mta. >> thank you. >> thank you. gretchen are we doing the awards? yeah, let's do it. all right. um. yeah, if you guys can give me a hand and folks, we're going to call your name and then you coming up. >> so jose castellanos, come on up. >> okay. houston forester manuel hernandez, sean menino. and last but not least, gretchen rude coming up. thank you for your leadership. gretchen thank you. members of the board. >> and we do oh, all right. you want to do it here? yeah. >> thank you, team. i'd now like to invite dianna to set us up to honor our merchandizing team. oh, awesome. >> well, that's a tough act to follow. >> well, good afternoon. board president kahana board members are director hirsch, ma'am. d.a.s ladies here if you don't know me already. i'm the interim director of external communications marketing and outreach. i've been doing this for a while with the agency for about 18 years in the same division. so i've seen most of the staff develop, grow, move up and expand in a variet

mta. this was actually a response to our employee survey in that year in which the employees asked us to really focus on the condition at their yards and their working conditions. and so over the years we have continued to make improvements across our campus in san francisco. year over year it is a multibillion dollar program as you well know. again, we're planning for the future. we have a very diligent process with our outreach team on how to do outreach on these large projects. >> they are a bit different in the relationship that you have with the mta because this is a building in somebody's neighborhood. we not only work on the design and construction of these projects and we consider these things but also how to fund them. >> we're repairing but also modernizing. so today we've had a conversation about modern technologies. and then as you've seen with the project we use innovative ways and innovative project delivery methods to move these projects forward. >> there are three component

as far as using the mta, it's a great system but a lot of people use mta without paying is another thing that we've noticed we've got to crack down on that because this isn't this is an enterprise to a certain extent and it needs to function like one as well. thank you much paul mcclain the gasket and and with that madam chair we have no further speakers. >> thank you. seeing no more public comment public comment is now close colleagues i would first like to make the motion to amend and increase of the dollar to additional $276,000 and striking out language mentioning any language mentioning ambassador and also just want to be clear that with that because it's an increased dollar amount it will have to be continue for one more week of discussion and so it will be continued to the next week. so i am doing few things i'm amending it increase dollar amount to additional 276 i'm striking language in any mention of ambassador and that i am also continued as item to next board meeting and with that motion a roll call please. >> and on that motion to amend the ordinance to increase the amount a

the san francisco mta has already announced proposals to cut muni service by about 4% this summer. during its meeting tomorrow, the board will be considering three ideas on how this will work. if implemented, the agency will save about $15 million. but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the budget gap the agency is facing over the next few years. our job is that we have a projected $320 million deficit for the mta, and we're here to think about and prioritize policy options for how to address that. and that meanss something else has to happen. this is video from the sfmta working group, made up of agency leaders, staff, and users. they're hosting several meetings to brainstorm ideas for filling the gap, including a hope that the state would chip in to help ease the pain. but a local or regional tax ballot measure next year is the most likely scenario. we would really like a lot of the discussion to focus on the large ballot measures, because the small ballot measures require almost as much work as the large measures, but they are small. the overall problem for the sfmta is tha

to extend this supplemental our mta funds today we're seeking the board's approval of the preliminary operating budget projection as required by our use and lease agreement with transit operators following board approval tgp is staff will work through april to develop the operating and capital budgets that service budget and capital improvement plan also known as cip in april as staff will present a budget outlook to the board followed by draft budgets at a public hearing in may and finally in june 2025 the tjp board will review and approve the final fiscal year 2526 budgets. the preliminary operating budget is projected at $28,344,000 which is approximately $618,000 less than what was provided to the transit operators in september. >> the projected total operating revenue has increased by close to $2.6 million resulting in a total reduction of $3.2 million. the transit operators contributions. next slide please. >> the increase of 2.5 million in revenue is due to the extension of the supplemental arm to funds for another three years to offset transit operators contributions. mtc has

so public works inspection services puc and mta design review services etc. these budgets are are fully billable to to cd within this category our expenses in 2324 were 1.7 below our established budget or 27% below our established budget for fiscal year 25 and we expect our final expenditures within the current fiscal year 25 to be similarly below budget. there will be a ramp up this spring in the stage two work as i discussed earlier but the state that increase of of activity going into next year and the increase in hourly wages for city departments which make up the bulk of the city cost budget we don't believe that an increase in the city cost budget is warranted in fiscal year 26 at this time. so we're holding the city cost budget flat in our projections for fiscal year 26 and 27 other than some minor adjustments in anticipated costs associated with the administrate ation of the community facilities district which is actually reimbursable from the proceeds of the community facility district rather than billable to the developer. so the costs that are bill

