at tomorrow's mtc meeting, we will be taking up the issue again on whether or not to move the mtc headquarters, colo kidded with several other agencies, to san francisco, after some chaos after the committee was formed in the recommended that we proceed with the purchase. there had been growing support for that. i'm optimistic there. i also believe we will have a hearing in the next month or two on ab 57, which is very important here in san francisco. i am confident we can have a good discussion on whether or not that bill should proceed. commissioner mirkarimi: commissioner campos? commissioner campos: just to follow-up on what commissioner wiener said, i think it is important to note, all of the city agencies in both of our offices are working to ensure there is a cohesive city strategy, in terms of our service on the mtc. one of the things that i look for too, working with the transportation authority on, is making sure that we also involved, besides the city agencies, and we also involved in members of the city of san francisco, so that they become more engaged in some of the issues that a

mtc and abag will do a round of public outreach in january. by march, we will have gone to the different scenarios that the regional agencies plan to adopt by may. so far, we have some -- we have heard some level of input. we posted a directors forum that we had on september 21. we heard some input from the public and advocates at that meeting that is largely reflected in what you heard today. we will be having a leadership roundtable meeting for an opportunity for our san francisco representatives on the regional agencies to discuss these proposals with staff from mtc and abag. the next item you'll see here at this committee is seeking approval of the list of our financially-constrained transportation priorities either later this year or early next year. the action we are seeking is to approve our wine bay area block grant advocacy principles. i am happy to answer any questions. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. colleagues, i do not know if you have questions. but i want to thank you for the ways you have tried to incorporate

we are coordinating with the regional agencies, and i am in touch with mtc on a regular basis. they will watch it as a demonstration of how they might replicate similar approaches. supervisor mar: thank you. any other questions, colleagues? can we move this forward without objection? thank you. please call the next item. parkside in karcher, recommend seeking that the treasure island development authority board and the san francisco board of supervisors to designate the authority as the treasure island mobility management agency to implement the treasure island transportation program, authorizing the executive director to execute a memorandum of agreement between the authority and tida, and authorizing the executive director to negotiate initial operating contracts and avella timma formation documents with tida for consideration by the authority board by march 31, 2012. >> as you know, the treasure island project was approved by the board of supervisors earlier this year, in july, and that fantastic milestone now means the project is moving toward the implementation planning ph

at the mtc meeting, we will be voting on it. i assume we will be doing an awful for the original cast tax. at the committee meeting, i made a comment to mtc staff. into that polling, is incredibly important mtc has feedback from each county in terms of what are the projects that need to happen, so when they are pulling on issues in san francisco and what sells and what does not sell, what has support and what does not, it is based on the needs of that county. so that we cannot go craft a ballot measure and then go to the g-8 but the mta says we need this, but then the mtc never pulls on that. so i want to urge them to work together on the pulse of we know what would have support. >> jose moscovich. rest assured. we will be participating as much as we are allowed to make sure that point, the people will be aware of the need here. however, i do not know if the people will be aware of the complete need. one of the important things about the presentation you heard today is the chart about the state of good repair, which is the full

expect to post a fourth leadership roundtable meeting in san francisco with representatives to the mtc and abag. i will continue to update the board on these. we anticipate input to deal with our own comments to mtc on vacant -- financially constrained list, which will start looking more real late this year and early 2012, leading up to the selection of a preferred alternative scenario. the chair already addressed the issues with the funding levels for safety. we do have a six-month extension of the current bill approved by congress september 12. it will take until march 31, 2012. the situation in the house is very worrisome. 35% cuts suggested in transportation funding. of course, a huge gap with the senate bill, which is proposing to maintain levels of funding where they are now, and an even bigger gap than the president is proposing. i believe we will not see a reauthorization until after the election. it is becoming more and more clear that that seems to be the case. i will keep you posted on this. unfortunately, there is not good news on that front. as far as local activity, we ha

i cannot not mention ab 57 on mtc governance. earlier, we were able to have that bill shelved for a while. the senate transportation housing committee conducted a governance meeting, a hearing last week in san jose. an interesting venue for that kind of a hearing. you know, i have that reports from a variety of folks who attended it. nothing real conclusive at this point. i expect we will have one or two more hearings during this fall that will help frame for this legislation and how mtc governance would be determined as we get into the 2012 session. throughout the year, we have talked about high-speed rail legislation. at one time, there were over 20 bills on the topic. some trying to kill it, trying to improve its, and others radically changing the course of it. most of those fell by the wayside during the year. three key bills the merged as a viable bills of interest. those are ab 16, page one of your matrix. ab 145, page 3. and sb 517, page 19. one bill deals with try to establish a california-first policy for and rolling sto

