so both this item in the next are for mtc allocation. this is for the operating funds for the temporary terminal. these are rm2 funds, and they are escalated each year. at this time, they are up to just over $4 million. we will submit the resolution and operating assistance proposal to mtc. they had actually already seen it and have a calendar for next month. as the year goes on, we invoice mtc for our operating expenditures. i am happy to answer any questions. chair kim: thank you. any questions? >> we have no members of the public that want to address you on this item that i am aware of the motion to approve. >> second. chair kim: ok. director lloyd: aye. vice chair metcalf: aye. director reiskin: aye. director ortiz: aye. chair kim: aye. item 10 is approved. item 11, approving the updated initial project report dated june 14, 2012, and a resolution of project plans for the allocation of regional measure 1/ab 1171 bridge toll funds in the amount of $73,700,000 for the transbay transit center program. >> this is our second submission to

many of us were at the mtc/abag meeting. the positive things are really great, and i and whether you enologist them, but could i ask you about the impact of the decision to prioritize north bay and east bay for the new small starts funding and how that will impact the van ness brt or geary brt project? >> that i think the dust is still settle in on this, but for the benefit of the public, for those who may not have been watching, there are $660 million in the regional transportation plan that was set aside for yet to be determined new or small start projects in the region. in the past, it has been important to get the seal of approval from the mtc, to say this is a regional party. it helps our delegation in washington. traditionally, this was a focus on the major rail extension. when the game changer is here, we have this new pot of money called small starts. we have projects like van ness brt and geary moving forward. it is a major disappointment for geary. the van ness has been named as a cart -- party for small start fund

from seeking a small start fund but we would potentially be doing so without the benefit of the mtc's benefit -- silver approval. i still think we need to think about how we will approach this. we have the lack of a federal bill appeared when the bill passes, we need to see the revenue level, eligibility requirements. mtc staff included in their language, even though it gave prairies to the next project to the north bay and east bay, the carefully inserted warning that they have to go through a performance analysis and comply with all the requirements. it may be that some of those other projects to the magic of for funding. it is something that we will continue to work on with all of you to make sure that our products keep on moving forward. commissioner mar: before these major regional meetings, since in the number of us sit on the regional bodies, as we look at the sustainable community strategy, other projects, i hoped we could stay in touch and coordinate with other allies like san jose and oakland on issues like the regional housing needs assessment to make sure that the so-calle

that is the measure that allows or requires the representative on mtc be a resident of san francisco. >> is that a separate -- supervisor wiener: is that a separate hearing? >> yes. supervisor wiener: do you anticipate that moving forward? >> i do. the only entities opposed at this point remained bcdc perspective and solano perspective. no one else seems to have emerged in opposition. talking to the chairman about it, he believed that he could support it as well. could be a surprise, but i think it is on a good path. i am going to wrap up two budget items. cap and trade is the sale of the additional balance is provided o regulate -- regulated industries auctioned in the open markets to see if the process works, they plan to have a full auction in november. they anticipated about $1 billion in the first year coming from that resource. the legislative analyst said that it could be between 600,000,003 billion. the governor has expressed a path -- preference of maintaining a great deal of control, with at least have dedicated to offsetting general funds, greenhouse gas reduction programs.

we discussed that with mtc because of the environmental issues. at this point, we expect to expand those as agreed. >> do we have concern about getting funding and design and technical implementation it? if we are utilizing that for one project, but now for project management, are we confident we will be able to get funds for the technical design aspect, which i think it's incredibly important, obviously. >> yes, it is. on a project of this scale, it is not unusual for a timeline to move a little bit, particularly in the early phases. we are confident we will still be able to get additional funds. >> i know that a couple of months ago we approved adding $170,000 to an existing consulting budget for outreach. i do have concerns about cost overruns. there is little weight to prevented on a project of this scale, but i want to make sure that we are trying to use the funds efficiently and effectively. i do not want to believe into other projects city-wide when we have funds currently in place for specific things for better market projects. >> absolute

mtc is committed to helping us find that funding. i know the -- we will not incur the revenue expenditures -- will not incur the expenditures if the revenues do not come through. perhaps another our timeline issues and potential revenue -- >> i know there are timeline issues and potential revenue questions. i wonder if we have expenditures dependent on next year's fiscal budget on the tower revenue. >> next year as in fiscal year 2013-14, yes. not the current budget we are proving. >> are there any other questions from directors? thank you so much. >> see you next month with that. >> there is no action to be taking. it was a public hearing, though. no members of the public have indicated they want to address that. we can move on. >> item number 8. >> approving the transit joint powers committee. drugs -- >> this year, in january we started the process of doing out reached to try to recruit members for the cac. the we have reached out to the operating agencies advertise in several community publications, as well as reaching out to mem

