colleagues, today i will be introducing this hearing on the safety improvement plans for the department of public works street cleaning truck operations, requesting the department of public works to report to my office. we have in working with director new roux and his staff to prepare for this hearing, which is an opportunity for the department to present their safety improvement plans in response to the in b.c. investigative report, which aired last week. i also am introducing, along with supervisor mar and fewer legislation to address the growing need for child care facilities in san francisco. we have 23,000 infants and toddlers in -- and nearly 20,000 preschoolers in the city. eighty 5% of the children ages

zero to that what luck, do not have licensed care, had around 50% of the children ages zero to five have an unmet need. there are over 2,000 families who are on a waitlist to receive care. while the passage five early care and education for all last june, it meant an unprecedented level of investment to eliminate the waiting list, and to expand access to our middle income families. we are still awaiting court decisions. at this point in time, we have a long ways to go in order to provide the services for the growing demand. we certainly need to do more to support the childcare educators who are barely getting a living wage despite the significance of their work. we all know how expensive it is

to seek quality early care seen -- and education for young children. it can cost more then a renter even college tuition. but what has become more apparent is it is also exceedingly difficult for child care facilities to operate, because of the hot real estate market, many childcare facilities are at risk of displacement and are unable to find new spaces. we are hearing stories from long time childcare providers who are uncertain about their future. what does a child care site closure mean? not only for the educators, staff, and students, but their families. inc. -- an entire neighborhood will lose licensed lots that may never be replaced. losing a childcare facility leaves a gaping hole in the community. we are already falling behind in

terms of existing needs. therefore we need to stabilize the existing licensed facilities if we ever want to serve all the families we seek -- who seek childcare. in order for us to better understand how to support these facilities and how best to encourage the licensed childcare spaces, we are proposing an 18 month interim control that would require a conditional use authorization if any existing childcare facilities is changed to another use. as san francisco grows, we will need more childcare spaces to accommodate existing unmet needs, and the projected growth in our young child population. i will now turn it over to supervisor mar to share his remarks on this ordinance.

would you like to say anything? >> yes. thank you for using this legislation. i am really committed to cosponsoring it and working with you on exploring solutions to the threats to our existing childcare and preschool facilities and i would just add that for me, this is really important because there are a couple of childcare preschool facilities in my district teen district four, the sunset district, that right now are under threat because they are housed in properties that have been put on the market for sale, and one of these schools in particular has been serving the community in the sunset and citywide for over 30 years. it was really the first on san

francisco -- it was the first by legal preschool. it really -- and they have been at that same location throughout -- throughout the past 13 years. in my communications with the school, they have struggled, they have rdb looking for another site in the neighborhood for about a year now and haven't been able to find that. this is the tip of the iceberg of a problem that we are seeing for our existing childcare and preschool facilities threatened due to the development in san francisco. >> chair peskin: thank you, supervisor mar. i want to add that it was only two years ago that we almost lost one in my district for when a facility was going to be close down because it was going to be redeveloped. and then i also know that in district six, there is another facility that might be under

threat. because again, because of the sales, so we really need this moratorium to figure out how best to move forward, and i also want to thank supervisor peskin for introducing the resolution to support a.v. 1611. i think this is an important move. we are listening to so many other folks that have been impacted by this so-called balanced billing, and san francisco is not alone in this. we need to do something about that. i want to also echo, joining and appreciating us in layman david to, and senator weiner, and also assemblyman phil taking. the rest i submit. >> thank you, mr. president. supervisor brown. >> thank you. today i will introduce

legislation with mayor brayden my colleagues to establish a new one-year pilot to leave the dvi department of building inspection fees for 100% affordable housing, and accessory dwelling units known as a.d.u. it is not news. we need more housing, especially affordable housing. we need more choices for people who live and work here and want to stay here. we need this for working people, for people getting back on their feet, young people just starting out, for growing families, our multicultural and generational families, and for our seniors who maybe ready to downsize but want to stay in their neighborhoods, close to families and friends. 100% affordable housing projects are absolutely essential to ensure san francisco remains a city for san franciscans of all income levels. not just the rich. by lowering costs and streamlining the process, this legislation supports the construction of these important

projects. a.d.u.s are another simple, creative, cost effective solution for expanding our housing supply, especially for studios and one bedrooms. a.d.u. his have been found to be a good match for the housing needs and preferences of many single households, which make up a significant and growing percentage of all san francisco households, nearly 40% today. these are all san franciscans of all ages. we hope and expect the fees waived will make a real difference for small property owners who typically personally finance the cost of a.d.u. his, construction. we need them to help us build the housing we all need. i'm excited about unlocking this potential and looking forward to continuing my work with supervisor mar and all of you to encourage more san francisco's to help build new affordable housing. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor fewer.

