we need cooperation from the mta taxi division staff. the baseball games there's hardly any, we have a great great pco number 19 who helps ut out, when he's gone all of a sudden all hell breaks lose and we don't get any help and we're having a great meeting tomorrow with michael harris, hopefully he'll help come up with solutions with the other mta staff and enforcement staff of what we can do with the baseball services it's not just that, it's the cab stands z the pco's close their eyes to it we need more help, i beg of you, go warriorser. >> david smith and he's the last person who turned in a card. >> good afternoon mr. smith. >> good afternoon, commissioners, as far as making the turns on allows the tnc's to do that >> these are about thing that is are not on the agenda. >> i thought we could just come up. >> mr. chairman that's the last person who turned in a speaker card to address you on this matter. >> mover on to con sen calendar, mr. chairman, these ie tens are considered routine unless a member of the public, a member of the b

the mta has tried to correct that. this is the weakest link for the taxis the tmc's because they are much larger vehicles, they use a lot more gas and breakdown more frequently. the service itself takes a lot more time to perform. it's hard to find drivers willing to drive those cabs. the other comment i want to make is obviously you are a neutral body. when a driver comes before you, that driver is entitled to' de novo hearing which means that whatever has gone before you are hearing the evidence freshly and you have to consider it on those terms and that's really important a protection for cab drivers. most of whom now are immigrants, come from other countries. their english language skills may not be the best although when a customer says to me in my cab, hey, i'm glad i have a driver that speaks english. well that previous driver he probably speaks english as a third or fourth or fifth language. drivers aren't always able to defend themselves to the extent that they might need to at these lower levels and they may

nob nab approved by the mta board [inaudible] in 2006 and last munt we took it to the mta board to makelegislative tweaks to up date it. the planic commission 96iated march 5 and adopted march 25. we had a lot of letters to support, around 30 or so for the 2 items. the 2 things you doing today rks you are making-the planning code has language saying, if the plan is adopted baize there was a draft written, if a plan is adopted implement the plan and if not work with the department to implement the draft provision. we [inaudible] and the policy and area plan which is a compoint on thof general plan says create a [inaudible] we say implement streetscape plan. just background and context. like supervisor kim mentioned, the plan is 2 plan areas that are next to each or. the rin conhill area in blue and to the north along folsom street is the transbay redr. development area and because a lot of the north side of folsom and moving between main and beel toward market street used to be parcels that embarcadero freway, it made sense to redevelopment [inaudible] through a different planning proces

million in the request before you that was not before us it passed the board of supervisors and the mta board one of the things by peter was that the request we actually got to expand vote on was before us through a waiver of the prop k strategy plan policy i want to expand make sure that the ta policy is on matter large dollars amounts in all cases that was not brought before us the $33.4 million for the procurement of 40 foot buses and hybrid buses also, this is a large item you have to expand waive through street trees was part of that item and again brought up by cca members and the public was the lack of city policy to expand maintain trees up to date a two or three year period and get going to the property owners i hope the board of supervisors can work towards getting addressed and finally one hundred thousand dollars district 9 around the a medicine island looking at public safety and bicycle safety through the area and one i personally brought to expand supervisor campos a year or ago as a member of the neighborhood association excited about getting improvements to expand help

so we've had this conversation is aligns with the 5 on the data that mta data from 2012 that was banshe twitter status >> twitter. >> that's what we are looking to face are the preliminary collision factors are mostly the same. >> it came up at the hearing in january of 2014 there were more stop signs more types of enforcement but helpful to understand. >> those are the collision factors the citations. >> right. >> those are the crashes that happened we've termed what caused the crash. >> so going back to bayview stop signs telling me more about this factor why it is unique to bayview. >> that's the sheer numbers the analysis are broken down the the vehicle section and within the stop signs with respect the 4 primary i don't tell you was is a failure to at a four-way stop. >> it come up with reference to stop signs in the tenderloin not a lot of stop signs violations one stein in the same place but in bayview it is prominently controlled by stop signs stop signs but i had the data broken down i minimal this data is helpful to the captain at bayview to understand this is a at the scene

million i was the sponsor of that item but i hope that maybe when we get to expand item 4 whether an mta staff to expand talk about why that didn't go through. >> any public comment only item 2? >> yes. regarding the potrero hill that was brought in front of the cca last month i was to mention their stable housing in that area whatever is done in that area they have a take into consideration the paratransit advancing and the cabs and buses that go through you shouldn't try to expand mess up the neighborhood mess up the area for the senior and disabled people that live in that neighborhood there are children in the neighborhood and children in the projects in the public housing so also take into consideration before you bring this forward thank you. >> thank you very much is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak on item 2 all right. seeing none, public comment is closed and let's move on to item 3. >> item 3 approval of the minutes for the may 2015 this is an action item. >> motions and roll call vote. >> take public comment. >> oh, public comment seeing no members of the publ