we stil need to be as united as possible to bring this to the regional body the mtc. i would al urge our colleagues to be as trong as possible in supporting san francisco's effort in this campaign. thanks again to the moer that were outhere and you hat have testified in number of times before ifrent bodies. youth, toget free passes, but also to raise awarenesssupervisor chu: thank you. unfortunately i will be scdi on e boat and one to explain why. i understand it is a difficult time and families are having a hard time with regards to t ras thatre crently paid. if we h gone a different direction, ps a deeper discount, that would be something i would ha bn sutiveoth before us on thursd. what we will be sing i thee wi see an increase in revenue because of generalprocds they are not yet balanced. tey d rt falin been stl. belve tre s tentativeness with regards the budget. to be able to move forward wit jee isat this i cannot ingood faith do. i thinkhe budget issues are things that we shld take care of and it is a sventte d a system that can pay for thimprovements we need a

that would move forward if funding is identified for that as part of the discussions with mtc and the new start process. design will continue. construction documents should be finalized later this year. but storage, engineering and design continue. -- bus storage, engineering, and design continue. right of way acquisition, there is little over $5 million for conclusion of the eminent domain process, although according to the state budget situation, that may not conclude this fiscal year, but this would include it and it would carry forward to fiscal year. this would be for claims that would come in. most of the deadlines do occur this fiscal year, so boats should be wrapping up this year. on the revenue side, we divide the budget into the committed revenue, so those of the allocations we already have, and then there are the planned revenues allocated throughout the year. there are two later on in the agenda. as they become committed, we move them to a committed section for the portion that is planned to be spent during the fiscal year. for instance, capital allocation is on the agenda

looking ahead to cash flows, we have been in discussions with mtc. we think the next bridge toll request would possibly be before the end of this calendar year. director reiskin: ok, thank you. chair kim: any other questions? any public comment? >> no members of the public indicated they wanted to address you on this item. chair kim: we have a motion and a second. >> -- director lloyd: aye. vice chair metcalf: aye. director reiskin: aye. director ortiz: aye. chair kim: aye. 5 ayes. item 11 is approved. next item, number 12, authorizing the executive director to execute a professional services agreement with cast connex corporation to provide engineering and administrative services for architecturally exposed structural cast steel notes for the transbay transit center. >> good morning, board. just to describe this, cast steel knows the connections between all the tubular steel members that you see in the building, and they occur at the bottom at the ground level, the middle at the bus level, and at the roof level. this is connecting tubular steel piec

commissioner mar: thank ou mtc/abag meeting. the positive things are really great, and i and whether you enologist them, but could i ask u about the impact of the ecision to prioritize north bay and east bay for the new small starts funding and how that will impact the van ness brt or geary brt

that is really great value to us, having run the equivalent of rta or mtc. he brings that funding and planning expertise to the agency. that is important to the delivery of capital projects. we're very glad to have him aboard. i do not know if you wanted to come up and say a few words. >> welcome back, mr. harris. >> thank you, chairman. it is a great opportunity to be here. it is an honor and privilege to be back and the capacity, kind of a rare opportunity to get to come back home. i think the director and the sport for this opportunity. -- and the board for this opportunity. it is my job to deliver quality projects, working collaborative play with all the communities in the city and county of san francisco. >> the opportunity to recognize employees is something that i look forward to a lot. so many of them are doing such good work and they're not that many opportunities to recognize them. when the certificates come across the desk, at reasons we are recognizing them, it is a great thing. one of the certificates came across my desk and get -- my hand was s

they are doing it through one of the grant programs, through the mtc. the timeline is roughly this fall. i would be happy to give you a more specific update than that. i know it is a long time coming. i know we have a lot of bus lines that run right through their through geneva. that would be a great customer on an nt -- amenity. supervisor avalos: so far, we have had a lot of studies to tell us what we all know that we need. this year would be fantastic. is that possible? >> i believe is. i share your frustration with this. it seems like such a simple thing, it should not be taking this much time. supervisor avalos: it takes this much time because everyone else in the city gets their stuff done. our demands are important in our district as well. >> we do not make that kind of distinction. this is one of the most heavily used transit hubs in the city. it is a top priority for us. the things we have been able to do around their, we did the crosswalk on the ocean at 280. pbart did get back east side connector done. -- that east side connector done. we hav

