efforts at the puc. that said, i have been asked to gather information and bring it together for you in response to commissioner courtney's request. so may i ask we bring up the slides? next slide, please. so there are three bureaus within the sf puc that handle workforce the roman projects and these are the puc's human resource services division, infrastructure division, which focuses on a private sector workforce development efforts, and external affairs-community benefits as you know. a division of the external affairs. as you know, recently adopted strategic plan calls for the agency to attract, retain, develop, and develop an effective workforce reflective and supportive of our communities. that consistently delivers high quality services to stakeholders. today, we will be focusing on the agency's efforts to do exactly that with our effective workforce. first, just [inaudible] deputy director of human resources services will describe hrs efforts to create conference of workforce the roman plans incl

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes. supervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working i

assistant general manager at the san francisco puc. welcome, i am pleased to be here to present the status of clean power sf. i will also address, if it aappropriate, chair, all of the items that the secretary read together before turning the microphone over to executive officer fried. snaechlt is great. thank you. >> and just to kick things off i wanted to introduce the support team at clean power sf at the puc. that you will be seeing over the course of the year. making presentations responsive to your questions here at lafco. i introduce myself, i'm bar bra hail assistant general manager for power, with me is mike heinz, if you would stand. the director day-to-day director of the clean power sf program and the clean power sf staff report to him at the puc. charles, our acting communication's director at the puc is here. and his staff person, pasaro and we are happy to welcome, this is what? week two? and marina report to charles. she is the communication's lead for power enterprise at puc and as i say she only just joined us. so you

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes.upervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working in

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes.upervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working in

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes.upervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working in

question for the puc. so, the land slide took place on january 10, of 2017 and the emergency declaration was not until february 27th and i am just wondering more than a month passed almost two months, and so i just wanted to kind of see was it --. >> yes. >> the time amount to determine that it was an emergency. >> excellent question and so, immediately, we initiated the discussions with the county, over their plans to repair the road. and so it took some time for us to meet with them and to get a clear answer from them as to what their plans were. and we requested that they immediately repair the road. and it took some time to you know forks them to get back to us with clear plans. as to what they proposed to do. and it also took some time for us to negotiate an agreement with them where we could actually build this temporary by pass around this road. >> and now, in the winter, we were not losing a lot of time. because, we had continued rains and there wasn't a lot of construction going on any way. and so

point they guide the work as well our staff director reiskin thank you for your partnership and the puc and mohammed nuru and director kelly and john haley the city traffic engineer and others working with teams with the staff on district 4 we had endless discussions many debates buses also including the collaboration go compromise in some cases it came down to interest is that; right? and speaking of the p.m. the project managers peter where are you. >> (clapping.) >> you're our hero. >> thank you for your leadership and ♪ phase and the prior phase working with bob and sherry and others michael and rachel you lead the project design and development for the past 10 years and the team that peter and others assembled you'll take us into the future thank you for your consideration and in and the robust design for the construction effort going forward for future generations to come >> thank you, tilly if we tried to acknowledge all the folks that put their blood, sweat, and tears we could be here all day truly so many people from the agencies that have worked hard to get us to where we are

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes.upervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working in

colleagues any other questions for the puc before the closing comments. >> yes.upervisor safai. >> i want to call the general manager back up i know you're not the general manager at the time that was ed harrington but what i heard was disturbing to me i want to know if this is true was there $400 million allocated for this area of town alamany improvements that was reallocated to another part of city. >> i'm not sure. >> (inaudible). >> yeah. we can get back to you on that so, yeah. >> yeah. is that essentially warm up talking about the alamany the three hundred and 69. >> i will say that one, the of the things instead of going through and investing moping money we took a step back with the improvement project to say what are we trying to solve how much water to convey out of those areas so we had to determine how much water and then identify the projects that will accomplish that so that's what we start to do when we did the sewer system improvement project so that's how we making investments now. >> i i understand i want to make closing rashgs from working in

to defend and protect the puc water rights a high priority so didn't need a lot of explanation doctor find a lot of value in the work they're doing the question commissioner vietor had asked with regards to how this lobbying from the this relates to supplemental resources we've been working 0 with the mayor's office to add to our capacity the explanation we work with the mayor's lobbyists that is which is different from owen and associates the owen have a day to day sfpuc core operations work we at the puc as many departments put resources through the mayor's office just to support the work that the entire city 0 does in addition, we provide about $75,000 a year to the mayor's office to the pro-active activities they've got the effort meeting the charge with regards to our workforce priority working with the department of labor and with the congressional black caucus when president obama that was in the administration so the pro-active general manager group that harlan helped to co-characterize is support with the holland night and owens and associated is doing our bread and butter po

she's been a force in really help to shape the vision of what we want to do in the southeast when the puc could have done better she's been helping the community out there i wanted to say my great pleasure that i bestow this recognition into barbary brown>> (clapping.) >> and we have a certificate and like to make comments to the commission they'll be more than welcome. >> yeah. >> so my mom requested me to speak on her behalf she's anybody else and oh, my goded and looking forward to today and she shared and come into the commission prior to 1993 art agreeing most appointed her herself and ms. jackson and women in the community worked hard on the campaign and collaborated with many black latino and polynesia around making sure that mayor agnos understood the meaning for a voice to have representative as far as the bayview hunters point and her being a child of civil rights and the great migration seeing many of the elders from providence baptist and regarding seeing how to work hard and trying to make sure that voice was always present if the community so she shared how during her tenure

