president yee riley: thank you. any comments from commissioners? commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i would like to speak a little bit about commissioner clyde, and what i want to talk about is her breadth of knowledge in some a different parts of small business affairs. she is knowledgeable on ada requirements. she is out there in the communities talking about taxation. she always does more than her homework. she is out there all of the time. she engages with the communities. she attends every event that i can imagine. she is there. the fact that pat christenson, who is with the council of district morrison dissed -- district merchants, gave her such a huge recommendation, that she would be recommended by someone who is part of a citywide organization. i know, as i have worked with her on many projects, one of the best things about her if she knows how to listen, and she absorbs what you have to say, whether she may agree or not. i feel like she has always been there to listen to all different people on our

president yee riley: ok. commissioner? commissioner: i does want to say that in a city with a reduced capacity, and on a city where it is a windblown, which is where i am, so all of the things is treated on the east side of the street and a swirled around my door on the other side of the street. -- end up swirled around my door. this eliminates the problems. i think people should have a choice if they would like to pass on this form of advertising. it would, you know, it is an option. we will have to do something to control the amount of work. as people are advocating for a reduced work force because of the budget, we're going to have to figure out how to reduce their work load. i would just like to add that. thank you. president yee riley: commissioner dooley? commissioner dooley: i agree with commissioner o'brien about adding some language, like "contact the office of small business." i would like to see us put together a brief informational piece that could be put on our website or is in the office that will just refer

president yee riley: ok. >> second. president yee riley: those in favor? aye. >> aye. >> aye. president yee riley: ok, next item. >> commissioners, item seven. a presentation, discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the county transportation authority on the c.t.a.'s mobility access and pricing study, also known as congestion pricing. we are joinled by representatives of the c.t.a. and there are explanatory documents inside your packet, the san francisco mobility, access and pricing study draft final report and also the public comment that was seervinged as of 4:00 p.m. today by the commission. >> good evening, commissioners, zabe bent, project manager of the county transportation authority. thank you for welcoming me back again to seahawk -- talk built study. i'm going to try to go through the presentation fairly quickly because i know some of you have seen the information before but feel free to stop me if i go a little bit too fast. so the first thing i just want to talk bb is the mobility. pricing and pricing study is it's a feasiblity study. it's not an

president yee riley: yes. clerk: and just a note, commissioner atoms, that will take effect with the next meeting. this is an updated report on it up as a small business and the small business assistance center, an update on the department's programs, an update on matters, and activities. >> commissioners, well, first, i wanted to give a welcome to commissioner atoms for your first meeting, and now, congratulations to your election to the vice president, and i want to extend my great gratitude to commissioner yee riley for your services last year and your stewardship with the commission. we have accomplished a great deal under your leadership and also with your support with the vice president, commissioner clyde, and congratulations, commissioner o'brien, on your election to the president's position. i know it is getting late, so i am not going to quickly run through, but i am going to move through the director's report, so we ended this year, the small business assistance center, servicing 2006 hundred 65 cli

president yee riley: ok. well, our committee, the legislation and policy committee, heard it on the 22nd. but the full commission didn't get a chance to hear it until today. so we did instruct staff and the directors to send a memo to supervisor avalos stating our concerns. so did we get any answer for that? >> we did not get a response to the memo. and i think as alaric has mentioned, that both staff from both departments worked to try to, before it got to the full board of supervisors, to see if we could do an amendment that would wait for, you know -- we were recommending a three-year period to not include the l.b.e.'s but to phase them in at a later date. i think for the legislation and policy committee, what you heard from your presentation was that was said, well, if there's a problem, we can correct it later. i think our concern and alaric has just mentioned that the supervisor's office has said that they're amenable to amend legislation later, but what does that mean to the cost of a small business an

president yee riley: so moved. mr. clerk: commissioners, the meeting is adjourned. president yee riley: thank you. >> in this fabulously beautiful persidio national park and near golden gate and running like a scar is this ugly highway. that was built in 1936 at the same time as the bridge and at that time the presidio was an army and they didn't want civilians on their turf. and the road was built high. >> we need access and you have a 70 year-old facility that's inadequate for today's transportation needs. and in addition to that, you have the problem that it wasn't for site extenders. >> the rating for the high viaduct is a higher rating than that collapsed. and it was sapped quite a while before used and it was rusty before installed. >> a state highway through a federal national park connecting an independently managed bridge to city streets. this is a prescription for complication. >> it became clear unless there was one catalyst organization that took it on as a challenge, it wouldn't happen and we did that and for people to advocate. and the project has a st

president yee riley: commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: i have one last question and it has maybe a few parts. but commercial vehicles, like taxis, i don't know if they actually quality as commercial. they're fees are already very high. >> we considered an exemption for taxis in this phase of the analysis. commissioner kasselman: how about other commercial vehicles that are making deliveries to small mom and pop grocery shops? will they have that $3 fee that they will then pass on to the store who gave you delivery? >> so, again, at this level of analysis, we did consider that, but we also considered that the $6 cap would be a benefit to those types of commercial vehicles. this program is another thing that would help mitigate some of those. some some of the outreach that we have heard, one of the things that have come up is potentially considering a tax benefit or a tax break for local businesses, particularly san francisco businesses or businesses within the zone or within a certain distance of the zone that would

president yee riley: well, i just think that -- i don't understand the rush. you came before us before to make a presentation, but then this report, this is the first time i have seen it. so and i'm sure a lot of the business organizations haven't seen it yet. all right, commissioner kasselman. commissioner kasselman: hi. i just wanted to ask, you mentioned quite a bit of performance metrics for the northeast corridor and then the best performing scenario. what is that metric that you're looking for, how are you gauging, is it environment, is it like, are you trying to increase your revenues or are you trying to decrease congestion? they are counter, they work against themselves also. >> it's absolutely a congestion management program. the goal was to simply make sure that the level of net revenue that's generated from the program could support an investment in improvements that would support, so people would take other travel modes. beyond that, there really wasn't an analysis of we want the highest revenue or the lowest revenue. it was simply is there enough

president yee riley: commissioner clyde. vice president clyde: thank you for the presentation. >> thank you for having me back. vice president clyde: i admire your work in this. it's a big project. just i guess i'll talk about the small business concern because there are several discreet neighborhoods within the northeast cordon which seems to be the preferred option at this moment for further study for different reasons. >> can i clarify one thing there? although it is the best performer, we would recommend all of the scenarios move forward for additional analysis. vice president clyde: that's what you're looking at different analysis of this study of congestion pricing. i'm a big fan of using our existing infrastructure like the tolls or the parking system in order to reduce congestion and reduce trips. i know that you have a discreet time of day entering and leaving. there are people who out of economic necessity will adjust their hours. i mean just out of economic, even at a 50% discount. i have got kind of multiple conc

president yee riley: commissioner o'brien? commissioner o'brien: i understand the point where you're coming from. it is you a philosophical a conversation for this commission. the thing i focus my mind on it in regard to the fines, i think it would be nice

president yee riley: commissioner o'brien? commissioner o'brien: i