one-size-fits-all and again, i'm going changing the motion this is for later and on the gentleman's point if the fine for a bubble pen is extensive we can come back and look at it some of those things. >> i just want to pick up on the ladies point of background check don't you respond. >> all taxi cab drivers are to undergo a backward check for a driver to be a legal resident of the u.s. if the driver were to have infractions or in their home country we may not be getting that information we'll get the background check of activity from the united states and so correct me if i am

wrong and so that's the southern if there are issues from the home country that we wouldn't be getting and she feels the eliminations of that being a legal resident - >> yeah. >> i have one question about the fines how are they and is there an seas important the cost recovery enforcement or is that punitive. >> a lot of the fines are based on we have a historical schedule and that we went through the schedule and actually tried to think up the fin with the code infraction and the changes are matching them up and things change over here and not over there increases are based on what is felt to be reasonable and a lot of the chances were suggested by the enforcement team we have

cost recovery sort of analysis in mind although we wanted to point out the intention not to generate income or revenue only improve the customer service and act as a detriment. >> all in favor, say i. so, now we're supposed go into a closed session. >> actually, you have a few items earlier in the meeting general public comment on matter non-not on the agenda we have a few (calling names). >> good evening. >> good afternoon

well, it was afternoon i congratulate you, your like solomon and in the previous guidance that was very educational you didn't really deal with any of the issues you dealt with the general public comment you have to understand that you're killing the taxi industry and your not putting enough buses on and that's the only way you're going to get less cars polk street was designed in what the 18th century or the 19th century it didn't matters it can't take the traffic most of the streets in san francisco can't take the traffic your neglecting the taxi industry and yellow cab a going bankrupt and they're cutting the

amount of money to the medallion holders down to one thousand dollars that's jeopardizing the medallion sales force you benefit from and you're sitting around doing nothing the puc new chairman is talking about handing over general recreation and your doing nothing not talking to him not doing nothing maybe we don't need trait transportation at all you have to do something soon or no taxi industry. >> yes. mr. chairman. >> i have an item here just to show here. >> oh, i'm sorry that works.

>> so i just wanted to make it clear to everyone i'll try to be brief i'll answer my questions i'm excited to see e.r. is that did soto cab will be another taxi the taxi industry need to be recast number one conferring has to be the top priority and the reliability and the technology innovation the taxi consumers was asked about app and the majority have no idea you can book a cookbook with an app if you look at the color councilman at the google and the apple store logo is here it was a big decision to give up the soto brand from dispatch years ago it was hallow with our new

consolidation fly whole you'll leverage every taxi and wait less than 5 minutes for us to retain the large volume and enjoy this back to the industry we must support the fly whole and let the industry know this is a great view and my medallion holders and regular customers we think this is actually popular and hope to bring the brand recognize and brand back to the industry maybe a move out of the necessity we're leading the move in innovation and maybe thrive by thinking this way if you have any questions. >> good luck.

>> is tony still here tom lee you're the last person. >> please we if we don't forget where's our study going sometimes, we make detour but at the end of the route we make our destination but we have a margin to the mta about a taxi integrating the whole system the whole medallion is the last thing we have to refine it at the end the game is having their own vehicle of the medallion without the cab case in chief why the gay people only want a pay they're fighting for go to city hall and amend i don't mind whatever they do we can will together but they want the same medallion it is defining to run

ourselves why we need cab company on top of the layer we have to run ourselves we're sitting on the cliff we have a big loan for a cab driver not a lot of cab drivers not bow they have no future for this job whatever they don't want to fight with the tnc and uber come from the meeting they started their own uber like 4 years ago it is right now the director i hope she can listen to us we're represented of a thousand cab drivers i don't want to bring people here i'm so upset i chose to walk away from my drivership you sit here but at the moment

he would sit here and go to bed everything cooled off the body different we can change. >> thank you. >> we have director's report and direction by board members. >> then closed session. >> my report is that we'll be in a chinese new year's parade honoring mr. lee and have a 19 of 9 muni coach for low income seniors and processed more 38 thousand applications that concludes my report anything another from the board members a motion to go into closed session. >> all in and is okay. we're in

open session we discussed the christopher and other cases the board voted to address the situation and the directors a motion for disclosing or or notice disclosing. >> the last item is authorizing the director for a commercial lease agreement for the ellis for a 10 year term and 5 millions directors no members of the public to address this. >> a motion and second. >> all in favor, say i. the opposed? thank you we're you adjourned. >> thank you. >> well done. >> that's a record. >> it is a

>> 7 and a half million

renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features.

>> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp

>> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪

>> >> >> march 5, 2015, city of san francisco government audit and oversight committee >> >> good morning. this is the gao meeting for march 5, 2015.

and i am supervisor yee, the chair of the committee. to my right is supervisor christensen, the vice-chair. the committee clerk is erica major. the committee would also like to acknowledge the staff at sf govtv jim smith and jessie larson who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? city clerk: yes, please silence all electronic devices. items will be on the agenda unless otherwise stated. >>supervisor norman yee: can we have a motion to excuse supervisor

breed. >> so moved. >> motion passes. do we need any public comment on this. city clerk: would you like me to call the item? >>supervisor norman yee: for excusing? no. okay. madam clerk please call items 1-10. city clerk: items 1-10 are ordinances for the city and county of san francisco. >>supervisor norman yee: before we go into closed session are there any members who would like to speak on items 1-10. seeing none, c'mon up.

>> this is our first time here. >> state your name and you have 2 minutes to make your comments. >> jason with the teamsters, local 853. we are here to talk about item no. 4, the settlement grievances for the workers, truck drivers. do we speak on it now? >> yes. >> this is an agreement that was taken between the teamsters and the city for their mistreatment as truck drivers not paying them at the total rate they should have been paid. it's a settlement about half of what the actual cost would be. we've been waiting for this settlement for over two 1/2 years and we are hoping that this gets passed. it a great settlement not only for the teamsters but for the teamsters because it saves them $250,000. if something like this doesn't pass we go into full

procedure for roughly $480,000. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleague is there a motion to convene in closed session. >> so moved. >> with no objection, the motion passes. members of the public, we will now be convening in closed session. we would ask you to please leave the

>> >> city clerk: we are back from open session. >> deputy city attorney john gibner, during the closed session the committee voted unanimously 3-0 with supervisor mar present as well as the third member of the committee to forward items 2-10 to the full board with recommendations. and voted 2-0 with supervisor mar recused to forward

item 1 to the full board with recommendation. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. colleague can i have a motion to not disclose what happened in closed session. with no objection, motion passes. madam clerk, is there anything else on the agenda? city clerk: . >> a hi, i'm karen fry a

project manager and sfpuc and the bureau of environmental management honestly i've not considered a public sector job i realized this was an opportunity to work on large capital projects from san francisco all the way to our hetch hetchy and the yosemite national park i work with engineers and city attorneys and scheduled and we all work tom nolan e together on the project. >> the excavations are in red we'll have the interference to go under the street. >> my next project is the largest project in the water system improvement program this is the southeast plan that involved a lot of kworpthsdz with the community groups and public when 9 commissioners such the planning commission and the board of supervisors or this ftc

commission they help us in city hall this is a beautiful building it really is the inner workers of the building you feel you're in the heart of government and it's exciting to be part of that