my last point when we come back to the m.t.a. board on this, it would be helpful for me, and i don't know the board members agree, but to get more flavor on how the element certification is going and those kind every late back to what chair more den mentioned. the allocation is 82 or 83,000 units in the next seven years or so. i do recall that there is a large part of that being suggested to happen in the west side. i don't know enough about it to know exactly how it is going if we are going to need the certification. i think that would be informant for us as we talk about the city-wide planning about the transportation system. thank you. >> yes, and doug johnson is here from the planning department. connect sf program manager. it looks like you can get off mute now doug. >> it is amazing. i would very much think my colleagues working in the housing element would benefit from presenting to your board to understand what is in store for both looking at the current allocation and how it relates to current improvements to the city transit

encourage you to look carefully at the proposed findings and responses and note very clearly that the m.t.a. board response may differ from the staff response. staff -- 30 seconds -- >> thanks. staff may disagree in whole or part with the recommendations, but the board may have different views. and as an oversight body, you may find and recommend and reply differently and direct the staff to do things differently than what they were planning to do. i would encourage you to take your independence seriously, in all cases, but in particular on the civil grand jury report in the future. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have three questions remaining. >> yes, hi. can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> mine is simple. i'm just here to support the slow streets. slow street has been something that has been very beneficial it neighbors and to anyone that lives on those streets and in the vicinity. it's assisted in terms of less stuff on individuals -- [indiscernible] -- dealing with cars. and i'm sure -- position here and there. and also with commuting. this is the type of idea

encourage you to look carefully at the proposed findings and responses and note very clearly that the m.t.a. boardnse may differ from the staff response. staff -- 30 seconds -- >> thanks. staff may disagree in whole or part with the recommendations, but the board may have different views. and as an oversight body, you may find and recommend and reply differently and direct the staff to do things differently than what they were planning to do. i would encourage you to take your independence seriously, in all cases, but in particular on the civil grand jury report in the future. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have three questions remaining. >> yes, hi. can you hear me? >> yes, we can. >> mine is simple. i'm just here to support the slow streets. slow street has been something that has been very beneficial it neighbors and to anyone that lives on those streets and in the vicinity. it's assisted in terms of less stuff on individuals -- [indiscernible] -- dealing with cars. and i'm sure -- position here and there. and also with commuting. this is the type of idea and cr

currently, all of our work goes before the m.t.a. board even though that's not required. >> chair preston: thank you. and, you know, i just -- i just want to emphasize that we are in a situation that it appears possible that line -- permanent line abandonment may not come to the board of supervisors, so i think it becomes -- a result that i don't necessarily agree with, but it's coming to the sfmta at least. i think it's important that the notice for charter hearings apply, and i appreciate that you bring that to the m.t.a., and that it's been your practice and you intend to continue to do that. i want to ask you about your process that you've now hired a consultant to convene. i was concerned when i first heard about it, and i am alarmed after what i have reviewed in a lot of public records act documents that advocates have obtained. for context, this is not the first time that we've looked at as a city should there be permanent changes? we're all a part of the transit effectiveness project that occurred over an 18-month period not during

you can't cut the board of supervisors out. m.t.a. commissioners do not get their door knocked on or their e-mails blown up for restoration of the two or the 28 or the 31 or the 39. i mean, i can't leave my house when, you know, and walk five blocks without hearing about the 39, which ace teeny tiny feeder line, but every old person on the hill needs that to bring their groceries home. that's just how it is. so i think the urgency of this board -- i agree, we're not out of the pandemic, but we're getting there, and saying, hey, m.t.a., this is a shared priority. and m.t.a., you heard it this morning, we agree, 100% restoration. where it gets fuzzy, is what does 100% restoration mean? and clearly when they're sun shining that agency, they're learning more than we're hearing. that does not mean there is a nefarious thing going on. this is a quickly changing situation. you have schools to deal with, operator shortages, you've got people who don'twa want to come to work. we are coming out and local 258 is ready to rock-n-roll. i'm delight

you can't cut the board of supervisors out. m.t.a. commissioners do not get their door knocked on or their e-mails blown up for restoration of the two or the 28 or the 31 or the 39. i mean, i can't leave my house when, you know, and walk five blocks without hearing about the 39, which ace teeny tiny feeder line, but every old person on the hill needs that to bring their groceries home. that's just how it is. so i think the urgency of this board -- i agree, we're not out of the pandemic, but we're getting there, and saying, hey, m.t.a., this is a shared priority. and m.t.a., you heard it this morning, we agree, 100% restoration. where it gets fuzzy, is what does 100% restoration mean? and clearly when they're sun shining that agency, they're learning more than we're hearing. that does not mean there is a nefarious thing going on. this is a quickly changing situation. you have schools to deal with, operator shortages, you've got people who don'twa want to come to work. we are coming out and local 258 is ready to rock-n-roll. i'm delight

