every single project listed so if somebody really wants to know what that improvement is and where it is, it will find 50 words that will tell them what it is. there's that example, there's a planned schedule for every single project so people can get a sense of when and where we'll do certain things and of course i noted the city map. we tried to do our very best to give all our users something they wanted, something they needed so they'd get a sense of what we're doing. again, last thing i want to stress is that this is frozen in time. our capital improvement program changes every month. things happen, budgets change, this is the frozen period, but it sets a baseline for us when it comes to project delivery and funding. it gives us a sense of how to improve ourselves. with that, we are here to ask for your approval. >> thank you very much. members of the public. >> one person has indicated an

interest. herbert winer. >> herbert winer. some major concerns. i notice that the capital improvement project has the addition of vehicles to the fleet. these are basically replacements, but what you really need is a net increase in the amount oaf vehicles in the fleet. the city is growing in population. ridersship is growing in demand. i mean, continue to have the same amount of vehicles present, you're not really responding to public need, which is the responsibility of this agency. you need to make that the top priority. i don't get a sense of this in this capital improvement project. public transportation is really in desperate need. it is bad. the public doesn't like it. riders are angry. i don't care about the survey. it was probably taken with

people who are friendly to mta. you've got to increase the net amount of vehicles in a fleet. the other thing is the build outs. they cost $300,000 to put in. that could certainly be used for vehicles. and another thing for the widening of the sidewalks. i took a look at it on castro, it's an absolute monstrosity. you're going to widen the sidewalk, get a bottleneck in traffic, cause bunch up in traffic. i realize there are people in public who hate cars. there's an anti car culture in the city, but the thing is people still drive them. you have to stop this problem of congestion and this plan doesn't make way for that. in fact, it's [inaudible]. so the money is there, you have to re-examine your priorities, especially with the increase of

coaches for public transportation. that should be the first aim of this agency. thank you. >> thank you. mr. e, question? >> i didn't see anything. is there anything in here funding for cal trains [inaudible]. >> there is not specifically because it doesn't flow through our capital program, but there are planned funds for that specific project, both through the transit and district plan so we don't place it in here because it's not a project we're specifically delivering. there's funding there and then funding as part of transportation 2030, part of that overall plan. there would be -- some of those funds could be used for that project. >> the balance for the funds for our $60 million commitment that each county made towards electrify case is one of the uses addressed.

>> thank you. [inaudible] and it really shows and i look forward to [inaudible]. >> thank you, thank you. fantastic report. i think it's been so helpful for this board and i assume helpful for members of the community to see how this has all been building on itself and coming together. i feel we've had a lot of presentation so i feel like it's -- it's just an amazing amount of information. i'm pleased to note that i saw my own picture on the bottom of page 139 so i made it through that far. i assume there's a picture of everybody else in there. i have no specific questions, but i want to thank you for all the work done on this and i know there was a tremendous round of community outreach on this and it really reflects very well on the agency. to your point, there are not a

lot of people here to ask questions or make requests for further consideration so i'm going to be happy to motion to approve. >> is there a second. >> second. >> any further discussion. director ram rachl >> i want to point out, i compliment the staff for such a great job. i'm proud and privileged to be a part of. in some of the language in the report itself it talks about how these projects will result in improvement to efficiency, which i think is critical. people are left to their own assumptions and i think it's an angle that we've missed and

have caused some concern in some of the community with respect to how this appeals to people who are trying to advantage equity goals. i think that this plan does do that. i would love some points that -- some pieces of the plan i could point to demonstrate that as look, this isn't just my idea or imagination, this is actually real. apart from that i think it's fantastic and applaud staff and happy to move this forward. >> we have a motion and second i think, right? any further discussion. all in favor, i. opposed. [inaudible]. can we have a motion to go to closed session. >> let's do that. >> second? >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> okay. short break before we >> back to open session.

