you want to go with me? she said okay, so we went down there, got to the boarding platform area, and who was there? it was just a fabulous sight. it was fantastic. there was a transit inspector, there was a muni service planner, there was a security guard and a pco, and several buses. and my wife was a bit reluctant to join, but after she saw the smiles on everybody's faces, we held a little ribbon cutting ceremony. so i know that the real ribbon cutting ceremony's going to be awesome, but we couldn't let this go without a little celebration. so had a little christmas ribbon leftover from one of the present. the six of us held the ribbon.

my wife turned to the director -- the production director, and she said well, let's take this picture, let's take that picture. that evening, i posted it on facebook, and guess how small the world is? one of my inlaws husband's cousins was the director -- was the muni driver who's in that picture, so the guy on the -- the guy on the right is -- is a cousin of one of my relatives. crazy. world small. so it was really fantastic. and the pride -- i just want to share with you, the pride of the folks that was there, it was awesome. i spent 15 minutes talking to the muni service planner, matt. i want to publicly say i was so impressed with his enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, commitment. being there, he explained the

entire operations of how the 5 local was going to work during this interim, how it was going to work in the actual permanent service, how all the other lines that are going to come in and how they're going to be staged, and why they're staged the way they are. the focus was on safety, the focus was on passenger experience, and operations efficiency. and director reiskin, it was awesome. i couldn't stop smiling. i was listening to him talk, and my face was just -- it was an awesome experience. so i just wanted to share this. it was -- obviously you can tell by my excitement and enthusiasm, it was really an awesome experience. the only feedback that we provided at the cac was just -- you know, right now knowing when we went down there, it was a very slow period downtown,

would be the communication of transitioning of passengers from the temporary terminal to the actual transit center is to ensure it's really clear for both. just ask that maybe muni to check in and kind of see what the ridership looks like to really be taking advantage of the service at the new transit center because there are -- even with the ambassadors, you still kind of have to maneuver your way through and so on. but again, it was just a real positive experience. the next thing i want to move on in the staff report was that the tjpa team as a -- as indicated, is applying for the application, $275 million of tircp funding for phase two, and the cac submitted a letter of support and assisted in reaching out to other advocacy groups to do the same. moving onto the annual report, i'll just touch on a few items

briefly. the accomplishments, the cac wanted to acknowledge and compliment the project team, contractors, and the skilled union labor for their skilled work and progress to date in 2017. safety is critical, and although metrics for recordable injuries are comparable on osha recordables, the fact that lost time injuries are 25% of industry average was excellent. and so good to see as we can't celebrate the success of this project if we're saddled with injuries impacting the lives of our workforce. a specific highlight that was mentioned was the community engagement, and we wanted to applaud the project team. the fact that there were only 12 customer complaints in 2017 as compared to 68 in 2015 and 48 in 2016 really showed the effective engagement.

and the cost after the challenges on the life of the project, the team has been holding the line on eac. there were a few areas of concern that were already talked about, and then, other items that the cac would really like to keep a close eye on over the coming months. again, we were disappointed to see the slippage of the substantial completion date from april 23rd to may 11th, and what was immediate concern and director harper, you mentioned it, and executive director issapiti, you mention they wanted to get it ready to go in june, with substantial completion in april. the fact that it's pushed out to may really becomes a problem

for the june start-up. the focus has always been on substantial completion, and we know that the project team is continuing to work with webcore to pull that back in. one thing that the cac wanted to make a recommendation is on the construction schedule, when you're looking at substantial completion and you're looking at a few key dates of muni transit starting -- and right now, that shows the end of april, and we just talked about the june implementation for ac transit, the fact that the schedule's pushed out to may 11th, we actually have muni bus service starting before. if you look at the schedule, that's what it appears, so interestfrom a tran parency perspective, even though the operators will be ready and are planning to be ready on those dates, if you can't start service, you can't really show that as

implementation, so we recommend that as a change of how the schedule is prepared. the cac is also interested in a presentation at an up coming meeting on the status of pop ups. what is the mix of offerings? how much of the space is already committed? although it's understanding that this is or will be -- this aspect of the center will be ready, we would like to be able to provide input prior to the plans being finalized and brought to the board for approval. we're also recommending more visible and specificity of planning for the retail during 2018, insight into the schedule, forecast versus actuals, month to month changes from baseline, in addition to the types of retailers who are expressing interests in committing in contracts of interests to the cac. public interest strategies. the cac requested a presentation at a future meeting of the overall elements involved and the narratives that are being highlighted.

