. >> ortiz? >> present. >> and kim? >> here. >> and you do have a quorum. >> there are any communications today from board members? any new or old business. >> i did want to know that the special meeting for march 25th in this hearing room. >> thank you. >> seeing none, let's move on to the executive director's report. >> good morning, directors and members of the public. i wanted to begin by dedicating our bimbo, rain heart and she passed away on march sixth. we knew her for 15 years and she was a friend and a constant supporter and a valuable asset to the state and she was a native to india and had 25 years of experience with the california department of transportation, and shewise a member of the review committee overseeing the bay bridge project and looking for ward to the ribbon cutting ceremony this year, she was one of the very few women in the directors in the industry and i know that she will be missed by all of us, i would like to express our condolences to the family and friends. on behave of the transbay. >>

jeff leech joins us from dallas and felix ortiz from new york joins me in the studio. representative leach you introduced a bill to give texans a tax break on the purchase of firearms. why? >> it is great to be with you. i filed texas house bill 1533 the texas gun ownership reenforcement act in response to the federal government overreach and intrusion on second amendment rights. it will make texas independence day which we celebrate every march 2 a tack free holiday for the purchase of guns and ammunition in the state of texas and this is in response to the overreach of the federal government. we believe that texas should be survivors you porting lawful and responsible gun ownership and taking the lead on the issues nationwide. >> judge jeanine: assemblyman ortiz you are saying that people who own guns should have to buy liability insurance. why? >> it is important as the representatives say i would put it in another direction. i think it is important to protect the gun owner hes that they not only would have the liability insurance but also protecting the individual

. >> ortiz. >> aye. kim >> aye. >> and so we will continue the downtown rail extension and closed session to march and go ahead and continue back to item seven. >> thank you. >> why don't we continue, mr. beck is coming up to go over, >> thank you very much. >> i don't know if you have any questions on the rva. >> i do but i am going to wait to hear the cost. >> okay. great. >> on the rva, he described the effort that went into the rva and the attention that was paid to each one of issues. in some cases that resulted in us doing considerable additional analysis that in some cases did not result in additional costs for construction. and in other cases there were more substantial cost for construction impacts that perhaps did not prior the same level of analysis. but in the aggregate, these were all areas of focus, and attention during the rva process and as i mentioned earlier, aggregate, impact, or estimated impact on the construction costs budget is 64.3 as reviewed and assessed by the design team. so g

tito ortiz. oh, [bleep]. [applause] wow. world champion and boxing legend... [bleep]. sugar ray leonard. (all) [cheering] nice. robyn, i want you to take care of sugar ray leonard. yes, chef. i am so stoked that i have sugar ray leonard in the kitchen. [singing the theme to rocky] i'm going to start doing some boxing moves. bob and weave, i'm stoked. justin host the chef's table for tito. yes, chef. don't mess it up guys. serving tito ortiz is a little nerve-racking, and i'm crossing my fingers that we don't make ourselves look like idiots. tonight, i want each and every one of you to fight back. what do i want? (all) fight back. let's go. yes, chef. okay, james. open hell's kitchen, please. let's go. yes, chef. thank you. let's go. [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ (announcer) for tonight's dinner service in addition to his classic menu... can we start with the risotto? i'll do the new york strip. (announcer) chef ramsay has added christina's challenge-winning lobster dish as a special entree. here, chef. (gordon) thank you. here we go.

. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena? >> i had a question. if an employer like a restaurant has hra accounts and i mentioned hra accounts do not qualify under the federal guidelines, correct? if an employee opts to go through the subsidized exchange program through an individual, would that mean you opt them out of the hra plan for the employer? >> that is one of the questions that a number of people have asked us. so we are getting legal direction on that question. so if i understand your question, someone has actually gotten health insurance and so if they have gotten health insurance on their own, what obligation, if any, is there by the employer? >> correct. >> right. that is a question that we are proposing that the city attorney look at from a legal perspective and that will help drive the policy conversation and discussion. >> thank you. >> any other commissioner comments? >> matt or scott, anything that you would like to add? >> i was here for questions -- if there is nothing specific for me, i don't have additional comments. >> okay,

. >> director ortiz. >> aye. and chair kim. >> aye. >> as well. that is 4 ayes and one abstain and item nine is approved. the final item for the vote today is excuse me, it is not the final item. but number one is authorizing the payment of current and future eligible and approved relocation assistance claims over $100,000 in the ago go gate for wooden spoon and fork and members of the public have indicated that they want to address you on this item. >> thank you. >> is there a motion on this item. >> i am sorry. if you have any... >> you need to come up. >> if you have any questions. >> i know that we have three minutes. so. >> i guess that i want to make sure that i understand, we don't know what the final pay out is going to be in is just a preauthorization? >> correct. >> we have our internal estimates. relocation services consultant and they are still well under that estimate from the consultant, but we would be obligated under the relocation law to say whatever expenses are eligible and there is no cap in the relocation law at either the sta

. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena? >> aye. >> commissioner white? >> aye. >> commissioner yee riley? >> aye. >> commissioners that motion passes unanimously. >> thank you >> 7-0. >> thank you very much. >> next item. >> commissioners, item 10 presentation and discussion on san francisco's small business week by adam strauss, strauss events. >> commissioners. >> welcome adam. >> i would like to also acknowledge my two co-chairs of the san francisco small business week committee, president adams. >> speak a little closer into the mic. >> sorry. acknowledge the two co-chairs of our san francisco small business week pc president adams and leslie. thank you.ly talk about the 9th annual san francisco small business week and thank the commission for its continued support throughout the year both financially as a sponsor for the past few years and allowing both commissioners and the office of small business staff to participate on the committee. without your support, we would have never grown to be the largest snag small business week in the committee and w

. >> ortiz. >> aye. >> kim aye as well. >> that is 12 ayes. and item is amoved. and we will move on to the next item. >> approving the minutes of the february 14, 2013, meeting and no members of the public have indicated that they want to address you on this item. >> go ahead. >> so we have a motion from director lloyd, to approve and a second, the first and the second, director lloyd. >> aye. >> metcalf? >> aye. >> reiskin. >> aye. >> ortiz. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye. >> that is five ayes and the minutes ar proved. >> thank you, >> at this time, we will move on to item 14, which is a continuation of the presentation of the proposed revision to the phase one base line budget for the transbay, this is continuation from last month, where we actually just ran of time and not able to complete this item and just no a note of information, we did have another item last month agenda that was on the dtx presentation. and high speed rail electrification and that is continued to april. >> bob will present on this item and members of the team. we listened carefully on the quest

thalÍa se roba el corazÓn de los Ángeles con un conciertazazazo, hubo sorpresas de christian, y gerardo ortizo que dejo a todos con la boca abierta. >>> y cÓmo sacarle el jugo al reembolso del tÍo sam, cÓmo multiplicar el dinerito. >>> y la emociÓn de la lucha libre. nos visita marco corleone de "porque el amor manda", a ver si se anima y le eentra a los cachorrazos. >>> y por quÉ cristian castro cantÓ a dÚo con su mamÁ verÓnica, y otras intimidades en una entrevista que no se deben perder. >>> y no se pierdan desde mÉxico al legendario mago fran, y su conejo, con trucos increÍbles. >>> conocerÁn la historia inspiradora de brian el valiente, no puede ver cÓmo hacemos su sueÑo realidad aquÍ en univisiÓn. >>> y jaguar le pone ritmo de banda a esta maÑana. >>> bienvenidos a "despierta amÉrica" la mejor manera de comenzar sus maÑanas. harina, pluma. huevo, de todo. >>> fue empate. >>> igual. ♪. ♪. ♪. (aplausos) ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> bienvenidos es miÉrcoles 27 de marzo del aÑo 2013". ombligo de la semana, nuestra karma martÍnez sigue de vacaciones. >>> condenada. >>> y nos vuelv

y pedir el trato justo y equitativo que los artistas latinos merecen, desde los angeles, mnariana ortizlpe, señora, siéntese. ♪ >> bueno, muchos se lanzaron a las calles de venezuela para lanzar el apoyo al gobierno chavista por el duro momento en que atraviesa, seguidores de chávez anunciaron su anuncio incondicional >> un impactante duelo a mano armada en un hospital en ecuador, veamos la reaccion de las víctimas >> son las 4:44 hernan galarza entra con su hijo a la clinica de santiago de santo domingo, un hombre se le aproxima y le apunta con un arma >> galarce empuja a su hijo para alejarlo y decide enfrentar a los delincuentes >> primero se quedó casi vencido, y tomó al otro, me lanzó un derechazo >> el panico se apodera del lugar, donde pacientes y personal medico corre de un lado a otro, la victima fue elegida al azar para obtener el mejor botin >> andaba con anillos de oro, 4 cadenas, llamo la atencion del delincuente >> intentaron quitarle las cadenas de oro, pero no lo logran, forcejearon con el, en la huida se le escapó un tiro que hiere a la víctima >> hace un disparo, no le

