and muni is at the top of the list. i just want to say that i endorse the free fairs for the seniors and the sdabltd r disabled. the seniors are hurting due to the low interest rates at the banks and you should do that. and increase the fairs on the f line they deserve to be charged more for the privilege that would bring in a lot of revenue and help a lot of other things on muni. it's a pleasure to be here >> thank you happy birthday (calling names). >> good afternoon mr. jones.

>> yes. dennis jones i'm a resident i'm qualified to say that you've forced me to get off my rear end. this is a totally inadequate forum for you to get the kind of feedback you deserve to make this budget look like somethings that's reflective of having in depth discussions with automotive of the sentences. having said that i obtain to the 12 and a half percent for seniors. i don't know if any of you are on a fixed income but building in san francisco is a real trial and i have no intention of moving out of san francisco to involve the problem. the environment and a quality of

life in san francisco has been badly implicated over the last 5 years the city has transferred all kinds of expenses to us one you've put an application fee for the renewal of applications my derivative and house hadn't moved and my need for a red zone is not increased to safely get out of my garage. i don't see any forum to address those two minutes today is totally inadequate for anybody to give real >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> . (calling names) >> good morning, everyone. are i wanted to thank the procedure for the free muni

pilot program folks who are struggling with the high cost of living in san francisco right now. i hope you get the opportunity to hear more about the budget analyst report that was released today but regardless of which number you look at it's clear this program benefits a reasonable cost and we hope you can extend it and make if permanent. one the limitation is it self-extend to 8-year-old students their all of a sudden hit with a high adult fair. we're hoping you will include 18 years old in your program. we hope with the proposed new funding sources heading to

ballot on the fall we'll hope you'll help the seniors and extending free muni to seniors and hopefully interested in more investments in service and prosperity maintenance so the busses we rely on become more reliable >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. i'm tennessee 200 in a i'm a first year constitute. i'm happy you approved the low fees in san francisco. i want to share my expense as a 18-year-old in high school we paid $0.75 and it was hard to a

find $2 or anymore to get home. there's a lot of success in the program and a lot of my friends in high school love the program, however, my friends when are seniors want to know why are those fairs include for 18-years old. >> hi, everyone thank you very much for your support and the pilot program for the youth. i'm teresa and i work with the youth. it's been beautiful to be able to for youth to be able to have the opportunity to get a pass and not have to worry about getting to school. you're going you as the city

built by working class families because of the dwindling families because of the planning decisions made by the city i urge you mta to have those families in mind when you're thinking about raising fees and thinking about those cab drivers i think we're happy to be able to have this forum to continue to support of the foundation of what has made this city a great city to be born and raised in and live in. and really want to extend the muni for 18 years old they turn 189 in january and february and they get on the bus and it self-work anywhere they're still in high school, you know, so how do we continue to support

students to thrive in our city hall system even though their 18 and still in high school. thank you for your support >> >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. >> i work at the center i spent a lot of time working with the staff to get the pilot off the ground to have thirty thousand kids in evenly rolled. for a lot of my students i literally after meeting with them i give them nickels and dimes and their structuring their dollars to get to school and we want to see this so students can still got to city hall because being slapped with

$66 fair is not reasonable for high school students and free muni for seniors i think in san francisco with the affordability crisis it's seeing seniors on fixed incomes there being a hit so we're hoping to see other pedestrian safety programs >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> thank you all for your work on the budget and walk first. i know we have a real crisis on our hands and i know i'm sure you're aware of 11 pedestrians died in 10 weeks over the last 2 and a half most. the budget proposal right now

included 13 million a year for the next 5 years that's less than we spend treating pedestrian treating folks in the hospital. i really applaud you foyer adapting vision zero a couple weeks ago. it puts safety first in our transportation system and in order to actually lists or realize those benefits and actively protect our residents on foot that includes everybody we're going to have to implement the pedestrian strategy. we worked really hard and your staff has done an that amazing job in developing the walk first strategy it calls for a 50 percent reduction when it's

pledged right now it would take $115 million a year and we're seeing an average of 13 million a year pedestrian safety can be done in many ways but the $68 million is not close are p so reconsider where pedestrian safety sits within the budget and how we can improve project delivery and get those promotions in the ground quickly. we're looking forward it that and we also support free muni first >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. good afternoon. i'm jerry iron brown with power. we said at the start of the muni campaign it was a pro buses and pro transit campaign we're we

feel the sentiment ripping out atkins and the cultural on the bus is different. we're talking to middle school students and why choose transit and incorporating the climate conditions so in that way it's been one of the most successful programs and kwlaksz a small investments we've helped over thirty thousand families and the correction for youth is key and people are implicated by that and shifting that is essential. in general we like the direction the mta board is going and looking at boarder sections like disabled and the seniors disability and really standing with us on free muni for youth as we're getting bus drivers organized we want to among those

progressive decisions. but we want to say in particular our priority is including 18 years old. are we're going to be bringing a lot of youth to the next meeting and we're to bring them a 4 o'clock when school is over >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> those are the last folks. >> hi, i'm from power and i work with a lot of families in our community and bayview and mission mainly and also i want to thank you for this amazing promising program really it's a program that shows how when the community comes together and gives priority to the most important things we have success. as you can see it wasn't increasing in the process it was really, really good. our youth don't have to be

afraid anymore to go to school they just go and it's a big difference for our working families that are struggling really, really hard in order to keep here in the city and the other thing we really want to encourage you to include the 18-year-old youths. i know it is the right decision to support our communities that need the most. and also it's a big go - improve the transportation where your communities use the most like mission bay like muni to go anywhere they need. thank you and also it's a great idea amazing idea to include adults and people with disabilities this is an amazing example when people and communities get together.

