Present wrochl lib kin yvonne present seyed. Present. Mandelman. Present. Gee. Communication the press for members to make Public Comment members of public may meant on the meeting during comment importance in person or remote the call in line availability may be disrupted due to technical difficulties in person first and remote after the call in line is on the agenda and dialing instructions should be scrolling at the bottom of the screen on sfgovtv. There are other communications . We will call the next item 4 the now and or old business. Not aware of any. All right. None. Item 5 screwive directors report. Good morning. Happy holidays nice to seeow our last meeting of 2023. A couple of updates before we come to you with hopefully exciting news on advancement and funding and prosecute curement next year. At the Transit Center nice to see you at the holiday lighting on friday. Where our chair and vice chair and many here today were present to light up the park for the holidays. Had a group of children pull the lever and fantastic band and i nice evening to kickoff event in the park. Lights stay up we invite to you come seat festive lights 60 feet up in the air it is a niegs sight. Caltrain electrified service a mile stone for 2024. We are happy it debut was a new electric train decoration. In the park. And which had great place if you can afford the train and saw families taking photo there is a nice feeling. So. It is zeal photographs as part of the directors report. We are happy to report this we did a tour for sam france interested in a bus day on the bus deck with a new route. This is a great addition to the center bringing them in the building. Exclude be a sublose from ac transit assuming they reach the terms and bring service in february. Manage to look forward to. On the security front, were happy to announce the tjpa selected to host a transportation security table top exercise through the intermodal security train and exercise program of no interruptions to services or operations at the park. And but we are excited collaborate to enhance the security measures to benefit the riders in the community. The dtx perral we advance in the federal Transit AdministrationCapital Investment grant you will hear today. We expect to receive the formal rating and enter in engineering phase this winter in january early february time. Alcohol make us grant eligible and advance us to the next stage of the process. We are seek funding of all sorts. I want to take a moment to congratulate our partners at the High Speed Rail Authority for an announcement last week. They received 3 billion dollars from the fed state partnership forrin are city rail will advance a number of things including procurement of first train sets it is confidence in the federal government and we will see their trains arriving in our building in the near term. So. As part of this grant award there was a 500 thousand dollars corridor identification and development award. Named the portal project and develop a cost meat for Service Delivery plan. Good announcement for the project. We also applied for this Grant Program in 97 Million Dollars program it was for inter~ city rail. It was for some of the design work for high speed rail dm were not successful in naapplication we heard back from 2 of the. Federal applications the 2 from the federal riadministrations. And which we were not recipients of but expecting announcements of the third through the office of the secretary and department of transportation in the coming week which is is megasm meg office a combined with 2 other grant applications announced the first awards rural. And making their way through in the coming weeks or months we hope to have award news to share with you at the 99 meeting. On the stateside. With the states facing estate billion dollars deficit. We are focusing in sacramento on current discussions to renew the cap and trade program key for the transit andin are city rail capitol program. You recall the Metro Commission endorsed the perral projected for 500 Million Dollars in future funds and having the capacity to issue that multiyear award is on that extension. It is is something we are interested in long with many other transit partners looking for that as a longterm funding source. The ntc spearhead to explore a transportation measure for 20 ticks and discussed that at the joint legislation meeting left friday. Staff expected to share more at their january meeting and update you as we hear more. They presented specific poling information and sources. And are working through what could be a funding solution coming forward. Finally 2 financial notes one prior to advancing our early prosecute curement documents you will hear more in our look ahead later in the agenda provide an update on the grants and will or awards mean for our forecasted cash flow in the financial look ahead in january or february meeting. And final low tip kelly we bring our fiscally june 30 Financial Statements at this meeting in december. However with the transitions and finance division reel we expect to bring this in the february Board Meeting. This concludes my directors report and help to arounds questions you have before we inviolet cary to gift legislative update. Directorses, questions . Learn about the silent ugly wet and other event before we take Public Comments. Good morning. Chair gee we made it 2023 is almost over and happy to got through it with all of you. Our fourth winter fest director van de water mentioned kicked off with a park lighting party. As you see in the top left, our lovely electric train not as cool as some others. Was in the bottom left was a great photo op for families to come out. And the top middle here we have a silent disco. We had circus bella perform on saturday. And we closed out with a holiday wreath making, which the park never smelled better. Popular programs for 2023 will be no surprise to you boly wood nights our top and yoga. Mid day music. And toddler thursday. Park updates. So, flute the year we hosted 65043 events open to the public. And welcomed 30,000 attendees. Road to serving 30,000 people with 650 free events paved with 9 programs per week during winter and then around 20 events during summertime of really making use. That sunlight. Also we have new signage going on the ground mroor to help encourage and entice people to come up and visit. One neat one here is a birds eye view will go on our beale street elevator move to things less fun, we have been keeping an eye on the economy in San Francisco. We took a look at the report from ted at the San Francisco office of economic analysis. We are seeing some up ticks in employment. And with sfo activity. We are seeing other things like rider help slacked. Less impressive there. We are watching this. We are keeping an eye on the Real Estate Market and making sure we take advantage of timing and