hope that they see me, and they understand, like, if i can do it, they can do it because the higher you get, the more leadership you have, and power. the more power and leadership we have that we can put out this meeting am come to order. good morning and welcome to monday april third, 2023 of rowels of the san francisco board of prierzs i'm supervisor dorsey chair i'm joined by vice

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carlton b. goodlett place, room 244, san francisco, california 94102. that completes my initial comments. where thank you. would you call item one. >> yes. item 1 is hear to consider ash pointing member ending february 21-ending 2029 to ethics. commissioner bush is joining remote low. >> we were trying to contact him. it does not appear he is line at this time. we have i representative with the ethic's commission who is working with mr. bush to assist him to get on line >> why don't we try to address that and come back. is it okay to call item 2. >> yes. >> item 2 motion approving the major's nomination for

appointment of timothy reyff to the treasure island board of director ending february 26, 2026. why thank you. mr. reyff is here. >> good morning. >> chair dorsey and the board. theme thee reyff i'm with carpenter's local 22 the mayor nominated mow to the position. i feel i bring construction experience to this. it is a development. i got interested in this position when i had gone on a meeting on the i land about 4 years. i have been interesting in the development of treasure island but i had gone on a meeting on the island and there were a lot of residents who are at this meets bringing up occurrence of power going out for long periods of time. you know various utilities, stuff like this.

and -- i felt for the people because if you will live out there, you need to be addressed and a lot of the people are lower income individuals. some have challenged medical needs. i wanted thought to moiz it terrible the people are out here and get isolated. if we build 8,000 houses on this island. first we gotta think of the people that are out there, buzz they definitely deserve a piece of a slice of that pie so to peek. and you have attended a few meeting with development remote. a lot of it that i have been you know involved with on those meetings is the construction related stuff. there is also a few issues out there that will be coming up you know as the development you know -- goes on in the future.

i think that is all i got. >> thank you, mr. reyff i appreciate your comment this is is i district i represent and close to my heart. i appreciate when you said, too, about this is one of the things i'm aware of is that residents of treasure island are san franciscans who are aware they are experiencing being a san franciscans is different t the service they don't get. i know you know most of my time in this building pent working for dennis herrera now in charge of the puc he hears from me complaining the i lanltd of o'ahu is better connected to the main land than treasure i lan. i appreciate your background with the carp terse there is development coming and the city should keep in minds. 10% of marina allocation goals are treasure island.

i think it is important and managil advocate per this is a san francisco neighborhood temperature is an island but it is is not treated as an island should be treated like a neighborhood and a part of the success this we need to have or else if there is a big process for failing on marina goals and the housing element the success is important to the city. i appreciate your wellingness to do this. i think your back grounds will be important there. this is an island where there is a lot of training for construction trades and building trade and mark for identification my the most moving community meetings i have been to in district 6 here has been on treasure island. the people who are from the reent ear recovery community. but training for careers that are going to enable them to serve family and reshape our

city. i think -- you bring a lot and i appreciate your willingness to serve. clothes are there questions or comments? >> you said it very well. thank you. >> okay. thanks. mr. reyff. let's mr. clerk open up for public comment. >> yes, members of public had wish to speak and joining in person should line up to speak. for those remote call 415-655-0001. access code: 2486 823 8957 ##. once connected you mode to press star 3 to enter the speaker line. for those in the queue continue it wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted then comment. can we have the first speaker?

>> good morning i'm james talityis i'm carpenter local 22 and a field rep. i have known tim for 20 years. one time he worked under me now we work side by side. tim is very go getter. anything you give him he just dive in it 100% and get its done. noion that is too mall or big for tim. thank you. good morning, supervisors i'm sean mcgarry with local 22 in san francisco. today i will spoke in favor of appointment of timothy reyff stot treasure island board of directors. i have known tim for 20 years and i can say he hard working. up to any task no matter how difficult. he is result driven.

but always takes in account the interests of all. tim reyff is diligent with everything he does i ask for your approval in the appointment of timothy rief to the treasure island development authority board. and on behalf of the carpenter family i thank you for your time this morning. bid you a good day and to your point local hire, and the interests of not just treasure i land but the city as a whole there is a phenomenonal opportunity here to bring people up that have been former low under. under utilized to a points. the island does have phenomenonal and 8,000 plus

homes. that could expand. but i see no reason yet people on the island should not benefit and the carpenter stands with your district. to make sure that happens. thank you. no further speakers in the room. see if we are remote? there are none on the line >> thank you, public comment on item 2 is closed. >> i would like to make a motion to strike reject from lines 3 and 15 of the motion leaving approved and send it to the board with positive recommendation. >> mr. clerk. roll call. >> yes. on the motion, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. iot motion passes without objection. >> thank you. on a unanimous vote item 2 goes

to the full board with a positive recommendation. call the next item. >> all right. yes. item low a motion approving rejecting the major's nomination for reappointment of steve heminger to the transportation agency board of directors term ending march 1 of 2027. >> thank you. mr. heminger i appreciate you joining us the floor is yours. >> thank you. mr. chairman and members. it is i pleasure it join you again. about 3 years after i was first appointed to the mta in spring of 2019, our first job was to find a now director of transportation. and as soon as we did this a few months later the pandemic macked us between the eyes. and you know that phenomenon

