very supportive of these, and the one item, the hair ball, there was an item on our agenda that was not added in that has been added in since, and i was just, omitted, accidentally by mta but it was part of section n, i think on the map. so for me personally, this is a big deal, being the rep for district ten and thes a huge, connectivity issue for us and getting to the city from the bay view and from the valley and i too am very excited to see this going forward. and so thank you, that is where we are heading. >> all right. thank you very much. >> all right, we will keep all of your comments in mind moving forward. and any other questions or comments. okay, anything none, then do we have any public comment on item two, cac report? >> seeing none, public comment on item two is closed and now we will go to item s. >> item, 6, major capitol projects up date, presidio

parkway. >> swre john. >> john will be coming moment arly, and i am lee, and the deputy director with the transportation authority and this is our regular up date on major capitol projects and john fisher and don is going to be the lead consultant for the transportation authority with this project, and for some time, and a principally involved with phase two, being done as a public private partnership and he will be doing the presentation today, and for the end of the presentation, john will mention that we have a major happy milestone coming up and we are about to open the final roadway to traffic. and so with that i will introduce, josh fisher. >> thanks, lee and, madam chair and members of the commission, i am pleased to be here and on the eve of this major milestone to give you an up date. and i will show you, the agenda

that i intend to discover, the project scope and schedule and the budget and funding and property ject status, which he kind of stole my thunder, and up date on the dbe, sbe westboundinger force development program and some of the challenges, the upcoming traffic switch and opening celebration. and happy to take any of your questions. so if you see, the diagram in front of you, yellow segments are the segments that were completed in 2012 as part of phase one, and the blue segments are what will be the finish of the project, and estimated completion of the final acceptance of mid, 2016. and like many projects before you, these major projects take multiple sources of funding,

the, for the 2016, up date, the for the prop k, and i think that i just skipped one slide. and i can go back. i defendant's exhibit want to gloss over the costs these are the construction costs broken down in phase one and phase two and the phase two costs represent what the sponsors will be paying to the developer, once construction is completed at the milestone payment which we are nearing later this year. and as you can see, phase one and phase two, costs about $500 million and $360 million, respectively. >> and now the funding, the multiple sources that you are

familiar with, and most notably 66 million in prop k funds, and the region has come in with 160 million dollars in contribution from the metropolitan transportation commission, and the golden gate bridge and the highway transportation district and the county and the state is making a contribution with the largest shares coming from both the state and federal sources for this program. and now, a few recent construction pictures, and the arrow that you see here, and looking from the east, and as you can see, on your screen, the main post tunnels in the foreground as well as the battery tunnels leading up to the golden gate bridge toll plaza and here is a shot looking back towards the city and you can see in the foreground here the battery tunnels with the main post

tunnels, and further in the view. here is a shot of the highway one, hook ramp and this is the 101 interchange and this is a better shot of the toll bridge plaza and i have got a better shot of the hook ramp right here and which looks much different than that today, this is just a few short months ago, and this is, this is constructed. and here is a shot of the northbound battery tunnel under construction, again is completed, and all of the structures complete. and this is a nice shot of the northern portals of the main post tunnels and as you see, in the foreground, the detour, which will be the demolished in the upcoming traffic closure which i will talk more about, but this is, and you will recall that this was just installed for phase one to achieve the seismic safety and to get the traveling public on

to the new roadway and this piece will have to come out to make the final connection. >> and here is finally, my last photo is the tennessee, interchange, which you can see a new connection that is being made -- and this is going to be a new connection and access to the park and vice versa, once this is over. >> all of the contracts and the project contain the small business and disadvantaged business goals. and phase two, actually included a workforce development program. since the last quarterly, up date from the developer, from the first quarter of this year, the project has paid out, some 59 million dollars to small and disadvantaged businesses.

something that we are very proud of. the transportation authority to implement the workforce development program on phase two, contracted with the san francisco office of economic and workforce development, in cooperation with the developer for phase two, worked with the city bill academy and the first service programs to implement this contract requirement. and through that, the, the glc, and the golden link, committed to offer no fewer than 50 percent of all new hires coming from the bay area for this project. >> and in terms of how it is requested, the glc exceeded their goals, and they actually ended up filling some 80 percent of all new hires from the bay area and in san francisco, took the lion's

share of that number. just i will show you here. >> and about 37 percent of all new hires on the project came from the city and county of san francisco. and that is through the city build and to their academy. and with the counties coming in at 13 percent, and so, this is a break down, and but, something that we are certainly also proud of. so, phase two, has remained on schedule, despite the challenges and any, and any program or project of this size has challenges. and that, and the transportation authority, and cal transhave been working diligently with the trust trying to address the issues as they arise. and there have been senior level meetings and ongoing, negotiations to deal with any

