s.f. m.t.a. would be required to report on the hipa complaint data, and any information on list of appointments, and the number of taxi trips completed. we're recommending fully funding this for the amount of approximately $393,000. and lastly, the elevator attendant initiative. will continue the elevator program for barr street [indiscernable] this project reduces elevator down times and includes two attendants at each station, all staffed by the hunters' point family. i[indiscernable] we are recommending fully funding this for the requested amount of $2.6 million. lastly, this is a map of all of the projects, and i'm happy to answer any questions, and we have agency staff here available to answer any questions. >> chairman: thank you, ms. smith. are there any questions from members of the commission? seeing none, is there any public comment on this item. item? seeing no public comment, i think we have a different house -- i do not see commissioner walton. is there a motion for item number seven

it under "traffic calming." >> it is the neighborhood-based "tragic calming" program under the s.f. m.t.a. they can ballot to request such a study, and the m.t.a. will follow up. >> i was just wondering because of the fact i think a lot of people were going to the transportation authority looking for that. >> no. i think we can find a way to make it easier to redirect them. >> that would be great. thank you. >> that is the problem between the s.f. m.t.a. and the s.f. t.a.. i just want to encourage members of the public to take mer young up on his offer and help make this new website the best it can be. with that, is there any public comments on the chair's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues, commissioner stefani contacted me and said she would be a little late, and insofar as we're about to vote on the consent agenda, is there a motion to excuse commissioner stefani, and that motion is made and seconded. mr. cantinia, read the con jent. >> items five to nine were approved at the april 9th meeting. the remaining items are considered routine,staff not planning to pres

i'm available for questions and so are project managers at s.f. m.t.a. >> chairman: are there any questions from members? all right. i -- i mean, i think steps that you've taken to address the concerns that were raised are a step in the right direction. i share the exact -- when i got briefed, i had the exact same take on it, which was that we did not want to have a t and c or exclusive t and c zone there. but i don't want to hold up funds for troubleshooting safety improvements, so that's the conundrum that we have. as we, in the previous item, the

i'm available for questions and so are project managers at s.f. m.t.a. >> chairman: are there any questions from members? all right. i -- i mean, i think steps that you've taken to address the concerns that were raised are a step in the right direction. i share the exact -- when i got briefed, i had the exact same take on it, which was that we did not want to have a t and c or exclusive t and c zone there. but i don't want to hold up funds for troubleshooting safety improvements, so that's the conundrum that we have. as we, in the previous item, the embarcadero enhancements, which, unfortunately, because of design and review and funding issues -- it's a big project at $54 million, and are a ways off, and based on what we heard at the vision zero committee, which is what i never -- what i never see on a list is money for more enforcement. and what i really want, and what i really learned at that vision zero committee -- actually, every time we have it, is that what we're lacking is cops on motorcycles. and at any on one time in the city and county of san

the s.f. m.t.a. uses them to get people out of bike lanes and to issue tickets. but as policy-makers, i think we have a fundamental duty to safeguard the public from potential abuses of these rapidly evolving technologies. and i want to be clear that this is not an anti-tech policy. there are many beneficial uses of technology, including what is before us today, that we want to make sure is used in the proper way. license plate readers are used to enforce our red light camera laws, and the r.d. helps track the movement of the materials throughout the library, including easier and faster discharging of books. and as many neighbors has reminded us via e-mail over the last few days, security cameras can play a critical role in apprehending criminal for violent theft and crime. and that same information is made available to not only law enforcement and the district direct attorney's office, but also to public defenders to make sure no one is wrongfully convicted of one of those crimes. when we get into trouble is when these technologies are used with ways that are in

with s.f. m.t.a., to talk about adding crossing guards and making improvements in that area, and yet nothing was done. and the e-mail ended by saying, we hope we don't have to have a fatality to mobilize and motivate improvements. and here we are again talking about breaking systems, talking about faulty doors, talking about things that were highlighted in conversations, that were asked in procurement meetings. and i have to say, i mean, we have multiple staff with the transportation authority -- i know you just came on board, ms. curshbalm, and you weren't here when the procurement happened, but there is general frustration in this body. we don't do this on a daily basis. we're not sitting there focused on these issues on a daily basis, but when we do highlight these areas and focus on some areas that have been brought to our attention either through constituents or complaints on the research that we've done, they go ignored. and to hear that drivers are being trained to use a stopping mechanism tha

the reason why we're here is because going to the s.f. m.t.a. and the board of supervisors has just become a big waste of time. our situation is beyond a case of simple buyer's remorse. i mean, we cannot compete with venture capital uber and lyft. we can't subsidize cheap rides for people. the m.t.a. set the price that created this monster. and they agreed if the program were to fail or end, they would buy back the medallions and give us a prop "k"-earned medallions. obviously, this is not happening, and we're forced to fight uphill in order just to get anything. it is really sad. what can i say? we want the exit mechanism. it is in the rules and regulations of the m.t.a., and it is also in the contract between the san francisco federal credit union and the m.t.a. please, just get us out of this program. if we got into this situation with the market dictating the price like in other cities, like new york, it is somewhat understandable. but, once again, the m.t.a. created the price, they created the monster. [buzzer] >> how long do we have to bea

. >> early on i reached out to director peskin to ensure with had a good team assigned to us at s.f. m.t.a., to help us look at traffic mitigation options, not only for washington street, changes to sampson would dropoff and whatnot that would service the hotel, and also the merchant alley to the rear, which is actually a fairly wide alley. it is almost 20 feet curb to curb, so there are opportunities there, and also some constraints. we wanted to be sure we understood circulation around the entire block. we're continuing to look at that to ensure we have the fastest responses time. and terms of traffic battery is where the traffic has been rising consistently over the years, sampson less so, and washington really has always been kind of a strange little stretch of street there. very wide; very little traffic. >> chairwoman: okay. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. mr. pendrick, we deem it a privilege that you're here in our parenthesi parenthesis ps morning. we're looking forward to our collaboration. thank you very much for your time this morning. conc