affected all city government agency wide and were no exception at muni necessity is the mother of invention. we were forced impsunrise on a grand scale to try to meet the pandemic head o. i mention 3 examples that a few years ago we did not have the jargon but we do now. one is slow streets. a second is the shared spaces program. and a third is the red carpet lanes that give muni a faster roadway through town. you will of those are permanent features of the transportation landscape and we were able to test them during the pandemic i said we were forced to test them. so this we could mote the moment. and although we are exiting the pandemic i think we will be dealing with this consequences

for a time to come. we are still at 2 thirds of our prepandemic roadwayership. we want to get every one of the folks become. we are not quite there. we would like to run or full service level but we need to figure out i way to pay for that. i think you are well aware that the u.s. government provided muni over a billion dollars of emergency aid that really kept doors open and buss and trains rung. the trouble is we have basically exhaustd that money our next budget year. we are going to have to figure out i way to get muni right in terms of its budget of i want to mention anotherning they would very much appreciate your attention to, and this is our vision zero target. the year for meeting that target is next year and it was set 10

years ago and i regret to say that left year was the worse years ever. in terms of traffic fatalities. we have to do better on that program. and our board is exploring a number of ideas and believe me, the board is very engage in the this question. and during the pandemic our roads were turned into race ways. because there was less traffic and people thought. that the heck i will drive faster. and we gotta get folks out of that habit. mr. chairman and members may be it is against my better gentlemen i'm here to ask you for 4 more blers i reappointment to the mt aboard. >> thank you, mr. heminger. i appreciate your wellingness to serve. you bring extraordinary

professional expertise and have youed the conversation we had that was touched on things from e bikes and bike share and fares and vision zero in district 6 where i represent. this is i represent a neighborhood that has a disprosecute portionate loss of life because of a lot of traffic violence that goes on. i appreciate it and vice chair walton. >> thank you director heminger. i have a question in terms of as we look at the fiscal cliff that our transportation agencies are faith. in a region and the country. what are your thoughts about the government prosecute voiding resources for our transportation, do you think it is rolistic? do you think there are others ones and opportunity that exist outside of the federal government stepping up in a big

way haare your thoughts on that. why supervisor, you know i think the short answer from my experience is that you know the will billion dollars we received in pritting assistance in the capitol money. was a huge exception to the rule the role the government plays. which is it provide money to us but almost entirely capitol funds. the time the debate out to be given on local yours if they want to spends more of the capital money on operations they should be allowed to. i believe the budget proposes that idea. iot trouble as you all know is that it is a tandem out to eating the seed corn. if you are going to be can bolizing your capital budget to

run your operating system, at some point the lines will get too far afield of each other. i donning t is worth having the flexibility but i think giveses that is i think putting the obligation on that yous we don't get this this spill roll. where the start spending capital money on operation and then we spend more the next year and the more the next year. and as you know muni has a deferred maintenance program. as language as your arm. so, we are really i think pretty much the best answer is it is on us. and i think we will need to raise revenue locally.

how they have been generous with capital funds for all municipality in transportation agencies. every agency across the country is suffering from ridership less then and there prepandemic level this is is different had we are used to the government in my opinion will have to step up and do more for capital and operations because our agents need big boosts until we get become to prepandemic levels and ridership, thank you. >> thank you. now supervisor safai.

>> thank you, chair. thank you steve for putting your name forward again will commissioner. i think the mta commission is the most difficult commissions to serve on because no matter when you do there is criticism from all angles. and i think that the bar is set so highway this there is never really any true appreciation for the service this is provided or decisions made. they are difficult decision. one of my questions similar to what prierz walton asked about the fiscal cliff. it seems at some point there will be difficult decisions that will have to be made. wanted hear you talk about how you will prop that as a commissioner and how the agency should do that. one of the biggest criticisms

you hear about the mta is their community out sxreech how they include or involve community in the decisionmaking. want to give you an town to talk about this. >> yea. i do think that on a regular basis our budget is the accomplice where all of those interests in to compete. where we have to adjudicate that competition. among various needs in our budget. i do think first of all that for i riof sunshine, may be. in terms of the fiscal cliff it affects agencies that relied on

their ridership and the fare ref now from ridership. bart was covering 70 plus % of their operating costs through their fare box. caltrain was higher. and those 2 agencies unfortunately are prebl in the worse shape of any to deal with it buzz they still don't have the ridership back the 2 agencies are down in the 20's. muni not only has 60% or so of ridership back but we also have a more diversified funding arrangement in terms of operating costs. we get money in the general fund and from the parking programs in san francisco. and we also get revenue from the fare box but never been 70 or 80%. you know on a good day i wish it were but it is not that high and

the silver lining is that we don't need to rely on one piece of ref now. we got a good balanced portfolio that will not get us out of our hole. i can pledge to you that we will make sure we holdup our end on community engagement in our budget. but you noted the out set of your res, well is no magic solution that will make everybody happy. we still are hor of passengers. short of ref now and having i hard time hiring bus drivers. if you don't have i driver you don't have i bus. i hope that is responsive to your question. i would be help to work with you as we move through the budget process. i know you will have a difficult budget to deal with yourself. we are not an exception. why i have one follow up question. i'm glad you highlighted the bus driver situation. one, you talked to the phenotype line staff and the people went

