this? >> so with a jock contract there's a three year window and the city's only required to spend $50,000 of service for that contractor. if the city chooses or for whatever reason we do not have to use a contractor after $50,000. it's sort of like if they don't do it on time, the quality of work is poor we don't have to worry about going through a process of not allowing them to bid on our contracts by the nature of only having one active jock and we're not utilizing it and they can't go after another one because they have one currently is in essence -- as they say put them in the penalty box and not allow them to pursue other contracts so i think it's a good thing to

have these contractors -- these contractors under the jok. >>i think that's a good point and having the $50,000. we had the safety valve. >> yeah, so the obligation to the contractor is three years of $50,000? >> that's the minimum. the other thing we were trying to do which the contractors is saying "okay if you use $50,000 but i am concerned about you tying up $3 million or $5 million in my bonding capacity for three years." that's for them is a big thing because they can't pursue anything because we tie that up so we talked about ways of reducing that down so those are the things we have been working on. >> would we get more bidders do you think if the catalog of

biddable items was smaller? >> i think in this case the limit tends to be geographical because we use the same catalog for local work in the city and typically get three or four contractors interested in the same line of work. it's just the work -- as the director was saying it's not only it's up in hetch hetchy but if you're a contractor in that area and the work is at the reservoir it's still an hour drive to the closest town to the reservoir before you're on the job site. >> but that is on their dime; right? >> yes and that's why less are generally interested in the work. we generally see smaller contractors with smaller work and not what we do. the limit on our job programs is up to

$400,000 and so that's -- >> per task. >> per task order so that's a pretty big contractor to take that on at one time and the capacity of doing multiple ones and we have different different areas so there doesn't seem to be the pool of that size contractor in that part of the state. >> i would also say in reaction to this bid we had meetings on planning outreach efforts, and really working within that region to expand our bidders' pool. >> and also perhaps looking at if a three year job requires tie up of capacity of $5 million which is a lot for a small firm maybe that's not the mechanism to produce interested bidders up country.

>> let me make it clear that's one of the cash concerns and something we have been addressing. >> >> on the micro set asides we're setting up it's administratively streamlined and so we have the micro joks and it's a $3 million contract. the task orders are $400,000 which are nice sizes but we work with the city attorney requiring that bond requirement, not 3 million because if you think about it the bonding is for the completion of a project, and jok -- although the contract there is $5 million but each project is $400,000 and so we have been working with the city attorney not to tie up their bonding capacity. >> so we focus on bonding per task order on the micros. >> commissioner moran would you like this continued to the next meeting? >> aside from the fact i won't

be at the next meeting. my interest is that -- let me ask one question and sierra mountain where are they located? >> up in hetch hetchy in that area. >> so they're a sonoma firm? >> they're sonoma i don't know their expect address but they're not a san francisco based firm. they are more regional. >> okay. >> sierra mountains -- >> names are cheap. >> they're in sonora. you said sonoma. >> oh i meant sonora. i really hate one bidder contracts. i mean we don't have many ways of really -- >> [inaudible] >> -- fine tuning and making

sure that we get the best bang for the buck. competition is one of the things that we have and when we don't have it it gives me real concern. we could do several things. we could continue it. we could reduce it to a one year contract at a lesser amount. we could have a more general discussion about how we get a more robust bidding pool for up country work for a variety of things we could do, and i guess i'm not wedded to any one of them. >> what you didn't mention is what was mentioned earlier and there is a separate criteria for these contracts that may be sole source that requires competitive pricing. did i hear you correctly? >> yeah. for example we can

maybe -- well, i guess i am trying to think of what the best option would be. the commissioner is correct that we can the minimum we can use is $50,000 and we can use $50,000 in year three as long as it's over three years but i guess given that i don't think there is any work that is needed up country immediately. can we hold this to the next meeting because i just want to make sure that we come back and with information about why there's one? what efforts we're doing to try to address that? one of the challenges we're are working with the regional -- the regional group -- >> [inaudible] >> yeah, small firm advisory to try to do outreach to get more contractors. we actually pay for hrc to go up there and certify these firms so we're

doing a lot of activity trying to get more contractors engaged so maybe if -- since i know you're concerned maybe we can hold it to the next meeting. >> now you're not going to be at the next meeting. >> right. >> so can it be held at the meeting after that? >> i will talk to you before the next meeting and if you have no objections i can report back. >> yeah, i would like to move this meeting along so i think we shouldn't make the decision now. >> sierra mountain is in tu walme california. >> thank you. >> well, my official last day is september 30 so you may not have a quorum if he's not present. >> oh no. >> sorry. >> my 60 day hold over period on my appointment expires at the end of this month too. i have

been renominated but not reconfirmed. >>i would like you to know i spent a whole year once in holding. >> but they changed the rules. >> they changed the law. >> so now i can't serve -- it's not until replaced, confirmed. >> so we a single bidder and a single commissioner. >> [inaudible] >> we have a quorum. >> yeah. >> okay. >> i made my concerns clear. i think continuing it would be appropriate. and if i am here that's great. if i am not i will trust my fellow commissioners to do the right thing. >> okay. >> approved by the board. >> i'm sorry? >> you're approved by the board. >> we're working on that. [laughter] >> of course you will be. okay. so i need a motion to continue.