the mta gets a baseline the library preservation fund gets the baseline, public works gets a baseline for the tree maintenance fund. so all of those are incorporated and formulaic lead driven all charter mandated. >> significant $254 million in year five the increase. but it's really the second line that is driving almost everything. >> so if you look at salaries and benefits, you can see it starts in year one at almost two almost 176 million and increases, alex say in big numbers to almost a billion in year five and fiscal year $3,943 million to be exact. >> and that's really driven by a handful of items the close down we use that i mentioned earlier for non public safety employees that 13% increase for the next two years. there's also some assumptions the public safety mou use police and fire opened in fiscal year 27. so the report has some assumptions in that. >> and then there's assumed increase is to the tune of 6% for current city employees health care cost increases and 7.4 7.5% for retired employees. >> their health care costs are increasing. so it's really that's what's drivi

said these changes were not easy decisions to make, but they were necessary for addressing the fm mta'sinancial stability. >> creatively providing high fidelity services at lower costs. >> reporter: dr. billy riggs is a transit expert and professor at the university of san francisco. >> the challenge now is one of reinvention. but at the same time, it is a way to get riders back and get butts in seats. it is not making service less frequent. it could be you make service more frequent on your high-capacity routes. >> reporter: muni is bringing back the 30 three express helping get riders down to san francisco during the morning routes. however, there will not be evening commutes at this time. >> the thing is bringing in new customers. the u.s. really struggled. >> reporter: the msnta is looking at a million dollar annual deficits starting 2026. pandemic relief funds will run out. operational costs have gone up, but ridership has not fully recovered. levin says well solutions are in the works, and more are being pushed for. >> there are plans being worked on at the local level and the reg

jones of the traffic company who summarized the the recent and continued collaboration with speedy mta. as part of that the 2025 s.f. pd traffic plan is going to be which was presented the board of supervisors is also going to be provided to the commission. so i'll be made available to my fellow commissioners to look at. and there's also some numbers on the number of traffic citations that were made in 2024 with respect to those that i'm working on. commissioner daniels and i continue to work on dejo 7.01. the chief last week provided a response to the letter from from a group of community members on their suggestions that was converted to a recommendation and responded to thank you chief for sending that that's been provided to the community and they'll be time to digest that and hopefully provide that back to the full commission for a final vote in the spring. dejo 10.11 on body worn cameras was on the agenda for tonight but it was pulled at after the chief and i had a productive meeting with the bar association of san francisco which was a critical voice in the working group process

which is akin to new york's mta. >> when we first introduced congestion charging, it's had a really positive impact. >> reporter: tfl says the number of vehicles driving into central london dropped 18% within the first year of congestion pricing, and inside the zone was reduced by 30%. but now, more than 20 years later, the traffic is back. according to the traffic analysis company inrix, london is the most congested in the world as of 2022, with the average driver that year losing 122 hours sitting in traffic compared to 117 hours in new york city. how do you measure that the charge is working if people are still sitting in traffic? >> it's about overall vehicle numbers going down, but that space being repurposed for other uses. making central london and the city much more pleasant. people have a place to be but also increasing the through-put of people that you're getting through. >> reporter: in the 20 years of revenue congestion pricing has put $3 billion into public transportation. when congestion pricing first launched in london, the city added 300 buses to the roads, and now their sys

share my views that may enexemption all the work but more difficult for san francisco whether it is by mtame relationship there. i say the best things in support of economic recovery i know was mentioned in former chair mandelman opening comments is to stop making it difficult for people to live and shop here and congestion pricing is a great way too kill retail and there was some great staff that sounds like this staff is doing some great work on funds projects. but this year is a sort of a big might we are facing a massive cliff a lot of work needs to be done i've not heard and single person in this board meeting talk about (bell ringing) cutting costs that is what everyone on the board should be focused on when everyone on the staff should be focused on how we cut costs sounds like you're trying to kill the golden goes and yet we $5 million is raised an cars and if you want to end car use you'll end that revenue stream (bell ringing) >> thank you for your comments. >> there is no additional public comment. okay. public comment is closed. (gavel) >> let's take action on this item. >> an

mta because we knew that there was a program existing for paratransit to connect seniors and people withisabilities to shuttles to groceries. this is something actually that came up during covid. we're so glad it's continuing and so our level of enrollments were being are being pushed in the community. we have already held around five meetings reaching over 100 residents in senior housing as well as community centers. those meetings started in december. they will continue all the way into february so we will continue doing that legwork with mta and supporting the enrollment of this very important service. and this one is not only for grocery stores but it also includes the taxi program which can take people to their doctor's appointments, to pharmacies to other services and resources that they need. >> so this is the paratransit website where people can access that information if they want more. but also we will be hosting our next workshop on a public workshop on february 24th at 11 a.m. at the african-american cultural complex located at 762 fliers will be going out again. we're doing