agency the biggest criticisms you hear the agency is top heavy. there is a lot of managers from, let of different departments this over lap and it is in the clear in terms of organizational structure. dpkt low how that is divided up. has your commissioner board done an internal audit of prilgzs of mount in terms how it structured? and -- i can only speak to my tenure on the mt aboard and it would be, no. in this case, but there may have been attempts. i know the budget analyst has looked at muni a couple of time in my memory. may be you are right, men that is subject to revisit. >> i think that because there is a conversation out there percolating that says your budget be down you are 60-70

percent ridership, short falls. difficult decision. i hear lines this might have to be eliminated and then the other side is this you don't have enough bus drivers. and then you have managers in position and different areas doing things that are not clear to capital, which feeds into service and so on. i think as i commissionering in charge of a director of this billion dollars entity, it might be helpful to consider that. thank you, we will. >> thank you. >> good p. thank you, to my clothes for excellent questions. thank you mr. heminger i appreciate, i did, one thing i was going to explore making sure that you know this is a

contentious issue when it come to transportation. i know that sometimes doing the work of community out roach and engagement with folks is an important thing itch appreciate, i'm sorry i want to add. because it is something i hear often. there is i certain constituency we saw last week that is still not feeling comfortable to get back on to muni that has to do with safety of the over all environment. you saw 15 years old that was stabbed on the ride coming approximate china town. there was issues of violence and other things. there are people that are concerned. i want today give you an opportunity to speak about that because i think that feeds to people feeling comfortable coming become to roadway. >> i agree with you, and this is upper most in our minds. i think we talk a bit about t.

my burden president here about that question at our last meeting. so if people don't think it is safe there is no amount of talking can you do to get them on the bus. we gotta do better there. general low, mount sethe safer places to be. but the fact is that the incidents we do have tends to be fair low river they stick out. and i think per the public they are memorable. we don't want them tom have that memory. >> thank you. and thank you for fielding my questions i think we could not speak in advance thank you for your service. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and thank you. thank you mr. heminger soing no further questions from clothes. mr. clerk open up to public comment. why members of the public had wish to speak lineup at this

time. for those remote call 415-655-0001, access code: 2486 823 8957 ##. press star 3 to enter the line. for those in the queue wait until you have been unmuted that will be your queue to begin comments. nobody in chambers. we have 3 -- oh. please approach. no, we in person is first. >> good morning members of rules i'm amanda eakon chair of the mta board i want to say a few word in support of my colleague. steve brings decades of experience rung a transportation agent for the bay area taxling the projects like the bay bridge that project finance and wing

with jurisdictions bruin this role if you watched our hearings and the way he lean in on the central subway financing and finishing that project bringing that oversight to make sure we got it right. he is i champion for vision zero and safer streets. in our community purke staff hard to reach goals as well as a champion for equal public transportation for all. i wanted endorse the reappointment of my colleague steve heminger and thank you for your attention. why thank you. why move on to our phone line. first caller, please. eileen with sunset park side education and action committee. speaking on my own behalf. speaking on 3 and 4. asking the question would the

reointment of 2 members of the mt aboard represent the status quo the mta's important customer is itself. the mta director makes derogatory comments about the city such as san francisco is more conservative as moscow or mta plans out of someone's college text book rather than related to the irrelevant world or select group of special interests as an outside influence on mt. mta despite an enterprise department received a budget set, side in bonds. implements seemingly failed policies and projects such as eltear very well the upper great highway. jfk drive, slow streets and projects that have negative impacts on first responders i urge you to form lit an mta

package for the ballot which would address the failures of prop e remove check and balances placing the mta and board under the kroeflt mayor. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, proirz this is jodi i'm an executive director of [inaudible]. my apologies for the background noise i'm walk to my office and appreciate the ability for remote comment i'm endoergs the reappointment of steve heminger to the sfmta board. i found mr. heminger to be thoughtful in questions. he also has pointed out experience in transportation

[inaudible] during the financial challenges faced by agency. i really appreciate chair heminger's work on vision zero. [inaudible] and chair eaken asked the top 2 priors. he did mention [inaudible]. this year. very much in line of the values of the priorities of the board. [inaudible]. last month [inaudible] grit to work with with the add have kaes groups. upon and i would think that he is wonderful addition to the board. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please.

great. david pilpel can you hear mow? >> yes, >> great. thank you. so i know steve heminger. we got a long history going become to mtc and the board and supervisor cop and the parking and traffic commission. anyway. i know him well and i passport his reappointment, he asked thoughtful questions does in the always agree with staff and is skeptical. we continue to have our agreements and disagreements but we do so revolve low. he knows this topic, transportation. muni, the streets, et cetera and does a good job. again i support his reappointment. i note that the form 700 in the packet for the public is 3 years old. and in the future i think it would be better to have the

current form 700 available to the public. thank you. >> thank you. see figure there are additional callers. yes. next speaker, please. >> good morning i'm [inaudible] i serve on the sfmta board of directorings i'm here to speak in spchlt steve heminger. it has been so wonder to feel heart comments speak to the vast expertise he holdses and position of board of director of mta. he asked thoughtful questions does in the always agree with staff and it wonder and will refreshing to see that someone with his level of experience hen able to support us in navigating

the challenging times the agency faced. and in meeting vision zero goals. his passion for the work is seen every day. and i learned so much serving along side him. i'm here to fully support his reappointment. and looking forward to working with him if y'all approve today. thank you. and hopefully i will see you tomorrow. steve. do the hard work. >> thank you. that was our last phone caller for public comment. why thank you, mr. clerk. public upon comment is now closed. >> and i would lo toik make a motion to sprooik strike reyekt from 3 and 15 leaving approved. and then sends this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> mr. clerk. roll call?

