circumstances while stripping me ever every resource required to do so. thank you for your time. >> thank you, melody. next speaker, please. >> herbert weaner. doesn't the resolution passed previously i doesn't this conflict with equity regardingtic areas? now, you want to make this a universal law this regulations apply throughout the city. this conflicts with all you have the parking areas. now, have these areas in question under d, e, and f, have they posed a community nuance at all? that is one question i have. between 12 and 6. now what about the rest of the day? that doesn't interfere with parking the rest of the day.

12:00 and 6:00 is relatively quiet. i think you should really vote against these proposals. i am in a rush. i will say i am against d, e, f. i think on humanitarian grounds you should vote against it. otherwise, people are being chased helter-skelter all over the city in rvs. the real question is do you want individuals in the rvs sleeping on your doorstep? i don't think so. this is something to consider in the broad context. to be fair, this commission is only part of the problem. you know, there are other agencies that should be part of it and you should consult with the commission on homelessness on this before you take any action. these are the thoughts i have. i would vote no if i were a

commissioner, and i request you to do the same. thank you. >> next speaker, please. kelly cutler. >> coalition on homelessness. i can say what i forgot the last time. with your comment about the policy, it seems like the complaint driven system. since we first came in 2012 with the over size vehicle ban, we have been going through this routinely, and it is created a worse problem. the policy, the legislation that the supervisors are working on, we meet with them to create real solutions, none have happened

yet. moving forward, it is like it ask to create some alternatives. with wolf, i am disappointed. that you don't have the data. he came here to say we are going to send out the out reach team, we are going to do this. there is nothing for them to report back. the real industries the outreach workers, great workers without the tools to offer people. wolf is now resolved, i don't know for who, it is resolved. now there is more streets coming up to be resolved again. i would at least postpone and hold off until we can get some alternatives going. it is currently worked on with the supervisors right now. at this point there is nothing.

there hasn't been since 2012. we keep coming back. there are zero alternatives created -- created. any more public comment? >> public comment is closed. directors, as i have said i am not supporting this. it is obvious it is the only thing. i recognize the jurisdictionally it is limited what we can do. i feel like having taken the stand it is make you go things move forward. i think if as the decision-maker you have to use your position to best influence our people to do the work that needs done this. is a big challenge. we have to -- i personally have to not make it. you can't support moving forward.

i don't people we have done anything in the way we need to have done it. the overnight parking issues, over size vehicle issues are far from any reasonable resolution in that area. not necessarily indictment of this agency, indictment of an entire city. we are not going to solve. we can't keep waiting to deal with a problem because we are trying to solve one aspect of it. we have to do a lot of different things in parts of your life, not one area. that is somewhat we have to do. >> it would be hip full to have staff -- helpful for staff to peak to the impetus of it. >> i have to say i do notice these are no parking overnight for everyone. what i brought up the last time

we had something in front of us. it was no overnight parking for oversized vehicles. neighbors said it was a parking overnight. perhaps staff to speak to how these got on the consent calendar. >> indeed. andy with the streets division. these two, one of them is a piece of a street they came from businesses complaining about parking availability and congestion, garbage and debris and general disorder. towards that point in our policy document that is hand waving. there is a location prone to dumping and parking congestion. as directors have noted and staff this agency is in a tough spot charged with managing the

parking and curb in the streets. when we are called on by businesses we must respond. statement we are compassionate and humanitarian impulse is there and should be. we are attorney by. i -- attorney by that. i think this board has been practicing the notion that we can't do this on our own, but perhaps if we say no, we can motivate others. the supervisors and mayor see that. back to the question. this is constituents, these are businesses saying my business is being punished. the garbage, debris and there are days when i can't get my vehicles in and out of the yard. geographic equity to the points the directors made. the nice neighborhoods have nice

things. i say that within sincere quotes. pacific heights don't have rvs in front of the houses. some of that is because the streets are really regulated out the window. there is resident permit parking, time limits. these corners of the bayview are under regulated, barely street cleaning. problems are pushed to these streets. we are in a tough spot to respond and give them regard and be merciful. we are in that same tough spot. >> vice chair. >> the procedural point you heard director borden. i don't think these should be on the consent calendar. they should be automatically

