director heminger. >> director heminger: thank you, madam chair. and director lai is asking the questions they wanted to ask so maybe i'll try to take it one more step. because it does sound like your evaluation of whether the ultimate step is needed is more art than science. that being the case, i wonder whether it would make sense after the evaluation is complete and, let's say, that you do want to implement the full project, that you come back to this board for approval, not only to give us that assurance, but also to give the public sort of a forum to make any comments, you know, pro or con, that they would like to see made. >> just -- the first part of the question first -- you know, we are trying to establish quantitative thresholds. we're looking at a 95% count of the signal cycles. so, for example, we would want to see that transit delay isn't occurring at least 95% of the time in order to consider the initial treatment adequate to prevent transit delay. so we would be watching the traffic camera for a sustained period of time and counting

director heminger? >> aye. >> director hinsey? >> aye. >> director lai? >> aye. >> and director euctyl? >> no. >> that is -- 5 ayes and two nays. >> all right. it is about 7:00 and we have all been sitting here for six hours. let's take a five-minute break. i apologize to callers waiting on the line but most of have us haven't had a chance to go to the bathroom. and a five-minute break and it is 6:57 and see you back at 7:02. five-minute break for everybody. >> we will move on to the next item. 12, presentation and discussion regarding the transportation authority's downtown congestion pricing study. >> i will turn it over to jeff for staff to present the item. >> given the lateness and we are in no danger of implementing con great depression pricing any time soon. can this keep for another meeting? >> i mean -- here is what i will say from a procedural matter, the way m.t.a. and most city board around commission have functioned is they go through the entire agendas and if it is a continuance and it is not urgent, i think there are callers waiting to comm

heminger. >> aye. >> mr. eke ken. >> aye. >> director brinkman. >> aye. >> director borden. >> aye. >> okay. that passes. now on to vice chair. >> i would like to nominate director eaken for vice chair position. >> we don't need a second. i would second that but we don't need a second. any other nominations for vice chair? seeing none we open it up to public comment for callers. it is only on the nomination of vice chair of the s.f.m.t.a. board. are there any speakers on the line? >> you have one question remaining. >> next caller, please. >> just wanted to say i support this nomination as well for vice chair eaken. i look forward to these guys continuing to serve as chair and vice chair. thank you. >> thank you. additional callers on the line? >> with that this matter is before the board. can you please call the roll. >> chair borden. >> aye. >> director brinkman. >> aye. >> director eaken. >> aye. >> director heminger. >> aye. >> director hinze. >> aye. >> director lai. >> aye. >> director yekutiel. >> aye.

director heminger? >> thank you, madam chair. i was going to suggest we get a briefing in the near future about regional fare integration, which seems to be climbing the tops of the charts. i know, jeff, you've been fairly outspoken about it, and i know the issue can have differential impact among the various transit systems in the region, so i think it would be good for us to get up to speed. >> happy to do so. there's a lot going on now with the regional fare integration task force. >> thank you. >> great. thank you. are there any other comments or unfinished business items have board members? seeing none, we'll move onto our next item. >> clerk: item 7 is the director's report. >> director tumlin? >> thank you, chair borden, and members of the board. i i've got a ton of things. starting, of course, with mission zero, in the last time period since our previous report, we've had four fatalities, including two solo fatalities. one, a motorist at 16 and potrero. the rapid response team looked at it and h

director heminger? >> thank you, madam chair. i was going to suggest we get a briefing in the near future about regional fare integration, which seems to be climbing the tops of the charts. i know, jeff, you've been fairly outspoken about it, and i know the issue can have differential impact among the various transit systems in the region, so i think it would be good for us to get up to speed. >> happy to do so. there's a lot going on now with the regional fare integration task force. >> thank you. >> great. thank you. are there any other comments or unfinished business items have board members? seeing none, we'll move onto our next item. >> clerk: item 7 is the director's report. >> director tumlin? >> thank you, chair borden, and members of the board. i i've got a ton of things. starting, of course, with mission zero, in the last time period since our previous report, we've had four fatalities, including two solo fatalities. one, a motorist at 16 and potrero. the rapid response team looked at it and h

director heminger has significant experience in finance and government. commissioner -- director ethan and brinkman have experience in transportation -- public transport. and director borden, significant experience in government. and how nominees yekutiel and heinz fit into that, our thinking in why we put their names forward, their experienced on commissions, which we can observe part of government and bringing community process to government is important aspects of that and the ability to build the coalitions and make sure the coalitions are represented in government, as well as their individual experience, both with the small business community. not to speak for him, but mr. yekutiel has been very engaged in aspects of sfmta that are not public transport specifically. i realize that is not the named qualification, but we think is relevant. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. ms. pearson, can you direct this body to the actual language -- and i am now looking for the appropriate charter section for collectively read. >> sure, it's section 8a, 102 of the ch

director heminger knows better than anybody we don't figure out a way to pay for all the programs we are not going to have anything to build anyway. and they have not cracked that nut as to what a future sustainable funding source would be for a federal program. so, that's my initial response, director eaken, to your question. >> and through the national association of city transportation offeringses we are trying to work with congress to change the 80/20 rule. biggest source for capital money through the federal highway administration by statute distributes the money, 80% to highway, 20% to transit, and so cities like san francisco who are no longer demolitioning neighborhoods in order to widen highways are not eligible for the 80% portion of federal capital distribution to local jurisdictions. so congresswoman presley and others have pointed out the inequity and trapped in the 1950s, and whether it moves forward depends on what happens january 5th. >> great. curious as part of our federal platform, or our federal advocacy goals, is there any talk of just thinking about the idea of