the with the city attorney the board decided to settle both cases. we took no action. there was no discussion of anticipated litigation. to disclose or not disclose -- >> motion to not disclose. >> all in favor, say i. motion [inaudible]. we are adjourned. thank you all. so san francisc business week we've been doing it for 10 years about inspiring

and educating and connecting small business week to have them thrive aim leslie the co-chair of small business week along with the small business week commission steve adams and together we've been involved for since its inception and it's really about being for impressive and more resources full to and we're going looking forward to today and this is special, in fact, the top ranked part of small business week a day you'll get great information and interaction and to join me to kickoff the conventional is the executive director for the city and county of san francisco regina. (clapping.) >> thank you leslie this year's

theme to small businesses they're the vitality no our corridors and neighborhood and shape our community. the small business convention has became the most popular of offering during the week and this year we're featuring free educational and inspirational workshops success panels and a procurement panel in expo. the last session ends up at 430 are a reception overland it's hosted by a hardworking committee including our honorary mayor ed lee. mark convincing the district many of the for small business administration and emily from behalf it compromised of the team tom and marlow and hannah

and kathleen bustling and the san francisco chamber of commerce and leslie and karen. the renaissance center and the san francisco development alliance and sharon miller and the district organization henry and the golden gate association sf entrepreneurs and the san francisco african-american chamber of commerce and sf city jeremy and adams and alison now, it's my direct pleasure to introduce to you, your presenting sponsor bank of america for this year's small business week bank of america small business regional executive on the west coast is emily emily i'd like to invite

you up >> good morning it's a real pleasure to be here and small business week is is an exciting week for all of us we're thrilled to go be the presenting sponsor we understand power and significance of small business tloos across to city and really exciting to celebrate the entrepreneur spirit behaving has a long his in san francisco over a one hundred years no california and our founder opened the doors of the bank of italy in 2004 and came bank of america in the 1930s since then a lot of influence we've had and participation with the city to build it to what it is today. we were part of the funding the

governmental and golden gate park and the funding the renovation at the ferry building we are on the ground individually helping people person to person making their financial lives better everyday. the heritage commitment lives on through the floifb work and the effort we have everyday working with small property owners hocking to help them and mayor ed lee has helped to support the small business community and encourage entrepreneurship like sunday streets that's the most popular open street project in the united states this increases the foot traffic to the small businesses see more business everyday and last year with the

help of the white house they brought silicon valley to the public it be tangibles programs concluding health care and open government and transparency and finishing. during the small business week 2013 they announced the loan fund that made $12 million available to support small businesses boost the local economy and create jobs. the merging business loan program extends fund to institutions it focuses on lending to the entrepreneurs and growing industries like manufacturing and apparel and industry sector to create jobs for local folks. in this city small property owners have a terrific

opportunity and and team bank of america loortdz to our continued work with the mayor in partnership and support of the local enclosures please join me in welcoming mayor ed lee (clapping.) thank you for that introduce emily good morning, everyone what a great time to be in san francisco weather wise my economy wise i've been thinking about the loiter seeing if i could win the loiter but one of the reasons if i could dream about that winning that i'll spend all the money in san francisco because we have such a rich con gorgs of businesses of people making things in 0 san francisco i couldn't think of spending it anywhere outside of

the great city that's what i think about spending it all in the city. well, i, you know, not everyone ca can working for the city and county of san francisco go that's on the mind as i close out the 27 contracts and balance a budget hopefully in the next two weeks to wrap up but i see why this city is so attractive because today wife got 65 small businesses in san francisco. they compromises over 2 hundred and thirty thousand people for jobs that's the reason they compromises all the businesses in the city so those conferences there's a statistical appreciation but ufo our strong economy is reflected in the small businesses. while everybody doount do not

want to be an employee the strength of combrifrp is strong and there are so many reasons why one of the reasons great 23i7b8 institutions bank of america thank you for your sponsoring for this great convention and wells fargo thank you for supporting today's event and thank you to detests for the square for the flavors and all of you who are succeeding our are supporting the others a that's a story it continues to resonate throughout the rest of the country businesses helping other businesses and helping our community. i've added a number of things to my busy i didn't agenda on a weekly basis every tuesday, i visit is a business in the city and talk to the ceo and cfos and people working with the businesses but get to talk to