pulled. i can't believe we would miss it. you have feedback from the board member saying she won't vote for this. procedurally we should voice that as we go forward not treat this as consent. it is not going to be. number two, i support this. you anticipated one of my points. i am cognizant of what neighborhood this is and the fact the neighborhood may say they don't have enough parking regulation to begin with. this may well be a game of cashup. for the geographic issues. we are playing the game of catch up. this is a good illustration of the good faith of views here. i respect director borden's position. it is logical, compassionate and may have the grand effect that

she is searching for. i hope it does. from my view we can't hold individual neighborhoods especially ones who are not politically connected and don't have resources to turn to that others do, can't hold them behind and hold them hostage while the city tries to solve a problem they have been trying to solve for a long time. that is my personal view. i will vote for this. i have trie tried to be transpa. i have given you my views. thank you for working this up, thank you for bringing it to us and representing that part of the city. i hope this will pass and when it did you guys will utilize the same compassion and outreach you committed when i ammenting

these. >> thank you. anyone else? anything to add? i am going to call these altogether. do i have a motion to approve? >> yes. second. roll call vote again. (roll call). >> those passed. aubergine, to the staff and everyone who worked on this. as we heard we want to be as compassionate and careful when i ammenting these. -- implementing these. that gave us hope that is what is going to happen. as we hear from the people

working with these people every day. the solutions aren't there yet. this is a kind of a tough situation for all of us. thank you for continuing to work with it. ms. cutler thank you so much. we will move on. >> item 14 approving the 2019 legislative program for sfmta. >> . >> good afternoon. thank you. i appreciate your attention today. i am kate breen with the legislative program. this program was informed with discussions with the sfmta staff

and the various transportation interests over the last several months. the draft program was reviewed and approved as required by the state legislation committee in november an and reviewed by the sfmta advisory committee this month. i would like to acknowledge my colleagues in pulling this together. in 2019 a new political landscape after the elections. new supervisors and governor and legislature and new dynamics with the house speaker role returning to nancy pelosi. we will look for policy and funding opportunities. at the local level in the packet the legislative efforts are dynamic and recognize -- dynamic. the draft program anticipates

categories of policy and projects in 2019 such as vision zero, contract approvals and many things we can't anticipate that is part of our work. one kiev fort today is the -- one of the efforts is to improve communication was the city hall and board of supervisors. this is a staff effort in the last six months following the conversation last year on the changes. the focus is overall process improvements goal is to provide comprehensive information about better customer service and quick response to priorities by the board of supervisors who represent the interests of the public. accountable and the board of supervisors work.

initiative was include response team implemented in the streets division to advance the critical projects identified by the members of the board, improvements to public hearing, type of infrastructure and what the public should expect in each district. updated enhanced protocols for response to inquiries from the board of supervisors, mayor's office and requests tracked through sales force. a full rollout of the public outreach requirements across the sfmta to ensure outreach to the community on the projects underway in any given neighborhood. these plus planned future initiatives set the foundation to provide comprehensive work and quick response to the board. i felt it was important to highlight that work going on for

a number of months internally and different elements have been rolled out. in the coming year with new supervisors we will see the building of a partner ship responsiveness and accountable. i am moving to the state now. on the state side i think that with the mayor, board of supervisors and new governor we have one theme at the top of the list. that is housing. we will see efforts around housing and opportunities to tie transportation elements to that transportation. with regard to transportation funding those working at the state level and my colleagues statewide are breathing a sigh of relief. of all of the work passing the gas tax and proposition 6 folks

are like let's spend the money we will work for the grants and count on the distribution of formula money flowing for the next 10 years. that i think will get folks capacity to look to housing in other areas where they want to bring the focus. there is a conversation to the transportation development act, the quarter c ent sales tax to fund transit. there are a lot of requests to seek exemptions from requirements under that and both chairs of the committees said enough. can we look at what is not working. if people are asking four exceptions maybe something needs revised. in the coming year we will participate in that effort, is not the least of which is to

