are there items by the fta that you have not completed? >> every item that has been asked of the mta has been addressed and is in the process of being addressed. many of the question -- supervisor campos: that's not what i asked. are there items that you have not completed that were identified by the mta that are not completed? >> with all due respect, there are items that have been submitted and there are items that can't be completed until the fta performs subsequent tasks like a secondary risk assessment and risk analysis of the project. the agency is on track and on schedule to receive the full fund and grant agreement in 2011. it is doing everything to meet that goal and many of the items that have been listed in the letter are what needs to be completed and that completion time is phased and addressed by the fta and the agency so that the team can remain on track. supervisor campos: and you have that in writing you're going to get that money? >> what i have in writing is the full fund and grant agreement, the full fund and grant agre

are there items by the fta that you have not completed? >> every item that has been asked of the mta has been addressed and is in the process

we are not out of fta's. maybe you know already -- do you know how fta started? in 1947, smaller countries wanted to have some exceptions. they wanted to compete with larger countries. some middle eastern countries wanted to have fta. at that time, 1947, and 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, no one would have thought a big country like canada, mexico, and another country would try to conclude such use of that fta. fta started from 1994. everyone until that was thinking that it was sufficient. now everyone is rushing. we were late starters, but it started in 2000. it started with singapore and then went to other countries. in the beginning, there was a philosophy in thjapan to stick o the previous policy. there was the fear that fta would have a negative that fact. ---affect -- negative effect. looking back at history sometimes as interesting as well. thank you. >> scott herald. >> thank you very much for your remarks today. i have two questions for you. i would like to hear your thoughts on how to strengthen the images of japan and the united states and the united states a

one thing i may point out is that japan has fta with asean, is negotiating fta with korea, australia, and we already have -- mexico and chile, too. but one thing maybe you would like to know, and maybe you know already -- do you know how fta started? when gatt was concluded in 1947, a former countries wanted to help some exceptions -- luxembourg wanted to compete with larger countries. i don't know, middle eastern countries, some of them, wanted to have fta, free-trade area. in 1947, or 1950, and 1960's, 1970's, no one thought the country like -- big country like canada, mexico, would try to conclude such our use of -- such a use of fta. everyone until that it was thinking that gatt was sufficient. now people are rushing. it started in 2000, started with the singapore, and went to other countries -- in the beginning, there was a philosophy in japan to stick to gatt, that would start -- fta would have too negative effect. it would be left behind. but now there is no more of that. we are very forthcoming tho fta. looking back at history sometimes is interesting as well. thank you. >> ra

consistent with san francisco's 41-year- old concern for our program and also consistent with the fta's policy for incorporation of art in the transportation facilities. i think it is circular 94.1. they encourage transportation agencies to incorporate as much as 5% of the construction budget into the development of the an art program, and i'm proud to say, and, director for, you will find is of particular interest that a lot of the mta's projects is featured in a circular as one of the best of the nation -- director ford. this dates back to the 1990's, but i will get a copy of that for you. director ford: i appreciate that. thank you. >> four of the five artists will be presenting a proposal today. the fifth artist will present at a later date, and there has been over the past 10 months -- we have had, really, an intensive period of work with the tjpa staff and the team to identify specific sites, a prominent architectural sites that we thought would be most visible and would most engage the public, so they were carefully chosen with that thought in mind. there will be a project for mi

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