i want to say, as a transit advocate, i spent a lot of time in washington and sacramento over at mtc working on these issues. i understand the challenges, but i understand what happens when people get together and want to make something happen. when we make priorities, we are able to achieve a lot. when we set out a vision for the kids to have come here today in a difficult time, especially some of these kids of color, they are facing the toughest times of anybody in the city right now. in this difficult time, we owe it to them to make sure we can make things better, to improve the system, to make it more accessible. what we are asking for is a full partnership with mta on top of that. we have a plan that seeks funding on top of different sources. we have a strategy for making it happen. we can only do it if you are all on board as a full partner. we are committed to making it happen. you have heard about the universal nature of the program. that is importing going short. in the budget analysis is here. if you have any questions, feel free to come up to us. we would love to have some

if we determine that the need is $8 million per year between the mtc and the school district and transportation authority, we can jointly develop a financing plan for that. we do not necessarily need to wait. as for us and bringing something back sooner, should that finance plan, which some are confident would come forward sooner, if that is possible, then we would not need to wait. we want to be mindful of not having parts of that finance plan that would otherwise come to us. i will ask that the private sector is something that, at the mayor's direction, we have started to explore. in that could be part of the solution here that would reduce the burden on the public resources. a few folks mentioned education. rider education is something that, when i have discussed with the unions, it is something they feel very strongly not just for youth but for all riders. there is a real opportunity here for a little bit of a quid pro quo. the people of san francisco making this bold policy move to reduce or eliminate shares in exchange for help from all of those community groups from the school district,

oakland community leaders want the mtc to consider an alternative site. the mtc will reconsider both sites. >>> work gets underway to determine if a warren buffett two oil tanker off california -- if a world war ii oil tanker off california coast -- -- >>> weather check time. >> you got your sunglasses ready? >> check. >> warming up. >> get your sunscreen if you are headed to the beaches. nice little redness to your skin which is not healthy. hook ago the jet stream -- looking at the jet stream, moving north. high pressure building. northerly wind today to an offshore or land breeze that's why it is going to be so warm. free air condition something over after this morning. cool in napa, 49°, one mile visibility. 59 san jose, half mile visibility. everybody else 50s and 60s. cooler this morning by the afternoon warmer mid to upper 70s along the coast, san francisco, richmond, oakland, palo alto, san mateo, san rafael everybody else in the low to mid 80s. monterey bay 74, everybody else in the low andties. -- low 80s. the two warmest days tomorrow and frida

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we're only conditionally committing it to the point that either mtc or another group can use those funds. the request is to authorize the executive director to enter into a funding agreement for the presidio parkway project with caltrans and the golden gate bridge district, and to negotiate terms and conditions. happy to answer any questions. commissioner mar: seeing none, public comment is closed. -- is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? >> you know, i worked at the presidio. one of the things that we have to note about this project is the leadership, not just a representation, but the leadership that he provided. he, too, worked at the presidio. one of the things that is linked to this in a direct way is how improvements are done to fulfill certain projects that have been in the making for years, repairing projects at the presidio. i was there a couple of weeks ago, and there is one project that is named after a dragonfly. those are the types of things the we have gone to the produce it -- to the presidio on for mitigation. another thing that will hel

it is a zero sum game and it said mtc devotes money to that, that is money we will not be -- it will not be going to maintain buses. that's why i did vote against this. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. president. want to acknowledge the points that have been made by my colleagues to were not on the supporting and of this resolution. i certainly appreciate the perspective and what you to know i am committed to making sure that as we proceed with this proposal that we take your concerns about the impact on the system and making

collaboration with the board, the sport, transportation authority, federal transit administration, mtc, and getting us to a point where we have voiced ourselves to be the benefactor of approximately $900 million of funding. i would like to focus on four major facts of the program, it the program budget. it in november 2008, the program was budgeted -- bear in mind, at this point, the environmental process had been cleared, alignment selected, and agencies advancing this alignment -- they had taken it from preliminary to final design. the program was cost out at $1.3 billion. that alignment had gone through with the fda requires of a risk assessment process, a process that experts from around the world come to san francisco, four major meetings that encompass nine months, that essentially take a look at the risks of the programs. there a body which and of the project was a recommendation that the program needs to increase its contingency levels approximately $278 million. and with that from the federal government, the federal government actually increased the federal funding contributio