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us.se the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we have

puc. massoud, scott and todd. to me, when the very interesting areas going on in autism employment, i think but broader area of developmental differences is looking at public service employment. no public service employment here in san francisco as nationwide, we public service employment under [inaudible]. i don't know if anyone else remembers it, but that's when i first got started. and then it's largely phone on a out of favor with the stimulus, the obama's demos. lily wasn't taken up on large scale. was a very small scale effort but now there are certain targeted populations that public service employment is beginning to be used for. some of those target populations are those on speech and a good one in milwaukee and one in new york. i'm involved in one here in california, a small one having to do with the california conservation corps and it involves placing people with develop mental different is not just autism but develop mental differences. after all these years have come to the v

is where i staying with the puc is where i love it - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for consider

we must determine whether existing strategies for agencies like the puc and public works fire department, the police department, mta, emergency management and of course pg&e among others to communicate and coordinate in response to public safety threats are actually appropriate. we must identify how they can be approved and while it was reassuring to hear that the fbi was monitoring last week's outage here in san francisco, which coincided with others across the country and that no criminal cause was suspected, it also underscores the frightening truth that our power grid is a potential target. our security and mitigation strategy must be finely honed in event of disruption. needless to say, without power population is vulnerable and public safety could be in jeopardy. we've got to easy this time but next him in mikey another story and we must do all we can to be proactive and be prepared. mdm. clerk, without it is now past 2:30 pm. we have three 2:30 pm special commendations. so at this time i would like to recognize the supervisor peskin to give the first accommodation of the day. >> t

question for the puc.o, the land slide took place on january 10, of 2017 and the emergency declaration was not until february 27th and i am just wondering more than a month passed almost two months, and so i just wanted to kind of see was it --. >> yes. >> the time amount to determine that it was an emergency. >> excellent question and so, immediately, we initiated the discussions with the county, over their plans to repair the road. and so it took some time for us to meet with them and to get a clear answer from them as to what their plans were. and we requested that they immediately repair the road. and it took some time to you know forks them to get back to us with clear plans. as to what they proposed to do. and it also took some time for us to negotiate an agreement with them where we could actually build this temporary by pass around this road. >> and now, in the winter, we were not losing a lot of time. because, we had continued rains and there wasn't a lot of construction going on any way. and so t

worked on 10 plus puc, lbe contracts.oday we are doing site maintenance on the [inaudible] chr site and currently the gentlemen behind me are working on every moving and basic specs of plants. in order to be success you need to work hard, bid low and keep a look at the sfpuc website for future bidding opportunity. >> this is a successful program because it provides opportunities to regional communities that might not have opportunities to work for large scale projects. the sfpuc is a fortunate agency we have a lot of capital program that span over 7 counties who also to see how some businesses like [inaudible] and bio mass started as small micro businesses grow and expand and stay in the program and work on several projects before they graduate from the program. that is what warms my heart. >> my name is college willkerson, the principle for bio mass. bio mass has been in business since 2006. 3 partners. small businesses fill a niche but apply and being a part of the program helped us be more visible and show the city and

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us. because the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us. because the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us. because the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we

their covered under the grant program the property owners can install them and get 2k3wrur78d by the puc>> this last within the manhole covers are falling off. >> water can come out of man holes this is street flooding and water can come into the basement that's basement flooding two ways the water can get into the buildings. >> so we try to avoid the basement back up with backflow preventive and adding into the plumbing code and if you do-si-do a renovation you'll be required to install one to get a permit for the renovation and also, we have the grants program that allows the property owners to install them regardless of renovation or not and get reimbursement so we try to avoid the basement through the backhoe but can come out into the street this man holes or who they can surcharge so i go through sewer charging in the next - >> so the question is what is sfpuc doing to the long term projects construction projects so i'll walk you through this is the map the city and those 5 dots are projects that are under construction projects in the works or underway generally areas that don't mee

worked on 10 plus puc, lbe contracts.oday we are doing site maintenance on the [inaudible] chr site and currently the gentlemen behind me are working on every moving and basic specs of plants. in order to be success you need to work hard, bid low and keep a look at the sfpuc website for future bidding opportunity. >> this is a successful program because it provides opportunities to regional communities that might not have opportunities to work for large scale projects. the sfpuc is a fortunate agency we have a lot of capital program that span over 7 counties who also to see how some businesses like [inaudible] and bio mass started as small micro businesses grow and expand and stay in the program and work on several projects before they graduate from the program. that is what warms my heart. >> my name is college willkerson, the principle for bio mass. bio mass has been in business since 2006. 3 partners. small businesses fill a niche but apply and being a part of the program helped us be more visible and show the city and

