♪♪ >> meeting will come to order. 2025 regular meeting of lafco i'm acting chair hope williams and joined by connie chan and isaac salvier. our clerk and i like to thank

the stof of sfgovtv for broadcasting meeting especially james and a lipsasm do you have announcements? lafco will allow in person comment and remote access. public comment will be traen on each item. those attending in person will speak first and then those on the line. if you wish to provide comment remote, the call in information is scrolling. when connected you will hear the meeting discussions but in listening mode only. when your item come up and public comment is called those in person line and up those on the phone dial star throw to be added to the speaker line. if you are on the phone, remember to turn down your tv and all listening device you may be using. alternateively you may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself the clerk.

or you may submit written comments via u.s. postal to city hall 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california 94102. if you submit written comment tell forwarded to the commissioner and includes per of the official file. thank you, madam clerk call the roll >> on the role chair williams >> aye. >> commissioner chan. >> present. >> commissioner sevier. >> aye. >> you have a quorum. >> thank you. call item 2. >> item 2, approval of the lafco minutes from the november 15, 2024 regular meeting. >> do any commissioners have other changes. to the minutes from the november 15, 2024 meeting?

>> no. thank you. seeing no changes i will open is this up for public comment. speakers will have two minutes. anyone wish to comment on item two. no one in the chamber ghee to the remote comment line. we have no speakers. >> seeing no public speakers public comment is closed. is there a motion to approve the minutes? >> moved. second. >> moved by commissioner chan and seconded by commissioner sevier. call the roll. >> on item 2 commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner sevier. >> aye. >> commissioner williamsch >> aye. >> there are three aye's >> thank you without objection they are arkansas appointment of

khalid samerrae for local information. >> as this commission knows the end of left year our executive officer jirmy pollock resigned this commission watched his dedicated service the city has not since he was moved department of technology. but that upon means we must begin the process to find his replacement not guilty interim propose our policy analyst scammid samerrae be acting executive officer. we have the lafco legal council available to walk us through questions from commissioners. and -- seeing any can i open up for questions for, any questions. >> great. go ahead. >> thank you, chair williams. and i want to first thank i did

not get a chance to thank our executive officer pollock for his work with lafco. it is good to see he remains in government and take this opportunity to thank mr. samerrae for his on going contribution as for all the work he has done and pleased see he is legal to take the role for acting executive officer and want to be supportive of appointing him as acting executive officer and make the motion to move to appoint him. thank you. >> second. >> okay. seeing no further questions from colleagues open this up for public comment. yes. there are no individuals here in the chambers we'll move to remote line.

there are no callers. seeing no public speakers, comment is closed. is there a motion to appoint khalid samerrae as acting executive officer? >> moved. >> moved by commissioner chan and seconded by commissioner sevier. can you call roll. >> on item 3 commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner sevier. >> aye. >> commissioner williams. >> aye. >> there are three aye's >> thank you. so without objection khalid samerrae is appointing as acting executive officer. >> can you call item 4? item 4 is a chair person's report including update on the final study for the mid town park apartments. >> colleagues, our agenda states we are due for an update on the mid town park apartments final study.

however we only just received a response letter from the mayor's office of housing and community development. in order to give us an opportunity to review the letter i like to propose we continue this to the call of the chair and we will likely hear this at our mechanic meeting on march 21st. khalid do you have anything to add >> i'm working with consultants to do a full presentation on the final study. and then seth up a meeting with residents to debrief them. and the consultants wish to draft a response to the letter alcohol be on our agenda for march 21. >> colleagues, comments or questions? okay. i -- might have one. what -- and having reviewed the letter, do you have any general

take aways? any questions yourself or reflections? i would say mocd is interested in maintaining the community guidelines. for mid town. however they don't have the funding necessary to implement the recommendation in this study. and so -- its -- likely that unfund mandate like this one if they were to under take it could not be completely done by them as a department without action from the board. but -- the consultants will detail that and the costs at our next meeting i don't want to give the wrong information. thank you executive officer samerrae. one more time for my colleagues.

okay. i will open this up for public comment. speakers will have two minutes. >> thank you. seeing no one here we will move to the remote line. pause to see if we have callers. there are no speakers. >> seeing no public speakers comment is closed. is there a motion this be continued to the call the chair >> moved. >> second. >> moved by commissioner chan and seconded by commissioner sevier. call roll. >> on the motion to continue item 4 to the call of the chair, commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner sevier. >> aye. >> commissioner williams. >> aye. >> there are three aye's yoochl thank you. so without objection this item is continued to the call of the chair. can you call item 5. >> item 5 is general public comment. this is the time for members to address the lafco on matters

that are within their jurisdiction but not on today's agenda. we have no one here in the chamber we'll dp to the remote line to see if we have speakers. there are no speakers. thank you are madam clerk. no public speakers public comment is closed. can you call item 6. >> item 6 is future agenda items. colleagues are there any future agenda items to note? >> let's open this up for public comment. seeing no one here in the cham bore we will go to the remote line. and madam chair there are no speakers. >> public comment is now closed. there is no action to take to this matter. is there any other business before us today >> that concludes business. >> there will be no business we are adjourned

>> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street.

originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor. in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed.

it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. >> hi, i'm same gabble the marketing director at moe green in downtown san francisco. the finest lounge and cannabis dispensary in san francisco. a state of the art cannabis lounge with a dab bar, high roller room in performens spaiss for nightly events. interested in cannabis even if you don't know how to use it yet you can come and learn how to use it safely. a lot of people are still learning about it, even though it is legal for a while.

