conditions i have a couple of pictures. those are some of the pictures a little bit farther back we're looking at one of the main gir derz for the support beams and closing in on the conditions. is conditions we're looking at is a cracked main underage for the structure this crack has been growing for years we've been mortd it and it is cracked now all the way through putting us in a position to lower the load and activate an emergency repair. additionally as this happened a decrease in the traffic in the area we've had a critical defamation in the crack where the web the main center portion of the beam is bending out of

plain and it's a failure mechanism and it will continue if not addressed. so eave completed our emergency inspections based on this condition and have a r5ir7 designed the board issued a state of emergency we issued a state of emergency contract they've been fabricated has we speak and once the repairs are in placed currently, the traffic is 10 miles per hour then we'll be able to get traffic up to thirty miles per hour and we'll taking a hit of 4 to 2 minutes from the train this is a

temporary fix and it is showing of the overall condition of the structure we need to move forward quickly with the replacement project. which is bringing us to the vacation requests the portion for today. and then that walk from here it moves into details we're sharing with our board with the timeline. if there are any questions regarding the technical position i'll field them out >> colleagues, any questions. >> no questions. >> thank you very much. >> mr. chair i'd like to bring i bring opening up one more presentation from the sfmta.

>> good afternoon. i'm with the transportation authority. i'll provide some brief context as john updyke showed previously this fits in with a larger he set of projects. the impetus behind the replacement aside from the condition of the bridge the impetus is an effort to replace it in such a way it that facilitate a oakdale station. so we've been working and the transportation authority board approved in july of last year an option after we considered a number of orpgsz to facilitate the bridge and the local access through the area. the option was the replacement

of the caltrain bridge it is shown with the circle. the station is the orange portion so the objective was to accommodate further proofrmz and the option that was selected in last july to do that is the bedroom it closess the vacation before you today that will be before the board tooth and coordinated with a new student city called the connection our that will provide local access through the ear. that's a little bit of context we were looking for the la county of the futuristic station so as caltrain is moving forward with the replacement of this bridge we're working with the dpw and the planning department

on design and environmental contemporaneous for the connect our road with caltrain and with the further construction timeline of that. so given the board immediate then ever need to replace the bridge we're going to bring in the construction of the connect our road immediately behind the bridge so the timeline is it will be under construction beginning in the spring and completed in the fall and then dpw will construct the connect our road in the fall of next year and taking 6 months. that's the overall context and we've gone through a long community process to make sure we're meeting all the sometimes previously competing but hopefully, this is the solution that brings the need to replace the bridge and access to the

area and the need for the future station to be able to happen. with that i'll be happy to answer any questions >> okay. seeing none mr. chair, i want to give comments. >> that i public comment on item 2. (calling names) >> and that's the only card i have so if anyone else wants to speak please step forward. >> i'd like to go over briefly what has happened in prop krngs of the old station. in 2004 the consultants engaged the community and lapped on a beautiful station design

including the circulation of bikes and pedestrians in particular. one of the key points there was an opportunity to fund a station under the pass through the bridge replacement. then in 2008, prop one a passed and things went south pr in 2009 san francisco was innovated with the so-called rail corridor program. the cdc was directed to defund the queen bridge replacements because the station and pass was going to be replaced with an embankment. in the time swap the formula would the full bridges in san mateo this work was completed in 2012 and fast-forward to 2014 and the spending an additional $13 million for the exact 4

bridges because the city of san mateo wants the tracks so if you want to go go ahead with accident legislation first of all, the pets can't cross and the viebltd felt old caltrain station from the transportation alliance will be severely commodity and in closing it's time to say enough to have the city evaluate the option >> thank you. any thomas on thomd seeing none, public comment is closed. >> sorry i didn't mean to impede on your public comment and thank you for the account for the last 10 years. so you you've heard in the report there's an urgency to get the bridge repaired and i request ask for your support for

the overall resolution and amendments >> great. thank you. colleagues supervisor cowen has submitted some amendments to item 2. can i have a motion to adapt those amendments >> so moved. >> we'll take that without objection. and to the full board with positive recommendation. >> we'll we'll take that without objection. >> okay mraild madam clerk, any other business before this commission? there's no further business. >> then we're adjourned

