definitely an issue with the sfpuc and something the puc is taking the lead on but the planning department is definitely involved in a large way for solutions oh, my gosh on the bay side we don't experience the storm waves and run off conditions in fact our significant one hundred year storm surge condition is one hundred feet on each side, however, we have low lying areas next to the shoreline in terms of the flood impacts that we need to respond to we have much more serious situation and . >> so more erosion control on the coastal side. >> it's a combination of the steep topographic and the high bluffs the best protection is

high grounds those are not areas that are filled we have the existing seawall and the ocean beach we have a high wall and the highway and the other side. >> commissioner moore kind of touched on that the perfect storm the worse case scenario you add the delta levys and the breakage how does that come into play that's a concern it's in front of us today maybe 50 year seawall rise. >> i'm not pretending to be an environment what happens in the delta and other parts of bay will not likely have effects on san francisco because the ocean is enumeration so water awnings

the floods areas of the innuendo the delta levies would not effect in my i think measurable way the sea level that we say experience on our coast in san francisco. >> any another questions? okay. thank you very much >> commissioners that places you on general public comment i i have no speaker cards. >> any general public comment seeing none, i want to close this meeting and thank you commissioner president wu she's done a fantastic job (clapping.) leading this commission and the city there a challenging time thank you for your late hours and okay. great. are we

captioning? great. okay. good . welcome everybody to the first meeting of 2015 for the mayor's disability council. we will begin with our introduction. >> thank you councilmember

supanich happy new year and welcome to the council this friday in room 400 of san francisco city hall. city hall is accessible to persons using wheel chairs and other devices and wheelchair access is provided at the grove and access and provided via wheel chair lift. assisted listening devices are available and our meeting is open captions and sign language interpreted. our agendas are also available in large print and braille. please ask staff for my additional assistance. to prevent electronic interference with the room's sound system and to focus on the presentations, please silence all mobile phones and pda's. your cooperation is

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to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. we thank you for joining us today. >> control room, could you please focus the camera on the asl interpreter? >> we need a close up on the asl interpreter. we don't see her hands very well. >> okay. thank you. >> okay. we'll have roll call next. >> councilmember supanich. >> present. >> councilmember kostanian. . >> councilmember lara. >> present. >> councilmember harriet wong? >> councilmember roland wong? >> present. >> thank you. >> this is where we have public

comment. i on i only have one card. if anyone wants to speak on any item on the agenda or after each presentation, rather, please fill out a card in the front and they will pass it up to me and you will be recognized. okay. i have jacki bryson. >> good afternoon council people. good afternoon co-chair. good afternoon representatives from the mayor 's office on disability. my last name is bryson i'm coming today because i'm hoping i'm incorrect that the complaint process does not -- with the intake include signing a release of information so that the person who is taking the

complaint from the complaint ant ant will be able to legally contact whomever is required to investigate the complaint and usually one is not allowed to have a question answered but a year ago -- actually now that's 2015 it would have been 2 years ago i had filed a complaint with the mayor's office on disability and an entire investigation was conducted without me being contacted when i was the complainant and i know the form for -- the permission form we'll call it, exists and the mayor's office on disability -- she had to go into the computer took her 20 minutes to find the form but she found the form so when appropriate -- i don't know if joanna can answer that question

for me and i don't know if it's appropriate to have that question answered -- this is something that needs to be handled correctly so that in the event that -- you know how lawyers can get somebody -- somebody goes how did you get the information? do you have a signed release of information? you can be talking to this person that won't cause illegitimate complaints to be discarded and that's it. oh, i need to tell you. it says 3 minutes the counter isn't working of the thank . thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment at this time? >> the other one is not for the general public. that's right. okay. information item. report from co-chair supanich. i don't have a lot to report since last month we didn't really do much and the holidays and everything, so i will just

wish you all a happy new year and i thank you for coming to our meetings. >> reading of the agenda? >> oh, did i skip that? >> i did. okay. we'll read the agenda now. [laughter]. >> order of business. agenda item number 1, welcome. introduction and roll call. agenda item number 2 action item reading and approval of the agenda. agenda item number 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the mdc and each speaker is limited to to 3 minutes. >> agenda item number 4 information item report from co-chair supanich. >> agenda item number 5 information item expanding free muni to seniors and people with disabilities and this presentation will provide an overview of a proposal under

