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nonprofit partners in an absolutely essential part of the work and the services we provide and help provide as a city. with that said, what does make me uncomfortable about the resolution it is lesbian the nicaragua substance whether to the some point in this year we should do a cost of living adjustment it's more about the fact we just adapted our budget the mayor signed it i can't remember last week he signed is and the resolution was introduced i guess the same and it strikes me as uncomfortable we guess through a budget process through the difficulties of a budget analyst report progress making the difficult choices and right as we are approving the budget doing a
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supplemental i understand the desire to had had supplemental but i i don't like the precedent that it sets. that's not to say you know what might happen if this comes down as a supplemental over the course of the year we'll take that when it and if it comes. i'll say this to those aclu and other nonprofits one of the challenges we had this year as also in the context of the budget we have a very limit set of funds to work with when the budget comes to the board and it's the way the system is set up the mayor has a lot more latitude in terms of the budget so the budget came to us we had the revenue for our nonprofits
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partners were larger than i've ever seen them there enormous merit to the transportation and the youth and so forth so it put us in a position where we want to fund as much of that as we can and having to choose between increasing services and the cost of doing business adjustments. i think this year particularly given the size of many of those apps the board went with enhancing the services so i was hopefully in the future the more organized we can have in terms of the increased nonprofit funding the services as well as the cost of doing business is helpful we want to do right by our nonprofit partners but today i'll not be supporting this
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resolution >> supervisor mar. thank you >> i'll be supporting in measure and thanks to supervisor campos for bringing this forward. several meetings ago we were confronted with protester who gave compelling arguments in 2007 and 8 the second class status for the nonprofit workers it's a clear devised of the wealth and increasing the wealthy gap in our city this is the least we can do to prioritize the commitment of the hard working in time workers in the city if maybe uncomfortable since we've golden gone through the budget process as supervisor wiener said but it's our job to
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comfortable the afflicted so if the in time sectors has not been receiving the benefits we need to help those who are being pushed out of the city and we've heard from the african-american who are being pushed out of the city i worked in the nonprofit sector for decades basically and, that when you can't even put maintain on the table to feed our family we have to consider that so i'm supportive of comfortably the awe neglected as supervisor campos as laid out i wanted to thank my former union aclu not only for themselves and their workers but for the hard working staff >> supervisor farrell. >> colleagues i'll be brief on the merits people mentioned i don't think anyone in the room
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doesn't support the continued and last year, we passed out an increase for the nonprofit i felt compelled to speak with my men and women colleagues it is the precedent setting and a half i hope this self-become something we do every year with the intent to supplement down the road i understand why we're here tonight but understanding where we are and look forward to putting this behind us. >> my further discussion. roll call vote and on item 65 marry supervisor mar. supervisor tang no. supervisor wiener. no. supervisor yee.
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supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. no. supervisor campos. president chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. no. supervisor kim. there are 7 i's and 4 nos per the resolution it adapted and madam clerk could you read our end memoriams. today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals on behalf of of the president chiu ms. jane kim write and supervisor kim for the late mr. mark anthony >> with that, i want to thank sfgovtv for their coverage with mel and tholg and with that colleagues wish everyone a wonderful recess and next open september 2nd michelle's. there's no further business.
