. >> good afternoon director reiskin great report. >> i'm not leaving. >> good afternoon mr. chair and members of the public and staff thank you for the opportunity to come down and personally give an accomodation to one of the valued employees that is leaving austin terrace our correct of capital improvement and construction to come join me a bittersweet and with a lot of jaeflz our great employees is moving on to to retirement for the few weeks heading up the construction division he oversees a hundred engineers and contract administration and construction managers in delivering the big muni capital projects the rail replacement projects, the technical projects like the radio, the emergency communications system and the automatic train upgrade unusual the capital core of the agency this is vinces second tour in this job in the early 2009s same position was instrumental like the t third late rail line the phase two the central subway and if a that point brought a lot of great experience and knowledge to the agency and 210 east he severed as the executive director the san ucl

reiskin you're about to deliver the central subway and the tunnel for 1.7 billion dollars so how can somebody stand up in front of you and give a proposal -- [inaudible] $4 billion. it doesn't add up. okay. so in closing i would like to direct your attention to the april 26 meeting of the full transportation authority board where it was presented and -- well, actually my friend echoed the sentiments of him and in the study and make it possible to connect to the east bay on the other end but the last point i would like to make is that the same board meeting supervisor peskin suggested that the tjpa be terminated and transfer the responsibility to the maintenance of the terminal and different entity -- [inaudible] >> thank you. thank you for what you send us from time to time. very informative. >> [inaudible] >> all right. that concludes members of the public to address you on that item so we can go ahead and move into closed session. >> yes please. >> pursuant to government section section 54956.9 and no members of the public to address you >> the tjpa board of directors meeting is ba

. >> ed reiskin thank you. i want to take the time for a special recognition award. >> good afternoon mr. chair and members of the public and staff i wanted to take the opportunity the third meeting in a row want to acknowledge somewhat an extraordinary effort by the folks to address some important issues and folks being honored want to step forward the give you a little bit of background soon after you hired me to do this job with the representatives of the transported workers and unions i learned of something that many of us take for granted is a very issue of great importance to transit operators that's the ability to find bathrooms to used during the course the course of day we use the booms and pause to use the bathroom, when you're a transit prartsd there are on terminals in your route you can do that that's one constraint the second this is arguably part of job that going in that you're sitting if that asset for a duration over the course of your shift but what was most concerning at the terminals not re

. >> ed reiskin thank you. i want to take the time for a special recognition award. >> good afternoon mr. chair and members of the public and staff i wanted to take the opportunity the third meeting in a row want to acknowledge somewhat an extraordinary effort by the folks to address some important issues and folks being honored want to step forward the give you a little bit of background soon after you hired me to do this job with the representatives of the transported workers and unions i learned of something that many of us take for granted is a very issue of great importance to transit operators that's the ability to find bathrooms to used during the course the course of day we use the booms and pause to use the bathroom, when you're a transit prartsd there are on terminals in your route you can do that that's one constraint the second this is arguably part of job that going in that you're sitting if that asset for a duration over the course of your shift but what was most concerning at the terminals not re

currently the budget is consultants managing part time efforts but i agree with you director reiskin to focus and deliver dtx as quickly as possible we need that and i will bring it up in discussions with the executive director of the transportation authority. >> okay. i will willing to support the budget as is so we can have it in place before the start of the new fiscal year but i would strongly urge that we take the steps so we create the budget space and the funding source to bring on someone to manage this program. >> i would like to point out the total budget amount shouldn't change because the vacant position is fully funded and making sure of that, but -- [laughter] >> mark. >> but yeah we could use that position for phase two if we're able to get the funding and phase one and phase two and the total budget would be the same and just as sara mentioned and reallocation and we will do that. >> thank you director reiskin for bringing the item up about phase two. i think what would be helpful for me at a future meeting sort of a road map for what we need to do as a board to wheth

. >> ed reiskin, present. >> director harper. >> here. >> director. >> here. >> mr. chair you do have a quorum. >> good timing. okay. communications please. >> there's none that i am aware of. >> okay. so next item. >> item 4 is board of directors new and old business. >> in the agenda planning what is coming up next time we're going to have a presentation from caltrain on its status on electrification is coming in. i am also going to call for a closed session on review of board officers. it's about time that we get back into that so the way i want to do it is at least the way we do it at ac transit we do all four because it tends to go in and out and the interim executive director and general counsel and c fo and with that next item. >> item 5 is executive director's report. >> okay. >> good morning directors. the board meeting last month i reported that the responses for the rfp is due may 26 and reported the results of this meeting. we received input since then that more time is needed for the proposals together and extended to june 17, next friday and with they w

