Good morning today is tuesday, may 20, 2014. Welcome to the San Francisco Transportation Authority board. My name is john avalos the chair of the Transportation Authority. We are broadcast by sfgovtv staff bill and jessie and our clerk is eric can chang. Madam clerk call roll supervisor avalos pr supervisor breed. Supervisor campos absent. Supervisor chiu. Supervisor cowen. Supervisor farrell. Absent. Supervisor kim. Supervisor mar. Absent. Supervisor tang. Supervisor wiener. Supervisor yee. We have quorum we have quorum very good. Approve the minutes of the april 22nd this is an action stem. Questions or comments seeing none, well go on to pan am is open on item 2 be sooebd. Supervisor avalos. Supervisor breed. Supervisor campos absent. Supervisor chiu. Supervisor cowen. Supervisor farrell. Absent. Supervisor kim. Supervisor mar. Absent. Supervisor tang. Supervisor wiener. Supervisor yee. This item passes very good next item. Item 3 chairs report this is an informational item. Thank y
I want to thank supervisor wiener he wants to make sure were keep the ball rolling so i appreciate our Charter Amendment to find the Revenue Sources to put on the ballot. To share those investments proposals city agencies are holding open meetings in every part of town last time we are that in district 11 i know that supervisor breed hosted a meeting and i attended my meeting last time from road repair to muni crowding to travel times i building the district 678 workshop with sdmm will be held tonight from 6 00 to 7 30 p. M. I encourage the members of the public to look at the website wwwsf transportation to see where the workshops will be held if there are no comments from the authority well go on to pan am it open relative to my rakes well close Public Comment and move on. Item 4 the executive director report this is on informational item. Thank you. Good morning everyone my reports are on your deck the two mostly transit reports thats been a busy month the funding is on everyones mi
Mind also at the state and local level wherewith the picture of the bills coming forward the Obama Administration and the Senate Public Works Committee as the two year transportation bill in place that will expire on september 30th its great to see this coming up with the extension we need to see a maintenance of the Obama Administration proposals for the increased level of funding were not seeing the grow america act by the administrative and the departmentalize and republicans in the house and senate but were talking about extending the bill for at least the next few years and will continue to monitor the progress with the Transportation Commission and with our partners well keep you posted. This goal to avert the bankruptcy of the Highway Trust Fund to make sure we plan for our capital needs. At the state level the cap and trade proposal realized imply permanently steinberg that take into consideration talks about an Expenditure Program and the governor provided a picture with the n
Of the Transportation Authority. We are broadcast by sfgovtv staff bill and jessie and our clerk is eric can chang. Madam clerk call roll supervisor avalos pr supervisor breed. Supervisor campos absent. Supervisor chiu. Supervisor cowen. Supervisor farrell. Absent. Supervisor kim. Supervisor mar. Absent. Supervisor tang. Supervisor wiener. Supervisor yee. We have quorum we have quorum very good. Approve the minutes of the april 22nd this is an action stem. Questions or comments seeing none, well go on to pan am is open on item 2 be sooebd. Supervisor avalos. Supervisor breed. Supervisor campos absent. Supervisor chiu. Supervisor cowen. Supervisor farrell. Absent. Supervisor kim. Supervisor mar. Absent. Supervisor tang. Supervisor wiener. Supervisor yee. This item passes very good next item. Item 3 chairs report this is an informational item. Thank you madam clerk colleagues this month we saw 3 development took place in the transportation world we have bike to work earlier this month as
Of which is contemplated in the work program which you approve every year through the budget process. But a lot of it does not see the light of day because of the business of planning and building transportation infrastructure is long term and it moves sometimes of what appears to be the age, and speed. But it is all the more reason to give you informed about it and the public of course about the things that are happening. So, i think that it would be fitting in keeping or recognizing the fact that there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes and by people who rarely get a chance to present before the board to take a moment to first thank you, the board, for the attention to these reports and was contained in them over the years and the guidance that you provided me and the staff to make sure that we stay on track with the work program. And also, to thank the staff, the people who dont appear before you very often for doing the work over the years that has made the authority t