>> thank you very much. today, i introduce a hearing with supervisor hilary ronen on the policies and protocols within the san francisco police department governing the public relief -- release a private citizen information, particularly during an active investigation. i am outraged at what appears to be leaked information to the press surrounding the tragic death of our friend and colleague, jeff adachi, but i have to say, my frustration about this issue extends far beyond this particular case. we have seen an increasing practice of particular stations posting mugshots of arrestees on social media. a year ago, in early 2018, of police department opened an investigation into whether a former p.o.a. president had broken state law by using an individual rap sheet as a prop during a public community forum, although i'm not aware of the results of that investigation. all of this contributed, has contributed to pressing questions for me and my

colleagues, what are the departmental general orders governing the release of private information? who has access to sensitive private information? what is a protocol for what information can be made public and by whom? what is the accountability mechanism within the department if staff are found to have released private information in violation of departmental general orders are in violation of state law? and how is the police department ensuring that improper conduct with regards to the release of private information is prevented in the future? this is not just an issue with high-profile cases, what this is an issue about public trust, and whether members of the public can trust that they and their loved ones are not being exposed and an unwarranted invasion of privacy or confidential information. whether as a suspect, victim, or informant. in addition to supervisor ronen, i would like to thank the other

cosponsors of this hearing. supervisors mar, brown, yee, peskin, haney, mantle men and walton. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor. supervisor haney? >> thank you. i am introducing a resolution today in support of the california state assembly bill 362, which would create a three-year pilot program allowing san francisco to implement an overdose prevention program to the operation of safe injection sites, creating a safe injection sight in the city is a holistic approach by tackling the opioid crisis, by proactively engaging in highly vulnerable and difficult to reach populations with compassion and treatment options. this is very similar to the bill that passed last year that was unfortunately vetoed by governor brown, we are hoping for a different result this year, because of the particular impact that this will have on san

francisco, it is important that, again, the city and county takes a proactive approach in helping to ensure that this bill is passed and signed. thank you to the leadership of senator scott weiner and a simile members for tackling such an important issue. as you all know, there are an estimated 22,000 people who inject drugs in san francisco, and drug injection is responsible for approximately 100 deaths each year at the bottom. it is a leading cause of accidental death in california. all of the evidence that is out there, from the examples and from the research suggests that safe injection sites can both save lives and save money. there are other cities across the country that are considering similar approaches, and san francisco has been a leader in

this. i want to also thank and commend mayor breed for coming out in support of this approach, and i hope that it not only passes the legislature this time, that that it is signed into law, and that we are able to move forward this bold and proactive approach. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor yee had. >> thank you. today i am introducing the resolution that is a product of the powerful and steadfast efficacy of amazing climate justice activists, in particular, i want to thank some folks who worked closely with my all it -- office in crafting this resolution. we are declaring an emergency because simply put katherine his normal time to waste. san francisco, like the rest of california, a suffering impacts of climate change in the form of droughts, air pollution, extreme

heats, and lowland flooding. earlier today, at a press conference we did, i stated some pretty scary projections. 8 feet of sea level rise over the next 100 years, and we know that even at 3 feet, the ferry building will be flooding twice daily. the embarcadero, mission bay and marina will all be at risk. already we are planning to permanently closed two lanes of the highway in response to rising tides quickly know that we and our successes successors will have to find billions and tens of billions or more to make the infrastructure investments necessary to protect the city from climate change impacts that are already inevitable. we have to take every feasible action to prevent even more severe impacts. emergency is upon us and we need to recognize that an act with urgency face on the recognition every day. san francisco has been a leader on environment issues and we should all be grateful for the tremendously talented staff of the department of environment and in particular, i want to think director raphael and

others for their help with this resolution. i also want to thank the mayor charge office for their council. this resolution seeks to build on and amplify their efforts. i want to thank my office as well. brickley hayward, richmond and oakland taking steps subject to a state of emergency, and we should certainly during that period i want to thank my cosponsors, as well as supervisor viewing, supervisor peskin, of supervisor brown, and matt haney. we need to respond to the greatest emergency of our time. the rest i submit b thank you, supervisor. >> today i am reintroducing a call for a hearing and introducing two pieces of legislation, i previously called for a hearing on home burglaries and home invasion robberies and it is currently pending in the public safety and neighborhood services committee. since then, i have heard from countless constituents who have