being strategic with the timing. Moving along in retail leasing got mode he started working on out door patios. I bit of a Construction Zone they are going fast as they can. We are looking for a majority april opening date. Hoping for no other delays and bear bottle ramping up now. Architectural drawings done and w to help approve their plans to get them in the grant hall that construction will be quick with fun games. And if anybody likes to lose in shuffle board let me know i will meet you there. With that,il close out and want to make sure i call attention to current tenants. Happy to answer questions. Number one thank you for winter fest. And thank everybody and lighting the parks, security. It was a great event and just park looks great and thank you all. For what you do for the neighborhoods and contributions. Directors, questions . On the reports . Not seeing is there Public Comment. Why check for Public Comment on line we have a member that is raised their hand up. Check in the room first. No Public Comment in the room. Moderator open the caller. Good morning, [inaudible]. Upon san jose. My comments relate to the executive directors report. It is true that President Biden announced a grant california [inaudible] authority. That i think it should be noted that the president made the announcement in list vegas not in the valley [inaudible]. And the reason yet president was in list vegas is because he announced another grant also for 3 Million Dollars, which is for the 218 mile pipeline west. High speed line between los angeles and las vegas. This line is expected to be completed in 4 years in times for the 2028 olympics. [inaudible] 12 billion dollars including 8 billion dollars from private bonds. The reason i bring this to your attention is that at the federal level be very difficult to convey 8 billion dollars 1 and a half mile, extension from forth and king to [inaudible]. With a 220 mile high speed lineful thank you. Thank you, caller. Are there other members wish to comment . On the executive directors report, item number 5. Go head and move to the next item. The next is the consistent Advisory Committee update and directors we have cac vice chair brian shaw to address you. Thank you, good morningful thank you directors. Brian shaw vice chair provideing report for our meeting for december this past tuesday. Meeting with a coreum. A staffs report. Federal upon grant to high speed rail. Physical signos street level to inform passers by the winter fest. Taking place in the sales force park. And suggested to make use of social media influenceers to promote sales force park events the east cut doing this for their events. After requests from a member all elevators at the Transit Center will have chimes to help those with vision impair ams for elevators. A member asked what retail spaces are left for lose. Primarily restaurants, health and wellness space. The portal program. A member asked experience with bid and will be a factor in selection of contracts. Staff said a scoring system with other agencies includeed determine the award of work. Talking points about the costs being 8 billion dollars. Also recommended develop an elevator pitch for supporting the portal a cost not to the renaling glob terms of will economic environment. Environmental and access. A member upon reported Caltrain Service not be interrupted at fire and towns end. And therefore not abling to make use of the link to the bay bridge and added an agenda item to have i presentation on how travel modes models are updated to reflect post covid travel that concludes my report. Any questions in Public Comment . On the cac report . See if we have Public Comment in the room . None. Checking on line. We have no members wish to address you thunder item thank you. Happy holidays. All right we can one moment. Mr. Patrick is this okay. The next. Next item is 7 for an opportunity for the public to address the authority not on the calendar in the jurisdiction. We have mr. Patrick with us. Good morning and Merry Christmas i wanted to talk about several things the Transit Center. Number one there is looking in the first 4 area where per diem is lect thered is no Real Christmas spirit. No nothing. There is a role up steel door. There is vacant space. There is in excitement. I hope per diem space there but we need more prosecute motions. How about the authority working on joint promotions every customer gets a coupon coupon t the restaurants or places. We need to do more marketing. Particularly for the first 4 level. I think were weak there and architecturally we are weak in the looks and on the other side of the transit cert were week dont have tenants. I think we should dromotropic requirement for union work done on a tenant improvements. Why . Force the tenants to pay extra money for that. Thats a mistake and shooting yourself in the foot. So what can i say i think we can do a lot better and i like to get more tenant there is and like to seearctivities more market nothing a different approach and how about a new real estate agent. Thank you. Any other members ever public in the room . Seeing none. Online. Let the caller in. Thank you again for the opportunity. I believe my friend brian did in the mention the [inaudible]. Where by [inaudible] some of you may know. Broke out the [inaudible]. Alternative. Why to which approach the Transit Center. A good question about whether anybody looked at the protest in london. Some of you may know and the tunnels. Under the london under ground. Which were built to billion dollars. Including 200 ground stations. In closing when i like to do attract your attention to video which is [inaudible] design of and what you will finds in there can do a krsz over [inaudible]. Championship is a pullover for the ta [inaudible] a direct replica of the royal oak photo [inaudible]. Which is where the initial [inaudible] took place thank you. Thank you. That concludes members who want to comment on this item move to your consent calendar. All right. All matters are routine and will be acted upon by a vote no separate discussion. The merit may be removed and considered prit low. We will check for Public Comment in the room. On the items listed. Seeing none and checking on line. Seeing none. Your items are 8. 1 minutes of november 9, 8. 2 authorizing the executive director an extension of the alternate period under the third amendment [inaudible]. Item 8. Ly with charlie and 8. 