. >> director nolan. chairman nolan: present. >> you have a quorum present. the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. any personal responsible for one going off may be removed. please be advised that cell phones on vibrate will cause static. approval minutes of the july sfmta. chairman nolan: is there mokes to a-- a motion to approve. >> second. >> minutes of the march 2, 2010, parking authority regular commission. chairman nolan: is there a motion. >> second. chairman nolan: those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> item five, communications. i know of none, mr. chairman. chairman nolan: ok. new unfinished business. ok. that's not me. ms. boomer. excuse me. ok. thank you. a couple of announcements, communications. we have a special order in today's agenda and that's at 1:00 this afternoon or as soon as possible thereafter but not before. the board secretary will call item 11 about the taxi issue. and if the board has another agenda item, they'll complete that and then go back to that

chairman nolan: sure. that would director heinicke: what chairman nolan is referring to is something that will come as no surprise to those in the taxi community as an area of interest to me. and that is briefly with now sort of us having wrapped up or begun to wrap up the switch in the medallion issuance process, i think we need to look very carefully, as i've discussioned, with director ford and chairman nolan and the deputy director is the issue of peak time taxi cabs and how we use the flexibility given to us by prop a to meet what i view is two very significant demands, related demands. one, there is a huge demand for consumer usage on friday and saturday nights and other peak times, certain holidays, certain event days. and given that demand there is a demand for drivers who want to drive that shift. and so what i suggest we do much in the way before to have significant community and industry input but to look at how we can together put a proposal, molding medallion drivers to drive those peak time s

chairman nolan: mr. ford, as you reported, i'd like to take a moment to recognize members of the board, cheryl brinkman, she is the nominee for the board. she's appearing before the rules committee tomorrow. i am not -- we wish you well and we look forward to working with you. thanks for being here this afternoon. >> ok. mr. chairman, members of the board, the next item we need to present to you is related to our capital assets inventory and our state of good repair program. since the last capital improvement program update in june of 2008, the m.t.a. in conjunction with our regional and federal partners have undergone some significant financial challenges. and this has placed us in a position to put a greater focus on our limited capital resources as it relates to our safety, strategic expansion of the system. so over the last year we have developed an expensive asset inventory of all of the assets belonging to the san francisco m.t.a., particularly focusing on their condition of those assets and their

chairman nolan: director heinicke. director heinicke: this is a suggestion or request for next time, if possible. these are obviously huge numbers on large-scale projects which are difficult for me and presumably the public to translate to actual service. and one thing that i'm always interested in is, what is -- what effect is our state of good repair in capital system or asset system having on service today? and so if in the future discussions of our state of good repair we could have some presentation as to the current effect on service, you know, so many runs are being missed or whatever because of state of good reparish use, and here's what we anticipate if we don't do what's suggested here. i think that's a good way to make this understandable to us and so folks understands this isn't just money for building shiny monuments. this is money to keep the system running on time. director beach: exactly. excellent point. chairman nolan: thank you very much. >> next item is the joint powers authority has been hosting se

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. patty: filing for social secury online, is so easy a beatnik can do it. with his laptop. in any malt shop! >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city in

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. >> the most important thing abuot this decision was the decision itself, and the words that would matter most are in the 138-page document that are processed in thea ppellate court. they did not just set out to win a lower court decision. they set out to withstand scrutiny at the appellate level, successfully and unsuccessfully, understanding what the court is up against. judge walker set forth rules that became the foundation to which this will, i believe and hope, be appealed and adjudicated at the supreme court. i'm not a lawyer. i'm not going to profess to make the legal argument that has bee n made. the most important thing is to get a solid decision out. not a win, but to get a decision where the arguments made are validated, and my understanding was that the points they made that they emphasized were advanced in this decision, and that is a significant thing. so i will leave that to l

