and then m.t.a., the m.t.a. umbrella broadened in 2009 and taxis joined m.t.a. and in 2010 in an extensive medallion effort reform effort was underway and the medallion sale pilot program came into effect. that is 2010. unfortunately, you can see with the timeline that's the same time that uber black started. and then in 2012 when the full medallion sale program was put in place, that is the psalm year uber x, lyft, and sidecar launched in pedestrian. so you will see -- launched in san francisco, so you will see the unfortunate timing. now we have layered in another medallion time and those are purchase, purchased for $250,000. there were some purchased at $125,000 and that was a transition, and if we have any questions, i am happy to answer that. currently we have 560 purchased medallion holders in operation. i also want to mention we have the wheelchair accessible ramp tax cease and 42 in operation and 18,000 series me dall i don't knows, 14, a -- we have 14 in operation, and those are two color schemes. that gives us a complicated schematic here. any question

m.t.a. is working for a number of years and as we know and the timeline showed and the p.u.c.'s operated in pedestrian and changed the for hire industry and changed the world and is a global market and phenomenon. and we have had ongoing regulatory review, reform, and streamlined the new driver onboarding and have gone through and looked at the requirements to match what we need today and not what we needed 10, 15, 20 years ago. and reduced and eliminated fees and taxi-related fees of approximately $9.5 million. and that's been over the last three or four years. and we supported the ramp taxi program and t.n.c. rule making proceedings and committed about 36 sets of comments about the t.n.c. rule making. as part of thisover all effort to level the playing field, we engaged p.h. shawler to review the health of the taxi industry. the report was released in may of this year. we vetted the recommendations. they had three main recommendations. we vetted the recommendations with the taxi industry t

if the m.t.a. and all the other businesses did the right thing at the right moment, if you know, we won't be here, selling the medallion as a pilot program is a failure. that's the reason why our money has to be returned, is because it's a failure. anybody know, we can't afford with the type of income we have right now . sfmta is doing the best for everybody to keep alive this industry. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is ahmad. i purchased a medallion for 125,000. but if i want to sell it for 100,000, i can't. i have to go to the m.t.a. for the amount they want to and the percent they want to. that's kind of hard. the pick up in the airport, when they say 18,000 flights or something, 80% of the flights come to uber, so maybe, we get 20% of the flights. 560 cabs, they will cover the airport. thank you. [applause] >> hi. my name is roberto marquez, and i've been driving a taxi for 25 years, and i purchased a medallion for $250,000. uber and lyft came over,

it implores the m.t.a. to find those funding sources, put them together in a creative way. >> a couple things. one we've had a vision zero policy that was more directed at pedestrians, but it seems like we should expand vision zero to include all of our bicyclists. i think as allison mentioned, as much as the bicyclists don't want us to talk about other shared mobility, but the fact is we are going to have other shared mobility devices, so we need to have a short and a long-term plan to accommodate the other devices that are going to hit the city streets mp mplt. we are kbg to have more demand, and we need to figure it out, and i think on the funding side, which i surmise was probably one of the reasons this hasn't moved faster is there has to be a much stronger collective voice, and you all sitting here in the audience, you can certainly make that case. we just passed an $11 billion budget, so i don't know if that was included in this to make it a priority. i can't imagine that painting the sidewalks and p

tom that when m.t.a. was created as a merger between the department of parking and traffic and muni, it was a colossal failure, and i think it should be split up again, and it should go back to the way it was with the department of parking and traffic as one entity dealing with traffic, and muni as a separate entity dealing with what it needs to deal with, which is the movement of people. the emphasis that m.t.a. has put on shaving nine seconds off a trip is ridiculous. everybody knows that the streets of san francisco are so congested with all kinds of vehicles that nine seconds isn't going to make a difference. they should be focusing on service to the constituents. instead of taking away stops, they should be adding stops. it used to be their goal that every household could reach a muni stop in two blocks. we don't have that anymore, we need to bring that back. >> thank you very much. mr. kim? >> so the sfmta has made a habit of make i a decision before -- making a decision before gathering community i