transportation world, it is not clear to me how we would be able to do that, but the bill continued to work with mtc staff and commissioners to the extent necessary, as well as folks at city hall, to figure out how to make a program out of this. >> at one point we had a schedule with a couple of special meetings. when would they be? >> we have one special committee going at the end of june. >> and that is gone? >> the reaction would be whether or not that what happened, but if it did, it would be in july. recall if they are to reject the budget, they have to provide additional funds to operate in the interim, which creates a high hurdle for them. theoretically, we would have an opportunity at the next meeting. >> so, we do not need to tentatively scheduled anything at this point? >> we will check. >> thank you very much. the ballot measures that are out this fall, how might that affect us directly or indirectly? >> i do not think that there is anything at the state level that is problematic in the preliminary budget. since they have fixed the transportation funding, it has been off the table in term

we still need to be as united as possible to bring this to the regional body, the mtc. i would also urge our colleagues to be as strong as possible in supporting san francisco's effort in this campaign. thanks again to the mothers that were out here and you that have testified in number of times before different bodies. it is truly inspiring for the youth, to get free passes, but also to raise awarenesssupervis. unfortunately i will be descending on the boat and one to explain why. i understand it is a difficult time and families are having a hard time with regards to the rates that are currently paid. if we had gone a different direction, perhaps a deeper discount, that would be something i would have been supportive of the. right now we will see the budget before us on thursday. what we will be seeing is the we will see an increase in revenue because of general proceeds, they are not yet balanced. they do have a short fall in relation to contract negotiations that have finally been settled. i do believe there is tentativeness with regards to the budget. to be able to

i just want to give the nod to the empty seat -- mtc for putting this together. in san francisco, we consider caltrain to be the transit spine that connects the city to san jose and san francisco to silicon valley and all of our partner cities. caltrain electrification has had a broad regional support for many years. caltrain is the most important thing we can do for generations to come. here in san francisco, i am working hard to make sure we continue to be the innovation capital of the world. cities across this country and other nations are looking at its cities for solutions to everyday problems. transit is our number one concern because we are a growing economy. we cannot increase roadways and airport runways there. that will not be a part of solutions for the future. you have a good solution. it is going to be affordable, it will be faster, and it will be better. i want to welcome you. as i came here this morning, i ran into a lot of great people. i know they represent a lot of generations of people. i hope, as i think many of you do, i hope to see the train

will receive some support from mtc through the former bridge tolls through the operations center, and also we have the retail programs that will be in the transit center that will help offset operating costs, and then any excess operating costs will be supported by the transit operators themselves, but we want to draw the line between the transit-related expenses and the open space related expenses. >> thank you. obviously of the important thing is that it is well-maintained and it is a place people want to use. overall, a lot of great improvements. the 20-foot sidewalk, the solar panels, the help with the wind. there's a lot of great attributes. i see there is a canopy. i actually do not think -- i have mixed feelings about that because i feel like a canopy could block sunlight, but at the same time, i do believe there is some need for shade. i guess at some future point, maybe we could talk about the thoughts around that. >> well, you are listening from a landscape architect. each of us have our own trades and our own way of doing things. the kennedy did not have any function. it wa

also, i think the preliminary discussions with the ta staff and mtc staff, there was always an expectation that those entities would be putting a share in, and a reluctance from putting more than 50% share, meaning there was always an expectation from all sides that we would have to put in a share as well. again, i apologize if i communicated in a way that seemed like those dollars were in there. supervisor chu: thank you. >> on the expenditure side, again, not a significant change in allocation, but between categories there are some line items that have moved around. but the first thing i did before trying to make the investments that are in this budget or looking at revenue solutions, the first thing i did was look at areas to cut. i have already implemented management cuts that will yield more than $2 million of ongoing savings. i will address, overtime, -- i will address overtime separately later. i know it has been an issue to the board. and proposing a significant reduction in actual expenditures. fort overtime, we're partnering with the department of human resources to manage this.

mtc, which is the trance it agency, they used buses, as well. but there was limited options. >> the thing, though, that i think was quite amazing is, everybody handled it fairly well. >> i mean, i went down and talked to folks at the trans-bay terminal bay in san francisco and they were going in the opposite direction of most people. but lines were moving quickly. ac transit officials were really helpful in telling people what bus to go onto. i think there was -- people were upset but there wasn't this outrage that you might have expected. they were kind of just, you know -- >> well, it seems like this really dhon straits how much we rely on b.a.r.t. you see the lines and assume that so many people are driving, but so many people are relying on b.a.r.t. >> 60,000 people travel through the trans-bay tube. 1 100,000 people on the day. we live at the tip of a peninsula and b.a.r.t. is essential to get people there. >> the other thing that's interesting about it is, you look at the highway system, you take a look at the bus system, you take a look a

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