ensure san francisco's interest and the funds protected. look at it as an opportunity to educate. some members who have the important lifeline source for public transit. the next item is city wide initiative not just mta. it is important to include a change to state law that seek to address requirement that was put into place a couple years ago having to do with how bond make sures are describes on the local ballot. the up shot if the provisions of the law are maintained it confuses voters of the ballot measure. there are legal memos why this is a barrier for local government funding, schools, public infrastructure, health

care and hospitals, particularly around bond measures. we will work with the city family to look for a remedy on that issue. >> i am talking not showing you my topics. that was number three. then cap and trade. again, growing fund source with potential opportunity to look for funding. earlier discussed light rail vehicle program will seek funds out of the capital rail program and maintaining the ongoing commitment for high-speed rail. next category where we will continue our work as we have over the last number of years and to tom's point earlier and director eagan's program. we have to have policy around enforcement and education and

the things we worked on have been tough fights. we will come back. the first bullet talks about creation of zero traffic fatalities traffic force. in this year that statewide table will provide a forum for those of us proponents of speed management. we will have an opportunity to bring experts to the conversation with a goal of coming up with recommendations that we can advance around statewide policy. you may have seen that recently los angeles had to increase speed limits to enforce speed laws. that ask the way the law is currently written. you have to have speed limits to the 85 percentile to measure how fast the cars are going. we are working with cities around the state to bring

awareness. it will be an education process with the legislature and new members. we are building a movement that takes time. we will work with other proposals that may come to the floor around bikes and safety proposals. vision zero this last bullet is around mode shift. what will it take for members of the public and folks not riding now but want to, disability community to feel safe is being able to get from the bus stop to the vehicle without step anything the street. the concept is to seek an opportunity to you use the existing transit only lane enforcement cameras to enforce parking violation this is bus stops anywhere, not just in or

adjacent to transit only lanes. los angeles and ag transit have interest in this concept. we are lookin looking for some traction. it was the mayor newsome's idea to improve the muni performance. it took 8 years to get the program after three pilots. two or three pilot authorizes. we will see. next category rye is one you -- category is emerging mobility. we will see what the coming year brings around the scooters and shuttles and private transit vehicles. congestion pricing and it is a small cell wireless sites. there are a lot of things in

this with proposals. we don't know what form. this practice towards preempti preemption. making sure that people want one and done. they don't want to navigate individual sty policies. at the state or federal level they are rallying over local government to keep control of the streets and make policies that work best for them. we are mindful of what is coming up. there are discussion us around congestion pricing. this is a deeper dive in terms of what tom ask working on for congestion parking framework and we will be a resource in the

legislature as that continues. on parking somebody told me on accessible parking policy the tough ones take the longest. first is disabled placard reform. san francisco good a deep dive on that issue four or five years ago. los angeles and sacramento picked up the ball. la is looking at legislation around the policy. we will be continuing to engage in that conversation such as there is an opportunity. the take away in this arena is no progress without the engagement of the disability community and equity interest. both of these for lack of better term the larger categories of interest haven't been as engage. to be successful it will be

morrow best. -- robust. parking focusing on the impact of low income individuals and seeking to ensure those programs are implimented explea. we are working on a curb management report. we will see if there are proposals coming from that. housing is a newcom is is a new. parking minimums and maximums and permit streamlining we will look for opportunities. lastly i but not least, sustainabilities and efforts around greenhouse gas emission

reductions, bus electrificationf bus us helping with carbs to understand the unique position with the trolley coach which is zero emission. as we transition to zero emission that we can phase out the trolley coaches under this regulation. the federal component will be kicker. we have a changed federal landscape. it is interesting. there is a lot of bipartisan talk around infrastructure. incoming chairs expressed support for emt charge, congestive pricing but mind full

this won't work for everyone. we are anticipating a robust conversation working to clarify the top infrastructure priorities to make sure we are ready to go. the fast act will be expiring 600 days along those lines. we will behind full of conversations on reauthorizes authorization. autonomous vehicles we have capacity with members of tom's team and our government affairs folks. it is a super deep dive with senator feinstein around the issue of preemption and legal issues in the house and senate autonomous vehicle bills. the guess right now the clock ask ticking to come to

