a brief update, our deputy john paul scott and myself attended a joint meeting, the mini multi advisory also known as the mac. it was a joint meeting with the physical access committee which council member wong is the chair of and we were happy to see you there. john paul and i gave a brief presentation on the current status of the better market plan. we talked about the three options that are currently under consideration. and all three options for market street is improvements to the boarding platform morning market street both to make sure that the bus platforms are wide enough. eight feet wide is what we need in order for a list to deploy the bus, but what we also need in the way of transportation platforms on market street is to have more of the elevated platforms so that those historic stops can be served. so those features are included in all three options of the better market street plan. i wanted to just briefly summarize the options and invite you to a work shop that's taking place tomorrow so you can provide your commentary. option one is similar to what we see now when we lo

presentation by john paul scott, deputy director for physical access, mayor's office on disability. >> thank you chair and council members. so this is my yearly update. we have an approved budget. what i'm going to do is for some of you who are new and haven't heard this presentation before is go over in general and very quickly what is our ada transition and talk about the big picture funding for the next fiscal years and go into specific projects that are being funded in this cycle. as you may know we have a plan that was dated in 2004, a dopted by the board of supervisors in 2007 and that is coordinated with the city's yearly capital process. that way we're at the table to be able to ask funding from the directors and the mayor's office and the board of of supervisors. it has moved into a two year cycle. it used to be yearly. our ada transition plan is to remove barriers within the city's buildings and facilities where we provide programs to the public. there are more than 600 facilities. these were surveyed back in 1999, 2000. and then from that we distilled which projects needed

with the best of information so that you get the best bang for your buck so i want to thank you john paul scott for your really excellent work on this project. >> is there anyone on the bridge line? >> no. >> thank you very much. is there any public comment? >> i'm walter park again. a question more than a comment. glad to here about the comprehensiveness about this. ada was passed in 1990 and the law said three years and we're probably going to be done first. my question -- i'm not sure why money is going into recreation and park seeming that they have $60 million for capital expenditures. there's entire states that don't have that much money for capital spending over a decade and it doesn't focus on the lowest income people of low income. what's happening with curbs. we're nine years into a ten year plan, i'm sure there was a cut back since 2008 and it's a disaster, but how far are we from finishing that and when do we expect the curb grounds to be up to specks? thanks. >> for the chair, is it okay if i make a brief answer on that to public comment? >> it's a very good point that you raise mr

a brief update, our deputy john paul scott and myself attended a joint meeting, the mini multi advisory also known as the mac. it was a joint meeting with the physical access committee which council member wong is the chair of and we were happy to see you there. john paul and i gave a brief presentation on the current status of the better market plan. we talked about the three options

was pretty nuts. >> yeah. >> john: in fairness, senator paul, i gotta say this because scott is rooting for him. senator paul puts out a statement that reads... so how will this affect rand paul's standing in the party? >> why does he even hire this guy in the first place? he knows his history. i mean for them to come out and say oh, you know, that was just years ago. and when you factor in his dad's overtly -- not hints of racism. they had ads in there saying now with 25% more racism. >> john: ron paul's newsletter which he signed his name to, said i didn't sign it. >> but hunter worked for ron paul. >> did he. >> and 2007-2008 he worked it. >> look, rand paul has a lot to answer to. but jack hunter, i have to say you know, people do horrible things in the past. i'm not defending his words but in a week when new york city with politics, people coming back from disgrace. i know this is a different situation. i believe it is a human being we're talking about. he said ridiculously stupid, ugly things. >> i find your compassion for him reprehensible. >> you feel he's -- >> john: i will agr

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scott walker of wisconsin has come out strong on this. rand paul talked about a pet reduces steamship before john bush, before marco rubio. chris christie -- the leadership moving forward, it is exactly where ronald reagan was and where the traditional party was, being more open to immigration. i had been going for 30 years to these press conferences arguing with the afl-cio, which to always the group we had fight. we had to do bipartisan stuff. i thought here was one we can work on -- what sign -- let's sign a letter that soviet union groups can leave the soviet union, and unions would not sign it because they thought they would come here. they're still not there on future flow of guest workers. we are making progress. >> the emmys question, in your tax work, where you have been so popular and maintained a caucus to veto a deal -- >> we got a deal. we just did not have tax increases. >> many were influenced by tea party voters, the same voters taking these positions, and it raises the question of whether there is a corner of this that has a veto ability driven by -- i will just say it, racism. if you look at the work of