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. ladies and gentlemen, we're adjourned. please give it up fo teacher of the year (clapping) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're really excited about the leadership in san francisco there's no doubling doubt he's serious about public education please join me that welcoming
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mayor ed lee. this pick is part of an overall appreciation for the best school district in the country san francisco (clapping) in the morning a competition between us and oakland or san jose but how we're going to utilize audio innovation center to produce the best educated and compassionate kids that learn about life as well as arts and science and technology i know if he were to ask you you'd say thank you but i'm really representing many more of my colleagues, we know that's how you feel i'm going to ask you take it in. just take it in (laughter) >> this is about all of you. >> our first award is missing ms. marissa miller
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(clapping.) she's here from the quality elementary school. >> it's implementing a zircony model we embrace the partnership the best had a right part of working with my students the second i get there i'm the one who hears and sees their smile they give back more to me than i give to them. >> mri recess congratulations (clapping.) our next award recipient is judy from marshall elementary school spanish. >> i enjoy this kind of work there's surprisingly things i see the first and second grade there's something about those kids their learning to be
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students that it is really interesting and learn how to formulate questions and to be a successful teacher have you to learn yourself your not down when you get our teaching credential dollars strategies but also things to learn about the world itself so you have to be a lifelong learn. >> judy thank you keeling clark harvey milk school. >> i got into teaching by being a community member and realizing where the needs were and also wanted to spend my life doing something it help other people. when you take a child there's the little things that come up that's my philosophy you want
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them to have a free roll but give them guidance and barriers. my teaching philosophical is lots of patience and pushing kids to be better >> congratulations kelly (clapping) our next recipient award is deanna chavez 7th grade (clapping.) i like to think of might have that gives tough love to students i helping hold them accountability to reach higher and higher process i'm also having in my heart and offer them love and support.
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and in terms of the academic style i want them to be independent and help them and provide them with tools to go and analysis and investigate on their own and feel successful i think the key is having a lot of patience and participation >> (clapping.) and last but not least our high school teacher of the year michael spur ran. >> i'm in a certain stage bending by the time i am done teaching i follow them through high school and some beyond and proud of what they've done and being a part of that it is important it makes us a successful teacher is one that cares about the outcomes for students and helping them
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overcame the difficulties in their lives and being able to set them open a path they might not have been on. >> my congratulations (clapping) congratulations and thank you all families and community for coming
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>> good morning and welcome to the san francisco transportation authority. monthly meeting i'm scott wiener the vice chair of the
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transportation authority i'll be chairing today's meeting because our chair supervisor avalos was unable to be here our clerk is erica chang >> thank you to jessie larson and jennifer lowe. madam clerk call roll >> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. absent. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar absent. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. we have quorum. thank you. item number 2 >> item 2 approval of the meeting of the june 24th. >> can you have is a motion to approve the june 24th meeting
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minutes and can we same house, same call? - you want to we'll take a roll call. >> on item - public comment. >> public comment on the minutes seeing none, public comment is closed. if you have public comment please come forward you don't need to raise your hand >> man has only the sole purpose even if existence no matter what is the position in life all pertains to the wholly mission. everywhere in time and in status thank you. >> okay is there any additional public comment on item two the minutes seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk call roll
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>> supervisor avalos absent. supervisor breed. supervisor campos absent. supervisor chiu. supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar absent. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. that item passes >> thank you item number 3. >> item 3 the chairs report an informational item. >> i'll be providing this report on behalf of the supervisor avalos. fall first of all, thank you to the board of supervisors for unanimously voting to place the $500 million for transportation on the ballot it is tremendously important to invest in the transportation for all modes of transportation across the city is will learning four or five times the value for recreational fined for example, the
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metropolitan transportation committee will consider exploring the new local transportation revenues that includes the transportation one day the restoration of the vehicle license fee we hope will go into the ballot in 2016 those recreational and state partnerships will help with the investment that is necessary to move our city forward. speaking of partnerships thank you to the california transportation state bryan kelly for leading the transportation and caltrain staff to tour san francisco's project last prei was pleased to join with the mayor and supervisor mar to receive the ferry building we began a tour of the embarcadero
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freeway roadway with its trolley service along the sidewalk and we toured the transit center that will provide transit access to replace the access from the last facility and we've going to move forward. the group continued along market street to learn will the car sharing and bike sharing as well as the van ness bus rapid transit they finished the site of the two freeway parcels that will provide one thousand units of housing 50 percent affordable housing. looking this is transforming the city to be more liveable and sustainable there are addresses
