working with mr. sis man and ludey as you bring your application forward.

call next item. >> the clerk: item 5: recommend allocation of $21,671,303 in prop k funds, with conditions, and $852,228 in prop aa funds, with conditions, for six requests, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedules and amendment of the relevant 5-year prioritization programs actionsf 51234 >> we have a staff report? >> good morning transportation. on behalf of transportation authority. this past month we have received four prop k allocation request for $21 million and for 5 projects. one of the memos shows the application and it gives you the brief description and the key interest to you. i will give you a brief overview of the four projects and then request the principal planner present the tep project. the first is is full allocation

request from starting page 29 of the enclosure. and with bart escalators at 7 stations and they were constructed in 1972 but not had any major rehab. prop k phase one of the rehab which was completed in may of this year. we have at 3 station. we have 17 escalators at 7 stations. including central station. we have a lot of construction for the escalators. we have 28 escalators for future rehab including two at the portal which are in pretty good condition and four in

embarcadero which requires more work. >> miss kim, mr. kim has a question? >> sure. just a question on the escalator, i often hear, by the way, i'm happy to see this as the process of the question. one of the breakdowns is exposure to environment. we need awe ning and i have seen that in a lot of countries they have been covering escalators. i'm wondering if that was part of the discussion as to the long-term of maintenance? >> i will have mta staff.