agreement. it seems today it would be hail mary to be successful in passing agreeable autonomous vehicle legislation. you never know. to let you know we are very much involved in those conversations. lastly, the broader context of mobility. it is something we will monitor closely. that is my report. i am happy to answer questions. >> thank you so much. questions or comments. director borden. >> a few years ago when they passed 375. has it helped in terms of regional transportation dollars that all of our housing is transit oriented? >> that is the promise? has that been fulfilled? >> sustainability. they have you merged and there

is an opportunity to realize that promise. the effort underway over the past six months. this year for the first time i have seen is probably as a result of the consolidation. the legislative program is now the number one issue is housing. i would say it is a little early yet. there are definitions within the sustainability community strategy that do not benefit the region. there are conversations so more funds would flow based on disadvantaged communities. i think you have to say there is so much demand and need around housing that they haven't quite delivered that yet. >> curb management. can you talk about the things that you are advocating for? >> i would say not advocating for.

i will see if tom wants to speak. it is who has the right to permit the curb. it is broader than that. >> thank you, mr. mcguire. >> the curb management is all of the tools regulating who gets to use the privileges of the curb. parking paid and unpaid, pick up and loading, putting things like bike chair stations, my division is undergoing a curb management strategy to bring to the board at some point in 2019 to try to suggest ways to better align one of the strongest powers this

organization has which is to control the use of the curb with the new modes of transportation in the city and to figure out how from a 21st century approach would be to support transit first and equity goals. >> am i contradicts to understand some of the things would need approval from the state to change? >> it ask possible. you know, one of the things we find as we dig into the california vehicle code which some people on apply team have memorized, there is quite a bit of power for a city that is willing to be creative. you will hear more about that in 2019. >> any questions or comments?

>> the 50% increase in the congestion on the streets. can you address to how the legislative program seeks to address that? >> tnts are regulated by the tpc. if there are proposals for fees in the context of pricing i don't know. that would be my best specific example i could come up with that i have heard about. >> really the ta commission on the report asked the ta to start redo the pricing study it did back in 2010. as you know, there is likely to resurface in the legislature a bill to authorize pilot congestion management efforts as

there had been last time. i think those efforts could come together. that won congestion pricing for everybody. what we have specifically ask a law this past year that would allow us to put the measure on the ballot next year that would impose a per trip tax on tnts. not clear what support there would be locally let alone at the state level for additional ledge laytive changes in how tncs are regulated in california. we have been trying for six years to know avail. >> obviously you heard frustration not just san francisco, los angeles as well.

cities lacking authority over tncs. any thought to state legislation to empower cities further to address the challenges? >> i haven't heard anybody coming forth specifically. we are in regular communication with the seven largest department of transportation in california. so far there hasn't been a proposal. i won't say a will. i think a proposal to try to take that on. there is an opportunity with th incoming administration and how it works or doesn't work effectively. that conversation started two years ago what should fall with in the purview and what night be under the state agency. it could be those conversations begin again. >> we have a lot of people

changing at the state level. people have been in place for quite some time. i think we will see a lot of new faces and a lot of stunt with people changing. >> the staff report mentions the better market street. we spoke about funding removed from market street. the budget is quite significant. it sounds like it is moving for the first few blocks. can you talk about the plans for overall improvement. >> as we have been talking to folks how to prioritize if we were asked, if there were an opportunity for other projects, better market street rises to the top much the list. it is socialized and people understand the value. getting the $15 million grant

was like a huge surprise. for phase one, which is about $70 million, things are move anything the right direction. we would want to advance when it is ready the full project north of $600 million, i believe, and look for every opportunity to fund it as a marquis type of project. we have no unknown fund sources the center piece of our ask when infrastructure calls for projects come forward. >> thank you. no other directors have questions. i will say thank you so much for the work do you on this. now the job you do is a marathon, not a sprint. the years on the board seeing the work inmuch forward on the things. some of the things we put forward we don't see a huge

success. we see incremental change and the issues get socialized in the state and other cities pick up the baton. the transit only lane enforcement with bus cameras, everybody is starting to realize as there are new fleets with fantastic cameras we have a big opportunity. there is a report that shows higher transit use means safer streets. that ties to the disability community saying that is one of the biggest issues to get safely to the bus. i feel like we moved that along. disabled placard reform was a big list. we didn't get what we started out asking for, we did move the needle.