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may first thank you for jefferson city us for the celebration of asian pacific it's the international looibd to celebrate of the success around the world and may first, it the the state of hawaii with this we have a special, special hawaii culture and the asian panicking american heritage thank you for american ails for the hawaiian airlines thanks to hawaiian airlines. i know that ms. sue thank you. >> happy day. we're going to go around and you know the other neighborhoods.

let's go back to the business of 14rg9 the business we have is telling the truth year in the city and county of san francisco many of you know apa heritage is at the national celebration started in 1978 around the country a lot of countries celebrate by in 1995 we celebrate a special time of the year with the apa family to come together and have our own celebration and get to know each other a little bit better we are troud from 2005 on we're celebrating our tenth year. we're excited it's not easy to start a new tradition we're happy this new tradition is here to stay. i was informed and received a text message that mei was in

city hall earlier but had to rush to a medical appointment nothing serious but we're happy to have our past, present supervisor david chiu to welcome asian heritage month >> aloha. >> and happy mayday and lay day i want to thank you for coming to be part of my favorite moments when is the kickoff of apa i was talking about to comparing canning carman chiu in 2008, there was only one asian medical examiner now i'm honored to serve with 5 of us representing the diversity of our city with an asian-american

mayor we've come a long way and may is wonderful to celebrate our east ailing o to our filipino community to our asian pacific islander community we celebrate our history from one hundred and 60 years ago to this past year to the generations of immigrants and celebrate the leadership if from our developments government and private sector. thank you to someone who's been structural to our tenth anniversary ms. chang thank you for your work (clapping) and claudine thank you four doing it for another 10 years. okay. we're continually recruiting for the leadership i also want to thank the corporate

sponsors our heritage champions wells fargo and target and this academy of the art university let's give it up for our corporate sponsors those companies know that our city you are country and workforce is only as strong as our diversity leadership without further ado, i want to kick it over to claudine but my colleagues are going to say something we look forward to many parts my celebrations and implicit a much needed and much we'll say that over and over again, thank you and have a great afternoon >> i see that supervisor tang

is here. >> thank you (clapping). >> thank you, everyone and thanks i want to emotional president chiu sponsor to the corporate sponsors and, of course, claudine chang i was look at the president jimmy carter'sers proclamations issued in 1979 i read it and it brought me back to how far we've come long he said we have not unfortunately appreciated all the talent of the asian-american until your ignition a nationaltion laws were directed against and during world war ii our jaiments were treated with

superstition yet from china to korea and the philippines continue to look another american for hope and freedom and my parents saw that as well and many of your parents saw the opportunity during american so really today, i'm hoerpd eastbound here today how do you plead further we've got to go and 10 years and one hundred years from now. thank you for joining us in celebrating >> and carmen chow assessor (clapping.) thank you. good afternoon. i'm happy to be here at the ap organization kickoff again, i know that david mentioned his thanks to the organizing committee but thanks to claudine and france and rose chang who have been part of the committee

this is the tenth year to celebrate the apa heritage day at city hall if not for you all your hard work we wouldn't be as successful i want to thank all the sponsors who have sponsored countless events. this is an important event to revoke the leader that are here and the contributions of the today's leader by all up and coming it's important to know that our history is being reported everyday the actions where you're a new emerging leader you all help to create that apa heritage history we're proud of. i want to thank all the folks who support the community and all the sponsors and leaders who take n this upon users and, of course, wherewith are we today

we've got a board president who's been a president for 3 years so thank you defied for picking up that mantel (clapping). we have a wonderful mayor he'll express his regrets for not being here and, of course, katie chang who took the time to research jim write carter's work she is a great leader and i'm happy to be here to kickoff this event. thank you claudine (clapping.) thank you carmen. so for 10 years now this effort, of course, is supported by the mayor of the city and the board