potential claims. and to keep the project moving, and keep the public sponsors on track with the funding that they have available. and one challenge, that also, an opportunity is the city of the trust and it is partners and the golden gate, national parts controversy and the national park service have joined together to start a, if to take advantage of the new ep spaces being created by this project about 13 acres on top of the main post tunnels that connects the field and the main post, and they have it through the support through some interests that have been able to start a visioning process to enhance the landscape and the public use above those tunnels. and they have approached the project sponsors about trying to actually take over the final

landscaping in this area and to create an efficiency and in a better use for the public, so that is something that the sponsors are looking at and if it is possible to do it without any impact to the project, and certainly keeping our commitments with the finishing this area of the project intact and that is something that we are going to do. >> and so the traffic switch, and this is the final major mild stone and it is not the end of the project for phase two, but, the, target date for this is four day, beginning on may, 28th and with an opening of the june first. and this is not going to be a full closure to the golden gate bridge will be open and highway one will be open but the public should avoid this area, if at all cost and they have two, and they have to take the transit and ride your bike and this will be a bit of a disruption,

and but necessary to finish the final configuration of the roadway. >> and here are we talked about.

is he what a fitting project to be here and the last one and thank you for the years of service and thank you to the ta, for all of the hard work on this. and tilly in particular and your entire team and i know that it has been years in the

making. and mr. fisher for their work with our ta and i think that that relationship has been amazing and certainly is helpful for my office and so thank you, for all of your hard work. and mr. fisher, and i think that this is, you know, this is the beginning of what i think is going to be a lot of the future, and the major transportation project and really a demonstration going forward as well about what the public, private partnerships can do and it is not without bumps in the road and i know that our ta and mr. lee have been working with the trust very hard and they have been, a landlord that has ste warded their land carefully to say the least. but, it is, i think that it is an amazing testimony of the per severe ans that we have gotten to where we are today and in the terms of the closure in a few weeks, by the way, is that the four and this final meeting last night? >> the final meet? ing >> it is may 28th. >> it is. ju. so everyone is aware it it is going to start on thursday,

ten p.m. and friday traffic will be impacted and the normal commute and the idea is to be opened by monday morning, and the first time this happened, there was i was down there over the weekend and my children and i watched as the big cranes came in and it was like a scifi movie but in real life and this will be a little bit different but i do think that we need to all get the word out that it is going to be a traffic nightmare for a few days and to the ex-at extent to the people that don't have to use that part of the city for transportation, the better. i know that our staff will do a great job making sure that those who do have to use the road will be able to get through as quick as possible. but also, a last comment about and just, seeing the magnitude of what has happened over the past few years and even touring it yesterday and the last tour was six or nine months ago and it is going to be such an

amazing and we are two weeks away from the final switch and mr. fisher alluded to this, the opportunity of potentially having the trust take over, and the landscaping on top, and and what it might look like and i think that this is going to be a spectacle that the san francisco residents and i would venture to say that they don't collapse how amazing it is going to be and i think that it is something that we are going to be able to look forward to and i am going to thank everyone and mr. fisher and for everyone for being involved in this and looking for ward to the opening and waking up at 4:00 in the morning and taking that first bus ride too, thanks, everyone. >> thank you. >> commissioner christensen? >> one question and, a few comments. >> so the park lands, was that not in the original agreement? >> and it is integration that have? and so this is something that

has been added to the scope? >> not added to the scope and it is adjacent project. and one that i think has been accelerated to now and the parkway and this has been a park, project. >> and so this is being taken on as an ad jukt projector added to it. >> by the trust. and there is, and there is one element of the drive and the parkway project that includes, final landscaping over, the tunnels and i think that there, the trust is going through their design and vision and process through that area and so the hope is that not to have to have the project finish, and install, something that they would nen immediately rip up because they are doing something different and so it would be a transfer of all of the obligation for them to finish it, and if that timing works out. >> it is more of an interim phase? >> well foxer them it is going

to be a final phase. it would be reliefing the obligation to finish that segment and that is dictated by the document of what that should look like and so the trust will assume the obligation to install and complete that. >> so i just want to say, having watched this project from my perspective, i can't talk about this project and this phase of it without evoking michael painter who stood on the top of the pal ace of fine arts and envisioned of what we are about ready to chrisen and i don't think that we can pay enough attention to that contribution or someone with a bold vision and what impact that can have when able and dedicated people take it up and actually bring it to from fruistio n where a bold idea

has been carried through in a responsible and professional way to great results and i hope that any celebrations will include mr. painter and alexander and the other folks that really nurtured this egg before it hatched and this is just a personal interest that i get on whatever party list there is, because i think that this is going to be a great day and i too am grateful that it is coming to pass, i can't wait. >> thank you very much. >> any other questions or comments? >> i see, tang would like to say a few words. >> tang and commissioners thank you to the commissioner farrell for joining us yesterday and for your leadership throughout the life of this project and it would not be fair to let the moment pass without thanking and commissioner christensen for mentioning michael painter and alexander and the director who championed this over the past 15 years really, and want to recall his leadership and to thank him and we will have the plenty of opportunities to do that in the coming weeks and

