. >> chairman brinkman: all right. thank you, and i certainly did not mean to sound callous in my choice of language about the problem. >> not at all brink bri. >> chairman brinkman: i do appreciate how we solve for one place and other people are affected. director borden? >> director borden: would think -- i would imagine because what they've described, does the program not apply to people that are already in the pipeline? a couple of months we approved for a reduction in fees for people to be able to pay -- that was for the parking tickets, but i'm just wanting to understand if that program is applicable. that gentleman is $600 behind in parking fees. i'm just wondering if the new regulation we enacted would be able to be applied. >> yes. at your january 6th meeting, you did approve changes to the community service program for unpaid citations. that makes it very accessible. i think it's a very low requirement to get into that program if you have a backlog of citations. i was hoping we'd have james for the reco ford

. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> april prozer, followed by evan prozer, and then melody. >> i have a picture, too. i just put it on the thing? >> chairman brinkman: it'll come up. there you go. >> i just want to -- i guess you'd call it a reality check. this is a department of public works worker with a sledgehammer about to demolish a person's home. it had -- he had made a little stairway and a little desk in there, and he had all his tools hanging neatly on the wall. and he took a video. that is off the video, and he was very nice. you know, he never complained, you know? he just was watching them as they -- with the hot team and the police watching. this is the reality of what's happening. you know, i appreciate everyone saying that these people are vulnerable. they are, and until something is figured out to do besides just saying well, we don't know where they're going, maybe we should put some kind of a mo moratorium on kicking them out and destroying their homes because they are vulnera

. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. next speaker. >> gonzalo hernandez followed by michael ignant. >> hello. my name is gonzalo hernandez, and i'm homeless. when i want to say several help some people to this situation, right? i was -- i left my car and then they towed my car, right? i was desperate, right, because that's my house, right? try to get back -- get my home back, right, and i couldn't do it because when i went to talk with one woman that was supposed to pay, and the next day, it was more, so too difficult, right? i was -- i was -- what -- i'm a drug addict, but i have five months -- i'm not using drugs right now, so -- and i was desperate, right, because i can't get my home back. so i was like one day before i was talking like god, you're -- why you let this happen, because i want my home. my car, it's not my car, it's my home. so i was -- i was decided to use drugs if i didn't get my car back, right, because that's all i have, right? so i would like -- i was decided -- but you know, i thank god -- you no li

debarge. >> thank you, chair brinkman. i'm a community organizer on staff at the san francisco bicycle coalition. i'm here to speak in support of the bicycle project on behalf of our 10,000 members. [ inaudible ] when it comes to bicycle network which will be developed as a part of this project, this means protected, class four directions from left street bridge to fourth street. this when paired with class 2 connectors will be a really meaningful addition to our bicycle network. the mission rock open space network will also serve as the starting point for the blue greenway, our city's network of 13 miles of parks, open trails along the southern waterfront. this is an incredibly important resource for parks and recreation and needs to be accessible for people riding bikes. i do want to also recognize and thank the giants for their hard work thus far in creating a great public planning process for this project. over the years, their outreach continues to be robust and extensive, and their staff continues to make themselves

congratulations. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. i will just note in terms of parking if you look at the tdm measures, there will be parking prices, and there will be bundled parking. >> it's a really wonderful tdm plan. i'm just thinking about the future. things are going to change and we're going to have all of those empty parking lots. right now some agencies are in a jam where they're having to finance empty lots, where it's a sunk cost and it's a burden on the communities. >> have it for the r.v.'s. >> chairman brinkman: all right. do i have a motion to approve? second? >> second. >> all right. all in favor. all opposed brimpg brink thank you. it's approved. thank you. we're all looking forward to seeing this as a successful project. >> going on, item 14, awarding contract r 212 r 1, to shimic contract to perform seismic strengthening in the twin peaks tunnel in the amount of 40,980,000 for a term of 290 calendar days. >> for it's birthday, we're going to give it new tracks. >> i come before you to ask for the contract for 1282

. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, i think that is wonderful. i think we did hear that clearly from the board that moving toward cashless cable cars would be something we would definitely all support. i want to just pause here so we can go through these. if we flip back to page 37 where we have the fare change options all laid out. i think it might be a good opportunity for board members to just share what they're feeling about some of the options. who would like to start us off? >> director ramos: if i could just -- >> no problem. i'll go ahead and get started on these. i think miss hammonds said all of the options look good. i'm in favor of all of these. option 1, again, we talked about this at our break, the cash fare differential, totally in support of that one. option 2-a and b, to limit the premium. i am supportive of that. it's interesting, i do wonder you showed that the number of people buying the m-pass which allows people to use bart in addition to muni, if i have that correct? or is the other way around? a pass uses part, m-pass does

. >> chairman brinkman: that is a good point. i want to call out if we do institute a new all-day pass, that it is initially only available on muni mobile. so that kind of -- yeah, because it makes sense to have it available. that will help drive people to muni mobile, but i hear you about the education around clipper cards and i think that continues to be such a challenge. i know of people that i worked with who use clipper cards who were confused about the cash wallet side of it, versus the monthly cash side of it and could they have most. it's a little more confusing than we appreciate because we tend to deal with it regularly. that's not the case for everyone. that's going be a challenge, how do we continue to transition people to clipper? we appreciate all your hard work. if there is no more comments, i'm going to let the director continue on with the rest of the presentation. >> i'll remind you, when we put this cash differential in place two years ago, your direction to us was much the same. we worked with mtc to do a push