our board m.t.a. board of directors sharon lye. linda sue. rafael. we've got a ton of women leaders here i just wanted to recognize. maggie wheeland. and virginia don hue. thank you so much for being here with us today. [ applause ] now, it's getting hot so please bear with me two mr. speakers and you're going to see it's worthwhile. two speakers. the first one is going to be kimberly ellis. she has started with the city not long ago as leading the helm on the department of status and women. she's no stranger to the women's empowerment. kimberly. [ applause ] >> each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women those, of course, were the words of the incomparable maya angelo. the women here today stand up for ourselves, for each other and for all the women who will come after us. good afternoon everyone. i'm kimberly ellis. i'm the director for the department of the status on women. our mission is to promote the equitable treatment of women and girls and nonbinary people with a particular focus on populations in need. today the wor

the m.t.a. board did not want its response to be quite as defensive as the staff proposed and they toned it down and added language in a cover letter. i appreciate the civil grand jury effort here and hope that m.t.a. works better with d.p.w., p.u.c. and others in the future. projects like geary, better market street, others. the issues here clearly include agency coordination, the project delivery, underground utility mapping and others. i would also discuss agency coordination and practice at the agency's capital committee. seems to me like that would be a good place to talk about this. specifically today, i would change the resolved clause and maybe you're looking at that now to a language that just essentially says to incorporate today's discussion so it's not specific as to the attached response, but, you know, gives them flexibility to incorporate the discussion you're having now and i would give direction or have an agreement to add to the cover letter you could add a sentence or two that says

the m.t.a. board did not want its response to be quite as defensive as the staff proposed and they toned it down and added language in a cover letter. i appreciate the civil grand jury effort here and hope that m.t.a. works better with d.p.w., p.u.c. and others in the future. projects like geary, better market street, others. the issues here clearly include agency coordination, the project delivery, underground utility mapping and others. i would also discuss agency coordination and practice at the agency's capital committee. seems to me like that would be a good place to talk about this. specifically today, i would change the resolved clause and maybe you're looking at that now to a language that just essentially says to incorporate today's discussion so it's not specific as to the attached response, but, you know, gives them flexibility to incorporate the discussion you're having now and i would give direction or have an agreement to add to the cover letter you could add a sentence or two that says

i'm also a board member of the san francisco bicycle coalition. to the m.t.a. commissioners, thank you. i live in san francisco. lake street is beneficial to my mental and physical health as well as providing my family and friends with safe passage. i'm able to run essential errands, socially distance without fear of traffic and violence. we need more people from it west side and safe streets are great place to start. thank you. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi. i am a resident in noe valley on sanchez street. i'm calling to voice my strong support for keeping sanchez as a slow street permanent. as a neighbor on an adjacent street who drive bikes and walks the slow street has been hugely positive and beneficial to my life and that of my neighbors. even though i have a car, i have not been the all detrimented by the slow street. we have not seen increased traffic on our adjacent street. we had a huge positive impact of being able to walk safely and gather safely throughout this pandemic and hope to see sanchez continue as a gathering point and

m.t.a. to get to the board on a committee report, that this should still be in committee. so i think the motion is a good one, and before things get to the full board, you know, they need to be -- it should be fully based, i think, as committee, and -- at committee, and this has not happened. i support it going back to committee. >> president walton: supervisor stefani, thanks. madam clerk, can we get a motion on item 68, to send it back to committee? >> clerk: on the motion to send item 68 back to budget committee -- [roll call] >> clerk: mr. president, just to confirm, that was budget and finance, correct? >> president walton: right. [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. and without objection, motion to send back to committee carries unanimously. madam clerk, i've been informed of a clerical mistake for item 54, so we need to rescind the vote for item 54. >> supervisor peskin: so moved -- or seconded. >> clerk: just scrolling back to 54, mr. president, just to let the public know which item we're -- item 54 is the item to approve mayor'