consideration by the sfmta board of directors on on january on january 20th, 2015, to expand the free muni program to include seniors and people with disabilities. presentation by by emmett nelson revenue program development manager sfmta and public comment is welcome. >> agenda item number 6 -- information item. vision zero. adopted in in february 2014 in february 2014 vision zero is the city's commitment to eliminating traffic fatalities. >> developing and implementing projects and programs to ensure we meet our goal to make to make san francisco's streets safe for for all user. tom

maguire and tim timothy papandreou. >> the council will take a 10-minute break. >> item number 7 information item. update from the planning department information on on a proposed amendment to the city's planning code providing exemptions for people with disabilities to make alterations to their homes to increase capabilities presentation by kearstin dischinger. . . >> in accordance with the bylaws there shall be 2 co-chairs elected to serve as officers of the council. the

present election will be will be to elect a co-chair. agenda item number 9 information item. report from the director of the mayor's office on disability. agenda item number 10 -- information item. report from the duty from the disability disaster prepared ness committee. public comment. items not on today's agenda. each speaker is limited to to 3 minutes. >> agenda item number 12 information item correspondence. >> agenda item number 13 discussion item. >> agenda item number 14 adjourn. >> thank you. okay we're up to

agenda item number 5 which is the expanding free muni to seniors and people with disabilities. i'd like to welcome emmett nelson. >> i'm here today to talk to you guys to potential expansion of free muni. my name is emmett nelson for sfmta this is a quick overview as you probably already know the sfmta board of directors is set to consider the expansion of the free muni program which covers san francisco youth in the city on tuesday january 20th. if approved, this program will provide free muni access to low and moderate income seniors and customers with disabilities this will be a one time pass loaded onto existing or new rtc

cards a one time pass i mean we'll load this free muni pass onto the card and once it's loaded it will live on that card for the duration of the program. >> it will be available only for san francisco residents that's one of the key points for the free muni program and available for people living in san francisco with incomes under the following limits and i point out for a family of 4, 97 $97,000 these income levels are set at 100 percent of the bay area median income level the same limits as the youth program. >> if this program is approved on tuesday the 20th sfmta will begin accepting applications immediately we'll have the applications on our website and

translated into 8 languages so hopefully that covers the entirety of the population that will be covered under this program and as i spoke earlier the free pass will be loaded onto the existing cards or new cards with the program set to begin on on march 20th so a quick turn around until the program start date. >> there is a little bit of variation in the timeline for processing applications. we say that it takes about 3 weeks for customers that have existing cards or rtc cards. it takes an extra week for the senior who does not have the card. the extra week allows us time to create a new card for the senior and it takes 7 weeks for our customer with disabilities who doesn't have the rtc card and this extra 4

weeks is the process takes a little bit of time. >> so the application process will vary for both groups in the program. i'll cover both the seniors and the customers with disabilities today. existing customers anyone over 65 that has a senior clip er card can complete the application online we'll have a web form available as well as by as by mail or get it at various community groups or calling 311 the operators will be will be well versed in the program and be able to assist customers. it's the 10 digit number on the back of the clip er cards. we will be remotely activating the pass and we promise we will notify

the customer via mail that the card is working and has the free pass loaded on it. once they tag the first bus they ride it is loaded on the card and they are riding for free for the duration of the program. >> foreseen i for, seniors currently paying in cash or don't have a clip er card they will need to obtain a card and they can do this by obtaining the application online or in person at the sfmta customer service center the corner of market and van ness and they will need to submit a proof of age document and we will send them a new clip er card in the mail that has been tested and proven to work within 4 weeks and also information on how to ride because that card acts as

as prove of fair. >> for customers with disabilities if they already have an existing card the process is pretty simple just like the seniors fill out an application online or by mail or calling 311 and if it's by mail as i said earlier we'll have the application translated into 8 languages. >> we'll be loading that pass remotely and letting the customer know that their pass is now loaded and there's one extra caveat if the program passes on tuesday we'll send each card holder a letter letting them know the program has been approved and they might qualify and that letter will act as a form of application they will just need to provide income information and rtc card number and we hope

that expedites the process for some of the customers. for those customers with disabilities who do not have a card they will need to obtain the regional transit connection card by visiting the id office also at the corner of market and van ness monday through wednesday from 1030 to 4 and you will need to provide whatever proof of disability you have there's a long diss there's a long list of disabilities that qualify. once the rtc card is received by the customer they can then apply. we're working on an avenue to have a communication process with that rtc card so either an application or a flyer goes with that card to the customer so they know this program exists and they can apply for it.

