andfinally on a sign of , richard roffman, a regular commentor for this board and related to the mta had a recent death in the family. i know the board of supervisors is doing the memorial today on that matter. my thoughts are with him and i would injury you to think about richard and that's all i have for item 9. >> thank you for that and we're sosorry to hear of his loss. moderator, arethere any additional colors on the line ? >> you have one question remaining . >> next speaker please. >> my name is stacy randy. i'm calling about their work 2 deaths this weekend on our streets. one is inparticular the cyclist on the loris street . sf pd and said it was a cyclist just shy of 11 pm, crashed into cars and that's it. there's no cause. it was just a solo cyclist and i just find it incredibly hard to believe that you can attend something saturday night that there were no other cars on dolores or at the bus stops might not have somehow contributed to this persons untimely death. and i'd like to know what sfmta is doing about that. my other question is going to be regular and that is i wou

please go ahead mister emery. >> that question of the mta board resolution is quoted on page 6 of the mta brief, that's all i was going to say. >> thank you. i believe president honda, did you have a question or no? thank you so commissioners this matter is submitted. >> president: which commissionerwould like to start ? don't all jump inat one time . >> i'll go ahead. or did you raise your hand? can't hear you. >> i'm not surei want to . i think we're all feeling at least i am feeling the unfortunate nature of this situation where an individual has dedicated many many decades to his craft and has the anticipation that and expectation that there will be something at the end of the rainbow and then unfortunately is told the pot of gold at the end of therainbow is featuring only an empty pot . andthat's really an unfortunate thing .and we are all incredibly sympathetic and probably saddened by that as we all are. and, but we are strapped with the same old thing which is there is some clear rules it seems and i look forward to ... that's my interpretation that it's a permit. the permit i

please go ahead mister emery. >> that question of the mta board resolution is quoted on page 6 of the mta brief, that's all i was going to say. >> thank you. i believe president honda, did you have a question or no? thank you so commissioners this matter is submitted. >> president: which commissionerwould like to start ? don't all jump inat one time . >> i'll go ahead. or did you raise your hand? can't hear you. >> i'm not surei want to . i think we're all feeling at least i am feeling the unfortunate nature of this situation where an individual has dedicated many many decades to his craft and has the anticipation that and expectation that there will be something at the end of the rainbow and then unfortunately is told the pot of gold at the end of therainbow is featuring only an empty pot . andthat's really an unfortunate thing .and we are all incredibly sympathetic and probably saddened by that as we all are. and, but we are strapped with the same old thing which is there is some clear rules it seems and i look forward to ... that's my interpretation that it's a permit. the permit i

we stopped and started and stopped again a joint commission hearing with that mta board that gwyneth and i, chair borden and i had talked about doing. your comments make me realize i should look back with her and maybe we can finally get that off the table because i think there's a lot ofstuff around reopening, around getting streets clean that people want to visit . i think it might be appropriate to check back in with the da on public safety issues. i don't know if you guys saw the flower shop that was burne . it was in the newsthis morning . it's been there for 100 years and completely burned. director dickinson, do you remember thename of that shop ? >> hanks floral shop. >> president: so we have our work cut out for us. with that being said i have nothing else to say and go ahead. >> i've got one more item. i want to give a shout out and what a great job to the cbd, the new downtown cbd financial district . there might be anybody down there, the streets are the cleanest. our power washing them. every time i see them i thank them for getting in, the commercial alley is clean. tha

we stopped and started and stopped again a joint commission hearing with that mta board that gwyneth, chair borden and i had talked about doing. your comments make me realize i should look back with her and maybe we can finally get that off the table because i think there's a lot ofstuff around reopening, around getting streets clean that people want to visit . i think it might be appropriate to check back in with the da on public safety issues. i don't know if you guys saw the flower shop that was burne . it was in the newsthis morning . it's been there for 100 years and completely burned. director dickinson, do you remember thename of that shop ? >> hanks floral shop. >> president: so we have our work cut out for us. with that being said i have nothing else to say and go ahead. >> i've got one more item. i want to give a shout out and what a great job to the cbd, the new downtown cbd financial district . there might be anybody down there, the streets are the cleanest. our power washing them. every time i see them i thank them for getting in, the commercial alley is clean. that down

line 3, by adding the words at the end of that sentence "and the board of supervisors in section 6.10, which would subject approval of the mta's penalty scheme to board of supervisors' approval as well as recreation and parks approval. so i would like to offer that amendment. >> president walton: thank you, do we have a second to the amendment. seconded by supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, president walton. colleagues, i also wanted to -- well, thanks to supervisor safai as our vice chair of the budget committee. i want to let you know that we have asked to duplicate this very file and table at budget committee because it also discussed the parking fees for golden gate, parking garage and we're working with to figure out the resolution passed last week around the golden gate parking garage. how can we achieve equitable access by providing four hours free parking in the garage, and those who have low-income as well disabilities. we're working on that and i want to make sure you're aware of that, it has a duplicated file awaiting for us as well. thank you. >> president walton: thank you so much, supervisor chan. ma