at least 30 days prior to a hearing and that the m.t.a. board requires m.t.a. staff and motivate staff to create and maintain a dedicated webpage with the following info. one, proposed locations for bike share stations 30 days before hearing. two, interactive map, including present approved and proposed bike share locations, station locations, that is. three, suggestion form for residents and constituents to give feedback on bike share station locations. this is four. that was three. maintain log of suggestions with responses from motivate and sfmta staff. and, five, contact information for motivate and sfmta staff responsible for the bike share station outreach. perhaps equally important if not more important in getting the word out to a larger community or larger part of the community that would be impacted is the process of approving bike share stations, which we looked into with as much detail as we could at the meeting and as a consequence have a recommendation that says the sfmta-cac recommendations that the stations about bike share docs require final ap

and then, if we push back on the m.t.a. in terms of asking for that community outreach or asking for that work to be done, we are then cast in a light that is not always true. and we ask that the sfmta work with us in terms of that community outreach and that community input because we -- like supervisor safai said, are the ones who hear from the constituents, as we should. so we definitely want to be working with the sfmta board of directors and those that are in the sfmta to bring forth things like bike share because we value that, and we also care about that. so it creates this -- basically this conflict that is not necessary, and we want to work with the m.t.a. to provide those things of which we also value. so it is a problem, and i think it's definitely one we need to be working on. >> thank you for raising. can i comment on engagement for a minute? >> supervisor safai: yes, i'm sorry. go ahead. >> so there's been i think the way we've always done outreach and community management. we can all imagine, 6:00 or so, refr

>> so we're looking at the possibility of using additional m.t.a. funding or general obligation bond. we're looking at other measures, you know, possibly regional measure three, once that clears up. we applied for the build grant, which would be great, but like i said, we're not really optimistic that that will come into the city. i mentioned the state of good repair funds from the federal transit authority. we're hoping that that will lineup with our phase one construction, and that would pretty much fill the gap for some of the state of good repair work. >> supervisor kim: and i know that this was a cause for concern in 2017, but have we seen federal transit dollars not come to california or to the bay area since that time? >> jeff's going to take that one. >> supervisor kim: sure. jump in, please. >> there's a difference between the discretionary versus the biformula work funds. they do receive some biformula for the bogc. we haven't seen f.t.a. disburse a lot of that not just nationwide, so that would be the small starts, new start funding money

the m.t.a. staff recommendation is to lead the 38 inbound stop at starking and not to relocate the stop to goff and gerry. this is not a good recommendation for seniors and people with disabilities. here is why -- the current stop is isolated, scene of crime, and dark at night. in m.t.a.'s words there are no eyes. what that means is there's nobody around. >> please speak into the mic. >> sorry. there's no one around to see you. it's a long, winding hill. it is scary at night, it's scary in the morning too. it's notorious. there are people loitering, sleeping in the bushes, around there and everything else. so i can't take this stop anymore. i'm afraid to stay there. wait for the bus or get off the bus. the current stop is on the slope hill. it's difficult for seniors and disabled to dis mount and get off and on the bus. especially if you have a baby stroller, wheelchair, shopping start, et cetera. i myself have trouble doing this. the proposed stop is open and visible with a lot of eyes. it is i

we had m.t.a. who would lead to them. they were amazing meetings. we were there, probably, we had 6-8 meetings that we had the community, everyone coming together to work on what will make masonic safe and what we felt good on whether we are walking, biking, driving or coming out of your home. and then back the next phase was funding it. and then mayor breed, who was supervisor breed at the time, puts the funding funding through t.a. so we could get realization that we have this beautiful boulevard. but we are not done. if you are a cyclist, we have a few blocks that need some work. as mayor breed said, we are going to do that. i was at first, a little bit where each. we will be celebrating a boulevard that we are still working on? and then i realized, and i actually called my og, michael and others, to say why kate do we support this as it is now? and we really do. we support it because it is absolutely beautiful. when we first did -- name to the bike lanes on bell and oak, we had to change those. at first we put the bike lanes and nsa move forward

m.t.a. received applications in summer of 2017 to the tune of 100 applications. they have accepted over 100 of them. we have distributed information to some of the offices and if others are interested, all of the list of applications that came in compared to the applications that are actually advancing. so those will start to be constructed very soon. the last request is for the school process engineering program practice is a new program that m.t.a. is initiating this year. we will be in touch with board members as soon as possible with contact information as who will be leading this program at the sfmta and who you can work with to bring attention to particular schools in your district. this would be a three-pronged approach to the improvements in the schools. the first would be to upgrade curb and payment -- pavement markings at the school learning zone site and there will be a second subprogram for traffic funding measures on the local residential streets that are designated as school loading zones. and also walk audits. this is where someone from the city wi