the mta board of directors is out of closed session. >> okay. so item 14 announcement of closed session the mta discuss the carlson for the t line with the city attorney the board of directors took no action on is t line case with litigation no action taken and the directors for the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> > all in favor, say i. > i. > i's have it we're adjourned thank you. >> can you please turn off our electronic devices it tends to interrupt the microphone can we please rise for the pledge of allegiance allegiance of america and to the republic for which it stands, one

mta requested a 8 month extenshz of the currents contract but the mta will revise the fees in connection to the extension to instead of providing a 4 hour grace period for people to retrieval stolen cars, residence receive 48 hours and non residence receive 24 hours so it is a significant increase in terms of giving people the ability to get their cars without having to pay storage fees. in addition, the tow g ing administrative fee will be waved for residence and cut in half for non residence. this is a significant step forward in terms of something that is just unfair. if your car has been stolen you have been victimized and to show up to get your car back when you did nothing wrong and told you have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars is just unfair. the mta is balancing its own financial situation so there are trade offs and cost but this is a step in the right direction and will set a precedent for the longer term contract that will come to us next year. today i'm introduce thg rez dugz to extend the auto return contract and as part of that the mta will revise its fees. thank yo

we'd also like the commend mta staff on their process and outreach for this project, you used a data driven approach and have done an exemplary job working with community and business leaders and stakeholders from the very beginning. the success of this project is in the education and the enforcement and allowing is tnc exemption as one company has lobbied for will make the project practically unenforceable and it is critical on any driver on market street be regulated, accountable and receive proper education and we thank you for your support in moving this critical and long awaited project forward. we've been waiting for this for decades. thank you. >> ( calling speaker names ). >> thank you, good evening, my name is ahwani air ra i'm from taxi alliance i'm here to support the bicycle coalition and walk sf. i think it's very important you guys are trying to make the market street safer and i really support that. i think the safer market street zone should be a little bigger. i mean, there's a loot of accidents happening on market and van ness that's important too and all the way to

new ways of doing business for sustainable transportation i look forward to partnering with tide and mta the various ferry operators over the coming years to make sure that treasure island has a very very successful transportation future i'd like to express your appreciation to bart for delivering outstanding services for the golden state warriors parade primarily figures over 4 hundred and 50 thousand riders used bart the second highest richd and ridership the top spot is for the ignites for 2012 we know how critical bart is to our regional and the system is straining under the pressure of increased ridership as the population grows for that reason bart s will improve on time and performance the budget puts thirty more train cars during the peak service and commits $20 million for the rail reminded to keep us save and reliable this is additionally i'm hoping that bart counties about join together to lend critical support for this system it is important for the quality of life of our region i also want to colleagues thank all of you and mayor ed lee for participating in the 22 day muni c

we have so much development going on that there is an increased traffic, i know when i had spoken to mta they said if so many people get killed or hit at the intersection but we're trying to be preventive versus reactive, right, so i just thought if we're doing an analysis, i mean, we're doing this looking at traffic safety around schools, that maybe we can be more proactive in giving some recommendation saying wait a minute, a stop sign is not doing it here any longer i think we're going to need a stop light so i think supervisor kim, in your area, you've seen an increase in development, is anything going on around those school sites to increase the safety at those really busy intersections now? >> yes. if i can answer the question we're doing a study with sfmta that is already largely funded although we're looking for augmented funding for a traffic study around bessie car mike l and [inaudible] elementary school, so we're looking at what types of interventions and protections we can do in that area because the speeds are very high there, given that it is an onramp and off ramp for the

>> yes, i've been working closely, casey with mta, i've been working with the haze valley neighborhood association back in the summer of 2014, they developed a list of about 12-14 top priorities for transportation safety. laguna, oak and fell were at the top of that list so we are trying to address the communities concerns that have been raised, utilizing funding we have for the neighborhood for safety improvements. we will be taking another look at the intersection alighting proposal based on some of the comments we've received to see if we can strike a better balance but i think just to stress that these improvements i think have widespread support amongst the neighbors that i've talked to and we are targeting what they perceive to be the top problems. >> so i just wanted to clarify, thank you for lairing the number of spots 7 this is the same type of vision 0 alighting work we're doing in other neighborhoods, we've done a lot of dying light ining the tenderloin and i'm sure we have other intersection ins the works as well, so i wanted to confirm that and repeat that, this is for vis

when mta will not pay mta should be taken to small complains court that is inexcusable maybe guaranteeing so many times in small claims courting we can't do that this is the carrot and stick approach this time it is terrible. >> the only thing i can say the final insult with my discount pass is increased it's adding insult to injure this is the regard for the injury over the bodies and under the wheels >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names) those are the last two speakers under this section of the agenda. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon mary maguire a talking about driver i want to address a situation for constant gratification companies and mulch on other things and

