a.c. transit, june 1st. and now what i'm understanding from this chart is that it would be a full year later before we'd have any retail besides pop-up, in the transit center? so for a year after the six-month delayed start-up there's just going to be construction site and the retail zones of the transit center? and that's six months worse than we thought a month ago? >> well, i don't know if i would -- yes, it's between three -- between three and six months. >> i heard some of the explanation -- just hard to understand -- i mean, it's bad enough on the construction side that we lost a month in the last month and we have lost six months with regard to retail. >> i think that you heard the explanation but i think that really the original proposal, schedule, that were presented to you was probably not realistic given with what we know right now. and we thought that we'd have full retail in the fourth quarter -- the fourth quarter of 2018. and given the process of getting tenants -- finding out from tenants what

a.c. transit is dragging its heels. you have to understand from our standpoints that the building does not just have to be constructed, it has to work. and the other thing is that we have to commit way in advance of that time in which we know the station will be, for us it's a terminal, it's not a bus stop, a terminal, when the terminal will be working for all intents and purposes so we can do it. that's why we have been saying and warning, look, we have a long training period we need to get our drivers familiar with. i'm glad it's being worked out. but sometimes the pictures on this thing, i was afraid, was giving the wrong impression that a.c. transit is just picked up on some issue that it shouldn't have because it's the same exact thing as it always was, and drivers tell me otherwise. >> thank you. question? >> yeah. >> two schedule questions. one is that we heard a number of mitigation efforts, which sounded good, bringing in a second electrical contractor in particular. i guess my question is, does the schedule re

a.c. transit. thank you. >> that concludes members of the public that wanted to address you under that item. go ahead and call your consent calendar. >> all matters listed are considered to be routine and no further discussion of the items unless a member of the board or public would request, and removed separately. the resolution for 8.3 has been slightly modified from what was posted to clarify that the action is conditioned on each member's execution of the first amendment to the joint powers agreement. with that, i have not received any indication from the board or the public to have any items severed. >> i move approval. >> first. >> and second. >> director harper. >> aye. >> four aye and the consent calendar is approved. call your next item. item nine, the construction update. >> good morning, directors. today's construction update is an expanded one this month. not only is the regular first half that i will give, but also ron almada and others will have an expanded schedule explanation over

a.c. transit when they see a schedule slip of a month is thinking that it doesn't affect them. we really have to keep in touch because we can't have the drivers calling shots when it's too late. >> yeah. >> so you've really got to -- >> i'm stressing to everyone to keep the eye on march or better. and at the end of this presentation i have invited jes peterson to elaborate on our mitigation plan to keep the focus on reining it in. i know that it's a challenge. >> we want to keep on the june 3 30 date. >> absolutely and my focus on march is that i'm trying to create that time and space necessary between substantial completion up and operations, because they do need a bit of time and space to perfect that. >> yeah. >> director harper, my understanding is june 1st? >> june is good. june 1st, we want to make whatever the date was. >> i thought that it was june 1st. >> maybe that's the cutover date for us. >> just continuing on this slide, the roof park has been bobbling back and forth and we actually gained a little bit of time in the last month. it is a bit constrained and there's

a.c. transit will run this prototype bus that's designed to make boarding easier and faster. a.c. transit will be asking riders for feedback before finalizing future plans. transbay ridership has grown 30% in the past five years. >>> we have a commuter alert to tell you about this morning in san francisco. the lessio duel drawbridge being closed for the next month and a half because of repairs. the drawbridge rises, allowing boats to pass. the bridge opened in 1933, was named after the baseball player lefty o'dual in 1969. it is a popular route between mission bay and the south of market area, right by at&t park. the span will be up during repairs so that boats can pass but pedestrians and cars will have to take the fourth street bridge instead. >>> time is 4:17. i see you brought sal back. >> yeah, i think you left your cold, though, with me. i picked it up somewhere. >> oh, no. >> i know. i'm glad you sound better, though. >> you feeling better? >> i do feel better and now well rested. i took a day off too. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >>> i don't see a lot going on. i do see t