4 authorizing direct a fiveth amendment to Lease Agreement with transbay fitness. Directors. Items for action or consent . Director forbes. Aye baptiste aye lipkin aye seyed. Aye. Director tumlin. Aye vice chair mandelman. Aye and chair gee. Yes. The consent calendar is approved. Thank you. Like to move 2 items up items 14 and 17 before consent. That acceptable . All right. So we will move up item 14 and 17 prior to the closed session. Item 14 is a San Francisco rail Program Update and stats of the rail extension work plan, schedule and funding update. To be presented by cal tain execute ever director. Good morning. Happy holidays observe i go in my prepared remarks i wanted to thank executive director adam van de water coming down to talk. Nice to meet you. Sorry. Has been a long week. Thank you for giving 2 long presentations we gave one on an item you will hear later on the 4 k y work in the rail yard and i think a great opportunity at the full board to educate them about the full project. And so really appreciated chair ghee facilitating that discussion. On to my prepared remarks. November ft. Meeting discussed the importance of extending the San Francisco peninsula rail program. Memorandum of develop elements of successor agreement supported the recommendation to extend the current mou to may of next year. This is on your agenda today for consideration. The portal tunnel construction contract is under way. We are awaiting receipt of design build teams qualifications and due on january 33 of 24. The project Delivery Team is engaged in completing the next step in thes prosecute curement process the request for proposal. A progressive Design Delivery method for the learningest contract provides an opportunity to joint low complete design with engage am by the operators and contractor. This delivery method is you in in the transit industry. The team incorporates experience for projects of the size and complexity. Had stands out is the need for transparency and partnership from all involved. Working together with transparency and, counselability we have the opportunity to serve as a model for megatransit project dlifshy implementing a truck that support ace Delivery Team. And this concludes my comments before i turn it over to alfonso, i doment to put out caltrain it is trans forming its and a new home at the transbay will celebrate 160th anniversary of Passenger Rail service all you have expect inritation to a celebration in januariful thank you very much. Good morning i wanted point out weer track to bring a recommendation for award of our Program ManagementConstruction Management contract we have a few change on the scheduled ideas. We have shifted our presentation to the board and request of your action to release a question for proposal for the civil and design build contract from march to april. Left week we ask for questions of law ifkdzs for that contract providing additional month to submit qualifications. Which will now be due at the end of january. I like to mobility out there is great interests out there in this contract. The learningest contract of our program. And we felt it was just better to provide an opportunity and gives the respondents another month. The track and system procurement shifted follow with the civil and tunnel construction contract procurement. Our calls for shifted the other 2 contract procure am releases. The boards action last month shifting sit out for fourth and townsend station to the progressive design built provided relief this allowed you to station fit out procure am not by an among but several. It is rfu outside the look ahead. Baseline budget and schedule action well present to the board also shifted. As adam our executive director pointed out example to receive news from january and possible low february on our admittance to the phase of the Grant Program. Once fta completes the rating, we go in a 30day blackout period. That adds a month when the work is done to when we are notified. We expect to complete our baseline work after we receive news offent row to engineer and with the w ip nt and the presentation of the efc proceeding your action it is shifted the base line out to april. Subject to the board approval today on our mou, or extending it with the agency per ins we flon have a successor to the board in may for your consideration. This is the fshgs mou that the develops in and identifies government structure for the next phase of our project. And in june we plan to present the agreement for the work at fourth and king rail yard to facilitate that ritransit connection to the portal. And service in the downtown San Francisco that concludes those items we expect to present in the next 6 months. Might be in changes as we move forward this is when we are forecasting today. Adam, did you have comments . Directors only add i kicked off we plan to come to you with an updated graphic and more nuanced look ahead on cash flow. The grant applications we continue to submit, f project like this we have to carve out a set of scope for those. The 97 Million Dollars state application to advance the rail specific design we need a different source for those funds the megagrants in the next month or so is for the advanced work. And that is 117 Million Dollars. The 30 Million Dollars for another sxoech work. So what we want to have a robust discussion with you we advance the prosecute curement and alfonso out lines the Funding Sources for you scope of work and what is the run away for the scopes so we issue a notice to proceed we are eatingtory get contractor on board to advance us past 30 design and help us think through constructability, efficiency and fadzing and other thing this is impact cost, schedule and out reach. Only to do so on a cash flow days base look forward to having that discussion i dont have a separate visual. If you visual low recall the pi chart 211 million of current applications 97 was for that fed state went to per ins at high speed rail and other projects and the remained are of the 117 for mega. Thank you. Dpreshth baptiste looks like we are ready with the questions. This is raising a question for me. Which assume we will discuss in january im curious about the timing of the contract management. The i cant remember the keep an eye on things. Yes. Thank you. The time of that and how it matches up with the funding question. That remain. Etch so, when we talk about it next month helpful for me to understand what bodies of work are sort of durable and lasting. Which are conteenage and how those pieces fit in addition to cash flow is a part of the form well. And so we can keep it straight and understand where we are making mart investments begin on going uncertainty. Absolutely and we have been working as a team to focus that. So. Take for example our rightofway program there are things that site assessments site conscience and analysis which is evergreen and left for years special other things araiseals a shelf life of 6 months we need to time once with the short shelf life until just in time the other in advance it get those schedule complete. And capitolize on investment and funding opportunity. Other questions, directors . Very good. Thank you for joining us at the caltrain Board Meeting last week. And directors the trivia question is since we were not there 160 years ago who was president at the time. Abraham lincoln. Public comment . We have members online moderator. Let the first caller in. Good morning, directors happy hell day this is is michael resident of numbera and advise rear counsel. I am hesitant about support this is going with circumstance curves the tightest radius in the entire high speed rail system. And servicing now a 2 row yard to 6 tracks. It and 3 platform its does not make sense from a passenger arriving from los angeles i hit the ground. Im on my way and with station time and sharp curves in the station i am at my destination rather than geting last mile that last mile does not serve bart or muni i have to take a walk. Why not end it up 7th or fifth street to powell or civic center you have empty buildings you use the stations and cut the costs here. Africanamerican you sight in your website grand central. 