i am in favor of supervisor david campos on the mtc. we appreciate the work he has done part bring with community organizations. this is the first that in making transportation something that is accessible to the san francisco's who depend on it and need it, the working class communities of color, and we feel like that is something important him and we really want to see that he makes this. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> my name is alex. i may field representative for local 1021. i am also here in support of supervisor campos to the mta commission. he has been a friend of the union in the past, and we continue to support him. thank you very much. supervisor kim: thank you. if the folks could start stepping forward. we have a lot of items before us today. >> good afternoon. my name is frank kennedy. i live and supervisor elsbernd's district, and i am a user of the transit system. david campos needs to be on the mtc because he is helping me to resolve issues that i am having with mtc's clipper card program, and i would just like

mtc's goals are much more consistent with investing in urban areas. the prudhoe between october and february will be the time where these things can be weighed on, to advance priorities. >> thank you. i just wanted to clarify for those try to understand -- this is very complicated. do not hesitate to call us. i also wanted to stress the regional transportation plan, even though it has planned in the name -- it is becoming more plan-like, but it is also very programming-like. the primary place where san francisco products get that it is the seventh disco trott -- project plan. by and large, most of the products are listed in programmatic categories. all existing categories, plan status, are probably there. if you have a brand new idea, that has to go to the san francisco transportation plan first. there will be another call this spring and summer to provide ideas for the plan. commissioner campos: in terms of process, once you get the projects on the 24th, you're coming back to the committee in may? >> yes, to seek input on the list -- april. as descri

what we are focused on now, because of the external debt bind that mtc has given to us to submit san francisco priorities to them by september 29. mtc issued a call for projects for the regional transportation plan on february 14, signed the accord with several different tasks. first is to issue a call for projects, which we did on february 18. to perform average to prioritize projects and assigned san francisco's discretionary funding target, which is $6.61 billion, and to court and after that with project sponsors to develop a final list of projects. also wanted to know, we will be submitting san francisco projects a regional, transit operators, caltrans will be reporting directly to mtc. so what needs to be in the rtp? products that are seeking federal or state funds, some kind of federal action before 2017. that sounds really expensive, but essentially, products can be in the rtp in two ways. first is an individual listing, which are only products that are project enhancing. most categories are flexible. this is a list of examples of individual projects, the wheel drive, central

the mtc will continue to look back product evaluations -- look back to project evaluations. that is all to say that there will be several bites at the apple for you here, and we have been scheduling already individual meetings with you or your staff to discuss priorities in your district and so on, with the caveat that the chair gave earlier that we are not likely to see huge amounts of money, so we need to be careful about how we prioritize. nevertheless, this is the time to put those things out. the mtc has released an initial vision scenario, which is more of the wish list that takes into account the future and an ideal sense of how the region should grow. in some places, morgan city, more connectivity with transit and so on. that does not mean is what we will wind up with, but an initial take to see what it would cost, what it would take to get to that kind of scenario. the topics that we continue to push -- and i am cognizant of the fact that share -- chair mirkarimi will be hosting another of these forums to discuss precisely these issues -- is that whether it is new g

mtc is being crafted in how they are setting this up. the transportation authority had taken a support position, for example, but mtc arranged to have them appear in support of the bill. that brought to coauthors who were on the committee on board and that, i think, led the way. we were the only entity there to express opposition. the principal make up of that committee was for southern california with the exception of the two members from contra costa, so that was the bellwether for that. that bill was the assembly -- the next stage of the bill was the assembly appropriations committee. we will have to take a close look at that. there was a series of discussions with assembly member ammiano about what we're going to do -- >> did he not introduce a competing bill? >> he did not get. i do not know if that is his strategy. supervisor mar: we open this up for public comment and close. can we support the recommendation without objection? ok, so move. please call the next item. >> 5, introduction of new items. this is an introduction item. su

mtc said it is muni's responsibility to fix them. i did not know if that is the case, but they have consistently been silent on this issue. i forwarded that e-mail to you folks and got no answer. again, i'm saying it is a potential injury litigation liability issue. i also want to ask, we were told just now of a special meeting at 9:00. is that going to be a public meeting? director nolan: yes, it will. >> i just want to be sure we can all come. director nolan: it has been noticed. >> yes, it was posted outside of the 72 hours as is legally required, and people who have requested notice by e-mail and u.s. postal service were sent notice of that. barry toronto. he is the last person who has turned in a speaker card. at this point. >> good afternoon.

earlier about a.b. 57 and the legislation under consideration in sacramento to add two seats to the mtc, i know the board of supervisors has taken a position. supervisor wiener introduced a resolution on that. we want to continue to be active in advocating against that piece of legislation. i do not know what is coming up in sacramento, if there is a hearing that is coming up, but i want to make sure that we are as engaged in sharing our concerns with the legislature about the significance of that legislation. >> thank you. it has been our practice to communicate positions to the legislature immediately after they are taken. that is what we did with a.b. 57, to the chairs of both transportation committees in the assembly and the senate, to our entire legislative delegation. and through our legislative advocates, to all committees, with the legislation is heard -- where the legislation is heard. so far, we have had a legislative advocate participate and give testimony at the meeting that happened last week on monday. the committee actually approved the bill on a 13-0 vote, which i think

he says mtc is meeting with caltrain, muni and the vta to find a funding plan that will finance caltrainntil the 2012 election. the rail operator says it needs to cut $30 million from its operating budget. >> the mtc has recommended the approval of $19 million in bridge toll funding for the bart extension project in contra costa county. it will help advance the construction of the $463 million e-bart extension through pittsburgh and antioch. officials say the funding is necessary to keep the project on schedule and on budget. construction began last october, and the extension is expected to open for service in 2015. the poll commission is scheduled to consider the recommendations at its monthly meeting march 23rd. >> teams of experts are performing a massive legal and scientific analysis of the explosion. they gathered to remember the victims and what happened exactly six months ago. alan wang reports. >> the crestmore canyon neighbors gathered at empty lots where their neighbors' homes once stood. 6:11 p.m. the time of the explosion they remember the eight neighbors killed. >> it's hard

