. >> ruskin. >> aye. >> ortiz? >> aye. >> kim. >> kim aye as well, that is four ayes * and consent calendar is approved. >> next we have item eight. >> go ahead. authorizeding executive director to execute professional services agreement for legal services with bench of law enforcements consisting or weinberg err, shaw, student loan hold, nix and peabody, services within * practice areas on as-needed area for five-year terms, total compensation under bench agreement does not exceed 8 million. >> director sarah jalati will report on this item. >> directors th, is a proposed bench of law enforcements of maximum contribution of 8 million so work would be authorized for each and budget for each firm on an as-needed basis. we conducted an rfp process to solicit proposals from legal firms. we received 19 proposals. we short-listed ten and conducted interviews. the firms really broke out into four main practice areas. general counsel, construction counsel, labor and employment and public and private finance. following the

>> aye. >> ruskin aye. ortiz aye. chair kim, aye. that's four ayes. item 11 is approved. >> can we call 12? >> a presentation on oscar park, proposed open space under the transbay bus ramps and caltrans freeway ramps but the successor agency to san francisco redevelopment agency. >> director mike russo with the successor agency is here to report on this item. >> thank you, director. my name is mike russo, with the successor redevelopment agency. i'm here to talk about the concept plans we have worked on for oscar park. what you see in front of you is a map of the project area, of course. one of the challenges we have had since the formation of this project area has been how to deal with the many freeway and bus ramps that crisscross the project area. as you probably know, these are not things conducive to creating a good pedestrian urban environment. they also can be magnets for crime and litter. now fortunately we have a plan to address these. the first part, you are obviously family with is the tgpa has eliminated a lot of the ramps that previously

ruskin as part of his directors report. >> bethlehem addressing, the problem of parking. it also brings less revenue to the city. >> there will be no report, item 9, public comment an opportunity for members of the public to address the board within the jurisdiction of the board of directors but not of today's calendar. we will start with benjamin [indiscernible] >> good afternoon sir. >> my name is benjamin [indiscernible] i would like to say, as a cyclist in san francisco i am excited to see the handout with new bike lanes. as a taxi driver that will impact my commute to work. it can be a a harrowing ride for me. c not on the agenda today but was on the agenda at the last meeting were 200 taxi medallions issued directly to companies. i would like to mention that there have been really shockwaves that have gone out throughout the industry by this decision. when the current program for sales was initiated, there was a promise made to the cab drivers, one medallion, for every new medallion issues we will be offered to the list on a seniority basis, and one for purchase. th

director ruskin. >> i know you have thought this out, renderings look nice. * light colors like nice especially that ramps are not there. recognized -- but given the ramps are not there i would assume and encourage that considerations of design principles along the lines of crime prevention through environmental design or something. lighting, sight lines, graffiti resistance. because those things will have a pretty different feel with ramps there, with the shading. i think the use of art on the undersides of structure also be helpful. depending on ownership it can take negotiation to get permits to fix art and lighting. we have been through other parts of that. i think the -- it will be important to make sure this really works and the a safe place to be. inviting place to be 24 hours a day. >> we are definitely doing that, but thank you. that is an excellent comment. in fact, we are working with a tgpa security consultant too. obviously it is a consideration with any park. one of the things we found is the best solution is creating active uses that will keep people in there. even if