mta because we knew that there was a program existing for paratransit to connect seniors and people with disabilities to shuttles to groceries. this is something actually that came up during covid. we're so glad it's continuing and so our level of enrollments were being are being pushed in the community. we have already held around five meetings reaching over 100 residents in senior housing as well as community centers. those meetings started in december. they will continue all the way into february so we will continue doing that legwork with mta and supporting the enrollment of this very important service. and this one is not only for grocery stores but it also includes the taxi program which can take people to their doctor's appointments, to pharmacies to other services and resources that they need. >> so this is the paratransit website where people can access that information if they want more. but also we will be hosting our next workshop on a public workshop on february 24th at 11 a.m. at the african-american cultural complex located at 762 fliers will be going out again. we're doin

mta or you know whatever some of their stuff. i said no, i want to work on this.ant to work on our hardest problem. and i said that knowing that i truly don't know how to solve all these problems and i came into this knowing that there was a lot more i didn't know than i did know. >> and as we've gone through this process i've learned a lot. but it seems like with the more i learned, the more i learned that there's even more i don't know and i'm i approach all this with with just tremendous humility the just just wrestling with this together with each and every one of you is just an extraordinary honor and privilege and i appreciated what bevan said about each member making different contributions in their own way bringing their own special perspective and i think that's what what's really powerful about these bodies and that when brought into alignment and into synchronicity with each other they can be very empowering and level upping for the departments that they represent and when in conflict with each other that can become a distraction and just as a good comm

and it's the same product used by mta and the transit shelters you see around town on a trace in the arts commission staff have met with three form a manufacturer of this polycarbonate product and have reviewed samples and conducted material tests to our satisfaction regarding their appropriateness to the rigors of the project site, they said in a detailed costing of materials as at the outset of the design development process on a terrace have found that the budget required an overall scaling down of four proposal dimensions from approximately 24ft wide 14ft eight inches high and seven feet ten inches deep to 19ft wide 11ft high and 5.5ft deep. and since the revision shown here i'm just going to dwell on this for a minute. >> upon review with the port all parties expressed a desire to restore these dimensions that i just mentioned upon review with the port all parties expressed a desire to restore the design to the approximate proposal dimensions working with three form and or fabricator one hat one hand san francisco based custom design and fabrication company specializing in large

from the mta and shows exactly where all of this cameras will be.ure you don't speed in any of these areas, of course. amanda hari checked out one intersection, fulton and arguello and heard from one mother armed with a radar gun who said her mission is to change driving habits. >> 36, 37. >> reporter: street safety is one of her number one concerns . she works for walk san francisco, a nonprofit that tries to make the city streets safer for pedestrians. but she also lives in the inner richmond right by the intersection of willow boulevard and fulton street, where someone was killed just over a year ago. >> i had a close call myself at this intersection about 10 years ago when i was pregnant. and now that baby walks to school down arguello and this is very personal for me. >> reporter: the street will get one of 33 new speed cameras and she says it desperately needs it . >> every day more than 1000 drivers are going more than 10 miles an hour above the speed limit on fulton. >> reporter: she looked at city data to get the number and bought a speed r

. >>> and the s x mta is going to discuss major cuts to transportation in san francisco and they are looking for input. muni reducing service to some routes . the agency is also considering extending the hours for parking meters and raising fees for parking meters. the agency is facing a $300 million annual deficit starting in 2026 . >>> 6:08 a.m. on this tuesday. and a special look at the san francisco cycle of homelessness. some say the numbers don't add up. we have more on this series of reports on how the system flows. >>> president trump's long threatened tariffs on products from mexico and canada are on hold. but a new trade were emerging from china. that is next. >>> let's look outside before we mmmm... planet oat's so creamy and not watery like- exactly! and unsweetened has 0 grams of sugar. and don't forget, it's an excellent source of calcium. ♪♪ wow! planet oat really has it all... you guys are so right! no you are. no you are. no you are. yeah, you are. ♪♪ i bought the team! kevin... ? i put it on my chase freedom unlimited card. and i'm gonna cashback on a few other thin

yes of mta's removing it because of feedback from the community and a lot of backlash after the centerne was installed. business owners threatened a lawsuit, blaming it for a loss of money and customers. the project is expected to take at least 2 months. construction work is scheduled for the weekdays between 7 in the morning and 05:00pm. president trump is blocking transgendered athletes from competing in women's sports with a new executive order. >> this has to several other efforts. the president is making to target the transgender community. someone paying close attention to the order is an elite runner who call san francisco home cao column e a says that they were assigned female at birth. now they identify as non binary and they've won the san francisco marathon in the non-binary category and have fought for transgenders rights in sports, callum mia thinks that the white house should be focused more and more important issues. >> if we go down this road, it being like let's shoot nuys. every single person's body would be have a it's going to lead to a tremendous amount of profilin

