all projects will be done by sfmta. except for one project, they have all been legislated by the sfmta board. quick update. since the park is uplifting in injunction against the bike plant, we have since then partially or fully completed 18 bike projects. please open to page 18 that shows the projects completed since august 2010. one will be completed by the end of the summer. the bay shore project will allow transportation fund for clean air, which the authority program in 2005. finally, on implementation, the grant includes design and constructor -- construction. sfmta will seek matching prop k funds when the work is complete. the last one i will be doing is the merina close krauss opening. this is more of the top-10 projects. it includes new signals to promote time changes. work will be performed by san francisco in 7 on your side.. -- sfmta. the authority funded the regional bike program. regarding implementation, the design was complete by june 2011 and will completed by december 2011. for all these projects, we ar

we receive funding from the sfmta. if we receive funding for aid projects, we do this person into caltrans. this was recently upheld by the courts. there is the local business enterprise program. this is for the funding source, including local, whether or not they are professional services. i can provide more detail. as you know, as such, we are presently implementing projects. under that program, we look at marketplace availability. in order to be awarded the contracts, they must demonstrate good faith efforts. to receive credit, the contractors must do things in one of three ways. there is the san francisco human rights commission and the transportation guidelines. this is to determine responsiveness, it provides general oversight and monitors contracts. the contracts that we already bid, what these look like, throughout the bidding of these contracts, there is a significant level of concern was expressed about whether local businesses are provided the opportunity to participate. in spite of the fact that these contr

nathaniel ford of the sfmta board of directors worked hard to convince many doubters. i think the smartest thing that the sfmta did was to trust its talented staff to take the lead in making this project happen. the people who were working on s.f. park are the smartest and most talented and most overworked civil servants i have ever met. so if s.f. park is a success, it will be in large part due to the heroic determination to make it work here. the central idea of s.f. park is that you can't set the right price for curb parking without looking at the results. the goal is to set the lowest price that the city can charge and still have one or two open spaces on every block so that cars won't have to circle cruising for parking like hawks hunting for prey. s.f. park sets a clear principle for setting the prices for curb parking. the lowest price the city can charge without creating a shortage. so the right price for curb parking in san francisco is rather like the supreme court's definition of pornography. i know it when i see it. and because san francisco set this policy

the task force is currently being led by sfmta. many other agencies involved are part of that committee. >> we have a couple of presentations. the first is from the department of public health. that will be followed by a representative from the police department. supervisor mar: thinking for the great work within the department of public health on safety, especially pedestrian safety. supervisor avalos: i will need 30 more seconds. supervisor mar: the san francisco injury center is also here to make the presentation. supervisor avalos: do we need to alert -- it will take a little while. ready? >> i am really happy to be here today. i am megan weir with the department of public health. we want to provide an overview of and response to the psac presentation. supervisor avalos: please pull the microphone closer to you. >> the current rules with respect to pedestrian safety efforts includes promoting knowledge, collecting and integrating safety data, analyzing the causes and consequences of injuries and fatalities, environmental assess

i am director of sustainable streets with the sfmta. once again, we are very pleased to be the lead agency in sponsoring the sunday streets program for 2011. it is one of a series of very healthy and family-friendly events to take place in san francisco to promote walking, biking, and just generally taking advantage of the streets that are open and car-free, but it is more than that. i think it is also a chance for the residents of san francisco to reconnect not only with themselves, but the rich, diverse neighborhoods that connect our community. we have been very fortunate to have this program embraced by both residents and merchants, and the rapid spread of the program is a testimony of how popular it has become. this program would not have been possible without the cooperation from our fellow city agencies as well as the mayor's office and all of the private partners we have the i will get into a in a little bit. speaking of the mayor's office, i would like to introduce mr. edwin lee, mayor of san francisco. mayor lee: good morning.

