so i guess where we are is just getting our budget finalized through budget and finance committee and the board of supervisors. these are some of the deadlines that are in place, that are relevant to our budget. again assumed in our budget, and with regard to the fares the ind indexing will take place on september 1, to give us outreach and changes. i am happy to take anymore questions. >> okay. colleagues any other questions for mr. ruskin? okay. we are done with our three departments for today. we will open this up to public comment. anyone that wishes to publicly comment on items 1, 2 or 3, please come forward.

>> i filled out a card, mr. chair. gilbert krizwell. new district 8, where did the surplus go? i remember the last time that mr. riskin was here, they had a surplus. the mayor and mta have turned their backs on people living with disabilities and people with h.i.v. making us wait until after the november election, why wait, do it now. reject the mta budget, freeze them out until seniors and people with disabilities ride muni for free. until the mta and the mayor care about seniors and people with disabilities. and people living with aids and h.i.v. give us some relief now. this crisis of affordability,

this crisis of housing, this crisis of transportation has an effect on everyday citizens. this age crisis, let's talk about the give aways already given away, the google buses, gen-tech buses, sunday freebies, a revenue program for the mta that could pay for the program for seniors and those with disabilities. you want people to vote for your november ballot? why don't you give us a free ride. thank you. >> next speaker. >> morning, supervisors, thank you for having this meeting. i am a senior in disability action. in regards to the mta budget, i first want to acknowledge the

great work with riskin and the commissioners and the board. especially the board of supervisors, yee and mar and co compost, and kim. and because of the work we support the mta budget the way it is, based on all the work that is going on. especially with all the issues that came up. that affect seniors and people with disabilities. vision zero. the free muni. equity. there is a lot work that has been done. but also we support it because of the commitment that the mta commissioners that have put further to resolve some of these issues that have not been resolved yet. again the same issues i mentioned. we support it and we very looking forward and encouraged to continue this work with mta especially start, the holiday

season start when everyone is in a good mood, and work on these issues and we can move forward and provide the type of muni service, mta service we look forward to. >> thank you very much. are there any other members of the public that wish to comment on items 1, 2 and 3. seeing none. public comment is closed. supervisor mar. >> i want to thank mr. riskin and mrs. bose and martinson, for the hard work moving forward so many big items to improve our transportation system, and i know like others that the november ballot and future ballot s are critical for fundig for our transportation system. i want to applaud you and i know that you are balancing and juggling quite a bit. and i wish you luck in the labor

negotiations and i know how that impacts the overall budget as well. and in your slides you said there is 24 different bargain g ing -- bargaining units and my hope is that the employees receive something positive. and i hope that in the zero vision and walk and hope that funding for the other bus rapid systems throughout the city is a key part for the future. and like senior and disability action, as we expand free muni for younger people. that we have equity in mind to think about lower and moderate income with disabilities and seniors as well. and i know that you are working on that as well.

i thank you for presenting the budget. i have concerns like supervisor avalos but i feel that you are working in good faith to keep us informed on the moving pieces as well. thank you. >> thank you to all department heads for coming today. colleagues i suggest, i would like to entertain a motion to continue items 1, 2 and 3 to next week's meeting. just quick. before we do that, just in terms of intentions. i think that child support services, my sense that we are going to be okay with their budget. and i don't think they need to come back next week. we are going to make amendments next week to the retirement budget, and director hewitt wants to be back. and mta, we will be in touch. whether there are continued questions before we pass it out. but we will continue, and that is part of the items for next week as well, but we will be in

touch about that. can i have a motion to continue items 1, 2, 3. >> moved. >> motion and second. madam clerk, call item 4. >> item 4, resolution concurring with the controller's certification that services previously approved can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by the city and county. >> good morning, mr. chair and members of the finance committee. as we spoke to this item yesterday, there are a number of enterprise departments that have ongoing contracted services and the certification is required by the controller that it is indeed less costly to provide the services through contracted out services. rather than for civil service, and before you today is citation processing, and towing services, and paratransit services, security and shelter, transit

services for the mta. >> okay. thank you very much. and to be clear, we can't pass this out today? >> you can pass it out today, you have the public utilities commission next wednesday, however, this item has been agendaized for today, you pass it out today if you wish. >> we have not agendaized this for next week yet. colleagues any preference? i am comfortable to pass it out today unless we want to hold it over to the other departments. good, we will entertain a motion to do so. first open up to public comment. seeing no one left in the chamber. anyone else that wants to publicly comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. with that supervisor breed you want to make a motion to move item 4 forward? >> motion. >> second. >> we can take that without

objection, madam clerk, any other business in front of us? >> no, mr. chair. >> thank you, we are adjourned. [gavel]

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