>> yes, on this motion vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> great. mr. young on a unanimous vote item 3 goes with a positive recommendation. >> call the next item. >> yes. next on the agenda is item 4. motion approving rejecting the mayor's nomation for reappointment of amanda eaken to the municipal transportation agency board of directors term ending march 1 of 27. >> thank you, mr. clerk. miss eaken welcome. why good morning chair dorsey, vice chair walton and supervisor safai. thank you for your service to san francisco. for your partner help and attention. i want to start by sharing on a

personal level how meaningful the last 4 and a half years my service on this board has been. we navigated keeping a public transit system running through a pandemic. emergency redesign of the transit system almost over night with eye to getting essential wars to destinations. and this this board pushed for and won recognition for the heroic prirt hos showed up daily when he we were all terrify they'd showed up to work to keep the city moving. these people are hero in our city and to be able to be part of an agency comprised of the workers is a huge honor and privilege. i had a chance to attends the safe operator awards dinner something to do again in person in a couple of years and watch the operators come to the stage to be recognized for 15 years. 25 years.

35 years and up to 48 years of safe service to our city that many years with no incident is huge low inpyring and makes me feel proud of the work we are doing and humbled to be a mall part of this agency. i enjoyed connect with community members. this is to your question, supervisor safai, i had i chance to connect with you supervisor walton i to being i bike roadway with you your colleague percy and district 10 to look at of the safe bicycle connections and appreciate the chance to hear from community member in that regard. to your question supervisor safai, i try very hard in this role to listen to the feedback we get from community members. to balance the requests against our agent and the city's commitments, goal and have yous and try hard it finds the most

inclusive being equal and cocreative path forward. we have to make many difficult decision in this work. in terms of my qualification and redness to step in the role. i have been privilegeed serve vice chair since 2020. i was honored elected as chair this year. in january. and i bring over 2 decades of experience work negligent transportation sector professionally. i wanted note for you i don't think it is on the résumé i have been named by uc berkeley othering and belonging snout one of 9 transportation equity leaders and residents across california. to work with colleagues in central valley and southern california to advise the board on equal engage am strategies that has been a dedicated time to deepen my work on social equity. i want to flag 3 priorityis would like to put my energy into

if i received your support going forward. i heard you talk about the fiscal cliff. this is i major challenge. fiscal year 25 we have a 130 million dollars projected deficit this rises to 214 million dollars in fiscal 26. i attended a lobby day in sacramento with director tumlin and staff to speak to legislators how we can address this cliff this has to be a top prior to continue to meet the mobility needs of the traveling public in san francisco. second low, i want to talk about safety. you know we had 37 fatalities on streets. our goal is that it has to be zero and the commitment is by end of 24 this . is a very steep challenge. we have stove and i and the board pushed staff hard to do

everything we can. one thick we want done is the high injury network. ure than is the 13% of streets most of the fatalities and injuries occur. we have committed to make street improve ams to every mile of that high injury net w by end of 2024. we are creating a vision introvert o committee to keep staff on task. i attended a lobby day in sacramento to push for safer speed enforce them is key to make streets safe. >> lastly that is a prior and more on a personal note, is we had a panel with community members at the workshop on february 7th. we intentionally hosted a panel to hear from community members about the topic of trust in government. what do we do that creates trust in government. what do we do to under mine trust in government and how do we get in our own way sometimes.

one thing that stuck with mow from that panel was something the executive director of bayview ymca contributed. she said that we in government need a sense of culture of caring. i love third degree. it is in the a financial metric or on time arrival but dot members feel their gentleman cares about them. i think we should keep reminding ourselves of this daily te. i try to bring this sense of culture of care nothing our work. and i want thez who take their time out to comment to the agency to give us ideas. whether or not we agree with all or implementment want them to feel respected, heard and cared for. we are all part of this community all voices matter and we want to be that inclusive revolve agency. i wanted to humbly request support for my reappointment.

i would love tom continue to serve the city i care so much about and happy to answer questions you have today. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you very much am, i wanted to upon say how much i appreciated the opportunity to meet with you and that -- third point you made about trust in government is one that resonated with me. and i think learning low because i spent 6 months in a focus group in an election listen to votes and san franciscans and one thing i was getting loud and clear is -- people want upon to believe in their government. and i think when we have to be mindsful of this. i thought the culture the metric of care and with the community leader said i'm -- i'm glad it resonates with you because it does with me, too. this is something i feel i need

to be mindsful of. we have no greater obligation than doing everything we can to preserve the legitimacy of government. even when people disagree for people to know they are seen and heard and participating in a process. so that was impressive to me that speaks to the leadership we need in this moment i appreciate your willing to serve in a leadership role. we have a question here from vice chair walton. >> thank you so much director eaken for being willing to serve. i have a concern because there have been times where i have relayed occurrence of xount to the mt aboard of directors via community, via letter or roached out. and either did not get a response or lack luster response or had to follow up with the mta