the center -- the real center opening ribbon cutting, we're pleased to here that the comprehensive ceremony will be planned, including all neighbors, city and region wide, and the cac looks forward in participating in this ceremony. one last item i wanted to mention is i wanted to follow up on our discussion regarding the integrated planning effort to address and compassionately support any issues with potential homeless population which could be attracted to the center. the cac at this last meeting had a robust and passionate discussion. regarding the discussion the panel presented last month. although overall we were pleased with the progress to this point, we are working on a set of recommendations that we will provide to the board, our district six supervisor and the department of homelessness for consideration hopefully in the next few weeks. sorry for going on so long

here, but tr for the opportunity to provi -- thank you for the opportunity to provide this update. >> if i could, i just want to thampg t thank the chair for his full and comprehensive report of the cac, but in particular for the ad hoc ribbon cutting ceremony. i also wanted to commend the staff, ron and mark and the project team for all the work they did with the whole team to get ready for the 26th. when i went back and asked my folks how things went, it seemed that things went off smoothly and well. i asked them to make sure that the rider experience would be positive and not make them feel like they were in the middle of a construction site, and from the photos, i feel you guys did a good job, get an early attest

of what the full experience will be when the center opens. please convey to the whole team or gratitude on behalf of our riders for making that happen. >> will do. thank you. >> great. thanks. >> item 7 is a public comment. opportunity for members of the public to address you on matters that are not on today's calendar. we have jim patrick. >> thank you. jim patrick, patrick and company. to the board of directors here. i'd like to call your attention to the san francisco transit authority that agreed to spend $188,000 on a peer rephrase for the design to bring together the rav report, two track versus one track, and the proposal to the tjpa has been made, and i believe mark or one of our representatives are going to sit on that board. that's a strategic thing, and as this peer group reviews it, they're going to finally make a

recommendation. it seems to me, from an outsider looking in, that no one can do what the peer group doesn't want to do, so it will essentially be a decision about how the dtx and the connection on down the line is going to go. it's a clever political move, but i'd like to see reporting and i had i'd like to see an agenda item on this board as to how this process is going. we have to pay attention to this, and i'm also curious what the board policy direction is to our staff relative to what we should be reporting and promoting to this peer group. i've heard nothing from this board and that i've seen, so what is our plan and can we bring a report back to this board as to how this peer review is going so we can influence it necessarily if we need to. otherwise we sit like a dummy in the back of the truck, and

the truck leaves town and we're without. thank you. >> at this time, you are scheduled to go into closed session. we've not received any indication that a member of the public wishes to address you on th . >> all right. the tjpa regularly scheduled meeting of january is 1, 2018 is back in session. there are no further items on the calendar that need your support. >> okay. we are adjourned. >> tha

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find new resources when they stay in their home. ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the urban center in san francisco with sarah karlewski, deputy director of spur. we're talking about the shelter, a safe place to stay, exhibition at their center. and part of being able to shelter in place in your home is to be able to find a place nearby where you can get the services that you might not have in your home. and that's what this little neighborhood support center is for. >> that's right. >> what are some of the services that might be provided in a neighborhood center like this? >> yeah. so, we think of the neighborhood support centers as really being homes away from home. so, after a major earthquake there is going to be a lot of confusion. people are going to need to try

to meet up with other people. they're going to need a lot of information. so, a lot of what the neighborhood support center is going to provide is that information. basically we're going to be like a hub where people can come to get services, help, information, et cetera. what you see here on this table are a whole variety of did you ever rent things from tools, some walki-talkies. this helps people know what is going on in their neighborhood. over here you have a whole variety of water and canned goods. we're really hoping that people will stock up for themselves at least for the first 72 hours if not more. i know that i have a ton of canned food and other sorts of things such as water within my own home. and everybody should, but there's going to come a time where people are going to end up running out and needing more. so, that's what we've got right here. >> so, this neighborhood

support center, this doesn't look to be a major city sponsored fully stocked space. it can be a small commercial space, even somebody's garage as long as they have the information, a guide of information, who to call for what, communications equipment, some power, have a generator. >> that's right. >> thinking of lights and charge your cell phones and so on. and probably be operated by volunteers. >> volunteers, maybe members of nert could help out, people who live in the neighborhood that have some building skill could be helpful. so, if there is a structural engineer living nearby or even an architect, they could really help people kind of understand what has happened to their homes and what sort of repairs might be needed. >> here we are with some of the things that you might find in a neighborhood support center. one thing we learned from hurricane katrina, people really rely on their portable electronics and their phone. we say here's a charging

station tied up to the generation. the essential coffeepot. >> yes. >> maybe a computer, you can check your e-mail with. >> yes. we have our charging station here. and then over here you can see we've got a whole variety of things, including the all-important different tags. so, lawrence, do you want to talk a little about the tags? >> sure. people want to know what do these tags mean. is my building safe or unsafe. these are the city owe initial tags. staying in your home doesn't require that you get a tag. it just means that you use common sense and maybe get help from people who might be around who can help you evaluate whether it's a safe place to stay. >> you might want to know because regular city services are disrupted, you might want to know when trash pick up is, if you need to get clean water, et cetera. also in the neighborhood support center, that kind of information would be available and we've got a little of that up here. >> trash pick up resumes