67 tracks and [inaudible] and thats what you compare yourself with that is not fair to the public. That cost is 2. 5 billion. [inaudible] thank you for the opportunity. I would like to thank director van de water for attending the caltrain Board Meeting left week. I would like to take this opportunity to question by direct davis. The time may be that while we impact the yards. Let alone the under lying assets. Including and terrible for the n complaint is 16th street turn backtrack on 7th street i hope this make sense. Thank you. All right. Thank you caller this concludes the member who is wanted to comment on item 14 move with item 16 or 17 down to item 17. The approval and fourth and kingiard for peculiarage bee. And trans further and king yard agreement. Alfonso. I have a brief presentation the item the Delivery Agency for fourth and king track and system relocation work. We call this contract 214 k yushgs b. Im sorry for the acronyms contract. Im sorry. Contract 214 k y b im not going to say they will call at this time rail yard contract. How about that. And this would be subject to approval of fourth and king agreement we plan on bringing before the boards for boopgz next year. We brought packaging changes last month included separation of the work performed at the rail yard in the 2 contract packagesil say contract a and b. Contract a, demolition and site prepation on the north frontage on towns end and this allows dtx to construct the tunnel and under ground station. Fourth and townsend station. Contract b includes surface track work and systems work within the rail yard and cal trains main yard south main line to 16th street. That provides for the future connection in the portal project. Through a you wall that is in the rail yard. The explanation of the 2 packages provides the collective team and when i refer to team Going Forward i mean both now. With the opportunity to better manage risks for work. And the risk associated with construction on the railiard for safe transit operations and of course construction safety. Caltrain took similar action on december 7 to obtain approval to implement a construction manager general contract deliveref approach. And that is to deliver the package b work the work on the rail yard and this is subject to approval of the agreement our 2 averages will consider next year. Staff is recommending the boards approval. For the actually staff is recommending approval of the conceptual approach of having caltrain to service the Delivery Agency for fourth and king Site Preparation pack okay b work conditioned on the final terms of the planned rail yard agreement well present next spring possible low early summer. I will be happy to answer questions you might have. Thank you. Directors, questions or michelle did you want to make additions . Were this is result of very thoughtfulful work that is worked through the ip nt and esc it is about identifying the risks. And what parties are best suited mitigate those risks. Wanted reiterate the statements that al financeo said. Thank you. Thank you. Directors, questions . In concept and i understand how this mitigates operational risks in all situations zeal tension with cost and continuity of operation. And so as you think about the terms of the agreement the costs fit with tgpa and caltrain i would encourage you how to put a press in place that allows those things to be balanced. And they both matter and they are trade offs creating tension. But i am supportive of this as a concept. Thank you. Those were the same comments that the caltrain Committee MeetingCost Management and krell begin the complexity. Im glad we are on the same page. Directors, other questions . Public comment . No members of public wishing to address you. Directors. Move approve. Second. Second. Why thank you. Vice chair mandelman. Director forbes. Aye director baptiste yoochlt aye director lipkin aye director seyed. Aye yoochl tumlin. Aye mandelman aye. Chair ghee. Item 17 is approved thank you. Go back to closed session. Back up to Government Code Section 5 verify first if there is Public Comment on the item for discussion in closed session. Checking for Public Comment in the room. Seeing 91. Checking for Public Comment online. Seeing none. We and if you can end it. There to the right. All right. Great. Okay. The board of directors meeting december 14th is back in session in regards to item 12 announcement of closed session no action to report. Move on to item then on the regular calendar 13 adopting baseline budget for phase one of the Transit Center program the amount of 2. 2784 and an amendment 3 to the fiscal 23 24 for phase one and robb almeida public works the director of design and construction for the Transit Program present. Good morning. Board members robb alameda design and construction for phase one and we are eager to move forward with the closer to closing it. So this transbay Transit Center program. 2. 278, 400,000 dollars. And the amendment for number 3 for the fiscal year capitol budget of phase one. And we are recommending that the baseline budget is amended by 19 Million Dollars. To reflect reconciliation of expenses and recoveries related the fisher and subsequent settlement payment to the tjpa as well as to continue to close out of the remaining construction manager general construction cngc . Trade packages phase one construction. And if there are questions i can address them. Rob, thank you, good to see you and dont take tht writtening way we look forward to not seeing you. Yes. [laughter] im eagerly look to close this book. We are also. Directors, questions for ron . Public comment. Check for Public Comment in the room. Check for example Public Comment online. There are no members of the public. Wish to comment on this item. Is there a motion . Vice chair mandelman a second . I will second. Director forbes. Roll call first and second director forbes. Aye. Director baptiste. Why aye director lipkin. Aye director seyed. Aye director tumlin. Aye vice chair mandelman. Aye