the dmv had an audit that forced them to tighten controls which helped us. i don't know that we have seen the numbers on it recently. i assume the audits is going to trickle to our streets and we will see some improvement. >> i would hope so. i don't know how far they are in executing their recommendations from that audit. it was a small step but positive step. >> i just want to say thank you. it is a marathon. you guys and your staff are all doing very good work. we appreciate it. >> we are lucky to have the delegation we have. we have unified support. >> i think what you are doing is probably helping to inform other cities and they are looking to pick up the baton and to run

with that. thank you. do i have any members of the public left? no public comment. public comment is closed. do i have a motion to approve this legislative agenda. any opposed. it is approved. skit tight we do have a closed session. >> item 15 discussion and vote pursuant to add enough code section 67.10d. i should note that the city attorney's office is asking that the shank settlements be removed from the agenda. >> do i have a motion and second. we. >> we are back.

item 16, announcement of closed session. the that met in closed session. the board voted to approve the mudawar case. the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> move not to disclose. >> will not disclose. we are adjourned. thank you very much. everybody have a wonderful christmas, wonderful new year. happy holidays.

shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus. it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a corner grocery store, as well. we call it cheese plus because there's a lot of additions in addition to cheese here.

from fresh flowers, to wine, past a, chocolate, our dining area and espresso bar. you can have a casual meeting if you want to. it's a real community gathering place. what makes little polk unique, i think, first of all, it's a great pedestrian street. there's people out and about all day, meeting this neighbor and coming out and supporting the businesses. the businesses here are almost all exclusively independent owned small businesses. it harkens back to supporting local. polk street doesn't look like anywhere u.s.a. it has its own businesses and personality. we have clothing stores to gallerys, to personal service stores, where you can get your hsus repaired, luggage repaired. there's a music studio across the street. it's raily a diverse and unique

offering on this really great street. i think san franciscans should shop local as much as they can because they can discover things that they may not be familiar with. again, the marketplace is changing, and, you know, you look at a screen, and you click a mouse, and you order something, and it shows up, but to have a tangible experience, to be able to come in to taste things, to see things, to smell things, all those things, it's very important that you do so. >> my name is randy shaw and i'm a director of the tenderloin housing clinic appeared eight years ago, in january of 2011, i realized there was something really wrong with the tenderloin , that we don't have

enough lights period people say they don't feel safe in the tenderloin at night, and it is because we don't have streetlights. just coincidentally with that, see pmc was planning on building a new hospital -- cpmc was planning on building a new hospital. and i thought the biggest impact would be all the cars driving up the street to get to the new hospital so that it was really important for the pedestrian safety of the tenderloin to have more streetlights, so i asked mark aronson, who happens to be here today, a professor at hastings, if his class would do a study analysing the existing streetlights, and here on february 6th, 2011, they did this beautiful ten page study, which became the basis for our request. i also asked a member of the p.u.c., an engineer, for the per

light cost, so i could -- took those numbers, and asked the then mayor, ed lee, if you could get us the money from cpmc. we figure the cost of adding lights would be $3 million. so i asked the mayor to ask for $3.5 million figuring there would be some bargaining. they would bargain with us, and i thought well, we asked for $3.5 million, we are pretty safe to get $3 million. if you know ed lee and how much he loved the tenderloin, he met with cpmc, and he got us $4 million. a million more dollars than it we needed. he said randy, i want to make sure we have enough money. he was smart. so what happened was a board of supervisors approved at all in 2012, but then cpmc had to

downsize the project, and it started again in 2014. in 2014, we had a little bit of a conflict with city officials. you see these beautiful teardrop lights qantas everyone like those lights while we are a historic district. we had engineers who said we are not putting in those lights. we are putting in the modern lights because they work better for lu d. we are having an argument on taylor street of august 2014. and i said to him, let me put it to you this way. mayor lee wants teardrop lights. do you want me to tell the mayor you are not agreeing to what he wants? he did the same thing to mayor breach. you get mayors who really care about the tenderloin like them, in the city bureaucracy starts listening to the neighborhood. that is what happened. it took a very long time. i used to joke about harland kelley at the p.u.c. that whenever he saw me across the

