for daas. i like her answer better than what i am going to give you. >> [laughter] >> then why didn't -- and paused). and especially if they're providing the same service and better to provide a narrative and make it clear and concise that way so we tend to cluster services that are the same and provided by multiple vendors so and it's been my experience in serving the commission in the past and serving the dhs commission as well and one less paper to read

is to your overall benefit unless you think otherwise and the purpose is eliminate the amount of paper you have to read when approving multiple contracts for essentially the same service and we leave it up to the staff and anne as well to explain to you the nuisances or differences between the vendors and they're collective approach, but essentially it's to make it easier and minimize the reading you have to do in order to prepare for the job you have to do. >> thank you. >> thank you for that. i guess my only follow up question. in this case these are two stellar providers with tremendous reputations to the community and to daas but one of the concerns from my point of view is accountability and the metrics and if we're approving one program budget and the set of accountabilities for one budget at a time to me i am

more comfortable with that because it allows a discrete analysis over another of the contract period and if one contractor over permanents and one under permanents under the same program -- >> but you're voting separately and we're monitoring it separately and that's why the vote is separated out. >> it's a little counter intuitive. >> and like anne said and you're required to vote on them separately and the purpose is facilitate the work and if you prefer them to be separate we can direct staff to do that. >> i think we want a full conversation about that because if you remember in nutrition alone we have many, many, many contractors and the over overarching memo is a tool to separate out. we wouldn't take

action on that today. >> correct. commissioner james. >> i just had one question and when describing the frail elderly and their condition and how they're going to be gardening and how are they going -- boxes -- because i don't think i could stoop that low to do any gardening. >> they're going to be raised beds. >> okay. >> and there will be stools for them to sit on and they would be modified for them to be able to reach. >> that is a lot of -- that's my concerns when i looked the frail elderly and how much chopping? that's a lot of exercise, so i was just wondering if there is something raised. if somebody is in a wheelchair can they get -- >> definitely. there will be enough space to do so. duly noted. >> thank you. commissioner

ow. >> yes, i want to congratulate the staff as picking the hunters point as the pilot project for gardening but hopefully when more funding is coming in i hope that you will spread out the good gardening to other neighborhoods. >> [inaudible] >> thank you. any other comments or questions from the commission? any comments or questions from the public? >> just one. it's not going just to hunters point. it's actually in the western edition. >> so there is more than one spot? >> correct. there are three. >> oh three. >> the money is going. >> very good. thank you. >> any other comments or questions from the commission? any comments or questions from the public? hearing none call the question. all in favor? >> aye. >> before we vote can i make a comment? it's a positive one. i was on the training on map

thai chi -- >> we will vote -- >> we're not getting into thai chi. >> we will. it's next. >> all right. >> again call the question. all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. item f requesting authorization to modify the grant with self-help for the elderly for community services during the period of march 1, 2015 through august 31, 2015 in the additional amount of $46,321 for revised total grant amount not to exceed $1,560,546 . welcome back linda. >> thank you commissioners. this is request to modify self-help for the elderly's contract to include the snap-ed project with the thai chi program that was alluded to and

i will turn it over to my colleague to share more details about the program. >> thank you and welcome. >> thank you linda. good morning commissioners, director hinton. i am sara chen nutritionists from daas and i am very happy to be here today to walk you through the thai chi program and as we know [inaudible] other leading causes for injuries and disabilities and that affect our seniors to live independently and the quality of life in their life, and so daas is very pleased to introduce this thai chi for arthritis and prevention program to our community and this program is an evaluation based program developed dr. paul lim of thai chi institute and which adopt a very -- well, they use

simplified thai chi forms and slow motion to focus on prevention of arthritis clients as well as to improve the participants' physical activity level, and in this program we're happy to have the grantee self-help for the elderly to implement this project, and in this project self-help for the elderly will focus on two aspects. the first aspect will be implementing this thai chi program in the community and self help be collaborating with community partners and implement at least 10 sites in our community and to offer this thai chi program to 200 unduplicated clients and these classes will be one hour each and last about six weeks and meet a couple of times a week and taught by

certified trainers, and the other part of this thai chi program is very important to be sustainable, so self help will coordinate and offer a workshop and we have one that happened last weekend and was really successful and the thai chi program -- this program will be able to allow the community partners to send their staff and volunteers to the chinatown program and have the master trainer from thai chee for health institute to certify the trainers and continue to provide support to the trainers, so this is also very important piece of the project, and the outcome will be measured by surveys and also pre and post evaluation tools provided by california department of aging, and so the outcome is really have this

program collaborate with community partners, and to be able to work collectively and help our seniors to have a quality, to have the assets and quality based evidence program and reduce the fall risk, improve independence of life and also to be able to increase their physical activities, and so in this project you have the full scope of service and the budget detail in front of you, and we're asking your -- seeking your approval for the additional of $46,321 to self-help for the elderly to implement this project. i am here to answer any questions that you have. >> thank you very much. a motion to approve and a second for discussion. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you. any comments or questions from the commission?