i mean, i think the mta really needs understand that this board of supervisors, this mayor, the previous board of supervisors, the previous mayor have successfully endeavored to do more than our part and this really feels like a screw san francisco situation and the resentment is profound and it has to be stated candidly for the record . if the mtc wants to really be our regional organization that is held in high regard and inspected, regionally behavior like this just really can't happen. i have always shunned san francisco's exceptionalism and have not been one of those elected officials who runs around thinking that san francisco is the crown jewel in the area counties but in the same breath, we can't be kicked around like this. when our arguments and the numbers balance what we are trying to express. it's just beyond me. thank you forallowing me to get that off my chest .>> chair: thank you vice chair peskin. we can open this item to public comment. >> operator, this is britney, can youhear me ? you want me to pause a few minutes to address those microphone issues. >> let's take a fi

i mean, i think the mta really needs understand that this board of supervisors, this mayor, the previous board of supervisors, the previous mayor have successfully endeavored to do more than our part and this really feels like a screw san francisco situation and the resentment is profound and it has to be stated candidly for the record . if the mtc wants to really be our regional organization that is held in high regard and inspected, regionally behavior like this just really can't happen. i have always shunned san francisco's exceptionalism and have not been one of those elected officials who runs around thinking that san francisco is the crown jewel in the area counties but in the same breath, we can't be kicked around like this. when our arguments and the numbers balance what we are trying to express. it's just beyond me. thank you forallowing me to get that off my chest .>> chair: thank you vice chair peskin. we can open this item to public comment. >> operator, this is britney, can youhear me ? you want me to pause a few minutes to address those microphone issues. >> let's take a fi

i mean, i think the mta really needs understand that this board of supervisors, this mayor, the previous board of supervisors, the previous mayor have successfully endeavored to do more than our part and this really feels like a screw san francisco situation and the resentment is profound and it has to be stated candidly for the record . if the mtc wants to really be our regional organization that is held in high regard and inspected, regionally behavior like this just really can't happen. i have always shunned san francisco's exceptionalism and have not been one of those elected officials who runs around thinking that san francisco is the crown jewel in the area counties but in the same breath, we can't be kicked around like this. when our arguments and the numbers balance what we are trying to express. it's just beyond me. thank you forallowing me to get that off my chest .>> chair: thank you vice chair peskin. we can open this item to public comment. >> operator, this is britney, can youhear me ? you want me to pause a few minutes to address those microphone issues. >> let's take a fi

and whether we have studies and whether the mta is considering that, whether the board has seen those. i was wondering if you could talk about that director tumlin >> president walton: thank you, supervisor melgar. director tumlin. >> thank you for that, supervisor, and thank you for that question. so one of the things that we're working on right now is to try to use the upcoming federal money that we expect to come out of both the infrastructure bill as well as other federal sources and use that money in order to save on operations so that we can invest in or service restoration. as you know our old cars are incredibly expensive and time consuming to maintain. the new light rail vehicles are three to four times more efficient in terms of the ability to provide service but also in terms of maintenance costs. so this is a way that we use our capital money in order to create savings from the operating side, in order to deliver service and also to set ourselves up for federal investment, without this contract that makes it a lot more difficult for us to be able ready for federal capital

indiscernible] and i requested the board of supervisors to convene a hearing to review the medallions for taxis. the taxi medallion holders, because of the fact that the mta is currently trying to have them repossessed because of problems that are currently occurring with the medallions. i requested the board have an appropriate -- create the legislation to assist the medallion holders and to have to have the ability to keep them. please look into this topic. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, sir. operations, do we have another caller in the queue, please? >> caller: hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: yes, welcome. >> caller: hello? thank you. ava christiani. in 110 years that my father's family has lived and worked in san francisco, we have seen a near handful of latinos elected to the board of supervisors, despite being the most underpaid labor. and latino residents have been targeted by police and far more severely than whites. often for political purposes. this august, several sf board of supervisors and prominent progressives weighed in on allegations of sexual assault made by a white woman against a young latina activist as

indiscernible] and i requested the board of supervisors to convene a hearing to review the medallions for taxis. the taxi medallion holders, because of the fact that the mta is currently trying to have them repossessed because of problems that are currently occurring with the medallions. i requested the board have an appropriate -- create the legislation to assist the medallion holders and to have to have the ability to keep them. please look into this topic. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, sir. operations, do we have another caller in the queue, please? >> caller: hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: yes, welcome. >> caller: hello? thank you. ava christiani. in 110 years that my father's family has lived and worked in san francisco, we have seen a near handful of latinos elected to the board of supervisors, despite being the most underpaid labor. and latino residents have been targeted by police and far more severely than whites. often for political purposes. this august, several sf board of supervisors and prominent progressives weighed in on allegations of sexual assault made by a white woman against a young latina activist as