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me. welcome to san francisco's new revitalized qatar valline this is not just an upgrade is a community transformation. taraval street under a complete make over from 10 feet below the street to 30 feet above. >> it is part of the taraval improve am project to impprove transit performance and make the streets safer for all who use

them. completed on time and on budget, this multiagency construction project is a once in a generation investment to bring safer, more reliable train service, increased accessibility. beautiful corridor, refresh roadway and reliable water and sewer systems for decades to come. >> safety is at the forefront of this transformation. new train boarding platforms are a game changer for safety am before the project 5 people per year were hit by vehicles gettinga or off trains we add 22 new or extended boarding plat forms on the route. riders no long are exit on the street along side traffic. when my kids were young it was heard they want to plunge off the train straight in the street. up on the h stop now we have the

platform that is broader when they are excited get off the trin and get home i feel better about them jumping off the train. >> having island where hay step on to is a giant improvement. >> these disability crosswalks look good and improve safety by making it noticeable to drivers. >> sidewalk extensions at intersection corners shorten the distance needed to cross the street and slow downturning vehicles. these and other safety treatments are proven tools to reduce the risk of collisions make the taraval corridor safer and inviting for people walking and driving. another key part was replace being two miles of train track for thes first time in almost 50 years. the old tie and balist track was built for muni oldt cc streetcars and old are light

trail trains not today's modern vehicles and it was noise and he prone to vibration. >> these new rails will make for a smoother, quieter ride and require less maintenance. it is much quieter with the new impresumes i livid here the entire time and plays earthquake or municipal when he it came by now we don't have to play anymore >> before when the streetcar went by i would stop talk the street cars would rumble past now i share that confirmation. i like the fact well is not a 3.4 quake every time they go by now. it is quiet temperature feels like sliding on glass. >> this project is more than rails and concrete it is people earngaging with their community. >> local residents and merchants have told us when their

community need and had than i want in their neighborhood. a quieter reliable train roadway and safer streets for people walk. gi think it is essential. i'm excited and wonderful to have a safe way it get to work i work on embarcadero i take it to the end of the line every day >> through open house, public meetings and surveys members helped shape where the stops should go to the curb plan and selecting trees and art work for the corridor. >> we relied on community feedback during construction of the project. with voting held to choose where to stow construction materials and how to sekwenls the construction. >> as a result the project was split in two segments to reduce impacts to the community. access ability is at the forefront of the design. new features ensure people all abilities enjoy seamless travel on the taraval.

these platforms and key locations have a raised boarding area level with the train to help people with walking aids or strollers board more easily. >> warning lights are flashing. >> pedestrian signal announcements assist with visual impairment its cross the street. new curb ramps are essential in providing accessible path of travel on to and off of sidewalks. the sunset district has long been shaped by transand i the qatar valcontinues linking past to present. on the heels of a new tunnelful muni tear van line opened as a shuttle from westportal to 33rd avenue in 1919. it was not until a few years later the trains used the tunnel sparking a population boom.

previously, riders transfer to the circumstance line to go east of what is today known the westportal neighborhood. by 1923, passengers could catch a one seat read on the taraval between downtown and 48th avenue. for the first time, san franciscans had a connection from the bay to the ocean tide. the taraval street cars brought development people could access the south western neighborhoods. homes and buildings sprung up from the once empty dunes. this vielth east/west corridor is the spine the neighborhood carrying over 30,000 daily riders when service last ran the route in 2019. today, it is a bustling local

business that give this area its flavor fr. cafes to quirky but teaks the taraval connects tout best of san francisco's small business scene. >> i lost fact it is not a money on cultural it is multicult rar. korean, chinese. vietnamese. french. italian. we got irish. we got a lot of good mix on this street of restaurants and businesses in those cultural veins and good ole american. helping local line help our small businesses because this is again a small community. and the traffic here is not if you have to generate big revenue. with the l train from other parts of the city to this area has help us the small merchants as well to generate more business. >> taraval street is a

reflection of the outer sunset's unique character. >> this two mile stretch of transit is not just getting from a to b it is reimagining how we move through our city to shop, dine and experience more in the places we live. >> i live in the suburbs i have to take a car or a bus that was an experience i never did again as a teen. now my kids can visit their friends cross the establishment it is a huge increase in their freedom and independent. one of the reasons we chose to raise a family in san francisco. >> it is wonderful to have a safe, clean reliable way to get to work for the neighborhood i'm excite body what it means to bring others back to our neighborhood. we have, let of interesting shops and restaurants and i'm excited to see how things become when it is easier to get here. >> a lot know each actively it is a close knit community.

in my shop i know customers by name i know what they'll order and i have it ready for them. >> what i'm most excite body the street is now unified, we have new paved roads and new rails. and new lighting. new boarding island. >> today, your new street features newrism upgrade water and sewer pipes. 5 new priority signals that hold green lights when trains approach. sidewalk extensions to make pedestrian crossing safer. high visibility crosswalks and ramps. safe boarding islands and platforms. new trees, landscaping and art. is it time you responsiblesed this corridor to the end of the line? with great food, walks on the beach and san francisco's new add upon ventures a ride away now the sunset district is more

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