Think its our third revenue bond sale and in advance of the sale as we always do we go out to the Credit Rating agencies so that that they can assess the agency and the bond sale and very happy to report that both moodies and standard and poors upgraded us moodies from an aa 3 to aa aa 2 and standard and poors from an aa minus to an aa and as a result we have the highest rated bonds of any Transit Agency in the country so pretty strong achievement again an affirmation of some of what were doing and the report that was issued long with the comments and study trend of positive results and the level of autonomy we have and budging and rate setting the board adopted financial policies particularly the operating reserve and how much the city depends on the transportation and the strength of the region economies and the diversities of our mandates and revenues the board policy being a strong one and indexing one as being a strong part of what led them to create that upgrade. They did mention
The people to stop talking in the audience. Okay roll call. Director brinkman. Lee present director ram on director ram on the scene director please be advised that director heinicke will be absence during todays meeting. Please be advised that the ringing of cell phones and pagers are prohibited. Anyone responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the rom so please turn your cell phones off because if you turn them on to vibrate it may cause microphone interference. Thank you. The regular meeting. Approved . Seconded. Any further discussion. They are approved. Thank you. Item 10. 2 e regarding california street had been removed from the agenda at the request of staff. Item 6 introduction of new or un finished business by Board Members. No new business. Congratulations to everybody on b and l that was a big day. Thank you. Item 7 directors report. Good afternoon members of the staff and public. A couple of things to just touch on today i think you just referenced one i was going
Advised that director heinicke will be absence during todays meeting. Please be advised that the ringing of cell phones and pagers are prohibited. Anyone responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the rom so please turn your cell phones off because if you turn them on to vibrate it may cause microphone interference. Thank you. The regular meeting. Approved . Seconded. Any further discussion. They are approved. Thank you. Item 10. 2 e regarding california street had been removed from the agenda at the request of staff. Item 6 introduction of new or un finished business by Board Members. No new business. Congratulations to everybody on b and l that was a big day. Thank you. Item 7 directors report. Good afternoon members of the staff and public. A couple of things to just touch on today i think you just referenced one i was going to reference that as well obviously we had a pretty strong support from the voters on prop a well over 70 percent that will give us 500 500 million to
Director brinkman. Lee present director ram on director ram on the scene director please be advised that director heinicke will be absence during todays meeting. Please be advised that the ringing of cell phones and pagers are prohibited. Anyone responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the rom so please turn your cell phones off because if you turn them on to vibrate it may cause microphone interference. Thank you. The regular meeting. Approved . Seconded. Any further discussion. They are approved. Thank you. Item 10. 2 e regarding california street had been removed from the agenda at the request of staff. Item 6 introduction of new or un finished business by Board Members. No new business. Congratulations to everybody on b and l that was a big day. Thank you. Item 7 directors report. Good afternoon members of the staff and public. A couple of things to just touch on today i think you just referenced one i was going to reference that as well obviously we had a pretty strong
In biotech and going to law school and having a role in community development. I quickly began volunteered at the shelter and referrals through a student group. Throughout school it snow balled there and i went into the homeless advocacy project and legal aid and worked with the what was then the good Neighborhood Coalition on the efforts to get a cbmc hospital project. Upon graduation in 2011 i was extremely lucky to be offered the role much the executive director of the assistance advocacy project and an organization in the tenderloin around for 30 years providing services for low income folks in the neighborhood. Were unique as a Legal Services organization we have very were unique in were a drop in clinic and dont have restrictions on the type of work we do. I think this is where my strength comes from and i like to see on a daily basis a wide range of issues that impact the community that were trying to help here. We really have no issue to small policy and its very open door so i