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to our landscape thank you to all the leaders for participating in this productive day we'll not be meeting in august due to the next recess and the next is the 23rd my public comment on item 3 >> you can just come in up you don't need to raise your hand. >> spirituality transit in the upper level. chief content sky after lower level two levels >> is there any additional public comment on item 3 seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clerk item 4 >> item 4 the executive
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director's report on informational item. >> thank you, ms. chang. >> thank you for your attention to this month we'll have great pro tem developments on the federal side last between us the house of representatives is k3e789d to vote on this this week the president will be willing to support a short time to transform the fund and some folks in the senate are hoping to keep pressure on the congress and the president to reach a long term bill this is incomes for the infrastructure to avoid a shut down of the multi transit that are funded by $11 billion of highway projects we're pleased of this development and
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hope to see it before the end of the month so the projects can avoid demobilizing our infrastructure this is the president obama initiative to encourage the project delivery much appreciated as far as the federal government's roll to support the private-public partnership through the 0 program we benefit in san francisco suck as you the loan on the ideally project and the transbay project we're hoping to see more financing clurd through the federal railroad association on the stateside we're seeing nor o more details after the budget in the keep that in mind program for the high speed rail
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transit as well as affordable housing. details are emerging we're going to track them it looks like m t c will be it looks like the state will be looking money to help influence and provide input as well as streamline the funds looktsd at the state level this is going to be a new way of working together and continue to find ways to keep the administration process efficient they take a lot of work and a lot of back and forth and make sure this is a quick decision. next week on the 31st i'll be traveling to san diego to meet with the other agencies to propose a challenge grant and tools so we can have stronger
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transportation projects emerging from the cap & trade program. supervisor wiener mentioned the invest by secretary kelly was a fabulous way to show off our corridors and thank you to the deputy secretary kate white one of our local leaders had is at the state level she's arranged a lot of the events. on treasure island is couple yubts we wanted to appreciate tom for offering one of our clean up legislations to help to function as a trl and as the treasure island mobility management agency we appreciate his help and marks help. in addition we've applied for a federal grant a proposal to
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insure we have a strong outreach and technical outreach for treasure island we've applied for an equality grant that talks about the pricing on treasure island for a responsibility technical process and inclusive process to help to guide decisions combh it comes time to provide that policy we're hoping to get that grant. thank you local level from is subway we appreciate the staff work as well as the california transportation commission for advancing state fund for the central subway project and mta will stay on schedule for the large construction project to insure we will be protected from any freeze from the high funds.
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one area bay grant area from our programming direct examination division thank you to ann draw and other for working with the california transportation commission we were able to do some great work to insure that over subscription doesn't harm the one bay area grant this projects are a reminder of the second street project and the masonic streets project. there had been a proposal to ship those out but working with mta we've keep the the year of programming intact on the transbay center we congratulate the city on the establishment of the ma la recuse and supervisor kim with who chairs the ma la
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rose district that will help complete and support of the phase one terminal project and the caltrain extension into the transbay center. the cf defense is financing and funding mechanism that will help to provide the $3 million for the improvements for the small businesses in transportations network. revenues from the cf have been assumed for the downtown extension plan and this action helps to close the gap on the phase one $1.9 billion terminal project together with the other agencies will be keeping on eye on the remainder funding for phase two the downtown extension of caltrain on vision zero thank you for the board of supervisors for the budget city providing
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over one $.3 million in general fund for the vision zero in several districts our staff along with mta will be coordinating to figure out how to best use the monies. in fact, today, you'll be considering the approval of practicing that improves this bicycle and signals that are funded vision zero a really good project. our hope by the september meeting to bring back a plan for how the city agencies will put the funds to use. turning to the geneva as you recall this is a rapid transit connection to connect the
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hunters point shipyard and communities across through the bayshore station near visitacion valley and connecting to the bookkeeper in the outer mission this is a an important reliable service for the existing neighborhoods that are developing primarily on the east side. the outreach round began with a meeting of the folks with the baptist church and setting up more meetings no august and september. the contact for this project is sarah and the transportation authority you see more information at sf ct a.org. in terms of the project deliver we have a west portal elementary school safe roots to the system
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we were able to feature this in the local papers thank you sfmta for delivering this it project will includes a speed curb on and russian island a large round about. we were trying to draw altercation to those projects to comfort on the clarifying delivery and design to insure they continue to move forward this fall we expect to see chinatown and other promotions move forward. for more information on those types of project please vital sf and contact courtney at the transportation authority. the project for the nsb r project we thank the arts and civic design d