. >> ed reiskin, present. >> director harper. >> here. >> director. >> here. >> mr. chair you do have a quorum. >> good timing. okay. communications please. >> there's none that i am aware of. >> okay. so next item. >> item 4 is board of directors new and old business. >> in the agenda planning what is coming up next time we're going to have a presentation from caltrain on its status on electrification is coming in. i am also going to call for a closed session on review of board officers. it's about time that we get back into that so the way i want to do it is at least the way we do it at ac transit we do all four because it tends to go in and out and the interim executive director and general counsel and c fo and with that next item. >> item 5 is executive director's report. >> okay. >> good morning directors. the board meeting last month i reported that the responses for the rfp is due may 26 and reported the results of this meeting. we received input since then that more time is needed for the proposals together and extended to june 17, next friday and with they w

. >> ed reiskin thank you. i want to take the time for a special recognition award. >> good afternoon mr. chair and members of the public and staff i wanted to take the opportunity the third meeting in a row want to acknowledge somewhat an extraordinary effort by the folks to address some important issues and folks being honored want to step forward the give you a little bit of background soon after you hired me to do this job with the representatives of the transported workers and unions i learned of something that many of us take for granted is a very issue of great importance to transit operators that's the ability to find bathrooms to used during the course the course of day we use the booms and pause to use the bathroom, when you're a transit prartsd there are on terminals in your route you can do that that's one constraint the second this is arguably part of job that going in that you're sitting if that asset for a duration over the course of your shift but what was most concerning at the terminals not re

have sound transportation that takes us from one place to another so i'd like to speak but director reiskin with a letter of authority i'll bring sent it to you to have preserve for the future thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> (calling names) herbert wiener do board is free to throw a history i didn't fit after my statement bus stops have bang eliminated on the grounds of making them run faster i believe that stops and lincoln way have been eliminated if i'm not mistaken and this is adversely impacts on people that previously walk long blocks and now walk longer ones so i say with the progress and making the buses run faster a receipt of cruelty and contempt towards the seniors and the contamination you have to correct the hardship it sloouks solution is offered as a remedy to a problem that could have been prvenltd those changes should not have been implemented instead of the solutions the parties have become part of problem itself and while the planners and the related parties get great salvation from the above their defeating themselves when they look into the anywhere they may not

. >> thank you director reiskin and appreciate that. >> all right. directors item 13 vote to invoke the attorney/client privilege. >> a motion. >> yes. a motion. >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> the i's have it. we'll go into closed session. >> session. >> all right. mr. chairman item 14 closed session the mta meet to talk about this and the boards approved the case and no action on the other two cases item 15 for a motion disclose or not disclose the information discussed in closed session. >> motion to notice disclose. >> second and. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> the i's have it. we're adjourned in memory of carla johnson. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman

director reiskins sent times good to hear the transformation feedback and thank you supervisor campos for working hard to make sure that we're hearing all the voices i'm confident as director reiskin noted there you are changes we can make to the project that perhaps help people out and not bite into our goals of safety asia transit efficiency and reliability the last thing hurt any of the businesses that will be important to gather some data and look at it what is going on along the corridor we we can do as agency city to help the transformation businesses the transformation mission is undergoing such change and hard for people to see what is happening in their neighborhood and is not want to be part of pine pain but the transformation progress and hearing and seeing how we can improve public school corridor. >> thank you for attending that meeting and director reiskin. >> thank you for i am i brought this up a couple months ago i heard from merchant and the concern you know when i look at the transformation transit first policy it talks about the purpose to help with the transformat

bloomer. >> none has turned in a speaker card and none moving forward. >> thank you director reiskin and appreciate that. >> all right. directors item 13 vote to invoke the attorney/client privilege. >> a motion. >> yes. a motion. >> second. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> the i's have it. we'll go into closed session. >> session. >> all right. mr. chairman item 14 closed session the mta meet to talk about this and the boards approved the case and no action on the other two cases item 15 for a motion disclose or not disclose the information discussed in closed session. >> motion to notice disclose. >> second and. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> the i's have it. we're adjourned in memory of carla johnson. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairm. >> good morning, everyone welcome to the welcome to did people's palace i want to welcome someone that served the governor and the council executive of king couldn't my friend gasping lock is here thank you very much. >> (clapping.) >> first, i want to acknowledge that our city is going into the pride month with a heavy heart we're all shocked