a.c. transit leasing use agreement as well as the draft lease agreement with s.f.m.t.a. which requires us to give transit operators that information in the fall, so they can go through their own budgeting processes. the investment policy has very minor modifications. the reserve policy, we are proposing to put in a target for the o & m reserve. we took a look at what other agencies have as a target. the o & m reserve is already a reserve in our reserve policy, but we would suggest having a target of 25% of the annual expenses of the transit center. of course it would only be funded as money was available. but that would be a goal to build up to the transit center revenues could be susceptible to economic downturns, whereas expenses would be staying the same. so we think a healthy o & m reserve can help us off stand potential future economic disruptions and hopefully not have to pass decreases in revenue in the form of increased contributions from transit operators. the capitalization policy changes, the major change there is just to put in different thresholds for differe

the good news is that the muni and the a.c transit will be in service. bart will have extended hours, operating until 3am-- but be aware that after 8pm some of the lines will not stop at the embarcadero. live tag there will also be extra security before and after the fireworks show.. sfpd is asking you to be aware of your surroundings if you plan on being in the crowds. live in sf cb kron 4. thanks camila. ( marty ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve coverage. starting at 8-p-m we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... justine waldman and grant lodes -- along with j-r stone and spencer blake -- will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. ( marty ) and across the bay area .. a major dui crackdown with multiple cities holding dui checkpoints.. santa rosa had a dui checkpoint at college avenue near morgan street...that's where police arrested 4 drivers on suspicion of dui..

a.c. transit is testing out a new bus aimed at transbay service. this prototype bus is designed to make boarding easier and faster. transbay ridership has grown in the past five years. >>> a commuter alert to tell you about the san francisco. the lefty oh dual draw bridge is being closed for the next month and a half for repairs. it allows boats to pass. the bridge opened in 1933. it was named at the baseball player lefty oh dual in 1969. the span -- o' doole in 1969. >>> time is 7:14. sal, have you sensed things in our commute cigarette >> well, things were okay. ,000 we're get -- now we're getting a couple of things, westbound 24, going to start there, because we heard of a crash reported there, and it's not an injury crash, but the traffic has been slowed down by it. first, it sounded minor, and it still does sound minor, but it's obviously affecting traffic, as you can see as you drive here in lafayette. it's slow and stays slow as you drive towards okilonese road. bay bridge backed up for a 15 to 20 delay. no major problems on the span. howeve

a.c. transit bus and a truck blocking the hov bus lane approaching the bay bridge toll plaza, but trafficf you're traveling from hercules through berkeley, all the way into san francisco still under 30 minutes. >> we like that green. thank you, sue. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. if yyou need to stay downeaway from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore, and then call 911. the first responders will come out, and they'll make it safe for you and your community. ♪ >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. bundle up. more snow is on the way. a new arctic blast is about to sweep the country as record snowfall already has so many shoveling out. and the new year's eve ball drop here in times square could be the coldest midnight in over 50 years. >>> tax rush. long lines before that new law takes effect. january 1

a.c. expressway, from an early morning accident near hammonton. mass transit, do you have good start. karen, back over to you. >> all right, bob, thank you. >> it is 5:02, let's get right to the breaking news, weaver this situation where there is a developing in australia, out of melbourn. somebody drove onto a very crowded sidewalk on purpose early this morning injuring at least 14 people. this happened in the southeastern state of vet tore y we know that the vehicle was a white suv. plowed into an area where those people gather this to hop on a cable car. the driver was arrested. another man also taken into custody. it is unclear the extent of the injuries at this hour. police think this all was intentional. >>> 5:03. developing in our area. group of children targeted by two guys in a mini-van, this is so scary, now, luckily the kids new what to do. they ran away. but those attempted abductors, also cents got away. let's get over to jenny joyce to explain what we know. jenny?& >> good morning, karen, yep, so fortunately, the children are okay. but police are putting out this warning