my question is, what did the sfmta due to the cab driver so far since they took over? nothing, nothing. they are doing it the other way around. the electronic waybill and the 5% credit card charges. chairman nolan: anyone else? sir? good afternoon. >> good ternoon. my name is david, b-a-s-a-d-a. i would like to talk about the big picture, the bread and butter of our industry. on two occasions, there we people but i dropped at st. francis, west and third street. and they told me about their story. picking up people from the fisherman's whf all the way to st. francis, and we charge them $25, and i told them that they should have taken a cab, and it would have cost them just $6 or $8. there are other people who have said the same thing to me. the bread and butter of our tourism industry. not in california. i have en in t industry for 34 years. this is my 34th year. it seems that northern economy. our bre and butter economy is destyed or damaged, i think this will be lost in our trade, and number two of my issues is the status of my two sons on the medallion li. i do not k

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beginning in 2010 and every calendar year thereafter, the sfmta should hold a meeting to determine if the fees should be increased or remained unchanged. ok, what are you breaking your own law? what are you breaking your own regulation? -- why are you? there is the comptroller's report that says what to do. there are gas prices going up every day. these drivers may have hybrids, but they are paying more for it, and you do not care about it? i was quoted in the paper that if you pay drivers more money, you get better service. i will say it again and again. why are you throwing these people under the bus, so to speak, you know, and not taking care of them? you have your own problems. i feel sorry for deputy director hayashi, because she has to go out and collect money to help pay for muni, and this is not her own faults, the problems going on in the industry. why are you gouging the drivers and not improving their ability to provide things in this state? thank you. chairman nolan: next speaker. secretary boomer: sayid -- i do not know the rest of it. [reading names] could you say your n

. -- to get these for the sfmta. thank you. [applause] >> mr. chairman, members of the board and public, that ends the public service recognition awards. i would like to give you a snapshot in terms of preparations for the giants. the giants of the world champions, we anticipate elevated attendants as we embark on the 2011 season. there are three plants we have implemented to cover weekday games, weekday night games, and weekend games. there will be service that began two hours before game time. ticket passes will be provided at the giants' ticket windows. these require a great deal of staff to make them successful. we will ensure that all the station agents will be fully staffed. we will have signal maintenance personnel on staff before and after the game. our center will also be staffed before and after the game. we will have officers at various intersections near the stadium. we also would have the fair inspectors supporting crowd control. one of the issues that we have worked hard to improve is in the area of ataxia sensibility. based on the

the real question is, what has the sfmta done for drivers rather than to drivers? >> the next item. >> item 10 is the consent calendar. these five are considered to be retained and voted upon by the single vote. i have received requests for l and k to be severed. in that case, we will vote on what remains. >> motion to approve. >> seconded. >> they ayes have it. >> we have received information about the saharis. >> good afternoon, mr. chair. this proposal came to west from neighbors' living in the area. -- came to us from neighbors' living in the area. the stretch of circular involves is from monterey to have a lock. as you can see, this is a very similar to the freeway frontage road with houses on one side and the freeway on the other side. there is that the potential for more campers and trucks and others to park along this because the only regulation is street cleaning. the neighbors were interested in improving the two things. one, the safety on the side where the houses are because of the intersection to rivet the parking of tall vehicles, which is 6 feet or t

next we have at sfmta. i also want to recognize for my colleagues, we have ed riskin from dpw. raymond smith from district pedestrian safety advisory committee. questions if there are. we also have here ed, the director of department of public works, courtney from redevelopment, elizabeth from what san francisco, and raymond smith, to insert questions as well. -- to answer questions as well. >> i want to thank you for having this hearing. it is really important to listen to what we just heard and get the feedback. i want to recognize, i have two staffers with me here. we have heard a lot of testimony and information from the speakers. some of this might be repetitive. i will focus on the areas we were asked to present today. the key area i would like to talk about is the current pedestrian program we have in our perfume in the city and drill down to specifics of what is going on in district 6 and what opportunities there are coming down the pipe. before we begin, i'd like to mention that, as the mta is in to greet two different modes, we see walking as fundamental to our vision