the employees and find out what's attractive and try to meet the challenges and usually it's about transportation or schools now those days it's about the price of housing and building more housing thaitsdz that's where we generate our ideas i added to that meeting not because i want to get out of city hall but on fridays now i've added an hour to get to go to the commercial corridors of the city and walk and feel what people are doing and stick my head into the local restaurant and the eyes cream particularly that takes along or the local toy stores and futile iowa we can do. and listening to them and talk with them and react with all the

policy decisions with regina and others tisk with our economic development office and awe our small business programs and those ideas turn into immediate reality so we create 1, 2, 3 license ability where small business can get our licenses or permits quickly we're going to open a single portal for small businesses that wyoming want to have one place to go rather than stand in line for different permits and attitudes we'll have >> prayer by the chaplain. >> that online and open 24246 so 7 so entrepreneurs in our pa gambles can do thing. but there's also things that are big picture things i'm glad to see the gentleman helping me to

really out a new business tax system in the next 4 years we've done it will help with the talking to the small business county and see whether an outside tax will help the city small businesses weighed in we know our new business tax will support the small businesses in the city and we'll do more along with our assessors office we've got loans and grant we're matching them up with our 12krik9d captains and mrovs to make sure the corridors are safe and we've got neighborhood grants that are visiting in the programs that are working hard to get out there. it's no longer in any estimation about money known e money it

around the city there really is harnessing that in ways to help people succeed and get the jobs. i'm going to thank the small businesses and large ones you're helping us with jobs helping me so much we can go out and tell the folks how about a paying summer job 7 thousands of them we did that saturday to help small businesses and we're going to have a big meeting with all the businesses and they'll be raising their hands over a question who helped you get our first job and all you have so to do is send the lovely thirty seconds someone helped you, you to get our jobs for the recreational managers and institutions. as we relive that i hope to create another generation of

kids that appreciate how when i become conceive you taller than and help accountability pr this is the culture of san francisco this is why i came in and decided to live and sacrificed my golf free speech to be the mayor of san francisco. but it is more than a dream it's visiting in each other this is what small businesses do they ask for help and invest in others help and this is the huge kwenlz that come to the town the big conventions don't want to ride the cable cars they're asking where are the real neighborhoods in san francisco y where can i go out and see thing and experience things that are very strong in our neighborhoods because they're coming from

places it's a lot of vanilla the same thing over and over but they want to see the cultures and that's why we have 25 neighborhoods we're investing in. i'm proud this welcome to announce our small business honorees and you'll see the diversity when i go through the names the sushi and the automobile repair shaping shop that is changing the shops in the past the has a valley and the hampton creek foods talk about a new maine nasal egging free and the electric bike super store the triple 52 do brewery

and, of course, i added in matt restore their special in our city their pete's are a that was started by two deaf business leaders that are taking orders because of the technology and the ability of the blending the technology with their small business they're taking live orders in their restaurant and their entire staff is deaf. so those are stories that others are going to tell over and over again, the diversity of the city this is how we're successful and those continue to draw the biggest conventions around the world to come to san francisco and see how the businesses are helping us and, of course, they're helping government as well. so again, this is a way of me saying thank you to all of you working together you, you know,

we've got sf made and i can't leave the stage without thanking mark and katie they're leading some 4 thousand people in sf merchandising and working with the small business community saying we can give back to great manufacturing and the offer lay that's happening there. they petroleum pump in 3 hundred and 95 thousand dollars a year gas station to the small business week and to the partnership with s b.a. you and part of the entire obama administration set the tone for the country and next year i get the privilege and honor of hosting the conventional of mayors in san francisco 2015, 3

thousand mayors and we're going to add 3 thousand mayors around the world to the convention to come to san francisco to create jobs and maintain good requirements and help our kids and create jobs and keep our city safe all of this is part of a whole network of relationships and the ones that know how to create the relationships are the ones in business that's how you survive and succeed in the city with that, take the opportunity the proclamation that signals that small business in the city and regina please accept this and to all you have who you are part of this great week thank you very much

test. >> so before we get started today just a couple of announcements we'll ask you turn off any sound producing days and we'll also ask you take any secondary conversations out into the hauling