when mta will not pay mta should be taken to small complains court that is inexcusable maybe guaranteeing so many times in small claims courting we can't do that this is the carrot and stick approach this time it is terrible. >> the only thing i can say the final insult with my discount pass is increased it's adding insult to injure this is the regard for the injury over the bodies and under the wheels >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (calling names) those are the last two speakers under this section of the agenda. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon mary maguire a talking about driver i want to address a situation for constant gratification companies and mulch on other things and get around and speed rocket a medical marijuana delivery service what they have in common they're all have the uber model and they are not required to pay business tax in san francisco treasurer told they don't have to pay a business tax we pay as other businesses those are businesses are they not i also would like to address theirs safety concerns last saturday night a driver felt uncomfortable with a pa

when mta will not pay mta should be taken to small complains court that is inexcusable maybe guaranteeing so many times in small claims courting we can't do that this is the carrot and stick approach this time it is terrible. >> the only thing i can say the final insult

know there are a couple of people here from the community that want to speak and representatives from mta. >> thank you supervisor christensen. >> i just wanted to say i not my district but i worked very near that site and walked frequently in the area and have a small comment i notice when i sgribd this area typography is mercy housing i see it is difficult for people no familiar with the area to expand understand the role that the extreme tape grateful plays in transit and the paths that people go on the other question about long term maintenance of this i know for example castro street a similar kind of project paint was used as a high visibility location i know we've struggled for example discovering the day from a press conference the power washing effects the pavement in the community engages in long term participation in keeping this in good order obviously this can be wonderful or terrible depending on how it's cared for . >> it is a good question making sure we have the mroibz fund for those those great improvements one the prerestricts to expand enter the pavement to expand park

the rebuild potrero hill director thank you so much for letting us speak thank you, michael in the mta for the planning and design for the pedestrian improvements as you know bridging bridge housing will rebuild potrero hill this is a long process at least 10 years in the meantime we need the interim projects to expand have a visible change on site this improvement process is key to expand having residency see visible change rather than waiting for the 10 year police i want to expand talk about a nonprofit that we're working on site called the healthy generation we've worked closely to develop the walking school bus they walk 50 kids to the to expand elements daniel webster and stair king as you can imagine with the star typography and cars any member of the public wish to speak on any item up and down the street it is difficult challenging we have three or four business con directing your attention that are walking the kids from that short distance from their homes to expand school he look forward to expand the disaster being shortened for a shorter distance to walk an gambling elemen

not being used it is near a freeway and very unsafe for everybody so i just want to expand know where mta or the transportation authority got the information if and why this is one lane that this is one project that like the only one in the last couple weeks only onecyclists public comment is closed. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> sxhieshgs. >> i want to thank the staff we appreciate the high-level and in depth information i think so often we look at things that's big for me as a representative of the district 3 it comes down to the impact on my constituents it is funny often the little things certainly really, really anxious for the presidio parkway i'm particularly grateful for the crossing of beacon at france we have a pre k center a freeway for the significant number of visitors we get to expand that area and the tree repairs i tried to look for this meeting to see if we have a list of locations where the repairs are occur i'm delighted to encourage them but i know your columbia avenue in district 3 the city came out over three years ago and marked the sidewalks any propert

they're on the mta work order >> so the mta is paying for them in that case so outside of the jurisdiction there are officers who are deployed outside of the park who are not bade for by the giants >> from southern station >> so are they fair check? >> no they're police officers again just large numbers of crowds >> it seemed like i wasn't sure if there was a good use of mta dollars there were four officers before the game my kids couldn't stay the whole time they just wanted the bobble head we left in the middle of the game they were 2-and-a-half hours stan standing in the same place that is an anecdotal thing i wanted to say. i understand the issue around staffing levels at stations as i said i'm supporting the eight classes we're going to see the next two yeared when i hear about the discussion not having adequate levels of staffing i look that we still have eight classes to put forward before we get to a level we can start looking at okay what are the overall staffing issues in san francisco based on the number that's been hard to get to we will finally get to for a couple of years fro

the mta board of directors is out of closed session. >> okay. so item 14 announcement of closed session the mta discuss the carlson for the t line with the city attorney the board of directors took no action on is t line case with litigation no action taken and the directors for the motion to disclose or not disclose. >> > all in favor, say i. > i. > i's have it we're adjourned thank you >> san francisco's buses and trains serve mwho are blind or how low vision. muni is their lives line to get around. simple act of courtesy can help them access muni services safely. it is not just courtesy. it is the law. >> i used to take the 21 airlock. >> lot of times, when i would be waiting at the bus stop the door would open and the driver would announce the bus line. >> 71. >> it is easier and preferable when a driver sees someone who is obviously visually impaired if they stop in front of me and say "this is the 71," "this is the seven." >> our buses are setup to announce the lines when we pull up. when i see a customer with a guide dog or cane, make sur