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he finally got the green light from mtc. it will be in the commission as the first hurdle. you wouldn't typically expect a policy hearing this early. it depends on the pressure they bring to bear. i haven't heard of any special efforts. i would not be surprised to hear them pushing for a hearing. they would waid for other bills. we are monitoring this on a regular basis. >> ab-57? >> it is b.e.a.l.l. just a comment, the assembly transportation committee is not represented well by the bay area, with one person. susan from contra costa county. we will have to look for allies in other areas who probably don't care about this battle or concern. so it will be more difficult and i can report that amiano is on this. he started charting out the game plan to go after the bill and make changes that are needed. your delegation is on top of this. but the bill is not set. >> mr. chair. this is a signifigant policy issue, clearly. one i am sure will get a lot of debate. i am aware that commissioner wiener introduced a resolution opposing the change. i do not know, but i -- mark is not ab

there are changes in love heard recently from the mtc, so we can mitigate some of the 19th avenue. i do not think we will be able to do that without. i want to think one man who has worked a long time on this issue. i would like you to think ahead to 30 years from now about what this area will be like. some programs will have their facts korea and the carbon tax will have its effects. wages have actually gone down in the last 10 years. i think it would be farsighted to start restricting the parking at parkmerced early on, and i realize a lot of this is not part of the eir. i hope you will pass this on the merits of the eir alone and not on the others. the developer, as you know, has already had to reorganize ones. if this it's dragged out, the cost is going to go into the process. there are changes that need to be made. [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> my name is scott thomas, and my wife and i moved to parkmerced 30 years ago, and we have absolutely no regrets. one of the good things about this is trust. years ago, it promised us a brand new elevators they then s

but what i am noticing now is having gone to the mtc meetings and other meetings is that san francisco -- this is the city and county of san francisco -- is not going to get due representation. where once we had three, we are going to get two. i want to leave you with this thought -- do not have yourselves to much on the back -- back --pat -- do not pat yourselves to much on the back. we want results. thank you very much. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. very good. next item. >> item 5, adopted a position on state legislation. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. any comments? seeing none, public comment on this item please? public comment is closed. we will take this without objection. so move. very good. >> item 6, appoint joseph flanagan, jr. to the citizens' advisory committee. this is an action item. supervisor mirkarimi: very good. comments? >> for a long time, i would go to the meetings -- supervisor mirkarimi: your name, please. >> i am well known in the city. supervisor mirkarimi: for the rec

it is also interesting to see the mtc has come up with an estimate, about $240 million, as being the size of the structural deficit of the regional transit operators regionwide. if a 10-cent gas tax were approved, that would generate about $300 million. the wisdom generally is that it cannot be a purely transit measure. you have to take a chunk of the money out and give it to roads or something. again, we have to be strategic about what source we go after and not count on one particular source as bailing us out. i wanted to make another comment about short-term and long-term solutions. everybody is scraping the barrel to provide maintenance. the one part we did quibble with and more strongly we would not support is the diversion of funds from electrification to fill the short term--- short term--- short-term gap. electrification, as we understand it, and i'm sure commissioner elsbernd can speak to it more clearly, is either going to be the silver bullet or gold bullet for caltrain in the future. it gives them the ability to increase speeds, save on fuel costs. basically increase ride

the metropolitan transportation commission, the mtc, is in charge of all the bay area's transportation long-term planning and allocating state and federal funds so its plan is to fund caltrain through 2012 when it can possibly get a measure on the ballot asking us all for more money in taxes for caltrain. >> someone has to pay. okay, anne makovec, live in san francisco, thank you. >>> a teenager who survived the san bruno pipeline blast is now speaking publicly for the first time. 19-year-old joseph ruigomez attended a memorial last night marking the six-month anniversary of the blast. he says he was watching a football game when the gas pipeline blew up just yards away. his girlfriend jessica morales was sitting right next to him. she died instantly. >> just for that to be stripped away is just -- it's worse than any injuries. i don't care about any of the injuries i have right now, nothing about that. all that's on my mind is how much i miss my girlfriend. >> eight people were killed in that explosion. ruigomez suffered burns on his face and midsection and has been receiving treatmen

going into the next year or so, mtc have been engaged in a critical issue called sb-375, which is literally going to impact and change the face of san francisco by trying to use regional planning to impose a density requirement on san francisco. i think these questions are incredibly critical for low income communities, particularly those who have reached transit corridors. district 9 is certainly a district where we have incredibly rich transit corridors,

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the mtc will be meeting in oakland this morning. whether to put $19 million toward the extension. >>> and the santa cruz harbor is open once again for the first time since it was damaged by the tsunami from the japan earthquake. the surges sank or damaged more than 100 boats. federal experts completed their investigation of the harbor sea floor and determined that the waters are safe again. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> busy on the eastshore freeway on the bay bridge. give yourself some extra time. the bay bridge is improving. most of those delays are in the cash lanes. sluggish across the upper deck into san francisco. south 680 slow and go through walnut creek. stays busy into the south bay. also san mateo bridge wind advisory still in effect but looks like the commute is getting better. about 14 minutes between 880 and 101. that's traffic. here's your forecast with lawrence. >> thank you. a stormy start to the day, gianna, a lot of rainfall around the bay area now tur