burden it get a response to an inquiry. i'm wondering how do we make surety mt aboard is more responsive to issues and concerns. particularly issues brought by this body? >> this topic of community engagement how are we cocreating the policy decisions of the board with communities. how are we leaning in the idea of shifting and sharing power with community was a topic on that community trust panel i referred to on february 7th. one of the ideas i had manage out of that panel is of course. we have a citizen's advisory council to the sfmta board that is intentionally comprised of a member each from each of the districts around the city. i met with chair michael chen to

talk about the relationship what is the right relationship with that citizen dhouns is meant to represent the city. and the sfmta board of directors. how we do things now they present to the board a resolution. witness an among or so that is about all of the engagement. that body meets regular low and deliberate on issues we are meant to vote on. i think we have room for improvement in terms how that council is representing. the different voice of districts and how this come to the board of directors. we have not solve today but i am working with the chair and the voice chair and council to understand how we can better hear from communities. i worn if the representative from district 10 on the council is a small part of the solution how we have a live and active line of communication. >> i agree that the citizen

committee is an important way of communicating back and forth. i guess directly how do we get quick are response from the board occurrence are expressed through the chair and to the chair. i don't know. i'm asking about thing in your control special how you will better community when issues are were brought to your attention? >> yea >> one of the things i'm working with. with victoria and leadership of mta to figure out the right relationship of the chair of the board. and the sfaf what are the ways the chair step in and times that make sense for staff to be in leadership. we want to be responsive to all

of our constituents and i will be happy to have a side bar with you after regarding what we get you, set an expectation in response time. is it 24 hour, 2 hours. what that is, make sure everybody know and i can help to reenforce that. i am repoe the equal i had commissioner to commissioner heminger. regarding there is a conversation fiscal cliff and conversation about how will proceed as an agency in terms of making difficult decisions and yet there is also an on going narrative and criticism this the agency is top heavy. so are you supportive of an audit of your agency and

determining how spending is done and where you can look for a direction that motive not be about looking at kuth service orrousing service to the public in the future? if this crisis come upon us. i have a couple of responses. thank you for the question. one is you know we are about 1200 staff short of the team we need do. we need to have in accomplice to do our work. we discuss third degree and met sprier safai we did look at a hiring pause during the pandemic there was uncertainty about our fiscal future. we did not want to be in i situation when we staffed and up because of shortages had to engage in layoffs. we near a situation we don't upon have the staff we need. and what i will share with you is that -- everyone is over

worked. everyone is tired. people are not taking a vacation they have. i went out and visited with folks at the paint shop and sign shop and had i heard from the manager list is this the people have not taken a verification. buzz there is so much demand to get the improvements out. making sure streets are safe they are working become to back daily. they are in the taking vacation they have this . is i great concern for direct tumlin and the board. and vice chair boarden and i discussed. staff moral and whether staff feel the culture of feeling does staff feel we are staffed up for success or they are doing equal of 2-3 jobs because we don't have full staff to deliver on goals this it is i great concern. so this suspect one point i want to make. second is around the fiscal

cliff piece. one of the opportunity i think coming in at the bide sxen harris administration created for us is they are, luing us to fleck the infrastructure dollars this come in to california through this new law. they are, luing us to fleck the funding coming in to transit if we want to. the state has, let to say and we have flexed 10% of the dollars coming in the state. but can we with -- world leading climate special equity goals think about, lining dlrdz with the goals that could help. i want to say i'm firm low in favor of identifying the durable ref now source we need to staff up. if we need to look at prierz or

director heminger said, at whether this top heavy narrative you spoke to is in fact creating a circumstance where we are sort of over staffed. i would be happy to look at that. my anecdotal briefings from staff that we notoriety opposite situation we are in a place all staff are working well over the hours per week they compensated to. and i want to have the full team we neated to thrive and succeed. >> i would say the 2 are not exclusive can you have a top heavy organization and have a need for more bus driver and front line staff. you might be staffed up in the wrong scombrars that's why an audit could be helpful. but thank you for your response. >> thank you, chair >> thank you supervisor safai >> no further questions or comments from clothes, mr. clerk, open up to public

comment. >> thank you. >> thank you all. >> members of the public who wish to speak and joining person lineup at this time. for those remote call 415-655-0001, access code: 2486 823 8957 ##. once connected press star 3 toern the speaker line. for those in the queue continue to wait until the city indicates you have been unmou exclude begin your comments. >> good morning. thank you for the opportunity to speak i was going to wait for general public comment the topic of safety came up i'm here to talk b. i took on this task of upon finding out what was happen nothing san francisco with accident and over dose. and over the weekend i went for a walk and bush and vaness on the building the mayor decided

to deploy l roadway long range device. if it is on top of the is on 24 hours a day. which would be outside the scope of the deploy am by rules. i'm asking the mayor to resign and the board of supervisors take on a special meeting. sir. i want to on general public comment the board of supervisors tomorrow you are welcome to. upon it it is safety because it is causing the accidents in muni. it covers everything. and will it needs to be taken down immediately. >> in public comment. at the committee level the board rowels are this is specific to the appointment >> thank you. >> see you tomorrow. thanks. >> online public comment. >> first caller, please?