and chair ghee. Yes. Directors item 13 is approved we will jump to 15 since we called 14. Ron, thank you very much. Approving a location plan. Dun town rail extension the portal. Developing with federal and state regulation and we have john our real estate manager presenting the item. Good morning. Chair ghee and members of the board. So last among we were here to give you a preview of the relocation plan can out linocaine line the permit Public Comment period opened we closed that on the fourth of december. For 30 days through a website posting and mailings to all ordinance and all occupants that have potentially affected properties along the erickson upon linement. As a result of the out reach 4 inquiries were received they were by phone or e mail. And really responded to on the spot questions about schedule or simple scombes not official comments. We noted each in the staff report. But because they are not official comments than i did in the become adjustments to the plan itself. We did receive one letter from lodgeis the owner of the caltrain yard. Expressing occurrence regarding mapping and references med. We took those to heart. Made a few adjustments to our maps and a detailed figure. That shows all of the potential impacts to the property. And also met with prosecute lodgeis directly overnight past week. And they were appear to be satisfied. With the changed that we made x. We reviewed those with them and answered their questions about the project. At this point we have a final relocation plan posted and seek your approval of that. Happy to answer questions you might have. Thank you very much. Directors, questions . Not seeing any. Public comment. Thank you for Public Comment in the room. Checking for Public Comment on line . There are no members comment. Very good. Item for action directors a motion . Vice chair mandelman a second . Second. Thank you roll call first and second director forbes. Aye baptiste. Aye. Director limp kin. Aye. Director seyed. Aye director tumlin. Aye mandelman. Aye and chair gee. Item 15 is approved item 16. Thank you. Is considered the board chair to execute the San Francisco rail program to extend the term of the agreement to may 10 of 24. And um. Thank you, chair ghee. This item is asking for board consideration to extend the current memorandum of understanding on the rail agreement we have with partners. Announce your name i did not. Directors im Alfonso Rodriguez project director of the portal project. Mou is near low an extension to the current agreement that we have that expires the end of this year. This item was brought at the last meeting and has recommendations for to the board for your adoption. We do plan on spending the next series of months to develop the contruck at the blueprint out lines. The elements. The Management Team and change of control board and work group and refining the bodies community and report out. We are enabling practice but there is w this loyals ahead we believe the extension to may 10 is warrantd and asking for your consideration to do so. Okay. And du want to say anything . Add. Director rodriguez mentioned we had a robust discussion. I think we are in broad agreement that going to may 10 allows us the opportunity to adopt a successor by may 9 meeting and allows thoughed Staff Members working on developing the details to put focus on the prekershawment that is time sensitive you in they advance the policy questions. New fwhon may. Directors, questions . Comments. Public comment . None. Checking on line there was a hand raised that has gone back down. So giving them a moment. You have members wish to address you thank you. Directors is there a motion . I will make a motion. Thank you. Director forbes and mandelman will seconded. Director forbes. Aye joovm director baptiste. Aye director lipkin. Aye. Director seyed. Aye. Director tumlin. Aye. Vice chair mandelman. Aye and chair gee. Yes. Item 16 is approved and jump to item 18. Please. 18 is authorizing the executive director to declaration of site restrictions of purof determination for transbay parcel i to facilitate the office of commitment Infrastructure Development of the planned under ramp park and we have walsh to introduce. Good morning again directors. Report walsh. The director for tjpa here to present item 18. Tjp astaff requests the board to authorize to execute declaration of site restrictions for relinquishment of power of tomorrow nigz for parcel i prime. Another step on the path to the realization of under ramp park now known as the east cut dog park. Delivery of the park will be require several future actions and approvals. And including approvals by the tjpa, ocii city of San Francisco. East kul cut cbd and others. With this i invite bench min transbay project manager from oyii for a brief update and available to answer question system pier well guard from east cut cbd and thats it. Okay. Thank you. Good morning chair gee and directors im bench min brandon with ocii the project manager the status for under remark p we are in Design Development phase we were in front of you about 6 months ago with the design for your review that was approve exclude with that approval we moved into that Design Development line. We are at the 50 design phase. And expect to be 100 and move to construction documentation. As he said there are discretionary approvals need including permitting and submission of plans and the tjpa and cal trance for engineering as limp the project is making good progress. This step is necessary because going back to the beginning of the project area had the right to possess the parcel. And without this restrictions restrict for example a park use cal trance could reclaim it. This declaration. S restrictions allow you to continue forward with developing the will park and restrict it for a park use. I think the original agreement required we had this executed by january first of 2024. We are right at the limit. And the requirement also states the park has to be completed by january first of 2028. Weer a quick time line to get it done but dont have reason to believe we will not get there happy to answer questions you may have. Thank you very much. Directors, questions . Directored. Of just a quick question on the what you described what does it 19take action in obligations to complete the p by 2028 . Um what it means simple low is that the tjpa is stating to caltrans restricting parcel for this use. They dont have an obligation to finish the park ocii does the tjpa does not have any obligation to funds the park or to complete the park. That obligation is with ocii. The tjpa is our partner and the landowner or controller for the park. But the plan for management of the p is tht east cut cbd will enter in an combrement with the tjpa to fulfill what role. Ocii serves the developer of the p for responsible foreration the money and the design and engineering