m.t.a. is also creating a proactive traffic calming program, the name of which will change. i think it's now referred to advancing equity through safer streets, something to that effect. m.t.a. will be using the department of public health vulnerable populations subset of the high injury corridor to inform the priorities for that program, but more to be determined and to be scene. looking forward to seeing that implemented. lots of corridors, and also for the pedestrian safety category, as well. you can see them on your screen. basic circulation and safety, continuation of bike to workday and classes, as well as several different projects throughout the city. creation of a -- what is the program called? neighborways program, so if you have particular streets that are ripe for traffic calming or for prioritizing bicycles and pedestrians in your city, by all means, pass that on and we will pass that onto the sfmta, and also some bicycle parking at the transit stations. for the highway narrowin

the m.t.a. will have over 187 crossing guards out at over 100 elementary and middle school this is year. they are on the frontlines to keep all of our kids safe. and to work with our communities to build that culture of safety that we need. we are excite about things that the m.t.a. does to support safe travel to and from schools. our muni assistance program provides transit assistance to help kids on the bus, on bus routes with high rates of crime and vandalism. we've repainted over 90 crosswalks, high-visibility crosswalks so drivers and pedestrians are clear about the rules of the road and they know where the crosswalks are and know how to use them safely. so we're very excited about our efforts at the m.t.a. in terms of engineering and crossing guards and education. but it can't just be -- it can't just be those efforts. we need everyone to participate in the effort to slow down and keep our kids safe, to move from that culture of speeding to the culture of safety that we need if we are goin

needs to be on board and m.t.a. needs to be on board for innovative solutions, that will be sustainable, that will affect our neighbors, that will relieve curbside concerns. i think these complaints coming to the supervisors' office should not override the well-being and the right to park in the public streets. i think that's a right that you should share. that the streets are public. that designating certain streets for certain people, and it's because of their economic status. even though we heard that before, it's because of who they are and what they're doing and being homeless. so, again, we're asking you to not expand this. to allow us the time to work with the city and implore the directors to come up with solutions or listen to our previous solutions, which have been on the table for 5 years. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, nick. and thank you for your work in the area. any more public comment? >> hello. my name is cathy meyer. i'm a legislative aide to district 11 supervisor ahsha safai. thank you for welc

i speak with people that are frustrated over the m.t.a. delays. families are distressed because they do not feel like they can depend on sfmta getting their kids to school on time. workers that have to decide between taking a chance that their bus will be on time or jumping into a ride-share and tourists that are perplexed that a transit system in a world-class city is unreliable. there may be extensive citywide delays that might have been avoided. muni riders have reportedly seen wait times increase by up to 40 minutes on lines, scheduled to have buses or trains arriving every 10 to 15 minutes. we've read that sfmta is suffering a deficit of 100 trained operators and 20 transit lines are out of operation. an october, 2017, sfmta memo reveals that officials at the agency predicted a shortage of trained operators and increased delayed transit riders are experiencing this summer. it warned about a shortage of operators across all divisions about operator attrition and struggles with open runs. beyond anticipating future training needs. it calls for

that the quarterly report that we got from the transportation and root improvement which is primarily m.t.a., but it also had the same caveat on the financial page, so i'm hoping that we're getting very -- >> i was going to say, we're going to have a liaison meeting with them, with the m.t.a. on that 2014 transportation road way bond before the next meeting, so i'm not going to go into this bond -- well, i will go into that with them when we meet, but i'm not going to say anything about it today. >> i have a couple questions if i may. >> please. >> with respect to sf general building five, if i understand you correctly if i read this accurately, it is anticipated to do a seismic upgrade to building five, which is its current use as a hospital while occupied. so in san francisco, just to give you some context and i'm sure you're aware, there's lots of hospitals. sometimes they build entirely new wings next to the existing hospital. sometimes they demo a floor or two and vacate or what have you. it's as far as i can recall, unusual to do a structural seismic upgrade for an occupancy of a buil