months and this is an innovative project and the safety and the connectivity for all modes and the urban design and the project delivery which folks may not appreciate and understand that we have tried a different method that really har nasses the role and the expertise and the financial capacity of the private sector working with the public and finally a shout out to the public, and this is not only a p3, it is a p2, and all the way up to the direct and her his team and headquarters as well as the district four and so thank you have youer mfp. >> thank you. >> and congratulations all around, i can't wait to drive, bike, or walk around there, when it is all done, so, thank you very much. >> and all right, i think that at this point we will open up item 6 to public comment? >> all right, any members of the public? no >> then public comment is closed for item six and, that was just an information item. and so we will move on to item

seven. >> item seven, introduction of new items this is an information item. >> any introductions in colleagues? >> okay >> seeing none, public comment on item seven? >> seeing none, public comment on item seven is closed. and item eight. >> item 8. >> general public comment >> any members of the public that wish to speak, seeing none, public comment is closed and item 9? >> adjournment. >> all right, meeting is adjourned, thank you very much.

>> there has been an acknowledgement of the special places around san francisco bay. well, there is something sort of innate in human beings, i think, that tend to recognize a good spot when you see it, a spot that takes your breath away. this is one of them. >> an icon of the new deal. >> we stood here a week ago and we heard all of these dignitaries talk about the symbol that coit tower is for san francisco. it's interesting for those of us in the pioneer park project is trying to make the point that not only the tower not only this man-built edifice here is a symbol of the city but also the green space on which it sits and the hill to which is rests. to understand them you have to understand the topography of san francisco. early days of the city, the city grows up in what is the

financial district on the edge of chinatown. everything they rely on for existence is the golden gate. it's of massive importance to the people what comes in and out of san francisco bay. they can't see it where they are. they get the idea to build a giant wooden structure. the years that it was up here, it gave the name telegraph hill. it survived although the structure is long gone. come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better

if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. arthur brown noted architect in the city wanted for a while to build a tower. he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in her memory would be the thing to do with her money. >> it was going to be a wonderful observation place because it was one of the highest hills in the city anywhere and that that was the whole reason why it was built that high and had the elevator

access immediately from the beginning as part of its features. >> my fear's studio was just down the street steps. we were in a very small apartment and that was our backyard. when they were preparing the site for the coit tower there was always a lot of harping and griping about how awful progress was and why they would choose this beautiful pristine area to do them in was a big question. as soon as the coit tower was getting finished and someone put in the idea that it should be used for art then all of a sudden, he was excited about the coit tower. it became almost like a daily destination for him to enjoy

the atmosphere no matter what the politics, that wasn't the point. as long as they fit in and did their work and did their own creative expression, that was all that was required. they turned in their drawings. the drawings were accepted. if they snuck something in, well, there weren't going to be any stoolies around. they made such careful little diagrams of every possible little thing about it as though that was just so important and that they were just the big frog. and, actually, no one ever felt that way about them and they weren't considered something like that. in later life when people would approach me and say well, what did you know about it? we were with him almost every day and his children, we grew

up together and we didn't think of him as a commie and also the same with the other. he was just a family man doing normal things. no one thought anything of what he was doing. some of them were much more highly trained. it shows in my estimation, in the murals. this was one of the masterpieces. families at home was a lot more close to the life that i can remember that we lived. murals on the upper floors like the children playing on the swings and i think the little deer in the forest where you could come and see them in the woods and the sports that were always available, i think it did express the best part of our lives. things that weren't costing

money to do, you would go to a picnic on the beach or you would do something in the woods. my favorite of all is in the staircase. it's almost a miracle masterpiece how he could manage to not only fit everyone of course, a lot of them i recognized from my childhood -- it's how he juxtaposed and managed to kind of climb up that stairway on either side very much like you are walking down a street. it was incredible to do that and to me, that is what depicted the life of the times in san francisco. i even like the ones that show the industrial areas, the once with the workers showing them in the cannery and i can remember going in there and seeing these women with the caps, with the nets shuffling

these cans through. my parents had a ranch in santa rosa and we went there all summer. i could see these people leaning over and checking. it looked exactly like the beautiful things about the ranch. i think he was pretty much in the never look back philosophy about the coit. i don't think he ever went to visit again after we moved from telegraph hill which was only five or six years later. i don't think he ever had to see it when the initials are scratched into everything and people had literally destroyed the lower half of everything. >> well in my view, the tower had been pretty much neglected from the 1930's up until the 1980's. it wasn't until then that really enough people began to be alarmed about