y tiene a la chef marta ortiz. aquÍ pueden conectarse ahora mismo y entrar al gusto del gordo para ver la comida mexicana mÁs exquisita que probe. >>> que estÁ en polanco. >>> y tu tambiÉn estuviste ahÍ. entren a univisiÓn.com y entren al gusto del gordo. >>> al grupo que esperamos. ak7. (aplausos) >>> son 6 solamente? >>> sÍ, nos hizo falta el otro. se perdiÓ. >>> por quÉ no lo cambian a ak6? >>> cuando regrese el otro. estÁ en tamaulipas. >>> le preguntamos que tiempo llevaban juntos? >>> ya son 5 aÑos que seguimos trabajando, seguimos de gira, seguimos dÁndole duro. >>> con algunos originales de a k-paz de la sierra. >>> sÍ. y el nuevo sencillo volver a amar. >>> no nos vamos a quedar sin amor, como habiendo tanta mujer bella. es el nuevo tema. y la gente respondiÓ, y ya suena en la radio. >>> muchas cosas te tiran cuando estÁs en el escenario? >>> me tocÓ de todo. >>> hasta latas. >>> de todo. >>> le han colgado ropa interior. >>> tomate, de todo. (risas) >>> no, no es cierto. >>> prenda intima. >>> sÍ, es algo

>>> gerardo ortiz.rnes de pachanga. >>> dichosos algunos. y uno que estÁ feliz que tiene un nuevo disco es gerardo ortiz, y hable con este joven artista que a pesar que tiene 23 aÑos tiene una carrera interesante, y me confeso que quedÓ triste y con planes pendientes con "la diva de la banda", jenni rivera. >>> gerardo es uno de los artistas mÁs famosos y con mas apoyo en el genero regional. vendiÓ un sinnÚmero de discos, pero a los 8 aÑos supo que lo suyo era la mÚsica. >>> mi abuelo tenÍa una banda. mi papÁ tocÓ guitarra. tambiÉn un tÍo. y se dio grabar el primer disco a los 8 aÑos. >>> el pasado 5 de octubre decidiÓ celebrar su cumpleaÑos de manera diferente, grabando su mÁs reciente disco en vivo desde el nokia de los Ángeles. >>> cÓmo se dio esto? >>> ya habÍamos pensado hacerlo en el primer aÑo. y se pospuso para el dÍa de mi cumpleaÑos, y tuvimos un lleno total. >>> hace dÍas sorprendiÓ a thalÍa durante su concierto en los Ángeles, y me confesÓ que sus planes eran grabar un temcon jenni rivera. >

some presentings, the renaissance center has their women's center program and i think commissioner ortiz-cartagena, i would like to talk to you about what we can do with metta doing a presentation. and then programs assisting growing businesss and what programs are out there? issues around financing that women businesses may have? and there are day-to-day issues that i have talked to a few people in the industry. that either prevent women from being entrepreneurs or are issues for the small women entrepreneurs around health care, child-care and various other elements on terms of day-to-day. day-to-day living issues, that have an effect on being a women entrepreneur. so i will keep you apprised. there will probably be a few other topics and what would be good is we will be sending out -- i think by the end of the week -- what i would like to do, to ask you, any women entrepreneurs that you know? kind of what the topics and have them come and make public comment, to provide some public comment. and then if there is anything that you would like to also see be presented for you as the commission or co

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pena y estÁ tratando de salir adelante en la segunda parte que le conoccediÓn los angeles para magali ortÍzisco oveja negra. >> en cada persona hfamilia hay una persona rebelde y en una oportunidad me dijeron que yo era la oveja negra de la familia, tal vez lo soy, pero yo solamente sÉ que amo a mi familia con todo mi corazÓn y mi pasiÓn y tengo mes virtudes y defectos y errores. >> ademÁs de la mÚsica, juan sigue los pasos de su famosa hermana como empresario, prÓximamente lanzarÁ un gel de cabel cabello para caballeros. >> como si fuera poco estÁ de gira con su padre don pedro rivera y su hermano gustavo recorriendo varias ciudades de estados unidos. >> tenÍa aÑos que no me paraba en un escenario con mi papÁ y mi carnal y estando en la carretera y mi papÁ regaÑado evgeniya mi carn hermano, brindar juntos, vivir el amor familiar es algo muy bonito y estar con la gente que tanto que con tanta pasiÓn es muy amado. >> no podÍamos dejar de hablar sobre su tensa relaciÓn en la prensa y es que le pidiÓ donar que segÚn Él se generÓ en la cobertura de la trÁgica muerte de su hermana. >> lo que me

. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena here >> commissioner yee riley. >> here. >> we have a quorum. >> next commissioners item no. 2 is presentation of the small business commission certificate of honor requisite nighing a local small business r & g lounge as part of the sbc small business recognition program this. is a discussion item only. >> on this monday march 11, 2013 the city of san francisco's small business commission is proud to recognize r & g lounge for their contribution to the vitality of chinatown and the city of san francisco. open since 198 5, over the past 27 years r & g lounge has served innovative yet traditional dishes to local and visitors alike. growing from 50 to 250 seats. owner wong provides employment for youth, local residents, new immigrant and low-income families. mr. wong has an esteemed reputation in the community county as a great philanthropist, supporting many of the local non-profit organizations by donating money or gift certificate for fundraising events to organizations such as chinese hospital, chinatown community development center, self-help for the

escolar ha crecido de manera alarmante en mÉxico, pasaron de nÚmeros a vÍctimas mortaleses, jonathan ortiz cierto mijo?, sÍ, pero los niÑos me van a pegar. y quien te va a pegar?. >>> beto. >>> las autoridades locales seÑalaron que el niÑo falleciÓ por una infecciÓn pulmonar porque otro menor le sumergiÓ la cabeza en agua. >>> de 12, 14 aÑos no puede estar privado de libero de nieve pero no significa que no estÉ sujeto a actividad jurisdiccional. >>> este especialista reconoce que el maltrato fÍsico y sicolÓgico que padecen los alumnos principalmente por sus compaÑeros en la escuela, ha incrementado en mÉxico y que tiene consecuencias graves para la salud infantil. >>> y estamos hablo amado de vidas sicÓlogicas, de un profundo dolor sicolÓgico que estÁs burlas y que esta insistencia ocasiona en la persona, que padece esta herida. y a veces no se puedo que superar. >>> algunos padres de familia consideran que para vencer este problema, es muy importante promover er los valores desde el hogar. >>> educandolos enseÑando a respetar a las gente, creencias si un niÑo estÉ es diferente oÍas tiene

her partner. >> good morning. >> and in this corner boxing champion victor ortiz, his partner lindsayeing with us. lisa and victor, so emotional last night, i mean, everyone in tears with what dorothy did. i know you had a chance to bond with her in a north amount of time, lisa. >> yeah, she -- i became very close to her. i'm so sorry. it was a hard night for all of us but i think especially her. my heart goes out to her because she really wanted it and really fought against it all week. i just love that woman. a class act. >> i saw tears in your eyes too, victor. >> yeah, it was -- you know, she's amazing. i was the guy that always kind of bonded with her before and after practices and i saw how hard she worked so i know she was working super hard for this one and i don't know, just for her to step in like that, it was very, very i guess to a point of bigger than someone else could do, you know, it was like -- >> she's amazing, though. she was fantastic. >> it was a sad ordeal my heart goes out to her, as well. >> we feel the same way and in a short amount of time the way you all hav

push director ortiz? >> okay. >> okay. i appreciate the questions and i will try to go through and address each of them. and may call on dennis to expand on a couple of points here. first is the question that you raised chair kim on the nature of the facility as it changes over time and how risk and threat profiles may change over time. that was the subject of some discussion, and where feasible and appropriate in assessing the cost and making certain improvements where feasible and appropriate to include those improvements in phase two, we have not included the cost for those here. there are obviously some that were design guidance criteria that related specifically to the rail levels of the building, to address potential threats on those levels, all of those costs are included in the phase two build out of the below grade level. there are also some locations above grade where it may be feasible for us to provide a fully redundant security operation center. what we have recommended in the numbers, going forward is to have

. >> thank you, director ortiz? >> thank you. >> the single highest expenditure is program wide, what is program-wide? >> program-wide costs are a number of agency costs. it is tjpa staff our accounting costs our legal conducting costs, the program management team, urs. all of those costs of managing and delivering the program are included underneath the program wide budget. >> and did that go through value engineering. >> sorry? >> did that section go through value engineering? >> we have continually looked at opportunities for containing, particularly our program management consultant and our other consultant costs. and a lot of that is authorized through the annual budget, but in the process of setting out the work plan for each year, we have gone through a review of the staffing requirements to insure that we are trying to be as lean as possible in delivering the program. >> okay, thank you. >> okay, seeing no further questions. we can move on, but i do really appreciate the previous history, historical budget p

. >> ortiz. >> present. >> kim. >> sartipi. >> kim >> here. >> and are there any communications. >> not that i am aware of. >> any new or old business from the brord of directors, seeing none we will move on to the executive director's report. >> good morning, everyone, first i want to have good news, all three butress have been poured and i want to thank everyone who has worked six days, you know, a week, nights and weekends and all sorts of inclement weather. all floors are done, secondly i want to acknowledge and thank the carpenters for highlighting us in the january edition of the magazine. they have a really nice article in there about the transbay project and the importance of labor in their continued support to our project over many years, thank you very much for acknowledging us and the magazine. and in addition, board members, i did sign out a letter from anvill builders as you may recall. it is a company that we awarded a contract to in november of last year for 9, 250,000, million, and they sent a letter thanking us for all of the work that we are doing regarding minority ow