>> good morning supervisors i'm micheal chen. i am the chair of the mta citizen's advisory council. and speaking to the prierz's who are seated, i'm excited. happy to work with the district representative connor skully grit to work with and the district 6 represent is being seat third degree month. and after a language time in district 10 [inaudible] i'm excited to looking forward to work with whoever supervisor walton appoints to replace that appointment. also i have been happy to work with folks on the cac. so spaeking i'm here to support

reappointment of directors eaken and heminger. [inaudible]. hello. >> um -- we can hear you. okay. of upon the support the reappointments of director eastbounding sxen director heminger who already just passed. director eaken has been a stead hundred during challenging times for the agency and i reenforce what director eaken said working on community trust and input and engagement. director eaken had a pan i was invited but could not make i was out of town and but we had multiple conversations when i spoke at the board meetings and patriot low about how to improve community input and trust, how to set people's expectations

correct low about when and how input and feedback are used so people are not broken and trust is in the broken. i when i come to the cac and forwarded the feelings of the councilmembers about reports i have seen the board engage more and encouraged by the board to give more panama river at this time reports now than. i think this is due to due to a better working relationship that we are now working on. >> speaker time e lapsed. thank you very much. we are allocating to minutes per peek and a pol yoiz if we have to cut anybody off. next speaker, please. >> good morning i'm stefani

again. here to peek in support reappointment of my colleague amandza eaken. she brings perspective to the role this helps our bodies the key works of equity and he access and accessible and safe for riders. i wish major [inaudible] families. and meeting vision zero goals. we are upon behind. having that focus is incredible. she is committed to pregnant ways for decisionmaking. [inaudible] she made it her mission to restore public trust. held meetings with groups and is a huge under take. machine in i decisionmaking position carry responsibility of this is needed. again i am supportive of my

clothe and her reappointment and grill that a lot of the dwhaes have come from our supervisors today encourage public comment and hearing from folks. thank you. >> next caller. >> good morning. this is jodi the executive director of walk san francisco and reminds we other city's only pedestrian organization and leader of the 40 bus member groupful as well as families first safe streets i'm calling to support reappointment of amanda eaken sfmta board. and she definitely has her eye

on this prize. at the board retreat in february asked all members what their top priorities are and happy to hear 5 oust 6 said vision zero. she will work with the agency and members to put the policy in accomplice and [inaudible] what can and should be done to roach that goal. i don't know if show talked about this t. commendsable last week director eaken went to >> samantha: to pass ab645. thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. this is [inaudible] i was heartened to hear mr. heminger passport doing the audit that supervisor safai [inaudible]

disapointing hearing ms. eaken suggest med it is not necessary. i have friends who work at mta they are concerned about possible low management. i encourage you to "budget or analyst conduct a management audit t. is in the best interests of the fiscal healing of mta and urge you to call for i board hearing on management at mta. thank you.

good morning i'm support being the reappointment chair eaken. i missed my time to support heminger. eaken is dopely involved and knowledgeable the >> latoya: and the issues. she asks deep and probing questions whether you agree with every vote does in the merit show is enengaged, passionate about transportation and vision zero and deserves to continue appointment and lead the board. thank you very much. next speaker, please. upon i'm a d1 resident for wuk sf spoke nothing personal low. to support reappointment of chair eastbounding sxen i'm sorry i missed the chance to support heminger he is deserving, too. but chair eaken w on vision zero

has been awesome. impressed with her i support. thank you. thank you. next speaker, please. david pilpel i submit you hear me. i take a different poison vow on this one i appreciate the conversation about how we deal with different points of rowel and respect each other in dealing with differences. in conterritory if director heminger and cajina who called in i have not felt heard or respected by director eaken. she has a different point of vow from mine, which is fine but i have not always felt heard or respected. i think well is, lot of work the

agency needs to do on building and rebuilding trust and that includes at least some of the board members. also here the form 700 in the packet is from last year and not the most recent. there is no committee packet for this item either. i don't know how this happened. those are my comments. thank you for listening. where thank you. next speaker, please. that was our last caller. thank you. public comment is closed. >> so i would like to make a motion to instructor:reject from lines 3 and 15 of the

motion leaving approved and sends this to the full burden with positive recommendation. mr. clerk i roll call y. on that motion, rice chair walton. why aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you. on a unanimous vote item 4 passes. mr. clerk call the next item >> next is item 5. motion approving rejecting mir avenue nomination for hoiment appointment of ed harrington to the port commission ending may 1 of 24. >> mr. harrington is here with us. mr. harrington, floor is yours >> thank you very much and good morning. i'm ed harrington thank you for ticking the time to consider my

reappointment to the port. for the referred i was the controller for sudden front for years. head of general management the puc retired 10 years ago and dog a few things w with nonprofits taught at university of san francisco. i was the treasurer for green peace for 7 years and treasurer of spur. i am a board of children's fund nothing dc an out growth of w with funding the next generation. where we work with advocates to raise ways of doing sustainable revenue strolls for services for children and yuth and lastly i have done w with earth economic and add sunrisor to water now alliance. focusing on how to finance green infrastructure for water and wastewater. my background is a mix of government finance and environmental issues. which i think is a good place to