and construction. And ensuring the park is delivered the tjpa enter into this agreement with the east cut for the management. That helps. Great sum row, thank you. Other questions, directors . Public comment . I see a member of the public on line. Ment to check in the room . If you can let the caller in. Hello directors and i cannot tell you how personal low i am excited about this item. Coming up to you. For approval which we now pass to getting the park. It would be [inaudible]. Decades. And i hope you will approve this unanimously. In closing i like to take this opportunity to thank you for the privilege to share thoughts on this exciting project over the last year. And i would like to wish you all a happy holidays to you and yours. And otherwise known as Merry Christmas. And happy new year where i come from, thank you. Thank you, caller that concludes Public Comment. Thank you. Directors. Is there a motion to action . For action . Vice chair machine man. Gi will second. Roll call. Director forbes. Why aye. Baptiste. Aye lipkin. Yes. Director seyed. Aye. Director tumlin. Aye jovment vice chair mandelman. Aye chair gee. Aye item 18 is approved. Directors i think this concludes the business of the transbay joint powers board of directors for 2023. Happy holidays be safe and well enjoy with your family, friends everyone else and we will see you in the new year. Meeting adjourned. Thank you. Hello. Youre watching the show that explores San Franciscos love affair with food. There are at least 18 Farmers Markets in San Francisco alone, providing fresh and affordable to yearround. This is a great resource that does not break the bank. To show just how easy it can be to do just that, we have come up with something called the Farmers Market challenge. We find someone who loves to cook, give them 20, and challenge them to create a delicious meal from ingredients found right here in the Farmers Market. Who did we find for todays challenge . Today with regard to made a pot greater thanchapino. You only have 20 to spend. I know peter it is going to be tough, but i think i can do it. It is a San Francisco classic. We are celebrating bay area food. We have nice beautiful plum tomatoes here. We have some beautiful fresh fish here. It will come together beautifully. Many to cut out all this talk, and lets go shop. Yeah. What makes your dish unique . I like it spicy and smoky. I will take fresh italian tomatoes and the fresh seafood, and will bring them to other with some nice spoked paprika and some nice smoked jalapeno peppers. I am going to stew them up and get a nice savory, smoky, fishy, tomatoy, spicy broth. Bring it on. How are you feeling . I feel good. I spent the 20 and have a few pennies less. I am going to go home and cook. I will text message u. N. Is done. Excellent and really looking forward to it. Today were going to make the San Francisco classic dish invented by italian and portuguese fishermen. Itll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. Then we will put in the fish soup. The last thing is the dungeon as crab, let it all blend together. It will be delicious. When i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients, whatever is in season and local. Those juicy, fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. This is a good time to make our fish stock. We will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. Family dinners are very important. Any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. One of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. Hello. Anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. Always nice to start chopping some vegetables and x and the delicious. All this double in view is this broth with great flavor. But your heart into it. Make something that you, family, and friends will really enjoy. I am here with a manager at the heart of the city Farmers Market in San Francisco. Thank you for joining us. Tell us a little bit about the organization. Were 30 years old now. We started with 14 farmers, and it has grown out to over 80. What is the mission of the organization . This area has no Grocery Store spiller it is all momand pop stores. We have this because it is needed. We knew it was needed. And the plaza needed somebody. It was empty. Beautiful with city hall in the background. Thank you for speaking with us. Are you on the web . Yes, hocfarmersmarket. Org. Check them out. Thank you. Welcome. The dish is ready. It looks and smells amazing. Thank you. It was not easy to meet the 20 budget. I checked everybody out and found some great produce. Really lovely seafood. I think that you are going to love it. Do not be shy. You know this can run you 35 to 45 for a bowl, so it is great you did this for 20. This will feed four to six people. Not if you invite me over for dinner. I am ready to dig in. I hope youll love it. Mmm. What do you think . I think i am going to need more. Perhaps you can have all you want. I am produce the that you have crushed this Farmers Market challenge by a landslide. The first, were going to have to tally of your Shopping List and see what you actually spend that the Farmers Market. And go for it. Incredible. You have shown us how to make super healthy, refresh chapino from the Farmers Market on the budget, that for the whole family. That is outstanding. Thank you peter i am glad that you like it. I think anybody can do it. If you like the recipe for this dish, you can email us at sfgtv sfgov. Org or reach out to us on facebook or twitter and we bring up person that [laughter]. For me it was we had neighbors growing up that were fold my dad he is raising me wrong for having me pursue the things that are not traditionally female roles. And i think the biggest barrier to anyone in general is when you have cultural norms that make you feel like you cant do something that make you doubt yourself and make you feel you should not be there i dont belong. Those other big efbarriers i think that is the thing to focus on the most is belong everyone should belong here. [music] wishing we trained women grow in production. And recording arts and so we have everything from girls night classes for middle and high school girls. We have Certification Academy program. That would be women and gender [inaudible] adid you tell us. Progress in the internship frm program where they are working in the studios. They are helping to mentor the youth in the Youth Programs and the job place am component. Most of the time we hire interns instructors in our programs and engineer in our studios here. We have conferences we do all overnight country and we have concerts that we feature bay area women and gender artists. [music] [music] an education forward organization. And so advocacy organization. Dedicated to closing the gender gap and the audio and production industries. Started out of the lead answer, why is there a