yes, if mta is removing this center bike lane because of the feedback got from the community after it was installed, a lot of business owners threatened a lawsuit saying that it was responsible for a loss of revenue and customers. the project is expected to take at least 2 months to complete with construction work schedule during the weekdays between 07:00am and 05:00pm. >> 8.40, is the time. and still ahead on the kron morning. >> another executive order aimed at the lgbtq+ community. we'll see how a local transgender athlete is responding. >> and starbucks is offering free coffee. we'll tell you what. we've had a lot of rain the past week. but finally yesterday it was dry. it's back. the rain and the wind and snow up in the sierra. we'll sort it all out. coming up in weather we had those major delays are back as well. if you are traveling this morning. >> yes, we want to careful. >> yes, we want to careful. you don't have to ordinary is the opposite of beautiful. because beauty excites. it energizes. it drops our jaws. dilates our eyes. makes us look twice. a beautiful home - a beau

described in the ordinance that could only operate in conjunction with the street closure permit issued by mta again for the night markets and other events happening in cavalli and then also just a technical fix in the legislation to conform with state law prior to january first state law required that an entertainment zone event operator had to also acquire a one day abc event permit under sb 969 that senator wiener authored that is no longer a requirement in state law and therefore this ordinance proposes to remove local references to abc event permits. this was a really duplicative layer of permitting that that required a that was not necessary and not aligned with the goals of entertainment zones. happy to answer any questions here but we appreciate this technical fix that will benefit all entertainment zones as well. and with that happy to answer any questions and thank you for the time. thank you so much. >> colleagues, any questions or statements? i don't see anything. >> so with that we will call for public comment on item number one. yes. before i call for comment i like to ask if the

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mta student success fund and other items citywide operating costs continue to increase along with inflation and then i've highlighted a few additional other major costs in the last bullet point just a few illustrative graphics to go along with those words. the first is demonstrating the general fund salary and benefit costs over the last several years. as you may not be surprised here health care costs are also a major factor in employee benefits costs. we see those costs settling into to those cost increases settling in at annual increases of approximately 6 to 7% per year. now. so that's that's kind of baked into our assumptions at the remote work trends continue to impact the city's financials particularly around office vacancy rates but also with regard to sales tax hotel activity, convention activity and san francisco continues to lag behind other cities in the recovery in office vacancies and on the hotel hospitality side of things the one of the key metrics is the revenue per available room and you can see here that pre-pandemic it was hovering around $225 and we've seem to have stab

the largest pieces of that are transportation connections from the mta for prevention program from d h financial counseling from treasurer and tax collector and rental subsidies and the senior operating subsidies program and we buy those services from mayor's office on health and community development salaries and salaries for daft.ie staff and general fringe benefits the same professional services is another form of contracting. there has been over the last year a lot of discussion about what we properly call cbo grants and what we call professional services contracts. the city attorney's office has been refining its definitions and so we may have a little bit of shifting back and forth between professional services contracts and cbo grants and that it's a definitional question in terms of how we categorized them for practical purposes. there is a slightly different process in entering into a cbo grant agreement and a professional services contract than the professional services contracts go through the civil service commission and the office of contract administration as part of th

some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable carnd that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's exciting to know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping cable cars. i do. >> i

american indian cultural district and sid and the community equity councils with planning and serve mtaaddition to other community councils. born and raised in san francisco mother, grandmother and great grandmother and retired after 32 years of service with the s.f. mta as a senior operations manager i am a survivor of the disparities created by institutional processes in this city and count country that were designed and intended to oppress community. these of color these disparities have broadened and the impact felt in many communities that have an intersectional existence. i am here, my community is here . we are human beings the same as each of you and all gathered here. we are not just one we are many that our connection has been forged by survival no matter our cultural or community identity we need to not feared the threats of our future. we need to support and strengthen each other by supporting each other. the american indian community exists throughout each and every community in this city, state and country. we are not just limited to a cultural district. in addition to the

rinaldo said about the need for one voice mta to make this calls and ultimately agency and industry everybodys to live by that decision and we need to get back to the place that you could kill and help empower this spectrum experts to be the ones that have to make hard choices and how all of us want them to be used. >> thank you very much at mr. powell in the aftermath of historic double hurricanes this land florida and north carolina and other parts of the self and the wildfires that have destroyed cities in california have these communities need to rebuild from scratch. i will permitting policies impact rebuilding efforts and bookend the colors do tomorrow quickly and cost-effectively rebuild robust networks in these areas potentially allowing them to achieve citywide network charter has done in charlotte north carolina and if you could answer that, i would appreciate it. >> image most importantly that efficient receipt preventing is essential in our members often in communities when into situations which they are to lay fiber across an enormous expense of rural and waiting for permits for