the taxi service is working to improve the customer service center through more red carpet lanes and mta will be a party to phase 2 of the c pa services and also going to respond to issues that concerned that have been raised by itself taxicab drivers over the past meeting a number of fishes attacks on drivers the mta takes this seriously and has taken steps we're going looking to improve the on board security cameras that requires the security cameras and signage in the taxis the transportation unit out at the airport to up to date their cameras to make sure their functions and the vehicle has the proper signage when a customer sees their report and on board cameras are- it is a felon to attack a taxi driver this was was, in fact in place it is a felon and we're work on developing appropriate signage to be posted in taxis similar to taxi vehicles i have - i have a sample again will be similar to the muni vehicles thank you we're working to improve communications with sfpd they've been notified to participate in the new driver classes and meeting later in the month to work out the detail

our policy director lead that effort paul ine will discuss that >> we have a group internally with mta to talk about changes to the bus line. mta says line 33 will be discontinued so the transition can can happen smoothie also we don't have direct information but [inaudible] on my staff and well as megan we're who the director mentioned works on the tran portation has been assessing our data on the patient and staff utilization and what the pact in that change in line will be and she can have a conversation with the mta if necessary. >> thank you. >> any other further comments under this section? if not we can proceed to next section >> next is joint conference committee reports and commissioner had to leave earlier so we will not hear about the public health foundation but we can hear about the hospital meeting >> okay we can can wait for the commissioner's report next time and fcc looked at regulatory affairs report as well as hospital and services care and medical staff report and human resources vacancy report we followed how the hospital is doing in terms of preparing for the shor

bag are soliciting projects region spitting projects asking the operators they need and going to the mta and sfmta what are the roads and streets and state of repair and operations need it will takes into account all the facts and circumstances and conduct a profession evaluation and likely this year come back and say we've given you this target how now under the university of universe we've strung our project key dates must be to expand submit by july 21st by calling the transportation authority at 4154 will 4228241 or sfmta.org we'll be bringing a list of the projects we've received in our prifrment recognize and october for approval i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you so much for the presentation colleagues questions or comments this is an informational item we'll take that back with us. >> is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak on item 8 please keep our comments relevant. >> regarding the bart i've been involved that the geary project since 19986 when i was on the geary task force as a result we had a geary light rail project put on the ballot in 1989 al

or created as part and parcel of mta to create revenue and that's not really good enough because muni should be one action focusing on the problem and i realize that people sitting on this panel have the to do with the creation of m g a i foolishly voted for it the model is too big in mta to succeed. >> any more if not next item please. >> this is general public comment on matters not on the agenda she wants to speak. >> go ahead. >> you go so fast. >> i just wanted to address the issues of the past day that he ball park and the caltrans the most implementation they've reduced the public ability of cap on are 2 reading the street is closed over the 8th ini don't understand why the cab is not allowed to go into the cabstand and the cabstand that you've made available it between betraying man and it is so for back the cabs and other vehicles go around and pick up people at the greater than they get to the cabstand the ones waiting there and the pco does a good job but the vehicle is blocking the visibility of cabs they can't see you the cabs are sitting in lane and e line and it is frus

the city one of the things that's going to encourage them to work with us is an indication from the mta we're ready to work and they should prioritize it to herein on the wagon if we there a they'll not prioritize it corridor in the meantime when the said end breaks down my wife is not walk two blocks to jump on the city and county it is two slow so many riders are getting in their cars and driving further x baiting our transit system my thinking we demonstrate to the city agrees this train is moving herein your wagon on it is clear from the community and from staff and all of us pedestrian lighting is critical you know we do want to being sure to make sure that people are safe waiting for transit at night have you but can't wait for the city potential priorities from their prospective to trump the improvements we socializing needs. >> my motion doesn't say 2 we're ask them to prioritize but the way you create leverage is by moving forward and from the city wants the policy to live with we're digging this is should provide a degree of leverage the only idea of putting this go the motion

congratulations to mta and entire project team. i would also like to take a few moments to recognize the [inaudible] authority staff who will be retiring next month after 16 years to the service to the agency. as you all know lee is deputy director for capital projects and during thiz tenure made many many sig contributions to the agency and city of san francisco and the region and improving transportation for everyone. i bow i speak for everyone at the ta and for many people at other city agencies when i say lee will be very very missed once he retires, but i know he won't go far. under lees leadership the transportation authority went under many firsts [inaudible] he led the vamue for money study or business case for [inaudible] doil droiv [inaudible] the first and only p 3 on the state high way system in cl and to the yurba brena island and folsom ramps project lee led the efforts to become a builder of capital projeblths, a process that involves technical no how and vision and level headedness to deal with the obstuicals and me