wanted to get exempt and i believe one of your co-workers said just because you get along with the m.t.a., the muni system, doesn't exempt you from paying payroll taxes. that's another example of poor supervision and management. enjoyed by one company but not another. you gave twitter payroll tax breaks and not paying for over 11 years, and 300 billion, and it's not fair. especially to the people most vulnerable, to the people like we represent and speaking up for who need childcare. it's not fair. >> supervisor cohen: all right. any other member of the public that would like to comment on item 1? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor. >> i would like to make a motion to amend as i have stated, the amendment is on page 13, lines 4 through 20. >> supervisor cohen: continue one week. >> motion to amend. >> clerk: this motion must be made by a member of the budget and finance committee. >> supervisor cohen: that's true. >> supervisor fewer: yes, i make that motion. >> supervisor cohen: motion to amend and take that without objection. thank you. motion to continue one week to the

this is catastrophic for transportation, which this board and the m.t.a. has taken an ax to. we can see its results. there's a lack of realism on this board. they live in a never-never land. it's a disaster, with the loss of parking spaces and differences that it's suffered. the board thinks it's terrific. for the residents, it's a nightmare. so the other thing that i want to comment on, i believe there's a proposed fare increase for $3. this will be great because it's going to be a boon to cheriots. you will have a loss of ridership and, in fact, ride areship is down. these are my concerns and i think they have to be addressed. hopefully the new member of the board will have some independence of judgment and not be a victim of group think. thank you. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, mr. weiner. we probably won't have a new board member until october. the process takes a little while. next speaker, please. >> clerk: jenny davis, brad spiller, brad wilford. >> hello, everybody. i want to make this short and direct. i really do think this is a perfect opportunity for our commun

and if m.t.a. or d.p.w. was a small business, i don't think they would survive with how they act. it's like they do one project, and then, they tear the whole street up again, and they do another project. it should be more concentrated. and since we do have the highest minimum wage but also the highest cost of living, i implore the small business commission to encourage when we're building this affordable housing that a percentage of it goes to people who work in the neighborhood to encourage small businesses to have employees, to keep our costs down, do business better, and ensure that our businesses keep ongoing. thanks very much. >> thanks very much. >> hi there. i'm bob quinones. i'm the executive director of the counsel of merchant organization, and i also run the west portal merchants. we touched on a lot of -- i was on the policy transition team, as well, and we touched on a lot of great points. i just want to highlight activation in these merchant corridors, the way that stores are attempting to pull customers into their stores, we should be doing this on a street wide lev

oh, dystocia otis is an unusually wide six lane street and the m.t.a.ants to put a bus island and a bike lane there so further -- that further complicates otis street. and makes it impossible to put any vehicular entrance or anything on that street. for all those reasons, i do want to emphasize we have looked at this project in concert with anything else we are planning with the hub. >> one other thing, for your information, as part of the in-kind agreement, we are also improving the side work -- the sidewalk on 12th street in front of the three buildings that will remain all the way down to stevenson. it will give us the opportunity to treat the way that the vehicles go through there and a way that i would hope is a little bit of a european flavoured. so it is played down. and the other thing is that we are designing our garage with 1t of the move ins will take place in the garage. we don't have -- that loading dock does not have heavy use. >> commissioner moore: i have asked all of my questions and i am in strong support of the project. i would still

overall cost estimate is 604 million, however, that number includes 100 million in the bottom left for m.t.a.'s transaction power substations, which is actually separate work outside of the project. so usually, when we talk about the project, we talk about 504 million in project costs, which does include a significant amount of state of good repair work, which would happen with or without the better market street project. and that state of good repair work is primarily listed on that left side stack, replacing the traffic signals which are old and reaching the end of their useful life, replacing the track in the center lane, replacing the o.c.s., the overhead contact system, including the wires, the poles, the underground, as well, the traction power. so all of that is part of the better market street contract. we'll see quite a large investment, 500 million in from structure. -- infrastuckture. better market street started because market streed needt neo be repaved, and that allows us to make all the infrastructure improvements all along the corridor. dive being a little bit deeper into our

working with southern station and m.t.a. on planning for upcoming fleet week over the columbus day holiday october 4-7. visitors are not encouraged to come to treasure island because so much of the waterfront is impacted by construction and, yet, we're going to plan for people showing up nonetheless. on july 4, we did work with southern station and ultimately closed traffic coming on to the island at some point. we're looking at that for fleet week as well, but it would be consiberably more challenging to have a closure of access except to residents during the daytime hours as opposed to the fourth of july, which was the evening hours. that planning is progressing. on august 15, we had a team of 35 employees of east bay regional park district. they biked across the bay bridge to visit the island. they had a presentation from the treasure island museum on the history of the island in the lobby of building 1 and presentation on the development plans. the library is based on community interest, extending the services of the tec