come from the port. you know, the port has i variety of issues in the northern water front and the wararea that is the tourism and group of things happening since can i haved and revitalize that your in the mid and southern parts of the port we have a variety of thing in development will add to affordable housing and job creation in the city. and the big thing happening is climate change and the water side through sea level rise and the city side through storm water and flooding issues. i'm happy to hear comments or answer questions you may have of me. jost great. thank you very much. mr. harrington i'm a fan i came to the building tw dkdzs ago when you were city controller reputation proceeds and you i just appreciate something

someone of your caliber willing to do this. and especially to serve on a commission that is so person to the district i represent. and one theme that has in up in other appointments i think is the importance of just of out roach and hearing people and democratic press and this thing. i know from experience that the per and, let of the things we need to do for resiliency includes the development. there is expense it guess here and i report people who will not you believe happy there will are things people feel vows are blocked and the per they loved will not look the same. and it will be complicated. we are a democracy we can get through this. but tell be important to have haculture of care and i know you get that but i love to invite to you speak a bit to as a port

commissioner your commitment to making sour that communities are heard and that everybody has an opportunity to we in on the future of the port. >> sure. supervisor, clear that is important in any commission. i had a number of friends on the other side of the port commission on those issues in the pedestrian. i'm, wear there is more then and there one side had is going on. i feel a need for the port to be financial low solvent and some of that development come from this need but i'm obviously always aware of how the impacts a lot of people and how we have to balance that i'm theme do that on the port commission. >> supervisor safai. >> mr. harrington, good to see you >> good morning >> thank you for your willingness to continue to serve statutory is important for an entity like the port and others you have served on.

is this has experience and the ability to look how the pieces in together. prebl more so than the puc now. the port needs your service. we are at a transition point there have been opportunity along the way where people have come to try it negotiate. negotiating agreements or development agreement this is may or may not have seen the light of day. we have one now the wharf proposed. we will wait and see how it goes but seems to have a phenomenonal vision for revitalizing most important parts of san francisco. that has grown stale and fall had disreper se and the economics have in terms of the economic environment diminished. we want to give you an town to talk about the need for a vision

for the port and the future of the port. and how the looking at public/private partnerships play an irrelevant in sustaining this jewel we have. it is the most competitive advantages as a city. >> yes, you mentioned the puc. than i have a 2 billion dollars budget. and things the port's budget is within 20 million it is so important and it is irrelevant a very small organization and financial low and with staff. when we work with others to make it w is important. not this it is in the in other places but more for the port. had you look at the wharf, i had a mixed reaction if the wharf, somebody who grew up in san francisco what fist on out there. it is i driver for our economy and tourism and travel we need

to make that place a vital ribrandt part of san francisco. it has been up and down over the yers with covid it has been hit hard. hit in san francisco, and whatever it takes to build this become up is something i'm interested in doing and life to hear your thoughts in terms of this development green light. you think that the vision that has been laid out is forward thinking. the idea of ewe iegz the place of the active -- industry and having that look at, having the way in which that can be integrated become to the reasons why people go in terms of a fish market. and having a type of entertainment venue and hotel. ferries all the things are -- the elements are there. they need an infusion of capital

and -- partner help with the city. i think to mow it seems to be a phenomenonal vision i'm looking forward to the port engaging on this and seeing that go forward and the same thing on pier 32. we have an opportunity there and it is a pot of the city that had multiple proposals in forward. over the years and i don't know why. but they never got autopsy the ground. hopefully this time tell be i go there with the christmas tree. honest low. you thank you is the one of the largest most have you been pieces of land and it it is sitting there. as a christmas tree lot. which i love and go there and support it it could be so much more. and again if we think about reimagining the downtown and reimagining where we are in a

city after covid, what is one of san francisco's most competitive advantages and usable assets that is the water front. the ability to see water and activate and interact with water and ocean. long with all of the other amenities. this is your charge and you talked about your world experience with green peace and finance and internal nonprofit and gentleman tell take all those skills it needs someone a visionary and someone that will really usher in a new era for our port. someone with experience and grit staff in the port and great leadership. the director of port has been engage exclude gone around the world and looking for opportunity for victim this .

is a hem grown san francisco committed to this is know opportunity and we have others that are there. so, combachl i think it is a great town and q.ed you will serve look forward to supporting you. >> thank you. it is a great staff. i'm glad you mentioned the fisher folks at the wharf we think about the restaurants and hotels. with crab and salmon season they need a lot of help. the extent we work on that i will be happy to do that. >> thank you supervisor safai. mr. harrington, i'm grateful for your wellingness to serve a city you served with distinction for men years, we are luck tow have your service. i'm delighted to supporting your nomination to the port commission. seeing no questions or comments.

thank you, open up to public comment. why yes, members who wish to peek on this item and joining person line up to speak mou. for those listening remote call 415-655-0001, access code: 2486 823 8957 ##. once connected press star 3 to enter the line. for those in the queue wait until you have been un muted that will be your queue to begin your comments. no persons in the room for public comment. >> daved pilpel i know ed harrington and support him. he would serve the city well anywhere and luck tow have him volunteer to serve again.

his brief résumé oshg mitts his service on the public utility commission fromlet 2020 to early 2022. his absence the left year plus has been notable. once again, in the packet it is an old form 700 and the motion is not guilty in the legislative packet today t. is a separate item. i am certain this ed will work well with the other commissioners. port staff and others in the city family. and since this is the only item as committee report i would recommend that you sends this out of committee with recommendation as a committee report to fill this seat on the port commission as soon as possible with the fantastic ed harrington. thank you.