street, he knew i would harangue him about the delays. i have e-mails from the staff saying, randy, we are really sorry, but worse case scenario, it is finally going to open in the end of 2015. we finally thought it was going to open earlier in 2018, twice the wrong hardware was delivered , and barbara hale who is the assistant, since i don't know how this could happen. it is never happened before. twice they sent to the wrong fixtures, were finally, on december 21st, they were installed, and they're all in all the north-south streets, and eddy street, and i think it is all really fitting in perfectly with mayor breed overall strategy for the tenderloin. from the first week she came into her job, she was here on a friday in the tenderloin.

in the last 12 months, we have seen more police activity in the tenderloin then we have seen in years. we know it is a mayor who is paying attention. and the police are working hard to, but the mayor, as a team, i want to thank mayor breed for joining us today and for her support for the tenderloin. >> thank you randy. i am really excited to be here today. i know i have only been mayor for a short period of time. i think throughout the time, i have been in the tenderloin almost every single day. i came out here because first of all, a lot of the folks that i grew up with live out here and spend a lot of time here, and they want their community to be safe too. we have to make sure that the resources that this community needs, so kids can get to school safely, so that folks who live here and especially our senior

community, so they feel safe in their community, i want to see him clean streets in the tenderloin, i want to see safe streets and the tenderloin, and i want the people who live here, who spent time here to take care of the tenderloin too. this is an effort that is so critical to the success of this community, and i say yes, community, because there are so many people from so many parts of san francisco that live here, that enjoy this community. some amazing park space, and part of what our responsibility is is to make sure that the resources that this community needs, they get. that is why this opportunity for lighting, and i know people are thinking, well what is the big deal about lighting? it is a big deal. every community in this city, they want pedestrian lighting. they want teardrop lighting. lighting fixtures that look this beautiful. the tenderloin, we have made it

a priority so that this community knows it is a priority , that we are going to continue to make sure that the resources are brought to this community on a regular basis. i want to thank cpmc for their community benefit package that includes funding for not only pedestrian safety like these lights, buffer housing opportunity, for job opportunities, they are a part of the tenderloin community and so they have invested in the tenderloin community. in addition to all of that, there will be free services and care at the package to take care of the residents of this community. it is absolutely amazing. is a true testament to a real partnership between cpmc and the city and county of san francisco i can't wait to be there in march when we cut the ribbon to open the new hospital on van ness avenue. i also want to thank harland kelly and the guys and gals at p.u.c. for your work.

thank you so much for finally getting this job done, because a randy, not only did he harass the mayor at the time, he harassed every mayor of the board of supervisors, and that is why we finally have got it done, and yes, in less bureaucracy years than typical. i also want to thank the san francisco police department. thank you for so much for the officers who continue to walk the beach and develop relationships with the community on a regular basis. it definitely means a lot to have community policing so that members of our community feel safe when they are walking the streets. thank you to so many folks who are a part of really the driving force. they are the reasons why we, as a city, pay a lot of attention to providing resources to the community, starting with randy shot in the tenderloin housing community clinic, essential

safety s.r.o. collaborative, thank you so much. [cheers and applause] >> u.c. hastings, and unite here local two. incredible partners. people who are fighting and advocating for the tenderloin. i have made a commitment as i have said to you all before that we will continue to invest, invest, invest in resources. in fact, many of you heard about the significant amount of money that we actually came into recently. it is a one-time fund, and my proposal with conversations with so many people here today includes a significant investment, especially in the tenderloin community. make sure that you pick up the phone and call your supervisor and other supervisors to let them know that the tenderloin will get its fair share of resources, and will not be forgotten. we will make it clean and safe for all of the residents and visitors alike. thank you all so much for being here today.

[applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. as the mayor pointed out, the reason we have lights, the money came from cpmc, and one of the interesting things about the experience, there was a whole big narrative about how difficult it was for cpmc to work with certain people in the city, but their representative, from the very first time i met him, he said of course, we want to do streetlights pick whatever it costs, we want to do it. that is a fact. that is what he said to. it may get him into trouble forgiving us so much money, but he said cpmc wants to increase lighting in the tenderloin. it wasn't like the pole or the fighting, it was great. let me introduce -- i want to make sure i get your name right. pamela kentucky -- kanaki.