had packages stolen from their front porch, driveway or doorway, with the gross -- growth of online shopping, package that has emerged as a major concern for residents of my district and in the city. as such, i'm adding package thefts to the hearing on home burglaries in order to learn more about the growing problem and work towards solutions. seconds, i am introducing an amendment to the question time ordinance to close a loophole that emerged in my first week in office. this will grasp the clerk of the board the authority to extend the deadline for submitting the topic of a question for the mayor charge a appearance before the board board by 24 hours, during holiday periods, especially noticed meetings, or the week of new members joining the board. i am grateful to mayor breed to graciously allowed me to submit a question for my first board of supervisors meeting despite the deadline for doing so being in question. with this amendment, there will be clarity for the process going forward.

next, i'm introducing a resolution in support of a permanent memorial or the survivors and victims of the irish famine. in the 19th century, in a span of three decades, the population of ireland declined by over 50%, well some site a potato blight as a cause of the famine. they produce more than enough food to feed his people during that time. the deaths of over 1 million irish people at the immigration of many millions more must be understood as a failure of politics, of policy, and it is important we acknowledge its lessons. these lessons remain poignant and relevant today as food insecurity threatens billions in the world, and millions in the united states. it is also important we celebrate the essential contributions, the irish-american community has made to our city, and in particular, to my district where irish culture and traditions have rooted and flourished to the benefit of us all.

i would like to thank the entire irish famine committee, in particular john o'riordan for their leadership in their communities, in our city, and on this memorial. i would like to thank my cosponsors, supervisor yee, matt haney, and aaron peskin. the last i submit. >> thank you, supervisor mar. mr. president, that concludes the introduction of new business. >> okay. thank you, madame clerk. >> mr. president,. >> mr. president, i want to be added, i think it was an oversight. we were supposed to be on there as well what supervisor might just introduced, so for the closed charger information. >> thank you, supervisor. >> okay. now we can go to the next item. >> at this time, the board welcomes public comment for up to two minutes on items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board to include the january 15th, 2019 board meeting minutes. item 43, the closed session on

existing litigation including whether or not to go into closed session, or on the possibility that the board continue this item to a future date. item 44 through 47, additionally are also welcome to be commented on during public comment. speakers using interpretation will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. if you like to display a document on the overhead projector, please just place it under the projection and then remove it when you would like to return to live coverage of the meeting. >> okay. , come on up. >> first and foremost, i would like to offer our condolences to our elected public defender from all of us in san francisco. the workers at the public defender's office, and the

numerous supporters of jeff adachi. having said that, i am on a mission today to address a situation in san francisco at 555 santon street. we have serious problems additively browned middle school and others. we have supervisors who are involved in all sorts of shenanigans, but are not addressing seriously the education of our children. a principle, 25 years of

teaching, one and a half years at the school as a principal, ganged up on and the san francisco unified school district did not give a hoot. this black woman got a nervous breakdown, and normally i don't like to interfere, i used to, and supervisor sandra fewer knows about this in the past, but i don't like to interfere, but i was forced to. i advise the principal to get a dr. dr.'s certificate where she will be getting three weeks to look after herself, and i will address the board of this school district at about 6:00 p.m. >> thank you for your comments. >> next speaker. >> hello. my name is denise. i stand before you as a

representative of taz auto detailing. the only company that meets the requirements and mandated by s.f. shasha charger. taz is the only vendor awarded detailing contracts, all the others vendors being paid through prop q. authority. as vendors would violate city purchasing rules for contracts over $400,000. taz is the only vendor with a contract being excluded by the san francisco police department and other city departments through mar farley, the senior purchaser in o.c.a. office of contract administration, as well as brian young, his fpd fleet management. taz is the only qualified black car wash in san francisco that is being discriminated against.

it has been discriminated against since 2014, to the present time. taz has filed a whistleblower complaint in 2,016, in 2016 for the same behavior, whereas essential shops forced taz to do horrible fittings, which is illegal. sergeant rick yee engaged in bid-rigging along with city purchasing departments. doing the bidding process for the carwash contract. we have been complaining about this since the award date. under written policy that the city departments don't have to abide by contract requirements or road contracts does not require city departments to do so, but taz, but to do business with taz, although --