>> that was our last call are for this merit >> thank you. mr. clerk. public comment is now closed. >> so i move to strike reject from portions of the motion, leaving aprudent personed. and then sends this to the full board as a committee report. mr. clerk a roll call on that megz. on this motion voice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. why aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you item 5 goes to the full board as a committee report. congratulations. >> call the next item y. item 6 is motion amending the rules of order creating a rowel 1.3.3 in person and remote comment and

amending 4.22 public ment to provide for remote comment opportunity boy the public who wish to men remote. >> thank you, mr. clerk. item 6 is a motion amending our board of supervisors rule of order. this is a housekeeping step this makes good on a move the full board already decided last month allows unelemented remote comments in program terse unless there are questions or comments from public comment i know a lot has been said already mr. clerk open up to public comment. >> yes, members of the public had wish to speak and are in person lineup to speak. for those remote call 415-655-0001, access code: 2486 823 8957 ##.

press star 3 to enter the speaker line. there is no one in the room. can we have the first remote public commenter. >> good morning this is patrick shaw. at the out fit of this, hearings and public comment either supervisor mandelman or yourself noted this the mayor's wanted to standardize the approach across all policy bodies i support amendment to introduce i think a great. the board should use its authoritied or [inaudible] to

further standardsize remote public comment by e eliminating this [inaudible] three tiered direction if the city add administrator's office regarding time limits and creating 3 tiers one for people attending the meeting creates a second for remote callers who have requested an accommendation and had it rekosovo their status of having a disability. and then a third -- category for other remote callers. that can be time limited to 20 minutes. or whatever the policy body decides for time limitful the healing commission adopted that

3 tier requiring that people self identify as being disabled in order to get accommendation. for an unlimited amount of time to speak. i think the board shared work with the city administrator to get that changed. >> my apologies we allocate 2 minutes per speaker. next speaker, please. >> once again david pilpel left time today i support this motion to amend the rules of order. thank you very much for guests us to this point. i note patrick shoe's letter in the file we don't always agree we men in agreement on this

issue which will require further work and not necessary low an amendment to the boardy rowels but separate legislation or action by the city administrator or others on this legislation, i believe there is one typo here on page 2 of the legislation. line 10. in the middle for purposes of this rowels 1.3.3 i believe this should be amended it say rowel in the sing lawyer for purposes of this rule 1.3.3. et cetera . with this amendment, i would encourage to you recommend this motion to the full board. thanks for listening. that completes remote comment. >> thank you mr. clerk. public comment is closed.

>> and in light of that i want to thank mr. pilpel i would like to make a motion to amend the motion to correct the proper references singular. okay. and on that -- can we have a roll call on this motion. >> on the motion to amend, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye y. chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion is approved without -- and make a separate motion to sends to the full board as amended with positive recommendation. jot motion to amend adopt exclude now the motion to recommend -- as amended.

>> vice chair walton. why aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye y. chair dorsey. >> aye. iot motion passes without objection. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 6 goes to the full board with positive recommendation. and let's circle become to with item 1 did we have success with connecting commissioner bush. we have been but not been able i'm waiting for an update to see if anyone heard from mr. bush. >> we are not received an update to connect mr. bush to the meetingil make a motion to continue to the call of the chair. >> a roll call on that motion? yes. can we take public comment on this. why sure. >> open this up to public comment. why on the motion to continue to the call of the chair item 1.

members wishing to peek on this item, there is nobody in the chamber. for those remote call 415-655-0001, access code: 2486 823 8957 ## then press star 3. for thez instead queue continue to wait until the system indicated you have been unmuted and this is time it comment. can we have the first caller, please. >> daved pilpel. sorry to disappointment with a brief comment i know larry bush approximate passport his reappointment to ethics commission he knows ethic up down and side ways i wish him good health not sure why he was unable 2 weeks ago and today to attends. i believe under the 60 day hold

overrule his if he were expired on yesterday. on the second. if this is continued again to the call the chair there will be continue to be a vacancy on the commission until that appointment or reappointment is completed. i believe that larry has been one of 2 members on the director search committee i guess will be unable to meet until this is resolved. so i hope that the sooner the better. if it needs to have a special meeting at rowels and you are able to then that would be great, too. the senior the better i look forward to having him attend approximate hopeful low reappointd and confirmed. thanks. why next speaker, please.

>> this is patrick shaw. i did support nomination of reappointment of mr. bush to ethics. this is one reason that there needs to be remote participation by policy body members. and upon i would urge you to continue this to the call of the chair. in order to eventual low reappointment mr. bunch thank you. >> thank you. just check thanksgiving was the last commenter on the phone line >> thank you, public commentom this is closed. so i would like it make a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair.

why yes. on this motion vice chair walton. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you >> young. item 1 continued to the call of the chair. >> mr. clerk do we have further business wrchlt that completes our agenda >> we are adjourned. .... ... ...

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