board approved the allocation of $15.4 million. now, there is a request for an additional $14 million, too. the reason for the supplemental action is basically it was off fund swap. sfmta shifted some funds that were planned for the control facility to the central subway to fulfill the funding there. so, there was a five-year privatisation program approved friday board. -- priortization program approved by the board. the project manager is here. this will probably be her last appearance before this board, as she is retiring sen. if you have any questions. supervisor campos: commissioner uighur? supervisor wiener: thank you. i have a question about how the improvements are being serviced once this happens. i know we have had the many problems with the subway, having to do with it out dated central control system and we have seen some of shutdowns of the system, basically. and also getting the lrb's behind the portal at church street, church and market safeway. it is painfully slow. independents point that we have with lrb's getting to that station because of the merger of multiple lines is also painful at times. i would just like to have a better understanding of how th

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

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 success of additional taxes st

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

sfmta accessible services at 415-701-4485 for copies. >> good evening. welcome to the april 6, 2011 meeting of the san francisco board of appeals. the presiding officer is president goh. michael garcia will be absent this evening. the deputy city attorney will provide any needed legal advice on the first appeal on tonight's calendar, after which kathryn barnes will be on hand to assist the board. to my right is the legal process court. i am the board's executive director. we are joined by representatives from some of the city departments who will have cases before the board this evening. scott chances is here, the city zoning administrator -- scott sanchez is here, the city zoning and minister, also representing the planning department. the senior building inspector is representing the department of building inspection. we have the environmental health section of the department of public health. jarvis murray is representing muni. i am going to go over meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. the board requests to turn off all phones, beepers, and pagers. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of

board member request. chairman nolan: way to go. we have all of this. maybe we can begin? >> certainly. good afternoon. i am virginia harmon. i am with the sfmta. this is for both are small business programs and other requirements. as you may know, bees are the principal method that we used to ensure that the local community, both businesses and individuals, are providing the opportunity to work on these. outreach is a key component for opportunity. we are trying to participate in as many outreach programs that we can. we recently held a certification workshop, it in january, we had an event where many participated. we're very excited about the event. we will present -- a specific focus on work force requirements. for a complete list of events, there was data which was sent to you last week, and there are additional copies on the table. one final thing on outreach, if you become aware, it will be useful. do not hesitate to contact me. we do want to do this as you possibly can. on our contracts, we have our small business program. we all know about some of these programs. i am sure there are many others, and though there are many, it is really n