for these reasons, we brought this pilot concept to the mta board again in september 2021, and mta board approved it at that time and subsequent to that, after that approval of the initial pilot as staff was developing program rules, taxi industry members requested that mta allow taxi apps to dispatch trips from third parties. from parties or entities that don't hold the permit with the mta such as uber and which may offer fares that aren't based on the taxi meter rate. at that time we took a look at this internally and understood that it needed mta bord approval so we went back to the mta board with a amendment and the mta board approved the third party aspect of the pilot in april of 2022. since that time, the mta has been working with the taxi industry and key stakeholders to develop the program rules and those program rules were issued in early august: applications for the taxi apps to participate in the pilot were due mid-september and mta received three applications. one from arrow, one from fly wheel and one from yo taxi. currently mta is in the process of reviewing those applicat

for these reasons, we brought this pilot concept to the mta board again in september 2021, and mta board approved it at that time and subsequent to that, after that approval of the initial pilot as staff was developing program rules, taxi industry members requested that mta allow taxi apps to dispatch trips from third parties. from parties or entities that don't hold the permit with the mta such as uber and which may offer fares that aren't based on the taxi meter rate. at that time we took a look at this internally and understood that it needed mta bord approval so we went back to the mta board with a amendment and the mta board approved the third party aspect of the pilot in april of 2022. since that time, the mta has been working with the taxi industry and key stakeholders to develop the program rules and those program rules were issued in early august: applications for the taxi apps to participate in the pilot were due mid-september and mta received three applications. one from arrow, one from fly wheel and one from yo taxi. currently mta is in the process of reviewing those applicat

mta seems to serve as agent for uber and not the public at large. especially people with disability who need taxi service. in fact, the deal approved by sfmta board of directors in april require mta to give up its charter mandated authority to determine taxi meter rates in public and transparent manner. uber will now determine the passenger fares for all participating cabs and this is nothing less then a privateization and deregialation of transit. taxi drivers i have spoken with are opposed. please support supervisor chan's well crafted resolution. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. please forward the next caller. >> hello. hello supervisors. thank you everyone for the late day and hearing us on the subject. bret johnson a medallion holder and drives since 1994 in the city. thank you so much supervisor chan. i support your resolution 100 percent. if there is any way you and the good work you do and dean preston and the good work he's doing and understanding of the cab industry you both seem to have to cloning yourselves please and begin running the cab industry, i would be appreciate that and think i speak for many cab drivers. having th

mta seems to serve as agent for uber and not the public at large. especially people with disability who need taxi service. in fact, the deal approved by sfmta board of directors in april require mta to give up its charter mandated authority to determine taxi meter rates in public and transparent manner. uber will now determine the passenger fares for all participating cabs and this is nothing less then a privateization and deregialation of transit. taxi drivers i have spoken with are opposed. please support supervisor chan's well crafted resolution. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. please forward the next caller. >> hello. hello supervisors. thank you everyone for the late day and hearing us on the subject. bret johnson a medallion holder and drives since 1994 in the city. thank you so much supervisor chan. i support your resolution 100 percent. if there is any way you and the good work you do and dean preston and the good work he's doing and understanding of the cab industry you both seem to have to cloning yourselves please and begin running the cab industry, i would be appreciate that and think i speak for many cab drivers. having th

the supposed mta response to the board resolution is in the on letterhead. has no author or date. so it is hard to get the context if they could resends it. with somebody's name, date and may be mta all right letter head not/khrer how many are in the served they are on routes not in service. in the clear how this effort related to other transit planning work. i'm sure they will say they are busy doing transit planning not sure they are up to but this is clear something that will take several years according to memo. and finally the entire document titled the bus stop guidelines san franking municipal riway are not on the mta website i request this mta post this document on the website or in the alternative mail a copy to me and this therefore is a public record's ask to the mta if they don't post on the website i will have further comment when is this is conditioned i'm sure you will. >> thank you. >> next speaker. please. >> adam in d6. i don't understands why there needs to be hearingos this it should be common sense. bus stipulates should be painted red zones throughout the city

i complained mta shortened the l bus route on july 9pt violated the city charter places responsibility for making significant bus line changes with a board not staff. mta has not been able to establish an exception for any of the reasons it offered for not presenting the change to you for a vote. only remedy for the charter violation system rescind the l bus route change special restore the westportal section by plagues the issue as an action item as soon as possible on the upcoming agenda for public hearing or issue of the change itself. once you reupon sinldz the change if the mta wants to eliminate westportal and embark. of i urge you to reject possible attempt by the mta to convince you from holding off the rescinding until they put the route change on an agenda for you to approve. clearly the mta does not want the l bus change rescinded it made the change to use the savings to fund other routes. the mta should not be allowed violate the charter by keeping the unlawful l bus route change in affect for any time. even until they may or may not convince to you approve it. allowing the violations to continue would reward them for violati

