And supervisor katie tang. I want to thank our clerk of the committee today as well as asian stocks and jim smith from sfgov tv for covering the meeting. Mdm. Clerk any announcements . Yes please sounds all electronic devices. Thank you very much. While we wait for some paper to be delivered to the committee were skipping over item number one for the moment move on to item number two. Item number two Ordinance Amending Division of the workout to establish a violation for bicycles Share Program bikes left part standing or unattended without a permit for location authorized public works to take enforcement action to abate remove the mice and making appropriate findings thank you. This item was sponsored by supervisor peskin so i will turn it over to them. Thank you chairman templars and thank you for your early support for this legislation for your cosponsorship. As we mentioned at the press conference this is actually the first time that the city of San Francisco is getting out in front
Envision for a program update. Good afternoon and thank you Committee Members. Jimmy parks with the sf mta and i oversee the citys bicycle programs are excited to be here today for to propose a ordinance to Amend Division one of the station must bicycles go shepherd him and [inaudible] supervisor peskin just mention her by the mta board on march 21 we feel that these legislations are really strong and make sure station was by showing his right leg in a manner thats consistent with how we already treat station base by sharing and remote Public Health and safety. We appreciate working closely with supervisor peskins office to develop this combined division i and division ii transportation code package thats been cordoned eight. I want to take a couple of minutes to provide an overview of bike sharing as it exists in San Francisco today. I describe the emerging trends and station was bike sharing. Then describe the legislation that you are hearing today as was the legislation that the mta
At risk, including gay men, blacks, latinos and other at high risk of infection. We will continue to support americas Ground Breaking programming. That was a platform in 2012. How should we expand on this . That is a good place to start. Somenk there are from of the mental things to address. We can virtually, nearly eliminate transmission, treatment as prevention. We need to make sure we had treatment on demand. Any person living with hiv should have access to lifesaving treatment. Not only for their own health, but also because of the dramatic reduction in transmission. We can enter up acquisition of the virus. Anyone at risk of hiv should have access to treatment that would prevent acquiring hiv. Number three, we need to address the issue around stigma. For example, if you are trance trans woman and your state discovered it against you, you, we have to deal with the stigma issue. Number four, when he to continue to be a leader we need to continue to be a leader in the research front.
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
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