. >> ed reiskin thank you. i want to take the time for a special recognition award. >> good afternoon mr. chair and members of the public and staff i wanted to take the opportunity the third meeting in a row want to acknowledge somewhat an extraordinary effort by the folks to address some important issues and folks being honored want to step forward the give you a little bit of background soon after you hired me to do this job with the representatives of the transported workers and unions i learned of something that many of us take for granted is a very issue of great importance to transit operators that's the ability to find bathrooms to used during the course the course of day we use the booms and pause to use the bathroom, when you're a transit prartsd there are on terminals in your route you can do that that's one constraint the second this is arguably part of job that going in that you're sitting if that asset for a duration over the course of your shift but what was most concerning at the terminals not re

. >> ed reiskin, present. >> director harper. >> here. >> director. >> here. >> mr.ou do have a quorum. >> good timing. okay. communications please. >> there's none that i am aware of. >> okay. so next item. >> item 4 is board of directors new and old business. >> in the agenda planning what is coming up next time we're going to have a presentation from caltrain on its status on electrification is coming in. i am also going to call for a closed session on review of board officers. it's about time that we get back into that so the way i want to do it is at least the way we do it at ac transit we do all four because it tends to go in and out and the interim executive director and general counsel and c fo and with that next item. >> item 5 is executive director's report. >> okay. >> good morning directors. the board meeting last month i reported that the responses for the rfp is due may 26 and reported the results of this meeting. we received input since then that more time is needed for the proposals together and extended to june 17, next friday and with they will repo

. >> ed reiskin, present. >> director harper. >> here. >> director. >> here. >> mr. chair you do have a quorum. >> good timing. okay. communications please. >> there's none that i am aware of. >> okay. so next item. >> item 4 is board of directors new and old business. >> in the agenda planning what is coming up next time we're going to have a presentation from caltrain on its status on electrification is coming in. i am also going to call for a closed session on review of board officers. it's about time that we get back into that so the way i want to do it is at least the way we do it at ac transit we do all four because it tends to go in and out and the interim executive director and general counsel and c fo and with that next item. >> item 5 is executive director's report. >> okay. >> good morning directors. the board meeting last month i reported that the responses for the rfp is due may 26 and reported the results of this meeting. we received input since then that more time is needed for the proposals together and extended to june 17, next friday and with they w

reiskin you're about to deliver the central subway and the tunnel for 1.7 billion dollars so how can somebody stand up in front of you and give a proposal -- [inaudible] $4 billion. it doesn't add up. okay. so in closing i would like to direct your attention to the april 26 meeting of the full transportation authority board where it was presented and -- well, actually my friend echoed the sentiments of him and in the study and make it possible to connect to the east bay on the other end but the last point i would like to make is that the same board meeting supervisor peskin suggested that the tjpa be terminated and transfer the responsibility to the maintenance of the terminal and different entity -- [inaudible] >> thank you. thank you for what you send us from time to time. very informative. >> [inaudible] >> all right. that concludes members of the public to address you on that item so we can go ahead and move into closed session. >> yes please. >> pursuant to government section section 54956.9 and no members of the public to address you >> the tjpa board of directors meeting is ba

gregory's for 18 years and in in time we've been living in alameda developers met with the neighbors ed reiskinefore even coming to the planning board in the city of alameda it works well, because the developments get better, the neighbors are happier with the development and the developers are happier in alameda i want to pointed out one recommendations that was in my letter to you a couple days ago for our future consideration percentage please consider isn't it true comprehensive policies from the stivengs requiring future developers and design teams to meet facing with their neighbors before bringing projects this ought to be common sense it seems to me and face to face collaboration works it finally out in the halfway on the 540 project but if developers come and talk to the neighborhoods beforehand as you've seen in alameda an many, many projects and dozens of meetings i've been part of that that makes for better projects that and better neighborhood thank you for your time. >> thank shood thank you for your time. >> thank ood thank you for your time. >> thank d thank you for your time. >