[speaking in spanish] i think it is important that we can consider the budget with m.t.a. and not only have the children pay you know, this public transportation but how are we going to support them and help them to get to school? i would like to note that we work as a team, you know, work together so we could help our -- our students get to school and help them. thank you. >> thank you. there's no other public comment. any comments from the board or the superintendent? commissioner? commissioner fure? commissioner fure? commissioner fewer: for members of the public, i want to make a couple of comments. very brief. mr. stein i hear you loud and clear that our bus drivers are taking a double hit, with the furloughs and think it is a travesty and crime to our students that we're so underfunded and with the budget, our state budget, depending on the state budge wet are -- we are forced to do this and must do this in order to keep things like class size low, keep vital services during the school day and also employ our teachers and the rest of the district staff. it is with a v

department evaluating the appropriateness of operating in union square and had conversations with the m.t.a., conversations with the san francisco bike coalition, extensive conversations with our partner park wide in this endeavor about their safety record. and their plan to operate in dense, urban space safely. and the department determined in consultation with all of those people that because the transformation the city has seen the last 10 years, where we are starting to see bike lines in downtown and the bike line has been approved and there's more bike lanes that will be coming online shortly in the downtown area, that we comfortable moving forward at union square. it's obviously a question for the commission, and you've been debating it, whether the commission feels that the safety issues have been adequately addressed with the proposed amendment. i wouldn't presume to suggest that one of you should weigh in on that. i think the process weir setting up here allows us to look at the empirical data nine months and beyond and see if there is indeed a concern, then we have that ability --

if you remember, the m.t.a. board approved an amendment to the advertising contract to allow a certain amount of vehicles to be fully wrapped. the board of supervisors tabled that, so we are not going to see that revenue. we heard some good news from the city that we are expecting about $2.7 million baseline from the city based on initial first quarter projections. all those line items add up to a $11.6 million negative variance on the revenue side of the house. on our extend tours -- expenditures, the first, second and third columns reflect the same as the revenue side. the the first column is the approved budget and the seg column is the revised budget. we have spent about $79.2 million. for example, our work orders show $65.2 million has been encumbered but has not been paid because we are still waiting for documentation. so we are projecting on the expenditure side that we will spend $818 million, which is a 9.6 million variance. the reason the line items look negative is we are showing the prior year expendi

supervisor chu: with regards to communication, i do appreciate the changes that the m.t.a. has made in terms of improving communications to riders. better communications is not a solution to the problem. it is something we should have been doing to begin with. letting people know where the end stock was really should have already been done -- letting people know where the end stop was. again, just with regards to the options, communications is not a solution. it is not something that is going to really help with the problem. with that, i do want to thank you for your presentation. i know it is not easy to come before the board, especially on issues that are difficult to tackle, but i hope we can make some progress on that. i would like to continue this to the call of the chair if that is agreeable. ok, continued to the call of the chair. without objection. are there any other items before us? >> no, madam chair. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned. >> this is a dpw corporation yard. i work for the bureau of street environmental services used to be street cleaning. we

on page 18, the m.t.a. would like to change -- to git a permit to drive a cab. i feel that if you have a valid driver's license and if you can enter into a contract, the provision on page 17 where you have to bring a sheet of paper that says that a cap company will hire you hot hot -- you hire or not. perhaps a younger driver could not get hired by a and company. the reason that i want this to not be age 24 is that even though most insurance companies will not insurer a cab driver at that time, just my family started in the early 1930's. there are other people i know that have at least three generations. for example, a daughter and granddaughter of mine was going to stanford and wanted to drive a cab on the weekends to make money, i would see to it that she could drive a cab at my company. even if i had to get a special policy just former, this is not the job of the mta to do the hiring. that is the cap companies job. there is no need for this. please, don't destroy some good nepotism. >> good afternoon, directors. there are quite a few elements in this proposal,

we had a conversation with the m.t.a. last year and we would like to hear a progress report. that would also include how often there are switchbacks on the 14 line that would be an impediment to such an extension. i hope to have that hearing in mid-february. i would also like to have an mta representative. commissioner campos: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clark, please call item seven. public>> public comment. commissioner campos: this is an opportunity for any member of the public to speak to matters regarding this committee. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. please call item eight. >> adjournment. commissioner campos: thank you all once again. well, to scott wiener. meeting adjournewelcome once agt wiener. meeting adjourned. supervisor chiu: good afternoon. welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors for our inaugural meeting, today being january 8, 2011. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> s

. >> then the m.t.a. conversation to encourage the -- that was just sort of -- >> that was -- that wasn't part of the motion. joan on the motion as we have just restated, commissioners antonini. bore do not. fong, moore. sugaya. olague and miguel. all ayes. that motion passes unanimously. >> commissioners, you are u now on item number 17. just for the record i'll mention once again that item 16, the d.r. has been withdrawn. >> delain? >> our on item 17. 2010.0099 x for 333 fremont street. >> good evening. the planning commission originally approved 340 fremont street in 22 houn 6. the profpblg -- 2006. it would construct a 400 square foot tall building with a podium to include 332 dwelling units, including 40% two bedroom and three bedroom units and have off street parking for 332 vehicles provided in a four-level underground garage. less than 50% of the parking spaces would be independently accessible and the remainder would be valet spaces. the project would include 5e9 bicycle spaces. no changes to the

i think it's the job of the m.t.a. and the central subway project team to ensure safety for every mode of transportation that's going to be traveling in this area. and i think -- i would hope that the park-wide bike system would modify their routing systems based on my diversion that would happen for for a one, two, 10-month period. based on what i've seen of their track record, they have a great safety record and really, truly do want their customers to travel safely by bike. so thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, park and rec. i'm walter paulson. ♪ ain't no mountain bike place low ain't no valley bike place low ain't no parkway wide enough can stop me if you want advice on the item you don't need to worry i'll be there in a hurry ain't no bike place mountain high enough ain't no bike place valley low enough to stop me from talking to park and rec and you remember the day i bike rode so free you know you can always count on me from that day bike riding on i made a vow i'

we had a conversation with the m.t.a. last year and we would like to hear a progress report. that would also include how often there are switchbacks on the 14 line that would be an impediment to such an extension. i hope to have that hearing in mid-february. i would also like to have an mta representative. commissioner campos: thank you. is there anyone from the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. madam clark, please call item seven. public>> public comment. commissioner cams:

i wanted to know where she stood on local hiring because at the time, the m.t.a. was actually in contrast to them.t.a. was a litn i asked mrs. bridges where she stood, she said we needed to enjoy local higher. i said, "this is music to my ears." as i continued to talk with her, i would say things like, "what about the bicycle plan? as the mta commissioner, you would want to be burst on the bicycle plan." a few hours later, she would forward me the resolution passed unanimously at the board in october, saying 20% bicycle rider ships -- writer -- ridership by 2020. she learns like this. it is a testimony to her intelligence, her fiscal expertise. she is critical in dealing with the budget while having levels of service and like what went down on the 67. she learns quick. i think any issues can probably be resolved out in the hallway, to be honest with you. let us get her there. there is a lot of work to be done at mta. she gets so many aspects of this. she rides a 38 gear almost every day. mta is doing a lot of work. time is of the essence to get the local hiring la