Reports overseeing meetings and makes them viable to the public online mr. Clerk, is there any additional business to come before this body . Item 8 adjournment. Meeting is we are definitely pioneers in airport concession world a world of nationally if not entirely or internationally everybody is cop us right now. The people that were in charge of the retail this is where that began. I didnt think we would have a location at the airport. Weve set the bar higher with the customer commerce. Telling me about the operator and how you go about finding them and they get from being in the city to being in the airport. So first, we actually find a table and once we know what we want a sitdown we go to the neighborhoods in San Francisco and other people seminary of the retail let us know about the rain water and are excited to have the local operators in the airport. We have to go going through the conceive selective process and they award a lease to the restaurant. They are planning on extending. We that you could out the china and the length evens and the travel serve and fourth your minds and its all good. How long for a vendor to move through the process. I would say it could take 80 up to a year from the time we go out to bid until they actually open a restaurant. I dont know what we signed up for but the airport is happy to have us here. And, you know, even taking out the track simple things theres a learning curve with once were here they are helpful. Its an awardwinning program. Were prude of your awards we have won 11 awards the latest for the best overall food address Beverage Program and. Like the oscars laughter . The professional world. Tell me about the future food. All the sb national leases are xooirz and were hoping to bring newer concepts out in San Francisco and what your passengers want. Well, i look forward to the future laughter air are we look fo. 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Good morning and welcome to the to the monthly meeting the of Transportation Authority im supervisor wiener the chair of the tort i want to thank sfgov for broadcasting Jennifer Lowe and bill dillon mr. Clerk, please call the roll supervisor avalos commissioner breed commissioner campos commissioner cohen commissioner farrell commissioner kim commissioner kim . Here commissioner mar chens chang commissioner tang commissioner wiener commissioner yee commissioner yee . Sorry commissioner yee present we have quorum. Thank you very much item 2. Item 2 chairs report this is an information item. Thank you and colleagues over the past year the Transportation Authority has clocked collaborated with our agency and Community Partners to achieve a number of milestones for the transportation including including the wins and federal, state, and local let me thank you vice chair malia cohen and thank caging for the Program Committee and commissioner avalos for chairing the finance committee about all of you and the staff with the board and executive director tilly chang and her staff we got a lot done in 2015 thank you colleagues for giving me the honor of harry this we successfully advocated for the multi federal participation bill of 2005 the 5 year fixing American Transportation act will bring stability to the programs in the coming years cap trade fund continue to generate fund for the transit like the expansion of muni and rail fleet and the development of high speed rail that connects our region and city locally our sales tax and other Transportation Authority managed fund played a key role inform attracting the funding and in 2015 the Transportation Authority celebrated the new presidio parkway and extensions in van ness bart and better Market Street and the contributing terminal it supported many vision zero and others from new crosswalks to street repaving and Traffic Signals across the city the cooperation hoped the bike share with a slated bike share fleet tenfold over the next years as we look forward to 2016 it is critically important for San Francisco to keep investing locally and regional will i other transit stems struggle to keep up this investment is crucial to the affordability and liveability and economic vitally as we look at the 2016 for the ballot and the core fund we need to pull together as a city and region to make sure we keep the transportation city on track i looked forward to continueed success at the Transportation Authority in 2016 as we move forward so thank you, colleagues this is an information item any Public Comment on item 2 seeing none, Public Comment is closed item number 3. Item 3 executive directors report this is an information item. Ms. Chang. Executive director report . Excuse me. Due to the presentation of the annual report well for go the executive director report audience any any Public Comment on item 3 seen none, Public Comment is closed. Item 4. Item 4 approve the minutes of the december 4th an action item. Colleagues, any comments or questions changes to the minutes seeing none, any Public Comment . Item 4 the minutes your seeing none, Public Comment is closed and can you take item actually havent voted call the roll. Commissioner avalos commissioner breed commissioner campos commissioner cohen chair farrell commissioner kim commissioner mar schechz commissioner tang is commissioner yee the minutes are approved okay. Well now move to item you number 5. Election of chair and vice chair this is an action item. Okay great colleagues annually at the first meeting the board in sdwran the board shall elect the chair and vice chair the Transportation Authority the newly appointed chair shall immediately