m.t.a. to get to the board on a committee report, that this should still be in committee. so i think the motion is a good one, and before things get to the full board, you know, they need to be -- it should be fully based, i think, as committee, and -- at committee, and this has not happened. i support it going back to committee. >> president walton: supervisor stefani, thanks. madam clerk, can we get a motion on item 68, to send it back to committee? >> clerk: on the motion to send item 68 back to budget committee -- [roll call] >> clerk: mr. president, just to confirm, that was budget and finance, correct? >> president walton: right. [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. and without objection, motion to send back to committee carries unanimously. madam clerk, i've been informed of a clerical mistake for item 54, so we need to rescind the vote for item 54. >> supervisor peskin: so moved -- or seconded. >> clerk: just scrolling back to 54, mr. president, just to let the public know which item we're -- item 54 is the item to approve mayor'

i'm also a board member of the san francisco bicycle coalition. to the m.t.a. commissioners, thank you. i live in san francisco. lake street is beneficial to my mental and physical health as well as providing my family and friends with safe passage. i'm able to run essential errands, socially distance without fear of traffic and violence. we need more people from it west side and safe streets are great place to start. thank you. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi. i am a resident in noe valley on sanchez street. i'm calling to voice my strong support for keeping sanchez as a slow street permanent. as a neighbor on an adjacent street who drive bikes and walks the slow street has been hugely positive and beneficial to my life and that of my neighbors. even though i have a car, i have not been the all detrimented by the slow street. we have not seen increased traffic on our adjacent street. we had a huge positive impact of being able to walk safely and gather safely throughout this pandemic and hope to see sanchez continue as a gathering point and

m.t.a. for all of the work they've done and i urge the board to vote to approve the permanent of slow sanchez. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: hi. this is chris. i'm a resident of noe valley. i live off sanchez street about a half block. i'm calling to voice my strong support to keep sanchez slow. i think it's great and way to foster community. i organized a group walk every week. it allow us -- [indiscernible]. it fosters community. i'm also excited about what keeping this permanent what will do in the future and experiences san franciscans can enjoy once they adapt to the permanent. i'm also a driver and i haven't experienced congestion and parking. >> chair borden: next speaker please. >> caller: i wanted to say that i was in strong opposition of the slow street. sounded difficult traffic for essential workers and first responders and amount of deaths and fatalities just from people walking through intersections and checked out, being hit by cars. thank you for your time. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker please. >> caller: i'm rebecca, i'm a resident who lives on s

board today. i think we have expressed support for the city being bold and for the m.t.a. and other departments moving as aggressively as they can toward this 2024 goal. and honestly, it doesn't feel like we're on track to meet that 2024 goal, and given that, you know, i think i share the concern of my colleagues who desire to see us moving more aggressively and appropriating if we need to to do more quick build and do more red light enforcement, along the lines of what commissioner preston i think was suggesting. so go forth and save lives and do it quickly. and with that, madam clerk, please call item 11. >> clerk: item 11 is introduction of new items. this is an information item. >> chair mandelman: colleagues, who might have new items? i believe that commissioner haney had one, and i believe that commissioner haney may have had to go to a press conference. so perhaps we will do -- we can reopen item 11 if we need to, but seeing no one on the -- in the queue now, we will go to public comment on items not on the agenda. madam clerk, please call item 12. >> clerk: item 12

m.t.a. on other items. we're going to let you guys talk about it. >> thanks for the question. i definitely remember the conversations we had when the boardsupervisors approved the renewal -- the extension rather of the contract. and you did say this was a priority. so, the way tows after hours work are auto return has a network of tow truck drivers who are available on call to come do everything from tow a car blocking a driveway or fire hydrant, to address more of a police enforcement-related tow like this. i urge commander wait time of 45 minutes. that's not our standard. we want to do better than that. we try to do better for that for police and driveway-type tows. the company -- the company, like i said, maintains a network of their own contractors who do this. they are definitely bringing more and more contractors on board as we come out of covid and there is more traffic in the city. so we do expect response time for tows to go down. i don't think 45 minutes, that's not our expectation how long it show take a tow truck. they have 10 trucks available. we're using them. we're doing driveway tow. all 11 districts, there have been thos

my hope is that the m.t.a. board -- as the m.t.a. board ramps up its oversight and involvement, i look forward to engaging with them in light of this hearing. i think they have an important role to play in terms of the future of muni, and i would urge m.t.a. board members to really challenge what i see as a perform of austerity planning when it comes to muni in the short-term that i think does a disserve to riders, workers, service providers. these aren't easy decisions to make, and i understand that, but i think we need to push harder for short-term restoration of lines and service, and i hope we'll be able to come together to do that. and finally, i want to recognize the importance of the federal government's emergency funding. we would not even be having these discussions had the federal government not stepped up in a very major way that gives us the cash that we need to take a more aggressive approach to service restoration. this has allowed countless transit agencies to restore service and restore all lines. it would allow san fr