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us. because the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we

trying to undermine the puc's safety ability and their responsibility as a safety body.y should get -- get over it. move forward, and forget the defending themselves. because you can't defend yourself when you're -- when you're wrong. >> the judge in the regulatory case could rule any day now on whether b.a.r.t. should be fined. jackson vaned derricken, nbc bay area news. >>> late this afternoon b.a.r.t. september aus statement it reads in part the expenditures are reasonable and fiscally responsible in the light of the cpuc's unsubstantiated claims and allegations. >>> we are learning new information about a deadly shooting spree in fresno that was we've been talking about. the city's police chief talking the past 20 minutes he says the motive for the shooting spree left four people dead including three this morning was not -- was actually race not terrorism. the suspect kori muhammad is in custody roun .suspect said he wanted to kill as many white people as possible about before going to jail. all the victims are white the mayor of fresno also delivered emotional messa

started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it and call this meeting o the sfmta and parking authority to order tuesday, march 21, 2017, ms. bloomer call the roll. >> director brinkman director borden director heinicke is anticipated director hsu director nolan director ramos is anticipated director rubke madam chai

the puc's safety ability and their responsibility as a safety body.hey should get over it, move forward and forget defending themselves because you can't defend yourself when you're wrong. >> the judge in the regulatory case could rule any day now on whether b.a.r.t. should be fined. jackson vanderbeken. nbc bay area news. >> b.a.r.t., by the way, did send us a statement yesterday defending its legal bills. it says, in part, quote, the expenditures are reasonable and fiscally responsible in light of the cpuc's unstan shated claims and allegations, close quote. >> ever seen someone hopping the b.a.r.t. turnstile for free? guess how much that all adds up to, an estimated $25 million which is why the board of supervisors wants to crack down on fare evaders. now b.a.r.t. doesn't know the exact number of people catching rides without buying tickets, but they do want to stop it so they are thinking about perhaps building taller barriers or upgrading the ticket gate. >>> big changes coming to public transit in san francisco not related to b.a.r.t. but this,

when the self-public works changed the hunters point water in other reservoirs i want to protect the puc san francisco public works and another opportunity to address the public and hopefully resolve the outlying questions since the proposal was made another item i want to introduce is a resolution and this will be an imperative item i'll talk about right now a few weeks he closed the march 23 board meeting in memory of the great chinese-american giant and san franciscan phillip choi today, i want to introduce a commentary resolution declaring april 23, 2017, and phil p choi day in honor of celebration of any life this coming sunday that will be held on treasure island i'm proud to introduce this simple resolution no honor of this great legacy and his family from the request of the phil's colleagues at san francisco state and the friends of the chinese-american community to honor in honor of the celebration of his life today marks the one hundred 11 of the 1906 san francisco earthquake in san francisco and phillip choi was one the 3 individuals to whom the rove was dedicated the other tw

them they're trying to undermine the puc's safety ability and their responsibility as a safety body.should get over it, move forward, and forget defending themselves because you captan't defend yourself when you're wrong. >> reporter: the judge in the regulatory case could rule any day now whether b.a.r.t. should be fined. jackson v jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area news. >> b.a.r.t. did send a statement defending the legal bills. the statement reads in part, the expenditures are reasonable and fiscally responsible in light of the cpuc's unsubstantiated claims and allegations. >> coming up, caught on camera, this amazing scene playing out in monterey bay. it's a rare sight captured by a drone. we're going to explain exactly what's going on here. >> outside to a gorgeous shot to the ever changing lights. >> pretty. >> san francisco oakland bay bridge. you can be there and hip know ties yourself. >> it's happened. >> i've done it. we'll be right back. on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire k

we've gone back and forth through many city groups including puc, dpi, and bill have really helped become a reality thank you very much, guys. john malamud, claudia gorham, carol along with city attorney's office. they've been great to deal with even though attorneys. our lead counsel, steve that'll, has been involved with this project for what, 10 years? plus, or minus. steve really cares about not just his clients, but this community in general. he's been a fantastic advocate for us. thank you, steve. steve wertheim, where are you steve? with planning department. he's always giving a us sage advice you. he's been a help great help guide us through a pretty uncertain process. scott smith, gary, mike coryell and devon blackwood and [inaudible] put together a great group of subcontractors for this building and has also made this 220 milli-dollar dream become a reality. the equity residential team as usual, has been phenomenal here. corey warren, natasha moses, mark tremain, in our community manager, kelly lacher, have not only leased this property off in record time, but they keep it in ti