precede after the election meeting as soon as one of the nominees get the majority that person is elected and no votes on the remaining nominees so mr. Clerk you call the item already so neemsz are now many order for the office of chair of the authority any nominations. Sorry commissioner avalos thank you mr. Chairman and before i make my nomination id like to thank you for your service i wanted to thank vice chair cowen and so much more work that has been done and tlooshgd so with that in mind it is my honor to nominee john avalos to serve as this chairman and he has done this . The past and throughout the 10 year not only a member but chair he has demonstrated the ability to work with different people making sure the interest of every constituent and each other is seriously considered i believe that the way that he has assured the fiscal viability of this Agency Working closely with our executive director making sure in a difficult transition he oversaw that shows why he will do a great job 0 so my honor to nominate john avalos the next chair a second. Seconded by commissioner mar any additional nominations commissioner cohen. Thank you. Im proud and happy to support the continuation of chair under commissioner wiener im thinking he did an excellent job and has a success to stand on in our best interests to support commissioner wiener id like to nominate commissioner wiener. Thank you commissioner cohen a second to is that nomination seconded by commissioner breed and commissioner breed thank you. I am really honored to second commissioner cohens nominates of commissioner wiener to serve as the chair no on, on that committee a stronger advocate for transportation and moving forward in a positive direction as it relates to fixing our Public Transportation system our roads and no stronger advocate on this board of supervisors than supervisor wiener i appreciate his leadership and his consistency in the work and the things hes advocated for including his creative way to generated significant delores for transportation through his proposition last year hes created he understands that this is not the short game if were going to change for the better we need to do significant changes and significant conflict of interests and major improvements i appreciate his work and knowledge of all things transportation i know it is not just because he away rides muni more than any of us in the room but most importantly because he understands it he understands the system and planning to a candidate a better system i want to second the nomination and just really express my appreciation for all the work you continue to do for the city and county of San Francisco as it relate to transportation and getting us on the right track. Thank you, commissioners. Commissioner avalos. Thank you. I appreciate the nomination from commissioner campos ive already served and chair of the Transportation Authority in 2013 and 2014 in leadership positions our body it is important to actually rotate out at times thats why i rotated out there commissioner wiener and happy to support you for another year on the Transportation Authority. Thank you commissioner avalos its been a pleasure to work with you for a number of years. Colleagues, any additional nominations nomination are closed no additional comments move to Public Comment on this item any Public Comment on the election of chair . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed and california mr. Clerk same house, same call . Or do we need a roll call we should do a roll call vote. So, please oh, call the roll on item number on the election of chair. On that motion in favor of 63 for chair supervisor avalos commissioner breed commissioner campos commissioner cohen commissioner farrell commissioner kim absent commissioner mar commissioner peskin commissioner tang commissioner wiener commissioner Yee Scott Wiener is now elected chair. Colleagues thank you very much for the honor well move to the election of vice chair of the authority by nominations . No one wanted it interest mr. Chairman id like to nominate our colleague eric mar. A second to the nominees of eric mar by commissioner yee any additional nominations . Okay. No additional nominations necessarily the neemsz are closed any Public Comment on the vice chair of the authority seeing none, Public Comment is closed and i believe we can take this same house, same call . Well take that without objection. Commissioner mar is elected vice chair congratulations commissioner mar looked forward to Work Together colleagues well move to item number 6 item 6 award a 3 year cloult contract not to exceed one Million Dollars pulse for Engineering Services for the San Francisco longrange Transportation Program and authorize the executive director to negotiate the contract terms an action items. Colleagues questions or comments on item 6 seeing none, any Public Comment on item number 6 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and can we same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order thank you item 78. Approval the 2016 legislative program an action item. Colleagues do we have we dont need a presentation any questions or comments on item 7 seeing none, any any Public Comment on item 7 seeing none, Public Comment is closed and colleagues, can we take that same house, same call . Well take that without objection. That will be the order item number 8. Item 8 appoint richard and amusing to the Advisory Committee an action item okay. Colleagues any questions or comments on this item seeing none, are there any Public Comment on this item seeing none, public cont