>> we indeed want to have safer streets in the tenderloin. so as you heard, i am the chief operating officer at cpmc. we have been part of san francisco neighborhoods for over 150 years. we are very excited, as mayor breed said to be opening our new hospital and our new campus just around the corner from here, on march 2nd, less than two months. as a not-for-profit organization , centre health believes in getting -- giving back to the communities. and these lights that everyone is talking about are one of the ways that we are working with our neighbors, the city, to make our communities better, safer and healthier. in fact, a couple days ago, last friday, i was going to dinner in the tenderloin and i noticed the lights. i mentioned to my husband how beautiful the lights, how bright and beautiful they were, and so we are very pleased and proud to be part of the city, and the tenderloin. thank you very much.

[applause] >> our last speaker, there is the empire market right across the way, which is benefiting from all these lights, and they have been a running that market for decades. she would like to explain what the lights mean to her. bora? [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. good evening everyone. my husband and i own empire market right across the street. my family, which includes my children who live in the tenderloin for many years. i work at our store at night so my family is happy to have additional lights that will improve safety on sidewalks. during the daytime, a business owner and resident, we walk

through sidewalks all the time. we are faced every day with safety issues, however, i am glad to know that new lights will offer a much safer situation. we will be able to know what is going on the sidewalk outside of our family business neighborhoods. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> it turns out that the lights actually got on before jane kim left office, within a few days. jane kim by unexpectedly, so she would like to say a few words. [cheers and applause] >> so it really is incredible that these lights have come on. just a couple of days before my

turn was ending, only because this was one of the first projects i worked on when i came into office in 2011. it only took a little over eight years, but this did really begin in the community first, when the negotiations with cpmc began about the move of their hospital to the van ness core door, and has a lot of questions about the impact that this hospital would have in terms of traffic to the neighborhood, in terms of economy, and many other things. it was groups like central city s.r.o. collaborative who had been working collaboratively on passages to increase adult presence on the streets as kids walk and back doors walk back and forth between school and afterschool programs, and i see many of our partners are here today. and randy, who talked about a study of how this neighborhood had the least number of streetlights at night of any neighborhood here in san francisco. so this, along with the pedestrian safety improvement

really became the priority at the community and how cpu josie beat -- and how cpmc could make this neighborhood safer and stronger. there are many steps along the pathway to get here, of which they were not the major obstacle because they committed to this program so early on. i can't mention how many neighborhood studies and community processes that our offices worked with so many of the community leaders here over the last eight years to make that happen. i want to give a huge shout out to the public utilities commission. i know the general manager is here. [cheers and applause] >> the staff really did a tremendous amount of work to move this money that has been committed to, which i should note, also went to the tenderloin museum that was standing behind here today, and we actually had to repurpose other city funds to come to help fund with cpmc originally, which is a street lighting funding program, and the p.u.c. made that happen. and whether the challenges we are getting, we need to connect

it to our infrastructure, to so many other design challenges, and then different wants from the community. the p.u.c. really came out, along with the mayor's office of economic development, working alongside our community leaders to make sure that this happened within eight years. so i just want to wish everyone a big round of congratulations. our neighborhood really does work together to make this community safer, and i want to thank our mayor for her strong commitment to making sure that the tenderloin continues to be invested in heavily and strongly , and prioritized over her time as mayor. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> and matt haney is out of town or else he would be here, our new supervisor. thank you all. if you have any questions or anything important to ask to folks, enjoy the lights. the darker it gets, the brighter they are. thank you all.

>> the meeting will come to order. this is january 4th, 2019, special meeting of the san francisco local agency formation commissioner. i am sandra lee fewer, chair of the commission. i am joined by commissioner shan'ti singh and i would like to thank the staff at sfgovtv and michael and jason for recording today's meetings. madam clerk, do you have an announcement. >> clerk: yes, silence all cellphones and electronic

devices. complete your cards if documents are submitted to the clerk. >> thank you, very much. could ile