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. >> good afternoon, fellow commissioners, folks in the gallery. the date is august 10, 2010. it is 1:35 p.m. >> [roll call] i might note that commissioner ellis is excused from this afternoon's meeting. she is out of town. commissioner crowley: all right, 3. >> i might call your attention to approval of the minutes of july 13. commissioner moran requested modification of two -- actually, three places. on page 8 in paragraph two in the beginning of the middle, he requested minor clarification of the language here, and on page 9 at the bottom, it said it could be accepted without objection. >> i do not seem to have a copy of the minutes. commissioner crowley: i will give commissioner caen a moment to look at that. >> if you could entertain a motion. commissioner crowley: as amended by commissioner moran, entertain a motion to accept. it has been moved and seconded. all those on the question, pl

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. >> good afternoon. thank you for joining us. today is a major milestone in our sf park program. it is a new system of managing parking in the city and county of san francisco. the mta was fortunate enough to receive a $25 million partnership grant to look at ways to help with congestion in urban cities and find a way to do with pricing. rather than looking at toll booths and things of that nature, we thought it would be a more elegant solution to look at where the cars are going better actually trying to park. by making parking easier and getting better data, we believe we will have a strategy that will reduce congestion on city streets. over 30% of the contestant dickcongest -- congestion is related to automobiles looking for parking. we want to provide better data in terms of the sensors on the street. they will have a real time information needed for 511, through the website, or through t

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. >> please direct your eyes to the water out over the bay. just a quick note -- the 5:30 to net the lawn is not canceled -- to nebulon is not changed. for those wishing to change rocket ships, you can talk to spot. we have another rocket ship on the way, but this one is where they take off, any minute now. we have a couple of speakers here today. the first one is an lazarus from the port. public art like this is not done without partnerships, and the partnership that we have with the port of san francisco turned this space into an art space and has been spectacular. thank you, ford of san francisco. if you are representing the whole commission and some staff, though, ann if you want to say few words, that would be great. our boarding up is right here. >> thank you all for being here today. i would like to thank mike for wearing his seersucker suit so we were sure to get some sunshine today. i

director nolan: all in favor? we were not disclosed. with that, we are adjourned. -- we will not disclosed. with that, we are intent. -- adjourned. patty: filing for social security online, 9 out of 10 experts agree, it's groovier than a brooklyn hot dog! cathy: or a crepe suzette! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ >> again, good afternoon. it is not morning anymore, and happy to earth day to all of you. thanks again for joining us. today, in addition to celebrating earth day, we are gathering to celebrate another accomplishment that has been quite an important and critical milestone in our attempt to be a green and more livable city. will compile the apartments and agencies together to further green our city, capturing our environmental and aesthetic benefits. many of us have been working together in making sure that every single development around the city is incorporating various greens strategies, that is, essentially, improving strategy -- improvement strategies that not only improve our environment, but make social and economic

and now, from our studio, here's robert nolan. >> welcome to great decisions. i'm robert nolan. joining us, to discuss the millennium development goals, and the impact of the global financial crisis on the world's poorest countries are noam unger, global economy and development fellow at the brookings institution, and director of the foreign assistance reform project; and jonathan white, senior program officer in the economic policy program at the german marshall fund. gentlemen, thanks for being with us on great decisions. >> thank you. >> in 2000, world leaders gathered in new york city, at the united nations, and charted the way forward for the global development agenda. they came up with what are known as the millennium development goals. ah, what in essence are these goals, and why should americans care about them? >> well, the goals are essentially, ah, focused on reducing extreme poverty in half, ah, cutting hunger in half. and that's important in today's world, because you have one billion people living on the planet on ls than a dollar a day. it's important in today's w

and now from our studio, here's robert nolan. >> welcome to great decisions. i'm robert nolan. joining us to discuss energy and u.s. foreign policy are michael levi, senior fellow for energy and the environment at the council on foreign relations. and john byrne, distinguished professor of energy and climate policy here at the university of delaware. gentlemen, thanks for being with us on great decisions. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so, energy independence is something that previous presidents for decades have been talking about, but today it seems that the buzzword really is energy security. what's the difference between the two? michael. >> energy independence talks about a goal of only making energy in america to be used in america without having to import anything. energy security is a much broader concept involving lining up the way we produce and consume energy with our overall security objectives. it's much broader, it recognizes that energy independence isn't possible, but that we can reconcile our energy policy and our security policy effectively. >> alright john, i

