director rubke, did you have anything you'd like to add? director torres, anything you'd like to add? any questions? no? please don't think the lack of questions th questions is that we're not appreciating the effort -- wait, director rowen? >> i just want to reiterate, at least speaking for myself, i fully trust how challenging this task is, and i feel like you're onto a good thing. i wish that i could add something, but the only thing that i would add is just a sense of urgency. you know how important that this stuff is. it was really disappointing to see the jk couple t, the propsj and k not work out. i'm hoping whatever challenged us the last time works out this time, but it sounds like you're on the right track. >> thank you. >> chairman brinkman: thank you very much, director. we appreciate it. this was a discussion item, and we will move on. >> there is no public comment. we'll move onto item 13. any public comment on this item? seeing none, we'll close public comment and move on. >> item 13, making consent to the mission rock projec

. >> director rubke? >> director rubke: i agree with what is said. i would highlight our need as an agency to educate the public why prepayment institutional passes, cashless systems are so important for us and then, as far as safety for everyone involved. efficiency for transit. and all that. i don't know if we can get the press to focus on that. i know there was press about the cable car, maybe not so positive. if we could harness that and make it educational to people understand why we're moving forward with these policies, that would be important. but i don't have any helpful suggestions beyond that right now. >> chairman brinkman: director borden? >> director borden: i agree with the differential issue and if people are not reloading their cards, they lose them, misplace them and you don't want to have a lot of money on a card. i found a clipper card i lost a year ago, under some things i hadn't seen. i was disappointed. you know, that might be part of the reason. i know there is a registration process, but for some people that might be onerous.

. >> rubke. >> present. >> torres? >> here. >> torres present.irector pleasing advised director heinicke will not be with you today. please, also note we have a new sound system here but you still do need to speak into the end of yuck microphone so you be heard, recorded for all times. item 3 announcement of prohibition of sound-producing devices during the meeting. the ringing of a cellphone, pagers and sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited. any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room.

. >> director rubke? >> i just have two quick questions. one is not specifically to this project, but kind of thinking about the series of projects along that area? and i brought this up when i talked about pier 70. we talked a lot in these plans about the forward thinking caltrain station, but i'm wondering if there's any plans about making the caltrain station at 22nd street more accessible in general, because i remember we did receive public comment about lack of loading zones, not particularly a very friendly place, and it seems like that would be a worthwhile place to explore opportunities for improvement. and then my other kind of super quick question, i know that part of the plan is to turn the ten townsend down towards that neighborhood as one of the mitigation efforts, and i'm just wondering -- the ten townsend goes downtown send street, so i'm just wondering where -- if we have plans to do any sort of replacement bus service after we make that turn. like, if there's going to be a bus serving the rest of townsend street. so these a

. >> rubke. >> present. >> torres? >> here. >> torres present. director pleasing advised director heinicke will not be with you today. please, also note we have a new sound system here but you still do need to speak into the end of yuck microphone so you be heard, recorded for all times. item 3 announcement of prohibition of sound-producing devices during the meeting. the ringing of a cellphone, pagers and sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited. any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. cellphone cause microphone interference and the board requests they be placed in the off position. approval of the minutes of the regular meeting. >> do i have any public comment? >> no, madam chair. >> do i have a motion to approve? >> second. >> all in favor. aye. >> aye. >> any opposed? hearing none, minutes are approved. >> item 5 communications i have none for you for this meeting. item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business by board members. >> thank you. i would like to -- i'm sure you are all aware we lost a

. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, director rubke. >> thank you, mr. thornily for your commitment to this work. i admire your compassion and dedication to this. this is an incredibly sensitive issue, and it takes a special person to accommodate all of the competing interests that you have so gracefully done, and you applaud yo and i encourage your efforts. i don't think we're going to find a silver bullet, so to speak. it's going to require a partnership of a number of different agencies as has been said. i think that what we're experiencing here is just the realities of an increasingly competitive economy in a place that is constrained geographically, and every square inch of this city is being sought out. this isn't detroit, this isn't utah, this is one of the best cities in the world to live in, and we've got a humming economy that is driving so much competition in every corner of this city, and we've got to find a comprehensive solution that takes that into consideration. one of the things that i wish we could give more attention to, and maybe you'