the transportation program, it is a program that the transportation commission and mtc set up to target improvements for low-income community. the authority this past year had the opportunity to invest 4 million dollars. we also were able to concur on a number of capital projects and priorities here including some of the customer first projects that mta put out; important projects to improve both reliability, reduce travel time and offer real-time traffic information so people have more choices whether they want to wait for the bus or go somewhere else. this slide summarizes a lot. there are many fund programs, constantly programming and prioritizing, explaining to the sponsors the new rules. community projects, block grant projects; school grants. one of the new programs this year, many are familiar with, the one bay area grant program; i will talk about this later on. it is a hallmark in terms of really trying to integrate transportation land-use to meet the safe goals of greenhouse gas emissions. we have about 35 million dollars; last month this body took an action to prove 10 tentat

we also have project specific wins, two to highlight, mtc naming the downtown extension of caltrans, as two regional priorities. 500 million committed to the transit performance initiative. this is super important. something that tilly helped generate advocacy. this will allow investment in the urban corridor to make our existing transit infrastructure their work better, trying to identify bart and muni project that will provide more reliable and faster service. also the recent update funds, san francisco transportation plan. this helped develop the prop k expenditure plan. hitting on the ground. it is being done in parallel with the regional transportation plan; the regional transportation plan is giving us feedback and we are providing feedback to both the current plan in the next one down the pike; we just finished one and are already starting the next one. i can move a bit faster now. you can see in the timeline in many cases the authority was the first on the scene to start a new trend. one of the things we saw back in 2002-03, we needed money for neighborhood transportation pla

also the transit oriented development and the work that we're doing at the mtc level, make sure we have enough resources to create -- some call them smart development, i call them equitable development. also the tremendous leadership by josÉ luis moscovich -- we'll missing quite a bit. commissioner avalso will help us look for the best possible executive director. mr. moscovich brought incredible staff at the mta so there is already incredible leadership. i am strongly supportive of avalos as chari. >> thank you commissioner. commissioner kim. >> i'm happy to support supervisor avalos for the position of chairmanship. it is something that he has been enthused about. i think the ta is an important piece of what we do here at city hall. i think transportation whether we talk about pet safety, cars, muni and public transit continues to be one of the preeminent issues that we talk about here at city hall and some of the things that i hope we are able to push forward % i appreciate supervisor cohen's comment about city neighborhoods they don't have as much resources. it is great to have a ch

an update in february, at our february board meeting, but was expected in addition to occur in may, mtc is to complete the environmental evaluation of the rtp, which officially designates the rail extension. the city will be establishing a transit center district plan community financing district, the melaruse, and continue to coordinate with high speed rail and caltrans. that is in 2013. on the real estate front we'll have escrow completed by april 1 on the transbay tower, block 6,7, 8 and 9 that i mentioned earlier we expect to receive payment through the successor agency. we'll complete assembly for block 5 and issue block 5 rfp. :we'll put a history book together online for the public to know about or learn about the old termainle just an agreement we have with them to make sure that we catalog and preserve the history of the old structure. we anticipate to award the following contracts on the superstructure steel in april. the rooftop in june, the glazing design build in august and the super structure concrete in september. i would like to have sarah come up and give an update to t

so this is $47.8 million in funds to be determined by mtc and i'm happy to answer any questions that you have. >> director reiskin. >> it's great to see this moving forward and enabling the ntp package. the table in the back that showed the revenue plan for both the $1.6 million project and total $4.5 . the land sales items, it was maybe $400 something million for phase 1 and double that for the total project. what are the assumptions underlaying those numbers and what is the level of certainty with those? >> the land sale assumptions are based on projections that are real estate consultant as part of the tifia loan. there is a range of numbers that are possible and we have of course used the lower more conservative assumptions. and we'll see how the market performs as we move forward. we do have -- if the board would like to review in closed session, we do have those projections on a block-by-block basis, but we do keep those confidential. >> okay. thank you. >> sure. >> move approval. >> so we have a motion to approve, and we have a second. >> and no members of the publication indi

we have a wonderful working relationship with fta regional leaders and mtc and lazarus from the mtc board and the china chamber of commerce and the san francisco chamber of commerce and the market street association and the business improvement district and joe an hayes and mike from the building and trades construction council. anytime i get a chance to speak on the mta board i say i am so proud of what we do and we move 700,000 people in the city and it's a difficult task. we have a wonderful staff. we are privileged to have the talent of ed of course for his leadership and i couldn't tell you how proud i am to work with the people on the board of directors and christine, the newest member. and the other members and malcolm couldn't be here today but we are proud to work together on behalf of the people of the city and we are happy to have john fung head this up and behalf of the board and all of us and thank you mr. secretary. mr. administrator. senator feinstein, leader pelosi, congress woman spear and mayor lee and thank you all for being here and now it's time to make it official. i