>> we've been doing quite a bit of outreach on this program just in case it does pass. and this is a quick little map of what we have going forward including the board of directors meeting on tuesday and the other meetings we have coming up we'll present and share information on the program and the process for applications and submitting those applications. >> as as far as additional outreach as i just spoke about we'll send a direct piece of mail to all of the rtc card holders if it does get approved on tuesday, we'll have applications and fact sheets made available at various community groups and other stake holders and a packet giving them more information sort of a user how to guide

and we'll also be in various newspapers and all of the neighborhood papers the exam er and pretty much all of the newspapers and we're planning on a 2-week run to make sure we get the word across properly. >> then this is standard message distribution will be used as well. that concludes my presentation. if you have any questions, i will answer them. >> i recognize councilmember wong. >> hello again. i saw you guys today. thank you for updating us at the mayor's disability council. to kind of further -- let's see -- about income

income verification what types of documents required to produce for example tax returns social security statements -- you know, what type of source? >> the income component for the application is self reporting it doesn't require any documentation. >> really? they just kind of check off whatever and that's it? that's like being a good faith or honest thing. >> okay. yeah. >> okay. thank you. >> councilmember senhaux. >> thank you for being here today and giving a a well thought out presentation. i had four questions but you pretty much covered all of them and one of them pertained to

community organization outreach and i understand you will already have is the something something like that in place once you know this is going to be accepted or not i want to thank you for this being a consideration because this will really make an impact on seniors and people are disabilities they need to make choices every day and to be able to get around in the city and to have access to services and programs so i thank you for this being a consideration. thank you. >> thank you. >> i want to thank you for coming today and this seems like a pretty well thought out plan. i like that the machinery is in place to go right away and i like that the income limits are high enough to recognize the high cost of living in san francisco. this seems like it has been pretty carefully you know, thought out plan and so i don't have

any questions you answered all of my questions in your presentation. so i'd like to welcome public comment now. i don't have any cards up here but is there anyone who wanted to comment on this presentation? >> i have just a quick question. >> sure. >> emmett thank you for your presentation i'm wondering in anticipation of our office getting inquiries would you send us information so if we get calls we can route people people to the appropriate places. >> yes, you are on our list of people to get the packets of information. . >> great. thank you. >> thank you. >> yes? >> mr. nelson, thank you again. i have just a quick question -- everything is loaded onto the the clipper card and we know they have expiration dates

how would that work out if you have someone in transition and their card is about to eks to expire. replacement cards? >> so if it's due to expire happens then the free pass will also turn off at the same time. if there is a renewal then any pass held on that card transfers to their new card. that's one of the nice things having the card registered to each customer is that their data follows them in that way and one thing to note we're going to stress for the group of seniors applying if they have a monthly pass that they are auto loading a commute er pass we encourage them to turn

that off because they they will now be riding for free and not have to pay that monthly pass. we want to make sure that message gets across to them but wait until they get the approval letter. >> again, our office receives calls from individuals who have been you know, stopped by fair fair inspect tors how do you anticipate the program to work? how quickly do you anticipate it to work effectively so folks with disabilities and seniors do not get unnecessary tickets for failure to pay? >> this is one of the reasons that we test all of the new clipper cards before sending out. it allows us to know if they are working properly and i'll be meeting with all of our

fair inspect tors to let them know of the program's approval if it happens and they are experienced with this because the program has been going or almost 2 years now we're not too worried about that component but we are aware of it and also we keep track of everyone that has applied so if there's ever an issue of anyone getting a citation if they do have the pass and we'll be able to consider that since we have the data on that customer. >> okay. then we'll move onto public comment. jessica? >> good afternoon councilmembers i apologize i was running from another meeting i was hoping to be here for the presentation but glad i'm here for comments. i just want to thank the mta again for their work on this it's looking really good for

tuesday and we're excited about that and thank the mayor's disability council for your support of this issue and for the resolution that i hear you are talking about. also to invite people. we understand we may not need as much pressure at this point but we really think tuesday will be a big day and we want to make sure the community is a part of it and we're inviting people to join us for a for a press conference and rally on the steps of city hall at noon and we'll go into the hearing at noon for the vote. thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment? >> okay. thank you mr. nelson. all right. we have a resolution written. i'm going to read it aloud. so okay i

will begin reading. i'll read the resolution and we'll have a discussion but we don't have quorum today we can't pass it today. we'll do that at our next meeting i suppose. i don't know what is the procedure for that? >> if there's no quorum today you you can officially pass the resolution and you can approve it in concept and in concept -- >> okay great thank you. >> all right. this is resolution number 2015-01 mayor's disability council resolution supporting the san francisco municipal transportation agencies expansion of the free muni program to seniors and people with