and also the process by which we make new parking meter decisions, so it was based on that, that the sfm's that we developed and enhanced that reached process that was informed by your office that is we formally had the sfmta board ofir

and last week colleagues and i did tour the sfm management center. had the opportunity to observe the projects firsthand. this project is terrific. it's a major concern that consolidates the real time command for parking and security into a single facility with fully integrated and up-to-date methoden systems. the total budget is $13 million and we provided $26 million and the facility anticipate in 2016 and we can arrange for tours for interested board members. we'll bring an update on this project and radio communication project into next month's meeting and that concludes my report. >> thank you for your report. colleagues any comments or comments. let's go onto public comment on the director's public. any member of the public like to comment, please come forward. >> good morning commissioners. my name is jackie saks. i'm a member of the citizen advisory committee and regarding the puss rapid transit item that director chang brought up and the other path on sylmore. this is a background. i was on the gary transit task visibility of a light rail sy

and also the process by which we make new parking meter decisions, so it was based on that, that the sfm's that we developed and enhanced that reached process that was informed by your office that is we formally had the sfmta board of directors adopt last week and also reduce the option that -- the option of 10 thousand meters was really a high end projection over the next 7 years of what we thought we would need for the port meters, for maintenance, for repair and replacement, for kind of routine additions as we've done over the years and this was looking back on historical data and then a pretty sizable acknowledged sizable contingency. bringing this number down to 5 thousand will really leave us room primarily only for maintenance, repair and replacement and a reserve for the port and again, these are options to be exercised. if we were to get as we sometimes do very small scale requests for a couple of meters for a commercial establishment, i think we would have room within that 5 thousand going pursuant to the new process that we have outlined and had adopted by the board of directors