i complained mta shortened the l bus route on july 9pt violated the city charter places responsibility for making significant bus line changes with a board not staff. mta has not been able to establish an exception for any of the reasons it offered for not presenting the change to you for a vote. only remedy for the charter violation system rescind the l bus route change special restore the westportal section by plagues the issue as an action item as soon as possible on the upcoming agenda for public hearing or issue of the change itself. once you reupon sinldz the change if the mta wants to eliminate westportal and embark. of i urge you to reject possible attempt by the mta to convince you from holding off the rescinding until they put the route change on an agenda for you to approve. clearly the mta does not want the l bus change rescinded it made the change to use the savings to fund other routes. the mta should not be allowed violate the charter by keeping the unlawful l bus route change in affect for any time. even until they may or may not convince to you approve it. allowing the violations to continue would reward them for violati

>> this issue with last here at the board on october fifth of 2021 to extend the existing contracts the staff report refers to this date in 2020. i was not aware mta managed the rec and park department kewhereafter lot i wonder if it is new and not in the map in the presentation. i would have included that in the presentation and the staff report. and perhaps in the future it could be included and distinguished the mta facilities for rec and park facilities. i think this this management and operations function should in the be contracted out. i would bring it in house i said that before. i would be interested in mark and the team sters perspective on this issue. perhaps hoe is listening. i appreciate your remark. i had a flash back earlier to when the director heminger served on park and traffic commission and this was a few years ago. i think hoe and i were younger. the resolutions result cluzs 5 indistances refer to the sfmta you know -- i said this before i'm sorry please, please please look at materials before they go public it is embarrassing to have typos like that page 144 in the second contract refers to mr. malone's office on south vaness

a year ago mta and reshg and park examined how the upper great highway could work as a promenade. applications required by ceqa once the board approved mar's study. staff will apply for a permit. during the pilot study staff and mta collect information like usage data and public feedback. the great highway's long-term future. travellers may have noticed change in golden gate park on minuted rec and park and mta opened a new traffic flow pattern between chain of lakes and sunset. this new configuration is to give vehicles an option to exit east lane on mlk and sunset boulevard. concrete barriers were installod mlk for a separated space for people on foot or bike. the past couple of days add additional barriers and roadway mark torse protect pedestrians and cyclists and create traffic flow for all this is a work in progress and do our best to balance public safety need in this space. [speaking fast]. rec and park implemented new measures to more effectively surprise projects on properties. this mont the controller's office found reshg and park did not over see the ports smith parking garage project managed by port smith parkin

would last through the end of 2025 and so, supervisor mar, along with sf mta and they are anticipated it will go before the board of legislation in the coming weeks and the pilot study is important to be able to collect data, to understand usage, alternative traffic options, gather more public feedback in order to fully examine how the upper great highway between lincoln and slote could work as a promenade with the success of our promenade along jfk, we are, we really are excited to see upper grade highway walk down the same path. we recognize that the roads are different and they are used a little differently so we're quite comfortable with this compromise approach. more things blooming in golden gate park. la ros devaugn and i do speak french, so i'm sure i butchered that. we have a dedication ceremony and the gold compass sculpture designed by michelle thonial that was, that sits outside the conservatory of flowers and was donated to us by local art gallery 836m and the leparnard family and although the commission approved the work of arts status back in 2018 making it the first addition to the city's permane

mta the public utility's commission, puc. the port. rec and park, airport and public health. finally we did also meet with the clerk of the board of supervisors who at this time leaning a project for a new board of supervisors system. and unfortunately at that time, that project would not meet the department's need. instead for the 6 departments we were already in communication with, 2 of them already had a new work load system the mta and puc. we convened a group of stake holders from mta, puc and public works to gather business requirements for a new work flow system for public works. we i don't think we would be as prepared as today without them. we thank the employee who is guided us through this process. their experience and advice was invaluable for us. ensuring we would be ready to support department. we wanted make sure they were set up for success. what's the results. collaboration? it has been a work load system. showing the screen shot of the home page. the beginning of this year, in january, we met with the public work's it team to set out to create a new system that would aid the department staff. the executive and

francisco board supervisors are trying to pass a resolution to further regulate the use of scooters on sidewalks. the supervisors introduced a resolution that would have power. the san francisco mtao issue citations to people who are improperly writing the scooters parking the scooters, you know, all over the sidewalk. if passed, the fine would be divided between the scooter company and the customer riding it. aaron peskin as one of the 3 same cisco board supervisors who drafted this. and since last july, the municipal transportation authority cited bird spin and lime 12,000 times. more than a million dollars in fines. but peskin complains it. people keep repeating the same mistakes so they need to take on at least half of the cost of that citation. >> i want to reform behavior and get these people to stop writing our sidewalks and endangering inconveniencing our pedestrian. and so if part of the fine is passed onto the consumer, they are going to realize that it comes with a price to write in our sidewalk. >> and sure resting say so. the scooter guide, you know, ryan and it's not pay. and so they don't care. they're doing thing. the resolution would also force the scooter compan