of supervisors and all the agencies that are very, very supportive to we want to thank our businesses and you community sponsors we couldn't you pull off the ceremony but through the month of may look for our ad on muni buses their distinguished looking. this is the image of this this is the reflection of the day it's here for vicky watchings team it's a very special thing for our anniversary so look at the buses. we want to thank our sponsors for mcthis happen we normally go avenue by the time but since this the the tenth anniversary i want to call up first, the one

company that was here since 2005 this wasn't easy to convince someone the first year we're goor for it the community actually want to do this thank you wells fargo bank. here's our sponsors to say so few words >> good morning lots of important celebrations welcome to the apa heritage this is a celebration for all especially in the supply like san francisco that's the beacon for the nation we celebrate black history month and we celebrate this as claudine said wells fargo has been here for the last 10 years they understand the market in terms of our history and wells fargo has been connected to the

xhintd communities from the beginning whether we started one hundred and 50 years ago testifying against the china's e chiropractors - inclusivey act the asians are part of our history we want to thank claudine and our elected officials for the last ten years of work setting up a celebration so folks from my generation can live in a city we anticipate so thank you (clapping.) >> thank you wells fargo and mark. maybe we should go back toal bat out of hell bet the academy of art the president is here with

us today she was a judge for our awards last year and have done magnificent work dr. stevens (clapping.) thank you claudine and good morning it's a privilege to be here. the academy of art university is proud to extort or support the apa heritage month we've been proud supporters for the past 5 years and proud to be i realized we've supported 50 percent. so for some of you who don't know the academy the academy of the art university is a fabric of san francisco since 1929 i'm a native and my grandfather what a fine arts painter. i grew up with some of his

artists and close friends one was a famous chinese watercolor it. i remember going to honks congress and don was 85 got up everyday and painted i influenced the academy from his foundation. added various times we were renters in chinatown so we feel a strong connection with san francisco. and the asian heritage in san francisco. for over 80 years our mission and commitment to art education s has not wavered i'm third generations i've stayed true to the design. the academy provides equal access and opportunity for those who want to achieve successful

careers we've expanded to music and the academy their educating the students with the skills to be successful. we believe those creative industries will fill the innovative economic in the 21st century. the vast face pace world is driven by technology, innovation and creativity. and the hand of artists touches virtual everything we think of the clocks the cars you drive the bibles the movie you see and architecture and iphones and i tunes and web designs and game designs. accident creative market place expands the 0 globe and asian-americans are in the

forefront of that and equally true within the university. from time to time i find it hard to believe that people still say gee the academy has to some asian students i say maybe but the asian students they set the standards at our school they're the best students we're proud over 25 percent of our students identify themselves as either asian or asian-american. we like to think that you are school reflects the community i believe it does having been born her and lived here for the last probably 35 years. so it's a pleasure to be here i hope i have not spoken two long. thank you (clapping) >> thank you. i saw that

supervisor mar has arrived. >> i've been at every one of these for 10 years it's wonderful i think one of the key expressive with regards is units all the asian pacific islander groups antonio as a chinese-american i benefit from not only knowing the heritage but the asian pacific islanders and many other. i want to thank dr. from the academy because their promoting creativity and innovation. i know as a former market study teacher many of our educational institutions are cranking out the young leaders because it's the creativity and innovation and sticking your neck out

advances our community. thank you very much to the awards go up for choosing the great honorees but 10 years congratulations and thank you for vans the asian-american community and it promotes the brighter future and innovation for all of us. thank you claudine (clapping) >> thank you, eric. i want to introduce mark representing at market the chairperson of the board of the ap organization heritage board for nonprofits trying to raise money and support all the activities. mark >> thank you, everyone (clapping) pleasure to be here not only do i serve as the recreationalation agent for at&t as the chairman

of the board of the civic american heritage foundation it's a privilege to be the chair but san francisco we don't need the federal government to announce the heritage of asian-americans we do that 3 hundred and 65 days a year and if i could just for one moment shift from my at role i'd like to ask our folks to obtain standing so thank you. i all for your hard work. i hope everyone lee will come out on may 5 it's a pleasure to be the honoring the