>> thank you, next speaker. >> hello. i don't know if people are going to be claiming that they didn't believe me. my word is pure gold, and i have all kinds of references to that, but my word is not enough about me restoring tourism and bringing millions, if not more of revenue to the city. they didn't offer me the chance to show more evidence and more witnesses as to the fact that i really did restore tourism. they told me they didn't want to come because it is so filthy. they started talking to me saying they would come back next year because it is starting to look clean. then the tourist came back. this is true, and i need to be able to verify with you that you know this is truth, and ask you again, why do i go three days and no one will give me a piece

of bread in this city. can i not, if i did bringing millions of dollars of revenue to the city, expect someone with give me a piece of bread once a day and not go for the last three days or two days without giving me a piece of bread, but today i got one piece of bread. i haven't eaten for several days it just seems like i should have a right to demand that you treat me that well at least and don't let me go hungry four days. you don't give a freak in a darn. i -- it doesn't matter if i earned that or not. i start taking it out of myself that i am maybe a worthless piece of -- >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello. i am a resident of mount davidson at the edge of some

park. i want to ask for more resources to manage the trees in our open spaces. i want to give you an example. in 2012, a consultant did a tree assessment of the trees in glen canyon and recommended dozens of trees be removed because they are unhealthy, they are -- they pose a risk for our injury damage and death because they are along roads, sidewalks, and trails in the canyon, and most of the trees in glen canyon are in the park, but dozens of trees were also recommended for removal west of o'shaughnessy boulevard in district seven and on the soda property, which belongs to the unified school district.

trees are still there. additional trees were recommended for pruning. the trees haven't been pruned. sensitive city took over all the management for the street trees, we should do the same for the trees in our open spaces, and if you can find the funds and resources to help wreck and park mainly to manage these trees, that would be really good for the environment where neighbors have already explained our concerns for reducing the potential for catastrophic wildfire in the canyon, and within the past year, a tree along o'shaughnessy, not 25 feet from me when i was standing there just dropped a heavy branch and then the following month, a tree right next to the

trail england canyon -- >> thank you. next speaker kick. >> hello. i am a resident of north beach place. i am in district three, and i am directing mr. peskin. i notice you do wonderful work in chinatown and over there by washington square. >> i will stop you and pause for a moment. he will direct your comments to the board as a whole. >> okay. also, there's things going on in north beach place that needs to be addressed. when i used to live in pereira hill, they use to shoot up the wall next door to my dr.'s bedroom. i had gunfire outside of my dining room last night on bay street. there's a vacant unit that is underneath me with a man is deceased. i have talked to the management. and the police department has supported me on this.

they will not put no plywood on it or nothing to stop vagrants from coming into the unit and using it. half the time it is used for drugs are coming in and out to rob people, and that was part of the procedure last night with the gunfire. they tried to rob somebody and somebody shot at them. so i wish that somebody would address this in district three, and he north beach place, that ice -- because i have been there for five years. i was born and raised there. i would like to see my complex in that area more safely because it is north beach and fisher menchaca worth on the edge. when he sent me to come down there and see about us. thank you. >> if i just me through the president, i go way back with your mom, as you know, but my staff is actually coming in right there and will give you my card and take you to my office right now. we will hook you up with the captain. >> thank you. next speaker.

>> mr. president, madame clerk, w. oh, duffy san francisco. the greatest problem of our time, "green book getting the oscar. i'll go with the brown bridge machine, which is alive and well. i'm speaking in more general terms about gun deaths. two thirds of gun deaths have occurred in areas like ours that are dominated by the democratic party. this party constituents get killed and the governments and communities injure the carnage. when the shooters are brought to justice, it is democratic governments that have to pay for the incarceration for the rest of their lives. if you recognize the cultural and physical location of the carnage of gun deaths, the only conclusion that you can draw is that the republican party has maintained dominance over the united states governance since november 22nd, 1963, not by

being democratically elected, but by killing us. the national rifle association is the domestic terrorism of the republican party. the rest i will submit. >> thank you, next speaker, please. we have a contract to clean city cars. we are the only contractor being denied work. we want the board of supervisors to look into it. that is that what we are requesting is that you look into the contract practice related to the surrounding contract.