commissioner loo. >> okay. as i understand last week and training you charge people for coming to the workshop. since you get the money from the state why are you charging the people if. >> one of the fees listed on the program application is we really want people to have the commitment. when they're trained they can bring the skill back to the center back to the community to implement the class so in lieu of that if they provide the classes at the sites and the fee will be waived. actually there is a few waiver process and yes, and if they are unable to fulfill that commitment those fees we're asking the grantees to be able to put into the stipend pool so

we can extend this program to provide more and more this type of programming in our community. >> you mean the money you collected for the fees will go back to the agency? >> will go to the project in house. >> if i may to add some clarification. as sara mentioned there is a fee waiver for the participants to sign up for the workshop. we know from experience that the workshop is free oftentimes you don't get committed trainers to come back and do the classes and our goal is really have the certified trainers to implement the thai chi program in the various senior centers in the community, so i would say the majority of the people that sign up for the training apply for the fee waiver and in order to qualify they're saying they are committed to implementing at

least one series of the thai chi class and as sara mentioned also those that are not going to apply for the fee waiver the fee that self-help for the elderly received will be going back into this project, and allow us to pay stipends to hire other certified trainers to implement the program. >> are there senior discounts? >> there is a discount for volunteers, yeah, so instead of $250 which is the going rate for full two day training plus materials for a volunteer is $150. >> thank you. any other comments or questions from the commission? >> can i say something? i went through those two days classes. i already have benefits. my palm used to be white. now it's turning red. that means circulation. my blood is flowing. hopefully two months,

three months my face will turn red. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> to show that i practice. >> thank you for that testimonial. any other comments or questions from the commission? comments or questions from the public? hearing none call the question. all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. the next item on the agenda announcements. any announcements? hearing none moving on any public comment? hearing none motion to od junior. >> moved. >> second. >> >> i have a second by rising vote. thank you. .

>> the board of directors for our meeting on april 7, 2015, please read the roll. >> commissioner singh director heinecke is anticipated

commissioner rosales please be advised the director will not be here we have quorum so item 3 commissioner, back to you and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items cell phones cause microphone interference so the board respectfully asked they be turned off and for people standing because of the fire codes people need to find a chair here in the room or go to the overflow room in room 408 so if we could fill in the empty seats approval for the minutes of the march 17. >> motion to approve.

>> second. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? the i's have it. >> item 5 directors please be advised no closed session at the end of today is agenda item 6 unfinished. >> excuse me. ladies and gentlemen, please okay. go ahead. >> item 6 introduction of new business by board members. >> approved. >> thank you just hearing from the disability community a few others around the communities have advised concerns about the private counterpart shuttles on charge i do not and thank you's some movement based name those contribute to people getting around town, however there are concerns about the lack of

accessibility for people in wheelchairs and guide dogs perhaps get a report on what necessary deal with mta at all whether they use our stops to comply with concern laws would be really good for us to know. >> director reiskin can you come back with a report. >> thank you, director. >> thank you. >> any other new business. >> i wanted to bring up the unfortunate cable car accident one of our operators was hit by a car that was illegal passing a cable car i know that safety in vision zero extended not only to the citizens again itself employees cable car that area is treacherous and people going places in their private

automobiles is there anything to protect our cable door operators better we frequently have crashes between cars and cable cars maybe time to make the streets cable car only. >> i was going to do give you an updated during my report. >> thank you. >> i appreciate the comment. >> any other new business members. >> i wanted to see. >> next item. >> okay. and just again members of the public who are standing because of the for codes you need to find a seat or overflow room in 408 go to the overflow room or find a chair now. >> item 7 director's report. >> ed reiskin. >> good afternoon members of the public and board and staff since you've mentioned i'll start with the issue of the