and say that was a great event and it was a wonderful public works that came to completion. >> the mtc is looking for sponsors to fund private events. the board will make a final decision by february 27th. >>> the count down clock continues to click toward the opening. kpix is the official television station for the big day. >>> coming up, caught by the camera, he was out to steal the bay area burglar starring in the surveillance video. the irony for the homeowner who was trying to protect her property. >> move aside ts -- psy, the new dance craze. tell you what, san jose is behind schedule, the average first 70-degree day for san jose is last week. that's next. fog at the coastline, otherwise clear. ,,,,,,,,,, tomorrow. sources say american airlin and u-s airways will join forces. the new airline wily . >>> a megamerger creating the largest airline will be announced tomorrow. the new airline will fly under the american name and logo. it's the final step in american bankruptry restructuring. >>> carnival cruise line canceled a dozen more cruises aboard to try umf. it is being -- triump

two people are leaving mtc and now i found out that you are leaving. i hope you will still be around. and i hope you will be around at other times or visit or any way you do. we want to pop up and see you again, please. >> thank you. >> thank you all very much. >> thank you, ken. >> all right then we have come to our final agenda item, which is adjournment. have a great afternoon. [ gavel ] (music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted. my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening conce

in fact mtc is providing local match for the study. the two agencies have come together to propose jointly managing the study. will come back to this committee the memorandum of agreement between the two entities for how we will jointly conduct the study. we both feel that it is important for us to join forces on this one. it is an important sector of transportation and we need it is important for meeting not only parking base goals of the overall cities economic development goals. >> joint operation makes a lot of sense. >> any other questions or comments? is there a motion to move item 3 two the full authority with positive recommendation? >> so moved. >> colleagues can we do that without objection? so moved. >> i will give you a review of what is happening at the federal level. then i will introduce matt watts - sacramento, to discuss legislative needs in your packet. at the federal level at the very last hour, the night before the turn of the year, congress passed several pieces of legislation that are going to allow for continuing

the mtc is looking for sponsors to pay for private events including a half marathon and a bike ride. >>> a bay area college student just hit it big. >> joe vazquez shows us it's thanks to his 80-year-old grandma's dance moves. >> reporter: showing students how it's done. he should know, the video he recently posted of the harlem shake is one of the fastest growing on the internet. >> i think it's the biggest thing since the gangnam style. >> reporter: he shot the video with his two grandmothers just a few days ago and since then it has exploded. >> little bit of a shock. i put it up on facebook for a few friends. >> reporter: he's one of many variations of the harlem shake. it's not about the dance style. it's about how you produce the video. we went by the swedish house mafia concert. for the first part everybody has to be acting normal except for one person who is just dancing away. then at a precise moment in the music a wild edit to a wild scene of dancing. how long will this last? >> i give it a week or two. something that's amusing. interesting for a short period of time then s

mtc is also looking for sponsors to pay for private events including a half marathon and bike ride across the bridge. >>> the bart board meets this morning to consider ways to deal with budget shortfalls over the next 12 years. one is to extend a program of fare hikes based on inflation with increases every two years. they will look at higher fees for bart parking lots. the board meets at 9 a.m. at the bart headquarters in oakland. >>> a state lawmaker is trying to ban texting while driving even on hands-free advises. supporters say there is no difference in the crash risk of hand-held or voice-operated devices. current state law allows texting behind the wheels with phones that operate on voice command. >>> veggie lovers, baby spinach is being recalled over possible e. coli contamination. so far nobody is reported getting sick. it was sold under the taylor farms and full circle organic brands with a "best by" date of february 24. anyone who bought the spinach is warned not to eat it. taylor farms operates out of tracy and the central coast. >>> and the consumer group center for science i

