. >> i'm -- item #6 pointappoint marlena cannon to the citizens' advisory committee. commissioner campos: is there any member of the public would like to comment on item number six? seeing none, public comment is closed. this is an action item. can we take the same boat? commissioner avalos? commissioner avalos: thank you. yes, malrena -- marlena presented herself to the committee. this is recommended be approved. commissioner campos: thank you. we thank her for her willingness to serve. same house, call? please call item no. 7. >> item #7 -- select center lane bus rapid transit when rice said boarding/a single meridian and limited left turns as the local preferred alternative for the van ness avenue project and approve the draft van ness ave report. commissioner campos: we want to thank the staff of the mta for working very hard on this item. is really great to see that. there is a resolution that has been reached on this issue. is a very important project. commissioner avalos? commissioner avalos: thank you. i want to thank those at plans and programs for their pati

. >> my name is marlena cannon. i have lived in district 5 for my whole life. this is an opportunity to serve my district and the city. there are a few issues that i would like to help with, with suggestions and contributions to ideas. i have lived in a number of different cities in europe and the u.s.. i have ideas to make transportation hear more efficient as well. connectivity in the city is important. sometimes it takes me as long to get to my friend's house on one side of the city as it does oakland. i would like to suggest different ways to make it accessible. also, i have been a victim of a violent crime on public transportation and i want to make more suggestions and help make the community safer and public transportation safer. i would like to contribute to decisions around major projects, like near where i lived, i have seen the challenge of managing more bicycle vehicular traffic. there are many of viewpoints and i wanted to make sure that the voice of the community is clearly heard and advocated for. i know that there are a lot of major projects in