collision that happened excuse me. yesterday morning i say collision we're trying to eliminate the word accident because they're all preventable we had a cable car who was struck about tonguing in the morning on powell street this is around washington street a cable car was stopped he was getting out to throw a switch which is what they need to do and struck as the vice chair said by a private car a tourist car and as i understand a gentleman with too young kids mr. montoya way was pretty seriously injured request broken legs and ribs and

he's in intensive care but will be for the rest of the week there first of all, our thoughts are with him and his family and we couldn't have done it without you to support him but we're all a part of and can, victim to the safety of our streets what we're just as a sunlight to the the vice chair comments we're conducting briefing and looking at the vigilant around traffic i'm sure you're aware of the cable cars both our employees and patrons have to interact with the traffic with the safety and positive additionally we've tafgd our

traffic engineering folks to evaluate the signage and operation of the lights anything in their physical conditions particularly in that powell street whether it's a place every commuter of a vehicle is getting off the vehicle to go into the street to make the switch move so we're obviously taking this very seriously as we do all serious collisions in the city and just wanted to ask you to join me in wishing mr. montoya and the family as he recoveries he's been with the cable car with 18 years and speedy recovery and we will look to the vice chairs comment to other potential areas of concern throughout the cable car system as well so next want to start with

special recognize of employees i want to ask our director kate to come forward and as she's coming up a short trip i want to acknowledge on one of her presses williams and her team with the san franciscopar trait they will be recognized for kworn the transportation cal act at having a exemplar program in california it is quite an honor it's the program is being recognized for the board network ever service including the service par taxi service and the grocery shuttle

and the debit card and the escort program which is a program for customers would go disabilities we're in the process of developing association is the largest transit association in the state with more than 3 hundred members so it's a pretty big deal their recognizing our paratransit folks so thank you to her staff and her team with that i'll turn it over to kate to recognize other staff. >> hi good afternoon kate happy to be here ♪ way to honor outstanding staff and there's a really fantastic team at the taxi and assessable services we have one award winner from the taxi side and the assessable services side i'm going to turn around to see if

they've made it we'll start with jonathan jonathan changing is a paratransit planner and has stepped up after i get the new position at sfmta he's an outstanding employee he's quiet and calm and conscious and knows everything before you ask he has the report presented for the meeting in advance and no one has to ask it's incredible he's been instrumental in asking for two grants to expand mta's capacity to win citizens and folks with disabilities for all transit in transportation he's been the could he van gogh shuttle a social shuttle that citizens and people's with disabilities a stay connected to what's happening in the

community he's worked with taxi services to achieve the ramp taxi services and for the incentives for the drivers and taken on additional responsibility as i mentioned i moved into the new role and built collaborative relationships with the disability community a fantastic member of the taxis and assessable services team and part of why the mta is getting recognized for our cal program i want to invite jonathan up and hand him his award thank you (clapping) >> okay >> on behalf of the board mr. chang thank you for your outstanding work we reality appreciate it. >> thank you. >> shall we skip forward.

>> let me know she is running late. >> let me ask cammy our enforcement director. >> good afternoon. >> good morning no good afternoon. >> on behalf of the enforcement team i'd like to express may thanks and present a special recognition to senior parking control officer larry lewis he's missing pious e his favorite tv program just matthew's but will be here are you sure it's not watching the mta board hearing it's on at the same time. >> (laughter). >> larry enhance his career as a pocono august 1st of 1983 and

promoted to the senior pco in january of 1990 and retired there will after many years of axiliary service he managed a program since 1990 and played a large roll in the success of that program larry's inspirey style has motivated assigned personnel many of which are here today and promoted good work relationships with his team larry serves agency a liaison with the sfpd in addressing issues like abandoned vehicles and light vehicles and oversized vehicles and other neighborhood safety concerns largely around the bay area area larry is always minced the highest level of professionalism

and established relationships with the public so thank you, larry if you'll come on up here (clapping). >> congratulations. >> thank you very much wow. >> say a few words. >> yeah. again, i did put judge matthew's on record just to let you know it's an hour if you want to see judge matthew's it's 1 o'clock on channel that 34 and thanks to my staff would you guys stand up (clapping) it makes o takes employees like the people i'm working for for a

long time to make me good as good as i look i can't take any credit but i take the credit it wouldn't be fair to those i love my directors and love mta i appreciate you guys looking me up and letting me be the first pco that received an award i might sleep with this one tonight thank you very much i appreciate it >> beautiful (clapping) and on behalf of the board to all your colleagues thank you for your outstanding and really difficult work i appreciate you everyday director reiskin. >> okay. >> okay to circle back a front window clerk at the taxi