we can be really good for our people. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please (calling names) and a good afternoon. >> herbert weaning. i really protest the increased in the muni fair to $2.25 they should be paying us for riding muni. i could support it on one condition the mta director make up the difference out of their pockets between the $2 and $2.25 credence. overlook question i have is what about the edition of the fleet is there another total edition to the fleet. there is a zero-sum solution your addressing buses to the main run and delegating them

from the neighborhoods it's more of the same and more expensive to us and it's going to be to the detriment of the public. i don't like paying higher fees to it and no, thank you to this please. >> colleagues, any questions or comments? . last speaker berry toronto >> hi, good afternoon. i don't want to be the last one to get the last word. anyway, i'm here bus i want to address several issues first, i think it's important to eliminate the meters on sunday and the staff should do better enforcement in the latter afternoons. i see thousands of parking violations that interfere with

munoz ability in the evening to react quickly that when i reported a taxi violation it took 4 two minutes to get to the taxi zone to issue a violation i called it in at 7 o'clock and it took moo minutes i always changed my behavior on sundays i don't go out and eat anywhere on sunday's until after 6 o'clock at night people are getting tickets but they say i'm going to spend money. until the rest of the bay area is issued violations you should

focus on the violations t interfere with muni. we're not getting the information of the accountability that is helping to cab drivers there's millions of app based ride services interfering with our ability to do our jobs google is blocking our cabstand and that's not employment. make them piano pay us for pickup and drop of or charge them a lot of - >> anyone else wants to address the board. first of all, i want to thank you for your report. it's a good fouling follow-up from the february 4th meeting and to folks who that this is the only opportunity to weigh in on this this is not. >> for the t e p we're having

meeting in every supervisorial district but also budget town hall meetings the slides weren't working but it will be posted on our website there's tall town hall meetings and other ways through contacting us dribble for feedback through the public. >> i know we're here to hear from the public. one of the issues to the members of the board i personally want to know about how it would be administered and from the difference of the cable car line that's quite a large jump you've heard from several folks who worked at fisherman's wharf but i'd like to know more about it. i couldn't agree more with the hope and goals we could possibly

do free muni with protecting persons and seniors. every time i ride the bus how many people on this who could be a real help for them. other members of board questions or comments >> thank you, chairman nolan i'm particularly interested in changing the price of the f line. anytime i ride that it's like riding from a museum we employ people to quiche it in beautiful conditions it's a work of art and i think it's an idea worth imploring. i want to address or look at the idea of making the free muni for the low commuters permanent that point when your 8 and still in

school some of us who turned 18 before i got out of high school i have a birthday in february i turned 18 when i was in high school i like to be able to see that made permanent. and i think that at this point the only other thing i think it worth pursing if director heinecke was here he'd obeying be talking about the cash fair and the addressing the cash fair issue. we're getting to a place we're moving so many people we need to be more efficient and some soft of an initiative. mr. the gentleman's letter the nuance of the increases much more easily through a card is

good so thank you >> i'd like to hear more from the public to hear more public input. >> okay. just two other things there are a couple of big unknowns here that are put in here by hopefully the ballot issues but also the employee negotiations i'd like to know more about the citywide and the agency itself. >> unfortunately, the way the timelines are set up in the chart we won't complete negotiations before you need to adapt a budget so we'll be taking every opportunity we can to up to date you on process of the negotiationss but not ultimately will we know what

they cost and the budget impact. we have this last time around we had to make some adjustments after the fact we know one-on-one of the things to consider to what extent do we hold money back in the program motorbikes that we expect might be needed but the timing is such this is known after we submit our budget >> it will be helpful h helpful and we've got meetings scheduled. if this happens this has happened what are the choices within that depending upon the amount of money we're talking about. in the city >> sure. >> anything else to come before the board. >> no mr. speaker, item 12 is

to conduct a closed session. >> okay going into closed session all in discussion okay.. mr. chairman the mta board of directors met in closed session to discussing discuss keeping you informed supple and the board of directors voted to smelt the case and there was no anticipated litigation and directors that would be appropriate to disclose or not includes close >> not disclose. all in favor, say i. opposed? directors that concludes the business. we'll begin the meeting we'll adjourn in memory the stu smith

>> thank you all. thank you, mr. chairman