>> chairman nolan directors, as i am sure you are aware, the central subway program -- >> if i can call the items. >> sorry about that. >> item 12, author riding the executive director to execute contract cs 156, agency capital program controls systems procurement and related services with hill international for an amount not to exceed $22,268,541. number 13, approving the re-election impact study. no members have expressed an interested in addressing you. >> as you are well aware, the central subway program is moving at an extremely fast pace, and the project continues to receive support on all levels locally and at the federal level. there are two key items on the agenda today. item 12 which is seeking your authorization to execute contract cs-156 for control and related services. item 13 is going to request a relocation impact study as a result of the project. i thought it would be a beneficial that you get a general update of the overall activities of the central subway project, and then carter rohan will ask for your approving. >> thank you. good afternoon, chairman and directors.

another individual i need to bring up to speak to you today is our chairman of the mta, chairman tom nolan. [applause] >> good afternoon. i'm very proud to be here on behalf of the board of directors, joined with our distinguished vice chair. tomorrow, if the board of supervisors votes correctly, we will have a new chair, so we are very proud to report of the -- part of this. our board has had to do some very difficult things, had to make some really tough decisions in terms of budgeting, in terms of service, all kinds of things, but we are proud of what we have been able to achieve. i want to tell you that this was not hard for any member of our board. our board was unanimously supported every step of the way through, working with others in the city to make this great day happen. on behalf of all of our board, very proud to be part of this, and we look forward to the events coming shortly to make this plan a reality for all of us. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. next, we have renee rivera from the san francisco by a coalition. >> thank you. this is a great day for bicycling here in sa

. >>> nolan ryan's group tonight now fully owns the texas rangers. the a's trying to hang in there.he rangers won tonight. oakland, it's probably just not good enough. kurt suzuki is safe on an error. game tie add at 2. kevin kouzmanoff delivered here. a's win 4-3. brett anderson picks up his first win in more than two months. >>> vern glen probably does more of these events than anyone in the market. they love vern out there. the word is for the official mug root beer float day, rickey henderson, the only guy to have more people say, please, do my mug than vern glenn. >>> there are now 7 in the 600- home run club. alex rodriguez had to wait 46 at-bats, but there he goes. his initial at-bat against toronto today. at 35 years of age, rodriguez, the youngest player to ever hit 600 home runs, joins the club. the yankees win the game, and rodriguez is now next in sight, way down the road. the yankees give him a $6 million bonus now as he passes each guy on the way up to bonds. he's got a $281 million contract, but he needs those incentives to keep working. >>> the soccer fans found thei

decades. >> the fact she hasn't voted in 18 years is disgusting. >> reporter: in los angeles, conan nolan, nbc bay area news. >>> well, this week, jaycee dugard is celebrating one year of freedom, and he h she's doing it in a very special way. she, along with two daughters and a family friend are out camping. ironically, it's about 60 miles from the antioch home where she was held prisoner for 18 years. these are pictures of jaycee a year later. dugard and her daughters say they're still receiving intensive psychological treatment. the family says jaycee is into photography and writing and her daughters are being homeschooled. as for phillip and nancy garrido, they are awaiting trial on kidnap and rape. the next scheduled court appearance, october 9th. >>> police have arrested four for shooting a gas station clerk for a shooting during a robbery in pacifica. two suspects were wanted for crimes in other areas. the clerk was shot several times but survived. >>> there is more confusing economic data today, better news on jobs, bad news on housing, and that puts even more pressure on federal