critical gender gap in this industry that started at city college. Why are there so few in this class i was ashamed i did not have the answer being a feminist. Why have i never thought of this i have been in the industry for decades and why have i accept today of all people. It was out of that and unraffling it. Actually started the infernship last fall and just fell in love with all the things about womens oshg mission because we are diverse and so many aspects of audio i did not know and i feel like eyes opened up and i gained a lot of confidence in myself and other fells and queer people in the industry i felt there was more connection and community. Ironically my time in the industry is all pretty good. I think what happened is i was raised by a father who is an engineer. I was comfortable being strounlded by men all the time in his lab i was used to technology. When i got in industry my mentors were men and i saw i had a unique importance that got mow in the place i could be fluent and navigate something difficult and it was the norm for me. What if it was not woman was createed provide it for everybody. Have this environment you are surrounded by technology and people that are going to support you and get you in this industry in a good way. I have been interested in audio i was never trained in music took piano when i was a kid. I never pursued it because not a lot of women doing that. And my family is not musically inclined. When i want to davis the first time i took a music class there were few females in the class. Like a rodey for my dayed was load you will the mixers and monitors and the giant speakers and gigs and help run out the cables and take things down and set up mics i did all of that growing up and never occurred to mow that that was a field they could at all. And then one i could pursue i didnt nobody else was doing temperature my dad and then i go with him to studios and see the men in the studio. Dj for 5 years now and comments you get like wow you are a girl dj that is crazy. That is wild. And i have great moments where it does not happen. And they treat me like easy. Telling mow what to do they correct mow in ways that make me feel less i sprjs the opposite and i notice hands on like you dont know what you are doing rather than asking me. Not consistent times it happens. It is like when i talk to other females they are like say the same things it is like funny i know that nice men dont experience tht main thing triggers me when i experience different treatment and that happens a lot in the audio world. Industry is changing slowly. There is still that issue making the places that are places belonging for everybody. I dont think so. Having a studio where it is not all run by white men like most studios. The studios are only in the word built and run by women. It has been super normalize thered are opportunity for girls and nonbinary people. You go in school and middle and High Schoolers know that this is a field. This is a thing there are many jobs you can have in this field. Some producing pod casts to setting up live shows. There are so many things you can do wee go in and teach the audio skills and give them equipment. I pads and then teach them how to make music and they get to come in here and will getting the tools to people who dont have t. That is really important to me. Thats why i was like wow. I want to be there for other fell and queer people who dont have the opportunity and also to be a mentor for them to really push them to experiment and not going to break it. Does not matter if it sounds bad that is the point to try it. I think it is the goal to see confidence what they are doing and passionate and asking for hymn and excite body learning and excited about making music and it changed my life to realize im callented in the field i can make music without being trained to it it is amazing to be able to be part of that process and ushering women to the field. We can entirely transform how the Technology Part of what you hear every day. We can put xhg something in womens points of view in this every time. It affects the store and he messaging. Think our best example is how we transformed an entire city. Place that major artists on tour one of the men looks likeip dont get it there are woman every where i go and the person was like you are in San Francisco. You like oh , you are right it is here. Most venues have graduates we are grateful to the city for that reason because than i supported us at the beginning. Following your curiosity and interest and dont let anybody get in the way what is presented to you, go for t. No matter what we are here for a reason. Find what it is. Dont let somebody else tell you what it is. You are the oldsmobile one that have been can know when you are supposed to do. Go do it. You are watching San Francisco rising. [music] todays special guest is mano raju. Hi. Im chris and you are watching San Francisco rising the show about restarting and rebuilding and reimagineings our city. Our guest is mano raju San Franciscos public defender great you could be here. Actual at this time us about yourself how you became the public defend and why it is important to provide legal representtation to people that cant afford council. I started in Contra Costa County graduated from berkeley and a liven deputy for you a number of years special jeff recruited me to San Francisco the former elected public defender of San Francisco and i began as a Line Department here and then asked me to be Training Direct and the managers of the felony unit the unit most serious case. After he passed away, i was appointed to be the public defend and electd and recently reelected. But you know what i think about what you know the story of public to the office i like to start with my parents. They come from a farming village in india and dad was the first in family to finish high school. There were a couple people in his village who saw him and encouraged his parentses to pursue studies and move in the country when i think of what public defenders dot most person thing is to see our clients so than i can hopefully realize their full potential that is important to me and to our office and the cult usual of our office. You know the right to a public defender was developed in 1963 in gideon case ensuring the right to a public defender. We take this very seriously in our office. My vision is that anyone in our office should be representing the people represent the same way they want their love 1s to representd and people think if you have a public defender representing you in San Francisco you will bet better than a private attorney. We will leave no stone unturned no motion unfiled and try to perform the highest level for clients thats fantastic often when people think public defenders they jump to the idea of somebody defending somebody in court your office does more than