need to mt, muni, mta, muni needs people from the community, if i'm elected supervisor i will make it my purpose to bring in people consumers from the neighborhood to sit on the board with the people too many make decisions for us we are not included. we need to be at the table. i'm so tired of people making decisions to cut out a bus or reroute a bus and not telling seniors or disabled people in wheel chairs or canes and crutches. we have to hold people hands to the fire. we have to make it more accountable. most of the people making decisions about the bus lines have drivers. that don't even take the bumps don't get on bart. we need to hold all the agenciless accountability to bring people from the community to help make decisions. >> thank you. >> so, yes. we need to ensure that we investing in public transportation absolutely. and continue top do so. people have to rely on this to get to and from work daily and we want to ensurety resources there are for folks to use public transit. it is environmentally friendly. we need to continue to do that. also see upgrades happen. this means that you know some of the stops we need to make sure that the cleanliness of the

>> this issue with last here at the board on october fifth of 2021 to extend the existing contracts the staff report refers to this date in 2020. i was not aware mta managed the rec and park department kewhereafter lot i wonder if it is new and not in the map in the presentation. i would have included that in the presentation and the staff report. and perhaps in the future it could be included and distinguished the mta facilities for rec and park facilities. i think this this management and operations function should in the be contracted out. i would bring it in house i said that before. i would be interested in mark and the team sters perspective on this issue. perhaps hoe is listening. i appreciate your remark. i had a flash back earlier to when the director heminger served on park and traffic commission and this was a few years ago. i think hoe and i were younger. the resolutions result cluzs 5 indistances refer to the sfmta you know -- i said this before i'm sorry please, please please look at materials before they go public it is embarrassing to have typos like that page 144 in the second contract refers to mr. malone's office on south vaness

oca came to the board for approval revenues were estimated at $1.3 million for the 3 year contract duration. again, this is city wide as needed contract and it is quite heavily used by mta, airport, puc, public safety departments, rec and park, public works and basically any department that utilizing fleet and heavy equipment. so, this slide provides the total revenue received during the term of the agreement. as you can see as of may 2020 this stands at $1.22 million with average of approximately $61 thousand in revenue each month. at this time seeking to amend the contract to extend the duration by one year to september 30, 2023 and we anticipate that total revenue for the full 4 year duration will be about $2.1 million. thank you. >> thank you. any questions colleagues? nope. if we can open this item up for public comment mr. clerk. >> yes, madam chair. members who wish to speak on the resolution joining in person should line up now to speak. for those listening remotely- [providing public comment instructions] seeing no in person speakers in the chamber and no speakers in the queue. >> public comment is closed. make the motion to send to full board with positive rec

need to mt, muni, mta, muni needs people from the community, if i'm elected supervisor i will make it my purpose to bring in people consumers from the neighborhood to sit on the board with the people too many make decisions for us we are not included. we need to be at the table. i'm so tired of people making decisions to cut out a bus or reroute a bus and not telling seniors or disabled people in wheel chairs or canes and crutches. we have to hold people hands to the fire. we have to make it more accountable. most of the people making decisions about the bus lines have drivers. that don't even take the bumps don't get on bart. we need to hold all the agenciless accountability to bring people from the community to help make decisions. >> thank you. >> so, yes. we need to ensure that we investing in public transportation absolutely. and continue top do so. people have to rely on this to get to and from work daily and we want to ensurety resources there are for folks to use public transit. it is environmentally friendly. we need to continue to do that. also see upgrades happen. this means that you know some of the stops we need to make sure that the cleanliness of the

board and never received a reply. and we are having a committee meeting on this at the mta and public safety and -- a couple of other weird issues. are going to be on our committee meeting on the 12th of august. 14th of august i'm trying to figure out a way of get nothing touch. for one or bottle them to attends that is a low key meeting. i don't know what to do you call he is correct you try to call that office and you can't get anyone. and -- so -- i would like to you discuss this. and miss borden you know how to get a hold of me. if you don't you can get a hold through andy mullen of stephanie's office if you can't don't have my number. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. in is herbert winer. this month is the celebration of transit month. and the best way i can think of celebrating transit month is restoring the free and 47 lines. these are vital lines to communities. and it is a disservice to not restore these lines. and public transportation has to be accessible to everyone. in all areas of the city. and -- to delete these lines that were previously important ones is a disservice to the san francisco.