. >> chairman brinkman: a question i want to clarify, the ptv we're discussing, this is a separate permit program from the commuter shuttle program? >> exactly. this program applies to services that are open to the public, and run along fixed routes in the city. and unlike the commuter shuttle, this is not voluntary. if a company is operating this business in san francisco, they're required to get a permit. >> i wanted to add that the taxi enforcement layers on top of the on-street enforcement and there are fines associated with the program. if a permit holder is not operating within the permit conditions, then a citation can be issued. so, that is in addition to some on-street parking violations citations. >> for the benefit of the public, i think i imagine what an administrative citation is, but could you tell us how that works. >> that would be in the permitie is not operating pursuant to the permit conditions, if they're operating on weight restricted streets and we can see that by the data that comes into our system. if they're stopping in locations that aren't allowable. than we can

director brinkman. >> present. >> borden. >> hsu. >> present. >> ramos. >> present. >> rubke. >> present. >> torres? >> here. >> torres present. director pleasing advised director heinicke will not be with you today. please, also note we have a new sound system here but you still do need to speak into the end of yuck microphone so you be heard, recorded for all times. item 3 announcement of prohibition of sound-producing devices during the meeting. the ringing of a cellphone, pagers and sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited. any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. cellphone cause microphone interference and the board requests they be placed in the off position. approval of the minutes of the regular meeting. >> do i have any public comment? >> no, madam chair. >> do i have a motion to approve? >> second. >> all in favor. aye. >> aye. >> any opposed? hearing none, minutes are approved. >> item 5 communications i have none for you for this meeting. item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> thank you. i would like to

. >> that's right, chair brinkman. >> but he also said hotels and other housing. is that something you want to take on? >> no. pardon me for any confusion. i'm asserting, and i think with confidence, and i hope mr. reiskin will clarify or confirm, this agency is not a social service agency. we are not a housing agency, we are not in the business of setting and following habitation policy. >> okay. i misinterpreted it brink br. k >> chairman brinkman: thank you, thank you director torres. i think miss torres and is it mr. persky. >> i'm a legislative aide to supervisor fewer, who represents district one on the board of supervisors. so first, we do just want to thank you for taking up this issue which does go beyond the scope of parking and traffic in the city. as a district that represents much of golden gate park and open park space, we have heard many concerns from neighbors that these impacts to vehicles cause a lot of issues to the surrounding community, but at the same time, we realize that the issue here is ultimately a symptom that comes from growing wealth

. >> director brinkman. >> present. >> and sue is absent with notification so you do have a quorum. >item 3, note the ringing of and use of cellphones, pagers and similar electronic device right side prohibited at the meeting. please be advised any person responsible for ringing or use of a cellphone, pager might

. >> director brinkman. >> present. >> and sue is absent with notification so you do have a quorum. > the ringing of and use of cellphones, pagers and similar electronic device right side prohibited at the meeting. please be advised any person responsible for ringing or use of a cellphone, pager might be removed from the meeting. those on vibrate cause microphone interference. please place them on the off position. item 4, approval of the minutes of the january 16th regular meeting. i'm going to go ahead and call the january 16th and january 23rd together. do i have a public comment on those meeting minutes? >> no, seeing none. do i have a motion to approved both? >> second and all in favor aye. >> aye. >> any opposed. hearing none, minutes for the 16th and 23rd of january are approved. >> item 5, communications. i have no items at this time. >> thank you. >> item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> board members. does anybody have anything they'd like to bring up? no? great, thank you -- >> i had heard about work going on a lot 6:00 street and i wanted

and i'm told our very own chair brinkman was present during the operation, not issuing citations but just observing. nor were there reports of her arrest. [laughter] >> there were 16 citations issued to drivers at the event. which was the third in the series of seven targeting distracted driving. the police have issued 95 citations for people texting and driving at the three events held to date. vision zero outreach staff were on site at the event and distributed materials highlighting the risks associated texting while driving. to drivers who receive the citations as well as the people walking through the area. this is an on going part of the education and enforcement aspect with vision zero. funded by the national safety council and will be continuing these efforts is and the goal is not to issue citations but to raise awareness and change behavior such that people are not letting themselves be distracted when they're out on the streets, no matter how they're traveling. glad to see that work moving forward and thank you for being there to support it. that same day, muni riders, par

. >> chairman brinkman: i think as the bus messages goes out, i think it's important to note that not only this is coming, but why it's coming and what the goal of this is and what they're going to see in terms of increased speed and reliablity going forward. i think that is super valuable messaging. i think we're seeing it on canopy street with the b.a.r.t. at powell, and i think that helps people ease over the disruption, that they're getting something out of it at the end. [ please stand by ] >> we still have quorums. thank you very much. we'll see you soon. >> we're coming out of closed session. thank you. >> item 16, the board of director closed session to discuss anticipated litigation with the city take no action. to disclose motion. do i have a second. >> all in favor aye. >> opposed. not disclosing, thank you. that concludes the meeting. meeting adjourned, thank you all very much. ♪ >> i am so looking forward to the street fair tomorrow. >> it is in the mission, how are we going to get there? we are not driving. >> well what do you suggest? >> there are a lot of great transpo

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