>> so moved. >> second. >> all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. so 11c is continued to next meeting. let's now address 11d. >> staff removed that. is that correct? >> correct. >> good afternoon. shelby campbell project manager. my apologies for the typo in the resolution. it's actually for preconservices so that's the wrong day. >> that was the only issue? >> pardon me? >> that's the only issue? >> yes. >> moved as amended. >> second. >> all in favor? opposed? the motion carries to amend. now i need a motion on the main resolution. >> so moved. >> second. >> public comment. >> public comment on the amendment. >> public comment on the

amendment. >> i would like to move the main resolution. >> which is? >> we just moved the amendment and now this is -- got it. moved. >> second. >> do i have public comment? all in favor? opposed? motion carries. okay. item 12. >> item 12 approve the warnerville substation project and authorize the general manager to release of $3,143,000 in funds on reserve with the board of supervisors. >> any questions on this? >> i thought ritchie had left. move to approve. >> second. >> additional comments? all those in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries. item 13. >> would you like public comment? >> oh public comment. seeing

none item 13. >> item 13 authorizelet general manager to review the treasure island development authority and the puc. >> any questions, comments? >> move to approve. >> second. >> is there public comment on had one? all in favor? opposed? the motion carries. i have a question about treasure island. has that gone through yet? actually there's an economic development memorandum of agreement between the navy and tida to be transferred later this year and bob beck was here and he is not -- he will be back. he could explain that in more detail but basically this year there will be transfer of the property and we're dealing with issues like the drinking water permit for it and the

discharge permits and making sure that our house is in order when things start to come to the city. >> thank you. okay. madam secretary before i ask for public comment on closed session. could you read the items. >> yes item 16 litigation between michael walsh and city and county of san francisco. next is brian hill versus city and county of san francisco. item 18 jean o'connell. item 19 anticipated as litigation against defendant. next is city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas and electric company. 21 city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas and electric company. item 22 pacific gas and electric company versus the city and county of san francisco and item 23 will not be heard today. >> okay. is there any public comment on the items for closed

session? seeing none -- >> i move to assert. >> second. >> all those if favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion carries . >> the commission is now back from closed session. i would like to read the following from closed session. item 16 settled of the item 17 and 18 settle d. item 19 no action and imrm items 20, 21, 22 and 23 were taken off calendar, so may i have a motion

to whether to disclose discussions of closed session? >> move not to disclose. >> second. >> all those in favor? the motion fails. any new business? >> [inaudible] >> thank you. >> and did you have some new business? >> i did. i had request for two agenda items hopefully the next meeting if possible. the second one we could wait a meeting and the first is the bay side tunnel -- central bay side project and the other is -- i understand there was an interesting report that was ree leased on sea level rise and capital projects so i would like to know what that is about and the implications are. >> okay.

>> any new business? hearing none this meeting is adjourned at 4:11 . good morning. welc september 23, 2014, welcome to the san francisco transportation authority i'm supervisor avalos the chair of the authority and today's clerk is erica chang and the broadcasting is brought to

us by jonathan and jessie larson thank you for your work madam clerk call roll. >> supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor chiu supervisor cohen supervisor farrell absent supervisor kim absent supervisor mar supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee we have quorum. >> thank you madam clerk next item. >> item 2 approval the july 22nd, 2014, item. >> colleagues, any questions seeing none, on our minutes from the transportation authority meeting and seeing none, we'll close public comment. >> good morning the commission

function bart from all of the el sincerity to the center seeing inside the train i was business the passengers this whole years of 3 hundred and 65 days talking about the goeveng area to the passengers you know this is my way of making friendship to the passengers and i think that also on to san francisco see i think the seat wise everything is a new changes this year somehow the city has undue a common trend that is changing everything from we've got the police department and fire department state argue

department and public health department also the people in the central district professionals and all another areas of the all the people so this trend is because of re-election if november that was scott wiener as well as supervisor malia cohen people have an exception because a lot of the times it allows us - >> thank you very much no other members of the public the item a closed roll call. >> supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos at about supervisor chiu supervisor cohen supervisor farrell absent supervisor kim absent supervisor mar

supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee that item passes. >> thank you next item and item 3 treasurers report an informational item. >> thank you there's much to report on the information but i want to share sobering news about a pedestrian fatality we're sorry for the loss of the family a 78-year-old grow. of 8 that was struck and killed in chinatown this past weekend it's been you know very difficult year i think that the board r ta board has done a lot of work and the board of supervisors to port the vision zero work but obviously much to be done we have so much work to do and it can't happenzoon enough i

think that our vision zero committee will have e help with the education and capital street improvements when we meet on tuesday september at 10:00 a.m. at city hall i'm pleased to talk about governor's law under this law the drivers must maintain 3 photo when passing bicyclists if the motorist can't she or he must slow to a prudent speed and pass only when safe thank you to sandra and governor jerry brown and the treasure island management legal entity for the

transportation authority that was a protected measure to firewall our prop k from the future operations of the new item ma we want to thank tom assemblyman for this initiative locally over the summer i was able to tour the yerba buena gardens island that is making progress together with our chief deputy i learned and experienced in a construction managers and contractors are keeping this on schedule and within budget under difficult conditions i want to recommend colleagues you take a tour of the construction site it is remarkable what is being done in anaconda fined spice which we and the entities including the navy is preceding as well as of

the hard work we're seeing d b participation in the project and the cooperation is preceding with caltrain and the treasure island authority i want to recognize another team lead by senior engineer liz who is managing the off-ramp project it is complicated and demanding i want to appreciate the communication and let the public knows about the 0 closer and the detours in the area obtain a personal note i'm happy to see prop k on the agenda and thank you to the sfmta offer this weekend i was happy to gather with district 11 some of whom worked on the geneva transportation plan it resolved the plantings the project looks

at great and officially laundry on sunday street excelsior festival on this sunday september 29th finally, i'd like to congratulate the sfmta on their procurement of the next generation light rail vehicle fleet thank you to supervisor breed for the approval for the legislation for the contract and the mayor and colleagues on the board for supporting this $1.2 billion investment as many residents can attest the l l vs are having maintenance issues that negatively impact transit service more than any other investment that helps munis reliability making it more attractive this is wyoming why one of the problematic category

is for transit vehicle replacement prop k will provide $4.6 million for the first batch of l r r v beyond that prop k provides one hundred and $30 million for the existing l l r vs thank you for the transportation staff and our consultants and others for your work and assistance to the sfmta for this achievement with that, i'm conclude my remarks colleagues questions or comments seeing none, public comment on the chairs remarks. >> october october 5th center this is a special sunday with the sue most wrestles from 11:00 o'clock

october 5th sunday at the center. >> okay. very good with that, seeing no other public comment next item and item 4 executive directors report an informational item. >> good morning, chair tilly chang welcome back from recess i hope you had an enjoyable recess we hit the nail on the head the ground running the first a seven hundred thousand grant from the regional couldn't to prove our transit reliability and crowding so those restraining order important if i understand that will rep help to boost the state of the art in the transportation modeling

we're proud and congratulate our deputy director for the services and the transit study received good news that the mp c that is art and sfmta skews bart transit we received one million dollars federal granted from the tiger grant planning this is matched by prop k to the tune of another million dollars so we'll have $2 million to address the transbay corridor crowding we see even day and we'll moved in the future as supervisor avalos mentioned we saw the bill passed i express our appreciation in leading this initiative so you as the transportation authority board are the commissions of the new treasure island mobility agency

and this roll will be bringing you a plan to put together the guns with the policies and procedures and thank you to supervisor kim we're excited about the treasure island project on cap & trade the comments we provided for the california environmental protection agency stressed did revisiting the business critical definition that will help to distribute the revenue for affordable housing using the cap & trade funds we're ascertained because the formulas are unfavorable to urban areas and don't help with the voosht in

the southern california so we cooperated with the governor's office including our metropolitan transportation to advocate for a fair and appropriate standard for the distribution of disadvantaged community funds for example, under the proposed metrics bayview hunters point is included even though it's a vulnerable community with respect to social and environmental efforts weight keep i posted the under the late night transportation group called for by commissioner lee and supervisor mar passing has launched an effort a partnership by the department of workforce development and office of entertainment commission commission taking the lead with the department of workforce development and ourselves

we have distributed surveys that is available on line on night life sf.org and the respondents are encouraged to lettuce know what your late night transportation difficulties are and we hope that we'll be able to report back on this in the next few months and a beyond the scope in city hall go room 278 for those interested in attending a slew of transportation efforts is in my report the katrero hill is moving along well, the process we're conducting with bridge housing and other city agencies to prove safety and in the term term to benefit people ahead of the sf