>> thank you for your comments. either any other members of the public would like to address the boards during public comment? please step up. mr. president? >> so no other public comment? public comment is now closed. madame clerk, i'm sorry, please call the next item. >> item 43 is the conference with the city attorney, it is a closed session for the board to convene today, figure 26, 2019 for the purpose of conferring with and receiving advice from the city attorney regarding existing litigation, regarding the american beverage association and california retail association, and the california state outdoor advertising association versus

the city filed in the united states district court for the northern district of california on july 24th, 2015. >> okay. colleagues, given that we have a black history month closing ceremony in the rotunda shortly, i would like us to entertain a motion to continue this in closed session to the meeting of tuesday, march 19th, 2019. is there a motion? >> so moved. >> okay. moved by supervisor peskin. is there a second? seconded by supervisor stefani. without objection, this closed session will be continued to the meeting of march 19th, 2019. madame clerk, please call, no.

okay. madame clerk, please call the for adoption without committee reference calendar. >> items 44347 introduce for adoption without reference to committee. these items are resolution. unanimous vote is required. alternatively, any supervisor may require a resolution to go to committee. >> okay. for item -- colleagues, are there any items you want to sever? >> i would like to sever an item >> as if you. >> my apologies. yes, i have worked, i would like to sever number 45.

>> forty-five, okay. any other items? seeing then, could we take items 44, 46, and did you call 47? >> yes. >> i 47, same house same call, without objection, these resolutions are adopted unanimously madame clerk, please call eight and 45. >> item 45 is a resolution to urge the san francisco public utilities commission to include in their preliminary report to the mayor regarding pg and he a plan to build that renewable power facilities in city-owned property. >> okay. supervisor viewer. >> thank you. i have worked with the san francisco public utilities commission and colleagues on amendments to strengthen this resolution and i present those to you today. i understand that these amendments are nonsubstantive, and do not require a continuance at the local agency formation commission meeting last week, the body heard from stakeholders

that even as he explored the immediate opportunity in front of us to acquire pg and the distribution infrastructure, we also must continue to advance planning to build out local clean and renewable power resources on city-owned property these amendments as language about affordability as a priority for clean power s.f. and the importance of energy independence given the actual operational volatility, and clarified that the public utilities commission would be developing a plan by the end of the 2019 calendar year to present both to the board of supervisors. and eager to see design and continue these important discussions. thanks to colleagues for cosponsoring this resolution. >> okay. supervisor viewer, that is a

motion to amend. can we have a second? seconded by supervisor ronen. without objection, these amendments are approved. without objection, can we approve the resolution as amended? great. the resolution is approved unanimously as amended. give me a second here. okay, it looks like everything is cleared. madame clerk, is there -- >> in memoriam. >> please read the in memoriam. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. on behalf of supervisor peskin, for the late gwendolyn hill, on

behalf of supervisor stefani, for the late mr. san francisco, on behalf of supervisor yee, the late michael palmer, and on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, the board to being deeply aggrieved by the passing of the great lion of equality before the law, the late, great public defender, jeff adachi. >> colleagues, that brings us to the end of our agenda. madame clerk, is there any other for the business before us today? >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you very much.

>> good morning, welcome to the san francisco county transportation meeting for today, tuesday, february 26, 2019. our clerk is mr. cantinia. if you could please call the roll. >> commissioner brown. brown absent. commissioner fewer. >> fewer present. >> commissioner mandelman?

>> present. >> commissioner peskin? >> present. commissioner ronan? absent. commissioner stefanie? >> present. commissioner walton? >> present. >> we have quorum. >> with that, let me present the chair's report by beginning this meeting to express my/our heart-felt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues to the late, great public defender, jeff adochi. the staff have worked closely with two organizations jeff was instrumental in founding that are building youth community and capacity in those neighborhoods. insistence to the bayview

move, the neighborhood transportation plan, we are collaborating with these grassroots groups to increase access to schools, jobs, and essential services. and now we will redouble or efforts to press forward with jeff's team to implement these plans expeditiously in honor of jeff's memory, as no doubt he would have wanted. i know we'll be offering up memories this afternoon at the board of supervisors, but i just wanted to acknowledge that it has been a pretty shocking are surreal, and very sad several days, and i know we are all still processing. i just want to use this moment to say that i'm grateful to work with each and every one of you every day. and with that, i will not start crying. i want to thank several members of this commission for serving in key leadership roles at the t.a. this year. thank you, commissioner