. >> the sfmta says there will be a 45 cent fee for every transaction and it will go to the contractor. >>> we are a few days away from the royal wedding. special teams are checking -- are checking the areas along the parade route. tear are crews in helicopters that will play a big role on security on day. >> maybe they don't want thes noise of a helicopter rising over the top. we'll move away and be adistance away -- be a distance away. >>> nearly 2 billion people around world are expected to watch the royal wedding. you will be able to watch the royal wedding right here. coverage begins at 2:00 a.m. on friday, april 29th. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, in the oakland hills today, neighbors are fighting a proposed, new 100-foot tall communications tower. residents say they were never informed the huge structure would be looming over their community. find out why police and fire officials say this tower is crucial to improving emergency response. >>> that story and more coming up on our next newscast, the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

charged by the planning department, department of building inspection, department of public works, sfmta, public utilities commission and other city departments. the office of economic and workforce develop andment the port of san francisco have dedicated staff including a dedicated point person to work with the americas cup race event authority in producing this event. therefore be it resolved that the small business commission requests that the office of economic and workforce development, the port of san francisco and the americas cup event authority take efforts to minimize the number of small businesses affected by the america's cup event, be it further resolved that the small business commission request that the office of workforce development and the port of san francisco provide dedicated resources to assist affected businesses. thereof be it further resolved that the small business commission request that the office of economic and workforce development, port of san francisco and other city departments assist affected businesses in relocating to new locations and negotiating lea

number of projects, a number of projects that have been completed, installed, and now, talking about sfmta's activities. over 500 bike racks. there is another 15 bike network projects on the books already to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, so this is a significant project, still playing catch-up to the couple of years we had to spend without doing much on this issue. there is more detail, but given the time, you can see that and ask questions later. the last thing i have on my report is a warm welcome to our new office manager, who is sitting to the right of our clerk. she has, before joining us -- she just joined us last week. she was a bookkeeper and business operations manager for a small consulting firm, and she has experience as a mediator. she has a b.a. in transportation studies from washington, d.c., and an m.b.a. from san francisco state, and i'm sure this is her own contribution to the report. she rides her bike every day for transportation and for fun, and weather permitting, she tries to write 100 miles each week. she has participated in the first california clima

addressed issues with the not only then-department of public parking and traffic, but also with muni, now sfmta come on issues this district has been working on for over 10 years. on the same transportation issues, these are major factors in the neighborhood. a major intersection for models of traffic are mission street and geneva. one of the heaviest intersections in san francisco. geneva avenue, i-280, highway 101, bubble park station, and with that, and the better parts neighborhood in 2002. we want to get it finished. there is a proposed transit city village. one of the biggest issues we deal with in the district is we do with the legal building and a blight issues. one of the things that our organization -- not only representing district 11 in the district 11 council -- was life issues and have reworked -- how we worked with light issues, whether it was with dpw or dbi issues, code violations or graffiti issues. san francisco has passed laws regarding these issues, including not only taxis parking in residential neighborhoods, and businesses being run out of homes with fleets of cars and t

but rather than separating agencies into silos, saying this is a dpw problem, this is an sfmta problem, we need to work together to make the best use of funding. the same thing four redevelopment agencies. when projects are being approved and planned, there is no coordinated planning effort that also looks at pedestrian safety and improvement. it is always done piecemeal. of course, that is not a fiscally efficient way to do the work. supervisor avalos: thank you. i appreciate your bringing that up. >> and bridget smith, mta. we do have audible signals. we had 100 put in over the last few years. it is true, san francisco had not been putting them in. we went with a technology that sort of fell at a favor, but i'm happy to say that we have about 100, putting more in all the time. eventually, we will be making the entire city is accessible. hours are not the chirping-type. it is more of a rapid tat-noise. you may have heard that -- that ridiculous. when we developed it, we were working with leading experts in the nation who came up with an approach that had yet to be adopted by the regul