the national transitional council will only say the mtc's fighters have captured the former libyan leader. none of this has independently confirmed. "reuters" news agency says gadhafi died of wounds suffered during the gun battle. fighters had him cornered on thursday near his hometown of sirte. they've been hunting gadhafi for two months. video footage from libya shows fighters celebrating in sirte they've been trying to get control of the city for weeks. the righters news agency says gadhafi was found hiding in a hole in the ground. "reuters" says gadhafi was wounded in both legs. local media say his body has been sent to misrata. ntc leaders are expected to give a news conference shortly. gadhafi is in his 60s, he ruled libya for 42 years and has been on the run for a couple of months. ntc forces took control of libyan capital on august 23rd. gadhafi and his troops kept fighting back. prime minister of poland, donald tusk, currently the eu's leader said the news of gadhafi's death is not confirmed. >>> japan's nuclear safety watchdog has proposed people living within 30 kilometers of a

it is a zero sum game and it said mtc devotes money to that, that is money we will not be -- it will not be going to maintain buses. that's why i did vote against this. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. president. want to acknowledge the points that have been made by my colleagues to were not on the supporting and of this resolution. i certainly appreciate the perspective and what you to know i am committed to making sure that as we proceed with this proposal that we take your concerns about the impact on the system and making sure it's done in a fiscally responsible way into consideration. i know i am committed to doing at and those of my colleagues who are supportive of this also want to make sure it's done right. i look ford to continuing the dialogue and continuing that discussion with my colleagues, whether they support this item not. thank you. -- i look forward. president chiu: let's move to item number 21. >>supervisor chu: i wanted to explain quickly why i voted against this. it's consistent with my vote previously. there is a value to having individuals pay for a

the minutes of the transportation authority, the mtc, there was a sober citizens of buys and the committee. there was no reference to that. it was met for 12 years. -- there was a subway citizens' advisory committee. the civil grand jury is i think an anachronism in the 21st century. it is amateurism run amok, and it has caused a great deal of damage to san francisco. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> i want to give thanks to the civil grand jury. they have come -- on a lot of hard work and come up with some very interesting conclusions. the mta and the mayor and the mayor had not answered any of them. the mta pose the only answers are twofold -- one, we are not going to do it, and two, with respect to the central subway, we are incompetent, but the federal government is looking over our shoulders and will save everything for us -- the m.t.a.'s only answers. the project was started and supported on false premises. the mayor is to invested in the project to make objective decisions. and investors in the mayor would not let him, even if he could. it is on budget -- silly. they s

finally, libya has been declared liberated by the mtc leadership. from our perspective, the objectives assigned to unified protector have been met. in the end of, it is a success for nato, but more important, it is the ability in victory. this has been a team effort and i extend my appreciation to the 28 nations who took part, the three arab partners and our scandinavian partner as well. all played a role in this mission, whether contributing assets directly involved to supporting, to providing basing, or provide nato personnel. i mention basing and i want to especially thank our host nations of italy, who provided the strategic bases, and also greece. thank you to those two nations. finally, would like to thank the nato leadership for trusting us to get on with this multinational command. unified protector was launched to protect the civilian population. many nations joined together and provided personnel, assets and a clear directive to get on with it. i believe we were able to make a difference in the lives of libyans and as i stated in my first

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the mtc will ask a state panel to add another 2990 miles to toll lanes. people driving by themselves have to pay to use the fast track. another 266 miles of toll lanes are already approved, but have not yet been built. critics say this lanes don't help low income commuters and the money should be spent on public transit. >> more good news for the red tailed hawk that was found in san francisco with a nail in its cheek. she could be released as early as next week. there's hardly any evidence of the nail that went through the head. the wildlife center of san jose has moved her to a caged outdoor flight area. that will allow her to exercise the muscles in her wings. this is video of the rescue that took place over the weektd. the nail fell out of the hawk's cheek. a $10,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information about the crime. a huge win for ye will recollect p. it has suffered under accusations that it strong armed small business. >> and you heard the claims, in fact, on our air more than once. those small businesses teaming up for a series o

the mtc here is facing pressure for an independent autopsy as hundreds of people line up to see his body. as saturday outings go, this is surely one of the most bizarre and macabre. a long line to see the body of moammar gadhafi, being stored in a meat market on the outskirts of misrata. >> allahu akbar. >> reporter: some have brought their children here. they look uneasy, perhaps because of what they're about to see. some of the children are young enough to be scared by a thunderstorm. but old enough apparently to stare at the bloodied body of a tyrant. masks are handed out as people record their visit for posterity. and then they're let in. a few at a time. what you're about to see is not for the squeamish. gadhafi's body is lying next to his son mutasin. we've decided not to the show you what appears to be a bullet hole in moammar gadhafi's temple. it seems he may have been shot through the head. the ntc said they would treat the body with dignity. but now he and his son have been turned into a ghoulish freak show with people queueing for hours to see the former dictator of libya. >>