yee, and to vice chair stefani for serving with me. and with chair haney and vice chair walton, and finally serving on our personnel committee will, vice chair mandelman and ronen, thank you for agreeing to serve on that committee. and we have a full agenda this year, marked by several major planning, funding, and project delivery efforts, and i appreciate your complect tiff support. collective supports. one of the most important projects is to bring in downtown rail to the closed terminal. at the last meeting, we were just hearing governor newsom's remarks in the state of the stay, announcing new chair and oversight measures for high-speed rail. it was later emphasized

that the governor and the high-speed rail authority remain committed to delivering the california high-speed rail, including all phase 1 documents for the san francisco to los angeles system, and to seek additional funding to build out these segments. colleagues, this was the case the day before the governor's remarks, and continues to be the work ahead. as i said in the chronicle last week, or two weeks ago, our imperative remains advancing downtown rail extension. we have a train box that sits empty as we speak, and constituents who are waiting to be connected to regional jobs, as well as vice versa. at this point, as we all are, committed, and i am unphased, and there is a sense to move this project responsibly with oversight and project management. i know we all share that sense of urgency, and we'll stay focused on

doing what we need to do to make this project a reality. and that means finishing cal train lec electricification. and as commissioner, supervisor walton understands, it means looking at governance and oversight both for the joint powers board of cal train as well as the trans bay joint powers authority. so there is much more we can say on this, but i am committed, and we all need to be committed, to bringing cal train into our downtown core. finally, in honor of black history month, i want to recognize the work of garrett morgan. the inventor of a tool that we all use every single day. perhaps we take it for granted, but the three-positioned traffic signal, also known as the stoplight, was patented by

mr. morgan in 1923. though it was not the first traffic signal, it was the first one to have the middle yellow light. and it was remarkably smart. mr. morgan actually invented it after witnessing a bad traffic accident on a busy corner, and that is when he realized there needed to be a little more time between stop and go. he eventually sold the rights to general electric for $40,000, and with that, i conclude my comments. is there any complic public comment on the chair's report? seeing none, the public comment is closed. and we will go to ms. chang. >> on behalf of staff, i also wish to express our condolences to jeff's family. today i begin my report on the development of this california p.o. c. we have been advocating for the california p.o.c.

to open the data reporting with regard to ride-sharing companies. they submit reports to p.c. o.c. , but they have not her heretofore been released to the public. as far as a proposed ruling from the p.c. o.c.is tha c. is they should require these companies to report some accumulative or aggregate data, consistent with cb1014, the clean miles program, and 1776, and the c.p.o.c. reports eight metrics as state-wide quarterly totals, and they would be reported at geographically areas. and perhaps even more detail than at the city level. we're evaluating the proposed rule-making, and we're finding so far that there is some positive development here, of course, and there should be some data to be shared

publicly, but we do believe they should go further, and to meet the mandate of the too senate bills i mentioned, and to meet our other needs around planning and coordination and management of our street network. we have submitted comments to that affect, together with sfmta, and the city attorney-general's office, and we'll be happy to keep you posted on those data activities going forward. that's a positive development i wanted to report. also, i was pleased to present with the self-help counties, with the barry caucus of legislature, these are the 25 counties in california that have self-imposed, voter approved sales tax for transportation. we thank the leadership and all of the committee moniemembers for their passage, and for implementing those critical road improvements and road repairs and

transit projects across the region. and i joined dale johnson with laurie berman, where we discussed even more and very important ways to streamline project delivery. this is local approval, this is caltrans approval, and resource agencies' approval, to better coordinate. and we have them from the sales tax measures, and the state also has its priorities. it is very important, particularly for us to coordinate on the sb-1 programs, well ahead of of the funding deadlines. on the downtown extension, i wanted to report back that our staff has finished procurement of consultants to assist us with this work. in a team of experts and peer reviewers, assisted by the partner agencies, who will be in the room with us to work through three different tasks. one, to review international and domestic rail best practices. two, project delivery and

finance strategies to deliver this project. and, three, government and oversight. and we're happy to report that is under way and we'll be presenting more of an update next month. we had eric cudo update the pgpa citizens' advisory committee on the status of this report last week. turning to bart, the bart trains are running one hour later and the morning, to enable vital repairs in our trans bay, the critical earthquake safety work. there are over 2400 east bay riders coming into the city at that hour, and it is very important that we ensure they maintain their access, and bart has worked with a host of transit operating across the region. 64% of the riders coming in from the east bay disembark downtown. so the plan does create 14