>> comcast, i think are universal and there mtc. worst ratings. >> it is 6:50 a.m.. we are taking a live look at a great start in san francisco. we're looking at a pretty nice day. >> the morning and daria, let's take a look at conditions outside. there is plenty of sunshine above and we do have cloud cover outside. the temperatures are similar to what we saw yesterday. it is 41 degrees right now in san carlos. as we take a look at the temperatures future cast 4 says that by noon it will be mainly in the '60s. did looks like everyone around the water front will be in the upper 50s. we will see the '60s kick them by 2:00 p.m.. it will be pretty mild and the temperatures will be back in the '50s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. it is 64 degrees expected for mountain view. 64 degrees for vallejo and low 60's for downtown san francisco. >> your kron 47 day around the bay shows that we will have warmer weather by thursday and friday. >> we are still tracking in a state 680 as a hot spot. the right southbound and on highway 84. both are still barely

it's the air board, the mtc that supervisors wiener and campos sit on, but also bcdc, the conservation entity and others will be relocating together to 390 main over the next couple of years. but that's the important project that relocates the building from oakland to san francisco. but i just wanted to say that it's been a pleasure to serve on these regional bodies and i look forward to supporting my colleagues that have just joined other regional bodies. also, i have a resolution that i'm introducing today that will help increase pedestrian safety along 19th avenue and i'm proud that supervisor norman yee who championed pedestrian safety is joining me in introducing this resolution. it's to support the passage of senate bill 2 19in the california state legislature, san francisco streets, as many of us know, * need to be a safe place for everyone and the city's goals are well known that we're trying to reduce serious pedestrian accidents by 25% by the year 2016 and by 50% by the year 2021. but we have a long way to go and major thoroughfares that drivers treat like expressways, you al

an mtc committee gave the okay today. will include a bike race, a concert, fire works show and a public walk that is expected to cost $1.8 million alone just to pull offv. a spokesman says there is a lot of support. >> it's not that different than any other bridge opening around the world. i think it's one of the few projects you make the bay better. i think there is a lot of interest. >> the five day showdown is planned starting webs wednesday, august 28th running through memorial day. first three and a half days will be used to hook up the old span to the bay bridge. rest will be for the celebration. the commission is expected to approve the party this month. >> pg&e asking everyone to be careful celebrating this valentine's day. the utility has nothing against hearts and flowers but the mylar balloons are a danger if floating into power lines saying they caused nearly 290 outages last year alone. the contact can be dangerous to people below as well. pg&e recommends keeping them weighted and indoors and warns never try

an mtc spokesman said the grant was to help determine if that idea was feasible.ently, it was not. >> 7:23. sal, what's going on in the south bay? >> we're shing more traffic there. let's start with 237 trying to get into santa clara and san jose. you are seeing a little bit of slow traffic. you see a little bit of fog there. it seems to be getting better viabilityweiss. we haven't had a lot of fog on -- visibilitywise. we haven't had a lot of fog. contra costa county not that bad, we have slow traffic in antioch and bay point. 680 is slow after the 24 interchange and then 80 is moderately heavy from pinole to richmond. if you are driving through, you can see a little bit of slow traffic there. and hayward to fremont, slowing from 880 to 238. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. either clear or foggy. temperatures will warm up. any rain in sight? yes, tuesday and wednesday. some of the fog -- some areas on the coast, a nice tweet in pacifica, already clear. i know there's been pockets of fog, on half moon bay, 92. it's moving around and is definitely thick.

mtc is trying to organize a half marathon, a bike ride and fireworks show for that party. the public party will be a day or two before vehicles are allowed to use the new span on september 3. the final bridge closure is set for august 28 and will last four days. and the countdown to the new bay bridge is on! kpix 5 is proud tonight official television station for the opening ceremonies in september. we'll keep you posted on planning for that big day. there you go. >> down to the final seconds there. >> no kidding. >> on the march. that would be a good weekend to go on vacation. if you are commuting to the city, it's going to be tough. >>> 5:11. you better fasten your seatbelts. >> the world's largest airline is about to take off. plus -- >> they're wonderful. much better than any kind of drug you can take. >> it's a perfect match. how local seniors are benefitting from the teaching schoolchildren how to read. >> and a car stuck in the middle of a pair of buildings. how in the world did this happen? we'll tell you. lost control- >>> a car ended up stuck between two building

the mtc is now housed at 1018 street, along with the association of bay area governments. >> the bayrea headquarters a party purchased the downtown living in the late 2011 for $93 million. the revised budget includes more seismic retrofit costs in the construction of an atrium, which will provide natural light and lessen the mass of the building. >> the beta oversight committee approved a $5.6 million contract to organize private and public funded events at the opening of the bridge in september. events will include a walk and a bike ride and a half marathon race across the bridge. and a fireworks display. >> kron 4 has uncovered new details and to an arson investigation in west oakland. >> a reward now being offered, to help get the person responsible for massive fire near bart. the atf is now offering a $5,000 reward. a fire last june destroyed a senior housing complex that was under construction. the flames became so strong that nearby bart tracks melted shutting down the trans bay 2. >> traffic came to a standstill. investigators hope the new reward will encourage people with the