and looking for the puc and forced them to share this information for us. because the idea that they have data that they don't want to share to or with the low calty that could help us plan and waking the way through the courts or the potential for that my force this to be presented to us and, so i asked the transportation authority staff as sfmta and also the city attorney and i reached out to him yesterday and i asked him to pursue this option, so thank you. >> thank you, and thanks for furthering this cause. and commissioner cohen. through the share to the commissioner. what was the response from the city's office, was there a general level of interest in is there a foundation for a case? >> i think that the city attorney said that he is going to have his team look at it and they will report back to us shortly. he is out of town at the moment but i was lucky to get him but i think that there could be, and i can't imagine theyed that there is a public information that they have gather and they don't want to share with the public. >> so, on this item do we

intention and everyone in the department of building inspection and the planning department and the pucnow with barry so i think that none who looks at this piece of legislation is going to be impressed and our hope it didn't stay in san francisco this really moves out of san francisco no reason this can't move beyond our borders it is well crafted and well-thought-out and fair. >> thank you. >> thank you can i ask a question do you have a plan to move it out. >> we have inquiries from a number of cities and shared the context as you know we're also refining the language not currently recommending people to the draft there are vending changes that are important we did work on this concurrently with others and they don't build parking but communities have adopted very ambitious requirements that collaboration is very successful. >> thank you. >> commissioners this is an action item so i need a motion to approve that resolution filed you 2017 zero two supporting the san francisco electrical vehicles readiness ordinance been moved forward by commissioner wald and seconded by commissioner h

when the self-public works changed the hunters point water in other reservoirs i want to protect the puc san francisco public works and another opportunity to address the public and hopefully resolve the outlying questions since the proposal was made another item i want to introduce is a resolution and this will be an imperative item i'll talk about right now a few weeks he closed the march 23 board meeting in memory of the great chinese-american giant and san franciscan phillip choi today, i want to introduce a commentary resolution declaring april 23, 2017, and phil p choi day in honor of celebration of any life this coming sunday that will be held on treasure island i'm proud to introduce this simple resolution no honor of this great legacy and his family from the request of the phil's colleagues at san francisco state and the friends of the chinese-american community to honor in honor of the celebration of his life today marks the one hundred 11 of the 1906 san francisco earthquake in san francisco and phillip choi was one the 3 individuals to whom the rove was dedicated the other tw

when the self-public works changed the hunters point water in other reservoirs i want to protect the puc san francisco public works and another opportunity to address the public and hopefully resolve the outlying questions since the proposal was made another item i want to introduce is a resolution and this will be an imperative item i'll talk about right now a few weeks he closed the march 23 board meeting in memory of the great chinese-american giant and san franciscan phillip choi today, i want to introduce a commentary resolution declaring april 23, 2017, and phil p choi day in honor of celebration of any life this coming sunday that will be held on treasure island i'm proud to introduce this simple resolution no honor of this great legacy and his family from the request of the phil's colleagues at san francisco state and the friends of the chinese-american community to honor in honor of the celebration of his life today marks the one hundred 11 of the 1906 san francisco earthquake in san francisco and phillip choi was one the 3 individuals to whom the rove was dedicated the other tw

they are actually one of the departments , i would argue, perhaps the department may be aside from the puc that is the most flexibility with regard to their staffing because if they can generate it they can spend it. we are in a different environment where administrative position like the one you mentioned would be truly administrative cost by the definition of the name of the position administrative assistant and we have to fund that with our aca and our aca dollars are limited. they are limited to $3.5 million and certainly, administrative support would make all of our lives a lot easier, but when we look at that $3.5 million limitation we have to ask ourselves, if that then whatnot else? the executive team work together and-i just identified other expenditures of that we thought would support us more. for example, use of outside counsel to provide specialized legal services. those are areas where we used specialized services that we cannot, ourselves, provide to support our work. so we allocated the dollars to things that we felt we could not provide ourselves. >> okay. follow-up? i'm s

really is not much different in terms of infrastructure and complications i think his service on the pucs well to serve on the mta board i'm optimistic and hope those comments are heard i look forward to coming to the mta meetings on those issues. >> thank you is there any public comment seeing none. >> before we entertain a motion i just want to say i had the opportunity to meet with senator torres i felt refreshing supervisor fewer will appreciate that having a background and experience from underserved community in san francisco los angeles and his career gain in boil heights and east la and sharing a feeling as though constituent is not served by the governing agencies or the representative in city government that divide our indict in the excelsior and outer mission in terms of vision zero and schematic safety and public safety and general serve we talked about switch backs i'm not sure those are happening in the richmond by happening in other parts of the city where emergency room is served a major concern it is happening in our district supervisor yee i appreciate that experience a