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and not design streets that are overly wide and more dangerous and bulb outs and all that we've had a good result in asking around the blow up of the shipyard design we have designed a few things the fire departments observed on the bulb out and others challenges i know there of the one bulb out last year the fire department objected to a school bulb out and the magnifying took the credit and protected it over the fire department i'm curious to know how things are going we had a new example in my district the hundred block of indicating trees the fire department want to take out all the parking spaces on 1 side the street because it was narrow the neighborhoods were not happy
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just occurs to know how that's going. >> to my knowledge we've had pretty good conversations and collaborations with the fire department i've talked directly with the chief she's assigned an assistant chief to work with us the folks in the enter departmental committees that we staff are communications are better only thing i've heard of happening in a few recent issues around mcallister street and some instances individual members of the fire department have been going to community meetings not on behalf of the fire department saying many of the pedestrian safety will pled did fire access by the way
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we've gotten a written microorganism shotgun the fire department is supportive so your officer is circling us to make sure we continue that way. >> i'll encourage the agency to continue to hold firm, of course working with the fire department because as you stated there are companies that have good solutions so i'll encourage them to stay strong in pursuing vision zero goals thank you. >> okay. colleagues questions or comments at this time mr. rose our report on a number of items. >> yes. mr. chairman and members of the committee regarding item 9 on page 7 right revolt of the 11 day appropriation of the concoct revenue 16.2 percent is appropriated to general
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streetscape enhancements those funds are not allocated to specific funds but will be to projects to other projects under construction to have money available when an opportunity to build pedestrian or bike and other streetscape improvements but not through - in their budgets those are non-projects specific funds that don't have an associated budget or spend plan we our recommendations to place the $2 million open budget finance committee reserve pending the selection of the reserve we state that on the bottom of page 7 by 7 we ask you amend this to place the $2 million on reserve specifically one million dollars in impact fee to the pedestrian
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safety and one million dollars to the market octavia enhancements totally $2 million pend selection of projects the only reason we do that supervisors there's no support for those projects we believe before you release those funds the committee should know exactly what our releasing the fund for. >> why not go through all of them sure. >> on page 15 of our report this is regarding items 11, 12 and 13 based on an converter interest rate the office of public finance the average debt services on the transportation and road improvement geobonds is approximately $4.5 million
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total implemented principle interests is approximately $90 million plus on page 16 of our report we noted the instances will pay afternoon property tax to the city per year if the anticipated 6 of .8 transportation and road improvements general fund are i'm sure you're aware of is the policy of the city not to result in increased property tax so existing bops are being redeemed no net increase in property tax on the bottom of page 6 according to the information by the sfmta and dph the 20 two departments use two different numbers san francisco municipal
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transportation agency rates charge the capitalized projects over 50 percent and not the 1/3rd shown in the report as compared to the rates charged by dph so we've connected table 5 on the page showing the difference direct and indirect charges for the two positions 5502 project manager and 4203 assistant engineer as shown in table 5 sf is hundred and 57 thousand plus we show 34 percent is 59 percent higher and sfmta labor rates for the engineer is hundred and 33 thousand plus and again, the 35 percent should be 53.8 percent to use it new york no sense we make a
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recommendation to ask the controller to look at the mta's direct and indirect labor rates and make the elements prior to 9 next issuance of the transportation bonds anticipated in may 2016 we believe that is good legislation we recommend all of the two resolutions be approved. >> thank you to the mta any questions or comments on the reserve and the recommendation of mr. rose's. >> on behalf of mta no comments. >> okay thanks very much supervisor tang. >> sorry to add on to harvey's recommendations to items 11 12 and 13 if mta can provide clarity between the difference of public works and mta is calculating. >> sure we is have the office
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of public finance to address you the body as well warmed up to the rates we have third party entities that develops our cost plan as development by the state and federal fund participates it's been approved by federal and state and the cal bonds aside from the fact that the difference in the complexity between the agencies the diversity of fund sources as well as the requirement that we have a much higher percentage of the funds that come from federal, state, and local and public works does we welcome the controller's office evaluation we can find to reduce our off head we'll certainly love to do that i focused that on when i was at the public works to be as