regular schedule on wednesday. >> that's right. >> please mark your human waste. >> that's right. >> so, this is kind of an information center, communication center, also a center that hopefully will show people how to relate to their neighboring communities, what else is happening city-wide. and, of course, this is sort of the ubiquitous form of communication. my cat is missing, call me. >> exactly, because a lot of times, even if you do have a cell phone, and people do if you're really trying to save some of your precious energy minutes, et cetera, or it's not working as well as it normally does, it is helpful to have a message board that you can get information to other people. and, so, that's what we're showing here. you can see people are going to be looking for their pets. they're going to be looking for rides. people are going to need to be sharing resources a much as they possibly can. another thing that you can see here is they're going to need to be fair tools and some of the things that people are

going to need in order to be able to stay safer within their homes. so, we're just showing sort of a gesture to that with all these different tools here. but then also tarps, people are going to need to cover their windows if their windows are cracked, if their roofs are broken. so, ideally, the city would be able to know where all these neighborhood centers are and help deliver some of these supplies. >> they could come from a neighbor, maybe not. thank you so much for allowing us to come in and share this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for >> you're watching quick bites, the show that is san francisco. and today you're in for a real treat. oh, my! food inspired by the mediterranean and middle east with a twist so unique you can

only find it in one place in san francisco. we're at the 55th annual armenian festival and bizarre. this is extra special not only because i happen to be armenian, but there is so much delicious food here. and i can't wait to share it with all of you. let's go. armenia, culture and cusine has had much cultural exchanges with its neighbors. today armenian food infuses he flavor from the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern europe. >> this is our 55th year and in san francisco we're the largest armenian food festival and widely recognized as one of the best food festivals in the area. we have vendors that come up from fresno, from los angeles showing off their craft. we really feel like we have something for everyone in the neighborhood and that's really what it is, is drawing people to see a little bit of our culture and experience what we experience weekend in and weekend out. >> we are behind the scenes now

watching the chef at work preparing some delicious armenian kabob. this is a staple in armenian cooking, is that right? >> absolutely, since the beginning of time. our soldiers used to skewer it on the swords. we have a combination of beef and lam and parsley. and every september over 2000 pounds of meat being cooked in three days. >> after all that savory protein, i was ready to check out the fresh veggie options. >> this is armenian cheat sheet. it's tomatos and mint and olive oil. that makes summer food. and what i'm doing is i'm putting some nutmeg. it is kind of like cream cheese. in armenia when they offer you food, you have to eat it. they would welcome you and food is very important for them.

>> in every armenian community we feel like we're a "smallville"age and they come together to put on something like this. what i find really interesting about san francisco is the blends of armenia that come together. once they are here, the way people work together at any age, including our grandmothers, our grandfathers, skewering the meat, it's fun to see. fun to see everybody get together. >> we call it subarek. it's a cheese turn over if you want. we make the dough from scratch. we boil it like you do for la san i can't. >> the amount of love and karin fused in these foods is tremendous. they come in every day to prepare, cook and bake bread, all in preparation for this big festival. >> nobody says no. when you come them, they have to come tomorrow for the feast. >> what a treat it is to taste a delicious recipe, all made from scratch and passed down through generations. it really makes you appreciate the little things. >> it's one of the best

festivals. it's outstanding, a marvelous occasion. >> we're outside checking some of the food to go options. i grabbed myself a ka bob sandwich, all kinds of herbs and spices. i'm going to taste this. looking fantastic. one of the best i've had in a long time. you know it's delicious b i have just enough room for dessert, my favorite part. we're behind the scenes right now watching how all the pastries get made. and we've got a whole array of pastries here. honey and nuts and cinnamon, all kinds of great ingredients. this is amazing. here's another yummy pastry made with filo dough. oh, my god. really sweet and similar, it's lighter. this is what i like.

we have a lovely row here. looks like a very delicious and exciting surprise. i'm going to bite into it. here we go. um. this is great with armenian coffee. now we're making some incredible armenian coffee. >> we buy our coffee, they have the best coffee. they come from armenia, specially made. and would you like to try it? >> i would like to try. >> would you like sugar or no sugar? >> no sugar today. i'm so excited. really earthy. you can really taste the grain. i think that's what makes it so special. really comes out. i hope you try it. we're having a great time at

the armenian festival. we ate, we saw, and we definitely conquered. i don't know about you, but i have to go down to the food. check out our blog for so much more at sf bites at tums abler.com. until next time, may the force be with you. ♪ ♪ >> first of all, everybody is welcome and we ask two things when they get here. one, that they try something they've never tried before. be it food or be it dancing or doing something. and if they feel like it was worth their while to tell one person and bring that person, that family member, that friend down the street to come with them. >> we're going to have to do a lot of eating so get ready. >> get ready. and you diet tomorrow.

>> thank you all for being here this morning. i want to touch upon the encouraging news we heard last night, a federal judge just issued a stop against discrimination actions of the trump administration to deport daca recipients in the country. (applause) and we all know it's not the first time the judicial system had to step in to protect our residents from the cruel and misguided policies of this administration which targets our immigration communities. while we were happy to hear this welcoming news, we know that