new express buses that run from 3:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., and two san francisco and peninsula routes. please visit www.bart.org, and we'll keep tracking this to make sure that service remains reliable and as good as possible. san francisco has received $8 million from the active transportation program for two projects. last month i mentioned the $2 million alaini safety project for signals for pedestrians and bicycles close to the farmers' market area, and this was one of the top recommendations from the 2017 study, and it continued with commissioner ronen. and we shared with commissioner haney, and now with all of you, we received a $6 million regional grant from m.t. c., for the sixth street

pedestrian project. the t.a. did help m.t. w w. with these early phases, and we still have $9 million to implement these projects. so that's really good news, commissioner haney. the project does include reduction in vehicle lanes, new traffic signals, street escape scape improvements from jones to market street and on golden gate. and we joined commissioner stefani and staff from her office with the community in the knots hill area for a public meeting on the crooked street, where we've been identifying solutions around a potential reservation and management system so we can increase the safety and management of that very important attraction. but it is also a neighborhood, so we want to ensure liveability and

safety for all of the residents, and to accommodate the very many important tourists and visitors who come every year. we'll continue to work with folks like the russian hill neighbors, and the equal area, and as well with s.f. travel and tourism industry partners. please look for an update in the coming month or two. and we're working with the state legislature to help departmenidentify potential legislation to enable a pilot in the future, should that be desired. finally, i just wanted to mention a couple of things. our staff has been busy out there working together with collaborating with researchers and other partners. we've been invited, and have been speaking to, a number of organizations. i want tod wanted to height higd the transportation research board. and i gave a key note at the international

transport development program. these international exchanges are becoming ever more important, as we learn from their experience, as we learn about things like condition management and priechpricing. and they're interested in our work around new mobility, as well as other topics. the transportation authorities technology also testified recently at the british columbia legislature on a hearing on ride-hailing. and so congratulations to joe for doing a great job up there to advice the committee on crown corporations, which is their name for t.n.c.s, and he has been the recipient of an award from the zeffer foundation for his expertise in this industry. with that, i conclude my remarks. >> chairman: thank you. any questions from our secretary director? any public comment on this item? commissioner haney. >> thank you, chair peskin. i just had a quick question about the work around the downtown

extension and tjpa? is there a timeline for report? is it going to come to us in phases or all at once? i know there are some things waiting on that to move forward, so i'm interested in when it will be done and what our role will be with it? >> thank you, commissioner haney and for serving on the board of directors. the schedule is to deliver that in the may timeframe, and this is something that is consistent with our earlier scoping efforts, when we brought the work to the board for approval. we hope to bring you an interim update, and we committed to doing that with anyone else who would like an update in the meantime. >> chairman: thank you. mr. cosner? >> my name is francisco de

cosner. and i come here from time to time, and i represent the walk mulroney, the first people of this area. and i will be meeting the chair person tomorrow. and i heard generalities, and being a student of philosophy, i like to disect and disect. so we're talking about the trans bay, and we now know that the main box, the underground box, cannot even accommodate the number of trains that it was supposed to accommodate. and in all of the deliberations, not once has that come out here. see, there is a lot of talk, a lot of

representation, and some of them are my good friends, on the trans bay joint commission, however, we have to get used to giving quarterly and by-annual reports so we have something in writing on this. the other thing is, with a population that is growing 830,000, it grows to sometimes a million or one and a half million during the daytime, we're not paying attention in the increase in the carbon footprint. the carbon footprint, in its totality from concrete, aggregate, commercial use, transportation and all. because we have to pay attention to the health of our infants, our children, our youth. does it compromise health? thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you.

are there any other members of the public for public comment on the chair's executive director's report. seeing none, the public comment is closed. mr. clerk, could you please read the consent agenda. >> items 5 to 11 were first approved at the february 12th board meeting, and being considered for final approval. the meetings are considered routine. the staff is not planning to present on these items. if a member objects, any of the items can be removed and considered separately. >> chairman: is there any public comment on item number four, approval of the february 12th minutes? seeing none, the public is closed. would any member like an item or items severed from the consent calendar. seeing none, a roll call, please. >> a motion and a second. >> chairman: a motion made by commissioner walton, and seconded by

commissioner brown. [vote taken] [vote taken] >> we have final approval. >> chairman: thank you. is there any introduction of new items? seeing none, is there any general public comment? seeing none, we are adjourned.

[roll call] >> the executive director is present. silence all electronics and cell phones. thank you. >> thank you. there will be a slight cha