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lean as we need to be there's a lot of complexity and hoops we need to jump through to spend the requests and spend and report on the various funding streams that's part of what might be driving the difference we're thankful for the suggestion and welcome anything that the controller's office can provide in ways to improve. >> i'll look forward to following up with the controller's office and i know that director reiskin you have the unique situation you've been in would agencies so i know you have that experience how you do things in public works now in mta but moving forward we would like to get more clarity. >> okay. colleagues any more questions or comments. >> open up for public comment any public comment on this item? items 9, 10, 11 12 or 13. >> hello, i'm with the
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controller's office of public financing i want to speak briefly to some of the perimeter and items number 12 and 13 and also explain briefly some administrative changes to the resolution as the budget analyst presented the anticipated debt services on the bonds is that anticipated to be $4.5 million annually and expected $3 per hundred dollars of the assessed evaluation at the doebt ratio will increase by .03 percent as the evaluations at 6 percent well within the 3 percent legal debt limit issuance of the bonds will be consistent with the capital policy committee and not raise property taxes of point 01 cents
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per assessed value item 13 is the first resolution before you it authorizes the issuance of an in the amount of not to exceed consistent with the 2014 prop a that was proved on november nourth 2013 and item 12 authorizes and directs the sale of the bond within the $500 million not to exceed $47 million plus resolution also is just want with the administrations including the official notice of sale and the intention to sell bonds and the official assessment relate to the official sale of bonds and purchasing of certificates the deadlines for the reports precedes have not been spent
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they're no precedes expenditures to report on and it grants the authorities to have the issuance of the sale of the bond just quickly present the text changes that were made we're submitting them they're made in collaboration with the office of the city clerk in order to address some of the concerns and their exceptions going forward for bond transportation authority plans & programs committee transaction they're not specific only general administrative language on the item number 13 the ordinance of 5 hedge fund million dollars resolution the language changes applies to the rat rationing indication section and second 18 just insuring that the documents and the city staffs action will be consistent with the resolution in the
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documents presented before the board also in the resolution authorizing the directing of the sale of the bonds did changes include similar changes to the ratification section and regret or reflect the requirement to submit espoused documents once the documents are completed to the board available for public record. >> if you have any questions i'll be happy to answer any questions i believe mta staff is here for the specific. >> thank you sorry for almost skipping you colleagues, any questions thank you, very much open up for public comment any public comment on item items 9 through 13 at all seeing none, public comment is closed so colleagues let's take those items one by one and tweaks so item number 9 we have a
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recommendation from the budget analyst to place certain amazes in receive as speeded any questions or comments i'd like to taper a motion to accept those and move the loma forward as amended. >> so moved with with a positive recommendation to the full board. >> motion by commissioner tang and seconded by commissioner eric mar we'll take that without objection. and item number ten if we did simply move that item forward with a positive recommendation. >> i move item 10 forward with a positive recommendation. >> commissioner tang we'll take that without objection. >> eaten on items 11 through 13 first of all like to accept the b l a recommendation attached to item 11 to the budget analyst premths recommendation to ask mta to look at the methodology
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for the items if we could approve the underlying item. >> i make a motion and send it to the phone number with with a positive recommendation. >> we'll take that without objection. >> items 12 and 13 the technical amendments as prepared by the office of vaps and so our city attorney those are technical don't have to be held. >> john gibner, deputy city attorney that's right pass them out today. >> let's take a motion. >> and i move with a positive recommendation as amended. >> okay. perfect we have that motion pie commissioner vice president mar open items 12 and 13 1ekd by commissioner tang and we'll with a positive recommendation item 14 is a special order for 514 to hear the budget priorities for the
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next two fiscal years we'll do for about an hour and a half we'll go into recess until
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