mr. weaver is not here, so we will move on to item 9, public comment. it's an opportunity for member s of the public who make comment on items within the jurisdiction of the sfmta but not on today's calendar. member s of the public who are here to speak on an angendized item will be called when that item is called. first speaker, roland wong >> good afternoon, mr. wong >> yes, i'm trying to get to it but the -- thank you. >> it's been a long time since i came to speak. today i'd like to compliment the new 5l folkton alliance. i think it's very great that we finally implemented a new service. as i used to -- well, i take the 38l and it's always congested so with the new 5l i got an alternative to make it easier for a lot of people. and the second item i'd like to bring up about the new fire busses, boarding on the new fire busses are a great improvement from the previous low floor busses but ideally i'd like to see that we continue to improve the safety of passengers to be able to board on the sidewalks. that's all i have for now. okay, talk to you later

mr. weaver here. moving on to public comment this is an opportunity for members of the public to address the board on matters within the jurisdiction of the sfmta, but not on today's agenda. we have two members of the public who wish to address you under this section, eric williams followed by vera hale. >> mr. williams may have left, i believe. >> all right. >> is he out in the hall? okay. >> vera hale. >> miss hale. good afternoon, miss hale. >> good afternoon. i wanted to say a couple of things at your last meeting, and i was so surprised president nolan's move that i didn't and there is some information in here that i wanted to pass onto you. on the accessible parking recommendations, especially on disabled placards and the charging of fees at meters, charging of regular payments. i think you should know there are 60,000 people in san francisco who have disabled placards. and most seniors who have them live on fixed incomes and the