courtroom representation. Im an elected public dem felonieder i campaigned on that it is important we break the mold of what is public for our office on accomplish. Fiercely defending is the core of what we do and that will never go, way. As the only elected public defender there is an elected da and sheriff in every county. In the state but one elected public defender. It is important our office pushed envelope and engage in the national and state wide and local policy that will Impact Community how Public Safety and our clients. We have local policy directors, state policy director. We are active in sacramento in trying to make the law change in order to be more humane system for our clients. We are believer in advocating for community power. We have two 501c3s in bayview and fillmore that are be more magic under the umbrelast public defenders office. These are Youth Empowerment organizations that do programming throughout the summers. Which back pack give, ways to kid school sflois start the school year and believe engaging youth will prevent them from become clients. And put people on the path to thrive. We have a program, end of cycle program. Culturally competent social workers going to the jails and finding out what the individual needs. Well fight for their best legal outcome in the case. And the position of trust the fifth amendment protects the conversations that our clients can have with us. We can use that to really encourage a trusting rep and telling us what they need and be frank and connect that individual with the Substance Abuse or mentor or housing or employment and Educational Opportunities hamp that individual needs to thrive and reach their full potential. That is another piece behalf we do. 17 units across our department and you know we take collaborating across units something we try to do every tail to meet our mission, vision and values. A part is ensuring recidivism does not reoccur of course the left thing we want to see is a client to return to be a client again. We work intentionally from the moment we start representing a client with our Skilled Staff and other members of our team to try to figure out what is that future going to be for the client when they leave our care . Now, some critics argue public defenders have a heavy case load. How is your office mechanicing this and what issues are most important to you. Why we have a heavy case load. Unfortunately, this is a problem across the country, public defenders are not funds equal low to da offices our fund suggest 61 of the da office. And the Police Department has 14 time the our budget. And there is the Sheriffs Department and any time the entities are detaining our cloinlt in i way it is up to us to defend this is manage we are working on locally. And alsoination wide to change that. We need more staff and every wing of our office. The logo is greater than one. So we know that we need to be greater twhoon individual in the office and use our teams effectively and strategically and skillfully and put in more hours to make sure we reveal truth and make justice happen in courtrooms. Greater than one also symbolizes the fact we are collaborating with other communities organizations to try to support and help our client and move policies that will help our clients. An example of this is the pretextual stop campaign we collaborated with 110 organizations throughout the city to convince the Police Commission to pass the general order that stops some of the stops traffic stops for things that dont impact Public Safety and lead to often con41ational interactions with the police and civil yens and. We wanted to minimize that mostly the shootings we read about and the the violence of inneraction gets in car and tragic occurrence that can happen. By collaborating we can be powerful than the sheer numbers in our organization. Sure. So you know like cities cross the country San Francisco struggling with fentanyl and homelessness, how can our office contribute to help mitigate or solve those problems . One thing we can do, again often times with Community Based organizations; is to really try and figure out how we address the demand. You know. Treatment on demand. Again. Finding people opportunity with housing or employment opportunity. You know mitigation or just any form of counciling that helps people. Move in more positive direction in a way more inviting oppose to co hearsive. Now we dont have enough beds for everyone who needs that intensive treatment. Contributing to staffers to get more funding for people to get treatment they need. Because the reality is there will always be someone to fill the need. We work on the demand, which evidence based there was fee of dealing with addiction will move in a more positive direction. Then, finally, what else would you like residents of San Francisco to know about you and your office . I think what i like the San Francisco residents to know is how muchow important it is that the public defender be aggressive. Right now we had a huge backlog of cases in San Francisco. There were over a housand passed the last day. A right to a speedy try and have case passed the last day. We had to plaintiff and against the court t. Is important this we have an independent public defend 30 is willing to do that. And we got a good decision from the court of appeal and now the courts move quick and are honoring this and the effort from policy team to 850 bryant the courthouse is to draw attention to this issue it is important we have an aggressive public defender. Had someone gets convicted for something they did not do it impacts their family. Clients are greater than one, it is important we fierce low defend. The same time because when someone gets convicted of something they did not do they are less likely to access the j. W. They need for stability or housing and then will impability a lot of people and lead to more issues on the streets and affect Public Safety. Also to realize we are a Public Safety organization. We have social workers and take this social worker mentality or support facilitative prop and get cloinlts to a better place. When our clients get to a better place we are all safer thank you mr. Raju. We appreciate the work. Thank you for your interest in the development. You know i wanted to say if anyone wants to know more about a lot of the initiatives and unit in our department they can go to you tube we have a dairy defender series. And people should look at that to learn more about the different units. Also we talked about the dibilltating impact of convictions we have a Clean Slate Program exsponging hundreds of records every year. And people can go to our website sfpublicdefender. Org and move their live in a positive direction thank you very much. Thank you thats it for this episode we will be back shortly for government government im chris manners, t t t t t t t t t t t t